Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-05-09
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

DR.. WILLIAM ]. WILLIAMS was born
March 2stil, 1915; died at the residence of
his father f. L. Williams, Esq, of Mont
gomery county, Tenn. aged % years and 81
days. He was taken sick with Pneumonia
while attending his second course of lee
lures in Philadelphia. Being advised by
his physician to return home, he stood a
satisfactory examination, graduated with
honor to himself, obtained his diploma,
came home and expected soon to set out
upon life of usefulness; but alas the seeds
of mortality were too deeply seated. The
disease with which he was first attacked
eliminated in that common destroyer,
consumption, and on the morning of the
18th of April, 1874, In great peace and with
out a struggle he fell asleep in Jesus, leav-
ing the SAVIOR of good name behind him
DR.. Williams professed religion when quite
a boy and joined the III. E Church South,
in which he lived in the enjoyment OF the
confidence of all who knew him. He was
happily constituted morally intellectually
and physically. From early life his con-
duct was marked by nice sense of pro
priety and rigid adherenceto moral prin-
ciple. Hischaracter was uniform, system
atical and lovely. At school he was
favorite of his teachers and also of his
fellow students. Hecommanded the esteem
and friendship of all who knew him, and
no man was ever more ardently beloved by
parents. brothers and sisters He was, In
deed. model young man and possessed
largely the elements of a model Mason.
He suffered long and patiently and metthe
vii the c0,ira s.<s,,,
aveteran soldier of the cross. A short time
before he died, being advised by one of his
attending physicians that he must soon
die, he submissively exclaimed: ''Thy
will, not mine, be done.r That one so en-
dowed by nature and so we'll qualified by
education and position for large sphere
of usefulness, one SO armed and equipped
for the battle of lite. should thus suddenly
be called from the stage OF action in LIES
morning, is mysterious Providence. But
il is the work of Him Who sees the end
from the beginning and Who cannot err.
Let us, therefore, bow with humble SUBJ
mission to His viii. lie was the grandson
of the Rev. G. ". Dye, who was for many
years member OF the Tennessee Confer
ence. He leaves a large circle of kindred
AlICuuS ~ ttitti loss. NlHy IUey
all meet at last in the home OF the pure
and the good.
AT meeting, of the Fredonia Lodge OF
True and Accepted Masons, the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in the wisdom of His Providence to re-
move from our midst our beloved friend
and brother, DR.. WILLIAM ]. WILLIAMS
and whereas, we have lost a true friend, the
Church devoted christian, and our Lodge
one of its most promising members,
Resolved, That We deeply lament his
untimely death, but believing that the
Judge of all The earth does >righy, we bow
submiSsively to His will, with the fullest
assurance that his end was peace, and that
our loss is his infinite gain.
Resolved, That We emulate his virtues
in our lives, cherish his memory and fol-
low him as he followed his Savior so that
our last words may lie as his "Thy will, not
mine, be DONE
Resolved, That we tender our kindest
symp;ttIies TO the family and relatives of
the deceased; that a copy of these proceed
ings be furnished his family and also copy
to the GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE, and also to
the Nashville Christian Advocate for pub
lication. -rerl-l
REV. I. B. WALTON,
REV. S. BREWER,
W. G.. HUNTER.
Committee.