The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Obituary.
written by her pastors wife, Mrs. W. T
Wiltsee.

verse criticism no longer bear its per.
fume away and waste it upon the
desert air. The foul breath Of envy
or uncharitableness no more displaces
1t in the social atmosphere. But, in
the holy calm that reigns around, its
full strength is disclosed and its power
to permeate society is felt. 1t needs
neither swinging golden censer nor
aid of consecrated priest to speed its
flight, but free and untrammelled
hastens on its blessed mission. The
careworn and bereaved pilgrims, who
onto tripped in the race, remain
behind to complete life's journey,
inhale its rare fragrance and are re.
freshed and inspired Such is the
case with the life whose probation
has just terminated. While its beauty
has been seen and admired for many
years, yet it was not complete with.
out it's peaceful close and therefore
could not be fully appreciated. 1t re.
mained for death to break the ala.
baster box and liberate the residue
of those influences which, while she
lived in the flesh, we're more largely
confined to her personal presence and
the immediate circle in which she
moved
AS we are gathered here this morn.
ing there come upon our hearts the
gentle and hallowed influences of an
unseen presence-a life consecrated
to holy purposes and now transported
to sphere of more rapid and more
blessed development.
Anna Salome Conard was born In
Lancaster county, Pa, where she
spent her early childhood and died
in Marysville, o., May l., 1904. Her
parents, Enos and Grace Conard, re-
moved with their family to Hillsboro,
o., where they resided until death
number of years ago. Of the family
there still remains Mrs Kate Beeson,
Miss Sallie Conard, William and John
Conard, of Hillsboro, o Enos Conard,
of Springfield, o., Isaac Conard, of
Ellwood, H., and Mrs. Lonidas Piper,
of Marysville, o.
About sixteen years ago Miss Conard
graduated from the l. lkeside Hospital,
Cleveland, o., as a ira ned nurse, and
consecrated her life to that humani-
tartan and Christlike vocation. She
spent ten years in this work at Cleve-
land, O., when failing health compell-
ed her to rest from her arduous labors
and remove to Marysville. For six
years she had resided in the home of
her sister, Mrs. Judge Piper, where
the messenger, we call death, found
her on last Thursday.
For about ten years disease had
been preying upon her system, but
not until last Christmas did she con-
sent to take her bed. During these
months she has been the most patient
and cheerful sufferer, enduring her
ailliction and looking forward to the
trying ordeal with Christian fortitude
which was as beautiful as it is
rare. She contemplated her depart
ure with serenity and wrote in detail
requests touching her funeral on a
paper which was found after her de-
cease. Among her requests was one
that Mrs. Perfect sing two of her
favorite hymns, "Christ is All in All"
and Saved by Grace"
She was converted and united with
the church at thirteen years of age,
and has been loyal and CONSTANT
member throughout the years. Her
love for the church was deep and
genuine. She was faithful in the out
ward duties OF the Christian life, but
more than this had developed a de-
vout spirit such as is too seldom seen
among Christ's followers.
She was a regular attendant upon
the social means of grace in which
she cheerfully bore part. For many
years she sang with efficiency in the
choir and mid.week prayer service in
her home church.
She was jealous worker in both
home and foreign missionary socie-
ties, and such was her love for the
work she seemed to be as happy in
the performance of the, by many, con.
sidered irksOme duty of collecting
dues as when taking part in the pro-
grams of the meetings. She was a
member of the Kings Daughters, in
the blessed work of which she was
closely notwithstanding SO long as
health permitted the leader of the
Whatsoever Circle, and until her
death member of the Helping Hand
Circle. She loved the word of God
devoutly, and the numerous passages
marked in her Bible show clearly that
the trend of her thought was toward
the deeper phases of the Christian
life.
Her quiet and dignifed bearing,
together with her gentle and charit-
able spirit, demonstrated to all the
fact that she was in every sense OF
the term Christian lady.
The following lines by Hattie T.
Hughes, found in her Bible, reveal to
us her attitute to the Lord Jesus both
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