The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-21

oKAr1 OF REV. coLUnsrs DrRaAn
Rev. Columbus Durham. d. D.. Cor
responding Secretary OF the bapt"t
state Board Of Missions and sunday
schools died in Raleigh on Thursday
night. November IL, lssS. IL has b~~n
q long, long time since the Baptist de-
minAfion Lost an ADLER member or
a more vigorous and efficient wor srr.
and many Of that brotherhood in this
and other States feel that long will be
the time and vain will be the cry BE-
fore some one is found who can Gil
I he void caused by his death.
The Biblical Recorder giving an in
terestipg and eloquent sketch Of his
life says:
Dr. Durham Was born in Rutherford
county in lsts. The family name -
we'll known and the family character
istirs equally well, ircm the character
of his brother, Hon. Plato Durham.
name honorable in the annals OF our
state. On his mothers side, Or. Dur
ham Was . nephew of Governor Bax-
ter of Arkansas. and Judge John Bax-
ter Of Tennessee. The Durhams were
the pioneer Baptists in IN. Cleveland
and Rutherford county section, one
Of the most populous and liberal sec
tions Of our Convention.
Bro. Durham's early life WAS pas
sed on the farm aud until lsIn. when
AT the age of sixteen years he united
with the Baptist church and few
mont rs later enlisted in the Conf-d-r-
ate ranks, there was little evidence
but that he would remain comparative
IL unknown. He had not been in the
lang hnU.NaP hs.fnre. hs. "a "A q
marked as a boy of fine mind, thorough
pi-ty, and undoubted bravery, The
boy that he was, he frequently con-
Quoted army prayer meetings When
he war ended. he returned home,
bearing the honors of four wounds and
an unblemish-d record. lie entered
Wake Forest College, by the aid of the
Baptist Board Of Education, in lsos,
and graduated four years later in, We
| believe, the first Senior Class after the
war, his classmates being tn. dis
tinguished DIR. 4. e. Dixon OF Brook
lyn, and Dr. ii. A. Brown, the honored
Baptist pastor al Winston, y. &. Wake
Forest afterwards conferred upon him
the degree of ID. d.; AID in 1888 lac
was chosen Chairman of the Board oi
Trustees.
In the fall of 1871 he entered on ,
pastorate at Golisboro. which was one
of the most successful in the hisfor,
OF that church; and when in 1876 h'
decided to accept call TO Durham
the membership increased two fold, Al
old debt had been paid, and a parson
age had been built. AZ Durham b,
served with ever increasing zeal anc
usefulness twelve years, during which
new house of worship and parson
age were built, and the foundation o
the present Baptist holdings in Dur
ham were laid. As pastor, DIR. Dur
ham worked with the same vim an
faith which has characterized hi
larger work as Mission Secretary O
the Baptist State Convention.
DIR. Durham had for several year
shown signs of breaking down unde
the tremendous strain Of our annua
Association, but his indOmitable spiri
. and strong physique sustained hin
. and led him to continue to bear NOR
, than man should. He said not Ion
ago that only twice in his life hadhe ex
perienced the sensation of wearines
, But this year the evidences of a weak
eaing in his physical powers was evi
dent much earlier than usual. ii
, never said he was OverwOrked: h
gave HiS cnSI SicS " IHSted
, of complaining. Until his last Hines
: he worked with his usual bOundless Ell
ergy and vigOr, but when work wa
:, put aside for brief interval of cor
: versatiOn, it was only two appareI
that this old time Zest i'm living wa
, waning. When returning from h
= last Association he was taken i'll 3
Greensboro, and found it necessary ,
!, come Immediately home instead
;, stopping at the Piedmont AssOciatiO
- He suffered as intensely as ma
could suffer three weeks with muscul,
rheumatism, which affected sever
O parts of his body at once. But he Dol
up well under his suffering, and h
physician cured him of the rheumatisI
- He came to his:.Ofiice before he ougl
: to. He was anxious about the cOnd
% ton of the work and llnging to &
! back to his place. At that time
" expected to attend the Robson ASS
citation. But after three or four da,
g there were signs of heart troubl
20 though not so pronounced as to alar
;. his friends. He did not suffer pain Il
= last few days his life, aud the night
the attack he was in his chair, haviI
had pleasant and unu-aiiy encOu
aging day. His physicians knew h
" condition and had intimated to
D. family to be prepared for anythin
" But the public thought he was gettir
r. well, and even at the time of his dea
m his article in the Recorder was beil
of read all through the State. The eu
come like flash. Bro. Durham re,
lied his condition a few minutes b
IN fore. His preparation was not to
o. made. He had walked with God fro
&c early young manhood. His family
e. was willing to leave in the hands
Is God. He lived under the orders
the Master, and when he heard I
order to leave this life, he Obeyed wi
ne the same trust that has marked
IS career.
te 1t has been said that DR.. Durha
er was an unyielding man. So he m
al have appeared, but many instan,
can be recOunted of his yielding VIII
o.. it seemed best for the cause in viii
IS, missing and unyielding in his hatred
y evil aud his desire for good to all M
But even if he appeared to be q m
Undermined to have his way, it cam
be said that he was selfish. He d.
I'm poor, a though he had served long in
he munerative positions. He gave [
mi last cent he could raise to the work
tic which he was engaged. He VOL
not ask others to do what he v
not ready to do. He pleaded with
The people to make sacrifices to God, q
ips he made them himself.
nd "
ON Senator Butler and The Senate,
Washington POST
rty senator Marion Butter OF Norm Z