MAORI MISSION
CANON WILLIAMS'S APPEAL
An interesting glimpse into the work of ensuring the spiritual, material, ando intellectual welfare of the Maori people through the work of the mission fie]s was given at, St. Mark's Church on Sunday morning by the Rev: Canon W T G. Williams, superintendent of the Maori Mission for the Wellington and Waiapu Dioceses. ''..,. --.Referring to the intellectual development, the,1 canon said that in previous years there were mission schools, but now the Maori children went to the public schools with the 7' pakeha, and those who were able went to colleges such as Te Aute and special schools for girls, all maintained by endowments provided by their owpvipeople. From them went great scholars such, as the late Sir Maui Pomare, Dr. Buck. Bishop Bennett, and many others. But, added the canon, side by side with the intellectual must go the. spirit-! ual and, though in this field of work the workers were sometimes discouraged, their confidence was restored when they saw groups of Maoris working in the churches. It was most inspiring to be present at such a service as the ordination of deacons at St. Matthew's, Masterton, last week, and to see a Maori bishop perform the ceremony, while in the large choir there were several Maori ministers. It was good also to look back to the scenes of a century ago and note the progress made. Then another hopeful feature, said Canon Williams, was the holding of evangelical missions, in fourteen of which he had recently taken part. Ai one of these in the far north an.inspirational feature had been the rededication* of their lives by 24 men and women. ' Missionary tours to ; the Urewera, where they built on the work of Te Kooti of 70 years ago, proved the certainty of bringing many into the Christian fold. Maori clergy, were now doing great work all over the Wairarapa and Wellington districts, while deaconesses were adding to.tlvs great work by their activity, in schools and Bible classes. In an eloquent appeal to the people of the churches, Canon Williams said he looked forward to a great Maori fellowship in collaboration with the pakeha, which would ielp to make f<-j much good in all spheres of life in the Dominion. " The offertories throughout the diocese on Sunday were devoted to the* Maori Mission Fund.
MAORI MISSION
Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1939, Page 16
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