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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 20, 1875

Obituary Notices.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.”

DIED, in Jackson, Mich., Feb. 1, 1875, of heart disease, my dear mother, Betsy Cranson, in the 70th year of her age. She had been an observer of the Sabbath for 18 years. A. PALMER.

DIED, in Washington, N. H., March 16, 1875, sister Patty Farnsworth, at the advanced age of ninety years and seven days. She was one of the first to embrace the present truth, having kept the Sabbath since the spring of 1844. Sister F. leaves five children and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss, yet they have the sweet assurance that when the Lifegiver comes this aged servant of Christ will be wakened by the voice of the Archangel and come forth clothed with immortality. Funeral services held at the house of her son, Bro. E. K. Farnsworth, with whom she spent her declining years. D. A. ROBINSON.

MARY COLLINS, wife of Mr. Davis Collins, of North Dartmouth, Mass., died April 25, 1875, aged 62 years. Sister Collins embraced the Bible Sabbath through the labors of Eld. Joseph Bates in the summer of 1845. Since that time her life has been one of devotion to the cause of her divine Lord and Master. Her evenness of character and daily Christian deportment won the affection and respect of those with whom she became acquainted.

Just before her death she was anxious that all her pledges to the cause of God should be paid, she also wished to renew her subscription for the REVIEW, that it might come to the family as heretofore. To her husband she expressed a desire to have all matters right with God and her own soul, that her record might stand clear in the court of Heaven. She said that she had examined her own heart and put away her wrongs as far as she had seen them; but if any knew of words or acts which had not been right, she wished them to have them put away.

The family in her death will miss a Christian wife, a loving mother, an affectionate daughter, and the church will find that a moral support is taken from them. Her clear and forcible testimonies in the last meetings she was able to attend will not soon be forgotten by those who heard them. One would suppose that she realized that she was doing up work for the Judgment.

Funeral discourse to a large concourse of friends from 2 Sam. 14:14.

“Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, From which none ever wake to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes.” S. N. HASKELL.

DIED, of pneumonia, in Worcester, Vermont, March, 10, 1875, Mary W., wife of Leonard Darling, aged 67 years and 4 months. She was a great sufferer for 47 years. She gave her heart to the Saviour early in life, and has ever since lived a consistent Christian. About fifteen years ago she embraced the Sabbath. Being feeble in health, she attended but two or three Adventist meetings; but she enjoyed several visits from Bro. Hutchins. Her Bible and the REVIEW were dear to her, and were read daily. A feeble companion, two children, and many other friends, are left to mourn their loss, yet we feel that she is at rest. Funeral discourse from this passage which she had chosen, “She hath done what she could.” “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” O. L. W.