Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-10-13
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Vim. M. Stewart.

AT a meeting of the Faculty of
Stewart College the following pre-
amble and resolutions were read
and adopted:
Prof. VIM. NJ. Stewart peacefully breathed
his last, at his home, on the afternoon of
Wednesday, September 26th, 1877, in the 18th
year of his age. This sad event occasions to
us as an Institution and as a Faculty an
irreparable loss. Connected with this Col
lege from its inception, more than quarter
of a century ago, recognized as its principal,
friend and pilot, in the fact that upon its
passing into the hands of the Synod of
Nashville it was called by his name; acting
from time to time in the various capacities
of Professor, President, Trustee and Patron,
always trusted and true, earnest and faith
full, it is fitting and becoming that we should
give expression to our testimony as to the
character and worth of him whom the whole
community laments. Respected, honored,
beloved by all, it is not strange that those
who were privileged to know him most
intimately, should have esteemed him most
highly. The purity of his life, the gentleness
of his manners, the modesty and childlike
simplicity which characterized his inter-
course with everyone, the frank and gener-
GUS bearing which he always displayed in
every relation,-these were some of the
more prominent features which endeared
him to all; while the high order of his
attainments, the wide scope of his erudition,
the acuteness of his intellect, together with
the accuracy of his memory, the brilliancy
of his conversation, and his evident interest
in imparting to others the rich fruits of his
large experience and observation, rendered
him coveted companion of those of scien-
tific and literary tastes and pursuits. And
above all, his natural gifts and his mental
endowments, the halo of Christian faith
and hope so beautifully illumined his path
way, and shed a lustre upon every work
and occupation of his long and useful life.
His interest in the cause of education and
in the prosperity of this Institu-
ton, continued unabated at the time of his
death. The munificent donations made by
him to this College, in the shape of his mag
nificent cabinets, library and physical and
apparatus, viii remain as lasting
of his generosity and of his zeal
in the advancement of science. Be it there !
fore
Resolved, That in the death of our friend
and colleague, VIM. M. Stewart, we mourn !
the removal from our circle of one who |
our profoundest respect and |
by his lofty virtue, his brilliant |
his exalted generosity, and his |
and untiring devotion to scien- |
tifiC study and education.
Resolved, That we will always revere and |
cherish his memory, will endeavor to emu |
late his noble deeds, and to pattern our lives |
after his grand type; and that we will slim |
ulate the energies and ambition of the stu |
dents of the College, by pointing them to |
him an illustrious example.
Resolved, That Rev. j. b. Shearer, D. D., |
be appointed to prepare a memorial address |
on the life and character of the deceased, to |
be delivered in the College Chapel at an |
early day, or wherever and whenever it may |
be deemed appropriate.
Resolved, That this minute be spread upon |
our record book; that it be read in the |
Chapel tomorrow morning; that copy be |
to the family of our late col |
league; and that it be published in the |
CHRONICLE and Tobacco Leaf of this city.