THE MARISTS' MISSION
IN THE SOUTH SEAS. By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyrterht. Sydney,, January 2S.
The Rev. Fatlier Chcvernell, the prosecutor of the Marists' Mission in the South Seas, states that the Governor of New Caledonia visited Wnllis Island to investigate the charges of clerical intolerance, and afterwards condemned the commissioner's action, and eulogised the work of the missionaries. Against this
the assertions of anonoymous officers of an unnamed little inter-island steamer, had no weight. The fact was that the King -and his ministers enacted some stringent laws protecting commercial interests and the honor of women against adventurers. The statement that the natives had to kneel while the priests passed by was absolutely untrue. There was a custom of kneeling to chiefs, and they extended
the same mark of respect to priests, whom they considered as chiefs. The statement that the natives seized the opportunities to run away was mitrue. They were always of a roving disposition, and when they were free to travel did so frequently. Mostly, however, they returned to the island.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 30 January 1911, Page 5
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174THE MARISTS' MISSION Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 30 January 1911, Page 5
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