American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-08-10
OBITUARY..
REV. ROBERT ". LAMBUrH.

MANY HpartF 1pcllp t1ocn
where he more recently labored, AMI fell at LIS
post. Will be saddened and shocked at the an
nonncsment of the sudden death of tn . young and
ftfthfnl minister of Christ.
He came to Canton on the 25th cf July, AZ the
solicitation If the nastor TO assist in protgacted
meeting. His friends in the country opposed his
comipr "a there were occasional cases Of cholera
in the ul9ce but lie REPLIED that be was not
alarm ed about the cholera though he might posi-
hlv take il that he rec O ruized the nvf alton as
call Of dutv, and that he would rather wear cut
than rust ont
He labored with acceptability and zeal dlring
tho ,catino was ro,lv in the snirit of his mission,
and imnroved even casual opportunities of talking
TO persons upon the subject of religion, eliciting
the obserya ton, that he was " instant in season
and ont of season. He preached on Sabbath morn,
lnr. from Joshua vii %: -" Sin very trofbie-
some thing" with good effect, and visited that
evanino and praved with an old friend, WHO was
sick with premonitory symptoms of cholera
The meeting closing IN the Sabbath, he left town
next morning for Mrs Chandler Ford's, where his
family was, was taken with cholera on Tuesday
morniuo. and died that evening, after eXcruca,
ting suffering, ia the thirty fourth year of his age
While all who knew him are well aware that
few were better prepared for the change than ne
was and that the loss to the Oh urch was MS eIet'
nal gain still we can but wonder AZ Inc my7's'''
Gus Providence that removed even IN 'He very
midst of his usefulness so promising aud hoIy d
preacher of righteousness
He was descended from religious t.ocA' 'n'
may have been said, like Iimothy,to nave N"'""
from child the Holy Scriptures winch arc "D''
to make one wise unto salvation.' FROM us ~
Their the late sanity Rev. John H. hanou'n' NJ
inherited a natural goodness and gentlene'7
common among men, and under HIS hoiy 7A'inl''1
and judcious training this natuH"' soooue~' We
eDon nurtured into an early pIety ana 'oh'F'' ID,
ted life. He was received as minister ~ 2...
into the MisslsAippl Conference III '"' 49,
| the session being held in Nlcksburs' ah" was "P
pointed to Natchez station as junior p''"."''
In 1873 he was in charge OF lailu.a VIAui -
Wa hington county. "hlie on th'S c"eu' AZ
D oyed himself an acceptable ara successful .",N
liter by endearing himself TO the people, anu W
enlarging the borders OF Zion IN tha' uhpFom'
sing field On the 9Th of January AS0S, ne wa
married to Miss Kate Bridger, of Claiborne coun
tv WHO roved herself he pmate indeed, chee
fully oearing the prlvat'ons oil tne i'Ineia'y' ".'
deyoting herself to his work. In 1903 ana oV' IN
was appointed to Yazoo CITY, some ie'r' wei,
expressed that his youth and inexperehee WON.
make this appointment unsuitable pu' III, enc
alae Dr.. Drake, under whose presidency Nc ""
returned, said that he woald underwrite ioi MN
and according to the prediction ne maue ht'na'
acceptable, and had a sweeping reVlVal III u
charge. In lG6lS, he labored on the NM INV
Crcnit Yazoo county In 1888, he was PERM
ted, on account OF tae dlsoFg"nz"t'ou u""'.U
fine war. to form for himself colored Mission j