Harvest of Grace. Essays in celebration of 150 years of mission in the Anglican Diocese of Nelson.

Nelson: Standing committee of the Diocese of Nelson, 2010. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 388 pages, many colour and b/w illustrations. The Anglican Church was the first and largest denomination to be active in the colony of New Zealand. The Anglican Diocese of Nelson was established in 1857 and Nelson's first Bishop, Edmund Hobhouse, was installed on 28th April, 1859. Over more than 150 years, successive Bishops of Nelson have made their mark on the Diocese and the character of the Diocese has remainerd proudly evangelical. Through a series of essays, this book explores aspects of the history of the diocese and its life across the regions of Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough and the West Coast, from early days to the present. Contents: The Anglican Diocese of Nelson: an overview, 1840-1940 ; Rev. Codrington; Brandon Sparrow; Ma?ori and the church: the first decades in Te Tau Ihu (Nelson-Marlborough), John and Hillary Mitchell; Okoha Mission School, Brandon Sparrow; Ma?ori and the church: Ma?ori leaders in Te Tau Ihu (Nelson-Marlborough), John and Hilary Mitchell; Hobhouse taiaha, Mark Chamberlain; Bishopdale College: some notable personalities, John Meadowcroft; Bishopdale Estate, Catriona Williamson and Pam Sutton; Percival William Stephenson: Bishop of Nelson, 1940-1953, Susan Ledingham; The cathedral, R. Bester Francis Oag Hulme-Moir: Bishop of Nelson, 1954-1964, Catriona Williamson; Youth in the 1950s: a personal memoir, Beverley Payne (nee Harvey); Bishop Sutton and church union, Rev. Mary Worsley; The Sutton years : church and the community, Jenny Dawson; Bishop Sutton and the 1981 Springbok Tour, Mark Chamberlain; Whakarewa, John and Hilary Mitchell; Ma?ori mission on the West Coast: Te Tai Poutini, John and Hilary Mitchell; The Derek Eaton years, 1990-2006, Robyn Kingston; Dalai Lama visit, Mark Chamberlain; The evangelical character of the Anglican Diocese of Nelson, Peter Carrell; The Egypt connection, Tony Andrews.