Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-17
AARON REYNOLDS, DECEASED.
Action OF the Grand Jury and the Re
marks Of III. III. Appleton.

marks Of III. n. Appleton.
Aaron Reynolds, . member of the
Grand Inquest Of New Castle County
having died since the last meeting OF
lhat body, the following resolutions of
respect and coincidence were offered and
adopted In the Grand Inquest room on
Monday forenoon:
GRAND JURY ROOM,
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 15, 1885.
WHEREAS, An All-wise Providence
has, In His insorutAbls wisdom, re-
moved from hence one Of our members
since last we met; therefore,
RESOLVED, By the members of the
Grand Inquest Of New Castle County,
that In the death Of Aaron Reynolde de
We have lost genial friend and COM
panioL, society IN honest, upright citi.
zen, and the family of which he WAS
the head kind, affectionAte father,
guide and stAf-and as mark Of con.
alteration to each. the surviving son
and daughter, we hereby direct that q
copy of this, our formal action, be sent.
II. FL. APPLETON,
WILLIAM @. WEER,
JEFFERSON B. FoARD.
Committee.
Upon the motion tO adopt, which was
unanimously carried, the following re.
marks were made by Fl. II. Appleton,
the colleague Of the late deceased:
Our late companion Aaron Reynolds,
was In all respects self-educated and
self made man, who having been trained
In the humber walks OF life had by in
dustry, frugality and integrity won a
reputation and character among men,
and gained for himself that rare earthly
possession-competency and conte MT
meDt. For more than q quarter of a
century he had lived In the same CON-
munity and on the same farm where be
did, and was succeeded afterwsrd by
one OF bis children, the tenant Of the
late Daniel Corbit. AS . friend and
neiahbor he was genial, kind and
considerate, always accommodating
and yielding, granting not only the
legal and just demands Of others, but
IconcedlDg by kindly and neighborly
deedE the golden injunction Of doing
unto others as he would have them dc
unto him.
Though not in the same vicinity, bul
often seeing and meeting him, / have
to this extent been intimately associ-
ated for the past twenty years, and
knowing him as men are generally
known and Judged In rural and agri.
cultural community, 1 have mover
known nor heard any thing as to his
business integrity or neighborly char
acteristios Inconsistent with his esti-
mate here stated. But IL is In the home
ifurroundings and domestic relations
where . mans character 10 portrayed
In the strongest light, and where the
blemishes and Inconsistencies are the
more clearly revealed, but in these as
In the former estimates have never
heard other than evidences of moral
worth and . true appreciation Of the
duties and responsibilities of the situa-
tion.
Having lost his wife before his chill.
dren were fully grown, his life has been
home life With and among bis family.
Since havinE>Erown and married chill
dren, the son going out from the paren-
tal bome, his time has been divided TO
and alternating between the two chill
dren, in the language OF the daughter,
'sleeping and breakfasting ut home,
and spending the day with Aaron"
From an organic Affection of the heart
he was taken suddenly Ill on the road
from Middletown to his home, from the
effects of which he rallied slowly but
never recovered, and just two weeks
from the frst attack he died literally
10 the arms OF his children suddenly,
pRtnlessly, on Saturday afternoon,
October 30th.
As viewed from o moral standpoint,
ths life here dimly outlined was Of even
tenure and barren of results, but there
are innumerable instrumentalities used
and being used In building up and tor
warding the great work Of Christianis
ing and elevating the human race, Ger
| tain responsibilities of which fall to the
lot OF ell. And he who Is faithful In
the measure OF trust committed TO bin
has performed his portion of life's
duties, and though not to the extent OF
others with greater advantages and
the extent of the trust reposed, equally
as we'll and faithfully performed.
As viewed from another standpoint
he mAy have erred or failed in the per
formAnce of Christian duties, but re
Imcmbcring the broad basis and extend
cd foundations underlying all super
structions of Christian faith, the eres
and divine Injunction to love thy neigh
Dor % thysslf, who other than the di
vine judge, who Is also the divine Law
Igiver, can determine the aotuatin I, gov
Eerning motives OF lifs's action, or de
II termine Its results rs measured and de
ttermined by the touchstone here given
! running on rs 1t must through the lives
mot only Of those directly under hi
lRuidauoe and influence, but brave-like
Extending ont and beyond, measured
and determined therefore by the esti
mate Of character previously stated
1--WE can therefore look back TO lif'
Ispent In an honest endeavor to be lee
and governed by the light and knowl
edge given, and forward to the iewart
iof him who receives the oomnendatioi
Iof "Well DONE"