HADFIELDMEMORIAL HOSTEL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 7

HADFIELDMEMORIAL HOSTEL.

♦ OPENING CEREMONY. OBJECTS OF THE INSTITUTION. ; The Bishop of• Hadfield Momorial Hostel a Kelburno was opened yesterday afternoon b, Archdeacon Fancourt, m tho prosor.co of . small gathering: of ' Anglican ministers am other spectators. After a short religion service, conducted by. tho Archdcacon am . the ltev. T. H. Sprott, Fancour {madeYavfew-.romarks'on tliO;, objects; of tin hostel.- It was intended first of all to com . momoratovthb great bishop • frho formeil. ruled overithe.diocese, and secondly to-pio vido / a training institution for theologica students, whence the 'rallies "qf the mimsti; might be. recruited. There were a numbe, : 4 iof curacies'now ,vacfintj .but . tlieyThoped .tha- ■ "in itimo-they would-be able: to relievo tin . .;present!:distress,\:and;that,in tho -new. hoste they .would .have at' least a .fair, proportioi V .; of theological students. ,- They had designedly .: thrown .open the ;:buildinj;. , ;to tho. student; ■ /attending-yictb'ria.;College! They felt tha' v ; , it'.would ,be a great gain to these ; student! to-breathe .something of ; tho atmosphere o; r - a residential collegc, •: and that it. would: b( 7 an immense to tho.- theologica . ' provont. narrowness : from .talc ing'.hold .of: them if they ,wero -rubbing daili -against ; men going in . for .othoi professions. •- 'Tho major part' of - the hoste residents: wouldnot Lev theological students and so. the mon.'who .were training for tin ministry;would be \saved. from cliquism. am the-seminary. sort- of character.- The Synoc had voted £610 towards.purchasing a site ;,;:.; 'and;- with',th'atsum,;and subscriptions- sirici : - received; a • site had. .been .-oeqiured ■ larg( ' : . enough for a building-.which would hold fron 40. to 60 . students, when, it was eventualh : •. cojnp.leted.; 'i-Ab'out. £1000 . had been 'receiv.ee to date m subscriptions.: Fifty -years ag( :Mr.; Thomas>C. Hanngton placed at the dis posal.of tho Bishop for a collego or . collegi ..., library,- a'; sum which j had been presented tc him'-" for . his { .services as \ .secretary. .-of 'the New Zealand . Company, and which vwas 'nou . -, worth about £1800; : The Bishop had handec over this monov for the hostel, and the-wing . \ fast .opened would bo called the Hahngtoi -' 'Swing';".' On .''the: 'building contract', 'cff '.--S26OC .'there- was only £80 or £80-to -pav,. whicl -.. ; 3um .it was. -hoped to raise; by .spccial collections'.'in :. tho < churches; A.- :snecial ■ appeal • would be : necessary,for tho sum: of £250 ioi v £300. required- .for. furnishine;. "When the Synod , met-.m July. it. would probably &p ; poirit;ajwarden,iwlHhwould;alsb,at to: siig- .- Rested, Jbe assistant curate for. St. °Petor!s f : , with Special charge" of the Kelburno. district. •: i The rfees, for Students had - been fixed at '22s 6d a week. , _ The Hon. "G. Fowlds, Minister for Educii- • tionjvsaid.'that he 'was very- pleased to bo present-at the ceremony.- Pie had a very ' . great,faith in: the value of such institutions, .. : 1 and i he-hoped-that before long- each of .tho four.v.uniyorsity ..colleges;-.in: New .' Zealand would vhave-some sort of. residential depart- • ment.v.'iHe was glad.-,to,.know that,provision had V ibeon ; , made ,in this .'direction by the ■\y. j Presbyterian. Church in Otago, and in Welr lington,:both .tho ladies and young men Wore being provided for,in this way. Ho would be . very ...pleased to i seo similar provision; made , i' - in .other, olaccsi 'He had:no doubt that; it would., add greatly to -the' benefits of the University. ' The visitors 'then went 'over the' hostel, and after,wards f bv'er' cups of tea, their appreciation of its comfort and- arrangements. '' ; ' • ° ..Mr.,!?: F. Grady,has "get?a good example by presenting a> clock towards i tho furnishing. /rrian'i'i