The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-26


should be held by the church is an
unusual honor and The manner in
which both church people and citi-
zens entered into the spirit of it was
commendable and gratifying in the
highest sense.
John M. Baugh was native of
Ohio, born at Hillsboro, September
25, 1889. His father was DIR. Waters
Baugh, a native of Kentucky and a
prominent physician of Ohio. The
mother was Jane A. Barrett Baugh, a
native of Ohio. Upon coming to Ma
haska county Mr.. Baugh lived and
worked for several years upon farm
in Spring Creek township. He early
evidenced a desire for knowledge
and was an attendant at country, dis
trict and select schools. He later
studied at the United Presbyterian
College at Washington and graduated
from Monmouth College, Monmouth,
ILL.,, where he took up with the study
of theology. He was in college when
the summons came for volunteers in
the country's service and left school
to make personal answer 20 the call.
He gave assistance in the recruiting
of company and left Oskaloosa as
Second Lieutenant of Company X,
33rd Iowa regiment. He was soon
made captain of the company and as
such served actively for two years.
While home on detached duty John
M. Baugh, in 1864, was married with
Victoria A. Dunbar, daughter of
Colonel Butler Dunbar, a Mahaska
county pioneer, one of the organizers
of the republican party in the county.
The war over,t Mr.. Baugh resumed
his books at Monmouth College and
received the degree of B. A. in 1866
and d. D. in 1867. Prior to gradua-
ton he received a call to the United
Presbyterian church of Bloomington,
ILL.,, and upon completion of collie
giate work went to that place as his
initial charge. He then went to Chi
cago as pastor of the United Presby-
terrain Memorial church, which he
built. Upon leaving Chicago he OBJ
tained letters from the United Pres
byterian Presbytery and took up SER
vice with the Presbyterians. He was
Immediately called to the North Pres
byterian church of Bloomfield, serv-
ing as pastor for five years. The call
ncl
the following Sunday after the
preaching of his farewell sermon to
the Bloomfield congregation found
him at work in the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church of Oskaloosa.
He took up his work May /, 1879, and
for a period of almost twenty years,
until October l, 1898, he guided and
directed his people, administering
to their needs and entering into the
innermost life of the community of
which he became an integral part.
He was over thirty years in active
service in the pulpit.
OF Mr.. Baugh, in the memorial SER
vice of Sunday morning it was said
that he was fearless thinker, nor
hesitaSed in the expression of that in
which he held conviction. He took
advanced ground in many lines of
thought, uncomprehended at that
time, his own and other people are
just coming up by the way he blazed,
to The positions in which he was the
pioneer.
Rev. Baugn died at the age of II
years, 8 months and 16 days, at his
home, No. 6129 Munroe avenue, Chi
cago, at 2:30 o'clock on the morning
of January II, 1911, the birthday of
his daughter, Luna. He had been
failing perceptibly since the death
of his wife, but the last illness that
claimed him was of a few weeks
duration. The end came in peace,
like the dropping to sleep of tired
child. The funeral was held in Chi.
cago and he was laid to rest in Oak
land cemetery by The side of his wife.
Frank C. Lofland, of Oskaloosa, and
Ned C.. Ross, formerly of the city,
and both close personal friends of the
man in his work here and elsewhere,
were in attendance at the funeral
and assisted as pall-bearers. Mr..
Baugh is survived by three daugh-
ters, Luna and Bertha, who have
lived in the home with him and who
will retain the place and Eva. Mrs.
Walter Wilson, also of Chicago.