The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-01

meeting OF the members OF The SOnlerSct
Bar was held al the law Officse OfCohroth <
Ruppel Thursdy afternoon to take action rel
ative 10 the death Of Associate Judge Pile.
a. II. CofrOih. Esq, presided and E o.
Kooser and J. 4. Berkey, Esqs, acted as Sec
re;aies. On motion the Chair appointed L.
C. CoIborn, Geo. r. scuIi, Il. NJ Berkley, J.
A. Berkey and jas. L. Pugh, Esqs., q COM
mittee to dralt appropriate resolutions to be
submitted at meeting to be held at l O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. II was further decided
that the members Of the Bar should attend
the funeral in body.
Atthe meeting Saturday afternoon the
committee reported a set of resolutions
which were unanimously adopted and ex-
Judge Baer was appointed to present them
to the Court atits meeting Monday morning.
Shortly after Court convened Monday morn
ing Judge Baer arose and said
HoS. W. J. BAER If the Court please.
it becomes my duty to present to this hon
orable Court certain resolutions tha, were
passed by the Bar on the death Of your and
our late brother, Judge G. W. Pile, who
died on Thursday Of last week and was bur
ried on Saturday. His illness was Of short
duration, and the funeral, though on very
severe and stormy day, was largely attended,
showing the high esteem in which he was
held by all the citizens Of this community
He was my near neighbor and as such
knew him well and knew hin to be chris
tian gentleman in every sense of the word
q man who was strictly honest in all his
dealings. and who goes down to his rest and
posterity as an honest man, which is one Of
the highest tributes that can be paid 10 any
man, because I believe
"An honest man i the mobiles. work Of God -
l knew him best during the time he sat on
the bench with me aud Judge Shaver. Pri-
or to that knew him only as one Of my
neighbors and a worthy citizen, having the
confidence Of all wha knew him. oa tie
bench Knsw him to be an impartial Judge
and a just judge, and when that is said do
not know what more can be added that
would increase the high regard of anybody.
The measure Of a judge is that Of imparti-
alily and justice. He came up to thst stand
ard very fully. During the few years that
we were on tbe.bench together, in connec-
ton with judge Shaver, in the course OF
business We had occasion often to see how
righteously indignant he would become,
when, through mere trickery, witnesses and
parties would seek 10 gain cause, probably
within the strict letter Of the law, bat in
fat conflict With the higher law. He was
one Of those men who did not be ieve that
everything was strictly right simply because
1t was within the le,Ier Of the Law; in other
words, he believed that one could keep
within the letter Of human law and yet
would not be within the pale Of that Higher
Court.
lie was, what may be called in common
parlanoe, a broad-gauge man IN business and
social life. He wss q member Of The church,
striei Lutheran, yet he had many charae-
teristics that 60 beyond the christianity of
mere church members He was not bigot-
ted His christianity and religion we're as
broad as the brotherhood OF man And
when you COME TO that, you come back 10
the original religion which is 50 essential in
these days.
There are others who will follow me, who
know more OF his family relations than ],
and who will speak to you Of MS high quail
ities in this respect. These resolutions that
| have in my hand cover the groand 80
thoroughly that ! will not add anything
further by way OF eneomian. bat simply
read them.
WHEREAs, Hon. George " Pile, Associate
Judge Of the several Courts Of SOnseise
County, died on the Esd day Of February.
A ID. 1898, and,
WHEEEAs, Il IS fitting and proper for the
members Of the Somerset Bar to express
their sorrow at the sad intelligence and show
their appreciation Of the character Of the de
ceased as a man, citizen and an official
therefore be it
Resolscd, Ist That the members Of the
Somerset Bar received with profound sor-
row and regret the announcement Of the
death Of Hon. George W. Pile late Associate
Judge of Somerset County.
2nd That in the death Of Hon George
W. Pile the COmnonwealth has lost val
liable citizen, the County a pure and Just
Judge, bis family an sfF-csionaie and gen.
tie husband and kind and thoughtful faith
er. When, in the Providence Of God, such
man iscalled away the voice of complain
ing is hGshed by the thought that the
change is his gain and the good name he
Ieh behind him will long be treasured in
grateful remembrance by those with whom
be Travelled the ways OF life.
srd That during the time in which he
sat in our couFts-in his official capacity as
well as in bis private iife-he ever manifest
ed toward the members Of the Bar the dig
nifty aud kindness Of true gentleman, aud
his actions on the bench were governed oy
an infexible conviction Of and adherence TO
duty.