Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-26
REV. f. H. BRIGHAM
CALLED BY DEATH
PASSED AWAY AT MERCY HOSPI.
tai EARLY SATURDAL MORN.
ING FOLLOWING OPERATION
FUNERAL THIS TUESDAY
Noted Divine in Methodist Church
Interment viii be at Appleton
on Wednesday.

News of the death of Reverend
Francis II. Brigham, pastor of the
Cargill Memorial Methodist church
| at Mercy hospital this morning, fol-
lowing an operation, comes as a dis
tinct shock to the entire city. One
of the strong, forceful men has been
| called to the world beyond. His
church has lost a wonderful leader,
his friends an able counsellor, and his
family a loving father and husband.
Although but a resident of James,
vile for but a comparatively short
time, Rev. Brigham had taken his
place in the community and his force
full and mastery spirit had made it.
self felt beyond the lines Of his own
denomination. Not only GAINESVILLE,
but the whole state and the Methodist
church has lost valuable member.
Stricken down in the prime of his
manhood, his death is a source of sor-
row to all who had come in contact
with his loving spirit.
Taken suddenly i'll ON Wednesday,
he was taken to Mercy hospital and
| on Friday morning an operation was
] deemed necessary. Despite his strong
| Christian spirit and his wonderful
| physical condition, he failed to rally
and passed away this morning shortly
| after four.
Francis H. Brigham was born in
Hubbardston, Mass, Nov. 3, 1873, and
| died in GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, Dec. %,
1916. His early life was spent in the
east. He attended the high school at
| Barre, Mass, and for two years was a
student at the Wooster Polytechnic
| Institute.
| A business venture led him to seek
| place in the west, where in Sedalia,
| Mo, he lived for time. In that
state he was converted and Joined the
Methodist Episcopal church. He had
| often been impressed that he had a
| call for some aggressive Christian
work. This feeling finally led him
into the ministry.
He Joined the St., Louis conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
| 1896. Three years were spent in that
| conference and when DIR. MaSden was
pastor of the Grand Avenue church
| in Milwaukee, he was called to be as
Sistant pastor of that. church iii 1899,
and in that year he was transferred
| to the Wisconsin conference. He was
not long the assistant pastor of that
church before his superior talents
were recognized. A vacancy occur
ring in the church at Waupun, he
was called to serve in that church for
a time In 1900 he served the First
church at Green Bay.
In 1899 he married Laura Alice
Shock of Sedalia, Mo-. who with his
mother and five daughters live to
mourn his untimely death. In 1901
he commenced his college work at
Lawrence college and graduated 1904
While attending college ne served as
physical director of the institution
and also served the church. at Berlin
and Kaukauna. He was>appointed to
the church at Wausau in 1905 and
continued there seven years, where he
took rank as one of the foremost
preachers in the Wisconsin conference.
In July, 1912, he became the state
secretary of the INSTRUMENTATION
Sunday School association of Wiscon-
sin. Here he d developed into an ex-
| pert in Sunday school management.
| In the fall of 1915 he was appointed
to the Cargill Methodist Episcopal
church in GAINESVILLE, and was its
pastor until his death.
Mr.. Brigham was a preacher OF I'M
usual force and power. His messages
were direct and gripped his audiences
| in a remarkable manner. He was dis
tinctively preacher for men and also
boys of the teen age.
| The church has lost one of its COM
manding preachers. 1t seemed that
he was just at the beginning of very
remarkable career as pulpiteer.
The mother, wife and daughters
have lost a son, husband and father
beloved. The whole community is
mourning the loss of a great hearted
| brother.
The funeral services will be held at
| the Cargill Methodist church on Tues
day afternoon at 200 p. M, and at
Appleton on Wednesday afternoon at
| 200 %. m.-JaneSyille Gazette.
The death of this most worthy man
was a great shock to the people OF
Wausau, in general. He had resided
here as pastor of the NJ. e. church for
seven years, and during that time he
was a great force for good in this
community, as a citizen and pastor.
He had convictions of his own and
had the courage to assert them. He
was tireless worker and the various
movements for the betterment of our
city instituted by him are still bear
ing rich fruit. He was greatly be-
loved by all who knew him, and there
is feeling of sadness in every heart
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