Obituary Notices by T. S.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 7, 1874

Obituary Notices.

By T. S.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”

Died, in Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 9, 1874, of dropsy and consumption, Bro. Henry Alwordt, aged 43. A year previous to his death, he had inflammation of the lungs, which left them in a weakened condition. This made his disease complicated, and physicians pronounced his case hopeless. Coming to the Institute, nature responded to the favorable conditions there furnished, and he regained his health so far as to be able to labor again among his German people in word and doctrine. His zeal carried him too far, and he was obliged to resort to the Institute again the first of January, 1874. But he had so far exhausted his vitality that nature was unable to rally. He several times received remarkable blessings in seasons of prayer held in his room. He became fully established in the truth, and said that if he again recovered his health, his first sermon would be in favor of the Sabbath of the Lord. He leaves behind a faithful wife, also established in the truth, and three small children. A large circle of friends, by whom he was universally esteemed, both Germans and Americans, mourn their loss. His godly walk and conversation and unquestioned piety have left good evidence that he will have part in the first resurrection. T. S.