VETERAN CHURCHMAN DIES IN NAPIER

Chronicle (Levin), 4 July 1946, Page 3

VETERAN CHURCHMAN DIES IN NAPIER

Tlie IJev. iiorace Weston IvJiugoiider Napier, died on baturday following a j leugthy poriod of ill-health. Alr. lvliugender was born in Eugland ! 77 vears ugo, aiul his family honie in | West liorsey, Burrey, was one of thc | uiost picturesque and best-kuown rnan- ; sions in Fnglaud, boing now the homo 'j oi the Kar] oi' (Tewe. Alr. Xlingendci ; eanie ot New Zealand at the age of 17 jvears, going to the Taranaki district, t u liere his futher took up a i'arming | venture. Alr. Klingeuder eutored holy j orders 52 years ago, when he was j ordained a deaeon. [ His lirsl appointment was curalc to , the ilev. Alt'red P. Clarko at All JSaint s ' j t'liureh, Taradale. For four years Alr. i Klingeuder laboured mainlv in thc | baek-i'ountry urea of the parish, whieli 1 al tliat timo cxtended to Iuland Patea, close on 10 miles beyoud Kuripapango. All his travelliug was 011 liorseback aud services wero held in either woolsheds or settlers' hoinos. During tlio 1807 Tlood, Mr. Klingend;er, who was theu residing at Puketapu, hook an aetivc parl in reseue work, j during whieh he narrowly cseaped drowuing when the horse he was ridiug dropped out oi' sight into a ileep subsidenee below the ilood waters. I lu 1808 Alr. .Klingeuder was appointI ed viear of Takaka and Collingwood, in tiie Nelson Dioeese. Ilis next appointment wus to the curaey of All Saints ', Palmerston Nortli, iu'lOOl, and aftor three years was appointed viear of Waimate Plains. In 1000 he was ap- ! pointed to the cure of Alanaia-Opunake, | whero lio stayed for three years, aftorwards moving to Alangaweka. I11 101 (i jhe was appointed viear of Whakatane, J whero he slayed for eight years, when | he was appointed viear of 81. Augusjtine's, Napier. Due to failiiig health Ihe accepted the lighter charge of Te Puke. 1 11 1030 he accepted tlie charge at Ormondville, where he reiuained until liis retireineut in 1933. J During the Jast 12 years Mr. lvlingj ender did a considerable amount of rclieving work in the various churches. j Alr. KJingender leaves his wife, one 1 son, Mr. Gerald Klingeuder, Green- ■ meadows, and onc duugliter, Alrs. II. ! Robb, New Plvmouth.