Aledo Democrat 2-23-1897
Dr D.R. JOHNSTON DEAD
Prominent Citizen of Aledo Passes Away
The sketch of the life of Dr D.R. Johnston given below was prepared by his pastor, Rev W.M. Story and read at the funeral services held in the United Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon.
Dr D.R. Johnston was born in Northwood, Ohio, August 21, 1842. He was educated in Geneva College, of which his father, Rev J.B. Johnston, D.D., was the president. When seventeen years of age he was the first in his community to respond to our country's call for three months' volunteer service. He entered the service in Co K, 17th Ohio Regiment. At the expiration of this service he received an appointment as Sargeant and continued in the service of his country under General Eakin. When he returned from the war he completed his education. He studied medicine in the Cincinnati Medical School and graduated in his professional course at Rush Medical, Chicago. He began as a practicing physician in Indianapolis, in an office with his uncle, Dr J.T. Boyd. On the 25th of December 1867, he was married to Miss Margaret Stewart. Having received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian chuch as Medical Missionary to Egypt, they started on their voyage the year after their marriage. Four children have been born to them, three of these, now dead, were born in the foreign land. Anna Boyd rests in the cemetery at Alexandria; William Renwick was buried in Cairo; Elizabeth Stewart, better known to us all as Bessie, was laid to rest in the Aledo cemetery. His beloved wife and Robert Currie, who was born in this country, are the surviving members of the family, who with his sisters and brothers and many friends deeply mourn his departure.
When in the foreign field he spent on summer traveling through the land of Palestine, acquainting himself with the places where the Master, whom he served, had lived, labored, and died. During all his after-life he made use of the knowledge gained to impress upon the minds of those who came under his instruction, the blessed truths concerning Jesus.
In addition to his work as Medical Missionary he was appointed the first president of the Training College, Assioot, Egypt. The work there was well begun by him, and has proved one of the greatest blessings to that ancient country. In that mission work, in which he labored for eight years, there seems to be a direct fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah six: 19 and 20; "In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness with the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the Oppressors, and he shall send them a Savior and a great one, and He shall delivery them."
The Doctor took great comfort in the thought that the mission work of our church in Egypt was a fulfillment of that prophecy. The work there, of which he did a noble part, is spoken of by Rev Frances E. Clark, President of the Christian Endeavor, who spent some time in Egypt studying the mission work, in the following words: "There are few missions, indeed, in any part of the world, that can show the marked and steady advance for so many consecutive years as the mission in Egypt. The mission has been fortunate in the men it has commissioned. This may be taken for grated when we consider the great success that has attended their labors, for only able and consecrated men can God thus use."
Dr Johnston was one of those men who gave the work form and shape. We who have known him here can see nothing of the work there, but God has seen it and his servant has entered upon his reward.
The family returned to this country in 1875, and after spending one year visiting with friends, they located in Mansfield, Ohio, where he continued in business as a druggist and physician for five years. One year was spent in Wooster, Ohio. They came to Aledo in 1881, where he continued his business and professional work until about one week before his death.
His earnest work for the Master began when he was a young man. He made his public profession of faith when he was a medical student in Cincinnati, and united with the United Presbyterian church there, under the pastorate of Rev R.H. Polloch. His life work tells of his devotion to Him who had redeemed him by His own blood. When in Mansfield he was elected to the office of ruling elder, which office he filled with marked ability until the time of his death. He served seven years as superintendent of the Aledo Sabbath School, four years during Rev T.B. Turnbull's pastorate, and three years during the present pastorate.
He was a workman that needed not to be ashamed. The life and energy with which he pushed the work was manifest in every department. His artistic skill was used for the glory of God. In his excellent reviews of the Sabbath School lessons there was one thought and one name which was made to stand out in bold relief on the chart Jesus, Jesus, Jesus was on every chart in large, beautiful letters.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG OBITUARY SO PART OF IT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE
Hopes were entertained that he might recover, until last Saturday morning, Feb 20, 1897, when he suddenly grew worse. The tabernacle began to dissolve. The wasting disease, diabetes, did its work rapidly, and at 3:40 p.m., he left us with a smile resting on his face, and with a firm conviction in our hearts that a victory had been gained through Jesus.
The funeral services were held today in the United Presbyterian church, Rev W.M. Story officiating. Rev J.C. Calhoun, Viola and Revs W.S. Davis and A.M. Stocking, Aledo, assisting. His body was laid to rest beside his daughter Bessie in Aledo cemetery.
