San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-29
Gates Memorial.

The First Baptist church congregation
dearly loved their late pastor, the Rev. n. ",
Gates who died recently, and are preparing
memorial TO be set I'D to his memory. The
Southern BAPTIST Record, of Meridian, MISS,
has the following beautiful tribute. In connec
ton with this subject:
The senior has had 1t in his he art to say
something of Elder E. G.. Gates, but has
awaited opportunity to tn nix over the lie
work of the young man who so lately ended
his splendid career at San Antonio, lie sas.
Well do we remember the country boy VINO
came to Mississippi college dozen years ago,
tall, in the rough, but even then grapphhe
with great questions and fired with the hoo'
lest ambitions. He was marked student
and was universally misunderstood. Inc
eyolutions of his mind brought out great
thoughts so far beyond his years, and often,
of course, so lily digested, that he was regard
ed as an impractical young fellow, VINO "oulo
soon blow out. 49,, ~,
In text books he learned but little. His
mind was not that way inclined. AS IL was
said of great soldier: HE was too warlke
to be military" so II could be SAID OF II. =.
Gates he had too much spirit and too much
pure genius to submit to the educatlonal pro-
cesses necessary to be scholar. he was
greater than scholar: he was genius, anu
that of q very high order.
In all the walks of life, we have met no one
to approach him in many or the elements OF
his power. His reading was wide ana varied
for one so active, and his memory was proc
igous. without study he knew more than
those who did study, for the thoughts OF
others fl tered through his mind became clarl-
fed. and when reproduced by him, they We're
set 10 language as clear as crystal
He was masterful preacher. AT tweny-sx
this country boy might have easily hlled any
pulpit in America. Wherever he preached
whether i'm country or the great city On rcn,
the peOple were moved, edited and charmed.
His health huctuated, but his last days were
frightened by str myth to preach, sitting in a
char There were two troubles affecting the
cause in San Antonio which he greatly desired
to see adjusted before he DIED, and IL was al
,ow ed him to settle them both before he was
called up higher. m
He left wife and three little children, with
out money ana without home. He did not
have time to make money. His candle was
burned freely, but to give light to those In
darkness His wife and children are left to MS
brethren. Shall 1t ever happen that they VIII
be neglected? A letter comes to our associate,
Brother Hackett, saying il home could DE
provided for the stricken family, the mother
cold take care If the children. Noble, gen
erous Gates His heart was never closed TO a
call of mercy. The Record will help to get
schoomates, his cO-labOrers ard the friends or
the widow and orphan will help. Money sent
to this Office for the Gates home will be re-
ceipted and forwarded. Mississippi Tennes-
see and Texas ought 10 unite to put shelter
over the loved ones of him who labored so wei
and sue eSSfully in their midst. Let tnlS num-
BILE home be our memorial of him we loved.
A committee has been appointed 10 take
charge of all funds subscribed for this pur-
pose Three hundred and ffty dollars have
been already dOnat d. The committee ls
Messrs &. O. Mcclure, DR.. S 7. Lowry, DIR. j.
NJ. Cain, A. N. Galloway and II g. Mold