Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-23
The Late Emily Rurnap.

It is fitting that further mention should
be made of Miss Emily c. Burnap, whose
death at Townshend, Monday. Aug s..
has already been announced. Miss Bur-
nap was the youngest of ten children
all of whom grew to maturity. She was
the last of the family. Her life was
spent almost entirely In her native state
even in the county and the town where
she was born. She spent a few years in
Bellows Falls, and some time in Grafton
She was at different times at Saratoga
n Y, but II was in this county that her
life was shaped, and here it was-not
simply passed-but expended for those
she loved. Early in life she had her
home with her sister, Mrs Seneca Mil
Ter, and to that home she returned af-
ter her brief absences to care for her
sister in her long years of suffering, and
to her she ministered with unstinted
affection for many years, until her death,
after which she continued her ministry
in caring for her sisters husband, during
the long disability following a serious
accident. For some ten or twelve years
o! this time also an old school friend
who had become blind. had her home at
Mr.. Miller's, and was tenderly cared for
by Miss Burnap.
After Mr.. Miller's death she continued
to live on the farm alone, until her
friends succeeded in persuading her that
she ought not to remain there alone any
longer. She had bought home in the
village of Townshend, and was making
preparations to move into II in the fall
1t seemed to her almost impossible to
break the bonds which bound her to the
home where she had spent so many
years and which she loved both for it's
own sake and for the long and many as
sociations with which II was bound up
in her deepest life. Undoubtedly the
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end. The breaking up of that home was
in reality the sundering of the ties which
bound her to this life. She was taken
suddenly Ill Thursday morning. Aug
l and died the following Monday after
noon, having been most of the time I'M
able to communicate with those around
her, but probably free from suffering.
Loving friends gave ner every care,
with an affection to which she could
not respond at the time. but which was
itself a response to the affection with
which she had poured out her life fol-
others. OF comparatively few is II so
eminently true that they came as their
Master. not to be ministered unto but 10
minister. Sisters, brothers. relatives de-
sired her presence and ministration when
their last hours drew near. and she had
closed the eyes of many.
At the funeral services her pastor. the
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy, characterized her
very ,feicitously as strong, tender and
true" Few, even of those who knew her
best and understood her strength in
the general grasp of life and its duties.
and the practical questions with which
she had to deal, after all, knew how
strong she was in her convictions OF
duty, her suppression of self. and the
subduing OF her dearest desires to her
sense of right Her strength showed
itself appropriately. not only in the
clear, good sense of her speech but in
the language in which she expressed
her thought. Her tenderness was mani
fest not only in her thOughtfulness for
others, but in her sensitive consideration
of the animals whom she delighted to
have around her. True to her convic-
tons. true in her friendships, true to the
great realities Of time and eternity, her
life steadfastly pointed 10 the great CEN
trail truth and love of all worlds.
She united with the Congregational
church of Bellows Falls about 1870. and
the pastor who then received her into
the church, the Rev Cyrus Hamlin, was
present and spoke at the funeral In
the last months of her life she had
made provision for a memorial window
to be placed in the Congregational
church in Townshend, inscribed with the
names of the pastor and deacons. 1t
was put in position just before her death,
and her own funeral service was the
first one held in the church after ii was
placed there. The Scripture passage on
the window, I'm my Fathers house are
many mansions" seemed peculiarly APP
propriate to one whose life had been
spent in such ministry in the home on
earth, whose natural desires and longing
had been subordinated 10 convictions of
duty and promptings of love and faith in
the Lord and Saviour, whom she loved,
and sought TO be like on whose promise
she rested, and for the final vision OF
whom she longed.