Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Rev. James Guy, Superintendent Minister in charge at Wellington, was born at Maidstone, Kent. Mr. Guy is a son of the manse, his father, the late Rev. John Guy, being one of the early ministers of the Primitive Methodist Church in England. He was educated at Maldon, Essex, and at Barrow-in-Furness, and studied for the ministry under private tutors. Coming to the colonies per s.s. “Cuzco” to Melbourne, he crossed the Tasman Sea in the the s.s. “Ringarooma,” landing in Dunedin in 1878. In the following year Mr. Guy was ordained in the Sydney Street Church. He laboured successively in Dunedin two years, Greendale one year, Auckland three years, New Plymouth and Christchurch about one year each, Invercargill five years, Auckland a second time three years, and was appointed to Wellington in 1893. The reverend gentleman has always taken a great interest in temperance work. He has filled the highest offices in connection with his church - twice as president of the Conference, viz., at Wellington in 1887 and at Ashburton in 1893. Mr. Guy is senior examiner of students for the ministry, and he was for three years editor of the Primitive Methodist newspaper. He sympathises with Christian Socialism, and is a thorough-going optimist.