The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-06
REV. WAYNE SUTTON.

In the death of Rev. Wayne
Sutton, which sad event occurred
at his home at Florence, Friday
morning at $40 o'clock, Novem-
ber Both, 1917, Rankin county
lost one of it's truest and best
citizens.
Mr.. Sutton was born near Mon
terey in 1842, and was therefore
in his 18th year. In 1860, when
the call came for men to go to
the front in defense of their
country, Mr.. Sutton was among
the first to go and remained un-
til the last. At the close of the
war he returned home and en-
gagged in farming, at which oc-
cupation he was very successful.
In early life he was united in
marriage to Miss Rebecca V.
Lewis, and lived happily for
over 50 years with his devout
and faithful companion, who
never at any time missed an op-
portunlty to add to his pleasures.
About 80 years ago Mr.. Sutton
was ordained a minister in the
Baptist church, and since that
time he devoted all of his energy
and talent in pleading with people
to repent of their sins, and fol-
low Him who died that we might
live. He preached the Gospel
of Jesus and Him crucifed, and
was uncompromising in the de-
nunciation of sin. The beautify-
ing influences of a pure religion
were spread over a life and char
acter as spotless and charming
as was ever possessed by any of
the noble servants of the Master
who have lived and died during
the ages that are gone. He was
an every day christian-a chris
tian under any and all circum-
stances. AS such a life was a
blessing and benefaction to all
within the sphere of it's infu-
ence so is the death of such a
one a public misfortune, as we'll
as an irreparable loss to the
home made desolate by his de-
parture.. 1t is difficult to pay a
fitting tribute to the memory of
SO noble mana man whose
life was embellished by the
most charming and desirable at
tributes. He seemed born to in
spire the admiration, confidence
and respect of all who were so
fortunate as to know him. No
one was more willing to aid the
suffering, cheer the desponding,
sustain the weak and to throw
over the frailties of our race the
mantle of Christian charity, and
when sickness and death came to
him, as it comes to all, neighbors
and friends We'd with each other
in acts of loving kindness and
tender solicitude, and many were
the Wi ling hands and hearts
ready to assist him upon whom
rested the heavy responsibility
OF attempting to fight back the
ravages of disease-to avert the
inevitable AMI in whom were
unified the devotion of a friend.
| the untiring skill and watchful
care of the conscientious, pains
taking physician, but love and
skill were equally of no avail.
| The end was as peaceful as
the close of a beautiful summer
day. He was conscious to the
last, and in his dying moments
gave unmistakable evidence of
the revealing to him of the New
Jerusalem and loved ones who
have gone on before. In de-
scribing Christian and hopeful
coming to the gate of the Celes-
tial City, John Bunyan wrote:
l"Now, / saw in my dream that
, these two went in at the gate,
and 10! as they entered, they
were transfigured; and they had
raiment put on, that shone like
gold. Then I heard all the bells
in the city ring for joy, and it
was said unto them, Enter We
lunto tha i0v of v0lIr Lord and
after that they shut up the
gates, which, when | had seen,
I wished myself among them.
They go from strength to
strength. from joy to joy for
ever"
| So the blameless life of ''Uncle
Wayne passed into the joy of
1.-The Lord; and into the presence
of loved ones who had gathered
at the beautiful gates to await