![]() He has fallen into the hands of a merciful God, who will do right by him. We regret to see noble-hearted men die out of the church, but that we may expect, so long as men are taught that salvation may be obtained out of the church. Sister Steelman had given him The great Controversy, which he read with interest, and said: It has been more help to me in understanding the Bible than any other book I have ever read, except the Gospel Plan of Salvation, by T. His daughter was visiting relatives at Humboldt and became very sick he was sent for, and a, a few days after his arrival, he died. He will be missed by many warm friends and relatives. He was not a member of the church, which we regret, but was an upright, moral mankind-hearted, affectionate, and lovableand doubtless would have obeyed the gospel if the opportunity had presented itself as it does with many others. He leaves two little girls and two sisters to weep over his departure. Read, of Robinsonville, Miss., formerly of Humboldt, Tenn., was born on May 16, 1850, and died in Humboldt on December 6, 1898. Gospel Advocate, June 19, 1913, page 596. All them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him, and to these the King shall say, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Funeral services in her memory were held by the writer on Thursday afternoon, April 10, in the presence of a large gathering of friends, and her body was laid to rest in Union Cemetery under a bed of floral offerings. It was a shock to her friends and the church. ![]() In the forenoon the physician discovered a blood clot on the brain, and all efforts to help her proved futile. On the day she died she wasĪt the breakfast table, and persuaded her husband to go to his work, saying she felt so much better and did not need him. She crossed the Jordan of death on the afternoon of April 8, 1913, at three oclock, having been sick but a few days. ![]() But we rest in the consolation of hopethat we will be with her in the the sweet by and by and be associated with her in the congregation that will never break up. She was a good neighbor and a sympathetic friend. All preachers realize how much this means. ![]() Her presence was always an inspiration because it was constant, and her attention and interest unwavering. She was always in her place in the Lords-day school and in the meetings of the church. She realized that God had made man the head and woman the keeper at home man the bread earner and woman the helpmeet and she stayed at home and managed things there, and made it a place of pleasant retreat from the worry and bustle and noise of his business life, and it was eagerly sought by him when his days work was done, and he found happiness there in her perfect trust and love. She had no patience with the modern woman who seeks prominence in the world of public affairs, but believed that womans sphere was in the home. It was a delight for her to have their friends with them, and we have had many pleasant days there. She was a painstaking and orderly housekeeper and their home was a pleasant and hospitable one. Sister Read was a conscientious and zealous Christian. They moved to Dickson, Tenn., some twelve or more years ago, and they have both been zealous, faithful members of the church there since their first Lords day in the place. She was happy in her newly found faith, and her faith in the gospel simplicity grew as she grew older. She had been a member of the Baptist Church before she heard Brother Dunn. Dunn preach and learned the way of the Lord more perfectly, and obeyed the gospel on July 8, 1897. They lived for several years near Petway on a farm, and while living there she heard Brother G. On December 25, 1888, she stood at the hymeneal altar and was married to Brother John Enoch Read, of Petway, Tenn. Miss Eulah Tennessee Epps was born on January 1, 1867, and passed the days of her childhood on a farm near White Bluff, Tenn.
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