The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-31
Dealt, OF i;cy. Dr. hinlicii

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Or. LiufcId's health gave way
about two years no. Ills sig'' wAl
.criously 81. c'o,! frat, aad no DO
came .o,aly bind s,no iimo bol'Tc
his death. NJr moro than y ya'f
pas. b. had Como affection oil the /
brain, attended with loss u memory |
aud general impairment Of mental
action. There were during this tim"
intervals in which hc recognized bis
friends, and in which there wore
manifestations OF lis usual c!cGrncsS
OF thought sndpercep:ion. Usually
as wo have been informed, ho wa
exceedingly devotional, always qaict
and easily directed. and on religious
subjects less disoraercd than upon
any other. At this writing wo have
no particulars 0; his las: hours. II
is probable, however, thai lin cad
was without concious pain, snd thai
no peacefully fell asleep ia Jeaaa.
The burning OF lis house, . short
time ago. and tho rcmova! o. i':inso!t
and family to another ro8idcncc, nGy
haze fastened hij eai; b's % this
wo aye 70. Suge, rs after Inc fire &c
did not seen TO DO corc.ous Of to
change.
DR.. Linficll was admitted on!,iai
in tho travelling connection, by tho
Alabama Conference, January, 1871.
In December, 1859, ho VAS transfer.
red TO the Louisiana C)nfo,encc,nnd
stationed aL Baton Rogue. 10 WA
transferred 20 tho NJ 53is}ippi C1n.sr-
crco III December. 1866. Wc are
not in po,qesaion Of Ito requiei:o
iasa to give the details O! lii lie.
This will DO don, by Go!ao OF his
bretEcyn in the CJa.cr,Gco u "A:tl
10 belonged.
Ho flied important appointments
in the three Conference .. vaici hc
had been member. !!o wao "a Llan
of MAX every wle,c, ana G p;ea!her,
.! remarkable g!;g. lio had al e!o-
uusE. temperament, . m::Tl'o1s W.
caJala,y an c0mmlnl Of laggsaS,
4 opsign:y iAag,ae.ioa, ani cons.!-
cradle powers u Analysis. Iis hal
much pli!osophic insish'. = fresh
and original wsy Of putting thinsa
aud most earnest, tender aGd SYM
pathetic spirit. Hia preparations II.
Tic pulpit wee la5cri,G5 nnI tho'-
oush. .Iany Of hia sermons Mcto
written out IN iul!. AID in al cases
copious notes wcrs made. 4. e15a,
line middle period OF Ais miIi- !cr.al
! life we believe be o'.ca gyai k's Sag.
mons. lIo had to phyl;:al caioH-
.acnts Of w. orator, .iu.i habit, largo
anu strong in frame and muscle, au&
vo;co rich in every ;one, aal o.
grca: compass. Thcro was mUjo il
shat voice, and j. Vas capable o. OK
pressing every shade o! feeling sal
III ughi, autoi thrilling ~ aalcocs.
DR.. Linfe.i was . li!iigeat reader
and student, and possibly by over
much sIudy laid tho foundation Of
disease and premature death. HIS
earlier years in ,ho ministry were
wonderfully ofIac.!7o IL cen sra o.s
and in Oomo single years, in tue
Alabama Conference. they were aum-
borcd by tic hundreds. His later
ministry VAS !oa5 no!cd III ,bis re-
spect, but rs an eloquent gospel
p eachor, and favcr.tc with the
psop!e, Lo had few eqsI!s up to the
time his hoIlth gaSo way. Ho had
been o member OF several General
Conferences, and wa3 loyol and
hoaored b. bis brc!hern. The title
O! Doctor OF Divinity was conferred
upon him by the U4!veraity .. Miss
iasippi.
As nan lie was siLloat guile,
vlili.liko in Lis disposition aud
spirit. perfectly transparent, AMI ut
,crly incapable of iudisactaoss, SCI
iishsess, or any shade or hint Of du'
plicity. With q faroly-enlowol
miud, ho hail larg, aad god hoir..
Ills friends in Alabnns, Louisiana
and Mississippi aro legion, aud
among those who enjoyed Lis miuis-
Try there were probably Landreds
bgough. TO Christ through his
efforts. Oar church al Baton Rogue
enlarged, reconstructed and bcauti-
fed during lis pas.orate thoro, is
one Of many abiding monuments Of
dis uselal aud devoted ministry.
w. u. ii. Linfeld has left upon
the fields OF his labor the Impress OF
bis splendid git,s, and Of lis uutar-
nishcd and godly character. He was