ELANESIAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 2

ELANESIAN MISSION.

.STATEMENT-BY THE TREASURE!?. In view of tho hvet that Sunday neJtt, March. 1, is the day appointed by ..the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Wellington for tho annua} offertory on I>o- - of tho Melaacsjan Mission, the lion, secretary, and teeaeuvcr (Mr. J. W, liefKlerson) has issued the following statement:-— It is satisfactory to n.qie that the total contribution .from Sow Zealand last, year again shoved a conuueiKkolo increase, the figures fcei.iiir: 3SJH, £4122 H. 1(M.; ,1912, £4984 7s. 9d,;'. 1913, £0'238 fo. 9d.; but i\ %ow\ part of these amounts -fras car-marked for spee-kl purposes. As the annual oih'rtorios all tip to tho gcfteral tad, upon "which fails tfeo. important work of maintaining tho mission, and which has suffered from these special efforts, it is hoped that ■ this .year's! '©fferittfss will he- very generous. In total contributions tlio Dio- . eese• «f' Wellington ' (nitboaglt it took first plwe- in 191.1) last year fell to third place-

Tiic mission's present most urgent newt is more white workers. As ibo | work, although ellnbliltg tMid mspiriiig, is arifaotis. and the climate trying, it i is oS-Smstiiil that all white workers apt : regain I' furlouj*!-!. The white staff should therefor* always be lar-jje enough to permit, of this laoinn: done without dislocation or interruption of the work. Owing to several wliito workers being now on furlough, ami the w-ant of cithers to fill their places, iii fto A'ew Hebrides, Banks', and Saftta Cni7, JsItiiids—where to be eight— there is at present only <me white missionary. Another white worker has had to fore-go his well-eaincsl holiday to fill a (jap in Norfolk Islam).