He drowned while swimming in the Coosa River enjoying an excursion on the Steamboat Alabama.
....William Temple Clarkson was 27 years of age. He was a native of Alabama and was raised at Birmingham, by his grandmother Mrs. J. J. Jolly. Mrs. Jolly is known as the Mother of the Christian church at Birmingham and her grandson was raised up in the church atmosphere. He entered college at Transylvania college in Lexington. Ky., and after staying there some time went to the University of Kansas, where he graduated. He then went to Columbia University and Union Theological seminary, in New York City, from where he came to Rome on March 29th to assume the pastorate of the First Christian church.
He was a man whom everybody loved and whose sunny disposition and unselfish Christian character made him known to hundreds of people and very highly esteemed. He was a most scholarly man and was fast winning for himself a reputation as one of the ablest ministers in the Christian denomination in the South.
Mr. Clarkson belonged to one of the most prominent families in Alabama. His father is still living at Citronelle, Ala. One brother, Rev. E. R. Clarkson, who has spent much time in Rome conducting special services, is state evangelist for Georgia for the Christian church. Another brother is secretary to Congressman R. P. Hobson. Mrs. Jolly was informed of her grandson's death by telegraph last night and instructions were given for the body to be taken to Birmingham for burial. Rev. E. R. Clarkson left here less than a week ago for south Georgia. He expected to begin holding a series of protracted services at Lake Park, Ga., near Valdosta today, He will probably come up to Rome today and go with the body over to Birmingham.
The Christian church will receive the sympathy of everybody in their great loss. Before the coming of Mr. Clarkson they had been without a pastor for some time, and since his arrival the church has thrived as never before in its history. It has more than doubled its membership in the last three months.
(The Tuscaloosa News
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ·June 21, 1908)
....William Temple Clarkson was 27 years of age. He was a native of Alabama and was raised at Birmingham, by his grandmother Mrs. J. J. Jolly. Mrs. Jolly is known as the Mother of the Christian church at Birmingham and her grandson was raised up in the church atmosphere. He entered college at Transylvania college in Lexington. Ky., and after staying there some time went to the University of Kansas, where he graduated. He then went to Columbia University and Union Theological seminary, in New York City, from where he came to Rome on March 29th to assume the pastorate of the First Christian church.
He was a man whom everybody loved and whose sunny disposition and unselfish Christian character made him known to hundreds of people and very highly esteemed. He was a most scholarly man and was fast winning for himself a reputation as one of the ablest ministers in the Christian denomination in the South.
Mr. Clarkson belonged to one of the most prominent families in Alabama. His father is still living at Citronelle, Ala. One brother, Rev. E. R. Clarkson, who has spent much time in Rome conducting special services, is state evangelist for Georgia for the Christian church. Another brother is secretary to Congressman R. P. Hobson. Mrs. Jolly was informed of her grandson's death by telegraph last night and instructions were given for the body to be taken to Birmingham for burial. Rev. E. R. Clarkson left here less than a week ago for south Georgia. He expected to begin holding a series of protracted services at Lake Park, Ga., near Valdosta today, He will probably come up to Rome today and go with the body over to Birmingham.
The Christian church will receive the sympathy of everybody in their great loss. Before the coming of Mr. Clarkson they had been without a pastor for some time, and since his arrival the church has thrived as never before in its history. It has more than doubled its membership in the last three months.
(The Tuscaloosa News
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ·June 21, 1908)
He drowned while swimming in the Coosa River enjoying an excursion on the Steamboat Alabama.
....William Temple Clarkson was 27 years of age. He was a native of Alabama and was raised at Birmingham, by his grandmother Mrs. J. J. Jolly. Mrs. Jolly is known as the Mother of the Christian church at Birmingham and her grandson was raised up in the church atmosphere. He entered college at Transylvania college in Lexington. Ky., and after staying there some time went to the University of Kansas, where he graduated. He then went to Columbia University and Union Theological seminary, in New York City, from where he came to Rome on March 29th to assume the pastorate of the First Christian church.
He was a man whom everybody loved and whose sunny disposition and unselfish Christian character made him known to hundreds of people and very highly esteemed. He was a most scholarly man and was fast winning for himself a reputation as one of the ablest ministers in the Christian denomination in the South.
Mr. Clarkson belonged to one of the most prominent families in Alabama. His father is still living at Citronelle, Ala. One brother, Rev. E. R. Clarkson, who has spent much time in Rome conducting special services, is state evangelist for Georgia for the Christian church. Another brother is secretary to Congressman R. P. Hobson. Mrs. Jolly was informed of her grandson's death by telegraph last night and instructions were given for the body to be taken to Birmingham for burial. Rev. E. R. Clarkson left here less than a week ago for south Georgia. He expected to begin holding a series of protracted services at Lake Park, Ga., near Valdosta today, He will probably come up to Rome today and go with the body over to Birmingham.
The Christian church will receive the sympathy of everybody in their great loss. Before the coming of Mr. Clarkson they had been without a pastor for some time, and since his arrival the church has thrived as never before in its history. It has more than doubled its membership in the last three months.
(The Tuscaloosa News
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ·June 21, 1908)
....William Temple Clarkson was 27 years of age. He was a native of Alabama and was raised at Birmingham, by his grandmother Mrs. J. J. Jolly. Mrs. Jolly is known as the Mother of the Christian church at Birmingham and her grandson was raised up in the church atmosphere. He entered college at Transylvania college in Lexington. Ky., and after staying there some time went to the University of Kansas, where he graduated. He then went to Columbia University and Union Theological seminary, in New York City, from where he came to Rome on March 29th to assume the pastorate of the First Christian church.
He was a man whom everybody loved and whose sunny disposition and unselfish Christian character made him known to hundreds of people and very highly esteemed. He was a most scholarly man and was fast winning for himself a reputation as one of the ablest ministers in the Christian denomination in the South.
Mr. Clarkson belonged to one of the most prominent families in Alabama. His father is still living at Citronelle, Ala. One brother, Rev. E. R. Clarkson, who has spent much time in Rome conducting special services, is state evangelist for Georgia for the Christian church. Another brother is secretary to Congressman R. P. Hobson. Mrs. Jolly was informed of her grandson's death by telegraph last night and instructions were given for the body to be taken to Birmingham for burial. Rev. E. R. Clarkson left here less than a week ago for south Georgia. He expected to begin holding a series of protracted services at Lake Park, Ga., near Valdosta today, He will probably come up to Rome today and go with the body over to Birmingham.
The Christian church will receive the sympathy of everybody in their great loss. Before the coming of Mr. Clarkson they had been without a pastor for some time, and since his arrival the church has thrived as never before in its history. It has more than doubled its membership in the last three months.
(The Tuscaloosa News
Tuscaloosa, Alabama ·June 21, 1908)
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