Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-15
REV. ROBERT D. MORROW, D. D.

to the memory OF Rev. K. ID. Morrow bv
the joint libcrality Of DR.. Morrow's con-
! gregation and the maSOns. fraternity
i'll which he seemed to have reached the
highest degrees, Is will appear further
| on i'll this article | would have prcpur-
ed this notice for your paper sooner, but
for the want OF certain data that only
recently came to hand.
| Columbus is an insignificant village.
situated about FIVE miles south of the "a
taycttc county line from DIR. Goodwin'> :.
the ate residence of the widow OF An
drew kcnick. deceased. The country
| immediately around Columbus Is. per
| hapS, the best body of land in Johnson
| county. and the farmers in its vicinity
the most thrifty, rs Il class. 1t always
has been unaCcountablc to me why the
town has proSpcred So little particularly
rs il WAS once the county seat. and Tor a
long term OF years had no railroad towns
! 10 contend with. But the citizens ui
that quaint old village, on i dreury oth
OF November, rendered it. tor once, his
t"rIc, by erecting monument over the
remains OF a man who has lett for good
Il greater impress on the minds OF the
citizens OF the county than any man who
has ever lived within its borders. At
about Ii O'Clock. A. m. the writer ar
rived ut the church. (Cumherand Pres
byterian). to which DR. Morrow had So
long and efficiently preached, and found
the house crowded. Rev. Benton tarr.
OF 81. Louis. had been selected to rep
resent the church in the exercises, and
Hon. John +. Philips to pronounce the
euiogy on the part OF the maSons The
selection OF the two orators OF the day
WAS one cminently fit to be made The
aged prophet, to whose memory the
monument had been erected, and whose
virtues We're about to be reCountcd, could
well have adopted Paui's language t.
Timothy when he addressed HIM as my
own son in the faith. IS applicable to
Bc' Benton Farr. whose weli-roundci
character and tame as u preacher IS, IN
a arge measure, due 10 the teachings Of
the c,uiueut departed.
shall not attempt to report Mr. Farr :
address further than to say that it was
worthy ot the man and the occasion
| l he address OF Missouri S 'silver-tonguei
orator" did no discredit 10 its author. or
to the eminent!y respectable fraternity
tor whom he spoke. He seemed to be
a much at home in delivering a masonic
eu'ogy a. in political address, which is
saying Il great deal. cannot do better
than to append a description OF the mon
ument. taken from the JOurual-Demo-
crat, oi Warrensburg: Base Of monu-
ment. three feet ten inches square. and
tx" teet in height OF Warrensburg sand
stone; upon the base rests another sand
stone block, three feet square and one
foot In height, ornamrntcd with mould
M. Surnuuntiug the second base is 4
block OF marble, two feet four inches
square and ten inches thick upon this.
in panel, in large letters, appears the
name 'Morrow." Surmountny this !,
the tablet, consisting of a marble block
on" foot ten inches high upon this tablet
appears th, inscription: Erected to
the memory OF Robert ID. Morrow. u.
H., Born Dee. %, l5HG. Died Jan -.
l>G9 aged - Years anA21 dav,." Upon
the right side Is this inscription: Here
rests the remains OF the first Cumberland
Presbyterian missionary to the state ot
Missouri He WAS ordained by the Lo-
gan Pre>hytcry. February, 1919; WA, an
active minister of the gospel 53 years an
humble and devoted christian a learned
and eminent divine. His death was
peaceful and triumphant" They thai
he wise sha.! shine as the brightness of
the tjrmament: and they that turn many
to righteousness a> the stars forever anG
ever panic., Mi: 5. Upon this mona
mcmt rests moulding one foot cI.h
inches square, and nine inches high
This moulding constitutes the base o
the shalt, which is a traction over sever
feet in height. 1t is of Vermont marble
cXquisitcly wrought. Upon the front o
this shaft, iuclo>cd by au equi.atcra
triangle, are the square and compass
the mvs;ic letter &c and the fo!lowins
, Inscription Raised 20 the sublime de
gree OF master mason. June l6, 1877 eX
altcd To- the most sublime degree OF the
holy royal arch ,Apri! -, 1881. Brothcl
Morrow was an earnest adv vocatc of the
principles OF free masonry and lived aul
died in strict accordance with It's teach
ings." a beautifully co.orcd block O
marble, upon each of the four faces o
which appear the royal arch embIem
aud keystone, surmounts this snalt
gone home The whole being sur
mounted by an urn with the inscrip
ton, His ashes are safely deposited
Ihe monument is seventeen feet thre,
inches high, and is the work manship o
Mr james Hall, OF Warrcnsburg. Per
nit me, Mr.. Editor, before | close thi
hastily written and imperfect sketch, t,
quote from the writings Of some of thos
. who were long and intimately acquainte,
P with DIR. Morrow Says one writer
N The private lite and public career q
Mr.. Morrow present IN outline of char
acter clear and distinct. vet sinpuiarI
harmonious and symmetrical. lie wa
esteemed and often called by those VIII
knew him best. n model man II Their
were any original points or injudiciou
= pecuiurities about the man. they ha,
become smoothed aud rounied-otf bciur
- was old enough to understand any
thing about him. 1t was my huppInes
= to know him we'll even before he reache,
the meridian OF lite and from that time
to the end OF his days, his public carec
and much OF his private conduct cam
under my constant observation. Simple
hearted and almost chid-like in his US
l ual iemcanor, there was not Il negativ,
point in his mental and physical comp,