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


Of language. At times he was genu-
inely eloquent. He was always heard
with interest in Yorkville. AS a pas
tor he was unusually gifted. He was
peculiarly fitted to mingle with all
classes, and did mingle freely with
houses and with the people In their
homes. He looked with loving care
after the sheep Of his flock. The sick
and distressed will miss his sympa-
thy. But the most signal gift that
God bestowed upon him was his rare
personal magnetism. While he was
good preacher and an excellent pas
tor and accomplished a great deal
through these gifts, 1t was his per-
sonal magnetism that made him most
effective. Few men have been SINH
larly blessed in this particular. Like
his Master he drew men to him. He
This great crowd this afternoon at
tests the esteem in which he was held.
Every heart in Yorkville is bleeding.
What a beautiful sight do we behold
in the little boys and girls who come
with flowers to place upon his grave.
The little children loved him. How
l shall miss the man who was indeed
my brother.
Rev. /. G. Murray, pastor Of the Bap-
tist church, was the next speaker. He
said: This is the second time have
attended the funeral Of a pastor and
the first time to take part in the fu-
neral Of a fellow pastor. l came today
to speak in behalf Of my people, bring
| ing our tribute Of respect with all the
people of this community and ask the
| privilege Of doing honor to him, who
| was loved by all. I thank my God up
on every remembrance Of him. Among
Bro. Ewart's traits of character, / can
only mention two or three. He was
man Of purity. He read in Gods word
how that they who stand in His holy
hill must have clean hands and pure
heart, and he lived such a life In our
midst Jesus said BLESSED are the pure
in heart, for they shall see Cod" and
we feel that he pleased his Master in
this respect, and that today he is be-
holding the face of his King. Then
the loyalty Of this noble man of God
challenges the admiration of all true
hearted people. He was loyal to his
friends and would stand for their de-
fense when necessary. He was loyal
to his church and as a pastor won the
love and esteem Of all in his sanity
| ministrations II l were to leave York.
would not go to the marble slab mark
| ing his resting place to read his truest
and best epitaph, but I would let those
| who loved and honored him as l would
take them by the hand, tell me Of their
love and esteem for this servant of the
Lord. A mans best epitaph Is in the
hearts and lives Of his friends. He was
loyal to the message he bore when
preaching the word Of God from which
he received it, and the people to whom
he delivered 1t. He spoke the truth In
love- holding in view the glory Of God
and the betterment Of his fellowmar,
rather than the empty praise Of men.
But he has gone from earth and could
he speak to us from the glory land, he
would tell us Of the bliss Of being with
Jesus and call upon the unsaved to
prepare to meet their God. The speaker
here quoted Tennyson's Crossing the
Bar as expressing the sentiment which
should fill our hearts upon such an oc-
casion and closed by thanking God for
the life of the departed, whose fra
GRANGE should abide with him so long
as life should last.
Following Rev. Mr.. Murray, DR.. Gal
loway called upon Hon. J. S. Brice,
as a representative Of the congregation.
He spoke as follows:
This congregation feels keenly the
loss Of its beloved pastor. The rela-
ton between pastor and people, so
suddenly severed, was most cordial
and tender. That sleeping man had
the confidence, the respect, the es-
teem-aye, the love, Of every member
Of this church. He was doing noble
work here and I believe we appreciat-
ed him and his work. But doubtless
many of us here this afternoon vainly
regret that we did not encourage him
more than we did, and to my mind
one solemn lesson to be learned from
this sad providence by this church,
and by all churches represented here,
is this:-Not to save all our flowers
until our pastor lies in the cold en-
brace of death, but while he Is living
and working in our midst, go to him
and go with him and encourage his
heart and encourage him In his work
by word, act and deed, in every way
we can. Our Saviour himself COM
mended this course, for He praised
the woman who anointed His body
days before His death by declaring
''She hath wrought a good work."
Following Mr.. Brice, DR.. Galloway
introduced Rev. ]. S. Grier Of Sharon,
who spoke as follows:
clination to make talk! have known
Brother Ewart for twenty years and
one month, and we loved each other
even as college boys. If there had
been entrusted to me the government
Of this world, we would not have been
gathered here on this sad day With
my limited knowledge and measured
love, If Providence had been in my
hands, I would not have bereaved this
congregation of such a faithful and
devoted pastor. / would not have en-
veloped in such utter darkness this
crushed widow, and laid such a terrible
cross on her bleeding heart. I would
not have thus laid low this thrice be-
reaved mother, trying to follow the
bier Of her only son. I would not have
rendered those precious children or
phanS as they are today. But then in
not doing these very things, would
have made a very serious and fatal
mistake. 1t Is all so much more ten
der and loving and better just like
Christ has done 1t, that Brother Ewart
has now entered on his coronation in
perfect rest, and triumph and glory;
that the Saviour's prayers, not ours,
were answered-he has gone ito be
with Christ" We all feel this to be true
Of the crowned one, but so hard for our
heart to feel 1t true Of those who are
left weeping by the way. Now, below
ed, it is just as tender and loving for
you that the Saviour has led just as
He has today, and when He explains
to us over there His tender and loving
plan in this thing, we shall fall down
in deepest gratitude and praise His
name for this very day. Beloved, this
Is my lesson to you: Reach up and
catch His hand, and follow on, for
He leadeth very tenderly today.
Rev. ]. L. Oates, pastor of the AS
sociate Reformed church at Hickory
Grove, spoke as follows:
I've tried to think of something to
say, but only the thought recurs time
after time that l am very very sad
If someone could take me by the
hand and comfort me, 1t would be
more seemly than for me to try to
comfort others. This congregation
has lost a pastor, and I have lost a
personal friend. And such a friend!
We know that there are two classes
of friends in the world-one the friend
of the sunshine days, the other the
friend all the time. OF the few in the
world who are capable of the latter
form of friendship, Brother Ewart
was strong example. / am sure that
If l could say that 1 had but two
friends among all mankind Yesterday,