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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Jan 12, 1864

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 23, No. 7.

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DIED in Irasburgh, Vt., Dec. 18, 1863, my mother-in-law Lydia Barrows, wife of Jesse Barrows, in the 55th year of her age. For years our dear mother had suffered much from ill health. But in answer to the prayer of faith, she had repeatedly been greatly blessed and raised up, when it seemed she was near the grave.
Five weeks previous to her death, she was attacked with typhoid fever from which she suffered much for three weeks; when the lung fever set in causing her much more suffering, till the powers of nature gave way to the dreadful disease, and brought her to her journey's end. Peaceful, happy end. Without a groan or struggle she fell asleep in Jesus.
  • "One only thought our tears could stay,
 We sorrowed not bereft of hope."
When father told her we thought she was dying, and asked her if she was willing, with sweet resignation she answered, "Oh yes."
On the 21st inst. Bro. A. Stone preached an appropriate discourse from 1 Cor. xv, 26, after which we laid her lifeless remains away by the side of two dear daughters, to rest till the resurrection morning, when Jesus will unlock the prison-house of death and the grave and bring them forth as trophies of his everlasting power to save from him that hath the power of death.
With the rest of the family, mother embraced the Sabbath under the labors of Bro. Joseph Bates fourteen years since. Her fervent love for the blessed Saviour, for his cause and his people, and her undeviating affection as a companion and mother, were most appreciated by those who knew her best. Such too can realize best the painful absence, the mournful vacancy there is to-day, in our lonely dwelling. But we would now in meek submission to our sore bereavement, knowing that he who hath afflicted us "doeth all things well."
A. S. HUTCHINS.
DIED, of diphtheria, in Eddington, Me., Nov. 29th, 1863, Lizzie, daughter of Bro. C. Field, aged 8 years and 10 months, after an illness of ten days.
ABRAM BARNES.
DIED, in St. Charles, Saginaw Co. Mich., of consumption, Nov., 8th, 1863, Amy F., wife of John Holiday, aged 37 years 9 months and 14 days. She embraced the third angel's message under Bro. Cornell's lectures at St. Charles, Feb. 1861. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss. She gave her family up into the hands of the Lord, trusting that he would do all things well. She died in full belief of the soon coming of our Lord and Saviour. There being no messenger present, Bro. Joseph Dudley, addressed the congregation with appropriate and feeling remarks.
JOHN HOLIDAY.