The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1882-11-29
TnE LAST SAD RITES.

/ N'tt, titcll Ytiif pau bearers WITH the
easket, then the family oftha deceas-
ed, next the trustees and ministers
who were present, the students Of the
college following and then the citizens
Of the community. A large audience
occupied the chapel. Rev. j. w.
Lewis read the Goth Psalm, Rev. DR..
4. N. Jones read the |. Cor. XIV. 20
5S, Rev. NJ l.. Wood announced the
737th hymn:
What though the arm Of conqu'rmg death
Docs Gods own house invader &c.
After the singing DC this hymn,
Rev. DIR. w. III. Bubhitt offered Ii
feryent, appropriate prayer. Rev.
NJ. 1. y ood then preached the fu-
neral sermon from the text: II must
work the works Of him that sent me
while il Is day, for the night cometh
when no man can work." John tx. A
We shall attempt not even synop-
SIS Sf the sermon. II was appro-
priate and impressive, full ofthought
and IN keeping with the occasion. He
closed by showing how the text was
cxcmplified in the life of DIR. Craven,
aud paid a fitting tribute to the man,
and rs he spoke the tears Of the au-
dience clearly indicated the exalted
position that the deceased had
IN the hearts Of those present The
procession then moved 70 the village
cemetery and the burial service was
read 1T the grave hy Rev. NJ, L.
Wood. Slowly and sadly the crowd
dispersed, feeling that we had laid to
r,st one Of our greatest men.
A very large crowd was present.
We know not the number thereof. A
delegation consisting of DIR. w. II.
Bobbitt, d. 1. NJ. Jones, Judge John
A.. Gilmer, L. w. Andrews, ]. II.
6ulla. W. II. Hill, ". G. English,
VIM. Braason. Dennis Curtis and
Mrs. j. A. 0iell went up from
Greensbaro to attencd the funeral;
Rey. w. $. Greasy and j. NJ. OdelI
|. ig0m Concord, ]. 5. Carr and james
750llll5 else'1in IJufnalh, fscr. y. I'd.
Thompson from Reidsville, Col. AL
spangh and Rey. e. G. Dodson from
Winston, Rev. j. w. Lewis, Rev. j.
j. Rem. DIR. X. w. Thomas and
Prot. Reinhast from Thomasvillc,
Rev. y. g. Phillips, X. r. Troy, j. III.
r'crree AMI others from Radleman,
isev. L. IL. Dalton and many Others
from High Point and Rev. n. Il.
Soitrane from Pelham. Rev. R. II.
Rlbb and Rev. II. L. N. Stephen.
sun were also present. The
following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: j. :. Carr, j. II. Ferree,
Rss. 3. q. Phillips, I'll. G. Thomas,
<. 4. Troy, ]. NJ. OiclI, n. G. Eng.
iisll. Dennis Curtis, Allen Tomlin on.
1. ". Andrews and DIR. Cicero
Frazer. The crowd and the occasion
vas fitting tribute 10 the work and
worth of such man a. Df. Craven.
ses. Braxion Craven was born in
kaiolph ~, n. G., Aug. 26.h, 1892.
lie was married ID Misslrenc Leach
eldest daughter of Jamss Leach, kEso.
II sandylph Co., Sept. 10Th, S4i.
licy. ". !. Cliaiiin Of our ConieraA Aces
performing the ceremony. In 1872
Dr. Craven to,k charge oi' the school
az Trinity--ie was then about uine.
Teen years of aye. lie rcmainened
III charge of the school until his death
with The exception II two years dur.
luz the late war, during which two
years ls6i65) he was preacher In
cnarge of Edenton st. Church in this
city. lie was converted under the
ministry Of Rev. Coline Muchisun. nj
Salem Church on the Deep River cir.
cult, which then belonged 10 the s. G.
Conference. lie was soon after licen.
sed to preach, and VA. ordained n
local elder by Bishop Early at Greens.
DOro III 1856. lie was then prcsi.
dent Of Norman College. ~ Trinity
was then called. lie joined the n.
G. Conference at Greensboro, y. e.,
in 1851 lie gradnaiaIt@sh~ssMnnn-
of a. Il. from Randolph Macon lnl.
lege, received the degree Of A. IT.
from the University of North Caro-.
lima, the degree Of ID. ID. from An.
drew College, Tenn. and the degree
Of LII ID. from the University III
MissptIfi. lie died suddenly on Tues.
day night Nov. Ith, 1882, leaving III
devoted wife, two sons, two daughters.
and a very large number Of relatives.
trends and admirers To MOURN over
his death. lie had been In low
state Of health since the carly part III
last Snmmtr, but was not confined
to his room. When the present ses.
sion opened lie entered upon his dutics
IN the College but soon broke down.
though he continued II work and
worked almost to his dying hour. A
short while before be died ne wa.
resting uil the bed, when his daupht.
or noticed that be was breathing
heavily, anil called Mrs. Craven =
attention to 1t. She touched The
Doctor aud asked him If he was suf.
icring, he arose quickly, and took d
chair, sat there awhile aud fell dead
upon the flogr. lie bruised his face
in one or two places as he fell. III
seemsd TO be conscious that lie would
not live long. On Saturday night bc.
fore he died he remarked that b;.
csrk ,ras dOne--N c. 1drocote.