“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
Lyttaker.—Died in hope, Aug. 21, 1902, at his home in Santa Rosa, Cal., William Lyttaker, aged 53 years. J. D. Rice. Smith.—Died Aug. 12, 1902, near Welsh, La., by drowning, Brother Hutchins W. Smith. He was born in Canada, Aug. 6, 1875, and was baptized at the age of eleven years. He looked forward to a home in the earth made new. Funeral service was conducted by the writer. E. M. Plumb. Reynolds.—Died at Griffin, Quebec, Aug. 21, 1902, of pulmonary tuberculosis, Liona M. Reynolds, nee Alger, aged 41 years, 9 months, 2 days. She bore her long and painful illness with great patience, and fell asleep with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. H. E. Rickard. Hastings.—Died at the home of her mother, in Mesick, Mich., Mrs. Addie Cowles Hastings, aged 36 years, 3 months, and 27 days. She leaves a husband, one son, and two stepchildren. Her last conscious hours were made bright by a firm hope in a glorious resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. W. E. Videto. Pottenger.—Died in Kankakee, Ill., of rheumatism and heart failure, Dr. Pottenger, aged 81 years. He accepted the truth many years ago. Just before his death he said to his wife, to whom he had been married fifty-eight years, “It is but a short, short sleep.” Funeral services were held by the writer, assisted by the Methodist pastor. L. D. Santee. West.—Died at Sparta, Wis., Aug. 24, 1902, of cancer, Mrs. Harriet M. West. She was born Dec. 18, 1830, and was converted at the age of eighteen. Twenty-six years ago she accepted present truth, and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, in the Methodist church, from John 11: 25, 26. F. Stebbeds. Shoephelt.—Died at Cedar Rapids, Neb., Aug. 14, 1902, after a brief illness, Mrs. Eva Shoephelt, in her forty-fourth year. For several years she had been an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist church of Cedar Rapids. An invalid husband and three children mourn their loss. Funeral services were conducted by the Baptist minister. We hope to meet her when the Life-giver comes. George H. Smith. Fry.—Died in West Mansfield, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1902, Mrs. Llenra M. Fry, aged 31 years, 9 months, and 3 days. Sister Fry accepted present truth about eight years ago, and lived a consistent life. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn. At the funeral service the blessed hope of a reunion at the soon coming of the Lord Jesus was presented as a source of true comfort. H. H. Burkholder. Rickerd.—Drowned in Goguac Lake, near Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 27, 1902, Mable Rickerd, aged 26 years. The remains were taken to her home in Traverse City, Mich., where the funeral services were conducted by the writer, in the Adventist church. She leaves a father, a mother, three sisters, and two brothers to mourn their loss, but they are comforted with the hope of meeting her again. R. E. Harter. Norwood.—Died at Fayetteville, Ark., Aug. 30, 1902, of consumption, Mary Kerr Norwood, aged 21 years, 7 months, and 18 days. From a child she was taught to love and obey the truth. She gave her heart to God while young, and was a faithful Christian. Her husband, parents, two sisters, and one brother survive her. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15: 22. A. E. Field. Navis.—Died in South Monterey, Mich., Aug. 25, 1902, of consumption, Mrs. Jessie Navis, nee Frank, aged 25 years, 2 months, and 20 days. She was reared in a Sabbath-keeping family, but did not obtain a clear, individual experience till about three months before her death. She leaves a husband, two children, a father and a mother, three brothers, and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral was held in the Monterey house of worship, with a large attendance of sympathizing friends and neighbors. I. D. Van Horn. Newcomb.—Died in Pasadena, Cal., March 6, 1902, of tuberculosis, Clarence Weyland Newcomb, aged 44 years. He was converted at the age of sixteen, and now sleeps in Jesus. A wife and four children are left to mourn. Harriet Newcomb. Francis.—Died at Stockton, Cal., Aug. 4, 1902, my beloved wife, Lucinda Pearson Francis, aged 68 years, 6 months, 13 days. In 1880, hearing the Seventh-day Adventist faith presented by Elder Healey, she became a member of that church, and ever after was a firm believer in the soon-coming Lord. Stephen A. Francis. Bennett.—Died by accidental drowning in Goguac Lake, near Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 27, 1902, B. S. Bennett, aged 19 years, 10 months, and 27 days. He was born Sept. 30, 1882, in Logan County, Arkansas. He was converted in a meeting held in Little Rock, Ark., last June. July 16 he arrived in Battle Creek, Mich., and entered the nurses’ training class, with high hopes of a life of usefulness in the Lord’s work. How brief his earthly life! how quickly ended! He leaves a father, mother, four brothers, and four sisters to mourn their loss. Sympathizing friends attended the funeral, and in Oak Hill Cemetery he was laid to rest till the Life-giver comes. I. D. Van Horn.