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In point of influence Brother Easter-Ill * i- ,cling deserves to be placed in the front rank of the ofi'.ci.d member* of the M.E. Church,at the time referred to. The,..v. . Av' ' ‘ , U * . i . . .. i -v.. . % i t * »i . • -' i ”i, M i twriter nuderstauds that he was a na-V ■ Utive of Chatleston District. lie wasin the very prime of lite, and a mosteneigetie and successful rice plainer onBlack Raver. Ilia home was on hisi plantation, during tho winter season;f0stV1Itc1but he and his family spent the sum )c mer in Georgetown, and here they held t their memhersliip. In person he wasrather above than under medium height.His face was a most expiessive one,and represented fully the playot thoughtand feeling. 11 is temperament was ar-dcut, and theie was no concealment of ! his convictions as to men and meas-oevvttiiures. lie was devoted to the Churchof his choice and aided by the influenceant constant care of his excellent wifetlieir children were brought up in theft- '! nniture aud admonition of the Lord,”taccording to the teaching of the M. E.Church. A noble and generous Ch»is-otian hospitality was extended to all her J tministers and members. Their relig-ion partook of their mental character- j Jisfics,and was ardent,frank and decided.! It is needless to add that the familywas cultivated and mingled in the bestisocietv of the town and country. Oneof their daughters was married early inabalife to the Rev. Charles Walker, audhas been for many years a widow; an* 1 uother became the wife of the Ilev.gaI.John Mood, also a member of the S.gC. Conference. The other childreu areeoscattered abroad, wherever they were J \ thrown bv the fortunes and disasterof our late unhappy war. llru. andSister Easterling havo long since passed away to their home in Heaven.nj Their memory is blessed and will no I fj doubt be handed down to successivegenerations, as models of piety and devotion to tho church of their choice.His daughter Mrs. Dinkins, informsthe writer that his last expression was,ev']Christ tho Rock,” aud that she (theIIwife aud mother,) had no feai a* shenentered the cold waters of death, buoh volives a* theirs had an njfbropriatt end-t
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Georgetown Enquirer
Georgetown, South Carolina, US
Wed, Oct 21, 1885
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