Dr D.R. JOHNSTON DEAD
Prominent Citizen of Aledo Passes Away
The sketch of the life of Dr D.R. Johnston given below was prepared by his pastor, Rev W.M. Story and read at the funeral services held in the United Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon.
Dr D.R. Johnston was born in Northwood, Ohio, August 21, 1842. He was educated in Geneva College, of which his father, Rev J.B. Johnston, D.D., was the president. When seventeen years of age he was the first in his community to respond to our country's call for three months' volunteer service. He entered the service in Co K, 17th Ohio Regiment. At the expiration of this service he received an appointment as Sargeant and continued in the service of his country under General Eakin. When he returned from the war he completed his education. He studied medicine in the Cincinnati Medical School and graduated in his professional course at Rush Medical, Chicago. He began as a practicing physician in Indianapolis, in an office with his uncle, Dr J.T. Boyd. On the 25th of December 1867, he was married to Miss Margaret Stewart. Having received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian chuch as Medical Missionary to Egypt, they started on their voyage the year after their marriage. Four children have been born to them, three of these, now dead, were born in the foreign land. Anna Boyd rests in the cemetery at Alexandria; William Renwick was buried in Cairo; Elizabeth Stewart, better known to us all as Bessie, was laid to rest in the Aledo cemetery. His beloved wife and Robert Currie, who was born in this country, are the surviving members of the family, who with his sisters and brothers and many friends deeply mourn his departure.
When in the foreign field he spent on summer traveling through the land of Palestine, acquainting himself with the places where the Master, whom he served, had lived, labored, and died. During all his after-life he made use of the knowledge gained to impress upon the minds of those who came under his instruction, the blessed truths concerning Jesus.
In addition to his work as Medical Missionary he was appointed the first president of the Training College, Assioot, Egypt. The work there was well begun by him, and has proved one of the greatest blessings to that ancient country. In that mission work, in which he labored for eight years, there seems to be a direct fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah six: 19 and 20; "In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness with the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the Oppressors, and he shall send them a Savior and a great one, and He shall delivery them."
The Doctor took great comfort in the thought that the mission work of our church in Egypt was a fulfillment of that prophecy. The work there, of which he did a noble part, is spoken of by Rev Frances E. Clark, President of the Christian Endeavor, who spent some time in Egypt studying the mission work, in the following words: "There are few missions, indeed, in any part of the world, that can show the marked and steady advance for so many consecutive years as the mission in Egypt. The mission has been fortunate in the men it has commissioned. This may be taken for grated when we consider the great success that has attended their labors, for only able and consecrated men can God thus use."
Dr Johnston was one of those men who gave the work form and shape. We who have known him here can see nothing of the work there, but God has seen it and his servant has entered upon his reward.
The family returned to this country in 1875, and after spending one year visiting with friends, they located in Mansfield, Ohio, where he continued in business as a druggist and physician for five years. One year was spent in Wooster, Ohio. They came to Aledo in 1881, where he continued his business and professional work until about one week before his death.
His earnest work for the Master began when he was a young man. He made his public profession of faith when he was a medical student in Cincinnati, and united with the United Presbyterian church there, under the pastorate of Rev R.H. Polloch. His life work tells of his devotion to Him who had redeemed him by His own blood. When in Mansfield he was elected to the office of ruling elder, which office he filled with marked ability until the time of his death. He served seven years as superintendent of the Aledo Sabbath School, four years during Rev T.B. Turnbull's pastorate, and three years during the present pastorate.
He was a workman that needed not to be ashamed. The life and energy with which he pushed the work was manifest in every department. His artistic skill was used for the glory of God. In his excellent reviews of the Sabbath School lessons there was one thought and one name which was made to stand out in bold relief on the chart Jesus, Jesus, Jesus was on every chart in large, beautiful letters.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG OBITUARY SO PART OF IT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE
Hopes were entertained that he might recover, until last Saturday morning, Feb 20, 1897, when he suddenly grew worse. The tabernacle began to dissolve. The wasting disease, diabetes, did its work rapidly, and at 3:40 p.m., he left us with a smile resting on his face, and with a firm conviction in our hearts that a victory had been gained through Jesus.
The funeral services were held today in the United Presbyterian church, Rev W.M. Story officiating. Rev J.C. Calhoun, Viola and Revs W.S. Davis and A.M. Stocking, Aledo, assisting. His body was laid to rest beside his daughter Bessie in Aledo cemetery.
