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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 30, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 5.

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“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth.” Rev. 14:13.
Died of brain fever, in Madison, Maine, Jan. 8, 1879, Mabel, daughter of Dexter W. and Mary S. Rowe, aged 4 years and seven months.
“She sleeps in Jesus—cease thy grief; Let this afford thee sweet relief, That, freed from death’s triumphant reign, In Heaven she will live again.”
Remarks by the writer from Jer. 31:15-17.
J. B. GOODRICH.
Died of diphtheria, in Hartland, Maine, Dec. 12, 1878, Linnie C. Ham, aged 5 years, 7 months, and 16 days; Dec. 22, George M. Ham, aged 7 years, 2 months, and 20 days; Dec. 30, Willie W. Ham, aged 9 years,—children of John T. and Sarah H. Ham. Thus in eighteen days these parents were bereft of three of their loved ones. Little Willie said to his mother, “I shall get well when Jesus comes.” May they all meet in the earth made new, where death will never come. Rev. 21:4.
J. B. GOODRICH.
Died of membranous croup, near Daytonville, Iowa, Dec. 19, 1878, Edith Alberta, daughter of John and Ellen Reisman, aged 1 year and 7 months. She was a lovely child. Her parents are comforted in this great affliction by the promise that she shall come again from the land of the enemy. Funeral sermon by Eld. H. Nicola from Jer. 31:15, 17.
J. AND E. REISMAN.
Died of diphtheria, in Navarino, Shawano county, Wis., Oct. 5, 1878, Eddie, aged 4 years and 7 months; also, in Sumner, Osborne county, Kansas, Jan. 10, 1879, Walter A., aged 6 years and 7 months, sons of Frank and Henrietta Enoch.
When Christ shall give them life, they yet Together may be seen, Although their little graves were made A thousand miles between.
MRS. G. W. CHAMBERLAIN.
Died of diphtheria, in the town of Liberty, Jackson county, Mich., Aug. 7, 1878, Rebecca, aged 10 years and 5 months; Aug. 14, Maggie, aged 4 years, 1 month, and 11 days; Aug. 19, Lizzie, aged 11 years, 9 months, and 23 days; Sept. 3, James E., aged 7 years, 8 months, and 13 days; Sept. 4, Nettie, aged 6 years, 4 months, and 18 days,—children of Robert and Maggie Dixon.
In this deep affliction our brother and sister have the sympathy of many friends. These children possessed amiable dispositions, and we miss them sadly; but we mourn not as those without hope. May the parents be faithful to the end. One son only remains. Funeral sermons by Eld. Smith (Methodist).
F. A. S.
Died of croup and diphtheria, near Douds, Van Buren county, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1879, in the second year of her age, Bertha Bell, daughter of Hattie A. and Edward Morrow. A discourse on the Christian’s hope was delivered to a large number of sympathizing friends.
IRA J. HANKINS.
Elizabeth E. King died at Fish Creek, Wis., Jan. 13, 1879, aged 78 years and 4 months. She embraced the truth about three years ago, under the labors of Bro. H. W. Decker. Jesus was precious to her, and she rejoiced in the truth and in the hope of the resurrection from the dead. Funeral discourse by Bro. C. P. Fairchilds from 2 Tim. 4:6-8.
MRS.