MR. ROBERT H. EVANS. LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA.

Robert Evans, one of the well known and very highly esteemed residents of the Welsh Neighbourhood for the past fifty years, died early Tuesday morning, October 1st, 1918.

The funeral service was held this Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at the home and at one thirty at the Salem Welsh church, where the following eloquent tribute to his memory was read by his pastor, Rev. H. W. Owen.

Early Tuesday morning the quiet life of this community was deeply disturbed, when the news was carried that our friend, uncle and father Robert Evans had passed away.

Robert Evans was born in February 1841 on a farm near Towyn, Merionethshire, North Wales. He was the son of Robert and Jane Evans, who were born in the same place. They were parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters, three of which are still living, Lewis and Catherine in Wales and Mrs Mary Griffiths of Lime Springs, Iowa, who is here at her brother's funeral today.

Robert Evans's boyhood and early manhood were spent on the farm. Here he received the basis of that splendid strong physical constitution, which helped him so much in the strenuous life of after years.

While in the prime of his manhood, at the age of 26, he was possessed by the spirit of adventure, and resolved to make America his future home, Si in the year 1866, he crossed the Atlantic, and after reaching harbor, came directly to this county in our state. For a short time he was employed as a farm hand, after which he bought 80 acres, which was then partly improved. Since that time he has added to the original purchase until before his death his farm consisted of 334 acres.

In 1868 Mr Evans was united in marriage with Sarah Davies, a native of Wales, who had been a godly mother to six children; three of whom are living today, Eunice, Claudia and Mary. The mother died in July 13th 1884.

Mr. Evans was again married becoming the husband of Mary Evans in 1886, who was also born in Wales. She has been a helpful helpmate to him, a nd a godly mother to six children, five of whom are living Leah, Milton, Evan, Alice and Elsie.

Our departed, was reared in a christian home, his father being a deacon in the Welsh C. M. church in Wales. From childhood he was a member of the Christian faith and since over 25 years has been a deacon in this church, always faithful and energetic in his efforts to advance the principles of the Kingdom of God on earth.

For many years he had been a successful Sunday svhool teacher, with the adult classes in our Sunday School, and they all speak highly of him, as a christian and a friend.

I had the opportunity to know him in the church as well as in his home. He would always be the first one to catch my eye from the pulpit. I sat by his side in prayer meeting, listened to him praying and felt many a time that heaven was near and showers of divine blessings was pouring on us. I listened to him in Class Meetings, he would always say his testimony in a very personal manner, which to me was an indication of his sincerity and up to the very last the cause of Jesus Christ was very dear to him.

When during his sickness he was confined for about ten months to his home, and most of the time to his death chamber. I visited him often and found him ready for the will of his Master. Very often inquiring about God's Cause in Salem Here, when suffering greatly from his sickness. With patience he endured his long suffering and his spirit took his fight to God who gave it, in peace and with a blessed assurance that he was safely in the arms of Jesus. At the age of 77 and 7 months.

To you who have come here, to give the last tribute to his memory, I wish to call your attention to words to be seen in Hebrews 13:7.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God; whose faith follows, considering the end of their conversation.

Meddyliwch am eich blaenoriaid y rhai draethasant i chwi air Duw; ffydd y rhai dilynwch gan ystyried diwedd eu hymerweddiad hwy.

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