Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-29
From the N. 7. Post. I
ORJTUARY

Died, at Nashville, Tenn, July 10, 1857 the Rev.
| CHARLES TONES, at the age of AZ. He was born in
| England, and came when infant to this country,
where his father was established as the partner of
| English commercial house. Alser substantial
education, practically adapted to a commercial life
Mr.. Tones entered his fathers counting house, but
his strong religious CONVICTIONS and devotion to the
interests of the church. led him to embrace the cler-
ical career and after the usual preliminary prepa-
ration under the immediate supervision of Bishop
0tey of Tennessee, he was ordained deacon and
priest by that distinguished ecclesiastic.
His first ministerial duties were exercised at
Knoxville, Tenn, where a church was built and a
permanent parish established, by his own efforts
He soon after received a call to Sing Sing, in this
State where he remained until the beginning of the
year lS4S when at the earnest solicitation of Bishop
Hawks of Missouri, and with strong bias for a
more extended field of activity, he was induced to
accept assistant rectorshp of the Bishops church
at st. Louis Christ Church in Nashville having in
the mean time become vacant, Mr. Tones was cho-
sen its rector, and accepting the appointment en-
tered upon its duties in 1850.
In Tennessee Mr.. Tones at once took a leading
part in the affairs of the diocese, and was elected
President of the standing Committee and delegate to
the General Convention during the years of 1850,
$50 and So. For number of years past the lead
ing measures connected with the affairs of his own
diocese originated with and were matured by him.
1t was while attending the last Diocesan Conven-
ton Of Tennessee, which met at Jackson the 20
and lasted until the 25th of June, that Mr.. Tones
showed the first symptoms of disease He was as
usual prominent in all the active business of the oc
casion, and notwithstanding his Illness would not
be deferred from doing, as he always did, more of
the work than naturally fell to his share.
Z On returning home Mr.. Tones was attacked with
a severe fit of intermittent fever but with his usual
resouteness of will, he determined to fight bravely
against the attack. In spite of the remonstrances
of his family and friends, he persisted in attempt
ing to force himself into renewed health and vgor
by walking about his house and grounds for exer-
else, taking food without appetite, and driving from
his residence in the country to the of his pa
rochial labOrs in town. On one of these occasions
he fell headlong to the ground, and was borne home
to his bed PROSTATE with the typhoid fever, which,
after few day of illness, proved fatal.
Mr.. Tones was always Jealous advocate of the
poor, and strove to for their spiritual wants
the full and gratuitous benefits of Il church. 1t
this sympathy with the humble and suffering
which induced him to advocate the establishment of
free places Of worship This was the constant sub
ject of his thoughts and prayers, and not unfre-
quently that of his exhortations from the pulpit,
and he had already commenced the preliminary or
ganizstion of church, to carry out his favorte pur
pose, when he was suddenly removed from an earth
ly sphere of labor and trial. the world of eternal
rest and happiness.
Resolute and active was Mr.. Tones in the per-
Torrance of his public duties, he in private life
the most devoted husband and father the warmest |
friend and most cheerful companion. He had won |
not only the admiration but the love of all who |
knew him. and his death is mourned in Nashville, |
the chief field of his labors, by all, as that Of
brother as well as public benefaetor.