OBITUARIES by A. A. Bigelow

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 24, 1881

OBITUARIES.

By A. A. Bigelow

COLEMAN.—Died of consumption, at her home three miles west of Delta, Fulton Co., Ohio, Elizabeth Coleman, aged 69 years, 3 months, and 14 days. Sister Coleman was born in Green Co., Pa.; was converted and joined the Baptist church in 1836, of which church she was a member for 23 years. In the summer of 1859, she attended the tent meetings held by Eld. J. H. Waggoner, in Delta, Fulton Co., Ohio, and listened to the Bible arguments in favor of the seventh-day Sabbath, the second coming of Christ, nature and destiny of man, and other kindred truths. She became convinced that they were the precious truths of the Bible. She commenced at once to observe the Sabbath of the Lord, and continued its observance for the remainder of her life, a period of 22 years. During this time, she was the only one of the S. D. A. faith, in her neighborhood. She seldom saw one of like faith; she was truly a lonely one, but the grace of God was ever sufficient for her. There was a large attendance at the funeral. Sermon by the writer, from Ps. 146:5. A. A. BIGELOW.