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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 1, 1906

Obituaries

MILLER.—Died at Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 22, 1905, Laurea Miller, aged 16 years. The remains were brought home to Friend, Wasco Co., Ore., for burial. The funeral service was conducted by the writer and by F. M. Smith, assisted by Elder Simpson (Evangelical Church), words of comfort being based upon 1 Thess. 4:13. S. D. WHEELER.

HAWLEY.—Died at Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31, 1905, Mary E. Hawley, aged 64 years, 4 months, and 16 days. She accepted present truth in 1879. Although afflicted for many years, her hope of the future was bright, and she remained firm until the end. She sleeps in Jesus, awaiting the glorious resurrection. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. A. W. KUEHL.

SAGER.—Died at Cadillac, Mich., Jan. 5, 1906, little Willow, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sager. The writer presented the assurance of God’s Word that children will be among the saved, and that, if obedient to God’s commandments, we shall meet our loved ones again. M. C. GUILD.

COWLES.—Died at Mesick, Mich., Jan. 4, 1906, Mrs. Mae Elenor Cowles, wife of Arthur Cowles, aged 22 years, 3 months, and 15 days. Six years ago she gave her heart to God under the labors of Elder B. F. Sturdevant, and was soon after baptized. Besides her husband, she leaves a little girl three years of age. Her hope was bright. A large congregation listened to a discourse on the Christian’s hope. M. C. GUILD.

BRENNEMAN.—Died at Coldwater, Mich., Jan. 2, 1906, of apoplexy, Mrs. Hannah Brenneman. The deceased was born near Canton, Ohio, Nov. 15, 1849. She led a faithful and conscientious Christian life, and her loved ones have the assurance that she will rise in the resurrection of the just. She leaves three sons and many friends to mourn their loss. The funeral discourse was given by the writer from Eze. 37:13. W. H. HECKMAN.

BARNHART.—Died at Shelton, Neb., Dec. 9, 1905, of pneumonia, my little grandchild, Edith Estelle, daughter of James and Zella Barnhart, aged 5 months and 3 days. Her death was sudden. We miss our darling, but if faithful we shall see her again when she will be brought from the land of the enemy and placed in the mother’s arms. There being no minister of our faith near, the service was conducted by Elder Mitchel (Presbyterian), assisted by Brother Masser, elder of our church. MRS. L. C. KITHEART.

LADD.—Died at Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 6, 1906, of an abdominal difficulty, Brother W. J. Ladd, aged 45 years, 4 months, and 23 days. He was born in London, England, and for a time resided in California, also in Missouri. In the latter-named State he accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists, and held the same till his decease. He leaves a wife and four children, also a sister in England. The funeral was largely attended by friends, and was conducted by the writer. W. H. HECKMAN.

CARTER.—Brother Miles H. Carter was born in Friendship, Allegany Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1849. In 1855 he moved West with his parents, in 1866 he came to Lisbon, Wis., where he has since lived. In the spring of 1876 Brother Carter accepted present truth, to which he has ever remained faithful. He leaves two daughters and one son, two brothers and a sister, to mourn his death. He was laid to rest in Manston Cemetery, beside his wife. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Ps. 116:15. C. W. OLDS.

MORRIS.—Died at Sheridan, Ill., Dec. 17, 1905, of consumption, Mrs. Clara Morris, aged 45 years and 1 month. With her husband she accepted present truth and united with the Seventh-day Adventists about fifteen years ago, and ever after was a devoted member of that denomination. Her faith and hope were undimmed by fear, and we believe she sleeps in Jesus. Besides her aged parents, three brothers, and two sisters, she leaves a husband and four sons to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. E. A. CURTIS.

HODGINS.—Died at Mesick, Mich., Wealthy Hodgins, aged 49 years, 11 months, and 16 days. She was converted to the third angel’s message about twenty-two years ago. She was a kind and loving wife and mother, and won the esteem of all her neighbors. She leaves a husband, four sons, and many friends to mourn their loss. The immediate cause of her death was a severe attack of heart failure. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder S. E. Wight; text, Ps. 17:15. W. R. MATTHEWS.

BOOT HBY.—Died at the home of his son, near Bangor, Mich., of pneumonia, Robert Boothby, aged 77 years. The deceased was born in England, and came to America when twenty-five years of age. He accepted the views held by Seventh-day Adventists about two years ago, and has since observed the Lord’s Sabbath. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer, from Num. 23:10. Interment took place at Bobles, Mich. M. N. CAMPBELL.

MATTHEWS.—Died in East Middlebury, Vt., Dec. 22, 1905, of acute peritonitis, Brother A. H. Matthews, aged 79 years, 9 months, and 14 days. Brother Matthews was a member of the Congregational Church for many years. About twenty years ago he embraced present truth, which was preached in tent-meetings near his home. He loved the message of the third angel, and rests in bright hope of the resurrection at the coming of the Lord. His wife, a daughter, and a grandson survive him. The funeral was conducted by the writer; text, Ps. 17:15. T. H. PURDON.

VIPOND.—Fell asleep in Jesus at her home in Escondido, Cal., Nov. 29, 1905, after several months’ illness, our beloved sister, Tillie E. Vipond, wife of N. Vipond. She was converted at an early age, and united with the Christian Church. Loving her Bible dearly, she was one of the chosen ones to herald the last warning message to the world since 1880. Her mind was clear and her hope bright till the end. She leaves a husband and nine children and many friends to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 11:25, the text of her own choosing. A. J. HOWARD.

HAMILTON.—Died at Denver, Colo., Austin Hamilton, aged 71 years, 5 months, and 21 days. Brother Hamilton heard the third angel’s message in the early part of his married life, and afterward gave the greater part of his time to the advancement of God’s work in the earth. He was a strict vegetarian, and was of English and Scotch descent. He tried at all times to hold up the light, which became brighter as the day of death drew nearer. The last two years of his life were spent on his bed. He leaves one daughter and four grandchildren to mourn their loss. MRS. CARRIE HOWLETT.

NILES.—Died at Waupon, Wis., Dec. 26, 1905, Aaron Niles, aged 74 years and 11 months. Brother Niles’s religious experience dated from 1873. The first eleven years he was associated with the Baptists, but when the light of the Sabbath came to him, he, with his family, accepted it, and seven years later he became associated with the Seventh-day Adventists, and the rest of his days were spent in sweet communion with this people. His bodily afflictions were many, but in all these he manifested a patient and Christlike spirit. With a bright hope he fell asleep in Jesus. J. S. SHROCK.

MAPLES.—Fell asleep in Jesus, Dec. 23, 1905, our dear and much beloved brother, Andrew Maples, aged 65 years. He patiently endured his long period of sickness, many times expressing himself as being willing that God should burn out of him all the dross. He was a firm believer in the third angel’s message, and anxiously looked forward to the triumph of the faithful. He will be missed as a counselor by the North Michigan Conference, as an elder by the Petoskey church, and as a neighbor in the vicinity where he lived. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn their loss. Elder W. R. Matthews, Brother E. A. Bristol, and the writer took charge of the service, which was held at the Maples home, six miles north of Harbor Springs. S. E. WIGHT.