THE RATANA MOVEMENT.
PROPOSED NEW CHURCH. Wagnanui, February 18. _ Batena'B new church is to be erected shortly. There are. now over 10° » isters and 400 deacons associated wit v Sana's church, which has .muted ataken into its fold members of the ctrch of England, Roman Cathohe. Baptists. Presbyterians, Methodists, Salvation Army members' Seventh Day Adventists, Morons and sundry other denonunaunderstood that next year there is to be a large convention which will be attended by representative, from overseas. twvBatana is growing into quite a thick ly populated, well-contained townsh.p, with its stores,-bank, and. picturMheatre. Ratana himself has neld mvowl meetings lately, and in addition to orchestras already established it is in tended to start ii brass band Maoris are very musical, and it is believed th«new brass band .will grow into, qui c a good musical organisation. I; i* also proved to go in" for; closer and about 1500 acres . are to be subdivided, into smallholdings.
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Shannon News, 26 February 1926, Page 3
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156THE RATANA MOVEMENT. Shannon News, 26 February 1926, Page 3
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