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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · May 3, 1906

Obituaries

Hyatt.—Died at Wickliffe, Ohio, March 13, of paralysis, my sister, Sarah Ann Hyatt, aged 77 years, 11 months, 16 days. Sister Sarah accepted the Sabbath truth in 1850, but was never baptized, and never united with the church. She leaves two sons, Elder W. S. Hyatt, president of the South African Union Conference, and Harvey, with whom she lived. Mrs. H. H. Curtiss.

Briggs.—Died in Wallace School District, Madera Co., Cal., April 1, 1906, of scarlet fever, Verna Gennett Briggs, daughter of Brother D. A. and Sister Lottie Briggs, aged 4 years, 9 months, and 24 days. We laid her to rest to await the return of the Life-giver. Words of comfort were spoken near the half-filled grave by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4:15. M. D. Church.

Cogswell.—Died at New Milford, Conn., March 17, 1906, Mrs. Emily Cogswell. She had been a true Christian and faithful Seventh-day Adventist sister for thirty-five years. She was known for her many acts of kindness. She leaves a husband, four children, and two sisters, to mourn their loss. Funeral service was conducted by Elder Whittier, of Bridgeport, Conn. Mrs. Mary E. Lewis.

Gordon.—Died at Manistee, Mich., March 20, 1906, of old age, Mrs. Electa Gordon, aged 93 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Our sister was like a sheaf of fully ripened grain ready for the garner. She was converted when fifteen years of age, and united with the Methodist Church. Twenty-four years ago she embraced the present truth. She was loved and respected by all who knew her. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. M. C. Guild.

Guy.—Died at Thayer, Kan., March 21, 1906, Mrs. Bertha L. Guy, aged 48 years, 11 months, and 14 days. Sister Guy accepted present truth about six years ago through reading her Bible, not having seen a Seventh-day Adventist minister until two years later, when she united with the church. She bore her final sufferings with faith and patience. She leaves a husband and eleven children to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. H. F. Ketring.

Hall.—Died at Flint, Mich., Feb. 11, 1906, at the home of his daughter, Brother John Hall, aged 81 years, 4 months, and 24 days. Brother Hall had been an Adventist for nearly forty years, and he and his companion were well known for their earnest Christian lives. His wife preceded him in death about ten years. Since that time he had lived with his children. A short service was held at the home of his daughter, by the writer, after which the remains were taken to Akron for interment, where the funeral service was conducted by Elder Wm. Ostrander. B. F. Stureman.

Diener.—Died at Allentown, Pa., April 3, 1906, of cancerous tumor, Mrs. Elizabeth Diener, aged 65 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Sister Diener lived a devoted life since she was seventeen years of age. Dec. 29, 1900, she joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Allentown, and was faithful in attendance at its services until her death. She fell asleep very quietly, with a bright hope in the resurrection. Funeral services were held at Allentown and at Lewistown, interment being made at the latter place. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. H. Meyer.

Aldrich.—Died at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Blackall, in Kent City, Mich., April 3, 1905, as the result of a fall, Rebecca Aldrich, aged 73 years and 28 days. Sister Aldrich accepted present truth in the summer of 1888, and with her husband, Herman Aldrich, joined the Adventist Church the following year. She lived an exemplary Christian life, and though suddenly called, was prepared to meet the Master in peace. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom are still living. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. W. D. Parkhurst.

Wells.—Died at Fulton, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1906, of pneumonia, Brother H. D. Wells, aged nearly 84 years. Brother Wells embraced present truth as a result of a camp-meeting and tent effort in his town some years ago, and when the church was organized, he was elected deacon, which position he held, with the exception of one year, until his death. Being one of the early settlers of his town, he was well known and highly esteemed. As he belonged to the G. A. R. Post he was buried according to their ritual. He is survived by a daughter, two sons, and other relatives. S. B. Whitney.

Cowin.—Died at Oakdale, Neb., March 13, 1906, Mrs. Almyra Cowin, aged 53 years. She was a beloved and faithful member of the Adventist church of Oakdale, being the first one in the community to accept present truth. She lived for a long time alone in the faith, but her faithfulness was not without effect. She saw a church organized, and a nice little church house built. She leaves a family of five children, two girls and three boys, all of whom have grown to manhood and womanhood, and have all been won to the belief of the third angel's message. They sorrow, but not without hope. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 14:6. C. A. Beeson.

