The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

y. was not my pleasure to know
HIN Z. A. Woodland until 1905. Since
chat time and until his death, I have
,aen closely associated with him both
professionally and socially. BY rea-
son Of this intimacy 1 learned to know
him and appreciate MIN almost as
well as if we had come up from boy
hood together.
Since his death my mental picture
tf him is chiefly as / saw him in the
DAVIS Of his health and activity, sitting
ut his desk, his comfortable office
chair tilted slightly backward and
facing the window that looked out
over the courthouse square: neatly
dressed in a black Prince Albert,
wearing a white tie and white vest,
. plain gold ring on his left hand, a
small well shaped hand, his blue
gray eyes half closed in the content
ment Of the moments relaxation from
business. l can hear the slow meas
pred tones of his voice and see the
look of friendly interest IN his face as
il was when he advised, admonished,
and encouraged me. This picture is
not unIdIllildl W oNkAC4S, CSpCO1dAIy
the latter part Of it, for I know Of no
man who so constantly manifested
deep and continued interest in the
welfare Of young people or more deli
cately contributed of his wisdom, his
influence and his goods for their ad-
vancement and their pleasure.
Underneath this memory picture Of
him | feel should be inscribed in
fadeless letters:
vi "a l.l - 80 L.
To give the world assurance of a
man."
Mr.. Woodland was gifted in his
qualities and fortuned in the endOw-
ments Of manhood. His faculties were
tremendously expanded; his abilities
systematically developed, and all his
powers co-ordinated to a high ef-
fciency.
My regard for this man was so deep
that | nave hesitated to attempt the
tribute | wished to pay him, realizing
my inability to express my apprecia-
a gentleman, a Christian, and q
friend.
+. \. Woodland was prominently q
gentleman. In full truth it can be
said that the coarse, h common, OF
the vulgar was impossible for him.. By
blood a patrician; by instinct AND
habit courteous, kind, and generous
he rose serenely above the raw blast!
OF everyday earthiness, the chickering's
the s~quabbleS, the trickeries which
enger dislike and distrust and max,
men less brotherly.
Much of his strength was attribut
able to the mastery he maintained
over ms emotions and passions. H
constantly preserved a serenity of at
htude, an imperturbableness which
yielded neither to anger, fear. hate o
o'her mind disturbing excitements
lheXorable in his purpose when h
conceived that purpose to be wise an,
proper, he neither baked at laboriou
effort nor yielded an inch to opposi
ZION to its fulfllment.
Nr Woodland was habituated wit
q Aatural dignity. a poise in though
manner and conduct that was admir-
"oIe' there was about him an instaT
SUGGESTION of intellectual power, wis
.oh broadened by imagination an
Nept pure by reverence.
ne telt that only through the sui
orolnation of self was it possible to dc
vote self along the lines Of create.
sdi1e' and always he held person;
pride the desire Of personal gain, ar
berSohal ambition vassal to his lii
purpose of being useful to the caus'
ne espoused and to the good Of h
generation. In his execution Of h
uuty TO God and his fellows, in his e,
pIoltatlon Of movements for righteou
ness ne avoided the o~stentation of IL
ppafket place and the claptrap Of tt
Dr. bradshaw in his exquisite tri'
ute 10 Mr.: Woodland at the funeral
sne latter, remarked upon his capaci
.or friendship as a distinctive chara
tsilstic of the This capacity f
mlshdship vas built upon those sple
ud and kindly qualities in the m;
winch signally empowered him to 10
ana be loved. He was exceptional
~ power of bestowing friendship a.
- compelling it, and in his friendshi
~ was consistent, loyal, sincere. a.
"poVe all, tender.
~. a. Woodland was one OF t
""'lest lawyers in the State. He w
assessed with all the attributes reQl
s.le TO make him a leader in his pr