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By J. B. Frisbie
Fell asleep in Jesus July 25th, A. P. H. Kelsey of Le Roy, Mich., aged 39 years. He died of erysipelas, after an illness of about four weeks. He died trusting in the Lord. Brother Kelsey and companion embraced the Sabbath under the labors of brother Bates about five years ago. He has left a wife and four children to mourn his loss. but we hope for only a short time. The funeral was attended by a large audience at the Congregational Meeting House in that vicinity.
J. B. FRISBIE. LINES COMPOSED ON THE ABOVE.
Sleep on dear brother, sweetly rest,
No more earth's cares invade thy breast;
Hushed is each sigh, each tear is shed,
Thou now art numbered with the dead. Thy children and companion now
Beneath their loss in sorrow bow,
Yet while they mourn they still retain,
The hope of meeting thee again. Not long will be thy silent sleep;
Not long dear friends thy absence weep;
Ere long a voice will rend the skies,
And bid thy sleeping dust arise. Then shall loved ones, thee meet again,
In brighter climes for e'er to reign;
United then thy song shall be,
"O grave where is thy victory."
D. J. FRISBIE.