The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-05

TERRELL. - Clark Terrell was
born in Warren county, Ohio, July 5,
1858, and died August IA, 1913, at his
farm home near Eudor3 Kansas.
When Is years of age he moved with
! his parents to Oskaloosa, Iowa. and
grew to manhood on a farm north OF
| Oskaloosa He attended district
school and Penn college. Very ear
! ly in life he learned the Scriptures as
his mother would gather her own and
lneighboring children together and
cad TO them out of the Bible. II
created in him a yearning to know
more and more Of the Book by which
he conformed his life. He read
from its pages daily Ut to his last ILL
ness. 1t never grew old. In 1884
he was married to Sarah Crispin and
to them were born five children
Henrietta, Charles, Ralph, Frank and
Margaret, all of whom were at his
bedside. Besides his immediate
family he leaves four sisters and one
brOtheC. Teaching in the Bible
School was his life work and in
1898 he received a diploma from Iowa
State Sunday School Association as
qualified to teachA 81 Fer A years
he has been a teacher in Bible
schools. He was placed at the head
of Mahaska County Sunday Schools
and worked faithfully to bring the
schools up to a high standard. He
has touched many lives and many in
turn testified of his helpfulness. He
was birth-right Friend and filled
many places of trust in his church.
He told his family all was well if he
should be taken and gave many evil
| dences during his sickness of a vic.
torious life which will continue to
bear fruit. No one in distress or in
in vain. He earnestly sought to
promote every good cause and reform
movement.
But the Great Reaper has come,
the Stalwart Harvester with his
scythe has felled the golden grain,
and you and can only turn our
backs upon the wreck and watch for
the bright, celestial star in that
haven of eternal felicity beyond the
grave where, in imagination's dream.
we will meet our dear husband and
father, and there be an ''unbroken
family"
The funeral seSvice was held at the
German NJ. E. church of Eudora the
afternoon of the 10th of August, Rev.
Oscar Zeidler of the NJ. l.. church
and Rev. A. ]. Bales of the Friends
church officiating. 3D.
The choir opened the service by
singing Jesus, Savior Pilot Me-" Fol
lowing a sketch of Mr.. Terrell's life
was read followed by the hymn
Nearer My God To Thee" Then
Rev. Zeidler spoke from the Sth OF
Romans and S7th verse, dwelling
particularly on the words, more than
conqueror." as fitting in the life Of
the departed. At the close of his
remarks Mr.. Terrell's favorite hymn
WAS softly sung. My Savior Leads
Me All the Way" The closing re.
marks were from the Friends minis
ter Rev. Bales, after which they
sang Rock of Ages" The pail
bearers were chosen from his Bible
,lass. Loving friends and neighbors
Nlaced flowers upon his casket and he
was inferred in the Eudora cemetery
beneath an oak tree. Six years in
our Kansas home has made for us
new friends to whom Mr.. Terrell so
often alluded in his last illness. No
more true, no more sympathetic PEG.
pie could have ministered to us in
he last sad rites. And to our old
Sunday school workers and Friend
of Mahaska. we send the words Mr.
Terrell sent to his Bible class: BE
Faithful" a