Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-09
The Late DIR. Bond.

DR.. Thomas Z. Bond, was descended from one
of the earliest emigrants from England to that
part of Maryland known as Hartford County
His grandfather was quaker-his father one OF
the first priests of Methodism in that County
He was born in Baltimore in February, in 1882,
being seventy -four years ofage last month. AT.
ter studying medicine he settled in that city, and
almost Immediately acquired reputation and
practice When under thirty years of age he
was compelled by disease, resulting from exces-
sive professional labor, to abandon practice in
the city and retire to the country, where, how
ever he continued to practice until partial resto-
ration to health permitted him to return to the
city, During the remainder of his life he was
the subject offrequent pneumonia attacks, which
were sometimes very serious. He again retired
from practice in 1888, and accepted the Office of
the President of the Board Of Health in Balti-
more, and two years afterward, at the General
Conference of1s4o, he was very Unexpectedly to
himself, offered the editorship Of The Christian
Advocate and Journal, which he held for eight
years, when, declining reelection, he retired to
his old homestead in Hartford, one of the few
farms in Maryland, which have, from the first
occupation, remained in the family of the origin
al settler. Four years afterward he was again in.
vited to take charge of the Advocate, which he
continued to edit until his death. DR.. Bond was
never an itinerant or regular minister only o lay
or local preacher. -. #s-..
He is one of the many instances which our
country affords of men who have risen to emf
nence and usefulness by the force of natural en-
dowments aud inaexible moral principle. OF
school education he had exceedingly little. Few
who have read his writings, which were models
of clear, correct strong English, could have con-
jectnred that the man who wrote them had en-
joyed no other educational advantages than
ttnc To ho ina nhool r1~.o
reading, writing and the elements of Arithmetic
comprise the whole curriculum of study He
never was taught even English grammer. His
thirst for knowledge, and extraordinary natural
endowments more than compensated for the
want of early education. F.
While student of medicine he Joined the
Methodist Church. For its doctrines he had
the strongest possible love. From the first he
was most jealous and useful member, and his
affection for the church was never, abated
through life. He was always ready to sacrifice
his personal interests for the cause of the
Church, and his happiness was dependent on its
welfare. He was most liberal in his christian
views, and in all his writings he studously avoid
ed controversy with the evangelical denomina-
lions, which he considered as embodying the ell
ements of Christianity. In his whole life, public
and private, he was eminently conscientious
and unselfsh. His department to all who ap-
preached him was in the highest degree amiable
Kindness and, charity even to excess, were
characteristics of him well known, and which
will be long rendered by many. Perhaps few
men in the country had more friends, or who will
be more regretted.
DR.. Bond was cheerful up to the time he be-
came insensible on Thursday afternoon. He as
his death approached manifested entire resigna-
ton and was confident and hopeful for the fu-
ture world. F.sy
His funeral took place on Saturday at o'clock
p N. The exercise commenced by reading a
selection from Scripture, and an appropriate
hymn by the Rev. Mr.. Wakely. After singing,
remarks were made by the Rev. DR.. Bangs, and
DR.. Holdich. The las. read the closing hymn.
None of the Bishops were present, all being alb
sent from the city at meeting in Baltimore
Most of the clergy of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in the city were present, aud many from
other denominations. The assembly was large.
The above services were performed on Saturday;
but the remains were not inferred until Sunday
morning, when they were conveyed to Green
wood, where appropriate services were perform
eddy DR.. Bangs.-N. Y. Tribune.