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TRIBUTE 
 
 To the Memory of 
 
 UNITY A. CHIPMAN, 
 
 WIFE OF 
 
 G. W. EATON, Esq. 
 
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 Rby. D. 0. PARKER, M. A. 
 
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 " ^ke katl} done -^^hat shs could and it shall he s 
 of fvr a memorial of her." 
 
 " "^ear ue one another's burdens and so fulfil 
 the la::; of (Bhrisi." 
 
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INSCRIPTION. 
 
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 As a small mark of mv admiration and esteem for Unie, 
 I inscribe these pages to all who now miss her genial presence, 
 her kindly words, her friendly letters and devoted ministry in the 
 hours of affliction ; with the prayer that they may comfort the 
 sorrowing, help the weary, and be a cherished memento of the 
 precious friendships of the past, aiid an inspiration to emulate her 
 example in every good word and work. 
 
 D. O. PARKER. 
 WoLFViLLE, March, 1895. 
 
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 ' ^cuutiful fines .UT thcij that towr, 
 Z\m liglit of a ijlcasant spirit there. 
 Ocautiful hanbs arc thcu that bo 
 IDrfbs that urc noble, goob anb true. 
 S3eaiitifiil feet are then that go 
 ^VuUtly to lighten another's tuoe. " 
 
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 Mnifeg a. ^hipman, 
 
 Urloufb (lelifr of 
 
 G. W. Eaton, Esq. 
 
 Born in Pleasant Valley, 7th Nov. 1844. 
 
 Baptized the 4th of ? ty, 1856. 
 
 Married the 24111 of Feb. i8()o. 
 
 Departed this life in Berwick, Kec. ;.'3rd, 1894. 
 
 Devoted and kind as a daut,'lit«M- ; affectionate and 
 lovin<f as a sister; tliou<fhttul, i>i\ident, and lielpfnl 
 as a wife ; constant and j^eneroiis -m a friend ; e\iin- 
 plary and active as a ciirisiian ; a niinisterinL' iin<'-el 
 to the sick, and a l)enediction to the dyinp, " 
 
 SAe died m the ineridian 0/ life, missed, 
 lamented, esteemed and loved. 
 
 " *lfssrb arc tiir bci-b uiiuih hie in the Vorb 
 
 from hnufforth : JJru, -jaith the •»4)iiit, that thru 
 
 maj) rrst from thrii labors; anb thrir toorlie bo 
 follotD them. " 
 
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 Going Home. 
 
 'he harvosL and fruitage of Autum-i are gathered. The 
 leaves are faded and fallen. The fields and orchard.s 
 ^ have yielded their increase and are at rest. The birds 
 
 and flowers have left the trees and gardens. The flocks are home 
 from the pastures. The sun travels low in his circuit, and tlicre 
 are long nights of repose. Ihe hallowed season of family reunions 
 and joyous greetings is near. Christmas with its merrv salutations, 
 laden with the tokens of love is at the dooi. The sad and the 
 sombre mingle with the gay and gladsome. It is a sad and yet a 
 beautiful season in which to die. It is sad to leave sorrowing 
 hearts behind, and a shadow on the festivities of the season ; never- 
 theless, it is sweet to go home amid the jubilee of millions on earth 
 and the :ejo: -mg of myriads in the skies. It was then, Unie,— the 
 name by which she was intimately and familiarly known— said, 
 " Sister, how glad I am you are here. You have always been 
 so good to me, just like a mother. What could I do without 
 you now? I am glad I am going home, Jesus help me." And 
 then breathing her last good-bye, looked lovingly heav^nwarr' 
 and closed her eyes, leaving an ineffable sweetness on her murbled 
 brow : — 
 
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 " An<l every feature was composed, . 
 As with a placid smile they closed 
 
 On those who stood around, 
 Who felt it was a sin to weep 
 O'er such a smile and such a sleep, 
 
 So peaceful, so profound ; 
 And though they wept, their tears expressed 
 Joy for her pain-worn frame at rest, 
 
 Her soul with mercy crowned." 
 
 The Light Went Out. 
 
 Thus, while to her devoted husband and sister, tenderly 
 watching at her bedside, the night hung long and heavy, and 
 while their eyes rested with fond sadness upon her fading features 
 and her sister's hand rested like an angel's touch upon her brow, 
 here in her room — the ante-chamber of Heaven, literally fragrant 
 with flowers, and hung round with the cherished gifts of friendship, 
 the light of that sweet life went out. But it was only transition ; 
 
 *' On the cold cheek of Death, smiles and roses are blending, 
 And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb." 
 
 Awake and radiaiit on the Other Side, glorified and at home 
 in the house not made with hands she celebrates her first Christ- 
 mas in the Golden City v ith her Saviour, where weariness, and 
 sorrow and death are unknown, and farewells are never spoken. 
 
 " I'or humble f&'th with steadfast eye, 
 Points to a brighter world on high, 
 Where hearts, that here at parting sigh. 
 May meet to part no mou'." 
 
Sweetly Sleeping. 
 
 In the casket prepared for the grave, Unie did not look Hke 
 one in the cold embrace of death, but as very sweetly sleeping. 
 On it as a tribute of frnternal regard and affection was a magnifi- 
 cent wreath of flowers, laid there by her brother, the Honorable 
 Judi^c Chipman, of Kentville. Other flowers given by her brother 
 Andrew's family, and intended for a Christmas present, were 
 made a part of her burial robe, and in the darknes . of the grave 
 are shedding their fragrance about h. r. 
 
