MAORI MISSIONS
WORK OF PRESBYTERIANS [from otm OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Wednesday " A remarkable change is to bo noticed in the demeanour of the Maoris compared with what it was a few years ago," said the Rev. George Budd, director of the Presbyterian Missions, in an address to the Waikato Presbytery yesterday. When he was first appointed the Maoris were depressed, suspicious and taciturn, and smarted uncler a sense of injustice. These conditions had been succeeded by an atmosphere of friendliness and goodwill, as the Maoris recognised that the missionaries working among them were animated solely by a desire to promote their welfare. Mr. Budd said that to attend a Communion service in a Maori meeting house was an inspiration. Ho paid a warm tribute to the band of women engaged in the mission field among the Maoris. These women .made sacrifices from their meagre salaries to further the work in which they were engaged.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22775, 8 July 1937, Page 17
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