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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL 1 DEPARTMENT. tended for this column to Joaepb Haber sham Chapter. 469 Peachtree street, ana they will receive prompt attention.) KEAL DAUGHTERS TOTJND. Mrs. Oliver T.

Way. Xn. Martna Fenn Rodgevs. Last wo asked for the address htc such by the Daughters of Since then wi alone. inng.

Columbus. lost sight of any My grandfather' only living child Hans: I hundred they might receive the spoon presented to all itlonal Society of the real daughters there are in i readv pla.ed? Our assistant ing secretary. Mrs Marlon family ptct of Ten rho reads these Use! I Miss Anna Ben ox Governor P. Fleming, In this state, died out. His day Constitution and at once became interested In the "Historical and Genealogical Department." and write to know it you or any readers of this column can give me information about the family of.

Caldwells, who I am told were a famous family in, the war of the revolution. Mv rather, who died when I small, was named David of Cokeabury and Abbeville, s. and was known as the "Big Nwlllfier. was a near relative of statesman, John C. (Caldwell Calhoun.

My mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Ann Wardlaw, a near relative of Senator Louis Wardlaw.5 of South Caro J. CALDWELL. 13. Having read vour Interesting article in this morning's Constitution, and being interested in such matters and feeling that I had relatives now living that would Interest you and at the same time gratify a patriotic spirit In your humble servant, I write yo these few My father. Owen S.

Glbbs. was born In South Carolina September. 1781, and took part In some way against the English, as I can remember when but a boy of hearing him tell us children of the narrow escape he had once of getting If a Woman on water, knowing that water quenches f.re. When a woman wants to get well from diseases peculiar to her sex. she should not add fuel to the fire already burning her life sway.

She should not take worthless drug and potions composed of harmful narcotics and opiates. They do not check the they do not cure they simply add fuel to the fire. ersoneia remaie Regulator should be taken by every woman or girl who has the lufntest suspicion 01 Jtti any ot the all menti which af WHU Hct women. They will simply be wasting time tegnlator is rffying, tonic, which gets at the roots of the disease and cures It does not drug it eradicates It. "in sod periodical suffering, ir segular.

scanty or psTnful and beauty, happiness and good temper from many woman's fife. It Is the one LB per bottle I any drug Bfrgalator Co. AttMtM. Gfi. Conducted by Joseph Habersham Chapter Da the American Ratohrtlon.

i the ship Welcome." 1 h.i\e some extracts about him from Sewell's history. A descendant, Enoch Pearson and his wife Rachel Byril of North Virginia, emigrated to South Carolina before 17S0. Thei then is 4n Enoch Pearson an.1 Marsraret his wife, her. Tobltha Jecock. daughter of Jonathan, and Mary married an Enoeh Pearson; his second wife.

I think, was from East New Jersey; Their son Isaac (they had also Mary. Thomas. Margaret: Sarah. Rachel. William.

Tabitha. Elisabeth and liannahi married Ellz. Murphy and were the parents of Judge Bird V. Pearson. Th se farts are copied from the old Pearson who lived In Fair he wife of Florida.

Florida and some women in Georgia A branch of our Pearsons went to Nova Scotia, and my mother wrote to them. She died when we were all very young and I neither know the names nor addresses. Have you read Bishop Gregg's "Old Cheraws? If not. please do so and. tell me.

If you do not think all those Pearsons and Murfees are my ancestors. Murfee was afterwards spelled Murphy. My grandfather was named Byrd, but laughed at Americans thinking of family and changed It to Bird. The Pearsons In Craven county. South Carolina, were good patriots, also the Murphys.

Do you think the Pier sons are the same family? I have been first president of Yale my worrying you will be greatly appreciate IE. CALJ3WEJ.I.. I ha caught, and as I have no other way of finding out the truth or sucn matters, I would be more than pleased If you can give me the required Information. He died In ISO In Orleans and I. was too young to remember or even care for such at that time.

My mother is still living in New Orleans at the ripe old age of eighty three, the lfth or this month, but she. like myself, did not mam orixe any of my father's war history. If you ladles can give me the data or direct me to the place where such can be found I will remain gratefully yours, JOHN C. GIBBS. 124.

COOK ANGELlI My great grandfather. James Cook. Is buried on the old Cook plantation In Nottaway county, Vir ginia. His wife was Susan her Flts Her Richmond. Mary George: her mother Joanna Dlgges.

