CHURCH ARMY
On the outbreak of war the Church Army in New Zealand offered its organisation and resources fov the service and work of the Church of England among the New Zealand soldiers, at home or overseas. The Archbishop and senior chaplains have accepted the offer.
The Church Army proposes not only to equip and staff huts in camps where the chaplains consider it necessary, but tq provide soldiers' clubs in towns adjacent to camps, and to supply travelling evangelists for the smaller camps. At least £3000 will be required for the initiation of the work.
During the Great War the Church Army- provided and maintained more than 2000 huts and shelters for men on all fronts.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 70, 20 September 1939, Page 11
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117CHURCH ARMY Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 70, 20 September 1939, Page 11
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