The Portland daily press., 1868-04-11
Prof Smyth.
BRUNSWICK, Apr. 9, 1868.

DhONoWASh, app. ., 4oOo.
To the Editor ofthe Press:
At meeting of Alumni and friends of Bow
dom College, held Immediately after the funer-
al of the late Prof. William Smyth, D. D., the
Hon. S. P. Benson was chosen Chairman and
Prof e. n. Packard Secretary.
The following minute was presented by the
Hon. Judge Barrows and unani nously adopt
ed:
1t having pleased God to remove by death our es-
teemed ana beloved friend, Prot. William Smyth,
D. D., we having in these funeral services paid our
united AMI sofIowing tribute 10 his memory,
strained by our interest i'll him and his work 10 de
clare, before We part, esteem and affection tor
the man, our sense of personal bereavement by his
death, an sympathy Tor The College and Tor his
amily in their aff ction.
Having become connected with the College as
teacher year al, er his gradual OH, his e has
been identified with it aud devoted to iis service
AS ITS Alumni and friends, we gratefully acknowl-
edge the Indebtedness OF the Coll ge to him. for the
intense and II elong energy with which he has work.
ed i'll its behalf and for the honor which he has
feri ed 1t by his eminent abb ity and atiainments
his department., by the superior mathematical
works OF WHICH he was the lthor, and by the high
reputation which he de ervedly sustained
" hie eminent in his protesscrship, he did not
line his labols TO the ol!ege but always had the
PR cal interest," OF society at ar6. lahore for
tne1r promotion as occasion required, and Gischarg
ed WIN pro- plness ann hOeily the varied duties OF
pie his abundant ami energetic labors in behalf
common school education.
In every sphere OF act witty, he was animated and
guild by Christian 'aitn, hope and love. -l
Among the qualities OF his strongly marked char
acter. "hich dew our AFT cton and respect we may
mention smplicii! and sunlit since .ty, Bringing
us IN 10 inmed ate contact with his il most sell his
capacity for sustained athusiasm truth and right
kIndi1g in good cause and the time euveoping
MS whole being i'll It's glow; his wonderful power
concentration on The work in hand ms uisinteres
edness and self-tngettuln ss-the bandonment with
which lie threw him elf into good enterprise and
accepted, when necessary, its hardest urudgery,
without thought of his own honor gain; and las
ly, e deep undertone OF tenderness and sympa by
for others, appreciate by those who knew him best
Gould it have been according 10 our minds, we
should have believed it inn ossbe to Spare him We :,
out essential that he should live to complete the en-
terprise or building the Memorial Hall-so impor-
tant to the C0llegein which with aceristic ar
dor he has been ofate engaged. But we bow in sub
mi ion to til will o God, and give thanks the be-
migrant Providence which has oonged his streng h
and activity to the Of seventh years. enabled
nun 10 work with seemingly unabated energy to the
last day of hi Lille, and W by ddeD aud kindly
stroke has taken HIM from earth, the full ness OF
his years, his faculties and his fame.
1t was also voted that a copy of the above be
transmitted to the family of the deceased and
to the press. .7.u.-8T-
e. n. PACKARD, s.