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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 2, 1909

Obituaries

ROTH.—Etta Roth, aged 38 years, 8 months, and 9 days, fell asleep at her home in Glenwood, Mich., Oct. 15, 1909. Some twelve years ago she, with her family, embraced present truth, and became a member of the Glenwood Seventh-day Adventist church, of which she was a member until her death. She leaves a husband, two daughters, one son, and many friends to mourn their loss. The services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder S. D. Hartwell. C. A. HANSEN.

HALL.—Died at Armon, Cal., Oct. 13, 1909, Grace Hall, daughter of Geo. D. and Sarah C. Hall. The deceased was a native of Lemoore, Cal. She had known the joys of a Saviour's love for only about three months. Though raised under the influence of the truth as taught by Seventh-day Adventists, she did not turn to the Lord until the hand of affliction was laid upon her; then she found him a very present help in time of trouble. Services were conducted by the writer. B. L. HOWE.

HULSE.—Mary Ett Hulse fell asleep in Jesus, Oct. 21, 1909, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Annie Vincent, near Liberty Center, Iowa. She died at the age of 74 years, 7 months, and 10 days. She accepted this truth thirty-six years ago, at Afton, Iowa, and has been a faithful follower of Jesus ever since. She was of a loving disposition, patient in sickness, and a firm believer in a soon-coming Saviour. She leaves three children to mourn for her. The services were conducted by the writer, comforting words being spoken from Rev. 14:13. E. W. SWAP.

VENDON.—Inga Vendon, daughter of Nels and Christina Vendon, was born in Wisconsin, Feb. 21, 1882. She was taken sick with dropsy last February, and later developed that dread disease, tuberculosis, which took her young life Sept. 22, 1909. Before her death she gave her heart to God, and had the assurance of acceptance. She leaves a father and mother, five brothers, and one sister. The funeral was conducted by the writer, and we laid her to rest on the banks of the Columbia, near Washougal, Wash., where the family now live. W. F. MARTIN.

TAYLOR.—Mrs. Mary E. Taylor (née Corn), wife of Elijah Taylor, after an illness of several months, died at their home in Keene, Tex., Sabbath morning, Oct. 30, 1909, aged 59 years, 9 months, and 30 days. Sister Taylor was born in Tennessee. She was married to Elijah Taylor, May 26, 1868. They moved to Texas in 1875. She was converted at the age of twelve years, and ever lived an earnest Christian life, accepting present truth with her husband about thirty years ago, and has been a consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist church till her death. She lived to see all of her six living children educated and engaged in some department of the work of the message, which seemed to be the one object of her life, she also engaging, with her husband, in the circulation of the printed page the past summer, a privilege she greatly enjoyed. She was full of faith and hope till the last, and died without a struggle. She leaves a husband and six children, besides other relatives, to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13, and we laid her away to rest till awakened by the Life-giver. W. W. EASTMAN.

BROWN.—Mrs. Sophia Brown died at the Woman's Hospital in Saginaw, Mich., Wednesday morning, Oct. 6, 1909. She died from burns received twelve hours previous, as the result of an explosion of kerosene oil at her home in Freeland, Mich. Sister Brown was born in Saginaw, March 27, 1862, and was married to John Brown in 1891. Five years ago she was left a widow; six children had been born to them. At an early age, Sister Brown accepted the Saviour, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Freeland, Mich. She lived an earnest and sincere Christian life until her decease. She leaves three children, her father, one brother, three sisters, and many friends to mourn their loss; but we sorrow not as those who have no hope. The funeral was held in the M. E. church, Friday, October 8, Rev. Weaver (Methodist) officiating. W. H. H.

CARLE.—Died in Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 11, 1909, Sister Melissa S. Carle, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist church of Sacramento about nineteen years ago, and remained a faithful member till death. Being an early settler in California, her friends were among the leading citizens of Sacramento, many of whom attended her funeral; the mayor of the city assisting as pall-bearer. The Lord had blessed her with considerable property, of which she had loaned, and given to the cause, and at her death left to the church of Sacramento one thousand dollars, which to us is an assurance of her abiding confidence in the cause she loved to the end of life. The church will miss her smiling face. We laid her away with assurance of meeting her again, if we are faithful, in the first resurrection. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. C. E. LELAND.

SWEETEN.—Mrs. Sarah Sweeten was born at Inverness, Scotland, Nov. 17, 1837. She came to America in 1856. She was united in marriage to Robert Sweeten in 1864. To this union were born two sons and four daughters. She was inclined from childhood to religious things. Her life was always devoted to relieving the sufferings of others, and brightening their pathway. She accepted the third angel's message in 1892, under the labors of Elders Eugene Leland and A. O. Burrill, at Albuna, Ontario, and was one of the charter members of the Albuna church. She died at Essex, Ontario, Oct. 23, 1909, aged 71 years, 11 months, and 6 days. She leaves a husband, two sons, and four daughters to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Isa. 57:1, and we laid her to rest with the hope of meeting her again in the grand reunion when the Life-giver comes to take unto himself his own. C. N. SANDERS.

PENNINGTON.—Eva Josephine Rupert Pennington, daughter of Elder G. G. and Lavina Rupert, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1875, and died in Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 2, 1909. In early life she was converted and became an earnest, devoted Christian, being baptized by her father at the age of ten years. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and remained a faithful member till the day of her death. She worked four years in the publishing house of the denomination; she taught both public and church schools, and had been corresponding secretary of the Oklahoma Tract and Missionary Society. When she was nineteen years old, she, her three younger sisters, and an older brother, were bereft of a mother's care. In this loss she joined her father, assisting him as a mother in the household, especially caring for her younger sisters, bearing a burden on her heart to the day of her death. She was married to Ezra Pennington, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 4, 1907. Their home was most happy and congenial. Although she had been in poor health for a number of years, her death came as a shock to her friends and family. Words can not express the sorrow felt by her husband, father, brother, and sisters. But they give her up with the bright hope of meeting her again at the soon appearing of our Lord and the resurrection of his saints. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, based on 1 Thess. 4:13-18. E. L. NEFF.

ST. JOHN.—Mrs. St. John was born in Oakland County, Michigan, Sept. 25, 1844. Early in life she was married to John Warren, and to that union eleven children were born. She embraced the message early in life. After the death of her first husband, she was married to Seymour St. John. She died in the sixty-sixth year of her age, at the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, survived by three sons, one daughter, one sister, four brothers, and many relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by the writer from the New Lothrop M. E. church. E. K. SLADE.

PETTIT.—The death of Mrs. Elva Pettit occurred Nov. 2, 1909. She was born in Genesee County, Michigan, Feb. 20, 1852, and had reached the age of fifty-seven years and nine months. In 1870 she was united in marriage to J. S. Pettit, who, with five children, survives her. The last seven years of her life Sister Pettit has resided in Otter Lake, Lapeer Co., Mich., and was a faithful member of the Otter Lake Seventh-day Adventist church. She enjoyed a bright Christian experience and rejoiced in a hope founded upon the promises of God's Word. It could be freely said of her, A child of God has fallen in our midst. The funeral was held from the M. E. church, and the services were conducted by the writer, assisted by the M. E. pastor. E. K. SLADE.

JOHNSON.—Sister R. L. Johnson died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bulah Davidson, in Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 1, 1909, aged 59 years, 4 months, and 12 days. Sister Johnson, whose maiden name was Pitman, was born in McKuppen County, Illinois. She was married in 1866 to Frank Johnson, of Vernon County, Missouri, and to them were born five children, three sons and two daughters, all of whom are living, and were present at the funeral. At the age of twenty-five she was converted, and united with the Methodist Church, of which she remained a member until 1904, when she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was a faithful wife, a loving and kind mother, and was faithful in her church relations, always at services unless hindered by sickness or circumstances beyond her control. She will be missed by the church and by the community, but most of all by her children. Since the death of her husband in May, she had been failing in health, yet her death was unlooked for, and came as a shock to her family and friends. We laid her to rest with the blessed hope of soon meeting her again, when the voice of God shall wake his faithful ones. The funeral was conducted by the writer, using Ps. 17:15 as a text. E. L. NEFF.

