The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-09-18
Memoir of Rev. E. II. Lucas.

Elroy HerDert, second SOD ol AlDeTI
Whitner and Angie M. Lucas, was born
April 26, 1885, and entered into rest
August 2S, 1913, aged % years, 4 months
and days.
He was united in marriage with
Mary, daughter Of John B. and Des-
monia Young, August I, 1910.
To them son was born, May 2S, 1911.
But the sweet spirit was quickly
waited away and only the lovely baby
form was left them. But through their
tears they whispered, "Thy will be
done"
He united with the Christian Union
Church at Marshall, Ohio, in early
childhood and entered into a definite
knowledge of the love and power OF
God.
Almost at once he heard the COM
mand that he proclaim the unsearch-
able riches Of the Gospel and fully and
definitely consecrated himself, soul and
body to the work. He was formally
set apart to the office of the ministry
at New Holland, Ohio, by the Annual
Council of the South Ohio Christian
Union, Sept. 6, 1907.
How thoroughly he fulfilled his mis-
sion, all who have received the word
from his lips know full well.
No task was too difficult for him to
undertake for the glory of God or the
salvation of soul.
His whole life was one of self forget
fulness, self sacrifice and untiring zeal
and energy.
He poured out his life like water,
spending physical strength and endur-
ance to the very limit that he might
''prove what is that good and accepta-
BILE and perfect will of God" He strove
continually to be found dilligent in
business. fervent in spirit, serving the
Lord. He oftimes said, lit is better
to be wronged than wrong" and he
drained the full cup of persecution and
sorrow. He taught that as Christian
men and women, it is our duty to touch
and purify every avenue of human
activity and welfare. He was fear
less, uncompromising denunciator OF
wrong and an equally fearless, unfiinch-
ing champion of right as God gave him
to see the right.
He was the friend and lover of little
children, loving and loved by all; the
friend and inspiration of youth; the
friend and brother of men meeting the
stern realities of life; the friend and
comforter of age.
He was the ''friend of God" and held
sweet communion with him and he
'loved to live by the side OF the road
and be friend to man."
He was an advocate of progressive
ness in spiritual and religious life and
work. And with new missions ever
opening to his view, he cried, "T1s
better farther on"
He labored untiringly to procure
better methods and more thorough
work in every Sunday School OF his
pastorate and when taken sick he had
placed an order for special Sunday
School report blanks, resolved that be-
fore the assembly of Council, he would
have full report from every Sunday
School in the Council bounds and that
at Council he would inaugurate a
Council-wide campaign, if possible, to
install in every Sunday School, Teach
er Training Glasses, Organized Class
Work or whatever methods might
most effectively promote more effi-
cient study and teaching of the Word
of God in the Sunday School. Broad
were his visions, lofty his ideals. He
labored at whatsoever his hands found
to do as though impelled to get greater
effort by some unseen power, and when
disease laid hold upon him, there was
no strength or vitality to withstand its
ravages. And though he loved life
and longed to live as only a young man
in the full tide of young manhood and
unselfshness can, each prayer for
restoration of health died away in the
words "Thy will be done"
He leaves to mourn his departure, a
most loving, devoted wife, father,
mother, three sisters, three brothers
and host of relatives and friends.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
Lewis Richey, in the new Christian
Union Chapel at West Union, Ohio,
assisted by Rev. Milne, of the Presby-
terian church, Mattison, of the Meth
odist church, and Johnson, of the
Christian Union. He was laid to rest
by the side of his little babe in the
Bluecreek cemetery near the Moore's
Memorial Chapel, a beautiful edifice
built on the site of the first M. e.
church west of Allegheny mountains.
Brother, rest, thy warfare DER
Toll and sorrow are thine no more.