Rotorua.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 13, 1 July 1918, Page 103

Rotorua.

Acting Vicar: Rev. C. E. Nicholas.

The Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu ;: paid a visit •to the : Rotorua district,": extending over & week. ; : i H§ arrived from the TaiijJo district ad-

companied, by. . the Rev. K. E. Maclean, on Friday, May 31st, and proceeded to the' i Mission House at Whakarewarewa. On. the evening of Saturday, June lst, : : His Lordship , gave an address to candidates for Confirmation and others; m: St.; Luke's Churchy -Next moriting^ at 8 o 'clock, he celebrated the Holy Communion m that CHurch, and at 11 a.m.^ he consecrated the new Maori 1 Church, dedicated to St.Faith, at Qhinemutu., There was a large congTegation, including their Excellencies thieGover-; nor-^General and the Countess of Liverpool, and the -' Hon. Sir' James Allen/ Acting-Premier. After the service His Lordship was: entertained at luncheon by the Maoris of Ohinemutu,and m the afternoon he adminr istered the rite of Confirmation to seven Maori r candidates^ presented by the Rev. H. Munro. In the evening His Lordship : held a Confirmation service m St. Luke's Church, and con T firmed ten young people presented by the Rev. C. E. Nicholas.' He also preached an impressive sermon upon the text, "Ye shall be witnesses unto Me" (Acts I. 8).

On. Monday and Tuesday, June 3rd and 4th, the Bishop : was occupied with a visit to Mamaku^ where he was entertained at a social gathering on the Monday afternoon and preached m the evening m St. Peter's Church. During the service he admitted Mr G. E. Skellern to the office of lay reader. On the. following Thursday His Lordship held a Confirmation service at Whakarewsrewa, and* administered the. rite to . six Maori . candidates presented by the Rev. H. Munro.; He •also : addressed a meeting of. Maori clergy and lay readers. He left for Tauranga on the morning, of -Friday, June 7th.

Chaplain-Major J. R; Burgin • and Mr A. P. Williamson, secretary of the ■Military Affairs Committee,' visited :Rotorua during the last week of May, m connection with: the Soldiers ■ Club. The St. Luke 's Church War Work Committee decided to undertake- work; necessary m . connection with the establishment and conducting of the Church of England Soldiers? Club, assisting the chaplain m charge m any way required; Mr W. A. Carter was appointed to act as secretary pro tern. Messrs J. Wrathall, W. 8, , Bennett, and W. A.: Carter- were appointed to attend to matters of detail m connec-i-tion with receiving and arranging the furniture of the club, the furnishing of which is being carried out by the. Military Affairs Committee. It was announced; that the ladies' committee would provide afternoon tea on the occasion of the opening of the. club. Mr .Williamson stated that a caretaker would beiappointed to assist: the :, j&nap'iaiii m: cliarge^ and: the; committ-

ee decided to recommend ,that, sleep- . ing accommodation for the,: caretaker should be provided at ithaiclub.-;; At a meeting of the ladies'committee Mrs , IV. Rhodes, was elected'president, and Mesdamesi. SiiJ- Clair .and C.. S< :; Algie were added toi the-comiinittee.,, A sum of £45 towards. the expense;"/, of fur- ... nishing the Soldiers'; iClub r jwas raised by.the orchestraL^oncertiheidifpr: that purpose^ and the > War Work: Committee passed a hearty :vote of.-thanks to the., ladies arid gentlemen = who ised, and s carried it out. ■