Pierce by Smith Sharp

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 28, 1914

Pierce

By Smith Sharp

PIERCE.— Sarah E. Lindsley was born Feb. 5, 1844, in New Haven, N. Y. Losing her mother by death, she was reared from infancy by a stepmother, who, although eighty-six years of age, is still living. The deceased was converted at the early age of eight, and for sixty-two years was an earnest Christian and faithful Sabbath keeper. She was married to H. W. Pierce on Jan. 28, 1869. They both united with the church at Bordoville, Vt., and helped bear the burdens of the cause in its infancy. They were blessed with two children, but both preceded their mother in death. In 1899 the General Conference recommended that Elder Pierce and wife labor in the Southern field. They settled temporarily in Tennessee, going from there to Mississippi, where they engaged in school work; but Sister Pierce's health failed rapidly, and in 1906 they came to Graysville, Tenn., where she died May 5, 1914. A large congregation listened to words of comfort spoken by the writer from 1 Cor. 15:55, after which we laid our sister to rest, awaiting the coming of the Life-giver. SMITH SHARP.