Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-11
a MEETING,
The Late DIR. 3. N, Russell Eulo'
gized by his Brothers in
the Profession.
The Audrain County Medical So

go ~ -
was presided ever by DR.. Fritts
who made a neat talk, thanking
the body of physicians for the
homer thus conferred. Resolutions
We're reported by the committee
appointed at the last meeting fol
That purpose. Their text is as fol
lows:
death having removed from oul
association, our community and
our people, n ofour most worthy,
beloved and useful members, DR..
S. n. Russell, therefore, in accor,
dance with custom of all organized
bodies, this committee was created
to present resolutions expressive
of the sense of this association with
respect to his death.
WHEREAS, death under any and
all circumstances is d solemn thing
to contemplate, and in the present
instance peculiarly distressing, A
man In the prime of mature man.
hood, rich in experience and OBJ
servation, useful in every walk OF
life, esteemed, respected and be-
loved by ala man who will be
missed, not only by his family and
friends, but by all his professional
brethren and by the people general
ly whom he so faithfully served.
A man, modest, capable and emil
ment, with a warm heart and a
clear head; of original thought, a
conservative, active, patient, dig
nified and manly man; courteous,
foreeful, truthful, obliging, kind
and faithful and an ornament to his
profession, to his family and to his
people; and having a career well
worthy of imitation, therefore
ResoTved, first, That IN the death
of DR.. Russell, the profession of
loses a useful and valu-
able member. The community an
honest and upright citizen, his
a kind. indulgent father and
husband.
Resolved, second, That we tender
our profound sympathy to the
of the deceased and that a
copy of these resolutions be trans
cribed and sent to them.
Resolved, third, That a men,
page be set apart properly
arranged and containing the action
of this association, together with
these resolution and remarks made
by the members; and that a copy
of the same be furnished the city
papers with a request to publish.
Resolved, fourth, That the chair
man elect of this association be
to present a copy of
these resolution to the Linton Dis
trict Medical Association with ap-
propriate remarks upon his life and
services"
Immediately following the pass
age of the resolutions, the president
suggested that any remarks on the
life and death of the deceased
brother would be received with
interest, and there at once followed
number Of impromptu speeches
of unusual vigor and interest for
efforts.
DR.. Pinckney French said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN !:
This is the first time in my short life
that a warm professional and per-
sonal friend has laid down the bur-
dens of life and babe me good-by
forever. This is the first time of
my life that I have been moved to
offer my poor tribute to the worth
and esteem of the dead. I will
confer no honor, however, upon the
memory of DR.. Russell by any
thing | may be able to say-he was
too great, too good a man to be
honored by any eulogy I could
One of the saddest facts
that disturbs the reflection of men
is that in every household there is
one vacant chair; that at some
time of life there hangs from the
of every home the en-
blem of sorrow. When the pale
hand of death enters the sacred
precincts of home and plucks there
from the defenceless flower of
childhood, it sewers a cord that
leads direct to a mothers heart and
the deeper feelings that
moisten a fathers eye. If it re-
moves from the affectionate circle
the fair and fragrant flower ofyouth
and young manhood, we pause in
painful silence and while we
weep ''that one so lovely should
have a life SO brief" we wonder
at the inexplicable ways Of an in
scrutible divinity, and when the
silent messenger invades the ranks
of active life and conquers the
strength of mature manhood, stills
the hands of usefulness and lays
PROSTATE the form wherein rests
the burdens of this world, the
pulse of time loses a beat and the
wheel of progress makes a skip
and while with uncovered head,
with sad hearts and fearful eyes
we lay them away where pain,
hardship and adversely disturb
not their well earned repose, we
bow in humble submission to the
will of u Great Father. The
man OF whom we speak tonight
occupied the last position upon
pathway and when he laid
down to rest the cares and ankle
of a useful life were resting
upon his weary form. But recent
ly he had visited the novels
of the poor as well as the houses
of the rich. So lately had he
comforted human heart and scat
sunshine along his pathway.
All of his life he had listened to
the complaints of the sick and the
murmurs of the impatient and the
moan of the sufferer. Innumer-
able are the times when he SO pa
listened to the fault-find-
ing criticisms of the uncharitable
and the lamentations of the be-
reaved. When calamity overlook
our people he vas their friend. He