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occasioned  expressions  of  regret  on  the  part  of  members  present,  yet  they 
knew  the  man  so  well  that  what  he  said  he  had  good  reason  for  and  meant,, 
though  it  was  an  unpleasant  duty  yet  it  was  incumbent  upon  them  to  com- 
ply with  his  request.  A  similar  prompt  action  was  taken  when  he  resigLed 
his  professorship  in  the  College,  an  action  on  his  part  greatly  regretted  by 
his  fellow-members.  But  did  he  continue  to  rest  from  his  arduous  labors  in 
the  College?  No;  for  we  find  his  accommodating  disposition  surrendering 
his  hand  and  heart  to  the  College  on  the  death  of  his  co-laborer  and  friend, 
the  late  Prof.  Edward  Parrish,  and  thus  we  find  him  in  the  full  armor  of' 
his  usefulness  to  within  a  few  hours  of  his  death.  It  seems  that  even  death 
had  a  kind  and  tender  consideration  for  him  ;  for  so  tenderly  did  the  mes- 
senger come  and  steal  him  away,  that  his  family  were  scarcely  permitted  to 
witness  the  agony  of  death,  and  he  passed  from  earth  to  Heaven  more  like- 
a  midnight  dream  than  a  stern  reality.  Is  he  dead  ;  he  whom  we  all  loved 
so  dearly,  and  whom  we  looked  to  as  a  falher  for  counsel  and  advice?  It  is- 
hard  to  realize  the  fact.  He  is  not  dead  !  The  purity  of  his  life,  and  his^- 
Tvorks  (though  his  body  has  become  as  cold  and  as  lifeless  as  the  adamantine 
rock)  will  live  imperishably  in  our  immortal  memories,  and,  like  the  brilliant 
son,  will  wax  brighter  and  brighter  until  the  perfect  day. 
Let  us  emulate  his  example.  At  least,  to  the  younger  members  of  our 
profession  this  is  possible,  remembering  always  that  true  genius  is  not  born 
but  made. 
Let  us  resolve  at  this  time  that  his  virtues,  industry  and  honesty  of  pur- 
pose shall  serve  us  as  beacons  on  the  bleak  shores  of  the  stormy  ocean  of 
our  lives,  so  that  when  the  golden  bowl  is  broken  and  the  silver  cord  is  loosed 
we  may  join  him  in  the  better  land. 
Further  remarks  appropriate  and  eulogistic  of  the  life  and  character  of  the 
deceased  were  made  by  Dr.  A.  P.  Sharp  and  Prof.  J.  Faris  Moore. 
The  Chair  appointed  Messrs.  Moore,  Sharp  and  Roberts  to  prepare  suit- 
able resolutions,  which  were  approved,  as  follows : 
Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Almighty,  in  the  inscrutable  ways  of  his  prov- 
idence, to  remove  from  his  sphere  of  usefulness  on  earth  our  well-beloved 
brother  and  friend  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia;  and 
Whereas,  It  is  proper  and  becoming  that  this  body,  devoted  to  the  advance- 
ment of  pharmacy,  of  which  science  he  was  such  a  bright  and  shining  light, 
should  express  and  make  record  of  its  consciousness  of  the  great  loss  sus- 
tained, not  only  by  our  brother  pharmacists  of  Philadelphia,  but  of  the  pro- 
fession throughout  the  land  ;  therefore  be  it 
Resolved,  That  we  have  heard,  with  sincere  and  heartfelt  regret,  of  the  death* 
of  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  and  in  his  demise  feel  that  the  cause  of  pharmacy  ha& 
lost  one  of  its  ablest,  most  faithful  and  long-tried  representatives;  one  whose- 
life  has  been  devoted  to  the  interests  of  our  science,  and  whose  only  ambition 
seemed  to  be  to  acquire  knowledge  and  proficiency  in  his  profession,  that  he 
mi^bt  the  better  serve  his  fellow-workers  in  the  same  loved  cause. 
Resolved,  That,  as  individuals,  we  who  had  the  pleasure  of  his  acquaintance 
can  but  feel  that  one  near  and  dear  to  us  has  been  called  from  our  midst,  occa- 
sioning a  void  that  we  look  around  in  vain  for  one  to  fill  so  worthily  and  so- 
well. 
Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  his  sorrowing  family  our  sincere  sympathy  and 
condolence  in  this  the  hour  of  their  sad  bereavement  ;  but  while  we  lament 
with  them  the  irreparable  loss,  we  mourn  not  as  those  who  mourn  without 
hope,  for  we  can  but  feel  that,  though  it  is  our  loss,  it  is  his  eternal  gain. 
Resolved,  That  these  resolutions  be  spread  at  large  on  the  journal  of  the 
College,  and  a  copy  of  the  same  forwarded  to  the  family  of  the  deceased,  a& 
evidence  of  our  estimation  of  his  worth  and  character. 
