DEDICATION AT RIVERSDALE.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1909, Page 2

DEDICATION AT RIVERSDALE.

j Mi-:.\H)i!iAL TO MHS I-'. iiAVLIS. I lie i,.'i-.lship lhe I'l'iinale ol XelV j.'eilan'l (Iti-liop Xcvilii vi,.itcd Hii.'isio.!e vc.-iirilay lor the ol un- | hug a memorial tablet in St. Mark's jt 'hurch and to d< dicate a hell, which luid I .'li pre-. !it."l by ,\lr K. liavhs to (he I < li'irch in mi inory of Ins late wiie. Tii!j'l iiich n. Clodded with wolshippcis, l.'-i"l I'Vin-fi o I'l -; 11 int. I'e>| in Ihe eel f- ! ••> 'II.'-' Th.' L-:t. Mrs llavlis had served ! ''hun-li lor i It.- veais in jH- capacity ol organist and a.s superintendent o| the Sunday school, and in oilier wa.v.s had shown a keen desire !o I ui'! her lh" ,\ellaiv Ol St. Mark's. '! il.- Vle.l, oi the parish 1 I lie Jtev. \Y. Wood I alt"I the Ifev. Hani.in. ol , Ni yudhaui. V. re ids,, piweni and t,„,k ' I lh. c, I, U.OIIV. ,\ll"| ;| ■ i' ' lh- 1 rniiatc ui:'.i ili.J 11 >i • ineino'lid i.|!'!.-I and dedicated ill" b"j|. 111 lh" coil" Ot which lie oil, lid special praycr,- ' Ii" tali,'' t i, ha!,'No!n.'l\ oi'iiiiiiicnie.) «'d iind I ,isiIll" 1011,invri,,!,.,,, : Io 1h" d iiy ol (old and in memory - 1 Marv. 11, Isloi cd wile ol I'l nnii I • '• h. 1,,,1,,1 latthlullv I I" '-I :.•;>!' 's ( liurch anil vlinol t..r ill ' -I • I hi" table! Mil-, |,ll.elite,; I,V her Itusbjn.l anil datediiei " j The J'ninat", in ai|,|r<e .In;' I In- c.,n----i "Ka 11- .ii. ,-aid il ;s'\e liiui 1:'. "'v -iiti.,- j he iion to 1,.- with ib.'ui iliat alleruoon, j as ||,"\ M"|,. r.||,.,1 nitli l|«oi' "hts ot one » !io 1e..! el the 1.in,1 in that ilr.ircli I:i"l I,"",I called av.iiv to serve 11im in a holier sphere. The church bell which had been d•',licit",l in Iter ini-inmy was ■i willies-, aicl an invitation. Th" sound o| i 1,.. bo!| us It went lorilt mer 1 h" Mil lace oi |he carl Ji \t as a joviitl sound. Il mis a Wit 11,'ss of 111,' welcome ' hilt the I.oml .le.ais Chri-t ",ave to tbo c-imir.ll.li.il 111 the saint*. 1, nas a witll' ll lh" «!,.,!.■ land l.elnil-ed |o '""I '' '"Mind shoul.l I, i,„ nil-. ~| "o:i" ■('fill It shoul.l i <-in iic I thi lit '"'if lh.- l.otils 1 );iy ti.-i, noi thejt'own; da-,. Il wa ; a nil 11. Si. thill (hill ill tills wotld 'ill, 'I Ids cleat it res to hear his 1 -'"d thai ila 'y h.-loin-od to Cod '-"-r ' dedicated to his service. (••t-.T.V, pres. "11l llild been lijl|llis.'i| illlo Ihe Clu'rch. i i,.| biid therclot'c been «.<_ 'l"-:i t: "I to Co.!. The speak",- telcr- : . in f ||.- jni-nsiin, ),nis.j ( . ~1 1 j,,. j U '••• >•.•:.!'! ill the MoiherlHinl. v: '"i 1 ''nll-'lj l!,rv C..u|.} un\ It I; -n.WM.Mt:! !•• r,. th■ y }, : , V4 . til'' l'«' «.| 11{,. V <■"" "" woitM Viirrv. Th,- ni. mo W!W ih". -aim :•■•<! Has a witness that t if < til-lb was il;,. L'Til's ~ |!, | j nl. tllej-col. illtd thill 11I.' \ were his Cleat UK'S. Asstiiclly ill, church bell was a Willi's, lor (old. 'I hev I>ei-,,ni.- «!...,|4...1 -a iheir woildlv l.u.i- |'| -S. ; 1.,". iui-jht I is,■ ~„r | v :„„*| u.u k lid hH" In Ihe pursuit ot 'their live),- •' :i, '-l ; '"'l ' tM> 1(1 |ur; r t 't. ('')•!',S ■-ervice. Hut th" sound o| til" cloud, ! '«!l would anif.,. 11 oui t|„-.0, I'liiiidane ptii'siiiis. and remind them 1 - 1 "luldre.; i.iid that •li.-v iniist 1,,:, ~ 1,, I),, v ,„,.„ |j,.. u.e. inn oiiiv a witness. l,m ; n t invjm„ ' ' h"-.- Weie ili\it, d to , tiiii" to Cod s hulls". Some might led inclim "1 la go to cliuioii ul„ „ ,|.„ v Othi'l-WlsO eli:;age,l, but the bell called to them, "(one-! ('oiue! Come!'' and kepi .liniioie th'.si-all into their ears. That inflation c.nii" Ironi 11„ He.u.nlv I'ii'her. Mud enjoined them t , demI ,lII' i-!'; ■ and to ( 'onui, union •- I'll lh I r:lllllV Ol Coil. Il wa- a ;;re it lliMl': Io ha\-" a ehutdi lit II Hlllg ' 1" 'l'l- h.-nvenlv least wind, 0„d laid tirie id.-il, IJ <■ ( t | K . |,,-,.;ie!i(g| jot", .I linn C.,"| bad put il It* the ' "I hts .-c!'. iint t,, jn,.\ i,io ihis I'l'-ins of •liiuii.oniitg the tay:t'l" I", W..1-- ■ hio. I Ins l„ !| w;is al'o aw it Hess ..I a •111 .s| l"|| t lit,. 11, u;( ,, m , IM , n(l , rv ~| oil" who had "lone what -l„- . ottl I , I'OO ,S. .lire lll' le His also in til, church another ineinorud. Ihis |... | been placed there in nieieorv ~| Troo|,er l'.arle and 1,,,)-., witn/ss thot th y n-i -•

