Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-02-20
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In this village, on Saturday morning last, the l4lh
inst, Miss Lucy ANToiNE1rE BunR ELL, in the Goth
year of her age.
Miss Burrell came among us, few months SINCE a
stranger, in feeble health. Her long sickness her pa.
tent suffering and early death have awakened deep
sympathy. Although there was nothing especially
worthy of notice, in the history or the nau,a char.
acler of Miss Burroll, beyond peculiar sweetness Of
temper, strong flal affection and conscientious de-
voon 10 truth and right yet there were few things
in the early development of her religious character
which her friends and acquaintance will love TO re-.
member and will reflect upon with satisfaction. And
the power OF divine grace, IN It's higher rmphs ought
always 10 be gratefully recognised 10 the praise and
glory Of its author.
Miss Burrell was born in Maine, but for the las,
thirteen years. with her parents, had resided in Brook
lyn, n. Y. She experienced religion at the age of
twelve years, and from that ne found her best hap
pness i'll the knowledge and practice of religious du.
ties She ascrbed the happy change the blessing
Of God parental faihiuness and the instructions OF
the sabbath school, in which, from early childhood TO
the failure Of her health she had heen either pupil
or teacher. In July 1874 she was called 10 mourn the
loss of an excellent and pous mother. From that
time, heaven seemed 10 have attractions for her.
From Witnessing in that mother, the power of exper.
imcn'a religion she often heard 10 saw that she
no longer had any fears ofdeah. She loved to sneak
OF Christ; and, for one young, manifested an I'M
usual intelligence and interest in all that affected his
cause. in speaking 10 her friends on the subject of
religion, she evnced her ardent love- her know ledge Of
character and her discretion as 10 occasions When
II became evident that her disease was ncurabe she
exhibited no Alarm no deep anxiety about recovery
and would often say that she wished to live oniy that
she might do something IN the cause of her Saviour
On being told by her yscan that there was no hope
OF her recovery, and that she could continue but few
days, she was perfectly calm. An hour AFTER she
asked her father it she ought to be alarmed at the
state of her mind, when she could receive such intel
ligence with so much composure.
From this time, her mind appeared to be in pecu
liarly happy and heavenly frame. Prayer and praise
were her delghtissr specially praise In her dlsresie
turns she would say, by these shall the sooner be
with Christ" at was pleasant 10 reflect that every
day brought her to heaven" A short time be-
fore her death she said she had often heard of the dark
valley;-she had been looking for it, but could not
find IL; every thing looked bright and beautiful. A
black shawl was lying on her bed she requested one
OF her attendants TO remove it, saying, "She did not
wish to have any thing black where every thing was
SO glonously bright and beautiful" In the same
cheerful composure, she disri uted tokens of alice
tomato remembrance 10 her friends exhorted them to
live for Christ and heaven; ade them farewell, and
swe1tly fell asleep in Christ