New and Notes.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 5, 1 November 1922, Page 421

New and Notes.

A Diocesan Conference of the C.E.M.S. will be held m St. Augustine's Schoolroom, Napier, on November 17th, at 7.30 p.m. Mr Reginald Gardiner highly recommends the book "Psychology and the Christian Life" by the Rev. T. W. Pym, D.5.0., M.A., published by the Student Christian Association, as a most helpful book for present reading. A retreat for women will be held at Hukarere School, Napier, from January 22nd to January 26th, 1923. The Rev. A. Neild, MA., will be the conductor. For all particulars intend-

ing retreatants shouijl apply to; Bsaeon ess .Esther Brand, King; street, Hastings. ' The Rev. F. B. Redgrave, ,M. A., having been appointed General Sec? retary of the Board of Missoins has resigned the cure of St.- Andrew's, Napier. The Rev. E. Drake has been appointed by the Board- of Nomination to succeed Mr Redgrave as "Vicar of the Port. Mr Drake will leave Puketapu to take charge, of his new parish at the beginning of November. .The Northern Hawke "s Bay Clerical Society met at St. Luke's, Hayelpck North,, on October l§th : ( S.t. Luke 's Day).' A choral celebration 'oler•beckej was held m the Parish Church at 10 a.m. The Vicar (the. Rev. Canon Maclean) was the celebrant', he was assisted by the Rev. B." R. Brier ley. The service began with a solemn procession from the choir round the nave and back to the choir, the .hymn 309 (Pange lingua) being •sung -as the processional. Hymn plj (Verbum Supernum) was sung as a gradual and 322 during the" Communion. The offertory hymn was No. 433. The. whole service was most devotional and impressive. After the service the clergy met at the Vicarage and discussed the subject ef Prayer Book revision. The Rev." E. Drake was elected secretarj; m place of the Rev. F. B. Redgrave, who is leaving the diocese to become General Secretary of the Board of Missions. The next meeting of the. Society will be held on November 20th . at Waipukurau, when the Rev. Canon Rice will open a discussion on Sunday obin light, through the merits of "Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bishopscourt has been sold and the Bishop is now living m Chaucer road, Napier. . : The Rev. J. Shardlow (Vicar elect of Wairoa) is expected to arrive m iAjiielcland on November 10th. -^ The Rev; G. B. Malcolm has resigned the cure of Porangahau and has accepted appointment as Vicar of Paramatta m the Wellington Diocese. - The Rev. R. F. Geddes, of Clive, has been appointed Vicar of Puketapu.