 Her burial was on the 26th of Dec. The funeral solemnities 
 were conducted by Rev. E. O. Read, and assisted by Rev. J. Craig 
 and Rev. A. S. Tuttle, Wesleyan clergymen. Her remains were 
 followed to the Berwick Cemetery by a long procession of mourn- 
 ers and friends. 
 
 Parental Inheritance. 
 
 Her father was the late Rev. Wm. Chipman, and her mother's 
 maiden name was Eliza Ann Chipman, daughter of Deacon 
 Homes Chipman of Cornwallis. Over a large district their mem- 
 ory is still fragrant with pleasant reminiscences. In a large 
 measure Unie inherited their distinguishing practical, social and 
 Christian graces, particularly those of her sainted mother. On the 
 128th page of the printed Memoir of her mother is this tribute, 
 every sentiment of which is true of Unie. It is an extract of a 
 letter written in Tennessee by Dr. Van Buren, who was baptized 
 by Mr. Chipman, and for many years was her family physician. 
 On learning of her death he wrote to a friend : — 
 
 "She was indeed and in truth a most estimable woman. As 
 a Christian, most exemplary ; as a wife, affectionate and kind ; as 
 a mother, indefatigable in contributing to the comfort and happi- 
 ness of her children, imparting christian instruction and all other 
 
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 necessary information in regard to social and domestic habits ; as 
 a friend, she was warm and sincere, never losing sight of her 
 professions, attachments, or predilections ; as a member of society 
 she was absolutely a pattern to all who felt inclined to act consist- 
 ently. And what shall I say more ? — unless it shall be that we 
 shall never look upon her like again." 
 
 Her mother died when she was about nine years old ; and 
 the cares of the family were transferred to an older, and now only 
 surviving sister. They lived and were happy in each others affec- 
 tions more like mother and daughter than sisters. 
 
 A Vacant Chair, 
 
 Her sickness was caused by La Gr-ppe ; and at times she 
 experienced intense suffering, which she bore with remarkable 
 fortitude, resignation and composure, and assiduously labored to 
 conceal so as not to pain the hearts of those around her. When 
 on the borders of the Better Land, and for herself she would 
 gladly hasten over and exchange her sufferings for immcsurable 
 blessedness, she remembered the happy reunions that come with 
 the holidays, and repeatedly expressed a desire to remain here till 
 after Christmas, that she might not sadden the festivities of that 
 happy day. But the heavenly mansion was ready and she could 
 not tarry. On the Sabbath morning, two days before Christmas, 
 she triumphantly entered into rest ; and now her chair is vacant; 
 her queenly presence no longer pre^des at the family board, and 
 in many homes and hearts there is a vacant room that no earthly 
 friend can fill. Her life was not long when measured by years, 
 but in works of love and self-sacrificing devotion, she lived many 
 years, and was fully ripe to be gathered home to mingle with the 
 multitude of loved ones gone before, to many of whom when here 
 in their afflictions, she had been a ministering spirit. Always 
 cheerful, and with ready hands, and encouraging words, beyond 
 
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 her strength, she was a ministering angel to the needy, the troubl- 
 ed, the sick and the dying ; and her presence was lovingly sought 
 as sunshine for the chamber of sickness, and as a benediction for 
 the dying. In ine of her memorandum books she wrote this ex- 
 tract, and of no one was it ever more true : — 
 
 " We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts not breaths', 
 In feelings, not in figures on a dial. 
 We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives 
 Who thinks most : feels the noblest, acts the best." 
 
 Almost from her childhood she was sought, irrespective of 
 rank or sect, to minister in t\ a chambers of sickness and death. 
 Unmindful of her own strength, she exhausted herself in the 
 benevolent care of others, and too soon sank beneath the con- 
 stant pressure. As an illustration characteristic of her work and 
 disposition, I will transcribe a single entry from her diary. It 
 
 was her birthday, Nov. 7th, 1887 : " R J came for me 
 
 early in the morning to go to W. VV 's, to stay with Mrs. W- 
 
 who was very low with consumption. I found her suffering more 
 than words can tell, and she only lived till the afternoon. I was 
 so glad I could be with the dear woman, and do all in my power 
 for her during her last hours on earth, but it was a hard strain 
 upon my ncives, and I shall not soon forget that birthday when I 
 prepared her for the grave. I remained till after the funeral. 
 When I came home I found dear little Lizzie Read very sick and 
 anxious to have me with her. I sat up with her Wednesday and 
 Thursday nights, and was with her some during the days. She 
 only lived till Monday evening, and then very suddenly passed 
 away. Oh what a stricken household ! I remained with them 
 most of the time till after the funeral and came home all tir^d 
 out." Such was the routine of her life year after year. During he 
 season that diptheria was prevalent in Berwick and vicinity she 
 assisted in preparing twenty for their burial who had died from that 
 disease. 
 
