Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 11, 1909

BOUGHMAN.—Effie Leona Boughman died at Bridgeport, Neb., Oct. 2, 1909, aged 12 years, 3 months, and 7 days. Effie was converted and baptized at the age of ten. She had shown by her life that she loved Jesus, and placed her trust and confidence in him. Her death was the result of a fall and an attack of typhoid fever. In her last conscious moments, her mind was uplifted to the Lord in prayer. At the funeral, words of consolation were spoken to the mourners and the sympathizing friends on the subject of the resurrection. G. W. BERRY.

MOOREHOUSE.—Sister Emma Moorehouse, aged sixty-five years, died near Woodhull, N. J., Oct. 6, 1909. She was born near South Putney, N. Y., her father, Lebbeus Drew, being one of the disappointed ones of 1844. She was one of a family of eleven children, four of whom are left to mourn for her, but not without hope. Sister Moorehouse was a faithful member of the South Putney church. There being no minister of her faith near, the Baptist minister of the place spoke words of comfort found in 1 Thess. 4:13. She was laid to rest beside her husband in Woodhull, until the Life-giver shall come to awaken the sleeping saints. MRS. J. H. GIBSON.

AITKEN.—Brother Robert Aitken was born in Scotland, March 20, 1838, and died Aug. 18, 1909, at the home of his son, Robert Aitken, in Oklahoma, aged 71 years, 4 months, and 29 days. He was for many years a member of the Methodist Church. He accepted present truth under the labors of Elders J. H. Cook and L. D. Santee, near Parsons, Kan., in the fall of 1876. He ever loved the truth, and fell asleep in hope. He was brought to Severy, Kan., and laid to rest beside his wife, near the old homestead. Three daughters and two sons mourn the loss of a fond and loving father. He also leaves two sisters and two brothers to mourn. They hope to meet him when the Life-giver comes. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church at Severy. A large and sympathizing congregation of friends and neighbors listened attentively to thoughts on the second coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead. These were to the deceased the blessed hope. He had often expressed the desire to have them spoken of at his funeral. JAMES A. MORROW.

SILSBEE.—Mary Henderson Silsbee died Oct. 11, 1909, at the age of 56 years, 8 months, and 15 days. Her death was the result of a shock caused by burns received while rescuing a little child. Funeral services were held at their home in Morgan Hill, Cal., and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery near Mountain View, Cal. Comforting words were spoken by the writer from the twenty-third psalm. She was born in Vermont, and was reared in the faith. Her married life extended over a period of nearly forty years. Sister Silsbee has been a devoted, earnest Christian, and the sorrowing husband, children, and friends can cherish the constant expectation of meeting her at the first resurrection. J. H. BEHRENS.

LYTTAKER.—Sister Mariah Lyttaker, wife of Brother F. E. Lyttaker, died Oct. 11, 1909. She was born in Indiana, Dec. 28, 1827; and crossed the plains to California in 1853. She embraced present truth with the first company of Sabbath-keepers that accepted the third angel’s message in Petaluma, Cal., in 1868, under the labors of Elders J. N. Loughborough and D. T. Bourdeau. Her earnest testimony will be missed in the church. A large congregation attended the funeral at Santa Rosa, Cal., where we laid her to rest. Her grave and the earth around it were covered with a mat of wreaths and flowers. She leaves a husband, two sons, and three daughters. ISAAC MORRISON.

MOORE.—Sister Mary Moore died at the home of her daughter, Sister Mary J. Yarger, in Freeport, Mich., July 2, 1909, aged 82 years, 10 months, and 25 days. Her maiden name was Mary Richmond. She was born in Carolina, Ireland, Aug. 7, 1826. At the age of twenty-two years, she came to Geneseo, N. Y., and was married to John Moore, Oct. 12, 1848. Six years later they moved to Victor, Mich., where they lived until 1880. Then they came to Freeport, where she lived until the time of her death. Nine children were born to them, seven sons and two daughters. Seven survive their mother, the oldest reaching his sixtieth birthday on the day of his mother’s burial. In 1887 Elders L. G. Moore and W. C. Wales held meetings in Freeport, and she and her daughter Mary joyfully and firmly embraced the truth, and have ever stood faithfully for it, though they both have known much of sorrow and suffering for the truth’s sake. The remarkable patience and submission manifested during the long period of suffering will always be remembered by those who knew her best. The remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. FRANK ANDRUS.

