The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-28
General FOrest-After the Stor.
my Battle of Life he Finds
Rest i'm the Grave.
Extract From The Funeral Sermon.


the body cofined before me. Tt
poor who enjoyed his henefactionl
the conVicts who have labored Eo
him have lost their best frienC
When visited General Forrest q
his house last week 1 was conveye
from the head of the island by tw
conVicts. One Of them said to me
"Are you the preacher come to Sc
the bossr' | replied that I was
81 hear he's very low" the man con
tinued, "and that he may die. ]
he does. we Will lose our bes
friend" Listen to that testimony
"On the 14th of November, 1875
on q calm Sabbath evening Bedfort
Forrest and his now stricken wifi,
entered this church and took thei
seats. l preached from the parabl'
found in the great Sermon on th'
Mount where the builders on tn,
rock of faith and the builder on the
sands OF false hopes are coutrasted
AT the close of the discourse I pass
ed out and found General Forres,
waiting at the door. He took my
arm and we passed to the pavement
below. There he stopped abruptly,
and trembling he leaned against the
wall i, and, as tears fell from his
eyes. he said: Sir. your sermon
has removed the last prop from I'm.
der me. / am the fool that built on
sand am poor miserable sinner
The form which never trembled be-
fore the stoutest man seemed all
shaken. My dear General / said.
4 thank God for this. II you feel
that you are the foolish builder you
are in the best way to get upon the
rock 1 told him God SO loved the
world that he gave his only begot-
ten Son, that WhosoeYer believed in
Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.' Then l gave him
the fifty first Psalm to read. L call
ed at his room the next night and
talked with him and prayed with
him. At the close of the prayer he
arose and said: I'm satisfied. All
is right I put my trust in my Re
deemer.' Since that time, my
friends, I know he has said many
things not like a Christian, and
lone many things which he should
not have done. But no man ever
'elt this mere keenly than he
lid. When saw him on Thursday
1e confessed how far he had done
wrong and brought reproach upon
he cause Of Christ. But said he,
God has forgiven me- Raising his
hand, he pointed to his
breast, and said, 'All is peace here.
want you to know that between
ne and my God there is no cloud, I
Am at peace with God / bowed
ny head upon that hand and wept
or joy. Said L: General Forrest,
thank my God for this Then he
gave me this message Tell my
brethren and sisters that during six
weeks / have lain in my bed and
'ommuned with my God. Tell them
o take up their cross and follow
heir Savior. Tell my old comrades
n sin to give their hearts to God |
md seek higher, holier life.'
"You who have followed this
eader's commands when bullets
aimed and hot shells shrieked, will |
'ou not obey your leaders last re.
Iuest? Will you join him on high? |
have no doubt that he is there,
mid the glories of heaven. want
he citizens of Memphis and the
'eople of this country to know that
Bedford Forrest bore this testimony
Q the salvation of Jesus Christ. Had
the voice Of seven thunders, and
TODD on the snow-capped summit
f the Andes. I'd send it out to the
Eorld. Will you to whom he speaks
hey? Will you follow this man?
4et Us initiate him in this grand
spect of his life. He has folded
is tent on earth, but on fame's
ternal camping ground up yonder
is pitched forever to be struck no
lore. When passion has cooled
nd the historian of the future takes
p his pen to write the names of
lis country's greatest men. he will
rite the name Of Bedford Forrest.
he late civil war, on our side ofthe
ouse, produced three great men,
ee, Jackson and Forrest They
-e all gone. and Bedford Forrest
10 struck hands with that noble
air on the other shore
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
Before the cortege had yet form
], groups Of ladies one after anoth-
slipped softly into the room where
le dead General lay in the resi-
ence OF the last survivor OF the
orrest brothers. Colonel Jesse For
est. Each lady stopped TO gaze for
last time on the face Of the dead,
al deposing her tribute Of snowy
'Wers passed out. /,