The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-11

death soon became known throughout
the city and hundreds called at the res
idence during the afternoon to ex-
press their coincidence.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Sal1ie Kate Plunket; a daughter,
Mrs. Norvall Cullom, and four sons,
Thomas S. Plunlet, a banker of Elton,
a.; Paul w. Plunket of Greenville,
Tex, and Henry C. and Kennedy Plum
ket of Birmingham.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made last night, pending word from the
sons, who live out of the city.
DIR. Plunket's Sermon
The last sermon of DIR. Piunket was by
strange coincidence on the uncertainty
of life on the text, Failing Leaves" from
We all do fade as a leaf'--Isaiah, lxiv;6
DR. Plunkett addressed his congregation
in low tone, yet one distinctly audible
to everyone in the church edifice. His de-
meanor in the pulpit was impressive and
quiet prevailed that his every word might
be heard. He first gave a short word
sketch on autumn, and falling leaves, de-
scribng how falling leaves speak to us
of beautiful world and how falling leaves
speak TO us OF mans immortality Going
into details of the uncertainties of life,
he spoke of the leaves swaying on high
on the topmost bough rocked by the
winds of fate and of mans lease of life
being as frail and subject to the same in
evitable gust of wind that will blow a
leaf or a life into the sombre obscurity of
death.
His References to Death
Still likening his text of falling leaves to
different phases of mans tenure of life,
DR.. Plunlxet went into a striking descrip-
ton of death--that grim spectre which
turks unseeing at the elbow of the people
CT the world. He told of deaths strange
caprices; low the nemesis OF life would
each out without warning and suddenly
snuff cut the light of some active and per-
haps happy body, leaving only darkness
and misery behind, He spoke of the fore
holdings of death, of mankind's fears OF
death, and asserted that every man,
woman and child should prepare, or be
prepared for the unexpected visit of the
grim reaper. your body should be SO
cleansed of evil and sin that your soul
need not fear the transition from life TO
the unknown mysteries of DEATH" he said
The closing portion of DR.. Plunket's SER
mon was devoted to showing how falling
leaves speak to us as lesson of practi-
cal religion lie finished his sermon with
snort review of the various phases OF
his sermon. His last words were a repe-
ton of life being as frail In tenure as the
swaving leaf of the topmost bough of the
gigantic oak; life subject to the caprices
of the winds of destiny.
Sketch of His Life
The following Illuminating sketch of
DR.. Plunket's life work before coming
to Birmingham is reproduced from the
Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary
of the First Presbyterian Church, Au-
gusta, Ga" published In 1904:
"The subject of this sketch was the
ninth child born to his parents in a
family of 10. He is of Scotch-Irish de-
scent, and in his ancestry are to be found
the names OF many who were alike illus
trlous, both in the service of the church
and state. He Is a native of Franklin,
Williamson county, Tennessee, and while
still in his infancy his father, man OF
affairs. moved to Nashville, where he
subsequently was brought up.
@Under the ceaseless supervision of a
devoted mother whose mental endow-
ments were of very high order, and who
was deeply religious by nature and con-
viction, DR.. Plunket. when near Is years
of age Joined the First Presbyterian
church. Nashville Six years later he was
made deacon in that church, which office
he filed for the eight successive years
following. He was given the best educa-
tional advantages to be had in com
munity Boosting of the variety and char
aCter OF It's preparatory SCHOOLS and
academies. and as he passed from boy
hood his father, 20 give him proper I'M
derstanding of business and the laws of
trade, placed him in large commission
and milling establishment, and SUISSE
uuently he became the cashier and leading
office man of a large wholesale drug
house. After thus spending three or four
wears in commercial life. he again re-
sumed his studies. and was graduated
from the University OF Nashville In a
special course in literature and history,
when ne was matrlculated in the South
western Presbyterian university. clarks
vile. Tenn, and from which he took the
degree of A. 3. in the prescribed course
of time and soon afterward we find him
an earnest student in the Theological
seminary. Columbia, s. c. From this in
stitutiop he was graduated in 1880
Married in GAINESVILLE
Before finishing his theological
course Dr. Plunket was married in
lane. 1879. to Miss Sallie G. Kennedy
Of Clarksyile. Tenn. This union was
blessed By an issue of four boys and
one girl all now living. During the