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YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED,
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JULY
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A MEMORIAL.
By CHRISTINE.
A. GIBSON.
[t is with deep sorrow
that I
announce
the death
of my precious
hushand,
Reu-
ben A. Gibson,
with whom
[
have
asso
ciated
in the ministry of
the
Gospel
for
many
vears.
He
fell
asleep
in Jesus,
Wednesday,
115 A. M., May Tth., and
was
buried
in
the Rumford Cemetery,
East Providence,
L.
1.,
May
10th.
The
funeral
service
w
¢
held
in the
new
Tabernacle
on
the
Faith
Home ground
at 2P.
M.
The
Ta-
b-rlaecle
was almost
filled
with
friends
a.d
loved
oses
from
many
places.
A
nu ~iher of Brethren
in the ministry were
a s
present
and
sat
on
the
platform.
Elder Charles
W. Rider and
W.
J.
Mit-
chell
were
in charge of the service
The
“Unity”’quartette
of
the
Second
Bap
ti=- Church
here
in East
Providence
sang
‘wo
effecetive
selections.
There
were
nuny
floral
piec2s
sent
in
from
those
wh
loved and respected
our
dear
com-
psnion.
‘l> was ill for eighteen
months
with
* v ochis
disease’”’
Many
united
with
us
u
orayver
for
bhis
recovery,
and
we
i oped
be would
be
raised
up
again
for
e
i vice: but the
Lord,
who
knew
what
wa:
hest
‘or hin
wiiled
it otherwise,
ans
tonk
hm.
7nd
although
we,
who
are
est
benind,
feel intensely
the
loss,
we woule
not wisn him back
to
continue
thos
- days and nizhis of suffering
which
we vitnessed
dur.ng his illness, especial-
ly s
we know
he
was ready
and
willing
No.
160
SiE YOU WATGHING THE SPACE BELOW?
to go,
rfor just
a few days
beflore
he died,
he
took
my hands
in
his
anu
prayed
as
only one
in
the
Spirit
could
prav,
then
we
chanted
the Lord’s praver,
and
sang
several
songs
together;
which
encourag-
ed
me
to tell him
that
the
Church
was
praying earnestly
for
his
healing;
but,
turning
his
eves
on
me,
and
smiling,
he
said,
'‘lell them
to pray for the
warriors
on
the battlefield,
my
battles
are
over,
and
I am going .home
to triumph.””
Yes
he’s
gone,
and
we
miss
him,
but
shall
his work
cease
? No!
No!
“"Cod
buries
His workmen
but earries
on
His
work.”
We,
then,
who are
left
must
work
the
faster,
Strive the harder,
and
press
the
battle
to the
gates
‘‘tili Jesus
comes.”’
‘Blessed
are
the
dead
who
die
it
the
LLord—that
they
may
rest
from
their
labours.
and
their
womks
do
follow
them.””
Rev.
14:13..
His
fields
of labour
were
mauny
and
vatied.
He was born
in the British West
Irdies,
on
the
island
of
Barbados,
of
Scottish
descent,
and spent
his
boyhood
days
on
a sugar
plantation
of which
his
father
was manager.
And
when
but
a
young
man
he
accepted
Christ
I+,
s
personal
Saviour
and
dedicated
his
life
to the ministry of the
Gospel.
He
then
became
associated
with E der George
R.
Penny,
founder
of
the
*'The
Christian
Mission””
in
the
British
West
Indjes.
with Headquarters
at Bridgetown, Barba-
dos.
Together
they did pioneer
work for
some
years
in many i:lands,
also in south
Anerica,
building
a
number
of
Mission
Chapels,
thus
leading
many
souls
to
Christ
in
all
these
places.
Some
years
later
he came
to
America
with
his
five
precious children,
and did Pastoral
woik
in different cities
with some
blessed
re-
sults,
About thirteen
years
ago
we
accepted
th
call of God
to take
Brother
and
Sis-
ter Crocker’s place
as Manager
of Faith
IThme.
also
Pastors
of
the
*‘Church
of
the Firstborn,””
and
together
we
have
laboured
here
in
East
Providence,
and
have also visited and miristered
to many
in different states
and cities.
Through
his efforts
we
were
enabled
to
build
the
little Chapel
here
on
the
Faith
Home
grounds,
also the
large
new
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on 4th page.)
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