“FATHER” OF PRESBYTERIAN MINISTRY

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 45, 17 November 1926, Page 10

“FATHER” OF PRESBYTERIAN MINISTRY

NINETY-TWO AND STILL OCCUPIES PULPIT.

Presbyterian minister of Wanaka and Pembroke, who is now attending the General Assembly at Wellington, is in his 92nd year, lie arrived in New Zealand over 60 years ago, and became a minister in the Church of Otago and Southland. He was first settled at Maheno; later he was minister at Port Chalmers, and for the last seven years he has been minister of the large parish of Wanaka. Mr. Riley usually conducts three services on the Sabbath and travels by motor-car about 50 miles. He lias a* strong voice, and there was no difficulty in bearing him when he addressed the Assembly in St. John’s Presbyterian Church. —S. P. Andrew, photo. MR. HUGH J. WARD TO SPEND LENGTHY HOLIDAY IN DOMINION.

the well-known theatrical entrepreneur, of Sydney, who arrived by the Ulimaroa yesterday morning on a holiday visit to the Dominion.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND

NEW DEPUTY-SUPERINTENDENT.

who has been appointed deputy-super-intendent of the National Provident Fund and Registrar of .Friendly Societies. —S. P. Andrew, photo.

TO ATTEMPT ASCENT OF MOUNT TASMAN

Among the arrivals by the Tainui on Sunday were Messrs. FI. E. L. Porter, a noted English alpinist, and Air. Marcel Kurz, a famous Swiss mountaineer, who has developed a new technique of climbing on skis Their aim while in the Dominion is to conquer Mount Tasman (11.500 ft. the successful ascent of which has been accomplished hitherto ■ but three times.