TABLE GIVING THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED DURING THE YEAR. P. STANDS FOR PASTOR; PRS., PRESIDENT; S. S., STATED SUPPLY; W. C., WITHOUT CHARGE.

In Memoriam.

"PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF LORD IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS."Psalm cxvi. 15.

ADAMS, JAMES MCEWEN HALL-The son of Rev. James S. and Erixina Adams, was born in Lincoln county, N. C., Dec. 25, 1810, and was baptized by his grand uncle, Rev. James Hall, D.D. His academical education was received at Bethel Academy, York district, S. C. At the age of seventeen he entered the junior class of Georgia University, and made a profession of his faith in Christ the same year. Having received his degree of A. B.. he taught school in Fairfield district, S. C,, about a year, and entered the Theological Seminary of Columbia, S. C., in 1831. Having completed the course there, he was licensed by Bethel Presbytery in 1833, and in 1834 was ordained as an evangelist by the same Presbytery. For a short time he exercised his ministry in vacant churches. He was soon called to take charge of Bethel and Unity churches in Concord Presbytery, N. C. In 1837 he accepted the charge of Third Creek church in the same Presbytery, where he remained twelve years. From this place he removed to Ashville, N. C., but soon returned to his late charge, where he remained until 1851, when he accepted an invitation to the church of Yorkville. S. C. Here he served his blessed Master as stated supply and pastor until his death, which took place after a painful illness of nine days, in Yorkville, S. C., March 31, 1862. For the greater part of his time, in Yorkville, he labored also as teacher of a flourishing school, and professor in the Female College.

Possessed of fine intellectual gifts, well disciplined by education, and a heart full of noble and generous impulses, sanctified by the grace of God, he was eminently qualified for the work of life, prepared to meet its responsi bilities, and discharge its duties in all its varied relations, with profit to his fellow-men and acceptance to God. He was the light and joy of his household. His sweet, lovely temper and sound judgment made him almost the idol of his friends and brethren. His fidelity, his gentleness, patience and uniform kindness bound the hearts of his pupils to him with cords of affec tion second only to that of filial love, and many in fact claimed him as their spiritual father. But it is in the work of the ministry, the great work of his heart and life, that we love to contemplate him. Here, with a clear, vigorous intellect, thoroughly imbued with sound doctrine, an earnest and exceedingly pointed and energetic style, and a heart full of love to souls and zeal for his Divine Master, he stood as a prince among princes. He was emphatically and we may add exclusively a preacher of the Word, bringing out of his treasure with great freshness and copiousness things new and old. Sober, just, holy, temperate, no man could despise him; on the contrary, all respected him, and his people loved him with an intense affection.

ALEXANDER, JESSE-The son of George and Mary (Stewart) Alexander, was born in North Carolina, Jan. 15, 1781. Of his grandfather by his mother's side it is known that he belonged to the Seceder Church in Ire land, that he came to this country when about thirty years old and settled first in North Carolina; that in 1803 he moved to Tennessee, was made av

elder in the Stone's River church, and continued to serve that church, as such, with marked fidelity until his death.

The subject of this memoir was a child of the covenant, and is believed to have embraced religion at an early day. May 1, 1809, he entered the grammar school of Rev. Samuel Donnel, Wilson county, Tenn. Mr. Donnel was a good scholar, and educated a goodly number of youth who became useful men. He also studied theology under Mr. Donnel, and for a time before his licensure with Duncan Brown, D.D., of Columbia, Maury county, Tenn., who was a learned divine.*

He was licensed by Shiloh Presbytery Sept. 2, 1814. His first charge was Mount Vernon, in Wilson county, Tenn. He did not continue long in this charge, but gave it up to take charge of two churches (Hopewell and Stone's River) in Rutherford county, Tenn., where he was ordained and installed by the same Presbytery April 7, 1817. A few years afterward Cripple Creek church, in the same county, was added to his charges. He continued the pastor of those three churches as long as his physical ability lasted, being a period of nearly forty-five years, when he was deprived of his eyesight. He did not cease preaching, however, until some two years after his total blindness.

He died at his residence near Milton, Rutherford county, Tenn., June 15, 1863, of the decay of his vital powers. He married Miss Eliza Ray, a daughter of William Ray, Esq., of Hopewell congregation, Tenn., who, with six children, survives him.

His life was eminently practical, of great piety and consistency. He labored zealously and faithfully as long as his health and strength permitted. He became entirely blind several years before his death, and continued to preach upon regular appointments at his dwelling, even after the loss of his eyesight, until his strength failed him. He had the confidence and love of all who knew him, and he did great good within the sphere of his labors.

His preaching was decidedly biblical. He thought and spoke in the vigorous Saxon words of the sacred volume; he set forth clearly and forcibly its great principles, and drew largely upon its impressive facts for illustrations; he drank deeply of its spirit and seemed to speak under a lively sense of the value of the soul and a clear conception of the realities of eternity. He could repeat from memory a great many important texts of Scripture; these were often happily employed in establishing and fortifying the points of doctrine embraced in his sermons.

As a preacher he might be compared to a perennial fountain, whose sources are too deep to be affected by a sudden fall of rain or a temporary drought. The water from such streams is pure, lasting, refreshing. Such were his sermons, not so eloquent as those of some men, not so meagre as those of other men. Their influence was that of truth in its purity, permanence and life-giving power. His ministry was attended with many revivals, which he managed prudently and wisely. In times of excitement he was not too much carried away, and in seasons of declension he was not overcome by despondency. Faith in God sustained him, and intimate communion with him enabled him to persevere in setting forth the truth. He never introduced politics into the pulpit, from a conviction of the paramount importance of the affairs of the soul.

