Mrs. Rene Beattie, a worker in New Zealand, wrote Nos. 36, 50, 77 and 264.
Rene (nee Amy Constance Irene Lester) Tasmania, Australia
Ralph, her husband, was born April 2, 1883 in Scotland; died Dec. 17, 1958 in New Zealand.
Rene was born Aug. 6, 1886, in Tasmania; died Jan. 1, 1989 in New Zealand; buried at Stratford.
They married April 2, 1907; professed around 1909.
Went into work in 1911 in Victoria, Australia.
Hymn No. 36 was written after she and her husband were some time on the roads looking for an opening.
On getting the use of a barn, she sat down in it and penned the first two verses,
later added a 3rd, and later on another which was not included
when it reached here, which was as follows
"Come follow Him to mountain height, And learn His way and will
for thee, look past the world and keep in view, Eternity, eternity."
Their first year in the work, Ralph preached with Wilson McClung
and Rene with Annie McClung. After that, they preached together some of the time.
Ralph shown on Hutt Valley Workers List in 1924; with male companion 1926, 1932-36
Labored from May 23, 1911 to 1958 in Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
Had 4 children: Archie (born 1909 - deceased), Jean Ruth (born 1915 - deceased), Esther Amy Gibson (1922-2012), Joseph (Joe) Clyde (b. 1930 - ? in NZ).
Three of the children were born while they were in the work and moved
around New Zealand with their parents.
Rene Beattie wrote Hymn Nos. 91, 79, 140, 282 in 1987 Hymnbook.
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