ORDINATION OF THE REV. J. D. HOGG, M.A. L.Th.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 26, Issue 4, 1 April 1936, Page 1

ORDINATION OF THE REV. J. D. HOGG, M.A. L.Th.

. On Sunday, March Bth, at 10.30 a.m., the Rt. Rev. Herbert, Bishop of Waiapu, ordained Priest, the Rev. John David Hogg, chaplain and tutor of Te: Aute College. His Lordship was assisted by the Yen. M. W. Butterfield, B.Litt., Archdeacon of Waiapu, who presented the candidate and preached the sermon, the Rev. Canon C. Mortimer- Jones, . M.A., .yicar, of . Hastings, who sang .the choral parts of the Holy Communion, and the Rev. S. R. B. Corbin, who sang the Litany. The service began with the hymn, "Lord, Pour Thy Spirit from on High," after which the Archdeacon used the "Bidding Prayer," and, m a learned address, explained to a crowded congregation the nature and office of a Priest m the Church 'of God, illustrating from the orderliness of the Creation of the Heavens and the Earth God's plan of redemption for mankind through the incarnation, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, His Son and oUr Saviour, by Whose power and m Whose Name the Christian Church had been founded as an ordered plan to dispense, through her officers, the word and sacraments of God. "Though many divisions had been made and schisms rent m the Church, the Body of Christ, she still claimed," the preacher said, "the authority of God, through her priests^ to absolve sinners* to administer the sacraments, to visit the sick, to comfort the dying, to preach the word arid to give her blessing and benediction m the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." Addressing the candidate for the Priesthood, the Archdeacon reminded him of the great responsibility involved m the work and office of a Priest, particularly m regard to his duties as chaplain of Te Aute College, assuring him that the Grace of God conveyed through the laying on of hands m his ordination would be sufficient for all his needs and that God would always

provide him with the comfort and power of His Holy Spirit for the special work among the young Maoris for which he had been called. At the conclusion of the Litany the choir sang A. Somervell's "O Saviour of the World, Who on Thy Cross and precious blood hast redeemed. us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee." Then was sung the hymn, "O Thou Who Makest Souls to Shine" as an introit to the Holy Communion. The Bishop was celebrant. The Vicar of Hastings read the Epistle and the Archdeacon was the Gospeller. After the examination and. Cathechism of the Ordained, the Bishop asked for the prayers of the congregation, at the end of which the Veni Creator was sung, and the laying on of hands was followed by the vesting the Priest. The creed was then sung, the music being Merbecke for this and the other parts of the service— including the Benedictus and Agnus Dei. The hymn, "And Now, O Father, Mindful of Thy Love," was sung during the administration. Most of the communicants were 'Maori scholars of Te Aute, and other friends of the Rev. J. DJ Hogg. The service, which will remain long m the memory of all those who took part m it, concluded with the special prayers anpl the Bishop's blessing, after 1 which three verses of the hymn, "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus" were sung as a recessional.