Obituary Notices | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 20, 1863

Obituary Notices.

DIED, in Harwich, Vt., Sept. 8, 1863, sister Mary D. Elger, aged 39 years and 4 months.

By reason of ill health and affliction, sister Elger was mostly dependent upon the church for a home, for several years, which was cheerfully given her by the brethren and sisters. The last four or five years she spent with the friends in Johnson and Wolcott. At the time of her last sickness, which was typhoid fever, she was at Bro. James Heath's. During her distressing sickness of three weeks, Bro. and sister Heath, with the brethren and sisters from Wolcott, watched over her with deep solicitude, kindly administering to her wants, till she fell asleep, when the church followed her to her silent and peaceful resting-place, as the only mourners who could come to mingle their tears together. In her last sickness she manifested great patience and resignation, and expressed a readiness and willingness to rest till the resurrection morning. A discourse was preached by Bro. A. Stone.

A. S. HUTCHINS.

FELL asleep, in Ionia, Mich., Aug. 31, Sister Lydia Edwards, in the 80th year of her age. Sr. Edwards embraced the Advent faith under the first message, and after the passing by of the time in 1844, she did not, like many others, give it up as an erroneous and fanatical movement, but knew not where she stood until Brn. Hall and Loughborough came to Ionia with the tent. She then had opportunity of hearing two or three sermons and reading a work on the sanctuary. She then found her moorings again, heartily embraced the Sabbath, rejoiced in the truth, and died with a bright hope of coming up with God's saints at the first resurrection.

E. M. DAVIS.

DIED of lung fever, Sept. 30, 1863, Bro. Levi Jones in the 55th year of his age. Bro. Jones was among the first that embraced the truth when first introduced here by Bro. Cornell. His testimonies and prayers were ever clear and enlivening. The church deeply feel their loss, and an affectionate family of children deeply mourn their bereavement. But we hope this dispensation of the providence of God will be blessed to their present, future, and eternal good.

JOS. DUDLEY.

Gilboa, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1863.

DIED, in Mt. Sterling, Kansas, Sept. 6, 1863, my oldest son, Delbert R. West, of congestion of the brain, aged nearly six years. His father was in the north part of the State, and only arrived home in time to see the last of his little son. We had taught him to fear God and keep his commandments. The funeral discourse was preached by Mary E. Lambert (Adventist), in which our only hope was shown to be in the resurrection of the dead.

"Leaves have their time to fall And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set—but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!"

MARGARET WEST.

DIED in West Monroe, N. Y. May 15th, 1863, of scarlet fever, after a very distressing illness of about five weeks, Allice E., only child of Wm. and Eunice Oyer aged 5 years 2 months and 10 days. Her parents deeply mourn their loss, but believe that their loved one will live again in immortality at the resurrection of the just. Discourse by the writer from 2 Kings iv, 26.

F. WHEELER.

LINES ON THE ABOVE.

In Death's sepulchral chambers cold, Our precious child was lowly laid, And soon the grave's deep heavy fold Fell round her in unbroken shade.

Weeping we left dear Allie there, Close curtained up within the tomb, Away from love's caressing care In death's relentless, rayless gloom.

And could our darling conscious be Of her appalling loneliness, That thought of keenest agony Our aching hearts could not repress.

But summer's heat or winter's cold Will ne'er disturb thy sleeping love And watchful angels will enfold Their pinions round our gentle dove.

There in her spotless night-robe dressed Sealed are her eyes in tranquil sleep Her hands upon her slumbering breast Enfolded in her dreamless sleep.

And when shall break the morning light, Unclosed the grave by Love's own hand, Our bird shall wing her happy flight Away to the celestial land.

LAURA.