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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 595, 20 August 1913, Page 3

The growing strength of the Presbyterian Church in the North Island can be judged from the number of manses either erected or being erected with iin the last twelve months. The one in Te Kuiti w;s erected a little over twelve months ago, and there is now being erected in Shannon a commodious cottage manse, for this young congregation at a cost of £SOO. Palmeraton North has just spent .£450 renovating and adding to the manse besides erecting a fine new church hall costing £SOO. Feilding congregation has just completed a fine two-storied 10-roomed manse, costing £I3OO. In Marton they have built a new hall for Sunday school purposes and a new country church together costing £930. In Wanganui St. Paul's congregation is engaged building a fine handsome brick church and 10-romed manse the scheme costing £13,000. St. Andrew's charge in the same town have just completed a well equipped 10-roomed manse costing £750. At Waverley tenders are called for a new manse to cosi £BSO and in Hawera are erecting a thoroughly modern building for the minister costing £llOO, while Stratford has purchased land and house to same amount. At Te Awamutu lastMonday the tender of Mr T. Mandeno for the erection of a new manse to cost .£638 was signed by the committee. These facts reveal the growing Presbyterianism in these rapidly expanding northern towns, and the characteristic attitude of true Presbyterians towards their minister, believing as they do the principle that "poor maintenance generally makes a poor ministry."