Obituary Notices | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 27, 1866

Obituary Notices.

Bro. Orton is dead—murdered in the most brutal manner! The church mourns! One of our most efficient laborers in our social meetings in Western New York is gone from us. We shall hear his voice no more till the last trump shall sound and those who sleep in Jesus shall arise incorruptible. How can we do without his cheering presence at our meetings? The church will listen to his animating exhortations no more. The unconverted will hear his stirring appeals no more; nor have the benefit of his earnest prayers in their behalf.

But though dead, he yet speaketh. His ardent labors of love will be gratefully remembered by the church, and his thrilling appeals to the unconverted will still seem to sound in their ears.

Brethren and sisters, what shall we do? As we feel the loss of his presence and his labors, let us, one and all, consecrate ourselves anew, and labor more abundantly in the cause of God. Let all, the aged, the middle-aged and the youth, be incited to labor with energy and zeal in the good cause, till our probation close—till the night cometh wherein no man can work.

R. F. COTTRELL.

DIED, in Marengo, Iowa, Feb. 24, 1866, after a long and painful illness of one year, Wm. P. Ballard. He bore his illness with patience, and seemed resigned to the will of God.

J. I. SHURTZ.

DIED, in Pleasantville, Iowa, Dec. 22, 1865, of consumption, our grandfather, Jacob Haynes, in the 70th year of his age. He was a firm believer in the third angel's message, and had for several years been united with those who strive to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. He died in full hope of the resurrection. We laid him in the grave to sleep until the Saviour comes. We miss him, miss him everywhere, but we hope to meet him again when time is o'er, and

"Oh! the joy of that meeting no tongue may tell, For we'll part no more forever, There the songs of triumph shall ever swell, And the sons of light shall forever dwell, In Heaven, far over the river."

MRS. N. P. EWING.

DIED, in Coryville, Kewaunee Co., Wis., Feb. 21st, 1866, my brother, Eliab McAllaster, aged 33 years, 6 months, and 6 days. Bro. McAllaster embraced the Sabbath five years ago last summer. Since that time, he has been a firm believer in the Advent doctrine. We deeply feel his loss. He came to his death while chopping, a falling limb striking him on the head, causing his death in about half an hour. He leaves a wife and child, and a large circle of friends, to mourn his loss.

"Dear as thou wert, and justly dear, We will not weep for thee; One thought shall check the starting tear; From sorrow thou art free."

AUGUSTUS MC ALLASTER.

DIED, in Oronoco, Minn., Feb. 26, 1866, of consumption, our beloved brother Eld. John Bostwick, aged 29 years, 8 months, and 5 days. His faith was unshaken in the third angel's message and the final triumph of the truth. He died in full hope of a better resurrection. That name, so sweet to a Christian, often fell from his lips in his last moments.

Funeral discourse by Eld. S. Pierce, from the words, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Rev. xiv, 13.

HENRY F. PHELPS.