The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-10-16

MeetiuE of the Carbon Co. Bnr.
AT a meeting of the Carbon County Bar,
at the Court House, Mauoh Chunk, on Mon
day afternoon last, the Hon. ". M. Rapshcri
of this borough, delivered the following
beautiful sulOgy upon the late Charles Al
bright:
Brethren Of tie Bar
We sincerely mouth the loss Of an able,
brilliant and useful tilember Of this body.
Society mourns the loss Of one Of its most
useful, reliable and energetic members. This
is so and must be so. We can not change
| il, nor make good the great loss. l hav6 so
intimately known Gen. Albright for quite
period Of time, that feel It my duty to
pay a tribute Of respect 10 him whom al
ways respected, admired and loved. read
law with him and was admitted 10 the
membership Of this Bar from his Office ten
years ago. Little did then think that M.
NJ. Dimmick and Charles Albright would
so soon journey TO that "bourne from whence
no traveller returns" b.
Ten years how rapidly time has flown
and brought us all 30 much nearer TO that
inevitable hour, when we shall all pass
away from this stage Of human action and
return 10 dust.
Ten years how brief the span OF time,
and yet what large portion il is of every
human life. May / suggest the question
Where will many or all Of us be, ten years
hencef
Chalmers says, "TYme with It's mighty
strides, will soon reach future generation,
and leave the present in death, ana in for
geg4iness behind it."
While Lord Byron speaks of Time as
"The beautfier Of the dead,
Adorner Of the ruin, coinfotter
And only healer when the heart hath bled-
Iymel the corrector when our judgments err,
The test of truth, love,-sole philosopher,
For all besides are sophists."
/ Gen. Albright made such deep and last
ing impression upon the comtninity that it
will be many a year before he will be for
gotten, and long time before "the inaudi-
/, bic and noseless foot Of time" can affect the
4 vast monument Of good works which he has
!, left behind him. Indeed, he needs no mon
lument from us, his own deeds and his own
D. Qualities are the stones in the shaft Which
W will perpetuate his name. He appeared
v among his fellow men and labored with all
the fervor of his mind and the affiuence OF
his Intellectual resources, guided by his zeal
f his Fobity of purpose and high and noble
le aim, through all the years Of his private and
q public activity. A noble career which
stamped the good impress of his gifts and
his qualities upon his race and generation
n. in letter. of living light.
ID The lguage OF eulogy is common III ex-
. preston, Ou. believe that the resolutions
. reported By the committee we'll and truly
l' express the sense of the Bar, in estimating
J. the life and character of Gen. Albright. He
m was a man ot refined gentlemanly feelings
l.. and courteous professional department to-
n, ward all, but more particularly was he gen
oil erous towards his younger breth srn. Al
n, ways ready to assist, he was also ready with
M good counsel and advice, and anxious to en-
courage with gcDd words. / respect and
u revere his memory for this, and deem II
of one Of the highest tributes can pay 10 hi:
rs professional character. For the past 2t
years Gen. Albright had applied himself as
III siduously to the practice of his profession, in
which he maintained leading position
ht He possessed remarkably ready apprehen
,d sion, which grasped the leading points Of {
-, case almost ut sight, and q tenacious mem
ia ory, which retained both principles and
an facts, together with a skill and dexterity il
It. the elciting Of evidence, and an ability il
"a commenting upon it before the jury, whicl
constituted him a powerful and successful
lk advocate. He was formidable competitor
Ell No member OF the Bar possessed more thor
oughly the confidence Of the Court in tn
sociates As a counsellor he was no les
"a successful than as an advocate, exercisin
ks great caution foresight and judgment. Man
%. weighty and important interests were con
fided TO his care. As may be inferred iron
VII what | have already said, Gen. Albrigh
o. was one of those who devote themselves I
the public interests in no other, than pro
,o fessional way. In public spirit and in ca
~ pacity for serving the people in their colleC
ut tive relations he had no superior in tn
st County of Carbon. He was also brave ant
a. gallant in the field Of battle during the lat
war and rendered much valuable service I
" his country. He rose to honor and dstnC
10 liou. In his public trusts he served tn
lie. people it'll credit and honor to himself an
la for the public good. ! viii not go into de
tails, you are all familiar with them.
Iai lie entered the arena of the Bar whe
ia Coy. Rceder and Judge Porter were tn
ell leaders glorious names but thev too Ii
=, in death. They remind us Of the languag
- of the Court in the claim of Robert De VeI
no tO the Earldom of Oxford "There must
se an end to all thngs-an end Of names an
no dignites, and whatever is terrrne, and VIII
not Of De We're. For where is Bohm Whel
ier is Mowbrey Where is Mortimer7 Ma
es. what is more and most ofall, where is PlaI
st., taganet? They are entombOd in the urI
,i and sepulchres of mortality, and yet let I'll
IL name and dignity of De We're stand so Ion
a as it pleases God" And so | will say
se Gen. Albright and those other noble dea
ne who have adorned this Bar. They are er
tOmbed in the urns and sepulchres of mo
tality: they are garnered up in our best an
he holIest affections and memories: let the
ci. names and dignitieS stand so long as
-, pleases God.
." do not feel myself competent to eulogil
iu- such a character as Gen. Albright's, but
he attempting it, / have this advantage
2 n needs no euloGy. His life and charact'
on stand ont so prominently as to eclipse anI
~" thing that could say. What little hay
zen said relates To his public and profession,
.he liie-that other lile-the home life is sacrt
lv to the widow and the surviving relation
= They do not mourn him as ldl0yer. Soldie
eh and statesman dead, but as the wsll-belovt
led and afTectnnate husband and friend. +,
such sorrow there may be sympathy, bl
there is no human cOnsDlaLOn