The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-30
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AUGUST 26, 1870.

D. 81. Trezevant.
The President announced, that the
meeting had been convened for the pur.
pose of adopting resolutions expressive
of the feelings of the Society on the oc-
casion of the death of DR.. SAMUEL FAIR,
its Vice-P President.
DR.. Talley then addressed the Chair as
follows:
The occasion which brings us together
this evening, Mr.. President, is one of
deep solcmnity, Of earnest feeling, of
heartfelt sorrow. One Of our Oldest,
most useful and honored members has
passed away from the scene of his
earthly toll, in the midst of his labors of
usefulness; and we, his late fellows and
friends, are assembled to give expression
to the profound grief we feel at his un-
timely decease. and to offer the tribute of
our testimony to those virtues which
gave complexion to his character, and
direction to tho current of his life.
For more than forty years DR.. Samuel
Fair was devoted to the profession of
medicine-not only to its active duties,
to the unceasing demands of which he
was ever ready to respond-but he
evinced on oil occasions lively in terest
in the progress of medical science, which
displayed itself in active efforts for its
promotion. A long and intimate asso.
citation with our lamented friend first as
pupil, and subsequently as cotompo-
rary practitioner of medicine, enables
me to speak with confidence of those
mental and moral qualities to which he
in large measure owed his successful
career as physician. Quick of appre-
hension, of sound Judgment, with an
observant eye and wonderfully retcntive
memory, his extensive observations of
disease had provided him with resources
upon which he could ut all times safely
and calmly rely. Added to these quail
ties he possessed an nminbiity unsur-
passed, and an active and enlarged be-
nevolence which was at all times obedient
to the calls of suffering humanity
La commemorating his worth MS q citi-
zen, friend, Il husband, physician,
truth requires that it be said Of him, he
met the manifold obligations and duties
of his position, with faithful earnest
ness of purpose which has left behind
him the record of wcl-spent life, and
tue grateful rccollcctions Of an entire
community.
Though for several years prior to his
death he had been the subject of a gravo
cardiac affection, Which he knew full
we'll might, ut any time, terminate his
life, yet during the past few months, his
general health had been unusually good,
and his spirits animated, SO that the
fatal event was both sudden and unex-
pected. The summons came by night
after day of toil-he lny down to rest,
with the plans of busy life mapped out
before him. The morning came-s'he
had another morn than ours" and rcstod
from his labors
In contemplating the manner of his
deccase, am forcibly reminded of the
apostrophe to life pronounced by an
aged poet, with the belief that in his
own heart our friend responded to the
sentiment it SO touchingly conveys:
Life we've been long together,
Through sunshine and through stormy
weather;
lis hard to part when friends are dear,
Perhaps twill cost n sigh, Il tear
Jhen steal away, give little warning,
Choose thine own time,
Say not good night,
But Ill some brighter cline
Bid me good morning"
DR.. Darby then offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
AShSoob hh IIOf1-
dence, the Giver of Life. has, by sudden
death, removed from n sphere of public
usefulness, DR.. Samuel Fair, the Vice
President of our County Medical Society,
be it
l. Resolred, That this Society has lost
an efficient and esteemed member; the
profession an earnest and valued physi-
clan and surgeon; the city OF Colum ba
useful and honored townsman; the
State worthy and respected citizen.
2. That the Secretary of this Society
communicate to the State Medical Asso-
citation the untimely death of it's First
Vice-President.
3. That a page in the Record Book OF
the proceedings of this Society be in
scribed to the memory of the honorable
deceased.
4. That in the great affliction to his
family, we, rs his friends, individually,
give our sympathy in the sad loss they
have been made to suffer.
5. That copy of these resolutions
and the proceedings be published in two
of the daily Columbia papers.
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