Memorial Fund
A fund in memory of the life and work of the Very Rev. M. W. Wilson, a former Christchurch Presbyterian minister, has been set up by the parishioners of Knox Presbyterian. Church, Bealey Avenue.Already the people of Knox Church have given $5OO towards the fund which has a target of $lOOO. It is hoped that the target ! will be reached by the end of next month. The . money will be given to the new ecumenical Pacific Theological College in Suva, Fiji, for prizes in theology. Mr Wilson, who was chap-lain-of both St Andrew’s College and Rangi-ruru Girls’ School, was minister of Knox Church for 16 years. He was a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand and a former president of the National Council of Churches. Donations to the fund may be sent to the treasurer of Knox Church, P.O. Box 1039, Christchurch.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32383, 24 August 1970, Page 14
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147Memorial Fund Press, Volume CX, Issue 32383, 24 August 1970, Page 14
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