VICAR INDUCTED
Ceremony At St. Luke’s,
Wadestown
An impressive and beautiful service in a crowded church. the induction of the Rev. L. N. Watkins as vicar of St. Luke's, Wadestown, took place last evening. The ceremony was conducted by the Bishop of Wellington, Rt. Rev. H. St. Barbe Holland, assisted by Archdeacon Hansel] and the Bishop's chaplain. A number of visiting clergy and a very large congregation attended. The Bishop delivered an inspiring address. The choir of St. Luke’s was augmented by a number of volunteers from St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, the Wadestown organist, Mrs. Eames, playing the accompaniments. After the service more than 200 parishioners gathered to meet the new vicar and his wife in the Wadestown Parish Hall.
Mr. Watkins comes to Wellington from Mangaweka. He was previously stationed at Hong-Kong, ami before that at Leeds. He succeeds the Rev. J. E. Ashley-Jones, who transferred recently to Northland, after 20 years' service at Wadestown.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 152, 24 March 1938, Page 12
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