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Notc:We are desirous of securing for t he Historical files of the Michigan Conference complete and detailed
information concerning all ministers who havn SPrvcd and are now serving in the Conference. The abo've outline
is intended to assist in sequring such information in more or less uniform outlines. We urge the addition on a
separa.te sheet, of such other important and interesting informat.ion as cannot be conveniently plar.ed on this blank.
In the case of men now living, the informat.ion can, of course, be. only up to date. Photographs of living aud
decPascd minist ers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation
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Obituary--Rev . W. A. Bul grin .
~ illiam
A. Bulgrin was bern i n
G~ rmany
Karch 28th . l853 . At t he
age of 14 y11ars h e came Vl i th en unol'J to st . Ola 1r County, Mi ohigan .
Later ho oottl ed n ~ur Sno ve ~ in ~n1l a. o Count y where h e mado hia borne
un t il h a enter ed the minis t ry in 1889 .
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Early in 11fc ho ¥tao happily nonv~rtea and Wlt1l t ho da.y of his
death ft.ithfully a nd co ne 1s tan ~.ol y ge:.:ved hie Lord and f.bstar . He was
much in tsr aa ted and lo.rgol y inat rU!Jenta.l in establishing what i e now
the Moor<t Town oongr )gf'_t i on and in the earl i F)r y ee ra VJ&e ot&to tand i ng
i n b i a l .aderahi p in 1.h i a oongroga~ ion . Qua rtBrly meet i ng occo.e i ons
were ao~eona of r efraehing for Bro~he r BulCrln and wh il e a member of ·
the Mooro To,tn congregation h e not infrequ entl y walked a d i s t ance of
40 mil ·)~ ovor a.lmoa t i mpasoa.bl o roo.ds to quar tEu·ly meetings . He tras
kno n to hr.ve u.riaen as sa.r l y as 2 A. M. t v begin h1s l ong walk to
a que~~orly mo~t1n~ ae ~vi o & .
I n 1889 he wae licensed by t.b'J Uioh1ga.n Conferenc e a.fJ a. minister
of thJ Gospel. H~ r .ceiv ,d hie ordinat.iun ae deaoon ~ n 1891 and as
el der in 1893. For a. pAr1oci cf 30 y 1a.re oonaacut1v el y be sorvad t he
church of hie c)oioe aa a f~i th!ul p~s tox and shepherd . Bocauoe of
groateJ.• opport uni t i ds ..c ee l' V6 i Jt ~hu Gor man language h e ep3nt the
y )are of lUlO to 1916 in the T:nca.s Confer 'lno9 . H1s re t ir-Jment from
a c t i ve e .Jrv i oe in lSl9 oamc not. becaus e hi e 2.eal for Clu:i st ha d e.ba.te:J
i n 1.h ' l ":O.Bt but b O:...UB8 h 0 l !. W11 ~ "' tliff icul G l.O ocnuuot hie miniatl;f
i n tho Englioh l ~nguag6 a.nu oppor~un~t1 ea to sd~ve i n thu German no
l onger 'Xi uved .
Ac; u. Ch t'isti~n minietor ho ;a,.~ hel d 1n h1gh J ot r 1gard by a l l v:ho
k ne~ h i m. H1a cha.x·a.c tc:t•
aa n 'lvel~ ~n quoet i on ; llic ardor for Christ
and th Church never ccolod; his ftd...lU'ulncae to h1s Clu·1at1....n ta.ak
was an 1ns ..:> 1rat ion t o ;_l.ll who hnsw biru. I t ooulu bo aa i d of him as
wa.a au.iu of Barnabas . nHt3 HltJ """ goou tm1n ancl full . or the Hol y Gboo t n.
As pawtor h~ uorved tho foJ.lo ing £1 leas of lubox·,-For 1atv1lle 1800·
92 , El lnon 1892- 94• I mlay City 1 894-90, Graun.1ood lSS€-SO. Lonox lCElS...OO,
Dearborn lSOO-O'l , SJ.gin&\7 19011!- 05, oodl~~.nd 1006-08, li.J.Pl Hill 190810 , 'i,oua Coafor 11ce 1910 · 16 . Imlay Ci t y 1917- 19 .
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F b~ucry 11 . 1876 ho wao un1tP.d 1n murri ~~ uO M1uo Uilholm1na
Wendorf . To :..hiu un1on oeven chllt1ren V18 l 'O born. Honry of F~xnd ....le.
\'7 1111wn of D')troi t and J.!rs . Tobiua &.ur..an of Coral . 1chigc..n, au rv1v1ng J
nn d Ua~~Guotav , H erman anu ~oe l e1 . u~c~aoed . Ln Nov ~b~r 193 hiu
devo t~d compan ion p4Goed to h er rewc~d ~ft er a prolonged 1llnoss .
I n 19Z6 he \1U.e uni tod in ,L..o.:l'bge to lb:s . Amel i u. ardrup who vs i tth
the Lbr~o cb1ldr on, three gra.nd oh1laron uno two great grand childr en,
mourns hia departure .
HAA doa t h oamo unexpe ctedly 'l11W:tHluy Ootub r 1 4th o.t bio f ar m
homo n .cu· Potouk ~y , M 1ohigan . But "hout,h hiu daparturG wuo Wi t hout
war ning h ~ oamc to hie day of ooroJ~t ion ~xupa~ f ully pr pur d at
the rip t..go of 84 y 1aro. 8 r.aont.ha ~11u 17 day s . ·He di ed in t.he glori ous
bopo o f tho g roat Goap'Jl he eo u1nool''lly JQXBacUDtai b ol i ev d o.nd eo
faithfully proacbed . Borro ine ~he .urde of on of our mod, 1·n poets
he oould ao.y , ...
•And eo fo~ mo ~here i e no s t ing of d n ~h ,
And eo the grave ba th loot i t o vi ctory,
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~u"' croooing wi th nbo.ted breath ,
And h i ta, eot faoe- -a litt l e strip or sea,
To f1nu h o loved ones ni t ing .o~ h, shore .
Mor e beau~1tul , moro ~roo1cuo vh n before .•
Fun"ral oerviolls wer e h •>ld 1n t h " Petoskey Evungel1ob.l Church
sunday a fte rnoon Oot . 17th 1n ohurge of Rev . E. F. Buil oy , aao i e od b y
Rev . o . Y. Sohnaidor . ~l i f e long tr1end and for muny yoare a co 1 l~ague
i n tho ~hriet1an minis t ry . And so~ b olovod brotho r 1n Chr i s t, rest in
peaoe .
Bulgrin, William A.