Historical data and life sketches of the deceased ministers of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association, 1835 to 1915 . s, being rather modestand reserved, it required someearnest solicitation to persuadehim to enter the field that waswhite unto harvest. Finally he yielded to the call, and he was licensed in the year 1875 as apreacher on probation. HIS MINISTRY Under the charge of B. Uphaus, in 1875, he was sent toGreenville Circuit, and labored successfully. During the year hecontracted a severe cold, which, with other circumstances, neces-sitated his return home. Owing to poor a
Historical data and life sketches of the deceased ministers of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association, 1835 to 1915 . s, being rather modestand reserved, it required someearnest solicitation to persuadehim to enter the field that waswhite unto harvest. Finally he yielded to the call, and he was licensed in the year 1875 as apreacher on probation. HIS MINISTRY Under the charge of B. Uphaus, in 1875, he was sent toGreenville Circuit, and labored successfully. During the year hecontracted a severe cold, which, with other circumstances, neces-sitated his return home. Owing to poor accommodations, manya young minister failed in health, and prematurely had to retirefrom the active work. In the year following he sufficiently re-gained his health and entered into marriage with Elizabeth Arns-man, of Huntington, Indiana, in 1877, and for five or six yearslived on a little farm near Julietta. A part of this time was spentin Evansville, and in 1883 he moved to Elkhart, Indiana. InApril, 1884, he re-entered the ministry and was assigned to Me-daryville, which circuit he served very acceptably and with bless- 159. CARL F. W. HANSING INDIANA CONFERENCE ing for three years. From 1887-90 he served Bremen Circuit,and again led many souls to Christ. In 1890-1 he served , and in 1891-3 he labored on Bunker Hill Circuit. Herethis noble warrior laid down the warfare, and, receiving his dis-charge from the King Himself, entered his heavenly rest. Illness,that had previously shattered his health, relentlessly seized himand ended his earthly career, March 15th, 1895. Just before hepassed away he had his brother Charles read 2 Timothy 4: 6-8,and then said, This is my exact experience. Carl was thoroughly conscientious in all his work. His walkwas upright, his preaching earnest, full of fire, unctuous, plainand practical. His appeals to the unsaved were strong and ofteneloquent. He gave himself to the church and to his fellow-men asa sacrifice. His life is held in bles
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