The enemy Death has broken the ranks of our loving band.
Brother Warner Hoesington sleeps in Jesus. He died of consumption, March 2d, 1855, aged 43 years, 3 months and 3 days. He has left a wife and three children to mourn his loss, besides a large circle of friends; but we sorrow not even as others which have no hope; for as we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Three years ago he made a public profession of religion and joined the Congregational church, in which he remained about one year when he became interested in the Advent doctrine, and of course was dealt with as an offending member. About one year and a half since, Bro. Waggoner presented the third angel's message. He saw the force of it, and immediately commenced with his family to obey God; and from that time till death, lived a consistent christian. For the last six months he had been declining, but as the outward man decayed, the inward man was renewed day by day. The Bible and the coming of the Lord was his only theme.
A few days before his death he told his family, I love you all, but I love Jesus best. He often told friends that stood by him that he was ready to die any moment: he had finished his work, and was confident he had the truth—and that he should have part in the first resurrection. W. B. PUTNAM.