Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-11-17
OBITUARY.

| ltbecomes my painful duty to record one OF
the most painful demiSes that has ever bean
our lot to record, viz: the death OF Mrs, Az
IGALJ HUDgoN. The circumstances of the
death will conclude this memoir.
Mrs. HUDSON, wife Of s. B. HUpsoN, OF Elk
township Vinton county, Ohio, was born
July 81, lS2o, and her age was therefore 20
years2 months and II days. In her 18th year
she gave herself to God and Joined the M. f.
Church, In which she lived until she formed
her matrimonial alliance with s. b. Hudson
August II, 1880. Her husband being mem
ber OF the U. b. Church, she gave herself to
the same Church. in which she lived an ex-
emplary life until somo four years ago when
dificultles cameup in the church, over VIII ich
she had no control, and she withdrew re-
| NAMED out Of church communion until Feb
n, 1863, and still retaining her ardent love for
church fellowship, and, having strong desire
for church home, she, after careful and pa-
! tient examination of the doctrines OF the
Christian Union Church, presented herself for
membership Having taken on herself the
! livery of true believer in New Testament
Christian grace, she went forth illustrating
her ardent love for the church OF her last
choice, in which she expressed herself co a tent.
ed; thus for the last months she labored TO
make herself useful to all her Brethren and
Sisters 1t ID Just, to say, in giving herself to
the c. u c. she had 10 bear some outide ures-
sure, but this she bore with comn,eudable
zeal and hrmness, and just IS she was nearing
up TO time when she, in company with 9th .
er lady friends OF the community, could give
q publicdemonstratlon Of her benevolent soul
In,
Ing District Council, 1t pleased Almighty God
in his mysterious Providence to remove her
from sorrow, labor, toll, to her own blue home
In Heaven.
The circumstances Of her death are as tollows,
for it not saying to much that she WAS general.
ly at her proper place to guide the domestic in.
terests of the family, and being very desirous Of
sending into market IN extra quality Of molasses,
she took her position AZ the furnace where she
could supcrintend tho boiling and skimn ing . (
the nolasses, while lSbOrlng to get the kettle of
on Saturday evening, Oct 9th, al about o'clock,
while one Of the boys was trying 10 put some
plank oyer the kettles, to shelter her from rain,
one plank slipped OF from the rib pole above and
Is supposed either to have struck her on the
back OF the head or her chair and threw her
lol NNiN lHNp INV hcttlc vi ,lct SYRUP Inc DOy
made ~ effort to rescue her, but in lifting her
out, he slipped and she fell backwards the sec.
ond time. Her suffering until the time OF her
death WAS intense. sho lived until 10 o'clock
Tuesday evening following, wheh she was re.
leased from her suffering. Thus passed away
good wife, sensible, careful mother generous
aud accommodating neighbor. As n christian
she WAS coDstant-proies Tossing no more Than she
possessed. He house was truly the MINISTER'S
home, and she was untiring In her efforts to
make them comfortable She leaves a husband
and five children TO mourn his demise She wss
followed by a large cohcourse Of symp0thiElng
friends to the place Of her present sleep in the
grave.
But she shall sleep but not for ever,
There will be glorious dawn,
We shall meet to part, no, never,
| On the resurrection morn.
Her funeral was preached at Pleasant Chapel,
Sabbath, October 24th, al 10 o'clock, A. N.
Rev. A, y. soLLARs
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