Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-13
Death OF Miss June Nicholson.
Edgefield's First Missionary to the
Foreign Field.

Foreign Field.
Just one year ago, the unexpect-
ed intelligence came to Edge6eld
that gM ,sa June Nicholson, who
had been in China four years as a
missionary would return to her
home in E5ge- 'eld, and .was even
then on the way to rpepd a sea. on
Of rest end recuperation among
her loved S, and the friends of
ber childhood Her health had
failed and she was urged by her
physician and the mission board
to return to America. 1t was not
believed when she reached Edge
Geld that. her condi:lon WAS alarm
ing, and as The days came and
went the seemed to improve at-
tending the annual session of thu
Woman Board for Foreign Mis-
sions in Alabama, and inspiring
her friends at home by her zeal in
conversation about the cause for
which she had been laboring.
During the Woman's Mission
ary Uhion which met in the Bap-
tist church in November. she can
one morning, but the entLusiasm
inspired by her surround n Is, to d
upon her strength and i'll few
minutes she went away. Those
who knew this wero saddened that
she could not remain for tie en-
joyment of those things nearest to
her heart. Since that occasion she
cid not leave her home :nauy
more times.
So that gradually we have come
to realize that June Nicholson
who has been known and loved
and honored from her very child
hood in all Edgefeld, was passing
beyond our mortal vision. She has
given her life for the cause which
she loved. following her Masters
footsteps, who gave his life for
the sius of the world. "Greater
love hath no man than this that
a man lay down his life fof-his
friends"
Relatively, four years ie not a
long time o. missionary service,
but VIE are measured 'by deeds
not years. and it issaid by those
who were associated with her in
China, that ia her enthusiastic
energy, and love for the souls of
those in hsathen darkurs-, she
had accomplished the work of two
persons.
How sad ii is for the nearest
and dtarest here in Edgeield!
How sadder still, in seuse for
these friends i'll the gospel il the
Tar away Chinsse schonl, WHO hav,
been daily waiting with anxiou-
longing hearts to hear tha' Miss
June would soon bs coming back
to them with The sympathy aud
counsel they SO much need d fnr
their new warfare OF life is gol;i
soldiers uf the Cross"
In the sod OF Edgefield, where
lie many good and great, have
been placed the morla! remains
|of Edgefeld's first fore, go mis-
sionary, the noble self-sacri6cing
woman, whose sweet memory will
.5s AM inspiration for the endless
years to como.
"'Them that honor me, I will
honor, has been exemplifsd in
this life, which was SO unselfsh
and humble in spirit, and yet mas
received a reward both in the
love of the multitudes, and an un-
dying name in the annals of
Edgefsld, such as the fame of
this world can never give.
May it be an inspiration to all
|Edgefeld that God has 70 honor
ed US that one of uhr number
should have been given the hero
ism to lay down her life for
eChrist's sake and the gospel s."
and let US strive the more zeal
ously to live for the cause for
which she lived and died. AS the
blood of martyrs is said to be-
the seed of the church may the
influence of this life be multiplied
in missionaries of the croas from
Edgefeld till "the whole earth
shall be filled with the knowledge
OF the Lord as the waters cover
the great deep"
On Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the hom3 of MrP.
Elizabeth Nicholson, Rev. Marvin
Auld conducted the funeral SER
vice, assisted by the pastors of
the Presbyterian and Baptist
churches. From there the body
was carried to the Blocker come
terry and laid to rest.
F. A. NJ.
In Memory of Mr.. Mark johnson.