The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-02
A CHRISTIAN WOMAN
MRS. MARTHA JANE FOSTER IN
SKIP-BATEHAN,
A Great u, angels; With n Lovely and
Bnautiful Character and Life-'o'-
600 Children Saved-Hanna'
Sii..ms, Foster, ct. al. Pro-
nounco ErloElos.

Mnriha Jane Foster Inskip -Bateman
WI held in Asbury Nj. Il. Church yes
ferday D. M She departed this lie ut
her winter residence, on Egglcslon
Heinhts. near Jacksonville, Florida, at
d o'clock a. IN. Friday, December 20,
1890, after only u brief sickness. Puo-
lie memorial meetings ana the press
have since that date boen puttinE on
record part of the testimony wnicll,
when all gathered In, cannot fail 70
foftify tho Judgment of vast multi
iude OF persons, whose lives she has
blessed, thnt, by Gods creation, work
and grace, she Is one OF the grandest
chalactep most beautiful lives and
noblest Bpecimens OF women. pr.
Stokos. OF her home, Ocean Grove, N.
j., after careful investigation OF her
labors for children, estimated 2O,OOO
Christian conversions In that depart
ment alone OF her evangelic work.
Born, August, 1919, OF Isaac and
Martha Foster, near Elk Neck, on Elk
river, Cecil county, Md, converted
at . years Of age, married at u TO hey.
John s. Inskip, she appears, aside from
one trip around tho world, including
200 meetings in England and l5o in In
dia, to have been Christian worker
for humanity for over 90 years, being
for tho most OF that time an Eyan9e-
list, working through the Methodist
Episcopal church. She has vast null
titudo OF spiritual children" who
''shall rise up and call her blessed"
Her life is a testimony that Gods
Holy Word and Spirit can speak
through the voice of woman as well
as that of man, Tint purity is possi-
BILE not only in tho tongue that speaks
no guile" but In tho car that llstens to
no scandal, and that such n woman
can be Gods blessed, purifying angel
to multitude of souls making the
conseclaied temple of His worship lr-
reslstibly delightful and transcen-
IDENTIFY beautiful. Her everlasting
treasures IN Heaven will be tho testl-
monies OF the multitude redeemed
through her labors God forever
''honors those who honor Him in this
life.
Rov. John d. G. Hanna, pastor OF
Asbury, had first seen and heard her in
a Baltlmote revival meeting, assisting
her husband, when her sweet, pure
voice IN singing won his boyhood ad-
mifatlon.
Her -iaboiY wore harm moniously CON
-e7.Eatod and blended with those OF
her husband. whom she Would some
times supplement in preaching, and
always grace and enthuso by her de-
nghtful singing.
He had also witnessed hor work in
other places, Including ocean Grove,
M.
She was born of the Holy Spirit Mt
years Of age neor Elklon, Md; mar
ried November I, 1886; labored with
her husband, Rev. JOAN S. iiskip, with
whom she spent nearly the whole Of
her life in the Cincinnati, Philadelphia
md Wilmington conferences, which
include many States.
August 10, 1881, she prolessed pure
heart, and in few months hcr hus-
band followed her in a like profession.
and became president OF the first
National Holiness Convention.
In 1850 they took their trip around
the world. their object being tile pro-
motion OF holiness, for which they
held hundreds OF meetings abroad ard
many haEdieds In tho United States,
On their return, by way Of san Fran
cisco, they reached Ocean Grove in
1881. Her dlVinely blessed power lay
In definite religious exper.aace, plain
and natural speech and In singing.
Rey, !, ). lEskip dled in 1884. Nearing
heT depaftufe, in answer to questions,
she used such language az: 'Ohl He Is
30 precious | am resting in jesus
'Christ i5 all and in ALL Her last
words Whispered We're; "uh! 1 am SO
happy"
itev. John H. Simms. NJ. D.. knew
Mrs insltip 55 years. He had been re-
markably impressed by her holy power
at cRmp-meetlngs in several States
and In roYivals. He cited particularly
Lancaster, Pa. Old Orchard Beach,
Me-, and Pitman Grove, N. }. She
was most earnest worker, and the
doctor felt like following her to every
meeting she held Her life was so
grand she held everybody In close
sympathy. He had heard Rev. j. S.
lnskip say his life would have been of
but little account without her She
had abundantly contributed to his
success
The doctor spoke In the highest
eulogy OF her capacity in making
homes happy by her visits, including
his own.
She continued her evangelistic work
to near the time of her death, her
latest scheme being for camp meet
ing In Florida.
Charles Foster said SilVerbroolS wit
messed the number of converted and
revived by her labors there to be. 10
less Lhan 20 souls. lie had known hel
"A years. The power OF God was won
derfuly manifested in her works with
the little ones, She did not write fine
set speeches, hqt s.gdied out OF the
Word 81 God what sS1iss vas ENG f3
say. lIe last beard her sing II Am Re
dcemed" In 1851, and IL seemed TO
him he could ~ hear her singing it.
She was repuled TO have established
the first infant school west OF the Allie
gheny Mountains.
Charles Weld and Mrs PaT,' maid
HlOauent tributes to her ravivnl Iv,n.l-
In SiYeTbrook NJ L. Church.. The
sweet influence OF her Christian char.
aoter and labors OF love was still a
great and growing power with the
people
Father Hagany and others also pro-
nouneed strong eulogy on the de-
parled'evangelist.
QUESTION TO THE cHURCH CONSCIENCE.
The Christian church is woman's own
sacred home, where she has divinely
given right to share in the dominion
OF mnn and to be with him equally
9bcdient to The Omnipotent Spirit Of
love, peace, truth, justice, righteous
ness and holiness. Because a woman
says she enjoys the witness Of the
Holy Ghost to realizing sense that
hef henrt has been divinely purified, so
she Is empowered to say she has expe-
rlenecd the meaning OF blessed are
the pure In heart, Tor they shall see
God, shull any self-seeking, ignorant
and tyrannical representative OF abused
and betrayed ecclesiasticism dare to
hinder the blessed ministrations to
humanity which she as God-called,
Holy Ghost Evangelist orderly pro-
ceeQS TO proclaim and bestoW?-JoHN
y. HARDNESS, Reporter.