Aledo Democrat 2-23-1897
Dr D.R. JOHNSTON DEAD
Prominent Citizen of Aledo Passes Away
The sketch of the life of Dr D.R. Johnston given below was prepared by his pastor, Rev W.M. Story and read at the funeral services held in the United Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon.
Dr D.R. Johnston was born in Northwood, Ohio, August 21, 1842. He was educated in Geneva College, of which his father, Rev J.B. Johnston, D.D., was the president. When seventeen years of age he was the first in his community to respond to our country's call for three months' volunteer service. He entered the service in Co K, 17th Ohio Regiment. At the expiration of this service he received an appointment as Sargeant and continued in the service of his country under General Eakin. When he returned from the war he completed his education. He studied medicine in the Cincinnati Medical School and graduated in his professional course at Rush Medical, Chicago. He began as a practicing physician in Indianapolis, in an office with his uncle, Dr J.T. Boyd. On the 25th of December 1867, he was married to Miss Margaret Stewart. Having received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian chuch as Medical Missionary to Egypt, they started on their voyage the year after their marriage. Four children have been born to them, three of these, now dead, were born in the foreign land. Anna Boyd rests in the cemetery at Alexandria; William Renwick was buried in Cairo; Elizabeth Stewart, better known to us all as Bessie, was laid to rest in the Aledo cemetery. His beloved wife and Robert Currie, who was born in this country, are the surviving members of the family, who with his sisters and brothers and many friends deeply mourn his departure.
When in the foreign field he spent on summer traveling through the land of Palestine, acquainting himself with the places where the Master, whom he served, had lived, labored, and died. During all his after-life he made use of the knowledge gained to impress upon the minds of those who came under his instruction, the blessed truths concerning Jesus.
In addition to his work as Medical Missionary he was appointed the first president of the Training College, Assioot, Egypt. The work there was well begun by him, and has proved one of the greatest blessings to that ancient country. In that mission work, in which he labored for eight years, there seems to be a direct fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah six: 19 and 20; "In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness with the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the Oppressors, and he shall send them a Savior and a great one, and He shall delivery them."
The Doctor took great comfort in the thought that the mission work of our church in Egypt was a fulfillment of that prophecy. The work there, of which he did a noble part, is spoken of by Rev Frances E. Clark, President of the Christian Endeavor, who spent some time in Egypt studying the mission work, in the following words: "There are few missions, indeed, in any part of the world, that can show the marked and steady advance for so many consecutive years as the mission in Egypt. The mission has been fortunate in the men it has commissioned. This may be taken for grated when we consider the great success that has attended their labors, for only able and consecrated men can God thus use."
Dr Johnston was one of those men who gave the work form and shape. We who have known him here can see nothing of the work there, but God has seen it and his servant has entered upon his reward.
The family returned to this country in 1875, and after spending one year visiting with friends, they located in Mansfield, Ohio, where he continued in business as a druggist and physician for five years. One year was spent in Wooster, Ohio. They came to Aledo in 1881, where he continued his business and professional work until about one week before his death.
His earnest work for the Master began when he was a young man. He made his public profession of faith when he was a medical student in Cincinnati, and united with the United Presbyterian church there, under the pastorate of Rev R.H. Polloch. His life work tells of his devotion to Him who had redeemed him by His own blood. When in Mansfield he was elected to the office of ruling elder, which office he filled with marked ability until the time of his death. He served seven years as superintendent of the Aledo Sabbath School, four years during Rev T.B. Turnbull's pastorate, and three years during the present pastorate.
He was a workman that needed not to be ashamed. The life and energy with which he pushed the work was manifest in every department. His artistic skill was used for the glory of God. In his excellent reviews of the Sabbath School lessons there was one thought and one name which was made to stand out in bold relief on the chart Jesus, Jesus, Jesus was on every chart in large, beautiful letters.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG OBITUARY SO PART OF IT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE
Hopes were entertained that he might recover, until last Saturday morning, Feb 20, 1897, when he suddenly grew worse. The tabernacle began to dissolve. The wasting disease, diabetes, did its work rapidly, and at 3:40 p.m., he left us with a smile resting on his face, and with a firm conviction in our hearts that a victory had been gained through Jesus.
The funeral services were held today in the United Presbyterian church, Rev W.M. Story officiating. Rev J.C. Calhoun, Viola and Revs W.S. Davis and A.M. Stocking, Aledo, assisting. His body was laid to rest beside his daughter Bessie in Aledo cemetery.
