Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-08-25

ageously, however, he walked right
into the face OF the shot sun, and
before the amazed man could fire,
had grasped him by the hand. I've
come to spend the night with you,
brother he said. The gun was
dropped Antagonism vanished from
the mans heart, and with a firm
shake of the preachers hand, he
gave him a cordial welcome to enter
lis house. This man, so the story
goes, reformed.
Was a Prison Worker.
Rev. Mr.. Little was moi great
preacher His speech was incoher-
ent, his ideas were in opposition to
many accepted standards, but as The
Journal states editorially in this is
sue, he was fundamentally sound.
His preaching carried little appeal to
men accustomed TO fine pulpit elo-
quencc, but to great many people
his fiery'thrusts at vice and sin and
his activities were the very essence
of spirituality Possibly he did some
harm, but he accomplished much
more good.
Since 1907, when the state went
dry, Rev. Mr.. Titles activities have
mostly been directed against lesser
evils. At MarshVille few years ago,
he attracted much attention when
he boldly walked into the fair
grounds and preached against the
street carnival There was an attrac-
ton called the 10 camp which he
especially resented and was about
to Bodily force his way INTO the tent
when the, authorities, to avert a
scene thai they ri vas certain to
follow d display Of force on the part
OF the carnival attaches, induced the
door-keepcr to let him enter to as
certain for himselg the character OF
the show.
Of late years, too, he has done a
! great deal of prison work, and was
an important witness at the legisla-
tive hearing that resulted in the
overthrow OF barBaric prison meth
/ eds in this state.
Speaking of his death, The Char
lotte Observer says:
Mr.. Little has been suffering some
months with heart failure, but his
end was FASTENED by a blow receiV-
ed on the face from DR.. 7. A. smith,
, while he was in the doctors ONCE
about a month ago, was the bellc1
expressed by physicians Tho have
. been attending Mr. Littl, nee that
T. time.
1 DR.. SMsin Has L2i. Slate.
l Information is that Dr.. Smith lett
the state a few days ago after he was
- tried in recorders court and flned
/, 1925 for the assault on Mr.. Little,
' and his whereabouts is said not To-
2 be known here.
/ MIR. Little was native OF Union
l county, his age having been CT years,
, For 10 years he had been a minister,
| serving as pastor of Baptist church~
f es for 20 years and the last "a years
as an evangelist He has been living
at lis East Seventh sire ! in this
city for the last four years, =
; MIR. Little was twice married, his
first wife having been Miss Eliza
Jane CroWson, their surviving chill
: dren being Mrs. J. w. Hallman, of
Lancaster, S. c., Mrs X. W. Hogan,
of Monroe, Rev. James B. Little, Of
Alton, H., and Ira d. Little, OF Cars
thage. His second wife survives,
their children being Mrs. W, d. Ba
ker, of Mt. Croghan, S. c., and
Missso Mary, Matte and Emma
Little and Stowe, Thompson and
John Little, all of whom live at the
home here. Twelve grandchildren
also survive"
Funeral at Marshville.
The funeral at Marshville Aug.
18th was very largely attended, it.
being estimated that about 5000
people were present. Before he died
Mi. Little gave directions ftr his
funeral, named the pallbealers, etc,
and asked that several gentlemen
speak. All his requests were car
ried out Rev. L. r. Pruette, Of Char
lotte, assisted by Rev. C, L. Jackson,
Of Wadesboro, and Rev. c. H. Martin,