The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-24
REV. CORNELIUS TYREE DEAD
After an illness of Only 81
Week.
one OF the Leading Divines of the Baptist
Church Passes Away at tho Ripe ola
Age OF Soventy.seven-A Noted Preach
er and Author-A Brief Sketch of His
Career-He Was Conscious Until tho
Hour of His Death.

SALEM, Va, Dec. e3.--tSpeciall-.
Rev. Cornelius Tyree, D. d., pastor of
the Baptist Church. died at the parson-
age on Broad street, at p. M, from
general exhaustion as a result of la
grippe, complicated with pneumonia.
only one week ago DR.. Tyree was
able to attend tho usual Wednesday
night prayer meeting, on which occa-
sion no preached on the conversion of
st. Paul, this being enc OF series OF
sermons which the venerable pastor
was delivering upon tho Acts of tho
Apostles.
In that discourse he stated that he
had always endeavored to initiate the
lie OF Paul in his bold and fearless
manner of carrying out the work OF tho
Master On the following night DIR.
Tyree was taken i'll, and on the follow
ing morning DR.. Stearnes was called to
attend him. Day by day the good old
man grew weaker, and Wednesday
morning the physicians informed those
nearest and dearest to him that all
hope was gone.
DIR. Tyree was still perfectly con-
scious and before noon his neighbor and
friend, Mr.. ID. b. Strouse, drew up his
will. Having settled his earthly af-
fairs ard boing ready and willing to GO,
he quickly and peacefully fell asleep
and crossed the dark river in perfect
confidence, having devoted his whole
life to tho service of his God.
Rev. Cornelius Tyree, D. d., was
born September Ia, 1914, in Amherst
county, Va. He united with the Bap-
list Church in 1882. After receiving an
excellent training in the schools of his
section, no was teacher for two wears
in school near Lynchburg.
In tho fall of 1897 he was licensed to
preach by the Lynchburg Church and
sent to William and Mary College. III
the fall OF 1888 he entered Columbia
College. Ho was ordained in Septem-
Der, 1889, at Amwell Church, In Fayette
county
Later no finished his studies at the
University OF Virginia. His first charge
was in Lexington, Va, after which he
went to Powhasan county, and for
AAi"hJ JShio was pdoCOT VI X.
Peterville and Rino Creek churches.
In 1872 no went to Liberty, now Bed
ford City, whore no remained pastor for
about eleven years, and in November,
1883, came to Salem, where no has
hlled the pulpit of ths pretty Baptist
Church on Broad street ever since, oc-
OCCASIONALLY preaching elsewhere.
DR.. Tyrco was we'll known all over
the Statoof Virginia, and was the assoc
ciate and contemporary, at different pc
RODS, OF such men as the lamented DR.
j. b. Jeter, the Rev. Richard Fuller,
OF baltimore; Rev. j. l.. Burrows, of
Richmond, and Rev. Il. G. Jones. of
Norfolk, whilst Prof. Charles L. Cooke,
OF Hollins, was his lifelong friend.
The principal characteristics of this.
grand old man were his fearlessness,
his rigid adherence to prirciple, his
earnestness and kindness. DR.. John A.
Broaddus said OF him, on one occasion,
HE breaches as I believe Elijah
preached.
DIR. Tyree's talent was not limited to,
the pulpit, but he has written several
very salable books. In 1855 he had
published The Living Epistle."
which was his first book He
also wrote small tract on baptism
and restricted communion, which has
been widely circulated.
He was also tho author Of small
work, Believe. and Live, "and volume
OF his quickening sermons preached Mt
protracted meetings will soon be pub
lished.
In 1860 the Columbian College con-
ferred on him the degree of ID. d. DIR.
Tyree was unanimously chosen by the
members of the late Baptist General
Association to preach the annual SCR
mon before that body, which convened.
in Norfolk November last 1t was an
able effort, and was his last sermon of
note. His text on this occasion was
taken from Revelations, geo. "He that
hath an ear let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches"