Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fourth Annual Session, Methodist Episcopal Church South Page: 41

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effeminate, time- ;srv',Y
never cringed wiepE1 2. '
he looked into tlte f-,;
definite, profound eo /i't :''
face, declare hinmself ' :
whole city to trenble, i ;i
the well-night nniveri,:i '
a remarkable tribuitle c ,
have made so few eniem-

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loved the pre-eninence, a-id stuiCe ,t it
He was a true fr iend. , fie
grappled them to hi::u as wiit 'oo: c
the end. Many supposed thati thuy
only to find later thai, the lo-ing- a
wide to them had opened just ass :71id
it was his nature to be a friend. No :r
happier in his relation to his b reth-ren
he.

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As a leader, he was wise, vigorous, aggressive, sa-e, P-'t
and people of the Districts he served, bieved l hi:- _ :t_ -fol-
lowed him, and the work prospered unler him, As a ieber of
the last General Conference he immediately took high rank bc. th
in the committee room and on the floor. His vision wyas wide,
his judgment safe, his counsel sane. He ras genuinely comneec
tional. He never sought to build up his charge at the expense
of others, but he labored for the common good of our universal
Zion, and was interested in every other worker.
He closed his earthly career grandly. He was at the height
of his popularity and usefulness. His health had not been the
best for six months, but without wavering he went to every
appointment, being just as attentive and considerate to the
demands of the smallest mission as of the largest station. On
July 19th, he went to White's Chapel, on the Smithfield Circuit,
to assist in a meeting. On Monday evening he took his text:
"So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all things which are
commanded you, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have
done that which was our duty to do,"-text illustrative of his
life, expressive of his obedience and humility, a text a bigot
would never use. A few minutes later he staggered and fell,
stricken with appoplexy. {Removed to a near-by home, physi-
cians and loved ones were summoned. But his work was done.
He lingered eight hours, and at 5:30 a. m., July 22, his spirit
passed on high. His body was carried to Fort Worth, and
on Thursday afternoon, the 25th, in the Polytechnic Church,
in the presence of an overflowing house, including more than
forty of his brethren of the -ministry, the funeral service was
held. The next day the remains were taken to Hillsboro for
burial. He had served there as pastor only three years, and
had been away nearly nine years, yet such was the love and
esteem in which he was held that every business house was
closed, and a long, long procession followed him to the beauti-
ful cemetery overlooking the city. Slowly and sadly we laid
him down, heaped the sod above him, and covered it over with
flowers. The grass shall wither, the flowers fade, but the spirit

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