The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
LOCAL L00GGAL NE E75Ic " S.


Rev. ]. Walter Dickson. Presiding
Elder Of the Columbia District, NJ. T..
Church. South, died at the homo Of Mr..
C. F. Jones, in this city. last Thursday
evening at o'clock. Up to last Deem
ber he enjoyed robust health and
strength, but since that tlmo he has
scarcely known we'll day, yet he con-
tinued st his work until about the lst Of
June, when he was compelled TO take his
bed. lie was soon able to be up again
and two weeks preceding his death ho
rarno to Anderson TO recuper2te and 10
visit his old home IN the Fork. II" was
warmly welcomed by his many old
him beng his guest for awhilr. lie
seemed To be slowly improving until
neon Thursday. when IS chnng" for the
worse came over him, ;un.i his family in
Columbia were ,,o,ii"i Nv u telegram.
lIo received eyer attention possible but
heart failure developed and in irr
hours ..rA;h cun" to hi- lict. 'Iiir m
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port. Tho young coiicg.sn wa. a, i.itl,-
M there a, III The larg" fields pay,rE a.n-
I,ie -:.,nrics which were later entrusted. to
him. from tina. beginning he rose
steadily, serving mnro ana more impnr
tan. w"r,> ill h+ death. io spent th"
wear I>>', ia charleston, and after the
earthquake WAS sent to Virginia and
Georgia 10 ask aid for tho shattered
Churches. His eloquent presentation Of
This cause in still fresh in tho recollection
of distinguished hearers. For the past
twelve years no has served az Presiding
Elder, and WAS recognized nA one Of the
ablest and most efficient III tho South
Carolina Conference. Ills pleasant man
rer, quaint humor, genial disposition and
charitable heart won him rnultitudes O:
friends wherever his work called him,
and many an individual was brought In
tho service Of tho saviour through his
efforts. a great and good man has gone
to reap his rewards
ON June 10. 1879, while pastor in York
vile. Mr.. Dickson married Miss Annie
NJ. Schorb. daughter nf Mr.. .Jno. +.
Schorb. of that town. Ninn children
were born to tho united pair. eight Of
whom nre still living.
On Friday afternoon tho remains of tho
deceased were carried To- the home of his
only brother, Prof w. A. Dickson, in tho
fork, and on Saturday afternoon were
inferred at Smiths Chapel beside those Of
his mother, who preceded him to tho
gravo two years ago. The funeral servi-
ces were conducted by Rev. John o VIII
son, assisted by Rev II. e. Browne, REV
w. r. Richardson and Rev. Sidi b. IIar-
per.
BY the death of Mr.. Dickson we have
lost most highly cstesmed friend, and
we deeply sympathizo with his loved
ones in their bereavement.