p. 134 | OBITUARY by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 28, 1856

OBITUARY.

By M. E. Cornell

Bro. Jeremiah Hilton, aged forty six years, was buried alive in this village, Aug. 7th. by the caving of a well. He embraced the present truth at our late tent meeting and was baptized. He lived but three days after his baptism, but these were days of much rejoicing; for he seemed to be perfectly captivated with the truth.

We spoke on the occasion at the Presbyterian meeting-house from the words, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."

It was a solemn time. A large audience listened with unusual attention to the evidences that death is an enemy, and that it will be destroyed at the last trump and resurrection.

The "blessed hope" looked more glorious than ever before. A good impression was made in favor of the glorious truths we hold.

Bro. Hilton leaves a family and number of children to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate husband and father, but they sorrow not as those without hope.

Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Amen!

M. E. CORNELL.

Hillsdale, Aug. 18th, 1856.