BISHOP SELWYN
MEMORY HONOURED
CEREMONY AT NELSON
u i NELSON, this day. ~ e u after Bishop Selwyn pteacheu his first sermon in Nelson his memory was honoured by the unveiling of a stone on the eastern side of Church Hill, almost on the spot where he pitched the tent which served as a church. The ceremony was performed yesterday in the presence of a large congregation by the sixth Bishop of Nelson, the Rt. Rev. P. W. Stephenson, while at the service in the Cathedral the sermon was. preached by the Bishop of Aotearoa, the Rt. Rev. F. A. Bennett The service was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress, city councillors, and members of the committee of the Early Settlers' Memorial Association.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 199, 24 August 1942, Page 5
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