Can you direct me to any records that will give mc assistance In tracing thai the Dlgges family are of royal de Jn my mother's maternal side we iced back to royalty, and I should eh enjoy going back on her pater. ANSWERS. I fro I M. T. B.

not Miss M. E. C. of Columbus, this Query? There were many families of the name among the early sei Virginia. Jt may be that some to the Mayflower, but we think 38.

VIRGINIA Washington. D. C. Oc Jber 24. 1900 W.

V. A. asks In last Sun ay's paper If it is possible to procure a st of the revolutionary soldiers of Vir ginia, and where It can be procured. There in complete list of Virginia's revolu tionary soldiers published. from the J.

mond, Vi All mu i "Historical Register or urn Continental Army In the Rev olutionary War." Saffell's "Records of the War." Volume No. 1. of the Virginia Mag ilne of History and Biography." pub shed by Virginia Historical Society. tRien iond. Va.

"Report Virginia House of 1x33 34." 1'nlted States Senate Documents. Pen ion Roll Twenty third Congress." Tnlted States Pension List January. ttV published by the secretary of war. "Virginia State Papers 1M8 17S4." eleven The above furnishes all that is extant, lost of the military records of Virginia 1865. aestroyea during the evacuation tire.

of a W. Randolph Company. Rich rolls, nay rolls and returns of the revolutionary war that were preserved Is in the 1'nlted States pension an! record office, war department. Washington. D.

C. An Inquiry addressed to the chief of that bureau, stating name of boI dler. information desired and what purpose, will secure a certificate of service of the soldier named. your readers. Respectfully, T.

R. RAINES. In response to an inquiry from Mrs. P. H.

we are happy to publish the following account of he Claiborne family. We are indebted for it to the courtesy of Mr. Leonard Claiborne, of Lou Angeles, ame ot Claiborne is derived from a in Westmoreland countv. Is written CUborn, Cleborn, Cleborne, Cleburne. Clayborn.

Clafborne the last was adopted by Secretary WUIlare Claiborne, of Virginia, and Is so written by his de In 1060, when William the England he divided the ng his followers, and Claiborne manor to Ivo Tallbols and Alnn Flts Herve (now written Hervey.) Fitx Hervp bought the Interest of Tallbols and himself Herve de Claiborne, or del "laiborne. His descendants in a few gen dropped the name or Herve and lied themselves Claiborne or Cleborne. other of the first earl of descendants held Clal manor until lfiSO. when It was sold one Secretary William (jlaiborne to lis uncle, Lord Lowther. the ancestor of he present early of Lonsdale, who now iwna It.

The family also owned a landed property In Yorkshire, called Killerly. to nich Dlace Edmund moved when he sold Claiborne manor. A younger brother of Edmund, named William, went to Ire land and was the ancestor of General Pat R. Claiborne and Dr. C.

J. Claiborne. now of the 1'nlted States navy, and wljo this time stationed at Norfolk. Vi. Thomas Cleborne.

who helred the proper younger brother. Secretary William, were the sons of Edmund who married Grace, a daughter of Sir Alan Bellingham, of Levin Htftl. Westmoreland county. Sir Alan Bellingham eems to have squandered a property vorth millions. His place.

Levin's Hall, now owned by the noble family of Howard. Secretary William Claiborne's mother married for a second husband Sir Hugh Lowther. but 'had no children by Her eldest son, Thomas, married a daughter of Sir Richard Low There is a tradition in the family ecretary William married Miss Bui. ler, the daughter of an English judge, ow of no authority ror it. Sir Alan Bellingham was the son of Sir Rod Beiiingham, and Sir Robert married a daughter of Sir Robert Aske, who was hanged with seventy three of his officers neaaing a rebellion against Henry VIII on account of the suppression of the rtes.

The rebellion Is known in history as the "Pilgrimage of Grace," see Palne's History of England. 8lr Robert leader or the rebellion and was at Carlisle. In the countv of Cum berland, England. I have never been able learn anytning of the descendants of i Edmund Cleborne who sold Cleborn nor and moved to Killerly. There are ibornes In England who are res rent able people and who are probably descend ed from him.

