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Title: Maoris honor new Presbyterian moderator.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31813 MAORIS HONOR NEW PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A Maori kiwi-feather cloak is placed around the shoulders of D. Norman Perry, new moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, as he is inducted into office at Auckland. The third layman to be elected spiritual leader of the Church, Mr. Perry was honored for his services as adviser to the Maori people in his local community and through the New Zealand Maori Council. John Waititi, an elder of the Maori tribes, helps Mr. Perry don the cloak, which the moderator wore while he delivered his inaugural address. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Perry, David Norman., Presbyterian Church of New Zealand., Waititi, Hoani R. (Hoani Retimana), 1926-1965.
Topical Subject(s): Elders (Indigenous leaders), Māori--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand--Auckland., Te Whānau a Apanui (New Zealand people) --New Zealand--Auckland., Decoration and ornament, Māori --New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects: New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., Auckland (N.Z.), Oceania--Australia--Auckland--Auckland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31813; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31813
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356635

Title: 200-year-old communion set.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31873 200-YEAR-OLD COMMUNION SET AUCKLAND, N.Z. -- The Rev. Robert E. Marsden, Anglican minister in Cornwall, England, holds a 200-year-old Communion set which he brought with him on a 12,000-mile journey to remote Oihi Bay, in the Bay of Islands, north of Auckland. The set belonged to the clergyman’s great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Samuel Marsden who, on Christmas Day 1814, became the first missionary to preach the Gospel to the Maoris of New Zealand. On Christmas Day, Mr. Marsden also will conduct a service at Oihi Bay and will use the same Communion set. The rite will mark the 150th anniversary of the pioneer missionary’s first service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-AUC-12A-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, November 26, 1964, November 26, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Marsden, Robert E., Church of England--Clergy., Church of England--Liturgical objects.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New Zealand--Auckland., Colonies--Religious aspects., Liturgical objects--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--Missions--New Zealand--Islands, Bay of.
Geographic subjects: New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Islands, Bay of., Auckland (N.Z.), Islands, Bay of (N.Z.), Oceania--New Zealand--Auckland--Auckland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31873; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31873
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356644

Title: Christian youth village planned in New Zealand.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31814 CHRISTIAN YOUTH VILLAGE PLANNED IN NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A model of the “Peter Snell Youth Village,” to be built at a seaside resort near Auckland, New Zealand, by the interdenominational Auckland Sunday School Union is examined by officials of the sponsoring organization and Mr. Snell (center), Olympic star who won the 800 and 1,500-meter races. Explaining the Christian youth village project are W.E. Archer (left), secretary of the Sunday School Union, and H.G. Massan, treasurer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Snell, Peter, 1938-2019., Archer, W.E., Massan, H.G., Auckland Sunday School Union (Auckland, N.Z.)
Topical Subject(s): Architectural models--New Zealand--Auckland., Olympic athletes--New Zealand--Auckland., Runners (Sports)--New Zealand--Auckland., Sunday school buildings--New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects: New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., Auckland (N.Z.), Oceania--Australia--Auckland--Auckland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31814; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31814
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356636

Title: New Zealand Methodists elect Maori.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-46249 NEW ZEALAND METHODISTS ELECT MAORI AUCKLAND -- The New Zealand Methodist Church has elected its first Maori president, the Rev. Rua Rakena, who is head of Church’s Maori Division. Mr. Rakena, 45, says that in the Maori Division, he has been exploring ways in which liturgy and theology can be tailored to the culture of the Maoris, New Zealand’s native Polynesian race. He will continue that interest as head of the whole Church. The Church’s annual conference will be held in a Maori setting -- at the Turangawaewae “marae,” home of the Maori queen a center for Maori cultural activities and conferences. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11C-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Berry, M.A. (contributor)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rakena, Ruawei D. (Ruawei David), 1928-, Methodist Church of New Zealand., Methodist Church of New Zealand--Clergy., Methodist Church of New Zealand. Māori Division.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand--Auckland., Christian leadership--New Zealand.
Geographic subjects: New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand, Auckland., New Zealand., Auckland (N.Z.), Oceania--New Zealand--Auckland--Auckland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-46249; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-46249
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361924

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