The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-05
MURRAY'S MEMORY.
TRIBUTES FROM OLD COMRADES.
The Ex-Confederate Missourians Meet and
Pass Appropriate Resolutions Ex-
tolling His Virtues and De-
ploring His Death.

In pursuance to call, large number
Of ex-Confederates met ut the office of
Williams & Turney yesterday.
The meeting was called to order by
ID. A. Williams. Gen. w. l.. Cabell was
called to the chair, and d. A. Williams
appointed Secretary. The Chairman
explained the object of the meeting IN
few brief and appropriate remarks.
motion of ID. A. Williams, that
committee of three he appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of
this meeting, on the death of Col.
Thomas ii. Murray, was adopted.
Col. IL. q. Bower, IN u short speech,
spoke OF the good qualities OF the de-
ceased.
The Chair appointed Jesse NJ. Strong,
Col. John NJ. Stemmons and ID. A. WI
liams as the Committee.
The Committee then retired, and
drafted the following resolutions:
We, the committee appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the esteem of
the Association OF Ex.Confederate Mis-
sourians, beg leave to report ms follows:
WHEREAS, The hand of Providence
has taken from our midst ono of our
brightest ornaments, truest and most
devoted friends, Col. Thomas IT, Murray,
OF Mckinney, Texas; therefore be it
Resolved, by the Association of EN-
Confederate MissOurlans, of which he
was shinin member, that in his loss
we realize the fact that although the
great dispenser Of all good places the
heavy hand of death upon us ali, yet
often to Ms IL seems that the cruel darts
are pointed Mt those we love best and
those we need most, and that, too, at an
age and time when we can least spare
them.
Resolved, That rs citizen before and
since the war, as far as known.
Col. Murray was true to every instinct
OF noble manhood, full of magnanimity,
bold and fearless in the discharge of
every duty ms private citizen and an
officer.
Resolved, That as a soldier he was
brave aud chivalrous, tue to his con-
vlctlons OF right and eNer ready, even
~ the point of the bayOnet 10 defend the
cause he ospoused, kind and gentle as a
lamb to his men; yet bold and unyieId
ing TO his enemies. "lndeed he was
lamb around the tlrosiie and a lion upon
the battlefield" lilo knew no comprom-
Use In war, but like Il Trojan, lett the fate
of victory 10 tho God of battles.
Resolved, That as "a husband and
father he was ever true to the impulses
OF his noble nature, kind, gentle,
loving and devoted to his
family, his namo was the
synonym of charity and goodness
and i'll his business relations with his
fellows, he had attained Il degree of wis
dom amongst them that caused them In
the hour of gloom and despair to con
suit hlm in the important issues that
might nave been forcol upon them.
Resolved, That in the death of Col.
MURRAY we have lost true friend, a
good citizen, q man devoted TO our AS
ISOLATION of ex-COntederato Missouri
ans. The loss of whose energy in this
enterprise, rs in all other vocations OF
life, will he sorely felt by all.
Resolved, That the ex-Confoderates
generally, and especially the Associa.
tion OF ex-Coniederate Mssourians, ten
ger Their heartfelt coincidence TO his
bereaved family in tho loss of ono so
Resolved, That COPY of these
resolutions be furnished the HER.
AID, Galveston News, Dallas
Times, and the Mckinney papers for
publication, and that Il copy ho
furnished the family of the deceasSd Inv
the Secretary of the association. and
that these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of the Association of ok.
Confederate Missourians.
JEs tE NJ. STRONG,
JOHN NJ. SrEMMoNs,
ID. y. WILLIAMS,
mi, Committee.
adopted.
a number OF eN-Confederates paid
tributes to tho deceased. The meeting
then adiourned. w. l.. CAnpII.
ID. A. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
Secretary.