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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1923)
The Henry County Weekly VOL, XLIX MR. J. I. FQUCHE, HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY FORMER EDITOR SUCCUMBS TO DEATH McDonough is called again to mourn the loss of one of her most prominent beloved citizens, in the death of Mr. J. A. Fouche, who after an illness of ten days answer-, ed the last summons on Sunday morning, March 4th, 1923. BORN IN TALBOT Mr. Fouche was born in Talbot County, Ga., May 6, 1854. In his infancy his parents moved to Cul loden, Ga., where they resided un til 1868, when they moved to Barnesville, Ga. While living in Barnesville Mr. Fouche worked for the old Barnesville Gazette, and for several years served on newspapers in different points in Middle Georgia. In 1882 he moved to Henry Countv and fora few weeks was at Hampton, where he had an in terest in The Henry County Week ly, which was then located there. In the early fall of that year the old E. T. V. & G. Railroad reached McDonough and when the paper was moved to its new home Mr. Fouche moved to McDonough, since which time he' has resided here. EDITOR 25 YEARS Mr. Fouche became editor of The Henry County Weekly shortly after coming to McDonough and has edited it for 25 years. His policies and management made it one of the foremost weeklies of the state. A man of stainless character and highest integrity he held the es teem and confidence of his fellow citizen who honored him by plac ing into his hands at two different times the trust of public office — he being Clerk of Superior Court of Henry County at the time of his death. During his whole public career of almost 40 years in Henry Coun ty there is no record that he ever stooped to conquer or ever devia ted from the path of truth and honor. Modest and retiring in disposi tion, un ssuming and unobtrusive in manner, he never craved or labored for public applause or praise but persued the even tenor of his way with a devotion to duty rarely equeled. He had a genius for friendship and many whose lives he touched will miss the kindly genial greet ings of his sympathetic heart. Frail in body, he bore suffering with fortitude and courage and made the most of life despite the handicap of ill health. A faithful devoted husband, a loving tender father, a true and trusted friend, the whole commu nity feels deeply the loss of this exemplary citizen. A loyal consistent membre of Methodist Church, he lived the prayer life according to his own testimony and this close walk with the unseen Friend was the secret of his triumphant faith and walk. He is survived by his wife, one son, Mr. Alt' Fouche, of Atlanta, one daughter, Ivliss Bess Fouche, of McDonough, and one sister Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews, of Annis ton Alabama. Funeral services were conduc ted at Methodist Church Monday A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of McDonough and Henry County. SMITH-THOMPSON Mr. and Mrs. Baylor Smith, of McDonough, announce the en gagement of their daughter, Annie Pearl, to Mr. Ernest H. Thompson, the marriage to be solemnized at an early dale. w. J. CUBE Just as The Weekly was going to press, the news came of the death of Mr. W. J. Crabbe, a for mer well known citizen, of Henry County, who died at his home in Atlanta yesterday. He was brother of Mrs. W. B. Kelley and Mrs. Abi Wallas of this place, and we understand his remains will be brought to McDonough for pnterments to day. afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. J. A. Partridge and his remains amid a profusion of flowers, and follow ed by a great concourse of friends and relatives, were laid to rest in McDonough cemetery beside the loved ones gone before. He giveth His beloved sleep. KcDONOUGH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923. m> «< > I * •+ ** ——— » ■ • >m m•■% -4 *+ W ■# ".,_*• \ j£ iii iiriw>|||gifr~'*'' ■ -^M^ s ’ ’** ' * -'** j/s/. YYoucYe Yorn y//ay (7, /(?.54 in [ ZnYYo/ Yoo. irrYi/or 7j//en/y Yos. Y/eeYYy 2(7 ft nr/ Yo/erY Ojf YYL/ieriop /Yet//'/ JO. CYierY j//arr>Y \ r 7, s/ye O'/J. , . SERIES OF MEETINGS , HI BMIST CHURCH Arrangements haye been made to hold a special series of meetings at the McDonough Baptist church to begin on Sunday morning March 25th. and continue through Friday, April 6th. Rev. C. A. De vane. pastor at Cedartown Ha. is expected to do the preaching. He is one of our strongest young men and most successful pastors. He was chaplain in the army over seas during the war and his success with