JONES, Cadwallader, Rev (1865-1948)
Assembly memorial minute, 1948
Cadwallader Jones was born at Ballarat on the 26th of December, 1865, shortly after the arrival of his parents from Wales. He was brought up in the Welsh Presbyterian Church at Sebastopol, where his gifts of eloquence were early recognized. His parents intended that he should return to Wales and study for the ministry, but their deaths denied this. At the age of 30 he was ordained to the Methodist ministry, and five years later, 1899, received by Presbyterian Church of Tasmania. He was first settled in the Charge of Campbell Town and Oatlands, Tasmania, from where, after five years, he was transferred to Victoria and served upon the Supply List.
In 1904 he was inducted into St. Arnaud, and in 1909 into Princes Hill. Here, for 15 years, he fulfilled a vigorous and faithful ministry, until his resignation in 1925. On the 24th of June, he was inducted into Trafalgar. Within a month of resignation from Trafalgar he was inducted into Berwick on the 26th of July, 1928. Here in 1930 he was appointed Clerk of Flinders Presbytery, which office he retained for eight years. Upon his resignation from Berwick in 1932, he was appointed minister emeritus, within the Flinders Presbytery; it being his intention to retire from the active ministry. However, when a call for war-chaplains was creating vacancies, one of which fell to the lot of the Berwick congregation, Mr. Jones felt it incumbent upon him to resume the oversight of his latest Charge. Thus, for the second time, he accepted a call from Berwick, to be inducted on the 28th of April, 1942. For the remaining three years of the war he ministered to the people of Berwick, until, because of the unsatisfactory health of Mrs. Jones, he resigned on the 25th March, 1945. Once again he became minister emeritus within the Flinders Presbytery.
Throughout a long ministry of 49 years, in Tasmania and Victoria, Mr. Jones ever manifested a deep love for his people, being untiring in pastoral work. Thus he earned warm appreciation in each of his charges. By an evangelical zeal in preaching he built up, in the mind and heart of his parishioners, a knowledge of steadfast faith and righteousness. As a Presbyter he was diligent in attendance at the courts of his Church. In warm-hearted brotherliness he won the love of his fellows, who came to know his wise and kindly judgment as valuable counsel. He rejoiced in the vigour of youthful ministry, the capacity and ability of his younger brethren.
The gracious spirit and excellent gifts of Mr. Jones were given without reserve to the service of his Master. He leaves the Church a heritage of outstanding service and example. He delivered the evangel of his Lord up to the last, expecting to continue still further, but, he received the call on Easter Day, the 28th of March, 1948.
To Mrs. Jones, her daughter and two sons, the Assembly tenders sincere sympathy.
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