People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1894 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

Jesse Wilcox, an old resident »f Jasp»-r county, died Oct. 13, at thp residence of his son, <t. M. Wilcox, in Newton township, Surrey, (nd. The funoral services were held at. the Dew Drop church m Walker town ship near his former home. Service was conducted by Rev. >tter, paster oi M. E. churen at Rensselaer, who thirty-two years ago, preached the funeral »f : •>. Wilcox within '.wo mile* if the amepl.tc*. Alter preachng an able discourse on ••The Resurrection,” he told how Lh. ' lII'. 1. VVIiUoX and ;>H/. I 'lOiiiii •> Desehnt* at iSan P'.erti st.::=•- thirty-two or three yvau ag< :c i they reqaested h..u t< co:> ij the neign oorhood ant

pr hr tiiem as tuey hud b< d privt dos church privilege s. Being iimid and feeling hi.-' > i jiury to preach much, he l. i net offer his services, but They insisted so hard that he finaiiy consented to come. Durin g h’s first service there were four that came forward, Thomas Deseims and wife and Jesse Wilcox and wife all of whom had formerly belonged to the M. E. church in Ohio. During the year Mrs. Wilcox sickened and died, and Bro. Utter preached the funeral sermon as above related. He always found a welcome at the home of Bro. Wilcox, who was of a benevolent disposition, and never turned the stranger from his door. Though not a business man he was faithful in all he did. The last three or four days of his ife he was mostly unconscious, but bad repeatedly told his friends and children that he was not afraid of death and his faith has not wavered. He told Bro. Pierson who visited with him, that all was peace with no fear •of the future.

Jesse Wilcox came to this state in the spring. of 1853, located in the northern part of .Walker township where he lived tili within the last ten years. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio. July 27, 1814 and lived to be 80 years, 2 months and 16 days old. Was married in early life to Eveline Hershman. To this union was added thirteen children, nine are still livng, three were buried in infancy and one on the battlefield bf luka, in Mississippi. Deceased joined the Methodist church in early life. He went to a camp meeting with a party of young folks, to have a “Lime'’ and being impressed that it was hi§ duty to become a Christian he decided at once to join the church. .JTh us endedthe “Time” more'acceptable than he anticipated.

•MiMtat* Stopplaff PeMtoae* Remington, Ind., Oct. 12, ’94. Ed. Pilot:—ln the issue of the Rensselaer Republican es the 11th inst regarding the payments of pensions to the soldiers of the United States is an editorial wherein it is seught to make it appear that the Democratic Party, since coming into power, in one year, have stopped the payments of pensions to worthy soldiers, to the amount of 420,000,000. It says, that during the Fiscal year ending June 30th, 1893, (the Republican year,) there waspaid to soldiers the sum of a little more than 15157,000,000, and that during the Fiscal year ending June 30th 1893, there was paid by the Democratic Administration only about $137,000,000 making the difference of said $20,000,000, all of which is true. Now we wonder if the editor of the Republican is too ignorant to account for this difference, or is he simply trying to fool the old soldiers? We suspect that he, being such a strict and hide bound partisan, that he does not wish the truth to be known, and the article was intended to make political capital. Now in ordei to set the Republican man right, and also to disabuse the minds of our soldier friends, let us make this statement, which on a moments thought, all will see tv be true: —Under the act of Con gress approved June 27, 1890, every soldier of the Unitec States who had uot previously been drawing a pension, filed i;s application. Those applications had been pending from say one to three years, and whei they were’allowed in 1891, 1892 .nd 1893, each claimant drew ai iverageof 4150 in a lump. Nov say there were $500,000 of thosi claims allowed in the Fiscal

/-ar ending June 1893, and w, i ive the sum of $75,000,000 These same men have beer I rawing pensions during the rear ending June 1894, at the ■.verage rate of $8 per iionth, making $96 per year for each man, or $48,000,000 for tin 580,000 men, making a difference of $27,000,000 which would havt been the true difference had not the Democratic party continueo to grant new pensions amounting to $7,000,000 during theyeai 1894 which probably gives every soldier in the United States wh<. is entitled under any law, a pen sion. The above is the true statement, but it will uot suit the purpose of the Republican. Respectfully yours, Tell the Truth.