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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 10, 1876

Obituary Notices.

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

Died, Nov. 10, 1875, near Union City, Branch Co., Mich., sister Ann Webber, wife of Baldwin Webber, in the twenty-eighth year of her age. A post-mortem examination showed the cause of her death to be cancer of the stomach. She endured much pain, and the last hours of her life were marked with intense suffering. She was a member of the Burlington church. We laid her away to rest with a bright prospect of immortality. Two children suffer the loss of a dear mother. An address was given from Rom. 14: 8, 9. M. B. Miller.

Died, of consumption, at Pine River, Gratiot Co., Mich., Jan. 21, 1876, Matilda S., wife of Amos Johnson, in the 47th year of her age. She lived an irreproachable Christian life from early youth. About twenty years ago she joined the Methodists. It has been our privilege to enjoy the benefit of her cheering testimonies during the last sixteen years; first, with the Methodists, but more especially with Seventh-day Adventists since the organization of the Alma church nearly eleven years ago. She died in full faith of the third angel’s message, rejoicing in the evidence of Christ’s soon coming. She was much cheered by a visit from brethren Canright and Fisher about four weeks previous to her death, who prayed with her and ministered words of comfort. She was made glad to see her companion and most of her children commence to serve the Lord, some for the first time and others by overcoming hindrances. Her death was triumphant, and though her family and the church feel their loss, they have the blessed assurance that she sleeps in Jesus, and will have a part in the first resurrection. F. Nelson.

On the 21st of December, 1875, Etta B. wife of H. W. Cottrell, calmly fell asleep in Jesus, after enduring with great fortitude and patience fourteen months of suffering from that much-dreaded disease, consumption. The last few days of her life were marked with intense suffering. The reading of the word of God, and the prayers of his children were a great comfort to her in her hours of distress. We firmly believe she will have part in the first resurrection. She leaves a husband, parents, brothers and sisters, and many warm friends to mourn their loss; but we mourn not as those who have no hope. Funeral discourse by Eld. Geo. A. H. Peters, Lutheran. Text, Dan. 12:13. Maria A. Sparrow.

Died, of lingering consumption, in Sutton, Vt., Jan. 2, 1876, James M., son of Bro. L. B. Caswell, in the twenty-seventh year of his age. A few months ago James came from the West to the residence of his parents, where he was faithfully cared for to the close of his life. Before he died he gave some evidence of his acceptance with God, which gives consolation to the surviving Christian relatives and friends of the deceased. Discourse by the writer. Text, “And there shall be no more death.” Rev. 21:4. A. C. Bourdeau.