The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-29
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was attended from his late residence in |
Clarendon, on Wednesday afternoon at 3 |
o'clock, by large number Of his fellow |
townsmen and the citizens Of adjoining |
towns, among whom we noticed Dea.
james Barrett Of Rutland, Hon j. W. |
Answorth, Dyer Townsend John Miller,
i. $. Waldo, and most of the leading
citizens of Wallingford.
The services were commenced with the
singing, by quarictte. Of the hymn,
"Aslecp in Jesus.
Selections of Scripture were read and
prayer offered by Rev. N. p. Gilbert, pastor
of the Congregational church in Clarendon
REMARKS OF REV. n. =. Gflnanr
DIR, Walker, who is to follow me. will.
presume, speak Of the deceased; yet with
a few brief remarks | will preface his dis
course, as Deacon Button during the seven
past months, sustained to me Tie pleasant
and profitable relation of my senior deacon.
and as | had become warmly attached to
him, and had come to look I'M 90 him for
counsel, and rs | feel saddoucl blythe per-
sonal loss aud the deeper loss To- iha entire
community; and as feel an ardent desire
to pay my tribute of affection for and au-
probation of the dead, and as ] wish to
direct few words Of exhoriaton To the
living.
The ripe age Of our departed friend was
the result largely Of his habIts of industry.
irugality, temperance and piciy. Any one
of these, and especially all combined. con-
tribute TO longevity. He was grave and
serious man, and yet cheerful "a bright
and buoYant christian.
He had a rare mind, cica To- aniiylp,
comprehensive 10 " sum up graceful IN
expression. lie was uniformly courteous.
though Of Limited carly education, hc hal.
| nevertheless, 50 disciplined his mind lv
reading, observation. lhoucht.ou by the cX-
preston of thought, that his opinions had
much weight, He was honulcd and loved
one with whom adults coGnsccd frccly.and
who attracted the young by his urhanity
and kindlncss.
Fresh will he The memory of his ycncrd-
bic form, his genial smile has kindly words.
his discriminating opinions. his rcycrcntial
prayers-in Il word Ais Weil-roundcd lfc
In business affairs lac was successful,
and for the encouragement, of the Young il
may be added that his characteristics wcrc
folethought, good judgment promptncss.
| prudence and integrity.
In his bCncvolencc he was liberal and
systcmati,. Whether solicited or not, hc
annually gave n specific sum 10 the hcnego-
/ lent societies which hc was accustomed TO
aid. The needy found in him friend and
bcnelactor. Ii was not strange that he re-
presented his town in the state legislature,
and was at one time member OF ;hc state
senate.
But it was in RELIGION in fine cburcn
where D.a. Button wns 'nre. cp,incptlv lisp-
full For half century he Ind Lspn 81
standard bcarcr-an officer of The church
On his cirhty-siXth birth day he olllcinied
for the the last time in ti,n colrhratinn If
the Lords sumner
lie was diliueni student AZ rho p;la
The day he was ial,ou sicl, brr.r.ua'i,. re-
marked that he Ind lust read eIeyrn rh4n.
tcrs. II il particularly lo he uo,pd I'M, l,o
took more pains than the or'jDary Ch,is-
tian to keep the lamp Of f3itb 'buruir,r
brightly in his own soul By rralin.,
Gods word. reflection. PRAYER. efforts ond
constancy he attained to a high blame OF
Christian living.
In his last sickness he could sneak hnt
now and then 4 word. but he said enongh
TO show that his faith ,yavcrcl not-tbot
God was his God and guilc. even unto
death. His few words spoke Of rcrrntence.
faith and hone. He loved 40 bro,. fine VOICE
of nraver and iuhilantly noiu,od to Heaven
as his eXpcctuiion. The timbcrs of tho
earthly house have been taken down Int
or AIRED and beloved friend is now. we he
lieve. dwelling in that house not made with
hands. eternal in the heavens
In view Of his near departure he re-
marked to me that at his funeral. he did
not wish words of praise TO be cmplovcl in
sDcakinr of himself since he had bGrn so