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 In the home circle, the chuich, the Sabbath School and mission 
 work, " She opened her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue 
 was the law of kindness. She looked well to the ways of her house- 
 hold, and did not eat the bread of idleness. " 
 
 " To Die Is Gain:' 
 
 In her last sickness she was so patient, cheerful, hopeful and 
 heavenly that her nearest friends could not realize she was so 
 soon to leave them. She was conscious and happy to the last, 
 and experienced no hard struggle in passing through the cold 
 waters to the other side. Jesus said, " Peace, be still, and there 
 was a calm." In her life she was lovely and in her death she was 
 beautiful. Never did a child go to sleep in a mother's arms more 
 sweetly than she fell asleep in the arms of her Saviour, with none 
 present to disturb the silent sanctity of the hour but her devoted 
 husband, her sister and a lovins; friend, who in view of her pro- 
 tracted sufferings and the crown awaiting her, could say, " To die 
 is gam." 
 
 Thy Will Be Done." 
 
 In small memorandum books she has written many beautiful 
 extracts, all gems of thought, expressive of, and responsive to her 
 own true heart and life. Unie, though always so full of sunshine 
 had hidden in her heart one deep wound which with a wonderful 
 resignation she tjuietly concealed, a wound too sacred to be seen 
 by others. And here she wrote : • — " My PMend S. I). S. — died 
 at sea on his way home from Nebraska on the 14th of May, 187 1, 
 and was buried beside his mother at Three Rivers, P. E. I." Oh 
 the 14th of May, 1883 she again wrote; "Just twelve years ago 
 to-day wy dearest earthly friend passed away to the Better Land. 
 His memory is just as sweet and precious to me, but I do not 
 
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 mourn as T have dnring some of the past sad years. I am so 
 thankful the dear Lord is drawing me nearer to Himself and 
 enabling me to say from my heart, ' Thy will be done.' " When 
 the sad tidings of his death came, she was living with us in 
 Liverpool, and I well remember how it pierced like an arrow to 
 her heart. After first making note of this sorrow she wrote : 
 
 " Weary, so weary of wishing 
 For a form that has gone from my sight. 
 For a voice that is hushed to me forever, 
 For eyes that to me were so bright." 
 
 But I turn another tear-watered leaf and there read : — 
 
 " There is in every heart a grave, 
 A secret holy spot. 
 Filled with memory of one, 
 
 This busy world knows naught." 
 
 Yes, in her heart was the hidden sepulchre of one liberally 
 educated and genial, who hopefully looked forward to an honor- 
 able place in the legal profession and the sunshine of domestic 
 felicity, but was taken from her ere the first dreams of life were 
 realized, and so her heart was filled " with memory of one this 
 busy world linows naught," and there was no room for others. 
 As the years rolled by, one after another was captivated by the 
 mild splendor of her outward, sympathetic and benevolent life, 
 and would gladly have shared their affections and homes with her, 
 but in her heart there was no room to reciprocate their addresses. 
 It was only when long years had worn away, and her yearning 
 heart longed for one dear spot that she might call her own " sweet 
 home," that she consented to reciprocate the affections and grace 
 the home of another, as wife, in the immediate neighborhood of 
 her early friends and relations. The years of her wedded life 
 were comparatively few, and filled with labor, blessing, pain and 
 pleasure. I pass on to another page and read : — 
 
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 " Bury thy sorrows, let them lie blest, 
 Give them the sunshine. 
 Tell Jesus the rest." 
 
 Her whole subsequent life was the literal realization of this 
 triplet. She consecrated her sorrows and found comfort and 
 resignation in the radiance of the cross. Her life was like a 
 refreshing Summer shower, with the rainbow jn the cloud. 
 
 And again she wrote ; and then to her there must have been 
 ix deep and peculiar significance in it. It is the language of 
 resignation and the experience of her own heart. 
 
 " I hold it true what e'er befall, 
 I feel it when I sorrow most, 
 'Tis better to have loved and /ost 
 Than never to have loved at all." 
 
 I turn another leaf : — 
 
 " The curtains of the dark 
 Are pierced with many a rent ; 
 Out of the star-wells, spark on spark 
 Trickles through night's torn tent." 
 
 To Unie, every cloud had a silver lining, and it was never so 
 dark, hut it might be darker. I read on and find this question, 
 ancf its beautiful answer; "How can one the light of whose life 
 has gone out, find happiness again?" "P'or the love of the 
 Master, help some one on a piece who has a heavier load than 
 you." No doubt she wrote this because it found a response in 
 her own heart. All along the path of life she was constantly 
 meeting with those who labored and were heavy laden, and was 
 ever buoyant in spirit and happy, though often weary, because 
 " For the love of the Master " she bore the burdens of others, 
 made their loads lighter, and helped them on the way. And 
 further on is this : — 
 
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 " Sorrows humanize our race, 
 
 Tears are the showers that fertilize uur world, 
 
 \nd memorif.'s of things precious keepeth warm 
 The hearts that once did hold them." 
 
 Here are sorrows, and tears, and memories ; gems, treasured 
 in the casket of the heart ; — sorrows, humanizing ; tears, fertiliz- 
 ing ; and memories keeping the hearts warm that hold them. 
 These were her jewels. And so on page after page, but only 
 one more here, in which is told the inspiration of her whole life's 
 history. 
 
 " X Ut)c for all toho lope me, 
 Jfor all toho knoto me tntf , 
 Jor the heawen that shines abope ine , 
 Mox the floob that 3E ran bo." 
 
 "SAINT UNIE." 
 
