HIGH TRIBUTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1939, Page 11

HIGH TRIBUTES

LATE MR. C. E. DANIELL

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL

(By Telegraph.) (Special to the "Evening Post.")

MASTERTON, This Day.

The high respect in which the late , Mr. C. E. Daniell was held in the' community was shown at the funeral, which took place in Masterton this morning. The Methodist Church could not accommodate all those desirous j oil attending the service, which was conducted by the Rev. F. J. Parker, j of Masterton. The president of the! Methodist Conference, the Rev. Angus Mcßean, of Ashburton, delivered a I eulogy, in which he referred to Mr.! Daniell's fine Christian character and sterling work on behalf oi the Church. The Rev Percy Paris, chairman of the Wellington district, also took part in the service, and the Methodist choir i sang "Crossing the Bar." The funeral was one of the largest seen in Masterton for many years, representatives of many local bodies and institutions with which the late Mr. Daniell was associated being present. There was a wealth of floral tributes.

Mr. Mcßoan said that Mr. Daniell was a great lover of God and of his fellow-men, and it was very fitting that the service should be held in the

| church with which Mr. Daniell had so , long been associated and for which he j worked with such zeal. He was one | of the busiest men in the community,, and yet his services for the Church always occupied a prominent place in his interests. He gave unstintingly of his time and strength for this great work for more than 40 years. For more than 27 years, Mr. Mcßean said, he had counted Mr. Daniell as one of the influences of his life and as his friend, and he knew that Mr. Daniell kept a warm place in his heart for him. Twenty-seven years ago, conI tinued Mr. Mcßean, he came as a I young minister to Eketahuna, and right from the beginning of his stay in that town he had received a warm welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Daniell. It was just 25 years ago this week since he took part in the service at the grave- | side of Mrs. Daniell, who was a wonderful mother and a very lovely Christian lady. Mr. Daniell's conception of the Christian religion, Mr. Mcßean said, was that it was as many-sided as human life. He had no narrow view of the scope of the Christian faith. They all knew the sphere of public service to which Mr. Daniell had devoted himself. He was ready to assist everything for the good of the people and in the interests of the district and the Dominion. On various trusts, bodies, and societies with which he was associated, he exercised a beneficial influence, and the people of tlje community, young and old, had a warm place in his life.

Mr. Mcßean said it always surprised him that Mr. Daniell should find time for so many and such varied services. He was a great Christian; he loved God as he loved his fellow-men and his home.

Six grandsons, Messrs. C. W. Parton, M. Daniell, R. Daniell, O. Denton, G. Inns, and Dr. H. N. Parton were pall-bearers.