The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-03
DIR. Reeves Memorial Address
before the Medical Society.

before the Medical Society.
Fellows Of the Medical Society ofthe
State Of Vest Virginia:
am very sensible of the high
honor conferred by your suffrages,
which makes it my duty to welcome
you to this fifteenth annual meeting
of the society, and preside over your
deliberations; and do welcome you
with ali the fullness and sincerity of
my heart
THE DEATH OF DIR. BROCK.
But our greetings are danped by
! the shadow of DEATH The King of
Terrors has again visited the society
and this time plucked one of the
brightest stars from the galaxy of
our x-presidents.
On the morning of the Oath of
April, soft and gentle as the last
faint sound of seraphs strain, the
happy spirit of Hugh W. Brock fed
to join the Society of the just,
where the master physician presides,
and from behind and through the
baptism which the eternal law re-
qulres OF all our race, says: mas.
much as We have done it unto one of
the least OF these my brethren, ye
have done 1t unto me.
BY the death of DR.. Brock this
Society and the medical profession
in West Virginia have sustained a
loss which M words of mine can fit
tingly portray He was one OF our
greatest physicians; and as good as
he was great. Indeed, ne was one OF
the purest men ! have ever KNOWN
kind-hearted, aifectionate ana gehtle
as woman; yet when moral courage
was necessary to defend and enforce
the right, he was bold and brave as
a lion, and the impress OF MS nign
professional ability, nooie ana lear
less manhood, enrIches the recoros
of this Society.
Dr. Brock was well ana faVofaoly
known by the most distinguished
physicians and surgeons In America,
and thus he reflected creditabiy upon
the medical profession generaliy IN
this State and the membership Oh
the Society IN particular. In every
relation OF lie his excelfent quailties
OF both mind ana heafe shohe 'oreh'
ana marked MIN as an upiiSh'' no
BILE man.
! On learning OF his serious Illness
l fastened to VISIT MN at MS pieas-
ant home IN Morgantown. Our
friendship, aye, brotherly love! hao
covered period OF nearly 81 years.
during all which time cur heafts
had never been estranged, ana |
knew him intimately and IN all the
grandeur OF his exalted character'
His last Sabbath on earth, put one,
l spent with him. HIS 1acuit'es OF
mind were unlmpalrea' ana IRON Tue
windows OF his pure, great soul, ne
looked out upon his rapidly APP
nroaehino death without a murmur
r. peIo; ~ Nv faar or dopbt,
" ~" l..
when oade MIN 'gooa-oye' he
knew we should never meet again on
earth; and he pressed my mana &c
HiS ~ =" 'o-NSA - !,
seal the uninterrupted friendship
that had bound us so closely 1or SO
many years. He had hoped 10 oe
present at this meeting, and aole 10
interest you with report OF MS eA-
perience and observations last year
among the great men OF the PROBES
sion in the countries OF Europe VINO
cal Congress in London, and nc
doubt. in his heart he gave me this
message to deliver to vou-ssTell my
bretbren nv PRAYER is for their har
mony-for the prosperity of the So
: ciety-for the preservation of the
honor and dignity of the medical
profession in West yirginia?"
ntris work i done not finished: like 9
song
flushed in the midst Of grandest sym
phony7, hr. =,
Husneu upon Ups 'i'a' seen'eo ~ ''"''
We dreamed not death would STAY thei,
harmony.
r. is imoossible soon to turn ava,
from . character of such exceeding
beauty as that we have been contem
plating. In imitation of DR.. Brock.