Rev. Chas. E. Ewing 1864-1916

EWING, HORNER, KRIDER

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 4/25/2023 at 09:54:34

Columbus Gazette, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Thursday, April 6, 1916
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Rev. Chas. E. Ewing was born near Dayton, Ohio, January 16, 1864 and died at Iowa City, April 3, 1916, aged 52 years, 2 months and 15 days. He was a farmer's boy and attended the public school of this vicinity. He taught school for two years and then entered the Ohio State University, where he spent three years and then on year in Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. He felt a call to the ministry, by the way seemed to be closed at that time. He became a farmer for a few years, but the call to preach the gospel still challenged him, he entered the Theological Seminary of the United Brethern at Dayton, Ohio, where he pursued his studies for one year, after which he went to Tiffin, Ohio, where he completed his theological course in the Reformed Theological Seminary.

Graduating with the class of 1895, he became pastor of the Farmersville, Ohio charge, where he labored for four years. He accepted a call to the Barbrerton, Ohio, charge, which he served for ten years and three months. He accepted the call to the charge at Bascon, Ohio and was pastor there three years. Throughout his ministry he has been interested in the work of the church of the middle west, and being challenged for the work in Conesville - Columbus Junction field, he accepted this call in September 1912.

November 10, 1915, he was operated upon at Iowa City for gall stones. Another operation being necessary, he set his house in order and on March the 28 again submitted to a surgical operation, but was not able to stand the operative shock. He was married to Miss Emma Horner, May 27, 1890. One son, Emerson DeWitte Ewing, is the result of this union. He is now a student in Central Theological Seminary of the Reformed church, at Dayton, Ohio. His life was short; only 52 years since his birth and 21 years since he entered the ministry.

The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock at the church of which he had been pastor for three and one half years conducted by Rev. J. N. Nally, assisted by the Rev. Roy Moorehead, of Lone Tree, Rev. F. S. Bromer, of Cedar Rapids, Rev. H. F. Butler, of Nichols and Rev. J. C. Horning, of St. Joseph, Missouri, superintendent of the Mission Board of the Reformed church. Mrs. Ewing accompanied by Miss Eva Krider, departed with the remains at two-thirty for Dayton, Ohio, where on Thursday afternoon a second service will be held at the Trinity church in Dayton, Ohio and the body will be laid to rest near the old home of Rev. Ewing.