The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-28
ATTICUs G. HAYGoOD.

The Well-spent Life ofGeorgia's Grent
Methodist Bishop" Industrious as a
nous as an Author and Loyable as a
Friend.
The Atlanta Journal gives q loug and
a.ppreciative sketch Of the late Bishop
Atticus G.. Haygood, from which the
following extracts are taken:
Bishop Haygood was born in Wat
kinsville, Ga, November 10, 1889, but
when a mere youth his father moved
to Atlanta. Green B. Haygood was
one of the pioneers of this city, q man
OF sterling character, q lawyer of fine
ability and an enthusiastic missionary
Methodist. The son inherited his
fathers religious fervor and some of
his neutrality-suspicious., but he also
owed an inestimable debt to his mother,
one OF the most remarkable women
Georgia has ever seen. She was a Miss
Askew, and from her, her illustrious
son received many of his character
istics.
Young Haygood entered Emory Col
lege when he was 16 years old, and had
already determined that he would give
his life to the service Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. He was a
mere boy when he left college, crowned
by the brightest honors which could
be o on its curriculum. He was a
boy chaplain in the army and the old
citlzens OF Atlanta, especially the old
M~ethodists, remember what splendid
services this young soldier of tho cross
rendered here during the stormy
period.
He was the first pastor of Trinity
Church after the war, and helped to
lay the broad foundation on which that
splendid organization rests now. His
ability was so great aud his versatility
80 pronounced that he was soon called
from the regular passionate to the gen.
eral work of the church.
AS editor of Methodist publications
he probably acquired one of the best
titles to distinction. He would have
been one of the great editors of the
country had he 30 endeavOred.
From 1875 to 1884 he was president
Of Emory College and through his
efforts that institution secured the
favor Of George Cheney, who had been
the benefactor already of other South
ern colleges and who lifted Emory out
OF the slough of financial despond. He
found Emory College penniless and
procured for it donations amounting to
5000, 900. W.
His magnificent ability as an organi-
ger and bis great power as a preacher
were recognized by the general con-
ference Of 1882 in his election as Bishop.
He declined the office because he felt
that he had q pledge to Emory which
was his supreme command.
In . he was made general agent
OF the Slater Fund.-" o trust which
ne he!d for eight years and which he
executed with a fidelity and a patience
that was truly admirable. For a while
he was agent both of the Slater fund
and Peabody fund.
In 1890 DIR. Haygood was again
elected Bishop. He did not feel that
he could decline this second call of his
church to its episcopacy. He accept
ed 1t as the browning honor of his life
n only those who have known of his
service in that Office can estimate it's
value to the church and how splendidly
1t portrayed the mans devotion and
character.
Almost his first service as Bishop
was embraced in his voluntary mission
to far California. whore he manfred
and strengthened a feeble organization.
and where the effects of his great
efforts are still felt. Wherever he
he was hOnored and loved.
a lew years later he returned to
Georgia and has since resided at Ok
ford, a place which he loved possibly
lore than any other locality. His
health mas not been good for ten years,
but this fact did not deter him from
duo labor. He literally worked
himself to death. Not only was he
ready to go anywhere at any time at
the bidding Of his church, but he was
busy with his pen in the work Of re-
l1glous literature. His mission book.
Go, or Send" has been pronounced
the best appeal of the kind in modern
times, and Is used largely in Europe
as well as in this country. Among his
other books, "~Jack-knife and Bran.
bles," may be mentioned as creating
@ very deep and wide impression.
Our Brother in Black I" attracted the
attention of the whole country, and ia
probably the strongest presentation
that mas been made OF the race oues.
ton in the South. The last work
which came from him was The Monk
and the Prince" q splendid story of
~Savanarolo. 1t is difficult to saw
whether he was more ~forcefur "a -
writer or a preacher. Certainly he
had few peers In either field.
The funeral Of Bishop Haygood took
place in Oxford, on Tuesday after
noon. The exercises were very i'm
pressive and were attended by a large
including some OF the most
men OF Georgia. Bishep w.
w. Duncan, Of South Carolina, preach
the sermon after which the remains
were laid in the Oxford cemetery.