In Memoriam: James Lyons Chesnut, D.D.

JAMES LYONS CHESNUT, D. D. 13 We take the following extract from the elo– quent message of Dr. McChesney :- ·· "He anticipated the grief which would come when tender ties must be sundered and cherished hopes of time abandoned, and as he approached that hour, he did so with calm trust in Christ, earnest invitations to others to join by and by in the heavenly home, expressions of heartfelt appreciation to all who called upon him as well as for many who could not see him, and gratitude to God for his manifold blessings bestowed upon him and his all through their lives, and for his '.unfailing grace, which sustained him while heart and flesh were fainting and failing. "Permit us to draw just a little the veil which discloses his home life. He was there as you knew him in the walks of life. He was a loving husband, faithful and devoted; a kind father, wise ·and affectionate, and, in turn, most genuinely beloved by his family. He was a delightful host to all who entered his home. One felt he must not trespass upon the time of this busy man; and yet one yearned to go to his home and was loth to leave, and was always repaid, whether Dr. Chesnut was in health or in sickness, by a visit to his home. He was held in the highest esteem by the ministerial a.ssociations, both as a man and a minister of the Gospel. "Two congregations, Grand Cote and Cedarville, sincerely mingle their tears at his departure, but mutually rejoice that they can claim him as their pastor and exult in his glorious coronation. Three presbyteries