Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1913 — An Attica Minister Has Unique Funeral Record. [ARTICLE]

An Attica Minister Has Unique Funeral Record.

Attica .Ledger-Press. One hundred funeral sermons within a period of less than two years is the remarkable record that Rev. Chas. W. Postill, pastor of the Methodist church, has made since coming to Attica. Yesterday afternoon fle conducted his onehundredth funeral since he took charge of the church in this city any it lacks two weeks yet of being two years since he came to charge. He has another for tomorrow and with the two weeks yet to go on will average one a week during the two years. The record is a most unusual one—in fact, we doubt if it can be equalled in all Indiana. Inasmuch as the funeral service brings no fee and during all that time he has performed but seven wedding ceremonies, Mr. Postill is in' doubt as to whether it is an honor or whether his brother preachers have worked a rabbit's foot on him. There are some that say in their haste that preachers in these latter days do not earn their salaries, but it will be conceded that any undertaker who conducts a funeral a week earns a salary that will compare very favorably with that received by any person in Attica and yet the minister’s funeral work is merely inci-dental-only one feature of a work that has numerous other interests more important