“I am the resurrection and the life.”—*Jesus
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—*Jesus
PRATT.— Died Sept. 27, 1901, at the home of her niece, Mrs. N. S. George, in Cumro, Neb., of stomach trouble, Sister Calista Pratt, aged 70 years. Sister Pratt was a faithful member of the Shelton (Neb.) church, where funeral services were conducted by the writer, September 29, a large circle of friends and acquaintances being present. GEO. M. BROWN. MERRILL.— Died at Boulder, Colo., Aug. 29, 1901, of consumption, after a long and painful illness, Sister Edna Alice Merrell, in her thirty-eighth year. She died as she had lived—a devout Christian. Her works do follow her. Sister Merrell was an honored and faithful member of the Amboy (Minnesota) Seventh-day Adventist church. She leaves her companion, Brother N. A. Merrell, two brothers, and one sister to mourn their loss. We laid her to rest September 1, in the Pleasant View Cemetery, three miles west of Amboy. Funeral service was held in the Christian church. Words of comfort were given by the writer, from those scriptures which hopefully point us forward to the glad reunion in the first resurrection. O. O. BERNSTEIN. HOLSER.—Elder H. P. Holser was born in New York City, Oct. 5, 1856, and fell asleep Sept. 11, 1901, in Cañon City, Colo. Our dear brother was a great sufferer during his long illness, but not a word of complaint was ever heard to pass his lips; and when we found that he must lay down the armor and rest awhile, he longed for the time to come. The last day of his life was spent in talking with his neighbors, who came to bid him good-by, about the future life, and never a greater benediction of blessing passed the lips of any man since the death of our Lord. His last act was to lay his hands on the heads of his two darling girls and bless them. Then taking his wife by the hand, he held her fast until the very last. We laid him to rest Sabbath, September 14, where the great Rockies “their vigil will keep” until the Life-giver comes. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. G. F. WATSON.695 SCOVEL.— Died at Telluride, Colo., Jan. 9, 1901, Oliver Curtis Scovel, in the twenty-sixth year of his age. He accepted present truth and was baptized three years ago. His last Sabbath was spent at the January quarterly meeting, at which he gave an unusually clear testimony, saying it was the happiest day of his life. The next Wednesday he was instantly killed by a falling tree while getting out firewood. Funeral services were conducted by Elder B. W. Marsh. MRS. F. E. SCOVEL. GORHAM.— Died at Spirit Lake, Iowa, Aug. 23, 1901, Wallace A. Gorham, aged 68 years. Brother Gorham was converted at the age of twenty-two, and joined the Congregational Church. He accepted the light of present truth in 1890, and was faithful to the claims of truth to the day of his death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. A. Rayson (Congregationalist). THOS. H. JEYS. WARD.—Instantly killed in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1901, Thomas E. Ward, aged 26 years, 5 months, 5 days. The deceased was walking between two tracks, and stepping aside to avoid one train, was struck by the engine of another moving rapidly in an opposite direction. Not being on the track, his body was not mutilated by the wheels. Brother Ward was secretary of the Tennessee River Conference, and carried ministerial license. He had spent the greater part of the summer in tent work; and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He leaves a wife (a daughter of the writer), an aged mother, and three brothers to mourn their loss. C. P. BOLLMAN. WATERS.—Fell asleep in Jesus, Sept. 10, 1901, my loving wife, Laura J. Waters, from cranial hemorrhage. Together we accepted the Third Angel’s Message under the labors of Elders J. H. Waggoner and M. E. Cornell, when the Hillsdale (Mich.) church was first organized. We moved from Gainesville, Ga., to Coalgate, I. T., last spring, to represent the truth here and be with our children. She was always a diligent worker for present truth, a careful observer of the Sabbath, and we confidently expect to meet her in that brighter and better world. THAD. WATERS. BYERS.—Died at Mesick, Mich., Sept. 16, 1901, of bowel trouble, R. Z., son of A. M. and Stella Byers, aged 11 years, 5 months, 26 days. R. Z. was always an obedient boy, and had a deep interest in doing what a child could to help enlighten the world of the coming of the Saviour, having sold large quantities of tracts, books, and papers. He will be greatly missed, not only in the home, but also in the school and Sabbath-school where he was a very attentive pupil. He passed away with a childlike faith in Jesus. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. O. E. DAVIS.