Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-19
Tribute of Respect.

at q meeting OF the members OF the
Nashville Bar, held in the Law Court
Room, at P. NJ, August Is, 1878, F. T.
Reid, Esq, was called to the char, and in
brief aid appropriate terms, explained the
| object Of the meeting to be the payment Of
a tribute Of respect to the memory of
Arthur U. Winston, deceased. Ga motion
of Matt. W. Allen, Esq, the chair was au-
thorized to appoint committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the regret Of the
Urembers Of the Bar a. the loss OF an asso-
ciate so lifted, both professionally and So
cial,y, aud their sympathy with his family
and friends in bereavement so sad. The
chair appointed the following gentlemen to
serve in that capacity: Matt. W. A len, F.
G. Maury, Alex. A. Hall, Robert Ewing and
Harry Harrison. The committee retired,
and, upon thsir return, presented tbs fol-
lowing resolutions, which we're unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, our brother, Arthur Underwo- d
Winston, has been taken from us after a
brief and painful illness, we have therefore
met to pay the tribute due him as an hon.
orsble, gifted and amiable gentleman and
member Of our profession.
He was born in Nashville on the 18th of
December, 1889, ard was the only remain
ing son of DR.. G. Z Winston, of this city.
He died this morning at / O'Clock, and was
in the thirty-fourth year Of his age. Blessed
With native ability of high order, and
having acquired liberal education, he was
pre- pared to win the richest prizes offered in
tn professional arera He graduated at the
University of Nashville in 1861, and imme-
diste ~ enieTed the Confederate army, TAX
ing service in the artillery, In 1852
be was captured and exchanged, ser
wing the remaining years of the
war as Ordinance-officer on the
staff CT Gen. Featherstone. Rsceiv-
ing his diploma at the Law School at Leba-
non in 1867, be was admitted % the Bar of
Nashville the same year. All of US whose
business created an opportunity to test his
knowledge upon legal CUES ions can bear
brilliant testimony to his merits. His tastes
were eninently literary, and probably there
was no man in the Stats, of his age, whose
attainments were superior 10 this respect.
To wander along classic paths, in the bright
fields of literature, was e highest gratfica-
ton, excepting the enjoyment CT domestic
affections, known to his nature. This pss-
sion was his fault. 1t drew him TO great
extent from the active contests of the Bar and
the severer studies of the law, and prevented
that rapid advancement as lawyer, which
would certainly have followed had be de-
voted his powers entirely to his profession.
His amiability and social powers endeared
him TO bis friends ard augmented their
number each day of his life. Other spirits,
glorious, bright and genial, may take their
places in our social circles and swell our
professional ranks, but none will there be
whose good gifts will efa"e the memory of
our Warm-hesrLed, noble friend and brother.
Therefore, be It resolved that, in the
death of Arthur u, Winston, we, the Bar
of Nashville, have lost sn honorable, useful
and kind-hearted member; that we sympa-
thize deeply with his bereaved family, and
extend to them, il their hour of sfilictioD,
our deep ST and most heart felt coincidence;
and be it further resolved that We attend
bis funeral in body, and that copies of
these resolut ons be spread upon the min
utes of the several courts, be Furnished to
the city papers for publication, and also
sent to the family of the deceased.
Signed; Matt w. Allen, F. @. Mau'y,
Robt. Ewing, Harry Harrison, Alex. A.
Hall.
The Chair then appointed the following
named members of the Bar to present the
resolutions to the various courts:
Player Martin, 10 the Circuit court; Rob-
ert Morris, 10 the Law Court; j. II. Shank
land, to the Chancery Court; Philip Linds-
ley, to the Supreme Court; A. F. Whitman,
to the Criminal Court; III. CaGoodlet', to
the Federal Court.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
j. w. BONNER, Secretary.