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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 22, 1914

Obituaries

HOFFMAN.—Infant son of Elder B. P. and Florence Hoffman died at Tokio, Japan, Dec. 12, 1913. We laid him to rest by the side of Elder W. C. Grainger, to await the morn of the resurrection. W. D. BURDEN.

HOLMES.—Died in Hopland, Cal., Nov. 11, 1913, Carolyn G. Holmes, of Oakland, Cal., aged 51 years. She was a native of Sturgeon, Mich. Her faith in the Saviour and her hope of eternal life were sure and steadfast to the end. HELEN W. MARTIN.

EARLEY.—Mrs. I. C. Earley, aged 40 years, died Dec. 22, 1913. She received a knowledge of present truth through the efforts of the writer, and for many years was an earnest Christian. A husband, one son, three sisters, and two brothers are left to mourn, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. MRS. I. W. HAYWOOD.

SOWERS.—Died at Winthrop, Ark., Nov. 29, 1913, Brother P. C. Sowers. He was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16, 1838. On July 25, 1861, he was married to Amanda J. Tanner. Two children were born to this union, both of whom survive. In 1904 Brother Sowers was married to Mrs. Martha C. Bough. She was laid to rest a short time before the death of her husband. C. J. DART.

DOWNS.—Mrs. W. C. Downs, née Strapp, was born in New York in the year 1873, and died at her home, in Bayport, L. I., Dec. 4, 1913. In 1904 Elder L. H. Proctor held a series of meetings in her home town, and the deceased embraced the third angel's message. From that time until her death she took an active part in the Lord's work. At the time of her death she was secretary of the Sabbath school. She is survived by her husband and four children. Their sorrow over the loss of a devoted wife and mother is softened by the hope of a reunion on the resurrection morning. The funeral services were conducted by a Congregational minister. J. L. MCELHANY.

ANDERSON.—Mrs. Mercy Anderson died at the home of her son in Chicago, Ill., Dec. 27, 1913, aged 77 years, 10 months, and 2 days. She was born near Kingston, Canada, in 1836. In 1882 she connected with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, and remained faithful to the last. She died hoping for a part in the first resurrection. Sister Anderson is survived by five sons and one daughter. EDW. A. PIPER.

MALCOM.—John Malcom was born in Canada, Sept. 25, 1846, and died at Boulder, Colo., Jan. 1, 1914. He was a Civil War veteran, a member of Company K, One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The deceased became a Christian early in life, and for several years before his death was a faithful Seventh-day Adventist. Two sons, two daughters, four sisters, and two brothers survive. M. A. ALTMAN.

GOWEN.—Mrs. M. L. Gowen was born near Hornell, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1836, and died at the home of her son in North Loup, Nebr., Dec. 29, 1913. During her youth she spent some time in Wisconsin, and in 1858 was married to John B. Gowen. They settled in Minnesota, but later removed to Nebraska, where the light of present truth came to them. The deceased was a loyal Christian. The funeral services were conducted in the Seventh-day Baptist church by Pastor George B. Shaw. H. I. COX.

MCCOMAS.—Lester Jesse McComas, son of Charles D. and Laura A. McComas, was born April 3, 1898, and died Dec. 11, 1913. When thirteen years old, while attending Hill Agricultural Academy, he was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Portis, Kans. Besides his parents, two brothers and three sisters are left to mourn. His short life was one of devotion to duty and right. His one desire seemed to be that he should always represent consistently the will of the Saviour whose name he professed. N. T. SUTTON.

SAUNDERS.—O. H. Saunders was born in Salem, Mass., Feb. 19, 1843. He was married to Alice B. Allen May 23, 1866. To this union fifteen children were born, of whom nine survive. In 1881 Brother Saunders accepted present truth under the labors of Elder S. B. Whitney. During all the following years his confidence in the blessed hope was firm. Especially during the last few years of his life he strove to make his calling and election sure, and we feel confident that he sleeps in Jesus. He was a kind father, a devoted husband, and a good neighbor. S. T. HARE.

HILL.—Z. M. Hill was born May 9, 1843, and died Dec. 22, 1913. At the age of twenty-one he came to Kansas, and in the year 1874 was united in marriage with Mary E. Shearer. Six children were born to them, of whom only three survive. The wife, three sisters, and three brothers also mourn. About twenty-six years ago the deceased united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and until the end endeavored to be a consistent Christian. Brother Hill was one of the pioneer settlers in Kansas, taking up a homestead in Osborne County in 1870. Among many liberal gifts to the cause of God, he gave the forty acres of land upon which Hill Agricultural Academy is located. N. T. SUTTON.

NETTLINGHAM.—Died at Oxford, Kans., July 25, 1913, Alfred Nettlingham, aged 76 years. Brother Nettlingham embraced the third angel's message under the labors of Elders R. F. Andrews and T. M. Steward, in 1870. He became one of the charter members of the Sheridan (Ill.) church, and served as elder of the same for some years. Some time before his removal to Kansas increasing deafness compelled his retirement from active service, but until the last he did what he could to hasten the final triumph of the cause he loved. Seven children, one sister, and a large circle of more distant relatives and friends look with hope to the resurrection morning. Services were conducted by Dr. A. A. John. ANNA HIBBEN.

PRESTON.—Brother R. R. Preston died at Wichita, Kans., Dec. 24, 1913. He was born near Freehold, N. J., Feb. 25, 1845. While living in Galena, Kans., he accepted present truth. He fell asleep trusting in the Saviour. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral service by the writer. Text, 2 Sam. 14:14. JOHN S. YATES.

