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Bownian-Vnn-Horn: By the Rev. E.
T. W'ellford, D. D., at Newport News.
Va., on February 21, 1912, Raymond
Bowman and Miss Bertha Van-Horn.
Dnnconibe-Leete: In New Orleans,
La., February 22, 1912, by Rev. George
Summey, D. D., Mr. Charles Merrltt
Duncombe, of Lyndoch, Canada, and
Miss Marion Leete. of Detroit, Michigan.
Grove-Bayne: On January 31, 1912,
a mancn Hora rHctnwn W Va
Mr. Marshall Grove, of Inwood, W. Va.,
and Miss Laura B. Payne, of Tabler, W.
Va., by Rev. R. A. White.
Hunter-Boutwell: In New Orleans,
La., February 21, 1912, by Rev. Dr.
George Summer. Mr. Isaac Harry Hunter,
of Mlcanopy, Fla., and Miss Will'e
Maye Boutwell, of Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Layman-Ross: Fincastle, Va., February
20, 1912, by the Rev. P. C. Clark,
Mr. Hugh H. Layman and Miss Gainor
G. Ross.
McDonald-Currie: In the First Presbyterian
church, Hattlesburg, Miss.,
Wednesday, February 21, 1912, by Rev.
E. J. Currie, pastor, tbe father of the
bride, Prof. George I. McDonald, of New
Albany, M'ss., and Miss Jeannette
Currie.
Roberts-Snipes: At the manse,
Eufaula, Ala., February 20, 1912, by Rev.
D. J. Blackwell, pastor of the bride, Mr.
E. A. Roberts and Miss Dora Snipes,
both of Eufaula.
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Morales: In New Orleans, La., Wed-no/ln,.
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Morales, beloved son of Mathilda Ross
and the late Capt. R. N. Morales, aged
twenty-two years. Loving, tender, capable,
he was both the stay and comfort
of his widowed mother and all in the
home. He passed away In the full
faith of Gospel of the Son of God.
Barr: In Charleston, West Virginia,
on Saturday, February 24th, Mrs. Maria
B. Barr, wife of the late Rev. J. C| Barr,
D. D.. about eighty years of age.
Trostle: February 3, 1912, at the
home of her son, Mr. B. F. Trostle, McKeesport,
Penna., In the 73rd year of
her age, Mrs. Annie Trostle, widow
of the late Henry Trostle, and mother
also of Rev. John A. Trostle, of Penn
I^alrd, Va. A faithful and exemplary
member of the Presbyterian church, of
Shepherdstown, W. Va., at which place
she was buried.
Beckett: On the 13th of February at
her home In Dunedln, Fla., Mrs. Sarah
L. Beckett, widow of E. M. Beckett, In
the 82nd year of her age.
Mrs. Beckett had been a member of
the church at Dunedln for forty years,
and was a fa'thful and devoted servant
of the Master, whom she loved. For
years she had been confined to the
house. Shut out from the world, she
was shut In with Christ. Her constant
companion was her Bible, which lay on
her bed, where from her chair she
could take It up and meditate on its
precious truths. Peacefully and calmly
she fell asleep in Christ, and "Blessed
are the dead who die In the Lord."
DR. WILLIAM GOLD MORRISON,
of Norfolk, Va., d'ed January 26, 1912, In
his forty-third year, at the Johnston.
Willis Sanatorium. Richmond. Va., after
two years-of 111 health and two months
of severe sickness from valvular trou
ble of the heart. He wpb the son of the
late Dr. Samuel B. and Mary Gold
Morrison, of Rockbridge Batha, Va.t and
great-grandpon of Mary Moore, the captive
of Abb's Valley.'and not far from
her grave In New Providence church
yard his bodv was laid to rest Sunday
afternoon. From childhood his reteni
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THEPBESBYTERIi
tlv# memory was stored with treaiurea
of knowledge, making him an encyclopedia
for Information. Of a remarkably
inventive and mechanical turn of mind
he could do whatever he put his hand
to easily and well.
Master of Arts of the University of
Virginia, Doctor of Philosophy of the
University of Paris, Professor In Austin
College, Texas, and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, N. C., at the time of
his death he had been for a number of
years chief chemist of the Royster Company,
Norfolk.
He was a member of the Ghent Presbyterian
church. To a serious dignity
of demeanor and warm-hearted friendll
nesa oi uispusiuon ne unueu a cnaracter
of perfect simplicity, Innocence
and purity. He was unmarried and
leaves one brother and five sisters to
whom he was devotedly attached and
Is at home among his own people with
Christ in heaven. G.
C. J. BELL.
The morning of January the 25th.
1912, at his home near Raphlne, Rockbridge
county, Virginia, Mr. Cornelius
Jackson Bell, in the full possession of
his mental faculties, and knowing what
was taking place, quietly and peacefully
passed to h's everlasting rest.
He was born In the community In
which he lived the 12th of October, 1833,
and was educated at Washington College,
Lexington, Virginia. He was married
three times. His first wife was
Miss Sue Bradley, who left h'm three
sons, ell of whom are living: C. B.. of
Bluefeld, W. Va.; F. B., of Washington,
D. C.f and B. N., of Rockbridge county,
Va. The Becond wife, Miss Pltzer, of
Botetourt county, Va., lived only a few
months after their marriage. The last
wife was Miss Elizabeth W. Hyde, who
survives him with three sons, Hansford
H. and Ollle H., of Rockbridge, and
Harry, of W. Va.
He filled a number of useful positions.
He was a trustee of the public schools
from the organl7atlon of the free school
system in Virginia, and did his county
much valuable eervice in that capac'ty.
As notary public, he was a great help
to many people in preparing deeds, writing
contracts, taking acknowledgements,
etc.
He was a member of Mt. Carmel
church, Lexington Presbytery, taking
a deep interest In its welfare, faithfully
ettend'ng all of its meetings for worship
and for business for half a century.
Forty-six years ef that time he
was an active elder, and for thirtyeight
years the accurate and efficient
clerk of the session. He was also the
teacher of the young men's Bible class
In the Sunday school. lie often represented
his church In the meetings of the
Presbytery and Synod, and at V'cksburg,
In 1884. was the commissioner
from his Presbytery to the General Assembly.
When such a man passes away, as
the most valued must do sometime, he
Is sadly missed by the community, by
the church, by his pastor, as well as
by those who were nearest to him.
But It Is a comfort to think that be
has entered upon the "fulness of Joy
and the pleasures evermore" at God's
right hand.
MISS SFSA* QUARLES MASSrE,
eldest daughter of the late R'chard
Smith and Sarah Thompson Massle,
died at the home of her nephew,
Flchard Massle Noltlng, In Richmond,
Virginia, on Sunday. February the
eleventh, at twelve forty-five o'clock,
P. if.
Miss Massle was in the s'*ty-nlnth
year of her age: was horn In Richmond,
and had lived in that cltv all of her life.
Three years ago she suffered a serious
Illness, making an operation necessary.'
U OF THE SOUTH
From this she never fully recovered,
but from time to time was subject to
attacks, each leaving her In a weaker
condition physically. However, kept
up by her wonderful will power, her
cheerful disposition, and her love of
living for others, she went about doing
good until the laBt.
Her death was a falling asleep In the
full assurance of that bright to-morrow,
In an inheritance prepared for her.
Her life, spent In the service for
others, lingers, and will linger, a
fragrant, blessed memory. In the hearts
of her s'sters and nephews, who loved
her as a mother.
Endowed with high qualities of mind
and heart, hers was a treasure-store of
information, and the work of her skillful
fingers wrought many dainty gifts,
mute testimon<als to relatives and
friends. She made friends, and kept
them; to know her was to love her, and
the influence which she exerted will
outlive the life of time.
Her frail body was laid to rest by the
side of her father and mother in Holly
wooa c emeierv. tnere to awatt tnat day
when those who are in the'r graves
will come forth at the Bound of his
voice; and her loving spirit, having
entered that Inheritance Incorruptible,
and which fadeth not away, still lives,
a ministering angel. R. M. N.
REY. MATTHEW LYLE LACY, D. D.
Our church papers recorded some
weeks ago the death of this great and
saintly servant of God, and this tribute
fey one closely and Intimately associated
with him during the last twenty
years of his life is merely to supplement
and emphasize more fully certain
phases of h's life and work.
As discoverers trace streams to their
sources, so in seeking to comprehend
the characters of men who have powerfully
influenced their fellows, we
naturally turn to the rudimentary
germs In their natures, out of which
were developed the great qualities
which gave them power and leadership.
Three great qualit'es appear in the
study 0r this truly great and noble life.
These three dominant characteristics
are beautifully expressed and reflected
In his three favorite hymns that were
sung at his funeral:
1. "How firm a foundation ye saints
of the Lord
Is laid for your faith In His excellent
Word."
A simple and sublime faith In God
end an unwavering, unshaken faith In
God's Word ever characterized his
practise and preaching.
Tn an age of extreme 1'berallsm and
doubt he stood four-square on every
question affecting the inspiration of the
Bible end the fundamentals of our
evaneellcal faith.
This was one of the secrets of his
wonderful power In preaching. He believed
and felt so deeplv he made others
feel and believe. Men trembled beneath
the earnestness of his message.
T'rrld and weak souls thrilled with new
courage and hope as they felt their
doubts vanish. He was a "prince
among preacners.
Some of the moat Impressive and
powerful sermons It has ever heen my
privl'ere to hear T heard from his lips.
2. "There are lonely hearts to cherish
While the days are going by."
This, another of his favor'te hymns
sung at his funeral, reflects and expresses
the second great gnalltv and
striking characteristic that made his
life truly great and nsefnl. This trait
of character mav be summed up In the
one word?service.
Wherever there were "lonely hearts
tn eheri?h" or "wearv souls that perish"
there he jovfnliv ministered in the
spirit of his Divine Master.' sharing
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with htm In tbs consciousness of the {
miseries of the race and walking with
him along the way of the cross. His I
was the greatness of him of whom the
Master said: "Whosoever will be great * t
among you let him be your servant." \
Unconscious greatness born of selfsacrlfl
e and supreme devotion to duty ]j
was his, and duty Is an altar from
which a vestal flame Is ever ascending
to the skies, and he who stands nearest
that flame catches most of its radiance, <
and In that light is made luminous .
forever.
In the beautiful words of the inspired
writer, penned concerning David: "He ?
oervea niu generation Dy tne will ol
God and fell on sleep."
3. "I love to tell the story."
This, another of his favorite hymns,
that closed his funeral service, voiced
another dominant trait of his character,
viz.: h's love for the Gospel of the
Master and his joy In preaching It No
loving mother ever delighted more In ?
talking to her children than he did to
his spiritual children In Christ
No matter how worn and weary, he
never lost an opportunity to preach and
never seemed to weary In preaching.
Even when, from one esnpe or another,
he bad an occasional Fahbath off from
his own pulnlt. he would not rest, but
would embrace the onnortunlty to
preach elsewhere. He had not only a
wide acqualntanshlp, but also a wide
fellowsh'p in West Virginia: was
Known ann oe'ovea by his brethren of
all denominations, and excentlner his
own conereeatlon. he preached almost
as mnch In the nnlnlts of other denominations
es he did In the pulpits of his
own. commim'on.
The snlrltual fruits of his preaehlnp
can never be estimated this side of -.
eternity.
But he was not onlv a preat nreneher.
He was al?o a ereat teeehpr. Some
of his he*t work for the Master was
done In the class-room. He was the
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