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R I CHARD
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I was born of common parents April 24, 1882, in
the town of lfallaceburg, Ontario, Canada;. was· raised
in the town and attended the public schools there.
In early life I took up various kinds of work in the
stave mill, grocery store, Doctor's office, then
took up the work of glass blowing in the local
factory.
On New Years Eve, Tuesday, 1901, during a great
revival conducted by two great and widely known
Canadian Evan·gelists, Cross.ley and Hunter, in the
Methodist Church, under the Spirit of conviction, I
was converted with many others.
The old life
passed out with the old year and the New Year started
with a new life of higher and holier ideals.
Shortly afterward I became a Soldier of the
Salvation Army in the local corps.
During the
summer I attended Councils in London and camp meeting:
in Woodstock, then assisted in the work in
St. Thomas, Ontario.
In September I entered the
Army Training College to train for Officership in
Toronto, Ontario.
In February, 1903, I was
commissioned as an Officer by Miss Evangeline Booth,
then Commissioner of Canada.
I was appointed to
Corps work in Eastern Canada, where I served a a
field officer in New Glasgow,, Springhill, Nova Scotia,
Moncton, New Brunswick, Yarmouth, Whitney Pier,
Glace, Bay, Bridgewater and Freeport, Nova Scotia.
From there I was appointed to Special Financial work
travelling in the interest of the Army Social work in
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and in November 1908
visited Bermuda, New York and Boston.
While on
furlough in 1909, and on account of sickness was on
retired list for eighteen months and then returned to
active work, I was appointed to the Men's Social work
in Totonto, Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg, thence to
Ottawa.
In 1914, I was married to Captain Etta Stewart
of Lachute, Quebec.
I then united with the
Methodist Church in the Montreal Conference and was
sent to a Mission work on the Gatineau River to a
place called Kazabaqua, Quebec, then to Vars,
Ontario; from which appointment I was sent to Point
Fortune and attended the Wesleyan ColLege in Montreal
while on the latter circuit.
In September, 1919, we moved to Michigan and
became affiliated with the former Methodist Protestant Church and located at Goodells for three years,
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then to the Ingham Circuit for eight years.
there we moved to Marlette.
From
After three years we
moved to Three Rivers for three years.
During our
stay there we met with the sad bereavement of the
departure of our wife and mother.
We then were
transferred to the Goodland Circuit and remained
there for three years; thence to Columbiaville where
we remained for two years.
In August, 1940, I was
united in marriage to Mrs. Mildred Bowman of
Pinckney, Michigan.
In July we were appointed to
the Lum charge where we are, at this writing in 1943,
very pleasantly and happily located with a very fine
group of Methodist people and enjoying the work as in
the past.
After twenty years in the former Methodist
Protestant Church, we entered with a whole heart
into the new Methodist Church.
It is a great work
in winning and helping people into the way or
Eternal life.
I found the appealing words of Romans 5:19,
"For as by one man's disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be
made righteous" to be a guide to me.
"A rolling stone gathereth no moss, but it
gathereth a great many experiences."
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Date. J a.Jluary • 195 w
Name:
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Birth :
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wal la c ebur ry , Ont. Ca n ada
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Date of Birth
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1855
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Extent of Education
Death; ·nate
Wa lla c eburg, Ont. Can.
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J a c k Bachu s,
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Lr-s ~r-nie Barns ,
Chat ham, Ont, Can .
Officer
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Personal History: ·
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Education:
Schools and Degrees
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ia t he '-' ana.d.iar.~. 0& lv a tion .n.rmy trEt i ning c ollege, ~ . c..s pro:-:.oted to
the ):> ank of :..ns i g n • .r inis hed Circu i t work OT.' course in Ca nadian
met r_oG.is t Cbu<'ch a lso -r. ea ui-r. e d r:oJ:>k foX' Or d ination in t he L ethodi st
Prot es tant Chu-r.ch i n :.1 ich i g an .
Noteworthy Experiences of Childhood and Youth:
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Marriage : Date
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4. Wife's Maiden Name :
Education
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Cass ie Bac h us
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F eb 1 3 1 92 0
Nov 2 G 1 922
&tev1art :8 Bachus,
Nov 2 1 928
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Careers, Positions, Offi ces, etc; of Children.
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Religious Experience and Church Work Before Entering Minis try.
