CHURCH OFFERTORIES
DECLINE CAUSES CONCERN STATE OF MISSION FINANCES [by telegraph—press association] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, The shortage in congregational giving throughout New Zealand during the past five 3'ears is estimated at £45,000, so it was stated at a- meeting ofthe Christchurch Presbytery to-day, when the difficulty of carrying on mission work was emphasised. The treasurer of the General Assembly wrote referring to the gravity of the mission finances. It was urgently necessary to bring congregational "giving to a higher level, or to "retrench, call missionaries home, and restrict-the work generally. The committee was set up to investigate.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21466, 13 April 1933, Page 10
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