The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-01-26

This city was shocked yesterday
by the death of Rev. o. Durrett. |
who passed awy after a brief illness
Rev. Durrett was the pastor of the
First Baptist Church, the largest
congregation of this city, and was
a prominent figure in Baptists af.
fairs of the state. Arrangements
for his funeral, which is to take
p ace Wednesday, are being made.
A number of the preachers of Ken
lucky and Tennessee were notified
by wire.
A telegram was received in Nash
vile Monday morning from Rev. A.
Samuels arouncing the death of
Rev o. Durrett The Missionary
Baptist State Convention of Tennes.
see and the National Baptist Pub.
lishing Board were represented at
the funeral by Rev. c. H. Clark who
was a lifelong acquaintance of Rev.
Durrett. 1t was learned here after
"" c ark left the city that he and
he Rev. Durrett received their de
cree as Doctor of Divinity on the
,ame day from the same platform,
Or Clark being a native Kentuckian
DR.. Durret was 81 years and ~
days old. He was buried by the
knights Of the Guiding Star of the
East. Rev. n. Smith of Wvcliff
Ky, was master of cermonies Revs
olutions were read from nearly
81 Of the associationas and conven.
tons throughout the state. Brethren
rerresenting all phases of the de.
nomination were present
Dr. C. Fl. Clark, of Nasby;lle
Tenn. delivered tho funeral Grafton
aod closing remarks we're made by
nr. w. II. Leorels of Princeton. XIV.
Resolutions BY church and auxi
iaries. Sunday school. Prof. James
F,rs.
&. Y. p. T., by Miss Rosa Bans
ford
BUSY Bee Club. Mrs VIM. J.
Weston.
Club No. /, Miss Hazel MCGEE.
Club No. .. Mrs. Carrie Priest.
Club No. 3. Miss Orly Jenkins,
Deacon Bogrl, Mr.. Henry Gseat
DRY.
Many floral designs were sent
from loving. friends and from each
auxiliary of the church.
The ministers present were: Revs
y. Smith, C. H. Clark, R. Gregory
VIM. Foster, D S Smith. n r
Rhodes, VIM. H. Leavells. p. H
Kennedy, ]. Francis Wilson, A. Mr.
Samuells J. j. Bills. w. L. Mothera
Boaz, Kans, city, w. G. Faulknes
Fucker. R. D. Stoner.
| RESOLUTIONS OF BUSY BEE
CLUB.
By Mrs. VIM. |. Weston.
know not why, can not tel
why thoughts and feeling known in
other days rush over me with a
wild inspections swell, flooding ny
spirit life with struggling tears. Il
is with a deal of gladness mingled
with sadness that ] as the represen
tative of the Busy Bee c ub, try tt
speaks of some of the noble virtue:
of one loving and devoted pastor
First be it,
Resolved that since the All-wist
| Creator has seen fit to remove from
our midst our loving and devoted
pastor, that the Busy Bee Club alon,
with a host of others bow in humbl,
submission to the will of Him whit
doeth all things well. Secondly b,
it,
Resolved, That under the guild
ance and announcement Of Rev. O
Durret, that the club has reached
the heights it has, both mentally
morally and financially. We no
only found him a man of true worth
with sterling qualities, but a man O
unselfishness in dealing not onI
with the club but with everybod
with whom he came in contact. H
was agreeable, had an amiable dis
position and was will ing to lend
hand with any work at hand an
was unselfish in placing merit an
giving unstinted praise to those VIII
deserved it,
DR. o. Durret was man G
strong convictions and was nc
afraid to let the world know wher
the stood on any important issu
While he endeavored to rally to tn
financial support of the church h
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