George Augustus Selwen, 1809 – 1878

                                              The Venite 

The sea is God’s for he made it, 

and his hands have molded the dry land. 

George Augustus Selwen, 

was elected the first Bishop

of New Zealand, and later 

the Bishop of Litchfield 

(great  juxtaposition!) 

the latter he took only 

reluctantly.           

            
            On his long journey

             New Zealand in 1841
            (which would have taken
             anywhere from 75-130
             days) he learned the
             Maori language.

Dude got around – 

he was in aAmerica

twice and was the 

preacher at our1874 

General Convention