PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Dr.' Patrick';Delariey, Coadjutor Bishop of Hobart, who, in .consequenco of the death' of Dr. Murphy, -succeeds : to* tho archbishopric of tho seoi of Hobart, was'for.'many-'years; associated with tho diocese of Ballarat, bofli as priest and private l secretary to-the late Bishop Moore. -About 13 years-ago ho!accepted tho coadjutorship to tho. Archbishop of 'Hobart, and was consecrated at_ St.. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat.' -He is a

iiativo of Galway,', Ireland; and has travelled extensively through Europe:;'

1 Among- the l birthday honburs, Mr. G. W. E.; Russell, tho well-known author and High Churchman I ,''wag -made a Privy Councillor ;, and Sir: J. ! 'Coicpton Rickett, M.P.", chairman of tho'Congregational Union,' and Mr.. George White, : ; M.P., ex-chairman of " tho' Baptist Union,, and a stalwart Passive lie-, sister, wefounaub'Knights; 1

, 'Tho Rev. Charles Spurgeon has' been: invited to tho pastorate of Holland- Road Church, Brighton, in succession to.tho Rev. David Davies. SincQ tho latter's resignation, Sir. Spurgeon has conducted tho Sunday services on several occasions, 1 and it is confidently anticipated that' he will accept tho invitation, as his health has very much improved recently.

; The Rev. H, K. Kenipton, of St. George's Chapel, Canterbury, England, has accepted a call to tho Baptist Tabernacle, Auckland.. Ho has laboured most successfully in- Canterbury for the past eleven years, and has attracted largo congregations. • : •

Among the prospective .engagements' of tho Bishop of London'is understood to bo a tour in Russia during tho latter part of. this year, in tho courso of which .ho 1 will*"visit some of the chaplaincies in that:'country.