Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-15
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SUNDAY, lC-HBER 10, 1913,
nEv. DE. trOHCE aTsINBAcK.

the people lt Memphis viii learn with .
deep aud profound rzgIe. that ta7 eminent .
minister. for NEARLY fya years pastor OF tine /
FIRST Cumberland Presbyterian church OF
TIN. city. has rendered bis resignation. IL is
understood tla. DR.. StaiuJack has been act
uatad 10 his course Uy desire % gratiy MS
wife. who is anxious 10 be with het aged moth
er residing iu Columbus, Mississippi, the
place where DR.. SJainuack long resided, and
% which DE has again been called. The
..54rg street Cumberland Pre=uy Leuan church
r1. been sIrguIarly fortunate DO securing the
services OF able pastors, lu- it seems to be
equally unfortunate 10 losing them. Twenty
Eys rears L. t'vrtcT' man
famous for zeal, ability and eloquence as
preacher. had charge Of this church. He had
the happy faculty Of enchanting the attention
Of his hearers, and rousIng and controlling
their passions not alone b. his mere declama-
ton. which was elaborate classical and nerv-
Gus, but by sound logic, deep philosophy
and profound thought. Ia 1850, yellow
fever. for the first time, visited Memphls,and
DR.. Porter threw himself into the breach.
He visited the fatherless and the widow, the
sick and the dead. and he persisted in
a noble effort TO serve others. He was sue
ceeded by Rev DR.. Byant-a man be-
loved and respected for his pIety and ability, /
and who died at his post n Pittsburg, Penn |
sy.yania. Then came that great and good
man Rev. DR.. A. @. DAVIS, who was not only
fine declaimer, but a thinkcr--a man who
thought deeply, earnestly, and who thor
oughly .mbued his mind with the truth be-
fore he appeared in the pulpit. His ability
and great force Of character, bis upright life |
and faithful labOrs, made him q tower OF
strength in his church, and to the cause OF
religion. Eleven years ago he, like Or. Porter, |
fell victim to yellow-fever. Rev. Mr.. Davis /
was succeeded by Rev DR.. Ransom, whose /
lie was a constant battle with disease. HIS /
soul burned with q flame too ardent for his 4
body: his zeal, his intellectual and spiritual |
powers far exceeded the capabilities OF has
physical frame He always saw possibilities
of work which he felt au inward call to at
temDF. which spiritually and intellectually ne
was every way competent to achieve, but
which he was compelled 10 leave undone,
because the body was unequal to the
demands Of the soul. lie shug-
e'od against the iDfrmity Of disease ike ,
an exhausted swimmer buieing the waves, /
an after serving as pastor Of the Court Z
s.r.et church for four years and making q
reputation for piety, usefulness and ability q
he became a dweller Of the silent s
CITY of the dead. He was succeeded q
by Rev Dr. Stainblok, whose resignation s
has been announced, and whose career Is so e
familiar to the people that it is useless for US
90 dwell upon il. Suffice it to say that we .
voice the unanimous opinion Of the community !
when we say that DR.. StainbackI s one of the V
most popular ministers that ever had charge q
of a Memphis congregation. IJ would re-
quirs the salary Of a Beecher or Talmage
to supply bis wants, not lor himself or family,
but 30 help Che suffering poor. Much oil his
salary was given for this purpose. lie often
stinted himself and his family, and gave his
-. - s.,A..,1.s., ana ttlqugnt - the sick,
the helpless, tha orphan and the outcast.
The heart Of Rgy. DR.. Stainback is an ocean
OF tenderness from which the rivers Of char
ity constantly dow. A graduate of the
University of Oxford, Mississippi, and long
professor in that institution, he is classical
scholar, q preacher Of great talent, man
who 10y his rare personal popularity so
attracted his numerous friends, as to IN
auence them through the week as in the
pulpit. He has none OF that austeuty of
manners which too often reDels sinners. No
matter what the talents Of minister may
be, however deep his learning, how powerful
and persuasive his el0quence, how rigid N
his government. he viii not adequately I'LL
his position unlsss he Is mild and gentle in
his manners. charitable and tolerant with the
worldly-minded, as far as may be compatible
with bis dignity, the solemnity and sacred
ness Of his station. Rev DR.. Stainback pos
sesses this great prerequisite for a successful
minister 10 q pre-emiuglt degree. His young
life was spent in the aliuring wiles that beset
the path Of the irreligious. He has secular
as well as biblical learning, and by his
knowledge Of the world and his acquaint-
auce with human nature IN ITS various aspects
and relations, knows how TO deal with and to
win the uugodly. His kind and generous
feeling for all mankind gives him influence
with the world. In Memphis he has been a |
most faithful and inde;dtgable pastor. His .
sermons have been logical, able, learned, /
and admired Tor their strength and beauty. /
dis popularity has been fully attested by the |
number and character oi his hearers. The |
removal Of such man will be a serious loss /
TO Memphis, and we are not surprised at the .
general feeling of regret that has been ex-
pressed ct Rev. Or. Stainbacks resignation.
lie will leave Memphis with the love and
respect Of all dsnomin atoms, and with a
name unsul'ied and without spot or blemish.
After the first of January, be viii return TO
Columbus, the theatar OF his formerusefulness
and where he viii be greeted by old friends
as ardent and sincere as those he viii leave F.
In Memphis