The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-09-14
SUDDEN DRATi4 or Dfs. G1sItag


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Tho @Honored president of RRskine
College Passes Away An Efninentl
preacbar and Educat,r. 2S4 4 se y sSs n,
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Rev. VIM. M. Grier, DID,, died at |
his home In DuesW est on Sunday after-iI
noon, after an illness of only two hours.
He had preached In the forenoon at
Bethlehem, three miles from his home,
tigo, which continued afters reaohing |
his residence, In q few minutes he
fell back in q chair and never regained
consciousness. His last words were ad-
dressed tohis wife, sMy dear, the end |
has COME" 3 &. u, Is &
William Motfatt Grier was born on |
tho l1th day OF February, 1S43, In York |
county, South Carolina, near tho little
town OF Glover, AZ the time OF his
birth his fether, the ltey. Dr. = Q,
Grier, was pastor Of Y leg y d md BE eth
was elected 70 S3the Preslde y. OF Ers-
kline, and removes tSsS que w cat, the
scene oi hls.fNhnre snti sue
IL was i tne
college tfroyessSlla!nt ,tne ,soanas OF the,
coliGSSSxNAno church pelis, thatSyVsayotsF
Grey grow 10 menhGoa. IL was no
small "aVantage 20 MN 3uarlng shose,
years "hen charae1er was IA lts form
atlYe ano plasllc seaSe 10 % nLaer the
lmmeulaCe eye Oh Dr. II y. Grlert
hlasGet III !'a,hinB nnu euuEeeihg wy sne
youthful mlad. But the college ,gg st1dH stud
les "ere iuuoty Ivy 1a ~ Nv wy Wy,
SIN OF WYE ~ns Iesaa os9T I ~, se asau ,s. anu
from helu anu iorRe, co55iese anu sI clSS'
inc young ueh tes syolueu W suo tu ceii' al \
Among euose @ Wno iaAu asiue I,i tne pen
ana took up 1ne s"orul s"oru ~ IL answer E,s W W
their countrys cal was W. M. Srler.
a strlpil9g OF -, sne youhgsse poy ln :
the oth Soutn Carol11a aro k9s votluhSeeIs, t! e ne
went TO the lront IN Virginia, ana was
May D, lool. Inis ehae9 hAs caree@ as
soluler, ana "1en seAonshgeu ne re.
turned nome ana resumed hls sTuales
as bes' ho could amld the Lerrlpie dlh
OF tne groat ClVii WAT. LIS S1uules
y were honCelufCh chle1y IA ING 9epap6'
ment Oh Sheology, ana IN April, looo,
ne WAS Acehsed 10 preach tne gospel.
La August ioot, nc accepted call to
bP pastoG "C Alioh'own, Aiapanla' anu
resolutely set NIL self 20 What ne sup
) posou ana aeelreo 10 % MS llle-Work--
+ HorG nc remained unIli SSptempei
: 10, l0l, "noh Cho Assocla1e LSelormee
tresoyIGrlah oynou etectea MN piesl
i dcht ol Ilohlh9 @SoiAegc. @ ~ 1ne tihi'
: OF MS clocCtoh~'DI' SrAet Was qu1Ie
0 young man ior 81 uellca1s ana @ respon
slplc q posltlon' peing oniy 90 years
Q age. Due III auulSloh 10 unusuel nstu
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tage ol many yours " ~, its - " !,
me meInoue anu au autntntsorhGton ,.lLs s VI NJ
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70 have noVer scen him when l. though
= that he had forgotten that he was