The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-11-03
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF 0. WILLIAMS
LONG IN THE SERVICE OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH THE
PASTOR GOES TO HOOME
UP ABOVE.

Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock &C.
Cured the services ove the remains
of Rev. Oliver Williams. which were
held at the Methodist church, and
were attended by q large number Of
the friends Of the deceased to pay
their highest mark Of respect to his
memory.
Surrounding the casket were the
floral tributes of friends. The music
was Furnished by a choir consisting
Of Misses Christensen and Hager.
Messrs. Morris and Watkins, while
Mrs. Samuel Weir gave a sacred solo.
DR.. Hoagland was assisted in the
service by DR.. Kerfoot. At the be-
ginning Of his remarks DR.. Hoagland
read the following obituary:
Rev. Oliver Williams was born In
Freeport, Pa, Feb. 2, 1884, and died
in Mitchell, S. D., Oct. %, 1910. He
was converted when 10 years of age
and united with the Methodist Epis-
copal church. He vas active in re-
ligious work even in his youth and
was conscious then of Gods call to
preach the gospel. AS early as 1860
he became supply" preacher in n
of the Iowa Conferences and was soon
after admitted there to where the
call to the ministry was sealed by
many souls converted under his STIR
ring appeals.
Like many young Methodist min
listers in those heroic days he heard
his country's call and enlisted as a
soldier Aug. 9, 1862. During his en-
tire army career he eve forgot that
he was also a soldier of Jesus Christ
and although not a chaplain he fire.
quently preached to the boys and sang
for them to their great inspiration and
profit.
After the war Bro. Williams re-
sumed regular ministerial work,
serving successfully important charg-
es in Missouri, minnesota, Iowa and
South Dakota. He was not only an
earnest evangelistic preacher who
had reviv"ls but he became noted as
a church. builder and a debt raiser.
Bro. Williams was twice marrieds
The wife of his young manhood died
In the winter Of 1876. About three
years afterwards he was married to
Miss Helen Robertson in Blue Earth,
Mimi. 20 this union were born
tl~ee children, Ella May, the wife of
Mr.. Lewis shuster of Mitchell, S. D.,
Paul Williams, OF De Smet, S. D., and
Mary Alice who died in babyhood.
1t was while in the pastorate at
Scotland, S. D., that this wife and
mother of his children passed into
the Homeland. The last few years
of Bro. Williams life have been most
happily spent in his daughters home
in Mitchell where every want was al
most ANTICIPATED before it was ex-
pressed and where everything that
willing hands and warm hearts could
do was done.
He was a great sufferer but
through it all he rejoiced in the sus-
tanning grace Of God and he found
that the Christ whom he had SO long
and faithfully commended to others
In heir suffering, was to him mex
pressibl..- precious during the days Of
his own decline and weary waiting
for the glad release.
DR.. Hoagland in his brief remarks
emphasized the thoughts of the life
and character OF Mr. Williams, and
drew from them many lessons Of life
which were applicable in the lives
of the people of today.
This morning the remains were
taken to Blue Earth, Mimi, for in
terment, the following be14g the pail
bearers: kev. A. E. Carhart, Rev. j..
10. Dobson. Rev. G. P. Hathaway, Rev.
o. A. Phillips, DR.. Samuel Weir, Rev.
F. J.. Norton, S. CattreIl, and Phil
Lucas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Shuster and
Paul Williams accompanied the re-
mains to Blue Earth.