OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26693, 12 February 1948, Page 8

OBITUARY

REV. J. M. SIMPSON The death has occurred of the Rev. Joseph Moody Simpson, in his eightycixth vear Mr Simpson was a native ot DrumfSßallymena, County An run. who, after commencing his the ministry of the Irish Pbesby Church came to New Zealand in > andwai appointed home nIM.oI.OTJt Brunnerton, on the .West Coast, whe i effective work amongst !Lrf y He carried on his studies under what was then the Northern Presbyterian Church and entered the Theotoijcal Mm, " S ydenhati. Christchurch in 1891. and was mmisS there un il 1895, when he resigned tel , „ hack to Ireland to complete his B A degree at Queen’s University. Belfast When he returned in 1898, bo was inducted into the Papanui ™ He subsequently served as minuter in the charges of Wjnton, Parnell (Auckland), Gore, Port ChalJners and St. Stephen’s (Dunedin), bdng compelled to resign from the last charge in 1928 because of ill-health. During his retirement he served as locum tenens in a number of vacant charges the last being Roslyn when the Rev. H. A. Mitchell was absent on W was a very effective parish minister, being an assiduous visitor. He took a keen interest in the affairs of the community, and by his friendly, jovial manner won the confidence of a very wide circle of people. He was a stirring preacher, and by his strong evangelical appeal drew large congregations to his services. . Mr Simpson is survived by one brother, John, who still resides at his native place of Drumfin, and by four sons —ian. of North Auckland, Calvert, of Auckland, and Douglas and Frank, of Dunedin.