A Faithful Religious Liberty Worker Fallen in Death by K. C. R.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 28, 1910

A Faithful Religious Liberty Worker Fallen in Death

By K. C. R.

ELDER T. H. PURDON, of Rutland, Vt., died Sunday, April 17, 1910. He leaves a wife and a daughter, besides other relatives and many friends, to mourn their loss.

At the time of his death he was the only laborer left in Vermont of those who were connected with that conference in its earlier days; indeed, his whole experience in the third angel's message, both as a lay member and as a minister, has been in the Vermont Conference.

While he was loyal to every phase of this message, there was no department that appealed to him more strongly than that of religious liberty. For many years he has been given special supervision of this branch of work in the Vermont Conference. His face had become familiar in the Vermont State legislature, as he regularly visited the State capitol at Montpelier. His pleasant and genial manner in meeting these men of prominence won their confidence and respect.

We are sure that there is no department of this work that will sense more keenly Elder Purdon's death than that of religious liberty.

We are confident that our beloved brother, who is now sweetly sleeping in Jesus, will be among those who will stand upon the sea of glass, having gotten the victory over the beast, his image, and his mark. K. C. R.