The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-29
Angus L. Shaw.

A. L. Shaw died Sunday afternoon,
June IA, 1903, at his home in Lumber /
Bridge. It was the end not of a pro-
longed sickness, but the close of deca- /
dence in health that came upon him as
he, and all others perhaps thought, |
while in the enjoyment of the life of
man with hale body, suddenly and I'M
eXpectedly.
There is little or no danger of exag-
gerating the large place he filled, mag
nifying unduly his benefcent deeds, or
telling in eXtravagant terms of the high
| qualities that made up his character. A
retrospect of the years of his maturer
manhood presents record OF alignment
on the moral side Of every question, and
unfaltering devotion to his convictions.
Tempermentally he was impulsive. He
had a highly emotional nature The
intensity of his feelings were great AID
pronounced. His Indignation at wrongs
was as conspicuous as it was deep. He
had rare intellectual gifts. His mind
was quick and penetrating and his judg-
ment t. Z rare degree sound. His know
edge Of business meth0Gs and rincipl
was large and clear, his perception Of
the pr0prieties Of .Ie in its broadcast
sense, was keen, MS discernment of
wrong-doing ready and scriptural He
: Was one Of the most loyal of friends
: One rarely IlndS in man 4 heart more re-
sponsiVe TO appeals from the needy.
His sympathies with the poor, the help
less, the hereaVed, the dOWn-fallen run
= like a scarlet thread through his life.
, No man in bis community so readily
= and substantially touched the bleeding
2 heart and bereaVed home of the rich and
o the poor and of both races as did he
: there was a sore feeling Of need, the one
l sympathetic and responsive personality
h to which apparently everybody turned,
and no man however high or low or
what his color, was turned cOldly away.
1t is rare that any man passes on
through the years of allotted life making
as ne goes so many people debtors fol-
4 acts OF love in hours Of need as did he.
i He vas distinguished for his fidelity in
all the associations whether organized OF
not, 10 which he was an adherent. This
was strikingly true III the faithfulness
= OF his performance Of duty as a member
Of the church. His regular and punctua
attendance at Sunday school, prayer
Z meetings, and preaching services, was
notable and inSpirational. AS deacon he
was himself an eXemplar by a constant
and valuable service in financing the or
E his pastor comfort He loved his home
L 1t was in this life he found his highest
4 happiness. He had temptations to go t
other spheres of activity that w0ulC
o have been irresistible to most men
But they were unalluring to him because
u they involved break in an uninter
rupted home life with wife and children
He was devoted husband and father
And his devotion was recognized anC
appreciated by the unfolding minds Of
his children and he passed on to the enc
with heart unWrung with wayWardnes:
by any of them.
The virtues he displayed in the house
hold and in his immediate community
q shone beyond and he was much in the
= public eye and often sought by the PEG
= pie as a public servant. But civic Office
holding had few charms for him. HI
C was called and responded reluctantly t.
, the Office Of county commissioner and t.
< a seat in the State Senate from his dis
-. trict and filled both stations with fideli
K ty and intelligence.
q His transplanting leaves void in hi:
=, home, church, community, and county
h painful and hard all in all to fill. Hi.
loving tenderness about the hearthstone
= his presence and wise counsel in hi.
church, his ministry to the poor anC
afflicted in his neighborhood, his helpful
and sagacious advice to the troubled anC
. distressed in his section, his broad vision
and sympathetic interest concerning thu
veal of his country, furnish ready ex
g PLANTATION of the sadness and sorrow tn
story of his death has brought to 81
" many.
., He has left in sore bereavement
Il lonely mother of five orphaned children
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