The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-12-15
In MemoriaIn--Mrs. 5. j. Lyman.


Hilo has again been called TO mourn the loss of
another Of the early missionaries whose numbers
have been SO depleted M recent years. Mrs Sarah
JOINER Lyman. wife of the Rev. David Beden Ly-
mau, died NJ hilU, Dec. eth, 1855 She had been
IN feeble health FOR time, but the day before
her death had attended service at the Hail church.
and the Sunday previous, being the occasion Of
her elghtieth birthday, had attended service at
the Foreign church ON which OCcls0n the text of
the sermon was Phil. l.2O.-"AcCOrdiHg TO my
earnest expectation ami my hope, that in nothing
l shall be ashamed, but that with all bOldness as
always so now also Christ shall be maguiied in
my body, whether Do be- by lie or by death.r On
both occasions the aged Airs. Hitchcock who was
Il member of the same missionary reinforcement
and who Is now resldIus az Hllo, sat next Mrs.
Lyman. IL very touching and beautiful
sight 10 these venerable mothers seated side bv
side among the people for whom they had labOred
so lovingly Mrs Lyman was considerably weari-
ed Sunday from the effort 20 attend church and
complained of being cold In the evening. But her
son, Hon. f. S Lyman, who spent the evening
with her IN company with others. observed that
she was unusually bright and talkativc She said
10 little granddaughter Nov, You must wrap
M warm before YOU 80 home because II Is COld.'
That night she retired usual and sweetly fell
asleep m Jesus. In the morning when her room
was entered she was found lying peacefully in that
last slumpet which has no awakening this side
eternity There was no trace Of suffering or pain
The angel Of death had called the dear mother 10
her eternal rest Recent tidiugs of the death of a
very promising grandson had made her heavy
ed her death. But she ripe for eternity and
she was not for God took her. On the anniyer-
sary Of her s0lh birthday a deputation of Young
men from The Boarding School called to congratu-
late her on behalf of the whole school, and her
messages 30 the school well as her conversation
with the young men will long be remembered as
the parting words of one whose relation to the
school was indeed TINT of mother. The funeral
services were held at the Hail church at which a
large audience was present. The pail bearers were
old graduates Of the school, Zone of whom is the
only surviving member Of the first class, the class
l655,l whose tender regard for the deceased was
like that Of bereayed sous. Remarks were made
10y the Rev. +. +. Baker, and the Rev W b. Ole
sun,-those OF the latter being interpreted bv Hon
ID. h. Hitchcock. The Scriptures were read and
prayer offered by the Rev. J. kalana, the pastor
Of the native church, who Is also graduate of the
school. The united ChOIrs of the native and For
oign churches SING Jesus, Love of my Soul" and
Asleepin Jesus and the Boarding School bows
sang IN s0ftest strains hymn that had been com
posed by Hon. j. ii. Nawahi ON the occasio of
Father Iyman's funeral, little over a year ago
" W hen Jesus comes, special fayOrlte of Mother
Lyman s was sung over her grave Thus has pass
ed TO her reward one whose life has been serene
and joyful IN the service of the Master. How
much richer the world Is for such sanity lives and
such consistency of faith in the Saviour.