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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 12, 1878

Obituary Notices.

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

Died in Newstead, Erie Co., N. Y., July 6, 1878, Sr. Sarah Greenman, widow of Asa Greenman and mother of Sr. O. B. Brooks, in the 88th year of her age. In her early married life she sought the Lord and embraced his Sabbath. She lived an exemplary life, and died in the blessed hope of the resurrection to life at the coming of Christ. Her funeral was attended by Eld. N. Fillmore, Methodist, at her request, no preacher of our faith being near. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth.”

R. F. COTTRELL.

Bro. Isaac W. Barker died of typhoid fever, in Stanton, Mich., Aug. 30, 1878, aged nearly 51 years. Bro. B. embraced the present truth fourteen years ago at Memphis, and by a careful, consistent life had gained the love of his brethren, and the respect of all who knew him. The funeral was held at his home, Burlington, Mich., Sept. 1. Discourse by the writer from John 11: 25, 26.

GEO. C. TENNEY.

Died in Rome, Me., July 31, 1878, after a brief sickness of three days and a few hours, my dear wife, Angie M. Blaisdell, aged 35 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Her death was caused by gall-stones of the liver.

We embraced the truths of the third angel’s message and commenced the observance of the Lord’s Sabbath about the time of Eld. Cornell’s labors at Rome, in the autumn of 1865. From that time till the time of her death she had a deep love for these truths, and a strong confidence in them.

July 27 we spent our last Sabbath together at our home, with our little son. The following Sunday morning we bowed together at the family altar in our usual health for the last time. A little before noon she was compelled to take her bed. A part of the time during her sickness her sufferings were most intense.

The day before she died, with much calmness she expressed doubts of her recovery, but she was not conscious for several hours prior to her death. The funeral discourse was preached by H. B. Seavey, from Rom. 8: 17, 18.

Heavy indeed does this affliction fall upon myself and our only child, a little boy thirteen years of age. In one short week the golden links of our family circle have been broken, and a deep shadow of sadness and sorrow has fallen upon everything around us.

We have often talked and sung of the beauties of the new-earth scenery, when the wilderness and solitary place shall be made glad, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. Isa. 35: 1, 2. And the hope we as a family have so long cherished now affords us a strong consolation. If we are faithful to God, we expect ere long to meet her again in that world of beauty. We can say with longing hearts:—

“Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day.”

W. H. BLAISDELL.