The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-27
q. S. N. EMERSON.
Memorial Tribute to the Lamented
Missionary Lady.

Memorial Tribute to the Lamented
Missionary Lady.
In the early hours OF Saturday morn
ing, Mrs. Ursula Sophia Newell Emerson
breathed her last in the home at Waia
lua, so long the residence OF the Emerson
family. Born at Nelson, n. H., Septem-
Der 81, 1906, she had entered her eighty
third year, and the immediate occasion
of death was simply the failure of the
vital powers from old age. She had been
feeble for several months, but was as
we'll as usual apparently Friday after
noon. In the evening she complained of
feeling unwell, and the physician was
summoned. Her pulse was feeble on his
arrival, and the usual restoratives were
applied but in two hours time she sank
into Inconsistencies, and shortly after
a. M she passed away. Educated amid
the quiet scenes of rural life in New
England of the olden time, her naturally
bright mind was trained under the
awakening influences of the district
school and the academy. Ripening into
womanhood as the new era of religious
life was opening, she early cOnsecrated
herself to the service of Christ. Married
in 1881 to Rev j. S. Emerson, they sailed
for the Sandwich Islands in the large re-
enforcement that left New Bedford in the
Averick November %, 1881. On arrival
at the Islands they were stationed at
Waialua, and at that one station they
continued their labOrs cOnsecutiVely, with
the exception of the four years, 1872
1916, which Mr.. Emerson spent in teach
ing at the Lahainaluna Seminary, where
he wrote an English grammar in Ha
waiian, an English Hawaiian vocabulary,
and a primer. They visited the States
in 1860, and returned with hope of re-
neWed VigOr for their missionary work
But Mr.. Emerson died March %, 1867,
and the widow was left to keep on alone
in her special line of Christian activity
ministering to the sick, training young
girls, leading in singing, teaching in the
Sunday school.
Last Sunday morning, with bowed
form but earnest heart, she was at her
post in the Sunday school, with lesson
carefully studied, and loving thoughts,
yearning for the fullness of divine life in
the souls of her scholars. Great changes
have come over the old New England
home, and over the island community as
we'll. But whatever circumstances might
be, adverse or prosperous, Mrs. Emerson
was the same kindly, patient, sweet
spirit, ready.for any ministry OF helpful
ness. The only daughter died few
years ago. Only one son, Samuel N,
has remained at home. One, Joseph s.,
is connected with the Government Sur
vey Department; another, DR.. Nathaniel
B., is President of the Hawaiian Board
of Health; two others are in the States,
DR.. Justin E., at Detroit, Mich, and
Rev. Oliver p, just appointed Cores
ponding Secretary of the Hawaiian Board.
The funeral services were held at Waia-
lua yesterday. Rev. E. S. Timoteo,
pastor of the native church, Rev. S. E.
Bishop, and Rev. @. NJ. Hyde, took part
in the services, which were all in Ha-
waIian, except the address and prayer
by Rev. DIR. Hyde. The services were
fully attended by the Hawaiians, few of
the older people now remaining, but
many of those now in the prime of life
having been connected in earlier days
with the Emerson household. The few
foreigners, residents of Waialua, some OF
them for more than forty years, were
also present, attesting the universal re-
spect and esteem felt for the friendly,
motherly, devoted woman, whose long
life of usefulness was closed by death
that found her ready for departure as for
every duty of her long and useful life..
November 26, 1888. II.