The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-29

RESOLVED That this Chamber sympathlze
deeply with his hereaVed family, VINO nay so
been called on to give up one VINO ,s WOO cIe Ja,
light of their home and the prop oil the'i o'-
clining life. 80 .,o,. nrsambles
ond reSoin,ions be sent TO the family OF our
deceased friend.
Mr. J. Adser Smythe rose to second Inc res
outions and said:
| Ao,in are we called to mourn the death oi
meRb-r Of our Chamber. ,,o
Scarcely has the turf grown green over Ine
Graves of those whom We have 90 rpceutlS
lost when again the King OF lerrors app,ru.SS p,,,aS
| in our midst, and snatches away. 'aiueu
| friend aud compau1ou or.
MOI now The aged pilgrim, whose locks are
white with the snows uf many winters, NOT lug
moture merchant, whose sun has passe0 the
| meridian and whose head Is croWueu Will
The honors Of u welspent lite, but the prie9I
| and Joyous youth, just budding lnto manh9ou,
whose fragrance and be ,uty ID un!ou,IiSd u,,iS
gave but foretaste Of what tne hover "oulu
Oe when grown TO full maturity.
| Death, always terrible, is never so appalmIns
as when he seizes In his iron grasp one, nke
| our friend, with life opening before MIN 10 aa,
| lis must brilliant aspects. and WIFI l.ain ~
hands tears asnnder the fond hopes .'t,rad C,,at
| ter around him, aud cats Them al s't1r SNAIL q
and torn upon the ground. HOW ha.ni ia
| life thus suddenly and untimeiy leinlua.o -
hue has busn , comnarsd 10 an unfinished, broken
Rmt the ancient saying. Whom the Goas
love die vouno.nis not only full Of trutn anu
hpanty. but carries with it a'so mucG u Sou,
ISOLATION. Aud In the case OF our irleuus slics. Mu
early death We tonight lamen', ho" "pp't'"
bic it is, and how appropriate. at, -
lanes R. Pringe, Jr., cannot oe salu " W
have lived in vain; nor is his lie 0roAen G
column, for he llvei long enough TO sc. earn
ns the example OF the power OF VIttnv, ,nn, I'm.
estn.ss aud lrnthinlness. nnltea haI nsrI.ct cor
tIeness that mode>ty, and tnat pet per.eott ~,
,aer whjch SO emnenlly characterized MN,
| ~ win the esteem and gain the a1ecllon VI all
| who came into contact with MIN.
seldom has one so young, 30 modest, so'un-
obtruslyp, had the faculty OF attracting 10
| himself go many warm personal lrienns. anu
seldom has an early death been 80 geueraly
| amented.
Such a happy combination of frmness and
pentleness ol unswerving devotion tS truln,
and vet of such entire willingness to accord 10
others the perfect right TO their own OPINIONS,
however he might differ from them, Is SELDOM
met with. -,..,o ,,,
And The possession OF such qualities Wo9la m
| have made him Increase In usefulness ana in-
flnence as citizen and as member OF ILLS
Chamber, had his life been spared.
| Therefore, though We have loet one OF our
Youngest members, we feel tonight as Cham,
Der that We have reason for deep grlei anu
sorrow, as we call to mind his energy ana Ge-
yoiion to our interests, and remember nat tne
MACE that knew him shall know him no longer
forever.
Mr.. King next spoke as follows:
Deaths snrrowtnl record does not close
here Mr.. President IL does not teTm'Iaee r. ,Sae
| with the name of James R. PrinSle, Jr., thac
estimable citIzen, pr missing young mercnant
and once jealous member OF this chamber.
The destroyer, with his relentless power,
has claimed another victim-anotaer MEMBER
Mr. Theodore D. Clancy has obeyed the man
date that has summoned him to the Throne OF
Eternal Mercy The members now present
well remember his sudden and melancholy de-
mise at his place of business on the afternoon
of Saturday, llth May, instant.
In attempting to sketch q brief ontllne OIL
what our friend was, 1t will be admitted thls
euloglum does not Overrate his qualltes. IL
will be confessed that he possessed an uroan'ty
of disposition that endeared hlm to every
heart, and an entire absence OF ostentailon.
which was supplied by strict sense OF social
and domestic duty, in which relations ne
prominently shone, and was the pride OF his
family and the admiration of his friends. VI
him can be said:
Just to tho world in every thought sincere,
dc knew NO WISH UuI Wllat Vic Hotio inisi' hei'
Mr.. Clancy was young and promising mer.
chant. Ingenious in hls professionsof friend.
ship, he scorned duplicity-tod bis riena
openly what he thought, would counsel and
admonish with brotnrrly zeal, was happy In
the prosperity Of others, grateful In his own.
He has, alas! descended to the tomb, but not
uuwept
In honor to his memory, I beg to Introduce
the following resolutions: Be 1t
Resolved That In the death OF Theodore D.
Clancy, this Chamber deplore The loss OF an
other young and Jealous member.
Resolved, That page IN the Minute BOOK be
dedicated 10 his memory.
Resolved. further, That the heartfelt sympa.
thy OF the Chamber of Commerce be expressed
TO the family of the deceased.
The preamble and resolutions were put and
unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.