Our Illustration.

White Ribbon, Volume 11, Issue 127, 15 January 1906, Page 8

Our Illustration.

Members of the Wanganui Convention will doubtless remember the enjoyable singing of Miss Stirling, and they, in common with friends in various parts of New Zealand, will be pleased

to see her portrait on our front page. Miss Stirling, who is a half-caste, was born at Riverton, Southland, but for the last ten or eleven years has been actively engaged in Christian work among the Maoris in different parts of the colony. The last two years she has spent at the Putiki Pah, Wanganui, as a missionary under the control of the Anglican Church, the parish being in charge of the Rev. A. O. Williams, a well-known European clergyman. In Miss Stirling he finds a most valuable helper. Her ministrations include tending the sick, conducting Bible classes, and assisting with Sunday services. This year the secretarial work of the newly-formed Maori Union at Putiki has devolved upon her. Miss Stirling’s exceptional musical talent is also faithfully used, and a few years ago she was one of a company of natives who toured the Colony, the handsome sum raised by their singing being devoted to Maori Mission work.