The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-10
Rev. Charles noody Atkinson, Prom
inent Presbyterian ninister,
Passes Away.

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Passes Away.
Rev. Charles Moody Atkinson
son of Moses L.. and Charlotte
Atkinson, died at his home ir
Centreville, La, on Sunday, Nov
4th, 1905. aged 81 years. The de.
ceased was horn in Newburyport
Mass, June 18th, 1919. He grad
uated at Amhurst College in 1874
in class of thirty, the one sur
vivor being the Hon. Galuska A
Graw, of Pennsylvania. In 1914
he was principal of the Academy
at Greenfield, Mass, after which
he attended the Theological Semi
nary Of the New School Presby-
terian Church, New York City,
and graduated in 1S48. The same
year he was licensed to preach by
the Congregational Association of
New York and Brooklyn. He
came to Grenada, Miss, in 1913 to
take charge of the New School
Presbyterian Church there, and
was ordained to the full work of
the ministry by the Presbytery
of Lexington, Miss, New SchooD
at Grenada in February 1849.
From 1849 to 1852 he preached at
Grenada, Carrollton and Green.
wood, Miss. During 1852 SO he
was general agent and correspond
ing secretary of the Synod of
Mississippi New SchooD. He
became pastor of Madison Church
at Canton, Miss, in 1853, where he
remained until 1868. Owing to the
slavery agitation in 1858, the New
School Presbyterian Church in
the United States was divided. In |
the South it was known as the
United Synod. OF this body DR..
Atkinson was moderator or pre-
siding officer at a meeting in
Ala, in 1860. In the
year 1854 the United Synod united
with the Old School branch of the
Presbyterian Church in the South,
known then as the Presbyterian
Church in the Confederate States
OF America, known commonly as
the Southern Presbyterian Church.
When the union of the two
was expected, DR.. Akin
ION joined the Southern Church
n which faith he continued to his
leath. From 1868 to 1871 he was
pastor at Walden, Miss. At the
lose of his passionate there he be-
'ame Evangelist of the Presby-
cry Of Central Mississippi. resid-
ng at Canton until the year 1874,
vhen he became pastor at Durant,
diss., where he remained until
1913. In the spring of 1873 he
ccepted the position of Evange-
st to the Teche, under direction !
+ the New Orleans Presbytery.
nd was stationed at Morgan City.
q 1880 he moved to Thibodaux,
here he remained until 1888, +,
hen he came to Centreville. :
'uring this time he preached at Z
hibodaux, Houma, Morgan City, ?
erwick and Jeanerette, and look
] after the work at New Iberia. \
, all of these places DR.. Atkinson ;
as highly esteemed and greatly Z
eloved by all with whom he came :
contact. :
DR.. Atkinson was married on 8
IN. 18th, 1856, to Miss Victoria =
Bennett, who bore him seven <
lildren, of whom only one sur a
yes, Mrs. L. S. Alleman. Bel >
des her there is only one grand 4
lid. In 1872 his wife died. Hell
forwards married Miss Sallie H.I<
'ssions of Lexington, Miss, who Z
rvives him. Is
The funeral was held Monday. 40
ov. 9th, at 8 o'clock at the Pres =
'terian Church in Centreville, of <
,ich he has Ibeen the faithful and Z
'-thy pastor for a number of \
ars. A large concourse of &
ends were in attendance to paylA
cir last tribute of respect to the z
nored dead. Those who con.
cted the services were DR.. j.. H.|&
III and Rev. c. A. Hyland, of z
w Orleans, Rev. H. G. Arthur. \
New Iberia, Rev. Morrison, dix
anerette, and Father C. Frohn. =
Patterson. The remains were 4
erred in the Centreville ceme-
y with Masonic rites, of which y
Ter he was life member. -
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE. =
PoLEoNvILLE, La, Nov 9th, 1906. I.