Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-09-29
Great Man Hath Fallen by
the Way.

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tH the Way.
"a "a Loving Tribute to Mr.. C. M.
Williams.)
ssss,.When the news flashed over the
wires that death had kissed down the
ieyelids of Mr.. C. NJ. Williams and his
faithful heart had ceased to beat,
;eyerybody's heart was made sad and
every home was in mourning.
stSI wish I could write this tribute
SWith the point of a diamond and in
letters of gold, then / would place
them in pictures of silver and send
them to his family. But empty words
are too cheap for me to express an
,estimate of the worth of this great
and good man. He was one of ma
ture's noblemen from spur to plume;
every inch man. He was born in
the days when strong men were need
ed to excite the ruthless decree of
fate. Whenever duty or danger call
ed he was there unafraid. In the
.1sixties" when the South was bleed
ing, poor and crying for help, he
heard the call and stepped out and
accepted the guage of battle for his
state and county, and bravely stood
foursquare. He was honored because
he placed duty before self, honor be-
fore ease and patriotism before life.
he was a man strong of purpose,
pure of. soul and an earnest Christ
ian. He was everybody's friend, gen.
tie, kind and generous. AS the gen
tie stream gives verdure and beauty
to meadow and forest through which
it flows, so was his noble life, un-
selfish, tender in it's sympathy and
always sparkling with humor that
had no sting of malice in it; was
to all who came within
its. influence and he was always ready
and willing to throw the mantle of
charity over the faults of others and
could say with Pope:
sTe each me to feel anothers woe,
fsI ffia tile fanltsJ q sseei
The pity.I to others show,
That pity show to me-"
His devotion to his family was
beautiful and his love for his friends
sincere. His children bear the i'm
press of his character in the integrity
of their manhood and womanhood.
How he will be missed in the home
no words can tell, also the church,
the community and the county.
Mhubo inchds lnoW istrM ardla
He had an abiding faith in Christ,
and sweet hope. He was rich in the
currency of heaven and in dying left
behind the sweet fragrance of pure
Christian character. For one to live
we'll and die well and leave an untar-
nished name to his family is grand
consummation.
1 believe there was the largest con-
course of friends at Mr.. Williams
burial that this writer has ever seen
before, not less than five hundred
persons were present.
The floral offerings were numer-
Gus and beautiful, all of which was a
manifestation of the love and esteem
in which he was held.
/, He sleeps beneath bed of roses.
May the mighty powers of. gravita-
ton guard them, may they be spray
ed with the gentle dews of heaven,
and as the soft zephyr floats through
the cedar and pine, may it chant
sweet requiem, and may all the whis-
pering winds sing a lullaby.
His soul was full of the milk of
human kindness Our friendship was
alSn to that of David and Johnathan.
| loved Chris. M. Williams as a moth
er loves her first born. l have often
been in his home. There l found him
to be veritable Chesterfield and
among men, prince.
In 1876 when bitterness and strife
prevailed, when black feet were on
white necks, when we were denied
the rights of citizenship in our own
land, again we see C. M. Williams, as
he sees his duty and accepts the
guage of battle with Carpetbaggers
and scalawags. And again he stands
across their path foursquare, un-
afraid; with banners unsoiled and
character unassailed, and helped to
win as great a victory in time OF
,o,oo nc had heen achieved in time