The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-15
DIR. .ROSSDIES
AT HISHOME HERE
THURSDAY MORNING
PASTOR OF FIRST PRESENTER
IAN CHURCH DIES OF PNEUM-
ONIA THURSDAY AT 11:00 A. M.
WAS ILL LESS THAN WEEK.
JNTERMENT MADE HERE
JUNE 2OTH WAS DATE SET FOR
THE ROSS GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY. ALL CHILD
rem ATTEND SERVICES

Burial services for DIR. A. w. Ross
were held Monday afternoon at the
First Presbyterian Church where the
deceased had served as pastor for the
past seven years. He died at 11:OO
o'clock Thursday morning after an i'll
ness of less than a week. Death was
caused by pneumonia. The officiat-
ing clergymen were Reverand Upton
of Madison, Minnesota and the Rev.
Grand A. G. Bailey of Virginia, Mimi.
The hymn for the service were sung
by the Presbyterian Church choir.
Interment was made in the Redwood
Falls cementery.
A. w. Ross was born near Aberdeen,
Scotland August 18th, 1850. When
the boy was four years of age the
family came to America, settling in
Brock County, Ontario, Canada. Here
the father operated a stock farm and
the boy grew to manhood on this farm.
He was educated in the public schools
of Ontario and later took his M. A.
degree at the Victoria University of
Cobourg. His second degree as Doc
tor of Philosophy was awarded him
while he was pastor of the church at
Worthington after his completion of
a thesis and other work incident to
the degree.
DIR. Ross entered the ministry of
the Presbyterian denomination from
Cobourg; being ordained at Whitby
Ontario, June 18th, 1877. Three days
/ l. L. {nI n
Sarah n. .Cormick, the y>Ingest daa-
ghter of James and Frances McCor-
mack of Orono, Ontario. The widow
land four children survive. The child
fren are A. Murray S. Ross of Winnie
peg, j. Mccormack Ross of Boston,
Mrs. E. P. Garland of Winnepeg and
Mrs. w. E. Chapple of Armstrong,
British Columbia. There are also
eight grandchildren, and one sister and
two brothers who are residents of Can
ada.
The life of DIR. Ross in the church
of his choice was one of a great and
devoted service. In August 1878 he
accepted an appointment on the Indian
Mission Field at Berens River, Fisher
River and other points on the frontier
north of Lake Winnepeg. Here he
and his young wife lived life of al
most unbelievable hardship and pri-
walton and did a mighty work in civil
izing and christening these wild peo-
pie. Had he done no other work than
was done with the Indians his contri-
button to the world would have been
one well worth a single lifetime. But
leaving the mission field he accepted
pastorates at Griswold, Port Arthur,
Portage la Prairie and Calgary, Can.
His first charge in the United States
was at Inkster. North Dakota where
he went in 1907. Since that time he
served in churches in Minneapolis,
Worthington and ST. Peter before COM
ing to Redwood Falls in 1920. During
all his years of work in this locality
he has labored staunchly and stalwart-
ly, never sparing his own strength,
nor questioning time nor convenience
when his service was needed. He en-
deared himself through his kindly per-
sonality and his gracious helpfulness
to the entire citizenry as well as to
the members of his own congregation.
To know DR.. Ross was to admire, res
pect and love him for the unshakable
qualities of his faith and character
and for the broad human interest
which made the universal and invinc-
ible minister to the physical and spirit
ual needs of those with whom he came
in contact.
Had DR.. Ross lived until June Goth
he and Mrs. Ross would have cele-
brated the anniversary of their golden
wedding. Plans had been made to
make this occasion very happy and
festive one with the children of DR.
and Mrs. Ross, the members of the
congregation which the Doctor led and
the many friends outside his church
all uniting to make the day a memor-
able one. That the time has been
changed from one of joyousness and
happiness to one of grief for the wife
and children is one more cause for
residents of Redwood Falls and vicin-
ity, whose hearts are furthur sadden-
ed by the keen sense of their own loss
in the death of this much loved man
Wherever DR.. Ross had served a
church he was always respected and
loved and remembered and everywhere
he was known is his death sincerely
mourned.
Not only in the church was DR.. Ross
q tower of strength but IN the Mas
CONTINUED on last page.l