Memorial to William Rawson

Halifax Parish Church

Memorial to William Rawson in Halifax Parish Church

Inscription on a white marble monument by Westmacott in the south aisle of Halifax Parish Church 


SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM  RAWSON
WHO WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH,
AND DIED 25TH AUGUST 1828, AGED 79.
EARNESTLY ENDEAVOURING TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF
HIS BLESSED SAVIOUR,
     
"WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD"
     
HE PASSED A LONG LIFE IN UNWEARIED EXERTIONS
TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTERESTS OF HIS FELLOW CREATURES;
AND
IN THE CONSCIENTIOUS DISCHARGE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN DUTY,
SOUGHT HUMBLY THE APPROBATION OF
HIS GOD.
     
READER, "GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE"

This image is taken from The Monumental & Other Inscriptions in Halifax Parish Church,

© Malcolm Bull 2022
Revised 18:26 / 19th December 2022 / 3037

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