Newlan.—Died at his home near Lovington, Ill., March 7, 1906, Jacob Newlan, aged 65 years, 5 months, and 10 days. His death was due to paralysis. Father accepted present truth about thirty years ago, under the labors of Elders C. H. Bliss and G. W. Colcord, becoming one of the charter members of the church at this place. He was for many years elder of the church, until failing health and home duties compelled him to give up that position. Five of the last six years of his life were spent in caring for his aged mother. His wife and three sons are left to mourn; but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. Funeral service was conducted by Elder C. H. Bliss. Mrs. Arletta E. Newlan.

Wilson.—Died at Bauer, Mich., March 28, 1906, Sister Ann Wilson, aged 83 years, 9 months, and 9 days. Ann Headworth was born in Leicestershire, England. In 1847 she was united in marriage to John Wilson, and came to America the same year. Forty-seven years ago, under the labors of Elder J. B. Frisbie, they united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which they remained faithful members until death. Sister Wilson survived her husband more than thirty-four years. She was truly a mother in Israel. Six sons survive, one daughter having preceded the mother in death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer in the Adventist chapel at Bauer before a large and attentive audience. A. Smith.

Swinson.—Died at Lodi, Wis., March 18, 1906, of cancer of the breast, my beloved mother, Mary Swinson. She was born near Reasor, Norway, March 20, 1821, and was brought up in the doctrine of the Lutheran state church. She was left an orphan when quite young, and endured many hardships, working for eight or ten dollars a year. My parents came to America in the summer of 1840, and settled near Milwaukee; then they moved to Perry, Dane Co., Wis., and after living there five years they moved to Vernon County, near Debello. They accepted present truth in the summer of 1879, under the labors of Elders O. A. Johnson and P. L. Hoen. Father died in 1887 in the blessed hope. Mother loved to read Sister White's writings in her native language. She died in perfect peace, with a glad hope of meeting Jesus in the first resurrection. The funeral was conducted in the M. E. church, appropriate remarks being made by the M. E. pastor to a large concourse of people. Three brothers and two sisters are left to mourn, but we sorrow not as those who have no hope. Swin Swinson.

Lawrence.—Died at West Bangor, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1906, Sister Maria L. Lawrence, wife of Elder H. W. Lawrence, in her eighty-first year. In her death the cause of present truth lost one of its most devoted adherents and brightest lights; not that her name and work were known so far and wide, for her labor and influence were mostly limited to the section of the State where she lived; but in the sphere in which she moved, these were recognized and appreciated as being of more than ordinary character. Converted at an early age and uniting with the Free-will Baptist Church, she readily received the doctrine of the soon coming of the Lord under the first angel's message, and, considering her age, took an unusually active part in the work of that message. When the third angel's message was introduced into that vicinity, a few years after the passing of the time in 1844, she was among the first to embrace it, and in connection with her husband, continued her active labors in the dissemination of the truth and in encouraging believers, as her health and circumstances would admit. In addition to these labors and the care of a large family of her own, she acted the part of the good Samaritan, spending twenty or more of the best years of her life in caring for suffering invalids in her own home. As a result, her health at times was greatly impaired, and in several instances, when her life was despaired of, in answer to prayer she received the blessing of restored strength and health. Her last sickness, of five years' duration, the result of a general wasting of the body, was a trying experience in weakness and suffering, but in it all faith triumphed over the flesh, and at the last, after she had become apparently incapable of coherent speech or thought, strength was given her to converse intelligently with her friends, and even to raise her voice in hallelujahs of praise, joyfully exclaiming, “I am His, and he is mine. What more can I want? He is going with me all the way.” Soon after, she calmly fell asleep. A large concourse of neighbors and friends gathered at her funeral, to whom the blessed hope was set forth from the text chosen by herself, Ps. 71:20. As we laid her in the last resting place, we felt that of her it was peculiarly true, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” S. B. Whitney.