The Franklin Democrat (Franklin, IN) 10 Oct 1879 (Friday, pg. 1)
John A. Doty was born in Union township, Johnson county, Indiana, May 7th, 1858, and from childhood had a desire to be a man of usefulness, and in view of this, when attending school at the country school house in the district where his father lived, exhibited such an ambition for gaining the love and confidence of teacher and associates, it was often remarked, "John A. Doty is the best scholar in school," and as he grew in years he grew in confidence with those to whom he associated. He had a good word for all persons and everyone loved him. At the age of eighteen he united himself with the Christian church, at Christian Chapel, three miles from his father's house, and was one of the active members of the society, always ready to do whatever was assigned him, often officiating as leader of the prayer and social meetings. At home he never forgot to pray, and in the absence of his father conducted the home worship. For the past three years he has been using his means preparing himself for teaching public school, and we know he would have been a successful teacher for he was a lover of piety and a good pattern of Christianity, but when ready to commence the life for which he had labored amongst men, the sneaking hand of typhoid fever lays hold on him and dragged him into his bed. The best medical talent in the country was summoned, the best nurses employed, and for thirty-six days he was waited on with untiring care, but alas, all was in vain; at 11 o'clock a.m. on the 27th of September 1879, that convoy of angels was sent to carry the spirit home. And as the angels were coming, and relatives and friends gathered around the bedside, he looked up and said: "Praise, God, papa, praise God, for he does all things well, Farewell, vain world!" On the Sunday following his body was taken to Providence church, where Rev. Henry preached the funeral sermon, after which the body was taken to the Doty cemetery and consigned to the grave in the presence of fully one thousand people; and as the cold clods of clay fell upon the coffin's lid all felt like one of the bright ones had been taken from amongst us and left us lonesome. But what is our loss is his gain, and we do not feel like calling such a good boy back to this unfriendly world, for now he joins in singing the songs of the redeemed, with six other brothers and sisters of the same family. P.M.K.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
John A. Doty was born in Union township, Johnson county, Indiana, May 7th, 1858, and from childhood had a desire to be a man of usefulness, and in view of this, when attending school at the country school house in the district where his father lived, exhibited such an ambition for gaining the love and confidence of teacher and associates, it was often remarked, "John A. Doty is the best scholar in school," and as he grew in years he grew in confidence with those to whom he associated. He had a good word for all persons and everyone loved him. At the age of eighteen he united himself with the Christian church, at Christian Chapel, three miles from his father's house, and was one of the active members of the society, always ready to do whatever was assigned him, often officiating as leader of the prayer and social meetings. At home he never forgot to pray, and in the absence of his father conducted the home worship. For the past three years he has been using his means preparing himself for teaching public school, and we know he would have been a successful teacher for he was a lover of piety and a good pattern of Christianity, but when ready to commence the life for which he had labored amongst men, the sneaking hand of typhoid fever lays hold on him and dragged him into his bed. The best medical talent in the country was summoned, the best nurses employed, and for thirty-six days he was waited on with untiring care, but alas, all was in vain; at 11 o'clock a.m. on the 27th of September 1879, that convoy of angels was sent to carry the spirit home. And as the angels were coming, and relatives and friends gathered around the bedside, he looked up and said: "Praise, God, papa, praise God, for he does all things well, Farewell, vain world!" On the Sunday following his body was taken to Providence church, where Rev. Henry preached the funeral sermon, after which the body was taken to the Doty cemetery and consigned to the grave in the presence of fully one thousand people; and as the cold clods of clay fell upon the coffin's lid all felt like one of the bright ones had been taken from amongst us and left us lonesome. But what is our loss is his gain, and we do not feel like calling such a good boy back to this unfriendly world, for now he joins in singing the songs of the redeemed, with six other brothers and sisters of the same family. P.M.K.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
The Franklin Democrat (Franklin, IN) 10 Oct 1879 (Friday, pg. 1)
John A. Doty was born in Union township, Johnson county, Indiana, May 7th, 1858, and from childhood had a desire to be a man of usefulness, and in view of this, when attending school at the country school house in the district where his father lived, exhibited such an ambition for gaining the love and confidence of teacher and associates, it was often remarked, "John A. Doty is the best scholar in school," and as he grew in years he grew in confidence with those to whom he associated. He had a good word for all persons and everyone loved him. At the age of eighteen he united himself with the Christian church, at Christian Chapel, three miles from his father's house, and was one of the active members of the society, always ready to do whatever was assigned him, often officiating as leader of the prayer and social meetings. At home he never forgot to pray, and in the absence of his father conducted the home worship. For the past three years he has been using his means preparing himself for teaching public school, and we know he would have been a successful teacher for he was a lover of piety and a good pattern of Christianity, but when ready to commence the life for which he had labored amongst men, the sneaking hand of typhoid fever lays hold on him and dragged him into his bed. The best medical talent in the country was summoned, the best nurses employed, and for thirty-six days he was waited on with untiring care, but alas, all was in vain; at 11 o'clock a.m. on the 27th of September 1879, that convoy of angels was sent to carry the spirit home. And as the angels were coming, and relatives and friends gathered around the bedside, he looked up and said: "Praise, God, papa, praise God, for he does all things well, Farewell, vain world!" On the Sunday following his body was taken to Providence church, where Rev. Henry preached the funeral sermon, after which the body was taken to the Doty cemetery and consigned to the grave in the presence of fully one thousand people; and as the cold clods of clay fell upon the coffin's lid all felt like one of the bright ones had been taken from amongst us and left us lonesome. But what is our loss is his gain, and we do not feel like calling such a good boy back to this unfriendly world, for now he joins in singing the songs of the redeemed, with six other brothers and sisters of the same family. P.M.K.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
John A. Doty was born in Union township, Johnson county, Indiana, May 7th, 1858, and from childhood had a desire to be a man of usefulness, and in view of this, when attending school at the country school house in the district where his father lived, exhibited such an ambition for gaining the love and confidence of teacher and associates, it was often remarked, "John A. Doty is the best scholar in school," and as he grew in years he grew in confidence with those to whom he associated. He had a good word for all persons and everyone loved him. At the age of eighteen he united himself with the Christian church, at Christian Chapel, three miles from his father's house, and was one of the active members of the society, always ready to do whatever was assigned him, often officiating as leader of the prayer and social meetings. At home he never forgot to pray, and in the absence of his father conducted the home worship. For the past three years he has been using his means preparing himself for teaching public school, and we know he would have been a successful teacher for he was a lover of piety and a good pattern of Christianity, but when ready to commence the life for which he had labored amongst men, the sneaking hand of typhoid fever lays hold on him and dragged him into his bed. The best medical talent in the country was summoned, the best nurses employed, and for thirty-six days he was waited on with untiring care, but alas, all was in vain; at 11 o'clock a.m. on the 27th of September 1879, that convoy of angels was sent to carry the spirit home. And as the angels were coming, and relatives and friends gathered around the bedside, he looked up and said: "Praise, God, papa, praise God, for he does all things well, Farewell, vain world!" On the Sunday following his body was taken to Providence church, where Rev. Henry preached the funeral sermon, after which the body was taken to the Doty cemetery and consigned to the grave in the presence of fully one thousand people; and as the cold clods of clay fell upon the coffin's lid all felt like one of the bright ones had been taken from amongst us and left us lonesome. But what is our loss is his gain, and we do not feel like calling such a good boy back to this unfriendly world, for now he joins in singing the songs of the redeemed, with six other brothers and sisters of the same family. P.M.K.
[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
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