The Rev. Marion Crosley, D. D., for more than fifty years a prominent Universalist clergyman, died suddenly Tuesday morning on a train approaching Indianapolis from the south. Dr. Crosley was on his way from Roseland, Florida, where he had a summer home, to the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball, in Muncie. He was accompanied by his daughter and also his son, Ferdinand Crosley, of New York City. He had not been in good health for some time and his children had been South to see him, called there by his illness. They were bringing him back to Muncie in order that he might be under the immediate care of his daughter in her own home. Although weak when he left Roseland, the end came unexpectedly.
Though a native of Ohio, where he was born, in Warren County in 1836, Dr. Crosley was for many years identified with the work of the Universalist denomination in Indiana, in which state, he held his first regular pastorate. He was afterwards located in Muncie, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and for a long time held the office of state superintendent of churches. His name was known to practically every Universalist of the last generation in Indiana, as well as a multitude of other faiths as well as his own.
In the course of his long ministerial career he was pastor of several churches in the east, among them the Church of the Messiah in Portland, Me., the Church of Good Tidings in Brooklyn, N. Y., and the First Universalist Churches of Springfield, Mass., and Utica, N. Y. His pastorate in Muncie began in November, 1869, and closed three years later when he accepted a call to Glasgow, Scotland. He was a preacher of unusual power and continued such to the end of his life. After retiring from regular pastoral work a few years ago, Dr. Crosley spent much time in Florida, at his home in Roseland. There he preached nearly every Sunday.
He was the first student of Lebanon College in Lebanon, O., and while there often preached in the communities around about, gaining considerable fame and large hearings as the "Boy Preacher." He was a faithful pastor, kindly and sympathetic, and an active worker, in all community movements wherever he was located.
Dr. Crosley leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball (Bertha), of Muncie; a son, Ferdinand, three grandchildren, Edmund Ball, Jr., Adelia Ball and Janice Ball, and three brothers, Powell Crosley of Cincinnati; L. S. of Dorchester, Mass., and Moses O., who lives on the old homestead in Warren County, Ohio. Two other brothers died in early youth. Dr. Crosley's wife, Mrs. Adelia Swift Crosley, died several years ago.
The body will arrive in Muncie Wednesday noon, where it will be met by members of the family, the pastor of St. John's Church, the pallbearers and a company of Knights Templar, who will act as escort to the St. John's Universalist Church, where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock. Dr. Crosley was an enthusiastic Mason and had held many official positions in various Masonic bodies. The Knights Templar will be in charge of the funeral, Dr. Edward G. Mason, giving the address. The following men will act as pallbearers: F. C. Ball, W. C. Ball, B. C. Bowman, L. L. Case, Eugene Vatet, Ed Bishop, Web S. Richey, and J. M. Maring. Interment will take place in the E. B. Ball tomb in Beech Grove Cemetery,in which lie the bodies of the deceased's wife and his little grandson and namesake, Crosley Ball.
Muncie Morning Star, Wednesday, November 28, 1917.
Age at Death: 80y.
Though a native of Ohio, where he was born, in Warren County in 1836, Dr. Crosley was for many years identified with the work of the Universalist denomination in Indiana, in which state, he held his first regular pastorate. He was afterwards located in Muncie, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and for a long time held the office of state superintendent of churches. His name was known to practically every Universalist of the last generation in Indiana, as well as a multitude of other faiths as well as his own.
In the course of his long ministerial career he was pastor of several churches in the east, among them the Church of the Messiah in Portland, Me., the Church of Good Tidings in Brooklyn, N. Y., and the First Universalist Churches of Springfield, Mass., and Utica, N. Y. His pastorate in Muncie began in November, 1869, and closed three years later when he accepted a call to Glasgow, Scotland. He was a preacher of unusual power and continued such to the end of his life. After retiring from regular pastoral work a few years ago, Dr. Crosley spent much time in Florida, at his home in Roseland. There he preached nearly every Sunday.
He was the first student of Lebanon College in Lebanon, O., and while there often preached in the communities around about, gaining considerable fame and large hearings as the "Boy Preacher." He was a faithful pastor, kindly and sympathetic, and an active worker, in all community movements wherever he was located.
Dr. Crosley leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball (Bertha), of Muncie; a son, Ferdinand, three grandchildren, Edmund Ball, Jr., Adelia Ball and Janice Ball, and three brothers, Powell Crosley of Cincinnati; L. S. of Dorchester, Mass., and Moses O., who lives on the old homestead in Warren County, Ohio. Two other brothers died in early youth. Dr. Crosley's wife, Mrs. Adelia Swift Crosley, died several years ago.
The body will arrive in Muncie Wednesday noon, where it will be met by members of the family, the pastor of St. John's Church, the pallbearers and a company of Knights Templar, who will act as escort to the St. John's Universalist Church, where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock. Dr. Crosley was an enthusiastic Mason and had held many official positions in various Masonic bodies. The Knights Templar will be in charge of the funeral, Dr. Edward G. Mason, giving the address. The following men will act as pallbearers: F. C. Ball, W. C. Ball, B. C. Bowman, L. L. Case, Eugene Vatet, Ed Bishop, Web S. Richey, and J. M. Maring. Interment will take place in the E. B. Ball tomb in Beech Grove Cemetery,in which lie the bodies of the deceased's wife and his little grandson and namesake, Crosley Ball.
Muncie Morning Star, Wednesday, November 28, 1917.
Age at Death: 80y.
