Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
DR.. MAYDWE[L DEAD
For Ten Years Pastor of
Waugh M. E. Church.
PLANS FOR THE FUNERAL
Services in Frostburg. Nd, to Pre-
cede Removal of the Body
to Baltimore.

Rev. DR.. George f.. Maydwell. for ten
years pastor of Waugh NJ +. Church of
this city and secretary OF the Baltimore
conference for sixteen years. dieds 1t
Frostburg. Md. yesterday morning. where
he has been in charge of the First NJ. +.
Church for the past year. His health had
been failing for over a year and at the
meeting OF the conference in 1909, he was
sent TO Frostburg in the hope that the
mountain air would be of benefit to him.
He was in i'll health upon the assembling
Of the conference in April of this
year, but continued his pastoral duties I'M
til the Sunday service two weeks ago.
when he suffered a nervous breakdown
following a sermon. He gradually grew
weaker until the end came.
y widow. Mrs. Mary Maydwell; one
SON Charles W. Maydwel, of the legal
department Of the Maryland Casualty
| Company i'll Baltimore. and two daugll-
tiers. Misses Grace and Alice Maydwell,
survive.
Plans for Funeral.
Services will be held at FrOStburg. Md,
tomorrow morning after which the body
will be brought to Baltimore. After ar
rival in the Monumental city services will
copal Church at :; O'Clock in the after
noon. and burial will he in Druid Ridge
cemetery. Rev. DR.. William NJ. Fersu-
son. pastor OF Hartford Avenue Church.
will have charge of the services.
Those who will speak, in addition to
Dr. Ferguson, arc Rev. Dr.. \. w. Rudi
sill, pastor of Alexandria Methodist
Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Va; Rev.
DR. Z. J.. Hubbard, pastor of Eutaw
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Rev. Frank G. Porter. pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Wood
berry. Rev. DIR. c. G. Bacon, the super
intendent of the Frederick district, in
which Rev. DIR. Maydwelrs charge was
situated, has been asked to attend.
There will be three active and three
honorary pHllbcdrerS selected from RcN.
DIR. NIaydwclrs friends in baltimore
The others will accompany the body
from FroStburg. The active paltbear-
crs from Baltimore will be Rev. l.. y.
Thirlkeld. pastor of North Avenue
| Church; Rev. T. \. Kilimon, pastor of
Long Green Church, and Rev. Howard
Downs, pastor of Broadway Church.
The honorary pallbearcrS Will he Rev.
Dr. J. st. Clair Neal. superintendent of
the East Baltimore district: Rev. l. r.
Peters. pastor of Gainesville Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Rev. James Nc
Laren
Native of Baltimore.
DR.. Maytlwcll was ono of tho most
prominent ministers in the Baltimore
Conference. He was born i'll Baltimore
and received his elementary education III
the public schools. He Was Il graduate
of the Baltimore City College. Enter
ing the Baltimore Conference in 1870, his
first appointment WAS as Junior pastor
Of Hartford circuit. The following year
he was appointed junior pastor of the
East Hartford circuit and remained two
years.
At the same conference, in 1872, he
Was ordained by Bishop Matthew Simp-
son. In 1878 Dr.. Maydweil was appoint
cd to Great Falls circuit. and the fol-
lowing year was sent to Mechanicstown
Church, where he remained three years.
His next appointment was at Bunker
Hill Church, in West Virginia, where he
remained a year. He was then sent to
Union Grove. Nd. for two years. Kings
ley Church, Cumberland. was his next
appointment After remaining there two
years DIR. Maydwell was sent to keyser.
w. Va. where he remained two years. AT
the conference in 1856 he was appointed
to Chester Street Church, Baltimore Two
years later he was sent to Mount Yer
non Church, Hampden, where he re-
manned four years. His next charge was
Eutaw Street Church, Baltimore. 1t was
there ne gained mucn OF his popularity
both among ministers and those inter-
ested in church work. He remained five
years, and was then sent to Greenmount
Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1899
he was appointed to Waugh Church,
Washington. He served as pastor there
ten years, and when he left to go to
Frostburg, in 1909, the congregation pre-
scented him gold watch.
Student and Worker.
During his early relationship with the
Baltimore Conference he was recognized
as one of it's ablest students and most
earnest workers. When Rev. Dr. q. G.
Baker, the secretary of the conference,
died, in 1894, DR.. Maydwell was elected
to succeed him. Two years later. while
at Eutaw Street Church. the conference
was held at that church and he was host
of the ministers. At the session of the
conference i'm Broadway Methodist Epis-
copal Church in 1909 he was presented a
silver service, having completed his fiji
teenth year as secretary. Six years ago,
while at Waugh Church, in Washing
ton, the honorary degree of doctor of di
vinity was conferred upon him by Taylor
University.
At the last session of the conference,
held at Harlem Park Methodist Episcopal
Church. DIR. MaydwelTs health was so
poor that his assistants did much of the
work. He was present. however at every
meeting Of the session.