An a c t ~v e Sal v ation xnt~±e:11 .'-' -r.my Sol d i e r b e fo<' e
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Call to the Christian Y~nistry:
d omans
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July l st 1 902
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Chu-rcL i n t J e to•:m of .r l1 8.cebUt'[; , t b ough I \JC S .,... ea,...cd a P1:e sby t e t' l :=u:
th~ fo l 1 m; inf~ week of n1v Con v :::l:'si on I b e e r-nne a tJembeP of t h e Salva t i [
f ·eny , t .!-.en f o1lo'.' Jed t he abov e '17 '
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spoke of Brother Bachus' Christian life
and service lo the Ch urch; l\lrs. Mildred
Cheever, deaconess at Chelsea Home,
was guest organist; a nd Rev. Edwin J.
Weiss, superintendent of Chelsea Home,
gave the clos ing prayer. A second service was held Wednesday in Wallaceburg,
Ontario, in charge of Rev. Lyman Bishop
of Yale. Bmial \\'US in Wallacebuq~ .
About Perso
R. E. Bachus
EV. R. E. Bachu s was born in Wallaceburg, Onhu·io, April 24, 1882.
He was converted New Year's Eve, 1901,
and lhut year ente red the Salvation
Army's Officer T1·aining College in
Toronlo. He was commissioned an officer in 1903 by the late Evangeline Booth.
He l1·aveled extensi\·ely in the Salvation Army work throughout Eastern
Canada. Until 1914, h e served in the
Maritime lll'ov inces, Ontario, Quebec and
Bermuda.
In 1914 he married Etta Stewart of
Lachute, Quebec. From 1914 until he
came to the United States in 1919 he
sened Methodist churches while attend ing Wesleyan College, Montreal. He
joined the Methodist Protestant Conference of Michigan at Goodells where
he served fo r three years. Oth er
cha1·ges he served were Ingham Circuit,
Mul'lelte, Three Rivers,
Goodland,
Columbiaville, Lum, Brown City and
1\Jills: 1\lemol'ial, Port Hut·on. 1\Irs.
Bachus died in 1936 at Th1·ee Rivers.
In 1952, l\11·. Bachus retired and moved
to the Minister's Cottage at Chelsea
Methodist Home, where he has been
living since, r emaining quite active.
L ess thun a month before h is death
h e had lnweled to South Carolina for
a brother's funeral. After his return
to Chelsea, he had a week's ill ness, his
condition suddenly became cl'itical and
his death occurred in an hour's time.
While at Columbiaville, h e married
Mildred Bowman oi Pinckney, wl1o died
four years lnLcr. In 1946 h e manieu
Mable Is ham of Pinckney, wl10 s urvives, as clo his four ch ildren: Edna
WesLgate of Flint, Violet Meyers of
Detroit, Cassie Rohen of Dearborn, and
Stewa rt Bachus of Flint; 12 gl'lmdchildren ; two brothers and t.wo sisters in
Canada.
Funeral se1vices were held in th e
Chelsea 1\Icthodist Church at 1:00 P.M.
Feb r uary 18. Rev. Fmnk Cow ick o( the
Ing ham Circuit read )lU!-Isages from
"Th e Book of Worship" dealing with
the Church and the Minis try; Rev.
Hal'l'y Coleman of London offered
prayer;
Rev. Het·bert llichens of
Chelsea read lhe scripture; Rev. Charles
Bragg, forme•· pres ident. of Lhe Michigan Confet·ence of the Methodist Protestant Church, delivereu the sermon·
Rev. S. D. K inde, pas tor ut Ch elsea'I
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MABEL RACHUS, 77, widow of \
Rev. R ichard Bachus of the Detroit Confe r ence, died at the Method is t Home a t
Chelsea. Her fo rme r home was at 311
Fl e min ~ St., Howell.
i\l!·s. Bachus was
born December 19, 1886, in Putnam
Tow ns hip, Livingston Co un ty, the daughter of Elbridge and Charlotte Winter
Fi sh. In 1945 s he married Rev. Ri chard
Bachus in Brig hton. H e preceded her
in death in 1958. She is s urvived by
three daug hters, Mrs. Berni ce Beatti e of
Lan s ing, Mrs. J oy Aus tin of F enton, and
Mrs. Betty McAttee of Wixom; one s tepson, Stuart Bach us of Flin t; three s tepdaughters, Mrs. Edna Wes tgate of Flint,
i\Irs. Violet Meyers and Mrs. Cassie
Rohen, both of Detr oit; and nine g randchildren. Fune t·al services were conducted at the Swa rthout F uneral Home
in Pinckney with Rev. Allan Gray of the
Howell Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in Pla infi eld Ce metery in
Unadilla Township.
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For particulars write
REV. WM. H. MORFORD
559 Mary S t., Flint, Mich.
MICH IGAN CHR ISTIAN ADVOCATE
Bachus, Richard E.