The Rev. Marion Crosley, D. D., for more than fifty years a prominent Universalist clergyman, died suddenly Tuesday morning on a train approaching Indianapolis from the south. Dr. Crosley was on his way from Roseland, Florida, where he had a summer home, to the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball, in Muncie. He was accompanied by his daughter and also his son, Ferdinand Crosley, of New York City. He had not been in good health for some time and his children had been South to see him, called there by his illness. They were bringing him back to Muncie in order that he might be under the immediate care of his daughter in her own home. Although weak when he left Roseland, the end came unexpectedly.
Though a native of Ohio, where he was born, in Warren County in 1836, Dr. Crosley was for many years identified with the work of the Universalist denomination in Indiana, in which state, he held his first regular pastorate. He was afterwards located in Muncie, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and for a long time held the office of state superintendent of churches. His name was known to practically every Universalist of the last generation in Indiana, as well as a multitude of other faiths as well as his own.
In the course of his long ministerial career he was pastor of several churches in the east, among them the Church of the Messiah in Portland, Me., the Church of Good Tidings in Brooklyn, N. Y., and the First Universalist Churches of Springfield, Mass., and Utica, N. Y. His pastorate in Muncie began in November, 1869, and closed three years later when he accepted a call to Glasgow, Scotland. He was a preacher of unusual power and continued such to the end of his life. After retiring from regular pastoral work a few years ago, Dr. Crosley spent much time in Florida, at his home in Roseland. There he preached nearly every Sunday.
He was the first student of Lebanon College in Lebanon, O., and while there often preached in the communities around about, gaining considerable fame and large hearings as the "Boy Preacher." He was a faithful pastor, kindly and sympathetic, and an active worker, in all community movements wherever he was located.
Dr. Crosley leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball (Bertha), of Muncie; a son, Ferdinand, three grandchildren, Edmund Ball, Jr., Adelia Ball and Janice Ball, and three brothers, Powell Crosley of Cincinnati; L. S. of Dorchester, Mass., and Moses O., who lives on the old homestead in Warren County, Ohio. Two other brothers died in early youth. Dr. Crosley's wife, Mrs. Adelia Swift Crosley, died several years ago.
The body will arrive in Muncie Wednesday noon, where it will be met by members of the family, the pastor of St. John's Church, the pallbearers and a company of Knights Templar, who will act as escort to the St. John's Universalist Church, where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock. Dr. Crosley was an enthusiastic Mason and had held many official positions in various Masonic bodies. The Knights Templar will be in charge of the funeral, Dr. Edward G. Mason, giving the address. The following men will act as pallbearers: F. C. Ball, W. C. Ball, B. C. Bowman, L. L. Case, Eugene Vatet, Ed Bishop, Web S. Richey, and J. M. Maring. Interment will take place in the E. B. Ball tomb in Beech Grove Cemetery,in which lie the bodies of the deceased's wife and his little grandson and namesake, Crosley Ball.
Muncie Morning Star, Wednesday, November 28, 1917.
Age at Death: 80y.
Though a native of Ohio, where he was born, in Warren County in 1836, Dr. Crosley was for many years identified with the work of the Universalist denomination in Indiana, in which state, he held his first regular pastorate. He was afterwards located in Muncie, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and for a long time held the office of state superintendent of churches. His name was known to practically every Universalist of the last generation in Indiana, as well as a multitude of other faiths as well as his own.
In the course of his long ministerial career he was pastor of several churches in the east, among them the Church of the Messiah in Portland, Me., the Church of Good Tidings in Brooklyn, N. Y., and the First Universalist Churches of Springfield, Mass., and Utica, N. Y. His pastorate in Muncie began in November, 1869, and closed three years later when he accepted a call to Glasgow, Scotland. He was a preacher of unusual power and continued such to the end of his life. After retiring from regular pastoral work a few years ago, Dr. Crosley spent much time in Florida, at his home in Roseland. There he preached nearly every Sunday.
He was the first student of Lebanon College in Lebanon, O., and while there often preached in the communities around about, gaining considerable fame and large hearings as the "Boy Preacher." He was a faithful pastor, kindly and sympathetic, and an active worker, in all community movements wherever he was located.
Dr. Crosley leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ball (Bertha), of Muncie; a son, Ferdinand, three grandchildren, Edmund Ball, Jr., Adelia Ball and Janice Ball, and three brothers, Powell Crosley of Cincinnati; L. S. of Dorchester, Mass., and Moses O., who lives on the old homestead in Warren County, Ohio. Two other brothers died in early youth. Dr. Crosley's wife, Mrs. Adelia Swift Crosley, died several years ago.
The body will arrive in Muncie Wednesday noon, where it will be met by members of the family, the pastor of St. John's Church, the pallbearers and a company of Knights Templar, who will act as escort to the St. John's Universalist Church, where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock. Dr. Crosley was an enthusiastic Mason and had held many official positions in various Masonic bodies. The Knights Templar will be in charge of the funeral, Dr. Edward G. Mason, giving the address. The following men will act as pallbearers: F. C. Ball, W. C. Ball, B. C. Bowman, L. L. Case, Eugene Vatet, Ed Bishop, Web S. Richey, and J. M. Maring. Interment will take place in the E. B. Ball tomb in Beech Grove Cemetery,in which lie the bodies of the deceased's wife and his little grandson and namesake, Crosley Ball.
Muncie Morning Star, Wednesday, November 28, 1917.
Age at Death: 80y.
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