Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-18
REV. SCHRE|NER
WAS PASTOR HERE.
MINISTER WHO PASSED AWAY
LAST WEEK HELD PAS
TORATE HERE.
WAS WELL KNOWN
Recognized Throughout State as Able
Minister-The Obituary Tells
of His Life and Work In
Ministry.

Rev. e. L. Schreiner, who passed
away in Abba last week, was one oil
the best known ministers in the state
| He was pastor Of the Main Street
! Methodist Episcopal church here in
the years of 1894 and is well remem.
bered by the older members of the
congregation and the older residents
of Ottumwa. He has always been
known as an able church worker. Old
soldiers remember him as a member
of the famous First Iowa at Wilson'S
creek. The following obituary, read
at the time of the funeral. is splen-
did story Of his life and his work:
A Native of Ohio.
REV. Edwin Luther Schreiner was
born September 8, 1910, at Marietta,
Ohio. He came with his parents to
Henry county, Iowa, in 1855. At an
early age he was converted and united
with tho Methodist Episcopal church.
At the first call of President Lincoln
for volunteer soldiers, he enlisted with
Company F., First Iowa infantry, and
participated in the battle of Wilson
Greek. In 1862 he went out with
what was called the Squirrel Hunt
ers," of Ohio, regiment from Gin
cinnati. Afterward he was in the
work of the Christian commission.
After he came out of the army he
taught school for while In Septem- |
Der, 1865, he joined the Iowa Confer
snce of the Methodist church and was
lpopinted to Charlottesville, where he
lad formerly taught school.
During his forty years of labor as
IN active member of the conference
le served with a large degree of use
illness and acceptability the following 4
harges: Charlottesville, 1866;
1S66-6s; Fort Madison,
s6S-1s70; First Church, Keokuk, 1870
3: Main st. Church. Ottumwa, 1873
4; Bloomfield, 1S74-77; Brooklyn,
s7S-79; presiding elder Oskaloosa
istrict, 1888; Wilton, 1886;
enterville, 1869; Newton, 1882
8; Abba Circuit, 10000; Melrose.
901-O3. In 1906 he took a super.
Itinerary relation and in 1910 was
ranted the superannuated relation.
"The deceased was married to Mar
Ia Robinson June 30, 1869. To them
70 daughters were born Maisy, prin-
pal of the Ames high school, and E
[rs. Olive Barnes of Abba. He was :
raduate of Iowa Wesleyan University :
eceiving his degree in 1877. His wife T
led December 80, 1892, while he was 2
aston at Fairfield. G
He was married to Miss Anna 7
,hnson of Abba, August 80, 1899. I
Loss Is Great. =
I'm the passing away Of Brother =
the world has suffered T
al loss. Many whom he has led into n
70 glorious light of the gospel had d
me on before to the heavenly home a
Id were there ready to welcome him n
that rest which remaineth for the 5
,ople Of God Many others whom :,
8 faithful ministry has helped rise a. q.
, and call him blessed He was h
al optimist-always looking on the 81
light side OF life and believing that n
e present days were better than So
ne good old days., He was always a
otherly and courteous. After his 2
tirement from the active work of (
g ministry, his pastor always found !.
him tried and faithful friend and :
,arty supporter of everything that 4.
ould advance the cause of the
lurch which was so dear to his N
cart. m
"For some time past his health has r.
zen declining, but he was able to
me up town almost every day. Sun 9,
" evening, May 7, he had relapse II
as quite restless during the night, r
I'd passed to his heavenly home at
80 a. M, Monday, May 8. During A
e past month while infirm and his -
emory was failing, he would repeat
'er and over again, All the way my r.
lvior leads me- and those who knew G.
m realize that for many years the ~
lvior had been his guide and COM =,
nion He was member OF the G. :"
R., A. F. & A. NJ, Eastern Star and \.
O. o. F. ~
He leaves to mourn his passing 'e
way his wife, two daughters, two O..
others-J. A., of Mt. Pleasant, Mac -.
Ottumwa, and many dear friends" ~