Charles Lescault (1922)

LESCAULT, NORRIS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 11/15/2014 at 07:45:09

Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, August 24, 1922
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Charles Lescault, son of Prosper and Bridget Lescault, was born March 22, 1869 at Dubuque, Iowa. When but a mere child his parents moved to Coalfield, Iowa, near Albia, and Charles Lescault’s early life was spent in the vicinity of the coal mines. Those who have known him remember how frequent were his references to his life as a coal miner and how many rich illustrations he drew from those early experiences.

Surrounded as he was, with the influences in those days characteristic of such communities, it was not until in later life that he became a religious man. His parents were of the Roman Catholic faith and in this faith he was reared until his conversion, which occurred in October, 1898. This significant event of his life occurred in a revival meeting held by ministers of the Friends Church in a little school house near the neighborhood in which he lived.

Immediately following his conversion he began preaching the gospel and ever since has been devoted to the cause of Christ and his claims upon the lives of others.

Charles Lescault was married to Lenna E. Norris, January 29, 1902, at Dows, Iowa. Following their marriage they lived at Coalfield until 1906.

Since 1904 Charles Lescault has given practically his entire time to preaching and gospel service. Their first pastorate was at Cherokee, Okla., to which place they went in 1906, remaining there in service for four years. From there they accepted a call to the Friends Church at Spiceland, Indiana, where they remained but one year, and accepted a call to Haviland, Kansas, where they served a term of pastoral service of three years duration.

From this place they responded to a call to evangelistic service in California Yearly Meeting and after a number of successful meetings they were induced to serve the Los Angeles Friends Church for about one year’s time. They then engaged in evangelistic work again for a year and accepted a call to Earlham Friends Meeting in 1917, since which time, during five years of service, he has mingled with the people of this community, to love them and preach to them and pray for them.

Part of this work has been of a character but much of the prayer life has been in the home and in the secret place of prayer where the names of those in whom he was so much concerned were spoken to the Lord. No one will ever know how many of the people of Earlham and vicinity have thus been held before the Lord in the prayers of this faithful pastor.

Charles Lescault’s tragic death occurred on August 22, 1922. Comment concerning this event is unnecessary. Whatever we may say, it was the crowning day for our brother in Christ. It was, as we regard it, the day of his departure—as Heaven knows it, the day of his coming.

Charles Lescault leaves a devoted wife to walk the pathway toward him in loneliness. One brother, Louis, is the only other immediate relative. Other relatives by marriage and a multitude of friends are bowed in grief in consciousness of their loss but live in the spirit of assurance of his victory.
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Transcriber’s note: Burial was made in the Friends Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

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