The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-27
Death Of DIR. E. NJ. Brown.

The Lockesburg (Ark.) Democrat, Of
the 21st inst, contained the following
notice of the death of former citizen
of Anderson, which, we know, will be
read with sadness by his many old
friends and relatives in this section:
At his home in De Queen, Ark, at 8
o'clock a. M, Tuesday, September 18th,
1899, DIR. Eliab Moore Brown passed
ssOyer the river to rest under the shade
of the trees" aged 68 years. Death re-
suited from malarial trouble. He was
sick only five days. On Wednesday,
the 18th, his mortal remains were laid
to rest i'm the new cemetery, one mile
west of De Queen, after appropri-
ate funeral services conducted by
Rev. G.. Wardlaw, pastor Of the De
Queen Baptist Church. The Confeder-
ate Veterans, Doctors and A1asons
participating. The following was the
order of the service:
MasOns formed into line at lodge,
marched in double column tOthe home,
escorted the body to the Church. AS
the corpse was borne into the Church
the choir sang, eve shall reach the
summer land, some sweet day by and
by"
Prayer by the pastor of the Church.
Prof. Chas. E. Williams, as the rep
resentative of the Confederate Veter-
ans, spoke of DR.. Brown as a soldier,
after which the choir sang, "Let us
pass over the river and rest under the
shade of the trees"
DR.. Brown as aphysician, was spoken
of by DR.. j. w. Hammonds, the choir
following with the song, "Thc Great
Physician"
Mr.. n. c. McCurlcy, representing the
masonic fraternity, spoke of the de-
ceased as a Mason, being followed by
the song, "Around the Great White
Throne, D after which Rev. G. Ward
law read portion of the 18th chapter
of First Corinthians, concluding the
reading with the last verse OF the Book
of Daniel-''Go thou thy way until the
end; for thou shalt rest, and stand in
thy lot at the end of thy days." He
gave q brief sketch of the life of DR..
Brown, speaking of him as q citizen,
the head Of q family, and IL member OF
the Missionary Baptist Church. Rev.
Manville offered an earnest prayer,
after which the Masons again took
charge of the body, the choir singing,
"That Beautiful Landn as the body
was borne from the Church, followed
by the people. At the grave the burial
service of the MasOns was carried out.
| Mayor Craig issued proclamation
suspending all business in De Queen
from 10 a. M. to 2 p. M, ont Of respect
to the memory OF the deceased. Every
body needed this proclamation and we
might say all attended the funeral.
The school adjourned, and attended
tho service, marching in the procession
to the Church.
De Queen did herself great honor in
hOnOring as she did one OF her greatest
and truest citizens.
DR.. Brown was born in Anderson
County, S. g., June II. 1881. Some
time between 1850 and 1860 he joined
the Missionary Baptist Church at
Townville, S. c. After the Civil War
he moved to Belton, S. c., to which he
changed his Church membership. He
was educated in the County of his ma
tivity, studied medicine and graduated
from the Medical College in Atlanta,
Ca, in 1859. In July, 1859, he married
Miss Emily Moore, Of Anderson COun-
ty, S. C., by whom nc raised family OF
five sons. She with three sons survive
him. Two of his sons, Drs. Robt. and
John, preceding him to the grave-Dr.
Robt. having died Nov. 1th, 1890, and
DR.. John, Nov. 18th, 1896.
When the Civil War began, the de-
ceased volunteered and entered service
rs Lieutenant of Co. /, End S. Z. Folun
tccrs. Later he was promoted to Cap
tain in Maj. Moore'S Regiment. DR..
Brown was thrice wounded. No bray
er soldier graccd the field of battle. No
truer citizen breathcd the air of liberty
and independence. No doctor wrought
harder and more faithfully to do his
whole duty. AS father and husband
he was tender and considerate. He
was too magnanimous to be unjust to
even IN enemy, if he had one. His life
was an open book before the people
with whom he lived. His neighbors
read it and approved it by their last
tribute of respect to his memory. At
the time of his death he was chairman
Of the Board of Medical Examiners Of
this County, and the commanding otii-
Ger OF Camp John II. Morgan" Con-
fcderatc Veterans. 1t may bc truly
soiH Of him whatever his hands found