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entered 1Eea the recforsEiP q Christ
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faerg1ghly democratic \ taste and
I practice. thereby winning the loye and
esteem = al with whom h cane L
contact he Tzs interested Il al
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tress wherever found - a member
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faiths Il charitable WORKS. hs enlsar-d
himself = al He vas one q tAe
board . visitors q The p15Iie schools.
and ors q th= prize movers in the
United Charities. His friends made a
strong effort 70 have hin selected a.
bishop coa1ju:or Of Arkansas, but h.
did not seek tbs place. AMI through ali
the acriu0ny All strife attendant upon
the election he came unsulliea. with the
love 0f even those VINO egp0Hsed Tire
I cause of Others. His c4-hOiicity Was
1ao01ndel. yet his adherence 70 th-
tsuets 0f MS ca1rch a. steadfast as his
devotion - tne great cause Of mankind.
I Dr.. G4ss WAS q great Inan-great In
his goodness his Intellectual strength
ais li5erality. and in the gifts Of the
p1lpi1 orator Quiet, courteous. unob-
trusiye. sympathetic, optimistic. a pol
ished gentleman and gifted scholar. he
was beloved Of all a friend lovingly
applied the words Of Cowper to this
good man a tender tribute 70 the worth
0f one whom ali Little Rock nOurns.
I've reperate tbe nan whose hearts warm.
Z H hos= hul4s are pure. whose doctrine and
Coincideuf en1lbit vivid proof
That be ls l0-esi in lls sacred Gauss
Rev. Gass died al the residence Of
. Col. J. B. E. Sloan. in Pendleton. S.
c.. where ne was visiting having been
an old-time friend Of the family. The
immediate cause Of his death was acute
appendicitis. It is probable that Mr.
Gass has been afflicted with this disease
for some time. but it was only a few
days pro. to his death that he became
: positive he was its victim. Everything
E possible was done for the suffering
/ minister, but without avail. Several
, weeks ago he commenced his summer
5 vacation. and expected to return
t August 90.
5 After his death his remains were
t taken TO Greenville. S. c.. TO the resi-
iznce Of his stepfather. H c. Mark
r ley. The funeral services were held
5 yesterday afternoon in Christ Church
> / Greenville.
2 Prior 70 her marriage his wife wa.
} Miss Ivy Perrin. Of Abbeville. 5. c.
/ and she. two r7z-s and two daughters
survive him.
sunday Atlanta Constitution says
Funeral services over the remains Of
Rev. John 5ass. rector Of II. Luke .