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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 19, 1863

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 21, No. 25.

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OBITUARY.

DIED at North Leeds, Wis. Apr. 14th, 1863, little Edith Evoline, only child of Bro. Wm. and Sister Kelly in the 3d year of her age. She was a lovely child in disposition ever manifesting a devotional spirit. She took delight in repeating the Lord's prayer, and verses she had learned about Jesus. She loved much to hear about the glorious City in heaven. Although it is a sad affliction to the parents, yet they can confidently hope to meet her soon in immortal bloom. She shall come again from the land of the enemy. Sermon by the writer from Jer. xxxi, 15-17.
"Thou art gone to the grave but we will not deplore thee. Though sorrow and darkness encompass the tomb: The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide thro' the gloom." "Thou art gone to the grave, but 'twere wrong to deplore thee, When God was thy ransom, thy guardian, and guide; He gave thee, He took thee, and soon he'll restore thee, Where death hath no sting, since the Saviour hath died." T. M. STEWARD.
MARY L. SCOTT died May 5th, 1863, in Berea, O. at the residence of her son-in-law, after an illness of eleven weeks, of quick consumption and dropsy, aged 44 years and 26 days.
Our mother was a Christian in heart, in life, in death. The sick ever found a friend in her; the poor blessed her; the youth revered her; friends loved her.
An earnest lover and seeker for truth, she accepted the principles of the Advent faith, in the year 1858, and lived them.
Her sufferings were extreme during her last illness. Amid them all the Saviour was her staff, her hope. She knew in whom she had trusted, in Him who said "I am the Resurrection and the Life." H. M. DENNOTT.
DIED in Handy, Livingston Co. Mich. May 7th 1863, of dropsy, after scarlet fever, our eldest son Charles Wesley, aged 4 years 8 months and 12 days. Though deeply grieved at our loss, yet we mourn not as those without hope; for we believe that our loved one will come forth in the first resurrection, clothed with immortality, and have a home in that beautiful Heaven, of which he so much loved to talk. A few days before his death, his little sister, two years older, said to him, "Do you want to die Charlie?" He replied, "I am not afraid to die; for when Jesus comes he will take me up to live with him, and I won't be sick there, but will be always happy." His sufferings were intense, but he never once murmured, but often said, "Ma, read to me, or tell me a story of Jesus."
"He sleeps in Jesus—soon to rise, When the last trump shall rend the skies; Then burst the fetters of the tomb, To wake in full immortal bloom." W. J. & A. J. MILLS.
DIED at the residence of his father in the Town of Bedford, Mich., May 11th of fever, after an illness of only 20 hours, Nelson D. Borroughs aged 13 years. He made a profession of faith in Christ, and was baptized some two years since by Bro. White, and united with the Battle Creek church. Although young, and of feeble constitution, he loved to be in his place in the social meeting where he often bore his simple testimony of "desiring to go to heaven." He sleeps in hope of eternal life. His funeral was attended in the Battle Creek meeting house Wednesday May 13th where the writer addressed quite a full house of neighbors and brethren. So soon are we called again to mourn for one of our number. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
DIED in Worcester, Mass. Nov. 5th 1862, Frank Willie, and Apr. 7th, 1863, Arlow Carlton, only children of Bro. Wm. and sister S. Ashley.
Bro. and sister Ashley deeply mourn the loss of their loved ones, yet conscious that their affections had become too strongly entwined around them, they feel that the stroke was inflicted in love, by the hand of their heavenly Father. And now that the dearest and tenderest tie which bound them to life is severed, they feel that their only object in life, is to be prepared to meet them in the bright morning of the resurrection, and together with them, and all the ransomed of the Lord, be caught up to meet him in the air, and so be ever with the Lord.
"Angels shall guard their sleeping dust, And as their Saviour rose, The grave again shall yield her trust, And end their deep repose." "Their Lord, before to glory's gone, Shall bid them come away; And calm and bright shall break the dawn Of heaven's eternal day." S. N. HASKELL.