Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1903 — CHalf a Century of Church Work. [ARTICLE]

CHalf a Century of Church Work.

Tuesday’s Indianapolis Star.

The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Oram Hester, wife of Rev. Francis Asbury Hester, will be held this afternoon at 3 o’olook at the Broadway M. E, church. The services will be conducted by Dr J. P. D. John, former president of DePauw University. For nearly half a oentury Mrs. Hester was identified with Methodist churoh work in Indiana. She was married to the Rev. Mr Hester in 1849 and shared his long labors in ohuroh work. He was an itinerant preaober, who received an appointment at Louisville soon afer their marriage For a year they worked in the oholera epidemic. Later he was station preaoher at Ruahville, Edinburg, Madison, Jeffersonville, Indianapolis and L»wrenoeburg. He wasp esiding elder of the Jeffersonville aud Conners ville districts and was onoe president of Moore’s Hill College. Throughout her husband’s career she assisted him and was endeared by her self-saorifice and charity to all who knew her.

Three years ago Mrs. Hester oame here to live with her daughter, Mrs. E. G. Ritahie, 2330 Broadway, and her death occnrred there Sunday evening. Mrs. Hester was born in New Brunswiok, June 28, 1824, and was taken to Mt. Carmel, 111., when a ohild by her parents. Her mother died when she was fourteen and upon her the care of the other children devolved. Her grandfather and great-grandfather were revolutionary soldier.