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  sun 
  threw 
  its 
  mellow 
  light 
  across 
  the 
  bending 
  sky, 
  while 
  

   the 
  soft 
  and 
  fleecy 
  clouds, 
  in 
  ample 
  folds 
  of 
  purple 
  and 
  of 
  

   gold, 
  bade 
  a 
  sweet 
  good-bye 
  to 
  the 
  departing 
  day, 
  and 
  

   threw 
  Uieir 
  lengthening 
  shadows, 
  tinted 
  with 
  the 
  glory 
  of 
  

   eventide, 
  as 
  a 
  mantle 
  of 
  royalty 
  upon 
  the 
  shoulders 
  of 
  this 
  

   servant 
  of 
  God, 
  as 
  he 
  withdrew 
  from 
  the 
  active 
  duties 
  of 
  

   the 
  da}', 
  to 
  the 
  peace 
  and 
  quiet 
  of 
  his 
  home. 
  A 
  fitting 
  

   scene 
  for 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  such 
  a 
  life." 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  sad, 
  memorable 
  evening 
  prior 
  to 
  his 
  death, 
  he 
  

   remained 
  with 
  his 
  family, 
  the 
  cheer 
  and 
  comfort 
  of 
  all, 
  

   until 
  9 
  o'clock, 
  when 
  he 
  bade 
  them 
  good 
  night, 
  remarking 
  

   that 
  he 
  would 
  retire 
  early, 
  as 
  he 
  was 
  suffering 
  with 
  pains 
  

   in 
  his 
  body. 
  After 
  midnight 
  he 
  awoke 
  his 
  wife, 
  complain- 
  

   ing 
  of 
  severe 
  pains 
  in 
  his 
  shoulder 
  and 
  body. 
  Dr. 
  A. 
  G. 
  

   Carr, 
  his 
  son-in-law, 
  was 
  called 
  and 
  was 
  soon 
  at 
  his 
  bed- 
  

   side. 
  All 
  the 
  remedial 
  agencies 
  that 
  could 
  be 
  suggested 
  by 
  

   eminent 
  skill 
  and 
  prom{)led 
  by 
  the 
  most 
  sublime 
  devotion 
  

   were 
  employed, 
  but 
  his 
  " 
  mansion 
  " 
  had 
  been 
  " 
  prepared 
  " 
  

   in 
  the 
  Upper 
  and 
  Better 
  Sanctuary, 
  and 
  the 
  heavenly 
  car- 
  

   avan 
  was 
  hovering 
  about 
  his 
  bedside. 
  Jesus 
  was 
  waiting 
  

   to 
  fold 
  him 
  to 
  his 
  arms, 
  and 
  neither 
  earthly 
  skill 
  nor 
  affec- 
  

   tion 
  could 
  detain 
  the 
  anxious 
  spirit. 
  

  

  The 
  funeral 
  was 
  held 
  from 
  Trinity- 
  M. 
  E. 
  Church, 
  con- 
  

   ducted 
  b}' 
  Revs. 
  T. 
  A. 
  Boone 
  and 
  J. 
  J. 
  Renn. 
  Long 
  before 
  

   the 
  hour 
  for 
  services 
  the 
  church 
  was 
  filled 
  to. 
  its 
  utmost 
  

   capacity. 
  At 
  fifteen 
  minutes 
  to 
  4 
  o'clock 
  p. 
  ra., 
  the 
  funeral 
  

   procession 
  moved 
  off 
  from 
  the 
  residence 
  of 
  Capt. 
  E. 
  J. 
  Par- 
  

   rish, 
  the 
  following 
  gentlemen 
  acting 
  as 
  pall-bearers 
  : 
  Jas. 
  

   Southgate, 
  W. 
  Duke, 
  Wm: 
  Lipscomb, 
  T. 
  L. 
  Peay, 
  ^^^ 
  W. 
  

   Fuller, 
  Rev. 
  A. 
  Walker, 
  H. 
  A. 
  Reams, 
  C. 
  B. 
  Green, 
  AV. 
  L. 
  

   Wall, 
  W. 
  H. 
  Rogers, 
  S. 
  F. 
  Tomlinson 
  and 
  R. 
  F. 
  Webb. 
  The 
  

   fujieral 
  sermon 
  was 
  preached 
  by 
  Rev. 
  T. 
  A. 
  Boone, 
  preceded 
  

   by 
  Rev. 
  J. 
  J. 
  Renn 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  appropriate 
  and 
  feeling 
  remarks. 
  

   After 
  the 
  sermon, 
  which 
  was 
  feelingly 
  delivered 
  and 
  appro- 
  

   priate 
  in 
  thought, 
  portraying 
  lucidly 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  that 
  

  

  