Died at St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich., early on the morning of Dec. 19, 1889, sister E. A. Nelson, wife of Francis Nelson, aged 66 years, 8 months, and 6 days. Exe Ann Brooke was born in Hughesville, Lycoming Co., Penn., April 13, 1823. At Fremont, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1842, she was united in marriage to Russell Burgess, with whom she lived twenty-four years, when he was removed by death, Feb. 1, 1866. She remained a widow nearly eleven years, when, on Oct. 26, 1876, she was married to Francis Nelson, who is now left, with her six children, to mourn her loss. For fifteen months she has been an extreme yet patient sufferer, but she peacefully and quietly fell asleep in Jesus to await the morning of the resurrection. Her Christian experience has been mostly with the S. D. Adventist people, having embraced their views of the second advent of Christ, and the Sabbath of the Lord, under the labors of Eld. E. J. Lawrence and the writer, in the summer of 1864, when the tent meeting was held at Ithaca, Mich. For twenty-five years she has stood flrm in the truth, an example of true devotion to the cause she so dearly loved. In the last year of her life she found great comfort in the subject of faith, and obtained a precious experience by trusting fully in Jesus. The funeral was attended by a large audience of sympathizing friends and neighbors. The hymns and text used on the occasion were of her own selection. The services were held in the S. D. A. meeting-house in Ithaca, on Sabbath, Dec. 21, 1889, at 10:30 A.M. Sermon by the writer, from Rev. 14:13.
I. D. Van Horn
Taken from the Advent Review & Sabbath Herald, Feb 04, 1890