BRYANT.—Jeanette R. Bryant, wife of J. H. Bryant, was born Dec. 26, 1869, and passed away after a lingering illness, Dec. 21, 1913. She is survived by a husband and two children. For the past six years the family has resided at Twin Falls, Idaho, where a large circle of friends are left to mourn. The deceased was a firm believer in the soon coming of Christ, and expressed her faith in the resurrection. All who knew her loved her. J. L. C.

MACIVER.—Annie McLean MacIver, born on the Island of Mull, Scotland, in January, 1844, fell asleep in the hope of the first resurrection, at Oakland, Cal., Dec. 9, 1913. The deceased accepted present truth in New Zealand in the year 1888, under the labors of Elder Robert Hare. In 1894 the family came to California on the "Pitcairn." Associated with her companion in his grief are four daughters, also two sisters in Scotland. B. E. BEDDOE.

COOPER.—Mrs. Jennie J. Cooper was born in Loudon County, Tennessee, Sept. 1, 1865, and died at her home in Lenox, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1913. Six years ago she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was generous in her support of the cause of God, and was an earnest, faithful Christian. She fell asleep with the bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. A son and a daughter, with many kindred and friends, are left to mourn. J. B. LOCKEN.

COLLINS.—Martha M. Collins was born near Dawson, Ga., April 3, 1843, and fell asleep in Jesus at Rome, Ga., Jan. 5, 1914. Sister Collins was confirmed in the light of the third angel's message in 1868, under the labors of Elder J. O. Johnston, and remained a loyal follower of present truth until her decease. Our sister was most highly esteemed by all who knew her, and a very large congregation not of our faith attended the funeral services at her home. Three daughters and three sons mourn the loss of a loving mother. Words of comfort and exhortation were spoken by the writer. PERCIVAL J. LAIRD.

HASTINGS.—[I am inclosing an obituary notice of the wife of H. L. Hastings, deceased. I think the Review ought to notice this, as Sister Hastings kept the Sabbath for many years before her death. She was our guest here at the Sanitarium (Melrose, Mass.) at two different times during the last two years, and expressed her love for every point of present truth. She believed the prophecies of the third angel's message as we do, but at her advanced age did not seem to feel quite free about taking her stand with us publicly.—G. B. STARR.] Mrs. Harriet Barnett Hastings, for many years prominent in relief, mission, and religious work in this country, died at her home in Goshen, at the age of 85 years. She was a native of Moretown, Vt., where her parents died while she was quite young, causing her to be placed in the care of a guardian. On Oct. 12, 1853, she was married to Horace L. Hastings, of Boston, and from that time was identified with religious work. The young couple started in at once to hold tent and open-air meetings and to publish tracts of a religious character. They established missions and issued many books, one of which, "The Inspiration of the Bible," was translated into many languages. This reached a circulation of more than three million copies, and was characterized by the late Lord Shaftesbury as "the most important essay of modern times." In 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Hastings established the Christian, to which Mrs. Hastings contributed up to within a few weeks of her death. Immediately after the Civil War, Mrs. Hastings, with a small company of workers, went South and took up mission work among the Negroes and poor white people. She established several schools, supplied clothing to the destitute, opened relief stations, and laid foundations for educating Negroes. Shortly after 1872 she withdrew from the Southern field and devoted herself to rescue work in Boston, paying especial attention to the welfare of orphans and the saving of young girls. She was identified with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and wrote several pamphlets for publication. An account of her activity is embodied in her book "Pebbles From the Path of a Pilgrim," a series of episodes in her life. The last fifteen years she lived in Goshen.

OSBORN.—Jesse Thomas Osborn was born in Auglaize County, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1848. He died at his home, in Wayne County, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1913, aged 55 years and 12 days. Brother Osborn was a faithful member of the Rows Seventh-day Adventist Church, and those who knew him well speak highly of his Christian experience. Of his near relatives, a faithful wife, two sons, one daughter, one brother, and two sisters survive. Words of comfort were spoken from Matt. 5:4. E. K. SLADE.

MILLER.—Olive Ellen Miller was born Dec. 4, 1842, in Franklin County, Ohio, and died Dec. 27, 1913, at the home of her daughter, in Bozeman, Mont. In 1869 she was united in marriage with Martin V. Miller. Their three children survive. Sister Miller embraced present truth some twenty-six years ago, under the labors of Elders R. C. Horton and F. I. Richardson, in the State of Michigan. She was an earnest Christian, and ardently hoped for the soon coming of Jesus. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband. L. B. RAGSDALE.

WHEELAND.—Harvey Edgar Wheeland was born near Columbus, Ohio, April 20, 1848, and died at Ottawa, Kans., April 9, 1913, aged 64 years, 11 months, and 9 days. When he was a child, his parents moved to Illinois, where he grew to manhood. At the age of twenty-three he was married to Ollie Stevens. They made their home in Missouri, where their only child, a daughter, was born. Some time after the death of his first wife, Brother Wheeland was united in marriage with Miss Ruth Cline. In 1888 the deceased settled in Ottawa, where he spent the remainder of his life. He embraced the faith held by Seventh-day Adventists in 1885, and was faithful until death, going to his rest with the hope of eternal life. His companion and six children survive. W. H. CLARK.