OBITUARY by M. A. Green

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 10, 1862

OBITUARY.

By M. A. Green

DIED in Fine, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1862, of diphtheria, Ira S. Green, only son of Francis and M. A. Green, aged 2 years, 8 months, and 18 days.

During his sickness he manifested judgment and patience beyond his years. The morning of his death as I held him in my arms, he expressed a wish to be laid on the bed with his only sister, then suffering with the same disease. It was touching to witness his tenderness for his sister, as we expected that doubtless in a little while they would lie side by side in the cold grave. But we adopted a different treatment in the case of our little girl, and by the blessing of God upon our endeavors, she was raised to health. Had the case of our little boy been treated in a similar manner, doubtless he too might have been spared to us.

M. A. GREEN.