COMER.—Mrs. Myrtle E. Comer was born in Eoyta, Minn., Oct. 4, 1876. She was one of four children. Most of her early life was spent in Bellingham, Minn. At the age of sixteen she was converted and united with the Methodist Church. Nine years ago she was joined in marriage to Elder J. M. Comer. Two children were born to them. One died in infancy, and the other is a babe of five weeks. Six years ago she accepted the truths of the third angel's message under the preaching of Elders F. A. Detamore and C. M. Babcock. A short time afterward her husband yielded his heart to God. Later Brother Comer entered the ministry. She was ever a strength to him, encouraging him in his work. Last April Sister Comer came West, thinking to benefit her health. In July her husband followed. She developed severe kidney trouble. As a last resort, an operation was performed, but it was in vain. Many prayers went up in her behalf, but Wednesday evening, October 20, she quietly fell asleep. She leaves a husband, one adopted child (a girl six years old), the babe (a boy), a father, two brothers, one sister, and a large number of dear friends. Before her death she chose the songs to be sung at the funeral, and spoke of the future glad reunion. Her remains were taken to Cottage Grove, Ore., from Portland, where she died, so as to inter them in the family lot of Elder Comer's family. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder F. S. Bunch; text, Rev. 14:13. We laid her to rest on the beautiful hillside, to await the coming of her Saviour, whom she loved so well. W. F. MARTIN.

STANLEY.—Sister Mary Stanley died in Denver, Colo., Aug. 26, 1909, at the age of 84 years, 8 months, and 10 days. She was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1824, and spent her early life in New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin. She was married to Nelson G. Smith in Illinois, and a few years after his death was married to C. W. Stanley in Iowa, surviving him about seven years. She accepted the Sabbath truth in Wisconsin, to which State she moved soon after her first marriage. She was a faithful and untiring worker in the different churches in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. She was the mother of nine children, seven boys and two girls. Five boys are at present living, all residing in Colorado. The last years of her life were spent in that State, where she was kindly cared for by her sons. The funeral services were conducted by the writer in Denver, at which many friends and relatives were present. We are assured that she sleeps in Jesus, and that she will come forth to a glorious immortality at the resurrection of the righteous. G. W. ANGLEBARGER.

VANKIRK.—A. H. VanKirk, for many years a resident of Dodge County, Minnesota, and one of the pioneer Adventists of the State, dropped dead while at work assisting in the finishing of the new sanitarium building at Nevada, Iowa, Oct. 21, 1909. Father was born in Burlington, Wis., in February, 1844. His early life was spent in the vicinity of Rush Lake, near Berlin, Wis. He was the oldest of five children, by his mother's second marriage, only one of whom, together with a half-sister, survives. Coming of age in 1862, he enlisted as a private in the Forty-first Wisconsin Volunteers. He was transferred with the regiment to Memphis, Tenn., where he spent the remaining days of his service in guard duty. Here he contracted a chronic difficulty which affected him more or less during his entire life. On returning from the war, he emigrated to Minnesota in 1866 or '67. Becoming connected with Elder L. H. Ells, who was a wagonmaker in Concord, father learned the truth while making wagons, and soon began the observance of the Sabbath. His affianced wife, then Miss Charlotte Burdett, was also converted to the faith, and when they were married in July, 1869, it was to establish a home from which the rays of the light of this message were to emanate as long as they lived. To them were born three sons and one daughter. Early in the seventies father held the position of conference secretary, and a little later began laboring as a licensed minister in the Minnesota Conference, where a goodly number of churches were raised up under his efforts. Because of financial embarrassment, which came to the conference in the late eighties, father, acting upon the advice of the conference committee, voluntarily left active work in the conference, and began his old occupation of teaching school, spreading the truth as he could. Circumstances so shaped themselves that he never again entered the ministry as an employee of the conference. Mother died in January, 1900. Since that time father has been giving what time he could to self-supporting missionary work, and has been assisting in the erection of a number of sanitariums, helping to complete the one at Nashville, Tenn., remodel the one at Atlanta, Ga., and died while helping with the one at Nevada, Iowa. Of the children, three sons, and a niece—who was reared as a daughter in the family—remain, the daughter having been laid to rest by the side of her mother in 1902. Funeral services were held in the home church at Dodge Center, Minn., Elder A. W. Kuehl officiating. For more than twenty years father was a continual attendant at this church, and a much loved and appreciated member. The remains were conveyed to the family lot in the cemetery at Concord, where he was laid to rest, awaiting the summons of the Life-giver in the resurrection morning. In a visit to me at Graysville, Tenn., about four weeks previous to his death, father expressed a growing interest in the message, to which he had given his best efforts since it came to him. At the time of his death he was 65 years, 7 months, and 21 days of age. We sorrow, but not as those without hope. M. B. VANKIRK.