The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-26

to cannishncss. In his home it was
my wife and my children. He de-
lighted to beautify his home and sur
rouadings because his loved ones nes-
tied there. He delighted to entertain
his neighbors and friends, because it
trained his children to make their
home pleasant place to visit and
caused his ncighbors and friends to
feel Il pleasure in visiting him. He
was fond Of engaging in conversation,
in reading and in playing games with
his children, for he felt he could b:t-
ter afford to train them up Alright than
to trust that important duty to others.
He felt it was his duty to train his
own children for business and to be
with him in business. Therefore, he
bought drug store and made both OF
his sons his partners; cne he educated
as druggist and the other as ply
sician. You know with what care and
anxiety he watched the progress OF
these two boys and the result is before
you. His devotion to his wife was
truly grand; there was some thing SO
tender and affectionate in his every
act toward her. He would speak OF
her as the one who had mouldered his
character through life and who sus-
tanned him faithfully in all of his
struggles and trials. And when the
sad afaiction fell upon her, and she
was deprived of her sight, he wao still
more tender and affectionate toward
her. He seemed to realize the fact
that this sad dispensation of Provi-
dence was but solemn admonition to
him that in a few short years his allot-
ted time would pass away, and he,
too, would lose sight Of the things OF
this world.
The remnant of his days he
seriously and earnestly improved,
and bacame more interested in his
| Church. He was constant attend
ant on the services of the sanctuary
and often took an active part in the
prayer meeting. he held family
prayer in his own home and encour-
aged it being held by others. He be-
came seriously impressed that he
could last but few short years at
best. He said to me often in the last
years Of his life: Cali Of my old
comrades are gone and l am left alone.
I am the last Of the building commit
tee who looked after the building Of
our Baptist Church before the war.
All, all, are gone before me. | am
now over three score years and ten
and must soon pass away. l am in
good health. feel just as we'll as
ever did. I do not even have pain
or an ache about me, yet I feel | can
not last much longer" :" Alas, how
true it has proven, for in few short
days afterwards Gods finger touched
him and he slept. Our brother was
sick but few days, but in that time
his sufferings were intense, and yet he
bore them with Christian fortitude.
Els medical brethren were constantly
at his bedside doing all in their power
to give relief and to save our brother
but their skill was of no avail for the
time Of his departure was at hand,
and our Father above was calling fol
him. Our brother was fully impress
ed chat the time of his departure was
at hand, and oh! how triumphantly he
met his death. A few short moments
before he passed away he was asked if
he knew he was dying and replied,
emo. am only falling asleep in the
arms of Jesus He prayed for his
family and those around him and gave
them counsel how to live and act so as
to meet him above. Twas thus oul
brother passed away. In conclusion
can only scatter these few stray sprigs
Of evergreen Ger the bier of our de.
ceased friend and brother, and say
farewell long, long farewell.
Respectfully submitted,
R. F. DIVER, NJ. D.
L