Church of England Institute.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 1, 1 July 1917, Page 6

Church of England Institute.

• Report of work done from 22nd May to 13th June, 1917. Trentham Camp, New Zealand. 14/6/17. I have been Seventeen days m camp and find the work strange because for the first time I am not going out With the men for whom I labour and my connection with them must of necessity be brief, here one. just sows the seed arid caririot expect to see results. Ori Sunday we have two celebrations, one kt 7.30 a.m. the other at II .30 a.m., (Church Parade at 1 0 a.m. Full Evensprig at 6.30 p.m. and ari Informal Service at 7.30 p.m., the attendance jst all is exceHerit. On a! week-day I Visit men m hospital arid hut, iri the feyeiriin|f men come to me m my roomj the last is the most definite work, arid pa SeVentei&n days I have thus inter.|vie%ed 138 men, bf; whom 84 were tJh.Sinbii of ! Enjgl^d;' 4^ : alrbady confirmed, 38 not confirmed, 2 were OiEl •MlS.^ni^ri arid 4 ; Were Lay Readers ; tM'Uricorifirihed 1 Were very kee!ii Wl^bnfii^edj;- ;! '-_! ;^^-: -i 'O'-'o'-' : H' „,.• ijfindiso ;mariy: agpncies doing .Work Wasbci^ n^^

free to leave that part practically alone and confine myself to spiritual efforts. Our Institute affords ample opportunities for amusement and recreation* I have made out a large number of Wills and-eyen one Power of Attorney, but for the -most part my time spent with each maniS filled up with things of ; a serious n atUr c. lam sending on tp England a list of the. men that leave soon so that they can be followed «P- _ -':,';'"'"" ''".;':•■ /V-V, T.PIELDEN TaTTLOR, ..'.'. '■■■■■'•O / Major, CvF.