p. 135 | OBITUARY

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 24, 1863

OBITUARY.

DIED in Lapeer, Mich., March 8, 1863, Hellen J. Winnings, daughter of sister Geo. Wright, aged twelve years. Feb. 16, while making a fire, her clothes caught fire by which she was so severely burned as to result in her death. She had recently expressed a determination to seek for immortality through Jesus Christ, and go through to the kingdom with the people of God.

Eld. R. J. Lawrence preached on the painful occasion from Ps. xxiii, 4, with much freedom. Bro. and Sr. Wright mourn, but hope is mingled with their tears.

“Meet again when time is o’er, Meet again to part no more; How it cheers the drooping heart, When from friends we’re called to part.” W. S. HIGLEY, JR.

BRO. Charles Smith embraced religion eleven years since, in Spencer, Ohio, was baptized, and united with the Protestant Methodist church. Nine years ago he removed to Eaton, Mich., and last June, with his companion, embraced the present truth at the tent-meeting in Charlotte. Feb. 21 he fell asleep in Jesus, aged forty-seven years, leaving a companion, and a son fifteen years of age, to mourn his loss. We hope the son will unite with his mother in serving the Lord. As there was no preacher near at the time of his death, the funeral was omitted till last first-day, March 15, when, at their school-house, we endeavoured to comfort the mourners with the hope of a better resurrection. JOHN BYINGTON.

DIED in Roosevelt, N. Y. March 2d 1863, Berthalda, eldest daughter of Bro. Wm. and Sr. Lurana Treadwell, aged 9 years 7 months and 26 days, after a short but very distressing illness of 25 hours. Her disease was scarlet fever terminating in congestion of the brain.

Her parents deeply mourn their loss but are comforted by the consolation of the gospel and the hope of meeting their loved one in immortality in the resurrection morning. F. WHEELER.