The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-27
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

Died 18th of April 1870, Hon. Richard Yea
don, In the 6ath year Of his age, member Of the
board OF supervisors OF the High School from Che
origin OF the institution to his DEATH and for the
last Ave years chairman OF this board.
At this our first meeting since the deall SO
universally lamented, We wish to express our
deep sorrow for so great loss our gratitude FOR
good deeds done In long gone years. our admira.
tlon for noble character and exalted Intellect
and In thus doing to pay well merited honor to
srea. but (sad for usl departed worth. Mr.. Yea.
don was one Of the founders Of this institution,
drew up the ordinance which established the
school, and, through It's entire career, was lts
stead fast friend and advocate.
Alarge,mlRded aud large-hearted man neces.
sa,ly gives out his imp pulses In many directions.
His thoughts and feelings are not like little
rivulet which winds singly Its narrow way, but
rather like sope majestic stream that steadily
lows in Its own gradd course, ye throws OF here
and there streamlet to enrich. and en!iven, and
enspirt It's surroun ding valley. An Idea eX-
pressed here, a Thought thrown out there, be-
comes nucleus point around wlich host OF in
ferlor minds will gather which would otherwise
have wandered In thoughtless idleness In the
waste OF the wa:ers uf life, or have gone
widely astray. Thus, rs lawyer, the bar has
spoken tlcquently OF his uprlghteousn"ss aHd his
legal lore: the many charitable aud social societies
he long aided have added their meed OF pra Sc;
the church. in whose Interest his last laborS were
done, has sent forth her SID and sOrrowfnl lamen-
tati1ns; anl oil men everywhere have SAID, "A
great p,ince has fa!ien.n We, too, have our trl.
butte 10 pay. Sadly aud sorrowfuliy do We come to
our duty. We have los. au enlightened, liberal.
minded advocate Of high education, whose labors
in this cause were as unwear I'd as the result will
be lasting. We come sadly and sorrowfulls that
the duty must be done, yet gladly to do the
duty, for such tasks ennoble the workers, and,
like oceans music, are pleasant yet mournful TO
the soul. 1t is impossible in brief compass TO tel
what this mau has doDe. He almost realizes tile
NEUROLOGICAL idea Of the ndred handel Bria-
reus. Frmness Of VIII, persistence OF purpose
when directed by high Intelligence and guarded
by Correct principle, viii always do, as they have
always done. great good 10 The advancement or
human society. Mr.. Iea,lon brought these quail
Ties to the work OF education, In which lie took
deep interest, and while his liberal mtsd glaily
received every improvement, LIS conservative
character gaardedcarefully all that was good oil
lhe old, and closely watched every unnecessary
or mi lrious innovation. Neither business nor
bodily psiu deferred him from this duty, and we
well remember that he left sick bed to preside
over the deliberations Of this board at It's last
meeting.
What can we say to express our sorrow for
such loss How can we honor ourselves sufti-
ciently by placing worthy mourning chaPles on
such tomb?
Wssrust that the members Of this board may
always be influenced Gy the ex ample and charac.
ter OF Richard Yeadon.