The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-07-10
RT CAMPBELL GARTH.

Robert Campbell Garth was borr
kgust 81, 1868, and had he livec
IL the 31st of next Angus
1ld have been IS years old. The
bllow wing facts have been given me
one near to him and intimately
living him all his lite long, ano
eough they are but brief and
list in their brevity they speak
yat deal, yet they but imper-
Aset forth the life, short, un-
anately, as it has been in this
highly esteemed brother.
was true to whatever trust he
ftook. He joined the Presby-
AN church here October 10, 1888,
bhe age of Is years; was ordain-
adeacon February l, 1891, then
uling elder September -, 1897.
was married to Miss N Cordie
rshall November Is, 1895. She
Ed three tender little ones are left
behind to mourn the loss of de-
iced husband and father.
J Campbells affection tor his moth
and father and his sisters and
others was ever fresh and ever
PRESSING itself in a substantial
Fay. He was tondly devoted to his
Year wife and tender little ones and
could never do too much for them.
H,e lived for others. This was truly
le leading trait of his life and that
at the sacrifice of his own personal
comfort.
I And towards what proved to be
his last days, though so early in
life, when called on by the Mobile
& Ohio Railroad Company for eX-
ira service he responded at once.
not we'll at the time he
spent a week in the passenger serv-
ice at great discomfort and ia
tigue. And here we may add
word to say, we have been informed
BIZ another that at times he was so
weary that he dare not sit down for
fearhe would Immediately go to sleep
and had to keep standing or walk
ing to keep awake. The result of
all which labor, unceasing watchful-
ness, exposure and anxiety, with
daily and hourly worry from ques-
lions and complaint, Ito resume
the recitation of the given facts be-
fore mentioned), the result of all
which was his severe sickness and
1eath. He really gave himself for
he railroad company. He gave
RELY of his means to the church,
IF which he was an elder. He lived |
consistent Christian life from day
% day. He died giving assurance
hat he was resting on Jesus as his
savior.
These facts and simple briet
statement, given me, as already
aid by another, speak volumes for
he life and character of our de-
'arted friend and brother. They
cave but little to be added further,
kept to make allusion to his
landing in the community and to
he irreparable loss which not only
is family and relatives but the
hurch and the whole people have
in his death. And yet
ven here it is hardly necessary to
ny to add anything. For when the
ecital or description OF any such
fe and character are given and
then we are faced with the sad
act that the possessor of them has
een taken away, and that in early
fe, in the midst of his labors and
sefulness, all ties and connections
severed, of course, every
person must feel that a
'reat and unspeakable loss has
zen sustained.
Of his influence the whole COM
nunity without respect of rank
r UNCONVENTIONAL lines or ordinary
divisions feels that a vacancy has
,een created that cannot soon, in
eed in some respects can never, be
lied. AS some Scotch poet or writer
hould say of certain distinguish
d leader, one blast Of his bugle
Iorn were worth one thousand men.
One man of some prominence and
ncSeciative discrimination was re-
I've said, on hearing Of
nth "Well, Union
afford to lose one
men than Campbell
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