Gilpin observer., 1913-03-06
SARAH MEYERS HATCH
ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONS

day evening, the community loses
one of it's most lovable characters.
Bedridden for decades, she never
doubted the wisdom of the Almighty.
Cheerful at all times, when the mo
ment of her departure arrived she
was ready to obey the Lords will.
Bern in New York City in 1888, she
experienced am eventful career up to
the time of the illness that incapac-
itated her for further active work
Her parents were both born in Ire
land Her parents removed to st.
Louis when she was child and at
the age of II she resided in Sacra-
mento, CAL, where she married the
late Judge Hatch, at the age of 90.
In her Journeys from coast to coast
she crossed the Isthmus four times
and rounded Cape Horn once.
| Four children, two sons and two
daughters were born to her: John
Edmond died at the age of 40, about
four years ago; Thomas died at the
age of II. Katherine Duncan McRae
and Alice Margaret Bo,singer survive
her.
The funeral was held from Saint
Mary's Catholic church on Monday
morning. In dwelling upon the life
of Mrs. Hatch, Father Naughton
spoke i'm part as follows:
1T is rarely on the occasion of a
funeral service that the officiating
minister is called upon to pay trib-
ute to a life so beautiful as was lived
by our departed friend, Mrs. Hatch.
Her patient suffering her perfect
resignation to Gods will in the midst
of all trials and sorrow surely must
be an inspiration for all who remem-
Der her cheerfulness and patience in
suffering to a higher and better life.
. Sometimes people will ask the ques-
tion, why does God call upon some
souls such as in this case to slf-
/ fer so long and so much? The ques-
j tion of goodness and mercy OF their
Lord and Master. However. our de-
parted friend, Grandmother Hatch, as
she was Familiarity and affectionately
known by her old friends and neigh
bors, never doubted for one moment
the goodness of Almighty God, even
though she was so heavily tried. Her
faith and she teachings cf her holy
religion which held up for her her
suffering Lord and Master as he
hung an innocent victim ON calvary's
cross who practiced self-sacrifice, hu-
'mility and patient resignation to the
will of his Almighty Father during
his own life on earth was for her,
say. her greatest source of strength
and consolation: her model in all
her own trials and sorrows. For she
well understood, that If Christ, the
Son of God. was willing to suffer so
patiently. with such perfect spirit
of obedience to the will of His
Father, then she, his servant, should
be willing to do the same. That If
her sorrows were great and lasting,
her in His goodness and mercy.
My child ! am simply asking you
to follow in my footsteps for the SER
want is not greater than his Master.
the affronts and insults of men;
lived in poverty and humility and
suffering, simply that you as one OF
my children might learn the lesson
/ ,r1o hot
are to merit heavens reward then
You must take up your cross and
follow me-
Yes, my dear brethren, the life
extreme. Her deeds, her patient suf-
fering, every act of her life in fact,
was unseen and unsung by men, but
who amongst us can say what spec
ial graces she merited before the
throne of the most high, particularly
for her own flesh and blood by her
patient suffering and resignation to
the will of God. And surely. when
we remember that patient Christian
resignation in suffering in this world
merits great reward for us i'm the
NEXT. then feel confident in saying
that the life of Mrs. Hatch was Sc
perfect, so filled with cheerfulness
) in the midst Of all her trials that
she merited heavens reward imme
ddately upon her death. for surely
we must all admit that almighty God
in his providence placed such heavy
crosses I'm her pathway that she
was called upon to spend her purga
tory here.
In conclusion, would say. tc
those who are left behind, that the
most perfect, the most pleasing way