Maori Work.

White Ribbon, Volume 44, Issue 514, 18 August 1938, Page 3

Maori Work.

In ill. howliiiK uale ! ■> i ii House in Opotiki and travelled I \ lo Ti midway bei av< op< »i.Ui and rheri I batth of tin i \\ ind ami rain lashed tin ■ V warm the tr.i. iIK i at tin- i rett) little \I ISSI. 'till T< I cko. w ' foi I •>i m\ at • r al had ihe i I 1., i < mi • the storm a thei II soilli ted .ind i Tern to tin ichool chil ■ Iri n ill pf .it the M is? ion 11 , \ n .i bright i \\ :tll thi Wi i'>..k .i trip I i ■ -tin ■ irld tin- l film slidi i and. at | talk i '* ai N h I" pled ind offi I'll. ie w ' • thi ; ami ii ought a haj py mcetir a 11 Y* Presi< I tion \ busv time was spent in Taurai addi • • sch<">l i hildren ami "A • 'in. n's Ii teas li< tin !u in School—on Ihe way to In.lt a ' This ii a i ven u| ' and i omfoi table. '1 In i hildren wei Mi- nViencii's Institute had : atli • • ind afti i . them. How inMi I they \vi rt ai I trit<l to poi lo thi in tin to their i ;il' <hoi • 'i- poison. A brk i outu urn i<\ th< a< tivitii - oi lh< VV.CT.I and Iry thi Socia ( luh 11 >ontli in Opotiki. In itl their attention Om nged t draw tin -t fine Bremen int<i I' White Kibhon sisterhood that thc^ witli us foi ii< I tht ir race. But even in i|uiet Bethlehem ami in Juciea, \ln 11 !ni leemi to move slowly, inert m to tit in what are feel is

>m h an mi; .i tin! 't w V IS s| it Ht .it I\l ' \ young \!A"ii pupil ■ I [ukan i M V luatii h I '.ted to meet h( i and t-» lind su • lid influence ain.>ng thi rhildi \. '.'v en's Institute and I was ui\ it cd in Tin i nx writh " the youi f>. m th< \lann^.aiaj "ui al ng" \ tempi r with d an.l bk>tti li ilclighti 'I the - hildn > might pause and r<msidi i whether, in ihe lighl with all its sinister advi I tin' • lions, thi ii • while \ wealth of splendid mat< mi>til'lr.| fi.' §i mething big and in hands I i'li-. by ti ipi set v manhood and woin \ \!u"ti "\" leader sai I n> "'I In Maori ladi are, man) them, w ik v illed and find it hard to nfu ith tfi• tin hotel ba Iher plai i - whi re ll is drink. Tin \ !• a i to be pociable and ilu \ don'l like t< - stand mil and 1" the others" Thi lid of man) Pakeha Sun |) thi n ire our "" *br+r\ and »■ tin >tunililuiL' I-!... k OJUI U edti ins* •ii t< tin harder task the abol .•t the liqu< ti ffk I n is cwml and it is necessary. By it m building a tremendous background the h<»Wing I VboKtion 1 it is ''M \ the rote ol an edui ated, in formi 'I pco] nasi win tl voti t. Pray. •' Plan, tfh Work Prayer mini open doors of Prayer quii • the mind and makes planning j \\ i\ I BUggi st tin the follow • v \\! • Ribl •it t' 11. mr, l • ui mind .iiir Maori p. i iplf ami tluTr n< - "Ahnight) Father, we rome to Thee. 'ratiting onr helpli - n the battle •'-t the • Ie of st and V\ il nim .1 tiir< \\'i tin help of Thy Holy Spirit tinualh. to *Ji< -v its what I bou a i midst lia\< doiu I • km»vlt ■' the Drink 1 tter v hi< h must t.i 'lt to wed kinisl \iitl this s ('hrisl our I ord Amen " M McLAY,