THE LATE LADY BRETT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 234, 3 October 1932, Page 5

THE LATE LADY BRETT.

«EXAMPLE Or CHRISTIAN LIFE." MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD. The very liigli regard in which the late Lady Brett was held by the parishioners of Takapuna, where she epent the greater part of her long life, was demonstrated by the large attendance at the memorial service held in St. Peter's Church, Takapuna, last evening. Among those present were many of the oldest residents of the borcmgli. The ■ preacher was the Rev. W. G. Monckton. ! Taking as his text, "The ornament of la meek and quiet spirit" (I. Peter iii., 4), Mr. Monckton said that Lady Brett had always exhibited in a marked degree the great Christian graces of gentleness and quietness. Her religion had been like that of the early Christians, which was marked by devotion to their Master and a desire to model their lives on His example. There were always times in every parish when differences of opinion arose, but in all such times 6he had exercised a very real influence in recalling those who differed to a sense of the unity that is in Christ Jesus. Referring to the many ways in which Lady Brett had helped the Church, the preacher mentioned her gifts of two stained glass windows and other ornaments. Her unfailing generosity had enriched the fabric of the building and provided for many needs, but her greatest contribution had been her example of a Christian life which had its roots in a real and living devotion to her Lord. That was a legacy which could never die, and their truest memorial would be a resolve so to fashion their own lives that they might be a similar reflection of the mind which was in Christ Jesus. Death had come as a call to yet higher work. Life had 1 not said good-night, but in some brighter clime had bidden good-morning.