The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-30
TnuBurE OF RESPECT.



courthouse of said county, on Satur-
day, March Odd, 1878, called for the
purpose Of paying suitable tribute to
the memory of Hon. Charles S. Lew
is, deed, late Judge of the Circuit
Court Of said county.
John J. Brown, Esq, was called to
the chair and Geo. c. Sturgiss was
appointed secretary.
On motion, w. T. Wiley, z. III.
Keck, Esqs., and Judge r. l.. Berk-
shire were appointed committee, on
the part of said Bar, to prepare APP
propriatc resolutions, to be reported
on Monday next, to which day this
meeting stands adjourned.
March Is, 1873. sThc meeting was
called to order by its chairman, and
the report of the committee on rcso-
buttons having been read by the sec
retary-after appropriate remarks by
the secretary and others-the resolu-
tiohs were on motion unanimously
adopted.
Resolved, That we received with pain
ful sensibility and regret. intelligence of
the death of Hon. Charles s. Lewis, late
Judge of the Circuit Court of this county.
Resolved, That the uniform urbanity
and kindness of Judge Lewis to the
members of this bar, both ON the bench
and in his private social relations, as we'll
as his judicial integrity and fidelity in
the discharge of his official duties, emil
nently entitled him to our respect and
confidence.
Resolved, That we hereby express our
sincere coincidence with the family of
the deceased In their sore bereavement,
and tender to them our heartfelt sympa>
thies
Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting be directed to present these res
outions to His Honor, Judge Fleming,
now presiding, and respectfully ask
him to allow the same to he spread upon
the records of the court, as II more en-
during memorial of our regard for the
memory of the deceased.
Resolved, That the clerk Of the said
court be requested to make and endorse
a certified copy Of the foregoing resolu>
tions to the widow Of the deceased.
On presenting the resolutions to
His Honor, Judge Fleming, Mr..
Brown, chairman, said:-
Mayh please the Court -
l am requested to present to your Hon
or resolutions prepared by committee OF
gentlemen of the Monongalia County Bar,
which have been reported to q meeting
held by it this day, and which have been
most willingly coneurred in by the mems
bers Of this Bar not only by such kindly
remarks as it has been their pleasure To
make upon the submission Of these rcsolu,
tons, but also by their unanimous vote up~
on motion for their adoption. / know
your Honor will indulge me for moment
while | add word to the expressions OF APP
probation, so appropriately and fttingly
spoken by my brethren on this occasion,
of the high estimate entertained by this
Bar OF the personal and official character
of our late associate and friend, Hon.
Charles S. Lewis, who on the adiouinme
Of the last September Tenn Of this court,
with impaired and broken health, left this
court>room never to return; and who, in
January last, departed this life at his home
in Clarksburg, in Harrison county. We
owe it to the liberal character of American
institutions, that honor and prefer ment are
to be ,oOn by and are alike open to all
classes of our felow~ctizens. TO the at
tainment of these honors, wealth, family,
influence, and even high literary culture
do not alone often successfully compete
with industry, energy independent nlanli>
ness, and indomisable will and courage
In early life, Judge Lewis, unlike the
young men OF the present time, enjoyed
comparatively but few of the opportunities
and advantages for menta! culture and
discipline, which are now afforded by our
academies, colleges and universities; but
alone, by his own almost unaided efforts
and energy, achieved an honorable fame,
and was elevated, during lifetime Of little
over fifty years, by the voice of his fellow
citizens to high positiona of trust, honor,
and responsibility. the duties OF which he
discharged faithfully and efficiently.
In his early manhood he was elected in
the Harrison District over very formidable
competitors to the Congress of the United
States.
In June, 1861 he served the people Of
Harrison county as their delegate in the
convention tlat restored the government of
Virginia, and which led to the subsequent
formation of the State of West Virginia.
In that convention first became acquaint-
cd with him personally and was witness
Of his eloquence and ability. After the
admission of West Virginia into the Union,
and under her first constitution, Judge
Lewis was elected by the voice Of the peo>
pie to the high and responsible office of
1 do but justice to his memory, when /
say, that by the declaration of very many
of her most distinguished scholars, tducat>
ors, and men of scientific and literary cul>
ture, his Reports in the Department Of
Education tothe Legislature ofthe STATE,
were more able, more thorough, more sug-
gestive, and occupied a broader field of in
vestigation and inquiry, than those Ell
Their Of his predecessors or successors in
that high office.
Under the new Constitution of the State,
he was the choice of the people of the Sec
ond Judicial Circuit for the office of Judge
of the Circuit Court, and filed that labo,
rious and responsible position for period
of five years--and up to the time of his
death--with what ability, impartiality,
courtesy and fidelity add my testimony
to that of my brethren, already so fifty and
appropriately spoken.
A beautiful and generous maxim OF the
ancient Romans was, M nisi bOraatna NOR
t,tis est" In the true spirit of that charts
able and noble sentiment, the members Of
this Bar forgetting everything-if ought
avor ax;stad-of mi; nInaco towo rdo onr