The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-10-26
Death Of Rev. Richard Fuller. D. D.

The Baltimore .imerican, OF the 2lst. all
nounces the death Of Rev. Richard Fuller.
D. d., of the baptist Church. in that city ON
the Goth inst. 1t says:
The distinguished clergyman. pulpit ORA
| tor and writer, DR.. Richard Fuller, pastor of
! the Eutaw Square Baptist Church, has
''passcd from life to Immortality" DR.. Full
| Ter had been suffering for about six weeks
| with very painful carbuncle, or malignant
pustule, which resulted in his death yester-
| day morning. at O'Clock.
The Rev. Richard Fuller, d. d.. was born
| in Beaufort, South Carolina, April, 1905. He
graduated at Harvard University in 1924,
and in lS4S received the degree Of D. D.,
| from the above college. Shortly after gra-
| d,lating he entered on the practice of law,
! in South Carolina. in which he continued
| for six years. Through the force OF his tai
| epts he accumulated Il lucrative practice in Il
| very short time. On his religious CONVEX
| sion, in 1882, he abandoned the law and be-
came pastor of the Baptist Church, in Beau
| fort. There he remained for fifteen years,
and as he possessed an ample estate, gave
the entire salary received from preaching to
| Christian objects. In May, 1917, he became
pastor Of the Seventh Baptist Church Of Bal
timore, and for many years of his ministry
| le COIllll;ttlucu CIOWuCu III
| 1871 he was called to the beautiful church
on Eutaw Square, which was largely erected
| through his eXertions, and in which he has
| enjoyed marked success as q minister of
| Christ. As pulpit orator, DR.. Fuller, in
his prime, hid no superior in this country,
| whilst his life was one OF eminent consecra-
| ton to the piOils work in which he engaged.
| His last days supplied illustration of his
| faith. He endured Il painful disease and Sc
| we're surgical operations with the utmost for
titudc, and from life Of noble service, he
looked forward with an all-supporting faith
to the bright inheritance beyond.
DR.. Fuller was great religious controver-
| salist In lS40 he engaged in controversy
! with Bishop England, Of the Catholic
| Church. showing himself therein to be skill
ed in polemics. In 1916 he engaged in
discussion with Rev. DR.. Wayland, Presi-
dent OF Brown University, Providence, Il.
/ l., on the scripturalness of domestic slavery.
| DR.. Wayland commended that slavery was in
consistent with Biblical teaching, and DR..
| Fuller maintained the reverse doctrine. He
| published volume of sermons in 1860. DR..
Fuller always took very active part in mat
| tiers of great public interest. In 1861 he
| went to President Lincoln at the request of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Baltimore, to persuade the President to is
sue orders preventing the passage of Federal
troops through Baltimore.
| He went to Savannah, Georgia, in 1861, as
a delegate to the Southern Baptist Convcr-
ton. The authorship of certain resolution
adopted by said Convention, strongly de-
nouncing the action of the Federal Govern
ment toward the South, was attributed to
! DIR. Fuller. 1t was asccrtaincd, however,
| that, though Moderator of the Convention,
DR.. Fuller was not the author of the resolu-
| ton referred to.
! DR.. Fuller married in 1880. whilst Il law
| yer, a lady for whom he recovered large
estate, which had been in litigation several
years. She was the widow OF Josiah Bedon,
a wealthy planter Of South Carolina. DR..
Fuller left the Seventh Baptist Church, cor
ner of Paca and Saratoga streets, in 1871,
and was succeeded by Rev. DR.. W. T. Brant-
ly, who was native of the same town as
DR.. Fuller, Beaufort, S. C.
DR.. Fuller led very busy life. He wrote
extensively for the press, and was one OF the
editors of the Religious Herald, Richmond,
Va, that paper being the Baptist organ Of
the South. In all the National Conventions
of the Baptist Church he always took con-
spicuous stand, and had very few superiors
as ready debater.
Few men occupied Il higher position in the
public esteem than DR.. Fuller, and he has
left void that but few can fill.