THE PARIHAKA MEETING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 106, 20 April 1881, Page 2

THE PARIHAKA MEETING.

[Specially Telegraphed to Stae. | (from our own correspondent.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. The usual monthly meeting was held at Parihaka on Saturday. The weather was wet and broke up the meeting. Te Whiti said that the evil that rested on the natives belonged to the* past, and would continue till the end. The day would come when peace would exist, and all trouble would cease ; hut it would not be in this world. He told them not to be anxious or distressed about the prisoners, those who were dead, had been ill, and would have died had they not been taken away. They are dead to this world, but living in the spirit. They had many things to contend against, and were the sufferers ; but they would not be destroyed. Nothing could destroy the prisoners. They were, as they were, and would remain so. He had little to talk about. The rain so depressed him, and his tongue lacked speed. The times were dark, and he could not throw light on it. The land was made, and man was made. The land would remain, but man would be struck down. They might be struck down by the hour, or by misfortune ; but they would live again. The evil that exists did not belong to the present, but belonged to the past, they were suffering for what had been done in days gone by. The rain coming on heavily broke up the meeting.