The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
The Late John Leigh Hunt.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-I feel that no
| apology is necessary to you or to your
readers for taking up some of your valu-
able space in speaking of the death OF
John Leigh Hunt, which occurred at Kit
trell, Vance county, On the l l inst How
| often do we hear, at the death of one of our
| fellow citizens, that a great man is fallen?
John Leigh Hunt was not great in the
sense that he had held worthily positions
of honor and trust in civil or military
life; but he was good man, beloved and
honored by all who were brought in close
enough contact with him to take in the
true character of the man. How truly
can we say: good man has left us-not
fallen but gone to his rest. As business
man he was active and energetic, ever at
tentive to his business and scrupulously
honest with all and at all times As a
citizen, he was public spirited and well
balanced in his judgments-ever looking
beyond self-interest for the public good.
AS husband and father he was loving,
yea, devoted. He delighted in careful
exhibition of his interest and love. No
father was ever more painstaking in his
love. As a friend he was Open-hearted
and true and ever unselfish in friendly
feelings aud kindnesses
No matter how we may dwell upon John
Leigh Hunt as a business man, ii citizen,
a friend, a father, husband, and find
him true man in each sphere, yet his
life would not be told and the true spirit
of the man would be lost sight of were
we to fail to add to the picture that
which was the mans c-Owning character
istic and in fact the handspring in all
these, his Christian character He loved
his Savior and loved his fellow mon be-
cause Jesus died for them. He was not
only living Christian but working one.
His Christian life and example will be
missed in and around kittreli The
Methodist church which he loved and for
which he worked and SO freely gave of
his means will miss him. While he loved
his church, his Christian love and sympa-
thy was not bound by UNCONVENTIONAL
lines but was broad and liberal to all.
This was especially shown in his work AZ
President of the kittrell Young Mems
Christian Association He was emphati-
cally \. NJ. {. \. worker, giving not
only much of his valuable time but freely
OF his means. How the responsibility of
the work and the desire to accomplish the
salvation ofyoung men weighed upon him
and occupied his daily thoughts, proba-
DiE no one knew so We'll az the writer.
God blessed him in this work and We
trust will raise up another az faithful to
take his place.
Born in Granville county, of q family
long noted as one OF the best of the ia
| nous Salem Church families, he richly
fulfilled the promises of God to be with
! and bless the children of faithful and God
| ly parents. Scarcely at the age of Sc, he
| was cut down in the strength and vigor
OF his young manhood. Truly Gods
| ways are myterious but they are the best.
God does all things yell and everything for the
best To the God OF the widow and the
fatherless, even Our Father, We commend
| his dear ones and pray that He may even
| now, as ever according to His rich prom
| Uses, prove himself a God of consolation
and love Y.