The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-13

Lucy, daughter of Mial r. and Lucy Pace
Sargent, and wife of the Rev. james E. G.
was born at Belfast, Me. Her
John Sargent, went from Bev-
verify, Mass, to Maine about 1778, and was
a charter member of the COngr egationai
Church at Belfast Her remote ancestors
were among the founders of Gloucester ana
Beverly, Mass. She was married March y,
1862. November II, 1907, she went to be at
home with the Lord, whom she had faith
fully and joyfully served from her child
hood, leaving her devoted husband and
daughter to mourn her departure.
Mrs Sawyer was educated at the Foxcroft
Academy. For more than forty-fve years
she shared the tolls, anxieties and joys OF
her husband in the ministry of the Method
list Episcopal Church. The charm of her
personality her ample and tender sympathy,
her bright intellect and literary culture, and
the strength and beauty of her Christian
character every W here won for her admiratin
and affection. In the first of her husbands
pastorates she won the whole OF her large
Sunday school class to Christ. Her splri
tual devotion was most human and winning
in its manifestation.
Soon after the founding of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Method
list Episcopal Church, she organized the
women of all our churches in Providence,
r. l.. where her husband was then pastor,
into Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
which was long known as the Providence
Branch. She was the first president OF the
Troy Conference Woman's Home Mission
Society, having originally been chosen Tor
that position by the Conference itself. 10
the ability and energy with which laid Its
foundations, the remarkable growth ana
usefulness of that Society are largely due
A terrible illness more than scnre OF
years ago left her with an organic heart
trouble and other physical ailments OF ii ser
ious nature, and ever after her life was one
OF physical suffering. Often she was APP
parently very near to death, and sudden
death was always imminent. She was never
melancholy, fearful OF impatlent. ohe sd"
the bright side of everything and every body,
had keen appreciation OF all that was
beautiful in nature, art or literature, was
lively and brilliant in conversation, olten
using and greatly enjoying playful VII
and humor Her face was always lumlii-
GUS She filed her home with sunshine:
Though she was never morbid, she selected
Scripture and hymns for her funeral more
than ten years ago. The hymns were JOY
GUS and the Scripture selections were most
ly jublant psalms. Her final illness was
painless. After a very happy day and
merry evening", she WdS SctLCu WAVh al oe-
tack OF apoplexy and quickly became uncon-
ccious She had never dreaded death. 10
her it was but the entrance to the land OF
the living. All that knew her will md 1t
easy to believe that even no" she is more
radiantly and beautifully alive than ever.
The funeral services in the Methodist
church at Slingerlands, was conducted by
the Rev. |. D. Van Talkenburgh. who was
assisted by Drs. D. w. Gates, E. ii. Brown,
c. f. Hamilton, and B. Is. Loomis The ser
vices at Pittsfeld, Mass, were under the
charge OF the Rev. c. l.. Leonard, who was
assisted by the Rev. W. V. W. Davis pastor
First Congregational Church. Just alter
sunset all that was mortal of her was lald to
rest in the Pittsfeld Cemetery.-il0mer
Eaton in the Christian Advocate, New OK,
Feb, 9th.