The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
GONE 10 HIS REWARD.
REV. J. A. CLIFTON, D. D., DIES
SUDDENLY.
Ee Was a Great Pulpit Orator and
Genial Lovable

This community was shocked to
hear Of the sudden death OF Rsv. J.
A. Clifton, D. D., 1T Marion, S. c.,
1n Thursday afternoon. BE was
Pastor OF the Msthodiss Church at
uhsU place and was ore OF the nost
prominent and loVsble ministers II
tie State. Eaart fsilure Is assigned
ss TIE cause OF his dssth, which was
Brought on by aclte iRd;ge2tior
IRON which be suffa.ed severely at
times. The death OF this good mar
created intense g.ief in Oraneeburg
among ell 6 asses, IS hs was universal.
ly beloved. He served St. Pauls
Church in this city four years and
left here last December for bis ap
pointnent at Marion. During bis
four years res.Gs@ce here Dr.. Clifton
had endearsd himself to al church
people irrespective CT delln!nslioa
as well as those wno were nos mem
oers OF any church. The intelligence
Of his death will carry sorrow to many
7ao nonored and loved him through.
out the State. BE was 81 years old.
.t,d was apparently hale and vigorous
Up to the time OF his death. BE was
@ have preached the funeral Of Mrs.
J. N. Williams, who died Wedaes
Ivy at about tho sane hour that ne
,sas called to big hesVsniy home.
jesse Alexander Clifton was che SOD
V Capt. Jesse G.. Clifton and Mary H
; Clitt,n and be wss oorn Sspt. 26.
ts45 After the usual home training
.ld advantages OF common school,
?e entered the Ebenez.r Classic. d
school. where he was thoroughly trs>n
d F::om here ne wenj to the U2i
ya1sisy Ct Virginia, wiers be received
tbs Instruction in the higher branch
IS. Intending TO enter the practice o!
Law, he took Jhe course in lsw at the
University of Virginia, but the brill
ians young mind thst had bsen thus
trained and developed vas to be turn
ed into other channels Of GS5fuines:
aad service.
He was converted under the preach
| irg Of the late Rev. JACOB L Shiu'
ford. joieiag the church a. E. Bette
il Cles:er county ia 1868. His colver'
sion, which was 10 July OF tnsH yssr,
at hone in his room aioce st ane hcui
Il midnigas, wes sad to be coos;
powerful u nif-sta:ioa Of the divine
presence. II September Of that yeai
ne fell t!at Re VsS called to orecc:
the sa5p>I. Il December, 1859. NJ.
Clifton wss received en- trial into the
South Carol:,2a conference a5 the ses'
ston held at church, hs aad Gs)rgs
r. HARMON forming the class 4eceiv
ed.
His appointments have hesn -
tallo@ rs: c lunbia ci:euiU, 1870 70;
junior preseaer on Fairfield circuit
with Rsv. James P. K;lgo, as senior
1878; Batesburg circuit, 1S74,6
sAuda circuits, 1877 s; Graham ca.
cult, 1879 So; ST.. Mss5hew5 c;Fcaia,
1852; S.r.-g Street,, Cs=r'"ssoD,
1888; n N1wb;r-y s5s ion. 1884 5; Co
al church Spsrt.nbu:g. 1885 9;
5 ,rccraae S rect, Gr-env.E Ee, 1890 81:
8 tael, C1srle, ,.on, 1892 s5; Asb,vil!.
ssSion, 1896 I; Sumter s-e.i,n, 1898
1901; aageou.g, 19ol-5; an2
Msr,on, lis last Charge.
Dr.. Clifton WIS maryied, Nov. "a,
1868. 70 Miss Mary E H!cslin,
1&ughtar OF D.. ". J. R:ckiin 0!
Caes;s-, R.v. jacob L. Stafford psr
:orn!ng the Ceremony. Tne fellow
Ing ars taeir clildfea: D.. Jesse 4.
Clifton, Jr., OF O-.aSe>urg, Mrs
Nary @. K.lag, James S. Citizen,
Jo1a Htcslln Cation, member OF the
house OF representatives, from SuEo5e.
Mrs. Josep Inc Camp, OF Charlotte
ans Ms. K,te Mater Hill, OF aiken
NJ man in tbe Scu b Carolina con'
ference had more VAIN friends t1aI
D.. Clifton. As e pre:cher he pcs'
,essed unusual powerS. With fne
physique, an Intelligent facs, witt
orasor:csl talents, he was natural!
80 attractive spseker. AS lecturer
d.. Clifton was popular and often i1
d.mand. HIS helpful thoughts.
Clothed 10 a garment Of sparkling vii
and lu uror, rendered him an enter
tanning platf3rn orator.
Dr.. Clifton's popularity In the con-
fe:ence wss manifested By the pcsi
tionS OF trust ard hclor which wece
given him. Hs represented the con.
ference IS a delegate in the genersl
conferece held IN Memphis in 1894
and also az Bal In 1898