Hura Claire ©bowers. 



A SKETCH BY HIS WIFE. 



N the 21st of June, 18G8, just as the sun in 

 all his evening glory was sinking behind 

 the western horizon, Aura Claire Showers was 

 born in the pleasant little town of Orangeville, 

 Ohio. 



No child could have found a warmer welcome 

 or been more carefully cherished ; but it seemed 

 as week after week the little one was carried 

 about on a pillow, that he had only come to 

 earth for a very brief stay. 



A film began to grow over his eyes when but 

 a few days old and gradually covered them so 

 that he was almost completely blind. No pains 

 or money were spared to save his life and restore 

 his sight. A specialist from Warren, Ohio, was 

 finally secured and the parents w r ere gratified to 

 see the film gradually disappear from the child's 

 eyes and the little body daily growing stronger. 

 God's providence had designed him to be the 



