The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-14

reepaptfutly request a copy II The snma fertha h
prees. feeling that MT only for nntaelyest Init II
for the young mon Of this community. Twill l.
proys most useful. With great respeot wa =
main. very truly. yours. a
WI. CUNNINGHAM, In
President New 0rleena Cotton Exchange, - =
others. 4
NHw ORLEANS, December . 1879.
Mr.. VIM. CUNNINGHAM and n'hora mamhers 81
the New Orleans Gettnn EkahasRes
Gentlemen Id ancortianoa With voHr renueat,
Ihaee written out, IA hest could lt.tl mem
orr. the address ma ~ at the funeral Of Mr.. ".
4. Hack, A a~tn4limnnial nf NV sense NJ hta
worth | take pleas IN pia ing the manu-
script In your hands, ! r,.ennin NOS, truly
yours, - ~. ! hh,bN.
THE AnpREaa.
Five times during the three md twanty years
III my connection with this church, tits ntllrit
has beHn draped IN mourning fni nc deth ~ =
ruling elder; and in each lnftRnoe thore WAS
cause for spepiat sorfaw.
Tir~t IL waa tho plnua physician, Fiction.
bound III many hnarta AUD hamaa. ~ nnlp the
family physician can he, " e." mintalra'l9n9
Of n calling which ia one OF nlnnat thmtuRtad
bapevutencn. In addition ~ tho lor" ~ hi own
profession. he knrt pace with 81 NE d's'"ynites
Of science mud we ep"r,.y t'm'taa1 TTn,,n1n.
Gardiner with y heart - aife'ti'na," sni fe4-
der 90 that 81 any woman ifafov"Il ~ we Wv
ebildren III the street, mud on "t wtlnan tta y
bum ility sprHne all the e. 'et'e which n,,itnrit f1s
Christian. Then, " was ,lnh 49, intts H"nnett,
yThnaa ItIblIH career ran tIfk tt Inc IltEF if Tire
present century. covering the ent'ra ms letn
hietotv of THE city In whuse death wa fNlt cut
of from the beginning ~ things nhti ~ nl.tt
uuon MI unknown R"R. Thou, ~ was tho saint
ell Mayhin, whose tidrlity III theen Hc9tnI tnhn
tions of The elder's phlae vaa aever enrpaesal,
and wbcea memory Will y" fragrant on eaffh
40 long ~ the church thal nnthaln n hnr tfi-.
tory the record of his loving toll Aud ~ ttay
this sanctuary Is cl tl1ed IN s~aeRnleth TOR ~"
euterpripina and conscientious metahRnt WIN
illustrated The Nraunl III nil tfniransatlons ~
busineas. and whoee rigid i~"fearttg Rnl rtaeti
cal wisanm cause 40 many Ia this house. 10
weep for the lose Of y eanDsnlat hud tr'and.
Ihayr lnRt denoted W. %lnnliHa Characteristics
In the expansion OF both, 1'hia IL Ne assembly
of merchants. drawn together IN honor - one
who was among the oldest " thnlr unhhef y .
Silent but splendid eulngy " lt- ret4nnal AMI
of1ejal integrity. You have Known him long
and rou have known ht9i amiJ atl the dangers
aud trnncherfeH OF mercantile life, anil vna hare
Drnnounon hla record ~ liza without y atain
But have you considered Into what Hntl this
stelwart virtue struck IT, roots, ana ~ v,ha' ~
There nre man perhaps, ~ every ~nemmllnttF
who have go fna n aanse u honor 'lst tRcy
shrink with the souethiiity II inattuot ttom the
contamination nf mppnna-a Thsp afa nrnfnaaAi
by the npprot ch " itR shadow. I'll iii" dnlleaey
of their moral strurtala thH NV WONG ,yns - ~ TO- 70 ~, rtle y a :
raetitnda by n sense II suTatipR IN the hare
contemplation or tha nppn-if" Ih'y r.
men who can be trusted to walk In The mttls'
of this worlds deeeita, protected hy the
uuickness of their moral peteep.ians, ~ men
ara aometimae protected 70 the hre w 4 tnin
sheet of air which aheathea The body from The
fame. Let no repI oaoh be aaat uroa morality
80 beautiful W. thlsi though H. origin T. earth
i, and la aim laea thpn divine. The world
needs II all, "a the Ralt which shhlt redeem IL
from corruption, hut our ftieud'a virtue bad =
far deeper root than thta. aud gave hotter EHer-
antcea ior IT. security apa ~nnnttau tnoe In
early youth, Aye Years before he thaolei ihn
and In al the after YEARS tli psa,t ~ -so9fa
divine grace wac bic shield nul h%unsl"T, u Y,
written Of job: And thnt nan Wv ,erlG,f AM
evil.' They are the words tn .Wht'li = bAat ~.
