National Republican., 1877-09-07
THE OLDEST INIiAElI ANTS.
ACTION ~ aL.AkL Iu rua ntAl,i VI MI

The regular monthly meeting of the Oldest
| lnhahit,atS Association was held IN th.
| Eiiininai Court r"ntu Wednesday, sfternnrn Dr.
| }. Ei.kc, pi..i'i-nt. IL the chair. ..i Mt
| ItoraLio N. Easily su SET Ieiary. Attsi IT,.
| 1t,ansu'iiun VI ruuiino bu,incss Nj. Easily an
"onncsi the d".th Of Mr isms' A'l-'"., an,l
| said
| peath la, ..ain vi,lirh our aorrIsiinn and We
| uiontn The his ~ sndheI NJ our vice rrosiIeuts
The yenernLl" lanes Adams, who, uncr having
the 10th ~ August, 1877 In the eighty fourth year
" his age hav Wing rccur,i rrj,leie with fccuicn
tons ol lis manly virtues. his pure lie. his kin
hD1it. aud courtesy of InniinrI which distinguished
nin ~ nnr oi natures nnlhcm,n.
Nj AnriS came 10 this District in hlN early youth,
aud hsI hecn = Resident ol The rity nj Washington
FIR sty.1vu years lie had hllcd maiy offices NJ
| hunuT nnl uuSt and had been All n'tivc member
1T il,,. rill government. lie was cashier Of the
time E'Ii'nrh institution the Bank nr Washington
fi 'hu'v h,uI yraIk. and hT thirty yrarS prurrh.
tug nmi ~ the 'lmc nf his doath president nl ilia
Wshi"s'"n ~r''i i'"o eut,"h FITe lninIsnre Tam
| In ,tmnsIr,iug the trusts cornmiIc,l to his
hsu'i. h- aS"n'I.llied The ''- sp'r ni the man of
! conscious T"clIi'lr. aud hIuuchI In the perform.
sirr " his duiIr> uHtIral hugh uihf "t ni'liiy,
infcistignhS Uulii,Hi"d 10 mtsrt the requirements
nf his ulirinl pSiti"L As Uushlrr Of tie lhuk of
Washington the genuine chsTRuicT Of the true man
! was devCl"pCl lilo Was thrTp lnuusht IN hu.lncSs
,.nutsr with ricn of ever, I,inIcrHn,put and none
! ever parted with him without h-rln4 at respect
fu The hdulity II tho Official To the trust. commit.
tod 10 his hnlIrl'. anil himiIAton ~ The cnnIiosy
n 'cnsr at 'iuii u, ivhise a n,qnv'i w"nl' tnrs.
IIsl'y suru IhC -ftIsil lN unaffected Expressions
! ,i ic,u!t ln uII H@SuCatuI, the nrn,Drv ui Tho
! swiNi uatirc kiudnrsS Of hrHr and ahAhlr Tau.
nRn al James Adams Will LArll with Sr,trui rtn,
| tiuu hul I" give rnhlr "Sinu>ainn m IA" Scnli.
in,uls ui ',tsrm aud iCSItGr Wilt, h wc IN 'crlain
f the mcnlury ul uuf dc iH ,rd aNsriiic anl ven
urIhls vice president ',icf for sdOpiuu the
buttons inllDWIug
| The oldest tuIabiIsuts' Association moIru, lie
hSs Il Que "f It, mos venerable snl hIsi,ly 6.
! framed nlrml cr..
0Ers,Icd. That while fully realizing The imm'il1-
nifty "r tbs tccrrr. that II Is appuiutcl un," all
MIRA "u'' u dc that iicndS must ho parted nn
sAGIl,, Ly ielih. yet the iis. nj human kindness
| iy which were cU nnrCtutl with Unr deceased
friend aud associate ihnnghn al the years Of hs
! old age wrts N allccing In thou rhAIi'UT Rp'
pcllS dr., lily tU The presi nnl u lest uiu'inns
| If Ihc heart that hi, heath brings i' ling
| Of Saiucss and regret. IN the fuh,1 IIGr hat VIC
shall no more nn Garth rcCrt"e the tIrrtiu,s f the
! warm hearted James Adams wi,H,t Gi,u,lNIip We
| all So highly valued, aud WhrU whpic liiu WAS
Speut IN the prnrtCu of virtues that purify elevate
and dignity human naiuIc
! EGspiIsd, That W. tender OnT heAIlI,lt sympathy
to tho rhildrn al our ameniyd lInmi IL the IrSr
which they have sustained by the drAtll TI ih'tT
vDnrTsblu father, they will bc CUnSlrti lay the ~
| membrane" OF tito high estimation in which ht
was held his hnug and viriunHS life, ihe high
character no allninCd 10y the ScIupulrui C0u
with which, hc diSChir,'t thu Important irrht
committed To hi. hanis and his CON SISirut daily
walk aud condensation" viii Justify lhcm II ili
hclrf that hc has received the divine w"roniG IN
Tie spirit Land, We'll done good and is!lhhA SET
vAnt'
r,.or,t. That asa further mark Of respect To- IL,
: u.,GnuTy oi ,uI deceased lrCnh aud arN"Giilu We
| wi! wCai Ii,e usual haigv ~ munrnlI2, aud thai
ll.,' SECRETARY hu IrurYfrl in ifsH'lnH Il copy o
tI,esr ptnccoi,ugs n"hi, chiIi"u
1lIv .tsOlutiouS Werc Adopted . I