The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-05
nrs. samuel Brown.

woman, filed with the love of God and
for all his creatures, il was
Mrs. Brown. She was generous and
self sacrificing to a fault, and never
found pleasure in an i'll word or deed.
Never was the beautiful character of
gentle womanhood more fully exempli.
fed than in this loving Christian soul.
She not only eschewed evil, but con.
stantly sought to do good.
For nearly year she had been resi-.
dent of this city and q neighbor OF the
writer. During that time she has suf.
fered thousand deaths from what was
at first considered rheumatism in the
shoulder and neck. Some months ago,
however, an enlargement indicated the
presence of tumor. Eight weeks ago
surgical operation was performed, and
cancerous growth removed. In this
trying ordeal, the brave, Christian forti.
tude OF the patient sufferer shone grand.
ly. She rallied from the severe trial,
and for week or two seemed to her
friends in fair way for recovery. But
the wound was not healing and the
growth rapidly renewed itself. She soon
learned that death was inevitable. But,
she was not disturbed. For the sake
of her husband and children, whom she
loved with devotion only surpassed by
her love for the Master, she would
gladly have lived. But, since death
must come soon, it had no terrors for
her. She had lived close to Christ.
This awful suffering was her Gethse.
name, and never human soul more sim
cerely said, "Oh, Father, thy will be
done" During the last few weeks she
was extremely anxious that her awful
agony should be ended. Her vigorous
mind was perfectly clear until the very
last, and her constant concern was for
the comfort and pleasure of others. It
distressed her that they should be 80
concerned about her coming fate. To her
it meant joyous release. Every little
kindness was appreciated with look of
loving thanks. Occasionally she called
in some member of the household, and
one by one, bade them good bye, with
assurances of the sweet soul pleasures
transcendant in her own case over the
most intense physical agony. She bade
them all meet her in the better world,
and left them under her prayers " ith a
pure, implicit faith. In the throes Of
bodily torture she would find comfort in
the words of the Twenty.third Psalm.
"Though I pass through the valley
Of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil"
Often she listened with look Of OK.
pectant delight to the touching hymn,
II will sing you song Of that beautiful land,
The far away home Of the soul.
Where no storms ever beat on the glittering
strand,
While the years Of eternity roll!'
A while before death, she reached to.
ward one of her devoted sisters, pulled
her down till she could twine her arms
about her neck, and whispered with
tremulous tenderness,
| IT will sing you song of that beautiful land,
The far away home OF the SOUL"
Her words were more significant than
she thought, for her life, pure and true,
was one of the sweetest melodies Of
heaven.
The end of her suferings, for which
she longed and prayed, came at last
about three o'clock, Saturday afternoon
One of her last expressions, as she fell
the rapturous change, was,
"I'm going higher, higher-away W
higherw and her patient soul took it,
fight.
Sarah NJ. Florence was born neal
Buford, August 27, 1912.
She joined the Christian Church a
the age of fourteen.
On the 9TH day of February, 1864, sh'
and Samuel Brown we've united in mar
riage. Their home has been blesset
with six children, two of whom, William
and Herbert, are dead. Those who sur
vive are, Mrs. Mary E. McMillen, Mis-
Bertha A., and masters Thomas ant
Charlie.
During their happy married life MI
and Mrs. Brown resided while il
Buford, and afterwards at other places
including Startling Greek, Straightou
and Lynchburg.. They moved here
little less than a year ago. In all thes
places Mrs. Brown made fast and tru
friends of all who knew her.
The funeral services were held Sunda
afternoon at the home on Somers stree
Elder John Shockey officiating. Th
burial took place at Union Chape
where Mrs. Browns parents are buriet
Monday morning, and very large cor
course Of friends joined the heartbroke
and stricken family in the last sad an
fearful rites.
Il Card Of Thanks.