Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-08
PAPER bags and -four sacks.
BOYLE q CHAPMAN,
p wfaas W27sisMsih street
BAR MEETING.
The Late Judge Thomas X. 'smitI

Morgan presiding, and Judge VIM. M.
Smith acting as secretary. Henry Craft,
Esq, chairman of committee on ar
rangements for the funeral, reported that
the funeral Of the deceased would take
place from Calvary church at two clock
pm. General GideonJ. Pillow, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
presented the following series of resolu-
tons, and addressed the chair in an elo-
quent strain, which was listened to with
interest and attention by the large con-
course of lawyers present:
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions beg
leave to submit the following report:
In the recently announced death OF
our professional brother, the Honorable
Thomas Il. Smith, we recognize an act
of Providence SO inscrutable and so OPP
posed to all earthly wisdom and philoso-
ply, that the Christians faith, the Chris
tian's hope, alone, can give a consoling
response to our stricken hearts. With
habits of uniform sobriety and temper
ance, Judge Smith had just reached the
meridian of life; his well-disciplined
mind was rejoicing in the full strength
Of its matured powers; his career of use
fulness had just fairly opened; a devoted
wife whose sympathy and love had
cheered and encouraged him all along
the rugged ascent of his course, leaned
with confident trust on his strong arn
and brave heart; group of interesting
and strikingly intelligent children, most
of them daughters, was growing up UNI
der his paternal care, and were at the
age, too, when they most needed faith
er precepts, care and protection. Yet
from the midst of these he has been taken
away forever.
The event excites our profound sorrow
and sympathy. May the widows and
orphans God guard, protect and console
his bereayed wife and children, and may
the impressive lesson loosen our too firm
hold on temporal objects, and teach US
that the spider stattenuated thread
is cords cable to mans slender hold
on earthly bliss" Therefore be it re-
solved,
lst. That in the death of Judge Smith
our bar has lost an ornament of the
profession and a most gifted and learned
member, and the cause of morality,
truth and religion a leading spirit, whose
place can scarcely be supplied.
I'd. That. as a man, our lamented
brother was just and serupulously truth
full; as n citizen, intelligent and public
spirited; as a member of society, pol
ished, pure, attractive gentleman; as a
thinker be was clear, vigorous and self
reliant; as a lawyer, the strictest integ-
rity, uniform urbanity, marked his inter
course, both with clients and with his
professional brethren, while few at this
bar have ever welded greater power, ex-
ercised better and more deserved in
huence, or enjoyed more enyiable sue
cess in his profession; as judge, he was
able, profound, upright and pains-tahng,
possessing the respect and confidence OF
ALL and as an active, Christian man his
life was useful, blameless and exemplary
that of a man who feared God and
eschewed evil. ta.t.
Sd. That we deeply deplore the death
of Judge Smith, the announcement OF
whose demise in the past few hours has
so profoundly moved upon the sensi.
bilities of this entire community, aud
that we will attend his funeral in body.
4th. That q ospy of these proceedings,
together with the assurance Of our earn
est sympathy in this their great bereav-
ment, be rendered his stricken family
by the secretary Of this meeting.
Colonel Temple, Judge Heiskell and
others followed in response to the
sentiments of sorrow contained in the
resolutions. isff.g
The report of the committee on ar
rangements is as follows:
The committee of arrangements re-
port that eight eight pall-bearers should
be appointed. They recommend that
the pall-bearers be as near of uniform
hight as may be practicable. The COM
mittee would suggest the following
names: B. NJ. Estes, w. M. Randolph,
L. ID. McKissick, G. Kortrecht, Il. j.
Morgan, G. w. Heiskell, B. P. Anderson
and w. D. Beard. The pall-bearers will
find hacks at Holst's, to take them to the
late residence Of the deceased, and are
to be at Holst's promptly at
haifpast twelve o'clock. They recon-
mend that the bar attend the funeral in
a body. The funeral services will be at
Calvary church promptly at two o'clock
nm. Conveyances for members of the |
bar will be specially provided from the
church. They recommend that the mem
hers of the bar, by way of designation,
wear Grape on the left arm at the fune- |
raj. aolu HENRY CRAFT
B. NJ. ESTES,
c. KoRTRECHT,
LtDA M k'l W. p. WILSON,
L. d. McKIssIcK,
Committee.
The following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That the judges, chancel-
lors and clerks of the different courts Of
the State and United States in this city /
are respectfully invited to attend the |
funeral services of the late Judge Smith /
in company with and as part Of the /
legal body.
On motion, Chancellor Morgan made
the following appointments to present
the resolutions to the different courts:
Supreme Court OF Tennessee-Col. L.
c. Haynes. ass fs.a 4
United States Court-Judge Henry
6. Smith.
First Chaneery-Henry Graft, Esq.
Second Chancery-GeAeral Adams.
First Circuits. P Walker, Esq.
Second Circuit = Colonel VIM. H.
Stephens.
Criminal Court-Colonel Geo. CAN'T.
On motion Of General Adams the re-