Opotiki.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 13, 1 July 1918, Page 104

Opotiki.

Vicar: Rev. Thomas Fisher.

All Opotild and far around is making- a .strenuous, effort to respond to the general call on behalf of the British. Red Cross. May' God bless and further our efforts. . ;

The weekly meetings of the G.F.S. as well as the winter socials, will be. suspended during this extra busy time.

We were suddenly' called- on •' to bid Mr Mead and bis wife good-bye. They left for Ashburton on J\ine'lsth. Such as could joined m with the Women's Patriotic 'League^ who v/ill miss his 'willing' Help; m cutting out their'' war. garments. The members of the: Vestry, at their last meeting, -decided to write him and express' their ; appreciation of his untiring^efforts' for the. well-being; of the Church m Opotiki, of which he was Siifchjan' ardent, and devoted member-. " The letter will be sent to him with a little present from the congregation. . . ;

The Vicar has received an interesting letter from Mr MofPit, ' our Boys ' Scout leader. He was ,iust ieayins? England for the front m France, 'and wrote from the Military Hospital hear Salisbui^y :— -" Our turn '"vviil' soon come. The r one wish with. us now is

that we should gefc^ver^'td-I&ance, 'do our bit/ take what 'is coming tq each.; r of< '.us, -and^^. then,,, away Tback to New" Zealand, ..■ . . I like to, .think there .is d merciful Providence ; it is good/; to, know."-. there : ''' is^bne. who ■watches through.it all. . :> 1 „/fhe,f iling I ; ha.tedo about was having to; .give' up the Boy Scouts. 'Remember me to all, of th^m. '.'. \\ From 'Out'; ,of the din of war: one and then another, is •coming, back., ...Mal^ colm Elliott writes- cheerfully, from Auckland Hospital, full of hope for a good recoyery some, day;,- :;'..:..'■ .

Walker ,; Barrett, is now reported "missing,'' to the griej: of his friends. Hi.s brother John is just' blacky not very strong r yet. -. .... ' . . ',

. ; Dr^ Eade leaves ..fe-day, ; ,for ■ camp, arid the, list of pur -viestry is shaken considerably by the ballot declared to-day. Still, '"Carry on!"

The Vicar •thanks '■ several ' sub,seribers 1 ■ for. ■■.•■ promptly. sending 1 f' : Gazette": subscriptions/. If sail will do so we,; can Bpon be, 'through ! -with. ikkffQ&zetie^!. Manager.-,, i : . .Baptisms.^^Harold Charles ; J^aera ■Wise,- . Catherine . .Mary ; ; Anderson, (George Hiram West, Jack, Ijraneis Luxton, : ,-Donald Geoffrey • Iloss,' Edward Field Wesiwood tjptpn, Richard Ver dun Burke. ".'.>" ..: : ,• ..

Marriage.— -Ernest. Jaekspil to Alberta Ellen Saunders. '..' ..'. ( -

.Burials'. — George, . Hiram , Donald Geoffrey Ross. , ; :