The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-10-31

and the nation these elements must
be incorporated if we are to attain
and achieve the highest in manhood
and womanhood. And then in the
realm of character lies our kinship
to the Divine. Here is our only per-
manency. Our characters abide amid
all the fluctuations of time and the
changes of fashion. Gods greatest re-
velations have been made through
character. In the good and great men
and women who have lived and
labored in the world God has made
known to men the dignity and worth
OF human life and the potency of
the elements He would have express
ed in men.
Gods sweetest messages have
come through character. In the lives
of His Isaiahs and Jeremiahs and the
other good and great men and women
of the ages He has been delivering
His wonderful messages.
1T is not my purpose upon this oc-
casion to harrow the feelings of the
bereaved ones, but l wish to briefly
mention some of the traits of our
departed friend.
Brother Sellers made no claim to
perfection, and 1 am sure that could
he have expressed his desire, he would
not have me stand here this afternoon
and deliver an exaggerated eulogy up
on him, were 1 disposed to do SO.
Brother Sellers was a modest man
In this day of selfishness and push
and reconsideration of others, this is
rare possession. Whenever and
wherever found it should be highly
appreciated.
Brothers Sellers was a faithful
and conscientious man. In the various
relations which he sustained to his
family. the community in which he
lived, and the church of which he was
member. he was faithful in the dis
charge Of duty. Fidelity is mark of
good citizenship.
Brother Sellers was a peaceable
man. Constantly abiding by the laws
himself. his example was calculated
to produce peaceableness in the COM
munity in which he lived.
Brothers Sellers was a patriotic
man. His loyalty was unquestioned
Above all, and as a summary of all
Brother Sellers was a christian gen.
tleman. He will be greatly missed in
the community. Peace to his ashes and
ho ~: to his memory.
Mr.. Sellers was born December 8,
1850. In 1882 he was graduated from
! Wofford College with the B. A. de-
gree. He taught school for four years,
during which time he was studying
law under his venerable father, w. w.
Sellers, of the Marion bar. In 1885 he
was admitted to the bar. On Decem-
ber 26, 1886, he was married to
Miss NJ. Sue DuBose of Marion. In
1896 he moved to Dillon and here he
set up the first law office in what is
Lew Dillon County.
Mr.. Sellers is survived by his wild
ow and two sons, H. Bruce Sellers, at
the training camp, Louisville, KY,
and Maynard Sellers, Schenectady, N.
Y, and two daughters, Mrs. T. b. Du-
Bose of Darlington and Miss Mildred
Sellers of Rock Hill; one brother
Jno. c. Sellers and one sister, Mrs
T. N. Godbold Of Tallahassee, Fla.
The funeral service was held at the
house Monday afternoon and the in
terment was made at Mt. Holly, Rev
DR.. Duncan being assisted by Rev
s. j. Bethea. Following were the pail
bearers: Active-Jno. C. Bethea, Jack
r. Watson. A. b. Jordan, Jno. N. Har-
grove, ]. b. Gibson and N. B. Har-
grove. Honorary-A. P. Bethea, W.
F. Norton. B. B. Sellers and Wallace
Sellers.