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BISHOP ]. c. KILG0
PASSED AWAY FRIDAY
Had Been In lII Health sog
Several Tears
ELECTED BISHOP
Bishop John c. Kilgo was BOrR fm
This City July 22, 1861, While Rfz
Father, Rev. JAS. Il. Kllgo, was
Serving His First of Two PastoEatses
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Father, Rev. JAS. Il. KllgO. yvsg
Serving His First of Two Pastorabsss
Here.
Bishop John G. Kilgo, OF the Mctha-
dist Episcopal Church, South, died ait.
his homo in Charlotte last Friday
morning after an illness which lasted
for about two years. The funeral ser
vices were held in Charlotte Sunday,
being attended by notable churchrneu
from all over the South, including
Bishop Warren A. Gambler and Bishop
I'Collins Denny.
Bishop kilgo was born in this city
july %, 1861, while his father, Rev,
Jas. Il. Kilgo, was serving the first Of
two oastorates here. Spending part
of his growing years here during his
fathers second pastorate, he formed
an attachment for the place which he
cherished throughout his life, stating
on many occasions that it was among
his haGpiest experiences to return here
and renew old acquaintanccs and talk
over old times.
Bishop Kilgo was a brother of Rev.
p f. Kilgo, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church here now, and of DR.. J..
w. Kilgo, presiding elder Of the Co
iumba district A sister Mrs. John
Campbell, OF Blenhcim, also survives
him. All Of these were present at the
funeral in Charlotte Sunday,
large part Of the Sunday edition
OF The Charlotte Observer was given
over to an account of the funeral and
Of the dcceaseds service as president
of Trinity College. A part of the fun
!cral account follows:
Hawthorne Lane Methodist church
was filed with friends and admirers
from all over the Carolinas land other
states at the funeral service Of Bish-
Op John Carlisle Kilgo Saturday af-
tcrnoon at 4 o'clock Bishop Warren
a. Gambler, of Atlanta, and Bishop
Collins Denny, of Richmod, Va, de-
livcrcd touching tributes to the gem
ius Of the deceased, eXtoling his faith
in the power Of the Almighty and his
labors for Christian education.
The floral tributes Were among the
most magnificent ever seen in Char
lottc. There were dozens Of the de-
signs, some from individuals and
close associates Of DR.. I<ilgo, others
from educational and other institu-
tions. The chancel space was a bow
on. pe hn ,,lot -
cemetery was completely covered by
a blanket Of flowers.
The greatest work OF Bishop Kilgo
was during the years he gave himself
to Christian education, Bishop Gambler
declared, TRACING the growth Of Trim
ity under his leadership from a brok-
en-down college to one Of the leading
educational institutions of the coun-
try. President Kilgo rescued Trinity
from threatened death and put it to-
the forefront of the state and nation,
he said.
"The man who takes a struggling
college about to die and puts 1t ON
it's feet Is no common man." Bishop
Gambler said. "Some time we shalt
appreciate what our brother did to
advance Christian education"
The eulogist showed that while he
was often the object Of misunderstand-
ing and misrepresentation, Bishop
Ililgo was never moved from his pur-
pose. He knew how to labor and to
suffer, DR.. Gambler declared, and in
the midst of his later suffering Bishop
l<ilgo was patient and never murmured
or showed lack of the faith that had
been his from early childhood.
The most conspicuous feature about
the deceased was not his public NUM-
fcencics, but was his charg of person
ality, the speaker declared. People
welcomed his coming and regretted
his leaving, he said, telling Of his
charm in social and family circles.
The scrptural quotation, "Know ye-
not a prince this day has fallen?" was
used by Bishop Gambler to introduce
his cncomium and to illustrate the
character Of Bishop Kilgo His life
and training were traced briefly, the
speaker telling how he was brought
up in the plain home Of a Methodist
minister and that there he became im-