"Speak my name and I will live forever." - African proverb
MISS SARAH BENEDICT (1880-1948) - OBITUARY
Miss Sarah Benedict died on Tuesday at the homestead farm on the Warwick-Chester Road, just outside this village.
Funeral services will be held at the late home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, conducted by Rev. Irving H. Decker.
Miss Benedict was born in the home in which she died on September 2, 1880, a daughter of the late Major James Wood Benedict and Harriet Durland.
For many years Miss Benedict was a dietician at the Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, N. J., retiring about two years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Fannie Benedict, residing in the homestead; two nephews, Charles R. Cline, III, of Phillipsburg, N. J., and James W. Benedict of Englewood, N. J.; a niece, Mrs. Gordon Baker of Warwick, and a grandniece, Joan Carol Baker.
Published in The Warwick (NY) Advertiser, May 13, 1948, page 8.
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Sarah Benedict attended the prestigious Warwick Institute, where she met Sarah Leona (Farley) Allan (1878-1923) and Florence Louise Ketchum (1881-1945). The three women became life-long friends. (Photos of Sarah and Florence have been added to the PHOTOS section).
Even when their lives went in different directions, they used the phone and letters to stay in close touch, and planned many reunions in Warwick and in Scranton, PA, where Sarah Farley Allan was raising a family and working as a commercial artist. Many of these get-togethers were documented in the Warwick Advertiser and the Warwick Valley Dispatch, where Florence Ketchum was the editor. Here are a few examples:
Warwick Valley Dispatch, August 13, 1902, pg 3
Miss Sadie Farley, Miss Sarah Benedict and Miss Roberta Craig were guests of Miss Florence Ketchum at Wawayanda Camp over Sunday.
Warwick Advertiser, April 20, 1905, pg 3
Miss Sadie L. Farley, from Scranton, PA, is in town as a guest at the Benedict homestead for a few days.
Warwick Advertiser, December 28, 1912, pg 3
Miss Florence L. Ketchum was in Scranton for a few days as a guest of Mrs. James A. Allan, nee Miss Sadie L. Farley.
In college, Sarah Benedict trained for a career as a hospital-based nurse and dietician. For many years, she worked as a dietitian at Presbyterian Hospital on South 9th Street in Newark, NJ, a facility that opened in 1929. Sarah worked 60-hour weeks and lived in a staff residence that was adjacent to the hospital. When she retired in 1946, she returned to Warwick, where she resided in the Benedict family homestead on Warwick-Chester Road. She died in May 1948 at the age of 67. Sarah outlived both of her dear Warwick friends.
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Sarah Farley Allan and Florence L. Ketchum - life-long friends of Sarah Benedict:
Sarah Farley Allan was born in Titusville, NJ, and lived in Warwick, NY, during her teenage years, where she received training in art and writing at the Warwick Institute, and developed close bonds with Sarah Benedict and Florence Ketchum. Later, she attended the prestigious Art Students League in New York City. Farley-Allan worked in Scranton, PA, from 1902 to 1913 as a designer, commercial illustrator and art educator, where she created hundreds of theatrical advertisements promoting vaudeville and other stage productions for the Poli Theatre.
In 1905, Farley-Allan's essay entitled, The City Beautiful, was published in the Scranton Board of Trade Journal. She persuasively advocated for the aesthetic and economic benefits of planting and preserving trees along Scranton's streets, in squares and parks. She attributed her interest in civic art to her years in Warwick, where she cultivated an appreciation for urban planning and design that preserved natural elements in cities, fostering civic pride and social engagement.
Sarah and her husband, James A. Allan raised four sons in West Lebanon, NH, where they owned a dry goods store. Farley-Allan's repertoire of skills extended well beyond commercial art. She was a poet, essayist, teacher, sculptor, singer, violinist, orator, gardener and environmentalist.
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Florence L. Ketchum.
Florence Louise Ketchum was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1881, the daughter of George F. and Evelyn Grace Wilson Ketchum. She graduated from the Warwick Institute, where she befriended Sarah Farley and Susan Benedict, and also attended the Ithaca Conservatory, where she studied drama, developed elocution skills and presented staged dramatic readings.
Ketchum was active in Democratic circles, serving as a Democratic State Committee Woman for the Second Assembly District for many years. Initially, she assisted her father in the publication of the Warwick Valley Dispatch (founded in 1885), and took over as editor in 1915 when he was appointed postmaster in Warwick.
