Georgia - Christian Index - Dec 18, 1879 Issue
 

"WHITE--Benjamin F. White died in Atlanta, Ga., December 6, 1879, in the eightieth year of his age.
 

"This aged pilgrim was through a long life the honored head of a large family, a useful citizen, a faithful member of the Baptist Church---illustrating for more than half a century the virtues of a true believer in the Lord Jesus. He was the author of 'The Sacred Harp,' a work which has contributed no little to the progress of musical culture in our churches. His death was full of peace and hope. He sank into the grave as sinks the sun into a bed of burnished glory. He was gathered into the garner of life, like a shock of wheat fully ripe.        A. T. S."

"The Christian Index & Southwestern Baptist
18 Dec 1879 0 Page 6 Col 3"