The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-27
Death of Rev. Il. E. Stokes.

The death of Rev. G. Edwin Stokes on
last Saturday morning, February 22nd, at
the parsonage of the Denmark circuit in
Denmark, removes from US one who will
be greatly missed and brings grief to many
hearts.
He was born in Orangeburg county,
March 5th, 1863, and reared in cultured
Christian home of Methodist faith. In the
Sheridan classical school of Orangeburg
he was prepared for college, and entered
the University of Nashville, Tenn, grad
uating in 1883. After graduating he began
teaching school, devoting ten years to this
work-two at Corinth, Miss, and eight in
his own State. While he loved his work
in the school-room and was very success
full, call to preach, with which he had
been impressed from early life, became so
strong that he gave up his chosen work of
teaching, to preach the gospel. In Janu-
ary, 1892, he was licensed to preach by the
Quarterly Conference of Branchville cir
cult and Joined the South Carolina con-
ference 1893. At this conference he was
appointed by Bishop Hargrove to the Lex
ington circuit, which he served two years.
His next charge was Springfield circuit,
where he served the full time limit, four
years, and he had just entered upon the
third year on the Denmark circuit, when
the summons came calling G him to his final
reward. On all the charges served
by him monuments of his faithful
work abide, and in the hearts and
lives of many the impress of his beauti-
full Christian character is indelible.
He was a strong preacher-all his
sermons evidenced much thought and
careful preparation and were delivered
/ with the earnestness of heart in close
and constant communion with God. He
loved to preach, and seemed never hap
pier than when preaching the gospel or
ministering comfort or relief TO some
troubled soul. He had warm place in
the hearts of his brethren, and will ever be
remembered by them as one of the truest
and most faithful Of men and ministers.
The funeral services were held in the
Methodist church in Denmark last Sun.
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The very
large congregation present evidenced the
love and esteem in which he was held by
the people. All hearts were sad, and
many eyes were dimmed with tears as the
people assembled to pay their last tribute
of respect to their pastor whom they loved
so dearly and of whose loving interest they
were ever assured. The beautiful and i'm
pressiye funeral service in the discipline
of the Methodist church was conducted by
Rev. H. B. Browne, presiding elder of tht
Orangeburg district, assisted by the fol
lowing preachers: D. A. Phillips, J. D
Frierson, NJ. w. Hook, and J. G. Beck
with. Appropriate remarks were made
by the different preachers in praise O
noble virtues that shone out in the life O.
the deceased The active pail bearers were
stewards of the Denmark circuit, and thu
preachers present were honorary pal
bearers. The body remained in the churcl
until Monday morning, when it was car
ried to the train and sent to Orangeburg
where, in the Sunny Side cemtery there
it was laid to rest near the body OF III
brother, DR.. J. VIM. Stokes, to await tn
morning of the resurrection. May Coz
sustain and comfort the widow and faith
erless children and lead them with Hi
loving hand through this dark shadoV
and unto the end, and at last reunite then
with husband and father in that "hom
beyond" where partings are not known.