She was on the Board of Visitors of the Middletown State Hospital; was a member of Christ Episcopal Church: a member of the Fortnightly Club of Warwick; of the Historical Society of Warwick Township. and was in charge of the community Christmas tree program for several years. She was on publicity committees for nearly all enterprises.
In 1940, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at the Florida Onion Festival and Florence Ketchum entertained her at a luncheon at her home. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Ketchum's guest when she visited State School and, in turn, Miss Ketchum was a guest of Mrs. Roosevelt at the Whitehouse on several occasions.
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These three remarkable women shared common roots in Warwick, NY, where they built a strong bond of friendship that they valued and nurtured throughout their lives. In their respective professions - hospital nurse and dietician, commercial artist and art educator, newspaper editor, publisher and political leader - they made significant contributions to their communities.
- Written by Thomas W. Costello, a native of Scranton, PA, who researched the life and art of Sarah Farley Allan, authored several journal articles, and created a Farley-Allan website that includes a biography and a comprehensive collection of her commercial drawings and paintings.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
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MISS SARAH BENEDICT (1880-1948) - OBITUARY
Miss Sarah Benedict died on Tuesday at the homestead farm on the Warwick-Chester Road, just outside this village.
Funeral services will be held at the late home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, conducted by Rev. Irving H. Decker.
Miss Benedict was born in the home in which she died on September 2, 1880, a daughter of the late Major James Wood Benedict and Harriet Durland.
For many years Miss Benedict was a dietician at the Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, N. J., retiring about two years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Fannie Benedict, residing in the homestead; two nephews, Charles R. Cline, III, of Phillipsburg, N. J., and James W. Benedict of Englewood, N. J.; a niece, Mrs. Gordon Baker of Warwick, and a grandniece, Joan Carol Baker.
Published in The Warwick (NY) Advertiser, May 13, 1948, page 8.
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Sarah Benedict attended the prestigious Warwick Institute, where she met Sarah Leona (Farley) Allan (1878-1923) and Florence Louise Ketchum (1881-1945). The three women became life-long friends. (Photos of Sarah and Florence have been added to the PHOTOS section).
Even when their lives went in different directions, they used the phone and letters to stay in close touch, and planned many reunions in Warwick and in Scranton, PA, where Sarah Farley Allan was raising a family and working as a commercial artist. Many of these get-togethers were documented in the Warwick Advertiser and the Warwick Valley Dispatch, where Florence Ketchum was the editor. Here are a few examples:
Warwick Valley Dispatch, August 13, 1902, pg 3
Miss Sadie Farley, Miss Sarah Benedict and Miss Roberta Craig were guests of Miss Florence Ketchum at Wawayanda Camp over Sunday.
Warwick Advertiser, April 20, 1905, pg 3
Miss Sadie L. Farley, from Scranton, PA, is in town as a guest at the Benedict homestead for a few days.
Warwick Advertiser, December 28, 1912, pg 3
Miss Florence L. Ketchum was in Scranton for a few days as a guest of Mrs. James A. Allan, nee Miss Sadie L. Farley.
In college, Sarah Benedict trained for a career as a hospital-based nurse and dietician. For many years, she worked as a dietitian at Presbyterian Hospital on South 9th Street in Newark, NJ, a facility that opened in 1929. Sarah worked 60-hour weeks and lived in a staff residence that was adjacent to the hospital. When she retired in 1946, she returned to Warwick, where she resided in the Benedict family homestead on Warwick-Chester Road. She died in May 1948 at the age of 67. Sarah outlived both of her dear Warwick friends.
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Sarah Farley Allan and Florence L. Ketchum - life-long friends of Sarah Benedict:
Sarah Farley Allan was born in Titusville, NJ, and lived in Warwick, NY, during her teenage years, where she received training in art and writing at the Warwick Institute, and developed close bonds with Sarah Benedict and Florence Ketchum. Later, she attended the prestigious Art Students League in New York City. Farley-Allan worked in Scranton, PA, from 1902 to 1913 as a designer, commercial illustrator and art educator, where she created hundreds of theatrical advertisements promoting vaudeville and other stage productions for the Poli Theatre.
