The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-09
]. Christian r1cMillan.


J. Christian ncMillan.
At the recent memorial exercises
of the Rivers Bridge Memorial Asso-
citation, the following in reference to
Capt. J. C. Mcmillan, lately deceased,
was adopted.
The committee, viz: w. E. Sease,
J. A. Peters, Sr, and E. W. Peoples,
whom you appointed to report on the
death of Comrade Chris Mcmillan,
beg leave to state that:
Comrade Chris Mcmillan died at
his residence January 26th, 1907. He
had more than lived his three score
years and ten, being born October
26th, 1881.
A wise man has said, ''Let no man
be accounted happy until death" II
such is the case, we can now draw
our conclusions with respect to Chris
Mcmillan, as, in our opinion, he has
made life grand success by better
ing mankind and glorifying God.
As a neighbor, he was unsurpassed.
In the words of one of this committee
(now deceased,) IF you needed seed
potatoes and went to Chris Mcmillan,
you got them; if you wanted to bor-
row anything he had, you got it. 1t
seemed to be a great pleasure to him
to do a favor in any shape or form
he could" and thus he answered the
question, who is my neighbour"
His manner was reserved and ne
was careful in using expressions CAL
culated to hurt any ones feelings,
hence his number of friends. The
writer remembers hearing him say
many years ago, Before I will use a
harsh expression will walk away"
He knew how to think twice before
he spoke once and he practiced it. He
was a lifelong Mason, served four
years in the Confederate army in the
3rd South Carolina cavalry; county
commissioner four years; jury COM
missioner for a number Of years, and
in 1890 represented Barnwell county
in the legislature-all of which Of
fees he filled most satisfactorily. The
plaudit for him was: 'Well done,
thou good and faithful servant"
He was by nature and education re-
ligious, having sprung from a time
honored and influential family. He
was member of the Springtown
Baptist church from boyhood; moved
to St. Johns Baptist church in 1884,
and was elected to fill the place Of
deacon in that church where his mem.
bership has been ever since. He was
alive to every interest of the church,
particularly to the various causes his
church supported, and always contri-
buted freely to their support. St.
Johns church will miss him in many
ways; the neighborhood will miss
him; the beloved sons and daughters
will miss him. But he is not dead,
he sleepeth, and still lives in the
hearts of his fellow-countrymen, par
ticularly in the hearts of the living
comrades of the Rivers Bridge Mem
orial Association.
Now, sirs, since the statements
above are facts, and since Chris Nc
MILAN was one of us here and par
ticulsrly interested in this organiza'
ton, of which at one time he was the
head, be it
Resolved, 1st, That a page of our
minutes be dedicated to the perpet'
uation of his memory in the hearts.
minds and affections of the sons and
daughters of the Confederacy.
Resolved, I'd. That copy of these
resolutions be sent to the bereaved
family, to let them know their trou-
BILE is our aff1iction, and that we re:
quest the editors of the Barnwell and
Bamberg papers to publish them fol-
the benefit of the rising generation.
Resolved, Sd. That each member OF
this Association wear a badge OF
mourning, in his heart, at least il
not upon his arm, for the period OF
thirty days for Chris Mcmillan, oul
beloved member.