 While she lived and died a faithful and devoted member of 
 the Baptist Church, her loving heart and ministering hands know 
 no sectarian distinctions. On the fly leaf of a beautiful volume, 
 among her books, is this inscription : 
 
 " A small token of regard for the ceaseless attentions paid 
 during the Conference week of 1883, by Miss Chipman, to the 
 comfort of 
 
 HENRY POPE, 
 St. Stephen, N. B. CHARLES STEWART, 
 
 RICHARD W. WADDELL." 
 
 And another book presented by its author is inscribed; — 
 "Miss Chipman, with kind regards of Wm. Sommerville, Re- 
 formed Presbyterian Minister, Cornwallis." 
 
 And many are the books, booklets, etc., that came to her 
 even up to the day of her departure, inscribed with the declara- 
 tions of the tenderest regard. I notice here only two books, one 
 
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 of them in most elegant binding, entitled, "(iolden Truths and 
 Birthday Note Book," — is the gift of a new made friend, 
 inscribed; — "*To Dear Saint Unie,' in loving remembrance of 
 the pleasant days at Digby, with loving wishes and many happy 
 returns, from her new but true friend, 
 
 Nov. 7th, 1887. M. deB. B." 
 
 The other represents the tribute of a whole family, part here 
 and part in heaven, and no doubt was given in loving remem- 
 brance of her timely help and sympathy in the dark hours of 
 affliction. It is a large and richly bound volume of The Pilgrim's 
 Progress, " A gift to Unie from Mrs. J. P. and her children and 
 two bright, happy angels in the Better Land." 
 
 But more, her life was often cheered and her path made 
 smooth and easy by yet larger pledges of love. Some kindly 
 spirit withholding his name, expressed his appreciation of her 
 womanly and christian graces by constituting her a life member 
 of the Women's Baptist Missionary Aid oociety, in the payment 
 of twenty-five dollars. The Certificate of Membership, with the 
 picture of Maria H. Norris. who Tounded the Society in Aug., 
 1870, she had neatly framed, and always esteemed it as one of 
 the most pleasing gifts that graced the walls of her private apart- 
 ment. And the Christmas holidays often brought her generous 
 remembrances in money from a very near and dear friend in 
 Australia. And a venerable relative in Kentville, now in glory, 
 left her a liberal erift 3S a pledge of his tenderest regard. And 
 another in St. Stephen, N. B., to whom she most tenderly minis- 
 tered, and dearly loved, at his death made her the recipient of a 
 thousand dollars, which enabled her with characteristic generosity 
 to shed sunshine more b.-ightly on many dark places. 
 
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 MiSSED. 
 
 Since her death many letters of sympathy have been received 
 by her relatives. Extracts from a few must suffice. — This from 
 an Artist in St. Stephen, N. B., which was accompanied with a 
 beautiful picture, richly framed, half life size. 
 
 " I cannot write you a letter of sympathy and express my 
 feelings in words, and so I have put my sympathy in a picture of 
 the dear friend who has gone home to rest. I can hardly realize 
 that she has gone. Unie was my h a ri'end. But her work was 
 done, and the loving Father has taken her to himself to be happy 
 forever." 
 
 A lady in Amherst writes: — "My thoughts dwell much 
 upon the dear sainted one, and it is so hard to know that we 
 must give her up, and that, that bright kindly spirit commingles 
 no more with the friends here on earth. 
 
 '* Never here : — Forever there 
 Where all sorrow, pain and care 
 And time and death shall disappear, — 
 Forever there, though never here." 
 
 I shall never know a friend like her. She was a rare gift of kind- 
 ness, cheerfulness and sympathy." 
 
 Another writes from Canso: — " As chronicled in the Mess- 
 enger and Visitor I saw to my surprise the notice of your dear 
 sister Unie's departure, — just two days before Christmas. It 
 seems to me so sad, and so saddening to us who are left to 
 remember her sprightly manners, her lovely voice, her beautiful 
 eyes, her kindly ministrations, and her loving sympathy. How 
 plainly I see her now as I saw her last, that morning, when I went 
 with you to her home, looked at the pretty surroundings, went up 
 to the church which was then being repaired and there said 
 good-bye." 
 
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 And this from Bridgetown : — " Dear loving Unie has gone 
 through the pearly gates into the 'Golden City,' and heard the 
 welcome plaudit, * Well done good and faithful servant enter in- 
 to the joys prepared for the redeemed and faithful.' What i 
 Christmas ! John on the Island of Patmos was allowed a vision, 
 dear Unie has entered upon, the reality, hers the joy, yours, the 
 sorrow. — Missed, will be written in large characters in a multitude 
 of households. I do not know any one who will or could be 
 more sadly missed, she was so cheerful, so thoughtful of other's 
 comfort and pleasure." 
 
 The same appreciative words come from Queens County. 
 
 A venerable Deacon and his wife write : " We have just 
 heard of Dear Unie's death, and do sympathize with you, dear 
 friends, for we did love her, she was so lovely and cheerful." 
 
 This from Melvern Square :— " It is an unspeakable loss 
 to you, a great loss to all who knew her. So bright, so cheer lul, 
 so unselfish, so kind and thoughtful, it was an inspiration to know 
 her and think of her." 
 