In 1905, Farley-Allan's essay entitled, The City Beautiful, was published in the Scranton Board of Trade Journal. She persuasively advocated for the aesthetic and economic benefits of planting and preserving trees along Scranton's streets, in squares and parks. She attributed her interest in civic art to her years in Warwick, where she cultivated an appreciation for urban planning and design that preserved natural elements in cities, fostering civic pride and social engagement.
Sarah and her husband, James A. Allan raised four sons in West Lebanon, NH, where they owned a dry goods store. Farley-Allan's repertoire of skills extended well beyond commercial art. She was a poet, essayist, teacher, sculptor, singer, violinist, orator, gardener and environmentalist.
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Florence L. Ketchum.
Florence Louise Ketchum was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1881, the daughter of George F. and Evelyn Grace Wilson Ketchum. She graduated from the Warwick Institute, where she befriended Sarah Farley and Susan Benedict, and also attended the Ithaca Conservatory, where she studied drama, developed elocution skills and presented staged dramatic readings.
Ketchum was active in Democratic circles, serving as a Democratic State Committee Woman for the Second Assembly District for many years. Initially, she assisted her father in the publication of the Warwick Valley Dispatch (founded in 1885), and took over as editor in 1915 when he was appointed postmaster in Warwick.
She was on the Board of Visitors of the Middletown State Hospital; was a member of Christ Episcopal Church: a member of the Fortnightly Club of Warwick; of the Historical Society of Warwick Township. and was in charge of the community Christmas tree program for several years. She was on publicity committees for nearly all enterprises.
In 1940, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at the Florida Onion Festival and Florence Ketchum entertained her at a luncheon at her home. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Ketchum's guest when she visited State School and, in turn, Miss Ketchum was a guest of Mrs. Roosevelt at the Whitehouse on several occasions.
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These three remarkable women shared common roots in Warwick, NY, where they built a strong bond of friendship that they valued and nurtured throughout their lives. In their respective professions - hospital nurse and dietician, commercial artist and art educator, newspaper editor, publisher and political leader - they made significant contributions to their communities.
- Written by Thomas W. Costello, a native of Scranton, PA, who researched the life and art of Sarah Farley Allan, authored several journal articles, and created a Farley-Allan website that includes a biography and a comprehensive collection of her commercial drawings and paintings.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
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"Speak my name and I will live forever." - African proverb
MISS SARAH BENEDICT (1880-1948) - OBITUARY
Miss Sarah Benedict died on Tuesday at the homestead farm on the Warwick-Chester Road, just outside this village.
Funeral services will be held at the late home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, conducted by Rev. Irving H. Decker.
Miss Benedict was born in the home in which she died on September 2, 1880, a daughter of the late Major James Wood Benedict and Harriet Durland.
For many years Miss Benedict was a dietician at the Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, N. J., retiring about two years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Fannie Benedict, residing in the homestead; two nephews, Charles R. Cline, III, of Phillipsburg, N. J., and James W. Benedict of Englewood, N. J.; a niece, Mrs. Gordon Baker of Warwick, and a grandniece, Joan Carol Baker.
Published in The Warwick (NY) Advertiser, May 13, 1948, page 8.
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Sarah Benedict attended the prestigious Warwick Institute, where she met Sarah Leona (Farley) Allan (1878-1923) and Florence Louise Ketchum (1881-1945). The three women became life-long friends. (Photos of Sarah and Florence have been added to the PHOTOS section).
Even when their lives went in different directions, they used the phone and letters to stay in close touch, and planned many reunions in Warwick and in Scranton, PA, where Sarah Farley Allan was raising a family and working as a commercial artist. Many of these get-togethers were documented in the Warwick Advertiser and the Warwick Valley Dispatch, where Florence Ketchum was the editor. Here are a few examples:
Warwick Valley Dispatch, August 13, 1902, pg 3
Miss Sadie Farley, Miss Sarah Benedict and Miss Roberta Craig were guests of Miss Florence Ketchum at Wawayanda Camp over Sunday.
Warwick Advertiser, April 20, 1905, pg 3
Miss Sadie L. Farley, from Scranton, PA, is in town as a guest at the Benedict homestead for a few days.
Warwick Advertiser, December 28, 1912, pg 3
Miss Florence L. Ketchum was in Scranton for a few days as a guest of Mrs. James A. Allan, nee Miss Sadie L. Farley.
