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morning (Saturday) he was not able to leave* 

 his bed. When the doctor called he positively 

 pronounced his sickness typhoid fever. As 

 soon as this was announced for a certainty 

 he requested that he be taken to the hospital. 

 We endeavored to dissuade him from this de- 

 cision, but he still insisted on it, and the 

 doctor approved of his decision. Accordingly 

 a carriage was secured in the evening and he 

 was slowly and carefully driven to the hos- 

 pital, a distance of about two miles. On the 

 way he spoke of how wonderfully God had 

 been blessing him of late and remarked that 

 he was glad that it was under such circum- 

 stances that he was taken sick, also that we loved 

 one another so truly and that there was nothing 

 but harmony and love between us. Notwith- 

 standing he was suffering intensely in every 

 part of his body, and the ride was long and 

 tedious he did not murmur once or become rest- 

 less. When we finally reached the hospital they 

 carried him to a large, pleasant room, he said as 

 they placed him on the bed, "01 am glad I am 

 here! This was the right thing to do." 



We may never fully know until eternity, why 

 his last days were spent in the Oil City Hospital, 

 but this is a certainty, that Christ was upheld 

 and glorified, yes even preached, by the words, 

 life and influence of his servant's last days. 



