FAREWELL TO REV. R. A. WOODTHORPE.

A complimentary'iarewell social :%yas j tendered, to: tho;Rev/ R.,?:A:;^Wood-i thorpa,' M.A:, and Mrs Woodthorpe, by,l the parishibnens of; St Johns; Church, in the school room, on, Tuesday on the eve of their departure for Dunr edinj where Mr iWpbdi^rpe{has ?.beehy !appointed-wardeh-.af -the ySelwyn '7o6U-. lege- The chairwas occupied by -Dean Harper, and there; woa a' very,- repre- 7 sen'tative: gathering,- including yy ; C"a)ionj Dunkley, Canon Coates,ythe Revs, Purr | cli_s;" Sedgivick, Baker, 1 ; --Gassett^ \ : DrJ .'! Elmslie and Rev. T. Tait. Apologies were iwad front Bishop' Julius; 7 Archd«aoon;i Avierill/ Canon Pascoe and Archdeacon Scott) jwho, owing -to,their^haTing-lito;- 1 attend a of tlie Standing; mittee.wereunableyto'W ''present.-wy^;'-Dean Harpery'spbke': iniyeiy'V appreciative t_Tns r of the ;Re>i; Mr iWobd-; thorpe, saying how! muchy'ho beloved and respected by his felldw-clergy in the : diocese,- andyexnressing the ;■»>. gret theyall felt in loatng a man-af. his. gTeaty intellectual .*;'■;*; ■ ,"■ '■,•/; • ';• Mr T. ; Kincaid,|'.'-who has been vicar's warden during.'ihe: greater-part of Mr Woodthorpe'6 «tay y in .: Ghristchurch, then presented splum, on behalf of the St. J elm's parishioners, _-".. very:; handsome walnut pedestal writing-desk, and as: artistic' stationery y oabmet? '■ and i toy Mrs .Woodthorpe a* gold irruff-ohain. He praised the way in which the vicar and hia wife 'had worked in the parish/ and while ■ exjpressing \the • regret of their 1 many friends at their departure, wished them God-speed and success ray their new work. Similar speeches were madia. byDf. Sandptein and Mr C. Hj Hobbs^ Miias W—dingy.then 'presented- Mrs Woodthorpe with a silver fish-kiiife and fork, and a ailvef-baoked Pr«yer-bodk,-from the "Girls' Tuahine 'and Mr E. Lyon asked the Rev.- Woodthorpe to accept a bricrf-bag, suitably inscribed, from tfoVßoja"-. Guild. ■":■■•'- "The Vioar, on behalf of M» Wood•thorpe and hinKelf, ; thanked , the parishioners for their many kindnesses and expressions of,good-will. He spoke at .some length on the misioa. ol ,'the English Church in general, and in rej ferring to St. John's in, particular, /said i that-he felt it. had a great work" in ihia [diocese.. He thonked .those who had j supported and encouraged him during hia etayin the parish, and appealed to I them most earnestly to rally round his BUocessor,"and to~clriig to their church; The irieeting then rasolvei itself into a social, and a very tasteful y supper, provided by the ladies' committee, was handed round. . During the evening several, musioal items were, artistically rendered "by Mr Painter's Ladies' Kstudiantirav Band;."'.