PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 92, 19 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

■ life Bev. E. Bandy has!! resigned'i G from the Methodist Church, and intends to reside in Dunedin.

'Mi* John Farrell,■ 3-jepeesenting-Ji.-C;. ! Williamson.j Ltd., arrived in Stratford last night to complete arrangements for the production of the patriotic spy drama. “The Mam who ; ■ Stayed at {> : Home.” to he staged at the Town , Hal! on Saturday, August 28th -

A wedding took place yesterday morning at the Methodist Church. Began Street, when Mr Alfred Lineban. third son of Mr A. Linehan, j| Beaconslield Bond, was married M Miss Florence Cameron, youugoß daughter of Mr W. A. Cameron, H Bell “Block. ! Miss Winnie Richards! acted as bridesmaid, while Mr WLinehan was best man, and Air M . J|. Cameron gave the bride away. IjW Hev. A! Beader performed tlie ce«L mony. after width the wedding brCiiJJ fast was held at BeanmontAs-. -Tll’l happy (‘duple left by the alternom* train for the south.

Fanny Crosley, the famous blind hymn writer, who died recently, was a remarkable person. She was born in 182(1, but at the age of six months her sight was totally ruined by an ignorant doctor, who applied hot poultices to the eyes and destroyed the optic nerve. From that hour until she finished her life at nearly ninety-five years of age, did she see light of day. At fifteen she was sent to a blind institute in New York, where she was so well educated that she was able to teach Greek, Roman and Ancient history. At the institution she met a blind teacher. Alexander Van Alystne. whom she married and who died in 1902. She made the acquaintance of many famous men. including Presidents Tyler. Van Ruren. and Cleveland. Henry Clay, General infield Scott and W. H. Seward. She did not start hymn writing until she was forty-five. She wrote numerous hymns, the exact number not being known, but sbe is said to have told her friends when she was ninety-two years old that she had written more than six thousand. Her most famous hymns are “Pass Me Not. 0 Gentle Saviour.” “Blessed Assurance,” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” The last of these was composed in a few minutes. Her long life was spent usefully and re ligiousl.v and her reward will meet hot when, as her own hymn says, “1 Shall See him Face to Face.