OBITUARY.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19882, 11 May 1936, Page 8

OBITUARY.

DR. ISAAO RICHARDS. FORMER BISHOP 0F DUNEDIX (3y Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, MoudaYThe death occurred last evening of Dr. Isaac Richards, Bishop Bf Dunedin from 1920 to 1934. aged 'l7Dr; Richards, at the time of his death, was at his home at Murray iAynsiey Hill, where he had lived lsinee his retirement. The late Dr. Richards was born in Devonshire. England. and was educated at the \\'esleyan College, Taunton and Exeter College. Oxford, where he lgraduated Master of Arts and obtained a Doctorate In Divinity. He was :ordained a deacon in 1882 and a priest gin iBB3. his first appointment being lcurate at St. Paul‘s. Truro, in 1882. 'ln 1886 Dr. Richards came to New lZealand and was curate of St. Mark's IChureh. Auckland, for some years. He iwas appointed warden of Selwyn ICollese, Dunedin. in 1895. In 1900 ihe was vicar of Tuapeka and incumihent. of St. John‘s, Invereargill in H. 916. He was a canon (it St. Paul's ‘Cathedral, Dunedin. and Archdeacon isuccessively of Queenstown and In—ivercarglll. until his appointment in ‘IO2O as Bishop of Dunedin. Bishop [Richards was appointed in 1920 as Bishop of Dunedin. The late Bishop Richards was a keen cricketer and in his younger days he played in the first eleven of his [college and in Auckland was a mem~ her of the representative team. ills publications include “The Church in Danger“ 1191? and “The Lord and iniver or Life.“ He had four sons and two daughters. I REV. W. J. WILLIAMS. i } VETERAN METHODIST MINISTER. i _..— i (By Telemann—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Monday. Known throughout New Zealand as ta leading figure in \Vesleyan Methodist imlssionary achievements and an in~ defatigabie worker in the temperance movement for more than half—a—century. the Rev. \\'illiam James \Villiams. died in a convalescing home at Remu[are this morning. He was the father ‘of the late Dr. Harold \\’illiams, the {noted writer and authority on Russian ,nffairs. and also the Rev. Owen \\'lltllams. chaplain at Christ's College. I Christchurch. ‘. The late Rev. \\'. J, \\'illiams was jhnrn in Cornwall, England. and began ‘tn preach at the age of 17. He ar‘i'iverl in New Zealand in 1870 with the Revs, .I. J. Lewis. 'J. S. Smaller and F. \\'. Isitt and attended the first Methodist Conference at Christchurch in 1874. He had served as a minister of the Methodist Church at Thames. iialrlutha. Auckland, \\'ellington, \\‘a—umuui, l.,\'tteltoii. illii-istcl'ilirrh..Tim—-ni'u, Mauukau. Nelson and Oamaru. In mm he “as principal of \\‘esley linilmze and was elected president of the i.\l:~thmlist ijont‘erence in 1888. i ‘ MR w. M. TAPP. PALMERSTON NORTH. Sunday. Mr William Matthew Tapp ‘fi‘J‘, of Palmerston North. secretary of the iNcw Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders‘ iissociation. (lied this morning. He v was a nathe nt’ Onehunga. _-\s a toting I man he took up farming and built up I a pedigree Jersey licrd that won (its—- ! tini'tinn. lie was one of the founda— Ition members of the Jersey Cattle lti'eerlers' Association of which he “as president prior to his appointment as :set'i‘cltu')‘ in iftl3. lie was regarded l as one or the association‘s most rap—.ililu Judges and served many agricul‘ ‘ tui‘ul and pastoral .is‘sui'ialious ii! that capacity. .l.‘ \\t'll us omi'iutiim {ii the ituyul Show :it lti‘isiizuiz). IJuomsliiurl. lie is suiwhml by Sir; Tami .iu4l inn brothers and three SiSif‘l'.\, \\ilu i‘n. siiiv ill the .\il:‘i‘l.in(l tlisii'iv.’ . %___ ‘; MISS FRANCES nAan. ' rm 4i"lih l l\ mw‘urred in ilim'ltnu .u‘ \l ~< I‘iwnN's \iu‘-_'ii-w| Irli‘l-. ie-l \I:~\ lIITIi‘ “mi; l"li'll it i t'l'i'l‘xii vi, I"t\li.lil‘i. Hui \\.i.~ t'i‘ Inuit.” J timyli‘ci’ <| iiil' ii’.‘ “5‘ II l. i‘iili».l \Hiit'iiilJl'} um;t~ti'atru iivl l cumin 4' tiw l'lit" lidlii‘iill \\ 1.. ii'iivi\, iri' \ii-‘h Ililii l-Wv‘ the past _Hi _\f‘.‘lf‘.‘ \lifi' ll‘ilih this lowli‘rl In .\li<‘i\il'"i lllli iliv‘“ in lliuuitml She \\‘lF . Lt'eu nhur‘e‘i worker and was aluays readv it: aid the sick and needy. _