There was a Mrs. Nevtas. Who died some fifteen years ago in Dublin, Ireland, who, it Is said, had a vast deal of family history in her possession which she willed to Bit Bernard Burke, who has charge of The Herald's office in London. Mrs. Nevlns was a Miss Cleborne.

and was probably of the Irish branch of the tamily. There Is at this time a Sir Alafi Bellingham, descended from our ancestor of Levin's Hall. He lives In the county of LoUthe, Ireland. He is an earl and I suppose is moderately rich. Secretary William Claiborne came to Virginia in 1631 with Sir Francis Wyatt.

the colonial governor. He was sent over as surveyor general of the colony of Virginia, and it Is said he got the appointment throught the Influence of his cousin, tbc countess of Pembroke. In a few years after he came to Virginia he was made a member of the executive council, secretary and treasurer of the colony. He seems to have been a man of extraordinary energy and enterprlee. For his Maryland rebellion he was sent to England and tried for treason and was acquitted.

His old Virginia home. Roanoke, is now owned by Robert Kr 1m, Jr. The famous white house where General Washington was married is still on the property, it was given to our ancestor by Charles king Of England. to the Baseball Game. Doily Swift Why are so many of the girls fairly throwing themselves at young Munnlman? Saiiy Gay Because he is such good catch, 1 ihe Smart Set THE CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, OCTOBEB 28 1900 'LEST WE FORGET" Address Deliveredxby Mr.

Luian L. Knight Before thev Confederate oJVeterans Last Week. This morning The Constitution takei pleasure In complying with the request contained in the following Utter copious ly signed by members of Atlanta camp of Confederate and by other prominent citlsens: "Atlanta. October S4, 1900. Mr.

Lucian L. Knight. Dear Sir: We. the undersigned, as confederate veterans and as citizens of Georgia. reSDeCtfUUr quest you to allow the publication of memorial exercises in the Becond Bap tut ehumh in honor at nor deceased com rades of Atlanta, camp during the year.

We heard vou With great pleasure as you so tenderly, so lovingly, so pathetically ana so lories of the cause of the confederacy we so well. Yours was a fine tribute and wp ask of you the favor to allow Its publication so that we Biay the opportunity and the privilege or irvlns: the oration in Its eloquent ex pressions of tender memory of our deceased comrades who have gone before ver. W. H. Harrison.

Frank T. Ryan. R. H. Caldwell.

L. P. Thomas. B. F.

Abbott. J. A. Anderson. John C.

Reed, j'. V. Pendleton. H. L.

Culberson. V. P. Slsson. Edmund MaTtln.

A. B. Har phy." j. v. nun.

J. u. campneii. u. i an.

Isaac Guthman and E. C. Mur Jfr Address. Mr. Knieht said: "Confederate Happy am I tonight in beintr privileged to.

address survivors of a cause which needs not the assoclat'orrs of the house of God to make Utiac. ed: but which, sacred in Itself o.n sldered. Is doubly hallowed to our south ern hearts by the sacrifice of blood as rvh as ever drenched the Held of tattle ami by the purity of principles which. Inde and righteous altogether." vj have here assembled In this place of Worship with no feelings of bitterness rankling in vour bosoms and with no desire to revive the Issues which have been forever adjudicated in the court of Mars. But rather are you here with sad dened hearts and trembling lips to lay iffect'on's tribute upon the graves of who since last you came to gether have vanished from vour thin and broken ranks to Join the mute battalions neamped confederates snow white tents are thickening in the valley upon the hillsides and who are calm ly waitinu for the bugle's note to tell hem that the morning unroll the panorama of the pa: metf Sain In thought over the disputed fields which confederate valor has made ver and to hold communion i the spirits of our martyred dead i made the storv of the conquer vanner Immortal upon history's proud page: to contemplate again the hero of brave men and the fortitude of le women who Illustrated our confed struggle and to erophaslxe anew the ons of fidelity to principle which the i of the six! honoring our confeden Americans who proved themselves worthy sons of revolutionary who.

entertaining political convictions as deeply rooted as life itself could not slavishly surrender them at the mandate of majorities: and who. rather man yield the heritage of freedonmrhtch they received from the republic's fathers, preferred to Immolate themselves upon the altars of, the republic's constitution. Though bot since the drama war was concluded at Appomattox 1 rejoice in the crimson tie of kinship which and If I know my own convictions, I ha rather be the son of one of the hUsaMei heroes In the Army of Northern Virginia than to trace my lineage back unbroken to tne proudest captain that ever returned to Rome In triumph through the Ap plan Way shouting the hosannahs of Cae Vln Rudyard Kipling's poetic master piece each stanza ends with the refrain: we forget! Lest we Is It possible that the admonitlor hcai of cast apply ought to make every drop blood in our veins tingle with enthusiasi No: and God forbid that it should be! Thirty five years passed since from Appomattox, brought with thpm lj their pallid faces and In their eyes be dimmed with tears the fate of Dlxie'i forlorn hope. Vast changos have occurred then. Like the phoenl: risen from the ruins of war and upon our battieneias we nave gatnored bered harvests of waving gralr icy cotton.

