The New North-West, Deer Lodge, MT, 23 Sept 1887
Rev. Hugh Duncan Dead
The Madisonian of last week announced that Rev. Hugh Duncan was quite ill, having been taken with cholera morbus while out looking at a coal field in Upper Ruby valley. He was taken to the residence of Mr. Snapps, where he had medical ministrations and his family joined him, but he sank rapidly and died last Thursday. He was buried Saturday last at Sheridan.
Speaking of him The Miner says: "He was one of the oldest and best known and highly respected Methodist ministers in Montana. He preached the first sermon in Alder gulch and organized the first Sunday school there. He was in his 63d year, and was born in Glasgow, Scotland. In early life he was a coal miner, and emigrated to this country when a young man. He worked in mines in Pennsylvania and Kansas. He removed to Colorado about 25 years ago and shortly after, in 1864, he came to Montana, where he worked as a miner. He was a local preacher in Virginia City, Mont., and in 1873 was admitted to the Methodist ministry and appointed to the charge of Deer Lodge. Next year he was appointed to Missouri but the charge was unable to sustain him and he was taken by Presiding Elder Shippen to the Blackfoot agency, where he served Sun River and Fort Benton and was a teacher of the Indian schools under Col. R.F. May. In 1875 he located for some months on his ranch, a couple miles from Sheridan, and in the fall of that year was appointed to Butte, where he was the first pastor of the Methodist church, and organized the first Sunday school there. He afterwards alternated between Fish Creek and Glendale. In 1882 he was made Presiding Elder of this Conference, and at the last session of the Conference, in August, he was appointed to the Meadow Creek mission, of which he was pastor when he died. He stood high in the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to the commandery of Knights Templar. He was Grand Master of Masons two years ago. He was a man generally liked, and was always called upon to sing Burns' Masonic songs to the Grand Lodge. He a genial, hearty disposition, and was unaffected and open in manner."
Rev. Hugh Duncan Dead
The Madisonian of last week announced that Rev. Hugh Duncan was quite ill, having been taken with cholera morbus while out looking at a coal field in Upper Ruby valley. He was taken to the residence of Mr. Snapps, where he had medical ministrations and his family joined him, but he sank rapidly and died last Thursday. He was buried Saturday last at Sheridan.
Speaking of him The Miner says: "He was one of the oldest and best known and highly respected Methodist ministers in Montana. He preached the first sermon in Alder gulch and organized the first Sunday school there. He was in his 63d year, and was born in Glasgow, Scotland. In early life he was a coal miner, and emigrated to this country when a young man. He worked in mines in Pennsylvania and Kansas. He removed to Colorado about 25 years ago and shortly after, in 1864, he came to Montana, where he worked as a miner. He was a local preacher in Virginia City, Mont., and in 1873 was admitted to the Methodist ministry and appointed to the charge of Deer Lodge. Next year he was appointed to Missouri but the charge was unable to sustain him and he was taken by Presiding Elder Shippen to the Blackfoot agency, where he served Sun River and Fort Benton and was a teacher of the Indian schools under Col. R.F. May. In 1875 he located for some months on his ranch, a couple miles from Sheridan, and in the fall of that year was appointed to Butte, where he was the first pastor of the Methodist church, and organized the first Sunday school there. He afterwards alternated between Fish Creek and Glendale. In 1882 he was made Presiding Elder of this Conference, and at the last session of the Conference, in August, he was appointed to the Meadow Creek mission, of which he was pastor when he died. He stood high in the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to the commandery of Knights Templar. He was Grand Master of Masons two years ago. He was a man generally liked, and was always called upon to sing Burns' Masonic songs to the Grand Lodge. He a genial, hearty disposition, and was unaffected and open in manner."
The New North-West, Deer Lodge, MT, 23 Sept 1887
Rev. Hugh Duncan Dead
The Madisonian of last week announced that Rev. Hugh Duncan was quite ill, having been taken with cholera morbus while out looking at a coal field in Upper Ruby valley. He was taken to the residence of Mr. Snapps, where he had medical ministrations and his family joined him, but he sank rapidly and died last Thursday. He was buried Saturday last at Sheridan.
Speaking of him The Miner says: "He was one of the oldest and best known and highly respected Methodist ministers in Montana. He preached the first sermon in Alder gulch and organized the first Sunday school there. He was in his 63d year, and was born in Glasgow, Scotland. In early life he was a coal miner, and emigrated to this country when a young man. He worked in mines in Pennsylvania and Kansas. He removed to Colorado about 25 years ago and shortly after, in 1864, he came to Montana, where he worked as a miner. He was a local preacher in Virginia City, Mont., and in 1873 was admitted to the Methodist ministry and appointed to the charge of Deer Lodge. Next year he was appointed to Missouri but the charge was unable to sustain him and he was taken by Presiding Elder Shippen to the Blackfoot agency, where he served Sun River and Fort Benton and was a teacher of the Indian schools under Col. R.F. May. In 1875 he located for some months on his ranch, a couple miles from Sheridan, and in the fall of that year was appointed to Butte, where he was the first pastor of the Methodist church, and organized the first Sunday school there. He afterwards alternated between Fish Creek and Glendale. In 1882 he was made Presiding Elder of this Conference, and at the last session of the Conference, in August, he was appointed to the Meadow Creek mission, of which he was pastor when he died. He stood high in the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to the commandery of Knights Templar. He was Grand Master of Masons two years ago. He was a man generally liked, and was always called upon to sing Burns' Masonic songs to the Grand Lodge. He a genial, hearty disposition, and was unaffected and open in manner."
Rev. Hugh Duncan Dead
The Madisonian of last week announced that Rev. Hugh Duncan was quite ill, having been taken with cholera morbus while out looking at a coal field in Upper Ruby valley. He was taken to the residence of Mr. Snapps, where he had medical ministrations and his family joined him, but he sank rapidly and died last Thursday. He was buried Saturday last at Sheridan.
Speaking of him The Miner says: "He was one of the oldest and best known and highly respected Methodist ministers in Montana. He preached the first sermon in Alder gulch and organized the first Sunday school there. He was in his 63d year, and was born in Glasgow, Scotland. In early life he was a coal miner, and emigrated to this country when a young man. He worked in mines in Pennsylvania and Kansas. He removed to Colorado about 25 years ago and shortly after, in 1864, he came to Montana, where he worked as a miner. He was a local preacher in Virginia City, Mont., and in 1873 was admitted to the Methodist ministry and appointed to the charge of Deer Lodge. Next year he was appointed to Missouri but the charge was unable to sustain him and he was taken by Presiding Elder Shippen to the Blackfoot agency, where he served Sun River and Fort Benton and was a teacher of the Indian schools under Col. R.F. May. In 1875 he located for some months on his ranch, a couple miles from Sheridan, and in the fall of that year was appointed to Butte, where he was the first pastor of the Methodist church, and organized the first Sunday school there. He afterwards alternated between Fish Creek and Glendale. In 1882 he was made Presiding Elder of this Conference, and at the last session of the Conference, in August, he was appointed to the Meadow Creek mission, of which he was pastor when he died. He stood high in the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to the commandery of Knights Templar. He was Grand Master of Masons two years ago. He was a man generally liked, and was always called upon to sing Burns' Masonic songs to the Grand Lodge. He a genial, hearty disposition, and was unaffected and open in manner."
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