The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-10-18
The woman's Meeting.

Ohio Branch of the w. B. NJ. l., held in
the Congregational Church, at Yelling
ton, Oct. 11th and 18th, 1882, tender trib-
ute to the memory of Miss Anna Adams
was read by Mrs. NJ. W. Lang, in which
she emphasized the fact of her "ardous du-
ties and almost unshared responsibility for
six and half years, of keeping alive the
spark kindled when the missionary soci-
ETY. was organized by Miss Rankin in 1875"
Mrs. Lang urged the ladies to "help those
women in the Lord" who in the different
societies are bearing the greater part oil
the burden, and each by lifting her share
thus help to prolong and save to the work
many useful lives.
We quote from the memorial: yelling
ton has never sent missionary into the
foreign field, none of her sons or daugh-
ters have laid down their lives in Africa,
China or India, but we believe there is q
record on high which will show that one
from Wellington, from our society, Miss
Anna Adams, has been laid upon the altar,
a precious sacrifice, without spot or blem-
ish, for the saving of souls and the spread
ing of ChEist's kingdom throughout the
world, just as much as though she had
died in the foreign field.
A devoted Christian, her life wholly
consecrated, vessel meet for the masters
use. She was chosen the first Secretary OF
our "Woman's Missionary Society" which
was organized in March, 1916, by Miss
Rankin, our missionary TO Mexico. Miss
Annals greatest desire was to 60 into the
fareign field to labor for the master, and,
seen with our human eyes, we say circum-
stances prevented her accepting call, but
Goods ways are not our ways" He had
a special work for her to do in the home
field, in His church, to keep alive the fee.
BILE spark which had been kindled, the
love which goes out to seek and save 9th.
ers, and is known as the missionary spirit
She remained ouI faithful secretary for
six and a half years until her health failed
Do we think it was the ardous duties as
secretary that wore upon her? No, rather
it was the weight of unshared responsible.
ity resting upon her alone. 1t pleased God
that she should bear our sins of neglect
and indifference to his word and com
mand. Her great desire and prayer was
that she might live for the works sake.
believe her prayer is answered though moi
as we desired, the result will be the same
to the honor and glory of the living God
Her influence will always remain on this
society, though dead, she yet speaketh.'
During the year she has looked forward
to this meeting, and often expressed de
sire to meet the ladies engaged in this
work, and God was pleased at this time tc
release from her suffering body her spirit
to be with us today, and ladies, would
give her greeting to you all, and also the
love which dear Anna would have given
you had she been with us in the body, and
would plead with you as you go to YOU
homes, if there is one in your midst who
is bearing the greater part of the burden
of this work, take hold with loving hands
and lift your own share from her shoul
ders and place it upon your own, thus di
yiding the burden, and perhaps saving 8
useful life for the work. No doubt some
of us will live to see the fruits of her labor
when in the future one or more of the
children of her caring go from us to for
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RESOLVED Lnat tne oalo ptahGn 1i or 1l 'ne W; .
tr,r, ou- ,,,5s, or ono ., our mos, bignlr voInei
eo-laborers, Miss Anna Adams, of Wellington. Tn,
Branch esteems 1t privilege TO offer this tribute
to her earnest singie-hearted devotion to thu
Sause ~no,e VIC ale ~ piou1'e
Of this wor, her great inauence so frui,fu in ben
iacent results with the hope that the inspiration
Of her life may abide with US and become an eve
ueepenlns liinuenee ,,s1 IN o'he, neNr's
ON, symna,bv 70 The t.mI,y ,bis AUXILIARY an,
church in our and their bereavement, ut the sam,
time recognizing the hand of loving father il
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