The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-17
REV. JAMES SMITH COZEY, d. ID.
Exercises Conducted by the Pastors Of
Sewberry In Honor of the Memory
of Dr. Cozby-Appropriate and In
structiye Addresses.

of DR.. Cozby-Appropriate and In
structive Addresses.
4 large congregation assembled in
the Newberry Presbyterian church
last Sunday night to attend the me-
mortal services in honor Of DR.. CoZby
late pastor Of the church. 1t was an
earnest and attentive congregation i'm
pressed with the solemnities of the oc-
casion. 1t was representative, mem
bers Of all the churches being present.
DR.. Cozby had gone about among US
for eightyears and had greatly endeared
himself to all our people. He was a
high toned Christian gentleman and
q preacher Of great force and abil-
ity. 1t was right and proper to
pay this tribute to his memory. His
life and example should he held up
before the people so that the lessons Of
truth and justice and devotion to
duty which it teaches could be im-
pressed upon the minds and hearts
of the people. We need to have more
lessons of unselish devotion to duty
and to the service of our fellow men.
The world is cold and selfish and any
life that tends to melt this colduess
and to turn this selfishness into un-
selfish love is life to be emulated.
We give pretty full reports of the
different addresses on the different
phases of the-life OF DR.. C,zby and we
hope they will have the effort of stim-
ulating some soul to higher and nobler
impulses. They were we'll chosen and
fttingly .poken.
The pulpit was draped in mourn
ing.
Rev. Geo. A. Wright Of the Baptist
church conducted the exercises and
after the singing of hymn 633 fervent
and earnest prayer was offered BY Rev.
DR.. J. w. Finn, OF Columbia.
After the reading of the Scripture
lesson Rev. Mr.. Wright saiSa:---
We have come tteS9gcther tonight not
70 sPeaE~51 monuments of marble or
Grass, but of those things which for all
time abide. We come to pay just
and deserving tribute of praise to the
virtues and achievements that adorned
the character of one who for eight Years
went in and out among US, one whom
we welcomed into our homes, and at
whose feet those of US who were
younger and those older delighted to
sit learning lessons of wisdom. 1t is
but proper that We think and speak of
the virtues and eXcellencies of our
dead and incorporate these into our
lives and that the lives of those after
he rendered better.
We can but think of our dead, the
sacrifices they made for US, the love
they gave us and long to prove worthy
of such love. Their best ideals stand
out before US, and we should strive to
make these ours.
He then introduced Rev. A. J.
Stokes, of the Methodist church, who
spoke of
DR.. coZBY IN HIS RELATIONS AS A
CITIZEN.
esteem it precious privilege to pay my
humble but sincere tribute to one whom es-
now lament in death. The committee
charged with the programme OF these memo
ria! services assigned 10 me the subject, Cdr.
{ ozbv as Citizen" Rev. James smith
Cozby, D. D., was born in Georgia. Septem-
Der lst, 1887; was graduated from Oglethorpe
College in 1855; taught school in liberty
County, Ca; was graduated from the Theo-
logical Seminary in Columb a, S. c., in 1852;
was chaplain in the Confederate army 1873
and 1854; was married to Miss Mary Law, Cf
Savannah, Ga, 1o64. He taught school Ior
of the Confederate armies. He BE-.
came citizen of Sumter. S. O., in 1873, al
of New berry, s. c., in October, 1886. He was
one Of the prime movers and supporters of
the Newberry Graded School, and was Vice
President of IFS Board Of Trustees.
He died in ClarEsville, Ga, where he had
gone hoping to recuperate his falling health.
These dates and the facts connected with
them, cover the scope OF the civil life OF one
Of the best and most useful men who have
lived among us.
The civil lives of good and useful men are
like leaves upon fruit tree-each leaf doing
its part, and doing it well, while having but
little to differentiate it from other leaves,
doing similar service. I have often noticed
how difficult il is to gather full material for
q satisfactory and unique biography OF tie
most efficient Of men in civil live.
In this country of the severance Of Church
and State, and in these times OF the substi-
tuition OF pa ty-polltics tor >tate-craft; vitu-
peration and abuse for facts and arguments;
the greed OF gain and selT-advanc1men. for
patI iotism; " hen party-politlcs touches and
poisoUS everything in civil life, there is 70
life Of prudent and faithful minister and
pastor of the people are few. He could not
afford to take g. conspicuous part In such af-
fairs. To have done so would have been ID
have besmirched hi.cself and altenated him
self from thos: whom he would have served
in the CHEST sense, and would have been
untrue 10 Him who called and commissioned
him for his matchless work.
In the eyes Of others whom he might have
opposed, the political preacher would have
become the partiZan politician.
The subject Of this memorial occasion es-
teemed his high calling OF God in Chri t
Jesus above every other calling, and he eS-
chewed anything and everything that mill
tated against his mission. Hence, 1t is no
wonder that such a minister was SO little
known dlstinctively as citizen. But not TO
.,Ive been thus conSpicuouSly observed dld
not make the minister any TIE lesS, but rAther
the more useful as citizen: Just as the silent
and unobServed TO. ces Of nature are the most
powerful. Who has ever seen or heard or felt
the touch of gravita ion? But this silent and
unseen force. that holds the sun and the stars
in their places, and leads the planets around
in their orbits. that fixes the relation ofevery
atom 10 the universe, is more powerful than
the binding flash Of The lightning, that wake
the thunders in all the air, and sends them
reverberating until earths Strong pillars
shake and culver with their shrieks. Destroy
and segregation follows through
out creation. Each atom Of matter be- ones
becomes stupendous ruin. The onei5 no
more to the other than the spark and luz
Of the freely is to the s.n shinln. silently In
his might.
The Sunlight is nightier than the earth
quake. The Oae c mes roaring and milling
through all the 50 id ground, caves and cav
erns of the earth. shaking down monu-
ments and tenn pies. and threatening to s~al-
nv up whole cities in a g If OF fire. But the
other comes so silently and softly that it
does not awaken an infant from lis morning
slumberS But let the hour Of morning come
without the coming Of the sun the dls:nay
freezes the hearts OF men. A chill comes on
the earth. The air becomes a vast field Of
frost. The wintry winding sheet of death
enwraps the world. The Titan of the Frost
reaches down his icy fingers and touches
the earthquakes heart of fire, its seismic
throbs cease; its fires die, and its power is
gone.
The character of the good man is like this
gravitatioE. The principle Of goodness in
him is the great centripetal force that keeps
society from segregating, and dissolving into
individual SeltishnesS. he is indeed the salt
of the earth Take sway this principle that
is regnant md fortified in the good mans
heart and which is eXerting such saving
power over the masses then society will be
by dist ust, anarchy and misrule
Eternity alone Will reveal what society owes
to the ntegrlty of its good men
The quiet civil life of DR.. Cozby deserves to
be mentioned with distinction in these res
meets, as compared with the flare and blare
OF the words and works Of some other men,
who attracted m re attention in civil affairs.
He inspired confidence not only i'll himself
but in tt virtue and integrity of society also,
Of which be was member. His character
was opposed to anything that had tendency
to destroy or impair the confidence of man In
M n, Of subject in government. lad all been