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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 17, 1884

Obituary.

CHAFFEE.—Died of paralysis, in Dunn Co., Wis., Oct. 17, 1883, Bethiah B., wife of A. W. Chaffee, aged 66 years and 1 month. Sr. Chaffee was born at Bath, N. Y. She embraced present truth in 1858. Her life was ever in harmony with the truth she loved. In 1881 she moved to Wisconsin and joined the church at Knapp. Truly the church has lost a mother in Israel. Bro. Chaffee is left, but not without hope. Five children are looking for that "blessed hope." Words of comfort by the writer.

R. M. FOSTER.

PHELPS.—Died at Crow Wing, Minn., Dec. 8, 1883, after an illness of about three weeks, my father, Aaron G. Phelps, in the 75th year of his age. He was born in Waitsfield, Vt., and in youth manifested a desire for pioneer life, emigrating to Wisconsin at an early day. He was converted under the labors of the Methodists. In 1850 he embraced the faith of the Seventh-day Adventists, and traveled over one hundred miles on foot to attend their first Conference in Wisconsin. He was a firm believer in present truth to the day of his death. We hope to meet him, with those who have fallen asleep before, when the Lifegiver comes. Services were conducted by M. D. Everest, Baptist.

H. F. PHELPS.

WEBSTER.—Died at Dayton, W. T., Dec. 30, 1883, of spotted fever, Newell, son of Arthur and Sarah Webster, aged 10 years, 8 months, and 24 days. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 11:25. Little Newell was laid in the hill-side, in hope that he will soon return "from the land of the enemy."

W. A. GIBSON.