Obituary by E. R. JONES

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 7, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 39.

Obituary.

By E. R. JONES

BICE.—Died, at Healdsburg, California, August 29, 1886, of pulmonary difficulties, Samuel C. Bice, in the 32d year of his age. Brother Bice had been a believer in the Third Angel's Message some three or four years. His life gave evidence that he loved the truth and his fellow-men. About two years before his death he arranged his temporal affairs, and attended school with the special design of entering upon the missionary work in Australia, or some other field, as the way might open. His confinement in the school-room seems to have increased his complaint, to which there was a hereditary tendency. For several months he bore his wasting sickness with patience and Christian fortitude. A wife, one child, a mother, and several brothers and sisters, besides a large circle of relatives, mourn his loss, and the Healdsburg church a faithful and loved member.

On the occasion of his funeral, from his own choice of texts, the writer addressed a large congregation, from Rev. 14:13. E. R. JONES.