The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-20
Tribute of Respect.

In memory of our highly esteemed and
dearly beloved brother, THOMAS R. GA
RY, who was born the 10th day of Septem-
ber, 1918, in Laurens County, s. c., and de-
parted this life in Pickens County on the
morning of the 1st day of May, at o'clock,
1876. Our dear friend and brother in Christ
was strictly moral young man in his rails
ing and training. His father gave him what
was termed liberal education, and after he
became man, he took up the occupation
of teaching school for livelihood. He
was highly esteemed by his employers as a
teacher and moral young man in his prin-
ciples.
After he was married and had family of
several children, he had the misfortune to
lose one of his dear little ones. which sealed
conviction upon his heart, and caused him
to see and feel himself to be lost and ruin
ed sinner in the sight of our blessed Jesus,
and if he lived and died in that he must be
inevitably lost and undone forever. So he
at once commenced to seek Jesus in the par
don of his sins, and found Him in the con-
version of his soul to be altogether lovely,
and the chiefest among ten thousand
Bro. Gary joined the Baptist Church at
Enon, in Pickens County, s. c., on the 2Sth
day of July, 1858. He was an ornament to
his church from the day he joined it, up to
the August term of his church, when he was
licensed to exercise his gift in public by
prayer, e1hortation or otherwise, as he
might choose. The church became satisfied
he was man of more than ordinary talent,
and concluded to call presbytery prepara-
tory to his ordination. The presbytery con-
sisted of Brethren James Wilson, of Ander-
son County and w. B. Singleton, and John
Arial, of 'Pickens. They met at Enon
Church, August term of 1862, and ordained
him to the ministry, to preach the Everlast-
ing Gospel to sinful and dying world.
After his ordination he commenced the
work with all his soul, mind and strength
from that very day, with more than ordina-
~ success and we have no hesitancy in
saving that we believe that he was the
means, in the hands of his Heavenly Mas
ter, of bringing many souls into the church
militant here on earth-both in the Army
of Virginia and in the churches he had the
honor to supply, up to the day that he was
attacked with the fatal disease which terrni-
mated his existence here on earth.
At the regular conference meeting day at
Enon, where the membership of our dearly
beloved and much esteemed Bro. Thomas
R. Gary. was held-June term.
Whereas, we, the Church at Enon, feel it
to be our indispensable duty to give public
expression of our grief at the death of our
highly esteemed and dearly beloved Pastor
of our Church at Enon. Be it, therefore, .
1. Resolved, That we endeavor to submit
to the will of our Heavenly Father in re-
moving from our midst one that we knew
to be one of the most faithful Ministers OF
Jesus, from the day of his ordination to. the
time of his death.
2. That we do most earnestly Sympathize
with his bereaved- wife and his dear chill
dren, and his only brother and sisters-we
the Church at Enon desire to pray to AL
mighty God to support his bereaved family
in this their hour of great trial.
8. That blank page of our church-book
be dedicated to his memory.
4. That the Church Clerk be requested to
send copy of these proceedings to the FAM
lily of the deceased.
s. That the church and congregation be
requested to wear the usual badge of mourn
ing on their left arm for thirty days.
6. That this church erect a Marble Monu-
ment over the remains of our much be-
loved and highly esteemed brother, Thomas
r. Gary, and the other churches he had the
honor to supply, are hereby requested to
cooperate with us. Donations will be
thankfully received.
7. That the Pickens Sentinel, Keowee C0u-
rier. Anderson I,telligencer, Greenville Ne~s,
and Working Christian be requested to pub
lish these resolutions.