The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-11
IN MEMORIAM

a meeting of All
Saints Church yestry, February z,
1910, the following proceedings were
The vestry of All SAINTS Church.
Richmond, Va. feels most sensibly
the profound sorrow AMI grea. he
reayenent which we are called urcn
to record, in the dealt, Of It's t he;
oNHI. HENRY d. wHITCoMB, who
departed this life January 70. 1910.
In the death of Colonel Whitcomb |
the church has sustained an inesti- |
mable loss, causing 1t, the vestry. and
the general community to mourn the
surrender OF a life that has been
so greatly valued and pointed to as
most worthy of emulation.
was true and valued member or
the vestry OF Monumental Church,
from which lie had resigned whe!
elected in 1855 as ono of committee
of six to net In the place Of a vestry,
congregation and construction Of All
Saints. the oifspfins OF Monumental
Church.
He was one Of the original guild.
and subscribed liDerally, as he has
always lone. to the work OF the new
church and other objects and when
II was entitled to vestry he was
elected as one in whom all felt tho
highest degree OF confluence, aS :.
pure. earnest and true example OF
the Christian, the churchman. and
the highest type of a man upon
whom the church and It's vestry
could rely in every requirement..
His devotion to It's teachings and
its every call made him valuable and
useful to a high degree In all rela-
tons.
AS member of the building COM
t.t ,cfr 1pt ON nf
present church cditice. his admirable
Qualities were most highly appre-
ciated, together with his knowledge
and experience in his procession as
a civil engineer.
His acquaintance with the canons
of the church, and his love for con
formity to its laws, We're ever IN
evidence, and his opinion commanded
the highest respect on all questions
MORALS, The Beatitudes, and Others
contributed by him and his family
to his loved ones who have preceded
him TO their promised rest, indicate
his goodness and love for the teach
ings of the Bible.
His faithful performance OF dutS
| in his profession as chief engineer
| OF the Chesapeake and Ohio. one O
the country's greatest railway sys
when President Grant was passint
over that road he so admired tn
skill Of it's engineer that he asket
an introduction to Colonel Whit
comb. who happened to be on tn
train. and who was later appointe
i by General Grant one Of four Unite
(. States commissioners to visit tn
A Nile and report on its hydrauli
works, in the interest Of the Fad
1 system in the Mississippi He restore
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. wa
1 identified with the Jarnes River an
Kanawha Canal, and was supcrinten
dent of the James River Improve
( ment for several years. and rendere
|, her greatest need, which. added
his love FOR it and his devoted fan
|, lily, all made strong his characte
and intensified our love for him. VIII
having been spared III heariy row
affairs Of the church militant, WI
ready to respond to the summons (
the church triumphant, which he q
with a loving farewell to his FAM
in his last few moments. ,,,,,.
. LETT beautiful legacy, in his Wol
OF copying in his own neat and leg
!, BILE handwriting, as a labor of 10y
the proceedings OF Monumentas y,
the subsequent proceedings o.
Saints vestry and congregation !
new hook. covering about l38 pag
thereof, equal TO over 400 pages
ordinary size, and this When ne W
no, far from eighty years or !, age In,.
: We should thank God for his 10Y
: life and example, Our tenderc
}, sympathics arc hereby conveyed
y his heroavod family, with the pray
for the peace of God which passe
mans understandings
9 H. S. VALENTINE,
y aOIINl TYLER,
Y COMMITTEES,