OBITUARY by James Sawyer

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 5, 1859

OBITUARY.

By James Sawyer

DIED of typhoid fever in Wright, Mich., March 25th, 1859, Henry Bostwick, the son of Bro. F. Bostwick, aged eleven years, after an illness of about three weeks. He had been a member of the Sabbath School from its commencement. His parents were endeavoring to bring him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

In the loss of this youth the brethren felt the hand of Providence near; but soon the enemy sought another victim on whom to lay the stroke of death. On the 17th inst., after a severe illness of typhoid fever, died, Bro. F. Bostwick, aged thirty-eight years.

Bro. Bostwick embraced the faith of Jesus under the preaching of J. B. Frisbie about fifteen months since, and his companion also. Bound unto their brethren by the love of God, which the Apostle says [Rom. viii, 38, 39] is inseparable, they were walking by faith towards the land of promise.

Our brother has left a wife and three children to mourn his loss. Although the wife of the deceased has been severely afflicted, yet God gave her patience, and she bore evidence throughout the sickness of both husband and son that she was resigned unto the will of the Lord.

As the gospel believers who have gone before, our brother obtained a good report through faith; and although he sleeps like them, "having not received the promise," yet we will not "sorrow even as others who have no hope," for when "the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God," our brother shall arise. He has often testified before the world that he desired to do the will of his heavenly Father.

Brethren, pray for our bereaved sister, that the Lord may give counsel and guide her through earth's pilgrimage to the city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

JAMES SAWYER.

Polkton, April 20th, 1859