The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-07-17

Aue NEWS Ol Cn6 death OF one OF
Nashville's we'll known citizens, which
occurred in Brooklyn, N. Y, last Sat-
urday, reached this city Saturday
evening. 1t was unexpected, and by
far one OF the most SorroWing mes
sages that the papers Of this city have
received for some time. The remains
reached the city on Tuesday morning,
accompanied by James G. Trimble, Jr.,
M. d. Dr. and Mrs. Westbrook, daugh.
ter and son-in-law of the deceased,
came from Denver in response to the
message of death. The services over
the remains of the deceased were held
Thursday afternoon the 10th inst,
at Howard Congregational Church, of
which he had been a deacon, and in
which he had worked for about twenty
five years, and where he was known
and loved for his work. At the church
scores of friends, old and new, came to
Pay their last respects. The services
were indeed impressive, memorizing in
their nature, and long will be remem-
bered, for the words that came from
every speaker was impressively and
earnestly spoken, as tribute over the
dead. A professional march began the
services, and then, Must Jesus bear
the Cross alone" was chanted by the
choir. After an appropriate Scripture
reading and prayer, Lead, Kindly
Light" was sung. The following was
read by Rev. G. l.. lines, pastor of the
Howard Congregational Church:
James Gwinne Trimble, eldest son
of George and Laura Trimble, now de.
ceased, was born in the city of Nash
vile, in the year of our Lord, 1856.
His boyhood was spent in the city of
his birth where he attended Fisk Uni
versity, then located upon the site of
this church.
Arriving at maturity, he was mar.
ried to Janice Compton in the year
1879, which union was broken only by
the death of his beloved companion on
May 81, 1904 This union was blessed
by the advent of three children, James
Gwinne, Jr., now a practicing physi-
clan in Brooklyn, N. Y; a second son,
William, deceased in childhood; and
daughter, Laura, now the wife of DR..
Westbrook, of Denver, Col.
For more than % years Mr.. Trimble
served as fireman in Company No. 4,
of the Fire Department, located in
East Nashville, from which service he
resigned on July II, 1907, just one year
prior to his decease, partly because of
failing health and in part that he
might be near his children and serve
them further.
Early in life Mr.. Trimble came to
the knowledge of Jesus Christ as his
personal Saviour, so that his whole |
career was marked by a goodness and
devoutness such as few men attain
unto Constant in his devotion to the |
church, there was no phase Of it's &C
tivities in which he was not leader,
his years as a faithful pious
and godly deacon Of this, the Howard
congregational Church. His last days
we're spent in company with his son
in Brooklyn, where, about three
months before his death, rheumatic
laid hold upon him with
such force and rigor as finally to bring
Ms earthly career to close.
However, in the midst of his Attic
ion, Deacon Trimble had so far i'm
proved as to look forward hopefully,
even confidently to an early return to
lis relatives and friends in Nashville.
But amid these bright prospects his
nalady returned suddenly and with
such soreness as to bring the end of
his days with only his son and his at
at his bedside, and leaving
hus to survive him as nearest of kin,
me son, one daughter, two brothers,
Ind one maternal uncle.