Lenoir Rhyne College - Hacawa Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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and ever sought to perform his duties for the single purpose of advancing the work. He was a recognized leader in the Lutheran church. He was a pillar in the Tennessee Synod. His wisdom was sought in the solution of all problems in the Synod. Synod frequent- ly placed him in offices of responsibility. Once he went to a diet in Philadelphia as a representative of the Lutheran church in the South. Always he executed these trusts with great concern for the advancement of truth and righteous- ness. He recognized that the evils of society are due to human sinfulness and in whatever work he did for social and civic purity, he used the Gospel as the means by which to accom- plish his end. It was possible for him to accomplish so much important work only by the use of systematic methods evolved and used because of his earnest purpose. He kept accurate and complete records, files, diaries, and a severe orderliness in his whole life. M. L. S.

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duties of ar active city pastorate and served the pastorate at Claremont, N. C, the last six months of his life. He preached his last sermon at Claremont October 1, 1911 from Luke 7:14, and six weeks later, Sunday November 12, 1911, while his resignation was being read to the congregation, his soul was leaving the tenement of clay for the many mansions. On December 26, 1873, Dr. Moser was happily married to Miss Elizabeth C. Lee of Union county, N. C. To this union four children were born: Arthur L., Claud A., Leslie R. and Virginia. Dr. Moser was a well rounded man. He was a model in all the relations of life which he sustained, husband and father, preacher, pastor, theologian, teacher, leader in -church and community, and practical man of affairs. The dominant motive of his character was a deep and serious conviction of the true meaning of life. In boyhood and while preparing for the work of life, he evinced a rapid development of positive conviction of truth concerning the deeper things of life. In the pulpit he preached as a dying man to dying men ' . Here he found the proper place for the exercise of his spirit and talent His sermons, classical in their simplicity and force, evangelical in their warmth and directness, ar.d pow- ful in their elucidation of Scripture, went straight into the heart and made many deep and lasting impressions. He preached 3273 sermons, and delivered a great many addresses. He made upwards of five hundred pastor al calls annually. His serious intentions were sometimes mistaken because he found little time for social visits but always sought to reach or strengthen some soul in his visitations a mong men. Since the Bible is the divine revelation of the fundamental prin- cinles of right living and the study of these same principles his peculiar delight, it is not surprising that he was a con- servative and learned theologian. In the school room he was greatly in earnest and used the classics with order and enthusiasm as a means of dicip- line for the ultimate development of strength of mind and heart. As president and member of the Board of Trustees of Lenoir College, he felt deeply the responsibility of his office

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HACAWA STAFF Editor-in-Chief - - - - - - RICHARD H. SHUFORD Assistant Editor-in-Chief - - - - - MAMIE LEE MILLER Art Editor ----- ETHEL MAY MOSTELLER Business Manager .-. .-. JOHN L. MORGAN Assistant Business Manager ----- NAOMI CLINE