"It seems to me utterly wrong that people should raise money for the church by raffles, card parties' bazaars, or girls’ beauty compentions.” said Archdeacon H. Purchas, af Geraldine, att he animal meeting of parishioners at the St. Stephen’s Anglican Church. Ashburton (reports the Christchurch Press). He alsu stated that when card tournaments and raffles were condemned by the Government, they should not be adopted by any church organisation. “If we cannot raise money for orphanages without those means they should be closed. Let us work on Christian lines,” he concluded. Woods’ Great Penoermint Cure. For Children’s Hacking Ct ugh.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5275, 16 May 1928, Page 2
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100Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5275, 16 May 1928, Page 2
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