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Fonlka?Silencers At the bride's home,
"Glen Allan," Miss., October 12, 1911.
by Rev. W. Bristow Gray, of Greenville.
Miss., Mr. William C. Foulks and Miss
Mary Gage Spencer.
Gallant?Jackson: At the residence
of Mr. W. X. Gayle, in Clinton, La..
Derember 3. 1911, by Rev. H. H. Brownlee.
Mr- Wm. .T. Gallent and Miss Salena
T Jackson, all of Kast Feliciana Parish.
Many?Hepburn: On Thursday, November
30. 1911. at Long Branch, N. J.,
hy Rev. John T. Lovell, Mr. John Legear
Many. Jr., of New Orleans. La.,
and Miss Clara Hepburn, of Freehold,
N. J.
Whitmire?Tulloch: On Wednesday
evening. November 29th, at the home
of the bride's parents, Belton, Texas,
by Rev. William A. Rolle, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Mr. Fred
Whitmire and Miss Geneva Tulloch, both
of Belton.
Beatljg
Adams. Died in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
December 6th. Mrs. Marion Virginia
Adan:6. widow of Mr. J. Wlllard
Adams, Sr., in the 81st year of her age.
A woman of unusual strength and beauty
oi caaracter. ana possessing many rare
gifts of mind, she was greatly beloved
by those who knew her best. A home
lover, she gave her best to those closest
to her, and the friends and neighbors
around her found in her always a true
and loyal friend and a generous sympathizer
in trouble. Her beautiful flower
garden was a source cf endless pleasure
to hei. and her lovely flowers carried
many a message of cheer to the
sick room and of comfort to the bereaved.
For sixtv-two years she was a
devoted member of the Presbyterian
church, and although for the last years
of her life her health prevented her
from attending services regularly, she
ever retained her interest and love for
her church, and was always generous
in her gifts to its causes. She is survived
by one son, Mr- J. Willard Adams,
an elder in the church, by one sister
and two grandchildren.
Hallos Janney Pendleton, son of Dr.
Wm. and Mrs. Birdie H. Pendleton, was
born at Floyd C. H., Va., November 16,
1892, and was accidentally killed on
the railroad yards at Jeger, W. Va..
August 25, 1911.
He professed faith in Christ and united
with the Presbyterian church in
September. 1906, and was a consistent
young Christian till his death. He was
gentle and kind in all his relations with
his companions and friends, and especially
in the home did his quiet, affectionate
manner endear him to his loved
ones.
"We mourn not as those who have
no hope." P. C. C.
nr MP MORI AM.
Rev. Abner C. Hopkins, D. D.
At a meeting of the session of the
Presbyterian church at Charles Town,
West Virginia, held this 6th day of December,
1911. Present, all of the elders.
namely: Wright Denny, C P.
Gallaber, S. Dee Phillips, Cleon Moore,
and Dr. F. M. Woods of Martlnsburg,
W. Va., called to act moderator of the
session, being desirous of offering a
tribute of profound respect and veneration
to our late pastor. Dr. Abner
C. Hopkins, D. D., who died at hi? home
Jn Charles Town, W. Va., on December
4, 1911, after several weeks of illness.
On motion, it was unanimously re- <
solved:
That It Is with unspeakable sorrow
we record that death has hurled hla
remorseless dart against onr beloved
pastor. Dr. Hopkins, who labored ,
most acceptably In the vineyard of the
THE ffcESBYTEKli
Lorxl for more than forty-five years
and has taken his flight beyond the
stars.
We extend to his widow and children
our heart felt sympathy In the
hour of their sore bereavment.
As pastor of this church during a
long and honorable career the kindness
of his heart and the charity of
his nuture shone for all.
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vi iiiui ib bun Lie nuo ttttiu, ne nus
fought a good fight and kept the faith
and has crossed over the river peacefully
and quietly." He faithfully per
formed his appointed work. He has
departed from among us and has gone
to join those whom he has baptized,
blessed, and for whom he prayed, and
over whose still form he sought the
prayers of Heaven.
Xo monuments that may be built,
no honors that we may render, no
eulogies that we may utter can do
justice to the spirit that has gone.
His epitaph is the legacy of his example.
and the memory of his many
noble deeds.
On motion It is ordered that these
resolutions be placed upon the records
of the session of his church, a copy
forwarded to the family of the deceased
and that they be published in
the papers of this town, and the
Presbyterian of the South, of Richmond,
Va.
S. Lee Phillips. Wright Denny, C.
Frank Gallaher, Cleon Moore. Elders.
F. M. Woods. Moderator.
MRS. MATTTE FERGUSSON.
On November 24, 1911, at her home
in Leakesville. Miss., Mattie Ferguson
wife of Rev. A. G. Fergusson. after a
short illness was called home. Beautiful
in person. lovely in character, her
life was filled with kindly ministrations
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VU1/UBUH Ui v-aic Ul VIUC1B.
Resolved 1. That the Ladies Aid
Society of the First Presbyterian
Church of Leakesville, MIbb., has been
called on to give up a faithful and most
efficient member. We will bow in humble
submission to our Fathers will
recognizing his hand of love and that
He doeth all things well.
2. That we extend our sympathy and
assurance of love, and our prayers to
her bereaved husband and children but
rejoice that we have a representative
in that land where no sorrows shall
ever come.
3. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the Presbyterian of the
South and the same recorded in the
minutes of our Society.
Mrs. S. Pool, Mrs. O. E. Rounsavllle,
Mrs. H. Mclnnis, Perlena McRae. Mrs.
