The morning call., 1893-03-10
HER WORK ENDED.
Miss Emma L. Hawkins
Dies Of Smallpox.
A Deaconess Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church Meets Death While
AlIeviating Others Sufferings.

After two years and half Of active mis-
sionary work among the poorer classes Of
this city Miss Emma l.. Hawkins, late of
the Home OF the DeacOnesses of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died Of smallpox al
that institution Tuesday afternoon at 4
O'clock
A part of the duty of the devoted women
who carry on this work of mercy consists in
calling IN the sick of the different hos
pitfalls, as designated by the pastor OF the
church TO which they are assigned, and it is
supposed that the dread disease which made
its appearance in the home some time since
is the direct result of one Of these visits
paid to The City and County Hospital by
Miss Coates at time when a patient there
was suffering frem a slight attack of small
pox.
After this visit one after another of the
deacUnesses was stricken down until three
were sick, and then Miss Hawkins, who
had braYely nursed and waited on the others
as long as her strength held out, finally sue
cunibed to the malady, and in short time
1t was only too apparent 10 thnse in attend
ance that hers was the worst case yet de-
veloptd. And notwithstanding the tender
care and anxious snlicitude with which her
sister deaconesses surrounded her, and the
utmrst attention Of her physician, DR..
but too plain that death was inevitable.
The sufferer seems to have realized this
as soon as any one, but like true Christian
she walled the end with calm, unmuTmur-
ing patience born of steadfast faith.
Mrs. EYerman. the superintendent of the
home, was seen by a CALL reporter yester-
day, and although not wholly recovered
from an attack of the same disease, she
spoke with much enthusiasm of the good
work accomplished by Miss Hawkins
during the year and half since she became
member of the society.
'She was a sweet, noble GIRL" said the
Superintendent, ''andiI know of no young
member of our society who has ever accom-
plished more real good, either in administer
ing TO the sick, or persuading doubtful ones
to become Christians.
During her Illness she never once COM
planned or lamented her lot in any wav, and
when her sufferlDgS were Intense she bore it
all with patience and resignation beautiful
TO see. Toward the last, just before her
disease had been pronounced absolutely
hopeless by the doctors, Iiod her we had
been asking the Father TO allow us to keep
her, and believed that our prayer would be
granted. She looked up and smiled and
said: 1t is Gods will, not mine, sister; if l
am called, am ready
Miss Hawkins came here from Bloom
field Ohio. the home of her parents, little
over two years ago, and after spending a
year in The home OF her aunt, Mrs. DR..
DeallS, J0lleu lHe SfitlttY Oh ueaCOneSSeS
and remained with them up TO the time Of
her death.
Before coming to this city ii had been the
one ambition of Miss Hawkins to become
missionary TO japan, but as this idea was
never looked on with favor BY her father
she gave up the desire and came here.
She worked with the Howard-street Meth
odist Church. the Van Ness-ayenue Church
and DR.. Anthony of Oakland, besides sew
eral others. all of whom sincerely mourn
her untimely death and regret the loss of a
capable and willing worker.
She was just entering on her twenty
eighth year and had been very ambitious to
be the first deacOness to graduate from the
San Francisco Home.