The Cathedral.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 4, 2 October 1922, Page 411

The Cathedral.

Vicar: Very Rev. Dean Mayne, M.A.

In the Napier Cathedral on August 27th a memorial service 'for- -the; late Mrs J, H. : Coleman . was largely attended. The lessons Were Wisdom 111., 1-9, and I. Corinthians ; xiii. Pslam 23 wag sung arid' special prayers were used. At the close, of the service Chopin's Furieral March was beautifully" rendered by the brgaiiist, Mr Tombs. ;;';'.

The Dean preached frohi I : > Cor. xiii., 13. ' ' And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three.; but : the greatest of these is charity." . After commenting on the significarice. Of St. Paul's declaration, he said of the late Mrs Coleman that "she possessed to a marked degree .this estimable" gift, the gift of charity. Born and bred m the lap of luxury, possessing, : great wealth, endowed with many .-gifts, having all that this world can": give, nothing weakened her sympathy. ' for those less: 'fortunately placed than herself or retarded her generous assistance to every claim of Suffering or poverty that "came to her notice. No one appealed to her m vain. 'Tb: some of usi to me, alas,' Napier will m a sense never be quite the same place it Avas, now she has gone.' But let us not think of ourselves; let' our sympathy go- out to her bereaved husband and family, arid let us pray that they and we, m God's good time* may see as she sees now^— the King m His beauty and the land that is very far off."