The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-31
IMPRESSIVE FAREWELL
AT ST. PETERS FOR
/ DR.. WALTERB. CAPERS
BELOVED MINISTER AND TEACH
ER LEAVES COLUMBIA 70 Ac-
cEPT NEW ORLEANS CHURCH.
MANY BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTES

Parting Words Of cr. capers Were
Like Pearls From His Heart--Mln.
i lsters Of Other Denominations Join
In Service.
Simple in its arrangement, but
beautiful and Impressive in its pre-
sensation was, tha farewell meeting
"Wednesday night at St Peters church
/. for DIR. Walter Branham Capers, who
left this morning for his new charge
as rector Of Trinity Church, New Or
4 leans.
DR.. George O. Watts, rector Of the
church, acted as 1t were as chairman
of the meeting There was no set
! form or regular ritual service. DIR. w.
B. Kicks read tie twenty-third Psalm
as d scripture lesson, the Apostles
Creed was recited in unison, as also
I the Lords Prayer, and a beautiful
prayer was given for DIR. Capers and
his family in the new field OF labors.
DIR. Watts in a very short and con
else address paid most beautiful
tribute to Dr. Capers not only as a
preacher Of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ,
or as "a teacher ofthe minds of the
young, but as man to man. Dr..
Watts stated that his relations with
Dr. capers, who formerly held the rec
torsaip of thef Church, had been one
beautiful pietFre. "We have not all
ways agre4 Nj everything we have
agreed to IN lagree, upon many sub
jects,ss saissfI1r. Watts, ebut that had
nothing toAio with our friendship. Dir.
Capers has always gwen to me his
full hearts sympathy and ! appre-
ciate it. II regret to see him leave
here. / hbpe to see him back in CO.
lumbia and that hr will make his
home among u.s. lie closed his re-
marks Win the fola wing lines from
Mizpall:
God keep watch tween thee and me,
This is my prayer;
He looks my way, He looketh thine,
And keep US near"
DR. J. G. Molloy, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, was next called
upon, and paid most deserved and
glowing eulogy to the work OF De-
Capers in the Columbia Institute. DR..
Molioy stated that it had been his
great pleasure to have had his dauga-
ter under the care Of DR. Capers in
the Institute and that it also gave him
great pride to announce that since
she had entered college she had been
repeatedly complimented upon the
thoroughness of her preparedness. He
also spoke eloquently and feelingly Of
Dr. Caper's work as a preacher and
pastor.
Hon. j H. Dinning, in behalf Of the
First Methodist church, and from the
fact that he has been a great admirer
and patron of DIR. Capers, responded
with an eloquent and helpful address.
Mr.. Dining stated tnat 1t would not
ever be DIR. capers with him and his
family, but always Mr.. Capers.
He touched upon the splendid work
of DR.. Capers in the church, in the
community and in the school, and
closed by saying that his church had
claim upon him from the fact that
his grandfather was bishop in the
Methodist church, and that he hoped
to see DR.. Capers bearing the distinc-
ton of Bishop, as his father, Bishop
Ellison Capers, the Soldier Bishop, be-
fore him. had borne the honors.
eIn sending Mr.. Capers to New Or
leans recalls the fact that Tennessee
over one hundred years ago sent a
transplanted Tennessean to that city
to lend fame to the great Volunteer
State, and that now we are sending
another transplanted Tennessean
from South Carolina to New Orleans
and | believe that he will convey to
the sympathetic people of that me-
tropolis of the South what we people
in this great state feel as regards
the great war that is now raging in
Europe. But believe that when the
time comes for DR.. capers to go to
Heaven, that he will want to 60 by the
way of Columbia
DR.. Capers responded to the re-
marks of his brother ministers and
friends. feelingly. He was full of
emotion and love for the splendid
demonstration shown him and his
family, and for the beautiful tholghts
that has been given utterance. His
heart was full of love and gratitude
and for a few minutes he could hardly
express himself, but he soon rose to
the occasion and for about ten min
utes he perached many sermons
Every sentence that fell from his lips
was a sermon to and for the good
people of this great town and coun-
ty. His reference to his family rela-
tons, how he had led his bride 70
the altar in St Peters church and