OBITUARY.

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 220, 18 October 1913, Page 14

OBITUARY.

MISS lIANNALORI)

With deep sorrow we* record the* death of an honoured member of the W.C.T.U., Miss llannaford, who pa-sed on to higher service on Thur* eLiy, Augu-t jXth, at her residence in Ashburton. Miss llannaford wa* born in Edinburgh in IX4I. She 1 was well educated, and he*t refined Chri--tian character made he*r friendship a privilege indeed. In the vear IXX6 -he arrived in New Zealand, and settled down with her brother* in Ashburton. They remained in bu-i- ---- for 13 years, \xhen the*y retired into private life. Her gentle and genuine Christian character won for her the sympathx and esteem of all who knew he*r. Her chief deTight wa* in doing good to othei-. In every way pos-ibic* -he* did what -he* could to forward the* Kingdom of Chri-t. It wa- a* a member and officer of the* A-hburton W.C.T.I’. that -he* will be long and gratefully remembered. A* Secretary and “White Ribbon” agent, -he performed faithful and unwearied -ervice, and the diffieultie- contended with and overcome* in the* intere-t- of (iod, Home', and Humanity are* recorded on High. In the day* when the e*ffort was being made* to close the hote-l bar-, Mi-- Hannah rd did valiant work in the* cause of No-License, and great was her joy when the* -ale* of alcohol that prolific source of temp tation—was removed from the- patnof the weak and the erring. Ke 1 several year- -lie wa- laid a-ide* from active* work and from attendance at church service*. Patient and resigne*d to the* will of (*od, -he* pas-ed e|uietly away to he*i re-t with unwavering faith in Chri-t, -u-tained and comforted bx the- gracious -ense of the Master’s pres nee. The thought- of manx heart* x ill go out in prayer and sympathy foi the lonely brother, whose chief comfoit in hi* desolated home i- that reunion cannot be: verv far a wav.