it flinch fro hi cwm though ihai .itiiv mc-vitaie V/ir-' d«*wji ih« ]f liw.:, Their live.. wrr»• nut altogether their own. Their fellowcreatino* had ;i claim upon ?)i«-ni. They c -ti«»uM s»H Mn t.» fill's buU\v in this world. Hv ilt-itvr t ltt \ would Olilv receive (be iipproval «>t llnir M-In\V-crc;miN«- bit' V.oul'l r<Cfj\o that o| fiiric Hea \ r 111 V (-'aiber. who would viy. "Well doin\ ji ti i I IrutMll! ■*<rV:illt-.. Noll have I >or Ile in Vollj mortal li| e , cut«••• mm into him-i-ot it v. ' I ii-- r'nif ill !.,■!! i t-riiii: !. ■! t betn uit Ii no ijiu-.o i luit 1 jm ■ v nni-1 b O <i| li. .Jy I) V . . Tll'il wltne ■ inn-! h>- uhi :* m-! mm r 1m- 11M i «o a> },, be M.i. :«M'! ob-eiVI.I by -d! th-ir 11■! !o w- dm 'ji. It would thus he mtii 11 is'l thov v,due<! iln* worship of CJod. Ji'ii] per forin-•<I if l'i»it?tttillv wlijh* on r'fn-tli. in cb ;• I'm* ol S'. M-.t-* J>un*'!!" v\b-> w. OV>ide.{ ;it t(i-- , Jl'l'l •'li'nbl,. hvmt ; '-: Were I durin" Til.-' t'Tvirr. which was an im- (