Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 26, 1905

RUSH.—Died about eight miles from Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 5, 1905, Florence, one of the twin daughters of Brother and Sister Rush, aged 1 month. C. S. LONGACRE.

GUTHRIE.—Died at Washington, Pa., Oct. 3, 1905, of pneumonia, Sara Marguerite, the youngest daughter of Wm. L. and Tillie Guthrie, aged 1 year, 10 months, and 20 days. She is greatly missed in the family circle. On the funeral occasion, words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Jer. 31: 15-17. C. S. LONGACRE.

GRAHAM.—Died in Sedalia, Mo., Oct. 2, 1905, of consumption, Brother Isaac Graham, aged 74 years. He passed away peacefully, trusting fully in God, expecting a part in the first resurrection. He leaves a wife and daughter, but they have a hope which cheers even in sorrow. A large number of friends were present at the funeral. D. E. SCOLES.

SHEPLER.—Died near Wheeler, Mich., Sept. 15, 1905, of cholera infantum, Fern Marie, only child of Sister Mamie Shepler, aged 1 year, 2 months, and 15 days. Little Fern was loved by all who knew her. It is hard for the parents to part with her, but the mother’s hope of meeting her darling in the resurrection is a cheering solace the world can not give. An appropriate service was held by a local minister, James Rosia. AMY A. TURRILL.

WALKER.—Died at Popple Creek, Minn., Aug. 30, 1905, little Bulah Catharine, aged 2 years and 1 day. Her sickness began with stomach trouble and convulsions, resulting in hemorrhage of the brain. She was plucked as a flower from our family circle. Her death is mourned by her father, mother, five brothers, and two sisters. She was laid to rest in the Sauk Rapids Cemetery, till the glad morn of awakening. MR. AND MRS. G. A. WALKER.

COLLINS.—Died at Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 6, 1905, of typhoid fever, Villa Dell Collins, nee Tefft, beloved wife of Brother Walter A. Collins, aged 46 years, 4 months, and 19 days. Sister Collins was a believer in the truths of the advent message, having been brought up in that faith. She was a faithful, consistent Christian, a loving and exemplary wife and mother. Her constant study and endeavor was to render helpful service to those around her, not only in temporal affairs, but likewise in those things that pertain to the higher life—the true spiritual experience. By her first husband she was the mother of ten children, nine of whom are living, five being of a tender age who greatly need a mother’s care. She is also survived by her second husband, her father, three brothers, and one sister. The twenty-third Psalm was the basis of the funeral discourse, given by the writer. G. W. MORSE.

MATHEWS.—Died at Bay View Farm, her home in Virginia, Oct. 7, 1905, Mrs. Sarah Mathews, aged 65 years. Sister Mathews was born in London, England. At the age of eight years she came with her parents to Meridian, Mich. In 1869 she, with her husband, the late M. D. Mathews, embraced present truth under the labors of Elder John Matteson, and became charter members of the Alaiedon, Mich., church, to which they remained faithful until death. Sister Mathews was laid to rest beside her husband and daughter, in the Clairmont Cemetery, to await the call of our Lord at the resurrection morning. SUSIE OSBORNE.

THOMPSON.—Died at Omro, Wis., Oct. 13, 1905, Abner Thompson, aged 86 years, 4 months, and 13 days. He first gave his heart to God under the influence of the Seventh-day Baptists, but in after-years drifted away from the Lord, and was reclaimed by the Seventh-day Adventists at the Neenah, Wis., camp-meeting. Elder James White baptized him. Brother Thompson was a witness to the falling of the stars in 1833. His wife is sustained by the sweet assurance of meeting him again in the first resurrection. Words of hope and comfort were based upon Isa. 49: 24, 25, by the writer. J. S. SHROCK.

PHILLIPS.—Died at Knoxville, Iowa, Oct. 15, 1905, Sarah Elizabeth Phillips. She had suffered from heart trouble for some time, but the immediate cause of her death was a stroke of paralysis. About twelve years ago she heard and accepted present truth under the labors of Elders G. F. Watson and Matthew Larson, and ever lived an upright Christian life. She was an esteemed and much loved member of the church of her choice. She leaves five children, an aged mother, four brothers, and one sister to mourn. We believe she sleeps in Jesus. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 14: 13 to a large and sympathizing audience. J. W. DORCAS.

REAMES.—Died at Pool’s Siding, Va., Oct. 8, 1905, of typhoid fever, E. H. Reames, aged 28 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Brother Reames was beloved of all who knew him. With other members of the family he had been for several years a faithful adherent to the Seventh-day Adventist church at Ford, Va. Although a young man and full of business activities, he had won the respect of all with whom he was associated, and greatly honored his Saviour by a well-ordered life and a godly conversation. He leaves a father, four brothers, and two sisters to mourn their loss. He was laid to rest beside his mother, in the home yard, to await the first resurrection. H. J. FARMAN.

GOWDY.—Died in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 7, 1905, Benjamin F. Gowdy, aged 39 years, 7 months, and 12 days. Early in life he was converted, and became a member of the Baptist Church in Illinois. From the time of his conversion until his death he was an earnest student of the Bible. Through the study of the Word he became convinced in 1893 that the Seventh-day Adventists had advanced light, and cast his lot with that people, being baptized in April, 1894, in Minnesota by Elder N. W. Allee. Later he received a license to preach, when he and his companion went to the Southern States, where they labored earnestly as missionaries until failing health compelled him to retire. His wife still lives to mourn his loss. The text used at the funeral service was John 11: 11, chosen by Sister Gowdy. F. I. RICHARDSON.