Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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and not return until he had found a man who did not employ Dr.
Marshall as a physician.
Danger to the health of the children of the city through poor
lighting, bad ventilation and sanitation of school buildings again
forced the doctor into political life; this time as member of the
board of education.
The immoral, the untruthful or the penurious man dreaded a
glance from the doctor's piercing grey eyes or words from his
satirical tongue.
AMUSING STORY.
The story is told of a wealthy but penurious man who had a sick
daughter. For several mornings when the doctor came to the
drug store, where he often received patients, he found this man
waiting to casually ask him what home remedies he might suggest
for the daughter. After several days the doctor heard that the
child was very ill. The next morning when the father appeared
with the usual questions, the doctor replied that he would suggest
calling a physician and paying him for services. The man, not
enjoying the smiles of the bystanders, asked him to attend his
daughter. The doctor remained at the child's bedside for 24
hours. After midnight he heard continuous voices in the house.
On investigation he found the family and neighbors holding a session of prayer for the recovery of the child. Later the father
attributed the child's recovery to the intercession of the Lord.
When he received the doctor's bill he protested against its size.
He was informed that the extra charge was for-the assistance of
the Almighty.
The doctor's lack of reverence for conventional religion was a
constant source of grief to his religious friends and a tool in the
hands of his enemies. He was not irreligious but had a creed of his
own, which was service to humanity. He answered the call of
rich and poor alike and gave so freely of his slender strength that
when illness came he had no physical resistance. After an illness
of four days he passed away on December 5, 1889, at the age of
51 years, respected and loved by the community for which he had
laid down his life.
Perhaps the following may be of interest also:
Mrs. Marshall passed away in July, 1911, and was laid to rest
beside her husband in the family lot in Mt. Hope Cemetery.