COINCIDING DATES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 103, 25 January 1919, Page 3

COINCIDING DATES

' ST. MARK'S AND' ANZAC DAYS. The law of coincidence operates in many surprising, ways and often very happily. An instance of this is to be found in the fact-that St. Mark's Day and Anjsac Day are identical in the calender, And the point in . this coincidence is that the Anglican Cathedral which is to be built on the site of the present St. Mark's Church in Wellington, will also be a memorial to the deeds of the Now Zealand Army and the battlefields on which they fought. Anzac was the first and most heroic of these, and it will naturally be prominontly represented in the historic, records .which will be stored in this great cathedral. In view of these facts the coincidence of the two days is a decidedly happy one. The proposal to build a cathedral in Wellington which would,be second to nothing' of its kind' in Australasia, was brought forward ovor a year ago, and in a brief compaign a sum exceeding was promised, showing that the appeal did not fall oil deaf ears. At that time,. however, the claims of patriotic societies and other soldiers' comforts, funds were being pressed, and in deference to the urgency of these matters the cathedral fund, campaign was held in abcyanco for the time being. It is considered, however, that the .£150,000 necessary to begin work on the main . building - should bo obtained as soon as possible, because one of the purposes of the cathedral is that of a memorial to New Zealand's fallen soldiers.' _ Straightout giving is what is desired in' obtaintng the money, so that the cathedral will be built by the free-will offerings of a people who are grateful for the success which has been won by men who fought and died for right and liberty. There will be no" art unions or doubtful devices for raising money. Those who cannot give at once what, to them, is a large sum of money, can promise it and spread the payment of their gift over a period of years. The lion, organising secretary is the Rev. C. F. Askew, the Vicarage, St. Mark' 6, Wellington, who will, be happy at all times to. answer inquiries and receive donations to this worthy object—Advt.