The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-03
Death of Hon. John y. Conynglam.

On the s3d inst, this distinguished citizen,
profound jurist, and truly good man, was
run over by the cars on the railroad, at
Magnolia, in the State of Mississippi, and so
injured that he shortly after died. This sad
event has east pail of gloom over the entire
Commonwealth.
Judge Conyngham was widely known, as an
erudite, pure minded and upright Judge His
active life at the Bar, in the Halls of Legisla-
ton, and upon the Bench, extended through
a period of half century. As a lawyer, he
adorned his profession. AS a legislator he
exhibited wisdom and Statcsmanship, and
as ajudgc, head ministercd the law withsignal
ability and entire inpartialty.
In secular affairs, few men have performed
an equal amount of abour; yet during that
same period of fifty years, he found time to
attend to. the interests of the Church of Christ.
lie was an earnest christian and distin.
guished member of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. In the Councils Of the Diocese of
Pennsylvania he has annually represented the
Parish Of Wilkes Barre, and given aid by his
legal and judicial power to the promotion of
the best interests of the Church. He has for
twenty-five years represented this Diocese in
the General Convention, and for most of the
time occupied high position on the Com
mittec on Canons, the most important Com.
mittee Of the Convention-and at the time of
his death he was the honoured President Of
the Church Missionary Society.
And now at ripe old age full of years and
of honors he has gone to his reward Our
limited spacewill not permit us to record here
his many private, social and christian virtues.
We bless the Lord for the pous life Of his
departed servant; We bow our heads in
submission to the will of I" Him who docth
all things well; y and yet we deeply mourn the
whole community have sustained, by his the
loss which the Church, his family, and sad
and suddend cath -BloomsJurg Church
Kalenolar.
MEETING OF THE BAR or COLUMBIA
COUNTY.
A meeting of the members of the
Bar of Columbia County was held on
Saturday, the 25th day of February,
1871, at the office of II. F. CLARK, Esq,
in Bloomsbury, for the purpose of tax.
ing action relative to the death of Ex-
Judge Hon. JOHN N. CoNYNGHAM.
The meeting was called to order by
JOHN G. FREEZE Esq, who nominat-
ed Hon. VIM. ELwELL as President.
E. II. LITTLE and j. G. FREEZE,
Esq'rs., were elected Secretaries.
Upon taking the chair, Judge Ell.
WELL in few feeling and pertinent
remarks paid high tribute to the char
acter, ability and great moral worth of
the deceased.
JOHN G. FREE re, Esq, presented
resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting, as follows; which, on motion,
were unanim ously adopted:
Resolred, That we are shocked and
our hearts made sorrOwful by the sad
intelligence of the accidental death, at
Magnolia, in Mississippi, of the Hon.
JOHN n. CoNYNGHAM, late President
Judge of the Luzerne Judicial District.
and at one time, also, President-J udge
of this County. In the death of this
toic anu
and christian gentleman, we mourn the
loss of one who, by pure and unsullied
judicial life of nearly thirty years, and
who by his erudition in the law and
great social virtue had justly obtained
the confidence, esteem and respect of all
who knew him. AS member of the
Bar, which profession he adorned for
twenty years, he was safe counsellor
and an able and eloquent advocate. AS
judge he has high claim to the graft
tude, not only of the district in which
he presided, but of the State at large
for the valuable services rendered to
both in that capacity.
Resolved, That we mourn the loss of
Judge eCONYNGHAM, not only as jurist,
but also as that of one who possessed
great kindness of heart, enlarged cour.
tesy and an atfec ionate regard for all
within the reach of his influence.
ResOired, That the members of the
Bar of Columbia county, will in body
attend the funeral of the deceased,
wearing the usual badge of mourning
upon the occasion.
Res0tred, That Il committee be ap-
pointed by the Chair to present to the
family of the deceased a copy of these
| resolutions and to assure them of our
deep sympathy with them in the great
loss they have sustained.
The Chairman appointed as such
committee, Mr.. CLARK, Mr.. FREEZE
and Mr. WIpr