TRIPLE CHRISTENING
SERVICE ON LINER MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY ARCHDEACON OFFICIATES A triple christening, of three of the five children of a woman passenger on the liner Rangitata. was performed at sea last week by Archdeacon A. T. Robinson, of Rockhampton, Queensland. The liner arrived from England \esterdav.
In the course of the voyage, Archdeacon Robinson was asked if lie would christen three of the five children of Mrs. A. C. 'W ya tt, he said yesterday. They are a girl aged 14 years, a boy of nine and a baby. Archdeacon Robinson readily agreed, and gave preliminary instruction to the two older children.
The ceremony was performed on Tuesday of last week when the liner was in mid-Pacific, in a cabin made available specially for the occasion. The usual Anglican form of service was followed, and the cabin was crowded with friends of Mrs. Wyatt and her family. On arrival yesterday, Mrs. yatt was met by her husband, who is employed in Auckland
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23101, 28 July 1938, Page 12
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