The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29

Aspecial meeting Of the vestry Of St Pauls church
was held In the vestry on Wednesday the 9Th
of March, 1872.
Present, Rev. Charles Minnegerode, D. d. Messrs.
z. b. Bentley, d. n. Walker, Lewis Booker. A. Y.
Stokes John L. Bacon, James Dunlop, Joseph X.
Anderson, George A. Barksdale.
DR.. Mnnegerode- the Rector, took the chair, and
reported the following preamble and resolutions:
A little more than two months ago we were called
upon to the loss Of the senior warden of this
church, who had for years been the representative
Of this body. Again we follow to the grave another
friend and brother our colleague DIR. r. W. HA1-
ALL. whom the unanimous vote of the yestry had
chosen rs his worthy successor In Office The man
whose eminent attachments and skill as physician
had enabled him, in long professional career, TO
bring relief and health 10 many sufferers, aud ward
OF sickness and death from many a family
and whose kindness Of heart had turned his
profession into blessing to the sick and the
| needy, he fell himself victim to disease at
last. The human physician could not heal him
self, md surrendered to the Last foe, conscious
of his noscless approach, a, calmly resigning him
self to the will Of God. Many are there to mourn
his loss who had looked to lin for comfort and re-
lief and wl,o both high and low. rich and poor, had
learned to love him friend. II Isan unsDeakable
comfort Ia know that death came 10 the pat!en. suf-
ferer ~ fItcnd-a messenger from his Sarlomr-to
sickness, suffering and pains. to the rest that remain
eth for the people of tnd that all along the Great
Physician with him " making all his bed In his
sickness and sanctifying for the labor of weeks and
month, IN the sickroom the feeble strength Of wo-
man. blessing his long sickness with the tender,
firing miuistraions OF tie one whom he loved hest
earth He died. as La had lived lat peace with
/ God and rttigned to his wlll;" "havlug the
| testimony Of good conscience, in flie commu-
Mon OF the caollr church. In the confidence Of q
certain faith in this comfort cf 4 reasonable re-
| iigious and l"ly hope, and we trust II l.,
not nrcsun Cus to add In favor with God and In
perfect charity with tl.e world.'' As vcstry, we
deplore lis los, though We find consolation IN tie
belief that il Is his everlasting gain. But shall
miss him sadly, aud ever cherish the memory OF our
| mutual friendship and the aftcctionatc Intercourse
wi Tin one who became the more endeared 10 us tic
| longer We knew him and the more intimate
ISOLATION with him became, and whose kindness of
heart and placahe disposition, whose perfect up
rightncss and scrupnlous conscentousness and un-
| examped attention TO even the mnutest details OF
duty, whose deep interest In the Church and cease
less zeal for Its welfare and prosperity have left
void in our midst which calls upon all to follow his
example and suppyhi place by similar faihfulness
in the discharge of our duties
l. ResOlre,l. pnrHim0HSky That whilst we bow iIl
submission AMI reverence to the divine wisdom
which ordered il. we mourn his death as congrega-
| tion, rs vcstry, and as individuals.
2. To the bcrcaycd widow and family we tender Cur
sincere sympathy In their deep sorrow
.. That they attend tho funeral of their decease
| friend and brother Dir. X. W. HAXALL In q body
and wear the usual badge oi mourning for thirty
days.
4. That copy of tiicSe proceedings he communl-
Gated to the family OF the deceased, and be published
In the Southern Churchmdn and the city papers.
CHARLES MISSE,:EIopE, Rector.
JOSEPH K. ANDERSON, Warden.
GEORGE A. BARKSDALE, Register