THE MARSDEN CENTENARY.
MISSIONARY EXHIBITION.
In all Anglican Churches throughout tho Wellington Diocese last Sunday a Pastoral Letter; was read from Bishop Sprott. In the course of tho letter the Bishop states: — "You aro doubtless aware that it is proposed to hold in the City of_ Wellington in February next a Missionary Exhibition in connection with thft Marsden . Centenary Celebrations. _ 1 now ask for your earnest and active interest in the- scheme There surely can be no more fitting way of commemorating ono who was the Apostla of Now Zealand and one of tho greatest of modern missionaries. I especially desire that the exhibition shall not bo regarded its being' merely an attractive form of entertainment" or amusomont. Tho missionary movement is tho greatest and most important movement 0! our time. That many Christian people still lack intorest in it, is largely dub to lack of knowledge. It is impossible ,to be interested in that of which wo have, littlo or no knowledge. ;To diffuse knowledge is tho great obiect of the ? exhibition.' There we shall havo'livingly brought before us tho daily life, customs, beliefs, and needs of tho various heathen peoples. Wo shall become interested in these peonies and we shall realise that Christ alone can satisfy their deepestMieeds. Tho Exhibition, then, should bo regarded as an essentially religious work—a work to bo undertaken and' carried out in tho soirit of prayer. I Would suggest that from time to time there should be joint intercession in our, Churches; also that groUDs of people meet for prayer and missionary study in private houses : nor should we fail to give tho Exhibition a place in our private prayers. If in this spirit wo undertake this work, wo j need not doubt that it will be in tho
truest senso a success, and that tho hundredth anniversary of Marsden's first visit to this land will be market, by a revival in our New Zealand Church of something of Marsden's missionary ardour—something of his imperious and Imperial desire to win tho world for Christ."
The whole of the Town Hall lias been cngagod from February 6 to 14, 1915, and that arrangements have been made on a largo scale_ for what promises to be a unique exhibition. It will.bo tlio first of its kind in New- Zealand,
though these missionary exhibitions aro common ill England. Somo seventeen courts "are to bo set up representing the life, superstitions, history, and products of the natives of many parts of the world. Tableaux will be staged at intervals. 1 and lectures given to show the life of the people and the work of tlio Church • missions. The object is primarily to instruct and interest, not to make'money, though it is anticipated that there will ho no loss of monov. 'Tho courts liavo boon taken' up by different
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 9
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471THE MARSDEN CENTENARY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 9
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