OBITUARY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 4 March 1929, Page 2

OBITUARY

MRS E. J. HUNTER BROWN Tlu? death occurred on Saturday evening in her 89th year of Airs E. ,). Hun-ter-Brown, of “Long Look Out,” Nelson. The Into Mrs Jlunter-Browri was horn in 1840 and came out to Now Zetland at the age of 10 in the Sir Edward l’agat, under Captain Barclay, arriving in Auckland on 18th December, 1850, after a, passage of 135 days. Owing to unsettled conditions her father could not take up land in Taranaki, and instead had to go to Melbourne to practise his profession of barrister, leaving his family at St. John’s College in the care of Jiis cousin, Archdeacon Abraham, who Afterwards became the first Bishop of Wellington. Hence her early years were spent in close association with the Sehvyns, Archdeacon Abraham, and Bishop Patteson. She married in 1861 Air Charles Hunter Brown, a well-known Canterbury run bolder, and after a time spent in Auckland and llawkes Bay, came to. settle in Nelson in 1866. As Mr J. C. Richmond's house—“ Long Look Out” —was in the market, it became and lias remained their home. Mrs Hunter Brown took the keenest interest in all Church work, in the earlier years at All Saints and latterly at the Cathedral. But her great work was in connection with Missionary activities. When the New Zealand Church Alissionary Society was founded in 1892 she was one of the members of tlie executive. ller eldest daughter soon after became a missionary in Japan. . She was chairman and secretary of the Ladies’ Committee until the infirmities of age compelled her to relinquish the office. She was most sympathetic to ad the missionaries, and whether in their visits to Nelson, by the personal touch, or by her wonderful letters she was an iuspiratiui to them all. At the meeting of the Executive last month in her thoughtfulness she sent her greetings which were much appreciated, and chairman was instructed to send her a letter of thanks and appreciation. It was the last letter she was receive, a. most fitting ending to uJWfe that Had been given so fully to miaionary work. .The surviving childiwjf are: Mr 11. Hunter-Brown, of Nelson; Air C. H. Hunter-Brown, of Sydney; Mr P. Hun-ter-Brown, of London; Airs Rowlands, late of Japan; Airs Garrett, of Melbourne ; .Mrs Harper, of Portland, Oregon .(U.S.A.); and Miss llunter-Brown, of Nelson.

Feeling references to the late Airs Hunter-Brown were made yesterday by Dean Askew at the Cathedral, and by Archdeacon Dart at All Saints’ Church. The interment took place at the Wakapuaka Cemetery this morning. The first portion of the service was held at the Cathedral, the officiating clergymen being the Dean of Nelson (the Rev. C. F. Askew), Archdeacon J. R. Dart, and the Rev. J. G. S. Bartlett. The service at the graveside was taken by Archdeacon Dart.