Robert Fields Sweeney

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Robert Fields Sweeney

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
3 May 1907 (aged 84)
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Precious in His sight was the death of Robert Fields Sweeney, one of the deacons of the Smith Spring Church. "Uncle Robert," as everybody called him, walked with God for more than 64 years. He was an old man, being more than 84 years of age. He united with the New Hope Church when he was 20 years of age; afterwards was a member of the McCrory's Creek Church, and was on of the charter members of the Smith Springs Church, and remained a faithful member of this church until his death. He was the father of eleven children, grandfather of 58, great-grandfather of 40, and great-great grandfather of 3, and of all this great number, the most of whom are Christians, not one has left the Baptist faith. His four sons and six living daughters are all active members of the Baptist Church. About one year before his death he was stricken with paralysis, and although perfectly helpless, his faith in his Lord grew stronger each day, and only a few days before he died, all alone, as he thought, at the midnight hour, he was heard singing one of his favorite songs, "Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive", and when he had finished this song, he prayed to that Lord whom he had served so long, and God heard that prayer, and looked with pitying eye upon his aged servant, and opened the door of the tabernacle of his body, and set free his gentle spirit, which methinks like the spirity of Lazarus, was borne by angels to the paradise of God, there to dwell forever in the mansion which Jesus prepared for him there.
"Servant of God, well done;
Rest from thy loved employ.
The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy."

C. B. Harwood


"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Precious in His sight was the death of Robert Fields Sweeney, one of the deacons of the Smith Spring Church. "Uncle Robert," as everybody called him, walked with God for more than 64 years. He was an old man, being more than 84 years of age. He united with the New Hope Church when he was 20 years of age; afterwards was a member of the McCrory's Creek Church, and was on of the charter members of the Smith Springs Church, and remained a faithful member of this church until his death. He was the father of eleven children, grandfather of 58, great-grandfather of 40, and great-great grandfather of 3, and of all this great number, the most of whom are Christians, not one has left the Baptist faith. His four sons and six living daughters are all active members of the Baptist Church. About one year before his death he was stricken with paralysis, and although perfectly helpless, his faith in his Lord grew stronger each day, and only a few days before he died, all alone, as he thought, at the midnight hour, he was heard singing one of his favorite songs, "Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive", and when he had finished this song, he prayed to that Lord whom he had served so long, and God heard that prayer, and looked with pitying eye upon his aged servant, and opened the door of the tabernacle of his body, and set free his gentle spirit, which methinks like the spirity of Lazarus, was borne by angels to the paradise of God, there to dwell forever in the mansion which Jesus prepared for him there.
"Servant of God, well done;
Rest from thy loved employ.
The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy."

C. B. Harwood

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SARAH ELLIS
WIFE OF
R.F. SWEENEY
BORN
FEB. 14, 1822
DIED
JUN. 8, 1891
ROBERT F. SWEENEY
BORN
DEC. 13, 1822
DIED
MAY 3, 1907

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