The North Star (Rochester)/1847/12/03/Death of David Scoville
DEATH OF DAVID SCOVILLE.
We publish below the proceedings of a meeting on the death of David Scoville, Esq. held by the Trustees of the Savings Bank at their banking house in this city, on Saturday morning, the 27th ult. William Pitkin Esq. President of the Board took the chair, and George H. Hungerford Esq. was appointed Secretary.
Mr. Pitkin the President arose, and addressed the Board in the feeling manner found in the proceedings. We fully condole in common with the rest of our citizens, the loss of so excellent a man as Mr. Scoville, as we learn that in addition to other prominent virtues, he was a known friend to the colored people.—Eds. North Star.
Gentleman: This special meeting of the Board of Trustees is occasioned by the sudden and lamented death of David Scoville, Esq., the Secretary of this Institution. His death occured in this room yesterday about half past three o'clock P. M., after a brief illness of about three hours.
By this afflictive dispensation of Providence, the Rochester Savings Bank is deprived of a trustworthy and vigilant officer, who has acted as its Secretary from its first organization in the year 1831, and has discharged his responsible duties with great fidelity, and in perfect confidence of all interested.
To us individually who have been so long and intimately associated with him in the management of the delicate and important interests connected with this institution—and have likewise known him as an exemplary Christian and respected citizen; his sudden removal by death can not but be long and deeply lamented.
A bereavement so distressing to the widow and relations of the deceased demands our sincere condolence and sympathies, and at the same time solemnly admonishes us anew to prepare for own last change, that we too may pass from a christian's life through the gates of death to the christian's immortality.
Isaac Hills Esq. then offered the following lowing resolutions, after prefacing the same with some appropriate remarks.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Resolved, That in the sudden and unexpected death of David Scoville Esq., the Secretary of this Institution, its trustees and other officers with whom he was in daily intercourse and communication are especially reminded "that in the midst of life we are in death," and forcibly taught "what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue."
Resolved, That in this afflictive dispensation of Providence, the community have to mourn the loss of one of their most excellent, worthy, and useful citizens, and the officers of this institution, a friend and an associate, who had by a long course of fidelity in his official position won their unqualified approbation of him as an officer, and by his amiable and courteous deportment in all his intercourse with them, their respect for him as a man.
Resolved, That we sincerly sympathize with the widow of our deceased friend and associate in her sudden and irreparable bereavement, and knowing how poor a solace in her affliction must be all consolation derived from earth, we commend her and her child, to a Power above, who though he afflicts, has promised to be their friend.
Resolved, As a further testimony of our respect for the memory and our regret for the loss occasioned by the so sudden decease of our friend, and of our sympathy with his bereaved family, we will attend his funeral in a body, wearing crape upon the left arm.
Resolved, That the President's address, together with the foregoing resolutions be entered on the minutes of this board, and that the clerk furnish a copy to be signed by the President and Secretary pro tem., and transmitted to the family of the deceased, and a copy for insertion in the city newspapers.
William Pitkin, President,