more into the flock of the Good Shepherd. He was further welcomed in the address by Gill College, which trusted that he would benefit the institution and offered the best wishes to Mrs. Hofmeyr and the young family. After the address was read, the Rev. Hofmeyr thanked them for the hearty welcome and said that he hoped to follow in his predecessor's footsteps. He also hoped that his efforts would be in the spiritual and temporal interest of the congregation, and promised to do his best to support the educational institution now being founded. Two days later, his confirmation took place. The following article, freely translated from Dutch, was written at the time by the Cape Town paper De Volksvriend: The Rev. J.H. Hofmeyr was invested on Saturday, march 30, in Somerset East. Over the course of the week, he had arrived from Cape Town to a very congenial welcome. The parsonage, which has been significantly renovated in recent years, was not yet furnished so borrowed furniture was used for the occasion to allow at least six pastors to abide there. Friday night, the Rev. Charles Murray (from the Burgersdorp congregation) gave a long sermon. The following morning, the Rev. Adrian Roux (from the Albanie Reformed Church) delivered the confirmation sermon on the theme of the words "The love of Christ urges us," with the Rev. Hofmeyr being confirmed by normal practice except that it was before the sermon and not after as was customary. The Rev. Murray had declined the opportunity to give the sermon, hence the Rev. Roux delivering it. That afternoon, the Rev. Hofmeyr preached for the first time to his new congregation, on the subject of Psalm 122:9: "For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek good for thee" (1933 Afrikaans translation). The Revs. W.R. Thompson (Stockenström Reformed Church) and Georg Stegmann (Glen Lynden Reformed Church) were present for the occasion. Stegmann gave the preparation sermon in the evening. The following morning, the Rev. Thompson preached as Holy Communion was delivered. All five pastors participated therein. The Rev. Murray sermonized once again at noon, and the Rev. Hofmeyr returning in the evening. Turnout was very large, and there were too few pews to accommodate all on Sunday. As far as one can judge, in the words of De Volksvriend, all were satisfied with the preparations, though there were far fewer