Absalom Deakins Stewart, son of George and Murtha Deakins Stewart, was born January 17, I833, on a farm near Dunlap, Marion (now Sequatchie) County, Tennessee. On February 8, 1866, he was married to Mrs. Jennie Bennett McCullough. To this union were born the following children: Judge T. L. Stewart, of Winchester, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Mauzy, of Phoenix, Ariz.; W. B. Stewart, of South Pittsburg. Tenn.; Mrs. Mattie Anderson and Mrs. J. W. Atkins, of Gastonia, N. C; Rev. R. A. Stewart, of Sweetwater, Tex.; and Mrs. L. N. Spears, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
He was converted early in life and soon became an active and useful member of the church. He began his college course at Burrett College and finished at Emory and Henry College. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of Emory and Henry. He joined the Holston Conference in the fall of 1858 at Chattanooga, Tenn. And was an effective member of the same for forty-one years. Among the charges served by him were Hillsville, Va., Asheville and Hendersonville Stations in North Carolina, Bristol and Chattanooga. At the close of the Civil War, he was appointed to a charge in the Chattanooga District, where he did a heroic work in gathering together and reorganizing the Southern Methodists who had been badly scattered and greatly discouraged by the war. The Southern Presbyterians were his friends. They graciously tendered him the use of their house of worship and assisted him in every way possible in his undertaking. He frequently spoke with feeling of their brotherly kindness. It was during his pastorate and under his leadership that the lot was secured on which the old Market Street church was built. Methodism in Chattanooga owes much to the foresight, faithfulness and consecration of A. D. Stewart.
Brother Stewart was a man of strong convictions and of the highest type of Christian character. He exerted a blessed influence over the lives of the people wherever he lived, and they called his name "blessed." His position against all manner of sin and for all that was good and constructive was uncompromising. He left the world much better for his having lived in it. He had a bright, Christian experience and in his last days, which were days of feebleness, due to advancing years, his testimony was clear and his faith was securely anchored. He attended the house of God as long as his physical strength would permit and took an active part in the worship.
He quietly fell asleep at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. N. Spears, on Saturday evening, August 11, 1923. A short service was held in this home Sunday afternoon, conducted by the writer and Dr. W. S. Neighbors, and on Monday morning his body was taken to Dunlap, Tenn. The service there was held in the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. C. Spurlin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. W. M. Morrell and Rev. John R. Stewart of the Tennessee Conference. The people of the town and surrounding communities came in such numbers to do him honor that the church overflowed and the yard was well filled. After the service in the church, he was laid to rest in the Rankin cemetery beside the body of his wife who died twenty-two years before.
"Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ."
Written By: W. M. Morrell - Holston Conference Journal – 1923 – pp: 82-83
He was converted early in life and soon became an active and useful member of the church. He began his college course at Burrett College and finished at Emory and Henry College. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of Emory and Henry. He joined the Holston Conference in the fall of 1858 at Chattanooga, Tenn. And was an effective member of the same for forty-one years. Among the charges served by him were Hillsville, Va., Asheville and Hendersonville Stations in North Carolina, Bristol and Chattanooga. At the close of the Civil War, he was appointed to a charge in the Chattanooga District, where he did a heroic work in gathering together and reorganizing the Southern Methodists who had been badly scattered and greatly discouraged by the war. The Southern Presbyterians were his friends. They graciously tendered him the use of their house of worship and assisted him in every way possible in his undertaking. He frequently spoke with feeling of their brotherly kindness. It was during his pastorate and under his leadership that the lot was secured on which the old Market Street church was built. Methodism in Chattanooga owes much to the foresight, faithfulness and consecration of A. D. Stewart.
Brother Stewart was a man of strong convictions and of the highest type of Christian character. He exerted a blessed influence over the lives of the people wherever he lived, and they called his name "blessed." His position against all manner of sin and for all that was good and constructive was uncompromising. He left the world much better for his having lived in it. He had a bright, Christian experience and in his last days, which were days of feebleness, due to advancing years, his testimony was clear and his faith was securely anchored. He attended the house of God as long as his physical strength would permit and took an active part in the worship.
He quietly fell asleep at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. N. Spears, on Saturday evening, August 11, 1923. A short service was held in this home Sunday afternoon, conducted by the writer and Dr. W. S. Neighbors, and on Monday morning his body was taken to Dunlap, Tenn. The service there was held in the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. C. Spurlin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. W. M. Morrell and Rev. John R. Stewart of the Tennessee Conference. The people of the town and surrounding communities came in such numbers to do him honor that the church overflowed and the yard was well filled. After the service in the church, he was laid to rest in the Rankin cemetery beside the body of his wife who died twenty-two years before.
"Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ."
