The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-09-22
OBITUARY.
THE Pastoral Advocate. Third Avenue NJ. E.
Church. Columbus, Ohio.1
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1[The Pastoral Advocate. Third Avenue III. E.
Church, Columbus Ohio.1
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The funeral services of Sister Sada Harbarger,
whose unexpected death startled many of her
Friends, took place church last Thursday at
p. m. There was large attendance, for Miss Sada
was well known teacher in the public schools and
highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. The
hymn,
"But though earth's fairest blossoms die" etc.,
was sung. Rev. D. Horlocker offered prayer. The
astor read the scripture lessons psalm 1o3 and Jno.
4th chapter. Bro Horlocker then offered some very
appropriate remarks. The pastor followed with
hort address, and read the following:
MEMOIR.
Sarah j. Harbarger was born at Curlsville Clarion
Penn, March II, 1859. She died August 81 1881,
eing twenty-one years, five months, and fourteen
ays age At the early age four years she began
attend school, and on the goth of June, 1878, she
'aduated from the High School of this city with
venty-one other classmates. She records in her
arnal in November of the same year: My teachers
d classmates called me 1.-The dreamy student" She
iduated with honorable rank in scholarship. and
after elected teacher in the public schools
he city, in which capacity she has served with
amendable success, winning the love and conf
"e of her pupils, and giving excellent satisfaction
ne Superintendent and Board of Education. SadA
ambitious in her vocation, exerting herself often
ond her strength. Her industry in and devotion
her work was observable to all who knew her. AT
age of l6 she left motberless. This bereave
ient, together with the death of a beloved brother
nd sister, both of whom died at the age as her
elf at the time of her DEATH she confessed saddened
omewhat her youthful life, and occasioned .her
Melancholy hours.
Sada very affectionate in her nature. She
peaks in her journal in the tenderest way the hap
~ home she and her sister and brother enjoyed to-
sether. Its associations very dear her, and
them she found that responsive kindness which
Ter confding and sympathetic nature craved. That
little circle of love reminds us of one which
attractive to Jesus when earth, and which, though
low broken by death, 1t will be His joy to reunite in
Heaven. Sada possessed an amiable dsposition its
very fabric midness and gentleness. She
lined in her tastes very fond of music; had her
self an excellent voice. Such spirit be at home
midst the scenes and songs of Heaven. The excel
ent qualities of her womanhood the nobility of her
SPIRIT and the fidelity of her life for her large
circle OF friends, who are greatly saddened by her
ieath, and will long feel the of her absence
Sada had pleasing person, both in appearance and
address, She had, however, delicate physique and
p highly nervous temperament, which had become
worn by the onerous and exhaustive strain of her
cation At the cose of the last school year she was
mach enervated physically. She spent most of the
summer out of the city seeking to recuperate her de-
oleted strength and to be invgorated her school
work to which she had been reelected.
One week ago last Monday she returned home only
TO become prostrated by mslaria fever, which, fnd-
ing ner Dut little re-invigorated by the summer vaca
lion, wrought rapidly its serious work, and on
Wednesday evening her weary body ceased to suffer,
md her sweet spirit went to its eternal rest.
The life and character of Sada Harbarger developed
under the hallowing power of religion She attended
Sunday-school from her earliest childhood. At the
ge of twelve years. in 1872, under the labors of Rev.
d. Horlocker she united with NJ. E. Church. of which
she continued useful member, especially in valua-
ole services inlconnecton with the Neil Chapel Sun
iay-school. During her recent illness she seemed
pprehensive of its fatal end long before her fondest
friends could believe would be the last of her earth
ly sufferings. On Monday morning previous to her
ieath she said to her Brother James who was watch
ing with her: II am going to die." She was very
calm and unagitated when he told her to be coura-
geous. She said, "Oh, am not afraid to die.n Her
prophecy was correct She sank gradually but rapid
Iy under the hand of disease, complaining or
epining, and peacefully fell asleep twenty
minutes past eight on Wednesday evening, August
h Her ransomed soul has quit this vale of tears and
has entered the land of Light.