In college, Sarah Benedict trained for a career as a hospital-based nurse and dietician. For many years, she worked as a dietitian at Presbyterian Hospital on South 9th Street in Newark, NJ, a facility that opened in 1929. Sarah worked 60-hour weeks and lived in a staff residence that was adjacent to the hospital. When she retired in 1946, she returned to Warwick, where she resided in the Benedict family homestead on Warwick-Chester Road. She died in May 1948 at the age of 67. Sarah outlived both of her dear Warwick friends.
----------------------------------
Sarah Farley Allan and Florence L. Ketchum - life-long friends of Sarah Benedict:
Sarah Farley Allan was born in Titusville, NJ, and lived in Warwick, NY, during her teenage years, where she received training in art and writing at the Warwick Institute, and developed close bonds with Sarah Benedict and Florence Ketchum. Later, she attended the prestigious Art Students League in New York City. Farley-Allan worked in Scranton, PA, from 1902 to 1913 as a designer, commercial illustrator and art educator, where she created hundreds of theatrical advertisements promoting vaudeville and other stage productions for the Poli Theatre.
In 1905, Farley-Allan's essay entitled, The City Beautiful, was published in the Scranton Board of Trade Journal. She persuasively advocated for the aesthetic and economic benefits of planting and preserving trees along Scranton's streets, in squares and parks. She attributed her interest in civic art to her years in Warwick, where she cultivated an appreciation for urban planning and design that preserved natural elements in cities, fostering civic pride and social engagement.
Sarah and her husband, James A. Allan raised four sons in West Lebanon, NH, where they owned a dry goods store. Farley-Allan's repertoire of skills extended well beyond commercial art. She was a poet, essayist, teacher, sculptor, singer, violinist, orator, gardener and environmentalist.
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Florence L. Ketchum.
Florence Louise Ketchum was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1881, the daughter of George F. and Evelyn Grace Wilson Ketchum. She graduated from the Warwick Institute, where she befriended Sarah Farley and Susan Benedict, and also attended the Ithaca Conservatory, where she studied drama, developed elocution skills and presented staged dramatic readings.
Ketchum was active in Democratic circles, serving as a Democratic State Committee Woman for the Second Assembly District for many years. Initially, she assisted her father in the publication of the Warwick Valley Dispatch (founded in 1885), and took over as editor in 1915 when he was appointed postmaster in Warwick.
She was on the Board of Visitors of the Middletown State Hospital; was a member of Christ Episcopal Church: a member of the Fortnightly Club of Warwick; of the Historical Society of Warwick Township. and was in charge of the community Christmas tree program for several years. She was on publicity committees for nearly all enterprises.
In 1940, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at the Florida Onion Festival and Florence Ketchum entertained her at a luncheon at her home. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Ketchum's guest when she visited State School and, in turn, Miss Ketchum was a guest of Mrs. Roosevelt at the Whitehouse on several occasions.
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These three remarkable women shared common roots in Warwick, NY, where they built a strong bond of friendship that they valued and nurtured throughout their lives. In their respective professions - hospital nurse and dietician, commercial artist and art educator, newspaper editor, publisher and political leader - they made significant contributions to their communities.
- Written by Thomas W. Costello, a native of Scranton, PA, who researched the life and art of Sarah Farley Allan, authored several journal articles, and created a Farley-Allan website that includes a biography and a comprehensive collection of her commercial drawings and paintings.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
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MISS SARAH BENEDICT (1880-1948) - OBITUARY
Miss Sarah Benedict died on Tuesday at the homestead farm on the Warwick-Chester Road, just outside this village.
Funeral services will be held at the late home at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, conducted by Rev. Irving H. Decker.
Miss Benedict was born in the home in which she died on September 2, 1880, a daughter of the late Major James Wood Benedict and Harriet Durland.
For many years Miss Benedict was a dietician at the Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, N. J., retiring about two years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Fannie Benedict, residing in the homestead; two nephews, Charles R. Cline, III, of Phillipsburg, N. J., and James W. Benedict of Englewood, N. J.; a niece, Mrs. Gordon Baker of Warwick, and a grandniece, Joan Carol Baker.
Published in The Warwick (NY) Advertiser, May 13, 1948, page 8.
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Sarah Benedict attended the prestigious Warwick Institute, where she met Sarah Leona (Farley) Allan (1878-1923) and Florence Louise Ketchum (1881-1945). The three women became life-long friends. (Photos of Sarah and Florence have been added to the PHOTOS section).
