The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-04-26


Sarah Elizabeth Church was born on
Church Hill, near East Hickory, Pa, oil
Nov. 10, 1853, and died at East Hickory,
April IA, 1899. The deceased was daugh-
ter of Ira Church, who was twice married
and to whom was born twelve children,
seven girls and five boys. OF these there
survive Mrs. Foreman: Mrs. Charlotte
Wentworth, of Tionesta; Mrs. Mary
Shaffer, of Kellettville; Mrs. Laura Gal
braith, of East Hickory; Mrs. Lucetta
Hall of Fleming Hill near West Hickory,
and Hilton, James, Jshn. all of East
Hickory, and Samuel E., who lives on
Church Hill. Mrs. Foreman's step
mother and mother of Samuel f., is also
still living. When Mrs. Foreman was
eleven years of age, in 1864, her mother
died. Up to this time she had lived
where she was born, on Church Hill.
In 1865 her father went to Iowa, having
sold his farm on Church Hill. Three
years afterward he returned and buying
again on Church Hill near his former
home settled there for the remainder of
his life. There Mrs. Foreman lived
until her marriage. On July q, 1870, she
was united in marriage to w. j. Fore
man. For seven years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Foreman resided at East Hickory. Then
they went to Parker's Landing, after
ward to Bradford, and finally y in 1882 re-
turned to East Hickory and there re-
mained. There survive her beside her
husband, Elmer Hamilton, and Lodema
Grace, another child lies in the East
Hickory cemetery. The deceased expe-
rienced religion in the fall of 1875. In
special meeting held by the Free Meth
odist people in the same room where she
died afterwards she was converted 10
God. The house was then occupied by n.
G. Ball. Since then she had been a men,
Der of the Free Methodist church. For
years she had taught the infant class in
the church at East Hickory. Her love
for children was very great. She had
been President of the Women's Foreign
Missionary society since its organization
over two years ago until two weeks be-
fore her death. Never very demonstra-
tive in her religious experience she was
always steady, faithful. consistent, loyal
and true. For more than year she had
been in i'll health, and for a period of
eight menths was confined to bed; and
during this time she was great sufferer.
During her sickness her faith in God
never wayered, and her vision of the
things which are unseea-the eternal
thngs-was never obscured or dimmed.
Her family mOurns her loss but they
sorrow not as those t. at have no hopes.
The community mourns the loss of a
friend, a neighbor, valued member;
but still holds as precious legacy the
memory of the one it knew and loved.
The church militant mourns the loss of a
good soldier of Jesus Christi but the
church triumphant enrolls another mem
ber. She is al home, and some day,
weary, travel-stained, and footsore, may
be, when we come TO the end of the way,
may We ndN6 buc Sdlll6 dDuuudub Gu
trance and be reunited with those gone
before and who there await us. On the
Sunday following her death in accord
ance with her own wishes previously ex-
pressed, funeral services were held in
the f. M. church. Rev. II. j. Stone con-
Quoted the services and the sermon from
2 Timothy 4:6, 7, s. He was assisted by
Rev. McClelland of the f. NJ. church,
Tionesta, and Rev. j. L. Hillard of the
M. E. church at East Hickory, both of
whom supplemented the sermon by
brief remarks. Rev. VIM. Richards, of
Mayburg, was present also and took part
i'll the services. The remains were car
ried to the church and from there to the
cemetery by the pallbearers, who were
7. J. Bowman, James II anderson, Jud-
son Clark, J. G. Squires, George Burke EFT
and T. J. Mccullough. Despite the
storminess of the day fully 300 people
were present at the funeral, evidence of
the esteem in which the deceased was
held. 80