The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-13

Z. w. EWING.
| =. A. ABERNATHY.
The resolutions adopted by the
Academy of Medicine were then
read as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, our ranks have been invad-
ed by the angel of death who has taken
away from US forever our friend and
brother, DR., Jas, A. Sumpter; There
fore be it resolved, that the Pulaski
Academy of Medicine, now in session
assembled humbly submitting to the
will and decree OF the all-wise. God in
His disposition OF men and aft airs,
-mOurns in deepest sorrow the loss OF
him who is taken away from life
of usefulness and from the hearts of
family and so many friends. His death
is public, as well as private, loss.
Charitable, generous, affectionate, pub
lie spirited, kind. To his profession de-
voted, loyal and skilled beyond many
of his fellows. To his family and
friends he was bound by ties of strong
est affection and love. In fact, mo man
loved family and friends more than he
did. To the sick he was ever a messen-
ger of joy and his presence brought
comfort and ease to thousands of the
sick and dying of our land.
Resolved, that the Academy of Medi-
cine join with the people of Giles coun-
ty in mass meeting this afternoon at
the court house at O'Clock p. IN. to ex-
press their grief lor his death and to
pay fitting tribute to the memory of him
whom the people so loved and for whom
they now so deeply mourn.
VIM. BATE, NJ. u.
j. G. ROBERTS, M. d.
G. A. ALTERNATELY, NJ. D,
G. G. ABERNATHY, Ch'm'n.
DR.. G. G. Alternately, chairman OF
the committee, after reading the
resolutions, said:
MR.. CHAIRMAN II cannot permit
this occasion to pass without adding
my testimony to the truth OF all that is
embodied in these resolutions, l was
associated with DIR. Sumpter in the
practice of medicine for a period of
eighteen years, and L knew him we'll.
In all this time there was nothing but
perfect harmony between US. [ found
him under all circumstances the same
unwavering friend. A skillful coun-
sellor, an untiring attendant upon the
sick and suffering. FOrgetful of self,
he was ever mindful of others in dis
tress. He was man OF sterling integ-
rity-he scorned mean or little thing
as much as he commended the right.
He was ever ready and prompt to de-
fend friend when unjustly assalled.
Quick to resent a wrong, ne was
prompt to make the amende honorable
when the excitement of the moment
led him to perpetrate a wrong against
another. His desire to accumulate
money was only equaled by the liber-
ality with which he expended it, for
charity and for the cause of the n faster.
His death is great loss to the church
of which he was a valued member; to
the kprOfessiOn, of which as q shin
ing light and in which he was an ac-
tive worker he had no equal. To his
friends he was exceptionally indulgent,
and affectionate, and to the community
blessing beyond computation. Mr..
Chairman, being,unaccustomed to pub
lic speaking, must give place to those
who can better proclaim his virtues.
Col. Rose was then called and
spoke as follows;
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN =
The report of the committee has so
beautifully embodied the character of
DR.. Sumpter and so thoroughly reflects
the sentiments of this entire commune
ty, that feel it would be as impressive
to pass the report without comment;
but as you have signified your wish
that l shall address you l will do so in
a few words and my whole heart will
be IN what l shall say,
| have known DR.. Sumpter long and
intimately. He was my friend and
loved him. have known greater men
as the world estimates greatness, but L
have never known one more worthy to
be honored and beloved. He was the
soul of honor and manhOod-bailt upon
grand scale, and YET his heart vibrated
to the tendereSt touches OF humanity,
Warm-hearted, generous, sincere, with
a charity as broad as the beach that
encircles the sea, humanity that en-
braces all mankind, reaching from
shore to shore, with friendship that
never wavered, a courage that never
faltered.
He pursued his profession with cease
less energy and his social duties with
no restraint but the voice OF honor or
the demand of humanity.
He entered the howell with the same
warm heart with which he entered the
lordly mansion, and administered the
appliances of his profession with a
skill, a courage and a tenderness I'M
surpassed. His patients watched his
coming and rejoiced when he came,
and at his departure sent blessing with
him. Many a mother weeps his loss,
and many a household has erected an
altar to his memory IS TO she shrine Of
gratitude and love. Even children lisp
his praise. The cycle Of many years
will have passed before his place can
be filed in this community.
1t may be said of him as was said OF
another, elm the storm he was the
oak and the rock, in the sunshine the
vine and the flower"
He died as he had lived, the same
selt-sacriicing, earnest sympathetic
man. A few days before his death
when his voice was enfeebled to whis-
per, he called his little son to his bed
side and told him to go to Gov. Browns
and learn how Miss Daisy was. Thus
in the last ebbing Cow Of life he showed
his earnest sympathy with human suf-
fering and his warm interest in those
he loved. He was my family physi-
clan and in one of the saddest trials
through which have passed he stood
for two long weeks, night and day, a
wakeful sentinel between life and death,
his presence was as the sunlight and
the air OF heaven, his touch seemed to
assuage pain and his ministrations were
as the whispers of hope, He sympa-
thised with US 10 OuTadeep sorrow and
when dispair gave place to hope his
heart beat in unison with ours.
/ The week before his death l was
with him and he had not then lost his
voice. He talked long and earnestly of
past life and of his approaching end
with the heroic calmness of christian
faith. He had no fear of the future,
but was reluctant to die. He loved
this beautiful material world. The
opening spring to him was an inspira-
tion and the waning year an admoni-
ton. He felt in the beautiful mysteries
OF moral and spiritual life the presence
of divinity that was prophetic of fu-
| ture existence. 1t was sad to him to
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