DEATH Of A NOTED CHURCH WORKER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2144, 9 May 1914, Page 13

DEATH Of A NOTED CHURCH WORKER

❖— ——• THE LATE COLONEL HLKINGTOK.

English files to liancl by regents mail - .aunoimco tlie.! dsathvof Coloflol W. ]).- Pilkington, V.i)., • who passed away at Cannes, in the south of I'ta-'ioe, on March 15. Colonel Pi!kiiigt<Ni, Mrs. Pilkington, and the Misses t'illung'on left St. Helen-s about tho middle pf February for thoir usual holiday at this tiino of tho year in tlie lUvtcra.' After staying for si short time iii tho 'South of Italy, they proceeded to Cannes, Tiiwre Colonel Pilkington was seizes} with an influenza cold, which developed into congestion of I*llo lungs attd weakened his constitution. In spite of the best medical attention fits condition did not improve, and death occurred on Sunday, March 15. » The lato Colonel Klkiiigfcon was a membor of OHO; of tlie alfet families , in tho country, lylioSo descent <*att 'be traced in ait unbroken. line from Leonard Pilkington, Lord of Pilkington Tower., who, at the historic and ejsoch-inaltirig , Battle of ECastaigs., held a con'riciafid under Harold, the, last of the b'axofi Kings. Whfiu HiifoW., whilst combating the inwtders with great hrartoy, iyas slain by an arrow, hfe Saxon army, discouraged his his fall, gave ground on all i 6ides, and wfera hotly pursued by tho ; victorious -NaiuroftS. Dunn;; tlw pursuit ' Leonard Pilkington disguised himself r.s a mower, afld so escaped. Colonel Pilkington was' tho son of tho late Mr. KicWd t'ilkingtafi, and li'as .Wii -at r Windle Half on Sopteniber 26, 183.9. His ; . grandfather was Dr. Whi. Pitkiiigton, 3 who had a family of two sons., ofie of ; whom, Ricl'iardj Was the father of the late Colonel i?ind!e PiJki.n.gfefi. Tho energy and, ability of the tffo sotis of Dr. Pilkington led them to commence the mamrfacfex! of gkss, and to estflh- . lish the firm, vhinli hits !;«ui one of the marvels Hot only af Lancashire, iiat even oi nuiustmi Eliglimd, and the , liamo of PiUiHigtoß Bros, is known [ throughout the frorW. Of that firm . tho late Colonel Pilkington was a . member.. [. Tho la to Colonel I'ilkington was mors 5 "intimately co'.H'iefctod with thfe town of i St. Helens than any c-'J'or man* (says j tho "St. Helens Reporter'-'), AVlien tlw 3 people of St. Helens its a eom-iWinity wanted advice they turned to Colonel ' Pilkington; when they wanted a leaflet , they weWs content to follow him, and . when they irantcd liolp ho was tho .first , they appealed to. Churches, chapels, - missions, Jflrtng moil's associations, . young women's association's, Bible f classcs, Brotherhoods, bazaars, hospitals, JHirsiyg h&MOs—everything, in" i fact, with »■ goos objoet received his, generous support in Ilia Matter o! . money, and what "was of equal importj nnco, sound guidance also. Tho I'own : Council looked upon ten as their father. - His judgment was never questioned. . More thaft that, lift devoted himself physically to tho good of his town ami • his country in his long connection with tho vohtnteors-, As a business man he was again pTe-fitiiiicnt; a. real captain of . industry, and H was to liis never-weary-ing efforts thfit the 'gigantic firm of j Messrs. Pilkington lifes. ovro so ftuseli j of their success. .. . j J As a Ccligragfttionrslist, Colonel i'i!- } lington vwjs one of the most prominent ! » members of that body in tancnsWra, and . ho rendered tlie Olmrch splendid service, tho valuo of which will ttovcr be estimated. The highest honour ft at tlie ■ county emihl confer upon lita was his, } that of the. chaii'manslup of the Cotigro- . Rational Union and his period of office 3 was one of tho most successful. ' Locally he had practically (Wed every j* office it was passible to hold at tlie ''Old 5 Clifipol" (as 'lie was fond of calling the Oi'mskirlt Street C'laircli), from Sunday j school teacher npwiivds. As president of the Men's Brotherhood at OfiViskirk Strc-et, he also renj dered greatly appMciated service, and as oftc-ii a.s- oimimstonreß would permit [ he orcunied the cllair at the meetings. . When the m-Mvibws of the Brotherhood _ were de-,iroiiß of building ati' institute for sorial and rwwat-ive iiurposes. thev [ found Colonel Pilkington a mni frientJ, j for it whs only bv his linaiieiM Help, | lirobaltl.v, thai thty were enabled to . build the handsome suite of roams which s now beiomf to them.