is superfluous here to remark on the veneration and respect in which he was held by all and sundry. It is indicative of this feeling to record that in 1862 he was elected Moderator of the first General Assembly of the church, which was held in Auckland. This side of his life is so well recorded that the writer deems it only necessary to restrict these remarks to the more intimate family side of his life. After they stayed with Thomas, John Macky, Eliza and Dorcas made their home at Salem until they moved to Willow Glen in 1857. The church site at Otara was given by Mr Thomas Baird and Mr S C Baird gave an area alongside for a manse. Here the Reverend John moved from Salem in 1877. His sight had been rapidly deteriorating but it was not until almost the end of his days (1889) that he gave up his work. Rebecca was a staunch helpmate. Her letters, which are appended, must be read with much interest as giving an insight into a loving character whose flock was much wider than her own children. The Reverend John was in constant request to preach in Auckland and elsewhere. In 1889 he was relieved, at his own request, from the active duties of his pastorate, the Presbytery declaring him at the same time minister emeritus of his old charge. His successor was his son-in-law, the Reverend John Steele. Rebecca died on May 3, 1880, ending a life of