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Rev. William Lash
" And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season." This tree, rugged though not tall, large in girth and trunk, wide spreading in its branches and luxuriant in foliage in the years when the fruit was gathered, was swayed by many a storm and stood the tests well until in these last years the leaves withered and the branches were broken off, while the sturdy old trunk shook like an aspen leaf, until late in the evening of February 11, 1916, it fell. But, "There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth branches like a plant." A long pilgrimage has ended. Nay, he has ascended above the heavens. A good soldier, who endured hardness, who fought a good fight, who kept the faith, has received the crown of righteousness his glorious Lord had prepared for him. His work was well done. A conscientious, painstaking, faithful man of God, who maintained strict integrity in his calling. His mind did not move on lofty, logical, or rhetorical periods, but in that stronger common sense which both kills and cures and is deep as the soul itself. He mastered himself and therefore conquered others. He seemed incapable of a mean thought or a base design, but in his great sympathies gathered the world in his arms to lift it back to the feet of the Redeemer. One motive seemed to inspire every act and attitude, thought and desire – that of saving men and honoring God. He was unselfish and meek; upright, noble, constant, and affectionate; at once loving and lovable – a man of faith, a child of God.
The death of Brother Lash had been expected since Sabbath morning, January 30, when he was found in an unconscious condition in his chair. And yet he had been in failing health for some years, and his decline had been steady since the death of Sister Lash on July 14, 1914. The loss of his companion and helpmate of fifty-nine years was observed to have a decidedly depressing effect upon him, and his longing to be with her, the love of his life, found fruition when on that peaceful Lord's Day, "God's finger touched him and he slept." Prominent in his life was a gentleness of spirit and an unceasing devotion for the wife and the children. And this affection was complimented in full measure by the untiring devotion of the son and daughter, who have found joy in leaving nothing undone for the father's comfort in his declining years.
Mrs. Ervin, the daughter, left her own home in Kirley, South Dakota, to care for her parents, and has spent the greater part of the past six years in unrelenting devotion, together with the son, George E. Lash, who was no less self-sacrificing and faithful.
Brother Lash was the son of John and Catherine Lash, born in Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1834. When he was three years old, he was taken by his parents to a farm six miles west of Warsaw, Indiana, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Mary Baker, November 25, 1855.
The Bourbon charge recommended him to the District Conference for license to preach, and he became a member of the North Indiana Annual Conference in 1866, and was assigned to New Corydon (now Geneva), and successively served at Deerfield, Antioch, Springfield, Inwood, Allen Harlan, Coesse, Roanoke, Milford, Osceola, and Elkhart Circuit, from which appointment he was given a superannuated relation in 1885.
Brother Lash is survived by a brother, S. P. Lash, of York, Nebraska, who is eighty-four years old; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ira W. Martin, of Elkhart, Indiana; W. Floyd Ervin of Kirley, South Dakota, and Miss Geraldine Lash of Toledo, Ohio, and also three great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held in the home of the son, Monday afternoon, February 14, at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Dr. John C. White, assisted by Dr. R. J. Wade, R. L. Semans, R. F. Morrison, and W. E. Loveless. A brief memorial service was conducted by Revs. A. G. Neal, A. J. Cary, R. J. Wade, and John C. White, and the interment made in the beautiful Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw, Indiana.
Memorial given at the North Indiana Methodist Conference.
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Rev. William Lash
" And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season." This tree, rugged though not tall, large in girth and trunk, wide spreading in its branches and luxuriant in foliage in the years when the fruit was gathered, was swayed by many a storm and stood the tests well until in these last years the leaves withered and the branches were broken off, while the sturdy old trunk shook like an aspen leaf, until late in the evening of February 11, 1916, it fell. But, "There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth branches like a plant." A long pilgrimage has ended. Nay, he has ascended above the heavens. A good soldier, who endured hardness, who fought a good fight, who kept the faith, has received the crown of righteousness his glorious Lord had prepared for him. His work was well done. A conscientious, painstaking, faithful man of God, who maintained strict integrity in his calling. His mind did not move on lofty, logical, or rhetorical periods, but in that stronger common sense which both kills and cures and is deep as the soul itself. He mastered himself and therefore conquered others. He seemed incapable of a mean thought or a base design, but in his great sympathies gathered the world in his arms to lift it back to the feet of the Redeemer. One motive seemed to inspire every act and attitude, thought and desire – that of saving men and honoring God. He was unselfish and meek; upright, noble, constant, and affectionate; at once loving and lovable – a man of faith, a child of God.
