E. E. King
KING, DR. E. E.
Newspaper, March 12, 1919
A FAITHFUL MINISTERIAL SERVANT GOES TO HIS REWARD
A faithful public servant has passed to his reward–Dr. E. E. King, for fifty years a worker in the vineyard of his Master!
Kind, courteous and affable, optimistic, brainy and a convincing speaker, he easily won and kept friends; his friends were his capital; his friends were legion.
A Christian gentleman of the highest and truest type, a Baptist in church belief, he was liberal, fair and always respected those who were honest in their beliefs, though differing from his own creed or principles.
The writer, who lived and respected him because he was a TRUE MAN, although not a member of his church always heard him preach with much interest, because we believed in him, and this belief in him never had cause to waver.
A Mississippian by birth, a Texan by choice, he was of the old Southern type, hence everyone who came in contact with Dr. King’s personality, admired and respected him.
In his younger day, he was a power in the pulpit, on the platform or rostrum, and his intellect, up to his last hours, was extraordinarily bright and scintillating.
He was a born leader of men – and always led in the right way. Honest in conviction, firm when taking a stand, he never retreated.
For almost a quarter of a century, he has been working for the uplift of our community and in the Kingdom of his Master in McKinney and Collin county. His name is a household word in the city and county, and will be revered by all of our people for many, many years to come.
He believed in the “Fatherhood of God; the Universal Brotherhood of Man.” He was the first “Consul Commander of Magnolia Camp, W. O. W., of this city, a Knight of Pythias, a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner. As a minister, he found much in the tenets of principles of these great orders, to aid and assist his fellowmen.
His earthly career is ended; now he will reap his Heavenly reward. If there is a Heaven (and we believe there is) this good man of God, who has done so much good in the years that he was permitted to live, and so little harm, is today basking in the pure sunlight of his heavenly Father.
We talked to him just a few days before he passed over the Great River. He was perfectly rational; said he was glad that his time was about up, as he felt that he had done practically all the good he could on this side of life. He repeated to us that he was ready to go, any hour that the Master should call. He told us that the journey was a very short one for him; that the knocks and obstacles had been cleared up and the pathway ahead was smooth and clear. Repeating these words, a tranquil smile came over his sweet face.
Is this not a blessed state to be in? After a half century of faithful work in the household of his Master, the last lamp of life is clear, serene and the obstacles have been cleared away!
A full-grown Oak in the big forest has fallen; a faithful Damon to his Pythias has passed away; the “Hot Sands of the Desert” have become as Oasis of love and flowers; the pearly streets leading up to the King on the Great White Throne have been cleared, and the soul of Dr. E. E. King is admitted–rightly rewarding a faithful Christian and servant of His Master.
His frail body sweetly sleeps in beautiful Pecan Grove cemetery under banks of flowers. We shall miss his benignant face and form from our daily walks. But his influence shall ever live in the hearts and lives of all who knew and loved him.
Newspaper, March 12, 1919
A FAITHFUL MINISTERIAL SERVANT GOES TO HIS REWARD
A faithful public servant has passed to his reward–Dr. E. E. King, for fifty years a worker in the vineyard of his Master!
Kind, courteous and affable, optimistic, brainy and a convincing speaker, he easily won and kept friends; his friends were his capital; his friends were legion.
A Christian gentleman of the highest and truest type, a Baptist in church belief, he was liberal, fair and always respected those who were honest in their beliefs, though differing from his own creed or principles.
The writer, who lived and respected him because he was a TRUE MAN, although not a member of his church always heard him preach with much interest, because we believed in him, and this belief in him never had cause to waver.
A Mississippian by birth, a Texan by choice, he was of the old Southern type, hence everyone who came in contact with Dr. King’s personality, admired and respected him.
In his younger day, he was a power in the pulpit, on the platform or rostrum, and his intellect, up to his last hours, was extraordinarily bright and scintillating.
He was a born leader of men – and always led in the right way. Honest in conviction, firm when taking a stand, he never retreated.
For almost a quarter of a century, he has been working for the uplift of our community and in the Kingdom of his Master in McKinney and Collin county. His name is a household word in the city and county, and will be revered by all of our people for many, many years to come.
He believed in the “Fatherhood of God; the Universal Brotherhood of Man.” He was the first “Consul Commander of Magnolia Camp, W. O. W., of this city, a Knight of Pythias, a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner. As a minister, he found much in the tenets of principles of these great orders, to aid and assist his fellowmen.
His earthly career is ended; now he will reap his Heavenly reward. If there is a Heaven (and we believe there is) this good man of God, who has done so much good in the years that he was permitted to live, and so little harm, is today basking in the pure sunlight of his heavenly Father.
We talked to him just a few days before he passed over the Great River. He was perfectly rational; said he was glad that his time was about up, as he felt that he had done practically all the good he could on this side of life. He repeated to us that he was ready to go, any hour that the Master should call. He told us that the journey was a very short one for him; that the knocks and obstacles had been cleared up and the pathway ahead was smooth and clear. Repeating these words, a tranquil smile came over his sweet face.
Is this not a blessed state to be in? After a half century of faithful work in the household of his Master, the last lamp of life is clear, serene and the obstacles have been cleared away!
A full-grown Oak in the big forest has fallen; a faithful Damon to his Pythias has passed away; the “Hot Sands of the Desert” have become as Oasis of love and flowers; the pearly streets leading up to the King on the Great White Throne have been cleared, and the soul of Dr. E. E. King is admitted–rightly rewarding a faithful Christian and servant of His Master.
His frail body sweetly sleeps in beautiful Pecan Grove cemetery under banks of flowers. We shall miss his benignant face and form from our daily walks. But his influence shall ever live in the hearts and lives of all who knew and loved him.