He moral character was blameless and his conduct prudent. These things contributed much to his power as a preacher. If his sermons fell short in the elegance of their literary execution, they were made powerful by the

*A memoir of DUNCAN BROWN, D.D., is published in The Presbyterian Historical Almanac for 1862, page 82.

good name of the man who spoke them. He began his preparation for the ministry late in life, and there never was a time when he received enough for preaching to support his family. And if his sermons lacked freshness when he was advanced in life, it must be remembered that the infirmities of age and the necessary care for the welfare of his family prevented him from making preparation for the pulpit. Even at this period, when he had opportunity to study a new subject, or revise an old one, he astonished his hearers by his powerful presentation of truth. He spoke not so much in "the excellency of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit." If we would regard success as a measure of preaching talent, he would fall behind few.

BARR, JOHN A.-Was born in Rowan county, N. C., in 1832. His parents, who were exemplary members of the Presbyterian Church, dedicated him to God in his infancy, and trained him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In early life he became, as is believed, a subject of renewing grace. Having a desire to live for the glory of his Divine Master, and believing that he could accomplish most for that object by entering the ministry, he began a course of classical studies in Davidson College in Mecklenburg county, N. C., where he graduated with distinction in 1851. After spending some time as a teacher in Georgia, he spent the year at Union Theological Seminary, Prince Edward, Va., and then he entered Columbia Seminary, S. C., where he graduated in 1857, and was licensed by Concord Presbytery. He labored for some time in North Carolina, after which he went as a missionary to Gaines' Landing in Arkansas, and labored for a year or two, preaching principally, as far as is known, to the colored population and a few planters.

In 1860 he settled in White county, Ark. The church in Searcy, being few in numbers and composed of elements not the most concordant in spirit, did not afford the most inviting field for a young and inexperienced minister. Consequently, after some time he ceased to preach in the town and confined his labors to a church ten miles further west, in what is called Searcy Valley. To this church he continued to minister until the Master of the vineyard called him home. He died July 18, 1863, of typhoid fever.

Rev. JOHN W. MOORE, of Austin, Ark., writes as follows: There was nothing very marked in the character or eventful in the life of our deceased brother. He belonged to that class of men who hold on the even tenor of their way, content to walk in the path which Providence seems to prescribe. His discourses were plain and practical, and in many instances very edifying. In the labors of such a man, especially if his years in the ministry are few, we are not to look for immediate or striking results. By such instruments the great Husbandman seems rather to sow the seed and water the plants, than to gather in an immediate harvest.

Brother Barr was taken away by an attack of typhoid fever which lasted about eight days. As soon as he perceived that the attack was likely to prove fatal, he sent for me. Owing to a delay in the message I did not reach him until a few hours before his departure. The cold dews of death had then settled on his forehead, yet he was conscious, and fully aware that he was already in the valley of the shadow of death. His aged mother and a few sympathizing friends, sat around his bed. He repeatedly requested all in the room to sing, his own voice sometimes joining audibly in the exercises. He once or twice said, "Jesus has come, and I long to go." In exercises of this kind he continued until his physical nature became exhausted, and he seemed quietly to fall asleep.

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BOYD, D.D., ANDREW HUNTER HOLMES-The son of General Elisha and Nancy (Holmes) Boyd, was born at Boydsville, near Martinsburg, Va., June 4, 1814. He received his academic_education at Martinsburg and Middleburg, Va., and in 1828 he entered Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., where he graduated with distinction in 1830. During his college life he made a profession of his faith and resolved to enter the ministry. After graduating he spent two years at Yale College, New Haven, Conn., to perfect himself in particular studies. He studied divinity in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J., and subsequently attended lectures delivered by Thomas Chalmers, D.D., and Sir William Hamilton in Edinburgh, Scotland. On his return to the United States he was licensed by Winchester Presbytery in 1837, and began his labors in February, 1838, when he was ordained by the same Presbytery over the churches of Leesburg and Middleburg, Va. In 1840 he removed to Harrisonburg, Va., and in 1842 he became pastor of the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church, Winchester, Va. This relation existed until Dec. 16, 1865, when he died of an affection of the heart and brain, brought on by exposure whilst a prisoner at Wheeling, West Virginia, and subsequently at Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, Md. He married Miss Ellen Williams, of Woodstock, Va., who, with three sons, survives him.

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Dr. Boyd was a prominent man in the Church. At the disruption of the Presbyterian Church in 1837 he identified himself with the New School party, and he was one of the leaders in the secession from that branch of the Church in 1857 which formed "The United Synod of the Presbyterian Church," and in the preliminary arrangements which led to the absorption of that "Synod" in 1864-5, by The Presbyterian Church in the United States," his view and opinions were duly considered and appreciated. Born and raised in Virginia, he was devoted to his native State and her peculiar institutions, so that when the war broke out he identified himself with the South in the changes brought about during the progress of the war. He was seized as a hostage for persons captured and sent to Libby prison in Richmond, Va.; and as his experience was that of thousands and gives an insight into that form of suffering brought about by a civil war, I give the following acount of his trials, which becomes the more important as they ultimately resulted in his death. He thus became a martyr to his cause as much as though he had fallen upon the battle-field. He was arrestedwithout any specific charge-at his home in January, 1864, and taken to Martinsburg, the nearest military post, but held as a hostage for a person who was recruiting negro soldiers. This man said he had made arrangements to have some of the prominent citizens held for him in case he should be captured. He was paroled and allowed to return home, but in April following he was again arrested with four other citizens for three men captured by the Confederates in Morgan county, Va. They were all sent to Wheeling, West Virginia, and there put in the military prison with two hundred men in the room, the most of whom were desperate characters, so much so that the provost marshal told them not to take any valuables in with them. After

A full account of the organization of the body is published in The Presbyterian Historical Almanac for 1859, page 135.