The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-12
OLD SCHOOL PASTOR
DIED SUNDAY At
WINNIPEG
Father of Grand Forks Man
Succumbed Was 80
Il. Years Old

Rev. Donald Gordon of Winnipeg,
father Of John 8. Gordon Of the Cat
lin institute of this city. died at the
home of his son., Rev. C. w. Gordon
(Ralph Connor), at Winnipeg Sunday,
and the Grand Forks man went to
that city this morning. and he will
accompany the remains of his distin-
guished father to Torotno. Canada,
where tnterment will take place.
The Winnipeg Free Press this morn
ing carried the following interesting
article on his work an dlife: :.
Rev. Donald Gordon, formerly Of
ndia Lands and Harrington. Ont.
died in the city early yesterday morn
ing at the residence Of his son, Rev.
DR.. G. W. Gordon, 567 Broadway. He
passed away peacefully and with 80
little warming that the members of
the family were not awakened to see
the end. A funeral service will be
held tonight at 7:3' at the residence
on Broadway. after which the body
will be removed via Canadian Pacific
t Toronto, where interment will be
made in that city in Mount Pleasant
cemetery. Mrs. Gordon was buried
there many years ago.
Four children of the deceased SIR.
yive: J. Robertson. Gordon. Of
Downsley. Cal; Stewart Gordon of
Grand Forks, N. D.: DR.. Andrew
Gordon of Toronto: DR.. Henry Gordon
OF Winnipeg, and Rev. DR.. C. W. Cor
don. DR.. Gilbert Gordon and Mrs. J.
M. Clarke of Toronto. both prede-
ceased their father.
Rev. MIR. Gordon had resided in
winnipeg much of the time for the
past seven years. His health was fair
although he suffered much from asth.
ma: W weeks ago he was taken
seriously Ill and his life was despair
ed of. For the past few days he had
been much better and 1t was thought
that he would shake off the malady
and recover. He slept through the
night and the family was not appre.
hensive that the end was near. At 8
O'Clock on Sunday morning he was
breathing heavily but not in such
manner as to cause alarm.
Last of Old School.
The deceased was the last Of the
old school OF ministers o fthe Cana
dian Presbyterian church. In the In
dian Lands district in Glengarry coun-
ty. where he was minister for twenty
years. he occupied a position such az
10 by no minister of the present
with q rod Of iron. His power was
exercised. however. only in the mat
ter Of moral evil. against which he
protested with Irresistible force. His
self sacrifice was complete, and
through the long years Of his minis
try he INCREASINGLY sought the moral
and spiritual advancement Of the peo-
pie In his charge. His character is
portrayed In n OF the novels Of his
distinguished 10 Rev. DR.. Charles
". Gordon tRalph Connor). Of this
city. The minister in the MAN from
G~lengarry" 10 Rev. Donald Gordon.
The reproduction 10 not exact in de-.
tall. but the correspondence is r
ticeHy complete. In the volume
"Glengarry School Days." Mr.. Gordon
also naturally appears "a the minister.
These are the only books Of Dr. Cor.
don In which the character Of his
father 10 delineatod.
Biography Of Rev. Mr.. Gordon.
Ninety years ago Rev. Donald Cor.
don was born in Blair Athole. in the
Perthshtro Highlands Of Scotland. HIS
father va factor Of the Lude estate.