 And this from a lady in St. Stephen, N. B., in whose home 
 of affluence, Unie once ministered to her now sainted husband. 
 There, when his eyes were darkened to all the pleasing prospects 
 of his happy home which by diligence in business, fervency in spirit 
 and serving the Lord, he had reared in splendor about him ; she 
 was eyes to the blind, and sunshine to his heart, " I know how 
 you all feel to lose such a dear sister, she was so good and kind 
 that everybody loved her." 
 
 And from far off Idaho, comes the like sympathetic and re- 
 sponsive language from the pen of the wife of a Methodist clergy- 
 man. "For once my pen is not that of a ready writer, for the 
 reason that I take my place among the mourners. I would love 
 to have had a message, but it was not really necessary, for the 
 unchanging affection my true love felt for me through her whole 
 life, was the same to the very end, and I do not need to be assur- 
 
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 ed of it. The host of friends who sustain loss in your loss, I can- 
 not begin to think of them. I presume our darling has gone to 
 work to do something for somebody up yonder." 
 
 A barrister in California, after nearly thirteen years al)sence 
 from the land of his birth, writes : " Faces and scenes are as 
 vivid and familiar as of yesterday, and how intense is my recollec- 
 tion of Aunt Unie, r.o extremely thoughtful of others, so sympath- 
 etic and kind, meeting her was always a blessing. I shall never 
 forget her as I used to know her in her cheerfulness of character, 
 her kindly interest in, and deep solicitude for all." 
 
 Mrs. L. Morse, under date Feb. 2nd, writes from Bimlipatam, 
 India : — 
 
 " The last home mail brought the news of dear Unie's death. 
 I know what a sad loss it is to yoU; but O, how blessed for her. 
 What a friend she was to any who were in dist/ess and suffering ? 
 Who can take her place by the death-bed or in the house of 
 mourning ? I have thought much about her lately. She was one 
 of the friends who came to the station to bid us good-bye, the 
 day we left for India." - 
 
 A young woman in Mass., writing from the chamber of death, 
 where she had been tenderly ministering : " Shedding soft drops 
 of pity," says : " Hov often my mind goes back to dear Unie's 
 life of such ministry ; surely a corner of her mantle has fallen on 
 me ; God be praised for such lives cf lovmg service, and O, may 
 her example ever be a help toward a fuller outpouring of the 
 Spirit of Him whose life was so full of comfort and help to those 
 who sorrowed." In her childhood she sat as a learner at Unie's 
 feet, and her heart was warmed and charmed with the giory of her 
 mantle, and now far away she claims a corner c*" it, and with that 
 as the badge of her ministry, she ennobles life and strives to 
 emulate her example. 
 
 Proffissor E. M. Keirstead, who had the privilege of bowing 
 in oraver at her bed-side durine her last illness, and gave her 
 
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 great comfort by his tender and comforting words, says :^-" I had 
 great satisfaction in my accjualntance with your sister. I re- 
 member well her tender, earnest niinistry at Rev. E. O. Read's, 
 when their daughter was buried, and a'> I met her afterwards I 
 admired her spirit and the clearness of her views, her intelligence 
 and devotion. When last in Berwick, I had a very sweet inter- 
 view with her and heard her talk so freely, clearly and truthfully 
 of the things to come, now for her in the past. There will not 
 be found many who combine intelligence and faith so .strongly. 
 Such rare persons do much to make us believe in the dear 
 Master whom they represent in .spirit during their life, and their 
 deaths are piecious in His sight. It is a privilege to know 
 them." 
 
 "Sincerely Beloved." 
 
 Very few were better acquainted with Unie than the editor 
 of the Messenger and Visitor, as she was one of his most devoted 
 workers in his first pastorate in Berwick. I transcribe a few 
 words from his obituary notice of her as published in his paper 
 at the time of her death. " She was a devoted christian woman, 
 greatly beloved of htr friends. Her cheerful spirit, her pleasant 
 voice, her .sympathy and loving mir'st y in times of sickness and 
 sorrow brought chc^r and help to rr.uny in their need. Perhaps 
 no woman in the western part of the province was more widely 
 known and more sincerely beloved. She wa. to her pastor al- 
 ways a most kind and faithful friend. Those who will feel a sense 
 of personal bereaveu.ent in her death, are many." 
 
 And what an inspiring and ennobling tribute is this from Mrs. 
 J. W. Manning, of St. John ! 
 
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 ■ ONE OF US." 
 
 Dear Mr. I'ARKER,-Iam very glad to add my testimony 
 to the many who called dear Unie, friend. To me !>he was more 
 like a sister No person outside my own family ever entered 
 more closely into the charn>ed circle of car home and became 
 one of us. Her joyous, happy disposition made her a chaiming 
 companion in youth. In riper years the chords of our love seem- 
 ed to strengthen and h'nil us together morj closely as one by one 
 the links on earth were loo.-i, for us f)oth, and joined in Heaven. 
 
 Having felt the touch of .sorrow in early life, she understood 
 the secret of ministering fo the stricken heart, and no •vords of 
 human sympathy could be more tender or soothing than those 
 coming uom her lips and pen. She fulfilled more than anv one 
 I ever knew, the injunction, " Bear ye one another's burdens and 
 so fulfil the law of Chris. " She received the blessed reward that 
 comes to all those who "suffer with Him," in the universal love 
 and resp'^ct of her friends. In the sick room, she was r.t her very 
 best, always gentle and kind, her touch was restful, smoothing the 
 pillows, cheering the drooping spirits by some bit of news or 
 amusing anecdote ; reading some choice poem, or a letter just re- 
 ceived from a mutual 'nend, she always left the patients feeling so 
 much better than she found them. 
 
