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Rev. W. Cro t hers
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Record-11ichigan Conference
This information i~ being g:uh~red for historical purpoac:s
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Married
on the 2nd March, 19!2. Redruth, Cornwall •
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information conrerning all ministers who havCl served and are now serving in t he Conference. The above outline
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separate sheet, of such other important and interesting information as cannot be conveniently ·p.lar.ed on this blank.
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ence .Historian, W. H. 'w at.son, Kalamazoo, M ichigan:
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EVANGELICAL CHURCHES
CARLETON - PORT CREEK
W alton Crothers, Min ister
Telephone 6-F-12
Carleton, Mich.
March
28 193
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To Rev.w.H.Watson,
I324 Lane Blvd,
Kalamazoo, Mioh.
Dear Brother Watson:Your letter of ikB last week receive with blank,
and I am returning it filled out as far as I can.
My record will not be in uniform like a native born
minister. I have given as much information about my old country experiaBc
as I could find, and I think that you with your connections with me in
Detroit will have some of the information you need, as you were my P.E
at that time.
One thing I left» out was the fact that I starte c to
preach in the !908, and was ordained as a local preacher in 1909.
In connection with my education in this country, there
was none, that is outside christian. I receive the Conference Course,
and passed all eiams with 92%. average.
In regard to the number of sermons , conversions,
Baptisms and Funerals, I am afraid I havent a
oompie~record.
I expeot to see you in the best at Conference.
Yours in HIM,
U)~
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Rev. Walton ·crother-- Ob i tuary .
Walton Crothel.'S, son of John and 7 liza Crothers , vo~a s born J anuary 9,1888
in Cornwall,Engl a nd ,one of a fam ily of f iv e c hildren. He g r ew u p in
his home community and rece ived his educa tion in the Boa r d schools of
Cornwall.
He was convert ed in 190'7 i n t he l:et hod.is t Church under the mi n i s try
of Rev. J. Hartley . He immed i ately b ecame a ctive i n t h e church an d was
shortly appo inted a s a loc al pr eac her, in wh ich capa city he preached
a t many of t h e appointments on the circuit as ass ist ant to the pa stor.
On l!arch 1 2 ,1912 Brother Crothers was unit ed in ma rriage with J..l1 i ss Mary
Ann Ma rtin who sha re d with him the joys of marri ed lif e f or al most
f orty yea rs. At all t ime s s h e was a f a ithful an d devo t ed helpmeet. To
this marriage three children were born ,X««~ John Mart in, Phyllis Mary
a. n d Ge orge Ra ine.
Shortly after the first World War h e came to Ame:c ic a , sp ending some
time in~ Cana da and arrivi~g in Detro i t early in the nint een
t wenties. He began attend ing the Twelfth St . Evange li~al Church of
which he short l y became a memb er. Unde r the ministry of Rev. W. H.C amf i eld, whom he rega r ded h i ghly an d affect i ona te1y called, "Daddy Barnfield;
he was soon a ctively i dentifi ed with the program of the church where
h e served as Sunday School t eacher , stewa rd,cl ass l ea der ana usher.
lith the urgemcy of a Divine ca ll to the Gospel mini s try upon him he
offere d himself to th~ Michigan Conferen ce for minister i al service.
He was recommended by the Twelfth St . congregat ion and was licensed by
the Michig an Confer·ence in 1926. He was ordained as deacon a nd rece iv ed
into the itinerancy in 1929. He r ec eived h is elder ' s orders in 1932 .
Followi ng hi s f irst appointment to \fyandotte in 192'7 h e served the
f ollowing f i el ds for the perio ds indica t ed ,- lyandotte 192'7-30;
Royalton 1930- 32; Ca rl eton 1932- 36 ; 'iau seon 1936-43; Park 1943-44;
\le st Unity 1944-50 ; Lima 1950-5 2. He was appoint ed to Gilf ord i n
1952 and served unt il about the f irst of Oc t ober when it became apparent that he was a very s ic k man . Treatment by physicians did not
i mmediately reveal the nature of h is a ilment. Has congregation very
graciously g ranted him a release from activ e service for a period of
se v ~r a l months and relatives provided f unds for a trip to Engl and ,
which h e and his companion gr ea tl~ enjoyed.
