ST. MART'S, PARNELL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6569, 6 December 1882, Page 4

ST. MART'S, PARNELL.

INSTITUTION* OF THE REV. G. H. SOMERSET WALPOLE, M.A., AS INCUMBENT.

(The new incumbent of St. .Mary's arrived in Auckland yesterday by the mail steamer Australia. He was received by the Bishop of Auckland and Mre. Cowie at Bishop's Court. At half-past seven o'clock the ceremony of institution took place in the church. There was a large congregation. The attendance of clergymen was also large. Amongst them we noticed the Ven. Archdeacons Maunsell and Pritt, the Revs. T. Burrows, R,. Kidd, LL.D., Dr. Purchas, B. T. Dudley, Tebb=, Haselden, SmallSeld, Gulliver, J. Bates, C. M. Nelson, T. F. King, J. K. Davis, H. Da vis, and P. Walsh. The clergy having formed in processional order in the vestry entered the church by the southern door. The Bishop took his place in the chancel. The archdeacons and Bishop's chaplains had seats within the rails, the other clergy outside. As the procession entered the church tne hymn "255 was sung by vhe choir and congregation. The Rev. 'C. F. King read the evening prayers, after which the xxm. and lxxxiv. psalms were chanted. Or. Purehas read the first lesson, Isaiah 6-» v. 6. The Rev. Mr. Gulliver read the second lesson, Matthew 21 to v. 17, after which the third collect was read, and tue anthem {Hymn 57) rung. His Lordship the Bishop delivered an address to Mr. Walpole. He referred to the differences in the work of » I clergyman at Home and here. Mr. W alpo'e I would lind in the parish, in thorough working order, many of the organisatiens which were considered essential in all welt ordered parishes in Eugland. This was the good legacy which he would receive as the re=u of many years of zealous, devoted, ana efficient work from his venerated predecessor. The nominators of the parish—(.Teneral boosett, Messrs. Kensington and S. Kisalinff —presented the new incumbent to Bishop. The Diocesan Registrar (Mr. \»■ *-■ Cochrane) tendered to Mr. alpole the ujua declarations :—l. Canonical obedience to Bishop. 2. Assent to the Thirty-nine articles. 3. Submission to the authority o the General Synod. The Registrar cex read the "Deed of Institution," whica signed by the Bishop. The congrega i were "desired secretly in their P r3 \ e^ s I - or make their humble supplications- to His blessing on their minister. - ' which, silence was kept for a The Bishop then laid his s"°.'. the head of the newly-appointed l saying the while the following F 1 *"' 1 -' ~ r • . "Almighty God, who hath given ) ou , will to care for the souls of these F*- P ' grant also unto you strength and powe perform the same, that He may accompli His work in their midst." Thekejs O church were then formally delivered incumbent, after which the • prayers proper to the occasion. ihe „ tution Hymn, "Heavenly Shepherd, sung by the choir and congregation. proceedings terminated with the Benem. - • pronounced by the Bishop,