THE LATE REV JOHN LUNDIE, M.A. Malan Mission
From the Minutes of the South African Mission Council of the Church of Scotland.
Meeting held at East London 30th April - 2nd May, 1936

The Mission Council record with deep regret the death, on 13th June 1935 of the Rev. John Lundie.

Mr. Lundie was born in Auchterarder [incorrect. he was born in Coupar Angus, Scotland] in 1849 and was nurtured in the best traditions of the United Presbyterian Church. The love of learning was great in the family, and he and several of his brothers studied at Edinburgh University and three of them graduated on the same day.

Mr. Lundie early dedicated himself to the Mission Field, and in addition to his Arts and Divinity courses he studied Medicine for two years with a view of equipping himself more fully for the work or a missionary.

He was appointed to Kaffraria and his young wife and he sailed for South Africa in 1877. It was a time of much unsettlement owing to the Ncayicibi war and the work of the missionaries was seriously interrupted and many of them had to leave their stations. At the close of the war when the late Mr. J.M. Auld crossed the Kei with the Gaikas and settled at Columba, Mr. and Mrs. Lundie joined them there after a time. The two young families lived in wattle and daub houses and cheerfully endured the rigours of pioneer work in troublous times.

In due course Mr. Lundie found his life sphere in the place so well known today as Malan Mission. The early pioneer experiences were repeated, and gradually, through long years, by faith and patience and manifold labours, a great work was accomplished in the ingathering of the heathen into the Church of Christ and the building of many schools and churches.

In all this work Mrs. Lundie was a most devoted colleague. From tiny beginnings her work among the women grew until there was established a large and active Women's Christian Association.

In 1927 Mr. Lundie celebrated his jubilee and the tributes paid to his work on that occasion were eloquent of the place he had won in the hearts of multitudes as friend, educationist, expounder of God's Word and missionary.

Mr. Lundie retired in 1928 and spent the remaining years at Ngqeleni in Western Pondoland. To the end his interest in the work remained unabated and he carried on unceasingly the ministry of intercession.

The Mission Council thank God for a life so rich in endowment and service and they offer their deepest sympathy to Mrs. Lundie and the members of her family.