The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-12
SORROW SERVICE
A BEAUTIFUL ONE
FRIENDS PAL TRIBUTE TO {. L,
M'GOUGAN AT IMPRESSIVE
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

The memorial services to the late
Edgar L. McGougan at the First Bap-
fist church Sunday night We're largely
attended and evidenced the love and
esteem in which MIR. McGougan was
held, not only by the members of the
church to which he belonged, but by
the whole community.
The services were simple. but i'm
pressive. An appropriate musical pro-
gram had been arranged by the
church choir. and this was well rend-
cred. Rev. O. p. Gilbert, pastor of
the church, was in charge of the SER
vices. He read the Goth Psalm and
the opening verses of the 14th chap
Ter of St. Johns Gospel. after which
he offered a beautiful and touching
prayer.
The first speaker was Col. F. E.
Twitty He and Mr. McGougan had
been closely associated in their
church work and social life practical
ly ever since Mr. McGougans ar
rival in Brunswick. twenty eight
years ago. For the past ten years
they have been making their home to-
gether. Mr.. Twittys tribute to the
high character and answering loyal
ty and pure life of his friend and
co-worker was delivered in a quiet
and impressive manner, but it was
evident that the speaker felt all that
he said. He took occasion to read
extracts from letters deceived by him
and others from various members of
the perceived family, expressing their
appreciation and gratitude for the
kindness of the members of the
church and the people of Brunswick
generally to them in their distress.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Twitty's
remarks Rev. w. e. Porter read an
original poem inspired by the sudden
death of Mr.. McGougan
Rev. C. D. Ogg followed with an
expression of his ownt appreciation of
Mr.. McGougan as man and citizen.
Mr.. Ogg. too, has been closely asso-
years. 1t was under him that Mr.. Nc,
Cougar entered the service of South
ern Railway company as bill-clerk in
the Brunswick office TWENTY-FIVE years
ago from which position he steadily
rose until he became general agent
about eight years ago. Mr.. Ogg paid
high tribute to Mr. McGougan's life
nd his worth as citizen and bust
ness man.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Ogg's
address, Mr.. Gilbert read letter
frC m Rev. L. E. Roberts, former past
or Of the church, who recently left
Brunswick to accept a pastorate at
College Park. This letter was a fine
appreciation of the man in whose hon
or the services were held.
The concluding portion Of the let
ter was:
"How loving and loyal he (Mr. Nc
Gougan) was to the church! Oh, how
you are going to miss him! And yet
I am praying that even in his death
he will still bless and comfort you,
as | know he will. That church was
made abundantly rich by such life,
and now that he is to be with it no
more in the flesh I trust that his
gracious spirit will descend upon it's
total membership, inspiring it with
even greater conservation, and glorify-
ing it with still larger measures of
Christliness which made our broth
er's life and character such a beauty
and such blessing and joy.
ut gives me untold pleasure to
say that I cannot recall anything that
I ever saw Or heard in connection with
brother McGougan's life that was
wrong, nor single word that was
ever spoken against him. But on the
other hand his life was abundant in
blessing to all wwho came his way"
A memorial service in Brunswick
is out of the ordinary. 1t as due to
the fact that Mr.. McGougan, who had
lived in Brunswick so long. and who
was so thoroughly identified with
Brunswick's interests, and who was
so we'll loved by her people, died in
another city and was carried from
there to another state to be buried,
| that it was thought proper to give the
people of Brunswick an opportunity
to attend a service in his memory.
| All present were impressed with the
sweetness and simplicity of the ser
vices, and the sincerity of what was
said, and were grateful for an op-
portunity Of joining in last tribute
| to their deDarted friend
of Brunswick for many years and was