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weddell.?On Thursday, January 20,
1910, at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Wm. Weddell, Petersburg, Va., James
Weddell. "Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God."
Patterson.?Died at the home of her
sou, Hugh Brown Patterson, 2640 Myrtle
avenue, Kansas City, Mo., January 18,
1910, Mrs. Margaret J. Patterson, in the
eighty-seventh year of her age, widow of
Jno. A. Patterson, formerly of Staunton,
Va.
Naylor.?Died at the home of her son
in-law, Rev. D. F. Wilkinson, Baker, La.,
*j.i *jauuai ,v i, irirs. nn. a. rsayior, aged
76 years. Suddenly the summons came,
but found her ready for her departure.
A devoted Christian mother, she had
trained up her children in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord, and they
"rise up and call her blessed." She was
the mother of Rev. James F. Naylor, of
Learned, Miss.; Mrs. D. F. Wilkinson, of
Baker, La., and Mr. Edward Naylor, of
Texas. A large concourse of sorrowing
friends followed her remains to the cemetery
near Plains Church, of which her
son-in-law is the beloved pastor. "Precious
in the sight of the Lord is the
death of His saints." A more extended
notice of her life will be furnished. May
thd Comforter comfort the bereaved
hearts.
M. B. S.
ARCHIBALD PLEASANTS CONE.
Archibald Pleasants Cone was born in
Richmond, Va., April 6, 1862, of godly
parents. He was one of the four children
of Edward Walter and Mary Elizabeth
Yarbrough Cone.
Men are born to die, and oftentimes to
die unexpectedly and suddenly. Early
Wednesday morning, December 15, 1909,
near Greensboro, N. C., in a disastrous
wreck on the Southern Railroad our
friend was killed.
"Death loves a shining mark." Such is
true with regard to the passing away of
the subject of this sketch, for he, though
still young, had risen rapidly to prominence
in his chosen work, and it had
been predicted time and again that ere
long, had he lived, he would have held
the foremost position in the gift of his
company, and that through merit. He
married Annie Putney, daughter of the
late Stephen Putney and Julia Langhorne,
February 13, 1889.
Archibald Cone was a man of strong
personality, attractive and interesting,
persuasive and honest, destined to succeed
in life, and to leave to his children,
Julia I^anghorne Cone, Archibald P.
Cone, Jr., and Annie Cleveland Cone, an
honored name and an unstained charac
ter.
At the time of his death he was superintendent
of the inchmond Division of
the Southern Railroad, eminently re
spected and greatly loved in the position
to which he had been promoted Just
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three years ago. At his funeral services
conducted at his home, 1005 West Franklin
street, Richmond, Va., December 17,
to which many officials of the Southern
Railroad and nthor r,orc-.nai 1
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relatives had come to pay tribute to his
memory, his pastor said, in part,
"We are gathered today in the home
of mourning. Family, kindred, friends
feel the silence of lips closed in death.
We long for the voice that is stilled and
the touch of the vanished hand.
"Our coming together is by an act of
a mysterious Providence whose thoughts
are not as our thoughts, and whose ways
are past finding out. Why did God take
him away? Why is always a most difficult
question to answer when the Almighty
throws a veil over the natural
eye and says "Wait, my child; some day
you'll understand.' We are conscious of
the loss of one of our most valued citizens.
Along with thirteen others, in tht>
twinkling of an eye, his splendid spirit
took its flight into another world.
"The community is poorer because
Archibald Cone has gone. The city Is
richer that he was a part of it; his influence
has left its impulse. ?
"No stream from its source flowed seaward,
how lonely soever its source, but
some land is gladdened; no star ever
rose or set without influence somewhere.
"No life can be pure in its purpose
and strong in its strife and all nfe not
be the purer and the stronger thereby.
"Words are but poor veuicles to convey
the real worth of character; yet any
tribute we might offer at this time, would
not be extravagant, for our friend and
brother was a noble type of manhood.
"Perhaps the strongest phase of his
character was his God-fearing manliness.
He was a communicant of the church of
his fathers. He was a Christian, full of
faith and constant in prayer. Free from
insincerity, he endeavored to be impartial
in his dealings with his fellowmen.
He was a just man, and with that trait
he combined the virtue of kindness; he
was eminently kind, affectionate in
home, faithful in business, loyal to principle,
devoted in friendsnip, he won the
confidence and esteem of all classes. A
wise, considerate, able, vigorous and upright
man, in the prime of life has been
called to render his account. Like all
men who rise to positions of trust and
usefulness, he made use of his talents
with conscientious fidelity. Even when
a youth he placed a high value on time,
opportunity arid character, and with the
proper use of these three factors in the
path of progress, he went on to the goal
of success. But his greatest success, as
we believe, is his communion and fellowship
today with the God of our fathers
and with His son Jesus Christ our blessA/1
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His family and friends mourn their
loss, but are held up by their belief in a
blessed immortality, and the happy assurance
of a reunion together with the
promise of seeing each other face to face
and knowing even as we are known in a
better, brighter world.
TH February 9, 1910.
Now that he is resting on the eternal
shore, we say:
"Sleep thy last sleep,
Free from care and sorrow,
Rest, where none weep,
Till the eternal morrow;
Though dark waves roll
O'er the silent river
Thy fainting soul
Jesus shall denver."
MRS. ELIZABETH STOREY
STEMMONS.
Mrs. Elizabeth Storey Stemmons, wife
of Mr. Leslie A. Stemmons and daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Storey, Dallas,
Texas, fell asleep in Jesus at her home,
January 3, 1910, in the twenty-eighth
year of her age.
Mrs. Stemmons was a child of the
Covenant, being baptized in infancy and
dedicated to the Lord she always loved,
professed her faith in Christ at the early
age of twelve years, and united with the
Presbyterian Church in Oak Cliff, the
church of her parents and in which her
father has been an honored Elder for
more than a score of years.
She leaves a devoted husband, three
children, her father and mother, and
three brothers who are commended to
the God of all comfort and r ather of all
mercies.
Mrs. Stemmons was a woman of unusual
kindness and sincerity of heart, remarkable
for her tenderness and strength
of character, and beautifully fitted by
grace and through suffering at last for all
that awaiteth the children of God.
She was a true and devoted wife, a
tender and faithful mother, a kind and
ever loyal friend, a sincere Christian,
such as one for whom the gates of heaven
stand ajar and the Saviour waits to
welcome.
She had a multitude of friends that
sorrowed deeply at her death and truly
grieved in sympathy with Mr. Stemmons
in A..s unspeakable loss. I Thess. -*: 17.
"Forever with the Lord!
Amen, so let it be!
Life from the dead is in that word,
'Tis immortality.
Here in the body pent,
Absent from Him I roam,
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent
A day's march nearer home!"
W. F. G.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Whereas, The great Ruler over all,
God blessed forever more, on the 10th
day of January, 1910, did call from earthly
labor to heavenly rest, E. J. Bryan,
a member of this body, the Session of
tho First Presbyterian Church, Greenville,
Miss., bemoans its loss.
Elder E. J. Bryan was born November
17, 1837, in Covington County, Mississippi.
At the organization of the Glen
Allan Church in this county, December
18, 1887, Mr. Bryan, as one of the original
members, was chosen as deacon, in
which office he served until October 22,
1892, when he was elected Elder, in
which capacity he faithfully served until
1908, when, at his own request, his mem