The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1882. CURRENT NOTES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 636, 18 August 1882, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1882. CURRENT NOTES.

THE REV. HARRY STOCKER

The news that the Rev Harry otocker has been appointed to the Incumbency ol Invercargill will be received with much regre~ in <hiw neighborhood. He lies so endv-yed himself to those with whom/ha h<i ,j . Come into contact, tfiafc ids lo;_ may be looked on.r.fi a public misfortune. He iy. not-alone knovvn to-tt;-; in T.he pulpit; indeed, m-my' of th .-;>»» who iove and hi-,i h,;ve n\\'.'a\ SOSU him there, 7,, ing lii... holders of different vie".v;>. It h \'\ ill? .wide hVl'issftf Humanity ami .svosjathy iii.it we- all know him, wrueu- .■• ■ :' '..in \ word, niauly help, eucourage-iu.-i; ':.)?'in-.ioee'.it truuv'.iaant, and health gi v. ing. >•-';;rea,£'ioas for youag or old are needyil. Treating all alike with, a i'i'oxl befie'.'ol-jnco that disarmed _ jj.w- ---; It.rm, ;;ou gently ie! the w::y to higher aim-: and deeds (and not making Ilia ro;-i.:.l to right too Utop'un or difficult to follow; his _..>}ourn here has been of much beui.--.iifc. We coul-. 1 dilate lit great length on thi. to ie, but'we know there i.; nothing thii. the kindly subject of this rfc.oio Viore dinlii'.ea than pnuV., for he -..•<•'-„ hi. reward iv t;ie afteu.iou and imrovemetifc of those with whom he iias as^o-iat-d. it ha-i oooti known tor seni.' time thai .1' oi-.jok-'i''- health has neon failing, ■id thai a >n ore bracing climate was for him, aud all will be glad to •ir that, a: I:avin;g us his sphere of .'u'.io.u .v'..i\ bo hicroused. When he | . .-! iro-n he-«, in a lew months' ihiK->. > -ie fc. of one thing, and that is, ; ■■■ few indeed wh > have known him on i "-'sniiia.ul-i, whatever their ere.d, Will! >vi with us m saying heartily, God J .urn, ivherever ho goos. j