St. John's Chruch

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 90, 1 March 1888, Page 2

St. John's Chruch

VISIT OF BISHOP HADFEILD. [COMMXmiOATED.] There -was a large attendance at St. John's Church on Sunday morning last, when His Lordship the Bishop of Weilington adminisiered the lit© of confirmation. The names of those confirmed on this occasion were:— Mr O. O. Heasants, Misses 0. Bray, M. J. Diamond, A. Heath, A. James, A, Liddle, E. Monckton, E. Patterson, M. A. Rutherford, F. Saxon, and Worthingtbri. The Bishop preached a very impressive sermon m the evening, and we were pleased to see His Lordship enjovuur such good health. ' .f . J t«» On Monday the Bey, A. Hermon drove the Bishop to Eiwitea, where he was entertained by Mr and Mrs Jacob, who asked several settlers to meet His Lordship. in the evening the usual monthly Church of England service was held in theEwitea Hall, when a large coneregatum met to hear the Bishop preach. It is worthy of mention that the Bishop, who has entered upon his fiftieth year of residence in the colony, formed a very high opinion of the land in the Kiwitea. On Tuesday the Bishop proceeded north by the express, and in the afternoon the St. John's Sunday School met for their annual treat in the Becreation Ground. [ After some hours of games and athletid sports, which both teachers and children seemed to enjoy, Mr B. Worsfold marshalled the school, and marched them to the Parsonage, where, through the kindness of many friends, a "bountiful tea was provided. At the conclusion of the tea I the Bey. A. Hermon presented prizes to : every boy and girl fsome 42 in number), •who had obtained during the past year two-thirds of the possible number of marks, with, a few word? of kindly advise; The children were tfc©& and: judging frpm tiieir SeMand Xacwi %r>-4 maycoaclttde thaf ti^wffl mp«fc fifth^ do their utmost ttPbe present 6a hitxxr* oocasions, - T^ I**1 **