66 Elder Oliphant took for his text at the funeral, 'Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." He quoted also, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." And, "Better is the day of one's death, than the day of one's birth." These words alone expressed the happy exchange from this low ground of sin, sorrow and pain, to that blessed land of pure delight, where saints immortal reign. Near the end of dear brother Vancleave's pilgrimage, I sat beside him; he knew me, and said, "I am glad you come, for I will soon be with Jesus, my work is finished." I said, Your hope is strong. "O yes, I can trust my blessed Savior." That night he repeated the hymn, "When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died," all but the last verse. That was a favorite hymn, and the last one he read to the church he loved so well. Another hymn he called his favorite, and which he sang often in the assembly of the saints, with so much warm feeling, was, "What wondrous love is this, O my soul, to cause the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul." An old colored brother said, "No wonder brother Vancleave loves that song, for he is just a bundle of love himself." The time of love has come to him now in reality. There was a glow on his countenance after death, as the rising sun reflects on the sky; a peaceful look, showing a rest from his labors. His good works and cheering words will linger with us as long as we sojourn here. I have heard him sing many times, "Lord, I believe thou hast prepared, And a stanza of another old hymn he called his favorite, I have heard him repeat very often: "I stand amazed, and wonder when, In his sermons he often repeated, "Why was I made to hear his voice, And enter where there's room," &c. It is a comfort to our mourning hearts to be assured that although this earthly house of our precious brother be dissolved, he has a house not built with hands, eternal in the heavens. There are the "many mansions" which our dear Redeemer said, "I go to prepare a place for you," and I will come again and receive you unto myself. Dear brother Vancleave joined the church in 1828, when eighteen years old. I have often heard him tell about the time he was baptized. He said, "When I came up out of the water, I said, Glory to God. I was so happy I must speak." He was faithful to the church, "Instant in season, out of season." It never was too cold or rainy for him to be there; nothing but severe sickness kept him from the assembly of the saints. "Jerusalem was his chief joy." In his younger days he worked hard all day, and sometimes till midnight, then on Saturday walked ten, fifteen or twenty miles to meeting. He was very hospitable, having his home often filled with brethren and friends. He would often stand on the step of our meetinghouse, and invite the whole church home with him. At one time a strange minister came when I was there. He said, "This brother is poor and needy, we must help him, but I have no money now." In a short time a couple came in to be married, and paid him two dollars. With tears in his eyes, he said, "How good God is, now I can help the dear brother." His was an eventful life, full of deeds of kindness, and words of love. An interesting book might be written about his trials and privations among the Indians, and wild animals, in the early part of this century, when there were no roads, no meeting or schoolhouses, and not many white families in this country. The dear brother had many sorrows and trials, but like Job he still trusted his Maker. He buried two faithful companions, several children, and many other dear relatives, but he was always ready to say, "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." His last sickness was great suffering for several weeks, with ulcers in his eye. It broke and run before he died. His dear wife told me he was very patient and uncomplaining. She sat beside him, administering to his every want. Six loving children were there much of the time, trying to relieve his sufferings. He said this world has no charms for me now. One day he repeated, "Farewell, vain world, I'm going home; To sing God's praise in endless day." He requested the hymn to be sung at his funeral. We also sang, "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep." His chair will be very empty, when we meet for worship, but we will try to remember his good advice, and the sweet little Psalm he so often read in his declining days, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want," &c. May the good Lord comfort and sustain the bereaved wife and mourning children. With much love for all, LINA W. BECK. Mrs. Adeline E. Mellette departed this life at her home in Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 23d, 1897, aged 79 years. She was born near Fairmount, West Virginia, in the year 1818, the youngest child of Josiah and Malinda Moore. When but a child, her family removed to Henry Co., Ind., where she was married to Luther C. Mellette, in the year 1837. Her husband's family, as well as her own, were Old School Baptists, but moving farther west in 1856, she very rarely enjoyed the privilege of hearing preaching, or holding her friends, her redeemed spirit sings in the paradise of God. "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."-Rev. xiv. 13. A FRIEND. converse with those of her own faith. Her husband died at Ft. Smith, Ark., in 1871, and soon after she came with three of her children to Southern California, where she has since resided. About fifteen years ago, while on a visit to Indiana, she united with the Lebanon Old School Baptist Church, near New Castle. During the last years of her life, she very much enjoyed the reading of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, which was forwarded to her by a nephew. It becomes our painful duty to prepare the obituary Her quiet and retiring disposition, her sweet resigna- of one who was personally dear to us, and whose detion in time of sorrow, and calmness and fortitudeparture has been a great loss to those who love the under trial, convinced all who knew her, that she cause of truth in the church, and congregation of Baltrusted in One whose grace was sufficient for all her timore city. Our brother, El C. Scott, departed this need. She leaves five children, to whom the world life on Tuesday morning, Nov. 21, 1897, at his resiseems very lonesome since "mother" is gone. "Pre-dence near Catonsville, Baltimore Co., Md., in the cious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his 68th year of his age. He was born June 22d, 1830, saints." M. M. MELLETTE HEWES. