1906

DEATH OF REV. J. W. HUMBERT

Veteran Methodist Minister Dies in Newberry – Had Served His Church and Master Well.

Special to The State.

Newberry, July 28. – Rev. John W. Humbert died here at 3:30 this after-noon. His remains will be interred in Rosemont cemetery, this city, at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

Rev. John W. Humbert was one of the veterans of the South Carolina conference, having joined on probation at the Greenville conference, Bishop Early presiding, in December, 1859. From that time to his death he was active in the work. He commenced his ministry In the mountains of North Carolina, Rutherford circuit, and since that time has served churches from the mountains to the seaboard. He was a successful minister, having added largely to the membership of his church. While on the Chester circuit, 1873-4, he held a wonderful revival, there being 250 accessions to the Methodist church and a large number to other denominations.

Mr. Humbert graduated from Wofford college in 1859 and shared the second honor of the class with Dr. A. J. Stokes. Five of this class joined the South Carolina conference – Humbert, Stafford, A. J. Stokes, Weaver and Weber. Mr. Humbert was ordained deacon by Bishop Andrew at Chester In 1861 and elder by Bishop Pierce at Sumter In 1863. He was born June 10, 1925, near Knoxville, Tenn., whither his parents moved from South Carolina a short time after their marriage. His parents. Rev. John Girond Humbert and Mary E. Guinn, were natives of Beaufort. His forefather, David Peter Humbert, was a Huguenot, who came from Genoa, Italy, In 1738, and received a grant of land from the British government in the then Beaufort district.

Mr. Humbert was married in October, 1856, to Mrs. M. M. D’Oyley, daughter of the late Gen H. H. Kinard. From the time of their marriage Mrs. Humbert has been his active assistant in all church work. For many years she has been also corresponding secretary of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary society in this State.