 She not only bore the buidens of others, but was always anxious 
 to share her joys with them. She never despised tht/iU/e things; 
 but made the most of every opportunity, be it ever so small, a 
 tiny gift selected with great care, a bouquet of flowers, a dainty 
 di:h, a paper or book to read, the thousand trifles that others less 
 thoughtful would pass by unnoticed ; she stooped to perform and 
 lo, they made her life the useful, fragrant thing it was, and its in- 
 fluence will continue to follow and abide with many who delight 
 to call her friend. .She wis interested in every phase of our de- 
 nominational work and sympathixeu with the workeri; in every 
 
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 department. Her mind was intensely spiritual and she loved to 
 dwell upon these subjects. How often we have talked of Heaven 
 and the many loved ones who have entered in. Now she has 
 solved the mysteries. Her eyes behold the King in His beauty. 
 She has learned the new song and greeted the ones she so longed 
 to see. It remains for those of us who loved her, to tarry here a 
 little longer. Let us work more diligently, pray more earnestly, 
 strive to follow her e.xample in comforting the sorrowing, minis- 
 tering to the sick and seeking out the " lonely hearts to cherish" 
 in life's pathway, then for us will come the joyful welcome " Come 
 ye blessed of my Father," which she has heard. The following 
 is an extract from one of her favorite poems. Miss Havergal's 
 " Compensation" : — 
 
 " For rapture of love is linked with the pain or fear of loss, 
 And the hand that lakes the crown, must ache with many a cross ; 
 Yet he who hath never a conflict hath never a victor's palm, 
 And only the toilers know the sweetness of rect and calm. 
 
 Then hush ! oh, hush ! for the Father knows what thou knowest not. 
 The need and the thorn and the shadow linked with the fairest lot ; 
 Knows the wisest exemption from many an unseen snare, 
 Knows what will keep thee nearest, knows what thou couldest not bear. 
 
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 Hush ! oh, hush I for the Father portioneth as He will, 
 To all His beloved children, and shall they not be still ? 
 Is not His will the wisest, is not His choice the best ? 
 And in perfect acquiescence, is there not perfect rest ? 
 
 Hush ! oh, hush ! for the Father whose ways are true and just, 
 Knoweth and careth and loveth and wails for thy perfect trust ; 
 The cMo He is slowly filling, shall soon be full to the brim. 
 And infinite compensation forever be found in Him. 
 
 Hush ! oh, hush ! for the Father has fulness f joy in store. 
 Treasures of power and wisdom and pleasures forever more ; 
 Blessing and honor and glory endless, infinite bliss ; — 
 Child of His love and His choice, oh, can'st thou not wait for this ?" 
 
 St. John, N. B., West. 
 
 Sauie Manning. 
 
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 Rev. J. W. Manning supplements Mrs. Manning's offering 
 with his own. He writes : 
 
 I first met Mrs. Eaton in my school days at Wolfville, in the 
 sixties and have known her more or less intimately ever since. 
 As a young lady who made many friends, for she had the haopy 
 faculty oi" making the most diffident and retiring feel at home in 
 her company. Her piety was deep and unaffected. She was a 
 welcome visitor among the poor, and always brought cheer to the 
 sick room. Her nature was intensely sympathetic and the troubl 
 ed one found in her a ready listener, and a stretched-out hand. 
 As a teacher in the Sunday-school and as a helper in the church, 
 the pastor could always depend on her. As my acquaintance 
 grew, I was led to appreciate the excellence of her character and 
 the genuineness of her faith. If there were more Unie Batons, 
 the world would soon grow better. I shall not soon forget the 
 last visit I made her in her room in Berwick. 
 
 J. W. Manning. 
 
 DEVOTED SISTER. 
 
 Her brother, Rev. Alfred Chipman, of North Springfield, Vt., 
 in referring to her as the True and Devoted Sister, writes :— 
 
 From fraternal intimacy I can bear high testimony to the 
 sisterly fidelity and affectionate devotedness jf sister Unie. I do 
 not recall one thought or its manifestation in her that was essen- 
 tially selfish or untrue. With rare obliviousness of self, she was 
 always ready to devote sympathy, affection, time, thought, energy, 
 and when in her power material aid towards the promotion of our 
 individual or mutual happiness. 
 
 Those of us who a few years ago responded to the very kind 
 invitation of our youngest brother to visit himself and wife in New 
 York city, may easily recall several incidental confirmations of the 
 thoughtful and generous regard of our sister, who formed one of 
 
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 that happy party. To have her visit our ? . 'se was one of our 
 fondest delights in anticipation and realizat. ... In our separa- 
 tion, however busily occupied, she maintained a frequent corre- 
 spondence v.ith us all and ever interested herself in our welfare. 
 
 Naturally, Unie was divinely cast in a choice mould, and a 
 rare parentage, and the grace of Christ, and the discipline of her 
 life experiences, some of which proved very trying ordeals ; refined, 
 developed and ennobled her disposition and character in a re- 
 markable degree. The same true devotedness to her more inti- 
 mate earthly friends was characteristic of our sister. Such a 
 life, however, could not be confined to kindred and intimate 
 friends. Sympathy with others in suffering or any need, prompt- 
 ed Unie to listen to call on call, until her own earthly life burned 
 out, and her ransomed and ripened spirit found release from its 
 exhausted tabernacle, and soared aw-.y to immediate companion- 
 ship with Jesus and eternal reunion with the many loved ones 
 who had already passed on into Paradise, there awaiting the 
 Resurrection Morning and the gracious surprises of Christ's judg- 
 ment. 
 
