THE LATE MR DUNCAN RUTHERFORD.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15955, 17 July 1917, Page 5

THE LATE MR DUNCAN RUTHERFORD.

MEMORIAL SERVICES

A memorial service for tho late Mr ! Duncan Rutherford was held in tho 1 Amuri"Drill Hall, Culverden, on Sunday morning, as it was recognised that the Presbyterian. Church would prove ito bo too small for- the occasion. This turned out to be a correct conclusion, as tho number of residents from all parts of tlve Amuri who attended tho service occupied to tho dull tho seating capacity of tho large hall. . The Rev. J. H. Thompson, of "Waiau, conductcd tho scrvice, and took as his text Isaiah xxi., 11 _ and 12: ''Watchman, what of the night? Tho watchman said, the morning comcth and also the night; if yo will enquire, enquire lye; return, come." Ho paid a tributo jto the late Mr Rutherford's many I activities for tho good of the district, for the comfort and well-being of the wounded soldiers at the Hanmer Hospital, also for his gcneroiuf help in connexion with tho Presbyterian Orplianngo at' Christchurch, and expressed tho deep sympathy felt throughout the district for the bereaved family. The choir from the Waiau Church lod tho singing, and Mrs Burrows sang as a. solo Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar." . At tho conclusion of the service tho organist, Mrs Hunter, played the "Dead March." j On . Sunday evening .a servico in ' memory of the lato Mr Duncan Ruther- | ford and Privates J. C. P. Brown and 1 T. R. Orce.d, was held in tho Waiau Presbyterian Church, when there was a largo congregation. The preacher the Rev. J. H. Thomson, took bis text from Isaiah, chapter 321, verses 11 and 12, "Watchman, what of the night?" from which h© preached a very impressive sermon. The special hymns-for the occasion were: "A Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief," "Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty," "Our days on tho earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding," "■Present with the Lord," and "We are compassed about with so greafr a crowd ; of witnesses'.-' The' choir sang tho anthem. "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." At tho con- ! elusion of tiie service, Mrs Burrow s . sang "Crossing tho Bar," and the or- ' ganist, Miss Mclvio, played tho "Dead j March." ■