He Kupu Whakamarama

Te Pipiwharauroa 65

No. 65

1903/07

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 65, Gisborne, July 1903.

A WARNING

[This is the letter which Mr Chatterton sent to Wereta’s Hui held at Pakirikiri.]

The idea came to me after praying that I should write to you all in a loving spirit, to you who have gathered in this place. This thought came to me, as it has to most of your Maori and Pakeha friends who want the best for you. I am convinced that what you are doing does not come from God and will not result in good for the Maori People.

Te Pipiwharauroa 64

No. 64

1903/06/1

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 64, Gisborne, June 1903

THE TONGUE

(Psalm 141.3)

The tongue is a part of the body which can do great good or great evil; the tongue is very small but very powerful. A person’s words are like a match which sets something alight; much firewood can be consumed by a small fire. Words fall from the mouth but they fall for many days. The words of a good person are like seeds which bear fruit even after the death of the speaker.

Te Pipiwharauroa 63

No. 63

1903/05

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Nymber 63, Gisborne, May 1903

A VISITOR FROM AFAR

On 22nd April, John R Mott MA, PhD and his secretary visited Te Rau College. He is Secretary of the World Student Christian Federation. This Federation was founded seven years ago. Its membership has grown to 85,000 of the educated people of the world. Their work is to forward the faith within the great colleges and beyond. India, China and Japan have joined this Federation. Although the Gospel has not been proclaimed in Japan for very long for every 1000 students in the colleges of Japan 30 are Christians. Amongst the total population one in every 1000 is a Christian.

Te Pipiwharauroa 62

No. 62

1903/04/01

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 62, Gisborne, April 1903.

A CLEAN HEART

(Psalm 51.10)

Last Sunday we heard the call of God, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Today let us hear the prayer of the penitent heart to God, ‘Create, O God, in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me.’

Te Pipiwharauroa 61

No. 61

1903/03

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 61, Gisborne, March 1903.

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY

I ended my story last month with my arrival at Puketeraki, the home of Tame Parata MHR. I stayed in his house and saw this people, their customs and their occupations. This place is known by the Pakeha as the ‘kaik’, a shortening of the ‘kaika’, in our dialect the ‘kainga’ [village]. Only the name identified it as a Maori village for in appearance it was a Pakeha village – there was not a single Maori whare, their practices were Pakeha practices and they lived as Pakeha live.

Te Pipiwharauroa 60

No. 60

1903/02/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Gisborne, February, 1903

THE TEMPTATION

First Sunday of Lent

Matthew’s story of the temptation of Christ is the portion of Scripture set as the Gospel reading for this Sunday (Matthew 4.1-11). The story is also told by Mark and Luke.

Te Pipiwharauroa 59

No. 59

1903/01/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He KupuWhakamarama, Number 59, Gisborne, January 1903.

CONFIRMATION

(See Number 55, September 1902.)

The second thing that a person must affirm when he is baptised and which he must re-affirm before his confirmation is ‘That he should believe all the articles of the Christian Faith.’

Te Pipiwharauroa 58

No. 58

1902/12/01

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Gisborne, December 1902.

‘PRAY ALWAYS AND DO NOT LOSE HEART.’

Luke 18.1

Prayer is very important. There are many verses in the Bible about prayer. The good people in the Scriptures are those who pray. The Bible commands us to pray, that we should delight to pray. It shows us examples of prayerful people. And many things of great value come to people who pray.

Te Pipiwharauroa 57

Number 57

1902/11/01

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 57, Gisborne, November 1902.

CHURCH SERVICES AT TE ARAI

On 20th October the teachers at Te Rau, Rev F W Chatterton and Reweti T Kohere, and their students from the college went to Te Arai, Pahou, to stay for a week. They were greatly blessed by Ngatimaru and Ngatiruapani; their bodies were blessed as were their words. Every night a service was held in the meeting house, ‘Taharakau’, and the building was full each night.

Te Pipiwharauroa 56

No. 56

1902/10/01

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 56, Gisborne, October 1902.

‘REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST’

2 Timothy 2.8

(This is the first sermon preached by the Rev F W Chatterton in the Maori language. It was delivered at Te Arai Turanga, June 6, 1902.)

I shall try to preach to you in the language you know. You'll appreciate that I left a largely Pakeha congregation in Nelson to come to the Maori people.

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