Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-08-20

SabDath morning at SlX-HIUeen,
August IA, 1910, Rev. Timothy Thir-
loway entered into the rest prom
ised to the children of God, at the
advanced age of seventy-slx years,
two months and three days, having er-
tered this earthly life June eleventh,
eighteen hundred thirty-four.
The deceased was born in LMnley
County of Durham, England. Forty
five years of his hfe he spent in his
native land and thirty-one in the
country of his adoption, America.
He first came to Pennsylvania for a
two years stay, 1869 and again for
permanent residence in the West in
1881.
He entered the ministry at eigh-
teen years OF age and continued in
active service until nearly seventy
three the long period of fifty-five
years He began as local Metho-
dist minister of a circuit III England
and was also employed as city mis-
sonary. For the support of his fam
ily he accepted employment as K. X.
inspector and engaged in various com
mercial interests.
In America he served the Metho-
dist church for brief period In
Butte, Montana, and then moved to
Wyoming, there entering the service
of the Congregational denomination,
and has held pastorates in Colorado
and South Dakota. His most important
work was in Green River Wyoming,
where he was instrumental in buildln
church which is a monument to
his memory. In after years he re-
turned for a second pastorate ard for
a third time returned as the cloSInS
regular work of his life, a half year
1906-1907
April 16, 1855, he chose as life
companion Miss Eleanor Charlton,
and April sixteenth of this year, 1910,
they celebrated their fifty-fifth ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. IhirGway have reS.-
ded in Mountain Home with their
daughters for three and one fourth
years, and have endeared themselves
to a large circle of friends. They un
ted with the Congregational church
soon after coming to Mountain Home
and have been regular ~ their at
tendance, appreciative and helpful.
Mr.. Thirloway has preached num-
ber of times to the pleasure and edi-
fication of the congregation, his last
sermons being delivered during the
vacation season of 1908. He was a
ministerial member of the Idaho Con
gregational State Conference and gave
very pleasing address of welcome at
the annual meeting last October.
OF his afflictions he is his own best
Interpreter. He has been hard OF
hearing for many years and for a
year and a half totally blind, conf
ming him closely to the house and do
ing nothing as he said "The hardest
work of his life" On several occas-
ions he has impressed his hearers by
his cheer, buoyancy of spirit and taitf
as he has pictured the brightness OF
the future. He was confined to his
bed only six days and his departure
was evidently without pain and peace
full.
Mr.. Thirloway has been a pioneer
minister and his service has been tt
missionary churches. but he can clan
the promise, "He that w1nneth souls
is wise" and again, They that turn
many to righteousness shall shine as
the stars for ever and ever.
those who survive him are the
widow, Mrs. Thirloway, three daugh
ters, M~s. p. J. Hines of Green River
d, yora1Ss, Mrs. Max Briegleb anc
Nsnrs. Henry H. Eaton OF Mountain
Home, eight grandchildren and two
great grandchildren, and niece Mrs
Agnes Thirloway of Butte, Montana
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday August 16 at ten-thirty