Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-18
ParInly BIllings.

A brief announcement has already ap. |
peared in these columns of the illness and |
death of Parmly Billings, eldest son OF
Frederick Billings of Woodstock. The |
many friends of the family will be inter
ested to learn further particulars of the
sad event.
Young Mr.. Billings, after a fat igung
tour in the mining regions of Montana,
was on his way home and bad reached
Chicago, where he had planned to spend
SUNDAY, expecting 10 star. Tor New York
on Monday. Attacked on Sunday by a
severe chill, be called in medical aid and
seemed fora t:ue To he recovering, but soon
began to sink rapidly under what proved
to be the fatal disease known as acute
Bri2hts' disease, and died at midnight Of
Monday, Mrs l}llliugs-iu the indiSuosi-
ton of Mr.. Blllings-and Edward Bailey,
Parmly'S partner, left New York for Chr
cago on Monday evening, not arriving un-
! I'll "a hours after his death. But, though
none OF his kindred were with
him in his last hours, he had the
| affectiouate care of Norman Williams
formerly of Woodstock warm
friend of the family, who secured for him
the best medic ii xiii and the most care
full nursing, which, alas, were without
avail. The nody was embalmed and sent
| to Woodstock to be laid in the beautiful
family lot by the Quechee river.
The funeral services were held in the
| forenoon of Saturday, the 18th. Besides
| Mr.. and Mrs. Billings and three of the
children from New York, there were pres
ent members Of the various branches OF
the family aud intimate friends from diff
| terent parts of the c)uutry, and large
concourse of citizens. After Il brief pri-
waite service in the library of the BILLINGS
mansion, where the body had rested since
lis arrival, the public service was held in
the beautiful chapel attached to the Con
gregational church erected by Mr. Billings
III memory of his father and mother. The
services were simple and spontaneous and
pervHded by deep feeling Rev Mr.
Brodle, the pastor, read appropriate selec-
tlouS of Scripture, after which the choir
sanS one of Parmiy's favorlte hymns, Art
thou weary, art thou languid." A short
address. made up of tender recollection
and Christian sympathy, was delivered
by President Seelye of Amber st, who said,
| i'll part
PRESIDENT sEEIYE's ADDRESS.
| Loved this young man, whose light has so
| sLdde My ceased t. shine upon us, and whose
earthly tenement we are to take to the tomb.
lie won my affection the first moment saw
| him. And he wound hin self around my heart
more and more tenderly and closely the
IL one OF silence here, with hi dear, st ones,
| while lame mt and utter not a word
ARDENT, impetuous, with wonderful in
times breaking out beyond all contr. l. like a
| river too fun for its channel. there burned in
mis- soul passion for great things. He was
| Keen. he was courageous, he WAS resOute, he
was sell reilant: he had great tertl ty of re-
: urces; he was able TO plan largely and to ex-
cCute tiiicltI ty. ! do not think he was ever
capable OF meanness or anything sordld. He
never deceived me. Ana believe that he had
In his soul sentiment of uprghtness and
integrity.
y hile he was in college, he made a public
profession OF his faith in Jesus Christ. 1t was
my blessed privilege to baptize him in the
name OF the Father and of the Son and of the
| Hyly Gho>t. 1t was great sJep for him to
take.Bnt h" took it OF his own accord. o far 5
| ever knew. And cDu not doubt then and |
do not doubt now mat he took the step SIN
| cerely. For he never was hypOCrit cal. he
never vas pretentiuus and though his won
uertu. eXuberauCe OF LIE gave us sometimes
ucltude ana sometimes pain, never doubt
ed that thu act was slncete exp ession of a
>lncere attn. 1t Is IA wonderful comfort to
m. IN IN b. solemn hour to remember these
things. The pray crs uttered by loving and
bleeding hearts tor him have neither been un-
heard nor ununs Wertd, though the answer
has come in different way from what We
looked for. For Gods ways are not our ways.
neither are his thoughts our tho gn $.
| IL we could only see the fumes of the diVi c
plan in respect Il h m, without whose knuwl-
eoge not sparrow ialieth t. the ground, aud
IN whose eyes the halrs OF our heads are mum
b'Ted, we shuuld mud the fuiness OF It's glory.
IT we Cou d Unly look from mat whi h is :, en-
a. tina when is not seen, from the things
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