Another conflict In our former toes have been our comrades bequeathed to us fresh glories and throughout our borders the gentle mtn srs of reconciliation have been silently wore healing tne Dreecn wnicn divided us until north and south today like the sisters of Bethany, dwell together in love. We cherish the flag which ripples above us in the breese; we glory in jud or not forgotten the sac rifices and the triumphs, the privations and the martyrdoms which our lost cause orings to mind; and ever and anon, our thoughts fly backward to the days when hope beat wildly in the bosoms of our gallant boys in gray and over our brave battalions fluttered the banner which now beautifies the afr no more. We cherish every relic which the war has left us; very lock of hair, every faded photo graph, every letter dimmed with age; nor snaii we cease to cherish them until yon den 'where the war drums throb no longer' we shall fold the owners in our loving arms and press them fondly to our heai "We hav, forgotten Lee. hearts still shrine the image of the cap tain of our hosts and still as the prince Imperial of the sons of men. Without fear and without reproach he led us from victory unto victory, and though at last the duress of superior numbers compelled him to partake of the bitter cup of failure, he found himself in the hour of surrender enriched with nobler honors in the ashes of defeat than any earthly conqueror ever found In the laureia or success.

Grand In battle, grander still in peace, I think of Gen. Lee as I think of some rock ribbed mountain pile "We have not fora otten Stonewall k. son. We cherish still the memory of that priest of battle whose martial enthusi asm yoked with his saintitoesa of charac knight of old eager to plant of the crusade upon the sepulcher of Christ, our Memories of the past delight brood upon his exploits In mu. of Virginia and our hopes of the hereafter tnd sweet employment In dream ing of him the vernal shade of the immortal trees! "Johnston, Beanregard, Stuart, Hood, Forrest, Longstreef, Ehrly.

We have forgotten none of them, and in fighting our battles o'er again we march behind them still! recall with pride the spectacle which they presented when they sprang to arms at the drum tap in 1881, going forth to battle not as mercenaries who are hired to fight for pay, but as patriots Who are constrained to struggle and to die for principle. Unrivaled in the chronicles of war is the record which they made. Half starved and half clad "they fought as only heroes can fight, winning victory after victory from the enemy, enough outnumbered two to one in almost every struggle; and they yielded up the strife at last, but not until they had swelled the federal pension rolls with the names of nearly twice as many pensioners as there were soldiers mustered In the confederate ranks. Crushed by failure, but sustained by love's anticipated welcomes, we see them start upon the Journey homeward only to And ashes piteu on ashes where "home, sweet home" had been; loved ones scattered; slaves emancipated; military forces in possession everything save honor lost, but undaunted by adversity, we see them pressing bravely forward with the work of rehabilitation until beauty once more takes the place of ashes and the south, like the butterfly emerging from. the.

ehrysalis, bursts asunder the bonds of humiliation and defeat and leaps into the radiant and triumphant Dixie of today, "Wa have not forgotten our battle scarred veterans whose presence among us still links the present with the past. We honor them 1 for the lessons of patriotism which they have taught us In peace no less than in war. Dear to us arc their empty sleeves and their wooden legs and their locks of white. We cannot enrich Otem with gold, but we can crown them with, honor and. we can keep on loving them untft our fcearts, like broken drums, have beat their music out for "We have not forgotten our heroic women.

At the firesides of home we see them tnrough the memories of this Sabbath night encftiring 'Sterner hardships and displaying ffjVutude than we find In the expedience of ouiwsoldlers at the front of battle. "Encompassed by the dangers of Invasion they never flinched or faltered once, but steadfastly labored and prayed arid suffered that Dixie's cause might the quietude of heme they knitted socks and made clothes for the regiments. In the hos l.iu.ls they nursed the? wounded ana the siek. wooing them back to life with smiles of healing sympathy1 or kissing them to sleep with tears ef sacred tenderness; and whep the of the confederacy were empty pieced their trinkets and their Jewels in order that failure might not come until the resources of devotion Dim and commonplace the crowns of Jpbnor Which ha vei unchallengefi for than twenty centuries upon the brows of the ifcitlBW amert we con temiilate the ylrtues which re gallze the women oYTJlx'ie'. "What if we failed In the struggle, whose memories rees.ll tonight.

never die die for principle and they suffer np humiliation who ennoble the oj, arms with the victories or mu 'fhe rre: the hot the TSynonym will of Which not in the trumph of the led powers whose strength consisted loathe tofce of number's, but In the handful intrepid patriots who fell with Kosciusko In defense of the liberties of Poland. Thermopolae lives tpdSy embalmed not In the achievement of Xerxes's bannered millions, but Ih the sacrifice of the immortal few who perished with Leonidas. So may It be affirmed that the savor of heroic Incense with which Appomattox shall Invest the pages of Impartial history in the years to come will resnind Americans less of the victorious legions which prevailed with Grant than of the vanquished cohorts of half starved confederates who. In fealty to the constitution, followed the plume of our lmmor "Veterans of the gray, rour thoughts are sad tonight. Tears fill your eyes as you dream with mellow hearts of the days which are no more; but weightier still becomes the load upon your spirits When you recollect that many of the faces which flashed recognition into yours when last you met are missing now In the year whose sands are almost run more than a score of your gallant comrades have fallen in the ranks.

Weary of the march and scarred with the bruises of the battle they sweetly rest at length in the slumbers of the bivouac. Time moves apace; and ere you meet again still others will retire to dreams. Thus one by one fate closes the eyelids of of the Lost Cause, and will more to follow. But may we not soothe our bosoms with the hope that some sweet day every camp will call Its roll up yonder without one soldier missing and every tie of comradeship which death has sundered herd will be knit once more gether in the reunions of the skies. 1 "But one word more, and I am through.

Standing tonight In sentiment beneath the flag or our reunited country, we And no dlfflculty In reconciling our allegiance to the Stars and Stripes with our tender of the Btars and Bars; for if the past which we love to think of teaches anything, it teaches that in the willingness of Americans to die for principle are grounded the triumphs of the nation In the conflicts which are yet to come; and If the spirits of our martyred dead could apeak to us in whispers through this autumn evening's, silence they would herve us for life's coming battles with something like the sentiment which Addison has put upon the lips of Cato: "Tia not in mortals to command sue But we'll do more, Sempronlus, we'll deserve If List of the Year'g Dead. Below are the names of the veterans of Atlanta camp who passed way during the year and in whose honor the memorial exercises held last Sunday B. H. Lambert. Colonel John P.

Henderson, H. P. Phillips. Dr. B.

H. Catching. David Bulce, Captain H. C. Mitchell, John 8.

Porter, Hugh O. Simpson, Charles W. Weils. Major Austin Leyden, Joseph B. Caldwell, Julian A.

Hutchinson. William B. Lowe. James E. Williams.

J. D. Blocker, Benjamin Berge, Jay D. Edwards, John a. Barry.

A. Howard, W. G. Whidby. Charles LeFlls.

David A. Newsome. D. p. Hill, W.

A. Haynes, Pryor L. Mynatt Howard WllJJams and Brigadier General John Mcintosh Kell. Old "Clint" Sogers. An Interesting feature of the exercises was the honorable mention ofSthg name of "Dr." Clinton Rogers, the aged negro who died several weeks ago, and whose body was borne to Its.

last resting place in Southvk cemetery by members of the confederate, organisations here. Rogers, who always said he was 190 year old, When you want anything: made of RUBBER, REMEMBER THE The Piedmont Rubber Co, 41 PEACHTREE STEET. Druggists are.requested to write for prices on Syringes, Water Bottles Rubber Specialties of all kinds. was a familiar figure on the streets of Atlanta. He Invariably went with the veterana to the various reunions of the veterans' association and held the confidence of msny people in the city.

"Old Clint" was named after his old master of ante bellum days and went to thcil war with his yourur master as body ser sw vant. During the memorable battle at Spottsylvania young Rogers was wounded, and Ms faithful old servant went Into the thics; of the fight, brought away the body of his master and administered to his last wants. Until the time of the surrender "Old Clint" followed the confederate army and rendered much valuable service. The Atlanta veterans, who were the ones who Knew him will take this occasion to show their appreciation of the old negro's services to the Features of the Exercises. Here is the programe of exercises which was carried out at the memorial exer Organ voluntary.

