The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-09-01
MAJOR j. w. MeMulLlN.

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1t would be impossible for such a
death to occur as that of Major Nc
Mullin, in view of our associations in
the. past, without its making a very
strong appeal to me. Ii he had lived
until December %, he would have
been 50 years, months and % days
old ! was, therefore. not quite two
months his senior. In 1860, when /
removed to Oskaloosa and took
charge of the old Methodist church
here, found him and his wife in the
place, and at once formed their &C.
quaintance. And at a meeting held
early the next year, either in January
or February, 1861, they united with
the society; she having been a men,
Der before; he Joining on profession
of faith. About two months after
wards the Civil War was opened, by
the firing upon Fort Sumter; and |
think in July following Bro. McMul-
lin volunteered In the 7th Iowa lnfan-
try, and left us for the career in
which he gained so much honor as
competent and faithful officer I'M
der the flag of the Union; from which
he came out with the rank of major.
From the first he took a prominent
place in the church, serving for many
years in the choir, and as a member
of the board of trustees, of which he
was president for a long period. As
he did not favor the division of the
church in 1858, so he rejOiced greatly
in the reunion finally effected in
1894; and watched with interest the
building of the Central church. In
1889 the Lay Electoral Conference of
the Annual Conference named him as
reserve lay delegate to the General
Conference of 1900. And as one of
the regular lay delegates was pre-.
vented by sickness in his family
from taking his seat in that body, Ma,
jOr McMullin served efficiently in his
place. Nor did his interest in the
church abate after he was confined tC
his room. He was continually enquir
| ing after it's welfare And his rec
ord as a citizen was of the best
Whatever concerned the best inter
est of the state and nation, as he
viewed it, interested him. In his pro
tracted sickness he was wonderfully
patient and accomplishing. In my
visits to him never saw anything
but that which expressed the utmost
resignation. And my last interview
about a week before his death, will
always be a pleasant Renaissance to
me. He was perfectly at himself
though very weak. h His conversation
indicated "the patience of hope
and at the close he desired that we
should join with, him in prayer. And
when the exercise closed, as looked
at him, his face was suffused with
tears; and when 4 shook hands with
him, as it, proved for, the last time
and was leaving the room his wife
was still wiping away his tears. Thus
was indicated the. depth of his re
ligious feeling in that hour. And
after so many weary months OF weak
ness and isolation, 1t must have been
for him a great release, when the
angel visitants came to bear him
away to that blessed and permanent
rest that "remaineth for the people
of God"
The funeral services, held on Fri
day, the 25th, in the Central Method
list church, were largely attended, the
MasOnS and the Army Post being
largely represented. The services at
the church were brief, but appropri
ate, Rev. Eugene Allen, pastor, in
charge. The singing was excellent
of the good old hymns, the audience
uniting. Rev. E. H. Waring spoke OF
his early acquaintance with the Ma,
jor and offered prayer. DIR. Allen
followed with the formal address
The procession then moved to the
cemetery, where the Masons and the
Post closed the service with their re,
spective rites.