THE BISHOP OF WAIKATO

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1930, Page 2

THE BISHOP OF WAIKATO

A BUSY TIME. MONEY GATHERED FOR THE DIOCESE. HAMILTON, December 16. The Bishop of Waikato, the Right Rev. C. A. Cherrington, is entirely practical. He believes that the ends of Christianity can only be reached by being up and doing, by being constantly on, the move and by example as well as precept. Be has just returned from the Old Country after a ten months’ preaching and lecturing tour on behalf of the diocese of Waikato!. He believes that clergymen should work hard, and considers that, where they understand and can appeal to youth, there will be no lack of response in the young. While in England his Lordship, after attending the Lambeth Conference, set about gathering money for the diocese. He travelled 13,050 miles by road, and preached or lectured on 200 different occasions. He also distributed 7000 pamphlets dealing with work in the diocese. He contrasted in his addresses conditions in the diocese with those. in England, where the verv stonework of the noble cathedrals and churches breathed veneration, and where, with beautiful music and charming settings, the whole atmosnliore seemed sanctified. His Lordship told of the difficulties of administering a scattered diocese like Waikato, which covers an area of 10,600 miles and has a population of 125,000. including 10,000 Maoris. He appealed for £?(XX) to extinguish the overdraft of .the diocese, and £SOO a. year for five year* to enable the diccese to consolidate its position so that more time can be devoted to s-aritual appeal and less to the worn 7 of administration. MANY GIFTS. As a result, his Lord shin to-day rdpeed £I6OO in the hands of the diocesan treasurer, and the balance of the £2OOO sought is on the way out. and should he here earlv in the New Year. The bishop has also received promises of between £3OO and £4OO a year towards'church extension in the diocese, the Maori mission and ordination candidates’ fund. His Lordship brought back with him many gifts of sacred vessels am l church linen for use in the poorer parishes. - Before he left England, he set up an organisation for the benefit of the diocese. with the Bishop of Inch field as president. Pcveral New Zealand elergv working in England also are interested ip the movement.

Bishop Cherrington looks and feel® weß. and is readv to settle down to bard work immediatelv, “There naturajlv is not a great deal of eagerness on ■+be Aart of vou'ng ordained clerevmen in England to omne out to New Zealand at a rime when their services are n kerWl at Worne, and where thev are nt lenrt certain of their salaries.” lm veYyter'md s-Hwakino' to a Pre«s representative to-dav. His Lordship said +bnt tb<»’p we r e, however, quite a num. B-r nf m pn for the ministrv whom be met,, who were anxious to rome out end belt,, in the future.