With the Churches

Northland Age, Volume 15, Issue 25, 28 March 1946, Page 2

With the Churches

THE CHURCHES AND THE FOOD CRISIS

A circular (dealing with the food crisis) over the signature of- the Bishop of Wellington, representing the N.Z. Inter-Church Council on Public Affairs, has recently been sent to all clergy and ministers. The letter speaks of representations made by the Council to the Government urging the reduction of present rations of butter and meat, and the commencement of rationing of cheese, barley and fats, as a practical step towards assisting famine-stricken countries. The Council is giving full support to the Government’s campaign for the voluntary saving of food coupons, and has received assurance from the Prime Minister that every coupon so saved would make available the corresponding value of food for export to Great Britain and other needy countries. The Inter-Church Council have requested all clergy and ministers to : 1. —Urge all Church people to support the Government’s campaign for voluntary saving of meat and butter coupons. 2. —Arrange for collections of coupons thus saved at services over the next few Sundays—such coupons then to be handed to the nearest rationing officer. 3. —To call the people to a determined elimination of all waste o p food-stuffs, especially of bread. The letter ends : “This is Total War Against Famine” and the right action during the next four monohs might mean the difference between life and death for millions of people, ft METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Harvest Festival Services have been held at Mangonui and Oruru respectively on the past two Sundays and auction sales of the produce donated have been held on the Monday evening in each case. The sales were highly successful, each realising over £26. Though there was not the same amount of produce as in previous years, keen bidding kept the prices high and ensured the success of the sales, ft ORUAITI OCTAGON CHAPEL A function of interest to local residents will take place at 149 KamoRoad, Whangarei, on Saturday, April 13th, at 2.15 p.m., the historic Oruaiti Chapel will be re-opened after removal and renovation. Photographs of early pioneers associated with the foundation of the Chapel have been secured and will Le hung in the building. A communion table in Maori carving is- also to be presented later, as a memorial to certain Northland pioneers. Associated with the function will be Mrs. Sarah Thomas of this district, oldest living descendant of the actual builders, and Mrs. Martha Foster, who presented the Chapel ( which stood on her property) to the Methodist Church of N.Z. some years ago.