The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-09
as never produced a better equity

judge.
He lived out the allotted time to
man. lacking twelve days. His whole
life was a continued sermon, and his
text was charity and chastity.
He loved his fellow man and was
beloved by many. He was broad
minded and loved his friends above
party prejudice. Well do I rcmcm-
Der the 18th day OF June, 1890 az Lex
ington, S. c.. when. our people being
so fearfully divided, some good but
MISGUIDED men wanted 70 MOB a
prominent candidate and, but for the
influence of a member OF this court.
then a candidate for the high of1ce
Of lieutenant governor, blood would
have been shed. After the speaking
our hero. then a candidate for attor~
ney general. went to the brave and
fearless candidate, who was willing to
fight the crowd. and said: "4ou and
YOUR friend shall eat dinner with me
today. Almighty God forbid that our
people should ever be SO divided again
; is my prayer"
Chief Justice Pope made law his
chief study, to which he directed ev-
erything else. His industry was in
defatigable, his parts, quick, his appre-
hension lively, and his judgment SOL
id. He was meek, humble and modest
in his sufferings, forgiving from his
heart and tenderly loving his fellow
man. He learned early in life that
passion and revenge often make men
furious, and that the lust of power
worldly honor, applause or wealth
may prompt them to brave dangers,
but that these passions leave them
weak and dastardly in other cases, be-
ing most grievous crimes and full OF
misery. 'Religion," he said, "is the
only basis on which true magnani-
nifty and courage ca1f stand. 1t so en-
lightens the mind as to set man
above all human wants and to pre-
serve him in all changes and trials
steady and calm in himself. It Sc
cures him against the errors, the in
! justices and the frowns of the world,
and is, by it's powerful motives, the
/ strongest spur to all generous ac-
! tions, and, under Affections and suffer
ings, a source of unalterable peace
and overdowing joy which spring
from an assured confidence in Gods
will is always most just and holy, and
that He will be his protector and re.
warder"
How well our hero knew that re-
ligion exerts this powerful influence
in US, and that it appears in our
hearts, in our actions and in our con-
duct. 1t is not enough to encounter
! dangers with resolution; we must,
with equal courage and constancy,
vanquish pleasure and the softer pas
sions. or we possess not the virtue
of true fortitude.
How often he used to talk to me
about his three lovely daughters, one
of whom preceded him to the grave
by several years. He felt that he1
sweet hand was always beckoning
him to come on to the beautiful home
i prepared for them by the angels. O1
these lovely women one was his step
daughter, of whom he would say tc
me: ''I love Katy, now the accom-
plished wife of our e!oqrent Col
/ George Johnstone, Just Us much as
though she were my own child" A
devoted husband, a devoted father
his children called him 'sweetheart.
Farewell, my distinguished friend
and comrade. Soon We who heard
the roar of the same cannon and thu
rattle of the same musketry that yol
heard over the grave-dotted rSains o
Virginia, will assemble on the brinl
of the River of Time, awaiting thu
sound of the last reyeille in the morn
ing, and you will meet Us at the cross
ing, with Hampton and Butler ant
Kershaw and Hagood and the olt
BALD Eagle of EdgeheId, where We viii
rest under the shade of the trees.