LATE MR. A. D. LUBECKI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19721, 22 August 1927, Page 10

LATE MR. A. D. LUBECKI.

MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED CEREMONY AT ST. MATTHEW'S. A memorial tablet to the late Mr. A. D. Lubecki, for many years a member of the Synod of* the Auckland diocese, and For over 50 years actively associated with 'he Church of England was unveiled by Archbishop Averill at the morning service i.. St. Matthew's Church yesterday. " He died full of years and honour," said the archbishop, in referring to Mr. Lubecki. The possessor of spiritual gifts should regard them in a spirit of stewardship. and realise that they were not for his personal edification, but for the benefit of all. Mr. Lubecki's sense of stewardship had been one of many Christian virtues that adorned his life. He had always been a good social worker, and almost all the branches of this work in the diocese had been helped by him in his life and remembered by him in his willHe had also helped to make one of the greatest extensions of the church's work in the diocese that had ever been made. ' Men like this are the greatest examples of the meaning of religion. Their lives, ideals and principles are woven into the Church, and God alone, can estimate their value," concluded the archbishop The tablet is of brass, .and is fixed to the west wall of the church. It is inscribed as follows: " To the glory of God and in grateful remembrance of Alois DufTus Lubecki, who passed into the higher life on July 26, 1926. As a member of the General Synod of the province and of the Synod of the dioceses of Dunedin, Nelson and Auckland, and a regular worshipper in this church for th«i last 25 years of his life, he rendered conspicuous service to the Church of God and left behind him an example of loyal and loving devotion to Jesus Christ.