ecribed the, snutoa ot NV, from : 'n'"afllI
IF With him, iike the needta 10 the polo, con
acienca always = ,iniei to the right, = was 70.
sauss that oanpnienea wsa Attracted Wv u dtsinc
maRnet From a oafattatulng love ~ tht lot
death. he could say with rnl, Herein T.
exercise Inyppg. 10 have always y aaAaAtan% N
void az oUaneh toward Gat anl town i man
'Tnie vas he ssseret Of thu, e9 : IT, % %, s :, bar
HIs virtue. yaugh human in IT. form. WA
divine II il seutoa. Hta goodness WA fto,n1
above. :, lie He IT. strans IN tho Lo'o' ""' IN '''
Cbarsaer ,1ust he acquired Tho dlHp.ai
lions ID tsatFa with which va are o]ua%wsi Y
s i@f Fl Il i I5"sS Sn q a s]ss'sI- g'g 81 t t. . S'' s%5 i,
viii, Y anseSl them y eol,s ~ anr ]vrr .'t,n z
thiekan into Tournament hahtie the comrleS
ION of our lie Ia aradunlit determined, and
c%hagantar or{a'allssa 4 le.R5i, int ~ II INV. W. IAN, NJ.
N tSpPa ! X sapi 1f,fHi !" r., FE'', quarry ar @" 5a' I'M Sss,s Se1'.' ,a ~
the HTmnpeH MI npfh4A upon hN91aHfA H. il'
atm ~sptnro!. How important TIE mould NV
which this forming character of 4 man atlal
be cast T. wac re n]tty,,"fFn n 81 a"nmlI
through Gods Alternating RrRao t. hRve hiE
character framed IL the matfiN Il stern re'i
many years. this ahFia tar and heroic VIRTUE
deeueuad into 4 personal integrity impragna
BILE asains' the foundations 81 sGetety, II rns'
aaannltinR waves lila Integrity was not 0nl'
above suspicion, bur. ! honestly h.iteye,. Y VA
invineihle against attack. Indeed, this IL u"
left 10 Inference or deduction merely. In thea
diajnintea times, which tnn aarely try The hon
esty r. macy, ne had NJ Gnnnfb,3n ad \ n - =
but once to u departure from the line OF reett
tude and better than the wealth thus tnTeson'
IL the Legacy 81 q good name heuueathod 70 ~
But Simple integrity would not have invaste,
hin With M hs, Ppn N rtt h trmT,1 ~, ,mn y wnll y y s s""i
His iutgmeut was superb, | ,ememher that II
1891. when he and ! sat as delegafee IN the Hr'
general assembly ut the eathRrn Pfeshyteftat
Church. one ut tia ahIrat nhaua+lieta ~ th'
State Of South Carolina SAID TO ma: In th
courae of a long pubic life | have never met
man who has 40 Impressed ma w th tho weigh
III hts practical wisdom. ! AM aat"nishai A
the eoundneae 81 hts judgment attire mntutit
Of his opinions. nj the judicial mod'ta'tnp, {"
his tone. He must be of nuarnakhhNa valn
ii yon ~ an elder aud : ,rt"nd !,
know not how 10 lend empdesi4 W thl
testimony except by saving that. i
the intimacy Of n,ial nni p~ereonsl friend
snip through simnat : 1asrt"T qt ,at] ', N.Y.
impressed ma with an increasing wHHder !
was this cOnlhinNtion 81 Wisdom WITH pnrtt'
that caused htm n ha sought I'M sfGtt eNiE"n
Giles d fill Offices ~ public and prtyat ! trus'
The houors You have conferred, who list all {
these words Of praiaa. wi ! Hxonl ate ma ft0r
the charge NJ extravaganza III 1 afithat oyRr
unbiased judgment reudescd ~ THE mat
when free Iram prejudice or V%Rsstop. prov
a. nearly iufalllbte ~ hnmap Judgment Nv"
gets to be- tn q world ~ full ot mistakes Q
ours,
The moments warn methat an arrest nIu,
ha put upnn this Fl Nv Tf IFRfntul All affection
ate remembrance. set not until X has hen
told how naturally th go Sraoes lay IN the chal
Roter OF Mr.. Black. His yirtue acted itsatt %
as the water gltdes from The spring. a. thong
Il reuaired ~ ~etrusg'e 81 % ,tF,nn ahd z NJ"
wholly uncnn 4cious Of the pearls which athal
hastily gathered as they fell. The genial smi
PLAYED upon his face without a. II 'rt to |
courteous. Upon d | hi axeaiieu15nS rpstet III
crown Of mndestr. Without 90 rudluE b