The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-03-22


the leading Characteristic by which we disinguio
| the ffecuau from ths slHve. His ambition, how
| ever, was not Of the unRovernabie kind which led
him io broils aud contention for office, but Of tha
iaudable sort which sought to merit promotion be-
! fore demanding il. II was an ambition engendered
| by n inudabie emulation and governed by !.
! lie was twice elected Auditor Of the County, and
had strong hold the affections NJ the people and
| he road to cminence and usefulness seemed un-
obstructcd 70 him, while smiling Fbr,uaa beckoned
! him on to success. But. thus wastes maA
j To-day he puts Forth the tender leaves Of hope
ti-morrow blossoms, and bears his blushing horors
| thick upon him the nextdny comes a frost, which
nips the shoot, and when le thinks his greatness
Is still aspiring, he falls, like autumn leaves, to Gu
rich our mother earth"
Mr.. PARsoNs' ambition ncver caused him 10 for
get the ordinary routine Of business life. His hand
open and his contributions tO the ordinary char
| tiles Of the day were liberal. lie was fully i'm
bued with the advancing spiritOf the Nineteenth
! Century, and his heart beat In unison with the
! great humanitarian movements for the amelor-
4 alton Of the condition OF man kind, and he went
forth strong y hope, always battling for the
| Right fI5p
Let MS dolikcwise, ever bearing in mind
"Thcrc is victory in dying well for Freedom"
JAMES II. TrLER. Esq. then rose and said:
May II please the Court and gentlemen Of tie Bar
of Wood County, we are here met together, about
TO pay our last tribute Of respect, rs bar, IN one
Of our esteemed but lately decensud brethren-Mr
GEoRGE ~ PARSONS. In his decease community
have suddenly lost an upright, enterprisnR citizen,
and the bar Of Ohio learned, aible and courteous
| member. We, who have been his companions at
| the bar, who have sat with him, and his learned
surviving partner, Mr.. SLEvIS, IN many strongly
contested trial in this court we who have been III
! the almost constant habit Of meeting the deceased
in the court room and in the Office, in transactions
of everyday life as n LAWYER, and in his busineess
relations with us aud our clients asa county 9iicer,
and in his private capacity as one of our esteemed
| fellow citizens can now testify willingly and truth
folly, but with hearts overlooking with grief at his
loss, to his unilurm and wellkn wn goodness OF
heart bis entire willingness to accommodate upon
all occasions, his charity toward the poor and de-
pressed, and his scrupuous honesty aud fair deal
ing with his brethren at the bar, and with all per-
sons in any manner associated with him His pri-
veto life, in the field and at home as n soldier or
| citzcu, example of fUrtitude, and courage,
and patriotism, Of good morals, good habits and
gentlemanly department, which any might emulate,
and all safely strive TO follow, aud most Of us may
do so, much, perhaps, to our Improvement. When
such things ARE truly said Of one af(er death, what
| higher eulogium can be pronounced to his mcmory2
! Representing, as Mr.. PARSONS did, one of the
Oldest and most prominent of the legal firms Of our
county, !, in cdmmon with the rest Of You, had a
peculiar opportunity OF testing 10 its fullest extent
the character, ability and worth Of the lnmented
deceased and well may IL be said by all of us,
that in the death Of Mr.. GEoRGE Parsons, our bar
and the bar uf the State suffer truly irreparahle
loss His place ut the counsel table, in the Office,
and in the community in which he has lived, can
| hardly again be filled This we can now say, and
the tenth part Of our bereavement Is not can not
be-yet realized by any of us. We have been, us
| II were, little community, sharing each others
defeats and battling zeal0usy for victories in the
court room. Our counsel circle is now broken.
| One of its brightest and most promising stars is
now set to us, forever. One vacant seat there now
is in the forum lately occupied by our decea sed
brother. We knew him rs generous friend, an
able and courteous lawyer and advocate, an ell
cient aud worthy officer, kind and faithful hus-
band self sacrificing and loving father.
