The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-07-09
RESTS FROM HIS LAB0RS.
Death of Rev. DR. George A. Caldwell, Of
Bristol.

The sudden death of Rev. Geo. A.
Caldwell was announced in the Courier
yesterday morning. His death was en-
tirely unexpected and its announce
ment came as O shock to his family and
the community. That his health was
declining was generally known, for he
had been infirm since he was injured
by fall several years ago, but no one
suspected that the end was so near at
hand.
Mr.. Caldwell was one of the most
prominent and best known ministers
in East Tennessee, and during his long
and useful career he won the admira-
ton of thousands of people in this end
of the state who will hear of his death
with the sincerest regret.
Mr.. Caldwell was born at New Mar
ket, Jefferson county, Tenn, February
10, 1925. He resided at New Market
until he was IS years of age. He re-
ceived his education at Maryville col
lege and afterwards attended the Union
Theological Seminary of New York
Having returned from the seminary,
he entered the ministry at Athens,
Tenn. in 1859. He was married during
the same year to Miss Margaret +.
Brooks, daughter of Gen. Joseph H.
Brooks, of Knoxville. Mrs. Caldwell
and eight out of eleven children born
to their union survive. Three of the
children died at Athens during the war
and while Mr.. Caldwell was absent as a
chaplain in the Confederate army.
The surviving children are: Joseph
A. Caldwell Mrs. Maggie Mcfarland,
John II. Caldwell, Miss Ada Caldwell,
Mrs. John j. Hager, Miss Estelle
Caldwell, and Messrs. Clifford and
George Caldwell.
The deceased remained at Athens I'M
til 1885 as pastor of the Presbyterian
church there. He came to Bristol July
80, 1865, and was pastor of the First
Presbyterian church until 1891, when
his intirmities forced him to resign.
During all his ministerial life, Mr..
Caldwell held only two charges-at
Athens and here; and but for his de-
clining health he would probably have
remained in charge here until his death.
But while he was pastor at only these
two places, his work was by no means
confined to them. He has no doubt
preached the Gospel in almost every
town in East Tennessee, and while the
npnAvnt &c GOOD ha hos Al cha1
can not be estimated it may be per
perceived in the lives of hundreds o.
people to whom he has preached the
sacred truth; for there can be no doubt
that the works of the truly good live
after them, and i'll this instance Bristo
abounds with evidence of the sweet ant
happy influence of the life of him who
sleeps today in the arms of the Saviour
he so long held up before men.
The deceased was an eminently
good and great man; good in that hi
whole life was the embodiment of hi
pure and holy teachings; great in tina
his heart was filled with the power ant
the inspiration of the sacred truths
which he taught. His sermons wer,
not those of the average man who re
ceives theological education. On tn,
Z other hand, they were powerful be
cause, independent of artificial bias
they were full of Christ and his teach
ings and they were always delivered
with that fervor and sentiment that lef
lasting impression.
While it is sad to part with such
noble man, there is the consolation tina
he is not dead in the dark sense of tina
word. 1t is only the transition iron
this realm of CLEAN and shadow to tn
portals of eternal life. And those VIII,
are in sorrow at his bier this mornin,
may recall the days of his young man
hood, when he was noted for his stron
5 and noble physique. More perfect j
he now, beginning, as he is, new life
where age and infirmities, sorrow an
death have no part. Bristol Courier
Bird inst.