Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-03-27
DIED /:
In this city, on Wednesday morning, March 10th
FRANKLIN FENTON, aged So

In this city, on Wednesday morning, March 10th
FRANKLIN FENTON, aged So.
Mr.. Fenton had been a resident in Kenosba sir or
seven years. and was well known here as an upright
man of business, a kind and generous neighbor,
as liberal and public spirited citizen, as an exem-
pary, Jealous, and active Christian.
His feeble constitution, and the narrowness of his
pecunary resources, prevented him from manifest
ing his hberality of feeling, his public spirit end his
charity IN any bold and imposing demonstration.
But to those who knew him best, it was apparent
that the power and not the will was wanting if he
ever failed to be among the foremost in pushing for
ward any good and noble enterprise. His Charities
10 lie poor We're transformations, bat cheerful and
large according to his ability
lie fcverenced God he loved the Divine Redeem
er, as they love Him who have found Him per
sonal Friend and Saviour The Bible was to him
the inspired oracle of truth aud the perfect rule of
duty Its precious words of Divine wisdom were
sweet to his taste refreshing and exhilarating to his
spirit. He honored the truth as God had spoken it
he honored the law ofright as God had proclaimed
it.
lie believed the Gospel TO be the power of God
unto salvation, and with the earnest longngs of a
supreme desire, he prayed that through its agency
all around him might be saved. Most decidedly he
was Christian, and in good degree all other motives
and aims were kept in allegiance TO those which are
dstinctivey Christian.
Our city suffers loss when such man dies he
leaves vacancy which it is not easy to fill. The
church of which he was faithful member will miss
him in his wonted place in the house of PRAYER
will miss his wise and earnest counsel in its delibe
ratons for the growth and greater efficiency of the
church 1t need not be added that he will be missed
IN his home-a home as peaceful and sunny is of
ten found on earth-a home now darkened by ''thc
shadow of this great affliction and vet not utterly
dark, since the light OF christian hope for the chris
tan dead irradiates the gloom, and steals with its
healing aud soothing influence in to the bleeding
hearts of the widow and the fatherless Into the
sanctuary of their sorrow may not enter With
Christ, the CONSIDER, and with their christian faith
and hope leave them.
! Mr. Fenton born in Sturbrdge Mass At an
early age, he was left an orphan in the world For
some years he resided in Peacham, VT, and after
wards, in Albion. n. Y.
In Albion, at time OF extraordinary religious in
terest, his soul was stirred TO its depths by the
powerful word of God, which the Holy Spirit made
effective III convicting him of sin. He was at length
led to bow his soul in deep repentance before the
most intimate friends doubted the reality OF
that change of character by which he became a
Christian: the completeness of his submission
to the law and the love of Christ. lie became a
member of the Presbyterian church in Albion, and
continued such till he united with the Congrega
tional church in this place.
| For such a man TO die was only to go home. In
his last moments he could not express his thoughts
clearly, but there pleasing and sufficient in
dcatl0ns that through all the pain. and the final
wrestling with death, his soul kept in perfect
peace. The moment of his departure was, no doubt
the moment of his released spirits entrance upon
the pure and painless life with God BLESSED are
the dead who die in the Lord for they rest from
their ia 33rs and their works to follow them.
n. G. CHAPtN.