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| Haaparannanlehti 21.3.1899 |
About the last moments of Juhani Raattamaa writes the deceased's beloved spouse as follows:
I hereby
give you a brother in the Lord Jesus, thus knowing from the departure of my
husband Juhani Raattamaa out of the world that he had no particular pain, but
his strength diminished, and he was sane through the very last time; over a
week he was in bed mostly sleeping and almost on his own got up on when I was
helping a little. I asked on the last night where you have the pain to which he
replied: I have no pain anywhere, I just have a good time. On the last hour, I
read him letters from Christians and asked if he would hear, then said he
would. And when I had spoken unto him of the greetings of the Christians, he
responded: should LORD bless them all; and so, he slept like a sweet sleep. Now
he is crowned with the crown of righteousness, for he has fought for good
wrestling, kept faith, and finished his run, even having left us a good example
of being vigorous to pray to God in solitude, asking forgiveness and forgiving
to the last; but now he has been allowed to leave his wand on the brink of the
grave and, by the great grace of God, to enter into a paradise where the
corruption of sin no longer strains as here. He has been able to greet with
perfect love by all his late brothers and sisters, both his teachers and
followers, which he has often longed for here, and there is no need to shed
tears of sorrow and longing there. In that faith and hope we are in many
weaknesses and deficiencies, but in the grace of the forgiving of sins we
believe in the one we face, together with all the most chosen. - Many have
become Christians here in the villages of Kuttanen, Palojoki, etc. With
greetings of love with your family, I ask you to remember in your prayers with
a forgiving heart.
Karoliina Raattamaa.
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So blessed
has the servant of the Lord left, and died in the death of the righteous: and
let the Father of his grace grant it even unto us. Thank and honor God alone! A
[atu] L [aitinen].
Source: Sanomia Siionista
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