The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-09
PAYS EARNEST TRIBUTE TO
LATE MRS. C. |. ADAMS
REV. REUBEN CROSBY or HAN.
COCK WRITES OF LIFE OF
NOBLE WOMAN.

Calumet which he terms "A Brief Rec
ord of u Beautiful Life" The record
reads
When ON the seventh day Of No
vember, 1913, Mrs. Emma G. Adams,
wife of the Rev. g. H. Adams of Calu-
met resigned her fleetng breath. a
choice spirit was released from the
burden Of the llesh and a dcWout and
faithful Christian was called to her
reward Sister Adams was OF cstim-
able character. To a more than or
binary mental endowment there was
added the culture of the schools, and To
a genial and electorate disposition
was added a ripe Christian experience.
THE daughter OF a Methodist par
sonagc, she was reared i'm the lap Of
the church and came carly in life to
its activities, and marrying a Mctho-
dist minister continued her work with
growing power ana usefulness until
from her parsonage home hard by our
church at Calumet she went to dwell
i'm the house of the Lord forever She
was born January ., 1859, at Evans
town, ILL.,, while her father was taxi
ing his course at the CARAT Biblical
institute, and of course knew from in
fancy the lights and shadows of min
ster's life
Sister Adams came of Vermont
Methodist stock and on completion of
his course her father. the Rev. \. l..
Cooper, -. H., moved back to the YER
mont conference where for years he
continued i'm labors more abundant
and was an intellectual and spiritual
force.
Some six weeks before her own
death Sister Adams was present at
his funeral when in his ninetieth year
he was laid To rest. Her mother. Mrs.
Lucinda Atkins Cooper, had preceded
them to the saints rest by some six
years, having died July 3, 1907. Sister
Adams was educated in the public
schools of Vermont, graduated from
Montpelier seminary in 1881 and from
Boston university college of Liberal
Arts i'm 1885. For two years she was
instructor in Lowell seminary, Auburn
hb0Sst anu uNl ms lllAA p'A l'h
and. in fact during all her life, was a
contributor to the magazine and peri
odical literature of the country Much
of her work, both in poetry ana prose
is of exceptional merit and all breathes
an earnest spirit and manifests her
high endeavor
she was married to the Rev G. l..
Adams October >. lSS They immc-
diatcly came to Michigan, and then
subsequent work together, which
speaks for itself, was all within the
hounds of Detroit conference. Two
rill Cooper Adams. born August 9, 1888.
and Gwcndolen III. Adams. born March
-, 1891. now a teacher i'm the high
school at Lapcer, Mich.
while Sister Adams in literary pro
auctions and in public address was
versatile and forceful she was ideal
in her home lite and domestic rela-
lions. For some years she had not
been in robust health, but she did not
let that hinder church activities, be-
rond what was absolutely imperative.
She was often in labors more abun-
liant and always in splendid and I'M
selfish service. Sister Adams was real !
y alive to God through our Lord |
Jesus Christ and the real secret of
his life so chastely beautiful was that |
Z was hid with Christ i'm God. The |!
mere suggestion of evil was rcpulsivc |
% her, and she had unrcscrvedly |
'hosen the better part
she responded with heart and soul
@ the real things of the Kingdom and /
lad daily commerce wiki the skies.
Ter last days, while death was APP
were rich in that most pre-
.ious fellowship that can come to
nortals and are II precious memory
% Brother Adams and his family. She
vas conscious to the last, and her
aith was strong, her peace perfect
md hope bloomcd with immortality
nd eternal life When her husband
aid to her 4 have kept no secret from
ou,' she answered L know it and have
rusted YOU implicitly She Likewise
Iad confidence in the goodness and
mercy of God, and did not doubt His
wisdom, SO while wshful to live. she
vas ready To die, and though removed
rom us. has entered upon the higher
ministries of the blessed.
she made thoughtful suggestions
oncerning her own funeral. and with
oolness and composurC distributed
mong her dear ones such memcntoS
she believed, they would like To hold.
Death was no king of terrors 10 her,
e simply opened tho gate through
which she passed Into endless life.
ION one of the stormiest days of the
eason, a goodly company gathered at
he church for the funeral service. The
ull choir of the church rendered APP
ropriatc music in a tender and sym
athletic way. The ministry of the
opper country irrespective of denomi-
alton was largely represented. those
liking part ia the house and az the
hurch being Rev. w. T.. Marvin, dis
riot superintendent. in charge; Rev.
: Brown, Rev. :. Polkinghorne, Rev.
saac Wilcox. Rev. II. II. Mallinson,
lev. i. II. Rankin and Rev. Reuben