The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-19
DE. 1ouN rAyLon erLmAN.
Resolutions Passed By she Hospital nnd
City Physicians.


At meeting of the directors of the Maine
General Hospital held yesterday afternoon at
the house of Mr.. Clapp, it was
Resolued. That the directors ct the Maine
Central Hcspitsl at this meatihg so closely
following the death of their lamentsd col
league Dr. John Taylor Gilman, president of
the board, do record their deep feeling OF sor-
row Tor tie loss which has fallen upon them
notn as individuals and as board. We de-
sire 10 nay our siieere respect to his memory,
to express our appreciation of his exalted
character,of his earnest and kindly nature and
OF the quiet dignity and grace with which be
guided our deliberations Identified with the
hos ltal from its very inception and president
OF Its board of directors for thirteen years, he
may almost be called its founder; and the
community Immediately around us and the
State ct large are alike indebted to him for
his unhagging zeal In its behalf. ALWAYS
striving for its growth and prosperity its
firm, calm, patient friend in time of trial;
freely giving his time and bis means to its sup
port, the institution stands tod ~ a memorial
OF his large-hearted HUI auty. We sorrow for
our loss, but We rejoice in the record he has
left behind him.
At the meeting of the physicians of the city
to take action on the death of DR.. John Taylor
Gilman, e committee was appointed to pre-
pare resolutions expressing the opiRion of bis
professional brethren regarding his life and
services and their sense of loss by his decease
This committee makes the following report:
Whereas, In the providence of God DR..
John 9aA Tor Gilman has been removed from
this community by death, and whereas the
physicians of Portland have assembled to do
reverence to his memory as one peculiarly
honored and beloved therefore
ReSoLoed, That we desire to record our appre-
clation OF aud affection for our deceased
brni her in the following statement:
Dr. Gilman XGS gentleman hv pnturo
Descended from long line of cultured an
cestors he was "to the manner born.' The
blended eenteness and dignity OF his manner
were charming. He was also man of broad
individual culture, and the rhetoric beauty of
some OF his annual hospital reports Is i'm
pressed upon the memories of many of u.s.
Dr. Gilman was also born for the medical
profession. He was possessed of innate refine
ment OF nature, OF peculiar gen,leness of
manner, and, at the same time OF great de-
csion OF character. He had, to an unusual de-
| gree, the power of int9itive diagnosis and was
remarkable for arriving quickly at correct con-
ciusin IN the sick room. He early secured
very large and lucrstive practice and became
one OF the most distinguished of the PHYSICIANS
and surgeons of the State He had the full
confidence and affection of his patients His
ability and skill were admitted by all, and his
conscientious devotion to the interests of his
patients WAS generally recognized aud appre-
ciated He had ubbounded failh 10 rational
and scientific medicine, aud hated pretensi. n
| and empirici,m in every form. He was one OF
the founders OF the Maine Medical Association,
aud constant attendant upon it's annual
meetings TO the end Of his life. AS one of the
founders of the Maine Gt neral Hospits1 as
PRESIDENT OF its board of directors from the be-
ginning till now, as libs raj contributor TO lis
funds and as one whose whole heart was en-
listed in its development and success. the
vane OF his services 10 the institution cannot
easily be over-estima ted
As Trend he was tender and true: az a cit
izen earnest, patriotic aud aboupdipx in evsrv
geoo WORK. LII his domestic relations he was
| one OF the bappiest of men, and his home was
noted for its generous and graceful hospitality.
DIR. Gilman was distiactivey Christian
mas IL the hrs ad sense of tie term. 70 this
proposit OF no proof need be adduceI, yet We
delight to recall the occasional opening OF Iii,
| heart to his friends when the natural reticence
| OF his nature had yielded to the genial warmth
Of friendly fellowship, his ttropg faith in his
kedeemer, and the hope and joy which over
flowed his heart and pervaded the atmosphere
| OF his sick room.
| RESOLVED, That we most respectfully tender
to lie bersaved family of our brother our
| heartfelt sympathy in their great loss while at
| the same time, we would rejoice with them ia
the record OF such life, such death, and
such an entrance into Immortality
| RESOLVED, That the committee COMMUNICATES
these resolutions to the family and to the
| daily papers.
| ISRAEL T. DANA. M. D.,
| STEPHEN Fl. WEEKS, M d..
AUGUSTUS S. THAYER, M. D.,
Committee.
The First Parish church will be open at
1880 this morning, and the funeral services
wi take place at II o'clock.
The apo:hecaries of Portland will meet at
the city building at 1890 o'clock this forenoon,
aud from thence proceed in a body to the First
Parish church to attend the funeral of the
| late DR.. John T. Gilman