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MEMORIAL OF MILTON ANTHONY
CANDLER.
A devoted and loyal friend of the
Southern Presbyterian Church was called
from earth's activities to "that rest that
reuiaineth to the people of God," on August
8, 1909, and another faithful servant
has received that welcome plaudit, "Well
done, thou good and faithful servanL . . .
Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
Captain Milton A. Candler was born
t In Campbell County, Ga., January 11,
1837. He was the eldest of eleven children
of Hon. Samuel C. and Martha Beall
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are still living: Hon. E. S. Candler, Sr.,
Corinth, Miss.; Wm. B. Candler, Villa
Rica, Ga.; S. C. Candler, Clearwater,
Fla.; Asa G. Candler, Atlanta, Ga.; Bishop
Warren A. Candler, Atlanta, Ga.;
Judge John S. Candler, Atlanta, Ga.;
Mrs. Florence Harris, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs.
Jessie J. Willard, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs.
Harris Dobbs, Villa Rica, Ga.
His father, Hon. Samuel C. Candler,
was the brother of ex-Gov. Allen D. Candler's
father, and grandson of Col. Wm.
Candler of the Revolutionary Army.
Col. Wm. Candler came to Georgia
from Virginia before the revolution and
was accompanied by Dr. Milton Anthony,
for whom Captain Milton Anthony Candler
was named.
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versity of Georgia in 1854 and read law
under Col. Warren Akin at Cassville, Ga_
He was married in 1857 to Miss Eliza
Murphey, daughter of Hon. Chas. Murphey,
of Decatur, who represnted his district
in Congress during President
Pierce's administration.
Elder Candler moved to Decatur, in
1857, forming a law partnership with
Colonel Murphey. He has resided in Decatur
continuously since until the day of
his death. He moved his office to Atlanta
in 1867, forming a partnership with
Thomas W. J. Hill. On the death of Mr.
Hill, in 1875, he formed a partnership
with Col. Wm. S. Thomson under the
firm name of Candler and Thomson,
which firm was ranked among the leaders
of the Atlanta bar for thirty years.
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Georgia Cavalry in the service of the
Confederate States. He represented his
county and district several times in both
the House and Senate of the Georgia
Legislature. From 1862-1872 he was one
of the most fearless democratic leaders
in redeeming Georgia from carpetbag and
negro domination. He represented his
district in Congress from 1874 to 1879.
He was a member of the Constitutional
Convention in 1865.
Elder Candler was elected a deacon in
the Decatur Presbyterian Church, in
1865, became a teacher in the Sabbath
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14, 1869, was installed superintendent of
the Sabbath-school, in which office he,
with conspicuous faithfulness and selfsacrificing
devotion, served his Master
and his Church for nearly forty years.
In the year 1870 he was elected ruling
elder in his church' and up to the day of
his death watched over the interests of
his church with a zeal that has never
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been surpassed. He has repeatedly represented
his church in Presbyteries and
Synods, and was Moderator of his Presbytery
at Villa Rica in 1904. He was a
member of four General Assemblies.
He was a trustee of Oglethorpe University,
of the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary at Columbia, S. C., of Donald
Frazer School for Boys, of Agnes Scott
Institute, of Agnes Scott College. He
was for years a faithful member of the
Assembly's Executive Committee of
Home Missions.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eliza
Murphey Candler, and five children: Hon.
Charles Murphey Candler, of Decatur;
Samuel C. Candler, of California; Mrs. C.
A. Cowles, of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. S. B.
McKinney, of Decatur, Ga., and Mrs.
Hunter Pope, of Macon, Ga.
Elder Candler was one of the leading
citizens of the state. He was faithful to
every trust committed to him, and filled
with conspicuous ability every office in
church and state to which his fellowcitizens
called him. He was an able lawyer.
and his ever ready wit. and inex
haustible fund of anecdotes made him a
popular figure in legal circles. His remarkable
memory made him an encyclopedia
of Georgia history. It has been
said of him that he knew the prominent
citizens of every county of the state, and
knew as much of their family records as
they did themselves. His accurate knowledge
of people and the leading events of
his state's history, together with his genial,
hospitable manner made him a delightful
and interesting conversationalist
and he numbered his friends by the thousands.
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He was truly devoted to the people of
Decatur and was loved by them all from
the oldest to the youngest. He was the
. friend of every child in Decatur. His
hand resting in benediction upon the
head of some fair-haired boy, as he told
him of the nobility of his mother, his
grandfather, or of the man whose name
he bore, shall ever remain a most characteristic
picture of this noble-hearted,
good man, indelibly impressed upon the
minds of all who knew him. No one was
sick but he visited him; no one was
an hungered but he gave him meat; no
one was a stranger but he took him in;
"and inasmuch as ye did it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye did it
unto me."
He was unostentations in his kindness
and charities, but he was none the less
free. He had a tear for pity, and a hand
open as day for meeting charity and his
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out to every man, woman and child,
friendless, or in need.
His loyalty to his church was beautiful
to see, and the faithfulness of the
man was the principle of his life. He
was always at his post of duty. " No
weather could keep him from his Sab
bath school, his church, his prayer-meeting.
He #ent even when his physical
frame refused to obey his will. Long
will the memory of the great faithfulness
of this man of Ood remain as a bendlctlon
with the people of his beloved
church. He was truly "faithful unto
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death therefore his Lord will give him a
crown of life."
Whereas, Our Father in Heaven has
seen fit to call our friend and brother to
enter upon that "inheritance incorruptible,
and undeflled and that fadeth not
away, reserved in Heaven for him."
Resolved 1. That we bow in humble
submission to the will of Him "who doeth
all things well."
2. That we extend our deepest sym
pathy to the family of our brother, praying
that the same God that kept him will
keep and comfort them.
3. That copies of this memorial be
spread upon the minutes of the session
sent to his family, and published in our
church papers.
W. J. Houston,
H. B. Arbuckle,
Committee of Session.
"I will life up mine eyes unto the hills ,
from whence cometh my help."
Among the magazines and papers that
exclude all liquor advertising are the following:
The Century, St. Nicholas, Everybody's,
Munsey's, Ladies' Home Journal,
American Magazine, McClure's, Success,
Review of Reviews, Delineator, The
World To-Day, Uncle Remus's Magazine,
The Outlook, The Living Age, Literary
Digest, Collier's, Saturday Evening Post,
Country Life in America, Suburban Life,
and The Argosy.
DURING SLEEP
Nature Repairs the Human Engine.
The activities of the day cause more
or less waste of tissues in the human
engine, which is repaired at night during
sleep.
The man or woman who can sleep well
at night, is sure of the necessary repairs,
other things being right, to make each
day a time of usefulness and living a
real Joy.
But let insomnia get hold of you, and
the struggle begins, of trying to work
with a machine out of repair. A Nebr.
woman's experience with coffee as a
producer of insomnia is interesting. She
says:
"I used to be a coffee drinker and was
so nervous I could not sleep at night
before about 12 o'clock, unless I would
take some medicine. I was under the
doctor's care for about 5 years and my
weight got down to 82 lbs.
"The doctor said I would have to quit
drinking coffee. Then my father got me
to try Postum which he said had done
wonders for him. I am past 43 and before
I quit drinking coffee, my heart
would Jump and flutter at times, miss a
beat, then beat so fast I could hardly
breathe in enough air and I would get
smothered.
"My tongue would get so Btiff I could
not talk and I could not hold a glass to
drink from. Since I have been 'drinking
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sound any time I lie down, and I feel I
owe everything to Postum. I now weigh
120 lbs. and am well."
Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
"There's-a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of. human
interest