Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-11-27

his alma mater as hlsN home dIi-
ring all the years Of his life, I'M
til suddenly on the night of the
18th inst, he was stricken by
and aftera short illness,
on the night Of the Goth he ex-
pired as he had lived, in the
midst Of his friends, whose
sympathies we're warm and
earnest, How solemnly i'm
pressive the thought that our
friend has sunk beneath the
wave, has departed from -our
sight. never to be seen until t.
ternity shall reveal what time
has concealed. We will sec
him no more in this life-he re-
tires rom the performance Of
bis official tTtnctions as Clerk
-cfthe Cifc1ntCeuft, which he dis
charged with faithfMness and a.
bilitv. He rests from his labors
The scenes and transactions of
life have faded from his vision
1t matters not with. him whuth-
er the times arc flush or stag
nant-prosperous or adverse
his time is served, and eternity
to him is a solemn reality; and
now we can only exclaim in full
sympathy with his bereaved fam
lily, ''requiescat i'll pace" I'M
til the spirit of the Mighty
shall breathe upon the valley
Of dry, bones, and all that il
their graves shall be resuscita-
ted. The deceased was in many
respects remarkable man man.
itesting in an eminent degree
all of those attributes Of the
head and heart that constitute
the good, the noble, and the
true; but he appeared to better
advantage in the display of his
large developments Of gener-
osity and benevolence. An OBJ
,ject Of charity Of whose wor-
thiness he was satisfied, never
turned from him without such
material aid as his means iusti-
fed him in bestowing, Like
the good Samaritan, he always
gave his aims whore most they
were needed. The death of DIR.
Rane Mckinney is a profession
al calamity, felt by the entire
community, but more especial
ly by the INDECENT poor, echo aviA
eUer in passing his resting place
exclaim from the fullGes8 of their
heart, there sleeps. a good man
who neYar turned from our sick
be@ because Of our poverty"
AID it is remarkably true that
he would purchase bills ofmedi-
cines and administer it free of
charge to those who were not g.
ble to pay. And how often
have we heard il remarked that
he was as faithful in his profess
sional attentions at the bed Of
the sick poor as he was at the
bed Of the rich He loved his
profession and studied it filth
fully, because it enlarged the
field of action for his large be-
nevolence. The deceased fire.
quently acted from impulse, but
it was such an impulse as is
too frequently actuated by the
tender emotions. To say that
DIR. Mckinney was without a
fault, would be to pronounce him
more than n ortal; but over his
faults let the mantle Of charity
drop-may they be buried with
him, while the good he has done
lives on and on as incentives to
good actions in others.
Then Mr.. Lamb, the chairman,
also made some very appropri-
ate remarks on the many virtues
Of The deceased.
After which the committee
on resolutions returned and
presented the following pream-
BILE and resolutions:
WHEREAS, DE- RANE Nc
KINNEY, who was 81 years ofage
in October last, who was a ma
tive of said county Of Lincoln,
has departed this life; and who
was elected Clerk of the Cir
emit Court i'll August, 1870, and
has since that time filled that
position with marked ability,
undoubted fidelity. and entire
satisfaction to ho'h- the Court,
the Bar and the community;
and who in all the works of life,
greatly endeared himself to
those who knew him
Therefore, be 1t resoIred, ISt,
That in the death of DIR. Nc
Kinney We realize the loss of
an efficient and faithful officer,
the people of the. county a
staunch, generous, unwayering