The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-18

death and darkness settled, deep and calm
on the house where all had been Iumi
nous with Joy and radiant with happi
ness? Who can portray the patient wal
ing and watching; the hiding away q
anxiety and OF agony; the heroic saer
flee of life to love; the martyr devotion
of science to suffering humanity; tn
high and holy ministry of Gods servant
10 souls wrestling with death and shrink
ing from his victorious touch? All me
not
But there are eyes here to day tina
saw these sacrifices. ears that heard thes
cries, hearts that felt these agonies, soul
that know this desolation saw, heard
felt, know, in part, but not in whole, TO
| themselves, but not for all. When tn
end Is come and the mortal hath put OIL
immortality, and our vision is gl0riousl,
quickened so that all times and ages Well
up these secrets and their historic lore t.
our gaze, then in the worlds chronicle
may be found Grenada's record In all it
details. In the chapter tor 1875 will b.
read the sad story Of the pains and fears
and groans and cries of her people, of The
breaking Of heart-strings, the desolatior
OF homes, the burial away from sight OF
the beloved dead, the sacrifices and the
heroic deeds of the living.
Not until then can all be known. And
yet it doth not shame US TO tell what we
now know; and as the representative oil
these three congregations of the Lords
people, Presbyterian, Methodist and Bap
fist, here Assem- bled to pay a tribute OF
affection to your dead and to lay your
ha4 ~ I e.,
you the mournful duty of making men
ton of the three pastors who have ascen-
ded from their earthly toll to their hea
venly rest, and of calling the names OF
those of their respective hocks who have
followed them hence to the Fold of the
Great Shepherd
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Rev. JOHN McCAuPBELL, Pas
tor, was fifty three years old. For nearly
quarter Of century he had served in
the office of the ministry, and for four
years he had gone in and out before this
people, who gladly testify to day to his
devotion to them and to his work in the
Lord. A peace-loving and peace making
man, he had no pleasure in theological
controversies; yet he was not lacking IN
moral or physical courage, for he did not
fear to imperil his lite tor those who
needed him, nor to lay it down in their
service il so he pleased the Master. You
loved him, my brethren, for many rea-
sons but you love now most of all for
this, that he died for you.
Elders James Morrison and r. a.
Irwin. Deacons: DIR. John l.. Milton,
w. j. Ayres, and J. NJ. Knox. Lay
Members: Mrs McMillOn, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs j. A Morrison, Mrs l.. French,
Mrs N. Howard, Mrs. Gillespie, Mr.. A.
w. Ayres, Miss Jennie Ayres, Miss LIZ
zie Ayres, Miss Minnie Lacock, Miss r.
A. Irwin, Mr.. Robt Stevenson, Mr.. 5
l.. Downs, Mr. Il. Coffman, Mrs. r.
Coffman, Mr. Chas. Cofman, Mr.. Thos.
Marshall, Mrs. Hooks, Mr.. Harry Hart.
And to this list is added the name OF
Thomas Powell, who had expressed his
desire and purpose to join this church
and had even fixed the time for doing SO.
METHODIST CHURCH.
The Rev. J. K. ARMSTRONG was at
the time of his death the acting pastor of
this church. Last summer he came here
to take charge of the Grenada Female
College, and he at once addressed him
self to the work of establishing this in
stitution on still frmer basis. At the
outbreak of the fever, the pastor being
absent on leave because of feeble health,
Bro. Armstrong kindly volunteered to
take his place and serve this people il
his stead; and in so doing he laid down
his life. The College Presidency is va
cant and the Scholar sleeps with your
dead.
Lay Members Mr. e. w Campbell,
Mr.. G. w. Lake, Sr., Mrs. G. W. Lake,
Miss Anna Lake, Miss Della Lake, Mr..
Jacob Poitevant, Mrs. Jacob Poitevant,
DR.. E w. Hughes, Mrs. Z w. Hughes,
Miss Mary Hughes, Mrs. Shankle, Mrs.
Sadler, Miss Rosa Sadler, Mrs. Chas.
Coffman, Mr.. Thos. 2. Barnes, Mrs.
Judge Gray, Prof Welsh, O. B. Rollins,
Mr.. r. A. Collins, Mrs. j. P. Novel;,
Mrs. VIM. Belew, Mrs. w. w. Hall,
Mrs. Margaret McLane, Mr.. j. w: Beau
champ, Mr.. W. T. Beaucham p, Mrs.
Mcdonald, Mr.. w. I. Cole, Mrs. w.
Z. Long, Mrs. DR.. Parker. The name
OF Thomas E. Peacock is added here for
a reason similar to that which caused the
addition of Thomas Powell to the list of
Presbyterian dead.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Rev. H. T. HADDICK was Pastor
of this church. My heart would not let
me speak of him now, even if the time
allowed. In feeble health, and absent
from home when the fever made its APP
pearance, he returned to Grenada imme
diately after the reception of the fearful
news. / am permitted to make an ex-
tract from a paper recently found in his
study and dated Aug. ID, 1878:
81 came home" he wrote. because felt
it nv duty to be in the midst of my afflicted
suffering and dying flock. God knows the
anxiety l have felt and do now feel Tor my
own preservation. Nothing but the stern
dictates of duty, with the hope OF Gods
special providence in my behalf, ever
brought me to the post of suffering ana
danger. l feel that have done my duty.
1 leave the result with God"
= | am In Gods hands; by His help Il VIII
trust Him, though He Stay me- Ii it should
please Him TO spare me, shall oIess him
aud by His grace [ will serve Him more
faithfully hereafter. Should iC be His will
to take he, hal cling to His blessed cross
as my only hope Of salvation.
sIn my hands no price 1 bring,
Simply 20 His cross cling
How solemn, how comforting, how
sublime these words penned by him in
the silence of his chamber, as he weighed
duty against life.
From this young man in the gospel
ministry, | turn now to a veteran soldier,
the Rev. JAMES G. HALL, who came to
in 1897, be being then in his
thirty sixth year. With the few mem
bers of his denomination then here, he
in private residences until
church was formed. Through his in
huence was erected the beautiful house
of worship which was levelled with the
earth hv the storm of 1915; and in