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Very suddenly, nj Wnoosl Village, on Friday the
7th. inst Deacon DAN DAY, in the iiftieth year o.
| his age.
Mr.. Day rose on the morning of his death appar-
emily well. He brcaliasted usual, and after at
tending to the morning devotuns with his family
into his barn, where one of his men was thrash
ing. After giving some directions about the business
of the day,h remarked to the man at work. this dust
auding to the dust produced by the thrashlng) this
dust choakcs me desperately" and instantly fell upon
his face and expired single groan was all the in
dication of life dscoverable after he fell He was
carried Immediately to his house and medical aid was
called Bleeding attempted with partial sue
cess, and other means of resuscitation, as the body
several hours afterwards, retained, TO an unusual
degree, the warmth olife, even in the limbs and ex-
tremees, these efforts at resuscitaon renew
ed in the afternoon till it was evident that life was
extinct ard that his family and many friends must yield
TO the sad conclusion that the spirit was gone.
post-mortcm examination, made on Saturday,
revealed the cause of his death to be- as was antici
pated Justification of the heart.
Thus another is added to the lists of death, and
death has of late, been doing among us his strange
work. How sudden and affective is this stroke !!
Yet, there are mercul allevattons of our SORROW
1t is pleasant to reflect, that he was humble con-
sisent and decided christian, having witnessed
good confession before all men, for many years.
purcr enioyments of unmixed spirituality above.-It
is certainly pleasant too, to recur TO the manner in
which he spent his last hour with his family. 1t was
at the throne of Grace. We see him commencing the
wont, and reads to them portion of the Word of
God;
Then knceng down to Heavens Eternal King
The Saint. the Father and the Husband prays s.
Hope springs exulling on triumphant wings,
That thus they all shall meet in future days
There ever bask in uncreaed rays,
No more to sigh or shed the bitter tear
five must depart thus suddenly, who of us would
not choose to eodrecty from the throne of grace to
the throne Of glory and reward in heaven This is
the fourth instance within very brief space in which
the Ling of terors has taken away his victim, with
ont moments premonllion. The voice of God is
heard in these events saying to all, and especially
the man of the world, BE we also ready-'Watch, for
We know not the hour wherein the son Of man com
eth
The funeral of Mr.. Day, was held in cennec.
ton with the services of Sabbath afternoon, and
the depth of the loss was evinced, by its bring
ing together larger collection of people than
was ever assembled at Winooski village there
being more than the large church could accom-
MEDIATE. No death has occurred among US, for
a long season, so widely deplored. 1t is not that
the subject of these remarks was a wealthy
man, or learned man, or the sustainer of en-
tens.ve business operations but because he
was a good man, benevolent generous and
useful man, and therefore unlve rsally beloved
man whose agency and influence have been
identified in every thing connected with the
growth and best interest of the village in which
he lived.
About ten years ago he became hopeful
subject of grace, and united with the Congrega-
tlonal Church in Burlington. Three years after,
he was appointed to the Office of Deacon.--
When the new Church was formed at Winoosk
Village, he, as one of the original members,
was the most efficient pioneer of the enterprise.
lie was at once appointed by his brethren as
the first officer in the new organization, and in
the erection of their beautiful House of worship,