The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
Memoirs Of Rev. and Mrs. Taggart.
RACHEL e. TAaaART

Memoirs Of Rev. and Mrs. Taggart.
RACHEL e. TAaGART
daughter of G. G. and Eliza Davis,was
born July 9, 1885 at Pennington w.
Va. Her early life was spent In her
Virginia home with only such meager
advantages as that section and time |
afforded.
On February 8, 1851, when in her
fifteenth year she joined the church
under the pastorate of Rev. Aaron
Vincent, who afterwards officiated at
her marriage to Rev. j. / Taggart.
She was little more than 1S years
old at the time of her marriage which
occurred September q, 1854. Three
children we're born to this marriage.
One daughter died in infancy and was
laid to rest in VOLTS Summit, W. Va.
Silas M. Taggart, of Jeffersonville,
and Alice Hodge, of Rainsboro, re.
main to mourn under the double be-
reavement which in less than forty
eight hours robbed them of father and
mother, and made them orphans in
deed.
Brother and sister Taggart came to
Ohio in November, 1857 and settled
near Winchester. In the fall of 1868
she came to Rainsboro with her hus-
band, who had just been appointed by
Rev. Jas. Kendall as supply on
Highland Circuit. Since then they
have been more or less intimately as
sociated with this church and commu-
nifty. She was in the truest and full
est sense her husbands helpmate in
the work of the ministry. There
itinerate life covered twelve years,
from 1868 to 1880. In 1884, when 1t was
apparent that Brother Taggart was
permanently disabled and would never
again enter upon an itinerate life,
they returned to Rainsboro as their
permanent home. They became at
once fully identified with the religi-
ous, social and business interests of
the community. In all these circles
there is a vacancy today that will be
hard to fill. This is especially true of
Sister Taggart whose bright smiling
face and cheerful conversation
brought sunshine and hope into SO
many afflicted homes. 1t was next to
impossible to be Respondent in her
presence. Now that she is gone, many
a troubled and aching heart will
laaT-
And sigh for the sound Of voice that 10 still"
With respect to her religious expe-
rience the trumpet never gave an un-
certain sound. She was child of
God, and she knew it. She had re.
ligion of which she was not ashamed.
She loved God, and loved his people,
like the Psalmist she preferred Je-
rusalem above her chief joy"
No wife was ever more tenderly So
licitous for the welfare and happiness
of her husband than was she. She
studied to conceal from him any trou-
BILE or affiiction which might in the
least disturb his shattered nervous
system. When the wires flashed the
news of her death, We said what a
mercy it would be if he could die with
her, for how can he live without her ?
Her health and strength has been fail
ing for some time and while helping
to nurse her little grand daughter,
Helen Hodge through an attack of
lung fever she was stricken with an
attack of pneumonia on Tuesday
night, October 20, which terminated
fatally on Thursday afternoon, No
vember 7. This interval of nine days
: was a period of intense suffering
| which was borne with christian forti'
tude.
When told by her physician that
the end was near, she rejoiced great
ly and gave glowing testimony that
all was we'll. She said '"The way is &c
| bright" "Not cloud" ooh I long
| 70 be at rest" Expressions illustrat
ing the truth of the declaration that
"The pathway of the just shinett
more and more unto the perfect day
= Expressions of hope and victory which
: her children and friends will treasure
, in their hearts as precious legacy