The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-24
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT,
Adopted in Memory of the Late Chancellor
Fleming.

Adopted in Memory of the Late Chancellor
Fleming.
On hearing of the death of Judge
VIM. S. Fleming, the bar met Tues
day of last week to take such action
as might be thought proper, to show
their appreciation of his life and
character and respect for his MEM
DRY. w. b. Gorden, Esq, was called
to the Chair, and j. Il. l.. Cochran,
ESQ.,, was made Secretary.
On motion it was resolved that the
bar should attend the funeral in Il
body, and that a committee should
be appointed to prepare suitable res
olutions, to be presented at another
meeting, to be held the following
Monday. The chairman appointed
l.. p. Padgett, j. H. RUSSELL and j,
r. Williamson, the Committee on
resolutions, and the meeting then
adjourned until Monday.
Mondays Meeting.
Monday the bar met again, to hear
the report of the committee on reso-
lutiOns. There was full attendance
of the members, to do honor to the
memory of their friend and ex-
Chancellor, and when the resolutions
were read nearly every member
present, young and old, spoke in
tender words of love, respect, honor
and admiration for the brother who
had gone on before. The resolutions
read as follows:
Resolutions by the Bar.
William Stuart Fleming was born in
| Maury County, Tennessee, April %, 1916
| and died at his home in this city July
| l3, 1895. He was educated at Yale Col
| lege, graduating in 1885 Returning tC
his native county, he engaged for g
while in school teaching. For while
| he was Editor of the columbia Mirror
| He was licensed to practise law and
was admitted to the bar about 1874.
| During the half century of his active
| duties in the practice of his profession
| he was member of the firm of FriersoT
| IL Fleming. Afterwards he was associ
ated with the lamented Vance Thomp
son. In 1870 he was elected Chancellor
of this division, and served until 1896.
After his voluntary retirement from
the bench, he resumed the practice o
law as senior member of the firm O
| w. S. Fleming Il Son, and so continued
until his retirement in 1892. Since 1870
he has been waiting, only waiting, til
the shadows are little longer grown,
passing away the time in the comfort
of his happy home circle, reading ant
in conversation with friends, calm,
back the scenes of long ago. For man,
years he was an elder in the First Pres
byterian Church of this city. Passin,
fourscore years, he realized "my age i
falling from me like garment, and
| move on"
Chancellor Fleming was man of fin
and varied attainments. Learned il
the law, ripe scholar in the classic
and literature-versed in history, ant
especially so in the history of Maur,
County and Tennessee; the author of
history of Magry County and of man,
poems and prose compositions; in hi
palmy days au orator whose eloquenc
swayed juries and moved the masses
in his feelings tender, i'm his associa
tons warm-hearted and generous; {
duty faithful, to his fellows he wa
kind, to God he was obedient.
How blest must be the recollection o
those who, like the setting sun, hav
left trail Of light behind them, b.
which others may see the way to tina
rest which remaineth for the people o
God.
Chancellor Fleming was a man pos
sessing a rare combination of intelleC
and virtue, of gentleness and force, q
amiability and vigOr, all harmoniousl
blending to mark him gentleman
nobleman. He was impressed with tn
conviction that "The lives that serv
the eternal verities alone do moul
mankind"
He leaves behind him two sons and