The death of Brother Lash had been expected since Sabbath morning, January 30, when he was found in an unconscious condition in his chair. And yet he had been in failing health for some years, and his decline had been steady since the death of Sister Lash on July 14, 1914. The loss of his companion and helpmate of fifty-nine years was observed to have a decidedly depressing effect upon him, and his longing to be with her, the love of his life, found fruition when on that peaceful Lord's Day, "God's finger touched him and he slept." Prominent in his life was a gentleness of spirit and an unceasing devotion for the wife and the children. And this affection was complimented in full measure by the untiring devotion of the son and daughter, who have found joy in leaving nothing undone for the father's comfort in his declining years.
Mrs. Ervin, the daughter, left her own home in Kirley, South Dakota, to care for her parents, and has spent the greater part of the past six years in unrelenting devotion, together with the son, George E. Lash, who was no less self-sacrificing and faithful.
Brother Lash was the son of John and Catherine Lash, born in Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1834. When he was three years old, he was taken by his parents to a farm six miles west of Warsaw, Indiana, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Mary Baker, November 25, 1855.
The Bourbon charge recommended him to the District Conference for license to preach, and he became a member of the North Indiana Annual Conference in 1866, and was assigned to New Corydon (now Geneva), and successively served at Deerfield, Antioch, Springfield, Inwood, Allen Harlan, Coesse, Roanoke, Milford, Osceola, and Elkhart Circuit, from which appointment he was given a superannuated relation in 1885.
Brother Lash is survived by a brother, S. P. Lash, of York, Nebraska, who is eighty-four years old; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ira W. Martin, of Elkhart, Indiana; W. Floyd Ervin of Kirley, South Dakota, and Miss Geraldine Lash of Toledo, Ohio, and also three great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held in the home of the son, Monday afternoon, February 14, at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Dr. John C. White, assisted by Dr. R. J. Wade, R. L. Semans, R. F. Morrison, and W. E. Loveless. A brief memorial service was conducted by Revs. A. G. Neal, A. J. Cary, R. J. Wade, and John C. White, and the interment made in the beautiful Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw, Indiana.
Memorial given at the North Indiana Methodist Conference.
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Rev. William Lash
" And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season." This tree, rugged though not tall, large in girth and trunk, wide spreading in its branches and luxuriant in foliage in the years when the fruit was gathered, was swayed by many a storm and stood the tests well until in these last years the leaves withered and the branches were broken off, while the sturdy old trunk shook like an aspen leaf, until late in the evening of February 11, 1916, it fell. But, "There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth branches like a plant." A long pilgrimage has ended. Nay, he has ascended above the heavens. A good soldier, who endured hardness, who fought a good fight, who kept the faith, has received the crown of righteousness his glorious Lord had prepared for him. His work was well done. A conscientious, painstaking, faithful man of God, who maintained strict integrity in his calling. His mind did not move on lofty, logical, or rhetorical periods, but in that stronger common sense which both kills and cures and is deep as the soul itself. He mastered himself and therefore conquered others. He seemed incapable of a mean thought or a base design, but in his great sympathies gathered the world in his arms to lift it back to the feet of the Redeemer. One motive seemed to inspire every act and attitude, thought and desire – that of saving men and honoring God. He was unselfish and meek; upright, noble, constant, and affectionate; at once loving and lovable – a man of faith, a child of God.
The death of Brother Lash had been expected since Sabbath morning, January 30, when he was found in an unconscious condition in his chair. And yet he had been in failing health for some years, and his decline had been steady since the death of Sister Lash on July 14, 1914. The loss of his companion and helpmate of fifty-nine years was observed to have a decidedly depressing effect upon him, and his longing to be with her, the love of his life, found fruition when on that peaceful Lord's Day, "God's finger touched him and he slept." Prominent in his life was a gentleness of spirit and an unceasing devotion for the wife and the children. And this affection was complimented in full measure by the untiring devotion of the son and daughter, who have found joy in leaving nothing undone for the father's comfort in his declining years.
Mrs. Ervin, the daughter, left her own home in Kirley, South Dakota, to care for her parents, and has spent the greater part of the past six years in unrelenting devotion, together with the son, George E. Lash, who was no less self-sacrificing and faithful.
Brother Lash was the son of John and Catherine Lash, born in Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1834. When he was three years old, he was taken by his parents to a farm six miles west of Warsaw, Indiana, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Mary Baker, November 25, 1855.
