Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08
MEMORIAL MEETING
Large COncourse OF Our Llt!-
zenS in St. Paul Church
Last Night.
Beautiful and Appropriate Tributes
Paid to Memory of Late Rev. DIR.
f. ID. SWindeH and to That OF
Late DIR. w. H. H. Cobb.

+. ID. SWindelI and to That OF
Late DIR. w. H. H. Cobb.
The congregational service in St
Paul nj. E. Church in this city Sunday
night was resolved into special me-
mortal service to the late Rev Dr. +.
d. Swindell, at one time pastor OF this
church, and universally beloved III
the community, and to the late Ia
mented DR.. w. H. H. Cobb, whose
name on every lip and in every nome
in Goldsboro was that of friend, at
whose funeral DR.. SwindeIl off1c1ated
just one week before the summons
came to himself.
The service was presided over b5
the pastor, Rev. E. H. Davis. and was
simple in it's nature, but deeply con-
soling and inspiring in the tender
tributes that fell from the lips OF
friends who knew the deceased and
who spoke of them as they knew them
and as they were, for neither DR..
,Swinde1l nor DR.. Cobb had two sides
to their natures. They were what
they were, and everybody who knew
them loved them for what they were.
After the usual hymnal and prayer,
the memorial service opened with the
reading by Rev. J. H. Frizelte, pastor
of st. John M. E. Church, of the fol-
lowing beautiful tribute to Rev. Dr.
Swindell, written by the presiding ell
der of the district, Rev. r. F. Bumpas
eeWhen our friends pass from among
us into the unseen we embalm their
memories with loving tributes and
their virtues become to US an insp1-
ration to higher achievement.
"It is eminently fitting that we turn
aside from the ordinary themes OF
public worship and give time and
thought to the memory of our trans
lated brother. 1t cannot ennoble and
bless him, but it will both enroble and
bless us. It will lift our thoughts te
things we should consider often more
seriously than we do, things of which
the psalmist mused when he prayed
Lord, make me to know mine end ano
the measure of my days, what it is
that I may know how frail l ami
'eThe calls of duty, the commands
of business, the quest of pleasure are
imperious and insistent, and consume
our strength. Love and friendship
and memory call for time and pause.
"a service like this is particular!
appropriate. when a pastor is calle'
home 1t makes a vacancy in oul
ranks not easily supplied; for min
lister is no ordinary man. He is espe
cially called of God and set apart t.
do a distinctive work. He is a shep
herd to feed the flock, care for tn
lambs, lead them into pleasant pas
lures He is a prophet to teach,
seer to discern the signs of the time
watchman set upon the walls
Zion to warn his people of danger,
voice to cry Prepare ye the way c
the Lord, and one set to guard tn
interests of Zion. He is especial
consecrated to this exalted position
and is honored both of God and NAL
and when the shepherd is called ava
the whole flock mourns. But thoug
the under-shepherd falls the Gres
Shepherd still survives. He cares fl
the flock. We bury the workman, b1
God carries on the work.
.tThe pastor to whom we pay tri
ute today was no ordinary man.
was a leader among us, man WI
stood high in our esteem, one to who
we looked for counsel and guidance
esFrederick Dallas Swinden w
born in Hyde county, North Garol1n
November 16, 1916. He was the s.
of Leroy M. Swinde1l and Charity
Farrow, his wife. He was reared
the farm, becoming accustomed to
kinds of farm work, thus develop
an active, healthy physical frame. T
parents were goodly people. His
cestors for three generations had be
Methodists. His fathers house "
the preachers home. His earli
memories were of the visits of Me
sodist ministers.
saThe presence and conversation
these men of God formed no SIN
part of his early education Their
tensiye observation, reading
travel had furnished them with
broad vision of men and things. TT
coming was anticipated with pleas
and their presence was to him an
spiration.
aHis father was a man Of q
Judgment, honest, Industrious;
mother a woman of superior m
with good literary tastes and fond
reading. Both were deeply pious.
.In boyhood he attended the sch
of the neighborhood, where he usu
led his classes, and entered with
zest Of enjoyment into all bo
sports. He gave such leisure tim