The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-12
PRESIDING ELDER SHARP
PASSES AWAY IN NASHVILLE

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Of the Memphis district Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, died at
/ the Tulane Hotel in Nashville at $3.50
Friday morning from a heart attack.
/ Bishop w. F. McMurray, a lifelong
friend, and John r. Pepper, of Mem
phis, were with the elder when the
end came.
Dr.. Sharp's body arrived in Mem
phis Friday night. Funeral services
were held at D. m. Saturday at ST.
Johns Methodist church, after which
DR.. Sharp's body was sent to Macon,
Mo-, his old home, for interment.
DR.. Sharp was in Nashville attend
ing a meeting of the general board
Of missions. Special memorial SER
vices were held Friday at noon in
.mem0ry of DR.. Sharp, who had at
tended and participated in the Thurs
day meeting Of the board. He appar-
emily was in fair health Thursday,
ALTHOUGH he had slight attack Of
heart failure on May /, from which
he apparently had recovered,
Tributes to the dead minister were
paid at the memorial services by
Bishop MeMurray, John r. Pepper
and Fl. G. Burgin. DR.. Sharp was
GA years of age, and is survived by
his widow. A daughter, 18, died a
few years ago. "A nightwatchman in
the Tulane Hotel was attracted BY
groans from DR.. Sharp's room about
2 o'clock Friday morning. He has
tily summoned Bishop McMurray,
who fastened to the stricken minis
ter's bedside. The bishop remained
with his friend and co-worker until
the end.
DIR. Sharp left Memphis Tuesday
night in company with John r. Pep
per, who is chairman Of the general
board of missions.
Devotion to the cause OF Method
ism probably was the direct cause OF
DR.. Sharp's death. DR.. Frank Jones,
Of Memphis, we'll known diagnostic-
ian, had warned DR.. Sharp many
times in the past three years that ne
was working harder than his physi-
cal condition warranted. So great
was Rev. Sharp's love of his work
that he continued his labors without
letup.
ATT the time of his death. DR.. Sharp
was rounding out his fourth year as
the presiding elder of the Memphis
conference. Before coming to Mem
phis. he served as presiding elder OF
the st. Louis district for four years.
DIR. Sharp's first charge in Mem
phis was st. Johns church, where he
served four years. Then he was
transferred to the First Methodist,
where he served two years, to the
Madison Heights Methodist church,
where he served one year, when ne
was made presiding elder.
DR.. Sharp was secretary treasurer
Of the new Methodist hospital IN
Memphis, and it was largely through
his financial ability and untiring
work that the hospital became a
reality. He also was a. member Of the
general board of missions of the
Methodist conference, South, a MEM
her Of the general board of fiwance,
the general board Of extension and
he had been elected four times to the
general conference.-the governing
body Of the church.
Pie Methodist Conference, South,
looked to DR. Sharp to put over his
district in the 33,000,000 educa-
tional campaign which the Metho-
dist are preparing to seek throughout
the South.
DR.. Sharp joined the ministry in
Canton, Mo-, His first work was
serving as supply Then he went to
Warrenton, Mo-. From there he went
to number Of towns. Finally he
took charge Of Wagner Place church,
st. Louis. one of the largest and most
important II that city. He was in
charge Of the First church in Little
Peck, Ark, before coming to Mem
mic