OPENING OF A NATIVE CHURCH.
(BY TKLKOUAUH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
Blenheim, this day. . The newlyerect«d church at Wairau Pah was opened yesterday in the presence of a great crowd of Europeans of all denominations. Episcopalian, Wesleyan, and Presbyterian ministers were present, with Major Pollard and Bandmaster Tucker, of tha Salvation Army. The public meeting in the church was presided over by Archdeacon Butt, who has completed forty years' service in Nelson and Marlborough. Tl.o new church cost £350, all of which is paid for by Wairau Maoris out of moneys of the tribe of which Pare, son of one of the principal leaders in the Wairau massacre, is chief.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4417, 10 July 1884, Page 2
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108OPENING OF A NATIVE CHURCH. Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4417, 10 July 1884, Page 2
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