Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-30

Atlanta Constitution Of yesterday, and Is
from the pen of DR.. w. II. FELTON,.
have Just read the notice of the death
of Mr.. Henry Hull, of Savannah, Ga.
How many precious memories the
name of 'Hench' Hull recalls!
How sad is this sudden death to me!
How dark all things appear when a
star of the first magnitude Is suddenly eX-
tinguished from our heavens, and how
poor this earth seems when our beau
ideals of manly characterize men who
approximate our imaginary standard oil
mental and moral excellence, are seen
no more among the living!
Such men are our guides, as we press
on towards the mark and prize of noble
human endeavOr!
When they are gone our only comfort
is found in the example which they have
given us which survives them, and which
will be benedictiOn for all time to those
who knew and loved them.
To those who knew this man, So sud
denly removed from the active business
pursuits of life, can appeal for witness
that his character could be expressed as
enthusiastically balanced symmetrical
-complete
His physique, his intellect, his heart, the
entire structure OF the man was so ad-
mirably moulded, and so equitably adj
iusted in all its details, all constituting
such a splendid unit of manhood. The
scholar, the polished gentleman. the man
of affairs, all made attractive and adorned
with every Christian virtue.
Born IN the same year, my acquaintance
and friendship begun when we were
tWeiSe years of age. We were grammar
school boys together. We Joined the
freshman class of Franklin College on the
same day in the year 1893. We received
our diplomas together on the same day IN
1912, from the hOnOred faculty of that col
lege. We were also fellOw-Demosthe-
mans.
In the recitation room and in the society
| soon learned to admire the polished
manners and to know the sparkling intel
lect and noble virtues of Henry Hull.
knowing him thus intimately l am pre-
pared to assert Georgia never lost a son
who more fully met all the requirements
of good and intelligent citizenship, or who
more completely filled the measure of that
expressive ppellatiOn-"Christian gen.
tleman'-than did this banker and rail
road President Just deceased in the city
Of Savannah.
With learning and familiarity with
ancient and modern literature unknown
to the noisy world, he was quallned to
embellish and make interesting all ques-
tiOns of private or public Importance.
With gifts of oratOry which, if applied,
would have swayed the forum and arrest
ed the attention of legislative assemblies,
and with a grace and elegance of manner
which would have crowned him the very
prince of cOurtiers, yet. thus intellectu-
ally equipped he entered at once, after
graduation, upon the business of his life
banking-under the tutelage of his father,
then cashier of the Athens branch of the
Bank of the State of Georgia.
How we'll he succeeded, and how digni-
fled his calling, the business men Of
Athens, New Orleans and Savannah can
answer.
The majority of young men, after gradual
ton, think only of learned profession;
but here was one capable of the grandest
results at the bar, in pursuit of science,
or the glittering prizes of craftsmanship,
who turned his entire attention to bust
ness matters, and most wisely did he de-
eide, for upon her cultured business men
does Georgia depend for her future pros
perity.
- His early surroundings were such as
would develop all that is good In man.
and how much of mans life is the pro-
duet of home training, not only in bust
ness relations, but in moral and religious
influences.
Henry Hull remembered his Creator in
the days OF his youth. In an old pocket
Bible which my father gave me in 1886,
when pupil of the Presbyterian Sunday
school in Athens, then under the care of
VIM. l.. Mitchell, l find recorded upon a
blank page the following: "SOphs, |
united myself with the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church on May ,, 1910. My class
mates who joined the same day were:
George Hancock, Ben. Chaires. Furm
Charles, Alex. Allen, Elisha Strong. One
week after two others of my class joined.
They were: Hinch Hull, John Harper.
Oh, may we all live the life of Christians
and meet in Heaven
He was a sincere Christian. Humble
and consistent in his early life, and |
doubt not so remained to the end. How
these dear familiar names are being
blOtted out in the record of life! They
charm us ''for one brief hour" and then
death like a sponge wipes from the pages
of time all that was so bright and lovely!
In an old catalogue of Franklin College |
find the names of those who graduated
with Henry Hull, in the class of 1912:
Alexander A. Allen, Henry NJ. Anderson,
Thomas Baynard, Alfred Buckner,
Thomas w. Carr, James c. Cook. jackson
c. Curry, VIM. ii. FELTON,, Albert c. Gar
lington, James Graves, Thomas A. Ham
iltOn, John III. Harper, stephen w. Har-
ris, Henry Hull, Jr., James r. McCarter,
Peyton c. Moore, Elisha Strong, John c.
VasOn, James y. West, John VI. White,
John w. WOtfOrd.
On the diploma which was conferred
upon the young men named above, on the
first Wednesday in August, 1912, | find
the following names: \. Church, ID. D.,
President: j. Jackson, Nat, Phil. and
Chem. Professor; II. Hull, Math. and
AstrOm. Professor; L. \. Ward, Hist,
Nat. Professor; William Lehman, Lit.
Greek, Professor; James p. Waddill, Lit.
Rom. Professor; c. F. McCay, Mich. Phil.
Professor; Asbury Hull Secretary
| believe all the above named Profess
sOrs are dead except the venerable Pro-
fessOr c. F. McCay, now of Baltimore,
enjoying that crest with dignity which
is the coveted prize of all schOlars-full of
years, repOsing upon the hOnOrs and re-
wards of a well spent life, and could he
sit to-day upon the old rOstrum of the col
lege chapel and call the roll of the class of
1912, as was his custom at ''evening pray
ers." only about six members of that class
could answer ''herer'
The others are assembled on the ''Shin- |
ing Shore" and just now one of the purest
and best has left us, and entered into his
rest.
In youth, when the 'senses are unwOrn
and tender, and the whole frame is awake
in every part" we were friends and COM
panions. Now
where are you with whom in life | started,
Dear companions of my golden days?
We are dead, estranged from me. or parted,
Flown, like morning clouds, thousand
ways.
''Where are thou in youth my friend and
brother,
Yea. in soul. my friend and brother still
II. 4 . l,T,r"