The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-03-31
MEETING OF THE OLD MEMS CLUB

MEETING OF THE OLD MEMS CLUB.
n brief notice was given ut the time
of the last meeting of the Old Mems
Club, but as The Intelligencer has
always printed the official report we
do SO even at this late day i'll order that
it may be made part of the records.
The club met on Saturday, Septem-
Der u, 1887, at the residence OF Mai.
A. G.. Young.
Called to order by the president,
Mr.. S. G. Wentworth.
The CXXl Psalm was read by the
Rev q l.. Lcyburn, ID. d., who also
offered the opening prayer.
The roll was then call by the secreta-
ry, Mr.. Rufus Young, AMI the follow
ing named members were found 10 be
A. G. YOUNG,
J.H. GRAHAM.
JNO. Il. FORD.
+. x. GRAY,
JOHN PRICE,
N. j. CARTER.
J. A. PORTER,
II. }. HIGGINS,
ELIJAH GLADDISH.
A. A. MOORE,
5. g. WENTWORTH,
r. b. CLAGErT,
j. Il. COLVERT,
SETH MASON,
! NORMAN POOLE,
&. Il. PAGE,
JOS. Il. SHELBY.
The following named was received
as Il new mcmbrr:-
BUTLER MOORE.
The committee appointed To prepare
Il memorial on the death o! Rev. l.. NJ
Hobson, reported as iolows:-
Benjamin MOsby llubsOn was borl
in HahIax county, Va, October
1910. He had the advantages OF
pious mother, of Christian home ant
training, aud Of Il thorough ciassIca
education. He Was licensed to preac
October 10, 1910, and was ordained 1
The full work Of the ministry by Eas
Hanover, Va, Prcsbytcry, Decembe
-, 1871. He continued i'll tn
active work of the ministry io
nearly forty years, ten years
this ministerial IIIc being spent in thi
Uafayettc) county, nine years as pas
tor OF the Lexington Presbyteria
church, and one year he preached
Mt. Hope, now Odessa. This was h
last charge, 1889.
After 1879 he lived in Cass and Vel
non counties, Mo, except the last lot
, months, which were spent with h
3 IN, Rev. b. l.. lIobson, i'll Spring
field, Mo. During these last years l
preached in various places rs he ha
strength and opportunity. Ills Ia
public service was to preach Tor h
son, on Sabbath, December II, Just 0l
4 week before his illness, and but eng
days prior to his death, which too
], place on Monday, December 70, 1873
in the 77ih year OF his age. In De
tember, 1888, ne joined the Ola Men
Club OF Lafayette county, but W
able TO attend only one OF ltS meeting
=, for his lot was cast where; yet 4
heart was largely here. And for the pc
pie of Lexington and Lafayette coun
he always had the highest admiratl'
and the WarInest affection; here he h;
4; lived for years, and among them we
found many of his best friends, al
here in their midst he buried Martll
l. his wife, aud beside her i'll Machpel
h cemetery his own b0iy lies
Mr.. IiObsOn was man OF warm III
n loving heart, kind. uuseitish, generou
In good measure and III large degree
0beycd the "rOyal law" Thou shi
= love thy nei9hbor as thyselt. l.
,r kindly interest i'll his fellow men,
readiness to help, and his loving syi
'. pathy for them, were all indicated
D his very manner, the tones OF his volt
and the expression OF his lace. "A
his whole life, all his words and a.
were bnt expression aud proof OF
kind, unselliSh, loving heart with
r. lie was "onG who loved his telio'
men"
An almost childhke simplicity n
~ gOdIy sincerity were also characterlst
- the man. a "single eye was h
tor The Masters glory and the good
men. And with this single aim
view, unseiti-hly and patiently
wrought to the very end. ''An lsraei
indeed in 81 hum NnS 40 guile.
n But the crowuiuS grace OF all
love to God, with II hearty devOtl
Nv and whole -souled c"nsecralIOn TO
y. Master and His service. lie rcall1
hat he was NOT his oWn, land he ">erI
the Lord wholly Whose | am, n
whom | sr"vc' might well have bt
the motto of his life. For he loN
Christ sunrem"ly, and served III
faithful all his days ANA SO alieI
long, active, and n7cini me- hhn Il l.
years of patient wai'n ms chai
came" The summons, though sud-
found him ready, anu alter oI
Illness OF some twenty hours "he
i4'crp," and game 10 ms grave II
fuIl age, like a ii shock "i corn com
~ his season. MARK the peri