ARCHBISHOP JULIUS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 128, 26 November 1938, Page 14

ARCHBISHOP JULIUS

MEMORIAL FUND

DOMINION APPEAL

The Archbishop Julius Memorial Fund, with which extensions will be made to the Christchurch Cathedral, has now reached £3789 13s. It is planned to extend the appeal to centres outside Canterbury. Not only are there many Canterbury people now in other parts of New Zealand, but the Archbishop as Primate of New Zealand was known and honoured throughout the Dominion. The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) has written to the Mayor of Christchurch . (Mr. R. M. Macfarlane) paying a tribute to the memory of the Archbishop, and giving his support to the memorial appeal, commending it to the people of the Dominion. The Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan), in a letter to the Rev. W. E. D. Davies, organiser of the appeal, has also commended the memorial project to the people. The Prime Minister's letter reads as follows: — v "My Dear Mayor,—lt is a privilege to be associated with the public appeal to commemorate the life and achievements of Archbishop Julius. "He was in the1 truest sense of the term a very great man, who did signal service in furthering the interests of this country. His work was by no means confined to his own district or to his own church. "In many respects the Dominion was his diocese, and the influence of his broadmindedness, sympathy, and common sense was deeply appreciated among all classes of the people. "It is fitting that the proposed memorial should take the form of an extension of the cathedral in which he himself was a magnetic influence, and it should be noted that his own wishes were that adequate accommodation might be provided within the cathedral for those taking part in services on national and civic and special occasions. "These, indeed, were part of his effective work and influence on the thought of the community. 'The memory of Archbishop Julius's services for the Church and the people will not soon be forgotten, and I it is fitting that future generations with no direct knowledge of his great personality should have some permanent reminder of a man who served his own generation with all his heart and energetic ability. "I earnestly commend this appeal to the people of the Dominion.—Yours sincerely, "(Signed) M. J. SAVAGE." The project in view, which includes a number of additions and alterations to t»e Christchurch Cathedral, would cost approximately £25.000.