The Bourbon charge recommended him to the District Conference for license to preach, and he became a member of the North Indiana Annual Conference in 1866, and was assigned to New Corydon (now Geneva), and successively served at Deerfield, Antioch, Springfield, Inwood, Allen Harlan, Coesse, Roanoke, Milford, Osceola, and Elkhart Circuit, from which appointment he was given a superannuated relation in 1885.
Brother Lash is survived by a brother, S. P. Lash, of York, Nebraska, who is eighty-four years old; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ira W. Martin, of Elkhart, Indiana; W. Floyd Ervin of Kirley, South Dakota, and Miss Geraldine Lash of Toledo, Ohio, and also three great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held in the home of the son, Monday afternoon, February 14, at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Dr. John C. White, assisted by Dr. R. J. Wade, R. L. Semans, R. F. Morrison, and W. E. Loveless. A brief memorial service was conducted by Revs. A. G. Neal, A. J. Cary, R. J. Wade, and John C. White, and the interment made in the beautiful Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw, Indiana.
Memorial given at the North Indiana Methodist Conference.
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Rev. William Lash
" And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season." This tree, rugged though not tall, large in girth and trunk, wide spreading in its branches and luxuriant in foliage in the years when the fruit was gathered, was swayed by many a storm and stood the tests well until in these last years the leaves withered and the branches were broken off, while the sturdy old trunk shook like an aspen leaf, until late in the evening of February 11, 1916, it fell. But, "There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth branches like a plant." A long pilgrimage has ended. Nay, he has ascended above the heavens. A good soldier, who endured hardness, who fought a good fight, who kept the faith, has received the crown of righteousness his glorious Lord had prepared for him. His work was well done. A conscientious, painstaking, faithful man of God, who maintained strict integrity in his calling. His mind did not move on lofty, logical, or rhetorical periods, but in that stronger common sense which both kills and cures and is deep as the soul itself. He mastered himself and therefore conquered others. He seemed incapable of a mean thought or a base design, but in his great sympathies gathered the world in his arms to lift it back to the feet of the Redeemer. One motive seemed to inspire every act and attitude, thought and desire – that of saving men and honoring God. He was unselfish and meek; upright, noble, constant, and affectionate; at once loving and lovable – a man of faith, a child of God.
The death of Brother Lash had been expected since Sabbath morning, January 30, when he was found in an unconscious condition in his chair. And yet he had been in failing health for some years, and his decline had been steady since the death of Sister Lash on July 14, 1914. The loss of his companion and helpmate of fifty-nine years was observed to have a decidedly depressing effect upon him, and his longing to be with her, the love of his life, found fruition when on that peaceful Lord's Day, "God's finger touched him and he slept." Prominent in his life was a gentleness of spirit and an unceasing devotion for the wife and the children. And this affection was complimented in full measure by the untiring devotion of the son and daughter, who have found joy in leaving nothing undone for the father's comfort in his declining years.
Mrs. Ervin, the daughter, left her own home in Kirley, South Dakota, to care for her parents, and has spent the greater part of the past six years in unrelenting devotion, together with the son, George E. Lash, who was no less self-sacrificing and faithful.
Brother Lash was the son of John and Catherine Lash, born in Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1834. When he was three years old, he was taken by his parents to a farm six miles west of Warsaw, Indiana, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Mary Baker, November 25, 1855.
The Bourbon charge recommended him to the District Conference for license to preach, and he became a member of the North Indiana Annual Conference in 1866, and was assigned to New Corydon (now Geneva), and successively served at Deerfield, Antioch, Springfield, Inwood, Allen Harlan, Coesse, Roanoke, Milford, Osceola, and Elkhart Circuit, from which appointment he was given a superannuated relation in 1885.
Brother Lash is survived by a brother, S. P. Lash, of York, Nebraska, who is eighty-four years old; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ira W. Martin, of Elkhart, Indiana; W. Floyd Ervin of Kirley, South Dakota, and Miss Geraldine Lash of Toledo, Ohio, and also three great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held in the home of the son, Monday afternoon, February 14, at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Dr. John C. White, assisted by Dr. R. J. Wade, R. L. Semans, R. F. Morrison, and W. E. Loveless. A brief memorial service was conducted by Revs. A. G. Neal, A. J. Cary, R. J. Wade, and John C. White, and the interment made in the beautiful Oakwood Cemetery at Warsaw, Indiana.
Memorial given at the North Indiana Methodist Conference.
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