The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
ANOTHER OLD SETTLER PASSES
AWAY

ANOTHER OLD SETTLER PASSES
AWAY.
Our citizens were taken by surprise to
learn that Mr.. Goodwin Burritt died
suddenly on Friday evening last. No
report having been heard of his illness.
the greater the surprise of the news of
his death. He was heard to remark
his health had been better the past win
ter than for winters previous. He was
seen on the streets almost daily for some
time previous to his death. On Thurs
day of last week he made calls On old
acquaintance, apparently in usual
health. On Friday he was not feeling
quite as we'll as the day before he at
tended to his domestic affairs at home,
and MIXED his COW at the usual hour at
evening. The business of the day being
over, he was sitting in his chair engaged
in conversation. He suddenly ceased
talking became silent his silence at
tracted notice and it was discovered he
was dead, having parted with life with
| out struggle or u groan. Mr.. Burritt
was seventy-eight years old. He came
| to this county from Paris, Oneida county,
N. Y, in 1910, and settled on a farm in
the town of Bristol. After having re-
sided in that town a number of years,
| he moved into this city, where he re-
sided up to the time of his death. His
| first wife was sister of Hon. Samuel
Hale, we'll known citizen formerly in
this county. She died several years ago.
His second wife survives him. Mr.. Bur-
rift was quiet, peaceable citizen, and
respected by the whole community.
He had no children. It is said he leaves
q handsome property. His remains
were taken to Salem for interment.
The funeral services were held at his
residence on Prairie avenue Tuesday
morning of this week. A goodly num-
Der of his neighbors and friends gather
ed at the services, which were conduct
ed by Rev. r. Miller. The choir sang
Abide with Me- and Rock of Ages. "
After the reading of selections from the
Bible and prayer, the reverend gentle
! man spoke in substance as follows:
Crock Of Ages contains truth
which I wish to bring before you and
make emphatic on this occasion. For,
if we have no abiding place, if the Lord
is not our keeper, and the eternal God
our refuge, we have no silver lining to
overshadowing clouds we have no ray
of hope on any horizon to which we
may look. But with the comforting
truth of our Heavenly Father as our
refuge, we may see hope on every hori-
zon and believe the truth made so
prominent in the Bible that our Father
makes all the sunshine and all the shad-
ows work for our good. We may see
that He has a purpose in Nature-in
every sunbeam, in every leaf and bios
som, in every inorganic thing and that
purpose reaches its fulflment when it is
made to serve man. So we may believe
that our Fathers hand shapes every
leaf and paints every blossom, and
makes the blossoms into fruitage, for
each of us, just as though we were the
only ones in this vast universe. The
forces and powers in Nature He makes
to contribute to our welfare. We may
not see how this is, but the seen is only
a part of Nature. This is true of all
| that our eyes can behold in the heavens,
on the earth or in the earth. We are
iassured that we only see in part, and
only can know in part in this world.
But when we turn the focal light of
divine truth upon these matters, we can
understand that our Father only meant
| that we should see and know what was
needful for our real good, and that we
might be led to live a life of faith while
travelling through this vale of tears.
And what sweetness of comfort to know
that our highest good demands just
what we receive from day to day. Is
| this true in human life, where we seem
tossed about and met by many adverse
winds and waves? Yes, it is true here
This truth is emphasized again and
again in the Bible. How many exam
Piles we have of this fact? We take but
one. The disciples were trying to cross
the Sea of Gallilee. They were stout
and hardy fishermen. They knew that
sea perfectly. They toiled all night in
rowing, but wind and wave gained the
mastery of them. Their boat was fill
ing with water. They were fearful.
Human strength and skill were put to
the utmost stretch, and vet without
avail. Then. the Divine Master, seeing
their danger, rushed to their rescue and
commanded the winds and waves
+" Peace, be STILL" There was a great
calm, and straightway the disciples were
to the landing whittier they had desired |
to come So in human life. When our
friends leave us and no human power
seems adequate, the mind is tempest |
tossed, and the feelings tumultuous, then
the Divine Master delights to come and /
by his presence to hush all into calm,
such as the world cannot give, and such |
as it cannot take away. How many
have found in their own experience that
as some dear friend has gone into the
unseen world that is above us and hangs
all about this world, that new and per-
sonal interest is awakened in the here
after, and as the soul has longed for the
com anionship of that dear one again,
how the hold upon earth is loosened,
and as one after another is added to the
unseen throng, how often the very fear
and dread of death is taken away, be-
cause the soul has more ties yonder than
here. We all know what sorrow is.
We know how hard it is to part from
those we love more than We love our
selves. We know that the cross Is be-
come heavy and they seem too much
for us to carry. Then it is the Divine
hand is outstretched to aid us, and I'M
derneath are the everlasting arms. MyI
friends, it is not necessary for me to say
much about him who lies silently before
as. You know his life much better than
do. For more than thirty years he
mas been upon the shore of this lake,
travelled these streets, been in and out
before you. In quiet, genial manner
he lived Plain and simple in his habits
IF life, he would have us avoid all osten-
alton. IF life should come to that body
md he could speak to-day, | am sure
rom what I know of the man that he
would counsel us to treasure up in our
only that which was good and