The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-26

Taken, while binding tears our eyes,
SO all, We scarce can see His hand
Taken in such way that faith
Waits in the dark 10 understand.
In such way that but the thought,
OF Jesus death can comfort bring
And taken when the world 80 needs
Such gifts Of lives in Offering.
What can we say o Christ, we know
Thou knowest why, and how and when
We know thy love is strong to bring
Thy cherished purposes to men.
Perhaps this fair young life, cut down
In fields where she had thought to CLEAN,
May bring, for harvest time, the fruit
Which years Of work could not have seen.
For o /! we know that even this
Was not sacrifice too great,
When for the message Of Thy love
The darkened, burdened world doth wait.
And as we pray that her sweet life
And carly death may touch with fire
New souls, who will forever make
The work she loved, their hearts desire.
PAPER PREPARED BY TIE MISSES GRAND
GIRARD.
In the fall OF 1874, Addie Ramsey,
then young girl eleven years of age,
accompanied by her father, Rev. j. R.
Ramsey, came from Wewoka, Indian
Territory, to Hilsboro. She was vel.
coined by her sister, Maggie, who had
come the year previous to attend the
Institute, then under the charge OF Miss
Grand. Girard. Addie was taken imme-
diately on her arrival to Mrs. Thomas
Miller, with whom she remained three
years, receiving daily instruction at the
Institute. Bright in her studies and
full OF fun, she soon became favorite
with her teachers and plsymates, and
as she grew older her lovely disposition
and sweet ways endeared her to all who
knew her. The summer vacation of
1875 she and Maggie spent with their
grandparents in Pennsylvania. On the
death Of Mr.. Miller in the fall of 1877
Addie went to the Institute, which then
became her home until her graduation,
receiving from Miss Grand.girsrd, as
Addie often said, "the love and care Of
q mother" When Maggie graduated in
1870, her father, mother and brothers
came from the Territory to attend the
commencement exercises from here
they went to Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, taking the girls with them. In
September Maggie returned with her
parents to the Territory, while Addie
came back to finish her studies. Addie
formed one OF the class of 1880. Her
classmates were Anna Ewing, amission.
ary to Alexandria, Egypt > Florence
Covington Hidden, Ida Farrell Matthews
Carrie Spring, Ella Wolf, Millie John
son King and Addie Murray Nesmith.
With many tender good.byes to hel
friends in Hillsboro, she left for her
home in the Territory where she labored
faithfully for her Master for eight years
Her health giving way it was thought
advisable by her physicians to try
change of climate, 30 she came east
To better prepare herself for her work
she attended school at Oxford for one
year, devoting her time exclusively tt
music, painting and kindergarten. Hav
ing received her appointment from th'
board to the Barranquilla Mission, sh'
came to Hillsboro to bid farewell to he
many friends, expecting to sail the las
of May. Although grieved to part will
the dear ones at home and her friend
here, yet she received the call gladly
rejoicing that she could again take NJ
her beloved work, and together will
her sister teach the blessed news of sal
vation. But the Master decreed other
wise. Her young, useful life is ended
but the blessed influence left behin'
her in Hillsbcro will ever be remem
bered. And her beautiful face beamin
with love for her Savior, as she told u
Of her giving her heart to him in thl
very room, and her lovely voice whic
thrilled the heart of both young and ol
will never be forgotten. And as we fe'
thankful TO have known and loved he