Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-30
Obituary..

1891, aged over rs years. He was
raised near Gum Springs, White Co.,
on farm, and went to school but lit
tie. Was married to Rachel Denton
Aug. %, 1881, and they lived togeth>
er nearly GO years. AS Sheriff and
deputy he served White County more
than eight years, and was president
of the branch Bank of Tennessee at
Sparta under Democratic administers
ton. His father and all his brothers
were Wings, and so were the major
ity of voters of White County, yet
White County honored him every
time he offered for Office. He COM
menced the mercantile business in
Sparta in 1S47, moved to Spencer in
1848 to educate his children under
President w. ID. Carnes; he also sold
goods there two years; moved to Tex
as and returned in 1854. He stopped
on Mountain Creek this county, ran
a farm and store one year, then NOV
ed to Increase and sold the first goods
ever sold there. In 1853 he and his
son, III. l.. Walling, commenced to
sell goods in McMinnville. In 1866
he was appointed Postmaster under
Buchanan's administration, and SUBJ
sequently elected Judge of Warren
County Court, and Justice of the
Peace, and Chairman County Court.
Notwithstanding he held these posts
of honor so long, there never was a
man to charge him with dishonesty
or neglect of public business. He was
opposed to the credit system and
hence did no buying nor selling goods
on credit. He did all in his power to
get our county out of debt, and the
county is largely indebted to him for
its present high financial standing,
out of debt, warrants worth dollar for
dollar. He was just man and hated
injustice done to any one. He was an
independent thinker, made his own
decisions and would not yield for
public favor. His parents belonged
to the Hard Shell Baptist Church,
hence his early training was that
way. While Sheriff of White Coun-
ty he had business in Warren County,
and at noon Sandy E. Jones preached
In the old Courthouse in the present
park. Brother Jones preached from
the text, "Of truth perceive that
God is no respecter of persons, but in
every nation he that fears God and
works righteousness is accepted"
Acts 10, "a and 80. This sermon open.
ed his eyes to the truth, the seed of
the kingdom fell in good ground.
He was soon baptized into Christ,
took membership in Bethlehem con-
gregation, White County. After
wards moved to Sparta, and was elder
and mainstay of the Church there.
He entertained, paid preachers and
did much towards sustaining the
cause of primitive christianity there.
Carried his religion with him to
Spencer, Texas, Increase and wher-
ever he went, popular or unpopular,
all the same. However he was not
without his faults. His early train-
ing prevented him from seeing the
true teaching in Heb. 1925, mot
forsaking the assembling Of the
saints" Also if he knew that some
of his brethren were going to shows,
theaters, drinking whiskey, lying un
just, not paying their debts, he
would not take the Lords supper
with them if he knew it.
His judgment along this line, per-
haps, was with two little charity. His
religion was emotional as well as law
full. He loved a good soul-stirring
sermon that brought the tears, loved
the old songs, "How Firm Founda-
tion," "Safely Through Another
Week." etc. For the closing of a
meeting he wanted to sing "Jerusa-
lem My Happy Home" and shake
all the brethren's hands. He was
opposed to operate music in Church.
Until recently he would not sing,
~ Would Not Live Always" but
since he suffered so long, he said he
would love to sing it now, he wanted
to go to sleep in Jesus and wake up
in Heaven. He looked to the blood
of Christ for the cleansing power to
save him, and not his worth of right
eousnesS. Yet he said he worked
and Christ worked with him. "In
Him to will and to do of His own
good pleasure" On parting with his
brother-in-law, John Denton, recent