The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-08
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Reuben Stanford Scott was born Feb. 23rd, 1925,
in Wake county, North Carolina, not far from
Raleigh died March goth, 1904, at Hickory Valley,
HaIdeman County, Tennessee, at his pleasant and
hospitable home, where happiness in fellowship
reigned supreme. His father, Joseph Scott, lived
to the advanced age of 81; his mother, Susan NJ.
Scott, (nee Halliburton attained her oath year.
There were eleven children born to them of which
Reuben S. was the youngest, except one. He had
four brothers and six sisters, all of whom have pre-
ceded him to our future home. Reuben S. immi-
grated West in the year 1S4S, came to Hardeman
County in 1919, and was married to Miss L. j.
Perry in 1850, with whom he lived as husband and
vile for 50 years and 10 months. There were born
to them eight children, two boys and six girls
only two survive him, both OF them are married
aud live at Hickory Valley, Tenn, near the home
of their mother.
At the time Of the war between the States he
was a union man, but after the invaders began to
encroach upon his native and beloted South Land,
his patriotism was aroused; he buckled on his
armour, raised a company OF the sturdy yeomanry
of his neiGhboring community and consolidated
with a La Grange company, raised by Capt. Baker
Jones, OF which Jones became Captain and he First
Lieutenant and went on the field of carnage at
COrinth, Miss, and left his companion and little
ones in the care of Providence, while he would try
to beat back the foe from his home and native
land. He saw service with Gen. Bragg through
Georgia and his laid through Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and back through Tennessee into Georgia
again. Then his oldest child, Matte, died at
home, the only stay of his wife, a boy of eleven
yeas. Knowing her forlorn condition with her
smaller ones, he resigned and came home to sOlace
her in her bereavement.
In the year 1867 he made a profession of religion
md ioi mod fIa Cr,, barIa "a Droclv+ariau obrfrcb Of
old Mt. Comfort, and has served the church for a
long period as ruling elder. He was always prompt
to his feet TO give testimony OF his implicit faith
in Jesus and his personal acceptance of his merits
as his Savior. He was ruling elder of Hickory
Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the
time of his death, and served in that capacity since
its organization.
Thus we have given a brief sketch of the life
which has just gone from us. Last Saturday as the
sun wa appr aching the meridian of high noon,
his spirit winged its fight through the gates OF
death up to the pearly gates of The New Jerusa-
LEM to the land of eternal day. There is no
night there - in the many mausiOned Home Of
the Soul" He left the loving embrace of his com
panion, the arms of a dutiful son and daughter,
and the sobs of his sorrewIng grand children, who
were so anxious to alleviate his suffering while in
the throes of death. All the tender solicitude was
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of the approaching time Of the last struggle. Why
should we weep or sorrow? he said he was perfectly
ready an willing to go, but only wished that his
companion could 20 with him to the GLORY Land"
But then, Jesus was with him. ''Thy rod and thy
staff they comfort me-" He attended Sunday
Scnool and song service at the church the Sunday
before his death. He loved the courts of the
sanctuary, the sweet songs Of the children at Sun
day School; he heard them sing one Sunday, next
he heard the angels chant and sing, and the re-
deemed hosts of Heaven, where his name has been
enrolled since 1867. There he met Matte, Martha,
Lou, Lizzie, Mary and Susie, and his little grand
son, Pat HermOn McKinHie, the last culled from
our home by the death angel. Precious little rose
bud to be transplant-d, to bloom in the garden Of
God. What a company of children, and one little
grandson met him at the peaTly gates. We know
mis- dear companion is longing to be there. May
his son and daughter and daughter-in-law ana
sorrowing grand children get ready, those that are
not, to meet them, where there is no more parting,
and where there is no lettering old age for La
Grippe to assaiI and strike down.
To the companion we would say you have lost a
loving and faithful husband; to the son, daughter
and daughter-in-law, you have lost an exemplary
father; to the grandchildren, you have lost an in
duIgent and good grand father; the church has lost
an efficient, faithful working member; the com
munity has lost a hOspitable citizen. His door was
always open to those around him, his purse
string TO the needy he never said to them, go
thou and be fed or clothed but contributed of
his substance to their. necessities ;none turned away
handed from his home. How anxious he
to see his two grapd-sons that were away from
home; his only brother-in-law n. Nj. Perry, that
lived some distance and who came as soon as he got
the sad intelligence of his condition, and stood
by him until he passed away. Grand
grandpa is gone; you viii hear no more
CHEEKY voice or be met no more with his tender
smiles, this side the golden gate. Strive to attain
a semblance OF his winning Way and to duplicate
the Christian character so beautifully exemplifed
IN grand pa. Let us all live aud deport ourselves
50 that we may be there "when the general roll is
up yonder." We may answer here and 1
.ogerher with him and other loved ones gone be-
ore.
Let us initiate the example set for us by Jesus
Christ and ~exempliied in the person OF Reuben
ScoOt. Blessed are the dead which die in
he Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the spirit
hat they may crest rom their labors and their
Eorks do follow them"
HIs-soN-IN-LAw.
Hickory Valley, Tenn.
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