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« Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Conley

In the recent death of Mrs. W. H. Conley we have met with a very great loss. After a prolonged illness borne with hopefulness and courage, Sister Conley entered into rest October I, leaving the whispered message behind—“It’s all right.ˮ

We comfort our hearts with the reflection of Job—“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name of the Lord.ˮ

Brother and Sister Conley became patrons of the Rescue Mission and Prison work at the time the Lord called us to take charge in the year 1889. They faithfully contributed their support, counsel and co-operation until the work blossomed into the Pittsburg Branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1894. Brother Conley was elected the President and retained office until his death in July, 1897, being also President of the State work. His life was a fine illustration of consecrated business talents. He conducted the affairs of the large concern in which he was partner with scrupulous regard to God’s will, committing every financial detail to Him and prayerfully following the Lord’s leading. His reverence for the Word of God was rare. For years he was accustomed to methodically apply himself to its study and pore over its pages at every spare interval, either while waiting for meals, or traveling by train, or during the many unavoidable detentions in a busy life. As a result he became masterful as a teacher of prophetic truth and a valiant defender of the faith. At his death the tongue of an eloquent champion of Christ’s Return was silenced and the Alliance work in Pittsburg suffered a severe shock. However, instructions were left that the work should be fostered in the same way. The Lord gave to Sister Conley a generous heart. Many Christian workers have shared her bounty. She lived for others. Her Christ-like ministries were planned as a daily delight, realizing that it was “more blessed to give than to receive.ˮ She was a woman of rare humility. She abhorred recognition, counted it an embarrassment, and thought she was highly favored in aiding a good cause, relieving distress or supplying another’s need.

After nineteen years of fellowship in Christian work with such hearty co-operation on the part of our beloved Sister Conley it is not strange that we are deeply affected by her departure. We esteemed her for her own sake apart from her unstinted support.

In order to adequately honor the memory of her noble husband, Mrs. Conley has leit the bulk of her large estate as an endowment for the Wylie Ave. Church and Pittsburg Bible Institute, a memorial founded by her in 1901, of which Rev. C. H. Pridgeon is Pastor and Dean.

The entire estate is estimated to be worth nearly five hundred thousand dollars.

E. D. Whiteside. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 6. 1908. »
— Magazine : The christian and missionary alliance, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Conley, November 21 1908, page 131 § 1-6.
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