Arizona republican., 1917-07-23
FITTING EU[0GY FOR MIR. STEWART

The funeral of Rev. Thomas R. Stew art, who died in this city last Wednes- day. was held at the Central Metho- dist church Saturday morning. Rev. w. J. Sims, pastor of the church, and personal friend of the departed dellV- cred a most appropriate and interest ing talk. dealing with the life and achievements of Rev. Stewart. He said
 Text: Acts II, Chap. 24: For He was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost" These words, spoken of Bar nabas who was delegated to visit the churches and bear to them the joy Of the Mother church at Jerusalem, IS a fit description of the Christian char acter and life of the Rev. Thomas Rich ard Stewart, whose tired body rests before the chancel today -
 On the 18th day of July, 1920, he was born at Madison, Md, the eighth child Of Joseph and Rachael stewart Ills father was an honored local minister in the Methodist church. and was hon ored by the congress of the United States for special services rendered the government in the capture of British vessel in the Revolutionary war.
 His father was a personal friend ot the great Francis Asbury. founder of the American Methodist church.
 Several brothers of the deceased be- came eminent in the profession Of law. The Hon. James Stewart was at one time a member of tn supreme court of Maryland and later member Of the United States congress.
 Judge William H. Stewart was for twenty-six consecutive years dlstrlct judge at Galveston, Texas.
 Thomas Richard Stewart attended school at Baltimore in 1885 and had for one of his schoolmates the famous actor, Edwin Booth After he attended school at Dickinson College and later was a school fellow with Thomas RoW- man. afterWard a bishop in the Meth odist Episcopal church.
 Brother Stewart took his law course at Cambridge and was admitted to the bar in 1S44
 He was elected a member in the constitutional convention of Maryland in 1851 and his passing away closes the list of that most remarkable body of American law makers. He was after wards elected to the office of commls- sioner of lotteries in the state of Mary land over his opponent. the Hon. Holll- day Hicks, afterwards governor oI that d
 In 1855 with his family. he moved to Gonzales. Texas. where in September of that year he was converted and
 joined the Methodist Episcopal church, South. Three months later he was giv- en a license as an eXorter and in lo69 was ordained deacon by Bishop Weightman at Corpus Christi, Texas In 1875 he was ordained to the office of elder at San Marcos, Texas by Bish- op Keener In the year 1886 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and made this city his home from that date. About fifteen years ago he lost the sight of one eye, and later that of the
 other, since which time he has been largely confined to his room or the | premises of the home.
 For several years he has lived with his daughter, Mrs. Frances G. Williams
 whose tender care by night and by day enabled him to bear his misfortunes with fortitude and cheerfulness
 known to but few of his age and con-
 dition.
 1 The Bible never uses the language oi flattery, but like it's author, it does use | the language of generous praise. TC say that one is a good physician, g good mechanic a good merchant, q good preacher is only partial praise; 1 for he may be all that and then fal
 short of being a good man. One may
 be righteous and yet lack meekness
 gentleness; he may be just. but moi
 merciful truthful but not generous. When Thomas R. Stewart was 2
 school boy, there were but few rail roads in the United States. Our popu-
 lation was then small compared witf
 what it is today, there was no electric
 railways, no telephones, no phono- graphs, no wireless, no automobile, ano
 no aerial navigation. He lived long enough to see the whole world made over. and the wilderness become gar | den of roses.
 When Thomas R. Stewart was con- verted and joined the church, he was l then face to face with theological con | flicts and divisions, the supreme effort on the part of the churches was tc | show how far apart they were. He 1 lived to see the day when the supreme
 effort is to show how close we are. | During the last years of his earthly | life, he was a man of one book He | lived in the Bible; to him every word and page was a message from his heav- enly Father and he accepted with the l faith of child the promises and lived