Obituaries

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

WALLACE.—Fell asleep in Jesus, at Escondido, Cal., Dec. 27, 1904, Benjamin A. Wallace. He was patient throughout his entire sickness, and was free from pain after the elders were called one week before his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13. A. J. HOWARD.

COSSABOON.—Died at the home of her son, Amos E. Outhouse, in Tiverton, Nova Scotia, Dec. 19, 1904, Mrs. Caroline Cossaboon, aged 79 years, 6 months, and 19 days. Mother accepted the Sabbath and kindred truths in the winter of 1886, and remained faithful till death. The funeral service was conducted by Elder E. C. Ford (Disciple). AMOS E. OUTHOUSE.

PHILLIPS.—Died at his home near Bedford, Mich., Jan. 4, 1905, of long-continued ailments ending with a sudden attack of heart failure, Martin R. Phillips. For many years he was a Christian, and most of his religious life was with the Seventh-day Adventists. He leaves a wife, children, and other relatives to mourn their loss. Funeral sermon was preached by the writer. I. D. VANHORN.

DENNIS.—Died at Biwabik, Minn., Dec. 15, 1904, of heart failure, my only daughter, Mrs. Pearl May Dennis, aged 25 years, 11 months, and 2 days. She was a bright, happy girl, with a smile for every one, but to the poor especially was she kind and generous. Her death, coming unexpectedly, was a great shock to us, and we miss her much. Words of comfort were spoken to a large gathering of friends from Matt. 24:44. EVA C. BROWNE.

SAXBY.—Died at Hutchinson, Kan., of diabetes, Mary Inez Saxby, aged 35 years, 6 months, and 23 days. She accepted the truths of the third angel's message at the age of fifteen. She remained faithful to the last, rejoicing in the soon coming of our Lord and Saviour. A husband, two daughters, and two sons remain to mourn her decease. She was brought to her home at Walsh, La., and laid to rest; words of comfort being spoken by the Baptist minister. MRS. J. S. DEWOLF.

MILLER.—Died at Litchfield, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1904, Alfred Miller, aged 83 years, 2 months, and 15 days. Brother Miller united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1897. He was very patient in his last suffering, and was a firm believer in the second coming of Christ. He was the father of six children, three of whom, with eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, live to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Brother L. D. Wright. CHAS. A. MERRIAM.

STOWELL.—Fell asleep in Jesus, in Pomona, Cal., Dec. 17, 1904, of tuberculosis, Ava Leone Stowell, aged 25 years, 7 months, and 20 days. The deceased was brought up in the truth, which grew more dear to her with each succeeding year. She leaves an aged father and four sisters to mourn their loss. Though she longed to get well and spend her life in God's service, yet she was perfectly resigned to his will, and fell asleep with words of prayer and praise upon her lips. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder R. S. Owen, from Rev. 1:18. BESSIE STOWELL SMITH.

STEWART.—Died at Hartford, Conn., Dec. 29, 1904, Timothy B. Stewart, in the eighty-second year of his age. Brother Stewart was converted at the age of seventeen, and he ever manifested a spirit of Christian integrity. During the eleven years since he accepted present truth, he has been a most earnest, active, and enthusiastic member of the Hartford company. His life of loving faithfulness endeared him to all. His last days were peaceful. He could hardly be said to be sick. He had been growing weak and thin for some time, and, like a tired child, he went to sleep without a struggle. He leaves a wife, one son, and one daughter, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss. The funeral service was held in the little church on his land, Jan. 1, 1905. The building was crowded. Some were present from Springfield. Remarks were made by the writer, from Eccl. 9:5 and Ps. 115:17. A. E. PLACE.

CAPEHART.—Dr. B. Ashbourne Capehart was born April 2, 1865, in eastern North Carolina. He died in New York City, of heart-disease, Dec. 20, 1904, aged 39 years, 8 months, and 18 days. Dr. Capehart was educated as a physician in the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He was graduated in the class of 1886. He studied for nearly two years in the hospitals of Vienna and Berlin, afterward following his profession in Washington, D. C., for nearly seventeen years. During part of this time he was closely connected with Dr. Reyburn, formerly President Garfield's physician. Although very retiring and unassuming, he was a man of unusual ability, not only in his chosen profession, but in other lines. Had he devoted his time to the work of a sculptor, he had natural talent which would have made him most successful. He was of an exceptionally gentle and kindly disposition and unusually generous. When in active practice, a large part of his time was devoted to the poor, for which he never expected reward. He loved children, and was in turn much loved by them. How many times he has helped friends and strangers in poverty and difficulty will never be known; for he was as modest and unassuming as he was generous. He was christened in the Episcopalian Church in infancy, and confirmed at the age of twenty-two in Berlin. In November, 1898, he married Mrs. Palmer, a great-granddaughter of Chancellor Kent, of New York, the authority on American law. She had formerly been the wife of Lieutenant Lambert G. Palmer, of the United States Navy, who had been shipwrecked at sea off the coast of North Carolina. Dr. and Mrs. Capehart became interested in the great truths of the third angel's message as taught by Seventh-day Adventists in the latter part of September, 1902, at the tent-meetings conducted by the writer in Northwest Washington, near the White House. I had the privilege of holding Bible readings with them at their home regularly each week for several months. Several times quite a company of Washington physicians gathered while we studied the prophecies, the Sabbath truth, and immortality through Christ. There was intense opposition by one of the foremost clergymen of Washington. Finally, Dr. and Mrs. Capehart fully accepted the truth in all points, and were baptized in November, 1903, in the Vermont Avenue Christian church, where President Garfield held his membership while in Washington. For something over a year Dr. and Mrs. Capehart had made their home in Bermuda, and were on their way back to Washington for a brief visit when Dr. Capehart suddenly and unexpectedly died of heart-disease, from which he had been for a long time a sufferer. We have the most absolute assurance that Dr. Capehart had fully ripened for the heavenly garner, that he sleeps in Jesus, that he is truly among those of whom John so comfortingly wrote in Rev. 14:13, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth, . . . that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” Words of comfort from the text just quoted were spoken by the writer. The six pall-bearers at his funeral were physicians, among them being Dr. Reyburn, and other leading physicians and specialists of this city. We believe truly that he sleeps the last dreamless, quiet sleep, in the most perfect assurance of a part in the first resurrection. Hasten, glad day! J. S. WASHBURN.