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Article THE LATE BRO. RICHARD SMITH, ← Page 2 of 5 →
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The Late Bro. Richard Smith,
ticular pursuit—he was in all things the master-spirit . Do wc mourn for him ?—No ; for his memory is so dear to us , that we can cherish it with a fondness that we could hardly describe for a living man . His conduct and character were so excellent , and his bright example so pure , that we rather rejoice at his having attained the grand climacteric whereby he had been permitted to do so much good on earth ; and that , sudden as was his deaththe assurance that he was prepared ba life
, y of purity , was a guarantee that he could at a moment ' s notice surrender his trust , pure and unsullied , to Hi . ii who gave it . It is natural that Bristol should deeply lament this truly good man ; her institutions , her science , her literature , her charities , have lost their friend ; for his useful sphere ranged from the nobleman ' s palatial
residence to the hospital and the workhouse . His mind was expansive and powerful as thought and imaginings could render it ; his heart was tutored by charity itself ; and his disposition was most truly amiable . Why , then , do we not mourn for Brother Smith ? Because he bequeathed a priceless legacy to every Freemason—EXAMPLE . It is to be hoped that a Masonic volume will be written by some Brother competent to the task , pourtraying the character and
describing the services which Brother Richard Smith rendered to the Craft : there are abundant materials to be collected . In the meantime , we shall , as annalists , glean from the public press some of the fugitive remarks which his recent decease has occasioned , and shall be grateful to any friend who may inform us further on so interesting a subject . His father was an eminent surgeon of Bristol ; his mother the daughter of the Rev . Alex . Stopford Catgott , L . L . B ., master of the
Grammar School . He was educated at the Grammar School , and afterwards at Dr . A ^ alpy ' s , Reading . In 1796 , he was elected one of the surgeons to the Bristol Infirmary , to which institution he was attached for forty-six years , and was at his death , and for many previous years , the senior surgeon . He married , in 1802 , Miss Creswicke , —which estimable lady survives him . He left no issue . In 1 S 03 , he was the chief of the medical staff of the Bristol Volunteers . The melancholy event occurred in an ante-room of the Philosophical
and Literary Institution , which establishment it had been Mr . Smith ' s custom to visit almost every evening . After reading in the library for about half an hour , and conversing with the persons present in his usual cheerful manner , he was about to go home , when he met Mr . L . O . Bigg ,
of whom he asked some questions respecting a private society formerly existing in Bristol , and of which his ( Mr . B . ' s ) father had been a member . Mr . Smith requested him to write down the date of his father ' s death , which Mr . Bigg readily consented to do , and they retired to the ante-room for that purpose . The event was recorded , and Mr . Biggwas about to hand the memorandum to the deceased , when he staggered and fell heavily on the ground . Death must have been instantaneous ,
for notwithstanding that medical aid was almost immediately obtained , the effort to bleed him proved fruitless . Some few months ago , Mr . Smith experienced a severe attack of illness ; he had , however , to all appearance , almost completely recovered from it ; and notwithstanding a conviction on his part , which seemed to have taken firm possession of his mind , that he was not long for this life , his friends and professional associates who could detect nothing , beyond the
circumstance of his advanced age , to countenance the idea , indulged the hope that years might still roll on ere he should be gathered to his fathers anil " No more for him the bkizin ;; hearth should bur . i . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Late Bro. Richard Smith,
ticular pursuit—he was in all things the master-spirit . Do wc mourn for him ?—No ; for his memory is so dear to us , that we can cherish it with a fondness that we could hardly describe for a living man . His conduct and character were so excellent , and his bright example so pure , that we rather rejoice at his having attained the grand climacteric whereby he had been permitted to do so much good on earth ; and that , sudden as was his deaththe assurance that he was prepared ba life
, y of purity , was a guarantee that he could at a moment ' s notice surrender his trust , pure and unsullied , to Hi . ii who gave it . It is natural that Bristol should deeply lament this truly good man ; her institutions , her science , her literature , her charities , have lost their friend ; for his useful sphere ranged from the nobleman ' s palatial
residence to the hospital and the workhouse . His mind was expansive and powerful as thought and imaginings could render it ; his heart was tutored by charity itself ; and his disposition was most truly amiable . Why , then , do we not mourn for Brother Smith ? Because he bequeathed a priceless legacy to every Freemason—EXAMPLE . It is to be hoped that a Masonic volume will be written by some Brother competent to the task , pourtraying the character and
describing the services which Brother Richard Smith rendered to the Craft : there are abundant materials to be collected . In the meantime , we shall , as annalists , glean from the public press some of the fugitive remarks which his recent decease has occasioned , and shall be grateful to any friend who may inform us further on so interesting a subject . His father was an eminent surgeon of Bristol ; his mother the daughter of the Rev . Alex . Stopford Catgott , L . L . B ., master of the
Grammar School . He was educated at the Grammar School , and afterwards at Dr . A ^ alpy ' s , Reading . In 1796 , he was elected one of the surgeons to the Bristol Infirmary , to which institution he was attached for forty-six years , and was at his death , and for many previous years , the senior surgeon . He married , in 1802 , Miss Creswicke , —which estimable lady survives him . He left no issue . In 1 S 03 , he was the chief of the medical staff of the Bristol Volunteers . The melancholy event occurred in an ante-room of the Philosophical
and Literary Institution , which establishment it had been Mr . Smith ' s custom to visit almost every evening . After reading in the library for about half an hour , and conversing with the persons present in his usual cheerful manner , he was about to go home , when he met Mr . L . O . Bigg ,
of whom he asked some questions respecting a private society formerly existing in Bristol , and of which his ( Mr . B . ' s ) father had been a member . Mr . Smith requested him to write down the date of his father ' s death , which Mr . Bigg readily consented to do , and they retired to the ante-room for that purpose . The event was recorded , and Mr . Biggwas about to hand the memorandum to the deceased , when he staggered and fell heavily on the ground . Death must have been instantaneous ,
for notwithstanding that medical aid was almost immediately obtained , the effort to bleed him proved fruitless . Some few months ago , Mr . Smith experienced a severe attack of illness ; he had , however , to all appearance , almost completely recovered from it ; and notwithstanding a conviction on his part , which seemed to have taken firm possession of his mind , that he was not long for this life , his friends and professional associates who could detect nothing , beyond the
circumstance of his advanced age , to countenance the idea , indulged the hope that years might still roll on ere he should be gathered to his fathers anil " No more for him the bkizin ;; hearth should bur . i . "