The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-17
THOUSANDS VIEWED THE REMAINS AT HIS HOME
The Funeral Services Held Centennial Church. which He had Pas
tored for Twelve Years. aud Which He Loved WELL Were the
Most Beautiful and Impressive that have Been Witnessed in Kansas
City Since the Funeral Of Bishop Grant

left crest.fallen and downhearted and
Brother Pryor said to the pastor, 81
don't know what We'll 90 as l haven't
another dollar and | have no idea
where we can get the hundred" Then
Reverend Davis in his quiet unassum-
ming way said. Brother Pryor, have
a hundred dollars that my wife and
with the understanding that well all
work as hard as we can to save our
church." and he Immediately drew his
hundred and went back to the mort
gage holder who was not inclined to
talk further with them until Brother
Davis laid the money on the table
and said: Here is your five hundred
dollars the man took it and said to
Brother Pryor. You've got real man
as pastor here now" and then said:
You'll have to bring me 100000 more
in six weeks or I'll foreclose." 1t is
needless to say that Doctor Davis
raised the 100000 in less time than
that allotted him; then Immediately
put on a rally for a thousand dollars
which netted over S1,100.00 and kept
this strenuous financial effort up un-
ill Centenniel had the glorious priv
ilege in 1916 of seeing their mortgage
burned. Centenniel has grown under
Reverend Davis splendid pastorate
from less than three hundred to four
teen hundred active members and the
following well known people consti-
tute the present official boards
TRUSTEES
]. Crawford, Brit Laskin, c. Hick-
man, L. Tolson, Benjamin Cave, T. T.
Payne, L. Miller, William Phillips, and
DR. Hedgepeth.
STEWARDS
w. NJ. Lewis w. o. Fisher, L. w.
Fitzpatrick, S. S. Hodges, G. T. Pryor,
w. Ross, C. H. Adkins, w A. Jackson,
d. Blackstone.
STEWARDESSES
Ada Pillow, NJ. Hill Nix, C. HALEY,
NJ Ray, c. Caldwell, A. Smith, S.
Jackson, A Ellis, NJ. McClain and L.
Bennett.
Reverend Davis was the organizer
of Old Folks Day in this city and
last Christmas he raised fund of
$500 to be used in assisting old
people irrespective of denomination
in this city. He is also an eX-presi-
dent of the Ministerial Alliance COM
prising six denominational bodies of
which the Rev. o. A. Johnson is the
present presiding officer. His last
desire expressed to his faithful COM
panion was to see a great revival in
Centenniel and to perfect plans for
an enlarged church building but this
was not to be and like a conquering
hero he went marching home last Sat
urday morning to join the redeemed
host who have washed their robes and
made them white in the blood of the
lamb.
Reverend Davis leaves two sisters
Mrs. Anna Shelby of Moberly, Mo-.
Mrs. Agnes Seay of Des MoiRes, Ia.
a number of neices and nephews and
a dear devoted wife who has journeyed
with him for more than 43 years and
who is loved and respected by all who
know her; and to her in this hour of
sorrow the Sun and its staff extend
their deepest sympathy. The funeral
was held last Thursday at 100 o'clock
in the church he loved so we'll under
the auspices of the Ministerial Union
and the X of p, which furnished an
escort of honor under Colonel L. A.
Knox, while the funeral arrangements
were in the hands of Adkins Bros.
Undertakers, who have won a high
place in the hearts of the people of
Kansas City by their attentiyeness,
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