RATANA'S COVENANT.
UNION OP 24,410 NATIVES.
OCOC-DITaONS OF MEMBERSHIP.
(By Telezraph-Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day. ,o,Tw_ "^f r _ J C leaTns lrom reliable sources that Ratana's covenant book ___v? ". Baster M °°day and tie rvotahitanga (union) established, with a 2™J *?■__ ° f 24,410. Ratana's platform is .briefly stated. The only _on- ___?•" ° f of the union is obedMsnce to Ratana's message in acceptance of absolute faith in the Christian _?i v renoun «ng Maori superstition. au -who are not baptised must be baptised forthwith; that marriage .be more sincerely honoured; tlhat greater care be taken of children, who should be wisely fed and tended; that the people pray for the power to eschew intoxicating liquor; that cigarette smoking amongst children and women nursing infants be discontinued: tihat family prayers be held in every'home; tlhat the duration of tangis be curtailed; and that people should remain in membership of those churches founded on the Christian faith; that even if Ratama himself should fail he has now shown them the right way. ~ ;i j l4gß4l
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1922, Page 9
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171RATANA'S COVENANT. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1922, Page 9
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