The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-12-02
REV. CALfEE LAID TO REST
IN ASHLAND CEMETERY
IN MEMORiAM TO REV. CALFEE.
MINISTER AND MAN, AS
READ AT FUNERAL SER
VIA ES IN ASHLAND

the Iuneral services Oh the lale heN.
". j. Calree, who died in Ashland,
VS., on the 10th cf November. The
deceased man had endeared himself
to the people of Milbank by his un-
selfish service during the 'f1u" cpl
yenlic some three years ago when he
was pastor Of the Methodist church
he~e. A man OF great hrotherly SER
vice ard kindness Of heart, he and
his good wife at that time served the
afflicted with devotion that won for
them the lasting affection of the peo-
pie of this community. Following is
tl,s brief sketch of his life referred
20 above:
MI. Calfee is every inch man, big
hearted, nnselfish, sympathetic, pos
sassing all the qualities OF a true
gentleman"
Thus spoke the Herald of FL Paso,
Texas, at tho close of the ministry Of
this man, who preached the Gospel
in what was then known as the tough
es- town in the United States. And
tbs expression is exactly similar to
that expressed in ever! community
wnere he and his devoted co-worker,
Mrs. Calfee labored. 1t was the
testimony of the newsboys Of Denver,
Colorado. with whom he worked in
conjunction with Judge Ben Lindsay.
as it was of th6 people Of Louisville,
kentucky, of San Francisco, and of
scores of communities in the Rocky
Mountain district. 1t certainly is the
verdict Of Ashland. Surely, this man,
like Abou Ben Adbom loved his fell
low man, as he did his God
Nm. John Caltee, twent y-second
p@-tor of the Methodist church of
Ashland, Wisconsin, passed to the
Great Beyond Wednesday. November
I6-h. His illness lasted but few
days, and he died as he had lived, full
OF love and good cheer. accomplishing
ani with unshaken faith. He loved
his family, his church, his God He
Iced his fellow beings with whom he
enjoyed meeting, in their homes, or
tfsa street, ard in social and fraternal
~agherings in his lodges, for he be-
lieved in going about among the peo,
pc with whom lie met, he was un.
o@-entatious and the most democratic
Born at Adei Iowa, September s
1858, he was converted Il his naother's
l1ree, and decided at The age OF q
wears to enter the ministry He was
e9lcated at Simpson College, Indian
ole, Iowa, taught in York College
Nebraska, and in 1882. vas married e
Hattie H. Ribbe at Ciarindi, Iowa
BcIh attended the Nebraska Wesley
er College. ans went to Scituate
Massachusetts,. where NJ. C;;Eee at
tended the Boston Schcol of Phvoic
ia1s and Surgeons, in preparation toi
Missionary work in Africa undei
Bishop TAYLOR, but Providence inter
vsned. H was prevented from going
to Africa. and went into evar gelisttit
work, travelling with lis wife from
coast to coast, and from the Canadian
to the Mexican border. 1t is recorded
in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Assembly
Herald, that their converts averaged
from 500 to 1000 per year. AMONG
the churches he served as pastor were
those Of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Siou,
Falls, Huron, Lead, and Milbank, S
D.. Ell Paso, Texas, Lincoln, ant
Aurora, Neb.. Kansas City, Denver
Colo, and finally Ashland, Wisconsin
miaere he died in the harness. Will;
he was born in the great middle west
was educated in the east, and di;
sspecial evangelistic work in place
as widely apart Us Louisville, Ken
lucky, and San Francisco, he lovet
the west, the solemn majesty Of tn
prairies and the mountains appealin.
to his nature, and his home at Cody
Wyoming, near the entrance to Vel
lowstone Park, probably expressed hi
real choice as a residence, instead o
a home in any of the eastern states
He loved Ashland and its people toe
It is a fact, that when he visited hi
old home in South Dakota, a fey
weeks ago, he spoke with enthusiasm
of the people of Ashland, among WHOM
he stated he had met many of tn
best people he had ever known. Fl
was extremely optimistic, and lilk
Nehemiah he called to the people
Come let us build up the wall Q
Jerusalem and went forward to hi
work, in the spirit Of his Master.
Of his family, Mrs. Calfee and tw
sons, VIM. Warren Calfee, Ashland
and Paul NJ. Calfee, Milbank, Sout
Dakota, survive.
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