RELIGIOUS CRAZE AMONG THE MAORIS.
A strange religious craze is rampant among the northern natives in Auckland. A Maori prophetess at Kawakawa has fixed the beginning of the millennium on the 28th inst. Crowds daily wait on her and fully credit her prophesy. At Hokianga a tonga has arisen who states that Christ, the Mediator, is only for the pakeha, and unless the Maoris adopt bis plan of salvation they will perish. Burnt offerings of dogs, cats and owls have been made. These burnt offerings, however, are only preliminary and typical of a great sacrifice, which is to take place within a few days on an altar bow building, according to the design adopted in the time ol Moses. The victim appointed is a wellfeatured girl, the daughter of the high priest himself, who is a consenting party, she having expressed her willingness to die for the benefit of her race and people, The police have visited the settlement, and their report cofirms the statement made regarding the extent of the hallucination. Steps will be taken to prevent the proposed homicide.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1318, 24 March 1885, Page 3
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181RELIGIOUS CRAZE AMONG THE MAORIS. Temuka Leader, Issue 1318, 24 March 1885, Page 3
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