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r ev. Wi l ' i em Fo x ~ os · his l o n ~ a nd use fu' ~i istry b • a s urld en de ~ t t , a t ~a n
c r 0 f :. Shiaw ~ S S P<:.' r' 1n ty , on S t. •'ia rch 2f1th(l881) l. e h~· d :-e e . in ~. is u sual
h ea lt h a nd S " irits du rin the day , on '" dn P. sday a di ;3 a ff e r t ea went t a l he b a rn.
On his r • ur n , he s em Pd to lck the use ')f ') •1 e of : i s l i mb s . ·.'.'',e n s p:) ke to, he
~ ppe a r e J r ther stu pid, a n d tendi"l g t ,.., ~ djus t. hi .s sl-) ·e ,
is h at e: f a'll l off 1
w:. ic r b e d i 'l n o t .'3 eem t "' no tice . In a
o me nt rrore i t ·· a s a n p ar ent t h.;t he 'Na s
end u r ing s o~ J s eri us Aff c ti n,
nd t ~ e t e rr i bl e truth f orced it- e f uo on h ~
is
friend s ..
wa s a n ap pl. ecti · st r'J k e , an c1 'J ne sid P. ws u tte rly p e r a yze d . e
r ec o vered onl y a m)m entary g'eaffis o f co sci usness . • tut li n£er e d ~ i l l 5 "3C
0~ S ~ f u rday, wh en he tr ' ump h, nt S 1irit t ) ) k its d ep ~ rture fo r t he bett e r life.
Fu n e~al
rvic e s we r e he J ~ at BEncro ft on ~onday ~ n d J n T ue ~J a y, a t 11 a. m. at
Fenton w~er e he ~ a ~ t uri e d.
Br • . F -· was b •r n i n Toro!'lto, "'a na d a , Aug . 1 8 , 1 8 32 . Hi s pa r e nts Th ::>n.as
a . d J.. ,. na Fox wer "" f ro rr, .... n e 1 and . . . . n 1Q33 t • ey movej t 0 l~ ic h iL a n .J nd s e ttled in
Uet r it .
~ ~~ o n 'y edu c· ti ~a 1 ad va nt a t0 ~ aff o~d e i him wa
t hos 3 '"I f a c offimo n
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s c h "' o •
~ i1 ' i ~m had h ~ en t r e subie c t of s tr 1n t r e ligi us i mp r essi ons i n childh 1 od ,
b ut did n 1t make a rel i g n pro f e ssi '"l n unti l his 19t h ye • r , when he a s c o nv ~ rted
< 1 unih~ · · wit ~ t he t-1.E. Chur c h .
I nthe " ea r foll l l'•i n g hi s co nv ~ r s i on , Wil l i am
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r e ceive d Bn .e x ~ • r tP., s ' i P. e ne e fr )m t 1· e 'f.r sidin g .t..bde r, .rienry Col c laz e t , and two
·- e ~ rs ' · t r, a 1_ -, c a l preach ·~r 0 s
ic ens e fr :- r" J a rY• e s
h '3 w, P
and wa s t l· en sent
e s e e'l "'1 "'' •y o t heI 1' 1anc r -s t r c-irc •tit, wU h .u.enrv r e nfi ·~ l d a s c o l lag11e .
In 1 Ru5 -r e c -· int · ~~;_ c h . Co n fe · e nce a pp·) i n t ed tJ I n g ha.n ci rc uit ·.v it h D.A.
f' •tr ti !" ~ s
a [ U "'
LJ· • n s Ci r c •lit " b th "'" r e ~ e nt t ' .~.~ yon ci '"c uit, v· hi. ch t '~e n emb r ;: c e d ;: 1 r g e
f r nti e r f i ft y fiv "' • i es i ·J l <'> n l P · .
