Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-19
BERSELL FUNERAL
Rites Over Body of Late Profess
sor at Augustana
College.
SERVICES AT THE CHAPEL
Where Large Congregation Gathers
-Fa Guilty Adopts Teeso-
lutiODs.

Funeral rites for the late o. ~ Ber-
| sell, professor of Greek and litera-
ture, were said over his remains at l
o'clock this afternoon at Augustana
college chapel, where there was a
large concourse of people, including
members Of the faculty. students and
| friends, gathered to pay final tribute.
There was Il rich array of floral piec-
| eS.
Rev. c. f. Lindberg gave the scrip
ture reading and said the opening
prayer, and sermons in Swedish and
English respectively were preached by
Revs. J. G. Dahlberg and {. j. Sober
gren. Remarks bearing upon the per-
sonaI character Of the deceased. to
whose life beautiful tribute was
paid, were by c. o. Granere. Inter
| spersing the addresses there were
hymns sung by the congregation.
| The pallbearers were: Honorary. DR..
| f. \. Edlin. Rev. :. q. Youngert, Rev.
n Forsander. j. Hasselquist. 0. p
Olson and c. IL. Bohman, the latter Of
! Chicago; active. Profs. {. w. Foss,
c. L. Esbjorn, Y. O. Peterson. J. \.
Udden and o. Grafstrom and ~ G.
| Anderson. DrS. \. w. Williamson and
S. p. y. Lindahl were staff bearers.
Burial was at Chippannock.
Resolutions by the Faculty of AuGustana.
The following resolutions were
! adopted by the faculty:
Resolved. That. by the removal of
DR.. y. o. Bersell from his earthly toll
and cares to the EHssful companions
shin nf his ,Lo,-,
the community has lost a public-spir-
tied citizen, and Augustana college
has lost a teacher of broad and thor
ough scholarship. remarkable energy.
and untiring devotion NOT only to his
own department. but to all the inter
ests of the institutions; enc who not
only secured thorough work from his
pupils. but such work as secured men
tai growth. and aroused interest not
only in the work Of his own depart
ment. but also in general culture.
That we feel that each of us has
lost a true friend. severing another of
the ties which bind our desires to this
earth, that his eternal gain is to each
of us a present loss.
That, realizing the small value Of
human comfCrters in such an attic
ton, we yet desire to express to the
bereaved family our heartfelt sNmpa-
thy. as sOrrowing with them i'm the
loss of one to us Il sincere friend. tot
them faithful, devoted and most af-
fectionate husband and father. and
earnestly beseech our Lord and Re
dcemer that He viii make even this
supreme affection work for their
good: that He give them in large
measure the only true consolation.
the peace and JOY which this world
cannot give and cannot take away
the full assurance of blessed immor-
tally as a reunited family in heaven.
where pain. sorrow and parting shall!
be no more
Death OF Albert 6. Horton.
Albert George Horton. aged 20 years.
died last evening at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. L. j. Cunningham, of
Davenport. after an illness of over
three years Of paralysis. Mr.. Horton
WAS born in Fishllill. Duchess county.
y. Y, June Il. 1888. He removed toI
Muscatine county, Iowa. in 1857. where
he resided until Il few years ago. when
he took up his home in Davenport. He
had been a devout member of the
Methodist church since the age of II
years. lie leaves three brothers in
New York, and four children: c. w. |
Horton. of Rock Island; Mrs c. W. |
Cunningham. of Davenport, and Grace
and Russell Horton. of Denver. Col |
The remains will be taken to Musca-
tine for interment
Burgh ObseGuies.
Funeral services for Mrs Ii T. |
Burgh are to be held at , o'clock to- |
morrow at the family residence on
Second avenue.