Obituary: Adolphus Nichols, 27 Nov 1857 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 8 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, October 20, 1887, p. 7, c. 4 NICHOLS.—Adolphus Nichols was born in Crawford county, Ga., Nov. 27, 1857; died near Starrville, Smith county, Texas, Sept. 14, 1887. Bro. Nichols embraced religion about two months before his death. He was confined to bed for several months, suffering a great deal with a lung trouble. A few days before his death he said to his mother he wanted to join the church; said he felt God had forgiven his sins, and he had neglected to unite with the church, and was not willing to die out of the church. It was my pleasure to baptize him with water and receive him into the visible church and administer the sacrament of the Lord's Supper to him. He was not able to sit up at the time, but lying prostrate, clapped his hands and praised God. His Christian race was a short one, but the end one of great triumph. During his last days he talked to his brothers and admonished them to be religious and meet him in Heaven. A few hours before he died he called for the Bible and read a chapter and said to Bro. Jas. Barber: "I want to pray once more." He leaves a father and mother, brothers and sisters, to mourn his absence; but they mourn not as those that have no hope, for he certainly left satisfactory evidence that he was ready for the change. Albert Little. Tyler, Texas.