28/07/2010
Selwyn in New York
Spotted in New York recently by the eagle eye of library team member Jenny, was this impressive Selwyn plaque.
The Selwyn plaque in St John the Divine, New York
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, which caused the cathedral to close until 2008. See http://www.stjohndivine.org/ for further information about the cathedral.
For more information about Bishop Selwyn see http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/selwyn-george-augustus/1.
We wonder if anyone knows how the plaque came to be here?
06/07/2010
Were you there? 1981 Springbok Tour Cross
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This is the wooden cross that was carried onto the rugby field at Hamilton by protesters against the 1981 Springbok Tour in August-September that year. St John’s College faculty and students had a high profile, and a group from the College travelled to Hamilton for this event. The cross was made by one of the students in his garage, in a hurry specially for the occasion.
The cross was rescued from obscurity amongst some timber at the College about three years ago, and is now part of the College’s archives collection held at the John Kinder Theological Library. Currently, it is on its way to Te Papa in Wellington as part of a display there.
30/03/2010
Holy Bling! A priest that ministered in style…
The Rev. Charles Archibald Tisdall was born and educated in Auckland. Tisdall studied at the University of Auckland gaining a M.A with honours in political science in 1895; and then trained at St John’s College in Parnell. For a short time in 1902 Rev Tisdall became the Warden of the college.
Rev. Tisdall's Communion Set
This travelling Holy Communion three piece set belonged to the Rev. Charles Archibald Tisdall and it was gifted by Peter Tisdall, his grandson to an Anglican Church in the Pacific.
