American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-10-23
In MCnlOI'i1lll.

, o. the Canton Presbyterian church
Ii Id on the Goth inst, the following
memorial and resolutions were unan
inously lopted:
WHEREAS, In the ins cru able pro
violence of Almighty God, the Rev
A. p. FORMAN. ID. D., was taken 10y
dea.h, OH the 18th of October, 1879
from his worthy labors as tie pastor
of this church to his Heavenly re
ward, and the mournful duty has
thereby devolved upon us to render
this tribute to his Character; we,
therefore, the congregation of the
PresbyteI ian church at Canton, Mis-
sissippi, and it's Sabbath School,
bear this testimony to his memory.
DIR. FOrman came to us as our
pastor in April, 1873. He soon i'm
pressed himself upon this church,
and upon our entire community, as
a Iipe general scholar, an able theo-
Logan and expounder of the Bible
truth, and as man filled with the
spirit of his Master. His sermons
and lectures were earnest, edlfy ing
and instructive in an eminent de
dree-p,actical, fervent and heart
searching, with an JUNCTION mani les. :
ly from OH High.
/ This church, which had been with
out a pastor for several months, was
soon revived and comforted the
congregation was greatly enlarged
the prayer meetings were much in
creased in numbers, and animated
10y IL deep and sustained interest in
the exercises new vigOr was i'm
parted to the Sabbath Schools the
thoushtless and wOrldly-minded be-
came interested, aud many were
added to the church. His ministr l.
tons, accompanied as they were
with an Astounding charity and
brOtherly love toward the members
of other denominations, We're felt
and appreciated by all, and were
followed, in a signal degree, by the
respect and confidence of the whole
community. His spirit of devotion
to the Masters service was coAmu-
nicated, by Divine grace, to other
churches of the city, whose members
admired and loved him for the noble
spirit which ran through all his con.
duct, and they gladly recognized his
benign influence.
His influence as pastor was most
marked-in family visitation las
becometh the Gospel )" in private
counsels and admonitiOns in Chris
tian love; in attending beds of
sickness in encouragement to the
Respondent, and in direction to the
doubtful, and in consolation to the
bereaved. These labOrs of love
were bestowed with such tenderness
and grace that they endeared him
to all, and caused him, often OH such
occasions, to be called upon by
others outside Of his own flock.
They were caused by the Spirit and
attended with the Divine blessing,
of which many are the witnesses
who now mourn his loss to this CON-
munIty.
On the death Of such man, it Is
meet and proper that we bear this
humble tribute to his noble cbarac
ter, and express our sorrow at the
dispensatiOn of Providence which
has taken him from us; therefore,
KcsOired, That in humble submits
sion to the will OF God, we hereby
express our profound SORROW at the
death of our beloved pastor, and
that his labors in the spirit of love
and truth, are no more to be enjoyed
by us
KesOlUed, That our gratitude is
due to God, for the many blessings
we have enjoyed under his ministra-
tions amongst us; that we cherish
for his memory IL deep and abiding
affection, aud a high admiration for
his character, as an able and faith
full preacher as a kind and DEVOTED
pastor, going in and out continually
before us in such meekness, zeal and
Christian charity as i'm oil things to
approve himself true and worthy
servant of the Divine Master, and
eminently illustrating, in his own
walk and conversation, The beauty
and power of the Religion he SO
faithfully commended to Others.
ResoiUed, That we sincerely SYM
patbize in this affliction with the
of tho domestic life of
our beloved pastor, so fit wife OF
such husband; and humbly pray
that the consultations of Divine grace
may be richly bestowed on her in
this her time Of severe bereavement,
enabling her in trust and love to
lean on the unfailing arm of the
Great Shepherd as very present
help for time and eternity; and that
a copy of this paper be transmitted
to her by the Secretary, with the
of the heartfelt coincidence
of this meeting.
RESOLVED. That the newspapers of
this city be requested to publish
proceeding as an act of justice to a
public beneiactor an that the South
Western Presbytci i'm, published at
New Orleans, and the St. Louis and
Memphis Presbyterian he also res
quested to publish the same.
GEO. A. HOGsETT,
GEO. HANDY, Chairman.