'Advent Review and Sabbath Herald', June 10, 1902 (courtesy of Don Coolidge, who received this courtesy of The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, through interlibrary loan from the La Sierra University, Riverside, CA) BABCOCK. Azariah Babcock was born in Harrison County, W. Va., June 23, 1831. When about eighteen years of age, he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour, and united with the Seventh-day Baptists at Jackson Center, Ohio. In 1877 he attended a series of meetings held by the Seventh-day Adventists, and fully accepting the new faith, united with them, and was faithful until the end. He departed this life May 27, 1902, aged 70 years, 11 months, 4 days. His wife and three children are left to mourn. E. J. Van Horn.