The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-14

CUlbTeat. -S:s morning. - SNSiS
Other member 0i this bar loved him,
| loved hinl-we ali loved him. and |
think | can say. after All intimate ac-
ouaintance with him for nearly twenty
wears, that he loved every member OF
this bar. He felt that they were his
friends. He was theirs. just one
wear ago. Your Honor. Judge Gage
was kept at homs b. sickness and
could not meet his appointment to
hold this court. 4 meeting OF the tar
was held at which Mr.. Culbreath was
not present. and he was unanimously
recommended TO the CHIEF justice as a
suitable person to preside at ne july
term Of this court. That touched him
as nothing else had seemed TO touch
him. While he always had the great
est respect for the members OF he
bench and the greatest respect Tor the
Office. it never entered his mind to
seek prefernent in that line. but
the fact that his bretfern OF the bar.
without any notice to him. without
anv consultation with him whatever.
had unanimously recommended him
to try their cases-lllis he felt keenly,
and ne expressed himself 10 me. may
it please Your Honor, as having felt
that this was the greatest honor ever
conferred upon him in his lie, and as
he spoke to me about the member OF
the bar who suggested his name. he
said: He little knows the gratifica-
ton that he has given me by Sugges-
ting me for this position" May 1t
please Your Honor. at that time Mr..
Culbreath was feeling the desolatlon
OF man who was bereft OF his COM
panion. His heart was sore. He was
desolate, and when that mark Of es-
TEEN came to him from his brethren,
it just opened the food tide of his
heart, and he loved them and loved
every one.
"Other members OF the bar have al
luded 70 his great heartedness. to his
ability as a lawyer, and to his pains
taking efforts in his cases, but l wish
TO speak CT him more particularly as
a man OF heart. as we'll as Of head.
James Y. Culbreath. so far as know,
hated no man. So far as / know, he
had no malice in his heart against any
mortal, and. so far as l know. and /
knew him intimately, he had nothing
but love in his heart for his fellow
man, and whenever occasion offered
it was a pleasure to him to render
assistance to his feilow-nlan. think
he would go farther to do kindness
than any other man I have ever
known. And whenever it was necess-
ary for him 20 criticise he criticised
in charity. and sought some excuse
for the conduct that ne was forced 10
criticise. He never attributed bad mo-
tives TO any .ran E!e always looked
cut ior an excuse ;or man doing
anything I!1a: ::c didn't regard lip to
the STANDARD 4 o: honor and tie highest
and best integrity.
Il wish I could say more. BIZ my
herat IS too iall ior utGerance. |
i'new him as intimately. perhaps, as
any member ci or bar. | waS brown
with him. perhaps. N his later wears
more closely than any other member
of the bar. and think | can say. and
say it trulhiulIy, that he was one of
the salt OF the earth; he was one OF
the best men that ever blessed New
berry by his presence.
Mr.. I. w. Jones.
Mr.. L. W. Jones then seconded the
resolutions.
1T is pleasure to me- Ae said,
TO say that l heartily second the res
olutions. both on account OF my
friendship io- N-. Culbreath, and his
for me; and on account Of ne great
respect that | had for him as man.
lawyer and a citizen. I heartily
second these resolutions, and | con-
cur in the estimate OF his worth pre-
sented b. the o.her members q the