Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-03-26
A Tribute of Respect.

At meeting OF the Vestry OF Silver
| Spring Parish, Montgomery county, Nd, in
| st. Johns Chapel, Norwood held Mirch
14th 1886. the Rector explained the inject
! of the meeting to be the expression by the
/ Nestry the sense of their deep loss occa-
! stoned by the death of one OF their number,
the late DR.. James H. Davidson, whereupon
the Hon. Jos. II, Bradley presented the fol-
lowing paper, whiah ON motion was unapi-
mously adopted
The Vestry of this Parish think il emil
nently proper to enter upon the record of
their proceedings Il notice of the death of
their deceased brother, DIR. James III, David
son, who died about 9:15 A. NJ, on the Sth
of March, 1885, at his residence in this
Parish.
Few, ii any man, in our community by
their departure could have left such void
as he has He was widely known, aud
wherever known was highly appreciated.
Wherever he went, carrying with him the
readiness and ripe experience he had in the
healing art, he carried hope and consola-
ton, He kept up to the last in the front
ranks. The reading Of his profession and
the wide range Of his practice brought him
In contact with all form of diseases and ev-
cry variety ascribed 20 the body.
His services We're given with the same
prUmptitude to the rich, who could amply
repay them, and 10 the poor who were help.
less TO make return. BY the poor espe-
cially will he I've missed.
But it was not alone the healing Of phys.
ical disease that he was thus distinguished
No one in the parish was more earnest and
anxious than he to make it good and eff.
cient agent in the PRONUNCIATION OF the truth
Of the gospel among men. In this, as In
has ~ l.x raNffa nj
Free from all bigotry, as he was from fanat-
icism of any kind, he strovc TO do unto them
as he would have them do unto him, and yet
he carried into his whole life an earnest zeal
for the welfare of that church in which he
was nurtured, and never ceased to'iIiake IL
one of the objects of his life.
The loss OF such colaborer makes all
feel the more personally our own short
comings, and to awaken In US the stronger
desire 10 see some one who can worthly fill
his place
For more than quarter of century he
went in and out among us doing good among
men, and leaving an example of welt
spent life, and lesson to all who come with
in its influence
Deeply afflicted as the Borrowing mem.
bers OF his family must be, they have the
earnest sympathy of u widespread COM
munlly III lnelr heaVy Brlcl, Wniic lncy nave
the consolation of believing that he Is now
"Where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest"
In offering the above Mr. Bradley made
some remarks full of deep feeling and pecu.
liary appropriate to the occasion in the
beautiful and chaste eulogy which he pro-
nounced.
The Rector, after expressing his own per
sonal loss growing out Of this parish he.
reavement, offered the following resolutions
Resotced, That the Rev. Alfred Graham,
the minister OF the deceased's household, be
requested Ia furnish copy OF the address
denyered in connection with the late funeral
services with tbs view OF having the same
published ia one or more Ol our county
papers.
Resotoet, That The proceedings Of this meet
ing be published in our county papers, the
Southern Churchman' and that copy be
sent 10 the family Of our deceased brother
The above resolutions were unanimously
adopted and on motion the Vcstry ad.
jOurned
4 AMEs II ANIuETr l!prtor