A REFUTATION

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1035, 8 July 1904, Page 3

A REFUTATION

TO Till! KliiTOH SinMy attention Ims jusL l»ocn drawn lo 11 Htutfinent which J liml is bein>; m tensively tallied about in Wailii, mid •!:; it originutcs in what I win only de:-ei ibe as a malicious lih, anil I cunnoL trace iho m'i»iimtur, I InisL you will fjiva mo« few lines of your valuable space to stmo the facts of tho caw, which I will leave to t.po,ik lor thr-umlvi*. I liml tlmt I mo accused of refusing to bury poor .ViUhiiis, a member of our Church, who lost bis life in the mine laiely. Ko far ll'Din tins bi'in" thj on so. I tilde il toy bushier o.ivly oil tlin itiornin;; ul'ir.r llie accident--1 was down at Wuikmo m ihc time it occurred—to visit tho widow ami f ;ivo her what consolations of religion I could under tho (iisircsaiiisjciicujiisti'iicps, ofli'rinj; to full in with i.ny >iiTanj;emcnts that worn desired in takim; iho funeral, Two o! her liusbtimrfc l'dntivi -i ivero prevent at tho nine, Tiny ii;;iccd lint I had better see Mr Andrew*, who had the matter in hand, which I nul ai once. To him in well as to thi ii) J lUc-ntwii! il tli it 1 Inid lo (jo lo the Golden Craw fimt day, ami to Wuitekaini on :lio way back llie nest day, hold services so (hiit if ihisv decided tu huvo llie luiii-iiil on the day nlier (Friday) 1 could I ulic it at any time, but il they piebmed in have ii on Thursday 1 would , willingly come o\oc front Wuitokaiiri und

go hack afterwards for tbo services, Mr. Andrews promised lo telpgrnplr meat Waitekauri on tho Ttmrsilav morniiifj ns lo which day was decided n ( m On Thuraday morning I got the telegram, "Kov. Mr. Pattullo will officiato." Mrs. Mathias, in hor kindly consideration to sparo me unnecessary travelling on bad roads, had suggested that as I was away, and Mr. Pattullo had been personally acquainted with deceased and his family, ho should bo asked lo take tho oorvico, though Miitliins had been a member of our owu Church,-I am, etc. A. S, Bdckland, Tho Vicarngo.