 Is it an occasion of wonder, that as brothers, surviving sister, 
 husband, kindred and friend j, we now beyond expression, miss 
 from the earthly home our darling one ? But through Him who 
 has said " I am the resurrection and the lite," we may go on 
 loving her, regarding her as having simply transferred her exist- 
 ence where 
 
 " The foot no thorn e'er pierces, 
 The heart ne'er heaves a sigh, 
 In white we walk with Jesus, 
 Our loved connections by, 
 And t ) reach it,— 'Tis a privilege to die." 
 
 May her precious life be a very inspiring example to all of us 
 who still linger below. 
 
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 Mrs. Chipman supplements her husband's fraternal tribute 
 with this memorial gem, in which she reminds us that it was on a 
 still and peaceful Sabbath morning, the " return of day of days," 
 that Unie left us :— 
 
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 %\x ptemoriam. 
 
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 -bn5) 
 
 N\rs. Unie A. Chipman Eaton, 
 
 DECEMBER 23rd, 1894. 
 
 (gva- 
 
 The hush of hearts bereaved is in the air ; 
 
 The solemn silence unheard music makes — 
 The angelic song the victor spirit wakes — 
 
 Forever free from earthly fear or care. 
 
 The morning dawns — return of day of days — 
 Angels be-^d their sweet love-lit faces down, 
 Eager to bear her to her star-gemrned crown, 
 
 They crowd, on love-poised wing, the heavenly ways. 
 
 God's word they eagerly await. She hears, 
 
 And floating onward through the pearly gate, 
 Is where her own around the Saviour wait — 
 
 Faces familiar, loved, forever wiped of tears. 
 
 Our loved is gone ! The world so poor is grown, 
 That of ourselves we know not how to stay, 
 Did not our luminous path teach how we may 
 
 For others scatter roses fully lilown. 
 
 O'er the dark tides the lights from Homeland gleam. 
 Through dimming mists of sorrow's night, 
 We see another clea. and steady light. 
 
 Brightening our way through life's bewild'ring dream. 
 
 North Springfield, Vt., Dec. 26th, 1894. 
 
 Alice Shaw Chii'Man. 
 
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 Who Went About Doing Good." 
 
 The following affectionate offering is contributed by J. B. 
 Oakes, Esq., Principal of VVolfville Collegiate Academy. In her 
 diary, Unie frequently referred to the many happy hours enjoyed 
 in his hospitable and friendly home. The friendship made in 
 St. Stephen was mutually cherished to the last : 
 
 In the death of Mrs. Unity Chipman Eaton, a great loss 
 has been sustained, not only by her many acquaintances, but by 
 her church, her denomination and society at large. A noble life 
 is ever widely radiant. Her character combined rare elements. 
 Unselfishness, sympathy, cheerfulness and co'jrage constantly 
 uiightened her life and as constantly rendered her a ministry of 
 blessing to all who came within her influence. Her desire to help 
 and cheer others was as remarkable as her success in doing so 
 was wonderful. " Who went about doing good,'' can be said as 
 truly of her as of her Lord. She loved to minister to the sick and 
 sorrowing, the c sappointed and the discouraged. How many she 
 has thus helped by word and deed, by a gentle snile, a pressure 
 of the hand, by her mere presence, multitudes can testify. 
 
 In St. Stephen, where we knew her most, she will be sin- 
 cerely mourned and long and lovingly remembered. Her visits 
 to our own home there were full of sunshine. Her conversation 
 was not of herself or of her good deeds, but of good in others and 
 of ways and means of blessing to those who were sick or sad. 
 
 Her communications in the prayer and conference meetings 
 always revealed tenderness of sympathy and strength of soul, and 
 her deep and abiding interest in the life and work of the church 
 was evinced bv the abundance of her labor in its behalf. Hei- 
 faithful watching and lovinj^ inistry for her uncle, Zechariah 
 Chipman, when blindness had overtaken him, were as great a 
 privilege for her as they were a comfort to him and his family. 
 
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 and when death removed him and she returned to Nova Scotia, 
 each left a great blank in St. Stephen. 
 
 My wife and I count it a great privilege to have shared her 
 acquaintance and Christian fellowship. 
 
 The memory of her pure, unselfish life will not fade, nor will 
 the inspiration of her example cease. 
 
 Of the departed one it may be said, 
 
 " The pure devotion of thy generous heart 
 Shall live in heaven, of which it was a imrt." 
 
 Summer Zephyrs. 
 
