CITY MISSIONER DEAD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 13

CITY MISSIONER DEAD

REV. FIELDEN TAYLOR LIFE OF SELE-DENTAE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The death of the Rev. T. Fieldeu Taylor occurred at 4 o'clock this morning.

Well known throughout the Dominion. .Mr. Fielden Taylor, who bore a long' )illness with wonderful cheerfulness, was a conspicuous figure in church and social welfare work in Wellington. His connection with St. Peter's Mission dates from nearly 20 years ago. Before coming to New Zealand, he was a lawyer's clerk in London and feeling the call for mission work, he entered the London Missionary Society's College with a view to studying for work overseas, but. lie was rejected as unlit. Coming to New Zealand he worked as a layman iu the Nelson diocese, lie was ordained by Bishop Mules, whose (laughter he married, and subsequently he became canon of Nelson Cathedral.

lie went to Egypt in 1014 as chaplain. He was severely wounded during the Gallipoli campaign. Ho saw further service in Prance. On his return to New Zealand he underwent treatment at Rotorua, the war having left him suffering from severe physical disabilities. He was appointed as missioner at St. Peter's, Taranaki street, in 1919. Of jiis activities among the young and unfortunate there was no end and as a religious leader he had a great following. No more self-denying man, whose one thought was for others, could well be conceived and the the great work he accomplished was all done, despite he himself being a constant physical sufferer. He used his own estate tor the relief of others, ami had been the means of raising something like £IOO,OOO, for charitable purposes since coining I" Wellington.