MR L. M. ISITT.
SEVENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY. WELLINGTON. February 6. A gathering was held here to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of Mr L. M. Isitt, M.L.C., and was largely attended by friends from all parts of the Dominion. The Rev. E. D. Patchett presided, and spoke of Mr Isitt as one of the foremost moral reformers of the day. He extolled his strength of character, courage, and eloquence. Suitable presentations were made to Mr Isitt and to Mrs Isitt, who had shared his burdens so loyally. Mr Isitt, in the course of his reply, said: “Thousands of boys and girls m New Zealand are growing up with no thought of God and no knowledge of Christ. That has made me so keen to end the secular system of education, which has done untold harm to this country.” He thanked the gathering for its fine tribute, but most of all for their remembrance of his wife, who, though an invalid at home?had been his inspiration and help for many long years.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3961, 11 February 1930, Page 67
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