“Within the Veil"

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 9, 1 October 1950, Page 3

“Within the Veil "

Mrs. Hera Munro, Ohinemutu Union, Rotorua In the Home Call of Mrs. Hera Munro, last month, at the age of 74. there passed a most vital and interesting link with our Union’s work among the Maori people of the early Jays. As Miss Hera Stirling, she was converted at an ea-ly age and later became an officer n the SaUation Army. Keenly interested in the Cause of Temperance, she combined with her itinerant work as an Evangelist. that of a voluntary Organiser of the W.C.T.U. among lur Maori people in the Havoc’s Bay, Waikato and Wanganui districts. Several good branches of the Union were formed. Travelling on horseback, Miss Stirling was a greatly beloved and welcome visitor. A gifted speaker, and possessed of a magnificent singing voice, she delighted great audiences in New Zealand, and on visits to Australia. She carried the Gospel and the Message of Christian Temperance wherever she went, rich fruit being seen in the lives ot leading Maoris today, whom she influenced as boys in Maori Colleges. Miss Stirling was married to the Rev. H. Munro, Vicar of Ohinemutu, and. after his Home-Call many years ago, continued her w r ork of Evangelism and Temperance among her people there. In 1936, a Maori “Y” branch was organised, which she superintended for many years, and she also taught Temperance in the Sunday School which she led, laying lasting foundations in many young lives. Daniel 12:3. CATHERINE M. McLAY Miss N. Dewar, Auckland Union The Auckland Union has suffered the loss of a dearly loved member. Miss X. Dewar, daughter of Mrs. A. Dewar, first Treasurer of the Auckland Union, formed on February 4th, 1885 Throughout her long life, Miss Dewar lias been an active worker in the W.C.T.U. Always keen and efficient, never sparing herself in all she undertook to da For many years she was Secretary for the Auckland Union, taking part hi the gaining of o’clock closing of hotels, canvassing at elections and street collections, and assisting the work of the Union in every possible way.

For 67 years, a faithful mem!>er of the Raptist Tabernacle, as Sunday School teacher and deeply interested in missionary work. Her influence and example will be 'ong remembered. Our sympathy goes out to the loved ones left. “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter thou unto the joy of the Lord.” M. LONG.

Mrs. Ada Spencer, Lower Hutt Union With feelings of great joy and also of great sorrow we record the Home Call of our beloved sister, Mrs. Ada Spencer. She is best known to many White Ribboners through her wonderful work among children and young people, carried on chiefly at her home in Belmont; hut to those who know her best, her radiant Christianity, based on simple faith in our Risen Lord, almost eclipsed the thought of her as just a woman. Called on to hear pain and much weariness, her faith shone more and more brightly, as she neared the journey’s end. Beloved friends cared for her with the same faith and cheerful tenderness which she would have given to others, giving her every help possible right up to the last earthly moment when our dear sister went in unbounded joy and peace to meet our Redeemer face to face. While we praise God for her life and work, we earnestly pra* - for those who shall carry on the work she has laid down. Our deep sympathy gees out to her Union. Lower Hutt, of which she was President, and especially our thoughts go to her two sons and daughter-in-law, together with our prayers that all may be helped and comforted. Mrs. Mary Emmett, Onehunga Union Mrs. Mary Emmett, who was called to Higher Service recently, in her 96th year, came with her husband to New Zealand in 1882. They lived in various parts of N.Z. and in Tasmania, and had lived in Auckland since 1918, but everywhere, their kindly Christian influence remained. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett decided on their wedding day that they would have no alcohol in their home, and she linked up with the W.GT.U. in its early years, maintaining her interest until the last. Mrs. Emmett believed that every Christian woman in New Zealand should join the W.C.T.U. and should w’car her badge, even if unable to attend meetings. Always quiet, wise and kindly, flie will long be remembered by those who loved her. Her husband and one daughter predeceased her, but the daughter and four sons who remain, can truly say of Ver, —“Call it not death, it is life begun.” Mrs. Ellen Harris, Onehunga Union Onehunga Union has suffered the loss of another member by the calling to rest of Mrs. Harris, in her 82nd year. Through ill health, she had been unable to attend meetings for several years. Mrs. Harris w r as a gentle, sincere Christian, who, though so frail, never lost her interest in Church and Temperance work. To her daughter and sons, we offer our sincere sympathy. E. A. MUSHET.