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July 21, 1909. REV. JOHN LOWRI1 This faithful servant of the his earthly mission at the m church, Abb'eville, South Car* as the sun was setting, Fric last service was on the Sat his death, when he administei Lord's Supper to his devote on earth. He expected to f but was stricken about three and lingered until Friday e over the river, and rested und of Life." The funeral servict byterian church on Sabbath r and the body was buried at t cemetery. The churches of and the ministers acted as h sat on the pulpit platform du ficiating minister was assiste of Gaffney, and the Rev. W. derson, who was present witl from the First Presbyterian C. His two brothers were ? H. and L. H. Wilson. Dr. V Rev. James Wilson, and was father was a missionary, in tl passed his threescore years ; often heard him speak of his < the impression made upon h call of the little Indian boys ship, to come back and preacl used to say that this was hi: he would doubtless have res gone to India with the glad preach, but for a wound recei pled him for life. In the year 1 his Saviour, and joined the 1 of Knoxville, Tenn. At the tween the North and the Sc Tennessee. He responded a country, and enlisted in a Te his country gallantly until wounds, he suffered the ampi disabled for further service, tered the Seminary at Colum ordained by Bethel Presbyte the same time he was inst; church,, whore he remained cepted a call to the Abbeville only charges. In the year 18? conferred upon him by Da\ he was for many years a trt most lovable man, and was a loved pastor. He command love, and inspired the confit for others, and eternity alon this noble man rendered in Me was one of the crown-j loved his Master, and was truth, expressing his loyalty fast adherence to the princi] as interpreted and expoundec Presbyterian Church. He wi never for a moment wavered i of the South. His loss wi > ' THE PRESBYTERL ? WILSON, D. D. Lord Jesus Christ closed anse of the Presbyterian jlina. after a brief illness, lay, July 9th. 1909. His >bath morning preceding *ed the communion of the d flock for the last time (reach as usual at night, o'clock in the afternoon, vening when he crossed ler the shade of the "Tree es were held in the Presnorning at eleven o'clock, he old Upper Long Cane the city were all closed, onorary pall bearers, and ring the service. The of:d by Rev. F. W. Gregg, H. Frazer, D.D., of An1 an elder as a deputation church of Anderson, S. ilso present, the Revs. J. Wilson was the son of the born in India, where his le year 1839, and had just and ten. The writer has departure from India, and lis youthful mind by the who followed him to the i the gospel to them. He i first call to preach, and ponded to that call, and tidings that he loved to ived in battle, which crip857 he confessed Christ as ?irst Presbyterian church outbreak of the war be?uth he was a student in t once to the call of his :nnessee regiment, served , after receiving four itation of a foot, and was In the year of 1866 he enbia, and was licensed and ry in the vear 1869. At tiled pastor of Bethesda until 1886, when he ac: church. These were his 56 the degree of D.D. was ridson College, of which istee. Dr. Wilson was a popular preacher and heed the respect, won the fence of men. He lived e will reveal the service the name of his Master, ewels of the King. He loyal to Christ and his to his King by his steadpies of Christ's kingdom i by the standards of the is a true Southerner, and in his loyalty to the cause 11 be keenly felt by the \N OF THE SOUTH. friends who loved him, t church that he served so twenty-three years, the P of which he was such a us ever came within the ranj He was a great and gc standard, intellectual, mc left the world poorer by finished the work given hi course, fought the good f gone to receive from the the waiting "crown of ri "crown of life." and tin glory." THE FATE OF Rev. Henry H. In "Success Magazine" article with this title from rial writers of the paper, i Mr. Tator has made ci churches of the care of t ters and the needy widoi ministers. In this article cerning their condition an The opening paragraph entire article, which is si needy ministers and men rious churches. It is a sa He says: "We would 1 face of the teachings o Church's eye, with thread old ministers of the Chui Common Good, are going grave. All the Orient maj ed to them in the next t Church's opportunity. TI die in poverty is the Chur This fact calls forth th of this article. Mr. Tato upbraid the people for th and foreign missions \vh< workers.' Oft-times the r not to blame for this. 1 arousing the Church to a verted, who is it who pie of his soul for more mei plete the work the Master ister, who, though he reali pie of his church to gr< spread of the gospel, his rr ? ? may suiter, nevertneiess ness of his soul for these How different is his at his own salary or of aid f< up. Now he becomes mc ought to know of these th them lest he be misunder fish and self-seeking.. No such timidity shoul for the workers who have service of our church, anc not begging. It is couns is an effort to arouse the 7 he Abbeville Presbyterian faithfully and lovingly for resbytery of South Carolina, eful member, and by all who ;e of his magnetic influence. kxI man measured by every >ral, and spiritual, and has his departure. But he has m tn rlrta T-In Vinc Unrl W uw XXV lino 1HIIOIIV.U 1113 ight, kept the faith, and has hands of the Chief Shepherd ighteousness," the promised t Amaranthine "crown of OLD MINISTERS. Sweets, Secretary. for June there appeared an i the pen of one of the cditoCharlcs Samuel Tator. ireful investigation in many he aged and disabled minisxs and orphans of deceased ne states his own views conid the Church's obligation. sounds the key note of the istained by quotations from in charge of this work in vad refrain. rather not think that in the f Jesus Christ, full in the bare clothes as a shroud, the rch, the Grand Army of the worn and in poverty to the r not have the Gospel preachvventy years, but that is the lat ministers live in want and ch's shame." e only criticism to be made r, and many others, seem to eir interest in work of home ;n they so sadly neglect the nemDers 01 our cnurches arc Who is the prime factor in sense of duty to the unconads with, all the earnestness i and more money to cornbegan to do? It is the minxes that by arousing the peoeater liberality towards the own all too meager salary pleads with all the earnestcauses. titude when the question of ar enfeebled ministers comes >destly reticent. The people ings, but he will not mention stood and be considered sel d hold him back. To plead worn themselves out in the 1 for their dependent ones is el to do the right thing. It Church to a setcse of a just