BOARD OF MISSIONS

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIX, Issue 11, 1 May 1929, Page 2

BOARD OF MISSIONS

Chinese Relief Fund.— The National Missionary Council of N.Z. on learning of the seriousness of the famine m North-west China took steps to start a relief fund. Through the hearty cooperation of the Mayor of Wellington, the mayors of the other cities and of the larger towns were approached, with the result that m many places subscription lists have been opened. In places where there is no local treasurer amounts may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer of the Missionary Council (Rev. F. B. Redgrave, Bible House, Wellington). The following cable from the International Relief Committee m Peking shows the great need there is for outside help : "China greatly appreciates New Zealand's, .help. The sufferers' conditions are the worst for fifty years. Millions are eating grass, bark, leaves and roots. No crop possible until September. Funds quite inadequate. International relief necessary to prevent most disastrons loss of life." Children's Notes. — Commencing with the April issue of the Reaper the last page.wjll be for, x^ljdren^ t^iiy credited, .by Miss E/ Watson,* M.A., Hon. Sec. of, the King's Crusaders, who for the past six years has edited the "Crusader", which has circulated m Sunday Schools which have a branch of the "K.C.". The purpose of the change is to give much wider publicity to the Children's Notes, for the Reaper has a circulation of 10,000 copies monthly, as compared to less than 300 copies each month of the Crusader. Polynesia.— The Bishop m Polynesia requires two clergy, an assistant to Archdeacon Hands to work among European, Melanesian and : Chinese people m the Pro-Cathedral parisih of Suva, and also a priest to reside m Apia, the capital of Samoa. In neither

«asis <nll it be necessary for any language to be learnt. New Workers For Melanesia.—- The New Zealand Shipping Company's newvessel Rangitiki, on her maiden voyage, brought out from England four Workers for the Melanesian Mission. jj Tljese were the Rev. F. P. Fallowes, ;;, Ml*. H. Seaton, and the Sisters Margaret and Gwen, who are the first two members of an Order to work m the Mission,, .. .. New Worker For China.— Nurse Grace Young, daughter of C'ajnon Young, of Auckland/hag left for North China, to work m the Diocese of Shantung. She is to be supported by the Ausrtlaian Board of Missions which is responsible for definite work m that diocese. A Modern Miracle.— An interesting little booklet has been published m England describing Miss Tobin's terrible experiences m the hands of Chinese bandits. The Bishop of Honan describes the captive's freedom from moral injury as a modern miracle and as a direct answer to prayer, whilst Miss Tobin's account is that God sent His holy angels to protect her.