The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
DEATHS HARVEST.
DIR. FRANCIS A. sHOUP.

III war OF Ieace, MAN among Men.
Last Friday morning, ut about
O'Clock, DR.. Francis A. Shoup died
suddenly at the Institute. He had
been very sick at Sewanee during
the summer, but was thought to be
little better and had returned to
Columbia on the Tuesday before his
death. At the last, death came sud-
denly and without pain; heart fail
ure being the immediate cause.
That afternoon, at half-past four
O'Clock, prayers were read over the
remains in the parlOrs of the Insti-
tute by Rev. A. ]. Killheffer; and
on the next morning, accompanied
by large number of friends from
Columbia and Nashville, the body
was taken to Sewanee for burial.
Those who went from here were,
Col. H. G. Evans, Messrs. J. X. Far
rell, w. A. Smith, Frank G. Smith,
Isaac Ball, H. L. White.
At Sewanee the funeral services
occurred at $50 o'clock Saturday
afternoon in the chapel of the Uni
versity of the South, Bishop
Quintard and Bishop Gailor officiat-
LiO was hllCI Will
mourners. Professors, students and
visitors gathered in large numbers
to express by their presence the
sense of the loss sustained by the
community. There were many and
beautiful floral tributes, among the
most beautiful of which were Con-
federate flag composed of flowers,
which was sent by the Columbia
Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, and beautiful design
sent by the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Episcopal Church of this city.
When he was finally placed in the
grave, amid the gathering shadows
of evening, at the University which
had partaken so largely of his la
bOrs and his spirit, the whole noun
tain seemed to be in mourning.
DR.. Shoup had lived in this COM
munity only about three years, hav-
ing succeeded DR.. Beckett as head
of the Columbia Institute. During
that time he had made many warm
personal friends. He was man of
both dignity and grace of manner,
and of a rare Christian spirit. AS
thinker and writer he was clear,
strong, healthy and helpful. In his
death the community has lost one of
the grandest types of the old-schOol
gentlemen.
Indiana was the State of his birth,
and Franklin was his native county.
He was born March 22nd, 1884. He
received his education at West
Point, but soon after graduation re-
signed from the army and studied
law. At the time of Mr.. Lincolns
election he came South and joined
his fortunes with the Confederacy.
Throughout the war he served as an
artillery officer with great distinc-
ton. In 1862 he was made Brigadier
General. He was with Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnston at Shiloh, and af-
forwards with General Beauregard,
and later in Hindman's army. He
was also Chief of Artillery to Gen
eral Joseph E. Johnston. After the
war he was elected Professor of
Mathematics in the University of
Mississippi, and in 1859 he went to
Sewanee as a professor. Later he
was rector of churches in Waterford,
n. Y, Nashville and Jackson, Tenn,
and in New Orleans. In 1888 he re-
turned to Sewanee, where he held
the chair of metaphysics at the time
of his death. Besides being SOL
der, preacher and teacher, DR..
Shoup was the author of several
text books, and in that work he dis
played the same rare abilities that
he did in every other department of
life.