"Rev. D.L. Rader Dies After Long Illness--Editor of Pacific Christian Advocate And Well-Known Figure In Methodism--Rev. D.L. Rader, editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate and for many years one of the most prominent Methodist clergymen in this state, died Sunday morning in Portland after an illness of many months. October 4 last, while delivering an address before the Methodist Ministerial association of Portland in Taylor Street Methodist church on the life of the late Bishop Foss, he was stricken with apoplexy. He was taken to Portland sanitorium and later removed to his home, 68 East Sixty-third. For a time his left side was paralyzed, but recently his condition appeared to improve. Last Monday he complained to his wife of being tired and shortly afterward suffered another stoke of apoplexy and became unconscious, in which state he remained until his death.
He was born in Jackson county, Mo. in 1850, and was ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal church south when 19 years of age, and assumed charge of the church at Oskaloosa, Kan. Sixteen years later he became affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church. During the past 25 years he has been prominent in the Methodist church in the northwest, holding various pastorates and other positions of prominence. His first charge in the northwest was at Tacoma. During the past seven years he has been editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, which is published in Portland.
He is survived by his widow, four sons and two daughters. His sons are Lyell and Paul Rader, of Chicago; Ralph Rader, of Los Angeles and Luke Rader, of Portland. Mrs. R.H. Hughes and Miss Catherine Rader, of Portland, are his daughters.
Funeral services will be held in Taylor Street Methodist church, Portland, at 9:45 this morning. From 9 until time for the funeral the body will lie in state in the church. Interment will be in the Jason Lee cemetery in Salem. Bishop Charles W. Smith, Dr. Benjamin Young and other Portland clergymen will participate in the funeral services.
The remains will arrive on the 1 o'clock Oregon electric car today, where they will be met at the State street depot by friends and the student body from Willamette University, and accompanied to Lee Mission cemetery, where services will be held." DOS Feb 7, 1911 6:4