IN MEMORIAM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 48, 7 March 1901, Page 2

IN MEMORIAM.

(Marlborough Press.) j MRS. ALLSWORTH. [Called Home on February 27th, 1901.] It was with profound regret the public heird on Wednesday last (27th Feb.) that Mrs. Allsworth, the wife of the Rev, R. J. Allsworth—the revered pastir of the Presbyterian congregation —had been, shortly after noon that day, called from his side. Picton has known few more oatinuble Indies, certainly very few can ever have beeatnora generally and heartily esteemed. In the Presbyterian portion of the community she will be greatly missed. Mr. and Mrs. Allsworth celebrated tbeir golden wedding two years ago, amid the congratulations of a wide circle of relations and friends. Far seme time past, however, the deceased lady has been in declining health—indeed, for some months it has been sorrowfully rt.cogcizad thit her tenure of e.'U'ihly life was but a very very frail one.

A model pastor's wife while she had health and strength to devote to tha Lord's work—a veritable Mother in the Prasbytf-rian Israel—she has been only too thankful oflatayears to know, "They olso serve who only stmd and wait." Wniticg and watching for the brighter day to break, when h9r call should eras to depart and be with Christ—which she knew in her inmost soul to be far far better—such has been her attitude.

A life partnership of over fifty years —a partnership of body, soul, aqd spirit Ruch as hers was—cannot be severed without a severe wrench ; but her aged husband and Misa Allsworth will have the hearty sympathy and pr.iye-s ot' tbe whole community, irrespective of denomination, that their strength may be divinely apportioned to the heavy cross they haye to b?ar, yet a little while, tilj ia a far happier home where sorrow and sighing flee away and there sball be no more pain," they ftand reunited in the presence of the Master, amply rewarded for all their loving service here by a life of ever widening opportunities, and ever increasing power of utilizing them to the greater glory of God.

| We may add that Mrs. Alls worth i came to the colony with her husband |ia 1857, and, with the exception of a few yews spent in Victoria, lived here evar since, proving a faithful helpmate to h' r husband during his pastorate of the Turakina, Waverley, Opunake and Picton freihvteriaa Churches, She a family ef five daughters and Olio SOD, viz., Mrs. Q. W. Nicholls, of Wanganui; Mrs. Charles Finnerty, of Hmakama; Mrs. W. Howie, of Wavevley ; Mi s. John Sdtt, of Opunako ; Miss AUswor b, Piciou, and Mr. E G.'Allsworth of New Plymouth, During r,he firss f. ur years of their r?sid3r c > in the colony Me. and Mrs, A)ls«o"th's work Ivy amongst tha Maoris and many were the anxieties eaussd by the troublous times Ikf >ri> and after the outbreak of tbe war of 1860.