The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-02-15

OBITUARY..
James 5. Nicholson.
ESDRAELoN.

James 8. Nicholson.
We are deeply pained to record the
death of JAMES s. NICHOLSON, Esq, of
Hawkins county, Tenn, who was born
April 18Th, 1912, and died the 18th day
of January, 1882, being SO years and
nine months old. He was born in the
State of North Carolina, but came to
East Tennessee in early manhood, and
engaged with Henry Bidalman, Esq. of
Sullivan county to learn a trade. Dur
ing bis stay with this excellent family,
he b: came deeply-impressed with the
impor ance Of becoming religious, and
earnestly sought ard obtained forgive
ness of sins through Jesus Christ our
Lord, perhaps in the year 1887, and at
once connected himself with the Pres
byterian church at Paperville, of which
the Rev. James King was the pastor.
For 45 or more years he was a faithful
Christian and an upright member OF
that communion. I think he was, at
the time of his death, member Of the
church in Morristown, there being no
churchin his immediate neighborhood.
When he voluntarily, through faith in
Christ, became vitality related to the
Son elf God, and jpiued himself with the
people Of God, he at once realized new
and peculiar obligations arising cut OF
these new and peculiar relations, and
set to work Immediately to discharge
those obligations faithfully to the end
of his life. Hence he was a live and
energetic Christian, growing in grace
aud in the knowledge of our Lord He
afterward came, to- Granger county,
Tennessee, and was married to Matilda
A. Taylor, daughter of Hughes o. Tay-
lor, May the 90, 1912, with whom he
lived to the timc of his death. Here
again new relations were assumed and
new duties and obligations arose Yet
he was alike faithful in ali of them and
discharged all of the obligations OF
deeply conscientious and affectionate
husband. In tins relation he was so
kind, so thoughtful, and SO tender in
his feelings that his widow sustains un-
told loss in her bereavement -h't
l. AS a citizen of the country ne was
truthful, honest, .obliging and acharit~-
bic. No man was ever more honest in
his business transactions; no one ever
more scrupuIous 10 regard to his ex-
ample before men, and nnne more
prompt 60 meet all his obligations
AS a father he loye,l his cllikiren and
labored to teach them the, fearof the
Lord, which is the beginning OF vision.
He was exceedingly careful as TO the
habits they should form, being fully
conscious that habits make character
and that character makes destiny for
veal orfor woe. He was one of tho
most liberal supporters Of ltkes Gospel,
for he believed that the Gospel eis the
power of God unto salvationsteeueTTo ono
that believeth.. His house was always
opes. 10 the ministers Of Christ, and the
welcome was open, free and ofull His
wife and children wereoall nefhBers OF
the M. E.Chuich, Sourha aAduha would
have, fell IL to ievery disheaest not to
pay their quarterage, and il was done
not spairihgfy, but freely ard ii the
love nfoGhrist, whaidaaa9 sawed them
| through tn. instrumentalitgrof che
Methodist church. The chnrch. ms well
as bis faalily has snstaineal irstp tpatable
/ loss In the death OF this, good man. But
we do not mourn as others who have no
fhope ea We rejoice iRs his lh6lya aad pare
lllfe, as itl was 40 NluaarhtiDnn Of the
great grace of, God, and sips blessed hone
OF meeting him in thai better aasl high
or life above. z. r. CARROLL.
amna a. gsnoa So sHssi sAs sgooD