Borgman, Cynthia (Miss) 1895-1925
BORGMAN
Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 7/15/2016 at 17:11:41
Source: Hawarden Independent (7-16-1925)
Birth: June 6, 1895
Death: June 30, 1925Miss Cynthia Borgman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Borgman of Sioux Center, passed away June 29th near Amoy, China, where she was doing missionary work.
Miss Borgman departed for China last September after having passed the mental and physical tests before the mission board of the Reformed Church. About six months ago she suffered a nervous breakdown while pursuing her language study preparing to enter the mission field.
She was making a satisfactory recovery from this ailment when she became sick with dysentery and because of her weakened condition she was unable to overcome the disease.
Besides her parents she is survived by twelve sisters and one brother.
Cynthia C. Borgman was buried in Amoy Foreigners' Cemetery in Xiamen, China.
==========================Another Obituary -- Sioux Center News
Cynthia Borgman was born June 6, 1895, at Sioux Center, Iowa. Her parents, still living, were some of the pioneer families of this county. She graduated from the local high school in 1913 and taught for a few years in local rural schools. Some of you may remember where she taught and some of my readers may be of her pupils.
In 1921 she graduated from Central College and taught for two years in the Hull High School.
In 1923 she left for China. In the fall of 1924 she suffered an attack of tonsillitis which left her with a heart ailment. But in June the next year she seemed to have completely recovered and left Sio-kle, where she had been stationed, planning to take a vacation to the mountains near Amoy, and there to complete her study of the Chinese language and to receive her permanent appointment at the July Mission meeting.
On the way to Amoy she was taken with an attack of Amoebic Dysentary, which in her weakened condition she was unable to fight off. She took sick on June 24th, 1925, was hurried to the hospital at Amoy, where every possible care was given her, but she passed away in a few days.
On August 11, of that year a Memorial Service was held at the First Reformed Church at which service Rev. Frederick Lubbers presided and various speakers took part. One the Rev. John Wesselink, with whom she had made her home while attending Central College and also Miss Leona Vander Yindenda, a missionary from China with whom Cynthia had lived while there.
She had been buried at sunset on the day of her death at Amoy, China. The services had included two hymns sung in the Chinese language, the one “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and the other “There is a land that is fairer than day.”
Her name in Chinese, to her friends there was “Bo-ko-mu.”
And may we add to this that Cynthia was a girl who from childhood on knew the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make us wise unto salvation. We write these words that you and I may be more and better inspired for the great work of Missions. Shall we not make our sacrifices willingly and gladly?
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