NATIVES AND RELIGION.
Tiie gathering of Natives which is bewiig held a.t Master ton this week indicates' the versatility of the. aboriginal peoiplJe., as well as their adaptability to' the r«lig;ow& cm s toma of the Eforopieaai rac6. In has savage state, the. Maori was intensely religious. He worshipped hi® Glod in various fioMns., and' even em.teirtaliined thet belief in a Christian, doctrine befsrei that doctrine* was preacJued to Mm. Simoe this advent of the Missionary, foflilowed by the established Thiurcihies, the Miao<ri has been eager to embrace the teachings of the Go®pei. What strikes one. ; a® remarkable, however, is the facility with whfcfoi our dank-skilnmed l brethren embrace new forms of rettigjjani. Their partiality for. MoTmoniism is weJffl'knowm, and their respect fcr other mjodtera Creeds is equally clear. In tliie intensity of his ravereanoa, the Maori prtoba'bly has no equal among the races of the w<oiflid. But he liifces a change.; . t t
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10509, 22 December 1911, Page 4
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154NATIVES AND RELIGION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10509, 22 December 1911, Page 4
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