The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-28
bEtrH OF DN. j. l.. GiRNKDEAU.
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ON" Wei, 49, loved In charleston aud
Throughout south Cnrn,inu Br. uthrs
iii- Lust In Columh.n


ono OF the most distinguished preach
crs OF the South, perhaps one of tn,
most e'oqUrnt pulpit orators ant
thinkers Of the country, died. in thi.
city tonight. He passed away al
10 10 this evening, having been il
failing health for somo years ant
quite i'll for two weeks. Tho funcra
services will takc place at . O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at tho ScconG
Presbyterian Church.
DIR. John t. Girardcau was born
on James Island, St. Andrews Par.
ish, Charleston County, S. G., No.
v"nbpr II, 1923, anal received his
early education at tho College Of
Charleston, graduating with the first
honor in 1914, at Is years Of age.
Subsequent Y hn attended the Pros.
hytcrlan Theological Seminary at
Columbia, S. g., and finished the
conrs" at that institution in lSlS.
He soon aftrrwurl entered upon tn,
! profession Tor which hc had been pre-
pnrlnG himself, preaching first in
Christ Church Parish, ut WapDc.
taw, S. G. lie was stationed there
but Il short time, however, and WAS
next located at Wilton Cnurch, III
St. 'aulA Parish, Cuilcton County.
Here he was ordained and installed
pastor in 1880. After thrco years
labor in this field he moved to Char.
lrst"n, where he performed mission.
AIRY work among the negroes. He
continued in this work from 1854 to
tho boginning Of tho war between the
States, when h" became chaplain Of
tho 23rd regiment Of South Carolina
volunteers. Flo remained chaplain
of this regiment until no was cap
turcd at Sailors Creek, Va, on
April 7th, 1865. lTn was held q
prisoner on johnson Island for about
three months. After his rcenso he.
returned to Charleston and became
pastor Of the Zion Presbyterian
Church on Glcbe street. RI" re-
mnined in this Charge until 1916,
when bc was elected to fill tho chair
of systematic theology in Columbia
Seminary. During tho troubles
through which this institution passed
by reason OF tho evolution contro-
vcrsy ho resigned his profrssnrship,
and in 1856 became pnstor OF tho
Second Presbyterian Church in Co.
lumbia. this church having just been
organized. He remained in this
work one year and upon being again
called to the profossoship which he
had vacated he returned to the Semi
Larry, where ho remained until 1895,
when, on account of the scvcnty.year
ngo rule in that institution, he ro.
signed, and as his health was ut this
time failing, he ccnsrd from active
labor Oglrthorpo College, of Goor-
sia, conferred upon Linn tho degree
OF ID. ID. Ill 1850, nnd subsequently
the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni,
vrrsity conferred upon hun the de-
gree Of LII. ID. ll,s father was John
Bohnn Girnr!ran, II PLANTER in the
low country. Ills mother was Cluu.
dia, a daughter Of Edward Frrer, e
Char lesion County DR. Girardeau's
grandfather was John Girnrdcnu,
born in Liberty County, Gn., in 1856,
but in earl y manhood moved to
South Carolina. The father OF John
Girardrnu WAS Isaac Glrardcnu, u
native born American, but OF French
descent, his ancestor, Pierre Girar.
dean, being II res dent Of Talmont,
IrOHlnce OF Iulton, France. John,
n son OF the last named, was among
the llngucnots who fled from France
upon the revocation OF the Edict OF
Nantes in 1850.
DIR. Girnrdeall was married in 1910
to " daughter Of Thomas lIumlin, Il
planter in Christ Church Parish.
His wife, four sons and two dnuph.
ters arc still living. DR.. Girardcau
was hard student and has written
largely on theology, philosophy and
miscellaneous subjects. He has pub
lishcd throe ks-"Instrumcntal
Music in the Public Worship Of the
Church, "Calvinism and Evangoli.