OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 22105, 28 August 1933, Page 6

OBITUARY

REV. GEORGE LINDSAY.

23 YEARS AT ST. PAUL’S.

A Christchurch Press Association telegram records the death last evening of the Rev. George Lindsay, aged 87, a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church. He was minister of St. Paul’s, Invercargill, for 23 years until 1911 in which year he was Moderator of the General Assembly. He was afterwards at St. Clair for two years and at Southbridge for five years.

The Rev. George Lindsay was bom near Kerriemuir, the birthplace of Sir James Barrie, and was educated at the Glasgow ’ University. He arrived m New Zealand in 1873 and was ordained to the Waimate charge in 1876, whence he transferred to Otepopo (North Otago) in 1882. On November 15, 1888, he was inducted as minister of St. Paul’s, the sermon being preached by the Rev. James Johnston, of Fortrose, while the Rev. Mr Davidson, of Mataura, addressed the minister and the Rev. Robert Wood, of Wyndham, spoke words of counsel and advice to the congregation. Mr Lindsay was a man of few words, but of a kindly and genial nature and both he and Mrs Lindsay soon endeared themselves to the members of the congregation. A man of wonderful tact, he rallied to his assistance, and inspired with something of his own enthusiasm, office-bearers and members of the congregation who under the stress of the times had become somewhat luke-warm. Mr Lindsay was loved and revered by the children and young people of the congregation. The' keynote of his character was earnestness. He keenly desired and strenuously strove for the spread of Christianity not only in his own congregation, but throughout the Presbytery and in the Foreign Mission field. His coming to St. Paul’s infused new life into all the organizations of the church. In the work of pastoral visitation, he was almost without peer. At least once a year he visited each member of the congregation. At the bedside of the sick or the dying, or as the consoler of the bereaved, he was full of sympathy and tenderness. No distinction was made by him between rich and poor, learned or unlearned. Snobbishness was entirely foreign to his nature. His preaching was largely evangelical. He pointed out the way of salvation in simple, unmistakable terms, and by his way of life set a wonderful example to all. His 23 years of ministry at St. Paul’s were marked by continuous progress both spiritually and financially. He is survived by his widow and three sons. The eldest, Alexander, is manager of the Montreal electric power undertaking. His second son, Emest, is a distinguished London surgeon. He is a Companion of the British Empire and has been surgeon to at least one member of the Royal Family. The third son, Bonar, is a doctor in India. He gained his Scottish Rugby international cap.

MR W. C. CARGILL.

(Per United Press Association.)

Auckland, August 27.

The death has occurred of Mr William Clement Cargill, of Morrinsville, aged 63. He was from 1892 to 1902 proprietor of the Wairarapa Star, which was later known as the Age, and from 1904 until 1908 he controlled the Patea Press. Subsequently he started the Pukekohe Times and then purchased the Morrinsville Star. At the time of his death he was managing director of the Cargill Publishing Company, which publishes the Morrinsville Star, the Matamata Record and the Putaruru Press. Mr Cargill was president of the Master Printers’ Federation from 1928 until 1930. MR ALFRED C. FISHER. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 12.30 a.m.) Los Angeles, Aug. 27. Mr Alfred C. Fisher, aged 84, the veteran stage and screen actor who began his career in England in 1869, died here on Saturday.