THE FALSE PROPHET.
PRESS ASSOCIATION. GISBORNE, July 9. Rua, the eo-called prophet, is’ skill camped in this district, and slates that he intend® to remain until be - gets a call from a Higher Power to move on. He states that it has cost him over £3OO for provisions since he set out, and £7O since lie has been in this district. He declares that instead of his living on other natives, his local followers have been living in the camp-at bis expense. He lias failed to obtain admission to the church, tho doors of which he .proclaimed would be opened to him on Saturday. Ho had a wordy warfare with tiio rival prophet Wereru who made a stir in the Wanganui district some months ago.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5947, 10 July 1906, Page 5
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125THE FALSE PROPHET. New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5947, 10 July 1906, Page 5
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