The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-03
BISHOP DUNCAN is
CALLED TO LAST RESI-
Beloved Methodist Minister
Passes Away in Spartanburg
After Long Illness.
FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY
5r. Kilgo, Of North Carolina, to
Deliver sermon--Native
Virginian.

SPARTANBt,RG. s. c., March e.
! Bishon William wallace Duncan is
dead. The end came at 9:5b this morn
1 ing at the family residence, on North
Church Street, after year OF deeiin-
ing health ana ten days or extreme
Illness, during the last three days OF
which his death was hourly expected.
| His death came as peacefully as sleep.
About MS bedside were the members
OF his family. who had been within
call for days, as they knew the end
was near.
Tonight 1t is announced that the flu
neral service will take place Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock In Central
Methodist Church, the sermon beins
delivered by DR.. John G. kilgo, presl :
dent Of Trinity College, Durham, n. c.,
a lifelon, friend of the bishops. Other
ministers who will take part in the
service arc DR.. Mark L. Carlisle. Rev.
Marion Dargau and Rev. ]. S. Trues-
Gale.
Spartanburg is in sorrow over the
Bishops passing, and all social gath
erings announced for tomorrow and
"Wednesday have been postponed out
of respect to the memory of the man
so closely identified with the life of the
city and SO universally esteemed by
the people among whom his life had
been spent. Tia. his death has carried
sorrow throughout the Southern states
is shown by the hundreds of messages
of sympathy and affection received by
his family during the day and night.
Bishop Duncan is survived by his
wife and three chlldren-T. c. Duncan,
Of Union; Mrs. Warren Dupre and Mrs.
A. g. Rembert, of this city. and one
brother-D'Arcy p. Duncan, of Co.
lumbia.
Sketch OF HIS Life.
William Wallace Duncan was born in
1889 at Randolph Macon College. Neck
lenburs county, Virginia, Dec. 20. 1899,
his father being professor there. His
father becoming one of the faculty of
Wofford COLLEGE at Spartanburg, S. c.,
the son graduated therein its first class
in 1858. Wallace Duncan entered tho
Virginia Conference. 1859. leaving, how
ever. the passionate TO become chaplain
In the Confederate army. In 1876 he was
called to the chair of Moral Science in the
college from which he graduated. and at
once took his place as leader of his church
in South Carolina. His brother James,
was president of Randolph Macon College.
and the family have ever had valuable
social and churchly record.
He married Miss Medora Rice of Union,
March IS, 1861 and she has been a. help
meet indeed. Three children were given
them-Thos. C. Duncan, of Union City,
Tenn: Mrs. Carrie DuPre, and Mrs. Alice
Rembert of Spartanburg.
In 1881 he was delegate to the Ecumeni-
cal conference in London. In 1889 the de-
gree OF D. D., was conferred on him by
Emory College, Ca, and by Central Col
lege, Mo.
In 1856 he was elected Bishop Of the
Methodist Episcoual Church, South, being
the first of four then chosen.
AS n Man.
He was a man of deep convictions and
had the courage necessary to fearlessly
express them. He made no loud profess
sion of spiritual attachments, but Illus.
trated by life OF continual and arduous
labors the highest type of Christian con-
secratlon. Genial. friendly and pleasant
as he was everywhere. 1t was in his homo
life that he appeared most lovable. He
was patriotic to the core. and when wild
wars deadly blast was blown" he donned
the grey and served as chaplain in the
Confederate ranks during the war, both
in Virginia and South Carolina.
He was man of splendid physique,
coming of good old Irish-French stock
His father. Prof David Duncan. who for
many years taught Greek in Wofford,
was born in the county of Donegal, Ire
land, in 1880, and graduated from GLASGOW
University at the age OF IS. coming to
America and landing at Norfolk, Va.
where he married his second wife, Miss
Alice A. Fremont.
AS a Prencher.
Elizabeth City, N. c.. was his first APP
pontment to preach. He was afterwards
stationed in Leesburg, Danville, Norfolk
and Petersburg. In all these posts he was
faithful and successful preaching with
increasing power and doing fine and sys-
tematic pastoral work. AS a preacher he
was practical and powerful, painstaking.
patient and consderate Of the welfare OF
his people. In the ten years that followed
the Civil War ne did a Methodist preach
ev's work in the pulpit and on the pastor
ate, on circuits and stations ranging from
the Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge to