Pillow, Hopestill H.

- bn 1857 d. Calcutta 28 May 1895. N.Z.B.M.S. Missionary, India, 1889-1895. Member of Oxford Terrace. Miss Pillow joined Rosalie Macgeorge at Narayangunge in 1889 before proceeding to Furreedpore to learn Bengali. In 1891 she commenced work in Brahmanbaria, starting schools for children and undertaking Zenana Gospel missions and river journeys to outlying villages. She also supervised indigenous workers, demonstrating a natural business acumen in her administration of the affairs of the mission. Tragically, her tireless enthusiasm for the work along with her desire to delay taking furlough for a year (granted reluctantly by the Society) led to a rapid deterioration in health. She was taken to Calcutta by Annie Bacon in May of 1895 and there she died. Ref.: Obituary: NZB August 1895, 113.