Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
MEMORY OF A PASTOR
,,rar3l Tablet 10 Be Unveiled 10
Rev. ]. B. Cannon.
c,r but SOLEMN SERVICE.
On by Rev. Dir. Kerr, ana
..cb Of the Life of the Deceased
b, REV. Mr. Hyde-Mr' G"""on's
arccr

r.r,r.al tablet TO the memory OF
~. Cannon. who was for nearly
,es and up TO the time Of his
n r4stor OF the Third Presbyterian
-s % this city. Will be unveiled in
t,uso Of worship tonight.
-.. exercises az the church VIII be OF
-v simple nature. Rev. Or. Kerr
,-.leh "a special sermon. appropriate
Oh. occasion. after which Rev. Mr..
,.,. tte pastor Of the church, viii give
.,-.f sketch OF the life Of Mr. Cannon.
-.. ubIcl which is a beautiful piece
u.rs is OF white marble. and has
-r.-aI ON the wall just TO the right
...-s rulplt Upon the block Of marble.
.thIs oe,aeon In shape, is the following
...-.ten. ln raised letters: ITO the
..~sg az our beloved pastor, James
Or CANNON. Born August 10. 1870.
~. seembcr Il. 1895. Pastor Of this
.-.s rom April. 1889. to September.
III. He being dead. yet speaketh."
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
r~s POLK Cannon was born in Sulli-
,,,csrty. tennessee. August 10, 1912. lie
81. te eldest son Of Captain Abram
,.5 Wrs. .iyra L. Cannon. His father
ASA member Of the Legislature. promi-
,.-, f. The public affairs Of the State.
81. V.s noted for his prObity and patriot
a. De- was an intimate friend OF Presi-
IN. Fr.k who was DESTROYS Of adopting
..n SON his namesake, the promising
t.r tie subject OF this sketch, then a
.rs lr The Legislature. But his father
t.rrr other plans for his son, did not
--strt 90 give him up. When the lad
r.s 20 years old his mother died, and
BE fttar shortly afterwards moved TO
r-,x,Ile and &c was In that city, at the
University Of Tennessee. that the youth
r-trei bis education. He was yet a
e..1er. when the war broke out between
states and he enlisted as a private.
40 Che close % the struggle he had won
n himself the rank Of captain. on the
r.r-r ~ peace he studied law, and was
.rsa1 90 practice. The untimely death
-Ls fa'hCr, however, shortly afterwards.
ur..l him 10 relinquish the practice
Of rrpfessi0n which promised little re-
--ugau0n until he had been engaged in
o. few years, and young Cannon
vert f1 Baltimore intending 20 enter into
Mercantile pursuits.
IFS RELIGIOUS CAREER.
Hge no became member OF the
church az which the eminent DR. John
Ly,sn was pastor. Under the influence
0rr Leyhurn Dir. Cannon was led TO
fss fle Clce Of the holy ministry in the
Presbyterian Church. This being decided
r-- as the mission OF his life, he went
u ser1re his theological education to
r-ln theological Seminary. Prince Ed
rarl county, Va. He graduated in the
f.r ~ 1878. and soon afterwards be-
cane pastor Of the Third Presbyterian
tsrh of Knoxville, Tenn. He after
wards took charge OF the church at New
'-- Tenn, and here was married 10 Miss
Susie Virginia Langhorne.
Fr-m Newport Mr. Cannon was called
O. an important and influential church at
Asltyl.a. ". G. From Ashevllle he re-
moved to smithville, Va, and in 1888 he
vas called unanimously 10 the Third
Pr,s.l ian church OF this city. This
was BIS ast charge. and here perhaps he
OF Dis most successful work.
~ Cannon was an earnest preacher
sd ll sermon OF his ever contained a
ir'e o. .nsationalism or self-conscious-
r,ss
DIED OF GANGRENE.
While attending a meeting Of the Gene
ral Assembly OF which he was a member
o. Dallas Tex. IN the spring Of 1895, an
ILLUMINATION appeared in DR.. Gammon's
rsat FOOT Upon his return 90 Richmond
re tro.5ie Increased. and finally devel-
Gti into gnTene He underwent seve-
D.. operations at the hands Of the most
r4.iA surgeons, but the disease could
i'' es conquered. and after an illness OF
lore Than three months the watchers
BY DIS bedside saw the end come on the
morning ~ September IL, 1895. when his
e .ife closed on earth. IN perfect peace
S.iA man ana God