But upon his r e turn it was evident tha t there was little,if any,improv&
ment in his condition. An attempt to take up hi s work as pa stor was
unsucce s sful . Further consult ation with skilled physicians re~ealed
pressure upon an a r ea of the bra in. On MQnday January 26th surf!.. £ry was
undertaken, a l a r ge growth was xwmocxw« d ~ scover e d anu successfu~ly
removed. But apparent shock from the critical oper·at ion wa s Iflore than
more than his weakened body could s t and a nd at about noon on Thursday
Februa ry 5th he stepped from the tabernacle of cla y into the presence
o f h is Divin e Lord.
Broth er Crothers gave 25 f a ithful y ears of service to t he Michigan
Conf erence of the Evangelic al United Brethren Church. He lov ed his
L ord; h e lov ed the min i s try; h e loved his Confer ence. He did wha t he
could.
Hi s departure is mourned by his devoted wife,his three children John
Ma rtin Cr others of Lake Orion, Mrs. ~~ ~
of Ad ria n
George R~ ine Croth er s of California ,the ir re~ive companions ,
g r and ch~1dren ,
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brothers , __;__ s i s ters, othe r r el atives , hi s----
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brother mini s t ers
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the Confer ence a nd a g r eat h ost of fri ends .
Po em
When s inks ~h e soul,subdu ed by toil,to s l umbe r,
It s clo sing eyes look WP to ~h ee i n prayer;
Sweet the re pose beneath ~ wings o' ershading ,
But sweet er still to wake an d f inu The e there.
So shall i t b e at l ast, in tha t brig ht morning ,
When the soul wake th, a n d ~life ' s shad ows flee;
0 in that hour,fa irer than daylight dawning ,
Shal l r i se the glorious thought--! am with Thee."
Harriet Beeche r Sto we .
ReT. Walton CrotherG - Obituar,
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w~lton
Crot hers , son of John nnd Eliza Crother s.
Cornwall , England, one of a
1ty and
~ecei~d
fe.J:~il)'
born Januar,r q , 1888 in
of five children A Ira grew up in his home commun-
his education in the Board Schools of Cornwall.
• Re vas ·c<'>nverted in 1Q07 in the
Bartley.
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~ethodist
Church unde r the ministry of Rev. J.
Be immediately became active in the church and was shortl y appointed as
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a l ocal preacher, in t·1hich capa.ci ty he preached at mn.ny ot the appointments on the
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circuit ae assistant, to the pastor.
On MaP.ch 12, 1912 Brother Crothers was united in ~iage with Miss Mary Ann
Martin vlio shared flilJh him the joys of married life for o.laoet for ty years.
t imes Gh~ vna a faithful and devoted helpr:teet.
At· all
To this m&l"ringe · three children were
spending sooe time in
Canada and
a~~iving
in Detroit enrly in the n1nteen ttenties .
He be6Qn at tendi ng.
the 'l'llelfth St. Evangelical Church of t'lhich he became n mAtsber.
Under the ministry
o! t he Late Rev. '1. H. Camfield, he vas soon actively 1dent1f1ad with the
of the' chn.rch
whe~~
he served
a~
progr~
Sundny School Tenoher, Stelmrd, ClAss Leader alld
Ueher.
111th the urgency of a J)lv1no 00.11 to t he Gospel r.tlniet17 upon him he offered
himself to the Michtgan conference for m1niaterial eer.ioe.
the Twelfth St. congregat 1on.and was licensed by the
He tJBa ordained ae deacon 'Pd received into the
He was recommended b.y
U1Cb~n
it ine~a,
in
Conference in 1()26. •
1~2q.
·Be receiTed
hie elder' s order s in 1932.
rollowi~
fi elda,
his first appotntment to \t,vandotte in lq27 he eerYed the
tandotte l q27 - 30;
R~lton
follow!~
lqjO - 32: CBrle,on 1932 - 36; Wnueeoh 1936 -
43 : P rk 194J - ~; \1ee.t Unity 1944 - SO; Li~:a 1950 -52.
He waa appoi nted to
Gilford tn 19S2 and eerYed until &\out the firet of October when it beoame apparent
t hat he wn.a a Teey sick man.
natur~
Treat~nt
bP phyeic1ane did not immediately reveal the
of hie a!lment. Hta congreg&tton ver.r graciouel,
active eervtce for a
pe~1od
of eevernl
~onths nn~
~ted him
releaee from
r &latl•e• provided fonda tor a
t rip to EDglall4 which he a nd his compn.nton greatly &QJQ78d.
