A decision to do work among the Maori people was made by tne annual Assembly of the Baptist Union of New Zealand on Saturday. “This is a very important and historic moment,” said the president, the Rev. E. W. Batts. ‘The question of Maori work has been before the Assembly for the last three years.” A report oy a committee on Maori work will be made to the June council. The report received >n Saturday emphasised the importance of personal contact with the Maori people in their homes. It also stated that many young persons had felt called to do Maori work.—(P.A.)
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25955, 8 November 1949, Page 3
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