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 44

Te Pipiwharauroa 44

Number 44

1901/10/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 44, Gisborne, October 1901

THE ISLAND OF MOTITI

(Written for Te Pipiwharauroa)

Motiti is almost 2000 acres in extent. The land is fertile and flat. In past times it was covered by cabbage-trees. Now it is all worked. Some parts are grazed [lit. ranged] by livestock. Half of the island is in Maori occupation and the remainder in Pakeha. The foods grown by Maori are corn, potatoes, gourds and other foods.