OTHER DIOCESES

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVII, Issue 11, 2 May 1927, Page 12

OTHER DIOCESES

Clerical Retreat.

There will be n Retreat for Clergy at Huntly School, Marion',

from Tuesday, May 17th, to Saturday, May 21st.' Conductor: Eev. G. H- Gavin, Vicar of Waitara. .. Clergy are requested to advise the Eev. J. B. Eeed, The Vicarage, Marton, of their intention. of being present. Nga Tawa, Marton. During his tour m New Zealand, Mr W. Backhaus gave a private recital at the. school, and he and Mrs Backhaus spent most of the day with us. . Miss Necker, late Vice-Principal, Auckland Diocesan School, will act as Headmistress during Miss McCall's absence m England. Miss lVlcCall will return to New Zealand at the end of November. Canon Fieldon Taylor reports : In spite of many difficulties, we have had, a successful year; our great need is to increase our Building Fund, that we may be able to begin building this year. Meanwhile we carry on; the Night School' is overcrowded, Boys and Girls Clubs are flourishing, Cadets and Crusaders are busy working up entertainments to further their respective causes, the Sea Scouts are busy training, and Bible Classes and- Services are doing well. Judging by the number now out of work, I am afraid we shall have a hard winter ; we do all we can to relieve deserving cases, and already have more calls upon us than we can well meet; contributions to our Down and Out Fund will be very welcome. We had our Annual Confirmation on February 27th, when ten females and twenty males were confirmed. Wellington Diocesan Boys' School. At a meeting of the School Trustees . held last month, the Headmaster, Mr. C. .H. Skelly, presented his report. After the report was received, a motion was carried congratulating the Headmaster oh the success of the School both from the scholastic and business points of view.' .. Anglican Bible Class Union. At the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Diocesan Committee the following motion was passed: "That the C.E.M.S, be written to; asking whether they would co-operate with the Anglican Bible Class Union m the holding of a Procession of Witness m the City one Friday evoning.

WELLINGTON. (From the ' ' Church Chronicle . " )

Opunake Parochial District. Mr. Solomon has been Vicar V>C the Parish for over five years, and therefore has ministered m the Parish longer than any of his predecessors, with the exception of the Reverend H. W. Klingender, who was Vicar of the Waimate Plains for two • years, and of Opunake, when it was separated from it, for five. Institution to the Cure of Souls. The Reverend Courtnay Walter Solomon , : . L, Th . , m the Parochial District of Manaia, 11th' 'March. Licenses to Assistant Curacies. The Reverend Charles Norman Ross Mackenzie, m the Parish of St. Marks, Wellington, 3rd March. The Reverend Percy Wiltshire,, m the Parochial District of All Saints, Palmerston • North, 25fch CHRISTCHURCH. From "The Church News.") The Bishop's Letter. In his monthly letter the Bishop says that m his visit to the Chatham Islands, he found himself following m the footsteps of Bishop Selwyn and Archbishop Julius, whose visits, are treasured memories. The Bishop's year m New Zealand has helped him to -realise, what a great work Archbishop Julius has. accomplished. "He has laboured," he writes, "and 1 h.v/^ entered into his labours." Writing of the appreciation with which his lectures on the Bible have been ivcf^'ecl, he adds: "Every Christine man must be deeply p.oncerr.cd at the neglect and distrust and ignorance of the Bible m our day; and I believe that this is m part due to the mistaken ideas of the meaning of revelation and inspiration which have been handed down to us." Bishop's Court is nearing com« pletion. It is hoped that the new house will be ready for occupation m June. , The Rev. E. E. Maiden, at the invitation -■;£ the Bishp of Polynesia, is to visit Samoa for two months, with a view to organising Church work there. Mr. Maiden was Chaplain to the Expeditionary Force which occupied the Island early m the War. The Rev. D. Rankin has been appinteod Vicar of Halswell-Sprey-don. The Bishop presided over a conference of Clergy, organists, choirmasters and choristers of the Diocese, on the question o£ improving

