Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-21

- SANa hSNAiiSi lChh'i S"hN"iJ ~ AoV~i
and went as a missionary to China
from the Tennessee Conference w. Nj.
Society, Elm Street Auxiliary, Nash
vile, Tenn, March 9, 1887, and de-
parted this life July 20, 1891. at ShaDg-
hal. Her last words were: "Tell the
loved ones at home all is we'll"
When quite young she went with
her parents to Graves county, Ken
lucky, where the greater part of her
life was spent, She was rema' kable
child, with a mind far above her
years, heart overlooking with love,
and a fine frame and constitution, and
possessed great energy. Gentle, kind
and affectionate in disposition, she
won the esteem and confidence of all
who knew her. Home was made hap.
py by her kind words and deeds.
Ever ready to respond to the call of
duty and never shirked any response
bility, however great. Her education
was, in great part, obtained at home.
After attaining to young womanhOod
she had, for short time, the advan-
tages of first class school, the princi-
pal of which was man of deep piety
and rare literary attainments. Here,
with happy surroundings and by dint
of hard study, she acquired an educa-
ton which fitted her for the great and
responsible work to which the Master
called her.
From early childhood she was re-
ligiously inclined and had the convic-
ton that she would become mission
airy Tin the land beyond the sea-" To
go to China seemed to be the dream of
her life. After hearing of the death
of the now sainted Dora Rankin, she
could not resist her heart pleadings
and the echo of her own conscience to
go.
In letter written to loved ones at
home-a distance of $4,000 miles
separating them she said: 81 have
given my life to the work, and for the
world would not give it up; it is the
happiest life this side of heaven when
the heart ard soul are in it,"
For three years she labored inces-
sanity with great zeal and effective
ness in the noble cause of missions.
Before leaving her mother and
brothers who now reside in Nashville,
she became acquainted with Rev. Mr..
Hearn, who also afterwards went as
missionary to China. About year
ago they were united in marriage,
when the two congenial and conse-
Grated spirits labored together in the
same noble cause.
From a private letter from Miss
Laura Hagood, dated July "a, four
days after the death of Mrs. Hearn,
it is learned that she left baby boy,
who will never know the dear mother
who lived long enough to embrace her
Miss Hagood and other friends were
constant watchers around her bedside,
and all that loving hands could do or
loving hearts suggest, could not stay
the angel of death. In her last mo
ments she said, 81 am going, but all is
right" She then sent messages of
love to absent friends, and then bid
ding her babe, husband and friends a
final farewell, she "fell on sleep" to
awake amid all the light and glory of
the "many mansions" "She was
laid to rest in her wedding dress, with
soft wreath of rose geranium leaves
and heliotropes encircling her. Her
casket was covered with fairest, sweet
est flowers, tube-roses and asters. The
service was held by Mr.. Hill, in our
new church, with our beautiful ritual
at the grave. The hymn at the
church was, so the prisoner is re-
leascd;' at the grave, Asleep in
Jesus While the grave was being
closed the friends sang, Safe in the
arms of Jesus"
Thus passed away one of the purest
Of her sex, whose life was devoted to
doing good to others.
Her life work is ended, but the glo-
rious reward in store for her now
sainted spirit should soothe all sorrow
and give sweet consolation to those
she so fondly cherished whilst in the
flesh. The happy reunion in the
hereafter will more than compensate
for the sorrows and separations on
earth. J. A. q.