The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-25

terprise until he was thoroughly con-
servant with its every detail.
He was painstaking and precise to a
degree that was remarkable. His
leniency in his judgment of others was
proverbial. The rules by which he
governed himself were inexorablp.
He was never heard to criticise. He
seemed to find something admirable in
all. His manners were uf the old
school and were superb. His attitude
toward all mankind was unchanging.
His intercourse with all those associ-
ated with him in any business capacity
was characterized by The same gentle,
dlgnlfied courtesy which won for him
the distinction of being the Chester
field of the Synod of Kentucky. In
the opinion OF the writer much
wider range of territory might have
been as easily and as truthfully en-
ployed. For gentleness, grace and
dignity of manner he was "facile
princeps' in any company.
HIS DIGNITY AND AVAILABILITY.
! l can conceive of no higher testi-
mony to the courteous dignity and
amiability of the innate gentleman
than that given by two servants who
had been constantly employed in the
family for eleven and sixteen years,
respectively. Each said:
Il have never received from him a
cross word or look during al! these
years | have lived with him." Their
grief at his death was undisguise6 and
unmistakable.
He was the friend of all the chill
dren. They were all of them, his
friends in the truest sense. One dear
little three-year-old girl by whose
house he had passed constantly during
her short life and whose little heart he
had won. upon hearing that he was
dead said to her mother: Mother, /
wish God would make another DR..
Rutherford.
ACTING MAYORS PROCLAMA-
TON.
The proclamation of the Actir g
Mayor of Paris to its citizens, which is
here reproduced, beautifully and
touchingly exalts him as man:
ITO the People of Paris 1t is with
; profound sorrow that | announce the
, death of DR.. E. H. Rutherford. His
LONG and kindly ministrations, not only
, to members of his own congregation
, but to all of every creed and to those
: of no creed, are we'll known to those
of this community.
"a kindly. sympathetic, generous
gentleman. whose faith was unfalter-
ing and whose good works were con-
= tinuous unto the end. has passed be-
yond our ken. 1t is fitting that we
. should pause and reflect upon the effect
such life has been upon the lives arc
] fortunes of those who follow.
Il, therefore, as Acting Mayor OF
the city of Paris, request that al
: places o. business be closed during the
: hours from 10 to IL o'clock a. m. out
of respect to the memory of this gooC
man"
The further fact that the saloon mer
of Paris by voluntary and unanimous
: agreement of their own closed then
doors from IL to 2 o'clock on the day
: of his funeral was a tribute UNIQUE
probably in the history of AMERICAS
tribute not to DIR. Rutherford, the
J pastor and preacher, but TO the MAI
who had walked their streets and in
whom they had recognized the idea
man.
1t was however, as a preacher of the
; Word and an under shepherd of the
flock, that he was most widely anc
favorably known. In the pulpit he was
"a workman who needed not to be
ashamed" God had richly endowed
him. He was thoroughly furnished
His was pleasing personality. His
face was strong, his expression mild
his voice was clear and musical, mis-
, language was chaste, his vocabulary
truly remarkable.
God had endowed him with a wonder
full memory. His preaching was
e largely memoriter. In his early minis
e try he wrote his sermons fully anC
D carefully. He was won't to say, g.
can think best at the end of my pen.
: Nevertheless, ne spoke under necessity
extemporaneOusly and was fluent. H,
S was more; on such occasions he wa
;, sometimes truly eloquent.
q He read much, he read only the best
: He initiated on the great. He posses
S sed splendid library. His mind wa:
e a weli-hlled treasury. He was not
II great talker; he was a good ques
e toner, an excellent listener.
In his own pulpit, he confessed, h,
L was at his best. His sermons wer,
messages from God TO poor sinners
q Grace was mis- central theme. Hi
:, hlInIoCiv. hhS Ills w dSleT , was one o
IL "beseechingS. He exalted Christ
It He reached the hearts of men.
His prayers went hot from the hear
and straight to the throne of grace
81 He talked with God and led his cOngre
CAUTIOUS to 1.-The mercy seat" He ma,
! power in prayer with God and man.
e He honored the Word in quoting j
n accurately. He used the loving word
Of the living Lord in making his peti
l. tion known. fhe memory of his pray
n ers shall abide as benediction upol
+ those who were led by him.
n As a DastOr DIR Rutherford had fev