Dr D.R. JOHNSTON DEAD
Prominent Citizen of Aledo Passes Away
The sketch of the life of Dr D.R. Johnston given below was prepared by his pastor, Rev W.M. Story and read at the funeral services held in the United Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon.
Dr D.R. Johnston was born in Northwood, Ohio, August 21, 1842. He was educated in Geneva College, of which his father, Rev J.B. Johnston, D.D., was the president. When seventeen years of age he was the first in his community to respond to our country's call for three months' volunteer service. He entered the service in Co K, 17th Ohio Regiment. At the expiration of this service he received an appointment as Sargeant and continued in the service of his country under General Eakin. When he returned from the war he completed his education. He studied medicine in the Cincinnati Medical School and graduated in his professional course at Rush Medical, Chicago. He began as a practicing physician in Indianapolis, in an office with his uncle, Dr J.T. Boyd. On the 25th of December 1867, he was married to Miss Margaret Stewart. Having received an appointment from the Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian chuch as Medical Missionary to Egypt, they started on their voyage the year after their marriage. Four children have been born to them, three of these, now dead, were born in the foreign land. Anna Boyd rests in the cemetery at Alexandria; William Renwick was buried in Cairo; Elizabeth Stewart, better known to us all as Bessie, was laid to rest in the Aledo cemetery. His beloved wife and Robert Currie, who was born in this country, are the surviving members of the family, who with his sisters and brothers and many friends deeply mourn his departure.
When in the foreign field he spent on summer traveling through the land of Palestine, acquainting himself with the places where the Master, whom he served, had lived, labored, and died. During all his after-life he made use of the knowledge gained to impress upon the minds of those who came under his instruction, the blessed truths concerning Jesus.
In addition to his work as Medical Missionary he was appointed the first president of the Training College, Assioot, Egypt. The work there was well begun by him, and has proved one of the greatest blessings to that ancient country. In that mission work, in which he labored for eight years, there seems to be a direct fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah six: 19 and 20; "In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness with the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the Oppressors, and he shall send them a Savior and a great one, and He shall delivery them."
The Doctor took great comfort in the thought that the mission work of our church in Egypt was a fulfillment of that prophecy. The work there, of which he did a noble part, is spoken of by Rev Frances E. Clark, President of the Christian Endeavor, who spent some time in Egypt studying the mission work, in the following words: "There are few missions, indeed, in any part of the world, that can show the marked and steady advance for so many consecutive years as the mission in Egypt. The mission has been fortunate in the men it has commissioned. This may be taken for grated when we consider the great success that has attended their labors, for only able and consecrated men can God thus use."
Dr Johnston was one of those men who gave the work form and shape. We who have known him here can see nothing of the work there, but God has seen it and his servant has entered upon his reward.
The family returned to this country in 1875, and after spending one year visiting with friends, they located in Mansfield, Ohio, where he continued in business as a druggist and physician for five years. One year was spent in Wooster, Ohio. They came to Aledo in 1881, where he continued his business and professional work until about one week before his death.
His earnest work for the Master began when he was a young man. He made his public profession of faith when he was a medical student in Cincinnati, and united with the United Presbyterian church there, under the pastorate of Rev R.H. Polloch. His life work tells of his devotion to Him who had redeemed him by His own blood. When in Mansfield he was elected to the office of ruling elder, which office he filled with marked ability until the time of his death. He served seven years as superintendent of the Aledo Sabbath School, four years during Rev T.B. Turnbull's pastorate, and three years during the present pastorate.
He was a workman that needed not to be ashamed. The life and energy with which he pushed the work was manifest in every department. His artistic skill was used for the glory of God. In his excellent reviews of the Sabbath School lessons there was one thought and one name which was made to stand out in bold relief on the chart Jesus, Jesus, Jesus was on every chart in large, beautiful letters.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG OBITUARY SO PART OF IT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE
Hopes were entertained that he might recover, until last Saturday morning, Feb 20, 1897, when he suddenly grew worse. The tabernacle began to dissolve. The wasting disease, diabetes, did its work rapidly, and at 3:40 p.m., he left us with a smile resting on his face, and with a firm conviction in our hearts that a victory had been gained through Jesus.
The funeral services were held today in the United Presbyterian church, Rev W.M. Story officiating. Rev J.C. Calhoun, Viola and Revs W.S. Davis and A.M. Stocking, Aledo, assisting. His body was laid to rest beside his daughter Bessie in Aledo cemetery.
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