CHURCH AFFAIRS: TAMAHERE V. CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2899, 12 February 1891, Page 2

CHURCH AFFAIRS: TAMAHERE V. CAMBRIDGE.

TO THli KDITOK. Silt, — 1 sen by t!ie ruport oi ihu Si. Stephen's meeting, held on Saturday, that Archdeacon Willis was present, and endeavoured to pour oil upon tiie troubled waters, but in doing so he makes use of expressions that imply that my report of the St. Andrew's lroeting was incorrect. Kor instance, he is reported to have " repudiated the report appearing in Tiik Waikato Timks as being otticial, mid considered it would have been letter to have consulted him or his warden before taking notice of a newspaper report. , ' This certainly contains the innendo that my report was not correct, and further, that newspaper reports are not. as a rulo. ri>li:iblp. The Archdeacon continued : "Mr v V.'lls had certainly made use of some stroiu ■-xi»«-sions which, as chairman, ho onsrh' nothavu allowed to pass." L wiilgo f-irlln-i nun tin , - AfolidiMCun and oinphatiual ■ state that Mr Wells u-ed the uxaet M|)iw <i,ins that iippu.ir in the iv.porr, except th i ! .-■, of c'uisi', uiiukc in thu iirst purs'ir, whereas in thu n.'tiort th'iy aiu writlmi in '.he third. If Mr Well* "hail hem uclravvM into saving what he did, on tho .spur "f (h> mome-nt," it must ha»e been tho Aioh- • loaeon who was thu boLr.ivm , . for he wt> the only on« who h-ul alluded to thu mallei .iv.vioiis to Mr Wells' speaking. At HiSt. Stepluin's me.-'ting Mr Willis c-nl/iinlv -.rtrayed himself when he slated : " .\.. .»!■ at that mcQtiim (St. Andruw's) had .-in i'l" that ihe proceedings would be reported." Wh.it did he imugims I was lln-ru fm- V T.i eporl of cuur.su. and ii it had not duly upBeared, 1 fancy the Archdeacon would have been one of the first co a< k why it ha-i not. There woro fourli'i'ii |iru:ient, and 1 fancy fully a div.Mi would expect lo see Mr Well.s remarks reported. 1 have- had s-inm little uxperi«iicu in luporling Mi- Wulls. and .so far linvu always found that stiiteincuts he tnakiy-j at meetings an: intended to be published, and I think in ttie present, instance he thought the Tamahere people were not doing their duty, and he would give them a reminder thruuirh tin: press. Ito saw me taking notes while he was • tipiikincr, as did most of tho.se an ,, how the Archdeacon could say, •' i:o one '' expected the remarks to ho reported pu/./J'-'s me. lam afraid the Archdeacon's ** oil will not tend to calm the trouble, by inspi'tincr 'his in your next issue you will oblige,— Yours, etc., T. lIAUIIY.