Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-04 | Page 6 | Dr. Mcniece is Dead

DR. McNIEOE IS DEAD. Tho announcement of the death of Dr. 11, G. McNieco of this city will spread a wave of sorrow over all. this intennountain country, whore ho was so well known and so wnrmly loved. Dr. McNieco was ono of the oldest Christian ministers in this region. He camo here thirty-six years ago, and at onco sot a standard of loj'alty, of sound ideas, of virtuous living and of consistent con-sistent moral thought and conduct, always al-ways of inestimable value to all of this community. For a eood many years past his heart has been bound up in the establishment of Westminster College, and moro recently re-cently his great anxiety has been to got a proper man for the presidency of that college, to succeed himself, as ho felt that ho was growing in years and losiug his strength for sustained work. On Thursday night the efforts of tho trustees to find a suitable man, strong in every quality, to take tho presidency of the collogo, mot with success in the acceptance of Dr. Bhoard of Waterloo, Iowa, who will take tho position. When Dr. McNiece was apprised of this, lie thanked God, and called upon those prosent to kneol in a prayer of thankfulness. thank-fulness. Ho oxprossed tho hopo that ho might livo long enough to welcome Dr. Bheard and see him begin his great educational work at the college, which is located well out on' the southeastern bench of this city. Dr. IMcNicco for a great man' years wu9 the pastor of tho '.First Presbyterian Presby-terian Ohurch in this city, and as such was greatly honored and relied upon. He has been a prominent factor in all good work in this community for moro than a generation of time. Ho has always al-ways been staunch, always firm, always al-ways true. There has never been the slightest varying in his high standards of loyalty, of truthfulness, and of devotion de-votion to his work. Ho has gone to his reward. May God set the seal of his approval upon this man's noble soul. His work was great, his ambitions ambi-tions high, tho light that ho boro has always shono clear and true. May the Lord soften the blow to his afflicted family. Whatever consolation tho kcon sympathy of such a wide circle cir-cle of friends as Dr. McNiece had may do to. mitigate their grief, they niay surely count upon as theirs in full measure.