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age which seemed to inspire and elicit courage and self-sacrifice ; 

 he set his face as flint against every thing that might jeopardize his 

 usefulness as an itinerant preacher, and the journeyings, hardships, 

 and inconveniences to which he was subjected were all as nothing 

 so that he might preach Jesus and the resurrection. In his man- 

 ners he was self-possessed, dignified, and refined. His preaching 

 was hortatory in its character, and often powerful in its effects. His 

 last entry in a diary, which he kept for many years, was made May 

 2, 1873, as follows: "My birthday; eighty-two years I have lived 

 on the bounty and goodness of God. I feel grateful and happy to 

 believe he doeth all things well." His last uttered words were, 



" Calm, calm." 



Calm in the bosom of his God, 

 He gently passed away. 



Thomason, Bartlett was born in Laurens District, South Car- 

 olina; converted in September, 1830; admitted on trial in the Con- 

 ference in January, 1833, and sent to Montgomery Circuit; 1834^ 

 Edgefield ; 1835, Pendleton ; 1836, King's Mountain ; 1837, Barn- 

 well ; 1838, Columbia Circuit ; 1839, Camden; 1840, Columbia Cir- 

 cuit; 1841, superannuated, and soon after suddenly fell asleep in 

 Jesus, in the faith and hope of the gospel. When informed, a little 

 before he died, that the Conference which met on the 10th of Feb- 

 ruary had granted him a superannuated relation, he expressed his 

 gratitude that he had been thus favored by his brethren. He pos- 

 sessed an amiable spirit, respectable and useful talents, and was 

 much loved where he traveled and labored. 



Thomason, Christopher was a native of South Carolina ; en- 

 tered the South Carolina Conference on trial in December, 1863, and 

 was sent for 1864 to Fairfield ; 1865, Anderson Circuit ; 1866, Abbe- 

 ville ; 1867-68, Camden ; 1869, Lancaster Circuit ; 1870, Lancaster 

 Station ; 1871-72, Union ville and Sardis. He was an earnest, faith- 

 ful, devoted minister of Christ. Modest and retiring almost to a 

 fault, only those who knew him best could appreciate the loveliness 

 of his character. As a preacher, he was clear and forcible ; as a 

 pastor, faithful and diligent ; as a husband and father, tender and 

 affectionate. He left as a legacy the dying testimony, " I know in 

 ■whom I have trusted." 



Turpin, Thomas D. was born in Somerset county, Maryland, 

 June 30, 1805 ; converted in the city of Baltimore, September 8, 

 1823 ; admitted on trial in the South Carolina Conference in Janu- 

 ary, 1829, and appointed to Enoree Circuit ; 1830, Pendleton ; 1831, 