"'o sev e: e wer ~ h is 1 ;:-bor s . that in t h e
fa l l !'! e wa s pr st " ;• te by sic~n8 SS , and f o r fiv n nth s w s c "Jn· pel l e d to f orego
a ll 1 -9 bor . Bu t h e s 1 f - r r ece ver e "l +h;. t ~ e s ·1 p p~i ed De r b . r n c i r c 11i.t durin [ t h e
, ;;; tt r pe r t of th e y r;: r
nd c- 'l. t i nue
· n 1 o same ch r f" 1 __ e su c ceedi ng ye : r,
t· '!. t h Sa .,,l 1 p !" se-· a.e. c ' le ~ gue.
l n l~c:: l r2 he ·: s e .• p loy ed ') n .~: a r · n[ t n cir c uit , a nd in 1~ r 3 at P lyn~1 u th . .._ n 185L. he a · re a d it e d n tri a l in t !1. L. o nfe renc
and r turne d t o t' . In 1 P55 ~
t r \ e •d rin c kne ,y cir c uit, a n ·' i n 185 t5 7 , T ec umseh .
h 8 had b e n r ece·v e d in f '
c o n oe r ti on i n the L. o f e r ne e in 1° ~ 6 , a nd ~ a s o rdained d e ac "J n in 1R57 ~ nd e lde r in 1 858 .
F o rr this t i me he v·"' s chiefly 6: plo ye d on s t a ti >ns \'.· here th respo nsibi ity
w e. sev ~ r e . espe cia ' ly as he ha d a re p utati o n f or the su cce ssful man< g e me nt of
those ch rg s where t he fi nanc i al burdens were he a vy .
1858 9 . Ra g in a ~
ity: 186r " arquette : ' 861-2, no ught o n;
1P n ~ M r~ e · S64 ·5, B- y "' ity: 1866 .~..~ape e r .
~n 18 6 7 h e v·a s app ~ i n t d t ~ y wo sso Ui st r i ct KRxwx~xa~~»iatR« which ~osition
he fi l' ~ ~ with rr arke d =bi ' i ty for four y a rs • • t wo y a rs in ~ . rland S t., Fli n t,
When be ·v a s
• C~ i n a nn"' in t ed t o a d i s tr i c-t. T he ..,o ~ e o Di s t r i ct
a s so e xtend e d
~1 :1d e r i"- r uo~ rv is i n th;: t it wa s divin ed in 87 t1 . b · t h0 r eu:aine u •o n the
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t Hu r'n Vi.s t ri ct i n U e Se'lle territ 'ry. . •t 1 87 7 e w;;~ s 9 ~ ' int e d to .Po rt
Ht r o n i n l87R t
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wt r.: n he en li s te ' wit h ;. 1 ' hi s s o u :. in t n ~ ff or t to
r e b ,;_• · the r rt Hur n "' ur r ' . 8 nd spe n ~ mur h oi 1 is t im ~ in S '"l ' i citi.n ga nd
c , ert ini fund s f ,..,r thi s obj e ct, a n d we.s v e r y s uc ce s s fu l. l n 1 R7 9 1 he was
en~ ; nt d t o Fort ~r ' i ' t
n n d i n 1 8 ~C to thGt wh ic h h s pr Qv ed h i~ 1 ~ st ch• rge
B~n cr "' ft , a ne• vil la e 0 n t he - i n e of t ~e ~ ort Hu 1onBnd Chi ce g 0 ro · d , ne a r Byron
, - • r ma rrie r' M- y 4 1 1 8 4 • t• 1'•i ss LPur a ..Lutt ' e , wh o sur -., ·v e s t
fu l fi l l
r er st r ir 1cen 1 1") t . T y h ad but o ne c hi ld, a d a u f"h t er , 1~ e l ' i e , · ' 1 i s n ov1 i•r s .
Jo e s, o f .t" , rt Huro n .
B J . F ox ha
f ·tlfi1 1 d
f u' l orb e ' rr i ·st r y , 1.1'3 vin g
dP V t ei h ' rr e ' f wit • sine u' r fi deli t y to t i s S ' le • mbit i n a nd wo r k. for thi r ty
~ igh t y ee r s ,
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earlier a nd
' r e se v P r e w~ r ~ o1 t i e iti n e ra n cy, h e ha s h o rn
a n ~ b e and e ff i cient part •
. • ~ e co n fi de nt ly b e ie~e t hs· n • o nP in t h i.s Co ere nce h a s i n t ~e s a me
pe ri "J d l e d mo rt. pers ·Jn n to the aa ar o ' t.)en it e nc e , a nd t o thr- witn "' o f ac c e p t
a n c e. 111 o t o nl y h a c he l alo r e d wi t l1 s e l f sa cr i fi c in v z e
u ~' · n bi~; o wn cr. r ge s ,
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ut ha~ b Qe n a b undan t i " 1~ bor wi t h hi e. bre t t re n i n t h e i r re~iv a' ef f o r ts .
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