ORDINATION SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1314, 18 December 1911, Page 2

ORDINATION SERVICE.

* The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr,, hprott) held an ordination at St. Paul's Pro-Cathixiral yesterday morning, when Mr. J. G. T. Castlo was admitted to tho order of deacons. The sermon wns preachod by the Rev. F. 11, Petrie, wlio referred in an interesting and helpful way to the work of (li 6 ministry. The ministers of the Church, be said, received their authority from Christ Himself, and-they wero tile iiuclcr-wrrants of Christ. Tho clergy ought not to bo «i coinnletely iminerswl in tho organisation and work of their parishes as to bo unable to devote sullieicnt lime to studv, prayer, meditation, nml thought. • Thu eaiididtito was liiiwnlpd to tin- Bishop by Archdeacon Fanoour'i. and the Kcv. A. M, , Jolinsnii (vicar of St. Paul's) sin; ;hn Litany, with the spc('i:il petition "that it m;'.y please 'J'hop to b|p.-s tliis Thv servant,' now to be admitieil to tin , order of ckvieoiis ami to p'.iur Thy graee upon him: that lie limy duly execute his nllien lo the edifying or Thy Church, and the glory of, Thy holy name." The Rev. A. W. f.'omploil read tin- i-iiistli'. The Bishop lai<'. his hands nn the l'.rad of the candidate sayins:: <- Taki> Thou .iiitl-i.ritv to exccu'.o I lie <ili;-« of dcMoon vi (!•■> L'luircli of Ooi"; eominilled unto thcp. In tlio> name of !■.,. v.i' -r. 'mil fit" l'i' Son. mid ol Iho Holy Ghost." The iiewlv-onKiincd' deacon then iv;ul the Go>]iel. alter which tho liishop prciuoeilinl with the Holy Coniniuiiiiiii and pioiiou;icefl Iho Uendiction.