The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-20
TRIBUTE OF THE UNION BAR
To the Memory of Major James B
Steedman.

During the sitting of the Court of
Common Pleas, on Thursday last, Mr..
Munro arose to make motion, and
said:
May it please your Honor, it has
always been the usage of the gentle
men of the Bar, whenever a break
occurred in the ranks of the profess
sion by death, to assemble together
and offer tribute to the memory Of
the deceased brother; to bear testi-
mony to his good qualities, and to put
on record their sense of loss sus-
tanned.
Accordingly, your Honor, after the
death of Mr.. Steedman, a meeting of
the Bar was called recently for such
purpose, and, as the organ of that
meeting, l desire 20 ask your Honor's
attention to it's action. / read the
proceedings of the meeting:
At meeting of the members of the
Union Bar, held on February 10th,
1855, In the Court House, for the
purpose of testifying their great re-
spect to the memory of the late Major
James b. Steedman the Honorable
William Munro was chosen Chair
man, and c. C. Culp, Esq, appointed
Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. D. A. Townsend,
the Chairman appointed as a commit
tee to prepare appropriate resolutions
OF respect to the memory of our de-
parted friend and associate, Messrs.
ID. A. Townsend, David johnson, Jr.,
and &. G. Culp, and to submit the
same at another meeting, to be held
on the call of the Chairman.
On motion the meeting was adj
journed.
At subsequent meeting of the
Union Bar, held on the 25th instant.
the committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, In view of the loss we
have sustained by the decease of our
friend and associate, Major James B.
Steedman, and of the still heavier
loss sustained by those who were
nearest and dearest to him; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Ma
Jor James B. Steedman the State has
lost gallant and devoted son; the
community an honorable, upright and
publlc-spirited citizen; the Bar an
able, Jealous and learned lawyer, and
one OF its brightest ornaments; his
chents laborious, painstaking and
faithful counsellor, and his friends q
true, sincere and warm-hearted COM
panion.
Resolved, That we respectfullv
tender our, sincere sympathy to the
family of the deceased in their great
aff1iction, and that a COPY of these
resolutions be transmitted to them.
and also that a copy thereof be pub
| llshed in the Union Times.
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of
this meeting be presented by the
rairman Of this meeting to the Pre-
siding Judge, at the next session of
Court OF Common Pleas for Union
County, and request that they be en-
tered upon the minutes of the Court.
ID. A. Townsend,
ID. johnson, Jr.,
c. G. Culp,
Committee.
On motion, the meeting was then
c. C. Culp, Chairman
Secretary.
said: NO.
In the death Of Mr.. Steedman We
are called on to lament the loss of
one who, by reason of his seniority.
his great abilities, his learning and
attalnments, well deserved . to be
called the leader of our Bar. can
weil remember when, twenty-five
years ago, | came to the Bar ard to
TINS place, l found him here the iun-
lor, and then succeeded to his place.
as ! now do, alas! to his place as tho
| senior. He was then Young in his
profession and with but little prac-
tice, but he was then, more than anv
other of us, Industrious, diligent and
faithful in the study of the law. and
was then laying the foundation Of
that store OF legal knowledge which