Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-26
lAlD TO aEsr.
Many Frler ds Follow the Remains q
Col. james A waIlac, 10
the G Eve.

Col. Games ~ WalaCs 70
the Gave.
The funeral cryices Of Col. Jams
A. Wallace were held at the residence
of his SON -:n-law, Mr.. W. +. Garnet,
at 10 o'clock Tuesday. A very large
assembly OF sympa,hc,ic friends was
present aud tho procession that fol
lowed the body TO the grave was ore'
Of the longest ever seen in Hopkins
vile.
re7. s. n. Vail, OF the First Presby-
teriin church, conducted the serves.
Ills discourse was a peculiarly appro
priate and comforting ono. Tho tcAt
was taken from | Thess., iv, Is;
"Whercforc comfort oae another with
these words" In touching and well
chosen words hc discussed the com
forts Of religion and the blessings OF a
Christian hope. Then turning to the
coifin no pronouo' d a fitting euloSy
upon the dead, III beautiful language
from which the following extract is
taken:
"When Tabilha, q woman eminent
for her beneficence, sickened and died
her weeping friends consolcd their
hearts By viewing and displaying the
coats aud garments which she had
made for tho poor, aud by recollecting
ami relating how full OF good works
and alms deeds she had been. You
have cause TO initiate those weeping
friends, for many were the useful and
yirtuous works OF our departed brother
in this community. lie has many
warm friends here because OF these
labors. have not time 10 enumer-
ate even those | have heard oi since
came to your city. But | see him a
loving aud kind father moving IN LIS u
home | see him n devoted and eli
Gent business man. see him n warm
aud helpful friend to the churches
and 10 all efforts to improve the NOR
ais Of society. see him conducting
the Sabbath school in one OF our
churches and holding Offices OF trust
in other places. yesl And hear
you say ale is the father oil our pubiic
schools in this city" What an honor
Sell all the houses in this city, put the
stores and banks and ia, tories
into money and what would all
this wealth be in comparison to
tbe mighty and uplifting influence
Which tic public school will bring to
tLs boys add girls ol your hom ,s'
Let this honored mantlo OF THIS 90
parted father fall upon his son Ar
thur, aud lot him say with boylsll
pride. "My father was instrument,aI
with others in securing our pubic
schools Because see him interest
cd in all tho moral aud Christian no
sources of our city, / feel like taking
hold Of his cold and paralyHzed hanc
to-day and shaking It with warm
heartfelt sympathy. Had | beer
Where no was, / should have minis
tered TO him, and prayed with him
and treated him "a suffering brothe
Wsn. hc died. Hut would bgy'
hoard him say; "My friend, ! ma,i'
mistakes and committed sins" Ther
I would have answered, "Ycs, bn
what man is there who has not mao
mistakes and committed sins
UThere Is none righteoua; no no
one.D Communities az well as mel
sin against light, truth, temperanc
and virtue. "Bit the blood OF Jesu
cleanses from all SIM" And Will
he breathed out his lifo in a strang
city, far away from loving wife am
elfectiouatc children, whom he hs
not soen for o loag seasln, | shoal'
hayc turned awoy with tears IN m
ewes, cxclaiming, "Bicsssd arc thos
who sleep In Jesls." "Iho, love
ones will not sorrow oyen az the re
which have no hope
AT tn, c,oae Of the scryices Il
friends werc given an opportunity
take a final look at the features oil q
dead and then the funeral processic
slowly wendcd its way to tho C.'
Cemetary, where the body was \
tered.
The pall-bearsrs were Mcasrs
L. Tries, e. b. Long, 5. Z. BucknS
w. w. Ware, Walter Kel'y j.:
Ware, w. H. Howe, and NJ II, M
son.