OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2391, 28 December 1899, Page 47

OBITUARY.

LONDON, December 23. The Duke of Westminster died of pneumonia ; aged 72 years. Hugh "Lupus Grosvenor, K.G., P.C., Ist Duke of Westminster and a baronet, was born in 1825, and succeeded the third Marquis of Westminster in 1669. He was created a Duke in 1874. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He was hon. colonel of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and of the 7th Volunteer Battalion. He was Master of the Horse ISSO-5, and sat as M.P. for Chester in Uie Liberal interest from 1847 to 1869. He was twice married, and had issue by both marriages. He is succeeded by his eon, Lord Aithur Hugh, Captain of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry. The deatli is announced of D. L. Moody, American evangelist ; aged 62 j'ears. Dwyght Lyman Moody, American evangelist, was born at^Northfield, Massachusetts, in 1837. He worked on a farm until the age of 17, when he became clerk in a shoe stove at Boston. In 1856 he went to Chicago, and while engaged there in active business entered zealously into missionary work among the poorer classes. During the Civil War he was in the service of the Christian Communion, and afterwards became a 'boy missionary. In 1873, accompanied by Mr Sankey, an effective singer, he went to England, and the two instituted a series of week-day religious services, which attracted large and enthusiastic audiences. They returned to America in 1875, where they organised similar meetings all over the country. They have visited England more than once since that date. In addition to the reports of his addresses, Mr Moody published a number of sermons, etc. The Anglican Church here has lecently suffered r. severe loss in the sudden death, at the ago of 27, after a few days' illness, from acute inflamation of- the brain, cf the Rev. A. P. Lingard, assistant curate of St. Mary's. Isfornington. Exactly -a year ago, on St. Stephen's Day. Mr Lingard. who had been previously educated at Christ's College. Chribtchurch, and Canterbury College, wa-j ordained deacon by the Bishop of Dunedin. He from the firfcfc gave evidence of possessing gifts which specially fitted him for the ministry. As a preacher he showed exceptional promise, and always commanded large' and attentive congregations. He was also particularly successful with the young, by whom he was beloved. Every morning in St. Mary's Church he gave a short instruction to children, which v/as attended up to the time of his death by ever-increasing numbers. He had rare gifts of sympathy, which endeared him to all, and grief at his loss is universa'. Amongst , other activities, he took a prominent part in the Mornington Cricket Club. On Sunday last, after the etening service, at tho instance of Mr Statham, churchwarden of St. Mary's, it was resolved to send a. special menage ot sympathy from the parishioners of St. -Mary's Church to his father, the Yen Archdeacon Lingard, of St. , Luke's, Christchurch. Similar resolutions have been carried by St. Mary's Young Men's Club and Mr Lingai'd'a Sunday Bible class. Mr Da%'id Leighton, clerk in the gas department of tho City Corporation, died somewhat suddenly on Sunday morning of congestion of the lungs. He had been laid up with influenza somo time back, but had apparently recovered, and had returned to his duties. He was at the office on Saturday, but returned to his home in Leith street, complaining that ho did not feel well. He became worse during the night, and medical aid was summoned. Ho died about 5 o'clock on Sunday morning. The deceased, who had been in the corporation office for 19 years, was married, but leaves no i family. An Invercargill telegram says: — William Garthwaile, one of the first residents in Invercargill, died on Sunday, aged 76 years. Ho was tho " village blacksmith," and afterwards licensee- of the Provincial Hotel, and old theatre, and for some time a borough councillor.