The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-05
par UNION EAGUE HOUSE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 1915

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AT meeting Of the Boaid Of Directors Of the Union
League OF Philadelphia held Friday evening" Februsry4
1870 tho following Preamble and Resolutions were
mOusly adopted
Whereas, solemn providence of God has suddenly
removed from the sphere of earthly usefulness be-
loved President, HORACE BINNEY JR in the ripe
ness of his manhood the uness of hs clear intellect aud
tho developed beauty of his Christian virtues; and
whereas he has been associated with tho members OF
the Union League from the time of protection of
institution until the amented hour of his DEATH always
holding official position in body, dying the
honored incumbent of tho highest office which
spect could besow his recognigod merit therefore,
belt
Resolved 1hvt in the death Of Horace Bnney Jr not
only the Union League but all good citizens who lived
within the influence of his and example, have lost
friend comforter and a courageous leader In the
darkest hours of that bloody history through which
country lately passed, when and the schemes of
seemed TO fail us by and human hope driven
to Heaven for refuge the voice of late President
ever firm, cheerful and filled with righteous confidence;
his counsel wise and boldly provi dont and ne
looked the threatening future in the face with faith
warm, pure, and complete that a glow upon
the most doubtful warmed into activity the most
timid and desparing hearts.
Resolved That the venerable father, the wife, the
children and the family of late President be assured
OF our deepest sympathy in their sad be-
reavement mitigated to Christian mind by the
membrance Of the potess character Of tho departed SOUL
Of the kindly works he did here earth and the
scousness that he left duty of his time unperfoned
that he died with plans OF accomplished good before him.
and that man. hour of the day night
ter prepared to hear to follow the summons OF his
Lord
Resolved, That, in the death OF President, the
Union League has suffered irreparabe The strict
and watchu fidelity with which he performed the duties
OF his office. and the jealous with which he guarded
the interests of our Association eute his emory
respect and gratitude of members and
Difference to private feelings the juiciou and
the temperate wisdom with which he presided
meetings of the Board of Directors, for him an
aectonate regard that shall hereafter treasure among
the most sacred and enduring feelings of our hearts,
Resolved, That in thus tesying, body, the grief
which feel at the loss of President takes
this to himself and makes his own recognizing
do the weakness of words express the soemnty
ofwoe or the warmth of sympathy, illustrate public
and private virtues which high, clear as
unarnished by earth that heaven towards which the
soul of the righteous aspires.
Resolved, That the League House shall be draped with
the usual embems of mourning for thirty days. that
the Board of Directors in body and Committee the
members of the League shall attend tho funeral SER
vices of our late President
Resolved, That these resolutions be published, and
that copies of them be transmitted to the Hon Horace
Binney, and to the family of our late President.
By order of the Board eff Directors
1t GEORGE H. BOXER, Secretary