The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-07-08
Death OF Rev. B. F. Mauldin.

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of his son, Mr.. B. Frank Mauldin, in this
city, on Sunday afternoon, the 4th day of
July inst, after an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. Msluldir had been in feeble health for
several months past, but did not give up
his work as agent of the Columbia &
Greenville Railroad Company at William
ston until two weeks before his death.
One week after his health precluded him
from dtscharging his usual duties, he came
to Anderson in the hope that change
would be beneficial, but grew rapidly worse,
despite the attention of devoted relatives
and skilled physicians, until his death.
Mr.. Mauldin was born in Pickens Coun-
ty on June 3rd, 1914. and was therefore up
wards Of seventy two years old. at the
age, of IS while attending school in Green
vile, he Joined the Baptist Church there,
and was baptized by the Rev. Sandford
Vandiyers He was ever afterwards con-
sistent, faithful and working christian,
whose pure life commanded the admira-
tion and love of NIL who knew him. On
leaving school he clerked in the store of his
brother, Samuel. Mauldin, in Greenville,
and afterwards obtained situation in
Hamburg, where heremained until he was
10 j ears old, at which time his services
were engaged by the old house Of 6. L.
Penn in Edgefeld. He remained there
until twenty one years old, at which time
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ness. One with Mr.zPcnn, and the other
with his brother in Greenyille. He accept
ed the latter and lived in GreenYille until
1888, when he moved to Anderson and
established a business, into which be took
his brother, Lawrence Mauldin, as partner.
Upon the death of his partner he sold his
Anderson busir ess to his clerk and nephew,,
Hon. B. Il. Crayton, and removed in 1841
to Calhoun in this County, where he farm
ed and merclandised. In1S45 he entered
the ministry, and supplied several churches
in the surrounding country. Mr.. Mauldin
was one Of the first Missionary Baptists in
the Saluda Association, and contributed
literally of his means and his labors to the
missionary work in the missionary society
which was formed in connection with the
Association, but finally carried the whole
Association with it. In 1854 he left Cal
shoun and removed to Williamson to edu-
cate his children. He merchandised here,
also, putting his son Mr.. William Mauldin
now of Hampton, principally in charge Of
the business. He was chiefly instrumental
in founding and building the Williamston
Baptist Church, and was its pastor until
the close of the=war. He was also clerk of
the saluda Association for many years.
Mr.. Mauldin was elected one of the del,
egates from this County to the Secession
Convention in 1850, and voted for the
ordinance Of Secession. He was never a
politician, and held no other public Office
than this. IL.
At the beginning of the war Mr.. Maui.
din had accumulated by his financial skill
handsome property, but the bulk of it
was swept away by the results of the war,
and at its close he found it necessary to
give up the active work of the ministry in
order to maintain and educate his family,
which was large and dependent upon his
income for support. He accepted the
position of l2ay-master and inspector of
timber upon The G. & G. R. r.. and served
there until. his health failed, after which
he accepted The agency of the road at
Williamson. He never, however, lowered
the standard of his religious life, and on
one occasion when ordered to do some
work on Sunday, declined to obey, saying
he would rather resign his Office than vic.
late the Sabbath. He had no trouble,
however, with the road about it.
Mr.. Mauldin was kind, affable and in
telligent gentleman, whose life was strik-
ing example of Christian purity and
worth. His remains were inferred in the
Presbyterian Cemetery in Anderson on
Monday afternoon, the Rev. T. P. Bell
conducting beautiful and solemn funeral
service, which was attended by a large
crowd of the friends and acquaintance of
the deceased Il