The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-15
DEATH CLAIMS
BAPTIST OWN
Or. John Pollard Expires
With His Children About
Him.
SUFFERED STROKE OF '
PARALYSIS IN PULPITN
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Occurred Few Days Ago.
Hold Funeral This At
ternOOn.

The ReY.-Dr.- Jnhn- Pollard--dlaa
tinguished BAPTIST divine, and fo4~
mond College. passed away early sye1@
terday morning, at the age Of seven-s
ty-one, death occurring at the hona
of MIR. John Garland Pollard. his soal.
ir Ginter Park Or. Pollard had bean
in falling health for some years. and
his death was not unexpected Gath-#
cred about him when he passed away
were all his children. those from
our Of the city having recently ar~
rived to participate In the celebra~
ton of their parents golden ami.
versary, which could not be held an
account OF DIR. Poliard's extreme tli~
ness. &
Or. Pollard leaves wife and eight
children, two sons and six daugh~S
ters. They are Mrs. G. Harvey Clarke. 4
Mrs. J. w. Wills, Mrs Willard p. Cox.
Hon John Garland Pollard. OF tht0
city; DR.. Edward b. Pollard. OF Che1-
ter. Pa: Mrs K. l.. Truman. of Az
lanta; Mrs. G.. +. Smoot, OF CarOl1n4
county, and Mrs. II. II. McCaslin, of 4
Bowling Green. KY. He leaves tw0
brothers. Hon. H. r. Pollard. city
attorney. and Mr.. Robert N. Pollard
of King and Queen county.
Funeral Services.
The funeral Will take place thtn
afternoon at 5 o'clock from Grows
Avenue Baptist church. His pastor
Rev. w. c. James. d. D.. will ofil~
ciaee at the funeral and will be A.
| sisted by Dr. Pollard's lifelong frienda
Rev. Charles II. Ryland. D. D.. Rev.
r. Fl. Pitt. d. D.. and Rev. James
Nelson. p. d.
The bearers. DIR. Pollard's ne-
phews. will be as follows: ]. b. wood-
ward. John Baghy, III. r. Pollard
Jr.. James J. Pollard. Robert N Pnl--
lard, Fred G. Pollard and Thomas
Pollard.
Honorary--Rev. J. p. Hutson. -.
/ p, Rev. J. J. Wicker, u. D.. R4x.
| George W. Mcdaniel, u. n, Rev U4@
= wliiinghan1, d. D.. Prof ChaF1ce
n Winston. Prof. r. Il. Gaines, Prof.
F. w. Boatwright. Messrs. w. u.
! Hon. D. c. Richardson and JudEo
| John G. Dew
Especial to The Richmond virginfAn.G
| Sketch OF Life.
John Pollard was born near Stew
| ensvilie In King and Queen county.
Va. on November II. 1893. HlD
father was Colonel John Pollard ~
distinguished citizen and attorney oe
that county. and his mother wAs Mlnu
Juliet Jeffries. sister OF Judge James
| JefSries, who for many years pre-
sided upon the circuit court bench ~
Tidewater. His ancestry includes
many men and women Of promfneno&
and worth In the history Of the onlona
I and State. Their home has afwaS-
been within radius OF fifty miles ~
Richmond and their names h1vo H.
ways been identified with the pr0A
! gress OF this part Of the Comnoi1
wealth. He loved his State with tag
same patriotic ardor OF his fogo3
fathers. for there Was no m0vemAs
for public good which did not -
ceive his hearty and active Supp0x&Ss
He received his early educat1on -
StevenSville Academy. and AfteTWm244S
entered Columbian College. Waahfza3
ton. at the age Of eighteen. Here -
graduated before the age of tweu1
one with the first honors Of his claMs
Among hts class mates was Hon. W1t-a
liam l. Wilson. postlnaster-geneE
under Cleveland. who was . nax1yM
OF the same county and q life -IoMU
! friend. While IN Washfngt0ns -
TOOK great interest In the dab4eon
congress, for these were stirring t2np
from ST to 81. His remniscenceoNEs
the great men OF that time have -
a source Of pleasure and informa4
to those around him. Sc ss
Heard Summers Speech.
He was present whom Charles 6un
ner delivered his famous speech sM
the Barbarian Of Slavery He A1
heard Lincoln's inaugural addren
and saw the oath Of ONCE Adu1u1oes
tered by Chief Justice Taney. ~
4 graduation, Mr.. Pollard was e9oUe9
Immediately to tutorship In Cohn1ms
bian College In the year 1850, whN4o
he taught and at the same cm
studied theology under the direcsle
Of DIR. George Samson, presidents e.
that institution. ss rs
In the spring OF 1861. Virginia nANNs
tnr aeceded and war declared. t6lf
young teacher decided to cast h1o III
with his native State. So he renleu9
and returned TO Virginia. He -
Immediately elected pastor Of tM
churches In Middlesex county. .AeeaS
Y tnse and Clark's Neck. and settled M
Saluda. In the summer OF 81. Ne N4,
J married to Virginia Bagby. dauaA4<M
Of John Bagby. OF StevensvilIe.
has been his faithful wife through T. III
wears. During the Civil War, whh@ -
a soldier. Mr.. Pollard was fredue
at the front. carrying clothing aq4
provisions to the soioier poys 81 ~
congregation and the country rouN
about s 81 ~
81 Goes to Baltimore. ~ 4
In 1870, DIR. Pollard moved TO B4lak
more. TO become pastor Of the -
street BAPTIST church of that city
the installation services, the dt1t19
guished DIR. Richard Fuller delivexol
1.-THE charge TO the young pastor 49,
, was his colleague In the work for ma4
wears In Baltimore. Here he lA1o4N
| FOR ten yeAra with marked succeas A511
, LEFT d strong church which had py5
vfously been weak and torn with fx0
bles. Hia SUCCESSORS at this chn9N
4 were Dr. n. "a. Wharton, - ~ E0ea
q. ". Mullins and Weston HTune
call from the Leigh Street ChM<
Richmond brought him back - ~ S
tive State. Hefe Tor a1x xS4SS
wrought with effectiveness ana nqo
: greatly endeAEinx hlTnseA t. -
munity. MI n 1855. ~ 49, e3en
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