Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

distress.
Second. Be it further resolved,
That we tender to his family our
sympathy and coincidence.
Third. That a copy of this pre-,
amble and resolutions be furnished
the family of the deceased, and to
the city papers for publication.
JOHN f. HOUSE,
VIM. A. QUARLEs,
r. HI. BURNEY,
A. r. GHoLsoN,
III. N. LEIGH,
After reading the above, Col.
House arose and paid high tribute
to Judge Smith as a citizen, lawyer
and gentleman. He did not think
he had ever met a man who came
nearer combining all those excellen-
cies of character that make the
true man than did the de-
ceased. Col. House was visibly
affected, and before he had com
pleted his eulogy many moist eyes
were noticed among those with
whom Judge Smith had been inti-
mably associated in the practice of
law.
Col. Yancey was the next speaker.
He paid a high compliment to the
distinguished dead and said that in
his estimation Judge Smith was one
of the grandest characters he ever
met. Col. Yancey seconded the mo-
ton to adopt the resolutions.
Judge Lurton, former law part
ner of Judge Smith, who had been
intimately associated with him for
many years, found it hard to portray
the true character of the man. He
had never known a man as pure of
heart nor as self-sacrifcing. His
knowledge of men was profound.
He had more warm personal friends
throug hout the State than any man
in it. AS practicing lawyer he was
good, and as an adviser he was al
ways cautious. Judge Lurton's
speech was pathetic and greatly af-
fected the audience.
After short speeches by w. M.
Daniel and A. G. Goodlett the reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted.
The meeting was then adjourned and
the bar went in a body to the church.
AT THE CHURCH.
The services at the church were
very imposing. Rev. w. r. Pee
bles opened the services with prayer,
and DIR. j. B. West preached a SER
mon on the character of Judge
Smith. He had known Judge Smith,
said the minister, for more than
thirty years, and for much of that
tine their lives had been interviewer
in the closest of friendship. Hence
he could not let his friend pass off
the stage of action without paying
tribute to his great worth and his
admirable hearing in all the walks
of life. He took no text, but simply
portrayed the character of the man
in touching and just eulogy.
A feature of the beautiful service
was solo by Mrs. John J. West, as
sisted by j. II. Macrae, 1.-THE Home
of the Soul. In the large audience
there were few eyes that were not
moistened by the tender sentiment
of this song so touchingly expressed
by the singers.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful in the extreme. A shaft
perhaps four feet high of exquisite
flowers resting upon bank of ivy
and surmounted by a white dove
with outstretched wings, was the Of
fering of the bar. Another, book
of roses and rare flowers, across
whose pages in pink flowers, was
traced "Our President was from
the Academy. A large harp of
Mareschal Neil roses resting on
base of pure white lilies was from
his Sunday-school class while many
others from friends were worthy of
mention.
The pail bearers were as follows:
S. A. Caldwell, r. III. Pickering, r
E. McCulloch, ID. p. MADDEN, Ed.
Turnkey, B. w. Macrae, j. j. Crus-
man, Jno. F.. Couts, d. N. Kennedy,
and Jas. H. Smith. In addition to
the above the GAINESVILLE Bar acted
as honorary pail bearers. The pro-
cession as it moved out from the
church on the march to the cemetery
was one of the largest ever seen in
the city. Almost every hack and
carriage in the city was brought into
requisition to accommodate the i'm
fnense crowd which attended the
interment. The services were con-
cluded at the grave, and the body
consigned to its last resting place.
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