The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-11-25
IN MEMORIAM.

JOHN T. FAULK, ono of tho early immi-
grants to tho State of Louisiana and one of
the links connecting the present generation
with the carly history of our government
as established by Washington and his COM
peers, was born in Baden county, North
Carolina, on the 26th of December, 1874,
from whence he ennligrated with his father
and family in 1906. Arriving in Mississippi
early in the following year, he made short
stay in Adams county, where he married
Elizabeth Martin, on the 10Th of May, 1907.
Moving soon after to Louisiana, he remain
ed a citizen of the State, and with little
exception n resident of Ouachita parish, to
the day of his death, which occurred on the
5th of November, 1871, he having attained
the advanced age of Sc years, 10 months and
10 days.
He was one of tho very few now remain
ing who served his country in tho last
British war, under General Jackson, and
was wounded in the defense of New Orleans
on the 7th of January, 1915, on the day be-
fore tho great and decisive battle was fought,
and the wound made him comparatively
cripple to the day of his death.
Early in life he became convinced of his
need of a Savior, and about tho year 1900,
under the preaching of Bishop Asbury and
by those words in the prayer of Jesus for
his apostles, ''Neither pray for thee alone,
but for them also which shall believe OH me
through their word, ;" he was led to n saving
| faith in Christ, and the enjoyment of that
peace comfortcd him through life and sus-
| tanned him while passing through tho valley
of the shadow of death. 1t was ever CRATE
full thought to him, and one on which he
loved to dwell, that he and all believers
were tho subjects of the Savior's prayer.
He became member of the Methodist
church when quite young, and was ever de-
voted to tho religion of Jesus as taught in
the holy cvangelists, never missing an op-
portunity of impressing upon the minds OF
those with whom he came in contact the
truth AS revealed in holy writ, and moro
especially the members of his own house.
hold Religion has been his theme, and the
Bible his companion for years past. From
age and infirmity he had become very feeble
but his mind was evor clear, and he was
ready to give a reason "of the hope that was
in him. During the latter years Of his
life when sickness would PROSTATE him, his
only fear Was thRt~he would again recover,
but in every instance would say, "Not mine
but thy will be done, Lord
During his last illness he appeared to be
) fully aware that his dissolution was at hand
and said thc invitation had come for him to
take up his abode in n more fitting anC
, cOnlnOulONS mansion, ana tnitt ne Sioui'
soon receive that crown of Righteousness
/ which the Lord, the righteous judge, hat
, in reserve for him.
Ifc gave some instructions respecting hi
burial, and bid those he left behind not Il
sorrow for him as all was well. He wa
perfectly resigned to the will of God, and il
whose PARADISE we doubt not his immorta
soul now is, while his body-lies in the EN-
brace of mother earth in the church var
at taulk's chapel there to sleep until ARGUS
ed by the trump of che great Arch Angel.