The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-31

Taller he seems in death. !" u I
So it was with the Rev. John Wes-
ley Humbert, whose remains were in
tered in Rosemont cemetery on Sun
| day afternoon. He was a man Of
God. Nothing moro could be said Of
any man. He was Chistian gentle
man. His life was pure, and his deeds
were good. Having devoted himself
to the ministry, he studied deeply and
he preached we'll, and he lived what
he preached. His daily conduct was
an eloquent sermon. He loved God
and he loved his fellow-man, and in
that he included all the command
ments. The good which he did will
live after him. Those who knew him
respected and honored and loved him.
The end came at $50 O'Clock on
Friday afternoon. For some time he
had been i'll failing health. He had
realized his condition, and at the
meeting of the Conference in Dar-
lington in December Of 1904 he con-
sented to be placed on the superannu-
uated roll of ministers. He came to
Newberry and built a cottage in Main
street, where he lived until his death.
The two years prior to his coming to
Newberry he served at Ridgeville.
The Rev. Mr.. Humbert's highest
ambition in life was to save souls. He
was always sincere and he was ALWAYS
sympathetic, and in the great work
which he set out to do Mrs. Humbert
was always ii help to him. In the
Twentieth Century Sketches, publish
ed III 1900, ii was said of this couple
that they were moving on gracefully
together, doin" their work, in Gods
fear and for his glory, and the sketch
cf Mr.. Humbcrt IS life was concluded
with quotation from Bobbie Burns,
which might well have been written
of Mr.. and Mrs. Humbert:
"John Anderson, my Jo., John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonnie brow was brent;
But now your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the snow;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my Jo.'
The Rev. Mr. Humbert was seventy
one years of age. He joined the South
Carolina Conference on probation at
the Grecnville Conference, Bishop
John Early presiding, in December,
1859. From that time until the meet
ing Of the Conference in DARLINGTON
less than two years ago he was con-
stantly at work. He never missed a
Conference where he was officially
due. Hc never neglected his work.
lie commenced his ministry among the
mountains of Western North Carolina
iRutherford Circuit). His, ministry
was largely "ivcn to stations and cir
cults, and was distributed from the
mountains to the Seacoast. and from
the Savannah to the Pee Dee section
OF the State. As soul winner. he
met with wonderful success. On the
Chester circuit, drrin" the years of
1873 and 1874, where Il wonderful re-
rlval resulted from his labors, there
were 23O accrSSionS to the Methodist
church, and quite il number to other
churches of the community.
The Rev. Mr. Humbcrt graduated at
Wexford college in 1850, and shared
the second honor of his class with
DR.. A. j. Stokes. Five nf his class
joined the South Carolina Conference
~-ilumbcrt, Stafford. Stokes ca. J.l.
Weaver and W"kcr-~thc largest class
Wotlord has ever sent into ,he Con-
ference.
llc was born June 10, 1888, near
Knoxville. Tenn. whittier his parents
r"morcd irGm South Carolina short
time after their marriage. His par
rnts, Rev. john Girond Humbrrt and
Mary +. Quinn. were natives of Beau
fort. His forefathcr. David Peter
llumbcr, Huyncnot, came from &C.
noa, Italy, in 1873, and received a
grant Of land from the British GOV
ernment in Beaufort district now
county,.
He was married in October, 1865.
to Mrs. NJ. M. D'Oyley, daughter OF
the late General II. Fl. Kinard. Mrs.
flumbert has been the corresponding
secret orv IF tbo Nro,,,,J. 11.