The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1908, Page 60

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With the Lord.

Our colored Lutheran congregations in North
Carolina were greatly shocked and grieved on
July 9th when they received the sad intelligence
that Rev. Stuart Doswell, of Mount Pleasant, N. C.,
was dead. He was one of our youngest, most use-
ful, and best beloved missionaries.

Rev. Stuart Doswell was born at Meherrin, Va.,
on the 24th of January, 1879. Ie was the oldest
son of Henry B. and Mary A. Doswell. His grand-
mother and mother were the first members of our
mission at Meherrin. He was baptized in infancy,
reared in our parochial school, where he was care-

Rev. STUART DOSWELL.

Born January 24, 1879.
Died July 9, 1908.

fully instructed in the Catechism and in Biblical
History. He was confirmed in his fourteenth year.
His parents dedicated him to the Lord’s service.
Rev. J. C. Schmidt sent him to our theological
seminary at Springfield, Ill., where he studied six
years. He graduated in 1902, and was the first of
the colored students from Springfield to enter the
holy ministry. After assisting the different mis-
sionaries a short time, he accepted a call as pastor
of the churches of the Mount Pleasant circuit, con-
sisting of Mount Calvary Church at Mount Plea-
sant, Immanuel Church at Rimerstown, and St. Pe-
ter’s at Dry’s School House.. In 1907, the church
at Gold Hill was given him. Since 1902 he labored
diligently both in school and church to build up our
Intheran Zion. He was also always ready to assist
our missionaries when called upon to do so. At-the

time of his death he was, President of Immanuel
Conference.

On the fourth Sunday in June he went to Gold
Hill to conduct services. While there he was
stricken with typhoid fever. At first it seemed as
if he would soon recover. But on July 3 he took a
relapse. In order to procure better medical attend-
ance, he was moyed to Salisbury. In spite of all
that could possibly be done for him, he continued
to grow worse. He quietly fell asleep on July 9, at
1.15 a.m. In his death he held fast to the saving
faith into which he was baptized in his infancy,
which he confessed as a boy, and boldly preached
as aman. Rey. Lash, at whose home he died, ad-_
ministered the Lord’s Supper to him two days be-
fore his death. Jesus was always to him _ his
Savior, his Refuge, and his Redeemer. He is now
forever with the Lord, and great is his joy.

Short services were held in St. John’s Church
at Salisbury, where Rev. J. Ph. Schmidt made an
address, and Prof. Carter read resolutions of con- .
dolence. Afterwards his remains were taken to
Meherrin, Va., and there laid to rest. Rev. W. Lash
preached the funeral sermon from the 23d Psalm.
Prof. M. Lochner, of Immanuel College, represented
that institution, and made some comforting re-
marks from Ps. 116, 15. Rev. J. McDavid, repre-
senting Immanuel Conference, delivered a short -

- address from 2 Tim. 4, 7. 8.— Rev. Doswell is

mourned by his parents, grandfather, one brother,
three sisters, many other relatives, and a host of
friends.

While grieved and saddened over this dispensa-
tion of God, and while we cannot understand why
the Lord took this young laborer from the work in
which he was so useful and so sorely needed, we
nevertheless humbly bow to His gracious will, know-
ing that all things work together for our good.

With tearful eyes.we turn to Him and implore
Him to send more laborers into His vineyard. May
He also make us all more faithful in our glorious
mission work. Let us work “while it is day; the
night cometh, when no man can work.” _

J. MoD.

The Missionary’s Story.

A missionary who had labored for many years
among the Mexican’ Indians was one day at the
dwelling of one of them, when an old Indian chief
of another tribe came there. Said the native to
the missionary: “This man has Jost his daughter.”