men of all classes was very pronounced. His intense zeal, deep spirituality, Wupled with a sincere interest i:i men and devotion to truth, backed by a strong personality, make him an ideal helper in a protractted meeting. Every one will find in him a warm friend and a brother beloved. —The singing will be un der the direction of that royal spirit and competent leader, John D. Hoffman, of Atlanta, one of our Home Board singers. Those who were here in 1920 will recall his splendid service in that meet ing. In fact his return to us was * at the earnest request of many who greatly appreciated him on a former occasion. I feel that we arp,very fortunate id securing the help of these consecrated men of God. But that in itself does not mean a gracious revival. The responsibility is ours to help for ward every effort made by these bretheren by earnest prayer and faithful co-operation. That Me Donough needs a genuine revival of true religion is not an open question. It is all important how ever that we REALIZE that need and feel it so deeply and desire it so intensely that we will deyote ourselves unreservedly to its ac complishement. We most cordial ly invite the co-operation of all Christians in our town and com munity and sincerely desire your presence at every service and your prayers for the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit. Everybody will find a hearty welcome. Further announcements will be made as occasion may require and the time of the meeting draws nigh. W. W. Arnold. Pastor. Do not forget “Stunt” program to be given soon by Woman’s Auxiliary of Presbyterian Church. An evening full of fun has been planned and all are cordially invit ed to be present. $1.50 A YEAR MEMOIR The following Memoir was de livered by the Rev. J. A. Par tridge at the Methodist church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock: James Alfred Fouche was born in Talbot County, May 6th, 1854, and died March 4th. 1923 in Mc- Donough, Georgia. Nearly sixty nine years of age. It is not always that a pastor has the privilege of conducting the funeral service of one of his mem bers whose life has been such as to permit of utmost freedom and libei tv in the framing of the eulo gistic sentences employed on an occasion of this kind. Indeed there is not infrequently no small degree of embarrassment connect ed with the arrangement of a ser vice for the dead. This is due to the fact, as you doubtless might suppose, that during life there was so much of inconsistency in the subject whose rem iins are after all brought to the church for its last service. It would be superfluous for me to state that the absence of all this embarrassment is strickingly noticeable in the service upon which we have entered this after noon. Casting about for an appro priate text is not the easiest of pastoral tasks unless we laKe ad vantage of the occasion to address our remarks to the living who vet remain in waiting for the last summons and then try to convey a message of comfort to the be reaved famiiy whose hearts are breaking underneath the burden of conscious hopelessness. Not so at-this hour. As soon as I had learnd that the passing of our brother whose remains lib before us might hm iiom-iy expect ed, some how there flashed be fore my thoughts the text so force fully fitting: “Mark- the perfect man, and be hold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.” The iife of Brother Fouche has been in this community an op n book. Every one with whom he came in contact had the privilege of freely looking over its pages. And every one who might have availed himself of this privilege has turned away with the convic tion that there was not a stain to be found. 1 havn been granted the privi lege of briefly reviewing a few of his striking characteristics with each of which all of you no doubt are more familiar than I. You have known nim for years; Kfor a little more than two years. But to have had a two-years acquain tance intimately is to have had ample opportunity to observe either the smoothness of unbroken fidelity to Christian principles, or the irregularities in the exercise of such virtues. These latter, with all who have known him for so long a time, I failed to discover. The irregularities were not there. There was always a calm, heaven born peace regardless of what others might have termed the dis turbing conditions of life and no man can live without experiencing these disordering circumstances thev are the common lot of us all. However, it takes more than human strength to maintain an (Continued on Local Page)
