Life sketches of ellen g. white

"The thought I have in mind is this,--that there is a
certain sense in which the sting is taken out of death here
and now, brethren. [Hearty amens.] Our natural affections,
the love of our hearts, will force the tears from our eyes,
and we cannot help it; but back of it all, brethren, there
is the consolation that sin has gone from this one, and
hence the sting of sin has been extracted, and death cannot
hold such a person a great while. [Many amens.] p. 454,
Para. 3, [LS15].
"We read in one place of Jesus that it was not possible
that He should be holden of death. Why?--Because there was
no sin there. Where righteousness reigns and sin is gone,
death has lost its grip. The subject may sleep in the grave
for a little, but death cannot hold him there very long.
The day of deliverance draws near. Soon the trumpet will
sound, and, thank the Lord, we shall see Sister White
again. p. 455, Para. 1, [LS15].
"I say to the family and friends, I am a mourner with you
today; but there is something about a righteous life in
Christ which robs death of its terrors, and the grave of
all its woe. Jesus has been there, and we may safely walk
the path which Jesus trod. So, brethren, let us look up.
Let us look beyond this present vale of tears and sorrow to
a brighter and an eternal hope and life, for Jesus' sake,
amen." p. 455, Para. 2, [LS15].
With the singing of one of the hymns best loved by Mrs.
White, "We shall meet beyond the river," and the
pronouncement of a benediction by Elder S. T. Hare, the
service closed. p. 455, Para. 3, [LS15].
Chapter LX
The Memorial Service at Richmond
By special request of the officers of the Pacific Union
Conference and of the California Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists, a memorial service was held at Richmond, Cal.,
the day following the funeral of Mrs. White at "Elmshaven."
p. 456, Para. 1, [LS15].
It was not difficult to arrange for such a service, as the
annual campmeeting of the California Conference was in
progress at Richmond, and this city is on the main line of
railway travel from the Pacific coast to the East, where