Wainscott - A.W.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Argus News, May 25, 1895 p 2
Rev. AW Wainscott, pastor of the Christian Church at Garfield, died this morning at his home near Garfield. He was 59 years of age and was an old resident of Montgomery County. The funeral services will be held at the Christian Church at Garfield tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. FP Trotter. Interment at Darlington Cemetery. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 6 Feb 1893
On Saturday evening Rev. Adam Wainscott, the well known United Brethren minister, slipped and fell at the home of a parishioner, near Walnut Chapel, south of Mace and sustained injuries which will probably prove fatal. Mr. Wainscott had gone into the neighborhood intending to hold services at Walnut Chapel yesterday and as usual put up with one of his old friends and parishioners. In the evening he stepped out of the house and in descending the steps slipped on the ground and fell heavily to the ground. He struck on the back of his head and was picked up unconscious. Medical aid was hastily summoned but yesterday evening the patient was still unconscious and his discovery despaired off. His skull was thought to be badly fractured and considering his advanced years it was hardly thought he could ever rally. No word has been received from him since last night when he was regarded as quite low. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday 7 February 1893
Rev.
A. Wainscott, a resident of this place, but
holding meeting at Mace, slipped and fell Saturday morning fracturing his skull
and remaining unconscious for several hours, but hopes of his recovery are now
entertained. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 24 May 1895
Rev. Adam Westfall Wainscott was born near Wingate, Montgomery County, Indiana, Jan. 27, 1836 and died at his home in Garfield, Ind., May 20, 1895. His funeral services were held at the Garfield Church, May 21, conducted by Rev. F. P. Trotter, of Darlington, assisted by Revs. Phillips and Black. Interment was at Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, Darlington.
Dr. Wainscott was 59 years, three months and twenty three days old. He was married to Hannah L. Hutchings April 27, 1856. Their union was bless with six children, two of whom died in infancy and two in early manhood. Two daughters, Mrs. Ella Troxel, of Veedersburg, and Mrs. Lizzie Williams, of Brownsburg, survive him.
He was taken with a severe attack of the grip in January, 1894, from which he never recovered, and for thirteen weeks before his death he was confined to his bed suffering untold agony.
He was a kind father and a devoted husband and a friend to all mankind. His bed was surrounded at the last hour by his wife, his two daughters and their husbands and all that loving hands could do was done to alleviate his suffering.
In 1856 he united with the United Brethren Church at Wesley and soon after entered the ministry. He labored with the United Brethren Church until 1891, when he left that church and joined the Western Indiana Conference of the Christian Church. For the four years of his labor for the Christian Church he served as pastor for the churches at Mace, Cyclone, Scotland, Mt. Pleasant and Garfield and was pastor of the Garfield Church when he died.
Although racked with disease he never lost his interest in his church and Sunday school and in conversation with the writer he requested that the program of the Sunday school convention held at Garfield a short time before he died be sent him as he wished to keep posted of the work. As he sank slowly day by day, he gave up little by little the things of this life and clung closer to the things pertaining to the life to come trusting fully in the Savior he had served and loved.
A few days before his death he said, “I have no doubts; I shall soon sweep through the gates.” He made the arrangements for his funeral and requested Rev. Trotter to conduct the same. Nearer death his mind wandered and he became unconscious, but an hour before his death, he cried, “It is all done, give me the harp, now the crown,” and tried to sing that beautiful hymn “O the Good We All May Do While the Days are Going By.”
The bereaved friends have the sympathy of the neighborhood in their afflictions but can only find comfort in the Lord who is an ever present help in time of need. Blessed are they that die in the Lord. He has given up his work here and gone to his reward. Though great his suffering yet greater shall be his reward in heaven.
- thanks S