Two Views About Missions
BRISBANE, (By Airmail).—Two completely different attitudes toward religion had been produced among New Guinea natives as a result of the war, the Bishoo of New Guinea (the Rt. Rev. Philip N. W. Strong) said during a recent visit to Brisbane. He said that in areas where fighting had been heavy—where missions had been destroyed and missionaries killed—natives were flocking into mission stations in ever-increasing numbers. In the south, where there had been large concentrations of troops but no fighting, they had become critical of the missions and difficult to handle. Bishop Strong said the 57-year-old Anglican mission in New Guinea was gradually returning to normal. All pre-war stations were operating, although some had temporary buildings on them. Greatest achievement in the last year had been the establishment at Sangara of the mission's first secondary school. Natives had been so keen about it that they had built temporary structures themselves rather than wait for the permanent building. There were 100 students. — Reuter.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 5 February 1949, Page 6
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