The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-19
we'll KNOWN MINISTER dies SUDDENLY
ORR. W|I|CAR7ER ] /
PASSES / ; AWAY
At HUNTINGTON 4 |. | ! d
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PARKERsBURG Oct Dr. ]: W.
Carter. died suddenly at Huntington as
six o'clock yesterday morning, sf
heart failure.
No man ever had less 10 fear from
such an unforewarned summons In To-
the presence Of his-Maker. 1t is somo;
slight measure Of the popularity Of
the deceased. his wide circle iofE Efrien,is
ship here among all denominations,
and the esteem In which he was held,
that within a few minutes OF the rs.
ceipt Of the message giving the fore.
going brief statement or hts death. 1t
was known all over the city and left
deep sorrow behind III wherever i'll
went. It was not until considerably
later that the fuller detallslwere So.
cured, but the bare fact Of ideath,s
visit was enough to cause saddened
faces and expressions of sincerest
grief in all parts Of Parkersburg. The
man whom so many had known and
loved was gone. The voice that was
heard In eloquent remlnlscence With.
in the familiar walls OF the old Bai,s
tist church, only a week ago, would
never be heard again.
DR.. Carter had gone to Huntington
"Wednesday to attend the general Bap1
tist Association. the State body now
in session there He helped To Or
ganize It, years ago andswas Its presi.
dent forayears. He; was accompanied
by Mrs. Carter. Early Friday morn.
Ing, his wife was awakened by8 an
alarming sound from her husband and
found him struggling for breath AMI
already in the throes oi$death. sha
gave the alarm at once but before d
doctor could be secured the Master
hand had interyened Just what the
cause OF death was has not been learn,
ed with certainty. but It is assumed
by relatives that It waslheart trouble.
as Dr.. Carter was notsknown to have
had any other organic disease. More.
over he had brother to diefofs heart
disease. He had had some trouble
with his heart. Of late years Six Or
seven years ago, while attending q
church gathering in North Carolina. he
had an alarming seizure which In
dicated a cardiac affection and which
with ensuing symptoms, caused him
to be rather more careful of himself
than he was won't to be But he ar-
Deared in splendid physical condition
while here this week aud made the
remark to a friend that he had never
felt better in his hie. Hegwas hsari,
at his best in his address, last Friday
night before the Baptist anniyersary
meeting. His subject was Back.
ward Look" one that he was peculiar.
ly qualified to handle. On Wednes-
day Of the present week, he left here
for Huntington. He had Just ended ii
very strenuous week for one or his
age. After delivering his address, here.
Friday. he had gone to Elizabeth.
where he preached on SUNDAY. and
on Monday he attended the fnneraisof
the late Rev. NJ: B. lEdmonson, a lie
long friend and brother minister,
Tuesday was devoted to committee
work here, so that DR.. Carter must
have been In a measure worn out
when he arrived In Huntington and
took up his arduous duties as member
Of various, committees OF the Assoc la.
tion. Just how much lhis endency ~
never spare himself, when It was Il 1
matter Of his duty to the church and
his life work, had to do with bringing
on his untimely end |, will never be J
known, but It must have had Its ef.
feet The adjective Is used adyisediy.
DR.. Carter was nearly seyenty-one
years old. but the taking away Of such
a man Is untimely at any age he was
Of those whom the world never vim
ingly lets die. 81
John William carter was born In ]
Old Virginia, December 81 { 1863. HIS
father, Henry Carter later. remossS
to cago, Upshur county, this state
where most Of the other: children were
born. The future divine was d stu:
dent in Allegheny College, when the
opening of the Civil. War broke up ].
that institution. He had been baptized 5
in1s5S. and had already INTENDED en-
tering the ministry Of the Baptist
church. Without further college ca
reer. he was ordained and after hold
ing a number Of charges throughout
the period Of the war was stationed
atSParkersburg IN 1894. Thus began q !
pastorate that! was destined To last nm.