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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT SI.25 PEE ANNUM.CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1902V*LDEATH OF DR.. DAUM.ANOBLE AND USEFUL LIFE CUT SHORT.Houghton, and read as an obituary advantages superior to those by at the funeral. We reproduce it; which he was surrounded in TiptonCounty. The outgrowth of this thought resulted in the purchase, atConnersville, of the historic estate.veloped. He believed that ;‘all are George Darsiehere in full.IN MEMORY.Alonzo Winfield Damn wasDrborn in Tipton County. Indiana. - owned by the Hon. J. X. Huston,December IT, 1 StD. His i arents ex-Treasurer of Hu* United StatesLoss Keenly Felt - Poignant, Grief of Friends and Loved Ones.Oraphic Sketch of a Career That* Tended Always Upward—Funeral and Interment*.were Andrew and Jane Daurn. es- \ To this place Dr. Daum moved his teemed residents of the places where sanatorium in 1899. Before leav-Dr. A. W. Daum, founder and proprietor of the Daum Sanatorium, one mile south ol Connersville, died early Thursday morning of last week, after a somewhat protracted illness, brought on bv stomach trouble and overwork. The news caused universal sorrow and regret, for no man ever stood higher in the respect at d esteem of all those who knew him. than Dr. Damn. His life was one ofgood works, and it would be hard to overestimate his usefulness in thecommunity in which he has resided and practiced the noble art of a physician for the past several years.The funeral rites in memory of Dr. A. W. Damn were conducted in the afternoon of December 7. 1 Dug, at the home where his successful efforts for the last few years have been achieved. The large building is situated one mile south of Connersville and at half past two o’clock, the time designated for the beginning of the service, many peoplewere assembled in the spacious andstately apartments. The remainswere located at the juncture of twolarge halls in front of a high, marblemantle that surmounts a fire place,beautiful and richlv adorned.. Above•» »the souji. er caskc the f’orrd- offerings were-extensive and magnificent, •and aided loved ones to express theirdeepest feelings in memory of himwhom they adored and honored as a benefactor and friend. The funeral was in charge of Mr. Carl C. Smith, whose direct ious gave completeness to all movements of the sad occasion. The services were comprehensive and in every way appropriate to the occasion. The music was selected by the family and was furnished bv Mrs. CharlesGivnver, Mrs. Thomas Little. Prof.»•I»oggs, Mr. Lafe Lenglade are! Miss Esther Wait. After a scriptural reading, prayer was offered by Rev. Brown, pastor of the Christianchurch at Liberty, Ind. Rev. Eu-«* •gene Y. Martin, of Crawfordsville.•. •.an evangelist of the Christian church, who had lived a season at the home of Dr. Daum, and had become endeared to the family, was selected to •conduct the service. The subject of his discourse was, “The Assurance •of a Home for the Soul.He spoke of the natural longing for a higher and better life, and of the satisfaction afforded bv Divine assurance of immortality. He gave evidence that our contemplation of an eternal home is not a dream: that we are created for a nobler existence: that what man lost through the first Adam lie can regain through Christ, me second Adam; that God’s preparatory education of man extended through a period of four thousand years; that at the expiration of thattime Christ arose from the dead and made sure our faith; that the resurrection of Christ was established bv the surest evidence; and that our mortal bodies shall be made alive.He spoke of the earnest, sincere, and faithful life of Dr. Damn andsaid that it had been attained through continued imitation of the lowly Nazarene. To the officers of the church of which the doctor was a member, to the Endeavor Society, of which their departed brother had been president, and to all who knew the sterling worth of the one thevC•mourned, the speaker addressed earnest words of counsel and admonished all to imitate the ennobling qualities of Dr. Daum.At the close of the service the remains were laid to rest in the Sanatorium grounds, in a vault on an eminence that overlooks the time-honored home and the beautiful scenes below. The bearers of the casket were B. F. Thiebaud, W. R. Porter, James McCann, Samuel Anderson, Robert Porter and Byron Hughes. As the blue went from the :skv the last sad rites were uttered, and trustful co-workers, relatives and frieuds bid adieu till the dawn of the eternal morning.needed by each one”, and that “he serves God best who serves humanity best. To carry out these ideas, he thought that the physician’s duty must go beyond that of saving the body He influenced others to an upr ;rht life, and pointed them to better things than this world can give. He was at the front in efforts at good works. On Thanksgiving days his wagon was laden with provisions. and he, in person, drove to various homes, and gave cheer thereto by material gifts and words of kindness He took an interest ineverv church dutv. lie counseled «with officials, served and aided at every church service, taught in Sunday Vchool, led in prayer meeting, presided over Endeavor Societies.addressed church assemblies, and read productions to Sunday School Conventions. His love for the betterment of all became known to the community at large and he was chosen president of the united societies of young people of the different churches of Connersville. During more than half the hours of the night on which