The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-04

MEETING OF GHNSIClASS-litE HE LATE DE.
PETIcoLAs.-The physicians Of this city
met at City Hall last evening and adopted
the following preamble and resolutions
"The last sad draft upon human friend
ship has been duly honored, and no deeper
sorrow or more earnest prayers could &C
company on its last journey the soul of
the proudest of our land than followed
all that was immortal Of our beloved and
honored associate Arthur E. Peticolas ;
when, with the ceremonies of the church,
we consigned his body to the silent tomb
and his soul to the mercy and forgiveness
of Him who has promised that He would be
the resurrection and the life, and that no
one who lived and believed in Him should die
forever.
"To many it may appear that the cere-
monies of the church and at the grave
should serve as o sufficient farewell from
this living world, but his professional
brethren, not unmindful Of that touching
custom Of burying the renowned warrior
accoutered in all the trophies Of his distin-
cuishcd achievements when living, deem
it not unbecoming in them 10 gather the
scattered records Of our friends heroic
struggle against these twin enemies Of
the human heart-misfortune and a
diseased body-and weaving them into
an humble chaplet, lay it on his
tomb to teach those who met him but q
moment on the highway of life, and there
fore might judge uncharitably how much
of what was noble and generous existed
in this man, whose memory will dwell for
ever green in the hearts Of those who knew
him best. Without money, with but little
social influence, by intiexible will and
strength of intellect he extorted from pen
ury itself brilliant education, a distin-
guished professional position, which was
recognized from Virginia to Louisiana, the
esteem and affection of all who knew him.
I" His talents as an artist enriched the
cabinets of two medical colleges, in both
of which he ably performed the duties of
professor. To his literary contributions
the late distinguished editor Of the Rich
mond Examiner acknowledged that ne was
indebted for much Of the earlier success of
that paper.
"When we bear in mind that these sue
cesses were achieved not only against ad-
verse fortune, but in spite of the unrelent-
ing grasp of asthma in its most terrible
form, go severe az for years to have made
life q living death to him, We can but be
filled with admiration and ama2ement, not
that mind and heart at last gave way III the
unequal struggle, but that he lived so long
and accomplished so much. Therefore
"ReSOlved, /. Whilst We bow IN humble
submission to the will of Divine Providence
in taking from US our deceased brother we
must ever mourn the loss of former asso-
ciate who was in every way an honor to
the profession Of which he was member.
Pure in thought, the soul of honor, ripe
scholar, an accomplished artist, most
skilfuI physician and surgeon, the record
of his life shows catalogue Of social and
professional virtues that may well excite
the emulation of the living. Over his
grave we will mingle our tears with those
OF his bereaved family, and to. Him who
alone can balance our shortcomings and
errors against our efforts towards virtue do
we consign our friend with awe but not
without hope.
-. That we tender to the widow and
orphan assurances of our deepest sympathy
in this hour of sadness and bereavement.
"3. That the proceedings Of the meeting
be published in the daily papers, and that
copy of these resolutions be transmitted
by the secretary to the widow Of the
deceased"