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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 15, 1877

Obituary Notices.

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

Died, at the residence of her daughter, in East Leroy, Mich., Feb. 4, 1877, sister Nancy E. Grant, aged 55 years, 4 months, and 22 days. Sr. G. removed to Michigan in 1837, and became a member of the Battle Creek church at its first organization. She has remained a faithful and consistent member ever since. A large congregation attended the funeral at our house of worship, the 6th. Remarks were based on the assurance David gives us of a resurrection and future immortal life in Ps. 116: 15, which, according to Calmet’s version, should read, “Too precious in the eyes of Jehovah are his saints to give them up to death.” U. S.

Died, in Mount Hope, Grant Co., Wis., Jan. 11, 1877, Mr. Melvin Mayhew, at the advanced age of eighty-six. His funeral services were attended by a large congregation of relatives and friends, Eld. Jefferson, Methodist, officiating.

Also on the 21st of the same month, Mrs. Lucy Mayhew, wife of Melvin Mayhew, fell asleep in Jesus, as we trust, aged seventy-nine years and eight months. Thus has this aged couple passed away so near together. Mrs. Mayhew attended the funeral of her husband, but on returning home was soon taken sick, and died as above stated.

The writer of this was informed that this aged father and mother had lived together for over sixty-three years without one word of difficulty ever passing between them. This is a beautiful example for those just setting out in the marriage relation. They have been keeping the Sabbath for over a year past, and were believers in the third angel’s message, though they never had united with our people. The funeral sermon of Mrs. Mayhew was preached by the writer, assisted by Eld. Jefferson, Methodist. Text 1 Cor. 15: 35. E. M. Crandall.

Died, in Bunker Hill, Mich., Jan. 9, 1877, Sarah Philo, aged eighty-one years, one month, and twenty-seven days.

Our dear mother embraced the truths of the third angel’s message nearly twenty years ago, since which time she has lived a life devoted to those truths which she held most dear. According to her wishes, she sank peacefully to rest without a struggle. She leaves children and grandchildren to mourn their loss.

While our hearts are made tender by the afflictions of death, and we miss and deplore the departed, Heaven seems nearer and the hope of the Christian dearer than before. Funeral discourse from Matt. 13: 43, by A. J. Richmond, “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear let him hear.” Hannah James.