The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

1f6 its upbuilding.S He TONED every,
movement for the advancement 81
This race and was frequently scalle I;
upon = " sneak throughout the state
from the rostrum and the stump
lH 3 MaR married to Miss Carrie IIar.e
ffrison, Of Marietta, O.,Eins 1885 with
whom he, lived an ideal life till her
death in; 1898. Therettwas no issue,
4 OF tnis marriage. as Els true of his.
subsequent marriage to- Miss Eliza
beth core, Of Cincinhati. by whom
he sts survived. " l%$@ ~ E l. x, 4 - =
The presidency of the West. Vir-,
g1nia Colored5 Institute becoming yat
cant IN 1898, by the resignation Of,
Prof, y. II. Hill, who entered the vol
u UNI army, the positinn WAS offered
TO the subject Of this sketch at the
suggestion Of the; writer, who called
the atteption, Of the then governor !,
G., w. atkinson to Professor Jones
|adaptabtlity to and fitness for the
placa. - era FOR eleven T. years 4 he
labored with the greatest success,
the attendance upon 4 the instit,i-
ton more than doubling. the
and the build tngs from Ave to seven.
Two OF the former RECEIVING additions
which more than doubled their. capac-1.
ity.s: 1t was while Prof. Jones was
president of therinstitution that most
OF, HIS highest honors came to him.
W1lberforce University in rrecogni.
tion OF his scholarship and superior
management conferred upon him the
degree OF Master of Arts, but it re-
i,1ainea for the year 1902zto bring to-
hinna.an honor which he had long de.
sired and TO which his long years Of
useful service. preemtne emily recon-
maended him THAT, honor was the
Grand Masterahip OF the Grand Unit.
ed Order of Odd Fellows, an organt=
zation composed OF 100000 OF the
begt4s bra lest Regnasa gon this hemia-,
phefe. He occupied this lofty station,
Nor two terms. OF Ivy ears each, ,as.
long aa the laws of. the fraternity aiz
loved, : :. I. II si. .t g.. - =.
% last year. Rust u University. made
him q Doctor OF Literature and the.
Epworth, League chose him as one of
Its speakers at It's quadriennial con-,
Ventfon held at Seattle. Wash, where
just as he did when representing the
Odd Fellows In England I andtY his
race on numerous other occasions,
he acquitted himself with credit, ..
This is the brief chronicle of
him to whom we are assembled here
today to, pay tribute and to pay a.
final farewell. p His life is an fnspi-.
ration to those who labor under I'D.
verse circumstances and has been ~
blessing to his fellow man" VIZ:
FOLLOWING Rev. Waters the choir
sang 1T Is Well With My Soul:
Grand Master Houston, for the Odd
Fellows delivered a touching trib-
ute, which VIII be found elsewhere
I'm this issue OF the Advocate He
| also, conducted the ritualistic work
Of his fraternity for the dead, the
choir singing lat it's conclusion,
Sweet Rest In Heaven" ~.
The Rev. I. V. Bryant, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church at Huntington
spoke most impressively of the. vir-
tueg and paid a beautiful tribute to
noble man fallen In the prime of his
life. 49, .....' ~ i s
| The Governor Speaks.
To the knowledge Of your cores
pondent two Megroes only have, fall.
en- the victims of the grim reaper
| who have, by their great worth to the
state, caused governors to lay aside
| the cares of their high Offices to rem
der unto them at their biers such
praise as comes to but few, one of
THESE Negroes was Samuel w. Starks,
| the other j.. McHenry Jones.
! Speaking over the remains Of Or.
Jones, Governor WIN. E. Glasscock
delivered message to the living
while paying tribute to the dead. In
part he said: -~-~-r--,
| T have known Prof. Jones for
hfteen years and my estimate Of him
ts that he was a. big hearted, broad
minded, well educated, patriotic cit
izen.~ He was good public speaker.
but few, II any i have heard wore
i peter, but the best work he cid,
that which Will leave the most last
+ ing impression, was his endeavor to
make the world better by his having
lived In it. Always his hands, heart,
andi mind were engaged in lifting
up his fellowman, in making smooth
er the path Of adversely, and throwing
the light OF knowledge into the dark
corners OF ignorance. His idea Of
life was to make the world better and
happier" .lUrl..."
He Is gone, and while he has
done q good work, this institution
over which he presided with such
marked credit will continue to In
Z crease ip usefulness and grow bigger
and better with each passing year.
IT is expected of you who have come
!. into contact With him and have the
:, ,,31advaatage of that contact to do big