The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-29
DIR. PALMER IS DEAD
Dies Of Wouads from a Street Car
Accident AZ n " Orleans.
A NOTED MINISTER,
He Was the Recognized Leader Of the
Southern Branch 81 presbyteriaHs
and Champion Of Souihern
Cause In the Civil War.

New Orleans. May % DR. 3 NJ.
Palmer died Wednesday afternoon
from injuries received by being run
down early on the afternoon OF Mon
day. May s. by a CarolIton avenue
street car.
wheA the venerable minister was
run dom he was dragged fully a
block His right big toe was cut of,
two gashes were inflicted In forehead.
one on either side. and his right leg
broken in two places just above the
ankle
Rev. DR.. y. NJ. Palmer was born in
Charleston. s C.. Jan. 25 1918. son OF
DR. r. yard Palmer. who. after 6h
years Of service in the church. died in
1882. al the age of 90 Dr. Palmer
passed his boyhood at McPhersonvilIe,
and was sent TO Amherst College when
only 10 years Of age. There he met
Henry Ward Beeeher then a student
in a higher class. and the two became
fast trends. At the age OF Is be re-
turned to South Carolina and taught
for two years. thence matriculating at
| the University Of Georgia. whence he
graduated In 1888 and entered the The
illogical seminary 1T Columbia IN
: 1871 he was licensed and entered upon
a career destined to make him famous
rs a preacher, shortly after bis ordi-
nation he vas called to the First Pres.
byterlan church OF Savannah. Ca. taxi
{ ine with him his bride. Mary Augusta
McCounelly.
Ia 1873. he went 10 the First Pres.
I byterlan church Ia Columbia, S. C..
remaining there until 1857 when he
came 10 New Orleans. In 1917 he
/ established the Southern Presbyterian
Review. whlch he edited for a number
/ OF years. winning wide fame and in
/ 1850. was elected tn The chairof pas
/ torai theology In the seminary at
/ Princeton university. though he de.
( cIined the election Many other fat,
/ teriug offers were made to him
throughout his career. Including the
/ pulpit Of DR., AlesandeFs church In
/ Ne& York, but ali these offers he re.
4 fused. preferring to remain with his
/ old congregation In New Orleans
/ nr Palmer was one Of the strong
/ est Presbyterian leaders of the south
/ ia the pulpit Immediately preceding
and during the civil war and on
/ THANKSGIVING day. 1850 preached his
/ famous secession sermon in this city
In 1861 when the southern churches
/ withdrew from the Presbyterian as
/ semuly at Philadelphia and met at
/ Augusta Pa Palmer was chosen as
moderator. taking his place as head Of
/ the southern Presbyterian church. His
/ service Ia the army was irregular but
| his intimacy with Cen Polk and Gen.
/ neauregara helped 20 turn his attea.
| ton 10 the spiritual necessities OF the
/ troops and at one time he had fun
| charge OF detailing the southern min
| listers In the army Of Tennessee, Or
| Palmer was profoundly impressive
| orator and his population as preach
er was uatioss@ His church here
| the First Presbyterian. has probably
been visited hy more strangers, drawn
by his reputation as a pulpit orator
/ than any church in the south. Two
| years ago DR. Palmer delivered no
! table Grafton ri the Louisville re
union Of the United Confederate yetes
| rams. DR. Planners wife died in 1898
| He had six children. only one Of whom
| Is living.