Fannie Content Holton

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Since the preceding winter Miss Fannie C Holton had been slowly failing in health In September 1886 it became evident that she was in the first stage of consumption and her only earthly hope of throwing off the disease lay in escaping to another climate She started immediately for the West accompanied by a sister and after some delay among friends in Minnesota reached Santa Barbara Cal by the middle of October After three weeks there it seemed best to go on to Pasadena But here again she continued to fail until her death which occurred on the 19th of February 1887 Her remains were scut to Northfield where on the 2d of March in the great Hall of the Seminary was held a memorable funeral service The sermon was preached by Rev Franklin S Hatch who for some weeks had been supplying the pulpit of the Congregational Church in Northfield It was followed by a brief address from Mr Moody to whom the death of Miss Hoi ton was a profound bereavement She was his own cousin and had also for much of ten years been an intimate member of his family There had been no one on whose good judgment and unselfish devotion to the work he had more depended in developing the plans and furthering the interests of the Seminary and there has been no one person to whom the school is under greater obligation Beloved by her associates in work and by her pupils the beauty of her character and the wisdom of her government and instruction made upon many hearts deep and enduring impressions of good that cannot fail to find expression in many lives.

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