The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-12-15
IN LOVING MEMORY.

Benton county, Tenn. April Is
1858. Died Wednesday night, a
nine o'clock, Nov 6, 1915, at tht
home of his daughter, Villa, wife D
John w. Stewart, in Lexington
Tenn, after an illness which wa:
protracted over many months.
| Deceased was District Superin'
tendent of the McLemoresville Dis.
trict, in the Central Tennessee Con.
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, at the time his health show
ed evident giving away and on the
18th of January, this year, he was
compelled to resign the work he
was doing so well and with his
family made the long journey to
Tucson, Arizona, in persuit of the
vain hope that the peculiar climate
of that state might restore his fail
ing health. He returned to Lexing-
ton a few weeks before his death
came home to die, and his condition
had grown worse so rapidly that
those who loved him saw that the
end was near.
The life of this good man was one
filled with industry and zeal in the
cause of his Master. He protested
religion at the tender age of thirteen
years at Beaver Dam Camp Ground,
Benton county, Tenn, and at once
united with the Methodist Episcopal
church, in the full enjoyment of
which faith he lived the rest of his
days.
On Tuesday before he breathed
his last, his mind seemed to revert
to the scene occasion and of his con-
version, for he said to the watchers
at his bedside, Lets 90 to the arbor;
Jesus has come"
He was truly, happily married
Dec, 5, 1880, to Miss Mary E. Stem,
near Big Sandy, Benton county,
Tenn, and to this union nine chill
dren were born, Of whom Willard,
Lorene and Ruth, preceded their
father to the land that is fairer
than day." Surviving him and
feeling Christian pride in the conse-
Grated life of their affectionate
father, are Mrs. Villa Stewart, Mrs.
Virginia Adams, Otis W., Clarence
and Misses Mary and Helen He is
also survived by his aged mother,
Mrs. L. M. Bryant. and a sister,
Mrs. L. L. Stem, the latter living at
Camden, Tenn, and the former at
present making her home in Lexing-
ton.
Thirty-three years ago he entered
the ministry of the Methodist Epis-
copal church and joined the Central
Tennessee Conference. His first
work in the Conference was. Friend
ship charge, Crockett county, where
he served three years. His second
appointment was to Lexington
charge where he inaugerated the
movement to erect a house of wor-
ship, which stands to-day a mon
ument to his christian enterprise. |
His subsequent labors were with
Huntingdon and McLemoresville
charges two years, Dickson Station
four years, Nashville three years,
Tullahoma two years, Lawrence
burg five years as District Superin-
tendent and three years as pastor,
and Lexington four years as District
Superintendent and as pastor again
two years. He was several times
the recipiant Of honors at the hands
of his conference, being sent as rep
resentative to the General Confer
ence at Minneapolis, Mimi, in 1911,
and he was an honored visitor to
the General Conference. at Balti.
more in 1907.
His life was filled to. overlooking
with good deeds done for the bet
terment Of his fellow man and the
glory Of God. By his ministrations
scores, yes hundreds were induced
to enter the Strait and narrow
way" that leads to life Eternal, New
houses of worship were erected and
the general cause Of Christianity ad-
vanced at each and every place he
was sent to work in the vineyard
Of the Master. Some of the mater
ial works which stand as memories
to his untiring zeal are Center Point
on the Lawrenceburg
charge, Maggie Jones Memorial on
the Sardis charge, the parsonage on
the Rover Charge, in Dyer county,
and others. He literally gave his
life for others and for the church
and those who know him best be-
lieve that he lost his health by ex-
posure in persuit of his labors as
District Superintendent. He fell at
his post and leaves to the family
and the church the rich heritage Of
a well-spent life and the knowledge
that he was prepared to face the
judgment bar Of God, confident of