Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-21
FRIDAY, AUGUST FL, 1908.

people. Prayer has power with God
and there is good authority for saying
that the effectual fervent prayer or
righteous man avails much. Much
has been said of him as a man and q
citizen, the purity Of his life, his stand
for the right on moral questions, and
his wholesome influence generally. For
that reason his departure is pubic
loss. Unregenerate human nature Is
not only corrupt, but 1t Is corrupting'
and the influence Of the godly is the
element which prevents the tendency
Of society TO utter corruption. For
these reasons his loss is one that is
not local but public. We all feel
sense Of bereavement and can unite In
the prayer. Help, Lord. for the godly
man ceaseth for the faithful fail from
among the children of men,"
Rev. A. S. Rogers, pastor of the
Associate Reformed church of Rock
Hill said:
The relation which I sustain to the
deceased is a tender one. I met him
when a school-boy at Huntersville,
n. c., afterward at Erskine college.
When he accepted his first pastoral
charge he became my pastor, and
when l entered the seminary he pre-
sented my name to the presbytery as
a student of theology. When I set
tied in the active work of the minis
try became his neighbor. When he
led the present wife to the marriage
altar had the pleasure and privilege
Of being closest to him, and yesterday
when the curtain of death closed
about him I was one of the grieved
witnesses. Hence the dark shadow
that has crossed your pathway has
crossed mine; the burden that is
weighing on you feel; the bitter cup
placed to your lips I have supped.
Truly your sorrow is mine. and my
heart goes out to you in the deepest
sympathy.
In the short time l am expected to
speak I can say very little on the life
of the deceased. However. he needs
no eulogy from me. I need not speak
of him as a citizen. Every one pres
ent knows that he was the highest
type of a citizen. I need not speak or
his home life as husband. rather
family circle, know too we'll now
thoughtful, and kind and affection
ate he was here. l need not speak or
him as a pastor. His parishioners
know better than I can tell how he
brought light to their darkened
homes. peace to their troubled bo-
SONS, and joy to their sorroWing
hearts. There is one thing I would
like to mention in this connection
and that Is he was your pastor not
only at home but away from home.
SO often members of one church
criticise those Of another, but l Oh
served that Bro. Ewart was ever
ready to defend the members or his
pastoral charge. Like the Master In
the Garden he was ready to throw
over your weaknesses an apologenc
garb. AS your pastor he was faith
ful. lOval and devoted ALWAYS and
everywhere. need not speak w
him as a preacher, you who listened
to his messages know better how he
preached than I can describe. How
ever there are two things that i'm
pressed me about him as preacher.
One was that he was a student OF the
Scriptures. He cared little for SCIENCE
and philosophy. The Pible was to
him the Book Of books. the WORD OF
the living Cod. 1t contained every
need of the human soul He felt III
the language of the poet:
'Tf thou art merry here are airs.
TF melancholy here are prayers.
If studious here are things writ
Which may deserve thy ableSt WIZ
If hungry here is food divine.
If thirsty nectar, heavenly wine.
The other thing that impressed me
was his power in prayer. The last
prayer that I heard him ofer was at
the installation service at NeelY 8
Creek. and this was the impression ne
made on me there as elsewhere:
regarded him as one OF the pest
preachers in our synod, but l thoueh'
he excelled in prayer A man VINO
was so powerful in public PRAYER
must have lived and moved IN the
empire Of secret prayer. ! oeneVe
these two things explain his life. The
man who listens to God constantly
through the Scriptures and who
sneaks to God constantly through
nraver will have feet that will bound
with zeal. hands that will touch with
gentleness and hefpfulness, lips that
will sneak with symuathv and sweet
ness. a face that will light up Win
cheer and ForpassiOn. a heart ina!
will beat with tenderest and strongest
love, a life like his.
"Peautiful toiler thy work all DONE
Beautiful soul into glory gone.
Beautiful life with its crown now
won,
God giveth thee rest.
Rest from all sorrows, and watch
ings, and fears,
Rest from all possible signing ana
tears.
Rest through Gods endless, WonueF-
full wears"
Following the remarks of Mr.. Ro-
gers the congregation sang the 55th
psalm. and after PRAYER nv Rev. r
7, Robinson the congregation pro-
cee1ed to the cemnterv. After the
intArmant. Pew. Dr Galloway dismiss
ed the sad assemblage with bene-