News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-07
OBITUARY.

| CFrom Homer Republican, Sept. 81, 1892
Died in Homer, N. Y, September
Is, 1882, Mrs. Samantha w. Robin
son, aged seventy-fve years and eight
months.
Mrs. Robinson was the fifth daugh-
ter of Colonel Asahel, and Dolly Ham
ilton Washburn. On her mothers
side she came from a good Scotch an
cestry, while her father was of the
same descent with those who in public
life in our country have made the
Washburn name well known. She
was born in the town of Greensboro,
Vermont, January 5, 1907; and in
that town she united with the Congre
gational Church, when but eleven
years of age. With her fathers family
she removed to Montpelier, Vermont,
when thirteen years old. There in
common with her only brother, now
Rev. A. G.. Washburn, of Syracuse,
and her eight sisters, she enjoyed the
best educational opportunities afforded
in that region. She took high rank as
a scholar, and later, as successful
and popular teacher. January 1, 1885,
she was married to Rev. Septimius
Robinson, for more than forty years a
faithful and influential minister in Yer
mont. With him she bore the trials
Il: d knew the blessings incident to the
life of self-sacrifcing Home Mission
airy. Her oldest son died when five
years of age. Her second son, Rev.
William A. Robinson, OF Homer, and
her only daughter, Laura 5. Robinson,
were with her when she died. Besides
fulfilling we'll her duty as step-moth-
er To five older children, who came to
love her as mother indeed, she
adopted niece, Emily Reddington,
now the wife of Rev. @. F. Montgom-
cry, of Marash, Central Turkey. Her
home was also at different times the
home of number of her nephews and
nieces, whom she was glad TO help 10
school advantages, and who cherish
her memory with special tenderness
and affection. 1t was also emphati-
calIy ministers home" to the
clergymen of all that region, and her
counsels and her cheer were especially
priced by numbers of those who began
their ministerial experience in that
vicinity. September 27, 1860, her
husband died at Morrisville, Vermont,
after a pastorate there of more than a
quarter of a century. After residing
there eleven years longer, she remov-
ed to Syracuse, n. Y. and during
her six years residence in that city,
gained a host of warm friends, and
despite her years, entered heartily into
many departments of christian &C
tiviLy and usefulness. Five years ago
last May, she came to reside at
Homer, and has here, as elsewhere,
shown such an unselfish and consecra-
ted spirit as drew many friends to her,
and made her loved and honored by
ali who knew her. Surrounded by
b ar kindred, after brief illness, she
peacefully fell asleep in Jesus, at 2 p.
m., of Friday last. In her closing
days, as during her long and useful
life before, she exempliied beautifully
the sufficiency and glory of faith that
centres in Christ. The funeral servi-
ces were held at the residence of her
son, Tuesday afternoon, the 10Th
inst, and were conducted by Rev.
DR.. Beard, of Syracuse, who at the
house, and at the grave, paid heart
felt tribute to the excellence and
worth of the departed. Rev. III. I.
Sell, of Cortland, and Revs, S. E.
Wilcox and r. c. Fox, of Homer,
also participated in the services. An
impressive and touching part of the
service was the reading from a tablet
that had long hung in her room, some
Of her favorite passages of scripture,
closing with those which were repeat
ed to her by her request more than
once during the last two days OF her
life, and with stanza of poetry which
bereaved hearts would fain repeat as
their utterance of trust:
ans trustful as a child who looks
Up in its mothers face,
And all its little griefs and fears
Forgets in her embrace
So to Thee, my Saviour. look
And in Thy face divine
Can read the love that will sustain
Az weak a faith as mine"
To this we join the prayer SO taste
fully sung by the choir:
{" ONE. home, sweet, sweet home,
Prepare me dear -aviour for glory, my homer