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Funeral Of Bishop Capors.

near Anderson Court lIols", accompanied
by his bere"vcd family and several friends
Judge Whitnrr, Nr. Osborn and o.ilc,s ;c-
c"ii:Nanird !: un i; way to Columbia, Us fl.
as i;rI:on. Al this point they were met by
the Ecv. WEtc'nrl Smith who had Lrc
requested by the family OF the deceased to
accompany the remains TO Columbia, and
preach the funeral sermon.
On arriving at Cckcsburv Il large number
of weeping friends visited the car in which
;hc body Was conveyed, and "azcd for the ;si
time upon those features so calm and rlacid
in death. and which had been 50 cn,!rar"'l
TO them in lie. \ committee, consisting of
the Rev. DIR. Hnv', l;cv. MrsSrs. j. "
Townsend, G. H.. Round, and j. w. Wight.
man, had been appointed 10y the community
Of Cok"Sl'u'y TO unite in the procession.
The funeral escort reached Columbia ri
four o'clock. p. m.. and was met ut the depot
by 4 committae OF the clergy and laity where
Il procession was formed and the body con
vcv"i to the residence Of the Rev. \. Tallcy
On Sat,.aday morning. ut 10 o'clock. tn"
holv, accompanied by his family and the
clergy OF Columbia, was conveyed 20 Tie
w
following ministers ac.ins rs pal! b":r"rs:
Rev i. J. S;ln,nd, Rev. \. Wig!;.i, Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
k"v. hr. loycc and Rev. Mr.. Curtis, OF
the B;.ptist Church.
ncv. Dr<. Leland and Howe ard Rex. Mr.
Frazer, of the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Mcs$r;. Crook, Gamcwcll anl S.
TOWNSEND, of t!.,: Mihn,i:,t E,,;.c.rnl
Church South.
At the church large and sympathzin@
audience lad already assembled. The SOY
c1rn services were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Wh;tclo:l Smith, and opened bv the choir
singing til" 737th hymn" What Mo"Gh
IL" "rm Of con1ncria2 dcoh.' This VA;
followed hv Il ln,'si impressive prayer The
lessons We're the 739!h psalm and 81 portion
Of t!H. 18th cl,lrte: OF l>t Corin'lla;:s.
br. Smith then rcu' his text from the
Acts "f the Apostles, Xiii and part Of t!lc
SOL, Verse {:
"For David, after he hal served his OWE gen
Grafton By The vii! Of Cod fe,l on Sleep"
The sermon was introduced by stating the
fact that there are occasions when our feel
mgs were too ovcrpowcring for uttcrancc
Such WAS the present occasion.
DR.. Smith said the life of the deceased
emphaticaliy illustrated the tcxt-he had
''Srrvcd lis generation by the will Of G",l'
The text indicated that usefulness should hc
the great end and aim of lifc-that life was
not measured hy sucrcss, hut by usefulness
and proceeded TO i!!us,,a;c th;>; truth ill the
lie and ministry Of i'isi,op C;:pcis.
This eminent anl useful minister WIS con
vcrted in 1893, and in the latter part q! the
same year WAS recommends! a,r! lice scd
to preach ut Ecmberts c;ilnp-grownd, and
entered on his n:inst.v III 1909. He WIS
appoimirs! to the Wat~ren circuit, anl :,op.l
bcca,n. Il ns";u! and popular r,c;.clcr.
d.. :'mi.h then passed rapidly over til"
carly years o! his ministry until 1919
1920, when he was stationed in Savannah,
during which time the yellow fever rng.:l
with Grr%: violence throughout that city.
Dr. EapnrS, in conjunction with other min
istc's, WAS ever found at his post milis,cring
to the wants Of the sick and living, and cx.
hibiting the utmost devotion 10 the gr:;..
ci'nsc in which lie WAS engaged. He him
self WAS attacked viii, the prevailing cpl
d"lnic, anI for solnc days l.o.-crrl oG the
brink of the grave. Daring his Illness be
WAS s',r<ri by ai'rirnd TIE pastor Of a sister
church, Or. kol!ock. of the PRESBYTERIAN
denomination. Scarcely lal Dr. CapcrS
recovered, ere his friend WAS stricken by the
same disease, and he in his turn nurscd that
friend but his nursing and attention were
of no avail, for Dr. X. died in few days
IN fIn rfI ~,
In 1922 DR.. Capcrs was appointed
Missionary to the Indians on the Georgi;,
frontier. TO him this ar'luous duty was a
labor Of love, and the time he laborcd IL
n.ong the red men were and have been re.
gardcd as lis years Of most singular success.
About the year 1925, his attention bein.
called to the subject by G. Coatcsworth
Pinknev, he founded the missions to the
slaves on the plantations, and at the opening
of the work found cffcctual co-opcartion
from John Honour and ]. II. Massey. To
DIR. Capcrs belongs the credit, under God
of establishing these missions, now so i'm
portant and interesting departmental the
operations Of the Church.
DR.. Smith said that Bishop Capcrs him
self said that he had the distinguished honor
of, preaching to three distinct races Of men
the white man in his refinement and civi,
lHa;ion the red man in his savage and bar,
barous state; and the pegro in his low and
ignorant condition. To numbers among
them all bewas the messenger os glad tidings
off.S'salvation, and through his instr,imcnt-
ality many had been sbrought.to rejoice in
their Lord and Savior.
In 1928 the General Conference Of the