Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-17
THE FALLEN PILLAR.
Obsequies of the Late Rev. FIR. A. Z.
p. Green.

tendance OF Mourning Friends and
Citizen.
McKendree Church was wellfiiied yes.er-
day on the occasion OF the funeral services
of the late Rev. DIR. A. l.. Z. Green, an an
nouucement of whose death Wednesday
afternoon was published in these columns
yesterday.
AT a meeting Of the official members of
tbe various Methodist Churches of the city
s,rd Edgefielk held at 10 A. ~, yesterday,
Ire following named were selected as pail
PIN Film Stree. Chureh-=ijr. !. g. Ross,
Isaac Paul, L. X. Chase, W. 7. Phillips.
Tulip Street Church w. NJ. Cooke, ".
II Morrow. II. b. Plummer, w. L. Gates.
Hobsons Chapel-A. w. Johnson, lrby
" est End Church,. W. Thomas, j. L.
| Norris;
EiwfiEs Cl,apel-Joseph Creighton.
Claiborne's ChageI-A. \. Hight.
McFerrin's ChapeI-5. 7. Sharp; together
with the official members Of Acl.ensires
| Church.
Att o'clock the funeral procession en-
tered the church, preceded By Bishop Me
'rsCirs srd DIR. HarT0ye, pastor Of Me
| k9nuTHt AiluLNtas - tAtNElSEo htIt
opcned by the reading Of Scripture lessons
bv Rev. VIM. Il. Warren and DR.. Il. 9.
Summers, after which DR.. RedfOrd gave out
the 10Th hymn. A prayer was offered by
Rev. u. X. Brown, and 1.-The Old Ship Of
aiors--=a fAyoTite with the deceased, was
sung by the CliOi..
The funeral discourse was ti:en preached
by Bishop McTyeire, who took for his text
| the words: ..KnOw ye not that there is this
day great man fallen in Israel"
lie said that to the mournful challenge
Of the text confident assertion will b.
uIii5srsailv allowed. Measured by any
standard, A. l.. =. Green wee great man.
As David said this at the b,irisi % him
concerning whom it was spoken, consider
IL proper that we should use IL to-day.
Our brother was, from the shoulders up
ward, higher than other men. lie owed
nothing to office; he never sought one,
J I,eyer had one. and | verify believe never
desired one:
Alexander l.. p. Green vas born IN Sc
vier county, Tenn, June 70, lSJE Ills
parents moved, while he was an infant, to
Jackson county, Ala. There lie lived 4
life and enjoyed sach opportunities for ed
ucatiOR rs were common TO the rudest part
| Of the country half century ago. The
| l.ixaris5 Of wealth and the opportunities for
a higher education = ere i!Ct his, hut Chris
| tian influences We're. lie was converted
at the very early age Of eight or nine years.
| This gave him great confidence in the re-
| ligiOn Of little children. After children lie
/ looked with a remarkable interest and with
more effect than any minister | have ever
known. lie believed that children were
aIlenabls to the regeneration Of the Holy
! Ghost, bt+t Chat til.se signs which adults
have in conversion were HSf ~ he required
of them.
hr Ire Huntsville district in 1924, was
| William McSai,On' aId in the Jackson
/ district was James McFerriH. Those men
| had been praying for the Lord to SEM L.
borers into the harvest, and when the Con
ference met at Columbia, in 1924, a mum
| her of voting men asked admittance.
| A1.,CIiE Ifern rss Youth who had just
passed his seventeenth yea, &l"xsnder J.,
| l.. Green. He was returned TO his OSfi
circuit under Elder McFerrin, and the next
year was sent back to labor among his
friends and acquaintances.
Conference was held at Nashville in 1926
! ara lte-s hs was ordained deacon and was
/ admitted into full connection. At .Mug-
freesboro. two years later, be was Ordaintd
| elder, in both cases by Bishop SOule. In
! 1879 he was sent to Nashville as junior
preacher4nder VIM. Gwinn, and was re-
/ turned 10 Nashville the next year as Junior
! uTpaclier under John VI. Holland. In ISL
! fE WIS faUpily rtaried in Nashville. Al
| the ace of s. be was seiestGd iElesste to
the General Conference which met al 1857
| the Youngest delegate Of whom l ever
| knew, and was a delegate TO every General
| Conference since, excepting that Of $50.
In the tenth year Of his ministry, he was
made I Presiding elder, and was pastor Of
this congregation in 1915, rken it first
| fuOyed INTO McKendree church.
Dr. Graer's great distinction was that Of
A preacher. IL erfierCsl from Jackson
couEtv with the conditions in bis liesrt TO
preach. He loved to PIeach. His great
work was that Of 4 preacher and his re-
, @.<--t '- nm If = preacher.
He was emlnrnt,g : legislator Tor Tie
church. Since 1872 l know Oi NJ En'gI'-
making experience in the church IN
| which he has not taken a conspicuous
part: remember the position he took
! yTilE rrsa-d - laiiF delegations,
and how much ttic tlr-rrcfi owes to
him for that measure we cannot hnow. We
had broad, comprehensive views about the
education Of our young ministers, though
he himself owed nothing % education.
have often thought that he was the mos
powerful uneduCated man eye- knew.
We all know the prospects Of that instltu-
ticn % learning which IS to adorn ana
bless Nasini le 5Ed with which he was so
intimately connected.
am Glad he was a rich man. Ihls IS
an exceptional case with the ministry. The
Lord can entrIst but few men with riches,
though many believe that they could be so
| trusted. / have thought that he was one
ofthe very few men who could be trusted
| with property. IS 10 his distribution Of
! wealth. 1 profess not to know his secret
| counsel, beyond the fact, well certified TO
me. that his right hand knew not OF the
many acts of benefcence OF his Left.
| suppose that for tiiit7 years he has not re-
| ceiyed As much for his services III the mil
| is,ry as A man can make by breaking stone
on the street, and yet he worked as II ms
daily bread depended upon the stipend paid
lin. Much that came 70 him in the way
of quaterase was silently passed over TO
| some worthy brother whose needs We're
pressing, and nothing said OF 1t. =,
OF his death | would say this: L would
not call il 4 iriumrhal death but peaceiu l
death. very much sympathise with re-
mark Of DIR. Few, Of Georgia, when on his
death bed. Some one started this song: Il
hone TO die shouting, the Lord Will pro
Fide. !" when he said, Il don't want TO dle
shouting: l want 10 die peace
fully as the sun goes down In ms
west and so he did. 1 think our brother
was as cool and collected in view OF the ap-
roach of death, as when preparing to
I praacb. When his friends had hopes OF ms
recovery, | had limitations from him thal
mo had none. Sometime ago he remarked
70 me ..uny course is rIn.' When l spoke OF
go,pa away. he said, "DOn'tgo far OIL, some
fbin6 NAV happen which will require YOU
n-asence.' Said I, SIS your mind clear OF
hat subject? Do you pray much" lie
ranlied. 'sNOt much, l am waiting; an
,raitinG.- tie said he was ready to live OF
lie and God might order; he was quiet
con6deut and without fear. On seconI
Sisif he remarked, FL have preached gTeal
deaIr | asked him how that preaching
Iooted. now that he looked back upon II
Sid he. Il am impressed with its truth.
when he died there were no gaspinSS 10
brsath-uo death-ratile. He turned owe
~, his side, changing his position, ana ST
died. oo,sa
His life was a success. 1t was a eonSe
-.,oJ life. lie married himself TO th'
-. NaHTF