“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
Fiddler.—Died at Merrill, Wis., Feb. 8, 1902, of cancer, Sister Marcella Fiddler, aged 47 years, 1 month, 21 days. Funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder Hughes (Presbyterian). Text, Job 14: 14.
T. B. Snow. Thorp.—Died in Fresno, Cal., Feb. 9, 1902, of pneumonia, James H. Thorp, in his eighty-second year. Since 1881 he had been a staunch advocate of present truth. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 14: 13, Elder A. C. Bourdeau assisting in the services.
H. G. Thurston. Frost.—Died at Coaticook, Quebec, Feb. 12, 1902, of cerebral apoplexy, Curtis L. Frost, aged 71 years, 8 months, 10 days. His strict honesty and quiet life won for him the esteem of the community. He will be greatly missed by the church at Dixville, of which he was elder. The funeral services were conducted by the writer.
H. E. Rickard. Wood.—Died at Medical Lake, Wash., Feb. 10, 1902, Mrs. C. M. Wood. Sister Wood was reared a Seventh-day Baptist, and in 1869 she and her husband accepted the Adventist faith in California, under the labors of Elders Loughborough and Bourdeau. Remarks from Rom. 6: 23 were made by the writer, and the remains were laid to rest by the side of her husband's in the city cemetery at Walla Walla.
W. W. Steward. Glunt.—Sister Cora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Glunt, was born in Osceola, Iowa, March 31, 1878; died at College View, Neb., Feb. 7, 1902, of consumption. She spent two years in Union College, and three years in the Medical Missionary Training School at Battle Creek, Mich. She was a faithful student, and a true missionary till the very last. The funeral services were held in the College View church. Words of comfort and hope were spoken by the writer, from Job 14: 1, 2, 14.
J. S. Hart. Peterson.—Died near Clifton, Tex., Feb. 17, 1902, Sister Anna Peterson, aged 38 years. She was reared in the Lutheran faith. By the kind influence and godly example of her husband's mother, she was won to the truth. She died as she had lived the last ten years—in peace with God, praying for those whom she left. A kind husband, five children, an aged mother-in-law, and a very small church mourn their loss. The writer arrived two days too late for the funeral, which was conducted by the pastor of the Lutheran church.
A. W. Jenson. Bostwick.—Salina J. Bostwick (nee Price) was born in Galena, Ill., Feb. 3, 1837. Brother and Sister Bostwick were early pioneers in the truth, he being one of the first Seventh-day Adventist ministers in Minnesota. Elder Bostwick died in 1866. Sister Bostwick was ever firm in the truth. One year ago she came to Baker City, Ore., to live with her son. In April she fell, breaking a limb. From this accident she never recovered. She grew suddenly worse, and fell asleep January 18. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder W. C. Young. Text, Rev. 14: 13.
W. F. Martin. Falconer.—Died in Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 15, 1902, of Bright’s disease, Elder William H. Falconer, aged 40 years, 3 months, 19 days. At the age of twenty-two he was married to Miss Ella M. Nichols. In 1886 Brother Falconer became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Elmwood, Mich. Three years later he entered the gospel ministry, and followed this calling with good results to the day of his death. By his kind and gentle spirit he won the confidence of the people wherever he labored. He leaves a wife, two children, father, and mother to mourn their loss. Funeral and burial at Barryton, Mich., Feb. 18, 1902.
I. D. Van Horn. Green.—Fell asleep in Jesus at Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 14, 1902, Brother Joseph C. Green, aged 31 years, 3 months, 14 days. His life, though comparatively short, was an eventful one. In 1888 he came to Battle Creek to attend the College. After he left it, he taught school two years in Wisconsin. In 1889 he returned to Battle Creek, and at a spiritual awakening, was fully converted and united with the church. In 1891 he was united in marriage with Sister Cleora E. Hall, daughter of W. H. Hall, who for many years was steward at the Sanitarium. In 1895 Brother and Sister Green went to Tahiti, where they spent nearly three years in faithful labor in winning souls to the Lord. He worked in the Review and Herald Office before and after his return from the South Sea Islands, and was in the employ of that institution at the time of his decease. He was highly and universally respected by his fellow laborers, and beloved by all who formed his acquaintance. His last sickness was brief. He died of tumor at the base of the brain. Prayer was offered for him by the elders of the church, and he seemed to feel that he would be healed. The last time they prayed for him, they were impressed that his end was near, and when this was stated to him by his wife he calmly and sweetly responded by saying, “The Lord’s will be done.” He leaves a devoted wife, and a young son, besides other relatives. His mother arrived just before he breathed his last, but on account of unconsciousness, his lips were sealed to her. As a son, Brother Green was loving and devoted; as a husband, he was affectionate and self-sacrificing; and as a Christian, he was earnest and staunch. The funeral was held in the Tabernacle at Battle Creek, and was largely attended. The funeral discourse was given by the writer, assisted by Elders Nicola, Evans, and Spicer, who offered brief remarks. Brother Green rests in hope, and the faithful will meet him in the resurrection morn.
S. H. Lane.