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but the final summous came, when he passed
"Like one who draws the drapery OF his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant Dreams"

"Like one who draws the drapery OF his couch
About him, apd lies down to pleasant Dreams"
A | 1t 10 sad when one thus linked departs
When Death, that mighty severer OF true hearts
sweeps through the halls 30 lately loud WI
mirsh,
And leaves pale Sorrow weeping by the hearth. y
"But, all must die - And when the ~severlne
pang of death overtakes US, and one by one
we are snatched away, 1t meet and becom'
lug on the part of those who are still permit.
ted to remain, while they bemoan, In heart.
felt sympathy, the loss of the good and the
virtuous who have been torn from them Tor
ever, to hold up, as an example to the living,
the bright deeds, the steadfast virtues. the
spotless purify, and the noble achievements
OF those who have passed from lite to death.
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED, therefore, That 10 the recent death
of Professor Samuel Henry Dickson, our asso-
ciate. our colleague, and l~oug-endeared
friend, this society and our professional breth'
rem at large have sustained q loss which they
deplore with deep and heartfelt grief.
RESOLVED, That BY this affective dispensation
the science Of medicine has been deprived of
one of her most honorable v~otaries, the college
In which he recently served with such distin.
guished success q most estimable colleague,
society q refined and cultivated ornament,
and humanity Of one who ever felt for the
afflicted, and practiced q widespread benevo.
lence in his efforts to mitigate the Affections
and sorrows of mankind.
The resolutions were seconded By DR.. VIM.
+. Wragg in the following remarks:
Mr.. President-I second the resolutions Of
fered by Professor Geddlnga, and if I cannot,
as he can, speak Of the deceased as a contem-
porary, I am at least not so far his junior as
not TO be able TO refer to him as one I knew
we'll and esteemed highly. My acquaintance
/ -t@L n. n;olroAn. lafooE frnOn rho CnQr 1909
when I heard from his lips the frs Wo-ds OF
instruction I ever received In the lecture
room, on the subjects which were to engross
\ 80 much of our time and attention In after
| years. He was then but q very young teach
er. 1t was only his fourth term-sO That he
was as young In experience as he wal 10
years. But he stood forth already IN his new
position as strong In iHtellect and as eloquent
in language as when, In The maturity OF his
mind, and with the experience of q long life,
he sat among the experts of his profession ID
one of the oldest and best ofthe schools CT this
country. None OF. his pupils can ever forget
the touching pathos and eloquence win
which he delivered his projections. HIS warm
Imagination aud his polished words threw q
charm into his lectures which stirred the
hearts OF his pupils, and, like the magnetic
spark which Morse has harnessed 10 the wires
| of his telegraph, and by which he has spurred
the slumbering world into youthful and enlhu-
siastlc life, he made the dullest Of his hearers
feel that they were engaging In q living and a
moving study. 1t was at this early day IN the
history of the Medical College of South Caro-.
lima, that, with Holbrook, who so lately we as
sembled In this hall to lament, and their fel-
low-adventurers in that bold enterprise, he
laid the foundations of 8 popularity and q
solid reputation for that school, which gave 1t
q position second to none In the United states,
and himself an emlnence which was unsuf-
-----I l. .1r-l -hidh onnno1lu DC 0nh lpH
at the lectures sufficiently attest the value
they placed on the diploma, and the wide
range from which the students came showed
how far the fame of the teachers had spread.
His conversational powers were as brilliant
as his lectures were eloquent. This extraordi-
nary endowment gathered around MIN the
brightest minds, and his house was the resort
of all who valued wit and sentiment. With
spirits copgenial to his own, such as the late
Mrs. Holbrook, at The hospitable mansion OF
Belmont, the conversation was invested With
q charm that a Colerldge or q SaVlgne might
have envied but not surpassed. AS q writer,
DR.. Dickson was exceedingly versatile. HIS
most important production was q work on the
practice of medicine, which was an elabora-
lion of the lectures he delivered before his
classes on that subject. 1t has received just
commentator for its merits as work OF
science and Tor the accuracy and finish OF Its
slyle as a literary production. His contrlbu-
lions on kindred subjects to the Journals OF
the day were numerous, and always In Keep
ing with the elevated tone and polish OF bis
larger efforts. Medicine and lis cogent sub
iecIs, however, were not the only ones which
occupied his thoughts and his pen. There
were occasions when he would charm his hear
ers with essays and poetic efusions, many OF
which will live among the graver OF his pro-
duclions. Many here to-day will remember
the "Conversation Club" which, In the better
l---Hzc 49,. h1-looSnr aootatr 'rofhnrod IN
stated evenings, the best takers among us.
The gentle Gilman, the phllosophic Moultrle,
the grave King, the versatile simons, and;
among those still living, many q wit and
scholar, the peer of any or all of these. II was
here, perhaps, that Dickson specially shone.
Here It was that those charming essays on
Life, Sleep, Death, &C., Afterwards published
at the urgent request of his friends, first found
the wrapped listener. And here, too, and 10
the Medical Club" some of his sweet poetic
illusions had birth.
oflen public occasions of general interest he
On contributed his valuable aid. Before
the institute Of our " Slate, the Historical
Society Of Georgia and the Phl-Beta-Kappa
Society, he delivered addresses, which, as
miration OF the whole country. In these ad-
dresses there was always come new and slrik-
ing views Of his subject-vlews which from
their very novelty sometimes challenged
varied criticism. 1t was In one OF these ora
lions that he, for the first time In this country,
yentured 10 claim for young women the
clerkships in retail stores which employ 30
many able-bodied young men who might be
more probably engaged In productive occu-
patton, thus leaving open q large and honor.
able field OF employment for the females. IL
has been mentioned In one of the recent
notices of DR.. Dickson that he advocated
the temperance cause 10 one of these ad-
dresses. Ii by this 1t was intended to assert
that he was what was popularity termed a lee
%totaler, it does him injustice. No man was
less carried away BY popular isms than he.
Like st. Paul, he was temperate In all Lhlngs,
and while sounding his trumpet-notes OF de-
nunciation against the abuse of alcohol. he
was ever ready to uphold lts jndlctous and
moderate employment. His mind was emil
nently eclectic, and he eschewed extremes Of
every kind.
have incidentally mentioned that Dickson
was q poet. Some beautiful songs and lyrics
from mis- pen still live, amoug them the
sweet apostrophe to his dearly loved South,
called the Cypress aud the Pine" And the
poetic Turn of his mind was farther shown in
the selection of some of his most intimate
friends from among the gifted poets OF our
country; among them Bryant, Simms and
Longfellow. And though not a painter or
musician, few men were more enthusiastic
in their enjoyment OF these refining ats.
| This Is not The place, Mr.. President, to
enter into an analysis of the writings or
of the genius OF our late distinguished fell
low-member. Doubtless, these will receive
| due attention from others better qualified