ARMY CHAPLAIN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13803, 1 October 1915, Page 8

ARMY CHAPLAIN.

I ..." — «-'■■■■' ~ ■ .- ■ ■ i SUCCESSOE TO; REy.W. GRANT.! s (Per Press . Association,) ... . .'..'■' t WELLINGTON, last night; ; ' The Bey, .W. of th| - Presbyterian charge at : Remuera, Auck- » land, and a Chaplain-Captain ,, m the » New- Zealand Defence, Forces,, has ,be.en r appointed^ to succeed ;th&.laie, Chaplain,- . Major-- ..Qrant, kitted.', m * aqtion r _$t the r Dardanelles.. .'„ . ..^ ; .-. ...-. , , i Mr. McLean, whp.haa .be^a some little • time i. At Remuera, was formerly,, an ens thusiasjiic .volunteer, working ,, nis way » up, through, th&y.^6n-cdtn^iß&ipnea.,3ranks r to be. color-sergeant, ..He^aa.then pffer- \ ed a' commission,; b^ut .declined!, it^.prd- . ferrmg, to^yemajba at _work .among the j men. "When the appointment, of $ chaplain was^ under., c6n^sid£istjo%, Mr. Mci Bean received. a., unarumo^r^ommerida.tion from tW Auckland .^hurches, l?ut , Chaplain: Majo r... Dutton.., jejiseivjjjd ,the., appointment by, virtue, or seniority- .■■ j j Mr McLeaji, wha.ia [ abbut..3s- years of age, was among the men m New ; Zealand tp offer yiis. . serrices* ; on the. out- [ break.of war, liut.Vwas^indncedjfto.re.I main m his jCharge. He. : was ,very/keen, } ' ioweyer, on t getting to the -.fEont > . arid ' m view of his, t many good qualities : and [ special capabilities for . the ; position .of r chaplain, .the. board of appojuitment has felt it could not, dp better than send him to fill, the gap caused by. C^anlain-Major, Grant's untimely though -heroic death m service .for others^ . .... .i; [■,<■. ; . The Rev.: Mr. McLean will^ resign \ his charge— <>ne of v the most promising Auckr land suburban charges— in order to answer what ho feels to be a call to higher service. . .-,'>. . ' ; ■. . ■■;, V ..,.'.