The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-10-08
Death OfThe Rev. Dr. a. w.
Smith.

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Nashville Christian Advocate.
The Rev. Wellborn Mooney kindly
sent us the following note, dated Column
bia, Tenn, Sept Il, 440 P. NJ: Il have
Just left the sick-room-death chamber,
fear-of the Rev A. W. Smith, of the
Columbia Station. He is said to be sink.
ing-dylng. Hound him perfectly ration
al. He recognized me readily and corr
dially-asked me to pray with him, and
assured me that he was resting on the
old foundation. Feeble as he was, he said,
Give my love to the family. Kiss me
good-by. Iwant you, at the Conference,
t. tell the brethren have been more deep
in love with them. , The rest OF
the sentence ! could not understand, and
we may never hear it until we meet in
heaven. Pray for u.s." Day after day
we were held in suspense until Thursday,
Sept %, when the doubtful case was de
cided by death. When it was announced,
and Dr.. Kelley was sent for to conduct the
obst quies on Saturday, Bishop McTyeire
remarked, IF were going to preach
DR.. Smiths fuueral-sermon, the text
would be, Behold an Israelite indeed, in
whom is no guile"l We heartily indorse
this estimate of our glorifed friend. o
how his death will be deplored by his
brethren! But we will not anticipate
their tribute to his great worth. Since
this was in type DR.. Kelly has handed US
the following note:
Called from the city by the death of a
near relative, d. II. Campbell, of Smith
county, | tailed to get the telegram an
nouncing DR.. Smiths death-so could
not keep the promise had made to at
tend the tuneral>service. Seldom have
we felt so deep regret in the loss of any
privilege. We have just received a letter
from his attached friend, E. Kuhn, Esq,
of Columbia. As we cannot prepare a
full notice of his last days for this paper,
We are glad 10 be able to furnish para
graph from this private letter, in which
is found a realization of the Master S
promise, And he said unto them, Verify
say unto you, There is no man that hath
left house, or parents, or brethren. or
W fe, or children, for the kingdom of Gods
sake, who shall not receive manifold
more in this present time, and in the
world to come life everlasting" Luke
xviii, 90, 20.
"Rer DR.. Kelly:-Brother r. G. Irvine,
who was Brother Smiths next choice,
preached the sermon. 1t affords me much
pleasure to inform you that never before
since my time in Columbia Thirty years.
has there been such a spontaneous out
pouring of the people on funeralocca-
sion. All business-houses, Of both Jew
and Gentle, white and black, were closed;
the entire streets and side walks, from the
cemetery, were literally crowded with peo-
pie. When the head of the procession
was at the cemetery the other end was
just leaving the Public Square. No man
filling like position in Columbia was
ever so universally beloved by the whole
people as was Brother Smith. | verify
believe that the impression made upon
this people by his universal Christian de-
pertinent for good, will not be lost this
side of eternity and if there is no immor
tally beyond, he is certainly immortal in
this. | send by this mail one copy of the
Columbia Journal, with marked para
graph, which expresses as much as can
be said in whole column"