Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-24
THE DEATH OF MRS. JANE A.
HAGUE.
TmBUTE ro TIE MEMORY or Mas. JANE
A. llAGUE, FRoN HER CHILDREN.

Our mother, around whose mortal re-
mains we have gathered to-day, was born
at Leesburg, Tuscarawa Inow CarrolD
county, Ohio, October 18th, 1916; was mar
ried to her surviving husband, John T.
Hague, at the same place, Sept. 2ii, 1898,
and passed to her final rest at Napoleon,
Ohio, March IL, 1881. This is cold, un.
impassioned statement in the lewest pos
sible words, OF the three principal epochs
in human life-birth, marriage, death.
But to those other children who survive,
who have watched and studied the growth
and development of her beautiful charac-
ter through all the changing vicissitudes
shadow, her life which has just closed 50
peacefully speaks volumes worthy of last
ing remembrance and of the closest imita-
ton. Mother had more of the sorrows of
life than usually fall to the share of suffer
ing humanity. Her affections were ardent,
and the loss OF relatives, and especially of
her children by death, and of their en-
forced absence from her while living,
caused her the most poignant grief. Five
of her twelve children preceded her to the
land of shadows, and in the loss of each
one she seemed tOget f0retaste efthc Bit
terness of death. But by beautiful ar
rangement of a kind Providence all grieis,
however bitter, have their compensation.
Mother found hers for the loss of her loved
ones here in perfectly satisfying faith,
given by her religion, that every child
buried out of her sight in this world was
but the transplantng OF a human soul in
TO the Garden of the lmmortals, and that
they were all gathered by the river to well
come her to her flnal home beyond the
grave. For many years our belo v ID moth
er had not particle of the fear OF DEATH
She had the most abiding faith in her own
immOrtality-and that she was only a
sojourner in this world her whole pilgrim
age here being but a preparation for life
in the world to come. Hannah Moore,
whom she greatly admired, expressed her
sentiments in this regard exactly, i'm the
| lines:
"rhc soul earth il an immortal guest
| Compelled to starye at an unreal feast
| spark which upward tends by natures force;
A stream diverted from its parent source,
! A drop Observed from the boundess sea-
moment parted from eternity;
| pilgrim painting for the rest to come;
An exile anxious for his native home
Mother connected herself with the NJ T..
Church, more than fifty years ago, and to
the day OF her death was constant at
tendant upon all its prescribed means of
grace, never failing in the performance of
every duty which its ordinances required.
She was never given to demonstratve
display of religious fervor, nor did she con-
denim, by look or word the largest freedom
exercised by others in that respect. She
was, in the broadcast possible sense, hum
BILE, faithful, devout Christian, wife and
mother. We believe that the Angels are
rejoicing to-day by the accession to their
happy throng the spirit four dear depart
ed mother, who has washed her robes and
made them white in the blood of the
Lamb. If we who are condemned to linger
yet little while longer in this vale of
tears, without the light OF her dear smile
and kindly greeting, can by this dispen
sation be made filter for our Fathers use,
her death following such life will not
have been in vain.
The above was read at the funeral of sis
ter Hague, and by her pastor offered to the
publishers.
Sister Hague for half a century followed
her Savior, and while her life amply evil
denced the fact, it was made still more
plain by her peaceful death.
Sister Hague will be greatly missed by
her neighbors and members Of the church;
but most of all by her seven surviving
children and greatly bereaved husband.
Brother Hague feels deeply his loss, but
possessing a firm faith in God he looks
forward to the tine when all shall be
gathered home, and the redeemed with
robes washed white, securely stand on
heavens land where no parting words are
said. TO the hope of the gospel, by the
grace of God are you committed. CT.