p. 238 | Obituary Notices

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 8, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 15

Obituary Notices.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.” Rev. 14:13.

CARPENTER.—Died of paralysis, at St. Charles, Mich., March 20, 1880, Cephas Carpenter, aged 73 years. Services by the writer. H. S. GUILFORD.

MULHOLLEN.—Died of scrofulous consumption, Dec. 28, 1879, at Burnside, Wis., Mrs. Beckie A. Mulhollen, aged 29 years, 6 months, and 18 days. Sister M. embraced present truth in 1874, and since that time has lived a consistent Christian life. Her last days were marked with great patience; she was perfectly resigned to the will of Heaven. She exhorted those present to be faithful, and meet her in Heaven. We sorrow not as those without hope. Funeral sermon by Eld. D. Downer. T. B. Snow.

GREER.—Died of diphtheria, in Fremont, Neb., Feb. 17, 1880, Willie H. Greer, aged 7 years, 8 months, and 9 days; also Feb. 18, of the same disease, Tommy H. Greer, aged 5 years, 8 months, and 15 days. My little boys loved the Sabbath-school, and loved to talk about Jesus; and morning and evening they always joined in the devotions at family worship. I felt as though I could not give them up, but how glad I am that I ever tried to teach them the way of life. We laid them both in one grave to sleep until the Lifegiver shall come. A few appropriate remarks were made by J. R. Whitham. SALLIE H. GREER.

DICKEY.—Died in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, March 2, 1880, after an illness of nearly four months, our esteemed brother, Benjamin Dickey. He suffered much, yet bore all with Christian resignation. His mind was clear to the last, and he expressed, in his dying hour, his hope of having a part in the first resurrection. Bro. Dickey was born near Frankfort, Ky., March 23, 1799; hence he was nearly 81 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Iowa in 1839, and united with the Seventh-day Adventists in 1863, in whose fellowship he remained until his death. Funeral discourse from Rev. 14:13. C. A. WASHBURN.

RASMUSSEN.—Died at Gowen, Mich., March 20, 1880, Anna Rasmussen, aged 50 years, 11 months, and 23 days. She embraced the present truth about ten years ago, and has been an invalid during the greater portion of this time. Her sufferings caused occasional clouds of discouragement, yet her last days were filled with submission and hope. By the death of his wife, Bro. Rasmussen is left alone in the world; but he is comforted by the assurance that he shall meet his loved ones in the resurrection morning. Discourse by the writer from Ps. 116:15, a text chosen by the deceased. D. A. WELLMAN.

SUTHERLAND.—Fell asleep in Jesus, Jan. 31, 1880, in Belvidere, Ill., our beloved brother, Ammi Sutherland. Bro. S. was connected with the Baptist church until one year ago last fall, when he embraced present truth under the labors of Eld. R. F. Andrews. He was very firm in whatever he undertook. Being a man of considerable influence, he of course met with much opposition, but under it he seemed to grow stronger. He attended prayer-meeting only two evenings before he died, and his mind seemed to rest particularly upon the resurrection. He was taken with paralysis in the morning, and expired about 2 P. M. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Funeral services by the writer; text, Eccl. 9:10. C. H. BLISS.

STEEN.—Fell asleep, near Washington, Iowa, March 24, 1880, in the sixty-sixth year of her age, our dear sister, Elizabeth Kilgore Steen. She embraced the truth about twelve years ago, and her pure Christian life has since been such as to show that she knew that her Redeemer lived. Many afflictions have fallen upon her, but through them all she has maintained her integrity. During a long, lingering, and often painful illness, she exhibited perfect patience and resignation. A husband and three children, besides many relatives and warm friends, mourn her loss. She was blessed in the devoted love and tender care of her children, who, though they feel her loss irreparable, yet have a glorious hope of meeting her again, when He who is the resurrection and the life shall appear. LOUESA M. KILGORD.