Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-12

At the dawn Of day Wednesday morn
ing the angels called for DR.. E. E.
Boyce, and when they winged their
way back to the shining gates Of eter-
nal sunrise they bore with them kin
dred spirit to their own. He did not
know at what hour they would call, but
he had been long expecting them, was
even looking for them daily, and when
the call came he was ready; it found In
him most beautifully fulfilled the pray
er Of one who wished
To wear the girdle Of the world about
my loins
So loosely that a moment will suffice
To break the clasp and lay 1t down.
At last he knew the full meaning of
these lines from little poem he loved
in life and had so often repeated:
7 hear my Savior calling,
The joyful hour has come,
Angel bands are waiting
To guide us to our home;
When Christ my Lord shall gather
All His redeemed again
His kingdom to inherit,
Good night until then.
DR.. Boyce had been enjoying his U.s.
ual health. Monday he dined at DR.. j.
C. Galloway's ard attended the minis
ters' conference there that afternoon.
Tuesday he appeared as we'll as usual,
but in the afternoon while giving some
directions to Thomas Kirkland, color
ed man employed about the house, he
became unsteady, stumbled, and would
have fallen but for the hired mans
prompt assistance. In few moments
DR.. Boyce quite recovered and said to
the servant, IT shall not be with you
much longer, Thomas" Tuesday night
he gave these parting directions:
Thomas, gather your tools together to-
night, and in the morning, early, clear
off my cemetery lot. do not know
how long I shall be with you, and
want to have everything ready. Clear
it off early, Thomas, before you come
in for other duties"
The faithful servant did as he was
hidden, and when he came In at .
o'clock and asked to see DR.. Boyce, he
learned that he was dead-had passed
away even while the servant was clear
ing off the cemetery lot.
About o'clock Wednesday morning
DR.. Boyce sustained an attack of some
thing like a paralysis Of the brain, to
which he had been subject. Mrs. Boyce
was aroused and by her ministrations
apparently brought him through the
attack. He spoke few words and was
soon resting quietly. He continued
thus to rest until about o'clock. when
long drawn breath attracted Mrs.
Boyce's attention. She went to the bed
and he was still-the long drawn sigh
was the tired body's farewell to the
! spirit.
The sorrowful tidings quickly sped
over the town and there was sadness
in every face and sorrow In her heart.
Wednesday, Wednesday night and
Thursday morning many Of the family
connections arrived. Messrs. Sam and
Meek Boyce sons, and Mrs. ]. H. Ken
nedy. a daughter, were already in Gas
tonia. Wednesday night Rev. James
Boyce, of Due West, the Oldest son,
with his wife and daughters, Misses
Bessie and Jessie, and Mrs. Rebecca
Wideman, a daughter, from Troy. s.
c.. accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Jennie from Due West, arrived on the
train from the south. Other relatives
also were present to attend the funeral:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Boyce, OF ROCK
Hill; E. E. Boyce, of Lancaster; L.
G. Boyce, Idaville, Tenn. Miss Matte
Boyce, Due West: Mr.. r. G. Bernau. or
Greensboro; Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nc
Gill. Kings Creek; Mr.. w. M. FAUX
ner and Mrs. Margaret McElwee, OF
| Clark's Fork; Mrs. Violet Faulkner and
son Robert, of Glover; Mr.. Jno. S. Doug
lass, of Columbia Captain and Mrs. F.
Dilling, Of Kings Mountain; DR.. L.
w. Hunter and Prof. ]. c. Reid, or
| Charlotte.
The synod which met yesterday at
Pisgah attracted quite large number
of DR.. Boyce's brethren and kindred,
who had looked forward to seeing his
kindly face again as one Of the joys OF
the occasion. But they were called up
on to mourn their loss in his DEATH
and to give thanks for his godly life.
The funeral was conducted by the pas
tor, DIR. J. C. Galloway, at the Asso-
ciate Reformed church yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The active pall-bearers were the fol-
lowing; Jno. F. Love, ]. F. McArVer,
T. w. Wilson, J. T. McDill, A. M.
Whitesides, Geo. w. Hanna, DR.. o. G.
Falls.
There were twelve honorary pail
bearers, as follows: B. G. Bradley, A.
M. Smyre, S. M. Morris, ]. @. Holland,
r. c. G. Love, S. E. Stewart, Edward
/ Whitesides, Thomas Wilson, Sr., Capt.
f. Dilling, Jno A. Douglass, DR.. w.
H. Hoffman, w. Meek Adams.
! The church was thronged and many
gathered about the windows outside.
DR.. Galloway announced after the sing
ing of two Psalms, and the Scripture
lesson read by Rev. ]. S. Moffatt, that
there would be no funeral sermon, but
instead, the brethren of him who was
mourned by so great gathering would
be permitted one after the other to
speak as their hearts should give them
utterance.
DR.. r. G. Miller, from Sardis. the
birthplace of DR.. Boyce, DR.. G. X.
White, Rev. w. M. Hunter and many
others paid brief and loving tributes
to the memory of the dead.
Rev. ]. S. Moffatt quoted a senti-
ment uttered by Father Boyce" at the
presbytery in Kings Mountain last