Even when their lives went in different directions, they used the phone and letters to stay in close touch, and planned many reunions in Warwick and in Scranton, PA, where Sarah Farley Allan was raising a family and working as a commercial artist. Many of these get-togethers were documented in the Warwick Advertiser and the Warwick Valley Dispatch, where Florence Ketchum was the editor. Here are a few examples:
Warwick Valley Dispatch, August 13, 1902, pg 3
Miss Sadie Farley, Miss Sarah Benedict and Miss Roberta Craig were guests of Miss Florence Ketchum at Wawayanda Camp over Sunday.
Warwick Advertiser, April 20, 1905, pg 3
Miss Sadie L. Farley, from Scranton, PA, is in town as a guest at the Benedict homestead for a few days.
Warwick Advertiser, December 28, 1912, pg 3
Miss Florence L. Ketchum was in Scranton for a few days as a guest of Mrs. James A. Allan, nee Miss Sadie L. Farley.
In college, Sarah Benedict trained for a career as a hospital-based nurse and dietician. For many years, she worked as a dietitian at Presbyterian Hospital on South 9th Street in Newark, NJ, a facility that opened in 1929. Sarah worked 60-hour weeks and lived in a staff residence that was adjacent to the hospital. When she retired in 1946, she returned to Warwick, where she resided in the Benedict family homestead on Warwick-Chester Road. She died in May 1948 at the age of 67. Sarah outlived both of her dear Warwick friends.
----------------------------------
Sarah Farley Allan and Florence L. Ketchum - life-long friends of Sarah Benedict:
Sarah Farley Allan was born in Titusville, NJ, and lived in Warwick, NY, during her teenage years, where she received training in art and writing at the Warwick Institute, and developed close bonds with Sarah Benedict and Florence Ketchum. Later, she attended the prestigious Art Students League in New York City. Farley-Allan worked in Scranton, PA, from 1902 to 1913 as a designer, commercial illustrator and art educator, where she created hundreds of theatrical advertisements promoting vaudeville and other stage productions for the Poli Theatre.
In 1905, Farley-Allan's essay entitled, The City Beautiful, was published in the Scranton Board of Trade Journal. She persuasively advocated for the aesthetic and economic benefits of planting and preserving trees along Scranton's streets, in squares and parks. She attributed her interest in civic art to her years in Warwick, where she cultivated an appreciation for urban planning and design that preserved natural elements in cities, fostering civic pride and social engagement.
Sarah and her husband, James A. Allan raised four sons in West Lebanon, NH, where they owned a dry goods store. Farley-Allan's repertoire of skills extended well beyond commercial art. She was a poet, essayist, teacher, sculptor, singer, violinist, orator, gardener and environmentalist.
----------------------------------
Florence L. Ketchum.
Florence Louise Ketchum was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1881, the daughter of George F. and Evelyn Grace Wilson Ketchum. She graduated from the Warwick Institute, where she befriended Sarah Farley and Susan Benedict, and also attended the Ithaca Conservatory, where she studied drama, developed elocution skills and presented staged dramatic readings.
Ketchum was active in Democratic circles, serving as a Democratic State Committee Woman for the Second Assembly District for many years. Initially, she assisted her father in the publication of the Warwick Valley Dispatch (founded in 1885), and took over as editor in 1915 when he was appointed postmaster in Warwick.
She was on the Board of Visitors of the Middletown State Hospital; was a member of Christ Episcopal Church: a member of the Fortnightly Club of Warwick; of the Historical Society of Warwick Township. and was in charge of the community Christmas tree program for several years. She was on publicity committees for nearly all enterprises.
In 1940, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at the Florida Onion Festival and Florence Ketchum entertained her at a luncheon at her home. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Ketchum's guest when she visited State School and, in turn, Miss Ketchum was a guest of Mrs. Roosevelt at the Whitehouse on several occasions.
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These three remarkable women shared common roots in Warwick, NY, where they built a strong bond of friendship that they valued and nurtured throughout their lives. In their respective professions - hospital nurse and dietician, commercial artist and art educator, newspaper editor, publisher and political leader - they made significant contributions to their communities.
- Written by Thomas W. Costello, a native of Scranton, PA, who researched the life and art of Sarah Farley Allan, authored several journal articles, and created a Farley-Allan website that includes a biography and a comprehensive collection of her commercial drawings and paintings.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
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