DIOCESAN AND GENERAL.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 27, Issue 4, 1 April 1937, Page 1

DIOCESAN AND GENERAL.

A former resident of Hawke's Bay, the Rev. A. K. Warren, Vicar of Merivale, has been appointed Archdeacon of Christchurch. The Bishop of Melanesia reports the sad loss by drowning of the Rev. G. H. West, last month. Mr West was a native of Dunedin, and' worked m the Mission for many years as a layman. Thence he returned to study for ordination at S. John's College. He was made deacon m 1925 and priest m 1926. For some years he had been m charge of Santa Cruz and the Reef Islands, "m perils of waters" all the time. Altogether he had given nearly 25 years to Melanesia. The new Vicar of Whakatane, the Rev. S. G. Caulton, will begin work m his new Parish at the end of this month. The Bishop of Waikato has brought back the Rev. F. Hart for work m his Diocese, and two ladieis, Mrs. Brigham and Miss Allen, to help m Maori work. Canon Mortimer- Jones sailed for England m the Rangitiki on March 16th, and Mr and Mrs Harper, a week later.. The mail-bag Sunday School which he began so well is to be taken m charge by. Mr P. C. Ritchie, of Pukahu. The Headmistress of Hukarere is wondering if any readers of the Gazette will be generous enough to give her fruit for jam-making. She would be very grateful.