Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-18
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Isabella Russell Brown, wife OF
lanes Brown, died at their home IN
Brockway Centre, on Monday, Aprll
8th. 1889. after severe illness OF more
than two weeks duration. The tunerai
took place on Wednesday, April 10Th,
the services being held in the NJ T.
church, (by kind consent of that so I
ciety). conducted by Ed. j. III. Patoh;
and. large gathering of all classes
were present to pay their last sad re-
spects to the departed, and to mlngle
their tears of sorrow and sympathy
with the family. The text used on the
occasion, chosen by the deceased, was
2 Tim. IL, expressing her full conn.,
dence in Christ, not only as her Savior,
but also as the SAVIOR of all mankind
Tim. " 10.
The deceased was daughter of the
late Ed. David Brown, of the town.
shin of Brockway, and was born III
Montreal, Canada, September IT., 1887,
and was therefore at the time of her
death in her ffty-second year. She be-
came the wife of James Brown at Perth,
Canada. May 10th, 1856, and they moved
to Brockway, Mich, in the year 1868,
and to Brockway Centre in 1872, here
, remaining till the end. Eight children
were the fruit of this marriage, six OF
), whom. and her husband, are left to
e mourn their sad loss. But they have
good ground for consolation in the
glorious hope of the gospel, in which
= she was firm believer.
On profession of her faith in Christ
as her Lord and Savior, she was bap-
y tized in the year 1866, connecting her.
T self with the Free Will Baptist church
in the Menerey settlement, which al
e terward severed its connection with
-. that denomination and repudiated the
g sectarian name, being known simply as
- the Church of Christ, Gn which heI
- father was we'll known and devoted
~ preacher), the individual members
being known as "Disciples OF Christ.
She has ever since remained true to thu
principle involved in that change, anC
has been a faithful student of TIT
&c. Scriptures, and a devoted learner
disciple indeed-in the school of Christ
for the few last years of her life beinj
err. n worshiper with the Church of Chris
in Brockway Centre.
In that church she was devoted an
much-loved worker-the last public Ell
fort of her life being to assist in tn
building of a new place of worship,
! work and its object in which she wa
much interested But she passed
the church triumphant before its con
pletion, charging others to faithfulneS
, in the work until it should be we
,r done.
As result of the earnest study
Gods Woodworking out the princip
of true discipleship-she had becom
firm believer in the final reconcile
ton and salvation of all mankin
While on her death bed, and IN fl
view of her impending change, 81
spoke with JOY of her blessed hope. !
the writer she said, Il would not 81
~ the blessed assurance and comfort
lie this hope for all this world can giN
- Had | passed away eighteen years aG
- it would have been with calm asst
~ ance of my own personal salvati
- through Christ. but now (and she loo
ed lovingly at the dear ones around
bed) there is added to this the eql
n assurance that in due time l shall mi
II, ALL the dear ones of earth in the xii
dom of God. And l go to the OIL
side. and from the higher standpoint
do the work that have been too we
lO to do here"
,nts Sister Brown was well known .
90 loved by large circle of friends. !
90. mother, brothers and sisters, With
90. husband and children. and many OF
to friends are left to mourn their
but many rejoice at her hope and 81
'. oh. that her mantle of love, faith, he
rep and good works may fall upon tn
who are left. ii. Patton.