Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-11
DR.. R. A. CHILD E
Prominent in Legal, Political, Educa
tiOnaI and Religious Circles.

tiOnaI and Religious Circles.
DR.. r. A. Child, formerly prominent
in South Carolina legal political, cdr
ucational and religious circles AMI IN
til a short while ago actively engaged
il college work, died at his Hender-
sonville home Wednesday from the
hardening Of arteries.
+ Funeral services were conducted
Friday from the Hendersonville Meth
odist church with DR.. John o. Wilson,
president of Lander college at Green
wood, IS, @, officiating assisted by
Rev. w. F, Womble, pastor OF, the local
church. Interment was made in OAK
dale cemetery, The pail bearers were
J.. M. Rhodes, J.sE. Brooks; j p, Pub
lin, s. Maxwell, c. S. Fullbrighty and
VII. Justus.ar aysys hate4cn4e>7
An Interesting Career. -
DR.. Childis scareerA was interesting
and marked by many ppomotionsfJR
the professions, of law. and ministry,
his last service being in the feffeEts9n
raise an endowment for Weaver 4nol-
lege te W~eavervilIe, but which he hs4
to abandon nearly a year ago on &C.
count OF failing health, YAichrHesuited-
in his death in his sixty-ffth year.
DR.. Child was born at Old Cam
bridge, s. c., being the son OF .Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Child. He was educated
at the College If Richmord, Richmonts
Va, later marrying Miss Essie
Holcombe. From this marriage four
children are living: Earle Child. mrs.
DR.: H. x. Boyd and Miss Minnie Child
of Whitmfre, SC, and Mrs A. K. Saw
xyn~ re Mia MT 8 T1o 4" = ESNnn' hic' cnnnAA
marriage the following children are
living in Hendersonville, Misses, Euth,
Helen and Bessie Child, their mother
being Miss Maggie Roper of Clio, S.. c..
before her marriage.
Prominent in Politics.
After graduating from Richmond
College DR.. Child practiced law for
some time in GreenvilIe and Pickens,
S. c., being a partner of Colonel Hol-
combe, father of his first wife, and
at Pickens. DR.. Child, rose rapidly
in his legal profession and command
ed a wide practice, his strongest forte
being of a defender at the bar.
During the practice of law and when
about twenty-five years old DR.. Child
vas eletced to the South Carolina leg
islature. About this time he was also
editor of the county newspaper al
Pickens and later was named by, Gov
John P. Richardson as head of the
chief executives staff.
Enters the Ministry. {
Shortly after his conversion DR..
Child prepared for the ministry and
in 1889 joined the Methodist confer
enee of South Carolina. He found,
rapid promotion in the ministry, serv-
ing seven years on stations, six on dis
tricts and three on circuits. For sew
en- years he was financial agent of
Wofford college at Spartanhurg. of
which he was trustee and be held
the position of financial agent with
Lander college at Greenwood, 8. c.,
for two years. Something more than
& year ago he undertook to raise an
endowment for Weaver college but
had to resign on account of failing
health after raising several thousand
dollars. ~ftsfof. n t1 = { tft
Ef,i9s High Church HOnOrs.
In 1902 Dr.fChild went as a'delegate
from the the. South Carolina confer
enee to the general conference in DAT
ilRs, Tex, and. In 1905 went to- the Bir.
minghamzconference in the same ca.
pac1ty. Probably the greatest honor
eoming to.Dre Child during his usefuI
career was that of~being a member of
the book committee of the Southern
Methodist chureh 1romf1S99 10 r1914, III
which capacity he and h&scfellow-corn
mitteemen had general oversight of
the publishing department of Southern
MetHod1sm8 ~ zRs4 E~11dtTaze
gEheodegree1 of doctor Of divinity WasIl
cQnGefretbMpon RroGhild by 6Erskinos
college at Bue West, 56.oC.t 81 aasnf
Covering "a period Off about twelve
1noRthsiH rifChad fWas1president OF the
PEOPLES National bankyiOftF7eAdeRscn-I
Ftlie.at 5ai9fbsEH s. WI .sass1 "a
DR. Child and.family.tmove to Hem
feasonHillead aboute1s seven yeaFsa1ago,
Mrsa Child land children will continue
observation-disclosures I'M IHendeFsOnviItes heod
.asc1ofa asah hs8e / e5l r II
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