Obituary:
The subject of this notice, to wit Elder M.J. ABERNATHY, departed this life August the 5, 1904, being about 93 years old and having been a faithful member of the Primitive Baptist Church about 70 years and having labored in the ministry about 66 years. Bro. ABERNATHY came from Georgia to this country and has bin here as long as the writer of this sketch can remember. And we feel that we speak the sentiments of the entire boddy of this association when we say that in all things, he was faithful and ernest, contending for the faith once delivered to the saints. In all his long life, if there was ever a charge against him either in church or state, the writer has no knowledge of it. So we can say, as David did at the grave of Abner, know ye that a great man is falen this day. So we say to the sorrowing ones, weep not. Bro. ABERNATHY has gone home.
~ Elder C.H. DAVIS
~ Elder G.W. BERRY
Source:
Handwitten copy of obituary in family papers. Contributed by Susan Jo Bell Holt,
25 Feb 2006.
Obituary:
The subject of this notice, to wit Elder M.J. ABERNATHY, departed this life August the 5, 1904, being about 93 years old and having been a faithful member of the Primitive Baptist Church about 70 years and having labored in the ministry about 66 years. Bro. ABERNATHY came from Georgia to this country and has bin here as long as the writer of this sketch can remember. And we feel that we speak the sentiments of the entire boddy of this association when we say that in all things, he was faithful and ernest, contending for the faith once delivered to the saints. In all his long life, if there was ever a charge against him either in church or state, the writer has no knowledge of it. So we can say, as David did at the grave of Abner, know ye that a great man is falen this day. So we say to the sorrowing ones, weep not. Bro. ABERNATHY has gone home.
~ Elder C.H. DAVIS
~ Elder G.W. BERRY
Source:
Handwitten copy of obituary in family papers. Contributed by Susan Jo Bell Holt,
25 Feb 2006.
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