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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1040, 12 June 1871, Page 3

The Bishpps of Nelson ami Wellington tHen took elect, posted in his rochet, ami presented him t<» the Priii ate, the former Bishop saying, in the usual f-.»rm w Most Reverend Father in God, we present unto you this godly and well-learned man to be ordained and consecrated Bishop " The Primate then demanded the mandate for the consecration, which, not being the Queen'- man.late required by the rubric, was a form drawn up by the Chancellor of the Diocese

The oath " touching the acknowledgment of the Queen's supremacy" was omitted, and instead ot the " oath of due obedience to the Archbishop," the following was read by the Bishop elect: —

"In the name of God—\tnen. T, Samuel Tarratt Nevill, chosen Bishop of the Church and bee of D-medin, do promise and profess all due reverence and obedience to the Primate ot the Provincial Council of New Zealand, and to his successors"

The Primate then, after giving the exhortation, read the Litany, inserting the proper suffrage and special prayer. Then, sitting in his chair, he addressed the usual questions to the Bishop-elect, -who replied; in a low voice, which was barely audible in many parts of the church. In the question—" Will you maintain and set forward, as much as shall lie in vou, quietness, love, and peace among all men; and such as be unquiet, disobedient, and criminous, within our Diocese, correct and punish, according 10 such authority as you have by God's Word, and as to you shall be committed by the Ordinance of this Realm ? "—the words italicised were omitted. Then, the Primate, standing up, offered up the short prayer imploring strength and grace for the Bishopelect to perform the vows he had just taken on him. The latter having put on the rest of the Episcopal habit, knelt down, and the " Veni, Creatoi Spirit'H," w as sung over him. After the prayer which follows, the Primate and Bishop* placed their hands on his head, the former saying the words appointed to be said at the imposition of hands The silence in the Church at this moment wa* almost painful. The Primate then presented the newly con secrated Bishop with the Bible, and the service shortly afterwards terminated. The Communion Service followed, in which the BUhop of Dunedin, with the other Bishops and members of the congregation, communicated. At half past thiee o'clock in the afternoon, a special service for children was held in St. Paul's. Some time before that hour the Church was filled with children and their parents, some sitting in the aisles. The service, which was judiciously short and varied, was read by the Rev. E. G, Edwards. The service was terminated by the Bishop of Dunedin pronouncing the benediction. An adjournment was then made to St. George's Hall, for the distribution of pi izes to the scholars of St. Paul s Sunday School. Previous 10 the commencement of the evening service, the Primate formally resigned his charge of that portion of bis Diocese constituting the See of Dunedin, and the new Bishop was formally inducted into it The Church, as at the two previous services, was crowded.