Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-20


gathered. 50, Father they will be done,
James Maekcy was Of religious parrnls
aud horn IN Washington county, Ark
March = ISIS. Being Taught Of HE
parents, he sought aud obtained
peace with God w his nth year, II was
touching aud prayers. He had the spirit
OF u student, but no othor educational
advantages than the occasional neigh
hOrhopd sgsia1l TN In his 10th year, wllell
he entered Cano lin Coilege AT Roons
borough ARA. God had called him To-
nreari the gospel and he was licensed
tkat year, aud his zeal WAS 50 consuming
that he would not remain longer than
one year, lie regarded Gods cull ny
meaning now, and his feelings accorded
Consequently he asked to he allowed 90
go IN October 1888. NJ Tulip, Ark, he
WIS admitted 90 trial into the Arkansas
conference. That was u glorious hay
90 hs vigorous faith and glowing idegl
OF life, lie never lost It's eilccis. The
snncti,y. dignity aud the .minlcluess
OF tho Christian ministry werr so deeply
Impressed at that time that ne never Dc
eiinc IN The estimate Aur lost their
fnr'e, Thnt was n happy DAY. Il was a
climax. Only Il years Of aye, awkward
nad green, hut enthuspd To- the highest
tensinu, WAS rpady for anything any
where, lie wac sent 10 jasper mission
IN the Boston mountains, That year he
rcWonbcrcd Many lessons were
lcrncd, one NJ which WAS the need and
value Of sympathy for ynung preachers
the truth of which l. known 10y many
Young preachers, who have loli this need
and WHO have enjoyed htNhr him hiH
presiding elder narlancllo and lielonn
circuits ind JacksonpOrt station vert
next served Ivy him In p,lcr. one year
each In lS1nGO he was on Harrisburg
circuit llcr he met Miss l.lEgie lay
l0r and on the 10Th Of May. 1850, tliHy
| were married II was hRpjw life that
followed flat transaction, They walked
together With tho Lord until he was
| taken up, In 1871 he was elected chWp'
/ luin nf the Firth Arkanms regiment
/ of Confederate troops, but served only
d short tino. Tho two following years
/ he remained ne home On tho Harrisburg
| rlrouit, 1854 on Marion circnit; lNio'u
| Cation Plant circuit then one ON llelVun
/ district lSiS wla returned to Cotton
| Plant circuit, aud remained two more
| yeats
lie was q mcmhur Of the general con.
| fcrrncr at Memphis, ln 1870, In $50
! the Whitc River conference was organ
| i1od, and hr hclug within Ia bounds hc
| camr d member, Augusta station en-
| iuyed his pisturgc iu ISL, ihc follow
| tho fan ot lSIh ho transferred ~ Tue
! Lltilo Rock conference aud WIS stationed
! at Camden. lNe next iNll he transferred
| "a the Northwest TeNns conference aud
| was sent 40 COrsicnm station whore he
| spent two pears, then on C1rgclma dis
| irici from 1873 TO 1852 Seunus lilli-
| culiiot had ufiscn In tho church at Waco.
nnl HE hiabup. who knew men, in look.
| ug for suitable man chose him for
| that delicate and important duiy-n CON.
! plnnrut 60 his observation-disclosures and hdrl-
| ny. The wisdom of tlils action was sus-
tHIncd iIc remained two ycar mud WIS
/ put uu Georgetown district which he
snryoi very effectively fonr years. lhcn
three years at Weatherfor; and IN 1891
WAa sen, DO lnnipasus, whore hr wga
found 10 bio place, az his post, aud from
his own pulplt ascrudcd to the upper
| court,
In 1884 Quitman college, Arkansas,
Conferred the degrcc OF doctor of diNin'
ity upon him.
Ito was appointed curator Of the South.
Western university IN 1919. His hrothrun
aud the Glnreh trusted lila without fear
lie was always q student s0ild Kept q
good library, clear aud sound eapnunl'
cr Of doctrine; . good preacher Ills ai'
| fuctinna WUrn tendon aud drlleutrly ciili
urud, and his social qualities were very
fine. easily approached, loved and low
able. In all relations. No u Christian
minister, husband father. friend aud
brother, he was true Five children
Nrre lhN linllH or sllt hlt lluRe' ~ NV,
ing Wh"' WIN lhr lnllhiu ,dN9ip9
whe' mourn hiH uY,nfthr. ~ hRn
prl}ru 10 ui' ~ iu- pulpH' hilu h"l VINO
lnd hhnoird ne me- ga q" w hls uvlll
80 thhi on NM pighi Nul lH'clN MRN
morning. Wullr ne WIS pIrayh3lhE on ih'
ne anu 'hmcl"f 81 Jouh me iWplI.
p'ht ul" 'l"" OF lh' Herh"u' wan ln'H'
MnihS JUST 'Hrnp,nE hm Ups hu1
llrh Hopl mhn' H9d 'nlli7l ana h'
llrrlll{ zen on heell ~ nlA own az
hlul plnG' 9ug MhS' Nlupu, H'InF,EH,
1ulpy Nelheu w I'' knpfi Nhd iall
doNh 10 Menp' anu mus u'eh hhoih'i
R2npgl MN . ,.s.. e.. ,, .,,,..
my rFehlnE Wlprr he hnh WlllFu
hi. lnst l'urr = letter 10 one OF on
bishops nslnE a transfer On account OF
ms IhihnH hcnllhi nll1 while pc was
mnghlnE thn mhil tiAlu gltNN tnkln2
me lruef' hht tlht very hour Nod Az
sWeiru lne ielltH ~ MlsW Whgt ~
ttrfthi f'allF Desired nhd iIpnWerrl
mn 70 lhe NgW 'eruNhlem conference ~
lh. npn" hnnt
Iney maj Ely sneh thlnga declar.
mhluly mat lu'y SOCK = country, pu'
,3oi lmlh prepared Tor them better
ihinRi Tor ny nam prepared Tor them y
uty the cry OF 9oi. some SWEEP
dhN, Dyshnd-by' We meet ehch Othei
there bless ,he LORI
HNN: MI Ariiisirpng' WHO RAD th'
memoir SPOKE q. follows.
- hrsl met hrolDer Maekoy Whri be
| came 10 Waco 10 III mo great Work flfTr