The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
DR.. B. \. IVEY PASSES AWAY
TWIN BROTHER OF DIR. j. A. IVEY
or DAWSON DIES SUDDENLY.
The Summons Came as He Was Alone
With His Wife at the Baptist
Pastorium in WarrentOn.

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With His Wife at the Baptist
Pastorium in Warrenton.
Truly a faithful man has fallen.
in Israel.
DR.. Benjamin Henry Ivey, twin
brother of DR.. J. A. Ivey of Dawson,
breathed his last in the pastorium
at Warrenton, Ca, Wednesday night,
August 10th. While he had not been
entirely well for several months the
end came Unexpectedly, and OF the
family only the faithful loving wife
was present when the summons came.
Over a long distance phone the SAD
message reached us at Indian Springs
about one o'clock the same night.
We were stopping at the Elder
House. which was crowded with
guests, and when it was known IN
the morning that great, crushing
sorrow had come to us many VINO
were strangers until now warmly
pressed our hands and spoke words
of comfort and sympathy-truly
zone touch of sorrow makes the
whole world akin. We took the
early train from Indian Springs, and
after a delay of several hours at
Macon reached WarrentOn at 1880
D. m. Several of the Ivey family
Joined US at Macon, among them be-
ing Messrs. Judson and Jack lvey.
Others had preceded us to the
home of sorrow, and together around
the bier of 1.-The early dead we min
gled our tears and wept out our
hearts in a common sorrow. AS l
looked upon the dear kind face, so
still and white and yet so natural, l
could but ask is death only a
dream?" 1t seemed that a peaceful
sleep had fallen upon him-the same
quiet smile, so life-like, fingered
about the mouth, the same high-bred
gentlenegs stamped the noble brow.
He was buried in Tennille. At the
early hour of 1880 Thursday morn
ing in order to catch the train to
Tennille a service was held in the
Warrenton Baptist church, of which
DR.. B. H. Ivey was the much-belOved
pastor. The service was conducted
by that veteran soldier Of the cross,
Rev. T. J. Cummins, assisted by Rev.
Tumlin, pastor of the Methodist
church. A tender feature of the SER
vice was when the remaining preach
er-brother stood above the flower
covered casket and out of a full heart
told how many things in life he and
his brother had held in common.
They were born at the same time,
played together in childhood, enjoyed
70 g., Fro 10
of boyhood worked together in early
manhood, and were educated togeth-
er at Mercer University. When the
Lord met them in the way" and they
heard a call to enter the gospel min
istry they laid aside their carpen
ter's tools and entered college to bet
ter fit themselves for the Masters
work. They were ordained at the
same time at Mt Carmel Baptist
church, Marion county, Georgia, and
went forth to preach the same gospel
From this time on their fields of la
Dor were widely separated. J. A.
Ivey spent twenty years in the limit
less fields of Texas, while B. H. Ivey
found his work in Georgia. Now
''the silver cord is loose, the golden
bowl is broken" one has gone to his
reward, the other one still lives to
break the bread of life to hungry
hearts, to press the water of life to
furnishing lips, to tell the story Of
undying love to dying men.
Our brother was a most lovable
man; he was man among men-he
rung true in every relation of life
He leaves a wife who was a true
helpmeet, a model preachers wife.
There are six children, Mrs. Allen
Chamlee of Jenkinsburg, Mrs. VIM.
Brown of LAGRANGE, Mrs. Florence
Underwood of Milledgeville, Misses
Beulah and Mary Ivey of Warrenton,
and Mr.. Benz Ivey of North Carolina.
There are four brothers, Messrs. E.
G. Ivey of Marion county, Judson
Ivey of Americas, Jack Ivey of
BrooksVille, and DR.. J. A. Ivey of
Dawson. These are left, together
with a large circle of friends, to
mourn his loss and honor his mem
DRY. My husband and | are under
special obligations to Mr. and Mrs.
Dupriss for the comfort and hospi-
tally of their home during our sad
visit to Warrenton. MRS. J. A. IVEY.