The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-04-20
Remarks and RESOLUTIONS Of sympathy.
Delivered and Adopted by the Board of
upOn the Death of Miss Jennie Shure.

Delivered
Manager of the Darlin * ton Cemetery,
upon the Death of Miss Jennie Shure.
special meeting of tho board of managers of
the Darlington Cemetery was held at the Office of
the Secretary, on Tuesday evening, April 10, 1883,
for the purpose of expressing sympathy for the
great bereavement inflicted upon the President
OF the Board Mr.. Daniel F. Shure, in the death of
his youngest daughter, Miss Jennie Shure, which
occurred at her fathers home, Shures Landing,
Underwater Canal, after very brief Illness, at an
early hour on Saturday morning, April I, 1888.
The meeting was organized by the election of
Mr. Geo. l.. Scott as President pro tenl., where
upon the Secretary, DIR. Forwood arose and said
Mr. President and Gentlemen: For the first
time in the history Of the Darlington cemetery,
we, Its managers, are called to meet upon sad, a
very sad occasion. We now meet for the purpose
of taking some action In evidence of the SINCERE
sympathy and profound sorrow that we all so
deeply and so truly feel in the great loss just
fellow member, the President Of the Board.
I'VE little thought sirs at the time of the public
meeting upon the grounds on that beautiful
etery was so auspicously dedicated to the care of
the Supreme Ruler of the universe. that the hand
we beheld that fair daughter of the President, in
the bloom of life and hope and health, as she sat
before the speakers stand during the services,
and, with happy heart listened to the glowing
words of her fathers address, which welled from
his heart in happiest strain over the successful
of all the assembled multitude, would be the first
to be borne hither, followed by tn. slow cortege
TO use the words of Mr.. King, the orator of that
at last, ourselves and our beloved ones must
Sleep ..
ly in the fulness of manhood before the large as
sembly and in such eloquent language pointed,
with proper pride, to the completed work in
which he aided so largely and in which he was so
deeply interested, and spoke of the daised walks
and fragrant flowers, has again entered upon the
san same scene, but alas! how altered the character
and solemn. and he, too is there, but no longer in
the fresh exuberance of life and exultant spirit
a fotnn Tho IotF
he is present as the heart-broken father, and
tenderly, tearfuliy bends over the open grave of
ss @ like can be no
main indelibly mirrored upon the hearts of those
who witnessed it, as 1t must upon the hearts of
those most nearly connected
1.-The only comfort that we, as managers of the
cemetery and as friends of the family can draw
from this sad occasion, is that we have succeeded
place for the beloved ones who must be taken
from us.
flment of the object of our present meeting, you
appoint committee of two including yourself,
to draft resolutions expressive in some degree at
least of the sympathy that we feel for our absent
President in this hour of his great affection"
In compliance with the above motion Mr. Geo.
L.. Scott and Dr. Forwood were appointed the
committee on resolutions. After a brief CONSUL
tation they presented the following for the con-
sideraton Of the Board:
the dispensation of His providence, to send Attic
ton to the home of our respected President, in
removing, ny uehtn, loving daughter ana an al
fectionate sister from the hitherto unbroken fam
lily circle, and, as the poet hath said that zone
touch of sorrow maketh the whole world akin,
we feel to weep with those who weep, and mourn
with those who mourn. Therefore be it
ResOiCed, That we, his fellow managers. do here
by offer to him and to his sadly afflicted wife and
children, our warmest sympathes and heartfelt
condolences for the irreparable loss sustained,
and we trust that time, the only healer when the
b ,art hath bled," and the soothing influences of
spiritual consolation, may finally lul the grief
that no words of ours can now assuage.
ReS0tged, That we do sincerely commend them
to the heavenly Fathers tender care. who doeth
all things well, as we know that. without His
knowledge, not even sparrow falleth to the
ground.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted by
the Board. Mr.. Scott made few appropriate re-
marks upon the painful loss suffered by the Pres
ident. and suggested that committee of two be
appointed to present the resolutions to the family
In person, at the earliest practicable hour
Messrs. Geo. Scott and Isaac II. Thompson
were appointed by the meeting the committee to
present the resolutions, and the Secretary was in
sructed to offer copies of the full proceedings of
the meeting TO each of the four county news
papers for publication in their columns. Upon
motion of Mr.. Whiteford seconded by Mr.. Joshua
3. GorTell, the meeting then adjourned.
w. STUMP FORwOOD,
Secretary Darlington Cemetery Co.
anil 10, 1883.