The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-15
THE LATE DIR. TODD.
Action of the Marion County Medical Society
and of the College Faculty.

There was an unusually full meeting Of the
Marion County Medical Society last evening,
especially called to take action in regard to the
death of DR.. Todd. Drs. Thompson, Eastman.
Maxwell, Hervey, Harvey, Parvin, Stevens,
Comingore, Crist, Walker, Kitchen, Hodges,
Sloan, Newcomer, Bryan, Raymond, Oliver,
Wooden, Cook, Hubbard, Taylor. Brayton,
Houghton, sutclif Hoss, wishard, Waterman,
Painter, carp, Dunlap, Bgelow, Featherston,
Major Gordon, and others were present.
Drs. Oliver, ParviD, Comingor, Kitchen and
Major Gordon were appointed a committee to
draft appropriate resolutions, and retired for
that purpose.
During their retirement brief addresses were
made by Drs Bryan Wishard, Stevens, Walker,
Bigelow, Newcomer, Harvey, Oliver, Wooden.
Eastman and Parvin and by Major Gordon. A
paper highly eulogistic of DR. Todd was read by
Or. Livingston Thompson, after which the COM
mittee reported the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
eve are again sadly reminded OF our mortality
by the Death of our well-knOwn brother Robert
N. Todd, who has long stood in our midst dis
unguished as man, citizen and physician.
"As man ne was upright, generous and
brave, faithful to every obligation, and kind
and mercful TO those who in these respects were
often at fault. As citizen he was always public
spirited and willing to sacrifice his means aud
personal ease and comfort to save
society from injury from whatever quarter
But In his character as pnysiean the whole man
came to the front, and shone IN full luster and
beauty.
"His character was amiable and his life honor
able IN all relations and under all circumstances
He had taken the poets advice from his youth
and loved himself least;' in the practice of his
profession he did not hesitate to put his life
and health in hazard, if by SO doing he might
lieve or eave those i'll his care. He never grew
weary OF watching when his patients were in
danger, aud there are those who, but for his
skill and devotion, would have gone before him
10 the silent tomb who survive TO lament his
too early departure.
"rhe whole life of Dr. Todd from boyhood to
his death has been passed among us. We have
known him ae a student a member OF society,
religious, faithful and full Of every labor of love
that tends TO social and personal welfare; as a
representative in the General Assembly, giving
days and nights to every question of public in-
terest, and fearlessly maintaining the side
W here he believed the right to he: as q member
of other bodies Entrusted with the management
OF important public interests, rising above all
the pettiness of party and acting only
Tor the public good; as teacher OF his
own great science, full of zeal and
faithful TO the progress, usefulness and honor OF
our professions and a friend and brother in
the social relations, making life brighter and
better to all by the genial and generous qualities
OF his high nature; and in view of his long and
honorable career, We are constrained by d sense
OF our irreparable loss to express our regret that
sympathy TO his bereaved family"
The society then adjourned to meet IN a body
at the funeral services.