The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-13

. dence on West Seventh street Ii
3 great bell al the First Methods
r church sent its solemn tones aeros
r the town, announcing the approach q
) the hour when the last tribute Of Low
was 10 be paid TO all that was mOrta
Of Edward Ward Carmack. Long bs
fore this the church with the exceI
ton OF a space reserved for the famil,
had been completely filed. Ever.
seat was taken, every available stand
ing space was taken. and hundreds
stood with bowed heads about the
entrance, mingling their tears in love
for the man who had given his life in
the battle for the home, who had shed
his blood in the protection Of the
women and children OF Tennessee
They spoke in whispered tones Of his
upright character, of his intrepid lead
ership and told many "reminiscences
which went to show that their judg-
ment and their love was not mis-
placed
The chancel and the altar of the
church We're banked with magnificent
flowers, while without the entrance
stood wagons loaded with other floral
gifts which could not be brought in
fo@ lack Of space.
Near the front Of the auditorium
were seated delegations from the To-
cal chapter, W c. T. U. and number
of the state officers of that order, the
Winnie Davis Chapter and the Maury
Chapter, u D. C. Space for the fam
lily was reserved in the middle section
Of seats at the front
In side the chancel rail were seated
The ministers of Columbia and the Wis
ting ministers, some twenty-five in
number, among them Bishop E. E.
Hoss, DR.. Ira Landrith, DR.. R. Lin
Jaye and others
AS the procession reached the church,
he sad notes of the professional,
,layed by Mrs. Ella Kelly, the organ
st of the church, with violin obligato &
y Miss Mary Dale Figuers was heard. '
he active pail bearers entered first t
nd stood facing the dower-covered {
asket, which had been placed before h
ne altar. k
Throughout the church the sound of c
eart-broken sobs, yelling up from g
hearts was heard and O
lere was scarcely dry eye in the "
Hiding. d.
Miss Wheeler of the Columbia Insti- Vi
tie and the choir sang Death is id
ally a Dream"
Elder w. T. Boaz of the Christian tn
urch read the scripture selection, B,
d Corinthians, 5th chapter lilo r,
rises.
Rev. w. B. Capers of st Peters
urch led in prayer
Hymn, Lead Kindly Light" by the M,
Dir.
Rev. w. T. Boaz told of Mr.. Car
ck's request to his family that
enever God saw fit to take him me-
m earth, that the cervices be brief be,
Boaz then introduced Rev. r. Lin ser
We of Nashville, the man who bia
ached the funeral services Of Sena- ma
Carmack's mother. nun
IS the aged minister arose It could eve
seen that he was laboring under sec
deepest emotion. He loved Ned civ
mack as few men in Tennessee tioI
ID him. He said: Tho
We are all in tears today, my will
nds. | do not know what to say nun
stand in the presence of an ap- hon
ing calamity, of an awful tragedy. nigl
life of one of our truest friends and
citizens, of one of our noblest of q
has been taken. God rules, God imp
rs, and all will be WELL and yet it the
ard, so hard my friends. 1t seems had
even the greatest of life's bless witt
are purchased at too great cost. tire
We are here with no bitter feel load
wo do not wish to arouse animos- Al
We must promote kindly feel were
and ask Gods blessings on those tian
have sinned. We have come to and
a tribute to a good man, a true staff
a man of highest character He the
not faultless; let him who is, east latte
first stone. But his ideals were at tn
his purposes were noble, his place
acrifice was sublime, and there TIL
we love him; we are sure God pie
him and we are sure his life and
not lived in vain, though cut off state
J prime. hiibtt
don't know how to talk today. | of T
attended a service where ! was atten
,eply touched and | hope / will the /
have another like experience. those
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