Catherine Small

   Consort of John Small, of Franklin co., Pa,, died at her residence, April 21st, 1848, aged 34 years. Sister Small embraced religion about eleven years since, and lived an exemplary life until her end. Her death exhibited another triumph of the Christian religion. Her dying couch was near to heaven. She was the friend of the itinerant preacher, being ever solicitous of contributing to his comfort. She left an infant some days old, which her stricken husband has since also followed to the spot where lies the mother.

A. OWEN.

Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 2nd, 1848.

John Keller

Departed this life July 23d, 1848, at the residence of his father, David Keller, in Franklin Co., Pa., after a short attack of fever, aged 26 years 10 months. Bro. Keller embraced religion when quite young and lost it. He however sought the Lord and found him again, and died in hope of a blessed immortality. He leaves a wife and several children. Head of the Church be head to them.

A. OWEN.

Martin Coffman

Was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, August 13, 1813, and removed to Adams county, Ia., some five years ago. Bro. Coffman embraced religion and joined the United Brethren Church when about 17 years of age; of which Church he remained an acceptable and useful member until his death, which took place at his residence in Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, on the 24th day of June, 1848, at the age of 34 years, 10 months and 11 days. His illness was of but short duration, and he died, as he had lived—a firm and consistent Christian. He has left a wife and six children to mourn their irreparable loss.

"Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee,

Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb;

The Savior has pass'd thro' its portals before thee,

And the lamp of his love is thy guide thro' the gloom."

L. S. GROVE.

Bluffton, Ia., Aug. 15, 1848.

Jesse Keeton

Son of John and Margaret Keeton, departed this life July 16th, aged nearly 4 years. A discourse was delivered from 2d Samuel 12: 14: "The child also that is born unto thee shall surely die."

G. H. BOWER.

Athens Co., 0.

Christina Heoffman

Departed this life, March 2nd, 1848. Sister Heoffman became a member of the church of the United Brethren in Christ in the spring of 1837 at a protracted meeting held by brother J. Rinehart and myself; of the twenty member that then joined our church, I believe this is the first that has joined the church triumphant. Sister Heoffman was in tolerable health in the evening and at one o'clock her eyes were closed in death, leaving a husband and eight children to mourn their loss.

Elizabeth Firckle

Died of consumption, Aug. 2d, 1848. Sister Firckle has long been an exemplary member of our church, and when upon her dying bed, exhorted all around her to prepare to meet her in another and a better world. She left behind her a husband, four small children and a very numerous train of relations and friends to mourn their loss. May her death prove an effectual call to those of her friends, who may be unsaved by grace.

Robert Adams, Jr.

Departed this life, Aug. 7th, 1848. Brother Adams received the sacrament of the Lord's supper for the first time, and attached himself to our church June 5th last passed, since which time, although much tried and perplexed with business engagements, maintained an orderly course, and lived an exemplary life. His affliction though protracted and painful was endured with the utmost composure, and only a few hours before he died was engaged in prayer and seemed to feel deeply interested for his aged father whom he regarded as unsaved. In brother Adams we have lost an affectionate husband and a kind parent, a most interesting friend, and an obliging neighbor. The church has lost a bright ornament; community has lost a very worthy and enterprising man. But we are not to sorrow as those that have no hope. I was with him in every stage of his disease, and I have not a shade of doubt but that he is to day enjoying the rapturous unceasing bliss with all the happy millions, and especially the society of him who shed his precious blood for him and the sweet embraces of a darling child, which like our Savior when he tasted the wormwood and the gall, turned away his head and would not drink. So this little boy when he had merely tasted the bitter ills of life, "turned away his head and would not drink," Yours in love,

MOSES MICHAEL.

West Columbia, Mason Co,, Va.