The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-07-08
REV. LYMAN B. TEDFORD
GAVE HIS LIFE THAT HE
MIGHT BRING LIFE TO
PEOPLE IN INDIA


sons born into their family in
India; Arthur Cecil who is now
located in Huntingdon, Pa, as
Head of the Manual Training De
partment of the State Reforma-
tory; Frank Edwin who died
when two and one-half years old;
Charles Benton who is an archi-
tect in Syracuse, N. Y; John
Lamar who died at the tender
age of five months and whose
body together with thatof Frank
Edwin lies buried in India's soil.
Mr.. Tedford had always enjoy
ed good health until this last
period of missionary service in
India. A year ago in the month
of June the physician of the
Western India Mission informed
Mrs. Tedford that her husband
could not live more than a year
longer if he remained in India
but that he might regain his
health if brought back to his home
in America. His heart was Civ
ing away, worn out with the
thirty-four years of missionary
toll in that land. In the spring
of 1914, he suffered a slight stroke
of apopleXy while in India and
then on their return home in the
winter of 1915 while on ship
board near Honolulu there came
another stroke which robbed him
of his strength and finally sent
him to his death. He reached
home Feb. 20, 1915. He died |
here in Maryville in his own home
on the morning of June %, 1915, |
lacking but two and One-halt |
months of being sixty-fou years
of age. At the time of his death
he was member of the Kolapur
Presbytery of India. His body
was buried in Magnolia Cemetery
June %, 1915. The funeral SER
vice was conducted by Mrs.
Tedford's pastor, the Rev, Hubert
5. Lyle, D. D., assisted by Presi-
dent Samuel T. Wilson, D. D.,
and Rev. Joseph M. Broadly.
Rev. R Hubert S. Lyle at
he funeral of Rev. Lyman
B. Tedford, said;
l. Rev. Lyman B. Tedford
vas a man of Vision. He saw
much that the ordinary man
lever sees. He saw even from
lis boyhood home in Maryville
he great need of India, her
eeming millions that needed to
NOW about the Savior and dying
because they did not know. He {
aw what he, only a man, could !
10 there under the leadership of ,
'esus Christ. He saw this years {
Igo when the average church I
member had much less know !
edge of India than at the present t
ime. Where there is no vision |
he people perish. His vision no I
loubt saved a multitude of midas {
'eople from going down to death. |
2. He was thoroughly con- i
ecrated to the Lords work in r
ndia. He had a peculiar nilsson d
ry devotion. Thirty-four years a
his term of service for
ndia. He prayed, talked and {
yorked for India even when at h
ONE on Through. He overcame i
lany difficulties to serve his v
avior in that land. He braved h
anime, pestilence and death.
lis mind and heart were full of f
ldia. He could scarcely talk of h
nything else. His illustrations n
sed in public speech were drawn a
ON India. His heart burned Il
18th a consuming passion for the N
nd and its people until it was n
by the flame. He was tt
lady for any sacrifice that India d
light be saved. In his consecra- a
on he was heroic.
3. If l was going to take a Ii
xt from which to preach his d.
neral sermon | would take it al
ON his own words spoken only as
few days before the end came. m
le day while on his sick bed,
cried out with intense earnest tt