The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-21
Memoir--Emma L. Frazier.

1t has been said "death leaves a
shining mark" In the instance be-
fore us the aim was well taken. EN-
ma was born October 4th, 1875. Her
mother died when she was a babe of
six months. A year later when she
was eighteen months old she was Civ
en- to David and Margaret White, who
raised her and with whom che lived
ever after, and upon whom she looked
as her own father and mother. From
childhood she was a favorite, not
only in the home, but in the neigh
borhood, among the white people as
well as those of her own race. She
attended the village school and main
tained her rank among the brightest
and best of the pupils. She was hon.
orably graduated under Prof. Sayers.
1t was an interesting study to note
the signs of intellectual development
in her as she advanced toward the
completion of her course. It was not
necessary to be told of it or to hear
her recite. The fact was proclaimed
by the frightening of her eye, the
shining of her face, the constantly
increasing self-respect exhibited in
her department and the Difference she
paid to others, especially those whom
she regarded as her superiors. With
this intellectual development there
came into her heart and life ambi-
tion to be somebody and to do some
thing in the world. Not satisfied with
her attainments, she longed for a
higher education. This desire was
gratified by her foster parents by
sending her for two years to Wilber-
force University. 1t involved great
sacrifice and self-denial on their part
to do this, but it was more than COM
pensated for by the marked improve
ment made by her and her greatful
appreciation of it. At the end of her
second year at Wilberforce she grad
uated from the Normal Department.
Her appreciation of what they were
doing for her is best told in the fol-
lowing extract from her correspond
ence at the time, under date of Feb
ruary I'd, 1896: ~ do not know when
I felt SO badly as did after reading
your last letter, knowing that / am
away at school and that you are both
working so hard to keep me here.
There is only one thing l hope and
pray for, and that is that the time
may soon come when l can pay you
back for what you are doing for me.
But that is impossible, for no matter
how much l might do for you l could
never pay you" She was converted
during her second year in college
Writing home about this time she ex-
pressed her feelings as follows
"There is one request ask of you
that you pray for me that when &c
out from this place may go forth ir
this world to be bright and shining
light and that may live life SO pure
and virtuous that / may be an honor
both to my parents and my country
Every night when kneel by my bed
side | remember you in my prayer
and ask that the time may soon come
when will be able to provide for VIZ
three to live together happy without
. you two having to work so hard. Dt
You know since have come back t(
!, Wilberforce / feel like new girl like
as If ! have been born again, and
whenever feel sad / take 1t to ths
Lord in prayer This ambition Il
be and do something was an ever
present experience with her. During
the present winter she came to the
writer with some correspondence in
regard to position TO do missionary
work or to teach among the colored
people Of the south. she asked me
70 look over 4 and e ] could give hsz