BISHOP OF WAIKATO

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1926, Page 6

BISHOP OF WAIKATO

ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONY ARRANGEMENTS IN HAMILTON. VISITORS FROM TARANAKI. Arrangements are now completed lor the services to be held in St. Peter’fc Church, Hamilton, on Sunday in connection with the consecration and enthronement of Archdeacon C. A. Chenington as the first Bishop of Waikato. A large number of elergy and vestrymen from all parts of the diocese are expected to arrive on Saturday. Celebrations of Holy Communion will lie held in St. Peter’s at 5.30 a.m., and 6.30 a.m. on Sunday, and it is expected that the majority of the parishioners will make their communion at these services. The consecration ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. Ticket-holders are expected to be in their seats by 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion will be celebrated after the consecration service, but the hope has been expressed that oitly those who hand in their names before Friday evening will communicate. The clergy will meet in the Town Hall. Victoria Street, prior to the service, and will walk jn processional order to the church, A meeting of bishops will be held in the afternoon, and the enthronement ceremony will commence at' 7 p.m. All the services throughout the day will be broadcast by wireless telegraphy, a new departure for St. Peter’s Church. Among the elergy and laity of the Taranaki Archdeaconry leaving for Ham. ilton by special bus to-morrow morning to be present at the consecration and enthronement of the Bishop elect of the new diocese on Sunday next will be; Revs. F. G. Harvie and E. 11. Strong, Mr. and" Mrs. Lysons and Messis T. G. Hirst and W. H. Skinner (New Plymouth), Rev. G. T. Beal and Mr. Copestake (Te Henui), Rev. H. R. B. Gillespie (Okato), Rev. G. H. Gavin, Messrs W. N. Aekland, C. R. Stead and Miss Heath (Waitara), Rev. J; L. A. Kayll and Mr. E. S. Rutherfurd (Stratford), Rev. H. G. Sell, Mrs. Sell and Mrs. Marlow (Uruti). The Ven. Archdeacon Evans has already left for Hamilton. The synod meets on Monday morning.