OBITUARY by M. E. Cornell

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 19, 1860

OBITUARY.

By M. E. Cornell

Fell asleep in Fairview, Jones Co., Iowa, March 29th, Lodowick Weaver, in his 74th year. His disease was that of the heart, and as usual caused death almost instantly, without time to speak a word.

This aged pilgrim heard and embraced the Advent doctrine in 1847 at Pitcher Springs, Chenango Co., N. Y. The last three weeks of his life were improved in hearing and reading on the present truth. He read all our books through, and some of them two or three times over. The Sabbath before his death he gave an excellent testimony. He remarked that he had never before kept the Lord's Sabbath, and he was thankful that he had been spared to see the truth, but he felt that his days were short. He spoke with mingled weeping and rejoicing, which was solemn and impressive. The surviving friends deeply feel his loss, but he rests in hope. His funeral was attended on the Sabbath, at the Baptist church, where just a week before the people heard his testimony in favor if the true Sabbath. Sermon by the writer from Job. xiv, 14.

M. E. CORNELL.