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 8, 1897. DEPARTED this life, Sept. 6th, 1897, Mrs. Sue E. Albert, in the 45th year of her age. The subject of this notice was a daughter of Mr. James Meadow and Mrs. Mary T. Wright, of Bedford Co., Va., and wife of Captain Jacob A. Albert, of Shawsville. Mrs. Albert was sick about three months, during which time she was a great sufferer; first from inflammatory rheumatism, which was followed by kidney trouble, resulting finally in inflammation of the bowels, of which she died. Sister Albert was for twenty-three years a consistent member or the Primitive, or Old School Baptist Church. On the second Sunday in June, just a few days before she was taken sick, she, in company with her husband, and others, attended a preaching by Elder Hall, a leading minister of her de- | nomination, at Salem Church, in Floyd County. Here she met many warm friends, and members of her own church, whose cordial reception and glad welcome showed the christian love and high esteem in which she was held by those who knew her best. For some time before she died, she was unable to speak to her friends, but by her patience in suffering, bore witness to the presence of that divine Friend, who can make a "dying bed feel as soft as downy pillows are." Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. N. C. Burnett, from 2 Thess. iv. 18, "Wherefore comfort one another with these words." After an appropriate service held in the Presbyterian meeting-house at Shawsville, and in the presence of a large congregation of relatives and sympathizing friends, her remains were followed to her husband's family graveyard, near Shawsville, and there laid to rest till the trump of God shall sound to wake the sleeping dead. The deceased leaves a mother, five sisters and three brothers, a large connection of relatives, and many weeping friends, who deeply mourn their loss. To all of these we offer our heart-felt sympathy. Weep not for her, for though her body sleeps beneath the floral cover of near Black Rock, Baltimore Co., Md., where he lived until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to West Virginia, and remained for a year. He then returned to Baltimore city, and engaged in mercantile pursuits for several years. While there he married Mrs. Alverta Clifford, daughter of George Richstien, of Baltimore city, after which he engaged in farming for over thirty years. For the last two years he has been chief judge of the orphans court of Baltimore Co. For the past fifteen years he has been subject to attacks of vertigo. His last illness was but short. He was taken ill on Friday before his death. The last thirty-six hours of his life he was unconscious. Our brother was widely known in all the County where he lived, and commanded the respect of all. He was known as an upright man in all the relations of life. He was naturally kindly and gentle, and his intercourse with his fellow men, was always marked by kindness of manner and courtesy. He was baptized into the fellowship of the Ebenezer Old School Baptist Church, of Baltimore city, by the late Elder Wm. J. Purington, nearly forty years ago. Since that time he has never failed to fill his place in the church, to the extent of his opportunity. None have loved the cause of God more than he, nor have been more anxious for its welfare. He had a wide acquaintance among Old School Baptists, and from every one who knew him we have heard nothing but words of commendation and brotherly love for him. known him for thirty years, and our acquaintance has been intimate. His conversation fulfilled the Bible injunction, that it should be with grace, seasoned with salt, as entirely as it is ever given to any one to so live. He had been for more than thirty years one of the deacons of the church, and had led the singing in their meetings all that time. To us, during all the years of our pastorate in that church, he was ever a faithful and staunch friend, proving his friendship by deeds, as well as words. His companion of more than forty years is left deeply bereaved, but feels sustained by the power of divine grace, which is the only and all-sufficient refuge of the christian. We have Out of a large family, one brother and two sisters now remain to mourn the loss of a dear brother. The Ebenezer Church will long mourn for one who was so dear to them all. How deeply he will be missed in their solemn assemblies. His mortal remains were conveyed to their last resting-place on Friday, the 5th inst., in the midst of a large concourse of sorrowing friends. He sleeps in Jesus. How blessed are they who so sleep! C. "THE EDITORIALS," FIRST AND SECOND VOLUMES, Contain all the Editorial articles written by the late Elder Gilbert Beebe, and published in the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, from its first issue to the sixth number, volume fifteen (1832-1847), together with an alphabetical index of all the subjects and texts of Scripture treated upon. These books are reduced to the following prices, viz: Plain cloth binding, first or second volume, $2.00, or both first and second volumes ordered at the same time and to the same address, $3.00. 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Notwithstanding some objectionable phrases, it was much valued by our brethren who saw it, for its complete defense of Scriptural Baptism, and the authentic history it gives of the time and place, and by whom changes and corruptions were made in this holy or and not for gain, it is being reprinted, having been ditionalism remains. The style, while plain, is very slightly abridged and revised, so that no line of coninteresting. for many years. It was our privilege to baptize her THEODOSIA ERNEST into the fellowship of the church at Black Rock, seventeen years ago, and it is to be said of her, that none ever held a warmer place in the affections of the brethren and sisters there, than she has ever since. We have never known any one who possessed the graces of meekness, humility and trust, to a greater degree. Gentle and kind, none knew her but to love her. If a tree may be known by its fruit, then we know that she was a follower of the Lamb indeed. Naturally she had been a good child, and from child-dinance. Through regard for its inestimable worth, hood, all through her life, no fault had ever been charged against her by those who had known her. But grace had also done still greater things for her. She loved the name of her Lord, and his people, and his courts. She was a crmforter in trouble, and no one ever heard her speak unkindly to any one. The law of kindness was in her mouth. Yet she judged herself to be the most unworthy of all. The loss is greater than words can tell to her bereaved and widowed mother, to whom she has been a comfort these many years; to her sisters and brothers, among whom she has been a kind and dear sister; to her husband, to whom she was a true and loving wife, and to the church at Black Rock, to whom she has been a consolation during all the years of her membership with them. 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