The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-21

uAs lace wore perpetual smile TIA
radiated sunshine and good hume
: wherever he went, and his outwart
) manner but bespoke the real, merry
lgenial heart Of the gentleman within
He had his darker mOods-who has
not that is a man?-but he took his
mission in life TO be blessing his fel
bowman. and he went about doing
good in that cause. One OF the poets
who knew and loved Shapespeare ap-
piled to him a name of endearment
that men OF poetic temperament have
since the Bard OF Avon's time craved
for their own-"Sweet Will" Those
who knew Harry Woodside and were
permitted to enjoy his friendship. and
came to understand his sterling worth,
loved to think Of him as the sweet
tempered man, who delighted to honor
his friends with the best that was IN
himself, and who was so unselfish and
self-forgetful that his whole heart was
ever his familys and his friends. His
great heart pulsed with great love
for his wife and child, and there was
no distinction between them His
thoughts were constantly bent on
them, and his conversation often re-
verified to them, when he would tell
facetious and whimsical stories that
illustrated the passion that dominated
his life.
"Mr. Woodside was one of the most |
cultured men in the community. His |
education was thorough. In boyhood |
he was schooled under the celebrated
Webb brothers at Culleoka and later
at Bellbuckle, Tenn. His collegiate
eduaction was taken at the University /
of Tennessee, where he was among the
first men of his day in scholarship and
in the affections of his college mates
with distinction, he de-
cided as so many poor young men
have done, to teach school, and Sc
cured a position at Savannah, Tenn,
where he taught a successful school
for year, after which ne moved to
Ca, and entered the life in
Surance business, WHICH he has fol-
lowed since, moving here in 1905.
While at Savannah he fet his wife, /
Miss Belle Patterson, who is the |
laughter of Judge E. D. Patterson, /
retired jurist, and one of the most
circuit judges in the his I
DRY of Tennessee. Her brothers, E. :
Patterson, Jr, and A. M. Patterson, t
attorneys at law, are both residents r
# this city. Mr.. Woodside only re- T
urned yesterday morning from FL +
'aso, Tex, where he went with Judge F
Patterson to carry E. d. Patterson, F
r., for his health. E
During the Gates revival in this
ity Mr.. Woodside was powerfully
inverted, and the story of that in
ident in his life reads like romance f,
While member of the Methodist p
hurch, he had fallen from grace, and P
4 talks with his close friends be- p
loaned the fact that he could not P
ave real religious experience. His P
Ould seemed to thirst after righteous
ess, and he felt as if there was no
ope for him hereafter. Several p
mes he went to the Gates meetings r
nd could take no interest in them. TT
ute unconsciously they had made r
4 impression on him, for he talked
it'll great freedom about them and T.
oppressed a desire to be freed from p
lie wrath to come and led back into e,
le kingdom of God. One morning In
! he was leaving home his wife asked r,
m to go with her to the meeting,
Id he said he could not go. In tell
g friend of the incident immediate
afterward he said: When l got y,
my office / could not think about p,
Y business. My mind was worrying pa
out refusing my wife her request,
ID felt SO mean over 1t that
pped out and went to church, taking pa
back seat. was In torment. The Ey
gels seemed to be wrestling with nv
,, and I knew my good wife was Pm
ere somewhere praying for her hus-
nd to be saved. When they called
mourners / was among the first
go up. What impelled me / do not t,
ow. 1t seemed as IL could not
1t for the call to be made. could WI
mr. voice within me saying, Co. so, =
, The result You know. There ~
} come a great peace over my soul. d
m happy, oh, so happy" uFe
After that. as long as the Gates :,
citing lasted, Harry Woodside was new
sent at every service he could at y
d, working with the mourners and u
ners and testifying daily to what "e y
1rl III. nAd had Jnpn far him