The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-11

from Ills IullleFS tStlle, Dul ny ils
industry and application to business
he accumulated a handsome fortune
before the war, and many years ago he
divided a large estate with his children
giving each enough to make him
or her comfortable for life.
The Colonel was an active and zeal
Gus Baptist and hesitated not at eX-
pense or labor if his church was to be
benefited, or the cause of education
or religion to be advanced. When
the Baptist. Seminary buildings at
Grecnville were to be built SOME
twenty-five or thirty years ago, the
Church having full confidence in his
superior ability to carry on the work
and knowing that his heart was in
the cause appealed to him to go to that
town and commence the great work
which has resulted in so much good
the Baptist denomination. He knew
that to break up his farm and sell out
would be Il great sacrifice, but with
the encouragement OF his good wife,
he concluded to make the sacrifice, and
to Grceuviile he went. After compile
ting the work AS far MS the money
would pay for, he returned to Cokes-
bury where he lived until he and Mrs.
Griffin broke up housekeeping and
went to live with their ~son-in-law,
DIR. Stuart, at Ninety-SiX.
lie was 4 man OF great decision and
integrity of character and his UNI
swerving devotion to duty was unsur-
passed.
He was q Union MAJ in the days Of
Qualification in 1882, and served
IIdgeticld County for three successive
terms in the Legislature about that
time. He was often hopored by his
neighbors. comforting upon him
places of distinction, and for many
years he was Colonel of cavalry in the
State militia.
He and Mrs. Griffin were baptized
into the Baptist church OF Sister
Springs church, Edgeficld County, by
the Rev. II. NJ. Todd, nearly sixty
years ago, and both have lived in the
faith and lull-fellowshipof the church
since. He had lived long beyond
the allotted time, and for months be-
fore his death he prayed that he
might be taken hence to be with lds
Maker. His work had been accom-
plislled and he was ripe fer the sickle
of the great Reaper, and he no doubt
like all mcn of good will has con-
quered a place in the 3uprcmg council
of that adorable tyrant WHOSE name is
God"
The bercavcd partner of lis life,
whose faith in the gO0dnessHaEd mercy
of Him who died for our transgrcs-
sions is unbounded, will, we doubt not,
lneekly say, Not my will, sut Thine
be DONE" III
THE DUAL BuRAL;> :.
On Thursday, the 5th ia@, the 'boJ;1I
les of both the deceased were takeD1o
he Presbyterian church and placed in
Of the pulpit, when the Rev. j..
D. Lindsay preached the Slicral Of
DR.. Stuart to crowdeb audience.
The South Carolina Prcsbytery which
was in session at that place suspended
exercises TO attend, and there was
manifest among those present the
greatest grief at the loss the commu-
nifty had sustained.
Rev. Messrs. J. o. Lindsay, j.. Me-
Lees and. l.. a. Broaddus occupied the
Du!plL. IIc "oldS vi WI. 'LlpNtSaS , |
we're, $50 teach us to number our
lays that we may apply our hearts UNI
o wisdom" And in the delivery of
MS discourse he desired especially to
remind his hearers Of the uncertainty
If life and the certainty of death. and1
IF the Importance Of so taking ac-
count of the present moment that
when death they might be able
meet il without fear; and he forci-
argued that "tllc fear Of the Lord
IS the beginning of wisdoni."t Mr..
Lindsayisaid his heart was so full Of
Sympathy and sorrow that he could
not tind words to speak Of the deceas-
ID. His hearers all knew him AMI
owed him.
Rev, John McLees made appropri-
tic remarks in reference to both the
deceased, but especially of Mr.. Grif-
in. lie said that MIR. Griffin had
made request Of him q number of
years. aga to preach his funeral in case
&c survived him he had spent much
ime in Mr.. Gri(fin's family; had al
ways found him to be n warn friend
md believed him to be q true Chris
ian; spoke of the relationship and in
.imacy Of the two deceased "they
we're lovely in their lives and in their
Heath they were not divided"
Rev. l.. A. Broaddus also spoke feel
ngly of both the deceased, and gave
heir death-bed testimony as dying
n the triumph Of faith, and willing TO
and be with Christ.
Deep feeling ~pervadcd the entire al
Hence. DR.. Stuart had been elected
delegate, BY the session of his church,
. attend P~resbytery, and that very
,ody witnessed his funeral and burial.
he'corpses were then inferred in
lie village cemetery. The masons in
heir re2alia numbering some forty
brethren took charge of Dr.. Stuart's
'cmains, and buried him with mason
c honors after reading the solemn and
impressive burial service of that an
:ient Order Of which he was q distin-
,uished and beloved brother.