Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-22
PASTOR OF LOCAL BAPTIST
CHURCH DURING TIE YEAR
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OF 1907 -. -.
iATERMENI MADE IT. vlN7oN, a. :.
Carried on Successful Work A.
Mattoon During Past 7'!'rr Three '' Years. 'u'''s .
Leaves Wife and Daughters. III.

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John D. Rumsey, pastor OF the Bap-#
tist church of this city; during 1907 B
regret to learn of his death, which
occurred at his home at Nation, II
linois, on Friday, September 1Oth,
1915, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis. The remains were tax. tax
en- to Vinton, this. state, where In,
terment was made. During the past.
three years Rev. Mr.. Rumsey had
been pastor of the Central Baptist
church of Mattoon. Late in May Of
the present year. Mr.. Rumsey was gqaa
stricken with stomach trouble, and
since. that time had been in 4s poor5
health the greater part OF the time.
A few weeks ago an operation for
appendicitis was performed at Memo y
rial hospital in his home city, and and
for a time his complete recovery
seemed assured. He was taken te5
his home apparently on the road to- to-
recovery, when complications de-
veloped and death followed.
Rev. Mr. Rumsey was a native Of
Wales, having been born in that
country on February a., 1860, but
with the exception of five years his
entire life was spent in this coun-l
try. After receiving a thorough ed.
ucation he was ordained a minister
Of the Gospel, and served charges IN
California for a time, and later came
to the central west, where he fllled
pastorates at Princeton, Girard, Vim
ton and Manchester. In 1912, he ac-@
cepted the pgstorate, Of the Central
Baptist church of Mattoon and since
that time had been in charge of the
church. }>@t%. %S,
Speaking OF the work of Rev.
MIR. Rumsey, the Daily Journal-G : sli ''.5
cite, of Mattoon, says: .$a. s5.sS
During his pastorate. the church
has grown in membership and The
attendance at the Sunday services M
:. and also at the Sunday school has aas
S been more than doubled DURING b.
pastoral q AIR were s.madey 80.
church, and in the last year &C teptss
had been taken toward the erectiotl5
of a. new church edifice, While moth
ing definite as yet had been done, it3
was felt that during the late l fall 1l OF
next spring actual construction So6S
the new church would be begun.
''Rev.Mr. Rumsey had been on. OF %
the most active members OF the, hee,
Bloomfield Baptist Association, ot
which the local church is a unit He
had held membership on the exec,l--'
tive committee and at each annual
meeting was a prominent figure on
the program. The meeting of the
association, held at Danyille, this this
week, had been the first which sl1A' he.
had failed to attend since coming
to Illinois. So greatly was he piss 11lsIst-s
ed that the association and also the
laymen's association sent q joint
message of sympathy to him.
"Rev. Mr.. Rumsey had also been
active in the affairs of the MattoOns on
Ministerial association, and at the:
time of his death was vice presidents
of tn, organization. During his resi-;
dence here he had assisted mater
tally in bringing about a better Mat, 'a''
toon. Surviving Rev. <Rumsey are
the widow, and four daughters, Misses
Mary, Lois Zilla and Julianna. 4
Manchester friends of Mrs. Rum Rum
sey and the four daughters, extend exte1ndc
their sympathy to them in this sor-f sor
row that has come. to them