The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-29

. NaAA84fys
The funeral Of ATrs- Dr.. Bishop va
attended last Saturday &c the PTesby
terian Church at 2 p. NJ, there being
9 large eoncoarss Of sympafhizine
friends. The services were conduct.
ed by the pastor, Rev. W. A simkins
assisted by Presiding Eldars Rev. A
n. See, Of the n. 3. Church thg
Rev. s. @. Wright, OF BroOkvllle also
Offering prayer. At the close Of his
remarks the pastor gave The following
obituary narrative: Emma Burke
Hynes was born at BArdslown, Ky :,
Oct. 80, 1881, and died at her home 10
this city LAST THURSDAY morning, 23ad
Of May, at O'Clock, Just as tie last
school bell was ringing for the morn
ing session. Though agTeat-but IN
complaining sufferer through her
/ long illness and especially duFiHg the
last ten days, she passed AWAY psaca.
fully, quietly, at the end, like the set
| ting SUI on 4 elOudless summer day
sinks to rest-belng III the 53rd year
OF her age. She received her edueaz
tiOn at BardstOWn Female SemiuaFy,
an institution Of nome note, Of which
she was q graduate.
Her father, WIN. n. Hynes, was
inan Of pFOmineacs su his day. ana
community, an Elder ca taey Freshly
terian Church Of BaFdstoWn for many
years He was the owner Of slaves,
bat being convinced By ths sbOlillOE
agitation that slavery Wae WnOug, ne
came over 10 Xenia, Ohm ard maRAE
mitted his slaves aud -afterWnrds,
mainly to take bis family away nom
the blighfing iniihenSs % ag6ry, Be
arranged 70 remove Co. Elanupeg fnlii,
the seat Of Hanover ColleRe, BET vas
taken Suddenly III and died befors tha
removal was effected. The. family,
however, came on according % the
plan Of the father and settled Ia Han
over. Here she formed the acquainf-
anee Of her husband, DR.. Bishop, who
was connected with The college Is q
Professor, TO whom she was married
July 4, 1884. Had she lived till the
next 4th Of July, it would have round
ed out their married life 10 Just
30 full years. They came to Sallna 10
the falf Of 1850, and with theexeeptiOn
OF q short residences at Highland, here
has been her home ever since NJ 30
the day Of her death. AS to her re-
llgiOus life she was converted at 3
revival meeting On BardstoWn Under
the preaching Of the eminent Evan
Relist, Dr.. Nathan Hall, and united
with the Presbyterian Church at 10
years Ofage, and has ever since been
9 worthy member Of the same. She
was naturally retlcent on the subject |
but Of her piety, none who knew her
ever doubled. During the last few
months Of her helplessness che found /
comfort In having her attendant read |
10 her from the work entitled Home
Worship, and the use Of the Bible In |
the Home" by DR.. ;. p. Thompson |
and Charles III. Spurgeon. She was !
Of pleasant dlspOsition, and domestic |
In her tastes. None knew her but 10 |
love her, and she Waa best loved by |
those who knew her best. She was /
woman Of executive ability, independ. /
ent and active, 80 that 10 be laid aside /
and become entirely helpless as she
has been for nearly three years, must
have been q great trial % her patience
but patience, fOrbearanue, and charity /
were her most marked traits OF char
aeter. / have heard this fact men-
toned Of her by different persons who
have known her long and Intimately
-One for over 80 years, that, no mat
ter what the pFOvOeati0n, and she
WIS Withal q very sensitive woman
they never heard her say an nnkind,
1neharitable, or severe word TO or Of
She never murmured, but
was uniformly cheerful through all
her long sickness. The Apostle
James said: "Lef patience hare her
perfect work, that ge nsdg Be Pe5ea
md entire, DdntlEg a0thiHg." -l'l
In her we may safely say, 'patisnee
lad her perfect work . 80 that When
he summons came, Il found her
perfect and entire, wanting moth.
ng" In preparatlOnsfor an abundant
into the everlasting King
lOTn Of cur Lord and Savior Jesus
,hrist, where God shall wipe away
n tears from all eyes W. AS.