Extraordinary Religious Craze Among the Maoris.
[Peb Pkess Association. J
Auckland, This day. A religious craze has broken out amongst the natives of the North. A prophetess of the name of Maria, daughter of Oporo Pungara, has enticed about 300 Hokianga natives to believe in her divine powers. Her theory is that the millenium is at hand, that on the ranges of Hokianga crowds of the defeated Maoris will immediately assemble, and that a great river will then suddenly appear from Heaven and wash all the spirits of the departed there congregated, and all will become white as the pakeha and reign with Christ a thousand years. Many of her followers, fully trusting to this immediate advent, have sold, and are selling off, their houses, cattle, and even their crops for any sum they can obtain. Europeans take advantage of this religious frenzy, and a great many sales of land have now taken place. It is reported that the prophetess daily sacrifices dogs, cats, anS some say even children, to the Deity.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18850316.2.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5046, 16 March 1885, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
172Extraordinary Religious Craze Among the Maoris. Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5046, 16 March 1885, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in