▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁( C MS ). ▁ ▁From ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁c ate ch ist ▁and ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁C MS ▁mission ▁at ▁Wa ik ana e . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁Had field ▁to ▁establish ▁schools ▁among ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Queen ▁Charlotte ▁Sound , ▁including ▁at ▁O ku k ari ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁Bishop ▁George ▁Sel w yn ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁A uck land ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁min istry ▁at ▁St . ▁John ’ s ▁College ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Arch de acon ▁K iss ling . ▁Te ▁A hu ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁de acon ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Church , ▁A uck land ▁by ▁Bishop ▁George ▁Sel w yn . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁M ā ori ▁cl erg yman ▁appointed ▁a ▁de acon , ▁following ▁his ▁friend ▁R ota ▁Wait oa ▁who ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁he ▁accompanied ▁Bishop ▁Sel w yn ▁and ▁ ▁John ▁P att es on ▁on ▁a ▁past oral ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁Islands . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C MS . ▁On ▁ 1 1