Written By: W. M. Morrell - Holston Conference Journal – 1923 – pp: 82-83
Absalom Deakins Stewart, son of George and Murtha Deakins Stewart, was born January 17, I833, on a farm near Dunlap, Marion (now Sequatchie) County, Tennessee. On February 8, 1866, he was married to Mrs. Jennie Bennett McCullough. To this union were born the following children: Judge T. L. Stewart, of Winchester, Tenn.; Mrs. Robert Mauzy, of Phoenix, Ariz.; W. B. Stewart, of South Pittsburg. Tenn.; Mrs. Mattie Anderson and Mrs. J. W. Atkins, of Gastonia, N. C; Rev. R. A. Stewart, of Sweetwater, Tex.; and Mrs. L. N. Spears, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
He was converted early in life and soon became an active and useful member of the church. He began his college course at Burrett College and finished at Emory and Henry College. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of Emory and Henry. He joined the Holston Conference in the fall of 1858 at Chattanooga, Tenn. And was an effective member of the same for forty-one years. Among the charges served by him were Hillsville, Va., Asheville and Hendersonville Stations in North Carolina, Bristol and Chattanooga. At the close of the Civil War, he was appointed to a charge in the Chattanooga District, where he did a heroic work in gathering together and reorganizing the Southern Methodists who had been badly scattered and greatly discouraged by the war. The Southern Presbyterians were his friends. They graciously tendered him the use of their house of worship and assisted him in every way possible in his undertaking. He frequently spoke with feeling of their brotherly kindness. It was during his pastorate and under his leadership that the lot was secured on which the old Market Street church was built. Methodism in Chattanooga owes much to the foresight, faithfulness and consecration of A. D. Stewart.
Brother Stewart was a man of strong convictions and of the highest type of Christian character. He exerted a blessed influence over the lives of the people wherever he lived, and they called his name "blessed." His position against all manner of sin and for all that was good and constructive was uncompromising. He left the world much better for his having lived in it. He had a bright, Christian experience and in his last days, which were days of feebleness, due to advancing years, his testimony was clear and his faith was securely anchored. He attended the house of God as long as his physical strength would permit and took an active part in the worship.
He quietly fell asleep at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. N. Spears, on Saturday evening, August 11, 1923. A short service was held in this home Sunday afternoon, conducted by the writer and Dr. W. S. Neighbors, and on Monday morning his body was taken to Dunlap, Tenn. The service there was held in the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. C. Spurlin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. W. M. Morrell and Rev. John R. Stewart of the Tennessee Conference. The people of the town and surrounding communities came in such numbers to do him honor that the church overflowed and the yard was well filled. After the service in the church, he was laid to rest in the Rankin cemetery beside the body of his wife who died twenty-two years before.
"Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ."
Written By: W. M. Morrell - Holston Conference Journal – 1923 – pp: 82-83
He was converted early in life and soon became an active and useful member of the church. He began his college course at Burrett College and finished at Emory and Henry College. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of Emory and Henry. He joined the Holston Conference in the fall of 1858 at Chattanooga, Tenn. And was an effective member of the same for forty-one years. Among the charges served by him were Hillsville, Va., Asheville and Hendersonville Stations in North Carolina, Bristol and Chattanooga. At the close of the Civil War, he was appointed to a charge in the Chattanooga District, where he did a heroic work in gathering together and reorganizing the Southern Methodists who had been badly scattered and greatly discouraged by the war. The Southern Presbyterians were his friends. They graciously tendered him the use of their house of worship and assisted him in every way possible in his undertaking. He frequently spoke with feeling of their brotherly kindness. It was during his pastorate and under his leadership that the lot was secured on which the old Market Street church was built. Methodism in Chattanooga owes much to the foresight, faithfulness and consecration of A. D. Stewart.
Brother Stewart was a man of strong convictions and of the highest type of Christian character. He exerted a blessed influence over the lives of the people wherever he lived, and they called his name "blessed." His position against all manner of sin and for all that was good and constructive was uncompromising. He left the world much better for his having lived in it. He had a bright, Christian experience and in his last days, which were days of feebleness, due to advancing years, his testimony was clear and his faith was securely anchored. He attended the house of God as long as his physical strength would permit and took an active part in the worship.
He quietly fell asleep at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. N. Spears, on Saturday evening, August 11, 1923. A short service was held in this home Sunday afternoon, conducted by the writer and Dr. W. S. Neighbors, and on Monday morning his body was taken to Dunlap, Tenn. The service there was held in the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. C. Spurlin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. W. M. Morrell and Rev. John R. Stewart of the Tennessee Conference. The people of the town and surrounding communities came in such numbers to do him honor that the church overflowed and the yard was well filled. After the service in the church, he was laid to rest in the Rankin cemetery beside the body of his wife who died twenty-two years before.
"Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ."
Written By: W. M. Morrell - Holston Conference Journal – 1923 – pp: 82-83
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