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


detNased brother. writes that every su-
loon closed its doors during his memorial
srrvice-a notable fact whom his pulpit
had constantly rling with uncompromia-
Ing denunclaiions Of their traffic Dur
ing thD services at Buruet, whore sui
table mcmcriai was held, al the BUSH
nsss houses closed their doors Every
body loved him for he loved everybody.
Would Il he putting IL too strong TO re.
peat, everybody loved him. His sue
cess encourages every poor un-
educated young mau who ~
iugly hsurmountahlo difficulties which
Ne IN his way to place OF usefulness
IN the church oftiod. hight years ago,
when he was licensed tn preach he lived
"a Burnci, supporting himself nnd fam
ily by cierking Ia store, and sometimes
driving driy. When he felt himsNf
called 10 the iiinerant ranks he set about
such preparation as could he mndc In
the short dine 10 be given 10 thu work,
lie met daily, In an upper room. the
Burton pastor 20 recltc his previously
prepared lessons In reading. arithmetic,
geography aud the studies required for
admission upon trlal \ coneccrnted
young woman also gave him assistance
Ia his cody endeavors. AZ the con
terVnce he stood. It is affirmed. the best
examination Ia the class,
As preacher he was sound. clear,
simple AMI earnest, A. man he was
ms pure as sunbeam or star. by his
az ~ n.r,i s,,,,s ,,,'or,r nni Il N
~ ~ i'.'sn nm r 'v,s., MIMI th,
fragrance of his memory as Il hngers in
Georgetown iic was here IN the recent
great revival; came 10 seV his presiding
elder, who wns absent When he Arrived,
aud hence lis fcw DAYS stay Bro. Mel
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| t9he Wnlus. Al''I " Nv U,I.
uuhs euhoetuluF ''l anu u"'s, ,i,s Ill.,
| man was vAllivN mo Wy p1,VH ''N'
simpson IoluWlnE, Wy 9i ki,,'' ,n p i''S >.
or. flrst ~, W'lt'r w. u,'n ~ 1g,,
/ brother' what arNuv " WNN, Ky
was ms lpHi piNNgf w heugEe'oWN. ~
most ilnineIlHteN ne sVrlu ho lll y" IN, IN
ma.u only four DAYS more ou onrth qnd
| then 10 enter ms picfnNl holh'' lllN
| wife and I'VE chtldmn ntg our care, ~
| qncnihod 70 us by lrin lhny WV hn'n
| w "NN.'ui',' f...,.t ,,r,,r NfnV
| lull sympathy huu lv'NVNt P,'H.n. +.,iR
| the great ioui"iur come "'A''' ~"
| 10 thlA Hnuu'hsSl NUM- I'D .,t1.
| lteN, Mf' NoHVh ai9'N 9W Hpiu,
ihat man was NY ,l'Nu ~" s n.y. I''m y,
| with all my hrhflt IN lN'e i9Nnu ~
| lccnl preacher Ia that church. lie wac
a very Door man. hnd a wife and several
small children to support. aud he had q
struggle 10 make living. bnti1B
rush be WA clerk ~ store hhi ulu
any odd job about the 'tnwn having a
| dollar or few cents. Hut uotNNHlnud
| ing his humble walks, hn carried py
renson Of hts life, lr1nendnns m
Auoncc for Christianity lie came 10
me and snid ho wanted 10 join tho timer
nncy, but that his learning he ieatgd;
was not spiCiliu t0tnehrf tSN SILK
He found some old hooks aud % TINT
poor room taught nm hls hrsl loHHols
10 spelling, geography and grammar. II
was only % taw months uniil conference
aud hoy umch wore w, Rnlhed 70 learn
tiiiit-f1e had standalhe lh0At qAumlnal,el
offhll. Ancr loininR ne conirtfup9p ~
hnps Mt the time of hls death no young
member of THIS conference was better
known thnu simpson.
~ have been by hi7 side w almost
every condition aud relation OF ne ma
/ know what kind NJ 2 man ~ was.
Believe me when say mat a pnror llh1 I,
In word, or a purer mnn VA though,
never, knew, You eo0ll n9l h'p nu a,