BRIDGES.—Edgar Lincoln Bridges was born in Whitneyville, Maine, July 11, 1860. He came to Minneapolis in 1885 or 1886, and was connected with the Pillsbury flouring mills for over sixteen years. Mr. Bridges married Minnie Helen Smith, of Minneapolis, June 9, 1897. In 1901 he moved to Washington for the benefit of his health, but returned to Minneapolis last January. After months of great suffering, he passed away Oct. 24, 1909, being 49 years, 3 months, and 16 days old. In his last sickness he gave his heart unreservedly to God. The last six months of his life, though suffering greatly at times, was an example of Christian patience and fortitude. About twenty minutes before Brother Bridges died, in response to the question, “Is the grace of God sufficient in this hour, Brother Bridges?” he replied, in a clear voice, “Yes, and God’s grace is abundant at all times.” Everything was done by a loving wife and kind friends that could be done for him during his long months of suffering. The funeral service, conducted by the writer, and assisted by Elder A. W. Kuehl and the pastor of the Methodist church, of which his wife’s parents are members, was held at the residence of his father-in-law in Minneapolis, where he had been kindly cared for in his last sickness. We laid him to rest with the blessed assurance that soon we shall meet where suffering will be unknown. R. A. UNDERWOOD.

STEPHENS.—Mrs. Rosa A. Stephens was born at Lafayette, Ore., June 30, 1863, and died at McMinnville, Ore., Sept. 14, 1909. She embraced the Adventist faith in 1898, and was a true believer of the Scriptural teachings until her death. Besides her husband and mother, the deceased leaves four daughters, two sons, five grandchildren, five brothers, four sisters, and other relatives to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by Brother Johnson, of McMinnville, Ore. J. F. STEPHENS.

WOOD.—Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Miller, in Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1909, our esteemed brother, Elder Joseph Garner Wood, aged 83 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Brother Wood was born in Hope, Hamilton Co., N. Y., March 31, 1826. At the age of twenty-one he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Bass, with whom he lived till Feb. 17, 1859, when she was summoned by the messenger of death, leaving three sons and one daughter as the fruit of this union. In November, 1855, he moved with his family to Green County, Wisconsin, where he and his wife were converted under the preaching of Elder Isaac Sanborn, and embraced the doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was ordained local elder of the church on June 4, 1859, Elder Wm. S. Ingraham and Isaac Sanborn officiating. This same year, October 11, he married his second wife, Adaline Hale. To this union five children were born. In 1869 he removed to southwestern Missouri, where he began his public ministry, and in 1872 received ordination by Elder James White. About eight years later he went to Arkansas, where he labored for six years against fierce opposition, but was successful in raising up believers to the faith, notwithstanding many arrests were made during this time for Sunday labor. In 1891 he was recommended by the General Conference to make Ohio his field of labor, and to occupy a place on the conference committee, which he filled with credit. He was afterward chosen to serve on the conference committee several terms in succession. He was a man of sound judgment, true to all points of the faith, and loyal to the cause he professed to love. On connecting with the Ohio Conference, our beloved brother labored successfully in Washington, C. H., where he first located, afterward in Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and Springfield, where he finished his work. On March 23, 1907, he was bereft of his second companion, who for nearly fifty years had stood faithfully by his side to aid and encourage him in his work. This separation at his advanced age proved a great shock to Brother Wood, and her loss in his home was keenly felt. Several months previous to her death, however, he was compelled to retire from active service and give to his loved one his undivided attention and care. This devotion and service drew heavily upon his physical strength, and left him worn and enfeebled in body, but his mind remained clear and active to the end. As the time of his departure approached, every necessary preparation was made for the end, and we have every reason to believe that he was fully prepared when the summons came. In closing his last letter to the writer just a short time before his death, he said: “My Bible and the Testimonies of his Spirit have been and are still my sure support. These precious gifts from God, coupled with earnest prayer and secret devotion, furnish me all necessary comfort, and banish all fears.” The cause of his death, which occurred with comparatively little suffering aside from a sense of exhaustion, was affections due to old age. Weary and tired, death came as a relief to this aged warrior, and without a struggle he fell asleep. The funeral services were held at the Seventh-day Adventist church in Springfield, conducted by the writer, assisted by Elders R. G. Patterson, C. C. Webster, and C. T. Redfield. Brethren Francis Fairchild, W. E. Bidwell, and M. V. Downing were also in attendance. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” H. H. BURKHOLDER.