The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-03-04

NJ. - sAcsS[1t SA.~NAA.N VIC AOWh& EaAEO30.
be Was>of "a studtous turn or nina:
and had from the time Of his coils
version, some years before, showInSa
decided bent toward the ministry.
sAe was soon ordained and entsrSd
FULLY. upon his },life's work. ( Hunte
ington was a small, village, when he
landed here in 1878. He found, a
/ bare handful oflcoIored people; and
fewer. christians. \ He east his lot
With them aud for more than thirty
years he stood before the people OF
west V3rginta and Southern Ohio
as minister OF the gospel. !. His
career has been SO long and = HE
%labors so abundantlyj fruitful that.it
may be- said truly his life was ya
living eptstle known and read OF an
men. Without the training or the
seminary he possessed an analyficaI
mind and was a born theolegian,
gifted in speech land swondet4ulIy
eilicieht: In bringing men to Christ.
= He held some Of the best aat w9lI1
as some, Of the hardest charges in.
the ohio Valley, He was .instru-
mental Ia building the First Baptist
church in this city E-: ,...,t
q, The lot for theschure;l was donhat-
ed by the late O. r.. Huntington ,b,y
whom he was held In high personal
esteem. =. :: ~ -. = -. .~..,,>,f !
rs After serving the, church here sue
tessfully oor= several years. he was
called to Gallipolis. O., to pastor the
Paint Creek S Raptist church: &, {; He
7labored there with marked aucceas 8
having >baptised at one, time over
100 converts. the greatest revival. 1t.
&, is said, ever held, Ill that chnreh
He added some permanent improve
ments also to- the building In the
way of tower and. bell. Then he
accsptsd Q ,';ea2l to- Ironton. Otto
pastor, the Tried =. Stone <. Baptist
church Here he remained severall
years sand did fuch. to revise and
strengthen the church. He at length
resigned and accepted call to Qlon,
chester. o. While In this field he
was frequently Invited to1pfeacit in
white churches who heard him glad
Iy. Then he went:to Macedonia, O..
WHARF het built d church Finally
he returned to West Virginia and for
the past i{8 tor o., Yeafs1-haa been
pastofiiig at vaRtpus ! points, Eagle, 4
St A1bans, :. Rasnnpnd City, Lonacre
and about "a, yesars ago was recafled2to
Galiipoiis;. Oh TO- Of which. CHI ufeh 4he1
was pastor at tbs tfnieihe was strick-
ened with hia lastelgpe sa. :. Rev Bar
mett, g name llAa hs
word IN 6aSfssS5 homes ia fQWgh but
West iFginia and Southern. Ohio -.
~ Hisfnp fEG 81 IS ksElEs;
1vicfd ons,; his WEIR bal nced. 80 gEaant
made him the tries a, sphffSg6 for
and guide" of thH coHfmu'Hi Ties
wherein he, Iabored. E = '.s.2tt q
:,:"His ability as q preacher and ;as:. a
peacemakef gave him prominence i
and prestige in the council OF His
<denomination: = ,a,t"2:1, 80, '..1 1
Some years" ago when; he was up
for reelection in g. certain church
he received the entire vote Of the
church; bat three But such was
his lofty standard in; these matters
that he declined the reelection say
ing that he could, not afford to ac-
cept; it.. E" r..
Although advanced in years his
popularity as preacher never
wahed. Last summeS he was ifvit-
ed and preached the Introductory
sermon to as many as<three' different
associations, one in Ohio and two in
west Virginia: At the time OF his
death he was pFesid ent :of the Minis
ters! aud Deaeons Union in thistend
OF the state. -, ~. a..''.*
1tev!,. !Barnett- preached education
and thrift as we'll as religion and set
a worthy example before This race
by acquiring property and educating
his, own children. ,..rs..:.>'=~ j., (:
-. He was. the owner Of several
pieces Of real estate in the city OF
. Huntington. He was especially In
teresteds In the. young r. people he,
met n1any of ;whomt wills hold his
maine In sacred InemarYs;; T: I. ~Asg4
Abot,t four , we6kkr1asda ]. he ] was
taken, Ill while away preaching and
reachea hofe very siek. He stead
lily declined, despite the, loving care
OF: his wife and children, who were
constantly at mis- beI side. His
children continued at his side after
he h abdeen removed to. the hospital
with the: last earthly hope. of aiding
him. Though he suffered greatly at
times, yet he never worried ana met
death Just as eanily, as he had met
all the claims of life, Thursday
morning at z O'Clock, turning his
eyes first to two of his children and
then giahcing upward (toF hls voice
had left him) his noble soul took
Its flight to that home to. which, he
had for SO many years pointed
earth's wanderers.
He was happily married when. a
young man and leaves behind q. wild
ow, four children. many relatives
and host of friends to mourn