The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-11-19
)R, WISHARD
PASSES AWAY

Through the courtesy of N /. An
ryvs we are in receipt Of copy Of
Il Los Angeles Tribune which con.
lined the following notice of the
,sth of Rev. S. e. Wishard, who
As the founder of the First Presby-
srlan church Of Salmon.
After more than half a century OF
ork In the Presbyterian church,
uring sixteen years of which he was
lnodical missionary of Utah, -the
ev. s. E. Wishard, D. o., died yes
,rday dt his home at 1876 East Av-
hue Fitfy-three. At the ii ne of his
sath Or. Nishard was ninety years
age.
DR.. Wishard was born December
1926, in log cabin near Ind1an.
bolts, Indiana. His early odueca-
On was obtained in tiny log school
Ouss during the winter months, fol-
bwing which, in ls47, he entered
Eabash college. SIX years after he
ntered Lane Theological seminary,
on which he graduated III 1855.
On Jacuary l, 1857 DIR. Wishard
As ordained pastor of the Presbyte-
an church OF Rushville, Ill, and
BAR later was married In Chicago to
iSs Sophia Evarts. Mrs. Wishard
Jed about four years ago.
Following this work, Dr.. Wishard
las pastor of the Central Presbyte-
an church of Des Moines, Ia, and
b 1890 accepted appointment as syn
aicsl missionary of Utah.
After sixteen years of work as syn
deal missionary of Utah DIR. Wish
I'd retired, ann in 1905 removed to
.os Angeles, where he made his
ONE until the time of his death.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Fulton
Canton, China, DR.. Wishard leaves
We other children-Mrs. Mary A.
hitter of Elmira N Y: Mrs. W
. Knight OF Lexington, KY. DR..
red G. Wishard OF Pasadena; Mrs
j.. Caskey and Miss Hattie NJ
ishard of this city.
The funeral will be held at o.
Ock Saturday afternoon Nov 13
0 the Highland Park Presbyterian
Iurch under the direction of his old
me friend, William A. Brown. In
rment will be in Forest La wn Gem
cry.
Part of the folloWi ny contribution
Mrs j. f. Weir is a copy of a
ist rical Note written by Tr. Wish
in the Session Book OF the First
church Of Salmon. 1t
lows:
''In the spring OF 1901, Mr. = Folyd
own of Salmon City, wro e to S.
Wishard, synodical missionary OF
5ah, inviting hi to visit Salmon
ID preach with vieew tn consider
6 the question of organizing a
church.
THE vIsIt could no be made un-
the latter part of June, when the
visionary reached Salmon, and by
of Rev. W. o. White, pas
[ of the NJ. e. church. occupied the
llpit at that church and preached
'om Eccl. 9: 10, on June Both.
"This was the first sermon preach
by a Presby terian minister IN the
ace, so far as known He preached
80 on the next evening, Monday,
I'd after visiting a number OF fam
les, and reaching the conclusion
Iat q church ought to be organized
the proper time, returned home TO
gden. BY appointment he returned
ain and began series Of meetings
the NJ F. church, on 30th of Sept.
hich coHtInud until the 7th of Oct.
On the evening of Oct. 7th those
'rsons desiring the organization OF
church net by appoint
ent in the NJ. f church, and the
lurch was duly organized.
Again Or. Wishard returned to
llmOn the early part of the follow
Y Dec and on the 18th record is
ade Of public service in Browns
Ill, folloWing a series Of meetings. I
is last visit, however, was made
me 18th 1902 To mis- memory
hat so fitting, az the words which
recall, OF the teKt to the first
resbyterian sermon. knO ing that
ever lived according TO It's teach
gs!
Whatsoever Thy hand 6ndeth to
}, do iJ with thy might, for there is
work, nor device, uor knowledge
,r wi-dom, in tue grave whittier /
lOu goest, Eccl. 9:lO."