Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1891-04-30
Glover Club Memorial.

At the regular meeting of the
Clover Club, April 2S, Mrs. w. b.
Waller, Miss Sula Brown, w. X.
White and T. G.. McRae were APP
pointed as committee to draft
suitable resolutions touching the life
and character of George 2. Smoote.
The following were reported and
unani mously adopted:
Par negoties unique supra"
Hon. George Parker Smoote one
of the promoters, and the most dis
tinguished member of the Prescott
Clover Club, departed this life at his
home in Prescott, Ark, on Wednes-
day, April %, 1891. Endowed by
nature with mind singularly acute,
ready and logical, which by many
years of well directed and discrimi-
mating study and exercise in law aud
literature, became greatly strength
ened, and highly cultivated. A, poet
of rare genius, pure sentiment, lofty
thought and sturdy patriotism, he
seemed to delight ia singing the
praises of his country and Of its he
role men and virtuous women. Con-
stantly enchanted with the beauties
of nature, from which pure source,
sprang much of his poetic and litera-
ry inspiration. Many of his produc-
tions are remarkable for their strength
and vigor of expression, and radiant
with tender passion, while others,
glow with religious fervor-none be-
ing deficient in refinement, or delca-
cy Of words or sentiment.
The sage and oracle of our Club,
possessing most amiablc and Iowa
bic disposition, and while always en-
joying its exercises and social fea-
lures, he contributed much to its
character aud success.
He is dead bat may not our Club,
the town, county and State, become
better by the emphasis of his life,
and the virtues of its lessons! He
has left us as a legacy, the example
of his tender affection for his home
and family, his unwaverjug christian
faith, his broad charity for the frail,
ties of human nature, his devotion &c
duty, his purity of life and character
his absolute disdain OF rank and dis
tinction at the cost of manliness and
integrity, and his passionate love of
country.
1t remains for us to emulate his
noble virtues. III he could speak to
us from his home above, he would
repeat this admonition of William
Cullen Bryant in his reflections on
DEATH
$50 live, that when thy summons comes to joi,
The innunerable caravan that moves
10 the pale reall:s of shade where each shall taxi
| His chamber in the silent halls Of death,
Thou go, not like the quarry slave al night,
Seourged to his dungeon but sustained and soothe'
By an unfaltering trust. approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery Of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams"
We, the members of said { ub
who proiited by his association, being
DESTROYS of testifying our respect ion
his memory, and expressing our earn
est and affectionate sympathy with
the family afflicted by this dispense
ton, Therefore, be it
Resolred, That we sincerely con
dole with the family of our distin
guished friend and member in thei
bereavement, and devoutly commen'
them for consolation to Him wt'
orders all things for the best, au'
whose Establishments are meant II
mercy.
| ReSolred, That that this heartfelt
testimonial of respect, sympathy an'
sorrow be printed, and copies for
warded to the widow and children 0
our departed friend, attested by tn
President and Secretary.
NJ. w. ericsson, Pres't.
ANNIE HATLEY, Sec'y.