Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-08-14

Rsr. Jaesh 6. uiganal 3
Rev. Jacob G. Hagaman who
departed this life July %, 1913,
at the age Of 63, was q man far
removed from the ordinary in
many respects. At the age OF a.
bout ~, be became afflicted with
a most malignant type OF rheu.
matism. His sutfatings were the
most intense that / have ever wit
messed. For 38 years be has wal
ked, when able to walk at all, BY
the aid OF crutches and has been
a constant sufferer,
Az q citizen, he Was one OF the
N ust progressive and public spir
tied with which any community
has ever been favored. No pub.
lie enterprise, looking to the ad.
vancement Of the social, educa.
tioual or religious betterment Of
his community or country failed
to receive bis hearty cooperation
and support. Being shut in for
so many years be became q con-
slant reader OF books and papers,
especially, those Of q religious
character. The Bible, he read,
studied and knew az but few men
> know it. He kept In close touch
with every phase Of bis denomi'
national life; and every important
religious movement Of the world
through the religious press. In
his last few years be read more
than a hundred good books. be.
;. sides keeping up his reading OF q
number oil the best news and re.
ligious papers.
It He loved and labored for bis
" home church with a devotion that
: puts to shame the man OF health
Y. and better opportunity. He was
0. constantly urging bis neighborf
and their children to provide &
a themselves with plenty OF gooo
reading matter. In order to the
ho better mental and spiritual de
~ velopment olhis church, be estab
~ ~, lished q church library at Fores
.e ,'t Grtve, his home church; furnish
" ing more than half the money AM
has left a bequest OF from $500
le to$75. to supplement the same,
IT. He was the most lncessaut Su
tn day School worker that l hay
~, ", ever seen. Many years ago, whe
az a. the Sunday School became lifeles
". in the late autum he would ful
OF nish litura ture at bis own expenf
'ie. Il: and by his earnest effort kept
a,s '% going through the winter, a
though, he was unable to atten
- much OF the time. For many yea
tbe he was unable to attend churc
mt meetings, notwithstanding tn
ing church was b ut q few hundre
'ec' yards away; but when the hot
a of preaching arrived he spent Il
ab. hourin reading, praying and w
olic ship in his room. He told me th'
ate these were some of the most pl
no. cious seasons of bis life.
I'VE l measure my words when
avs say that he was the most inten
no. ly Missionary Of any man in t
can Three Fork Association. Abo
and two years ago be asked those
bic church who visited him in t
,rti. room to sign an agreement
oor lay by something each Sund
rlbe morning for the spread OF I
OF gospel unto the uttermost pal
we of the earth. About 25 signed
ines agreement, and 80 far as l kno
gull they are all keeping the agr
n OF ment. He always sent bic COM
r be button for missions to the chu
; go. every meeting. He gave q tet
es. OF his income to the Lords ca
occa and often supplemented it wit
else. "thank offering"
de. He was a man OF very liml
rules means and no way OF max
one much money, yet bis offerlr
oc- how liberal! 1t may be truly g
aims ,ot him. he was q man Of pray