The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-07
IN Memoriam.

we could not keep her here, our hearts
we're filed with inexpressible sorrow.
And now that she is gone and we list
en- in vain for "sound of voice that
is STILL" our grief is intensified. Yet
1t is not of her death we would write
or think, but of her beautiful life.
For though she is taken from us,
nothing can destroy the precious
memory and the influence of those
twenty brief years. Those of us who
knew her well felt the charm Of her
life. do not know that any one of
us could tell just wherein that charm
lay. 1t was the expression of herself,
but think one secret of 1t was In her
unse lfishness. AS one said to me who
knew her well, 81 never knew a more
unselfish person. She was always
thinking of the comfort and happi-
ness of others" And she was never
happier than when she could have
her friends about her, especially In
her own home.
She grew to womanhood In the COM
munity where she was born and where
she attended school until she went to
the High School at Hillsboro, where
she graduated in the class of 1902.
She was diligent student and during
the four years of her High School
life worked very hard, graduating
with high honors. Whatever she did
she put her whole soul into it. She
was ambitious in the highest sense.
She wanted to do her best, not for any
selfish motive or honor that might
come to her, but that her life might
count for the most.
She united with the Methodist
Church in Rainsboro when but ten
years old and was always faithful in
her work tor the Master. She loved
to work in the church and was always
willing to do whatever was asked OF
her. She had class of boys in the
Sunday school in whom she was deep
ly interested. And after she went
away and had to give the class up she
would often speak of them. She had
great influence over them for they
we're deeply attached to her and loved
her. And that influence will not be
lost. The memory of their teacher,
of her gentle life will be precious
memory which they will keep forever.
A little over year ago, December
-, 1902, she was married to Clarence
d. Sans. Her young friends we're
gathered at the wedding to wish her
Joy and long and happy life. She
went to her new home March !. No
one ever began life with fonder hopes.
But, alas they were soon to be
blighted. One short year of happy
married life. Pneumonia and lagrip.
pc from attacks of which she suffered
at different times wrecked her con-
stitution. In September last she be-
gan coughing and from that time un-
til the end her strength gradually
failed
She never complained even to the
last, but was patient through all her
sickness. She was only home two
weeks. Her old friends came to see
her, her schoolmates. She could not
talk much to them, but she was glad
to see them and appreciated their
coming. She was hopeful and clung
to life up to the last. She wanted to
live, not because she had any fear OF
death, but her ambition was to do
good. She felt that she had so much
to do, and she had lived so short a
time in this world. She made brave
fight for life, and she had everything
done for her that loving friends could
do to keep her here, but it was not to
be.
Her own words written about one OF
her girl friends might have been writ
ten of herself. Her life on earth was
short and her work soon finished, but
! God has a greater work for her, tt
I perform in that better land.
: Each night we miss her at the fireslde,
. No more her step sounds in the hail.
r For she has crossed deaths river
}. She obeyed her Masters call.
In that bright celestial land,
n Just beyond deaths narrow sea,
= Happy with the angel band
She stands to welcome you and me,
And as was said of girl in Lasalls
!, Seminary, who went recently as q
= missionary, Somehow shadow seems
: to have fallen across our usually
; bright school spirits. One of our dear
est girls left us this month for far
away China. If we follow her brave
example we will not give way Il
tears. She has literally put a nev
. song in our mouths. We knew she wa
= going sometime, but we never though
+, she would be ordered to the foreign
= field 80 soon." And one of her friend
exclaimed, "China will not seem 81
y dark since she is to be there"
A shadow has fallen across GU
: lives, for one of our dearest friend
has left US and she will not come bacl
i to earth, but If we follow her brav
" example we will not give way to tears
And the future will be brighter an
= Heaven will be dearer since she is t.
~