his final sickness begun, lie was preparing a production to be read at a Sunday School Convention. His labors for the heavenly Master were conducted while a member of the Christian Church, with which body he united in 1884.DR. A. W. DATJM.thev have made their home. The father was born in Germany, December 20. ISand crossing the Atlantic to New York, in 1850, he took up his residence on a farm in Tipton County, Indiana. - In 13.11 his marriage to Jane Burkhardt was celebrated. Thirteen years later he changed his residence to a farming Tipton a local paper spoke of him as follows: “He is a gentlemanin full possession of youth and vigor, which acts us a stimulant to greater and far-reaching accomplishments in his much loved profession, while his skill and experience far out-reach his years. Possessed of an energy_ , ....... .... . near j which is second only to n at ivf? ability,bv, ind, ih 1891 es^-9 ih(?d a sun a-v ha demoted iAs early' years to study torium, with Dr.. J- Tl Tressidder in and research, penetrating the hiddenThe following eloquent and richly deserved tribute to the memory of the deceased, with incidents of hischarge. The children of this house-hold are Sarah, wife of Dr. J. T. Tressidder, of Tipton: William, one of the managers of the Sanatorium at Connersville: Sarah, wife of Harry P. Presler, of this city: Alonzo Winfield. whose name introduces this review; and Lucile, wife of J. C. Piper.Dr. Alonzo Daum spent his early life ou his father's farm. He attended high school in Tipton and Warsaw, and spent a year in a literary institution at Danville. He then entered the College of Physicians and Sur-geons at St. Louis. Missouri. Aftera year’s application to study at this place, he continued his professional ed neat ion at the Medical College of Indiana, situated at Indianapolis. He graduated at this institution in the class of 1894. Immediately after graduation be began the practice of medicine in Callao. Missouri. In August of the vear in which he left college, he married Miss Sara E. Schuler, a native of Indianapolis and a daughter of George and Elizabeth Schuler. She is a graduate of the Indianapolis High School, and a lady of culture and refinement. Eighteen months after going to Callao, Dr. Daum disposed of his interests in Missouri, and returned to Indianapolis. where he opened an office. Although he engaged in general practice, he made a specialty of nervous diseases, and his marked ability in that line caused that branch of his practice to claim more and more of his time and attention. . lie soon secured a liberal and remunerative patronage and won recognition as one of the successful physicians of the Capital City. He continued his residence there until October 1897,when he returned to Tipton County, and took charge of the Sanatorium which had been under the management of Dr. Tressidde'1 for six years.4/Dr. Damn’s reputation is not confined even by the bounds of his native land, for on two different occasions he has been called abroad to minister to the needs of prominent people of Ireland and England. His first trip was in Sept-ember, 1S9G, and was in response to a call made by an officer of the English army, and bearing a title of nobility. His success was somarked that the following vear he•/was again called to London, where he successfully treated a number of prominent people. While abroad, Dr. Daum, accompanied by his wife, spent ample time in traveling through famous sections of Europe, visiting world renowned health resorts and inspecting their noted sanatoriums. Having made special study of such institutions in Germany, he was well prepared to conduct his work in connection with his sanatorium near Tipton.The success of his efforts in this institution influenced him to seek amysteries of science and.medical lore, and evolving therefrom ideas and theories which have since made him famous, and carried his reputation : GortlRev. George Darsie, former faithful and beloved pastor of the church where Dr. Daum worshipped, wrote the 9 flowing on learning that the woisv was feared: “If it will notdisturb hiic . bear to the doctor this . message for us. I regret that I can | not be with you to nurse and care •and pray for you. It is my inclina-j tion to minister to you, in my feeble [ way, and to go to your help. But ; be sure I am concerned for vou. I cannot but feel that vou will vet rise* •/ «L/; from your present sickness to great-| or usefulness and power than before.If my sanguine feelings should prove false, I know you are reconciled to the Lord's will, and are not afraid to hear his summons. You have been a useful man in the Lord’s work. You have been a bold and fearless advocate of the whole truth of God. You have not feared to own his name. You have fought evil within, and without. You have i prospered in His courts. With a I •vcm«vnipaihy a .id a hand of bevpfcW-.s,\vou have.*MkVianet suffering, dispelled despair, brightene 1 many dark and gloomy lives. Brave and courageous, you have been a valiant soldier in the army of the Take old Caleb, vou have not• «iBut thecomfv r.ingwoi ds of friends,the n)o*t careful wa tcniuinesa, utiuthe highest medical were all in vain. The Dr. had not been well for many months. Those who knew him best discovered this. The weight of duties taxed his energies. His mind and body needed rest. Eleven weeks ago. a fatal illness seized him, which was alarming from the first, and attended with great and unbroken suffering. For a time he anticipated recovery, but nt length he became .convinced that this wa.s not to be. He broke the intelligence first to those whom he thought could endure most bravely. On Wednesday last, he called his eldest sister, kissed her with much affection and said, “You are the dearest sister in the world.’’ He then repeated the song, “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” without mistake. Noting the grief of his sister, he said, “I thought you were stronger than that.” Thinking his mother the next stronger one. he called for her to draw near. He kissed her as when a boy and said, Well, 1 want to talk to vou: I want to talk about going to JesusX Prav with me.”“ r*y •The mother, whose prayers had been uttered hourly for her son, complied at once with the request. The son repeated the Lord’s Prayer, and continuing his petition, prayed for ah God’s children and the entire world. After saving that “death is not ter-mJ I.rible, it is only a process of change. ’’ he called for his brother Will to prav. As the brother’s petition c’osed, itStdataltinIritifabweatiaclt;hukilhaceiatigrhetwde;foithlt;anneatthWihaWiThin*wi111wwas followed by good advice and the I at(itb\edPi;opHr*\U‘OpImSitEuOuCkW(Jamilieas a specialist far across the seas.” “His friends are legion, and the history of Tipton County would be incomplete without the record of his life a id work. ”Dr. Daum?s career at Connersville, though brief, has been most worthv and successful. He advanced the growth of the Sanatorium from month to month, improved its equipment, added to its efficiency, spread its reputation, directed its policy, and outlined its future. His work at the institution resulted in demands for his service in the treatment of disease in homes of both citv and countrv. His success in this practice greatly increased the confidence of the people in his skill, and added much to his worth in the community. The favor with whichbeen afraid to face giant difficulties: 'and like him. overcome them. Irecall the manv hours and davs we•.* •spent together, and would uot obliterate them from mv memorv. Your joys were my joys, your sorrows my sorrows. I ever took a keen pleasure in your success. Nothing gave me greater pleasure,in Connersville than your growing• «popularity. I believed in you from the start, and know a great future is yours, if spared. If this is farewell, it is with all the affection and love of brother to brother, of one dear and abiding friend to another. Of all the sad good-byes said in Con-nersvidp, none gives me more inward pain and anguish than this. I wish I might be at vour bedside, and I feel inclined to go. But we shallfarewell words,, Meet me in Heaven.” The Dr. then said to his mother, “You know that beautiful staircase; it is more beautiful than the distant mountains.” “Have you, dear boy,” the mother said, “seen bv faith the beauties of Heav en?” Bowing his head. he. replied. “Didn’t vou see it?” “No. mother did not see it.” “O, it was Uncle Lon: ask him to pray for me.” The Dr. then called for his father, and. on seeing him said, “The prayers of a righteous man avaiieth much.” Tip’s was in recognition of his father’sinfluence through davs of youth« »•The wife was then called, and, she board him say. “Darling, darling, there is so much 1 want to say toHis other words to her are 1 not given. He wished to sec Esther.Dps ‘ but he dHjx.'t 4 I. j ’Yexcite her. Ho told her to mcai her mamma and be a good girl, and uttered a few wurd of fond endearment.At ten o’clock on Wednesdaynight, he drew his mother’s face tohis and whispered, L*t us go toHeaven; some of the way is a littlerough, but the sun will soon shine.” “Goon”, she said, “and pick out abeautiful mansion, one of those of i which your Savior spoke: then wait* a while for me. ” Thus it was that with glimpses of the eternal morning,• he uttered bis last words. As day closed, thirty minutes after six o’clock on Thursday, he passed to his home beyond the tide.At scarcely thirty-three years of age, the death of Dr. Daum. which broke the ties of family and friend ship, crowns a most extraordinary life with a halo which can but exalt him in the minds of his relations and friends.HIhe\Vtir(Uc.J.TlCmI).T.WJiTST*Ia--•i *’frYVV»:• V f' ■*. • • VA. \AY . . A• q? -• * **.......•- ...S'. . .. / a•v'•.*’* * * - _ ,- ,,.r • PL- **•'* : •i^Vj ,' fY1 \ r'.V.- -V V V'•‘f.». i *~ . Vt v-r-: .‘Ml.'^5., • • --L... * • • u.’Ci- if -:u ' S; ' V s£r “jr c J: ;sJ ' -' • i • - :* -K:.-inGin«vlaA]a iisitissoitev- A.tcIckDtf,Vi rr~-v ... w. . *, - . »uKSt■% aJTThe Home of Dr. Daum.life was written by Prof. W. R. 1 location for his enterprise, havinghe was received from the beginning of his practice in Indianapolis, led him to continue his office in that city and make weekly visits thereto. Although this added to his many other duties, he continued his trips to that city till called therefrom by his fatal illness.Dr. Daum’s moral, religious and spiritual qualities were highly demeet again, sometime, somewhere. Do not fail to command me, if there is aught I can do for you or yours, either now or hereafter. And now I commend you to God. and to the word of his • grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified. ‘Be of ^ood comfort, and the God of peacj be with you.’—Your friend,Sunset and evening: star And one clear call for me,And may there be no moaning of the bar, Wlieu I iio out to sea.Twilight and evening bell,And after that the dark —And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark.For tho’ from out our bourne of time and• place,The flood may bear me far—There to see my pilot face to face When 1 have crosstu t^.e bar.IatcI
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