Entrance of confederate veterans. Choir. Prayer and Reading W. T. Hamilton, chaplaui Camp Wheeler.

Hymn, r' Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Choir. Roll Adjutant W. H. Harrison. Hymn.

"When the Roll Is Called Up £helr. Rev. A Bealer. Hymn, "Stand Up for Jesus L. Knight.

Hymn, "God Be with Choir. Closing Remarks and Chaplain P. Cleveland, D.D. Organ postlude. The choir was of Mrs.

Adelaide Fields, soprano; Miss Mary Belle Rose, contralto: Df. E. Wheeler, tenqr; W. T. Buchanan, bass, and Miss Ethel Stuart, organist.

Mr. Bealer's address was impressively eloquent, but was delivered extemporaneously. He came all the way from Car tersvllle to be present at the exercises and reached the church Just In time to All the place assigned to him. Dr. Cleveland's remarks were full of tender pathos and he closed by reading the dying testimony of General John Mcintosh Kell.

who was the lsst of the survivors to pass away during the year. Officers of Atlanta Camp. Atlanta camp 159 Js one of the most prosperous organisations of veterans in the state. The officers of the camp Dr. William M.

Durham, commander: Charles 8. Arnall, first lieutenant commander: John T. Stocks, second lieutenant commander: Frank M. third lieutenant commander: Charles D'Al vlgny. fourth lieutenant commander; W.

H. Harrison, adjutant; R. M. Clayton, treasurer; S. H.

Landrum. quartermaster um. quartermaster: ueorge a. vveoster. sergeant major; Fox.

commissary; Arch Avary, geant major; geon; Dr. J. G. Earnest, asslstan geon; R. L.

Rodgers, historian: Cleveland, chaplain: J. H. Shadden, sergeant: Samuel B. Scott, color guard; Dr. W.

P. Burt, officer of the di Mitchell, vldette. IN MEMORIAM: REV. R. W.

BIGHAM In the current number of The Wesleyan Christian Advocate, Dr. W. P. Lcvejoy writes of his late friend and eo laboier In the ranks of Methodism, Rev. R.

W. Blgham, as follows: "The preachers of the war time and of thfr days Just before that period are rap Idly pacsir.g awoy. Two of them have 'laid their armor down' since the North Georgia conference closed Jts last session In LaGrange. And today, loving hands bear to its last resting place in that classic city all that remains of the earthly taber. acle In which and with which that pearUss Christian R.

W. Bit dwelt and fought for the right against the wrong for seventy odd years "Brother Blgham was more kaleidoscopic nstured than any man into the inner circle of whose being I have ever come. He was ss intensely human as if that were all of him. He wes so spiritual that, to him the carols of the birds were siirltual sci ps and the murmuring of the brooks was soulful music. The faintest note of suffering set to vibrating in his sensitive nature cords of keenest sympathy.

The bigness of heart made heavy draughts on his pocke tbook. An sppeai for help did not go unheard even if he had to borrow the money. At such times It is not surprising that his heart ran sway with his head. Friend or stranger, if only it was a case of distress, could get his last penny, imposters had little trouble in robbing" him His friends upbraided him for such unwise giving, but he was the most welcome visitor where personal and prolonged ministration was needed tn the sickroom. For the lowly as well as the lofty, the poor man in his hut as well as the rich man tn bis palace, found, in him a fast friend and a tireless watcher.

Money, food, clothes, medicine, wood. coal, anything he had ot could beg or borrow, with his own hands he bore to the sick snd needy. Today in every charge he served as pastor there aru hearts thst are heaving and eyes that are weeping because a loving, sympathetic friend Is gone. "It would be difficult to name many things which Brother Blgham was not, to irdicate rneny talents which he did not possess. It sould be still more difficult to give a correct analysts or a complete catalogue of all the features of bis strong character.

A surface Indicator would credit him with sty, nor would, a thorough knowledge of him discredit the Judgment. Fcr. hack of this virtue, which was readily recognised, was a nature as refined as a woman's. Ob truslvencss snd egotism were to him un Vnown sensations. But who mistook this characteristic tor weaar.ess naa nis oi lnion readily shocked, when on occasion, lion asserted himself, a bishop made haste to retreat when he aioused all tbe righteous resentment that was in Et other Blgham by presuming to question Mi utter unselfishness in the work of the cabinet.

