Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-31
KNOXVILLE BIBLE SOCIETY.
Action OF the Hoard OF aTanagers.


The Board of Managers of the Knoxyille BIZ
BILE Society, assembled at A. NJ, on Monday
October 3d. 1871. z q .Nfs
On motionsa committee, consisting of David
a. Deaderick and Henry Ault, was appointed
to draft an appropriate minute IN reference 10
the decease of the late President as. II. Cowan.
The committee subsequently reported the
The death of James II. Cowan, ESQ.,, of this
city, late President of the Knoxville Bible So
ciety, having called us together, we deem it
meet and proper to place upon our records some
commentator of his worth and services, and
some due expression of the value of his useful
life and exemplary character. a "
In discharging this duty, it is not necessary
and perhaps might not be appropriate here, to
enter upon any detailed history of his long and
useful career. In this community it would be
wholly surperfuous.
Whilst therefore we would heartily unite IN
any and every tribute to his memory as man
ofhigh and unblemished integrity, pure and
blameless life, kind and benevolent nature and
our attestation to his fidelity to every domes,
tic obligation, to every social duty, above all
to his long constant and most consistent devo-
ton to the church he loved so we'll. and to
which he gave so much of his thought and time
and labor:we deem it our especial province
to note the caracter of his connection with this
Society. AS custodian of its books as its Treasur
er and its President no small share ofhis time and
attention have been devoted to its interest. And
his duties in the management of its affairs, which
in great part have devolYed upon him, have
been most faithfully, honestly and judiciously
performed. Punctual and prompt in his attend
ance at our meetings; aprudent, -judicious and
considerate counsellor calm and firm and kind
in his action as in his manners; pure and up
right in his intentions and purposes; his admin
istration Tor share of it, of the interests of the
Society, has left no memory Of duty neglected
or sighted by him, but much to remember of
oA faifh nj ind nd noOc
liable service. nfFg TtfEEH HfRf
1t is therefore, unanimously '5t
Resolved, That, in the death of James b.
Cowan, the Knoxville Bible Society, of which
he was an officer for twenty-seven years, in
common with the whole community, has been
bereft of man, eminent alike for his practical
usefulness and his Christian faith, known of all
men for his probity and justly esteemed for the
fidelity and worth of his character. s...,.. 2
ResotUed, That we find pleasure in the refec-
ton that his valued life was not wasted in Eim-
less ends and that he leaves to the country the
legacy of an honest citizenship, and to his fam
lily and friends the monument of an unblem-
ished name. ~y.- s
Resotued, That we tender to his sorrowing
family our coincidence in this their hour of af-
Fiction, and invoke for them the blessing of
Him who "tempers the wind TO the shorn
lamb" and whose wisdom can bring good out
of evil and light out of darkness. "a 1tE enEn|
ReSoLUed That these minutes be spread upon
the records of the Society, and that the city pa
pers be requested to publish the same -.
Resolved That a copy of these proceedings be
furnished to the Rev. Mr.. Wiley, agent of the
American Bible Society, With the requ est that
he transmit it to the parent Society, and that
.he Secretary furnish a copy of the same to the
amily of the deceased. .f.rH
The report and resolutions were thereupon
adopted. .... F.. q, -f.se
The Board proceeded to fill the vacancy in its
lum Der, created by the death of Mr. Cowan,
md Mr. F. f. Atwell was unanimously elected.
On motion, Rev. Thos. W. Humes was elected
PRESIDENT of the Society. and Mr.. Humes having
'esigned the Office of Corresponding Secretary,
Mr.. David A. Deaderick was chose en- to that
)ffice HENRY AULT, Rec. Sec.
KNOXVILLE, Oct 80, 1871 e-af t-