Rachel Mcleod, Committee.
ttRft. VTRGIHTA STTTH LESTER.
This mother in Israel fell asleen in
Jesus, Saturday, October 21, 1911,
about six o'clock in the morning, and
was laid to rest the next day in the
Greenwood Cemetery at Clarksvllle,
Tenn., by the side of her husband,
awaiting the resurrection day.
Virginia Stith Jordan was born in
Lunenburg county, Virginia, December
23, 1824, third daughter of Wiles Jordan
and Mary Burton, his wife. In
1828, Miles Jordan removed to Florida,
taking little Virginia and his family
with him. and nettled on the Chattahoochee
River at Aspalaga near Apalacalcola,
a site he believed to have a
great future, but which long ago became
deserted. The region had only
a few years previous became American
territory. Traders and Indians were
a familiar sight to the little girl. The
Remlnoles were frequently in her father's
yard; she learned their language
and bad in after life many Incidents
to narrate of squaws and braves.
The need of schools In those frontier
parts and the outbreak In 1886
of the deadly Seminole war, led the
parents to send Virginia when she was
h ti Of T Jft f 8 0 0TB
twelve yearB of ago back to the native
state for her education. The route
was circuitous and dangerouB. She
sailed from Apalachicola for New Or
leans; met with shipwreck in the Gulf
of Mexico; was rescued and brought to
New Orleans. Thence she was carried
up the Mississippi and Ohio to Pittsburg,
and thence to Petersburg, Virginia.
She enjoyed the best educational
advantages, especially in music, in
which she became very proficient.
In infancy she had been baptized by
Benjamin Holt Rice, and under Dr.
William S. Plumer's ministry she became
a member of Tabb Street Church
In Petersburg, Va-. and later she and
her husband became charter members
of t'he Second Presbyterian Church of
Petersburg.
On January 23, 1850. she was married
to Mr. Robert F. Hester, for many
years a ruling elder of the Second
church. The three living children
of their marriage are Mr. John Calvin
I tester, of Kansas, City, Mo., Mary F.
l.ester. Mrs. Charles K. Barker, Pembroke,
Ky., and Jennie F. L?ester, Mrs.
Robert F. Fergusson, Montgomery
County. Tenn., all active in the work
of the Church.
In 1890, Mr. and Mrs. Lester removed
to Kentucky and made their home
with their children, at the same time receiving
the dutiful care of their son in
the West. Perhaps the most useful
part of their life wa8 these years in
Kentucky, and the Lester "Memorial
church in Christian county is a monument
to their labors. Mrs. Lester was
teacher and organist in the beautiful
little Sanctuary until her elghty-fourth
year brought falling strength. Her
widowhood began May 24, 1900. when
her partner of fifty years laid down
his burden at the age of eighty-two.
leaving a precious heritage, the memory
of a godly lifeMrs.
Lester was a devoted Preshytcrinn
s>nrt wAa Vnr tViat
strong faith which believed that God
overruled and directed all her life.
She was therefore courageous, undaunted,
tenacious of life and cheerful.
Faith and hope were hers to the last.
She was a devoted mother and her children
and grand-children hold her name
in great reverence. They arise and
call her blessed. When eighty-seven
years were hers she waB ministered
to with tenderest care in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Fergusson, where
she had gone for a visit, by her son and
two daughters and sons-in-law. She
retained her faculties to the lastFarly
in the morning the end came.
Rev. Dr. Rosebro. formerly pastor of
raoo street rnurch, Petersburg. con
ducted her funeral that Sabbath mornIns:
with words of fullest comfort to
the bereaved: tben her precious dust:
wa?* borne to Clarksville for Interment.
The memory of the Just Is blessed.
Her Pastor.
| B OOK S
A Glimpse of the Heart of China. By
Edward C. Perkins, M. D. Pages 95.
Price 60 cents. Publishers: Fleming
H. Ravell Co., New York. For sale by
Presbyterian Committee of Publication,
Richmond, Va.
A simple and yet Intensely interesting
account of the methods and results of
medical missionary work in China as
conducted by an attractive native female
medical missionary.
ftongfc In the Evening." By Emily A.
Dinwiddle. With an Introduction by
Rev. John F. Cannon, D. D. pp, 92;
paper boards. 12 mo. $1.00 net; by
mall. $1.07. Boston: Sherman
French ft Company. 1911.
An to lta mechanical features, this la
a dainty book of ninety-two pages, ex.
[December 20,1911
qulsltely printed and In binding beautiful
by its very simplicity. In keeping
with the quiet and gweetnesB of ltg contents
The author has gathered here,
ufter an appreciative Introduction by
her friend and her husband's friend. Dr.
Cannon, of St. Louis, fifty poems, of
varying length, to which she has given
the title, "Song8 of the Evening." The
marked feature of them, and many of
them are gemB, running through all, is
the quiet, serene faith which they express,
and the corresponding rich hope
that springs from such faith. One can.
not read any of these tender poems
without feeling the presence of this
faith and of its quieting, mellowing, enriching
power. The author's hope that
the songs which she has sung in these
pages will go on singing in the hearts
of others will surely be realized.
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inr v(iv?uvi ajjt vmi a ii<. uauguuu,
author of "Everybody's Lonesome."
Pages 155. Price 75 cents. Publishers:
Fleming H. Revell Co., New
York. For sale by Presbyterian Committee
of Publication, Richmond, Va.
An interesting little romance inspired
by .Millet's famous picture, from which
the book takes its name. The object
of the author is to show how helpful
true sympathy is, and how those in need
may be helped without doling out
charity to those, or doing anything to
offend their sensative natures.
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