\val ton Crothers
U!)OD
hin return it \oliis evident that there
WR B lit~le,
if
o.n.v,
improvement
·.An attempt to take up his work as; p::1ator we unsnccese:ful. · FUrther
consultation with skilled peyetoians revealed pressure upon o.n area of the brain.
on
Konda.1 January 26th ~urgecy we nndertaken and a growth vno auccess:fulq removed.
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aP.parent Shock from the critica~ operation was mor
t~n
his weakened bod~ could
etnnd ana at noon 'on Thured3~ February 5th he steppad from the taber~cle of clay
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services were held at /auaeon , Ohio on
Mon~
l'ebruney (} '·1 1th Confere.nce
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A. ·Parlmr in ch.e.rge D.nd Conference Superint~ndents, Dr. ll .. H. tiateon.
as well a.e
Dr. ~ · t . Spafford) Rev. C. C. Glbeon and Rev. o. L. Helt ~el assisting in the servicea.
Super1n\ ndent
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The Contarence Ohorus under the dirj ction of Rev: C. D. Moneon with Mrs. Mowson 3t
the piano , ~ several mu::~bere. About 26 of the nctin cinister s of tho conferenco
Wel"e
in o.ttendt.nce.
Interment wa.s in the Wause on C~~~
llrothex- Cl'otbers ·fP>Te 25 :faithful yearB of service to the fUchigo.n Conferenco
0 of the E'mngelic..l United Brethren Church.
Be lared hi.a Lord; he love t he ministry;
he loTed hie Confe~nee.
Hie depnrt'lll"e ie mourned by hie de"f'oted companion, his three children, John
rtin trothera of Ia~ Orion, Mrs. Walter ~erey of Adrian, George Baine Crothers
of California, their re,peotiw companion•• three gro..nd. children, 2 brothers, ona
sister, h1s bfother m1n1,tera of the Conference and 6 gr
This obituary
t host of friends.
s prep3red largely by
Conference Super1ntcmdent Dr. rl. B.
~Tatson
with small add1t1ona by Con£. Supt. C. A.
Parker.
511 N. Monroe St., Bay
~it J , Feb. 5-,1953
Rev. Walton Crothers entered University
Hospital Ann Arbor Jan. 19 and submitt e d to surgery on Jan. 26
for r emoval of a Cyst at b a~e of the brain . He seemed to m~~e
good progress ~t{l Tuesday of this week . He passed away at
noon today. (Thursday Feb. 5)
The body will be at the Edgar Fune ral Home in '\"faus e on Ohio
until Monday noon Feb. 9 when it \-.rill b e taken to the \'Tauseon
• U. B. Church for t he 2 P. M. Memorial Serv ice. Burial will
be in a ivause on Cemetary.
The f ollowing have be e n asked by lvll's . Crothers t o share in
the servi c e : Se r mon , 1·1 . E. \vatson ; Prayer, C. A. Parker, Obit_. ·
uary and r emarks, C. C. Gibson~ Scripture, R. L. Le\·Iis; Rev. 0 •
• Heltz e l pastor of Uauseon E. U. B.. ChurGh to a lso a ssist .
Bearers: i'l. S. Ne lson, S. Kirn , F. Kirn, H. Ryan, J . Nurba ch ,
R. Kretzschmer. If anyone of you can not b e pr ese nt ue \"Ji ll
substit ut e s ome one else at t he service.
Conference Chorus to s ing : Rev . Moms on aaks you to meet a t the
phurch i n i·rauseon a t 1 P. M.
Sinceri).ly, Cle tus Parke r,.
Dear Brother Pastor:
~he
Lord is my shepherd:
I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in
gree n pastures: He leadeth me
beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul. He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of d e ath, I
will fear no evil: for thou art
with me: thy rod and thy staff
they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies
thou anointest my head with oil:
my cup runneth over:
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of
the Lord for ever.
~~t . . tmlrntory ®f
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REV. WALTON 'CROTHERS
· .. DATE OF BIRTH
. .January 9, 1888 .
DATE OF DEATH
February 5, 1953
SERVI~ES FROM
Evangeiical U. B. .C hurch
Monday .A;fiternoon Feb. 9
· At ·2:00 O'clo_ck
MINISTERs OFFICIATING
Dr. w. H. Wat-son··
Rev. C. C. Gibson
Dr. A. L. Spafford
Rev. C. A. Parker
Rev. 0. L. Heltzel
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Wauseon Cemetery