OBITS - Thompson Creek Baptist
Church
Volume 2, no page number, as written. (The bottom right corner of
the first page and the bottom left corner of the second page is torn
off. The words in parentheses are what I think it says)
1901 Resolutions of respect to the memory of Eld W. Charley
GREER, as addopted by Thompson Creek Church, Weakley Co Tenn.
Whereas the omnipotant allwise God of heaven and earth has removed from
the walks of man our dearly beloved brother and pastor W C GREER.
be it resolved
st 1- That in his death we feel that his family the churches he
served and the community in which he lived and labored togather with a
host of friends have sustained an irreparable loss, a man of tireless
energy and unflagging hopes consecrated to the work of his Maker with
the promise of unbounded usefulness in the world cut down in the verry
bloom of manhood.
Viewing our loss in this light were it not for our faith and trust in
Him who doeth all things aright; Him who possesses infinite love and
mercy we could but exclaim, "O death thou dread monster", How unjust;
how cruel thou art; But no we thank God for an implicite faith that
views death as a white wing (winged) messenger sent to bear the spirits
of heav (heaven) bound blood washed souls to the rea (realm) of eternal
rest.
2d That he possesed an humble concien (conscientious) self
sacrifising charitable spirit He ever mantained a cheerful
disposition ready to turn on the sun shine of hope and gladness to
those in sorrow or grief and but few have possesed the magical power of
touching the hearts and influencing the lives of our young men and boys
as did this noble brother; He made himself one of them and was
ever ready to instruct to advise and to sympathise with them;
3d That he lived a life worthy of imitation therefore let us
strive to follow his example realizing that his going from us leaves a
great gap and that we must close up the ranks and march on under the
banner he so much loved to uphold- and while another precious link has
been severed and our dear brother has passed over the river his last
glorious hours of life have taken all the sting out of death;
Servant of God; well done
Thy
glorious warfare is passed
The
battle fought the victim won
and
though art crowned at last
That we tender to the bereaved family our heart-felt sympathy and that
a copy of these resolutions be sent them also a copy to the Baptist
Flag, and our (county) Paper the Parisian requesting publication.
August 6-
1901
Jno T Lovelace
James M Foster