p. 143 | Obituary Notices

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 3, 1877

Obituary Notices.

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

DIED, in San Jose, Cal., March 31, 1877, Sister Clarinda J. Bowers, aged 43 years, 11 months, and 13 days.

Clarinda J. Doty was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y. In 1856 a tent-meeting was held in Hillsdale, Mich., at which time she accepted the Saviour, and embraced the present truth. In her Christian walk she has been uniformly consistent and exemplary. Her naturally kind and amiable disposition, refined by divine grace, won the respect and affection of her associates of every class.

She was a great sufferer. Dyspepsia, aggravated by other ailments, almost destroyed her digestive powers, so that she literally wasted away for want of nourishment. She bore her affliction with great patience, yet she hailed the approach of death as a relief from her pains. She was sensible to her last moment, and her confidence in the Saviour and in his soon coming to redeem his people was firm and unwavering. We presented the “blessed hope” at her funeral to a large concourse of sympathizing neighbors. J. H. WAGGONER.

DIED, at Dundas, Minn., April 1, 1877, after an illness of only five days, Sister Catharine, wife of Bro. Benjamin Butler, aged 25 years, 9 months, and 15 days. She embraced the truth during our meetings this winter, and gave evidence of an acceptance with God. She leaves a husband and four little ones to mourn their loss. Discourse April 7th, from Heb. 9:27. H. F. PHELPS.

DIED, on the 28th of March, our beloved sister, Hannah Jane Peck, daughter of Ethan and Sarah Peck, aged 26 years, 1 month, and 21 days. She embraced the present truth while sick, and died in the firm belief of a part in the first resurrection. She lamented not having embraced the good opportunity at the B. C. camp-ground two years ago. Her parents have kept the Sabbath for the past five years, and mourn not without hope. Funeral services by Bro. Frisbie, assisted by Bro. John Sisley. MARY LEWIS.

DIED, in Geneva, O., Mar. 6, 1877, of heart disease and whooping cough, our little Freddie A., son of G. A. and S. M. Fuller, aged 1 year 3 months, and 9 days. Funeral services by Eld. S. N. Westcott, Baptist. Text, “Suffer little children to come unto me,” &c. S. M. FULLER.

DIED, near Fulton, Bourbon, Co., Kan., John Osborn, aged 26 years. He was a member of the Mound City church. He had a message for each one of his friends, and rejoiced that a dear brother and sister-in-law had promised him to seek for eternal life. His last words were, “I have great peace.” MARY M. COOK.