The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-25
DR.. RUTHERFORD'S LIFE
C0NSECRATED TO WORK
Loving Tribute Paid to the Mem
DRY of Faithful and Aged
Minister.

From Lexington Herald Sept. z, 1909
On the afternoon of July 80, 1908, in
Paris, KY, where for twenty-seven
years he had given the best service of
his useful and hLnored life, in the
midst of a loyal, loving people, sur
rounded by his loved ones and that
large circle of grief stricken friends
which embraced the entire population
/ of the city, Rev. Edwin Hubbard
Rutherford, D. D., "fell on Sleep"
sustained to the last by the blessed
/ hope of a glorious Immortality beyond
/ the grave.
! DIR. Rutherford was born in Browns
vile, Tenn, February %, 1881. He
was the son of Thomas Rutherford and
! Dorinda Pesrce, his wife. His mother
/ died when he was two years old, his
! father when he was ten. He was
reared by his widowed grandmother
| (paternal.)
HIS EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT.
His early education was received in
/ the parochial school at Brownsville
under the tuterage of Rev. DR.. Slack,
! distinguished educator of his day,
and his son-in-law. who was at the
same time pastor of the Presbyterian
church. While at this school ne uLited
with the church and at the same time
announced his intention TO study for
the ministry.
Having completed the prescribed
course at Brownsville. he entered
Hanover College, Indiana, from which
institution he was graduated in 1854.
His theological education was re-
ceived at the Danville Theological
| Seminary in Kentucky under such men
as Drs. r. j. Breckenridge, Hum
phrey and Stuart Robinson. From
this institution he was graduated in
1857.
LICENSED BY THE PRESBYTERY
Returning to his home at Brownsville
after one year at the Seminary, he was
licensed by the Presbytery of Middle
Tennessee.
In June of 1857 he was called to the
church at VIcksburg, Miss, where he
was duly installed the following Ocro-
Der.
On December 16, 1853, he was mar
ried to Miss jamie f. Young, third
daughter of the late Rev. John G..
Young, d. D., for many years the dis
tinguished president of Centre College.
His pastorate at Vicksburg was a
most trying one in many respects, and
lt was there, as young minister, In
the days that tested mems faith aud
fotitude. that those qualities of heart
and soul which in after years become
so characteristic OF the man. were
first called forth.
PASTOR DURING THE SIEGE.
During the siege of Vicksburg, as
pastor OF the church and under the APP
pointment of the General Assembly,
through the sixteen months of the
bombardment, he labored lovingly and
tenderly among the soldiers.
After the surrender he went with
the paroled soldiers to Parole Camp at
Enterprise. Miss, where faithfully
and efficiently he ministered to them
until the close of the war, when he
returned to Vicksburg and resumed his
pastoral duties. During all this period
of terrific trial his devoted wife was
with him and according to mis- own
statement was his wisest counselor.
From Vicksburg he was called to the
Tabb street church. Petersburg, Va.
He was installed there as pastor in
September. 1866.
In November, 1872. he was called to
the Pine street Presbyterian church OF
ST. Louis (now Grand avenue church,
which church be served under the con-
spicuous blessing of God until the
spring of 1881, when he accepted the
} call to the Second Presbyterian church
} of Paris, KY, where, until few
months before his death in full posses
sion of splendid powers of body anC
mind. he labored with zeal that wa:
untiring. a love that excluded none
and with an influence that broadeneC
! with his ripper years and richer expert
niece of Gods saving grace until it j:
probable that not only within thu
limits Of Bourbon county's beautiful
capital, but within the limits of thu
county Itself, there was scarce famil,
which had not felt the influence O,
, his remarkable personality.
AS man DR.. Rutherford possessed
attributes that have ever made mel
great. He was a man of wonderful
: self-eontrol, an attainment withou
which no man is ever symmetrically
great.
While those who knew him DOUBTLESS,
could never associate him with an,
vocation other than that of the minis
Try. still his gifts were such as to hav,
assured for him conspicuous success il
!. almost any field of activity.
He was essentially business man
HIS judgment was sound, his visor
clear, he had the courage OF his con
victions. While the writer has neye
known a man who gave himself NOR,
entirely to the work of the ministr,
than ne, his recognized ability IL tn,