The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-15
GRAND OLD SOLDIER
$50 GOES TO HIS REWARD.

IH'l GOES TO HIS REWARD.
DR.. Early is dead. Those are sad
words to every human being who
knew the splendid old soldier Of the
cross, for to know him was to like
him. The end came at his home on
East Main street at 2:40 Wednesday
Afternoon after brief illness. A
month ago DR.. Early became trou-
bled with sciatic rheumatism, but ex-
cept for the pain 1t gave him, little
attention was paid it. Ten days ago
the pains became severer and when
he returned from Louisville the mid
die Of last week physician was sum-
moned with hope of relief. All that
could be done for the grand old man
was without avail, however, and last
Tuesday morning it was announced
that uraemic poison had set in and
that his condition was alarming. He
grew rapidly worse end by noon had
sunk into a stupor from which he
never rallied. That evening his case
was announced hopeless and he grad
ually sank until the summons came.
DR.. Early had been pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city for
nearly five years, coming to STAN
| ford from Monticello. He labored
INCREASINGLY in his work here and it
| is probable that his strenuous eff
forts to build up his church and win
souls for Christ shortened his days.
Late last fall he held a meeting here
and for fifteen days preached twice
daily. 1t was too much for his ad-
vanced years and it is believed that
he had never been as strong as be-
/ GIN n- Env.Ixy
was taken i'll during his sermon and
had to dismiss his congregation. He
attributed that to bad stomach.
an unusually strong sermon from his
pulpit. The next morning he went
on an early train to Louisville to at
tend meeting of the mission board,
Of which he was member. The trip
was hard one and he never recov-
cred from it..
sympathizer, DIR. Early enlisted with
the Confederates in the Civil War
and fought from 1851 to 1865. He
was as gallant a soldier as ever fol-
lowed Lee, and although in his teens
when he entered, his splendid ser
vices for the South were rewarded
again and again. After the war he
studied for the ministry and becom-
ing interested in mission work, he
gave much of his time and talent to
lit, Fer four years he was secretary
fof uI{ssions for the State of Texas
and six years he held similar office
lin Arkansas. For years he had been
a member of the State Mission Board
and there was no more earnest work
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widow being Miss Elizabeth Faulk-
bv several children including Miss
her fathers idol, if he had one. His
as beautiful as it was apparent.
AS a preacher, DR.. Early was con-
sidered among the biggest in the
South. A man of striking personal
| ity, a heart that was almost as big
as his body, and an intense love for
mankind, he was success in bring
| ing men and women to better lives.
Rev. o. E. Bryan, who preached his
| funeral, told the writer that between
the age of 40 and 60 his work was
wonderful and many hundreds had
been made to turn away from the
ways of the. world by his superb eff
forts in the pulpit and among the
people.
DR.. Early loved men and he did his
utmost to save them. He-never gave
up any sinner, it mattered not how
low he sank. AS long as the soul
was there he tried to save it. He
probably was closer to those who
have not made professions than any
preacher who has ever lived here.
Men went to hear him who would
not go to hear other preachers. DR..
Early had struck at the psychological
moment with them and had made
them his friends. They will miss
the grand old gentleman and as the
result of his taking away they all
carry bleeding hearts.
DR.. Early was grand christian
character. He did right as he be-
lieved right and there was no COM
promise with sin or treason any
where. The evil deed of the rich
man was as quickly disapproved by
him as was a good tern by a Door
one commended. No man doubted
his standing on any subject and his
life was as near an open book as
that of any person in the writer's
knowledge. Pity 1T IS there are not
more like him.
An evidence of the respect for the
deceased was shown Thursday after
noon when all business of every kind
was stopped from 2 to o'clock dur
ing the funeral and burial. Such a
thing is seldom done here, but sell
dom in many years has Stanford
been called upon to give up such a
man as DR.. Early was.
The funeral was preached at the
church by DR.. o. E. Bryan, a warm
friend Of the deceased, whose affec-
ton for the doctor was so great that
| he could not suppress his grief.
Tears rolled down his cheeks as he
spoke affectionately of his good
friend and fellow worker, and ex-
tolled the virtues of the good man.
The service was very simple one,
but it was beautiful and impressive,
Notwithstanding. The church was
crowded and there was scarcely a
dry eye in the great crowd. The
doctors favorite songs were beau
tifully sung by a quartette composed
of DR.. and Mrs. w. ID. Welburn, Miss
Minnie Straub and Mr.. T. ID. Raney.
Drs Welburn. Brazelton and Bruce.