Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-12-19
DEATH OF REV. DR..
EVERARD MEADE
Rector of Pohick Church
Passes Away Early This
Morning.
isE-
DUE TO INDIGESTION.
Gc>cag,d HaG Charge of H0me Church
Of Washington and George Mason
Sixteen Years.
DUE TO INDIGESTION.

The parishioners of the Rev. Ever.
ard Meade, d. D., and his many
friends in this city and vicinity, were
shocke. to hear of his sudden death
at his home, Pohick rectory. at six
o'clock this morning, following an at
tack of acute indigestion. He had
been i'll for the past three days, Ilav-
ing called in his physician, DR.. Cation
on Monday last. His condition had
50 greatly improved by Thursday
evening, that his early recovery was
expected.
!r. Meade, who had been rector of
historic Pohick Church, the home
church Of Washington and George
Mason, for the past sixteen years,
was born in CLARKE county, Virginia,
May Goth, 1913. He was the son of
Mr.. Phillip Meade, and grandson of
the Rt. Rev. William Meade, D. D.,
the third Protestant Episcopal Bishop
Of Virginia, who was justly celebra-
ted as the chief agent in upbuilding
cl the Episcopal Church in Virginia
after the Revolution and the foun-
der Of the Theological Seminary,
near this city.
DR.. Meade studied at Washington
College, Lexington, Va. now known
as Washington and Lee University.
but left it with many others at the
outbreak Of the Civil War, to join
the Confederate army. He served
with honor during the entire war,
az was wounded in two battles. At
the end of the war he taught school
in Florida, and then entered the The
C!ogical Seminary near this city, from
which he graduated in 1872. His
first change was at Knoxville, Tenn
His next parish was that of South
Farnham in Essex county, Va, which
Ia kell for many years, residing at
Tappahannock. He left this field to
hecome the evangelist Of the Episco-
pal diocese of Virginia. After serv-
ing in this capacity with faithfulness
and zeal, he became rector Of Pohlck
Church on October 9th. 1897, in sue
cassion to the Rev. H. F. Koman
Combined with Pohick Church in this
parish of Truro, is Olivet Church,
about five miles from this city. Dur
ing the years of his rectorship, he
labc-sd with much earnestnesS and
rot only attended to his parochlal du-
ties but vas also much interested in
the Improvement and development OF
the public schools. His chief work.
however, was the restoration of old
Pohick Church in which he was ably
succeeded by the ladies of the Mount
Vernon Association, and H. H Dodge,
superintendent of Mount Vernon,
and vestryman Of Pohck Church
The beautiful restored interior of the
church will always remain as an
abiding monument of Dr.. Meatss
rectorship.
DR.. Meade leaves widow. who
was Miss Lucy Maxwell, of Florida.
and eight children, four sons and four
daughters. His sons are Messrs.
Emett A., William, Phillip Nelson,
and Everard Meade, Jr. His daugh-
ters are Mrs. Lizzie Brokenbrough
Svdnor. wife OF the Rev. Charles w.
Sydror. of Roydton, Va. and Misses
Fannie T, Julia NJ, and Loula G,
Meade.
The funeral will be held at Old Po-
hick Church next Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock, and the lntermen1
will be in the cemetery of that church
Dr. Meade was one of the best Enowr
clergymen Of northern Virginia, ane
had numerous relatives and friends
within and without the State. He wa;
secretary Of the Episcopal diocese o.
Virginia. for several years, and a.
the time of his 'Seath was Archdeacol
Of the Northern Neck. He had re
Gently accompanied Bifhop Gibson
On visitation through his Arch
deaconry. and his last service wa
he'd last Sunday at St. George:
Church. Fsrlee,. near Ballston, wher'
he preaehed and celebrated $ha Hol,
CFsHMuaiol.