MELANESIAN MISSION

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 51, 7 September 1928, Page 13

MELANESIAN MISSION

;From "The Post's' Representative.) LONDON, 13th July. The i-N;v. 1!. de Voil, of Mirfield College, has been accepted for work in Melanesia. He was admitted to Hie Diaeonate by the Bishop of Aberdeen in the College Chapel in Jui'ic. Mr. de Voil will go to Oxliey parish'in August for two years before going out to Melanesia. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has had in its keeping a silver chalice, set with precious stones round the base. This has been handed over to the Melanesian Mission. Tim stones arc from the ring's of the late Mrs. Pritt, who, with her husband, the late Archdeacon Pritt, did much good work for Melanesia while in Queensland. The gift conies from Miss Fodder, sister of .Mrs. Pritt. It will be taken out by Mr. Bishop for use in the Mandated Territory. Dr. Low. senior physician at Hie Hospital for Tropical" Diseases. Loudon, presided at the Coiiiiiioiuonition | Day meeting of Livingstone College, and he spoke warmly in favour of tin; practical value of a Livingstone, course. Over one thousand students have; passed through this college, and more would lie welcome from the various missionary fiOfiotie;!. Mr. A. (logger left by llio Ueinuera ln*t week en route for Melanesia. It is remarked in the "Log" that his experiences as engineer and carpenter will lind ample scope in many places in Melanesia!