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THE LATE SIR G. S. KINGSTON.
A funeral sermon, bearing special reference
to the death of Sir G. S. Kingston,
was preached on Sunday morning last, at
Trinity Ohnrcb, by the Rev. R. Reid.
As the deceased gentleman and family had
been connected with this Ohnrch ever since
the early days of the colony, there was a
crowded congregation, who evidently antici
pated that some special mark of respect would
be paid to the departed knight. The Rev. R.
Reid selected his test from Actsziii. 36—" David,
after he had served his own generation by the
will of God, fell asleep." After alluding
to the fleeting nature of life, and to
the comprehensive meaning of the words
" his own generation," he proceeded to
show by a few illnstrious examples how much
each person might do, stating that individual
influenoe was too often underrated if not alto
gether overlooked. In speaking of the deceased
knight he said that he wished to pay a simple
tribute of respect to the memory of one who, in
a good old age, had been lately removed from
amongst us by the hand of death. It would be
needless for him to dwell at length upon the
deceased gentleman's eventful career, for, as
the Eegitter had well put it, to place
before them the chief events of his life in
this colony would almost be to give a history of
the colony itself. During the last forty years
Sir George Kingston had been conspicuous in
his endeavours.to advance the true interests
not only of the Oity of Adelaide, but of the
whole provinoe of South Australia. It was
rarely that occasion arose for alluding to the
death of one who bad held a high and respon
sible position in the colony. In the present
case, his own personal experience enabled him to
say with confidence that the death of the late
Speaker of our House of Assembly was a public
loss—the loss cf one who aimed to make that
House all that it should be, and deserving of
the highest honour and respect that could be
paid to any popular Assembly. Sir George S.
Kingston had been one of the pioneers of
the colony, and none but the early colonists
could understand the difficulties with which
the pioneers of the colony had had to contend.
Sir G. Kingston had very manfully fought
with those difficulties in all the spirit of a true
patriot, and had lived to see the city and the
country for which he had laboured so anxiously
and perseveringly take a by no means unimpor
tant position in tne map of the world and amongst
the possessions of Great Britain. Of Sir George
it might be said without any appearance of flat
tery that he had "served his own generation."
At the age of seventy-four years Sir George sought
repose from his arduous labours, but it was the
will of Providence that in that very effort he
should find his final rest from all earthly cares
and undertakings. The rev. gentleman con
cluded by applying his text and example indi
vidually to the members of his congregation.
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