DEPARTURE OF ARCHDEACON LLOYD.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3889, 8 February 1870, Page 4

DEPARTURE OF ARCHDEACON LLOYD.

A srmißEEi of the members of tho con^re- | Ration of St. Paul's Church, and a num. be* of other members of the Church of Inland, assembled in St. Paul's afc ten o'clock yesterday forenoon, for the pur. \ pose of presenting addresses, &c , to the ! \ encrnble Archdeacon Lloyd, who was i about to leave Auckland, by the steamer 'City of Melbourne,' en route for Ed#- ! land, lie bping about to settle in the ' diocese of Liel'fiold. The liiiiin liev. Dr. Covpjp, Bishop of j AuelJ.md. (ooL the cl.iur; and the following "h'rtrymt'n wvra pivspnf- ; — Rev. Din Mrtunspll and Purchns, Her. Messrs. D. Jones, B. T. Dudiev, T. Chapmnn, B. Y. Ailiweil, I{. Burrowed, and E. H. Heynood; and the liev. T. Hamer, Congi'e^dtionulist The Hey. Dr. PunCHAS, in presenting an address from the clergy, snid that, as time \t«s so short, he would simply preface the reading oP the document by Btntinij that to it were appended the signatures of all the clergymen of the Archdeaconry, 'iho address iras as folJcnvs :—: — "To thp Venerable John Frederic Uoyd, MA , Archdeaeoa of the Wuiiematn, New Zealand "Dear Mr. Archdeacoo,— Wo, the clergy of this Archdeaconry, cannot eon template without rojjvet the termination of the connection that has subsisted »etweenjou and us during many years. We cannot forget your unvarying kindness and broiherly love fcomu-ds ourselves as well as jour earnest devotion to our Master's work. " Through the blessing of God upon your efforts the Orplia,u Home has risen and prospered. Ib will be always with us a memento of you, aa well as one of the greatest monuments of benevolence, in our cviy. 'Most of us have pffceq Jiad tb«t satisfaction of seeing.youat our clerical meetings, and the success. v th'at .lias attended, them we aseribein a grea^ degree to the consftanfc interest you] took intern, and to the example ybuV6,fc t aja4 the spirit.you infused. __, ■ ' « V, i v , . "

" The accompanying little memeptp of j our kmd feeling we- beg you to accept ; and we, desire to assure you of our heat wishes? and prayers on your behalf. ' M&y the great Head of the Church ever be with you, and may He enable you to labour long and successfully in your new sphere in the mother country." Major Hamlet, who, was deputed to present the address of the parishioners, said : Archdeacon Lloyd, I>,have been p o ted T> by , the vef?tl T and parishioners it ™ au '' s t0 Present you with their address, on the occasion of your departure for England, I had hoped that this duty would have been undertaken by some one who had been longer and more closely connected with the parish than I have, not only because I feel that I can but very inadequately convey to you their sympathy and regret at your leaving, but I am quite unablo to express their feeling of the very high estimation in winch you are held by the whole of your congregation. I can, however, assure you that every sentiment expressed in the address which I shall now read to you, is deeply ana sincerely felt by every one of your parishioners.-~MHJor Hamloy then read the following address :—: — "To the Tenerable John J'rederic Lloyd, Archdeacon of Waitemata, and Minister of St. Paul's Church, Auckland. We, the undersigned members of your consecration, and others df the inhabitants of the province of Auckland, desire to convey to you this expression of our deep concern that you have found it to be your duty to resign your appointment as minister of St. Paul's Church. " We are, if possible, still more deeply grieved to know that, having passed more than twenty of the best years of your life amongst us, spending and being spent in our service, you have found yourself compelled, by considerations of failing health, to relinquish your ministerial labours in New Zealand. "We beliere that by many others I besides ourselves, and the members of ourown communion, your departure from the colony will be regarded as a public loss. " Your parishioners, and the members of your congregation, are unable to express the painful feeling wifh which they look forward to the time when your accustomed place amongst them shall know you no more. They can but hope that, though absent in person, you may continue to be united with them in spirit and in prayer. " We pray earnestly that your health j and strength, may be completely rei established; that, wherever your future lot may be cast, you may be prospered ! abundantly in all your undertakings ; I and that those amongst whom your ministrations may be spent may be ! equally privileged with ourselves, and long have before them a living example ef the religion you have preached. " We believe that, when the time of your departure shall arrive, the whole of the community will unite with us in bidding you ' God-speed.' " In handing you this address, sir, I am ako icquesled (o beg your acceptance of this purs?— a gift u Inch conveys but a slight token of the esteem and regard of ; thoie v,ho have subscribed to it; but tiny trust it xull betue mean<? of assisting j jou to \\\ o * a pleasant, safe, and pros- | pevoua voyage to England, where they lioj.o you will soon be joined by your wife and the other members of your family. Archdeacon Lloyd replied as follows : —My dear brethren and Chiistian friends, -- 1 need scarcely say that I feel deeply moved by these very warm expressions of \ our regard for me. To you, my dear brethren in the ministry, who have Icnown my \xa.y and manner of life among jou, I'am indeed most grateful for the kind sentiments you have expressed towards me. The intimate connection which has so long subsisted between us will always be endeared to me by the recollection that it lias been one of uninterrupted harmony and love, and t cannot now part from you without fully sharing: in the regret you express afc its termination. The memento of your kind feeling, which you purpose giving me, I accept with many thanks, and shall always preserve it as a memorial of the monv happy years I have spent among you. To 3 ou, the parishioners of St. Paul's, and others who have signed the addie=s, I am also deeply grateful for the warm manner in which you have expressed yourselves regarding me, as well as in the munificent gift with which you have accompanied the address. TLough the kind feelings you entertain towards me have, I am persuaded, caused you greatly to over-estimate my poov services, yet I do not feel the less gratpful to you on that account. JVext to the approval of G-od, and of my own conscience, there can bo nothing more gratifying to me than to find the work of my ministry so kindly praised and so warmly acknowledged by those amongst whom I have ' ministered. You say truly that I have spent the best, T may add too the happiest years of my life among you. A tie of auch a nature as that which, has bound me to this place, and of upwards of twenty years' duration, cannot easily be severed, and I have no doubt that as long as I live I shall look back with thankfulness to the many happy years 1 have spent in this land. I trust that in my successor in this parish you will find all you can dcv Sire, and that I shall con- ' tinuc to hear in the mother country of your prosperity and growth in every Christian grace. And now, brethren, farewell It is a solemn thought that we i shall in all probability meet no more, j un'il, as I t.'ust, we shall meet in a better world. May God of His great mercy preserve us all blameless unto the coming of oar Lord esua Christ," Archdeacon Lloyd, accompanied by the ] Bishop, the ulergy, and a number of i other friends, at once started (several carriages being in waiting) for the wharf, where the ' City of Melbourne' was lying, ready to start. The addrefss of the parishioners was beautifully written and emblazoned by Mr. T. Hall, of Shortland.sfcreet ; and it was enclosed in a very handsome inlaid case, manufactured by Mr. Seuffert, of iVellesley-streefc, the well-known cabinet maker.