Show elder william gardner A much loved man 01 n there hangs on tho walls of the chapel in the maou I 1 college a picture which never fails to attract the attention of all who enter it is a luge croup group photo of stal stalwart men who have grown grav grab in the sen ice of the lord ind who have hae fought successfully the battles of a struggling life 1 I heir long w ditc beards are bugge suggestive Etive of the noble work mork in which they ire are engaged for they are tire workers in the house of the lord who arp are these patriarchal looking men is 13 the frequent inquiry inquire they then are true benefactors of the living and the saviors of the dea 1 I in that minh manly group is the face of one whose name is a household word amongst the ala aris ms and who has been called tho th grand old man of Maon dom few have bae so endeared them themselves seles to the natives by virtue of what ha have hae e done for them thein president william gardner is the man though bending under the burden of three score 3 sears ears and ten he enoi knows s no limit to his energy no elder in the mission travels more miles meets more people prea preaches clies more discourses cracks more jokes and scatters more sunshine than our worthy leader no college is his alma slater mater no titles of learning are his his pretensions are far below his ability he is a star graduate of the school of ex cenance 11 three times has he left his home and dear ones to sail to the isles of the sea to preach the gospel of peace and salvation to his dusky friends of new zealand and his one anxiety is to do the will of his father and accomplish good for cliot amongst iN whom lioni lie lias been called to labor the Pr president eident lias has jut spent a few davs at the college and both teachers teacher 3 and students will long ro remember the fatherly council and ada advice ice lie left ii with ith them the faculty had hoped that lie might be able to spend ing 1 bath birthday at the school for they desired to do lionor to him on that occasion but the voice of duth called him in other direction during kidlat hid lat t vinit hoi however ever the teachers presented him with a it walking etick specially lN made and engraved for him hini he vas nas made to feel that the sincere love and respect of his bellow laborer laborers accompanied thi 4 light slight token of remembrance tears filled his ayea ye a aa he be attempted to exan ins his thanks to his brethren and his gratitude to god to knott brother gardner is to lovo love him from the colage he has gone into the Tar anaki district where he be ha lia 4 appointed a conference to be held on the ath and ath of jua it is 13 a new held but the president is the roan man that get out of the beaten trail and delights dc lighte in III plowing new ground there is no doubt but that good will re result alt f from roin avi bigit to the tc te 11 hia his brethren and biters at home may well be proud of their representative in new nei zealand god almi our pre president ident J JJOHNSON JOHNSON president of the Colle collegio gc Koron gata N Z june 0 30 10 1914 |