The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-03-07
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.


afternoon. March /, 1912, and were
attended by a large number of the
friends and acquaintances of the de-
ceased who filled the seating capacity
of the church. Rev. w. l.. Lee, of
Wesley Chapel, conducted the SER
vices and was assisted by Rev. J, H.
Bell and Rev. Hiram Lewis of the
A. M. +. church. The church choir
| furnished the singing The casRet
resting in front OF the altar was
banked in handsome floral offerings,
the tender and loving tributes of
friends to the memory of the de.
ceased. After a song and prayer,
Rev. Lee announced that Hon. Geo.
H. Woodson. who had known the de-
ceased in his boyhood home and had
been intimately acquainted with his
| family, was present and invited him
to speak at that time, as he could not
remain during the entire services.
Mr.. Woodson responded with loving
tribute. He spoke of his first recol-
lection of MI. James as a little boy
in his A B c class when they attend
ed the same schools, and how in
years after he met him here in Os-
i kalooSa, the only man in these parts
with whom he could talk OF his child
hood days at the old homestead. He
spoke feelingly of him as a man, of
the high esteem in which he was held
as evidenced by the large concourse
of friends there assembled, both white
and colored. He expressed his graft
tude and that of our people generally
to Major Lacey and his family for
their every kindness during his i'll
ness, and their heroic efforts to save
his life, and in closing said: This
morning | met the man for whom Mr.
James has worked since he came to
Iowa, Major John +. Lacey. Mr..
Lacey said to me, I most deeply feel
the loss of James; he was the most
faithful servant ! ever had about me
and one of the most trustworthy men
have ever known and after saying
this he paused in sadness and added,
Remember ] don't make any eXcep-
lions He has at all times looked
after him and cared for him with
more than an employers interest, aud
when the serious nature of his ill.,
ness was known he ordered him TAX
en- to the city hospital He and his
family went there and made provision
for ward, secured him private room
and private nurse stayed with him
night and day; kept q physician at
hand during the entire night and gave
every administration, and attention
that could be given any human being,
no matter what his race or station in
life" At the close of Mr.. WoOdsons
address, Rev. Lee read as his text,
Job 14th chapter, l4th verse: IF a
man die shall he live again." After
answering in the affirmative he spoke
of Gods love and mercy to man and
the opportunity of every one to pre-
pare for eternity. He spoke of the
hope of the deceased and OF the per.
feet willingness he expressed to make
the journey into the great beyond.
His words Of comfort to the bereaved
wife and children were full of hope
and cheerfulness and he reminded his
hearers of their duty to the living in
this supreme hour of sadness and
trial. The services were closed with
singing and benediction by Rev. Bell.
The remains we're conveyed to the
c., B. C @. depot and accompanied by
the widow and children will be taken
to Wytheville, Va, for lnterment.
The pail bearers were Pierre Bar.
quette, James Lloyd, Membray Stew
art. Joseph Wing, Henry Allen and
Udell Lewis. William James was
born in Wytheville, Va, April l, 1874,
and died at the city hospital in Oska-
loosa, Iowa, Monday evening, Feb. 2G,
1912, of pneumonia, at the age of 81
years, 10 months and rs days. He
came to Oskaloosa from Washington,
d. c., with the family of Major John
F. Lacey about nine years ago and
has been steady in their employ ever
since. He was married Dec. |, 1905,
to Miss Rozetta Elzey, of this city,
to which union two children were
born, son, Albert, and daughter,
Helen, besides which he leaves a
father, mother and two sisters in
Virginia to mourn his death. No
words of ourg can add to the tribute
of his employer, Major Lacey, who
perhaps knew him best of all men
AS he was known to him, so was he
known to all with whom ha came in
close association in our community.
He has solved it, life's wonderful
! problem,
The deepest, the strongest. the Last,
And into the school Of the angels
With the answer forever has
passed"
| Mrs. Anna Brown Young, of Bup..
ton, came over to Oskaloosa this
week to consult specialist in regard
to her eyes, and Is the guest of Mrs.
Ed Il. Jones on North Fifth street.
Mrs. Carey, the evangelist, closed
her meetings at the A. NJ. f. church
Monday evening with a love feast.
and left Wednesday for Abba for a
short rest with friends before going
to Burlington, where she opens a
series of meetings Sunday. Mrs.
Robinson went to Ottumwa for few