Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-17
DIR. QuarIes Died Unexpectedly
Sunday Morning

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d Rev. James Addison Quarles,
d., LII. D., professor Of philos
o ply at Washington and Lee I'm
" versitY, died at his home on ii
University campus Sunday morl
! ing at about two O'Clock, after
{ brief illness from peritonitis an
j. complications. He was unwe
for ten days previous to his deati
! but only within the last few day
of his illness were grave fears Ell
tertained for his ultimate recoy
cry. In fact, so hopeful was d.
Quarles of his being able to be on
: again shortly that one of hi
classes met with him Thursday a
his home AID received bis instruc
ton.
The funeral services were helS
Sunday afternoon at 8 O'CLOCK
from the Presbyterian church, con
Quoted by Rev. Charles Manly, D
D., pastor of the Baptist churct
and lifelong friend Of DR.. Quarles
He was assisted by the pastor OF
the church, Rev. L. b. Southall,
Dr.. Manly spoke feelingly of the
long and tender friendship exist
ing between DR.. Quarles and him.
self, and also of the sy mpthetic re
gard felt by the people of this
community for the deceased. The
church was crowded with friends
and neighbors of DR.. Quarles, who
desired by their presencs to ex-
Lress their profound sorrow at his
death. Tie students and cadets
were out in class organizations,
aSd the faculties of the two insti-
tutiOns were honorary rall bearers.
The remains were taken from the
church to the railroad station and
started to Lexington, Mo-, his
former home, for burial beside the
graves of three of his infant chill
dren. Professor d. c. Humphreys
mpanied the body to Missouri
os the representative from Wash
iugtCn and Lee.
DR.. Quarles was born near Boon
vile, Cooper county, Mo-, April
80, 1887. His father was Colonel
James Quarles and his mother,
Miss Sarah Ann Mills, both of
Louisa county, Va, who moved to
Missouri just previous to his birth.
He was decended on his fathers
side from the early English Set
tiers of Spottsylvania, Louisa and
Fanover counties, and on his
mothers side from Captain Will
liam Mills, whc was a Revolution.
a.y officer. His academic train
ing was received at Kemper school
at Boonvilie, taught by Prof.
Frederick L. Kemper, Yirginiun
and trCther Of former Governor
James l.. Kemper of Virginia.
His collegiate education was re
.eived at Westminster College,
Fulton, Mo-, and the University
If Virginia, and theclC gical tain
ng at Princeton Seminary. lie
vas graduated from Westminster
College with the degrees Of Bache-
or Of Arts and Master OF Arts,
md in 1888 his alma mater CON
erred on him the degree of Doc
or of Divinity. Later Central
University cf Kentucky conferred
IN him the degree of Doctor of
avs.
In 1859 he was Ii ensed as a
minister of the Presbyterian
;hurch ard filled pastorates at
glasgow, Lexington and st. Louie,
DO. On account OF i'll health he {
1as coz PEELED to give up the min
stry, end for two years he served {
8 deputy clerk of the County {
curt of Lafayette county, Mo.
lie was letter called to the presi- t
ency of the Elizabeth Aull Fe- !
tale Seminary at Lexington, Mo.
.fter ten years of service in that q
osition, be was elected to the q
hair of philosophy in Washing |
On and Lee University, in 1885,
'hich he filed with distinguished 8
bility for twenty-one years to the L
ne of his death. t
DR.. Quarles was ripe scholar.
-ls speciality was philosophy, but a
9 was deep student Of theology, t
economies and civil government. ii
e voluntarily organized the first t
ass in the latter subject in Wash. d
gton and Lee and conducted it
nth the establishment OF a regu- l.
r class. He was a frequent con-
itutor to church, educational and Il
ientific magazines. He was the L
lthor of one book, "The Life of T
T. Kemper. b
DR.. Quarles was twice married. W
is first wife was Mics Caroline h
allace Field, daughter of a
eminent lawyer of Louisville,
y. She died June "a, 1901, and
as buried in Louisville. Five
ildren survive this union: Mrs. Of
sese Turpin Of Kansas City, Mo-; CT
r. William K. Quarles of Butte, 81
ont. ; Mrs. Charles V. Edmonds ii
d Messrs. James and Emmett CT
lgustus Quarles of Louisville, CT
=. His second wife was Mrs. lie