Obituaries

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Feb 18, 1904

ROBINS.— Died at Fairview, Ore., Jan. 28, 1904, Sister Alice Robins, aged 43 years. She leaves a husband and five children, for whom she carried a great burden. She fell asleep in hope. W. J. BURDEN.

STRONG.— Died at Woodland, Wash., Jan. 8, 1904, Sister Mary E. Strong, aged 78 years. Words of consolation and counsel to the family and friends were based on Rev. 14. 13, by the writer. W. J. BURDEN.

PAINTER.— Died at Stanleyton, Va., Feb. 5, 1904, Daisy Lee Painter, daughter of Brother A. J. Painter, aged 19 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Daisy was sick only a few days, and her death was a sad stroke to the family. In her last words she expressed hope of meeting her parents in heaven. The funeral was conducted by the writer; text, Rev. 21 : 4. R. D. HOTTEL.

BEDDOE.— Died in Yakima County, Wash., Jan. 18, 1904, of paralysis, Mrs. Esther Beddoe, aged 60 years. Sister Beddoe was a native of England, and reared in the established church. About six years ago she was converted and accepted the third angel's message at Sioux Falls, S. D., under the labors of Elder Luther Warren. Although her environments were marked with hardship and trial, she lived in faith, and died in hope. She was the mother of seventeen children, seven of whom were present at the funeral, which was held at the Seventh-day Adventist church in North Yakima; text, Num. 23 : 10. J. G. SMITH.

RAYLE.— Died at the home of her son, Jackson Rayle, in Hamler, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1904, Sister Nancy Rayle, aged 97 years, 2 months, and 18 days. She was born in 1807, in Washington County, Pa. She moved to Ohio in 1846. Here she accepted present truth, was baptized, and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was faithful to the end. Out of a family of eleven children, two sisters and one brother survive her. Her husband, William Rayle, died in 1867. She was the mother of ten children, grandmother of thirty-six, great grandmother of ninety-one, and great great grandmother of eighteen. Words of comfort and consolation were spoken by the writer, from Ps. 17 : 15. JOHN P. GAEDE.

MARTIN.— Fell asleep in Jesus, at his home in Clare County, Mich., Jan. 19, 1904, of Bright's disease, my beloved husband, Henry Martin, aged 80 years, 4 months, and 22 days. He was a great sufferer for years, but bore it all with patience, always looking on the bright side. He was a firm believer in the third angel's message and the Sabbath, always standing firm for the truth, although he did not accept Christ as his personal Saviour until his last sickness. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and kind father. Words of comfort were spoken by Rev. V. Buxton (Evangelical), from 1 Cor. 15: 55. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Gladwin, Mich. MARTHA MARTIN.