Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-03

orr departed brother has had charge
of various surrounding congregations
such as the Emmanuel church OF
Sioux City, the Concordia church near
Sioux City and others.
It might be in place here to men
ton that Bro. Knock has also done
pastoral work at Camp Dodge among
the Lutheran soldiers there, being the
first Augustana pastor to be thus en-
gagged.
Thus we have tried tc give brief
outline of the life and work of our be-
loved brother who has now gone into
the rest of his Lord. Truly we must
say the day was short, and yet it
seems he has done much work. He
has labored faithfully, he has untiliz-
ed the brief time to- good advantage.
wide. Who can tell what the harvest
will be? Akron, la. was his first and
last charge serving it from his ordina-
ton until the last Sunday in May when
he preached his farewell sermon
Bro. Knock had received and. accept
ed call to the Cherokee Qa.) pastor
ate and before leaving for the Synod
meeting in Minneapolis to which he
was delegate, preached here his ini-
tial sermon little thinking that this
was to- be his farewell sermon on
earth.
Symptoms of the lurking disease
were first noticed about the time for
leaving Akron, but did not seem to be
of serious nature before coming to
the Synod meeting when the deceased
almost became unable to attend the
sessions. On Tuesday the 18th he
came with his wife to the latter's
home at Spicer where they had intend
ed to spend brief vacation before en-
tering upon their duties in the new
charge. On Saturday the disease had
become so serious that it was deemed
necessary to enter one of the hospi-
tails in Willmar where an operation
was performed. His case seemed very
hopeful until Sunday a week later
when there came sudden and unex
pected turn for the worse, and at /
o'clock the angel of death bound up
the ripened sheaf and carried it home
to the heavenly garner.
Rev. Knock was united in marriage
to Alma Swenson of Spicer on June
rs, 1914. Besides his grief stricken
wife there are left to mourn his loss
an aged mother, Mrs. C. G.. Knock of
St. Peter, four brothers, Rev. E. G.
Knock of Lincoln, Neb., DR.. Carl ].
Knock Of Hope College, Holland, Mich,
Prof. F. E. Knock of Benson, Rev. A.
w. Knock of Forest Lake and five
sisters, Mrs. Jos. Johnson, Lincoln,
Neb., Mrs. B. E. Walters, Metropolit-
tan, Mich, Mrs. Walter Youngquist
of Taylors Falls and the Misses Mabel
and Edith Knock of St. Peter. To
this number may also be added host
of relatives and friends who join with
the breaved ones in this their hour
Of deepest sorrow and loss.
May the soothing balm of heaven
heal all broken hearts, may Christ's
consoling words bring peace and as
surance to the troubled spirits, may
the glorious rays of resurrection's hope
dispel the painful shadows of the
tomb.
1--WE shall sleep but not forever,
In the lone and silent grave;
Blessed be the Lord that taketh,
Blessed be the Lord that gave.
In the bright, eternal city
Death can never, never come!
In His own good time Fell call us
From our rest to home, sweet home"
Rev. Bergquist read poem written
for the occasion by Rev. Hjalmar
Swenson, a former classmate of the
deceased. A large number of tele-
grams and messages of sympathy |
were also read.
Solos were sung by Samuel Nelson |
and Eben Lawson. Rev. Jesper Holm
quist oficiated before the altar and
pronounced the benediction. -
4 After those present had cast last
look at the features OF the departed
the sad procession proceeded to the