PIONEER MISSIONARY
FAMOUS JOHN WILLIAMS ms WORK I N 8 A MOA A MEMORIAL I XVEILED lAiibt, arid N.Z. Cubl*" Apia, May 7. An impressive ceremony occurred t his morning when, in i In* presence of several thousands adherents of the London .Missionary Society, the unveiling of a granite memorial stone, twelve feet in heigh*, took place. The stone was erected in memory of I lie pioneer missionary. Mr. John Williams, who. over 10 years ago, in--Ir<a!n<( l Christianity to Samoa. The Jingo gathering was addressed by Rrigndier-< lone a I Hart, tin* Administrator. and English and Samoan clergymen. There were many large wreaths laid at the foot of the memorial.
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Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2425, 9 May 1931, Page 7
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