The Lexington advertiser., 1907-07-19
PLEASANT MILTON DlGGS.

1
remote kindred and to see them com
ing forth with new accompaniment
In later generations, TO work out, al
1t were, the full story Of the race anl
probably to make a climax in som,
chosen individual But in the few
words of this sketch, it will not bt
the effort of the writer to make any
scientific Investigations with q view
OF proving to the world that Mr. Digg.
was kind husband and father, good
citizen and at the bac k of this. D true
man in all the word implies.
i 1t is well, however, TO look into his
character and note for the good of the
younger generation and the satisfac.
tion of his own immediate family the
most prominent traits in him that
conspired to guarantee such long
lifeof usefulness that was his to enjoy.
He was man of steady and reliable
industry. Cool and deliberate in all
he undertook. he went about his work
with a judgment and confidence rarely
surpassed by any of his own day, dis
PLAYING in his methods lesson il
would be well for modern day fever
ishness to carefully observe In his
intercourse with men of business he
maintained remarkable brightness
and good cheer and rather looked to
the brighter side of things, and hence
he never lost his power of influence,
resulting in a uniformly sunshiny ma
ture. Added to his spirit of industry,
he exercised the principles of economy,
which eliminated in his leaving a
nice competency to his heirs. As it is
said that there is no excellence with
out great labor, 80 it can as truthfully
be said that there is no abiding re-
ward of labor without economy. In
deed, this is strong trait of character
to be able to practice habits of econo-
my and at the same time not to lapse
into a spirit of slavish penurious
littleness.
Some one has pithily said that 1T
Is impossible to make people under
stand their ignorance for 1t requires
knowledge to perceive it, and therefore
he that can perceive it hath it not. 4"
Amy one acquainted with Mr.. Diggs
would suppose that he always acted on
the principle that ''the true instru.
ment of mans degradation is his igno-
rance, - for in all his acts, whether
great or small, there was displayed
that true intelligence that marked him
on the roll of those whose actions
spring from kind of philosophical ne
cessity. Not that he laid any claims
to philosophical ascendancy further
than that it is philosophy to increase
happiness by diminishing misery. 1t
is by this commonsense philosophy
such as he possessed that has enabled
men in all ages to meet the affairs of
life, to lay hold of the opportunities
as they pass, and work their life's
efforts into glorious success.
Not only was Mr.. Diggs noted for
his industry and intelligene, but he was
a man of marked integrity. "A habit
ual disposition of the soul determines
the character of a mans activities
for he that wavereth is like wave
of the sea, driven by the wind and
tossed, - but blessed is the man that
endureth temptation. /" His habitual
disposition was always to be true to
himself, and in him was illustrated
the famous lines of the greatest of the
worlds great poets. ITO thine own
self be true, and it must follow as the
night the day, thou canst not then be
false to any man" He never assumed
TO himself any divine or supernatural
powers. but cast his conduct in the
scale OF honesty, and by that standard
his whole life was measured. This
same rigidity was his measuring rule
as to his dealings with his fellowmen.
NO man can say that Mr.. Diggs ever
misrepresented anything in either his
social or business relations.
lie was patriotic to the core. He
wore the gray during those long four
years that tried mems souls, but when
the struggle was over and the cause
was lost, he accepted it like a man,
and at once set about to repair his |
shattered fortunes.
In all the days of adversely or pros
perlty he exercised such abiding
faith in God as is seldom surpassed |
by any Christian life By has simple
faith in Christ his neighbors received
their greatest blessings from him, for
integrity rises to its supremest heights
in the true and simple faith of one of
christ s followers Indeed it is from
this source that all other attributes
receive their life. He was not the
man to profess thing without under
it, but made it his business
20 Know what it meant to be Chris
,lan and he. took care to frame his life
according to it.
AT an early age, faith in Christ was
proclaimed to the world by uniting
with the Methodist church. in which
brotherhood for many years he faith
ully served as a most proficient stew.
I'D. Not only has his family lost a
lind protector but the church at Aco-
IA has lost one of its most beloved
The subject of this sketch was born
q 1881 at Paris, Tenn, and moved to
1lssissippi in 1886 In early life he
vas married to Miss Mary Martin,
rom which union were born six chill.
rem. OF whom four are still living.
n addition to his immediate family
g leaves two sisters, Mrs. Emmeline ,
lcRae. OF Acona, and Mrs. M. c.
alley, of Winona, to mourn his loss /
After continued illness PATIENTLY
orne' he gently passed away on july -
surrounded by all bis loved ones.
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me.
nd may there be no moaning of the
bar
When l put out to sea.