The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-08-07
Funeral Of Rev. ]. Z. Cough.

! Johnston. Aug 3.-The angel of deaf
has entered our peaceful little city tnre
times withi,i a short week, the thlf
time taking from Us the beloved paste
CT the Johnston Baptist church, he'
John Q. Cough, who breached his las
OF Saturday afternoon at & O'Clock u
augusta hospital, having been carried
there on Thursday before I0r an opef
alton for what was supposed to oe aP
lpeudicitis, but which proved after eN
animation TO be peritonl,ls.
Many anxious Inquiries were lpau'
;ls TO his condition and when the ne"
came that death would ensue IN 4 hour:
with one accord the people gathered ~
sounding of the church bell for prayer
that God would spare his !fe,and many
were the feryent petitions 10 the throne
OF grace. The people were not given
any assurance as to an answer, out the
Lord gave the answer TO the dying
brother and he told those around his
diving bed that God had told him"he
must 90 and that he was ready.
Those with him in the last moments
testify that his death was that OF a
Christian, beautiful and triumphant.
.Justa few moments before he went home
he sang the "Glory Song and amid his
suffering he failed not to point sinners
10 Christ and i sou! was saved through
Christ in the bed chamber.
Those accompanying the remains 10
Johnston Sunday morning were his
wife. his brother, Mr. Franz: Gough OF
Lumberton, n. c.: Mr.. F. O. Richard
son, Mr.. c. w Pickering of Manning:
Rev. Mr.. Billings of Blackville: Rev.
J.. \. Cooper. Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Ste
vens, Mrs. ". !. Hatcher, Miss Sara
Carwile.
The burial took place Sunday after
noon at 5 o'clock from the Johnston
Baptist church, which was crowded to
overfowing with sorrowing friends,
Mr.. Cough had lived in Johnston only
three short months, but during that
time had won the affection of the whole
town by his sympathetic nature and
beautiful Christian life.
The casket was borne into the church
by the following active paIlbearers:
Nlessrs. J. a. Lott, J. n. Lott, J. H.
Wright, D. j. LaGrone, J. L. Walker,
S. J. Watson, John P. Hoyt, DR.. Geo
Walker. Following the body were the
honorary pail bearers, w. L. Coleman,
P. C. Stevens, 7. r. Denny, F. A. Tur-
ner, Thos. Stansell, ?. n. Lott, J. H.
White, DR.. S. J. Mobley
The members Of the Baraca and Phil.
athia classes entered iu body and
carried the beautiful floral offerings
sent in the name OF these organizations
together with that Of the church and
those of loving friends.
Rev. L. y. Cooper otficiated, paid a
loving tribute to the memory OF the de-
ceased, begging that the unsaved give
their lives wholly to Christ as Mr..
Cough had done and that all Christians
live up to the fullness of the Christian
life of which their pastor preached to
them in his last morning message:
The choir sang the two special favor
ties of the pastor, "How Firm foun-
dation" and Il need thee every hour"
Rev. Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Ira Ruby sang
effectively ''He Knows in duet.
Rev. Mr.. Cooper was assisted in the
service by Rev. Hartwell Edwards of
Ridge Spring, Rev. J. D. Moore OF Co.
lumbia and Rev. J. w. Ariail of John
ston.
The town has suffered a great calam-
itv in the sudden demise of this man Of
God that can not soon be overcome. and
there are more weeping eyes in John
ston today than ever in its history.
Mr.. Cough loved bis church and the
town, having said in his message to the
church that he would be willing to go
into the very jaws of death fearlessly
if he knew the Johnston Christians were
praying for him, )" and at his request he
was buried among her people in the
city of her dead.
A bright Christian life, like Brother
Cough, is not ended utlives on to bless.
His wife, so sorely stricken, is leaning
on ':the Everlasting Arm" in unusual
Christian resignation only attained by
sweet abiding faith 10 an allwise God.
The State, Aug. 3.