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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, November 26, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 24

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Obituary Notices.

By Wm. C. Gage; Fredrick Wheeler; A. M. Eaton; J. Wakeling

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.
DIED, in Benton, Eaton Co., Mich., Nov. 15, 1867, of hemorrhage of the stomach and dropsy, Bro. Calvin G. Hayes, aged 57 years, 10 months, 13 days. Bro. H. had a living experience in all three of the messages, and was highly esteemed as an honorable, upright citizen and neighbor. A cloud of darkness had rested upon his mind a short time before his death, but through the mercy of God the power of Satan was broken, and he fell asleep in full hope of a resurrection to immortal life. Funeral discourse to a large and attentive congregation of sympathizing friends and neighbors, on Sabbath, Nov. 16.
Wm. C. Gage.
DIED in Roosevelt, N. Y. Sept. 22, of typhoid fever, Bro. Lyman Drake, in the 50th year of his age. Bro. Drake was converted under the preaching of the third angel’s message, and was ever ready to move forward in the increasing light of present truth. He united with the S. D. Adventist church in Roosevelt at the time of its organization and continued an exemplary and faithful member of the same until his death. In his death sister Drake has lost an affectionate husband, and the church an exemplary, faithful member; but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. His funeral was attended at the S. D. A. meeting-house, where a discourse was given by the writer to a large number of sympathizing friends, from Rev. xiv, 13.
Fredrick Wheeler.
DIED, in Medford, Mass., Oct. 14, 1867, of consumption, after an illness of two years and nine months, Charles W. Eaton. Bro. Eaton made a profession of religion over two years ago and joined the Episcopal church, and thought to go through to the kingdom on first-day views; but God showed him the truth on the Sabbath, and a few months ago our dear Bro. Howard buried him with Christ in baptism. He died trusting in Jesus, and testified that Jesus was precious until the last. We trust he will come up in the morning of the resurrection, all glorious. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn for him.
Pray for us, that God may sanctify this affliction to our good.
A. M. Eaton.
FELL asleep in Jesus, Aug. 16, 1867, Bro. Franklin E. Gilbert in the 61st year of his age. Brother Gilbert embraced the truth under the labors of Bro. Cornell, Lawrence and Van Horn in the tent, and afterward united with the church in this place and shared with them the trials and triumphs of the cause.
He died after a severe and protracted illness during which he was a great sufferer, but bore all with patience. His mind was clear to the last moment. Just before he died he requested prayer that he might have strength to endure the trial, and that this dispensation might be blessed to the good of the living members of his family, and they be prepared to meet him in the earth made new; and taking an affectionate leave of each, he fell asleep.
Funeral discourse by Elder Russell in the Congregational house of worship.
J. Wakeling.