The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26
HARRY SPURR|ER
 DIES SUDDENLY Was Pioneer in Industrial Development of the Bir-
 mingham District

Harry Spurrier. one of Ensleys best
 known citizens and pioneer in the in
 dustrial development of the city, dropped
 dead in front of his home at Fairview yesterday afternoon from heart failure The deceased had been suffering for the
 past few days from acute indigestion, but
 was up and about yesterday. He walked
 to the hydrant in front of the yard, pre-
 suma bly to disconnect the sprinklng hose,
 and in reaching down to pick 1t up he fell
 Members of his family rushed to his assistance, but he was dead when they | reached him. owing to the absence of
 several of his children, the funeral ar engagements have not been made, but it Is proba ble that he will be buried Wednes- day
 MT. Spurrier came to Ensley in the early part of 1887 from Johnson City. Tenn, and was foreman of construction
 at the building of the first furnace plant When the plant was completed he re- maned with the company IS boss car penter He was employed as foreman during the construction of the steel plant and other developments of the Tennessee | Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He was engaged for several years as build | ing contractor and handled a number of big jobs. He had a wonderful capacity | for work and in inspiring others to fol- low his lead
 | The deceased was well liked by every one with whom he came in contact. Ills genial disposition, never failing good na- ture and ready wit made him welcome everywhere and his cheery greetings will be missed. Of deep religious convictions, he wac always ready to assist in church
 work of all kinds and gave freely of his lti md fN 10 ca nf "a Mo ter. His home life was ideal. for a more loving husband or kinder father never l lived
 | He was a true friend and an upright l Christian gentleman in every respect. A widow and five children survive him. Flu
 neral arrangements will be announced later
 and methods. But all it's work must aim to bring people into vital living touch
 with Jesus Christ in order that their lives
 may receive the divine life which He has to give. And in proportion as this life is received it will express itself in the
 moral and doctrinal phases of modern life,
 not arbitrarily and dictatorially, but by the sweet helpfulness of good example. Understood Life Tt should be remembered that one of
 the fundamental characteristics of life is that it can be experienced without be- ing understood. Suppose very wise man looking down at a little babe which has just arrived in this world and talking to 1t in such words as these: You little,
 helpless, ignorant thing! You cannot go
 into the deep and involved mysteries of life: you don't know enough! The baby
 would merely prove the mans foolishness by going right on living. As marvellous
 as it Is, life need not be understood in
 order to be experienced; and this is as true of the spiritual as of the physical life. It is, of course, tremendously inter- esting, after the life has been experienced and while it is being experienced. to study 1t and to analyze our experiences and to
 tabulate and classify our thoughts. But this process interesting as it is, must fol- low, not precede, the other. The life itself must first be had and experienced; {; 1t may be trusted to express itself in
 sound morality and correct understanding of the truth.
 Pray God the church may more and | more see that its mission Is to bring peo- pie to its Master that they may receive from Him the divine life which He has
 to give.'