In one respect, I doubt not Brother Blgham was not fitted for tbe Judicial work of a presiding elde snd this was to his credit. He had an extravagant opinion of the worth ana merlU of the preachers In the districts which ha swmd. To see a brother 'appointed to a charge far below his deserts, which often happens, filled htm with sorrow. To sea a preachers wife toiling rem year to gear beyond her strength to make the meager salary go as far as possible wrung bis' tender heart with inexpressible grief. Often and often he has tr ken the last dollar to let a tittle sunshine into the heme of the faithful pastor.

"While this peculiarity may be rtls qualification on the one hand, on the ether it leg wonderful power. No preacher ever was associated with him as his presiding elder who did not feel that' he tn the presence of a gentle cn. Hie very tenderness was his ength He was no? the less manly for having this virtue, but it gave grace and to his superb character. His love for children, his unaffected" deference for womanhcod, his interest in the humble and the pcor, bis broad generosity, his lofty these the young preacher' saw his eyes. They gave him a conception the character snd work of a Christian minister that would be of inestimable vahie to him.

Unconsciously during all the years ha was presiding elder he was shaping the lives of many yorng preachers snd preparing them for larger usefulness. "1 have already intimated that manv a humble home in Georgia will be lM4e sad when it is known that Brother Blgh.im is gone. Not alone for the relief from suffering which he brought nor for his tireless ministrations to tne sick will he be remembered with gratitude, but chiefly as a pastor. He was the trusted friend and counselor of his people. He led the way to the mercy 3eat.

He pointed the laden to, Him who giveth rest. The doubt ing inspires witn raitn. His visits in the home. carried a blessing and left a benediction. He was loved as a pastor, as a friend, as a brother.

To the children be was the gentlest and sweetest of fathers. To the bereaved he brought Joy and spiritual comfort. He was a friend to the friendless, a minuter to lis brethren, the servant of all men. Twenty three years ago and more he opened the door to his confidence and love and Invited men to the intimacy of personal friend ship, and from that dayno tbls that inner chamber has held the most sacred of all things, the unspoken secrets of kindred souls. I have trusted him, I have loved him.

place that he filled is vacant; let it remain so till the day when he shall take it again. "Brother Bhrham was not uniform as a preacher. His temperament jrbade uniformity. The theme, the occasion, the map. had to he congenial.

He preached mere poetry in prose than many metrfcal comprstrs put into their rhymes. Whan tn the mood he could thrill a congregation with the boldness of his imagination or bring a hush with the touch of his, fancy. He could thunder the law in ter rific periods or woo the nandering with melting pathos! I have heard him ur rslgn at the bar of outraged Justice with such frightful lnvlctlon that one coUd Imagine him a very Nero for cruelty. But the wounded spirit would get frcm one of his sermons to the stricken the healing of the heavenly nalm. He could paint the ruined heme the desolating toftch of the liquor fiend in coicrs so oarer that, the enemies of pro Amos hlbltion' would hide themselves in the on irh ine vounger genera pn acher of ononai never heard .1 that durlnr th.

he ran for congress and came who ttsi ft veil from MP8 of VtSSH stump he was wonderfully eloquent. His voice In later years was eo broken that it no indication of its scope and power in the days of his prime. "Brother Blgham excelled as a writer. He might have been a poet novellst If he had turned his attention to that kind of literature. Much of what he has writ ten Is worthy of a by the side of compositions that are classics.

Vlnny Leal Is as merltorous Little Men and Little Women. Nothing but a Methodist preacher's short purse has kept it from winning what It richly deserves, a national reputation. Thousands of boys and girls, some of them grown gray, who never saw the author in the flesh bless his memory today and drop a tear over the grave of the sweet story teller for the pleasure this wk rd yet natural tale of life's Journey has brought to them. Brother Blgham's last days were spent in bis picturesque mountain home, communing with the birds and the rills and the trees and the hills of northeast Georgia. He was a child of nature and basked in her smiles and revelled In her companionship.

His recent letters told in words that could not be misunderstood that the end was rot far off. He was 'simply waiting' and expecting the Master to send for him at any time. Now he waits no longer. He stands guard no more. He Is relieved forever." Short SeaTi The host Delightful 8 NEW Yi NORTHERN AND I POINTS.

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