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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: C. Burton
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 19:47:02 -0400

Untitled, undated article. Original source identified as Chicago Sun,
April 15; reprint source unknown. Extracted from the newspaper article
collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri.



"(Unable to read first lines of article) .of (4412) Emerald avenue took
place yesterday afternoon from the Winter street M.E. church, the
remains being interred at Oakwood. There was a large attendance of
friends of the family. The pall was borne by Messrs. J. Price, T.
Hicks, S. (Gaunt), W.D. Donaldson, W.B. Leggot, and Alphous Curke. Many
floral tributes were sent by sympathizers.



The obituary was delivered by Rev. E.W. Drew, who said regarding the
deceased: Miss Caroline Woodward was born on a farm in Boone county,
Mo., on the 22d of September, 1826. She was united in marriage with Mr.
Wm. Burton at her parents' home in Monroe county, Mo., on the 10th of
Feb. 1848. She was the mother of six children, five girls and one boy.
The three oldest in the morning of their lovely womanhood passed on to
the better land; two daughters, Mrs. E.E. Houie and Mrs, Fannie Streain
and a son, Mr. J.E. Burton, still survive to mourn her loss. After her
marriage to Mr. Burton they settled on a farm very near her parents and
on this farm her children were born. In 1881, the family came (to)
Chicago and has lived in the neighborhood of the stock yards ever since.




When she was 16 years of age a great revival of religion swept through
the neighborhood, and under the faithful ministry of Rev. Mr. Allen, a
noted evangelist of the Christian church, she was converted and
immediately identified herself with the cause of Christ, and has
faithfully maintained a joyous Christian experience up to the hour of
her departure from this world. Mrs. Burton has always lived in the
enjoyment of good health, and although slightly built was a woman of
wonderful energy and endurance. Life to her was a great joy, a feast of
fat things, a temple of exquisite delight. During the past winter she
was a constant attendant on the revival meetings held in this church,
for the ministrations of the sanctuary were to her soul seasons of great
refreshment, and the Word of God was sweeter to her taste than honey and
honeycomb.



For the past four months she has been far from well, and about 10 weeks
ago she came home church one (evening) weaker than usual, took her bed
and from that time gradually grew worse, and last Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock the mystic angel came and gathered her spirit home to the palace
of God. Mrs. Burton in her last moments delighted to dwell on the sweet
reasonableness of religion, and all through her long and painful
sickness was able to (justify) to the sustaining and comforting
(unknown) of the truth as it is in Jesus. I am (.cannot read next
several lines.) on her, an unwavering trust in God and good common sense
enabled her to see a (unknown) in every cloud. She felt persuaded that
all things were working together for her good, and consequently was
cheerful and happy in the (weakest) hours. Again, those who knew her
best can testify to her gentle courtesy and loving sympathy. In hours
of sickness she watched over the suffering like a ministering angel, and
in hours of sorrow and bereavement her presence was a benediction, for
she had the rare gift of soothing and comforting those who needed it
most.



In all her family relations she was above reproach, she was a true wife
and devoted mother, her presence will be sadly missed, but our loss in
her gain. Earth is the poorer for her going; heaven is the richer for
her coming. We would not wish her back, her work is done and well done.
The calm-browned sufferer and faithful Christian is worthy of her
coronation and in (days to) come, her memory will be kept fresh and
green in the hearts that love her dearly, when summer flowers and winter
snows rest lightly on the hillock and enshrines her precious dust."





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