Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-27
HON. THOS. A. Z. NELSON.
Death of this Distinguished Citizen and
Jurisi
Funeral Services-Testi zsoniaI from the
Knoxville Bar.

Funeral servtces-Tes zsoniaI from the
Knoxville Bar.
On Sabbath, early in the day, the sad
news began TO be known all over the city
that Judge Nelson one of her worthiest
citizens had passed from time to eterni
ty. He died about half past six o'clock,
and it becoming known that the flu
neral would take place at five O'Clock, p.
NJ, the same day, by noon every availlb
carriage or buggy in the livery stables were
engaged, as an evidence of the high esteem
in which the distinguished deceased was
held by his fellow citizens, Gloom and
darkness seemed depicted on almost every
countenance we met rs the sad news was
whispered around. Long ere the appoint
ed hour for the funeral arrived, friends in
large numbers assembled at the residence
where it had been decided the services
should take place, and the parlor, hall and
front yard were crowded. The services
were opened by Rev. Mr.. Bachman, who
had been brought from Strawberry Plains,
where he was holding a meeting, by a
special engine sent by Mr.. Bogart. He
opened with ahymn found on the 10Sth page
of the "Pure Gold" Sabbath school song
book, stating that it had been favorite
song with the deceased, and on the even
ing before his death he had repeated por-
ton of the same. Solemn and awe-in-
spring was the scene while number of
rich voices sang:
Breaking thro the clouds that gather
Ger the Christian natal skies, ri. az. e..
Distant beams like floods of glory, ..
Fill the soul with glad SURPRISE
And we almost hear the echo f.
the pure and holy throng,
In the bright the bright forever, Az
In the summer-land of song -...
Chorus On the banks beyond the river,
II. t.f We shall meet no more to sever
rft In the bright, the bright forever,
In the summer-land of song.
Yet little while we linger r |H..
Ere we reach our journeys end
Yet little while to labor,
Ere the evening shades descend;
| Then we II lay us down to slumber,
But the night will soon be o err;
| In the bright, the bright forever,
We shall wake to sleep no more.
| CtoruS-On the banks, &c.
After the singing, reading of an appro-
pirate chapter in the Bible, and a fervent
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bachman, Rev. Thos.
| w. Humes ID. D., made some remarks APP
propriate to the solumn occasion. He tried
! to dispell much of Tie gloom by showing
that even death had bright side.
| Rev. Mr.. Humes was followed by Rev.
| Mr.. Bachman in a few appropriate re-
| marks, in which he gave the many friends
gathered there on this solemn occasion,
the assurance that Judge Nelson died in
the full hope of the glory OF
| God, having stated on the night
before his death that he
was trusting unreservedly in the mer-
cies of God, through Jesus Christ his
| Lord. He, too, would not attempt to
speak of the loss sustained by the State,
city and society, in the death of Hon.
| Thos. A. R. Nelson, The services were
concluded by singing:
1--WE shall know each other there, &C.,
after which the remains were taken TO
the hearse. by the following gentlemen,
who had been selected by the family as
pail bearers
Hon. H. Maynard, Hon. f. T. Hall,
Hon. Jno. Baxter Hon. Geo. Brown, Hon
O. =. Temple, Mr.. j. Deaderick, Mr.. c.
Coffin, Mr.. H. p. Washburne.
The remains were followed to Gray Gem.
etery by large concOurse of mourning
relatives and friends, and were consigned
to their final resting place, with the usual
ceremony, after which the grave was
strewn with flowers by two ladies', and the
sad cortege wended its way back to the city
In closing this, we would tender to the
bereayed family our sincere sympathy il
this their hour OfaiIlction.
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