Obituary Notices by W. H. Blaisdell

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 28, 1868

Obituary Notices.

By W. H. Blaisdell

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.

DIED, in Skowhegan, Me., at her father's residence, Nov. 15, 1867, of consumption of the blood, Sister Augusta E. Goodrich, aged 22 years.

Sister Goodrich first became deeply interested in the subject of the Lord's coming and kindred truths in the spring of 1865, at which time she gave her heart to the Saviour, and ever after remained a very humble and obedient child of God.

About six months after her conversion, at a course of lectures given by Bro. M. E. Cornell, in the town of Rome, where she then resided, she embraced the Sabbath, to which she strictly adhered till the time of her death. As she possessed a kind and amiable disposition, together with much integrity of character and a deep love of right in her heart, her many friends and relatives and brethren and sisters in Christ deeply feel her loss. She leaves a father, a brother, and sister. She manifested much resignation to the will of God during her sickness, and died in bright hope of soon receiving the crown of everlasting life.

On a very cold day, amid the driving of the wind, and the newly-fallen snow, her remains were followed to the burying ground in Rome, where she will rest till the voice of the Archangel shall wake the sleeping dead.

“When the morn of glory, breaking, Shall light the tomb, Beautiful will be thy waking, In fadeless bloom.”

“Where no wintry winds are blowing, No burial train, Crowned with gems celestial, glowing, We'll meet again.”

Funeral sermon by Eld. J. Tibbetts. Text, Rev. xiv, 13.

W. H. BLAISDELL.