Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-06
Altogether it was perhaps the most impos-
ING ceremony ever Witnessed in our city.

Just inside the gate, to the left,
who're there was an immense assemblage
of people The burial service was par
formed by DR.. Jas. Park, Rev. G. B. Spar
row, Re. F. E. Sturgis, with prayer by
Rev. Dr. Thes. w. Hnmes, and all that was
mortal Of Hon. Horace Maynard vas laid
to rest beneath the sod.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
UNIVERSITY or THHszssKr,
KNOXVILLE, May 4, 1889.
At called meeting of the Faculty, Presi-
dent Humes took the chair. and the following
proceedings were had in relation to the
death of Hon. Horace Maynard.
Prof. Nicholson offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Hon Horace Maynard,
from the day of his entrance into the East
Tennessee University as tutor, in 1888.
while Professor of Mathematics in 1923,
while in the active pursuit of his profession
as lawyer, while engaged in his public du-
ties, as representative in Congress, as Min
lister abroad, and at the head of one of the
great departments Of the government, as
teacher and as trustee, was ever the ready,
willing, wise and earnest friend Of the Uni
yersity of Tennessee; therefore,
Resolved, That in the death Of Hon.
Horace Maynard the University Of Tennes-
see has suffered an exceeding great loss,
the loss Of a lifelong friend-one who for
nearly half century has been more or less
intimately associated and connected with
the institution, who in all these many years
rroc ovor rotchf,,l - I'm ir%orock o,,i zeal
Gus in its beheM.
zRa1sssoived, That In token of respect to,
his memory as trustee Of the University Of
Tennessee, all college exercises be suspend.
Resolved, That copy sof these iesolu-
ed tomorrow after morning chapel service,
and that the Faculty and students attend
the funeral service in body.
ceased, and also copies be furnished to the
Knoxville daily papers for publication
LETTER FROM GEN N'ADoo.
The following letter Was then read to the
Faculty:
UNIVERSITY OF TENSEssKK,
Knoxville, May 4, 1882.
To the Honorable Faculty of the Unfcersity
Of Tennessee:
ute to the memory Of the late Hon. Hor ICE
Maynard, and ask that it be placed en- the
Faculty record in connection with the pro-
ceedings of this meeting:
have known Mr.. Maynard, much Of the
time intimately, for forty years-my ac-
quaintance beginning in 1912, when be-
came student of East Tennessee Uni
versity saw him last at O'Clock p. M,
ON Tuesday, May and, less than four hours
before his death. In all that period, as a
University tutor, then q full professor, after
| ward lawyer in full practice, an honored
and most efficient Congressman from this
district, United States Minister to the Otto
man Porte, member of the Presidents
| Cabinet, he was honest in the discharge of
| duty, diligent and efficient far beyond ordi-
| nary men, noted for his heroism of hard
| work, which he was signslly gifted by his
| intellectual capacities and his will power to
perform, and above all, he was irreproach-
able in his morals and thoroughly imbued
| with that religious fervor that enabled him
to be nobly true to his God, to his country
and to his family, stainless Christian gen.
| ueman
In the University year of 1898, in this
| institution, Mr.. Maynard was professor OF
pure mathematics, and occupied the south.
ern end of the room now used by our pre-
| fessor of applied mathematics. I was I'M
der his instruction that entire year, along
with the late Prof. &. l. kirkpatrick and
others who preceded our distinguished
| teacher to the tomb. As an instructor Q.
young men. have never known his equal
The precision of his knowledge, the light
ming Like luminous clearness with which h1
could make everything plain to the dullest
intellect, and bis unfaiing punctuality II
the performance of all duties, designated
him as born instructor. His venture iEta
! the profession of the law seemed quite
risk, as that of one wandering into a doubt
ed and untried realm. But here he place.
] himself speedily at the head Of his profes
| sion. For several years in tho decade of 1851
to 1860, We encountered each other fire
quently at the bar-he usually, as counsel d
defendants charged with criminal offences
I as the prosecuting encouragement
have never seen an ADLER ora better lavye
than Mr.. Maynard.
In shaping the pleadings to favor hil
client; in eliciting testimony, both in diree'
| and REORGANIZATION; in the skillful pre-
sentation of his clients cause, and hi
powerful advocacy of it before both cour
and jury, often attaining TO passages q
thrilling eloquence, melting his audiences
to tears or convulsing them with laughter
in bills Of exceptions and appeals to tn
| supreme court; no man was ever NOR
indefatigsbls or devoted to the duties restinl
upon him as an honorable and eonscien
tious lawyer.
There was never day, after the first fiv
years of his legal practice, that he woula
not have adorned, by his ability and knowi
edge Of the law, any position, not even OK
cepting that of Chief Justice OF the 6u
preme Court Of the Republic.
Again, when Mr.. Maynard stepped for
ward into political life, it was said that b
was forsaking the vocation for which he hA,
been born for an untried one, where b
would fail But we all know that he speed
iy developed qualities of the ablest states
manship, abundantly qualifying him =
fill even the highest Office the people eoul'
give to . citizen Had he been
demagogue pursuing the Presidency by a
the devious means to which many other
resort, he might have been President Blu
throughout his whole life, he deserved. an
he won, the name of an ''honest man, th
noblest work of God"; and the day neve
was in which he could not have e1elaime
with the patriot Clay, ST would rather b
right than be President"
Perhaps was the last visitor he ever N
ceived in his earthly habitatien mad
with hands" Having document to d.
liver to him, on last Tuesday evening, abox
O'Clock, 1 rang at his door. He came
person, admitted, me with those cordii
greetings had known for forty years. W
had, perhaps, twenty minutes Of converts
ton in his dining room. He appeared fu
of vigorous life, and his remarks evinee
the iveisst interest in the welfare of Ii
University, which was our chief topic. D
parting, he accompanied me to the fro1
door. There few pleasant words ensuet
, then, by the shade of the trees, in the moo1
, light. came the cheerful parting; and thea
three and half hours aftsrward, the nobl
spirit of my friend of forty years took i
i fight from earth to find in the Eteyn
2 Kingdom more glorious and deathless Q,
istenee. / am, very respectfully, etc, your
w. G. NcApoo.
After the reading of the foregoing lette
it was ordered to be spread on the minute
and tbs Faculty adjourned