The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-09
THE DEATH RECORD
REV. S. W. DAVIS.

day afternoon at 4 o'clock when Rev.
S. W. Davis, superintendent of the
Coke Mission, passed away at the
McCrum Training School in Mutt ave-
nue., where he had been sick for some
time.
Mr.. Davis was in the ministry of the
M. E. church for more than half a CEN
fury. He was a circuit rider in the
early days, later filled somel of the
prominent pastorates in West Virginia
and Western Pennsylvania, and since
October, 1894, hadlbeen in charge of the
Coke Mission. 1t was under his
pastorate in 1878 that the present M.
E. church in Morgantown: street was
built.
At the age of % years Rev. Davis be-
gan preaching on the Kingwood circuit
in what was then Virginia and.n March,
1863, he was received as a member of
the Fairmont Conference. His next
assignment was Greene Circuit with
eight appointments in the region called
Fish Creek. After year there he was
transferred to Clarksburg, during which
time the congregation erected church
called Golf Chapel. This was the be-
ginning of Rev. Davis church building
career, which.embraced about a dozen
churches and chapels in so years.
For three years Rev. Davis was at
Wheeling Island, where on March II,
1872, he was married to Miss Catherine
Stone. daughter of a merchant. Bishop
Simpson performed the ceremony. He
was then transferred to Meyersdale,
Pa, and for two years preached there
and also supplied Confluence and Ursina.
Conservation and self sacrifice were
displayed by Rev. Davis all through
his life. On one occasion before his
illness he said The first year preach
ed 500 was all the money paid me, but
it didn't cost anything for board or
horse feed. OF course needed little
money for books and clothes, Fbut it
didn't take much. Ny second year the
salary was $135 and then got $3.50 At
Weston | was paid something over $500,
and at Clarksburg $500.
There wasn't much margin after |
paid board. but had good time and
lots Of friends. After got to Penn
sylvania the pay was better. I've al
ways been glad that was a minister
and if | were a young man again I'd
choose the ministry"
In the spring of 1876 Rev. Davis was
assigned to Uniontown and was pastor
of the old church in Peter street, which
was built in 1888. On June 2, 1878, the
new church in Morgantown street was
dedicated. At the close of two and
half years work in Union
town Rev. Davis made a trip to the
Holy Land and was gone seven months.
He was then at Belle Vernon two years,
at Mount Pleasant, two years at Home
stead. five yearsiat Courson street Pitts
burgh, two years at Walton church on
the South Side, and two years at Jeffer-
son avenue church atiWashington, Pa,
was three years at McKeesport, Pa,
building a large church which was des-
troyed by fire and rebuilt during his
pastorate.
Since 1894 Rev. Davis energies were
devoted to the Coke Mission work where
he established new Sunday schools and
churches. He founded the McCrum
school, of which his daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Davis, is principal.
Rev. Davis is survived by his wife
and four children: Alfred c., Elizabeth
S., Eleanor and Blanche. He alsoleaves
one brother, Rev. John NJ Davis, of
Oakland. Md.
DIR. r. S. Ross, superintendent the
McKeesport district. was in charge of
dress was by DR.. T. H. Wilkinson, as
sistant editor of the Pittsburgh Chris
tan Advocate. Rev. Wilkinson made
his home with the parents of the de-
ceased in Pennsylvania when he started
as boy into the itinerancy more than
half a century ago. Rev. Davis was
then a boy at home They were close
friends for over fifty years. Another
assistant was Rev. V. J. Louzecky, now
of Cleveland, Ohio, the Bohemian min
lister, who opened up the Coke Mission
work with Rev. Davis in Nit. Pleasant
twenty years ago. DR.. c. W. Tinsley
read the scripture and offered prayer.
Funeral services Thursday at p. M,
at the First M. E. church. Interment
Friday at Wheeling. W. Va.-Union-
town News Standard. July LIST.
THOMAS CORNWALL.
Thomas Cornwall who died very sud-
denly of heart trouble, at the Oakland
Sanitorium June 10Th, was born in
Rappahannock county, Virginia, De-
cember Oath, 1885, and removed to what
is now West Virginia in 1856, settling in
Harrison county, near Bridgeport.
During the Civil war he served in the
Quarter Masters Department of the
Union army for four years.
After his marriage in 1871 he became