THE NEW PRIMATE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18363, 22 April 1925, Page 8

THE NEW PRIMATE.

ACCESSION TO OFFlC^li AUCKLAND HONOURS HlSGtjjfl iWICUL TO "r« m»>i '* il AUCKLAND. Awflii;® Alfred "Waller Averill, D.D. fcEfh of Auckland, succeeded to the of New Zealand and the office bishop to-day in succession to bis StUll Archbishop Julius, of Chmt*un|!j||f retired yesterday. To mark the Holy Eucharist was wlcbrttgSSl; every church in the diocese of\2lffiL land this morning. At St. MmWySP 1 Cathedral. Parnell, there was &\SK congregation during the ■rWurF when the Holy Eucharist w« «n^®' ! Marbecke's setting. Tho AtchittkylfLJ son, the Rev. W. Averill, "t carried the Primatorial Cross. * fEII clergy of the diocese and a laymen formed the choir. oW "Eleven,years ago,'' said t!ifc VmSm Archdeacon Mac Murray, who preaAal? the sermon s "our Archbishop (ffl& among us as our father in Godi»Bf diocese. At that time the first VtffiZl of tho Church's experience in land was not completed. Not TUjtigEl. following Christmas Day could wftUffli brato the centenary of MarsdcalfcjßH missionaries of the Cross in For eleven years those nussfegSll laboured faithfully and &ppareßHH|| vain round their mission haus* afcnSE* Kere. After Hongi's wars ttay mSfflfl witness the most awful orgies 6f cnißral and cannibalism, so that to thoMpirap did not realise the methods "WmffiE God's spirit works in the heart it seemed that the task of irii»hi3Hf, { Maori race for Christ was nttnVw JySpf' lc*s. We can picture to ourarttf|aß|s little band of missionaries oft iSffifiP knees saying the Litany *0 Gdd have hoard with our ears and' "mm; fathers have declared unto us the jS work that thou didst in their d'jwmgg in the time before them,' and thariijjli answer, 'O Lord, arise, help us for JKfillj: honour.' Rising from their kncMiajflfflll the thought that God's pledged to help them if only thfcjl|%| mained faithful they were cnabfcJTOra|| dauntless courage to persevere. Wm "After eleven years' work, hint »*|§Pl as his Grace has worked in this and just one hundred years Maori chief was baptised on his aejjils bed. Tt seemed the beginning o[ iIK era, and yet four years more pasMttSHgl fore another baptism took pl»oe, j||l| then thero was a wonderful hmtt||i| spiritual results and God's h6BQw~fß| vindicated." MOM Turning to his Grace, the deacou said: 'When our greit p|U eessor came here in 1842 be founqflßjg he has recorded, the whole nation«|j?l verted to the fai£h, but dark days of trial and failure,* w*Mi|H| Maori war did much to w-reck4fflw triumph of the Gospel, yet with qjpj| and courage he carried on among both pakehas and fident that God in His own would guide into the **|Hgs| peace. Your Grace came amonMJMB eleven' years ago with great hopSffMll great purposes, and then suddenmSfln Great War with its desolating anflljjJSHl integrating influences burst upttttlHH world. The great plans and of church extensions had for uie |n§sj part to be laid aside. Peace caajjlßH length, hut the aftermath of tfcs§HH seemed almost less favourable toliffß spiritual life of the nation thlf§M"i years of war. To-day by we have tokens of encouragemeni«fjH| as to enable us to believe that 4Ik§HH thero will be a spiritual revival njJHJ church if only all who love the'ffSHH Jesus with sincerity will strive'llM pray, and. make sacrifices for it--ffflHS trust and pray that under the )«|H| ship of his Grace the Church wullJBB up her banners and go assured that God's honour is pkaHDj to help those who faithfully s^Bi In conclusion, Archdeacon HaoHH ray said that to Bishop Selwyn feJHM task of organising the Church pioneer days. To Archbishop AWBt had fallen the task of TeorganismnH after the dislocations of the GretHHß and its aftermath. Having slegtHHi known his Grace's work ;idnH people were confident that he strong and very courageous inajjjJMM forts to do God's work and fnUtaBBS will in a larger sphere. They 'vmiUH sured that their hopes and mllSßjg would be answered. 'Tor shalt make thy way prosperolaf, il ™ffi thou shalt have good success, folfffif Lord thy God is with thee wbJttnH ever thou goest." '''^fßi