The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-05-07
Rev. Amos Kendall j..

Resolutions adopted by the Metho-
dist Sunday School, Aberdeen
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The Rev. Amos Kendall was
born in Ashby. Lincolnshire. Eng
land, Dec. 18th 1880. He preached
FIVE years in England before coming
to America. He joined the Mem
phis Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, in 1855
which Conference at that time en-
braced the present territory Of the
North Mississippi Conference. His
first sermon in Aberdeen, Miss.
was preached in the old Baptist
church building, which building is
now the Catholic church. In 1865
he was sent as preacher in charge
of the Aberdeen Station. His term
of service in Aberdeen as pastor,
and on the A berdeen District as
Presiding Elder has been fourteen
years. In the year 1902. after an
active ministry of sixty years, he
took the Supernumerary relation,
and shortly after returned to live
in Aberdeen, where he has resided
until his death the 18th of April.
1909. From the year 1902 up to
within two weeks of his death, he
was an active preacher and Sunday
school teacher in the church at
Aberdeen.
His habits of life were exceeding
~ plain and simple. Everything
about him, his dress etc. etc. ex-
hibited a pattern of neatness and
studied propriety. The thought of
display or show never seemed to
have once entered his head.
His manners were frank. cordial,
open, never restrained. His social
qualities were of high order. He
enjoyed society. His CON
vocational powers were superior,
He had read much, and his OBJ
servation and experience had been
extensive and varied.
He was firm and abiding in his
friendship. No one who had honest
ly gained his friendship, and had
done naught to forfeit it ever had
reason to question the continuance
of his sentiments of confidence and
affection. Friendship with him
was too sacred a thing to be en-
ployed in any commerce for selfish
ends, either in its origin or in its
cOntinuace.
His intellect was not of the highest
order of the philosophical, but in
the philosophical element his mind
was by no meanse deficient. The
logical powers of his mind were
unqustiOnably of the highest order.
With him reasoning was not mere
display of technical experiences,
but rather it was a sober and
earnest inquiry after truth.
AS sound and able preacher our
church has produced but few super
iors. His sermons were examples
of neatness. order, and complete
ness.
He was a man of deep and I'M
affected piety. Few men have left
behind them more spotless reputa-
ton.
In his life and in his death. he
has left to the church one of the
richest legacies. His life was a
of goodness and his death
a triumph of death.
The benedictions of the church
rest upon him and future genera
tons viii rise up to bless his
memory. He rests from his labors
and his works do follow him. The
of virtue is immortal, |
because it is known to God and men.
When it is present. men take ex-
ample of it. and when it is gone |
they desire it. 1t weareth a crown |
and tirumpheth forever
Therefore be it resolved by the /
Methodist Sunday School of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
That we offer our sympathy
md coincidence to sister Kendall,
he sanity widow of our now as
ended brother
2 That by the death of brother
Kendall, The Sunday school has
ost its purest and best nlrmta.r.
3 That while we will ever cher
sh his memory and delight in COIN
his virtues, W. will also
trive to strengthen our Efforts Ia
mi ate his godly life.
G J LEFTwIcH,
NEIL McCAsKILL.
Gro &. PAINE,
Committee.