St John's College, Morpeth

[3] St John's College was founded in 1898 by the then Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, Arthur Green.

[6] The college building was designed by the Australian ecclesiastical architect John Horbury Hunt.

[13] On the invitation of Reginald Stephen, Bishop of Newcastle, in 1925 Burgmann moved the college to Morpeth.

[14] The Armidale college buildings now form part of the New England Girls' School.

[16] In 1821, Lt Edward Close was granted 2,600 acres of land at Morpeth by Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

[24] Much of the organ is assembled from older instruments: the Open Diapason is by Palmer; the Bourdon from Croydon; the Stopped Diapason by Robson; and the Block Flute, the principal and the Fifteenth from the Methodist Chapel in Sutton-on-Soar, Northamptonshire.

At the time of the college's jubilee in 1948 the collect was in the following form: O Everlasting God, Who art ever adored by the holy angels, yet dost choose men to be the stewards of Thy mysteries: bless, we beseech Thee, the work of this College, and prosper the intentions of ARTHUR VINCENT its Founder; that they who cannot do any good without Thee, may by Thee be won to purity and love, and illuminated with a true knowledge of Thy Word and Sacraments; and so, being made able ministers of the New Testament, may advance Thy glory and the salvation of Thine elect servants; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

We pray that all places of theological learning, especially this College of St John the Evangelist, may be illuminated by your Spirit of Truth and Love.

May those who study here prepare themselves with courage and zeal for the ministry of the Gospel; and may we all be transformed and renewed into the likeness of your Son Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever.