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September 24, 1899
The News & Observer
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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Rev. D. G. Phillips, an eloquent Presbyterian minister, died at 83. His education was loaned by Col. William Johnston, who forgave the debt after being impressed by Phillips' first sermon at an Alabama synod.
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THE SERMON PAID THE DEBT
(Abbeville (S. C.) Press and Banner.)
Rev. D. G. Phillips, D. D., of Louisville, Ga., one of the most learned and eloquent of all ministers of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church, died last week in his eighty-third year. He was educated at Due West in the early forties with money loaned by a Colonel William Johnston, of Dallas county, Ala., who took a note from the young man for the amount expended, intending that he should be paid when the young man earned the money: but Colonel Johnston, hearing the young minister preach at a meeting of the synod held in Alabama a few weeks after his licensure, was so pleased that he gave the note back to the young man, telling him that his sermon had fully paid the debt, and that he owed him nothing more.
(Abbeville (S. C.) Press and Banner.)
Rev. D. G. Phillips, D. D., of Louisville, Ga., one of the most learned and eloquent of all ministers of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church, died last week in his eighty-third year. He was educated at Due West in the early forties with money loaned by a Colonel William Johnston, of Dallas county, Ala., who took a note from the young man for the amount expended, intending that he should be paid when the young man earned the money: but Colonel Johnston, hearing the young minister preach at a meeting of the synod held in Alabama a few weeks after his licensure, was so pleased that he gave the note back to the young man, telling him that his sermon had fully paid the debt, and that he owed him nothing more.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Minister Debt
Sermon Payment
Loan Forgiveness
Presbyterian Church
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. D. G. Phillips
Colonel William Johnston
Where did it happen?
Due West; Louisville, Ga.; Dallas County, Ala.; Alabama
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Key Persons
Rev. D. G. Phillips
Colonel William Johnston
Location
Due West; Louisville, Ga.; Dallas County, Ala.; Alabama
Event Date
Early Forties; Last Week
Story Details
Rev. D. G. Phillips received a loan for education from Colonel William Johnston, who forgave the debt after hearing the young minister's sermon at a synod in Alabama shortly after licensure.