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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 22, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 43.

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Obituaries

By R. D. Benham; Mrs. Brunk; O. Montgomery; M. B. Butterfield; M. N. Campbell; C. E. Ford; George Crawford; S. D. Hartwell

IRISH.—Died in Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 16, 1908, of apoplexy, Sister Sophia L. Irish, aged 72 years, 5 months, and 25 days. She came to the Pacific Coast in 1892, living in the States of Oregon and Washington. She leaves two sons, one daughter, and many other friends and relatives to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, from Ps. 116:16. R. D. BENHAM.
BURLINGAME.—Margaret A. Burlingame died at the home of her daughter in Stillwater, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1908. She was born in Pennsylvania, Jan. 26, 1830; was married to William R. Burlingame at Beverly, Ohio, May 28, 1851; and was left a widow, Feb. 20, 1868, with nine children, seven of whom are living. She became interested in the Seventh-day Adventist truth while living at Rushville, Neb., and became a member of that church, and was a faithful Christian to the end. The remains were taken to Pawnee City, Neb., for burial. MRS. BRUNK.
OSTERHOUT.—Artemisia J. Osterhout was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1832, and died very suddenly of heart failure at the home of her daughter in Brownington, Vt., Oct. 1, 1908, aged 76 years, 8 months, and 12 days. Three daughters,—Mrs. M. C. Wilcox, of Mountain View, Cal.; Mrs. J. W. Strickland, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Mrs. A. E. Taylor, of Brownington, Vt.,—together with the aged husband, survive to mourn their loss. At an early age, Sister Osterhout gave her heart to God, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she has been a faithful and earnest member until about thirty-eight years ago, when she saw, believed, and accepted the truths held by the Seventh-day Adventist people, uniting with this body, and continuing faithful to the day of her death. Her Christian life was marked by her fidelity to God in all which she believed to be right. Her heart was cheered by the hope of the soon-coming Saviour, and she looked into the future with an unwavering faith in the great Life-giver. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from John 11:25, to about seventy-five neighbors and friends who gathered at the home of Brother and Sister Taylor. We laid her to rest in the Brownington Cemetery, believing that she will come forth in the first resurrection. O. MONTGOMERY.
BLACKMER.—Died at his home in Baldwin, Mich., Oct. 3, 1908, Rollin N. Blackmer. He was born at Pittsford, Vt., in 1837. He accepted the third angel's message a few years ago, and was faithful until his death. He leaves a wife, two sons, and two daughters to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Job 14:14. M. B. BUTTERFIELD.
CARTER.—Died at Atlantic, Iowa, Sept. 23, 1908, Mrs. Catherine Stonehouse Carter, aged seventy-three years. For the last forty years Sister Carter was a Seventh-day Adventist, and her faithfulness was a constant witness on the side of righteousness and truth. The Adventist church at Atlantic was filled to its utmost capacity at the funeral service, and the audience gave thoughtful attention to the words spoken by the writer from Num. 23:10. A husband, six children, and many sorrowing friends mourn the loss of this faithful mother in Israel. M. N. CAMPBELL.
HAFFORD.—Died in Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 20, 1908, of typhoid fever, Bertha E. Hafford, aged 26 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Sister Hafford was a consistent Christian. To those who were in trouble or distress she always gave a kind word and a helping hand. At times of death she would write poems of consolation to those who mourned, one of which was so applicable in her sufferings that it was read at her funeral. The husband, Rollin P. Hafford, two small children, and an aged father and mother, are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. C. E. FORD.
HILDRETH.—Fell asleep in Jesus, July 26, 1908, at the home of his daughter, near Lenoir, N. C., Daniel Hildreth, aged 75 years, 1 month, and 22 days. He was a patient sufferer for many years, death being caused by a complication of diseases. He was a faithful member of the Cincinnati (Ohio) church. For fifty-three years he had looked forward to the coming of our Saviour, and had always hoped to live to witness his appearing. His greatest joy was in the service of God and the study of the Bible. At the age of thirty years he was united in marriage to Miss Loretta Dun. He leaves a wife, three daughters, and two grandchildren to mourn his loss. He was laid to rest at Hickory, N. C., to await the call of the Life-giver. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by Prof. J. W. Beach, from Ps. 116:15 and Rev. 14:13. GEORGE CRAWFORD.
HAYSMER.—Killed Oct. 1, 1908, by the falling of a tree, James Haysmer, at his home in the township of Bushnell, Montcalm Co., Mich., aged 75 years, 8 months, and 17 days. Brother Haysmer was born in Staplehurst, England, where he resided until he was about nineteen years of age when he came to America, settling in the State of New York. Here, in 1856, he was married to Miss Anna M. Staines. In the fall of the same year he moved to Michigan, where he has since resided. Soon after the close of the war, Brother Haysmer accepted present truth, uniting with the Bushnell church, of which he was a member till death. Three of the nine children born to Brother and Sister Haysmer have served as missionaries in foreign lands. Albert J. served eleven years in the West Indies; Jennie (Mrs. Wilson) nine years in Australasia; and Nora (Mrs. W. H. Anderson) eleven years in Africa, where she died last February. The rest of the children with the exception of one who died in infancy, are engaged in the service of the Master, either directly or indirectly, and their consistent Christian lives bear witness to the early instruction and influence of the home. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer to a large and sympathizing audience in the Bushnell Seventh-day Adventist church. Text, 1 Thess. 4:13, 14. S. D. HARTWELL.