Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-16
DIR. TROUSDALE
CALLED BY DEATH
FAITHFUL MINISTER OF THE Cos
PEI PASSES AWAY IN CHI
cAGo HOSPITAL.
GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY AND
FOREMOST AMONG MErHo-
DIST EIVINEs IN STATE.
Madison. June s

-Ao14SNAs JUNG Q.
DR.. Samuel Whitney Trousdale. one
of the best known Methodist ministers
in Wisconsin. died at Wesley hospital
in Chicago Saturday morning at 6
o'clock He had been at the hospi-
tai some eight weeks Tor treatment.
His illness had been OF long duration
and he had been a great sufferer from
the very beginning. FOR time it
was hoped that he would recover, but
ne great pain TO which ne has been
subjected, wore out his strength; yet,
Sc great We're the powers OF resist
ance that even after the operation,
which ne underwent in the hospital. il
was believed that re sovery was pos
sible
His loss will be CRAFTY felt by the
Madison district OF which he was the
superintendent at the time of his
death, and over which he has had the
oversight for several years. DR..
Trousdale was born Nov u, 1858, and
was the only son OF William P. and
Mary Ann Trousdale. Upon his
mothers side he had seven half
brothers and sisters. w. W. Parkinson,
Mrs, Allison, w. j. Trousdale, Mrs.
Perrigo, Judge r. NJ. Bashford, John
w. Basbford, now deceased, and Bish-
OPP James w. Bashford OF the Metho-
dist church.
DR.. Trousdale spent his early days
on farm at Fayette. In 1871 he en-
tered the preparatory department Of
the state university and the ancient
classical course from which he grad
uated in 1871 He was tutor in
Greek and elocution in the state uni
versity for a year and then entered
the school OF theology Of Boston uni
var~itv frora which he graduated in
i tsStSss' r. n i4t.-iYt0 Ircla s2e~J5 AiYor-
sity of Wisconsin the degrees OF A, NJ.
and Pm. D., and from the Ohio Wes-
leyan university ana from Lawrence
university the degree. of D. D.
He joined the Wisconsin conference
in 1882 and was honored by the con
ference not only with many of the
best appointments. such as Hudson,
Eau Claire, La Crosse and Ptatteville,
but represented his conference in the
general conference Of the church at
four sessions, being chairman OF the
Wisconsin delegation each time III
the fall OF 1882 he was married to
Miss Alma L. Baker, the daughter Of
John L. Baker of Madison, and sister
of Mrs. F. y. Warner, who died at La
Crosse, Oct. 9. 1895, leaving him two
children, Elizabeth Dale and Paul
Whitney. For his second wife. he
married Miss Minnie Taylor of La
Crosse, to whom was born three sons
Theodore, James and Whitney
DIR. Trou-d dale has been highly es-
teemed during his Christian ministry
for his scholarship, his earnest devot-
ed faith and for his straightforward,
simple and singularly even disposition
and character. In the pulpit he was
earnest, forcible, and far above the
average OF pulpit speakers. He was
one of the most available men in the
conference, of which he was a mem
ber tor most any work or position,
and he was siueulariy free from all
d4fec.s of character. personality and
n-arn,r vhich could de,ract from his
reesul service as a Christian minister.
He vas ore OF z family the mem
bers of which are sinsularly gifted
with intellectual adj ity and striking
personality, and he shared 10 large
degree the characteristics Of the
FAMILY. He was however, of a highly
spiritual nature and all OF his powers
were consecrated o The highest IDEAL
ism and perfected by conscientious
action.