The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-10
Called TO REST.
Death Of The RGY. Dr.. ZGph-
aniah Meek.
Pneumonia Quickly Ends the Life OI
An Eminent Big SandiaR at
CatlGttsbuTg.

The Rev. DR. Zephaniah Meek, of
Catlettsburg, died at his residence in
that city on Saturday, September 4,
from pneumonia and complication |
of diseases incidental to advanced |
age. He was rs years of agey having
celebrated the anniversary of his |
firth on the 4th of last March.
DR.. Meek was native of Johnson
county, where he resided until after
the close of the Civil War, when he
located in Catlettsburg and engaged
in business. In 1867 he founded the
Christian Observer, a religious news
| aper, devoted to the special interests
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, but later changed the name
OF the paper to the Central Metho-
dist. Several years ago he severed
his connection with the paper and
has given his attention to other bus
iness, preaching on special occasions.
He was the father-in-law of Mrs.
Mamie p. Meek, member of the fac
ulty of the Millersburg Female Col
lege, and father Of Mesdames T. C.
Atkinson and NJ. V. Brown, whose
husbands are members of the faculty
of the West Virginia University, at
Morgantown. Besides, he leaves four
sons and another daughter, Mrs. ].
B. Hatten, OF Independence, Mo.
In the death of DR.. Meek the COM
mercial and religious interests of this
entire section have suffered a great
less, In every work that had for its
aim the betterment of his adopted
home he was an able, helpful leader.
Upon going to Catlettsburg and cast
Ing his lot with the people of that
city he at once made for himself a
prominent place in its social, business
and religious affairs, and as the years
lassed that place became more
strongly entrenched.
AS a business man Or. Meek was
pctive, enterprising, liberal and hon
est AS private citizen he sought
the welfare of the people, always
standing for truth and the right
He believed in temperance to the
Loint of total abstinence and the
prohibition of the sale of intOXicants
and as he believed so did he work
and vote. Yet he had no harsh
words, no denunciation for those
who thought and acted otherwise, ant
when he was beaten at the polls or
: the liquor question he had no abuse
q for the victors, but c0unseled mod
h Grafton and union on the part of al
in the work of upbuilding and bet
tering the city he loved.
In his religious belief DR.. Meek wal
n an ardent enthusiastic Methodist
y but he was not a sectarian. Every
c ian who professed Christianity wa
his brother in the church, and ont
outside the pale of the organized
church was entitled to brotherly ait
and consideration. He was preach
er of much force and ability, devot
5 ed to the spiritual and business in
n terests of the church. He was maj
l. Of fine executive ability, and thi
c ability made him a power for grea
= good in the councils of the Metho
d dist Church. DR.. Meek made botl
his public and his private life accor,
with his professions Of faith. HI
was neither a pharisce nor hypo
critic, consequently he walked anon
his fellows profoundly respected an
- universally liked
N The NEWS has no record of prize
+ end honors won in school by it
n friend who now knows more of tn
r. life beyond than does the wisest Q
le earth. Colleges in the days of hi
struggling boyhood and early man
hood were few and far between, an
ne he was poor, yet he lived to becom
he by his energy and force of characte
ht prominent as an editor, prominer
le In ne councils of his church, and wa
er made Doctor of Divinity by lead
o. ing college of his State. He rea
I'd IGuch and well, and remembered
all. Hence, however much he migf
have felt his lack of college ed,
Of cation, those who heard him in th
I'd pulpit and In the Conference PEI
III ceived no lack Of depth or finish.
DIR. Meek's Bood words and worl