MAORI MISSION WORK
TARANAKI METHODISTS CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS COMMEMORATIVE STONE UNVEILED (Per United Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23. The first celebrations in Taranaki in connection with the observance of the Dominion's centenary occurred today when the completion of 100 years of Methodist Maori mission work was marked by the unveiling of a commemorative stone by the Rev. E. D. Patchett, chairman of the TaranakiWanganui Synod. Among those present was the president of the Methodist Conference (the Rev. Angus Mcßean), who later in the day dedicated the small church built many years ago and recently presented to the Methodist Church by Mr Philip Wells for mission purposes at Moturoa. There was a large gathering of both Maoris and pakehas.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23974, 24 November 1939, Page 8
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