Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-26
REV. JOS. B. WEST, D. d.
Action of the Official Members Of the M.
e. Church Touching His Death.

At "a called meeting of the official
members of the Methodist church in
Clarksville, held on the 23rd day OF
May, 1892, with reference to the
death of Rev. Joseph B. West, d. d.,
the pastor Of the church, which oc-
cured about 1890 o'clock p. m. of
the 22d inst, committee of three,
Jno. F. House, Jno. ID. Moore and B.
w. Macrae, were appointed to draft
some appropriate expressions of our
emotions and sense of loss in view of
this great bereavement. The COM
mittee reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
1t has pleased our Heavenly Father
TO remove from the walks OF men
our much loved pastor, Rev. Joseph
B. West, and to sever the tender re-
lations which have hitherto subsis-
ted between the shepherd and his
flock. With sad and sorrowing
hearts we bow to the will OF Him
who is too wise to err and too good
and merciful to affiict except for good
to his creatures.
Words are inadequate to express or
measure the loss which we feel we
have sustained in his removal from
among us. But we know that our
loss, great as it is, is his greater
and infinite gain. AS the time had
come in the good providence OF God
for him to lay down the cross and
take up the crown of eternal life
which we feel assured awaited him,
we are thankful that ne was permitted
to lay his armor by amid the scenes
and friendships OF his early manhood
and ministry, and among those
whom he had loved and who had
loved him so long and so we'll. With
his armor on he died at his post
struggling with the grim monster for
the privilege of being permitted to
still carry the glad tidings OF saliva
ton to a dying world. The trumpet
of the gospel fell from his trembling
hand when he was no longer able to
sound it. 1t may be truly said of him,
that with his dying breath he pro-
claimed the gospel of the Son of God.
But his tolls and labors on earth are
ended, and he has obeyed the sum-
mons to come up higher. His life
work is part of the history and heri-
tage of the church he served 80 long
and so well; and keenly as we, his
immediate parishioners feel, our great
bereavement, a sense OF his great loss
to the church will be felt through
out her entire borders; therefore
be it
Resolved, That in the death OF our
much loved pastor, Rev. Joseph b.
West, ID. D., the cause of Christ has
lost an able and consecrated cham
pion, and the congregation and
church here have sustained be-
reavement which will be long and
sincerely felt.
Resolved, That we will always
cherish his memory with fondness
and affection.
Resolved, That we offer to his be-
reaved and stricken family our deep
and heartfelt sympathy, trusting
that our Heavenly Father may en-
able them to bear with resignation
the great sorrow that has fallen upon
their hearts.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of our
Quarterly Conference and published
in the city papers, and that a copy
be sent to the family of our departed
friend and brother.
Jno. +. Couts, Nj, G. Pitman,
Jno. +. House, b. W. Macrae,
Jno. d. Moore, A. Howell,
/ r. Ii. Pickering, 8. A. Caldwell,
Jas. II. Smith, Jas. M. Bowling,
]. +. Wood, ]. w. Keesee,
8. Il. Nichols, L. V. McKesson,
Tnos. 2. Major, Thos. e. McReynolds
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