The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-10

Al meeting ri the Faculty Of the University of
Virginia lcli May :, ls73, the following resolutions
wrr" unanimously adopted
"Whcrras II has pleased our heavenly Father Ia
take in himself orr rcvcrcd and beloved colleague
Rev. DR.. WILLIAM II. MCGrFrEY,
"Re$Uirtd. That the Faculty desire 10 give express
sion 10 tn r appreciation nf the eminent services OF
his life their grief al his ,iclt and their v"ucra-
ilon for his memory. Among the many 'liStin-
suiSIcd men Of America who have devoted their
lives to the cause Of education. no one is better
known, no one has better deserved his widespread
reputation, than the great teacher who has just
closed his long aud useful and houorrd career. He
came to the University in the ripencSs OF his
hood rich in the experience of teacher and author,
of professor and president of schools of higher
learning, and for nearly twcmty-eight years of I'M
wttrcd and unbrokcn activity n" found Ills most
congcuial. his most fruitful field ri labor here.
Other men mighl have bccu content with the
knowledge which he had acquired. with the methods
which hr had elaborated. with the reputation which
had male his name Il household word, before he
associated himself with I'll" University; bur In full
sympathy with the onward spirit of the institution
he brought to his new work all the disciplined
energy of high intellect and resoutc will, and
every year marked steady adyauce-uO year Il
kncncr, more determined, m1rc S,;cccssfu! pursuit
of truth than The la, nf his life. II hr had been
nothing more than the model Of fcrvcnt aud dill
gent scholar his Ircrc example would have been
daily lesson OF priceless worth But lle was far more
than this. He was Il tcachcr-and teacher pcct-
lilry endowed for his important office With rare
power ot subtle analysis he combined an equally
rare power uf fclictou> illustration, 50 that the
ullcSt intellect could not fail to catch the sharp out
line or his thought With Il keen insight Into char
acter, he united the sympathetic glow which warns
the heart into generous emulation, so that the cold
est temper could not resist the pcrYasyc fcrvor
Original In III, Ecthpis h surprised his pHrs into
knowledge; palicut OF repetition, he wrought the
substance Of his teachings into their mental c"usii-
tuition. His success in imparting the principles OF
his science was nothing less than wonderful; his
iufuencc on the formation Of conduct and cEarac-
fer WAS rs wholesome and clevatng rs IL was
preat and abiding. OF all men he was pene
tr.ted with the most thorough convictions
OF the religious conservation of his calling. To him
the teacher, desk was no less sacred than the pulpit.
His pupils were charge from God, ana thousands
OF his old students throughout the length AMI breadth
of the land will gratefully acknowledge their indcb-
e,ncss To The who lead them through thoueht 10
faith. through higher thought 10 hrner faith lnib'ed
with such convictions as these and invested Win tne
dignity OF his sacred vocation, his advent dld much
n h,,fcn that incoming tide Of Christian feeling
the current of the life nf the University Identical
with the religious feof the people, aud for his part
I'm this great work his memory deserves ahundant no.
nor Cor whatever else may hare prepared the rise OF
the University and cnntribIt al To its expansion,
This j. the guarantee of Its pcrmancnce andte con-
SccratiOn Of IL frccd'In. \ c"lltashc klHd couf-
tcois aud genial: friend faithful, cordial with
ont reserve: Il man OF spotcs; Integrity. lofty pu-
rity, and wide berality, his loss, which VIII be lel
throughout the country. falls on his fellow-workers
with the accumulated force of long years of com
mon struggles and common hopes.
ReSDlref, That the Faculty tender to the wido"
and TO the i,ns uf their departed friend and col
league the assurance of their deep personal symift
thy with a SORROW which can onlS he measured by
ihoc who have been privileged Ia zee thr tender RI
dance Of the light which has gone out III that dwell!
Ing
Resolred, That as .Dscn OF respect ~ the mc,n'
ory OF the deceased he Faculty wear tho usual
badge of mourning FOR thirty days
"RfsoEred, That thcsc resolutions be published III
the papers of the slate aud those OF Cincinnati aud
Darton. Uhio.m G. 8. FEsABLE,
Chairman OF the Faculty,