The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-19
OBITUARY..


DBpARrBp thislife on the night of Thurs
day, the 18th Of July, 1866. at his residence
in this District, DR. THOMAS FULLER
FURMAN. rs {s
For Thirty years DR.. FuuMAS has been
known ,toithe pititensof Fairfield as u gen
tleman of superior intellectual powers and
of rare intelligence, professional and gene
raj, of indomitable energy and the highest
integrity. ,.. s.,.s..,.s -. 49,. s..',.. Z,
Having completed his course of studies
in the s. o. College, the honoTs gof Which
were not awarded. only because ofSan un.
happy disturbance which had scattered the
class, he devoted himself with .characteris,
tic assiduity to an unusually, thorough pre-.
paration for the rcsponsibIe- prOfessio On
which he had selected as the sphere of his
future activity. lii the spring OF 1888 he
commenced q practice which from, the, first
was large, lucrative and entnently SUCCESS
full. Great constitutional vigor aud. an iron
will bore him through an amount of labor
which few could have sustained. Having
acquired handsome estate and proving as
successful in husbandry as he had been in
the treatment of disease, he sought to re.
lieve himself of the pressure Of professional
labor, but not with complete success, for it
was impossible TO resist the opportunity
which sprung from past experience of the
value of his services, a nd here and in other
Districts he was found exercising his keen
discrimination and turning to account his
ample experience. These labors which for
the last ten years were bestowed without
charge, becnmc during the years Of the war
heavy and costly to himself. But no call
was ever unanswered. The humblest 4snd
the, poorest gained the prompt attention
whichitheir cases called for. The personal
discomfort Of tho practitioner was never
considered. Cold, heat. rhin, storm, we're
perhaps too ittle regardod,by him. more
especially of late, when he had almost COM
pleted his three score years. .....
Dr.. FURMAN was n s,pcerc Christian.
Long before he made an open profession of
his faith in Christ, every one who knew
him intimately was impressed with the full.
ness and The accuracy Of his Biblical know
ledge, and with his profound conviction of
the;truth and reality Of religion. Some
years ago he became member Of The Little
River Baptist Church, but he might we'll
hare taken this step early in life Such
was,the careful Judgment Of his venerable
father, the late Rev. Dr.. Furman Of Charles
ton.
The disease Of which he died Typhoid
Fever) disqualified him aor exercising In his
own case his nccustom ed nc ouracy in the
diagnosis Of disease. lie expected to re-
cover! At the same time he declared his
entire readiness to die, were il the will of
God to take him. He engaged IN conversa-
ton with the same pleasing ana earnestness
for which he was always remarkable. but il
was intcrmingled with devout Calculations.
Notwithstanding his professional judgment
respec ting his recovery, his spirit, as if un-
consciously was pluming itself for its up.
ward dight. In the last day Of his illness
he expressed his perfect resignation to The
will of God and his assured trust in his Re.
deemer.
Ono common sentiment pervades the COM
munity in his more immediate vicinity
"Our best friend is gone" was heard again
and again from the various classes who wit
messed his death and stood around his grave.
The highsst and the lowest the rich and poor
white and black, all ooncurred in feeling that
they could have spared any one else Better
than DR.. FURnAN. Thefreedmen who had be-
legged TO him and who would not quit his
service whenever free, mourned with undis
sembled grief. IL was, remarkable how one
who had always held q check upon the ex.
preston of his own emotiohs, had by the
mere force Of hisinoral worth, touched the
springs of emotion in so many hearts |!
Tho memory Of the just is blessed"