Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-18
BUso1Urrogs OF REaREr.
Tho Grand Jury's Action Upon tho
Death of "A Fellow Membsr.
The following resolutions were adopted

Tho Grand Jury's Action Upon tn1
Death of a Fellow nEembsrs
The following resolutions were adopted
by the grand jury Tuesday upon the
death of Aaron Reynolds
GRAND JURY Room,
WILMINGTON, DEL, Nov. 18th, 1886
WHEREAS, An all wise Providence has, in
his Inscrutabls wisdom, removed from hence
one Of our members since last We met.
Therefore,
inquest of New Castle county, that In the
death of Aaron Reynolds we have lost
genial friend and companion, society an
honest, upright citizen and the iamily OF
which he was the head q kind, aneetinnate
father, guide and staff, and as mark OF
consideration to each, the surviving son
and daughter, we hereby direct that a copy
of this, our formal action, be sent.
II. II. APPLETON,
WILLIAM q. WEER,
JEFFERSON B. FoAnD,
Committee.
Fl. Fl. Appleton, member of the jury
| from the same hundred as tho deceased,
made the following remarks after the
adoption of the resolution
Our late companion, Aaron Reynolds,
| was In all respects q self educated and
| self made man who, having been trained In
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/ fruRality and integrity won reputation
and character among men, and gained for
| himself that rare earthly possession, com
| potency and contentment. For more than
| a quarter Of century he had lived In the
/ same community and on the Same farm
| where he died ;he Just, afterwards sucee-ded
by one Of his children, was the tenant OF
the late Daniel Corblt. As friend and
neighbor he was genial, kind and consider
ate. always accommodating and yielding,
granting not only the legal and just de.
| mnnds of others, bnt eonceding by kindly
and neighborly deeds the golden injunction
of doing unto others as he would have
them do unto him. Though not in the same
vicinity, though often seeing and meeting
him. have TO this extent been intimately
associated for the past 20 years,
and knowing him as men are
generally known aud judged in rural
and agricultural community, have lever
known nor heard anything either as 10 his
business integrity or neighborly character
istics, Inconsistent With the estimate here
| stated. But 1t is in the home surroundings
and domestic relations where a mans char
acter Is portrayed IN the strongest lights
| and where the blemlshes and fnounsisten
Giles are the more clearly revealed; but In
these, as In the former eatisaates, / have
| never heard other than evidences Of mora
| worth and true appreciation OF the dutieI
and responsibilities OF the situation. Havinf
| lost his wife before his children were fully
! grown, his life has been nome life witt
and among his family. Since having grow
aud mari lid children, the son going on
from he,parentai home, his time has beei
divided to and alternating between the tut
children iii the language Of the daughter
sleeping and breakfasting at home, AMI
spending tbe day with Aaron"
From an organic affection Of the heart b
was taken suddenly ill on the road iron
/ Middletown to his home from the effects o
| which he rallied slowly, but never re
covered, and Just two weeks from the frs
attack he died, literallyhn the arms Of hil
children, suddenly, painlessly, on Satur
day afternoon, October 30th.
Ill As viewed from q mere worldly stand
point the life here dimly outlined was Of a
even tenure and barren of results, but Their
: are innumerable instEumentalities used an
being used, In building up and forwardin
Q the great work Of Ohrtstlanizing and elevai
ing the human race, certain responsipiiitie
and duties Of which fall to the lot OF all an
. he who is faithful in the measure of trut
, committed to him has performed his pol
l ton OF life's duties, and though not TO tn
D extent Of others with greater advantage
y and larger opportunities, yet SO far and
/. the extent Of the trust reposed, equally q
q well and faithfully performed.
! As viewed from an orthodox standpoin
\ he may have erred or failed In the perform
Z ance OF Christian duty, but rememberln
!. the broad basis and extended foundation
/ underlying all superstructures OF Christia
Q faith the great and Divine injunction q
love thy neighbor as thyself," who othe
than the Divine Judge, who is also th
q Divine lawgiver, can determine the actua
J ing and governing motives Of life's aetioi
or determine its results as measured an
determined by the touch stone here giyel
| running on as It. must through the lives, nC
:, only OF those directly under bis guidanc
q and influence, but brave like, extendin
k out and beyond. Measured and detei
q mined, therefore, by the estimate OF chal
" aoter previously stated, we can look back I
a life spent In an honest endeavor to be lie
= and governed by the light and knowledg
given, and forward to the reward of hill
=, who receives the commentator Of 1--WE
q DONE"