Te Pipiwharauroa 48

Te Pipiwharauroa 48

HE KUPU WHAKAMARAMA

(Maori Version at NZETC)

Number 48

1902/02/01

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 48, Gisborne, February 1902.

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation is the sign that a person has reached maturity as far as the principles of the Church are concerned. Baptism was his birth as a child of God and Confirmation marks his becoming an adult. At a child’s baptism the Godparents undertake to bring that child to the Bishop to be confirmed when he knows the words of the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and is also able to answer the questions in the Catechism. The Catechism explains the significance of Baptism and Confirmation.

Te Pipiwharauroa 39

Te Pipiwharauroa 39

No. 39
1901/05/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 39, Gisborne, May 1901

APPEALS

The Saviour of the world said, ‘It is better to give than to receive.’ [Acts 20.35] It is a sign of a living faith that people contribute to good causes, because if a person commits his heart to Christ he also commits his pocket. No one should say that money given to the work of God is wasted. God’s giving to humanity is so much greater than people's giving to God. And God will not allow the debts of a person who relies on him to become excessive.