A Century of history of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evansville, Indiana : with sketches of it's [sic] pastors, officers, and prominent members and reminiscences of early times . nch Presbyterian, and her interest in the church at heradvanced age is unabated. When the weather is not un- pleasant, Sabbath morning finds her in her pew listeningto the words of truth and righteousness. Mrs. Farrell has never forgotten her home across thesea, and she keeps herself well informed in regard to itspresent history as well as that of the earliest periods. Herfondness for, and knowledge of his
A Century of history of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church of Evansville, Indiana : with sketches of it's [sic] pastors, officers, and prominent members and reminiscences of early times . nch Presbyterian, and her interest in the church at heradvanced age is unabated. When the weather is not un- pleasant, Sabbath morning finds her in her pew listeningto the words of truth and righteousness. Mrs. Farrell has never forgotten her home across thesea, and she keeps herself well informed in regard to itspresent history as well as that of the earliest periods. Herfondness for, and knowledge of history is quite remarkable;she remembers more about the crowned heads of Great Bri-tain and their descendants than almost anyone, and is oftenreferred to by her friends in matters of this kind. She isfond of reading and society, and the down-hill of life ismade pleasant for her by the host of loving friends who en-joy her society, and she still retains an interest in them andthe affairs of life, which makes her time pass pleasantlyand happily away. Cheerful as the day declines,Cares depart with setting sun, Peace and trust now fill the mindTill lifes earthly sands are run. CHAPTER HON. JOHN W. FOSTER. Among those who have in years pastremoved from Evansville and have beenvery much missed in the church and so-ciety, are the Hon John W. Foster andhis excellent wife. During the civil war,as Colonel of a regiment and command-er of a cavalry brigade in Burnsidesarmy, John W. Foster was a leader inthe service of his country and won thehonors which were afterward conferredupon him. Seldom has any man sosecured the confidence of the head of the nation as to receive three so important appointmentsas were given him. He v/as eleven years Foreign Ministerof the United States, first to Mexico, afterwards to Russia,and lastly to Spain. From 1866 to 1873 Col. Foster waseditor of a daily paper in Evansville. He lived in Cincin-nati perhaps two years after the war, and was a ruling El-der i
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