Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
DR.. A. \. KE|GW|N
DIES IN 81ST YEAR
Funeral for Pastor Emeritus OF
West Church 10 be Held
Monday.

Rev. Dr Albert Newton keirviu. for
90 wears pastor of West Presbyterian
Church of this city, and NJ the time Of hrs
death pastor emeritus 81 tho local eongre-
CATION, died at the home nf his snn, Rev.
DR.. A. Edwin keirwin 32A West ln3d
streets. New York City last night DIR
keigwin was In hts slsi year
Fu.ernl services will be held IN the West
End Presbyterian Church Of New York
City uf which the son IL the pastor ON
Monday morning Rev. DIR. iiarland
g.. Mendenhall. moderator oi the Ffeshy
terry ~ New York City and q life long
friend of the deceased clergyman viii
oifciate at the services.
Following the New York services the
remains will be brought Ia thia city and
a final service held at West Presbyterian
Church on Monday afternoon at a3n.
Arrangements for the service hefn are be-
ing made by Frank Sheppard. an elder of
Wcst Church lntsfnent will be made
at Wilmington and Brandywlne cemetery.
Dr kelgwin's last illness was short.
About sis weeks ngp he oficratesl at a
wedding in New York City and caught
cold. lie failed To rally and gradually
grew weaker, the end being due % reneral
debility.
Tue clergyman wna horn m Jefferson
vile. Indiana. lie attended Hanover
Eolleas in lndlana following hts course
at the public schools, and shortly h~fnre
he hecame OF age nis pafrat. moved 20
louisville Ky When the Civil wnr broke
oft he enlisted IN the first troops from
/ kenturkv under the blue uniforms. He
served all through tho war being advanced
TO the rank of captain through efficiency
and was attached to the staff of General
Bnrbridge.
GRADUATE or PRINCETON.
" the close Of the war he resumed hia
studies, at Princeton Theological seminary
Following his graduation there. he was
ordained a Presbyterian Clergyman and
his first call was at Lyons, Iowa, which
il now known as Clinton, Iowa. After
a few wears there he accepted call 10
Westminster Church, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa which he served seven years golng
from there TO the Southwark Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia which pastorate he
occupied seven years. Tie then came to
Wilmington assuming charge here ON
November 10. 1878 and his service here
continued until November IL, 1904.
II was while in this city that DIR. keig-
win developed the wonderful strength of
character and personality that made hIm
the beloved friend, acquaintance and
pastor of thousands of Delawareans.
At the time be assumed pastoral duties
at West Church the congregation was
burdened with n severe debt, which in
those times was heavy load for any
clergyman to shoulder. BY diligence,
patience and persistence he gradually
cut this deficit down and finally cleared it.
His foroefulncss was felt in the presby-
terv of New Castle to which association he
remained connected at the time of his
death. Much of the creditahle history
of West Church and its increased member
ship are due to- the untirlng energies of
DIR. Keigwn who at his retirement was
made pastor emeritus Of the congregation.
He is survived by one son, DIR. keigwin
of New York City. There WAS another
son Rev. Earnest n. keigwin who also
entered the ministry serving successfully
for number of years until his death.
At that time he was pastor ofScott Presby-
terian Church, South Philadelphia.
DR.. Keigwin was a free mason being
grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware