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For the Index.
From the East.
As you leave the bay of Salon
ica, your eyes rest on some ol
the most inspiring scenery; es
pecially is this true with the read
ers of universal history. The ob
jects of special interest are the
mountains Olympus, Ossea and
Pelion. These are all in full
view and call forth the greatest
admiration. The two latter, as
we passed out, were very oblig
ing and their summits were in
full view. But Olympus was not
conspicuous. It may be that
Zeus was offended because we
had come with barbarian tongues
and called him Jupiter, and
therefore he called down the
clouds and concealed the place
of his abode from our view.
In the early morning we find
ourselves in Smyrna, the place
where was located the church
which John addressed in Reve
lation. This is one of the finest
cities in the Levant and now has
a population of more than 25( »,(M>o
souls. It is said to be the birth
place of Homer, and perhaps has
as much to sustain its claims as
any other place. Poly carp, a
successor of the apostles, was
supposed to have been the pas
tor of the church here, while
John was an exile in Patmos.
Smyrna is on the rixer Meles,
and npar its source is a grotto or
cave, where Homer is said to nave
Composed his poems. The pres
ent city is two ;;or three miles
from its original site. There is
here a mixed population of
Greeks, Turks, Jews, Franks
and Americans, and these peo
ple do not mingle, but live in
separate quarters. The tomb of
Polycarp is still shown, though
I did not go to it.
Ephesus is fifty miles from
Smyrna, and this was the place
we all wanted to go to, and
through the good management
of our guide, Mr. John Solomon,
a special train is secured and in
an hour and a half we stop at
Agosaluk, a little village of 200
or 300 people, and these are all
who noxv live in what was once
the great city of Ephesus.
We were thirty-two innumber,
and all of us were soon mounted,
ladies and gentlemen, on little
stallions. Itwasonthese noisy lit
tle brutes that we were to inspect
the ruins of the old city. It xvas
a merry crowd and all went with
great glee to see what was to be
seen. Our guide pointed out
many great ruins all of which I
cannot here mention. We came
towhat he called the tomb of St.
Luke. It appeared to be an
ancient tomb, still pretty well
preserved. Attention was called
to the carving of a bull on a slab,
which served as a relief. We
were told that Luke rode in a
wagon which was drawn by a
bull and that this statuary was
intended to perpetuate the event.
After this we come to the
ruins of the great theatre, where
20,000 people would sit and see
what was done in the arena. On
the right side of the entrance
may be seen pretty well pre
served ruins, in which the wild
beasts were kept. These were
brought out into the arena to
fight with men. If Panl fought
with beasts at Ephesus, then the
conflict took place here. We now
see xvtiat is called the baptistry
of St. John. It is a basin or sis
tern, the top of which is about
on a level with the ground. It
appeared to be round and about
8 feet in diameter. There is a
rim about 2 feet wide extending
all the way around. This would
leave the real opening about -1
feet and the top was carefully
covered with a stone. I could
not see into it, and so could not
tell how deep it is. But I have
no idea it was ever used as a bap
tistery at all, and is nothing
more than the remains of an old
cistern.
We pass the ruins of the sta
dium and then come to the ruins
of the school building oi Tyranus,
where Paul taught the gospel
two years. I was surprised at
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the magnificence of these ruins,
and it gave me a key which un
locks, to my own mind, the
cause of the wonderful influence
exerted by the apostle in this
wicked city. From the building
1 judge that Tyranus was at the
head of the great university of
Ephesus, and the fact that Paul
taught them would, of necessity,
have given him much promi
nence. He used his opportunity
well, for his teachings broke the
power of idolatry in this strong
hold of sin. We passed to the
lower part of the foundations ol
this building—for it is on the
side of the hill—and found the
lower walls well preserved. They
extend to a height of about 20 feet
and here is a long row of well
preserved vaulted chambers.
Thebe can now be used as a shel
ter from the sun or rain. Goats
it seems are sometimes fed here.
We now cross the Capter,
which is without a drop of wa
er, go across the plain, which
is dotted with old ruins, seeking
the site of the temple of Diana
We come to a stone fence, cross
through a gap into a cornfield
and in two minutes we stand on
a little elevation and have the
foundations of the temple, which
was one of the 7 wonders of the
world, al our feet. It would be
hard to find destruction more
complete. The foundations are
scattered every where, and in
many places are hid from view
by the bushes, weeds and this
tles, which have sprang upon
the ground. 1 went a cross the
ruins, made my way to the lofti
est pillar that remains, climbed
up to the top, and standing there
I looked over the ruins of the old
building. 1 thought of the image
which they said had come down
from heaven, of the great temple
that had been built for its wor
ship and of the mighty and long
cry:“Great is Diana of the Ephesi
ans.” But the desolation that
exists here is only a symbol of
that which shall come to all the
idolatries of this world. As I
stood on this pillar I observed a
fig tree, which had grown up by
it, from which 1 plucked some
ripe fruit and ate. The temple
was 425 feet long and 220 feet
wide and was destroyed by the
Goths in A. D. 262.
Now a word or two about the
government. Tt is the land of
the Turk, and tho existence of
such a government is a blot in
the civilization of the present
century. Th i s government
ought to be destroyed and the
territory divided among the poxv
ers. Then the people might be
educated and lifted out of this
state of barbarism.
We have heard nothing but un
favorable reports of our Ameri
can minister, who is at Constan
tinople. We are told that his
wife and daughter have been
decorated —whatever this may
mean—by the Sultan, or the au
thorities. Also that this is con
trary to diplomatic law, and that
it means that our minister has
been bribed. If this is so, then
the minister, Mr. Terrell, an old
confederate soldier from Texas,
should be immediately recalled
by the authorities at Washing
ton. G. H. Carter.
Syria.
Rev. Geo. R. McCall.
Few persons knexv this broth
er as I did, and still fewer loved
him as I did. We xvere born in
adjoining counties, and the same
year gave us birth; he was my
senior by only eight months. In
my childhood I was accustomed
to see his father in attendance
upon the Hephzibah Associa
tion-first as a member then af
terwards as a visitor. From the
words which fell from my fath
er’s lips, I learned to love the
name long before I ever saxv the
son This soil and myself met
for the first time at Penfield, be
ing students of Mercer Universi
ty. He made a profession of
religion two years before I did
He was baptized by his father in
1844; I in 1846 by Billington M.
Sanders, of blessed memory.
At the time of becoming a stu
dent at Penfield, Bro. McCall was
at once classed among the very
best young men of the school,
and his deportment in every re
spedt was marked by the same
order and propriety that charac
terized it when he was sixty
years of age.
In 1848, an incident occurred
xvhich shadows forth the inti
macy which existed between us,
as well as our confidence the one
in the other. I had fallen into a
state of spiritual darkness and
depression, and xvas dreadfully
harrassed with doubts as to my
change of heart. I longed to un
bosom myself to some one in
xvhom I had implicit confidence —
one xvho I felt sure had, beyond
doubt, experienced this change
of heart, and xvho was never
troubled with these distressing
doubts. I aLo purposed to have
this one pray with me and for
me that the clouds might be lift-
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ed from my heart. In my mind,
running over the er tire roll of
students, I settled down upon
George McCall as the right man
—so orderly in his deportment,
so consistent in his life, so uni
form in the happy expression of
his countenance, and, as I
thought, so free from doubts as
to his acceptance with God. I
determined that after the stu
dents twilight prayer had closed
on a given day, 1 would invite
him to a stroll with me out to
wards the cemetery, when the
whole matter could be attended
t>.
At the time fixed upon, in the
confusion of getting out of the
room, I lost sight of my man,
and in hurriedly looking him up.
I met him moving in the same
hurried manner as if in search
also of some one. As 1 told him
I xvas looking after him to invite
him to walk with me, he replied,
“I was just looking after you for
the same purpose.” After going
some distance, 1 made known the
design of the stroll on my part.
Suddenly pushing me off he
stood facing me, and, to my as
tonishment, said: “1 wanted you
to walk with me with a viexv to
that identical thing: 1 thought
you never had a doubt as to your
condition, and I am all in dark
ness —almost in despair.” There
we stood face to face; each one
judging the other so charitably,
and yet each one misjudging the
other so sadly. All we could do
xvas to get upon our knees and
pray for each other. This was
forty seven years ago, but 1 have
only to close my eyes and
the scene is all as plain be
fore me as it was then.
In all these 1< ng years of inti
macy, I never saxv in this dear
brother anything that was incon
sistent xvith the present type of
the Christian gentleman. I never
saw anything that in the least
degree savored of that which
was little, or low, or mean, or
underhanded; he was open, and
candid, and manly, and outspok
en.
But George McCall has passed
over the river, and William Davis
has passed over, and James Ry
als has passed over, and many
others whom I loved so tenderly
have passed over, and I too will
soon pass over, and then we will
all be together again as in form
er times, and what a glorious
gathering it will be. Our hearts
will not then be troubled with
gloomy doubts; one will not then
turn the one to the other for com
fort —all will be joy and gladness.
More than that, I am persuaded
that we will talk together over
matters that so deeply interested
us here, and rejoice together at
the triumph of the Master’s
cause.
How few are left of those who
entered life when I did; how few
of those are left who worked side
by side with me in the vigor of
early manhood. May God raise
up more like Davis and Ryals
and McCord.
W. L. Kilpatrick.
Hephzibah, Ga.
Dear Bro. Ward:—The death
of brother McMichael xvas a se
vere shock to me! As far as eyes
and judgment could go he seemed
sure of a long and useful life.
Apparently so healthy, energet
ic, even-tempered, I do not see
why he should not have lived a
half century longer. Why is it
that the young and healthy and
useful are stricken down so sud
denly and unexpectedly some
times? Wonderful are the ways
of Providence? I was thrown
with him a good deal, and I ad
mired him. His motto was Ex
celsior'. And his aim was to be
useful. For that purpose he
worked hard and faithfully and
acquired a good influence, which
he was exerting beneficially and
for the best purposes. And
just when he had reaped success
and his healthy influence began
to be widely exerted, he has been
taken away! I cannot under
stand it. I have read your arti
cle and the letters of various
brethren; and they do him only
justice. He was a man of strong
will and purpose—xvonderfully
so —and worked hard for the In
dex and the Baptist denomina
tion, and I fear he gave his life
for the success of his work.
I hope Georgia will stand up
to the old Index and see that it
goes ahead with more life and
vigor than ever. May God bless
his family, and you all, who have
the care of the Index upon you!
Though far away, my heart is
still in Georgia.
Yours affectionately,
S. Boykin.
Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. J. W. Binns who was dis
qualified _for the pastorate by
deafness, is now serving his sec
ond term as ordinary of Wilkes
county and he makes a good of
ficer. He wi’l be apt to hold it
for life and then his son can take
it.
For the Index.
CO EDUCATION.
I have read Bro. Gardner s re
ply to my article with pleasure.
The tone and spirit are excellent.
Such discussion xv ill do good. Os
course we differ as to the main
question and xve differ as to tho
propriety of this discussion. The
convention favored it and my
conviction is that nothing but
good will result. I know many
people want the facts.
In nothing do people differ
more than in the use of the word
conservative. Some understand
it to mean keeping things in one
way indefinitely. Others under
stand it to mean a xvise husband
ing of resources for the preserv
ation and progress of a given
interest. I hold the later view.
All true conservatism is progres
sive as all true progress is con
servative. That is not conserv
atism in education xvhich takes
no account of present conditions
and forces, or which refuses to
graft the new in education on the
old. It is stagnation.
Bro. Gardner is not accurate
ly informed on several points.
The trustees of Mercer did not
vote on the general question of co
education last commencement ;bu<
upon extending privileges to wo
men studying pedagoy. And a
good many explained, that they
voted as they did simply because
tho xvhole question is to be set
tled next April.
He is not accurately informed
as to the University of Virginia.
Co-education was never adopted
by that school as a policy. Some
young ladies took the examina
tions without matriculations.
There were great divisions in the
faculty and the contentions were
ended by giving the ladies di
plomas, but stoppingAt that for
the sake of peace. Under the
circumstances, a very wise
thing, no doubt.
It would be easy to get a long
list of names to add to those
quoted by Bro. Gardner as un
favorable to co-education, but
not half as easy as it would have
been years ago. I have great re
spect for Drs. Davis and Taylor
and Prof. Eager. The latter I
think favors exactly the scheme
proposed for Me.’cer. But in
making up lists, pio and con, it
it will be found, that those op
posing are nearly to a man the
very ones, who prac-
tical experiet .cc
tion, while those who have tried
it are its strongest advocates
This ought to count for a good
deal.
But without sticking on this
or that case, in higher education
al circles, the battle fought con
tinuously for 50 years has been
fairly won by the co-educational
forces. The points to be settled
were:
1. Ought women, who might
desire it, to have as thorough ed
ucation as men? 2.Can they take
the same courses as men without
detriment to their health? 3. Is
co-education morally safe? 4
Would women in any numbers
take the courses in our endowed
colleges? 5. Would their en
trance benefit or injure the male
colleges?
It is not hazardous to say, that
every one of these points has
been settled in favor of co educa
tion not by theorizing, but by
practical demonstration. Hap
pily, in Georgia, we have the
light of experience to guard us.
No man in educational circles,
or, at least, but few would deny
to women all the education they
want They have proven their
ability to do the same work done
by men without injury to their
health, as many testimonials in
my possession certify. Young
people are never entirely safe,
but co education has proved mor
rally helpful to both sexes. Large
numbers of women attend the co
education institution, and almost
without exception these institu
tions lead in the number of men.
These facts have been elicited
by a series of questions address
ed to some two dozen presidents
of co-education institutions in
ths South. The testimonials are
not absolutely unanimous on
every point, but the overwhelm
ing majority agree as stated.
When demonstrations come in,
theories go out.
I risk nothing in saying that
co-education is now practically in
possession of the field, and there
is not much more territory to
conquer. Nearly all the high
schools and academies are co ed
ucational. It is in these, when
youth is just rising into manhood
and womanhood, that the great
est danger exists; but the man
who xvould now oppose co-educa
tion in these schools would be an
anarchronism.
In some way or other, co
education has obtained in the
greater part of the male institu
tions of higer learning, through
out the civilized world. People
who have had no occasion to
study the question, or to keep up
with it, are usually amazed at the
facts. Let me give you some of
them. Commencing xvith the
North, the folloxving institutions
have opened their doors to wo
men: The Universities of Mis
souri, Arkansas, Texas, East
Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama, South Carolina. 1 think
Kentucky, the Normal Colleges
of all the States, including
Georgia. The following Baptist
institutions in the South: Bay
lor University. Texas; Keochi
and Mt. Lebonon Colleges, Lou
isiana; Ouachitta College, Ar
kansas: Tloxvard Alabama, Stet
son University, Florida; Furman
University, South Carolina; Car
son-Newman College, Tennessee;
Georgetoxvn College, Kentucky.
The Atlantic States, being the
oldest, very naturally resisted
co-education till it xvas forced
upon them; but taking the North
as it now stands, and there is
just about a clean sweep. Com
mencing at Washington, we have
Columbian University (Baptist),
the Catholic University of Amer
ica. University of Pennsylvania,
Bucknell University ( Baptist),
Brown University ( Baptist ),
Columbia, Yale, Harvard. Cor
nell, every State University it
the North and West so far as 1
can noxv recall, University of
Chicago, and nearly all the de
nominational Colleges and Uni
versities. Add to this array,
University of London, of Oxford,
Cambridge, Edinboro, the Uni
versity of France, and very re
cently the German University,
by approval of the Emperor.
Coming nearer home, I can
mention University of Nashville
Cumberland Presbyterian Uni
versity in Texas. There are ot h
ers I could name after a little
thought. The movement is
steadily one way, and Dr. Broad
us was correct when he said “It
is inevitable.” In another ar
ticle, I shall show that the co
educational institutions are the
growing ones. Prof. Erger
thinks Dr. Burleson wants big
ness. Bigness xvould become
some of the other colleges xvhich
are not coeducational. It is a
discredit that the oldest institu
tions in the South have not
grown .more. I say it right out,
1 want Mercer to become large
and strong and I have a convic
tion, that the xvay to bring this
topass is to serve the times in
which we live.
These facts stare us in the face.
After full, free and commuous
discussion, running tor 50 years,
co-education has been adopted by
the greatest educational think
ers in the world; it has held its
own everywhere; all of the ob
jections to it Lave been proven
by practical tests, not in one or
two schools, but in numerous in
stitutions, to be without good
reasons to support them; the ed
ucators who have tried co-educa
tion are its strongest advocates.
If upon examination of the fur
ther facts, it appears that the
schools which have adopted co
education have greatly profited
by it; that they have grown in
numbers and in favor with the
public; that the broader effect
has been to stimulate the spirit
of education; that out of the
broader and healthier spirit, the
female shools have reaped a sub
stantial benefit, xve will have all
the information necessary to
guide us. In another article, 1
shall set out these facts. But in
closing this, I wish to restate
the fact. The question has
reached the stage of demonstra
tion. Theories must yield to
demonstration. Opinion based
on experience and close and ac
curate observation- has weight:
opinion based on abstract theo
ries are good to a degree, but
only till experience has done her
work. For this reason, I cannot
give much weight to the opin
ions of those who have had no
practical experience with co-ed
ucation, as my most respected
brethren Drs. Davis and Taylor.
I. would put the judgment of Gov.
Hubbard, of Texas, an alumus of
Mercer, above that of Dr. Davis,
for Gov. Hubbard has had large
experience with co education.
He is exceedingly anxious for
Mercer to admit women.
J. B. Gambrell.
For the Index.
Preaching the Word.
BY .1. S. SATCHWELL.
This was Paul’s earnest charge
to Timothy, his own son in the
faith, and it is a most solemn one
too, because delivered in the
presence of God and the Lord
Jesus Christ xvho shall judge the
living and the dead at his appear
ing and his kingdom. Paul had
received a similar charge direct
ly from Christ - “For Christ
sent me not to baptize, but to
preach the gospel.” The gospel,
the word of the cross and the
word all practically mean the
same thing and include the same
truths of scripture.
Christ also chose of his disci
ples, twelve apostles, and em
powered them to preach the
kingdom of God. He “appoint
ed other seventy also” and in
structed them to say to the peo
ple “The kingdom of God is
come nigh unto you.”
The Holy Spirit lays great
stress on preaching the word but
says nothing about preaching
science or philosophy or politics,
for there is nothing in such
preaching. It is as sounding
brass or a tinkling cymbal.
God hath made foolish thewis
som of this world and he will de
stroy the wisdom of the wise
and bring to naught the under
standing of the prudent. A world
of xvorldy wisdom cannot arrive
at the wisdom of God for the
very foolishness of God is xviser
than men. Paul understood the
weakness and worthlessness of
worldly wisdom hence he deter
mined to know nothing in his
preaching save Jesus Christ and
him crucified and he exhorts us
to be followers of him even as he
followed Christ. The preaching
of the word is the power of God
which leads unto salvation, the
sword of the spirit by which the
heart is pierced and made to cry
out for mercy, and it is the en
trance of gospel truth that giv
eth light to the sin darkened
•soul, So then if faith is to stand
in the power of God instead of
the wisdom of men God's minis
ters should confine themselves
strictly to preaching the word
which is a revelation of God's
poxver to save. Preach the xvord
not with enticing words of man's
wisdom. The sacredness and is
sues of preaching the gospel are
too great, and solemn for a
preacher to divert in any way the
mind of his hearers from gospel
truth.
“He that negotiates between
God and man, as God's ambassa
dor, the grand concerns of judg
ment and mercy, should beware
of lightness in his speech.”
When Dr. Waldenstrom, a
Swedish professor of theology,
a member of parliament and a
successful preacher, was lying
very ill in Chicago, lie sent for
Mr. D. L. Moody and earnestly
besought him, not to make peo
ple laugh when preaching, nor
to countenance it in others, “for”
said he solemnly, “I have ob
served that this is the time
xvhich the devil takes to catch
away the seed that was sown in
the heart.”
Evidently the ministers of the
gospel cannot be too careful in
his speech.
A quip or a jest may destroy
the good effect of much gospel
truth.
The word of God is a savor of
life unto life or of death unto
death and for a servant of God
to preach it in a careless jesting
way renders himself abdominable
in the sight of God and disgust
ing to all who have a spirit of
profound reverence for God and
his holy word.
Campbellsburg, Ky.
Mercer Matters.
The past week has been one of
special sadness and special joy at
Mercer. Oct. 28, at 12, Mr. Boyd
Gibson, one of the best students
in the University, died. He xvas
studying with the ministry in
view; was devout, studious, and
promising. After suffering of
fever some days, his trouble took
a sudden and very unexpected
turn which ended in death. The
whole school mourns his loss.
There is hardly any sickness in
the University.
Sunday night Dr. Campbell
baptized Chin Lum Wang, one of
our Chinese students. This
young man came to Mercer
strongly recommended by Miss
Russell, the editress of The
Church Mission Journal of New
York. He is a grand-son of a
former minister from the Court
of China to the United States.
He is highly educated in Chinese
lore, being a graduate from txvo
of their schools. His grand fa
ther is a devout Christian, as is
also his mother. His father is
not a Christian, but is favorable
to his son's course. In a recent
letter his grand father expresses
a hope that he xvill return to Chi
na prepared to do much good as
a Christian teacher. The Chinese
government is now giving spe
cial attention to men educated in
Western learning xvith a view to
their employment in public ser
vice. How xvidethe door opens
to us.
There is special call for re
newed consecration in our edu
cational work, and for watchful
ness that we do not let slip enr
grip on institutions long anchor
ed to the Baptist faith. Roches
ter University has cast off its al
legiance to the Baptist denomi
nation and declares that it is not
sectarian. We ought to see that
institution claiming to be Baptis
tic are so in fact, and that xve do
not build on foundation liable to
slip from under us. And then
every Baptist school should al
lign with the life and work of
the denomination. Secretary
Mullins, of the Foreign Mission
VOL. 75--NO. 14
Board, wisely suggests that our
schools ought to furnish a local
leadership in the churches. This
is Mercers aim.
The Faculty are trying to cre
ate a picture gallary of the illus
trious sons of Mercer, Governors,
Congressmen, Judges, College
Presidents, Authors. Preachers
&c. They honor us and xve can
inspire successive relays of stu
dents by letting them look down
on us us from the walls of our
beautiful chapel.
We expect to have a specially
large authors group of pictures.
All our friends should help in
this.
The move to enlist the strong
cities in pushing Mercer is
vastly important. We cannot
hope to make the progress we
ought to make without the strong
backing of the intelligent wealthy
city churches.
In managing the finances for
the current year, I must depend •
on well developed churches,
brethren and sisters. The sis
ters have never failed me in any
work I ever undertook. I look
to them now.
J. B. Gambrell.
BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
by a. c. ward.
In a recent issue of the Cumber
land Presbyterian there appeared
a ringing article on the above
subject. We believe the time
has come for Christians to speak
right out on this subject. The
Bible is God’s book. All our laxvs
are based upon its teachings.
It is the one thing upon which
all oaths taken in our courts of
justice are sealed. No education
is complete without a generous
knowledge of its teaching. It is
the book of all books, and deals
directly with the inner life It is
choice in its literature and won
derful in its productiveness of
flood.
We claim that the religious
training of children should not
be left to the home and church
alone. Education belongs to the
school. We claim to be a Chris
tian nation and Christianity is
based on the teachings of Christ
as found in the Bible. We ask
no union of church and State.
The following from the Pres
byterian shoxvs the interest man
ifested in the -abject.
“Just now'll ?.':;£byllle. Tern;,
there is pending in the City
Council a measure calling for the
reading of at least one chapter
of the Bible each day in all the
public school rooms of the city.
The ordinance has many friends,
possibly a majority, in the coun
cil, and much interest is felt in
this issue. The Tennessee Synod
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, in session in Nashville
last week, unanimously adopted
the folloxving resolution:
“ Resolved by this synod, That
we express our cordial approval
of the effort xvhich is being made
by Councilman McConnell and
others to recommend the reading
of the Bible in all the public
schools of the city of Nashville,
and that it is the sentiment of
the synod that provision should
be made for the reading of the
Bible in all the public schools of
Tennessee.” This is the begin
ning of the end in Tennessee.
Organized effort is behind the
movement to put the Bible in the
schools, and the hope is enter
tained that the battle xvill be won
in Tennessee, not only, but in
the other States as well.”
My Brother Beloved.
While far away from home I
heard of the death of Capt. Mc-
Michael. It sent a pang of grief
to my heart. He was very dear
to me. I had the sweet privilege
of hearing him first secretly and
then openly confess Christ. I
baptized him and xvas his pastor
for several years. He xvas one
of the best church members I had
in a pastorate of fifteen years.
As Superintendent of the Sunday
school he was active, earnest and
loving.
He was one of the very few
men to xvhom his pastor xvould
go and reprove for giving too
much.
To show how completely his
ideas changed xvith his profes
sion of religion, his little boy
born before, xvas named Roscious
the name of a Roman actor, the
next boy born after his joining
the church, xvas named Paul.
God bless both these boys and
the other two also and make them
worthy sons of a noble father.
Capt McMichael xvas a very
active man—strong in his con
victions and brave in any posi
tion he considered right; hence
he was felt as a pow’er of good
in any community in which he
lived. His association xvith the
writer was like that of a brother.
While we mourn his death xve
thank God for his life and his
love. May the spirit comfort the
dear bereaved ones in the deso
late home.
R. J. Willingham.