OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 1 July 1915, Page 43

OBITUARY

MRS. MARGARET HINDS, RAKAIA. iFrom n/i occasional correspondent. ) The parish of Rakaia has sustained an irreparable loss by the death on Monday, June 21, of Mrs. Margaret Hinds, relict of the late William Hinds, formerly of Mitcham, but of late years a resident of Rakaia. The deceased lady was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1846, and came to New Zealand in 1868, settling in the Rakaia district in 1873. She was esteemed throughout the whole district for her sterling piety, and her spirit of true charity which always prompted her to help the poor generously, and to oblige any neighbor in need. When the parish of Rakaia was established, she generously offered her home as a place of residence for the parish priest (Rev. Dr. Kennedy), and thus the whole parish was placed under a debt of gratitude to her. The late Bishop of the diocese, all missionaries and visiting priests were her guests at different times, and experienced at her hands exquisite hospitality. The Sisters of Mercy, since their advent to- the parish, had likewise been the recipients of many kindnesses from her. Deceased was attended in her last illness by Rev. Dr. Kennedy, and she passed peacefully away on Monday night, June 21. She leaves one son and seven daughters to mourn their .loss — William Hinds, Mrs. M. Dolan, Mrs. J. O’Connell, and the Misses Sarah, Jane, Mary, Bella, and Nora Hinds. For these and for her sole surviving brother, Mr. Tiros. Morland, J.P., a prominent resident of Rakaia and a most generous benefactor to the Church, the greatest sympathy is felt. Her husband predeceased her by eighteen years. A large concourse assembled on Thursday morning, Feast of St. John the Baptist, at 10 a.fn., at the Mass celebrated for the repose of her soul. Before the last Absolution, Rev. Dr. Kennedy feelingly referred to the deceased, her noble life, her great generosity to the Church and to himself personally. The cortege then proceeded to the local cemetery, where the interment took place. R.I.P.