 Such are some of the lines that have come from far and near, 
 all freighted with sympathy and whispering the same gentle 
 accents of love, friendship and bereavement. From the testi- 
 mony of so many witnesses it must be evident that she was no 
 ordinary woman — one among thousands, — Mary and Martha in 
 herself, personified While she was careful about serving, at the 
 same time, in loving veneration, she sat a meek and pensive learn- 
 er at the Saviour's feet. If living, Unie would shrink from all 
 eulogy, for she lived as all the really good do live, in the blissful 
 unconsciousness of doing more than was her pleasure and privilege 
 to do. Her gentle and tender sympathy always wearing a smile 
 of sweetness, diffused itself about her like the zephyrs of Summer. 
 It is our privilege to pass by her faults, of which we are ignorant, 
 and record her virtues, for she is now where neither praise nor 
 censure can harm her. As the petals of the rose leave their 
 sweetness "hen they are faded and fallen, so the fragrant memor- 
 ies of her beneficent life diffuse abroad their immortal sweetness, 
 and admonish us to take hold of that same faith in God, and 
 divine life from above, which inspired her useful ministry, more 
 than all the cold philosophy of ages. 
 
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 CORRESPONDENCE. 
 
 The range of her acquaintances, tnvitations, and the opportu- 
 nities which she made for helping others to bear their burdens on 
 the way, was very large, for one living so cjuietly and unobserved 
 by the busy world around her. But the range of her correspond- 
 ence was much wider than her visitations. She corresponded 
 with missionaries in China and India; ministers,, Christian workers 
 and friends, not only in the Maritime Provinces, but in England, 
 Australia and the United States. In her letter writing, as in her 
 personal intercourse, the waywird and erring, and particularly the 
 anxious, were the special persons to receive the kindly ministra- 
 tionr of her pen. It was in this way many of her truest friends 
 were made, and are now among her sincerest mourners. 
 
 Love can Never Lose its Own." 
 
 Making others happy was the supreme luxury of her life, and 
 in that way she has proved that life is worth living, and has shown 
 that, not gold nor greatness, but gentleness, helpfulness and sym- 
 pathy is the basis of true friendship, and what we call the successes 
 of life are not to be measured by material attainments alone, but 
 by the finer triumphs of the spiritual ministry of the soul, " Hap- 
 piness, our being's end and aim," flowed into her life, amid its 
 cares and smiles and tears, like a flood of sunshine, and there 
 sanctified and made mete for the Master's service, was poured 
 out again, all along her busy pilgrimage of blessing, from her 
 childhood to the grave, warming the hearts of others. And now 
 in the hour of bereavement, it is consoling to know that Unie and 
 others that we loved, are out of sight, only, because they are 
 journeying a little in advance, and in the near bye-and-bye we 
 will join hands on the Other Side, where in conscious recognition 
 of each other we will unite in the song of the ransomed forever. 
 
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 In these words of VVhittier, there is much of truth and com- 
 
 " Vet Love will dream, and Faith will trust 
 Since He who knows our needs is just, 
 That some how, some where, K^eet we must. 
 Alas for him who never sees 
 The stars shine through his cypress-trees ! 
 
 Who hopeless lays his dead away, 
 Nor looks to see the breaking day 
 Across his mournful marbles play ! 
 Who hath not learned in hours of faith 
 
 The truths to flesh and sense unknown, 
 That life is ever lord of Death, 
 
 And Love can never lose its own." 
 
 "ght i^U^xms of Utv %ift. 
 
 (Lines mgtjested by Mm. Manniny's Tn'bute). 
 
 In homes and hearts where sadness reigns ; 
 
 In volumes such as none can write. 
 The story of her life remains, 
 
 A light in vjrrow's starless night. 
 With open c-ars to every call, 
 Wherever trouble might befall, 
 Though often wear with the care, 
 Her consecrated work was there. 
 
 Her hand upon the fevered brow. 
 
 So gentle in its soothing touch, 
 An angel could no moie endow 
 
 With rest the anguish of the couch. 
 She smoothed the pillow with such grace, 
 That arms of Comfort would embrace. 
 In sweet sui)porting faith and love, 
 The dying as they soared above. 
 
 A tiny gift select with care, 
 
 A sweet bouquet, a little book, 
 A smile of love, a breath of prayer, 
 
 A hopeful word, a cheerful look, 
 A dainty dish, a bit of news. 
 An anecdote that would amuse, 
 .\ poet's gem, a simjjle tiower, 
 Were charms she used with wondrous power. 
 
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 #jev laantU, 
 
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 O tell me where her mantle fell ; 
 Atri. ^^*^ mantle that she wore, 
 When she ascending let it fall 
 
 The prophet like of yore ; 
 The mantle of Jehovah's love 
 
 Enduring evermore. 
 
 Whoever wears that mantle now 
 Is clothed in robe of power ; 
 No circle's charmed Ijeyond her reach, 
 
 •a A"'^ ''^^ ^^e fragrant flower 
 Difliising sweetness all around, 
 She gladdens every houi. 
 
 When pilgrims on the river's brink 
 Would reach the Golden Shore ; 
 
 i-or them she smites the swelling stream ;- 
 The waters part afore ;— 
 
 Through crystal walls on either side 
 She guides them safely e'er. 
 
 In love she smites the rugged rock 
 
 And living water flows, 
 The waste and arid desert smiles, 
 
 The rose of Sharon grows, 
 And mid the lilies of the vale 
 
 The weary find repose. 
 
 ^ "'t^ \^^^ ^^""'^ of light and shade 
 
 Ne er want a friend to wear 
 Her peerless legacy of love ; 
 
 So rich beyond compare ; 
 In fashion suiting every change, 
 
 And graceful everywhere. ' 
 
 UNIE, VIVIS ,N GLORIA DEI ET IN PACE DOMINI NOSTRI. 
 
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