But few months since we know how he threw
himself almost into the very jaws of death pnd
destruction to rescue one Of his little flock, and
how with fathers affection he preferred his own
death to the injury of his children, and by not n
few ON our streets 1t is whispered that the injuries
he then received the inception of the diseaae
which finally carried him Off. Those who know
him best, IN his church relations, in addition tn,
| and bettor perhaps than all have now said OF
him, or can say, pronounced him sincere Chris
tain gentleman, Beloved as such, he has gone to
his long home, " wept but not forgotten" Truly,
death in him chose shining mark.
ofier to you, my brethren Of the bar, my heart
felt condolence, in your affection, aud as one of
your number, aud the sincere mourner OF him we
have 80 deeply lost, ask the samo from YOU. And
let us all extend to that heart broken widow and
those beret orphans our highest sympathics and
! whisper 80 them our most soothing words Of CON
ISOLATION In this their terrible trial and hour over
whslming all etien. May the great God h ess them,
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has twceA entered the very portals OF our sanctu
ary OF Justice and Law. Twice has he eros ed
its very tlr,shho'd and taken therefrom two Of
our most esteemed aud lamented associates, and
in the very meridian of life, has the CHASTITY De-
sroyer lecn permitted 10 cut them down. Who can
tell 10 whom tho terrible summons willnoKt come
II is our earnest hope aud strong conviction that
Our friend has gone from this human court below
to that higher and better court held by Omnipo.
tence above in that Temple "not made with
hands, etcrnaE in the heavens" And let us,
brothers. be admmished, that we be not taken
unawares. Put your houses in order; BE We
also ready, for the day and the hour no man
knoweth." With feelings of pride in the course of
Mr. PARSONS during life, and Of the deepest regret
and sorrow at his death aud departure from
among us, recommend and support the resolutions
Of our committee, aud ask the Court to place them
on its Journal as tribute of respect and
abiding testimony Of the worth of our deceased
friend and brother. .N
j. F. pEcE, Esq, followed in few extempor-
aneous remarks, referring more particularly to the
relations Of the deceased with the Church, and TO
bis cstimoble qualities as q citizen. The speaker
did not furnish synopsis of his remarks, and
hence they cannot be reported as fully as their
merit wNrrunts.
The following remarks were made by JouN H.
REID, Esq
the Court please, l cheerfnlly bear nv lesti-
| nnny TO the moral worth and cordial friendship of
our lamented brother. Meet him when you would
he always had kind aud pleasant smile. And
during an acquaintance with him of eight or ten
years, have no recollection of ever seeing him
angry or hearing him use even u profane word
during that whole period. Aud hero | may say,
that have seen him uudor circumstances where
but TO- men would have controlled their temper as
he did. But this think, is 10 be accounted Tor ON
the principle, that he possessod in his heart that
controlling influence from on high, which ever up
holds those who pnt their trust IN God. Brother
PARSONS lived Christian and died the death of
the righteous. May. my last end be like his"
J. NJ, HoUD offered his lrbp as follows:
! In our deceased brother We recognize an orna-
ment to society, an hon,r to the profession. Hon
| esty, purity and Integrity were his. Benevolcnce
was leading trait in his character. True to
! himself he was true " others. Nature and
| Natures Gud stamped him MS a man. i cordially
join my brethren Of the bar in all that has been
said in this our berea vemcnt aud extend my SYM
! pathy To his bereaved family.
Colonel SLEviN then rose and testified to the
worth OF the deceased, His relations with the late
Mr., PARsoNs were of the most intimate character.
The deceased had been his brother in the church.
his law partner aud valued friend and ueighbor.
In all these relations he was the Christian, the
honorable, high.miuded man, and warm. hearted
friend, Coloael g. was much overcome with his
feelings at times during the delivery of his re.
marks, and II was with difficulty he could finish
them, Not having been furnished with a synnp.
sis of his speech, We are unable to do more thar
give this mere hint Of what was an eloquent and
truthful eulogy.
Colonel J. A. SHANNON closed with the follow.