The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-30

soldier. In this | shall write of
some others whom | knew in the
long ago, and who were ministers
only, or at any rate who did not
follow the flag of their country
| into the field of conflict.
Rev. M. B. Feemster was a
South Carolinian by birth, but
was carried into Franklin county,
/ Tenn, before he was a grown
man, and fell in with che Cum
berlanM Presbyterians, and be-
came attached to their faith,
! having been brought up in South
Carolina in the Presbyterian faith
He was ordained to the whole
work of the ministry before he
came to Mississippi in 1841. When
he first moved to this country ne
settled at or near old Carrolton,
not far from the present town cf
Baldwin, remained there and
preached few years, then
moved to Pontotoc and remained
about two years, when he set
tied a farm nearly north west
from the present site Of the town
of Shannon, and made that his
home to the time of his death at
about eighty years of age. While
at old Carrollton he was closely
associated with Col. c ayton, an
old resident Of that place, and
afterwards a resident and one Of
j. the main builders Of BaldWya,
then on the bo-1er line between
old ItaNam5a and old rishomingo
and who waa 2 good friend and
admirer OF Mr. Feemster. !
was quite closely associated my
self with Mr.. feemster for many
years, he having been my pastor
at one time, and | attended the
church courts with him for many
years, and no man was more faith
| full in his atteR 1ance on church
| judicatories then he, and when
there none were his superiors in
learning and knowledge. Ever
watchful of every proceeding
careful to guard the interest of
his church, ever anxious to pro-
mote whatever should make for
the peace, purity and unity of
the church.
Mr., Feemster was man OF
medium hight fine physique,
splendid learning, massive head,
full of brains, possessing a kind
noble nature, a heart full of love
and good will toward all. He was
a man of fine literary qualifica-
tions, and learned above many in
the book of books, and a man
specially guided by its precepts,
and a very interesting preacher
of the word. | have no doubt
that many Of the older people
of the country. both here and in
distant lands to which they have
gone, if they should see these
lines, will rise up in commenda-
ton Of what | here say, and likely
many will claim him as the means
Of leading them into better
life. Rev. Mr.. Feemster was
here in the early times Of the
country's history, and had much
to contend with in its early stl'ug-
giles, and had many hardships to
undergo.
But he served his day and gen
e-ation long ano well, and ac
fcording to the book he loved so
we'll to read and ponder over, he
might expect the pleasing dec
laration. well done thy good and
faithful servent, thou hast been
faithful over a few things, will
make the ruler over many things;
enter thou into the joy Of thy
Lord"
Did you ever noticethat one by
one these old men have and are
disappearing and that it is so i'm
perceptible that none except
their own loved ones miss them
until we notice some day they
are all gone? Like the leaves Of
the forest, they drop one by one
from the stem or stalk, and often
/ we do not take note Of the fact
that the branches are getting
bare until the winter blast has
made the tree dull and leafless.
So with our old friends. They
! drop out of the way and others
come to take their places, and
new faces and new associa-
tions occupy cur thoughts and at
tention in place OF "auld lang
Isyne".
But in the rush and hurry of
life, let us not forget to drop q
| tear over Their graves.
The memory Of Minus B. Feem-
ster will cling to the old time
people who knew him for years
| to come as faithful and consci-
| aneinrs exnnllnIer Of the gnsnal