The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-08
OBIrUARY.

WiLLlaA BUG GkttSe 80 sSrs ~ LssAsss,,
CT. tks Oh day " Aay. sl6le and. Aied ID laiA-s
spsilts, 8. O., oa. .tks SAVk Nay, 1870. His early
elsea,lossi isasss.sss Ssts vesy sliuit:t. SD.
rssoarsss. bat ipdo.l,abis energy sad pstssvss-
enos developed = nstaraliy yigSroas Sstnd. 20
chat bs became vsxy ovsissk spsaker s1a srttShS
aud Few msn possessed . more iusxh haustbls faad
undertook tho napsgsmsntsos e sm.li fsr1 With
such specess that In three yeers hs anssssd ssea-
ciently to enlargo his 0pera,ion :. He then came
South, and liter faapisrisiug hilnself With The
men and business Of che sommsni,y. opened
msrean,iie ests6.t. hmcnt At CliQ. IN Marlboro
District, 8. u. where he sreidsinsd uotil The
autumn Of l64l, when hersnoved 70 Bish0pviIle,
7 Sumter District. ut which place hs dted. a. o
merchant. he enjoyed the confidence Of bis pa
trous. and secured msrited success BY, hsIsst
dealing. Aud although oiten pressed BY urgent
claims upon bis business, no mover failed tu lsud
helping hand to those who wore in need. He
was. iuored. friend whom tho poor Of his com
muni,y will nos forget whiie there remaius among
them n heart to throb With gratitude.
MIR. ROGERS connected himself With the
Methodist Church when about twenty hve years
Of age. At the time of his death ho had been
nenrly twclve yesrs . Steward ofthe Church, and
by energy and fidelity rendered himself most
successful in the duties Of that position. For
many yenrs he bud been Superintendent Of the
Sunday School at IIetblehotn, where the impress
Of his character and pious devotion has been
stamped upon thr rising generetion-the, result
{" DO fully known only In tho great day Of
eternity. The Uficets, tenchers aid pupils of the
school now wear the badge ofmourning In token
Of their bereavement. while every heart fools sad
and fearful that auother may not bo found 90
Unfortunately to care for the young. In tho
domestic circle. few men were-perhnps no man
ever wns-moro affactionately' devoted to bis
family. His sevcn children all became members
If the church with ha,sclf, Of whour three prese.
ded h IN to tho grave in tho triumphs Of q living
faith.
Tho piety ofMr. ROC ERs was no. preten,iou..
On which he built his hopes Of Hesvon. and bis
practices in the daily walks Of life endeored him
to all, and gave him an influence for good such
ms few men ever possessed. lie was twice mar
ried. His irst wifc Miss ANNA JANE MoCALLun,
died ip January, 1898. 10 his ecoond. Mise
MARoArEr A. b. WATSON, Of Sumter, be hnd
been united oniy six weeks on the day Of his
denth. Her enrly bereavement demands and will
receive tho sympathy Of all her friends. and Of
every one no may read this notice. The church
not soon to be repaired-te his family the loss is
truly irrepnrable. But they will be reunited bs
yond tho reach OF separation. His death was
occasioncd by paralysis, with which he was
snittcn on Saturday evening, the 30th of April,
and died Tuesday evening. tho 3rd of May, re-
maining speechless through all tho attack. He
gave occasional signs of recognition to members
ot the family and certain friends, though family.
AZ no diving testimony could be obtained. his
hetsaved family and numcrnus friehdr are
checred with the consolation that to tho writer,
only three days before the summons came. he
had expressed himself rendy for the change
whenever it might tnko place, though apprecia-
ting the solemn and fearful responsihilitie Of tho
Judgment. But the consistency of his long and
useful life needed not the professions Of dying
h"ur. "Iie Was go"d IN m and true" in all the
relations Of life. "Be ye also ready"
PASTOR.