Daily Republican., 1881-02-03
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Life ana work IN the hinistsy.

Life and work n the htnissSs'
Fer a little over . week past, II vas
rumcrsd that EeV. Thomas y Plum'
n,r was indlsposed and condnsd V
his resIdencs, SOL West Twelfth sneet,
but besides . daily inquiry oi ms
many intimate. and warm personal
friends after hiS health, the rumCI
created NO serious spprehenslons' and
his resppearanse on the street and IN
Ibis place OF business vas earnestly
desired and expected. How sad then
was the news yesterday that Mr.
Plummsr Lad expired at 9;4b o'clock
yesterday morning.
Oo Tuesday, January 2S.h, Mr..
Pluumer visited Philidelphia on
businsss and came home somewhat IN
dis posed and did rot visit his ofiiOs the
uext day. Growing worse medical
help was summoned and all that medical
,klll could do was done. His cheerful
disposition deceived his friends and
even his physicians, leading them to
believe that he was much better than
DO really was. /. was no. until Mon
day last that there wAs any serious
apprehension Of the resulu and II Was
not until ii o'clock on Monday nigh!
tha, he beCAue aware that he was
really dying and that his end vas
near at hand. BE met the snnouucs-
ment with that degree Of christian
for,itude and Submission which tad
always characterized him. He immedi-
a.ely called his family and friends
a'ouud him and with cheering words
he prepared them for the end that was
approaching. For himself he needed
no preparations. The death bed scene
was an affecting one hut tho most
eA, erful OF the company was be whose
lee, shod with g preparation OF the
gospel were upon tbs borders OF tho
BsuIah land. The hours were pasted
10 prayer and singing the tavOfits
hymns that had Always been Mr..
PluumeT's fAvorsteS. Before death lie
became unconscious and remained so
uuli! lhe struggle was over. His last
words were: GLORY glory glory
glory glory, Il Is a grea: tA!ag to Ds
able TO say, glory :"
Nj. plumlner waS torn a! Greeos-
borough, Caroline sjluty, Nd, In 1887 |
and was con:equently In the 4i.h year
{! his age when he died.
While young Lee started Gu! 10 make
bis oan living and became a clark in
John H. BeEley's Il tore IL SmyrDs,a4d
SLlls there hs wAa converted ard
jo,rsd the MeiEo list church. Prom
smyrna he came TO " lming.ou and
BE- sme a c.erk in JaDrs l.. Devou's dry
goods store. .A'.erEarts ts was q
o!srk in the dry goods Store Of Wash.
iug'oa Jones' also ia w. B. sharp'o
store. lie afterwards became & clark
il the Mechanics Bank, row the Pirsi
kIt.,nsl. All this time he held his
mem ersAip in ST. Pau!s n. x church
sd fLally he con oeiyrd the idea Of
81 eTiug tins ministry. lie WAS recon-
u-uded by the Quarterly COniereno.
et the chGrch, and about the yesr 1857
Ea6 admitted ON il!al In the phlI&.
delphia Conference, which then also
ilc.uded ihs Wilmington Conference.
His fret appointment vas 10 Princess
Aune, where he discharged his duty
faithfully and Efficiently. Afterwards
ts Was in demsui in many OF the lead
Ing STATIONS on tue Peninsula. Hs Gll-
sd wiIh great SUCCESS Berlin and SNOW
NIL charges. N~-~ .,
This var breaking ont and Mr.. Plum.
ner beiIg an Lrdsrt Uaion nan his
eolTie:.cbs wers put to a Sew =. too. 10
! region where q ms r!ty Of he people
were sympatLiE"rs with the rebsl
cause, ,tat his colIaE5 geVer failed him.
Waile other nI4lstsrG l.ucA 4, Nr.
P.ommsr 1sl0uLced secession IN w
ueasured terms, Tie bs,rei stirred
ag agaius! Tim vl3 G'.aI, ,Eud threats
ar'e made % bl1n tovn tie church
y~-E L!f Lss1 lie lnve7rr pcrg.sted
ia IT-AcLiEg his cG45 jsuuJ1. cOzric
.is2s latl 1851 E1cn be HaS forced to !
,-l.LQalsh preaching By uulAvor4blo
- Iy.om5 Ot pulmonary Hsiurz which
5,ricG.ly affected his ihToat. At his
oEn request he WAS Elaoel upon the
.Eperaumerary Isl and removing 10
.L.s city he LecAm1 3 m mbc. OF Grace
". 4, church unjsr Isy. Alfred Cook
man.
IL then eDSsgef in The insurance
: Els!L-sI, % winch ls co4tinu-d up to
liz death h.5 o1l-o b'iug IN the Clay
Ton House building In 1874 at his
own reQurs. -t vas ai.oEed 10 locate,
bnt continued pr'sca!rg Whenever his
health Houii permit, sud his Services
= re needed. A. the tina OF his death
~ was filing C.aymoat appointment J
having been assiErgt to I. Uy P!e.l1 |
ing Elier Ea,l.qk.
The de:ta. .el lee7e5 a Wis and two
The tun ri services take place
oa Friday afternoon C.. one o'g.ock at
Grace church. The Preaclers' sssocis-
tiol ard tae Masonic order OF thls city
VI. tska cLavgs Of IA. tarpraI