Church music- By way of illustration, several hymns were sung by a specially trained choir. The conference is to meet again to consider the singing of the Psalms and Responses. Marchland Church. A new note m Diocesan archictecture is struck by the little Marshland Church of St. Mark, which replaces that burnt down some months ago. It is built of concrete, and seats about 75 people comfortably. Attached to the building is a small tower out of which rises a tiny spire. It is like a model of a big church, and it is impressively successful. The building is so designed that at a future date, by knocking out the end wall, it can be easily added to. The parishioners have spent much care m making the interior of the church beautiful, with a charming carpet m the Sanstuary, reproductions of Hole's pictures of our Lord around the walls, and a fine original by Mrs Holland m the tower ;room, the whole suggesting an atmosphere of reverence and devotion. Cost of building and furnishings is about £1200. NELSON. (From the "Nelson Diocesan Gazette.") Appointment. Saunders, Rev. Charles Francis: to be Vicar of the Parochial District of Spring Creek. Memoria.l' Church, Iflharanui. The material is stone, is rough hewn and is tinged with a pink shade, which gives the building a birght appearance. Th,e design is unique. The body of the church has high walls, which are gabled., and there is a square tower which is artistically finished m bisected gables at the top. A large gold cross is erected on the tower. The inside walls are tinted and the heavy beams wlych .support the leaded roof are stained a dark colour, which affords a striking contrast m the interior. Within the towej.' there is a gallery large enough for an organ and choir. The windows are square, but broken^ by masonry into two well proportioned panels. The Church will seat 70 to 80 people. After the dedication a bronze memorial tablet was unveiled by Mr. R. G-. Murray, wfy.ch bears the following inscription: —

. "To the Glory of God T.liis Church was erected by his parents In memory of Charles Hector Heaton Murray Who died m Geneva June 28th, 1924, m his 20th year. Behind the dim unknown standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own." A new Church has been dedicated at Mokihinui under the name of St. Helen. The Rev.. W. Bell has been inducted as Vicar of Cobden and Runanga. DUNEDIN. (From the "Church Envoy.") St. Mary's, Moralngton. The Young Women's Bible Class have purchased and forwarded, by the "Southern Cross" a beautiful beaten pewter alms dish for the Rev. J. Mason, Melanesia. St. John's, InYersargil). The vestry :s out for somethinggreat and revolutionary — 400 members to recognise a debt of Is. a week, on an average, to the Church — no passing round the plate; no asking for subscriptions. Up bo date, March 20, 200- have promised on an average Is. each a week. It's a funny thing, but some people still think m quite small sums m connection with the Church. Young people can afford Is. a week and more, for a dance, and not half of it for the Church. The Vicar was very glad to get a question to answer on a Sunday evening: "What is the meaning of Vestments?" He is also glad to know that the answer satisfied the enquirers. Most probably vestments for the Holy Communion will be used by nearly all clergy soon. They are used m many cathedrals m the Old Country— -and jcathedrals are considered very safe! Have you noticed m pictures the vestments worn at the burying of the Unknown Soldier m Westminster Abbey? AUCKLAND. We have received no news from the Auckland Diocese this month. MELANESIA. (From the "Southern Cross Log.") News has been received of the death of the Rev. Paul Marita, on the small island of Santa Anna. This means the loss of one of the best of our Native Clergy. Paul was an expert m the art of Inlaid Pearl Shell.

Island Secretary.— Mr S. G. Watkins has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of MrW. W. Engall as Island Secretary, with headquarters at Siota. Stamps. — Readers are asked to help the Mission by collecting used postage stamps, particularly those of the higher denominations. Parcels should be sent to the Auckland Office. The Eev. A. Mason, of North Mala, would much like to have a small typewriter, which would prove of considerable assistance m his work. Volunteers for Melanesia. I), Humphrey Gumming, Dorchester Missionary College, England. Miss Lucy Tyas, S. Deny's College, Warminster,. England. L. Montague Maybury, M.A., M.8., B.Chir. (Cantab), M.K.C.S., L.R.C.P., England. Mr Maybury is engaged to be married to • Miss Johnson-Kaines, who will finish her training as a nurse next February. They intend to be married m the course of the year, and leave England for Melanesia at the end of the year. This delay is necessary to enable Mr Maybury to complete his studies at tile School of Tropical Medicine, which are most important m view of his future work.