The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
In MemOriun,
Fen. 81. 1s38-Ocr. 26. 1890.

II NIB q, lOOo-OCT. EOg 1919
Entered into rest on Thursday morning,
Mira Elliot Hazen.
Early in september Mrs. Hszen removed
to Randolph, Vt, where she had taken
rooms Tor the year, intending to make q
home for herself when she pleased, and
place to which to invite her friends. Soon
after her arrival she fell through a hay
scuttle and suff red a severe injury to her
knee. On the nineteenth OF October she
was taken to Montpelier, to the home of her
cousin, Mrs. Thurber, expecting to remain
until she was better, but she was imme-
diately attacked by pneumonia from which
she died after q weeks illness.
Mrs. Hazen was the daughter of Deacon
Ezra Elliot of Jer cho, and sister OF Rev.
h.. IL. Elliot, Secretary of the Vermont
Bible Society. From her early girlhood her
friends were many, for she entered into
sympathy with all classes OF people and
those OF every age. Her house was one OF
gracious hospitality, and she was desired
guest in many homes The Scripture in
junction to rejoice with them that rejoice
and weep with them that weep seemed
easy aud natural for her to obey.
In June, 1881, she was married to the
Rev. Austin Hazen, who was then pastor
OF the church at Joricho Center, to which
she belonged. She had always been loyal
friend to the pastors family, and when she
entered it as the wife and mother, she gave
her whole heart to the making OF happy
home, and to the nurture and well-being OF
the young lives entrusted to her care. In
June, 1884, the family removed to Rich
mond, nd 1t was in the Richmond parson-
age that the most of her life az PASTORS
wife was spent. Her love of domestic life
and her devotion to her family did not pre-
vent her taking an active part as PASTORS
helper in the work of the church. AS pres
ident OF the auxiliary to the Womans
Board OF Missions, she was untiring in her
efforts to arouse a deeper interest in the
/ m Qai rlr ln rryOr
who belonged to the church.
For planning exercises to interest the
children and young people in the Mission
Band, and in her Sunday-school classes,
she had an especial gift. For a few years
she was county secretary Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Union, and her thorough
and efficient work in the duties of this office,
and her success in informal talks in differ
eDt places on the work of our home mis-
sionaries, caused her resignation to be &C
| cepted with deep regret and only because
her health demanded that she be released.
In the spring of 1895, Mr. and Mrs. Hszen,
alter considerable deliberation, decided
| upon taking much-n eeded vacation, and
in May OF that year sailed for Europe. The
trip was planned and entered upon with
most pleasing anticipations, and when these
were dissipated by Mr. Hazen's death and
burial at sea, on the passage out, the shock
! 10 her nerves was too great, and her sense
OF bereavene MT too deep for her eve to COM
/ pleUeIy rally from the effect For the past
| four years, although she had the sympathy
of many friends and the kindest attentions
from her sons, her spirit was never at rest.
Life had few charms and no satisfactions.
In State Of apparent unconsciousness
she passed from the dstresses of earth to
awake to the rest and the joyous reunions
of the blessed
Funeral services were held on Saturday
in the church at Richmond, Rev. S. l..
Bates OF Burlington, an old friend of both
MIR. and Mrs. Hazen, conducting the SER
vice. A large company OF Borrowing friends
and relatives accompanied the remains
from Montpelier, including all the sons,
her brother, Rev. l.. H. Elliot, wife and
son Henry, two brothers and sister of
Mr.. Hazen, viz; DR.. William Hazen of
Mortified, Mr.. Lucius Hazen of Middle
town, Conn, and Mics Frances Hazen of
Mount Holyoke college.
The presence at the service of many
| friends both OF Richmond and Jericho, the
beautiful floral offerings from the ladies of
the Richmond church, the sorrowful COM
pany gathered in the cemetery at Jericho
Center where with barred heads they re-
ceived the casket which contained all that
was mortal OF her who had lived and la
bored among them in years past, were mute
| testimonials of the sffectonate regard with
which the memory OF the departed one will
! always be cherished -.