Lewis - Allen
Source: Crawfordsvile Weekly Journal Friday, 26 February 1897
A special from Brazil says: “The Rev. Allen Lewis, pastor of Hendrix Chapel M. E. Church, died this morning from an abscess of the lungs. He had been sick for some time, but seemed to be recovering, when an abscess suddenly burst and he collapsed, dying in a few minutes. He evidently feared the worst, as he had arranged all the details of his funeral, which will be conducted on Friday by Presiding Elder Wood, of Greencastle.
Mr. Lewis was fifty years old, and he has been active in the ministry over twenty five years, being one of the most eloquent and popular ministers in the Northwest Indiana M. C. Conference. He was a graduate of DePauw University, and at his request Dr. Hickman and his classmates will attend his funeral in a body.” -s