FOR REMEMBRANCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1942, 20 February 1919, Page 3

FOR REMEMBRANCE.

A MILITARY MEMORIAL CHAPEL.

The desire to immortalise the battlefields where New Zealand soldiers have died, is very strong in almost every heart. At Trenlham Camp, tor example, there is a long line of stone-enclosed rosebuds, ami on each flower bed is a si one which carries the name of a bhttlelield. Ft is a beautiful thought, for whenever the roses bloom it is like a fresh blaze of glory for those who fell, another wreath of (lowers upon their far-off graves.

file organisers of the appeal for funds to build an Anglican Cathedral in 'Wellington have the same purpose in mind, and the Cathedral will embody all the natural hopes and griefs and memories of an ardent, earnest people. The west wing of this handsome, majestic building will ho a soldiers' memorial chapel. It will be dedicated to St. George, the national saint of England, and here will be enshrined the names and deeds of those unselfish men, not forgetting our Maori brothers, who left homes and loved ones and prosperity, to cross the seas and “light the great tight with all (heir .might” —and to,die in the cause of freedom, It has seldom been the privilege of the people of a diocese to have an opportunity of erecting as a lasting memorial a cathedral of the splendid proportions of the proposed Anglican Cathedral in Mollington. It will, when finished, present a'beautiful picture of lofty spires and delicate tracery and solid symmetrical contours, la the (Impel already referred to there wit! lie windows symbolising the military campaigns in which the New Zealanders were identified, which will he known as the Gallipoli, Flanders, Palestine, Egypt, ete., windows. There will scarcely he an historical incident concerning New Zealand which will not he included in the decoration scheme. To assist this worthy campaign, helpers should communicate with the organising secretary, Rev. C. F. Askew, St. Mark’s Vicarage, Wellington. Government Stock and War Certificates may lie contributed. Legacies also are invited. Promises of donations may he spread over a period of from one to live years.