Obituaries

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 11, 1902

“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus.

PEARCE.—Died at Glenwood, Iowa, Jan. 2, 1902, of tubercular meningitis, Fay, infant son of Sidney and Mae Pearce, aged 16 months, 5 days. Mrs. C. J. Pearce.

GRIFFIN.—Died Feb. 9, 1902, Maude, little daughter of Brother B. K. Griffin, of Clay Center, Kan., aged nearly three years. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. Isaac A. Crane.

NIELSEN.—Died in Seattle, Wash., Jan. 12, 1902, Margaret Nielsen, aged 37 years. The deceased (whose maiden name was Pearson) was born in West Hartlepool, England, and removed from that country to Seattle about three years ago. She was converted, and fully accepted the truths of the Third Angel’s Message about one year ago. She leaves a husband and five young children to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rom. 5:12. H. C. J. Wollekar.

OWEN.—Fell asleep in Jesus at his home in Highland Township, Washington Co., Iowa, Dec. 23, 1901, my husband, Thomas A. Owen, aged 80 years, 11 months. From early manhood he was a member of the Baptist Church, until the fall of 1871, when he was excluded for accepting the truth as it is in Jesus. He was untiring in his desire to have others realize the truths of the Third Angel’s Message. Cheering words were spoken on the funeral occasion by Brother Elmer H. Adams. Mrs. Thomas A. Owen.

POULTER.—Died at Pulaski, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1902, of heart failure, Sister F. B. Poulter, in her seventy-second year. Sister Poulter accepted the truth about nine years ago, and united with the Pulaski church, of which she was a faithful member till death. A husband, five sons, two daughters, and other relatives are left to mourn her decease. The funeral was attended by the writer, and words of consolation were spoken, based on 1 Thess. 4:13–18, after which she was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery, to await the call of her Lord. G. B. Thompson.

LOVE.—Died at her home in Harrisburg, Ore., Jan. 21, 1902, of cancer of the pancreas, Mary J. Love, aged 77 years. Early in life Sister Love gave her heart to Jesus; and about fifteen years ago, when she heard the Third Angel’s Message, she gladly accepted it, and loved it to the end. We have assurance that she sleeps in Jesus, which is a comfort to her mourning children and many friends. She was one of the pioneers of that locality, and the business houses closed during the service, a large congregation listening to the word spoken by the writer. W. W. Sharp.

CHITWOOD.—Died at Chitwood, Ore., Jan. 14, 1902, of strangulated hernia, Brother James Thompson Chitwood, aged 76 years, 2 months, and 5 days. In 1879 he accepted the Third Angel’s Message, and ever since has lived for the advancement of this closing work. He fell asleep fully trusting, sustained by the hope of a glorious resurrection. His companion, who has walked by his side for nearly fifty-five years, survives him, with two sons, the only children left of a family of ten. Memorial services were conducted by the writer in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Chitwood, January 15. F. M. Burg.

STONE.—Died at his home near Fresno, Cal., Jan. 21, 1902, John Stone, aged nearly seventy years. Brother Stone accepted the Third Angel’s Message about forty-two years ago, and had been a constant subscriber to the Review and Herald ever since. He was a devoted follower of Christ, humble, kind-hearted, and affectionate. He was sick less than three days, attending service in Fresno on Sabbath, January 18. He leaves a faithful companion, two sons, and several stepchildren to mourn, but not without hope. By Sister Stone’s request, Rev. 14:13 was used as the basis of the funeral sermon, the service being conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder Bourdeau. H. G. Thurston.

LEONARD.—Died at Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 7, 1901, of heart-disease, my daughter, Mrs. Eva M. Leonard, aged 47 years. She was taken to Greenville for burial. She leaves one daughter. Mrs. M. B. Cyphers.

SUTHERLAND.—Mrs. Melinda Sutherland was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., June 3, 1811; died, Jan. 31, 1902, of paralysis, aged 90 years, 7 months, 28 days. She had been a widow for twenty years, and during this time she made her home with the writer. J. W. Sutherland.

EDGETT.—Mrs. Capt. Solomon Edgett died from pneumonia, at Riverside, New Brunswick, Jan. 7, 1902, aged 68 years. Sister Edgett, with her late husband and one daughter, accepted the Sabbath truth seven years ago in St. John. Sister Edgett was a devoted and consistent Christian. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in their family plot in the village cemetery, there to await their Master’s call. Funeral sermon was based upon Luke 19:10. Geo. E. Langdon.

PLACE.—Died in Lapeer, Mich., Jan. 23, 1902, of a complication of diseases, Richard Place, aged 65 years, 9 months, 14 days. He was a soldier during the Civil War, and served his country well. Early in life he was converted, and with his wife, joined the Methodist Protestant Church. Twelve years ago they both accepted the Bible Sabbath, and joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Arbela, Mich. He was a faithful member to the day of his death. His funeral was held January 25, in the Methodist church. I. D. Van Horn.

FRANK.—Miss Caroline E. Sterling was born near Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1822; died at South Monterey, Mich., Jan. 26, 1902, of general debility, aged 79 years, 2 months, 25 days. At the age of nineteen she was married to John Frank. At the age of twenty-five she joined the Baptist Church, and fifteen years later she united with the Seventh-day Adventists, and lived a faithful Christian life. She loved and read her Bible with continued interest to the day of her death. Firm in the truth of God, she rests in hope. Her funeral was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, and interment was made in the Monterey Cemetery. Sermon, from Isa. 65:17–21. I. D. Van Horn.

HALL.—Died at North Windham, Conn., Jan. 17, 1902, Mrs. Abigail Hall, aged 87 years, 3 months. Sister Hall was born at Fair Haven, Mass., October, 1814. She, with her husband, witnessed the great meteoric shower of Nov. 13, 1833, afterward accepting the advent message from the lips of William Miller. Associated with them were Capt. Joseph Bates, and Brother William Gifford of Michigan. After the disappointment of 1843–44 they still waited with unswerving faith for an explanation of their mistake. During this time, Brother Bates visited a small company of Adventist believers at Washington, N. H., the first organized church of Seventh-day Adventists in America. While there, he accepted the light which had so gladdened their hearts. He also saw the importance of observing the Sabbath of the Lord. With the love of this new-found truth kindling his heart, he returned to his home at Fair Haven, where he faithfully imparted it to his friends and neighbors. The first to accept the Sabbath under his labors was Brother Hall; the following week they were joined by Sister Hall, and shortly afterward by Brother William Gifford, whose biographical sketch and portrait appeared recently in the Review. When the Dartmouth church, the first Seventh-day Adventist church in Massachusetts, was organized, these four were among the charter members; and if the writer is correctly informed, Brother Gifford is now the only surviving original member. Sometime after accepting the Sabbath truth, Brother and Sister Hall removed to West Island, a small island situated in Buzzards Bay. It was to their home that Sister E. G. White was journeying when she had the wonderful experience in a small boat in trying to reach West Island, when she had the sustaining vision, as related in “Early Writings.” One of Sister Hall’s chiefest delights was in relating the early experiences in the message. The glorious hope of soon seeing Jesus was the theme and inspiration of her later years. The immediate cause of her death was a fall which she had received a few days previously. Peacefully and quietly she died under the heavenly benediction, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” Thus to the very last her hope and faith shone like a beacon light to those about her. Funeral services were conducted by the writer at the home of her grandson, New Bedford, Mass., January 20. C. H. Edwards.