The Provincial Church.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 2 August 1926, Page 58 (Supplement)

The Provincial Church.

Auckland. The Rev. T. Cable has resigned from S. George's, Kingsland, as from December 31, and the Rev. Ken. MeFarland has been appointed to succeed him. The latter is at present m England, and has been associated with the Toe H movement. Preparations are weir m hand for the Foreign Missionary Exhibition, which is to be held m the Auckland Town Hall from August 23 to 28. It promises to be the biggest thing of its kind ever attempted m the Dominion, and should be a tremendous spur to missionary work throughout the province. On a recent Sunday His Grace the Archbishop confirmed no less than twelve prisoners m the Mt. Eden gaol. The first batch of immigrant lads under the Church of England scheme has proved very satisfactory indeed. The boys are all settled on farms and doing remarkably well. A lot of applications are coming m from farmers for lads m the future. A Social Service League, combining all the philanthropic works of the Church, has been formed m Auckland, and Mr. T. W. Williams appointed as secretary. There was a large congregation at the annual Service of S. John Ambulance on Sunday, June 27, at S. Matthew's. The offertory was given to the Ophthalmic Hospital at Jerusalem. His Grace the Archbishop has made an appeal for £3,000 to secure new Church sites and help to erect buildings m the outskirts of Auckland, and nearly £1,000 has already been subscribed. Waiapu. A Church Army Captain has sailed m the "Riiapehu" for special work m the Diocese. ..

>■■■••-■ A poster is being; prepared, to exhibitedin the porches oi 'all :the churches m the Diocese, setting forth the needs of the Diocese for the maintenance of social work. S. Winifred 's property is to be offered for lease or sale. The following were ordained by the Bishop on S. Peter's Day:— Deacons, Captain Smith and Mr. Wi Ti Hauwhao (both of Tolaga Bay) ; Priests, Revs. E. McKenna and J. J. Anderson. .'■•.., Wellington. . At a meeting of clergy, churchwardens, and vestrymen of Greater Wellington, with the Bishop m the chair j it was decided that the time was opportune to erect a large central Church Day School m -place of the present S. Mark's School, which cannot accommodate all the children whose parents wish them to attend. Several prominent Churchmen who have expressed , their confidence m the proposal to raise £25,000, which is the approximate, cost of the site and proposed building, liave each donated £100. A general appeal for the full amount is shortly to be launched. The scheme was approved of by Synod. The Committee that controls the S.P. C.K. Book-stall m Mulgrave Street report a favourable year's operations. The sale of. literature shows an encouraging increase. Each year part of the profits is used m repaying the parent Society for lending funds to make it possible to establish a N.Z. agency. The Book-stall does a large business by post, receiving orders from all parts of the Dominion. There is m Wellington a branch of the Servants of the Sanctuary. Although its membership it not large, it arranges an annual Quiet Day, which is attended by others than members. S. Mark's, Wellington, has been celebrating its Jubilee. The first vicar was the Rev. Richard Coffey, who did a wonderful work m building up a strong church life. Subsequent vicars have been the Rev. A. M. Johnston (now Archdeacon of Wellington) and the Rev. F. W. Askew (now * Dean of Nelson)'. The present vicar is the Rev. H. E. K. Fry, who came from the Winchester Diocese three years ago. : The Rev. F. S. Ramson, Vicar of Petone, has had another serious operation. He has been unfortunate m haying a whole run ; .: of sickness. As Petone 1 is near to Wellington, it has been possible for different city clergy to help him. . . , The Bishop's synodical address iouched upon a number of matters. He referred at

length, to the increase of gambling through the sale of art union tickets, and appealed to all Church-people to back up the Prime Minister m any efforts that he might take to deal with this evil. Synod agreed to the appointment of a Sundayschool organizer, and to the spending of a considerable sum on the improvement of the diocesan buildings. Christchurch. The Synod this year will be a month earlier. than usual. It is to open on Tuesday, September 14. The reason for the earlier date is to enable the meetings to take place m the dining hall of Christ's College during the vacation. It has been found difficult to secure any other satisfactory meeting place, and the present arrangement is really a return to old conditions. . Timaru is hoping to build a new parish hall and Sunday School at an estimated cost of £6,000. The roof of S. Mary's Church requires reslating, which will mean a further expenditure of about £500. The Jubilee of the Mothers' Union was marked by a "big day" m Christchurch. The Bishop celebrated Holy Communion at 10.30 a.m. m the Cathedral, when a sernion was preached by Archdeacon Haggitt. In the afternoon there was a great gathering of women m the Caledonian Hall, when Mrs. West- Watson gave an address. The Bishop was the preacher at the Cathedral Service at night, and had a good deal to say about the Christian home and its influence. The annual meeting of the Diocesan Union of the C.E.M.S. was held m the middle of June. The Bishop was elected to the presidential chair. The Diocesan Executive Council was elected as follows: Eevs. A. H. Norris, F. Dunnage, J. F. Coursey, and N. A. Friberg, and Messrs. Bradbury, J. W. Baker, Fleming, Clibborn, Watters, and O. Taylor. The subjects dealt with at the Dominion ConferenceHospital Work, Immigration, Bible Classes and Foreign Missions — formed matter for discussion during the evening. The Eev. F. E. Eawle, Chaplain of Paparua Prison, spoke on work m the prisons, and endeavoured to enlist the sympathies of the members m this part of. Church work. Miss M. Woods, C.M.S. Missionary m China, who has just returned after twelve months' furlough m New Zealand, was dismissed with a farewell service at S. John's, at .which the Bishop was the preacher. In order to help make up the diocesan quota for Missions, Mrs. West-Watson

held an "American Tea" at S. John's . schoolroom. Each visitor was expected to bring a gift for the stalls, buy something, and partake of afternoon tea. We understand about £160 was realized as the result of the afternoon. . A series of lectures on ' ' Anglo-Cathpli-cism," arranged by the GHiild of S. Mark, is being given during the winter months m S. Michael's hall. The Yen. Archdeacon Taylor opened on July 8 with "AngloCatholicism— What 's in a Name ? ' ' Other lectures and subjects announced are: — Rev. T. M. Curnon, "The Mass m the English Church"; Eev. E. Chard, "Eeunion of Christendom"; Eev. H. W. Smith, "Confession"; Eev. 0. E. Perry, "The Church beyond the ' Veil"; and Canon Mutter, "Catholic Ceremonial." The Eevs. A. H. Acheson, Vicar of Cust, and H. O. Hanley, of Woolston, have exchanged cures. The Eev. F. E. Eawle has been appointed Minor Canon and Precentor of Chrisichurch Cathedral, and will continue to act as Chaplain at Paparua Prison. /The Orange Lodges held their annual parade at S. John's, Latimer Square, on Sunday afternoon, July 11. The Eev. T. M. Curnow, Vicar of S. Saviour's, West Lyt-. telton, was the preacher, taking the place of the Rev. J. F. Coursey, who was m bed with influenza. Dunedin. Attention is drawn to an important vacancy at All Saints ', Dunedin. Dean Fitchett, who has" been Vicar of All Saints' for close on half a century, is giving up parish work. A service m connection with the Jubilee of the Mothers' Union was held m the Cathedral on the evening of June 23. The preacher was the Rev. J. H. Rogers. There was a large attendance of mothers, and a few fathers. There were celebrations at 10.30 a.m. m all the parishes where a branch of the Mothers' Union exists. The Eev. F. C. Long, of Karachi, India, . is giving a series of lectures m the various parishes of Dunedin. The Clerical Society has widened its personnel, and now includes all the clergy . m Dunedin and the; suburbs.