Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
REV. I. B. Jones
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
PASTOR BAPTIST CHURCH OF
THIS CITY, 1927, STRICKEN
AT TROY, o.
ATTACK OF INDIGESTION q
INDUCES HEART SEIZURE
Dr. Jones, Pastor at Cedar Falls Five
Years After Leaving This City-WeII
known as Lyceum and Chautauqua
Lecturer-Sketch of His Career
Body May Be Buried Here.

Rev. Elijah Brown Jones, for i've
wears, prior to seven wears ago. pas
tor OF the First Baptist church, is
deed at Troy, o., according to tele-
gram received today by MIR. Jones
daughter Mrs. Carl =. Heitshu. 500
West Church street.
Dr.. Jones death. which occurred
very suddenly at 4 o'clock this morn
ing. was due to an acute attack of in
digestion. which brough. on heart
failure \ letter received by Mrs.
Heitshu Wednesday, written by her
mother the preceding day, mentioned
the fact that DR.. Jones was feeling
very we'll.
Pastor Here 1927.
Rev Dr. Jones was pastor of the
Baptist church of this city from oct.
Il. 1902 until oct. II. 1907. He came
here from Owatonna. Mimi, where for
seven years he had been pastor of the
largest church OF the denomination in
Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities.
Dr. Jones went from this cily to Cedar
Falls, where he was pastor for five
years For year he cid supply work
in his former church at Owatonna
and last fall accepted q cali from the
church at Troy
Also Known as Lecturer.
DR.. Jones was also known in the
lecture field, in which he did much
work for great many years. One of
his best lectures was styled 'Ossawat-
TAME Brown character study OF
John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame,
that was filled with 1athos and pa
triotism which went to make up an IN
teresting romance of this strange char
acter in American history.
Light and Shade" was another OF
DIR. Jones lectures that was in de-
mand. Others of his patriotic efforts
were Uncle Sam and Other Folks,
and The Passing of the War Cloud,
while some of his other literary efforts
were The Women Of George Eliot,
and The Literature of the Dust" DR..
Jones did a great deal Of lyceum work
during the winter months and during
the summer was booked extensively OF
chautauqua programs.
Native Of York State.
Elijah Brown Jones was native OF
Essex county. New York. where he
was born of Scotch parentage March
%. 1853 His early days were spent on
his fathers farm. and his preliminary
schooling received in the district school
Of the neighborhood. Aftcr attaining
young manhood Jones entered Colgate
University, a Baptist institution at
Hamilton. " Y from whore he was
graduated. receiving mis- bachelors de-
gree. In 1885 he was given his doctors
degre by Defiance College. Defiance, O..
Rev. DR.. Jones began his ministerial
work in his native state, where he
held two pastorates. He then went to
Ohio, where for ten nd one-half years
he held pastorates at Cincinnati, To-
ledo. and Newark. In 1895 he came
west and began his work a Owatonnc.
Dr. Jones was united in marriage
with Miss Emma Bjorkman at New
YORK City April 10. 1891, and in add
ton to Mrs Jones there survives the
one daughter, Mrs Hei.shu Two
brothers and four sisters If DR. Jones
are living. in the persons Of G. NJ.
Jones and Mrs. w. G. Thompson, of
Minneapolis; Nathan Jones and Mrs.
E. NJ Bixby, Of Poultney, VT; Mrs.
Mary Bull, Of Jay \. Y; and Mrs
Daniel Tomlinson, of willsboro, y. Y.
May Bring Body Here.
Altho Mr.. and Mrs. Heitshu, who left
for Troy this afternoon, We're unaware
Of thep lans for the funeral, they
thought that it was quite likely that
Dr. Jones body would be brought here
for burial.