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Rev Allen Squyres

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Rev Allen Squyres

Birth
Aimwell, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
23 Aug 1900 (aged 74)
Angelina County, Texas, USA
Burial
Prairie Grove, Angelina County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Rev. Allen Squyres, an elder in the Congregational Methodist Church was born January 25, 1826. He joined the M.E. Church South in 1845. He married Evaline Vincent on November 11, 1847. He received his license to preach in 1868. In 1888 or 89 he united with the Congregational Methodist church at Prairie Grove.
Rev. Squyres departed this life on August 23, 1900. Brother Squyres was more than an ordinary man in purity of life and humbleness of spirit. He was a close observer. Read his bible much, closely observed all the interests of his family and the church to which he was devoted. He was the spiritual adviser of his church and pastor. He had dear and strong convictions of right and duty and could easily discriminate between the truth and error. In reference to his relations to the truth of God and doctrines of eternity his heart was fixed and his faith never wavered. He stood on the rock of Christ Jesus. As a preacher he was purely spiritual, plain, spiritual and impressive, loved and honored by all. As a husband, kind and attentative, a good provider for his family, a wise father and council and example; if he leaves an enemy behind him it is for Christ's sake. In concluding this brief sketch of the life of so good a man, I will just add: on questions civil, moral and religious it was known where he stood, and when action was needed he was in his place ready to do. He was modest and meek. It is said of him when in the Confederate Army that no unseely language escaped his lips, nor ungodly association corrupted his life.
His motto was: Whatsoever things were pure, whatsoever things were lovely, whatsoever things were of good report, will do to live for and die for.
In health he often spoke of his departure in ecstacy. He selected the text for his funeral sermon of Psalms 37:37. He left the world without a struggle. A good man has gone home, but we know where to find him.

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D.M. Stovall
Rev. Allen Squyres, an elder in the Congregational Methodist Church was born January 25, 1826. He joined the M.E. Church South in 1845. He married Evaline Vincent on November 11, 1847. He received his license to preach in 1868. In 1888 or 89 he united with the Congregational Methodist church at Prairie Grove.
Rev. Squyres departed this life on August 23, 1900. Brother Squyres was more than an ordinary man in purity of life and humbleness of spirit. He was a close observer. Read his bible much, closely observed all the interests of his family and the church to which he was devoted. He was the spiritual adviser of his church and pastor. He had dear and strong convictions of right and duty and could easily discriminate between the truth and error. In reference to his relations to the truth of God and doctrines of eternity his heart was fixed and his faith never wavered. He stood on the rock of Christ Jesus. As a preacher he was purely spiritual, plain, spiritual and impressive, loved and honored by all. As a husband, kind and attentative, a good provider for his family, a wise father and council and example; if he leaves an enemy behind him it is for Christ's sake. In concluding this brief sketch of the life of so good a man, I will just add: on questions civil, moral and religious it was known where he stood, and when action was needed he was in his place ready to do. He was modest and meek. It is said of him when in the Confederate Army that no unseely language escaped his lips, nor ungodly association corrupted his life.
His motto was: Whatsoever things were pure, whatsoever things were lovely, whatsoever things were of good report, will do to live for and die for.
In health he often spoke of his departure in ecstacy. He selected the text for his funeral sermon of Psalms 37:37. He left the world without a struggle. A good man has gone home, but we know where to find him.

Written by
D.M. Stovall

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