Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12
And By him in tones as swee, as angels

And by him in tones as sweet as angels
me gospel whispered peace
mi, ihe ministry WAS his highest sum
~" ne was IN 1t by the call of God,
~, me Will Of men. He believed in tho
nn designation OF men for the saered
vWnee' lie made IL the mission OF his
me. He compelled every other talent
or pursuit to contribute to this loftiest
vihiin npon him. lie was Il preacher In
hs poyh0od. Many are alive who heard
nm IN his teens. His studies were that
way lie set out to be master work.
nihn qualified for duty. He would have
hhuorheu tue legal profession and might
nuNe had y longer life In it. He Ger
amy Would have bad clients and n
nank account. But he counted all
calling Vi ms ms"
our hpn0red Bishop Pierce won unl
wore the high encomlum Of being the
grandsst pulpit orator of his day
bishop Huygool will ever live among
,nils brethren Us the greatest preacher Of
II uuN. 10 the pastorate. the preceding
etuership and the bshopric he brought
a n,s richest CUTS Of nature and grace.
nhu III each he enjoyed the ndmiring an
probation of his people. He wa. my
hnel presiding elder and to him my obii.
tu'loh is greater than my words can ex-
press.
The foundation of his lofty character
was laid IN picty and good sense. He
was a Christian from childhood. have
henrd MIN say repeatedly that ho could
not toll the hour aud place Of his con
version hut he knew he was the Lords
ana ne served Him from the beginning
81 his conscious responsibility. He was
brought mp In the nurture aud admoni.
ton of the Lord Having no life of dis
Sipaton and sin 10 repent of, he entered
The, service Of God with pure record
ana n spiritual nature plastic to the
touch of the divine hand.
HIS LAST ILLNESS.
His sublime confidence in his Saviour
was beautifully Illustrated In the early
part of his last sickness. After the
ilrI stroke of his fatal malndy he re-
covered sufficiently. he thought. to at
tend the SESSION Of the Holstun confer
ence early In November last. lie reached
this city, Atlanta, on his way to Taze-
wen. Va, the seat of the conference.
but was so disabled by the attack that
he was persuaded, against his will, to
return to his home. which be did the
next day. He tells of IL IN he own
words TO brother. minister Us follows.
Returning home that night realized
that had y stroke OF paralysis. ! knew
what that meant | said TO my Father
III i is best for me TO get well, bring
me back 10 be n man; If not. Il Is all
right And | have not mentioned the
matter to Him since. You may say that
ut my funeral
Again he rcgaincd his strength and
was 50 much improved that he was able
TO hold two Of the Arkansas conferences.
doing his work In the cabinet and con
ference with comfort tu himself and de
light TO the preachers. His sermons and
addresses were full of his best thoughts.
expressed in hnppicst style. One who
heard him said, He seemed In sneak
with inspirnl ION. giving no Indication Of
failing health On his return home he
wrote for the papers and seemed vigdr.
Gus enough TO warrant the hope of his
recovery. But third stroke came creep
Ing MP his limbs on Sunday. January q.
after he had preached In the morning
and administered the sacrament and he
gradually grew worse, passing into q
sem-stupor. from which he now and then
rallied, aud had lucid moments In one
of them he said. 4 nm going to henuii-
ful country oh. how beautiful" In
others he made tender illusions to his
college classmates and other friends.
Then hr sank lower until last Sunday
morning AZ . o'clock, nesting in invisible
arms he fell on sleep and Joined the
friends above
Truly there Is . prince and great
mnn IN Israel fallen"
pr. Hridt closed his eulofy Of Bishop
llaygood with magnificent peroration.