Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-18
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.


At a regular meeting of the City Building and
Loan Association of Nashville held at the Merchants
Exchang. in the city of Nashville, On Thursday even
ing, the 10th day of July, 1857, the following pro-
ceedings were had in relation to the death of Dr.
John S Young, late President of said Association
James Johnson, Vice President, called the meeting to
order, after which he announced the melancholy
Intelligence of the death of our late worthy and
highly esteemed President, John s. Young, which
took place at his residence in this city, on the 7th
day of July, 1857, after long and painful illness
after which the Vice President appointed A. L.
Davis and Josiah Ferriss a Committee to draft and
present such preamble and resolutions as would be
suitable testimony of respect for his memory and
sincerely express the feelings and opinions of his
friends and the members of this Association.
The Committee having reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, the same were unanimously
adopted TO wit:
Your Committee have heard with much sorrow
and regret of the decease of John S. Young. But
4 short time since he was in the enjoyment of rea
sOnably good health, engaged in the delicate and
responsible duties of his profession as physician
and also, IN the discharge of official duly to this
Association its chief presiding officer He isuow
numbered with the dead.-An event as unexpeoted
as it is certain.
Your Committee deeply regret that the occasion
will not admit of a full sketch of DR.. Younv's
character personal, professional and official Thew
must therefore content themselves with presenting
bare outline which may serve in some degree, but
imPerfectly to recall him to our thoughts such as
he when he stood in our midst in all the pride
of manly bearing, in the exercise of social kindness
and in the display of varied requirements.
The public and private character of our deceased
friend and President was well known to MANY of us
as weA as the community at large. For many Years
he filed the high and responsible Office of Secretary
ofState. under different Legislatures, and as often
ofdifereut politics.
As an officer of the State he always enioved tba
confidence and aecionate esteem of the eiti,ons If
she different departments of Government.
The secret of this was that he brought IN The die
charge of official duty an enlightened mind wall
stored with knowledge of the world, and his TENN
er without being imperiOus or iraseiable. was firm
and decided. As to his personal character no man
more kind, gentle, affable, single hearted
straightforward and unsei6sh. If good feeIinos
and good are the foundation of all good man
ners; these were found in him and they we're becht
enei and enlvened by fine social qualities. There
fore.
list. Resolued That we deeply deplore the death Of
DIR. John 5. Young, q public loss and that we
unteign"dly condoe with his afflicted family in their
bereavement.
I'd That this Association in fhe death of DR..
Young mas sustained great loss in being deprived
of his wise cOunsels as its presidinc oaies~ IT,
and faithful TO his duties, he never failed 10 hes.
tow that attention to the interest and success of The
Association which his high and important position
as its president imposed.
Sd. That these proceedings be spread upon the
records of this Association aud thar copv oFtbem
be transmitted by the Secretary to the family of the
deceased.
4th That the City papers be requested to publish
the same