Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-04-21

Tuntca. Miss, Apl 1854.
EDITOR BEACoN:-Ih have lust received the
sad news of the dea.h OF Rice IL. FtfEct-
Q1te of your tow bat now OF liea'eh'
which event happened 81 ut, Win your
permission | wish to say 4 few words ~
memoriam. | knew Rice Parker wen, lie
was nv friend, nay more. he was nay bfoih-
or. Nv acquaintance with him began IN 81
was his pastor in 1852. 81 and 81, lie was
steward OF the Methodist church mt Mem
phis, Ala at that time, aud no man oil the
same means was more liberal than be. lie
was always true to his pastor and ga all ne
could to bring up the church finance III MS
town. Bro, p rkcr was at times qul'e i
stole to all appearance. At other tunes he
WIS very dcmonstratiye IN his lechhgS'-
| shall never forget the eYentiui year OF
1889. This was in Iced n sad year to Bro
Parker's family. He and his christian wife
had three bright boys, Sidney, BIIiy aid
Ben. sidney WAS just crossing the line be
tween boyhood and manhood. what mu-'
have been the hopes Of father and mother.
how these hopes were dashed to eafth
when death entered the Eou'etotd ana
only five days passed until both the oIder
bows were called away. How SYM athized
with them. In all their sat bereavement
Bro. Parker was to all appearance Il Nto'e'
but to those who knew him best, there wa
! underlying all this outward appearances i
crushed and b.eeaing heart. that could h"t
he relieved bv tears or words. "lhc NeHrl
= feels most when the lips move not lheh
S have seen Bro, Parker in protracted meet
=. inrs uader the Divine touch eve vent to
n his feelings in words Of eXhortation ANA OF
Thanksgiving. shall never forget his tax
on one occasion. Said he'll know you
BOYS are now LAUGHING ut me ana thIhNlhs
of ms shv,t eomiugs and OF how often
.tpmlle as n christian,' but safe he, "bo!'
il would rather be in the church ana siuiE'
BILE and rise and come again, than never ''
make any effort like some OF yon are la'h-
some of these days old Rice VIII slu'i'b''
. and when he falls e viii fall into AeaFcl'
' Bio. Parker, like this writer, hau MS IN
II rerfectIons, twho is he that has them ho'
IL Int lie had more Of virtues worthy OF ehn'
/? %Iation. And all the way along he had III
thought prominent before HIM, "to Ma"
the final landing right This am assure
III he did telling hjs pastor and loved ones !
y,s nat afraid to die, there is nothing b
tween me aud ny G0d.' Bro, fHFke'
IDEAL oftrne manhood was exalted and tle
- EN-. and knowing him as ! did, | can ami
m that it would be difficult to crowd more
meaning into enc short sentence OF thr
words than is embodied in his closing "
vice to his son, be 4 man" May eve
ps, virtue of the sire fall upon the SON. d
he Bro. Parker has gone. The church ha4 !
\ rood member, the community Il Sood Ct
y,.u. the family Il member kind ana ma
=! gent to a fault. And this writer has los
~ trle md tried fliend and brother. Bu'
'e'i fhjs all? No, no. "Ibere is II hic
measured by the flight Of years 80
he when the mists have cleared away, "Wu
inn. the clouds have rolled by we VIII all IN
liz again. | expect to meet and know bfo' Ii
parker. where we will all Lnow ''cVen
we also are Known Rest, my brother,
iii the Master calls us.
ven b. +. PHILLIP