Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1866-11-10
IN MEMoRIAM.

Al thC WY VI 0ls l-Outoi On tbt hteh No1
of Oct, 1866, ended the mortal life of j.
w. Bulruss. He had reached the maxi
mum of spiritual purity and greatness pos
sible to the eartl-abiding. The clay
house was no longer a fit tenement for one
so Christ-like, so Christ-full The Lord
saw it, and took him to the house not
made with hands, eternal in the Heavens.
No truer, nobler spirit, that day, entered
the wonders and the glories of the higher
life. The Lord who redeemed him and
whom he served, had need of him. He
had endured to the end, and the new name
aAd the crown of life must be given. Thd
coronation day had come and he must go
go to the kfngship and the priesthood to
the friends that waited his coming, to the
work and the worship that waited his
doing. Accompanied by his daughter
aud other kindred he had passed three
months in st. Paul Minnesota all hoping
that it would please God to give him
health and strength through the ministry
Of the invigorating air of that latitude
But such was not Gods will 1t would
seem that his relatives had been blessed
with his presence long enough; that long
enough the church and the world had be-
held his excellence, and he must depart -
On the homeward journey he stopped at
st. Louis, and from thence the invisible
and immortal went to the eternal home
The remains were accompanied to his late
residence by his stricken son and daugh-
ter.
The burial service was performed with
fitting solemnity by the Rev. DIR. Watkins,
and many witnessed the intermept of all
that was mortal Of this good, great man.
MIR. Buruss graduated at Middletown
University, while that was the representa-
tive Institution of learning of the Metho-
dist Church in her ecclesiastical unity
Graduated with honor; it is said, a fact as
connected with him which had higher
significance than as asserted of most. |
have been informed that the seeing men
of that Institution saw in him the man
they needed and desired that he would
serve and honor his Alma Mater, by oc-
cupying professors chair. They saw the
then man and the promise of the man to
come, and knew that after years would
bring to them wealth of excellence and
purified manhood, which good men might
lawfully covet. Twenty eight or nine years
ago he settled near Woodville, at a place
which continued to be his home until his
departure. He settled not to gather mon
ey, not to receive honor of men, but to do
Gods will, to perform divinely appointed
duties, and to bless and save men by stri-
wing to lift them to the plane on which he
lived. The son Of an eminent minister Of
Christ, and diligent worker of righteous
ness. he early entered the church, early
united with Christ. The fragrance of his
/ Lords Righteousness removed the faint
of his mortal corruption, and he lived
among men, the pure hearted man, seeing
God. Symmetrical Wilderness was his pc
culiar distinction, physically complete, in
tellectually full, morally entire. His in-
tellect was strong without ruggedness, del
icate without feebleness, and widely and
wisely cultivated. He met every depart
ment of science face to face, and received
the revelations each would make; these
he grouped and made available. The
most difficult and practical and specula
tive problems he held with firm grasp
and reached the full or the approximate
solution as completely as any other could
do. He apprehended the finest shades o.
thought, saw the excellent in art, be
held the wonders and the beauties O
God is material works, and the harmony O
nature in praise Of the Maker, inaudible tt
many, was heard by him. He entered in
to the mystery of godliness !; and the mys
terry Of godliness was revealed to him. HI
received Christ as only those can who arr
strong in the faith that worketh by love
He believed, adored, loved, obeyed.-
| Worldwide sympathies dwelt in his heart
he sympathized with men in their weak
ness and woe, 10 their strength and JOY
He always had guidance and help 70
those struggling toward manhood; ant
righteous indignation and stern yet char
table rebuke for the persistently sordi,
and impenitenty base. For ten years h
superintendent the Sunday School of TIL
Methodist Church in this place, and mad
it such a school as is rarely seen; h,
blessed the children, and their blessing
came to him. He inspired pupils ant
teachers ; and his school awakened glad
ness and gratitude in all who had aught o
! sympathy with holy work. III dared un
vail the sancity ofhis domestic life, | couls
ex ,hibit a patelnal piety, dignity and ten
derneSs, d dlial reverence and love blend
inc in hoi, icy andgrateful praise, an en-
eh9anted hons. tho enchanting power be
| ing Christ in tue father. Although Sc
richly endowed 50 thorough.y furnished L
every good, great work; he nevtr held am
position in the State that men callet, pub
lie, and the occupants ofwhich are some
times labelled great Superior to mosi
and the peer Of the greatest, he nevel
sought place bat place must seek him
and place would have sought and found
him IL men had obeyed the truth that was
in them. When Fictitious helps arc use