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The late Miss Eihclia Adama

The late Miss Fidelia Adams,
Here and there in this world of trial, of
Mingled good and evil, We find one whose life
seems intended by God to be a constant
| though unobstrusive blessing to oil within
ITS Influence Such, to our view, was that os
the late Miss Fidelia Adams, who died at
fnosbnrSh on the 18th inst IL comes not
within our scope to speak of her early life.
iarther than to remark that for some years
she was missionary among the Seneca In
dams From an accidental bodily injury she
was obliged to leave that service, greatly to
her regret and that of those with whom she
Was laooring. The attachment towards her
which her christian benevolence and unfsjl
ing good sense procured from them was
never broken off. Occasional letters from
those in highest authority in the tribe and
even PERSONAL visits to consult her on matters
OF high concern to their welfare, showed their
unnbntcd love and respect for her after she
| left them
/ Her health being in measure restored, shc
entered on a new field Of labor in this place.
IL Is "i her lie here, in charge of the Ladies'
Charity school, which We feel impelled to
! SPEAK. That school, sustained hv the effort.
and care Of the Ladies of Burlington, ha.
| been in existence above twelve wears. 1t.
I purpose is to furnish place of instruction
/ to numbers, who from extreme backwardness
or from the inability Of parents to clothc and
/ furnish their children as their nciyhhors do.
I or from ignorance Of the ways and customs of
nav place TO IN )st Of them also, -, II new
country or because the parents themselves
hardly know what the blessings Of education
are, are most sure not to be found IA, I'll in
the public schools Of the town Inc school
I has q cour-" no district bounds and no tax
list Ill" free gifts Of our citizens support
1t and the needy, the ignorant, the ne
( elected, the irregular, are sought GU. ond
encouraged to come in.
Here was a field Of labor which the soul of
Miss Adams delighted in. To search out the
/ Children, to speak words of encouragement to
the dishcartened mother, to enlist the good
will Of the often thoughtless father, to in.
/ quire out their wants, to help the hungry
and the naked to n relief which, small as il
might be then, gave strength and hope for
the tuture,-to greet with kindly smile and
winning words the timid and lowly. to res
tram with hrmness and discretion the
rougher natures which sometimes fell under
her care to gain the hearts Of parents and
children by . womanly and devoted interest
in whatever could promote their good for this
world and the world to come, and having so
won them, to lead them on@ards to u love of
useful knowledge and to better and more
hopeful way, was the steady course of her
| unobstrusive life for the seven years which
she spent in that employment. Every year
| added 10 the respect and love for her of those
who availed themselves of her labors to carry
out their wishes, better, as they felt, than
any one Of them.elve, could do. Bv patrons.
by parents and children. she will be long held
in grateful remembrance
For some time she had been trou bled by an
organic complaint of the heart. Sensible of
impaired strength she took recess from her
labors, hoping that few weeks of rest with
her friends at Eno.burgh would fit her to re-
sumo them. But her work for this world
was done, God called her to serve him in his
temple on high.
The Ladies' who, US board of directors,
iuve had the school il their special charge,
caused the following entry to be mads on
their records
Tho unexpected death of Miss Adams. the
teacher the Burlington Charity School, hay
ing occurred, this Board would do Injustice
to their own feelings, and 10 their sense OF
tho Importance of her services, if they did
not place upon their records testimony Of
their sense of the great loss they have sus-
tanned.
They were very much indebted to her Chris
tan patience and benoyolence, her industry
ahd singular addpisdHcSs to such a chart
table and holy service. She llbored, in sea
san md ont Of season with great disiutcrost-
ness for the religious and intellectual welfare
"i those committed To her charge Therefore
it j.
Rc,,rcI, That thi, Board will cherish
q deep and uil,c Ell mate remembrance cot the
character and Virtues Of Miss Adams and
grateful sense of the Importance, disiutercst-
edncss and iaithtuncss of her labors
sept. 22i 1855.
As an indication OF respect to the memory
OF Miss Adams, meeting Of the children of
the school, their parents, and some Of the pat
rons the school, was held at the school house
on Thursday, the 9th. A prayer was offered
by Rev. DR., Wheeler, and hymn sung after
which Rev, Mr.. Young addressed those pres
ent in some touching and appropriate re-
marks, dwelling on the character Of Miss
A iams, her devotion to the school and care of
the poor, DR.. Wheeler added few words,
urging on the children remembrance Of tie
Instructions Of their deceased teacher, and
closed with prayer. The suhdusd department
and sad faces of many of the children showed
that they understood IN some degree their loss,
while tlctcars ot the alior portion OF tic au-
deuce flowed freely,
--SriuuE-MrS Kingsldud, OF Pduton,
Vt committed suicide 10y cutting her throat
with a razor on the Goth ult She had been
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