The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08

Il perceive that man OF God has
passed this way" A true man, a
stainless gentleman, convincing
preacher, devoted pastor, faithful
disciple of Jesus Christ, and a gen
ial and helpful friend to those who
enjoyed the privilege OF his friend
ship, DR.. Alexander Green Diawddie,
having fought the good fight has now
laid by his armour, and claimed the
victory of Faith, thru Him who loved
him and gave Himself for him. Our
dear lamented friend has crossed the
river and rests beneath the Tree OF
Life, whose leaves are for the healing
of the nations There in his glorified
personality he enters the larger life,
and being worthy will walk in white
with his Master, while the name OF
him, the memory of him, the Influence
Of his personality shines and will con
tinue to shine in the hearts and hopes
of his friends and the community as
the months flow on into the stream
of years that are to come.
It is my privilege this afternoon to
register an appreciation Of DR.. Din,
widdie as friend and citizen. In this
relation, all who knew him and shared
his friendship, felt instinctively that
he was that kind of friend who is ever
ready to share ones sorrows and dou-
BILE ones joys. The genius for friend
ship was one of the rich endowments
OF his character. We can write him
as one who loved his fellowman. AS
no one ever went to his door asking
bread was turned sway hungry-in
like manner no one ever went to him
for sympathy or advise and went away
uncontrolled or without hope. He had
the gift Of manly sympathy, and he
held his friends to him as with "the
cords Of man."
One can never be true friend who
is himself an egotist. DR.. Dinwiddie
was always eager to hear and interest
ed In the things that incidentally or
intimately concerned his friends. He
was friend to whom you could go
In adversely, and that without an in
vitatfon. And he was a good friend
because he measured up to the high
est test Of friendship, which is not
only that the friendship is strong
enough to surmount difficulties and
endure absences, and face danger and
peril and brave the breath of SANDER,
but also friendship that calls out
the very best in friend, and helps
and inspires him to live nobly, to
work bravely, to watch faithfully and
pray earnestly as becometh child of
God. Such was certainly the influ-
ence OF friendship with him, whose
body we commit to the ground, but
whose bright spirit has returned to
GOd VINO gave 1t.
Some men are "The Sword and
Shield" of their country's liberties.
Such man was General Joffe at the
battle of the Marine. Other men are
the 'chariots of Israel and the horse
men thereof" Such men are the spirit
ual leaders of these people, Each
type is indispensable in it's place.
However, one of the great lessons the
world is learning today-thru the
carnage of the great warts that the
only real and permanent contribution
to life and civilization is that made
by the spiritual leaders of the people.
And there are virtues that are re-
quisite for such leadership. We
find them, for example, exhibited in
man like Simeon who waited so long
the consolation of Israel We read
that he was a just, devout and patient
man and the Holy Ghost was upon