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26 . TH became pastor of the church, coming to us from Warren, Ark., iu the full vigor ot active manhood. In his pastorate of five and one-half years, nearly a hundred new members were added to our number and we all regretted very much when the call came to him to go elsewhere. Air. Law son left us in February of this year aud from that time until the present, while we have been without a pastor, Dr. Davies has proved himself scarcely less a pastor to our shepherdless llock than if be had been in reality. He has aided us by his counsels and ha3 given us the benefit of his wide experience in church matters. But above all, he has continually led us to feel the spiritual nature of the church, and has brought us to a higher realization of our dependence upon God for guidance and direction. In this trying period, when our faith was often tested, it was largely Dr. Davies who encouraged us to feel that our afflictions would only be sanctified to us if we bore them in the right spirit. Nor am I unmindful that much credit is due to our members for overcoming our difficulties with so great un aniraity. When Dr. Davies gave up the pastorate of this church he still felt that there was work for him to do in% the Master's Vineyard. Assisted by his excellent and energetic wife, he undertook to carry the gospel to some parts of our town, not ordinarily reached through the channels of the churches. By perscnai visitation and earnest endeavors, he and his co-workers gathered around them a .* little Sunday school, which meets on Sunday afternoons. When the ground was cleared for the present structure, the Session gave to Dr. Davies for his work at the mission the old church building orwl ?*- ri r* rauu vac i*~rro. mi. X'. UUlCb generously gave the lot and the Mission was erected where it now stands, on South College avenue. Here for more than five years Dr. Davies has prosecuted his labor of love,?it is indeed a labor of love?for he receives not one cent of salary. Besides the Sunday school, he preaches regularly on Sunday evening and holds his prayer meeting on Thursday evenings. This work, like his earlier, has not all been smooth sailing, but with characteristic patience r?- r\ * - i ?-? ? ?ji. xjtivies uas laoorea on, loomng only for that welcome plaudit, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." This is only another evidence of the self-sacrificing spirit which characterizes this man whom we delight to honor tonight. When apparently he had earned a well deserved rest, he undertakes in his old age a work more full of difficulties than that of his earlier years. Thirtyfour years is a long period to live in a ixiuiiuuuu.y, il sees many material changes, and there have been many in our town, and amid these changing scenes, it is good to behold a life which stands firm, its artchor stoutly fastened to the Ark of God. In so long a period, a character becomes known, and well for the man of whom it can be said truthfully, as we say of Dr. Davies, that we are come tonight, not to flatter a r f E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT proud man with fulsome compliments, but to render fitting homage to a head grown gray, to a heart become purer, and to a spirit ennobled in the service of the Master. i Obituaries MRS. MAGGIE KAYSER DEISHER. Mrs. Maggie Kayser Deisher, daughter of James and Mary Kayser, was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, April 1, 1849, and died at her home at Daggers Springs, in the same county, December 16, 1908. On November 12, 1878. she was married to James A. Deisher. This union proved to be a happy one. Their lives seemed to more and more harmoniously and happily blend and unite as the years went by. She was a most loyal and devoted wife and mother, a faithful friend, a kind and considerate neighbor. Those who knew her best loved her most. In her girlhood she dedicated her heart and life to the Savior and joined the Presbyterian Church, and was a consistent member and an earnest and zealous worker in her church and Master's vineyard until called from her labors. Always deeply interested and active in the cause of ner Redeemer, she was indeed one of the living stones in the spiritual house. She was largely instrumental In the building of the chapel (Beulah) near her home at Daggers, and was the living and moviner snlrit nf th*> inferos* thoro was the head and, to a large extent, the body of the active little Missionary Society at that place. Hers was a most considerate, gentle, loving and lovable nature. She never wounded others, directly or indirectly, by harsh or unkind word or deed. That greatest of all Christian graces, love,seemed to be especially developed in her, and was constantly manifested in many beautiful ways. It was said by one who knew her well, "She had by nature one of the gentlest and loveliest dispositions J ever knew, and tnis natural disposition had been softened and sweetened by grace into a most beautiful character. I can truly say that I never heard her say a cross or unkind word of a living soul." Her gentle, quiet, peaceful, loving nature and presence shed abroad an influence which was indeed a blessing to all who came in touch with her life. She is, and will be, most sadly missed in the home and community and church. We laid her body to rest in the quiet Galatia churchyard there to await the morn when the trump shall sound and all who are in their graves shall hear the By Our Formula We produce In Hood's Sarsaparllla a medicine that has an unap* proached record of cures of Scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervousness, that tired feeling, loss of appetite, etc. The combination and proportions of the more than twenty different remedial nffents contained in Hnnd's Snrannnrilla are known only to ourselves, so there can be no substitute. This medicine makes healthy and strong the "Little Soldiers" in your blood,?those corpuscles that fight the disease germs constantly attacking you. H. February 24, 1909. COFFEE TALKS ' No. 1. SEASONING. You would not eat unseasoned food, would you? It takes salt to give zest to what is eaten. And so coffee, too, may be seasoned ?all its good qualities and flavor brought out. The Dutch of Hoi land bad the secret of seasoning coffee for more than a hundred years. The French and the French-speaking people of New Orleans now have it. That is why French coffee and New Orleans coffee are famous the world over. That is why LllZIANNE COFFEE is so rich, refreshing and satisfying. It is a coffee of the highest grade with just enough of the French seasoning to make it perf<W ..? - - - - ??v* tt uwu j kju unL'e taste it tDG other kind will be about as satisfactory to you as unsalted food. THE REILY-TAYLOR CO. New Orleans, U. S. A. voice of the Son of God and shall come forth Her husoand, a son, Joseph Bell, two daughters, Daisy D. and Olivia A., two sisters and other relatives, besides a multitude of devoted friends, are left to cherish her memory and mourn their loss. May the God of all comfnrt ? ? ?uu uiiaioiOl to their sad and bereaved hearts. N. A. Parker. MR. SHADRAC DES JARDIWS. At his home near Lake Charles, La., Mr. Shadrac Des Jardiws, after a long illness, "fell on sleep" in the early morning of February 3, 1909. A native of Canada, he was amone the first loH ? v.? nt'" w .w\? KM J i* auici v > II1II neque from the Church of Rome. Several years ago he came with a colony of his people to settle on the rice lands of Calcasieu Parish, and when the First French Presbyterian church was organized in the parish he was made one of the ruling elders. He leaves a widow and twelve children to mourn their loss. May they know the comfort and keeping of their father's God. J. Y. Allison. Harrington.?At Harrington, N. C., on January 16, 1909, David O. Harrington, in the fifty-sixth year of his age. He had long been a sufferer. Armentrout.?At the Memorial hospital, Richmond, Va,, on' Sunday, January OA 10ft0 * . ? - ??v?, miob inai/ muicuuuui,. aaugater of Mr. M. A. Armentrout. of Richlands, "W. Va. Interment on Monday afternoon, January 25, at Old Stone Church. 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