THE LAMB-LIKE TE KOOTI.
Te Kooti, the iufamous murderer bf women and children at Poverty Bay* baa addressed the following pious letter i to some of his "cullud brodren;"—JfieKooti, February 20th, WB.—ToOpotiki, to Omarumutu, and othere—hither, and go thin loving letter of mine to the Whakatobea, && Oj ye? old men, ye old women, ye young men and maidens. Greeting to all of you who are continually loved by me through day and night, month and year. The tribes, long life to yon! Ended is the greeting. ' JSfblfr & the " word. Fjiends, let anger, suspicion, and division of purpose be put t&ide ; let love be tied to out becfa ; tie yourselves together;, faattkVvek goodness, fltff4he loving kimlneW of our Maker nifty rest on us for ever »*d ever. Enough about thai This is a word of invitation for the fte%ilfear to all the tribes men&obied m : this letter, inviting you all to come hew from the 26th February to the begiW-i''"' ning of March—the Hth being the day when Sir George Grey & ; Hikurangi. Do you come to hear the word of the'Gbvßrnmetttiandiihfl King. This is all the word ; do you carefully select, those persons whose hearts are '•.-. c'eir. to listen to the wbrd.—• From , your loving friend —Tis Kooti ,■ Tb think there was about that,''-' „,■; ,k .-•*
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Kumara Times, Issue 490, 23 April 1878, Page 2
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