Puketapu.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume V, Issue 5, 1 November 1914, Page 60

Puketapu.

Vicar : Rev. Percy Davis. A meeting was held at the Vicarage Puketapu, on the afternoon of Fr - day, October 2nd.,, on begalf of the Women's Social Work. Deaconess Esther Brand, gave a short account of the Order of Deaconesses m the Primitive Church. It had arisen to meet the needs of the community, and for the same reason the office had been revived m the English Church just over fifty years ago, when Bishop Tait ordained Elizabeth Ferard— the foundress of the West London Deaconesses' Institution. Since then the number of Deaconesses had been slowly but steadily increasing, 'and it was hoped that the movement would take* root m this Diocese,/ and that there would be established before long a centre of training for Church workers and Deaconesses. She then spoke of the Pre--ventive and Rescue Work which was being organised, and asked for support for the refuge which would be opened m Napier iii a few months. Mrs Frank Hutchinson., -jiin., the representative for the district, -would be glad to receive subscriptions, or promises of gifts towards the furnishing of the house.