The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15
He Passed Away in Raleigh
Yesterday Morning.
A NATIVE OF RALEIGH
ISEFUL CAREER IN THE PRES
BYTERIAN MINISTRY.
he HAD BEEN IN FAILING HEALTH AYEAR
And in August Last he Resigned the Passionate
Of the Second Presbyterian Church in
Norfolk. The fureral this
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
Rev. William S. Lacy, ID. D., died nj
the home of his brother on Bioune
street yesterday morning ut Eve mllu1es
after o'clock. Though his family felt
that the end was not far off. his death
came as a sudden shock. He began TO
sink shortly after 8 o'clock and passed
peacefully and quietly away before tie
dawn. He went to sleep IN a world
where pain sorely tried him and awoke
with the morning light in a land where
there is no pain, no sickness and no
DEATH
About year ago, DIR. Lacy was
forced to quit preaching, and thought
his affliction was a throat Lrouble. He
spent some time in Raleigh with his
brother and seemed to grow better end
after a few months returned IN his ras-
torate in Norfolk, Va. 1t was scol APP
parent, however. that his work vas
done and that he was suffering from
consumption, and on the 10Th day or
August, 1899, he rendered his resgna-
tion and went to the Clifton Springs IN.
V Sanitarium. He grew rapidly worse,
however, and on the 9th of September
his brother. Mr.. r. II. Lacy, Went to
Norfolk to bring him to Raleigh. He
was very low in Baltimore and his
death was hourly expected. After reach
ing Raleigh he seemed to rally on lis
native heath. but it was only a respite
before the end.
The funeral will take place from the
First Presbyterian church this afternoon
Mt 4 o'clock. The officers of that church,
Mr.. j. Alton McIyer. elder in the Jones
boro church, and two elders from tl.e
Norfolk Presbyterian church will act as
pall-bearers. The funeral will be conduct
cd by Rev. Dir. Daniel, assisted by ether
city pastors.
- On the 18th of March, 1912. Will
liam S. Lacy was born on the corner OF
Wilmington and Martin streets in the
city of Raleigh. He was the son of
Rev. Drewry Lacy, who was for eigll-
teen years pastor of the Presbyteri;sn
church in Raleigh. The boy was a son
| of the covenant. He was like Samuel
/ of old called to the ministry in his boy
hood, and his life was always from his
| youth pure and unsullied. At the age
of eleven years he wrote a sermon which
| is still preserved. He was prepared for
college in the Raleigh schools and later
| graduated at Davidson College and
Union Theological Seminary. His first
| pastoral charge was in Wythe county
! Virginia, having been licensed to preach
in 1862. Upon the breaking out of the
| war he enlisted as a member of the
Rockbridgc Artillery and served in the
ranks until severe attack of rheuma
! tism made it impossible Later, by re-
quest of the 47th n. G.. Regiment, he
1 became chaplain of that regiment ano
served in that capacity until the close
of the war. When peace returned, DR.
Lacy came back to Raleigh and taught
school fH several years, preparing
many yUdng men now prominent in bus
mess and professional life for college OF
| for business. He served five years as
pastor in Wythe county, Virginia, and
/ then accepted call to Buffalo and Eu
| phronia churches in Moore county
where he was pastor for fifteen years
His last pastorate was in the Second
Presbyterian church, Norfolk Va.
where he served eleven years. Such il
brief is the record of his busy and use
full life, but it is the mere outline In lal
] these years, in addition to his winning
service as pastor, his pen was busy, ant
/ his contributions to the religious ant
secular press had literary finish tina
made his articles eagerly read. He wa,
an accomplished scholar and wrote will
rare elegance and grace. Three sucl
competent judges as DIR. b. Craven
Judge Reade, and Captain Shotwell sait
/ ha@ in, ha fof IA ha aae.
! ter of. such perfect English. There was
| in all that he wrote a beauty and sim
! plcity that charmed and elevated.
/ DR.. Lacy was married on the 10th o.
| October, 1888, to Miss Mary Shepherd
who survives him. Her love Frightened
his life in his days of health and he
devotion cheered and frightened his las
days. The sympathy of all go out ten
derby to her III her sore bereavement.
Two brothers-Dr. John III. Lacy, o
Solomonsville, Arizona, and Mr.. Il. X
Lacy, Labor Commissioner, of Raleigh
and two sisters Mrs. b. J.. Dewey
of Charlotte, and Mrs. Agnes Val
Wagner of East Orange, n. Y.,-sur
vive. The sisters will reach here toda,
to attend the funeral. DR.. Lacy, VIII
lives in Arizona, cannot come. Sine
he moved to his Western home, his faith
err. mother and brother have passe'
| away.
Father and son, DIR. Drewry and Dl
William S. Lacy, have been leaders i
the Presbyterian ministry many years
Both have gone to their reward. bu
their works follow them. The younge
walked in the steps of his great father
and wherever he carried the gospel b
went as the messenger of love an
light, and endeared himself to all VIII
came within the sphere of his infu
ence.
Servant of God, well done
Rest from thy loved employ,
The battles fought, the victory's won,