The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
RESOLUTIONS
ARE PASSED
FOR MINISTER
CIarksburg Brotherhood Pays
Fine Tribute of Respect to
Late Dr.. Peters.

The Clarksburg Brotherhood has
passed resolutions as follows:
Whereas, the Brotherhood of
Clarksburg. West Virginia. sustained
an irreparable loss in the death of
our widely esteemed and beloved
brother, the Reverend Lewis p. Pet
ers, on Saturday, the 18th day Of
March; and,
Whereas, the brotherhood, his
brothers and personal friends desire
to place on record their abprecia-
tion of his worth, and to express
their sense Of personal loss and sor-
row in view of the demise of this
splendid man and exemplary cltl-
zen; and impl0re Almighty God to
mitigate by his precious consolation
the sorrows of the bereaved men,
bers of his surviving family.
Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the Brotherhood that
we through this means give express
sion to our appreciation OF his adj
mirable character, and to our sorrow
in the loss his family, his friends and
the community have sustained by
reason OF his death.
The Reverend Lewis E. Peter, son
Of George Washington Peters and
Margaret Boswell Vaas Peters was
born in Monroe county. Va, fnow
Summers county, West Virginla) !,
near Forest Hill, on the 9th day of
April, 1913; and in his early youth
attended the old subscription school
OF the country neighborhood In
which he lived.
Throughout the Civil war no served
with Company G, SO Virginia volun-
teers, and was in the battles of Cross
Lanes, Carnifax Ferry, Cotton Hill
and Piedmont, being wounded In the
last thereof so severely that he was
unable to re-enLer the service. At
ter the war he continued his educa-
ton secured a teachers certificate.
and taught thirteen hessions In the
public schools Of the state.
He was licensed to preach in 1867,
and in 1869 ordained In the Slaugh-
tiers Greek church.. near Charleston,
on the Kanawha. His first pastorate
was at Winfield, Putnam county.
He came to Clarksburg from Raw
enswood, and here he spent seven
years as pastor of tho First Baptist
church. After short stay in Texas
as state superintendent of Sunday
school work, he returned to Clarks-
burg, where he was commissioned as
Sunday school specialist by the Amer
lean Baptist Publication Society. In
this work he continued until few
months before his death.
He was scholarly gentleman
without prejudice.
And to our faults a little blind.
The influence of his life was ever
on the side Of morality and religion
He was a sincere and practical Chris
ton. From his carly manhood he
gave his entire time to the work of
the church to which he belonged.
He was good friend and neigh
Dor. beloved by all who knew him.
and with whom he had formed init
mate relations OF friendship, recog-
nized by them as one whose life had
been q value to this community, q.
Joy to those whom It closely touched.
a benedtcttcn to his family and his
friends.
Green be the turf above thee.
Friend of former days;
None knew thee, but to love thee,
None named thee. hut in praise. =
He was constant In his attendance
upon the meetings OF the brother
hood and always told one OF his tn-.
comparable stories In that kind man
ner that so endeared himSto all
He was \ faithful. gentle and forS
ing husband. q devoted and fndu1g gent.
father. To the griet-strtcken wife,
who had walked hand in hand with
him, his son. his three daug hters and
his three devoted sisters. surviving
loved ones, we beg leave to tender
our sincere synpathles. ~.
God Gave, He took. He VIM restore.
he doeth all things well.i'
Resolved. Further, That q copy OF
these resolutions be recorded upon
the minute book OF the brotherh
that the president present Q copy Of