NEW ZEALAND
G. A. SELWYN, D.D.
Bishop Of New Zealand and Lichfield
BY
LOUISE CREIGHTON
AUTHOR OF “LIFE AND LETTERS OF MANDELL CREIGHTON, D.D.” ETC., ETC.
“Here am I, send me.”
WITH 2 MAPS
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C. 4
NEW YORK, TORONTO
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS
1923
Made in Great Britain
CONTENTS
- PAGE
- Preface vii
- Chronological Table viii
- Introduction ix
- Chap.
- I.—Childhood and Youth 1
- II.—Early Missions in New Zealand 13
- III.—First Impressions of New Zealand 23
- IV.—The Maoris and the Settlers 48
- V.—The Call of the Pacific 64
- VI.—Church Organization in New Zealand 85
- VII.—Bishop Selwyn’s Work in England for Foreign Missions 108
- VIII.—The Melanesian Mission 120
- IX.—The Maori Wars 141
- X.—Return To England and Last Years 161
MAPS
- New Zealand Frontispiece
- Pacific Ocean page xii
PREFACE
The work that Bishop Selwyn did in laying thefoundations of the Church in New Zealand, andhis views as to Church organization have speciallessons to teach us in these days. It is tobring these lessons to the notice of those whoare unable to study larger biographies that thisshort life has been written.
No one can write about Bishop Selwyn withoutexpressing great indebtedness to the Rev.H. W. Tucker whose Memoir of the Bishop,founded on the letters and papers entrusted tohim by the Bishop’s family, contains most ofwhat can be known about him. In this littlebook I have freely used Mr. Tucker’s Memoir,indeed the book could not have been writtenwithout it. I have consulted