Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-11
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Il, 1874
DEATH OF DR.. CoBLEIaH.


which occurred at his residence in Allan
tn, Ga, on Sunday, the lst instant.
DR.. Cobleigh officiated at the dedication
Of "A church in the vicinity o. Athens,
Tenn, on Sabbath, Jan. 18th, left Athens
on Monday for his home in Atlanta, where
he arrived on Tuesday, and was soon after
stricken down with pneumonia, which
termina ted fatally as above stated.
DR.. Cobleigh was native of Littleton,
N. H, and about tifty-fve years of age.
He worked his way through College, grad
uating with honor at the Wesleyan Uni
versity, Middletown, Conn, in 1913, enter
ed the ministry in 1874, in which he labor
ed assiduously and successfully for ten
wears. He was then chosen Professor in
McKendree College, at Lebanon, Illinois,
from which position he was called to Pro-
fessorship in Lawrence University, at APP
pleton Wis, and from there recalled to
Lebanon, Illinois, by election to the Pres
idency of McKendree College.
In this position his fine executive abilities
having wider scope were more fully dis
played until after a successful presidency
of about five years, he was called in 1868
10 the editorship of Zion's Herald, Boston,
Mass. In this department of effort he de-
voted himself with his accustomed zeal
and success to the work of the church until
1867, when his health entirely failed and
be sought the milder cline of East Ten
nessee, in which to restore his exhausted
vigor. Here he rapidly recuperated, and
having accepted the Presidency of the In
stitution at Athens, he labored faithfully
as his growing strength permitted as an
educator, but did not venture to preach for
year or more.
At the General Conference of 1872 he
was elected to the editorial chair of the
Methodist 4dCoccdc, at Atlanta Ga, in
which office he Iabored with marked zeal
and ability up to the very period of his
death.
DR.. Cobleigh was in the truest and high
est sense great man. Possessed of a pow
ful, penetrating mind, thoroughly trained
and disciplined, he was an intellectual
giant; possessed of a simple but mighty
Christian faith, his piety was deep
and uniform having devoted himself to
God, the Church and humanity, he labor
ed with equal cheerfulness and zeal in
every position to which duty called him.
When appreciated and honored he be.
trayed no vanity; when neglected, ma
ligned or prosecuted he manifested no re-
sentiment. Modest and unassuming he
was wise and sagacious; in manner and
spirit mild and gentle as lamb; in de-
Tense of truth and maintenance of princi-
pie he was brave as lion, and unyielding
as adamant. Pathetic and powerful as
preacher, versatile and graceful as writer,
sympathetic and faithful as friend, none
could know him intimately but to respect
and love him.
His wisdom, frmness, mildness and
broad Christian charity gave him peculiar
fitness for his work as editor of the only
official organ of the NJ. Z. Church in the
South.
The proposed Knoxville University, of
which he was one of the leading origina-
tors will sorely miss his wisdom and ener-
~ and his influence in the Church
abroad. 1t is not too much to say that his
death at this juncture of affairs is an ire
parable loss TO the Church of which he
WAb 80 uOuOIcu u utculDcT
We have known DR.. Cobleigh intimately
for the past five years, and our acquaint-
ance has ripened into the warmest friend
ship. In his judgment We had the most
unbounded confidence. His earnest, de-
voted piety has never been called in ques.
ton by any one who knew him. In the
church TO which he belonged he was a
strong pillar. His meckness Of spirit, his
purity of character, his devotion 70 princi-
pie, his adherence TO what be believed
right, his zeal for righteousness aud his
ability as an ambassador of God, d sarmed
his opponents Of harsh criticism, and even
those with whom he differed admitted his
personal worth, respected his high attain
-nent- and admired his Christian charae-
Ter. lie was firm as rock, ga- courteous
and Kind u all.
lie lUygQ 20 iaboriu his Master vineyard,
and never evadet O. W-li-aetiued dug. lie
Knew not what IL WAS lo be idle, and was
never 50 happy a. when ia "a field OF iabor
where al. bis great power, cUu!! nave full
play. We sincerely ret 10 record bis
unumeiy demise. Verify, the ways %!
Providence are often hard To understand,
and without divine aid can not be inter-
preted.
Servau. Of God, well done,
Thy glorious waIfres past.
The battIgs fought the race IS won,
And thou art crowned a. last