Obituary Notices | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 22, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 17

Obituary Notices.

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

MORTON.—Died of scarlet fever, in Portland, Maine, March 29, 1880, Lena E., only daughter of Will E. and Sarah B. Morton, aged 5 years, 7 months, and 14 days; also, April 2, Fred W., their only remaining child, aged 2 years, 5 months, and 21 days. Funeral services by the writer. R. S. Webber.

LINES ON THE ABOVE.

Home will now seem strangely dreary, Both our darlings gone; Words cannot express our sorrow, Hearts are left forlorn. Night of death is dark and gloomy— Bitterness of grief; Oh, the loneliness and sadness! Tears give no relief.

But we know ’tis not forever, For at “break of day” Joy will take the place of mourning, “Shadows flee away.” Loving arms will then embrace us, Death be in the past; Oh, the bliss of that re-union Will forever last!

Eliza H. Morton.

Battle Creek, Mich.

RICE.—Died April 3, in Lind, Waupaca Co., Wis., at the residence of his son-in-law, Wm. D. Van Ostran, Joel S. Rice, aged 96 years and 6 months. For three and a half weeks he suffered intensely, but never uttered an impatient or unkind word. His health has been poor all winter, and he seemed to know that his time was short; he would sometimes say he was “only waiting.” We mourn the loss of a kind father, but we mourn not as those without hope. Funeral discourse from Job 14:14, 15, by Eld. D. Burnham, First-day Adventist. Mrs. Wm. D. Van Ostran.

[Signs of the Times please copy.]

BRACKETT.—Died of cancer in the stomach, in Ipswich, Mass., March 13, 1880, Eliza, wife of Bro. Gorham L. Brackett, aged 63 years. She was a great sufferer, but bore it all with marked patience, expressing perfect resignation to the will of God. Sister B. with her husband embraced the truth about two years ago under the labors of Brn. Stone and Haines. Her experience exhibits a bright evidence of her acceptance with God. A husband, two sons, and a large circle of relatives and friends mourn their loss. Remarks were made at the funeral by Eld. Butler (Orthodox). D. A. R.

McDOWELL.—Died of diphtheria, at North Loup, Neb., Dec. 4, 1879, James Preston, in the twelfth year of his age; also of the same disease, Mary L., in her sixth year, children of Thomas and Julia E. McDowell. Sister McDowell is a sister of J. H. Kellogg, M. D., of the Sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich.

Preston was a boy of some promise, and perhaps for this reason his loss was more deeply felt by his estimable Christian parents. His religious training had not been neglected, and he had become a true Christian, and was not afraid to die. His parents are S. D. Adventists in faith; and although so young, he had settled religious views in harmony with the same faith. He had become very regular in prayer, and an incident connected with the discharge of this duty serves to disclose the purity of his faith. Only a few weeks before his death, he said to his mother after a season of secret prayer, “Mother, God does answer my prayers; for I do have the things I ask for when I pray.”

Little Mary was a sweet child, plucked from the arms of an admiring mother, by-and-by to become a jewel in her crown of heavenly rejoicing. Funeral discourse from Ps. 68:20. O. B.

FREEMAN.—Died of quick consumption, at Roosevelt, Oswego Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1880, George W. Freeman, aged 21 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Bro. Freeman had kept the Sabbath from his youth. He made a public profession of faith in Christ and was baptized at Pulaski by Eld. S. B. Whitney about four years ago. He was ever ready with his testimony in meeting. During his last sickness he enjoyed peace of mind, and cherished a bright hope of immortal life through Christ. His widowed mother, brothers, and sisters sorrow deeply, but are comforted with the hope of meeting the loved one again, when the Lifegiver comes. Discourse by the writer to a large audience of sympathizing friends, from Job 30:23. F. Wheeler.

LINES ON THE DEATH OF GEO. W. FREEMAN, BY MRS. A. M. LINDSLEY.

Lonely lies the quiet sleeper, Calmly in his narrow bed, While upon his marble features Sits the impress of the dead; He’ll be sleeping, oh, how sweetly! Undisturbed by human tread, When God’s fiery indignation Shall be raging overhead.

O’er him bends the bow of promise, Set with many a glittering gem; Soon he’ll help to swell the chorus Of Christ’s dying love to men. Praise is comely, O ye mortals, Lift your hearts from earthly dross; Lay up now in Heaven your treasure, And you ne’er shall suffer loss.