THE MELANESIAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1533, 31 August 1912, Page 9

THE MELANESIAN MISSION.

; ♦ The Bishop of St. Albans,, who has, in defercnec to medical advice, been compelled to withdraw from the presidency of the lCnttlisli Committee of Iho JLelanesian Mission, has written a "Foreword tn the verv interesting report just issued. lie says. that the episcopate ot Bishop Wilson had marked «■ notable advance 111 Molanesian work, and in tho interest taken in this mission' both m Lnglalia and Australasia. But fresh problems hail nrixen which would require, tho best powers of Bishop and mission for their solution—the reorganisation of lie mission from a fresh centre; tho relation of Norfolk Island to tho mission; ho best means of'.safeguarding precious .lives, of which he was specially reminded by tho death of tho Dev. G. H. Andrews. He was confident that tho new Bishop would coity .with him the prayers and aspiration's of all English friends of tho inisswii. The new president, tho Bishop of Rocl e 6 - Vev in a preface, also expresses tho belief Hint the new Bishop, Dr. Wood. is eimnent.lv fitted for tho task which lies before him. The Molanesian Mission, lie says, has a distinction and a glorv peculiarly its own, but it is 'shnmofn y mulernianned.'and its members terribly isolated and lonely." As a consequence, ,n tho last six vears fivo priests have laid down their lives for tho faith m tho Islands.