

This solemn event, though foreseen, still found us unprepared ; 

 and now that it is passed we learn that anticipation cannot shield 

 us from the pain of separation. As we approach his grave we 

 think not less of his high intellectual attainments and scientific 

 ability, we think more highly of the friendship we enjoyed, of the 

 friend that is gone. Never again, save in memory, shall we feel 

 the pressure of his hand, or hear his cheerful voice. 



Farewell, dear friend, brave toiler in the glorious cause ; we who 

 knew you and loved you will never forget you ; in our hearts your 

 memory will ever be green. 



If he who makes two blades of grass to grow where but one grew 

 before is a public benefactor, so was he whose death we lament ; 

 for his life was a continued effort to increase the sum of human 

 knowledge. 



Mr. President, I offer the following resolutions : 



Mesolved, That the California Academy of Sciences have learned 

 with the deepest regret of the death of Dr. William Stimpson, 

 and deplore the loss of one whose labors in the service of science 

 entitle hira to the grateful remembrance of his fellow men. 



Besolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family 

 and friends of the deceased. 



Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be forwarded to the 

 family of the deceased, and to the Chicago Academy of Sciences, 

 of which he was a prominent officer. 



IMMI 



