The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-17
A GOOD NAN GONE.
Death OF Rev.J. E. Platt-Life Filled with
Good Deeds sketch of the
Deceased.

Many hearts in Guthrie we're made
sad vest srday by the announcement Of
the death OF Rev j. Il. Platt, and
there will be sorrow in thousands OF
homes in Oklahoma when the news
reaches them. lie had been sick much
OF thetime for some months but il was
not generally known that his condi-
tion was serious and the announce
ment of his passing away came as
surprise to many.
Jeremiah e. Platt was born at Ply
mouth, Connecticut, May 2s, 1893, the
fifth of seven children born to Jireh
and Sarah (Dutton) Platt, both of
Connecticut ancestry and remote Eng
lish descent
At an early age he moved with his
parents to Illinois, where he grew up
on a farm. He was first a student in
the academy at Waverly, Ill, and lat
er took scientific course in the llli-
nois college at Jacksonville.
The father had been an ardent anti
slavery man and conductor on the
underground railway" and the son
in 1856 left college before he had com
pleted the full course and went TO
Kansas to join the anti-slavery ranks
and help found free state. lie pre-
empted a claim in Wabauusee county
and took an active part in the early
struggles in that state. He farmed
and taught school for some years and
in 1863 became principal of the first
graded school in Topeka. + year later
he was elected to the facalty of the
state agricultural college, having
charge of the preparatory department
and vocal music until 1870, when he
was elected to the chair OF nathemat'
ics, which he filled until 1883, when
he resigned to accept position of su-
perintendent of Sunday school work in
the state for the Congregational Sun
day School Board. For ten years he
labored in this work in that state and
was then transferred to Oklahoma,
where he has labored faithfully for
five and half years, literally dying
in the harness.
Several years ago he met with ar
accident W hich destroyed the sight ol
one eve and the shock TO his system
caused him TO fail in way which
would have induced most men to stoT
work, but he kept right on, even re
fusing to take vacation which his
r employers offered and insisted upon
On last New Years day he drove
long distance TO organize Sunda,
I school and was made i'll by the expos
ure, and has been rapidly failing since
/ Even while he lay sick, however, h,
was planning for work TO be done an'
Lad mapped out an extensive triI
| through western oklahoma for tn
organization OF new Sunday school
G and the holding Of Institutes.
He gradually grew weaker an
! weaker, however, and with the comin
OF spring time sank to rest on peace
full Sabbath morning, surrounded b
Il his loving family and devoted friend
l. and neighbors.
His devoted wife who had been hi
companion since 1860; his sons, IL A
Is A. platt, Of this cityi +, M. Platt an
Edward l.. Plqtt, OF st. Joseph, Mo
and his adopted daughter, Rose, wer
y at his bedside at the last.
n The body was taken TO Manhattan
Kansas, today, for interment besid
the eldest son, George l.. Platt.
= The deceased was man anon
5 men. OF cheerful, genial dispositio
and kindly heart, he was conscientiou
Is aud iai.niui iD ali things, an nj
: right citizen, true. consistent Chril
tian, a man among men. He has hel
Institutes and other religious service
, and organized Sunday schools in ev,
" ry county and almost every townshi
N in Oklahoma and was known an
loved in every community, He wi
the father OF the organized interd
ID nominational Sunday school work
81 Oklahoma, having called the FIRST te
'e ritorial Sunday school convention hel
in the territory, attended every col
vention since, and for six years hG
been a member OF the executive con
mittee OF the international Sunda
school convention