The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-27
REV. JOHN r. HERNDON

| we cup from the WlnStOn-Salen,
n. c., Sentinel, the following regard
ing our former friend and fellow citi-
zen, Rev. John R. Herndon, whose use
full life was brought to an end by the
carelessness of a negro auto driver
last Wednesday morning:
The news of the affair has cast
shadow over the entire community.
Since coming to the city Dr. Hern-
don has been ever active in anything
which had for its purpose the prog
ress of the city as we'll as the ad-
vancement of his home community in
Waughtown. In addition to work
directly connected with his congrega-
ton, he has taken an active part in
| the promotion of social and public
welfare, having this fall organized
large night school for both children
and adults who could not have the
advantages of the day school, he, with
three assistants teaching these classes
Until week ago when holiday was
taken until after New Year Mr..
| Herndon's hope was that next year ar
rangements could be made for a COM
munity house for Waughtown where
this and other social welfare activi-
ties could be conducted.
DR. Herndon came to Winston
Salem in August, 1919, from Ocala,
Fla, preaching his first sermon as
oF aa
terrain church on Sunday, August 3.
His work here has been most effec-
tive, and his death is a great loss, not
only to his church, but to the entire
community. He is well known to
Southern Presbyterians, having been
for number of years associate editor
of the Christian Observer the organ
of the Southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly,, and recognized as one of the
largest religious and family newspa-
pers in the South. DR.. Herndon has
also a wide ministerial experience,
serving with success to marked de-
gree churches in Virginia, Tennessee,
North Carolina and Florida, and in his
death the church loses one of it's
strongest ministers.
Sketch of Deceased
DR.. John Rankin Herndon was born
at Milton, Rutherford county, Tenn
August %. 1862. In early life he re-
solved to enter the ministry, and COM
pleting his preparation at Southwest
lern University, Clarksburg, Tenn, he
has spent more than 80 years in this
work.
His first pastorate was at Nash
vile, Tenn, later serving in the order
named charges: Johnson City, Tenn;
> Glade Springs, Va; for some time
, associate editor of the Christian OBJ
server, returning to pastoral work at
Cleveland, Tenn; Ocala, Fla, and in
this city.
The deceased is survived by Mrs.
Herndon and two daughters, Misses
Sarah and Margaret Herndon, stu
dents at Salem College. One sister,
Mrs. Walter Rion, of Murphreesboro,
Tenn, also survives.
1t is announced that the body will
be taken to johnson City, Tenn, for
| interment. A funeral service. how
ever, will be held at Waughtown
: Presbyterian church before the fun
eral party leaves, the hour for this
service to be determined later.
Arrested at Greensboro
A telephone message from Green's
boro this afternoon stated that John
Mays, Charlie Mays and Lawrence
Morrow, three negroes, were arrested
there about II o'clock for running
over and killing Rev. John R. Hern-
don, with an automobile in Waugh
town, today about 9 o'clock. After
their arrest they admitted that they
, were in the car that hit man, giving
as their reason for not stopping that
they were too badly scared. They
state that John Mays was driving and
that the other two were asleep on the
back seat.
Officers who arrested the men say
they were drinking, but no whisky was
found in the car. They were first car
ried to the city Jail in Greensboro and