Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-05
PASTORS UNION
MEMORIAL SERVICES
LARGE Crowd Attended Ser
vices Sunday in Honor
of Rev. FAIRIES.
I'm PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Former Brethren OF Ministerial As.
sOciatiOn of Which He was Pres
ident HsnOred His Memory
With Tributes.

Will lIIUutGOs
| Last nights memorial meeting In the
Presbyterian Church in honor of its
beloved and lamented pastor, the late
Rev. F. W. FAIRIES, under the auspices
of the evangelical Pastors Union OF
this city, was in itse1f-the great COM
ling together of all classes and sects
of our people-a most eloquent ana
touching tribute to the esteem in
which the good man gone was held in
this community, while the spoken eu-
Ilogies met a tender and fearful echo
in every heart in that thronged con-
gregation.
| The meeting was presided over by
the chairman of the Pastors Union,
Rev. w. G. Hubbard, which Office was
held by Rev F. w. FAIRIES during
his life, and the special choir rem
Idered during the service several IA
lvorite hymns of the dead pastor.
| The special scripture reading was
by Rev. E. III. Davis, pastor of st.
Paul M. e. Church. and the prayer
was by Rev. G, T. Watkins, pastor of
the First Baptist Church,
/ Beautiful, true and tenderly loving
eulogies were then spoken by those
who had been selected by the Pas
ltors' Union. These were Rev. W. G.
Hubbard, Rev. G. T. Watkins, Rev s.
H. Isler, MIR. George C. Royal, presi
dent of the hospital board. and Hon,
w. S. OBJ. Robinson.
On behalf of the Pastors Union the
following was read by Rev. e. H. Da-
Wis, who had been assigned this duty:
I'VE, the pastors comprising the
Pastors Union of Goldsboro desire in
this way to give brief expression of ou1
lestimate of the life and our apprecia-
ton of the labors among us of ou1
late beloved brother and honored
! president, F. w. FAIRIES.
1.-The oldest among us by residence
knew him comparatively and actually
but short time. His coming to Colds
: boro antedated that of any of us by {
number of years. But it does not re
quire years to know some men. Con
scious of nothing they need to secrete
lthey are not naturally secretive. The.
inspire confidence and invite it, ant
> their living day by day is of the sor
. the Apostle had in view when h
wrote, Living epistles, known an
. read of all men," In such lives Cod
:. law appears drawn out in living char
d hear, his steps do not slide. His mea
: is to do the will of Him that sent hiT
! and to finish His work. The hand Q
the Master has been laid upon ever
Ipart of such mans being and ever
y part is under contribution, constar
contribution to His will. 1t require
d not long for a life of such quality
make it's impression or to evidence il
flavor.
We wish to say that the impressio
e our brother first made upon us wa
distinctly of this kind, and during tI
ie short years of our association it he
~ never changed except to deepen. +
e impressed us as man of God, calle
% to his work, whose will and who's
work he loved and constantly stro,
to subserve. He was no theorist, I
vagarist; but whatever promised tt
uplift of the community and the glo1
of God commanded his time al
es strength, both of body and mind II
m glory of God did not restrict his {
p forts to the enclosure of his own
", nomination. Other folds in our mid
On as well as the whole community a
n today the beneficiaries of his prayer
y his counsels, his labors.
p "Our Union, as far as any one Of
lie is concerned or knows, was his ere
'se ton; at least, it originated in
la thinking brain, ever planning for
he good of the community and the {
of tension of the Redeemer's Kigdom
,ut it was who first called us togeth
ms just little over two years ago in
en- own study, and after fervent pray
sc. led by himself, stated what was in
ag- mind and his object in SO calling
lso The Gnion, then organized, has CT
rye itinued without a break until now, q
co. lup to the time of his death was c,
nse stantly presided over by himself,
ways at the earnest insistance of
81 ethren, though not without rem
ted trance frem himself. He was alw,
lew ~ s.nt at regular meeting, 81
ure YEsn the will of God ordered 9th
wise. He never forgot it, and not