American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . missionary ; she loved her work ; she had her little girlsschool; she held her weekly prayer-meetings with the women ;she often assembled the servants, and said all she could to urgethem to accept of salvation through Christ. Every opportuni-ty was promptly embraced to lead those around her to attendto their souls eternal interests. Referring to one of these interviews, she says, I tried tobe faithful. Oh, it seemed as if my tongue would break outin Tamul; but words would not come. If I pray for any thingearnestly,
American missionary memorial : including biographical and historical sketches . missionary ; she loved her work ; she had her little girlsschool; she held her weekly prayer-meetings with the women ;she often assembled the servants, and said all she could to urgethem to accept of salvation through Christ. Every opportuni-ty was promptly embraced to lead those around her to attendto their souls eternal interests. Referring to one of these interviews, she says, I tried tobe faithful. Oh, it seemed as if my tongue would break outin Tamul; but words would not come. If I pray for any thingearnestly, it is that I may have my faculties quickened tospeak freely in this language, and tell the story of Jesus lovewithout the freezing help of an interpreter. The same unwavering devotion characterized her throughher whole course; and but a few days before her unexpecteddeath, she had formed her plans to do more than she had here-tofore done for her Savior. But it was not so to be. Grodspurposes were nearly attained. He had disciplined her spirit, MRS. CATHERINE H. SCUDDER 241. Teaching the Heathen through an Interpreter. brought liis plant to maturity, and the flower must bloom be-neath his own smile in the brighter world—the earthly stalkwithered. She was permitted to prosecute her labors duringthe short period of two years ; and then, while on a journey,returning from Madura, whither she had accompanied her hus-band on a visit to his family, she was suddenly attacked withcholera on the 10th of March, 1849, and died on the follow- 242 MRS. CATHERINE H. SC UDDER. ing day. Before her decease she gave pleasing evidence of thepower of the Christian hope to sustain the soul in the tryinghour of death. When informed of her danger, she signifiedher desire that prayer might be offered in her behalf. Afterprayer she followed in an audible voice—thanked the Lordthat she had been spared so long—prayed for those around her—committed her infant to the Lord—declared that she re-gret
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