Newton
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Death Of Bishop
Missionary (n N. Guinea In 1889
THE Rt. Rev. Henry Newton, DD, who for fourteen years had been Bishop of New Guinea, passed away on Sep tember 25 at the Anglican Mission head quarters at Dogura, Papua. He had been in failing health for some time.
After his retirement he continued liv ing in the diocese, and un to the last took a keen interest in mission activities throughout the Territory, devoting much time to translation work and the train ing of candidates for the native ministry.
Born in 1866 in Victoria, he was edu cated at St. Paul’s College, Sydney, and later at Merton College. Oxford. He was ordained in London in 1892 and for a time acted as curate of St. John at Hackney.
He came to Australia in 1893 and took up missionary work in New Guinea in 1899 serving there until 1915, when he was consecrated Bishop of Carpentaria.
In 1922 he succeeded Archbishop Sharp as Bishop of New Guinea, and resigned the see in 1936 on account of indifferent health. For a period after his retire ment he acted as Canon of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul at Dogura.