whytehead's

Updated: June 8, 2025

John's College stands; but still more precious to the Church is the "sweet fragrance of his memory." Whytehead's bequest was only one manifestation of the spirit which actuated the community throughout. The members lived with the bishop in one of the old houses at the Waimate mission station.

H. T. (Henry Thomas) Purchas - A History of the English Church in New Zealand