The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-05
HON. ). M. EPTINa

HON. !. N. EPTINa
Memorial Exercises Held in the House
on Wednesday -Messrs. Wanna
maker and Wingard Pay Tributes
10 His Worth.
The hour Of i p. m. having arrived,
the Clerk read the following Resolu-
tion, adopted on January ~:
H. 500. Mr.. Wannamaker: Re-
solved, That Wednesday next, at 1
O'Clock, be set apart to pay tribute to
the memory of the Hon. Messrs. j. NJ
Epting and w. F. Macarthur, late
members Of this House from the
Counties Of Lexington and Cherokee,
respectively
Mr.. Wannamaker offered the follow
ing: e
s.. 1904 Wannamaker: A res
olution:
Whereas, it has pleased God to call
to their reward the Hon. J. M. Epting,
q member of this House, from Lex
ington County, and the Hon. w. =.
/ Macarthur, member Of this House,
from Cherokee County; and
Whereas, they were faithful and
conscientious members and distin-
guished citizens of South Carolina;
therefore,
3 Be it resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives: 81
@ SECTION /. That this House deeply
depiores the death of its tsenergetic and
faithful members and co.workers; and
hereby records its high appreciation
Of their exalted character and distin-
guished services.
SEC. 2. That this House tenders to
the family aud relatives Of it's deceas-
cd msmbers it's sympathy.
SEC. s. That the Clerk Of this House
be, aud he is hereby, instructed to
send q copy OF these Resolutions to
the respective families Of the deceas-
/ ed.
IS SEED. That as a further mark of
respect this House do now adjourn.
Mr.. Wannamaker spoke as follows:
The subject of this sketch, Hon. J.
II. Epting, WAS born on the 7th day
ofEeptember, 1874, and died at his
home in New Brooklad, on the End.
day Of June, 1905. He was graduated
from Newberry College. 1898, and was
engaged in teaching in the common
schools for six years. He was faith
full and efficient i1 his work and ac-
quired . local rel station as success
full instructor.
The people of his native county,
Recognizing his worth, his honesty
and his ability, called him into public
service by electing him, in 1904, to a
seat in this House. His faithful and
efficient services here for one term
received the seal of his county's ap-
proval and he was, returned at the
election of 1906. He was recognized
by his people at home as young man
of sterling worth, of high Christian
character and Of great promise of fu-
ture usefulness. With his work here
You are more familiar than I.
He failed to comesup to the estimate
his constituents had placed on his
{ ability and fidelity to duty, unless he
impressed you with his love of his
State and his county and with his
honest purpose to subserve the best
interests of all the people. But "God
moves in mysterious ways"
We do not know why this splendid
young man was cut off in young man
hood with life's skies all bright before
him and with years of promise, and
we do not want to know. We only
know that he is lost to our time, and
that in this world we shall not see him
again. His genial smile, his cordial
hand clasp, his cheering words, his
inspiring life are only a memory now.
With sorrowing hearts, with tear
dimmed eyes, with tender loving
hands, we lay our garlands on his
grave, and while mystery enyells us
now we still believe that "The judge
ments of the Lord are true and right
eous altogether"
Mr.. Wingard spoke as follows:
It is melan choly pleasure that l
feel in rising to second the Resolutions
upon the death of the late Hon. j. NJ.
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