The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
BISHOP DUNCAN
CALLED HENCE
Distinguished Churchman
Dies i'm Spartanburg.
THE FUNERAL TODAY
Rev. John G. KiIgo, President OF Trinit y
College, Will Preach Sermon. Great
Loss to the Church.

Loss 10 the church.
Bishop Wallace w. Duncan, one of
the best known and most beloved bish-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, died at his home, No. 233 North
Church street this morning at 955
O'Clock, after lingering illness. Death
came quietly and peacefully, while the
devoted members Of his family watched
by his bedside. In the death of Bishop
Duncan the Methodist church of the
South has lost one of it's strongest
members.
The announcement of the death of
Bishop Duncan will cause great sorrow,
not only in Spartanburg and South Car
oina, but throughout the entire South
and West, for he was known from
ocean to ocean and from the gulf to the
lakes, having visited all sections of the
country during his long and useful ca
recr. He had been i'll for many months,
never having regained his full strength
since a serious spell of illness last year.
About three weeks ago he suffered
complete breakdown in strength and
was forced to take his bed. He grad
ually grew weaker until his death this
morning.
Bishop Duncan is survived by his wife
and three children, T. G. Duncan, of
Union, Mrs. Warren DuPre and Mrs.
A. G. Rembert, of this city, and one
brother, Darcy P. Duncan, of Colum-
ba. The sympathes and sorrow of the
people of all denominations of Spartan
burg go out to the members of the be-
reaved family.
The funeral will be held in Central
Methodist church Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, conducted by Rev. John c.
Kilgo, D. D president of Trinity Col
lcge, Durham, N. c., assisted by sew
eral well known Methodist ministers
DR.. Kilgo is at present in New York
city, but he has been advised of the
death of Bishop Duncan and is ex-
pected to arrive in Spartanburg tomor-
row or Wednesday morning In addi-
tion to DR.. Kilgo it is expected that
number of Methodist ministers from
South and North Carolina will come to
Spartanburg to attend the funeral
Bishop Duncan was one of the strong
est men in the Southern Methodist
church. The best years of his life had
been spent in meth :dsm and he always
manifested a great interest in the af-
fairs Of the church and the Christian
welfare of the ministers and members.
Not only was he interested in religious
affairs, but he was deeply interested in
education of young men, particularly
the young men of Wofford College,
He was identified with Wofford College
for many years in various capacities,
first as student, where he graduated
and later as a professor of mental and
moral philosophy. For many years and
up to the time of his death he was
president of the board of trustees of
the college. Three years ago it was
with pleasure that Bishop Duncan an
nounced from the rostrum during COM
the college and with spirit of pride
told of the increase in the number of
students and the efforts that were be-
ing made to build up the endowment
fund of the institution. AS a mark of
respect and the high esteem in which
he was held the faculty of the college
suspended exercises when it was an
nounced this morning that Bishop Dun
can was dead. The students of the
college will attend the funeral in body
Wednesday afternoon
The last conference presided over by
Bishop Duncan was the North Georgia
Conference a little more than two
years ago. From the Georgia confer
cncc he came to Spartanburg and was
here during the conference presided
over by Bishop Gambler, of Georgia.
He was frequent visitor on the floor
of the conference and took great inter
est in the deliberations of the body of
Methodist ministers of South Carolina.
-Spartanburp Herald