The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-10-13
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Clark University, Atlanta, Ga; the
ology at Cannon School Of Theolo,
gy, Atlanta, Ga; philosophy at Chi
cago; pharmacy at the Northwestern
University, Toledo, o.
He matriculated in the Northwest
ern and Toledo Medical Colleges of
Toledo, o. and Meharry Medical Col
lege, of Nashville, Tenn Finally he
matriculated and graduated with
great honors as doctor of medicine
and surgery.
He married Miss Mary A CAN'T,
of Midway, S. c., November TO-, 1878,
and to this conjugal union there was
born son, the late James William
Gamaliel Haigler. This only child
is now resting in the cemetery at
Chattanooga. Dr. Haigler began to
practice medicine and surgery in
Toledo, Ohio, and met with wonder
full success; his parents were both
white and colored In the fall Of
1883 he removed to Chattanooga,
Tenn, where he practiced for sew
eral years, while engaged in reliI
gious work. He was a member of the
Masonic Fraternity in which he
gained great distinction.
HIS RELIGIOUS WORK.
He was reared In the Sunday
school at st. Peters A. M. E..
Church at Cameron, Orangeburg
county, S. c., and was converted and
Joined the ST. Peters A. M. e. Church.
In the Sunday-school he filled every
office. February 7, 1877, at Column
bia, S. c., he was admitted to the
itinerancy and joined the regular min
istry of the A. M. e. Church. He
was ordained deacon in 1879 by the
late Rt. Rev. John M. Brown, d. D.
He was ordained elder December
u, 1880, at Sumter, S. c., by the
late Rt. Rev. w. f. Dickerson, d. d.
DR.. Haigler has been preaching many
years and has filled some of the very
most important charges in South Ca
rolina, Georgia, Ohio and Tennes-
see. He is by nature and education
an orator and theologian, scholar,
physician, surgeon, druggist, short
hand writer AS a preacher he filled
many important appointments in the
state, chiefly Chattanooga and
Nashville.
While pastor of st. John, of this
city, he was much loved by the mem
bership of that great church. His
ministry was greatly enlarged year
after year. as he gave up his life for
his race and the glory of Christs
kingdom, and outstripped the hopes
of his most sanguine friends.
When he was appointed as presid-
ing elder he carried the same
sionary zeal into his work that he
had manifested in the pastorate. He
ried to help every brother aspire
ing to nobler things.
This was his motto:
Let none hear you IDLY saying,
There is nothing l can GO;
While the souls of men are dying,
And the Master calls for you"
He died as he lived in the midst
! OIL great WOIh. OOQ CdllSu AlA1
from the battlefield while he was
working. The foretokens of an APP
preaching end was near, and the sun
nght OF noon day kissed his brow,
the angel of death smiled and he
passed into that happy land. The
last days on earth his wife drew
nearer, and he said TO ner You are
the best wife on earth. His actions
and words from time to time told
her that the end was not far off.
While expressing his devotion to her
as wife, he nevertheless said in his
last moments, 81 have put my hand
to the gospel plow, and am going to
plow to the end" And when death
was untying his heart strings he
said, 81 am going over there" and
took a last leap with all right on
his tongue. Peace be unto his ashes.
The funeral was conducted at st.
Paul A. NJ e. Church, Thursday even
ing at $3.50 DR. w. Sampson Brooks,