The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-09-22
IN NLEMOREAM.
ELDER ADoLPHUs j. TERRY.

Charles, La, Monday, September 10,
/ 1888, at 9 o'clock a. ~, Elder ADoL
Plus J. Terry, in the tLirty-eighth
year of his age.
Seldom, if ever, have we been called
upon to chronicle the death of one
whose Sudden demise cast such a gloom
over this entire community as the one
above recorded. Coming here a total
stranger, in October last, bis christian
bearing and upright, earnest devotion
to the cares and duties which dcvolvcd
upon him as the pastor of the First
Baptist church Of this city, not only
endeared him to those of his own fold,
but to every man, woman and child
who knew him.
Elder AdoIphus J. Terry was born
in Copiah county, Miss, April %, 1876,
and became a member of the Baptist
church when lad Of seventeen years.
At the tender age Of ten be was
converted, and from that time until
| joining the church, seven years later,
his life was that Of a noble, christian
youth. Iu his twentieth year he
sought aud was granted license to
preach the gospel. His first pastoral
duties were with lhc County Line Bap-
fist church, Copiah county, Miss, the
church with which he was united,
where he remained something over
two years.
A short time previous to the close
of his ministrations at this point, Elder
Terry learned Of the great need for
ministers of the gospel within the
bounds Of the Louisiana Baptist assoc
citation, and at once concluded IT, In.
migrate thither, arriving at CouIce
Croche prairie December IG, 1871.
For the first year of his residence in
D'O.S''"" "' 'uPP0i' oU "''''S01 anu
family by teaching school, preaching
at intervals whenever opportunity or
occasion required. In 1872 COuIce
Croche Baptist church was organized
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