The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-13
DIED.

PAUII.-At nj, rtsillenrr mar WellsbUTE, West
Va, On Tueslay aiturn11n, May u, lSsl, Jadsc
JAMS PAUL, In the Silh year d hisase
Funeral iOm the -Ieoilrnoe al his ~, A. W.
PAUL, No llls Cllapllns strpss, Thurslay uHEnine
al 10Y O'elock. E1s
IS NEuOEiAM.-JuDsE P4uLL va The snn u
Geou.s and Elizabeth Fauli and ESs GpFn IN hcl-
moai oonpty, Ohio, EARLY In LIE he removed ~
lhs ely, where be has ever since uSle bis bono,
except fGr the last eishiten mantils, duriuE which
he has bSn living at Wclishurk. ". Va. twas al
his r,irnos there that be did, May llIh 1879, In
the S5th year a bis ~. t' 81
He vas luuETiol 10 Jane L., daughter a Julsr
Fry. Drmsrly d this city. SIR disCl, saving D.
hlnL her Tine sons, all noE gngNB IN Aairh,
Is,;I. he rs a.alu ulaTTrl to EEa T., daughter Of
samuel on " this city. She survive him p his
sIdov. ThTcs slns and iWO daughter, all Of them
comparatively youthful, remain With ihelr mother
10 mourn their lnss..
Judge PAUL Nceivel his Ara1cmleal Slucatioh
at an Institution locAlCl AtCtUa cIeek village Ia
lie EIallatHl at Washington COllen, IA, In The
year ISIS. lie subsequently, sipdiul laE IN the
Office Of z jacob, E4l, d thi city, and thgl cO'll'
Plclsl his professional Sludigs by alicplancc upon
the lecturIs Of the Law Department. " the UniYc[-
dty VI FlniHia. With the exception Of short
time during which be had charge Of the Iinddgy
institute, he has since devoted hlms,lf 10 hia
ehOasn profession, int n 4 lawyer, and since lS53
a q Judsr % the SapFOiAc RelGh Of the State. A.
his dGaih about NJ yCan jet TGniainkl 10 ennplete
the tenn a his Oiiee. lie also served with eTalit
as a member Of the Virginia legislature, lH.i
In his physical cDRSiItutiOa JudEu PAUL was MT
robust While not often laLl aside from arliVcduty
by kickDeza, he nevertheless sOnici 10 lack tho
strength Of holy requisite to enable him to 10 all
the work for which hc was otherwise qualified.
lie was man q 6ne natural powers d mini.
Thess had hOen developed by tic hlsaHi.
ages Of 4 very liberal elllEatIOn In carly
yean aud by much cultivation In later
lie. In point Of taste, culture information,
sOunl Judgment and the like, Judge hAnll Oceu-
MED A very high place. Ills bErihfcn 81 the Law
can lest speak Is his emneno Ia bis profession,
But the TACT that, without solicitation on bis part
be was nominated to the Supreme Bench Of the
State, and chosen BY an Immense majority, Is
yery conclusive evidence aS 10 tie esIeCm ~ which
be was held In that sphere
10 bis tastes he was very simple but highly re-
fined. Anything that AVOTcl ID Ostentation Eai
extremely offensive to hlm. Equally ppulAJO Vas
everything which was In the slightest degree akin
TO vullhty. lie was man Of remarkable purity
Ofchnaclcr. HeWm dshnguishCiby themHl I'M
sWerving integrity. lie Woud not desire that hi
friends who remain behind him should set up I
claim that no was without fault. But they may
confidently ny that he certainly would have lntbGl
EilIully 10 do any mean Or wrong action
There are Two relations, however, IN which hi
character shOne with the greatest bcauty. One |,
that Of the family II Is not proper here tOdltulgc
tho priTarles Of that scd retreat from the world
LIT il suffice 10 ny that bic home was 4 typc Of
heaven 1tEM the abode OF the most delightful
peace and love. Asa husband and father be was
n0iel. lis mcmOry In that drclC must ever Il
cherished with Aiondnes that l. not often eluallel
The other Of these relations WAS that Of the
Church. When he WD young man he united
with the Flint Presbyterian Church Of this city
A. . professor Of religion I've has leen eminently
faithful to Christ lis lie has been one Of holy
conservation. No man can ny that he ever brought
reproach upon the Master soause. But I've has nOl
lcel content simply to keep himself unspottel
lrOiu tic world. lie vas devoted Sabbath schOo
teacher. For long time lie was Superintendent o.
cOlOFcd sabbath School held In the Lecture Room
u the Church to which hcleIongci. In the Pnyci
Meeting be was always present when II was pnSsIb,
for him 10 attend; aud most earnest were the JptI.
lions which he offered. lie WaSI very lllenl CON
tribulOr 10 the lPncyOlCht CanSes Of the church.
For eighteen years he has letn a Ruling IldeF
And Is such no has discharged his duties In such
way Is to command the reJIeCt and approval Of all
who have the interests Of religion al heart. In tho
session, the rIesbytery, synol, and the General
Assembly he has shown himself 10 IL most worthy
Of the truIt Teposed In him. DevOHi men may we'll
carry him to lis burial and boar their testimony oil
fidelity. - So.
The sickness Of Judge rauli, In lis inception
dates lack ior months but II vas only al th,
clos d the receRt term Of the Suprcnc Court 81
Charleston that W bcCame seriOusly III. CONVEX
lation held with him few hours lciore his death
revealed beautiful state Of resignation TO the will
Of ted lie was content In live NJ d., Just A. ouI
Heavenly Father Choe. Not 4 shade a doubt ri
lear Rrmsi to trouble him. And nov he Is with
the redeemed Ia Heaven. Ills lody is on Garth
but bis soul Is With Christ Farewell. Christian
brOtlier, until Weneat again legend theAkIe'l
r..# tr +. p. W. T.