Obituary Notices | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 5, 1865

Obituary Notices.

By request of our afflicted brother, Benjamin F. Curtis, I write to announce the death of his dear companion, Amanda M. Curtis, aged 38 years, 2 months, and 25 days. She fell asleep in Jesus on the morning of the 10th of May, 1865, after an illness of about ten days. She leaves a kind husband and seven children to mourn her loss, also a large circle of brothers, sisters, and acquaintances who sympathize with them in their bereavement. Sister Curtis embraced the first angel's message while in her youth, and was one of the people of God who witnessed the great disappointment in 1844. About sixteen or seventeen years ago she embraced the Sabbath, while residing in Cincinnati, and has faithfully followed the Lord by walking in his precepts, and keeping his commandments until called to rest till the Life-giver comes to crown her immortal in his kingdom. She died, clinging to the promise that the Saviour gave to his disciples that he would come again.

S. H. KINSEY.

DIED at Bunkerhill, Aug. 19, our dear Bro. Chauncey Smith, aged 70 years the 7th of this month.

He embraced the third angel's message when Bro. Van Horn and I held our meetings there a year and a half ago. He has died full in the faith of the soon coming of the Lord.

We attended his funeral, at his request, first-day, Aug. 20. There was a full house of attentive hearers and influential friends. Bro. Smith's oldest son was drowned about sixteen years ago, and he has lost two sons in the war; and his youngest son has just returned from the army, the only son now living, to take care of his aged widowed mother. Sister Smith knows what afflictions mean. The only living daughter is now residing in Minnesota; not present. I had good liberty in speaking on 1 Thess. iv, 13.

J. B. FRISBIE.

DIED, June 13, 1865, near Eddyville, Iowa, my dearly beloved companion, Eliza J. Howell, aged 34 years, 3 months, and 13 days. She embraced the present truth over four years since, under the labors of Bro. Waggoner, and ever continued firm in the faith. We deeply feel our bereavement, but hope is mingled with our sorrow.

I. J. HOWELL.

DIED in the town of Cascade, Olmstead Co., Minn., Aug. 12, of inflammation, Abbey Jane, daughter of Wells and Martha Chaffee, aged 13 years. A discourse was given by the writer to an attentive congregation.

JNO. BOSTWICK.

DIED in Fayston, Vt., July 18, 1865, Willie E., son of Lincoln B., and Sarah A. E. Lockwood, aged 3 years, 2 months, and 21 days.

"Rest, lovely babe, no troubles, cares, or woes, Or pain or sorrow now, thy infant bosom knows. From sin and pain thou hast obtained release, To rest in mansions of eternal peace."

STEPHEN PIERCE.