The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-07
OBITUARY.

1t is an uncommon triumph over the de-
pressing influences Of this life to have
lived eighty odd years in it which are
full OF good. The departure of one who
has thus lived, is an event for reflection.
Eighty years OF good deeds in the private
walks of life, is better than all the honors
OF earth. What a record on earth! What
a record with which to stand before the
Great Judge in the day when He shall ap-
point the reward. The pilgrim is dOubly
armed and can meet death without tre-
NOR, who goes with the consciousness OF
having devoted the years given on earth
in true preparation for the joys Of heaven.
Such a life was closed up in Emporia last
week when Mary S. Hinkle died. She
was born in Louisa County, Virginia,
Oct. 23d, 1888, and died in Emporia
March 9th, 1876. Her pilgrimage ex-
ten ded to the unusual length of 80 years,
five months and five days. From her
childhood her life had been a shining ex-
ample Of ali the womanly and christian
graces. Her parents moved to what is
now West Va, when she was seven, and
when she was fourteen, to Louisville, Ken
lucky. at the age of twenty she married
Samuel Hinkle. Then her life work be-
gan in earnest. Early she united herself
with ii. E. church, being the first one in
her fathers family to do SO. She immedi-
ately entered upon an active and earnest
christian life, which lasted as long as her
days of usefulness. Through her infiu-
ence her husband was led into the ways
OF righteousness. She raised family of
eight children, of whom j. B. HinkIe was
the eldest, and Mrs. DIR. Wright was the
youngest, and every one of whom she
lived to see the heads of families. men,
bers of her church, and earnest christians.
Not OILY this, but her christian example
was followed by her mother and sisters
and brother. In addition to her duties
to her family she was known widely for
generous hospitality and usefulness. In
those early days her house was renowned
as the home of the advance guard-the
ltinerant-of MethOdism. Her noble and
selfsaeriticing deeds still live and will in
the hearts OF all who were benefited and
comforted by them. No duty was ever
shirked by her, and no opportunity lost to
do good for those around her or for the
causeof her Master. Thus she ripened into
mature life, gathering sheaves of golden
grain while the harvest lasted. In 1852
she removed to Morgan county Indiana,
where she continued her good works. In
1858 she lost her husband. Since that
time she has made her home with DIR. u.
Wright, her son-in-law, and with him
and his family came to Emporia in 1870.
Though deprived of her husband and
hnY aOfva Ii m.
Vided her home where she could spend
her declining years in comfort and happi-
ness. Here she was ever an invalid, but
when it was possible attended church.
The light of her long and well spent life
went out gradually, in peace and joy
amidst an ever increasing faith in the
promises of the word of God which she
had made the rule by which she govern ed
her conduct.One of the noticeable features
of the few years she spent here was the
complete degree of IeVe and reverence in
which she was held, not only by the
family connections, but by every one with
whom she came in contact. One who is
a capable judge. and who knew her best,
testities that she possessed the most COM
pletely rounded womanly and christian
character he had ever known. Even in
her old days she was never known to be
impatient or out of humor. She lived
to see numerous great grand children,
and passed over the river Of death,
ieavinga bright influence which shall
continue to bless all VINO came in con-
tactwith her. Such life as she lived is
worth living, and death, in the faith
she had, is its best triumph. An appro-
priRle closing of this obituary will be
a quotation from hymn which she loved
to sing: /
Servant of God, well done;
Thy glorious wa; fares past;
The battles fought, the race is run,
And thou art crowned at last; |
DlED.-In this city, April I'd, Ida S.,
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