[Illustration: 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 the foundations of the Church in New Zealand, and his views as to Church organization have special lessons to teach us in these days. It is to bring these lessons to the notice of those who are unable to study larger biographies that this short life has been written.