PRESENTATIONS TO THE REV. T. G. KAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 968, 8 November 1910, Page 9

PRESENTATIONS TO THE REV. T. G. KAY.

Last Sunday evening, at St. Luko's Anglican Church, Wadestown, tho vicar (the Rev. T. G. Kay) preached his farewell sermon to a crowded congregation. After the service, the vicar and Mrs. Kay shook hands individually'with each member of the congregation. At the, close of the morning service at St. Anne's Anglican Church, Northland, the vicar and his wife, the Itcv. T. G. and Mrs. Kay, were tho recipients of a very handsome present, consisting of three silver pieces, chief of which was a very beautiful hot-water kettle with stand complete. The presentation took place in the porch. Mr. J. P. Luke, in making the presentation on behalf of the subscribers, eulogised Mr. Kay's services to his parish. He assured him that the presents had been subscribed for, not only by his parishioners, but by those of other denominations as well. Ho praised Mrs. Kay for her' work in the parish, and assured her that she would carry away with her to the land she was leaving for so shortly, the love of many. He congratulated the people of Northland and. Wadestown on possessing such fine churches, and hoped that they would do everything they could to support their Churches, and assist thoso who were sent to minister to them, Tho Parishioners' Warden said the vicar had expressed a wish that there should be no "social." but some of tho parishioners were determined ho should not leave without some mark of their affection and esteem; others who did not Delong to the Anglican Church expressed a wish to join in, and the result was the gift they had been enabled to hand him this morning. Mr. Kay, on behalf of himself and Mrs. Kay, thanked all his parishioners and friends for their beauti-ful-gift; but more than that, ho thanked them for their active assistance in Church matters, which he felt sure they would extend to his successor. He felt very sorry to leave them, but found that he required a change, and having been offered an English living, decided to accept it. Especially he thanked the women for their assistance, which had been most loyally, given. The vicar and Mrs. Kay then personally took leave of those assembled, one of the choir boys presenting Mrs. Kay with a bunch of roses.

On the previous Sunday the Sunday children of St. Anne's presented Mr. Kay with a handsome gold-mounted walkinfr-stick.

On Friday evening, November i, a deputation from the men of Wadestown waited on Mr. Kay at the vicarage, and requested his acceptance of a token of their esfeeni in the shape of an interlinear Bible, bound in morocco, and with the inscription, "Presented to the liev. T. G. Kay by his men friends of Wadestown." '

Last Sunday. the teachers of children of the Sunday School, Wadestown, presented him. with' a silver-mounted calendar, the superintendent assuring him of the love of all tho children, in whom ho has taken such a keen interest.

The vestry of the parish have decided to place in St. Luke's . a reminder of their .first vicar, recording his successful efforts in building their church and opening it free of debt.