NEEDS OF THE DIOCESE OF WAIAPU.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 13

NEEDS OF THE DIOCESE OF WAIAPU.

• !\ oi THBl> SUMS' ' f 1 Sir,—BfarX, by'your, curtesy, appeal to paemberß of fhe, , Church, of England for money, to help, the, Bishop j o! Waiapu in meeting the urgent needs' of his dioccßQ P Many will have read the / report in to-day's Prubb of' the opinion of Arqhbiahop 'AsVerill, who has visited ' ftapier.-and will realise ' the need. I received Aif ire last week ,rrom lUelArchbishop tiling me that money whs urgently needed to pay current stipends,'ana in a letter the organiser ut the Diocesan fund writes: ,We have lost >all the diocesan'records. We are right up'against, it.' Thece will also bo the necessity of repairing or P, r °" viding buildings for the work of_ the Church, to be carried on. In addition to this the Rev. J. T. McWilham has gone up from this, diooese, in answer to an appeal from the Bishop of Waiapu to the Archhitihdp.' to take the place ot an exhausted clergyman for a month. Wo are hoping to welcome sorap or the exhausted clergy down to Christchurcn rest and change. Money to meet expenses in,connexion with these efforts is also needed. • Contributions may be gent to Mr E. H f Hamilton, of 82 "Hereford street (who bas kindly con- ' ,6ented to act.as'treasurer), or tp the Diocesan Office, 173 Caanel street. Ofteftbries from churches phoura be sent to the Diocesan Office .-r-Yours, etc,,'' ■ • CAMPBELL CHRISTCHTIRCH. BishopstSourfc, February 23rd.