The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-26
Death Of ReY. +. Il. Kennedy, d. D.

Our community was startled on Sun-
day morning last by the intelligence
spreading over the city that DIR. i. M.
Kennedy had died during the night, and
when the nhws was confirmed by inaui-
~, q feeling Of sadness seemed to take
p6ssessesioh OF every heart, aud TO be TX sx.
pressed from every eouptenance.--
Crowds of his personal friends hastened
tolhis late residence on Now street, to
gaze once more upon the face of their
friend, although cold la death, aud to
mingle their tears With the bereayed
and distressed. Few men In MACON were
more beloved than this emineGtly Christ.
ian gentleman. ,.s,.
TIE shock was more stunning from the
fact that on Saturday afternoon he rwas
upon the streets in his usual health, and
met many ofhis friends with that genial
flow Of spirits and good humor which
made him one Of tho most companion
abe Of men, and as late a. five O'Clock
was seen in company with some of his
ministerial brethren vending his way
homeward. In front of the Stubble.
field House he was met by his excel.
lent wife with the carriage, and they
drove out 10 Vineyille TO her fathers.
Colonel Clisby, the senior Of this paper,
Tho visit was unusually pleasant and
they returned home at night-fall where
the evoniug wss spent with the family.
The .o,ctor seemed to enter into the
spirit of the children, it being ,vaIen.
tines Day, with more than his wonted
feryor. AT nine o'clock he suggested
that 1t was time the children were retir-
Ing. and remarked that he would get
drink cf water before going TO bis room,
and in the attempt he staggered some
what. aropsiDg the fears of his wife,, who
Immediately sent for q physician. She
Raked' him what was the matter, and he
replied "Oh, nothing, will soon be over
it." These were his last words, as he
sank back in his chair, CAPTAIN w. w,
Carnes was passing at the moment. and
hurried in, TO render assistance, but
1t was too l;.ti, Other friends came and
did all that affection aud medical skill
could do; but the enemy had stormed
the citadel, and every effort TO dislodge
him was futile. He fingered in state
Of Inconsistencies until about fifteen
minutes after 5 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, when the spirit took it's upward
flight. uat,i - i0iI y sliA '9!sgl
DR.. F. II. Kennedy was born In Colum.
bia,' South Carolina, during the month of
Eebruary, 1884, aud had bit few days
ago, celebrated his 46th birthday. He
was the son of Rev. w. III. Kennedy,
who, for long time, was o prominent
member Of the South Carolina Confer.
ence Of the Methodist Church. At the
age CT 20 The Son wes licensed TO breach.
| and entered the. South Carolina Confer.
ence at the sessisn held In Columbia.
November 10, 1854. He travelled one
circuit, and then spent seven years in
filling some of the most important sta.
| items in his conference, number of these
yeefs having been In the city Of Charles
| toii. And there, for five years, he held
the responsible position OF Presiding
Elder of!his denomination, and rose. rap,
| idly to. distinction among his brethren.
He represented that intelligent body. in
the General Conference Of 1870, 1879.
and 1878, and with marked ability.
During the late war he .donned the
grey, and, with his comrades, shared the
fortunes Of the battle field SIS chaplain. 8
at the death of the lamented Doctor
Bonhel in October, 1871, DIR. e. II.
Myers, who was then editor Of tile South
er1 Christian ,Advpcqte, vas alected to
the Presidency Of TIA Wesieyal, Female
College, and DIR. Kennedy AssRs called
to take charge of that excellent Chris.
tian journal, and took up his residence
in Macon. At the General Conference
| held in Louisville, KY, in 1874, he was
re- elected editor, and filled that position
With credit and distinguished fnbiiity,
| At the General ConfereIce held in AT.
lanta in 1878, the S1thern C1ristian Id
uocate vas removed to Charleston, s. O.,
and DE-. Kennedy reelected to the editor.
lship. .i6i
TIe had,seryed his own conference for
four years assecretary and was one OF. .tbe
assistant secretaries OF the General
Conference in 1874.
During the General Conference az At.
..tsa, s.A.ttsa be g.as Secratar, q the Cofnimniftee
on ReeeyitEsaaI!s...a The faecnnAn.s before
this committee were go .voluminoua that IL
required almost constant laborl day and
night to keep the business up.5 DR.. Ken.
lnedy never tagged in the performance OF
any duty assigned him. The Conference
adjouin ned the last Of May, and he returned
to bis home and made o final disposition
of fthe. papers In his hands ns Secretary,
iprepafatdry to rest, before he would as;
sunle editorial charge OF his pa-er O.
Charleston. Theincessant Tabor of the
i;paat month was too great a strain upon
bis nervous system, and just as he had
finished his work he was stricken down
|iqll paralysis spfihis right; side. Sihct
thef ab has. beeltian invalid, althoueh
Sufficiently recovered to attend to bust
ness, until this fatal dieeaseI terniihsted
histmeful'llfe on Sunday morning iass.l (
DR.. Kennedy was q man of ability. A
man WHO'S seonSs sftions frighkWcre deep
and firm--nothing could induce him to
Iswerye, tberefrom. BE was sometime:
called abslinaf because ltd 2aa diAilex,
/ ible in following out what he deemed ,tc
be right, He had n high estimate oi
ii..:oH9T, ald !Helt contempt for Anything
that was little, and mean, His convic.
Itiops of truths of Christianity. were &c
well fixed and steady that nothing could
\ shake his faith in them. &
| He was at all times and everywhere
the saine conscientious Christian gentle.
:::. ::.a.: - IIia esas htsnng md on
during, audi his beuevolence was gener
ous and unstinted. M gsgT
In the socialcir he was at once The
center and the charm. Cultivated and
learned, he was ready TO converse upor
any subject Introduced. de was foil o1
anecdotes and hpmor, which were of ar
elevas11A chafecscs, AID few men eser ex
lcelled Jim In narration of the humoron.
and the iudicrous. He was very careful
of the feelings Of Others and avoided
what he, thought ywonld cause the e';;xht
estswonnd, In short, no was a his.ton
ed, honorable, Christian gentlema al
/ we'll 81 faithful and hOi,S;ra I. -, Int n