THIS LATE MR W. WARDROP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13831, 19 February 1907, Page 2

THIS LATE MR W. WARDROP.

—, At tho Cargill Road Methodist Church on Sunday an in Dioinoriam service to the. late Mv W. 'Wr-mltqp was ijeltT. The church was tastefully draped' in Mack, and -the organist plftytd the " Dead March." The minister conducted an impressive service, n-nd preached a powerful sermon from , tho words' 4, -To; die is gain." • Suitable hymns were'eung, and Ifr C. H. Plant sang , iviih .great, feeling " No night shall be in heaven." At Hie closo of the sorvicd the following obituary noto was read:— " Onr late btotfcer, Mr W. AVardrop, was born in. Melbourne, in 1854. He pame to Dunedin •when four years of age, and was educated in this city. Hβ ear'ty entered the Telegraph, end became confidential clerk to Dr Lemon, who was tliea ohiof of the Tele-. graph Department in this district. On leaving the department ho received an excellent tesirroooa! from his chio' After taking his certificate Jie entered into busirjcss as a choniisfc ;h AVellington in JB7B, bii-t letunied to Dunediii in 1880, silica which time ho lias continued: here in business until his death. He was Mayor of South Dnnedin for ojcrtt years, and a justice of tho poace for 91. Ho v;a3 also a member of the Harbour Board, Licensing Committee, Charitable Aid Board, the vice-president and president of the Pharmaceutical Sooioly of Otago, and Past District Gr»mi ProaCenb of the Druids qrder of thia district, lie occupied newly every office. of houour that our church could give to. imy layman, having been eociety and circuit steward, representative, to Oonferancft and Crencral Conference,, and trustee of this church. But it vraa as & lassl preadicr that he did his beet irork for us. Being a fluent speaker ftnd excellent preacher, he wae dlwaya weloonie in our best pulpits. For nwny years' heart trouble has prevented bins from lakins an active part in church matters, but he was. > a, reader and thinker in whom the lninieters' found a ready and appreciative listener, and a trusty adviser and abiding friend. Hβ was at church on Sunday, lOthinst., but oftrly oil Monday morning, Pebtuaryll, lie was called to his reward, He now ro?t3 from his labours, find their rewards are his. God giveth His beloved sleep. With his widow anfl family we mingle pur 'tears, and tender thani out united! As a ohuroh. we unite in praying the Fathor in heaven to pant them, all consolation. ' gleep on, beloved, sleep, and'take thy rest. 1 "