A brief look at Bishop William Garden Cowie’s life Bishop William Garden Cowie was selected by G.A. Selwyn to become the first bishop of Auckland and was consecrated at Westminster Abbey in June 1869. He arrived in Auckland with his wife, Eliza Jane, in February 1870. Bishop Cowie was known… Read More »Bishop William Garden Cowie, 1831 – 1902
Was Bishop George Augustus Selwyn ever the bishop of Sydney? It is a well-known fact that Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand initially declined the Bishopric of Lichfield, England, but it is little known that he had previously declined appointment as Metropolitan of the Australian Church. The… Read More »Selwyn as Bishop of Sydney
Honey bees are our friends, and William Cotton knew it. Much of the human food supply relies on honey bee pollinating services. Aotearoa/New Zealand has 28 native bee species, but none of these have the crop pollinating abilities of honey bees, so essential to our present diet. Records show… Read More »William Cotton, the Bee Master of St John’s College
Consecration Deed for Bishop Frederick Augustus Bennett, first Bishop of Aotearoa Papers recently received from a diocesan archive, where they had been placed for safekeeping in the 1940s, reveal the Consecration Deed for Bishop Frederick Augustus Bennett, first Bishop of Aotearoa, as well as the various declarations he had to… Read More »A Consecration Deed and Pectoral Cross for Bishop Frederick Augustus Bennett
What do Bishop Simkin and Zodiac Records have in common? In 2016, we were given items as a donation relating to the former Bishop of Auckland, William John Simkin, which included this acetate of the recording of his funeral service in 1967. The recording was likely to have been mastered… Read More »He’s a Mod? Bishop Simkin and Zodiac Records
Here at the John Kinder Theological Library, our wonderful archives volunteer, Lea Tovey, is currently processing and sorting the personal papers of Sir Paul Reeves, Archbishop of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 then Governor-General of New Zealand from 1985 to 1990 (ref. KIN 91). The scope of the collection… Read More »Notes from Queen Elizabeth II to Sir Paul Reeves
First Anglican Bishop of Auckland, William Cowie William Garden Cowie was selected by G.A. Selwyn to become the first bishop of Auckland and was consecrated at Westminster Abbey in June 1869. He arrived in Auckland with wife Eliza Jane in February 1870. Bishop Cowie was known as an intrepid traveller… Read More »Bishop William Garden Cowie, 1831 – 1902
Professor John Morton was God’s scientist Emeritus Professor John Morton was a distinguished marine biologist, prolific writer, broadcaster, a supporter of conservation issues and a committed Christian. He published more than one hundred scientific papers and theological works, including: Man, Science and God (1972) Redeeming Creation (1984) Christ, Creation and the… Read More »God’s Scientist: John Morton Archive
The library mourns the passing of a good friend Bishop Sir Paul Reeves. Always aware of the value of the written record, Sir Paul was careful to ensure that his papers from his various roles in the Church were safely deposited in the appropriate archive. From his time as Archbishop,… Read More »The passing of Sir Paul
Spotted in New York recently by the eagle eye of library team member Jenny Harper, was this impressive Selwyn plaque. The plaque, located in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Amsterdam Avenue (reputedly the fourth largest Christian church in the world) survived a major fire in 2001,… Read More »Selwyn in New York
