POPULAR VICAR
OTOROHANGA FAREWELL PUBLIC SERVICE IN THEATRE [from oor own correspondent] OTOROHANGA, Tuesday An unorthodox form of farewell was tendered on Sunday last to the Rev. Kenneth R. Small, vicar of Otorohanga, who is leaving shortly for Holy Sepulchre Church, Khyber Pass, Auckland. Following evensong in the parish church, a public service was held in the Regent Theatre, at which the vicar delivered a most forceful and eloquent " Defence of the Faith." The large gathering was representative of the entire district and provided a striking testimony to the esteem in which Mr. Small is held bv the community. Mr. C. Hotson, headmaster of the District High School and a vestryman of the church, explained at the. close of the service that the form of farewell was in accord with the expressed wish of the vicar.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23226, 21 December 1938, Page 10
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