The Springdale news., 1914-06-26
DEATHS.
Rev. John Wilburn House.


 home of his brother-in-law, Dr. sam Brookshire, eos s. 20 St, It. Smith, Ark. at II D. m, June 20, 1914.
 He was converted at Oak Grove, Sebastian Co.,, Ark, under the min istry O oar sainted Brother Gardner, and .5.aed the NJ. E. Church, South, in lS5..
 shortly after this he was licensed to preach and in the fall of 1893 was admitted on trial into the travelling cJnnel tion, in the Arkansas Annual Conference at Clarksyille.
 From that time until his decease he esteemed the work of the ministr, the highest calling among men.
 Finishing the course Of study in the allotted four years he gave him. self unreseryedly to his chosen work, and was never quite so happy as Whel all opportunity offered to preach the word to dying men and women.
 Ks a pastor he served the follow ing charges: Coal Hill and Altus, Rogers, Cincinnati, Melville, Siloam Springs, Gentry, Springdale and Hunt, ington.
 While at Huntington he lost his health and was not able to continue the service. At the next session of the annual conferenc, which met at Bentonville Nov 6-1O, 1907, he was gwen Supernumerary relate on, which he held for two years.
 In May. 1909, his health having im- proved, he was appointed as pastor of springdale.
 The following fall the conference net at Morrilton and thinking he had entirely regained his heath he asked to be placed back Oh the ef fectite list The request was grant ed and he was appointed back, but the work proved too much for him, and in January, 1910, he again broke down and was placed upon the sup eranaated list by the conference which met at Fayettevil the follow ing November.
 Since that time he has done some circular work, but for the most part has given himself to the work Of an evangelist, pouring his life's blood into the hard fields. helping those who were most in need of his ser vices.
 Not a few of our pastors. on the harder charges, will recall the time when Brother House came to their relief and saved the day for Christ ana the' Church
 Brother House was married to Miss Mary Cleveland Brookshire, Nov. ?, 1899. by and at the home Of Dr. O. l.. Goddard, who was at that time pas tor Of our First Church. It. Smith, and God blessed this union with two lovely children, Zelpha and Lillian aged 1S and II years respectively.
 Brother House was engaged ill his faYorite employ, at Hartford, Ark, waen on the F day Of last April his nerves gave way and he was forced to resign the field and come home His father being very sick he went to his bedside and remained a few days It was there he did his last work, on earth, for the Master As he sat by the bedside of his father and read to him the promise upon which father and son had bailded strong christian characters.
 He visited his father for the last time on Sunday April 19, The fol- lowing week he was confined to his home; then under the advice of Dr. Young of Springdae and the Drs. Brookshre of Fit. Smith, he was nov ed to Sparks Memorial Hospital, It. smith. He remained there three weeks and becoming dissatisfied, was moved to the home of Dr Sam Brook shire for two weeks. then to the home of Will Brookshire fer two weeks then back to the home of Dr. sam Brookshire, where in the pres