The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-07-21
SUBSCRIPTION. $3.50 PER YEAR
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL
SERVICE RENDERED.
t1OssoT the Name OF the Late DR..
william Irvnc, D. D.

Main streets was scene Of a mass Of
our people from all the congregations
OF the churches of the city who were
present to participate in the memorial
service rendered the late DR.. VIM Irvine.
whose untimely death occurred q few
weeks ago. The church was crowded
to q seat, and the aisles were stacked
with chairs, the congregation could
hardly be Accommodated with seats.
All Greenwood had felt the loss Of
such pastor and citizen as DIR. Irvine.
aud availed themselves of the oppor-
sunity to show their sincere: approval
OF this noble man who has gone to his
reward which cannot be too lust for
such personality.
Promptly at eleven o'clock the splen-
did organ Of his popular church pealed
fourth an appropriate voluntary, with
was followed by q sweet invocation.
Then pretty hymn was sung before
Rev. Geo B. Myers, of the Church Of
Nativity distinctly read a pretty portion
OF scriptures. An earnest prayer was
then rendered by Rev. Hal s. Spragius
OF tho First Methodist Church, which
was followed by another appropriate
nymn before the collection was taken.
Following this was pretty anthem,
There is Land Beyond" before Rev.
spagins addressed the large congra-
tion on His Relation to the Other Pas
tors This eloquent divine was never
more sincoro tb,p HI. .o,..: s,~
pieasantness that always chawnd the.
one relations Of DR.. association OF
others OF the Pasttssiy related what
o.eenwooa. iAheerful man bore over
tha 80, What life no imbued into
a.: deliberations, how his splendid
optimism tencouraged them in their
efforts md the forefront activity always
displayed. He told that few pastors
seemed to enjoy that optimism that
prevaded the heart of this noble divine'
who Sseemed to never to spend q blue
He spoke Of the inspiration
.. rne entire i.raseN5df ci..ase 81 the st.s,
I City when he e, deediy 5e@ mournes this al
most irreparable loss.
An eloquent address, one that truly
came from the innermost depths Of the
heart, followed from Hon. w. M. Ham,
} ner, one of our prominent lawyers, .
} member of his flock, and one of the
r many who had been blessed by tho
7 matchless wedding ceremony that this
5 beloved pastor had said. He graphical
3 ~ pictured DR.. Irvine in the many ave-
, nues of life, giving evidence of his CON-
: bination of cheerfulness, optimism,
e thoughftlness and modesty, dignity and
conservation. In municipal. county,
n state or national issues he told OF Dr.
j. Irvine's deep thought and interest, his
devotion to manly sorts, his love for
20 the courts of the land and how he fre
IN auented the court rooms of the city
r and county, allowing his fertile mind tt
It sway to and fro with the legal tech
le nicalities and the tangled evidenced a.
is it passed to the jury. Then he told
Is his duty as pastor. venturing the as
,g sertion that never had Greenwoo'
homed pastor who better ministers
to the wants of his parish. He close
his eloquent tribute by comparing hir
as fit subject for the tribute paid b
W. John Temple Graves to Henry "
's- Grady.
ed The last address was given by Re
Ic- G. T. Thompson, . prominent divine
is of the Kentucky Presbytery, and wh
pi. enioys a wide reputation in Presbyte
in ian circles, who addressed the congr
At CATION ON "As l Knew Him."
md Thompson had been over twenty yea
SIS with DR.. Irvine, in active service
It'll their respective charges, and had Z
da- ten heard this truly divine man inds
1ge ibly impress his truthful utteranc
upon his hearers. He spoke OF his
all defatigable energy his devotion to du'
sif his love for doing good where good v
be needed, and his broad conception
be- what duty meant, and attributed
feat Irvine's magnificent success to his
how swering faith in God. He spoke Of h
lade the two, when identified with the sys
anne in Kentucky, had burned the nidnIl
nj, until the wee hours of the me
hing wrestling with serious problems t
that were confronting that synod when
hing was forging to front in evangeii'
work. He related Of the prouine
and highstanding that was accorded
IN. Irvine in his association with
Mississippi Presbytery and Synod,
paid our beloved citizen and paste
me st deserved tribute.
.. After the closing hymn, "Blest
the Tie that Binds the benedic
..;n. was impressively said by Rev. Geo
> .s Myers, the congregation wended t
-, way home. more conscious than ev'
the irreparable loss Of such mai
DR., William Irvine.
That evening union service
held at the Presbyterian Church, q
the pastors in tho city taking par
!. most impressive sermon was eloqu'
delivered by DR.. Thompson to
[ER. and appreciative congregation.