Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

poi"'"lrnt us your presiding elder,
LICENSED TO PREACH
During his college course be wos
licensed TO preach. and while studert
I niieu appointments In the churches con.
tfnous TO Oxford. lii 1859 he ard.
nated among the first Of his class and
began his career as nm itlnerant nrnachor
serving us supply and junior nreari,nr
on me Oxford circuit. lust before his
4 graduation he was married TO Mis- Nil.
ne Marlborough, daughter Of the Iate Rcy
John w. Marlborough. ''''s ''e''
iis preparation for the ministry was
| comprehensive aud thorough. Al that
t,me there was no theological ronrsc In
The college. He improvispd ono and mr.
surd II turing his leisure hours. The ar
m.liinn stihdarls were his companions
N9tsons Institutes was at his fingers
ends. lie studied chapter nfter ,hanter
anu men closing the book he wrote a
complete analysis OF ench, fastening The
whole body of the divinity upon his mind
ior All future use. While yet n Inv
preacher he thus became learned ihe.
9ioglah' As preacher of marked power
ne 9eeume distinguished at once. In Co.
,uu,pus, win the venerable DR.. Pierce.
ihther OF the bishop, he served the first
year, 1850, after his admission into the
heorgin conference on trial. The next
year sparta, the home of the bishon. was
his charge, Then he was sent to the
,Wntkinsrille circuit his fathers old
home. In 1865 he was stationed at New.
man, next in Rome lie also served as
ihaplain in the army. Then, in 1S65-G6.
ne was pastor Of this church, really re-
organizing the membership after tho
close of the war. lie was appointed pre-.
siding elder OF the Rome district in 1857
NY. The next two years. presiding elder
OF the Atlanta district. In the spring of
$50 he was elected Sunday school secre-
tnry Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
III which Office he continued until 1915,
when he was elected president of Emory
COLLEGE. lie held this Important trust mn
I'll 1888, when he resigned TO accept the
agency of the Slater fund, retaining re-
lnton TO Emory college ~ emeritus pro-
lessor This scheme uf hcncvOlencc was
successfully worked by him until 1890,
when he was elected for second time n
hishon of our church lthe first time being
in 1882. when he declined TO accepO this
time accepting and entering at once upon
the discharge Of his responsible duties.
IN which he continued until released by
death Inst Sunday morning. January 10.
During hiH service As Sunday school
Fecretary he was appointed associate
missionary secretary and by his plat
form addresses and writings he quick
cned the missionary zeal Of the church
erel hoard or Missions WIiin nrcsi5nnt
Of Emory college he served ns editor M
the WESLEYAN Christian Advnrotn givin,,
10 II tone mud character which made IL
loading religious journal.
During NIL these years his ncn was
busy writing for newspapers aud re-
views nrI uroducinr hooks which have
taken high rank ms mnstrrnieces Of
Thought md tprsa statements ~ truth
"IIn was honorrd with tho ronfidrnoo
Of his brethren who elected him rrncot.
cdlv TO A seat in the general conference.
and once was rraternnI messenger to
Tho ynnnraI CON farn,,cn a. ,bo NtatLodist
Fnisconoi church dis,bnr,ing liz KIN
trust with distingni4hc nI,'litv and re.
fleeing grcnt crcdlf mon bis church
mn IIAycnon AZ wpI1'Tp
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prleny sketGheH ~ = Ilnieult 10 GecIe
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ain Whether In gilded garments or naked
and brazcn TIE rrcat Temperance re-.
form in Georgia and the South owes
much 10 his trcnchant pen, and more to
his wondrous logic ON the platform.
"D,ripy tho prpat campaign for pro-
I,iIitinn In Tcxes In 1SSS. he made A
tnpr 90 tho STATE ,sneakina eycrywherc
bo won, in town. clty and country. |
w,, ,ylth him nj several pointa. sharing
he Ia hnrs md saw The crowds and heard
lin Weld the truth. Ue was pleading
~ coJ anJ home and native iand. and
Ill III grnnt snul went out for the
;,,b,y causo Uis mise ouickcnrd. Ills
- a,sbcJ bia great heart hpayeI. The
~ 20 bis orauSsd Thought stood nt
~. eJS's ~ tni,ht md no literaIiv swent
the gelds before him. No wonder the |