Tauranga.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 1, 1 July 1917, Page 8

Tauranga.

Vicar.: Archdeacon Tuke Lay Readers: Messrs C. J. .Butcher, F. A. Stevens.

Thanks to Archdeacon Euddock who came here to relieve me whilst I went to visit Opotiki and Whakatane, the Services for Whitsunday were all maintained. Unfortunately the wet day militated against the atteudance and the Melanewan offertory. . One experienced the same kind of day at Opotiki where one found the Vicar with a heavy cold and Miss Fisher laid up with bronchitis. After taking the Services there I left with the Vicar on Monday for Whakatane where we had the privilege of attending the Mission taken by the' Rev C. Mutter, who also gave, the Clergy of the Archdeaconry present a very helpful address at the second celebration on Tuesday. After enjoying kind hospitality from Mrs Morrison and. Mrs Read, and a Clerical lunch at the Vicarage thoughtfully arranged by the Vicar and his wife I came on to Matata where, about forty people attended a Service at short notice. Mr and Mrs Burt were responsible for beating up the people, and for housing one for the nighc. On arrival home via Paengaroa I found the Archdeacon hero where we drove out on Home Mission fund work. My long trip down the coast was varied by my chauffeur having two guns. Whenever a hawk or a mob of quail hove near by, he stopped to Btalk them. With these waits and those enforced by commercial gentlemen on board, who did business at each centre, it took us twelve hours to reach Whakatane the first day. We scarcely got through to Opotiki the road being so bad, and the journey home across the Rangitaiki swamp -m a wintry night was not too warm m a buggy with slow horses on heavy roads. . ■' " The Bishop's visit came next. We were glad to be able to hospitise him this time m the Vicarage additional room, and to find him looking so well again.' Motiti Island was out of the question m such a gale as raged, on the Monday after our Confirmation Sunday, but he went«with myself and the Revs Whaka, and Pirie Munro to Matapihi,

Where, We hope the Churohbuilding; will how proceed. ;...;'. . ' '.' -. - ; . '""' '',:''■'''■' -'''' The Confirmation Service was very largely attended^ the" candidates, including -'seven adults, numbering thirty ~i our. : An old parishioner of eighty years being unableto leave his house was privately Confirmed. The Cbnfirmees had been for over three njp'nths most regular m: attending' the classes; some riding for ten miles. • This was most encouraging to myself their Vicar. They 'made . their fii'st Communion yesterday. " The Guilds, senior and junior,' are both working well. A sewing machine will be procured by the senior Guild with adoriation generously given by Mrs Hamilton, one of our oldest members. ..; We are glad to see Mr Hamilton amongst us again and looking well ; but we fear he will not be staying here long J We shall miss him and his wife after his long years of interest m the Church.