GOOLIES IN POLYNESIA.
DANGER TO THE NATIVES. SPIRIT OF CLOSER UNION. (Received 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. At the Missionary Conference the Rev. Joseph Nettleton, formerly of Fiji, emphasised the danger of Orientalising Polynesia by the introduction of Indian coolies, chiefly the sweepings of the Calcutta gaols. The Rev. W. L. Blamires (New Zealand) stated that the lives of the Polynesians were remarkable for Christian virtue and industry. The commission's report suggested that missionaries should encourage the growing spirit, especially evident in China, of closer union within larger denominational lines. In regard to polygamy, the commission decided that a woman not being her own mistress should be allowed to be baptised while remaining in a harem.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 143, 18 June 1910, Page 5
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