The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-19
Death of Mrs. Dauforth.

sonally known to a large number of people
in this vicinity, having lived here from
1852 to 1865. when she with her husband |
returned to their native place in Vermont
and in the old homestead have since lived
in that quiet and comfortable way BETTING |
age and we'll spent life.
On Wednesday night. the 22d of Sep
TENDER, Mrs. Danforth was stricken with |
paralysis of the right side In day or
two she revived sufficiently to converse a
little with her friends, expressing entire
resignation to her condition, and perfect
willingness to 60. She left kind and
loving messages for all, and rested and
and slept SO quietly that only occasionally
was there any evidence of pain. At o.
clock on Tuesday morning, the 18th, in
slant, she drew her last breath and
went to sleep as gently as child.
Levinia Eastman was born on the 4th,
of July 1895, and was therefore little
over 80 years of age at her death. She
was married to Judge Danforth on the
18th. of October, SO years ago, Her
funeral was on Thursday, the l4th. at the
house, where was assembled very large
concourse of people from Barnard and ad-
joining towns, relatives, friends and neigh
bors. Rev. 7. Trevillian offered the open
ing prayer. The remainder of the services
were conducted by the Rev. DR.. Caldwell,
who preached from 1st Thes. 4-I3,-the
discourse combining attention to the enjoy
ments and activities, by pious departed
spirits, between death and the resurrec-
tomas preparatory to entrance on the final
state which is be inaugurated when the
present mediatorial economy terminates,
on the close of the General Judgment.
The day was very pleasant and nearly the
whole audience walked to the grave. near
the village, where the final ceremonies
were very solemn and affecting, closing by
singing the beautiful hymn Sweet bye
and bye"
One of our brothers, who writes us at
length of the beautiful close of a christian
mothers exemplary life, and of the final
ceremonies, also sends copy of an obituary
written for local paper by the Rev. DR..
; Caldwell, as follows:
THE writer of this was, for years, one of
Mrs, Danforth's household in Rock Island,
and, since her return to their Old Home
stead in Barnard, he has been frequent
visitor. always on terms of cordial friend
ship, he has, consequently, had ample op-
portunity to form just estimate of her
, spirit and qualities.
''She was no ordinary person. In do
} nestle life, her understanding and judge
ment never appeared to stumble-her pru-
dence never seemed at fault; even under
provocation no hasty, harsh or angry word
e ESCAPED from her.
''She was a woman of fine taste; had a
quick, keen eye for the harmonies and
beauties of nature, as was we'll evinced by
her collection of rare plants and flowers
when she lived in Rock Island Since she
and her husband returned to Barnard her
advancing years could not bear the exter-
t nal trouble of botanic care, but her fine
y taste never left her. This has severa
t times, of late, been shown by various ar
tistic articles which gained prizes at differ
ent public exhibitions,
"This delicacy of taste no doubt con
t tributed to the sensitiveness which charAc
It terized her in general society. She felt
. warm sympathy in the comforts and the
distresses, the joys and the sorrows of al
e around her. Barnard, its church. and it
IS people seemed to have deep and con
j. stantly growing hold ON her heart. B,
, her conversation, from time to time, i
it seemed as if all the associations of he
Il earlier life gathered up and settled on tn
g people and the religious interests of Bar
j. nard. She had, indeed, judgement enoug
~ to discriminate, but all her discrimination
- were pervaded by that Charity which GOV
ereth multitude of sins.
1T was, of course, in the circle of friend
. and especially within the family circle, tina
= the full flow of her affections was seen an
I'd felt. There the wife, the mother, appeare
so in features the most attractive-feature
which cannot fail to be held in lasting re
. membrance. A poet has said
"Of joys departed never to return,
nt How painful the remembrance"
OF That may be so in many cases. But 4
ne tstS case the husband, after SO years {
happy married life, and the sons whom sh
10 has left, will feel no pain, though there ma
~ be some sadness when fond memory bring
r the light of former days around then
The remembrance of her love must warr
O, their hearts one towards another, and il
n spire unity of feeling in each others joy
- and sorrows.
= ''Mrs Danforths social qualities wer
OF nourished, deepened, and strengthened b
Z. those great truths of the Gospel whic
of dwelt in her understanding and sustaine
. her heart. Her christian experience wa
;" not of recent origin, nor was it transitor
< in its action. She united with the Con
IA gregational church in Barnard upwards
at so years ago. But,as was to be expected
during the last few years her judgmer
. seemed to apprehend with greater clea
= ness and power those sublime truths whic
iS keep the heart and understanding throug
er Christ Jesus. Death, therefore, has NJ
J., come to her as the King of Terrors; nc
i'll has it taken her by surprise. She had
kind of "presentiment' of what has take
place. Several times, during the pa
months, has she quietly said, to frien'
,e that she often retired at night with lit
f." expectation of rising in the morning; bu
Of so far as as she, herself, was concerned
is that thought gave her no anxiety, for sh
n1 had no fears-her mind was in peac
She knew the God in whom she trustee
and the saving power of that Redeem
who hath abolished death and brougl
life and immortality to light by the Co
sr pei"
Happy are the dead who die in the Lord