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Mission To Gisborne
Gisborne protestant churches combined last month to stage a "Mission to Gisborne" campaign, organised by the National Council of Churches.
The mission ran for a week, getting under way with a civic reception for visiting missioners by the City Council, and a parade through Gladstone Road on the Friday night.
During the week, services were conducted in the various churches and city halls by local clergymen and visiting missioners. Morning tea and luncheon meetings were also held.
The Catholic church held a two-week mission, conducted daily in St. Mary's Church by visiting priests.
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The five visiting missioners who came to Gisborne to conduct the mission. From left: the Reverends G. D. Falloon, Timaru, J. A. Penman, Takapuna, N. T. Te Hau, Rotorua, R. B. Somerville, Feilding, and R. Hart, Auckland.
The four soloists who sang at the missions were, from left: George Ayo, Wellington, Anson Austin, Christchurch, James Edgar, Fairlie, and Rodney Macann, Christchurch.
Gisborne ministers in whose churches the mission was held are, from left, standing: Mr M. Campbell (Church of Christ), Captain R. Ford (Salvation Army), Reverends S. Dalziell (Te Hapara Presbyterian), P. A. C. Peters (Te Hapara Baptist), P. M. Spencer (Knox Presbyterian), A. Woodley (Mangapapa Methodist), F. Middlebrook (Anglican). Seated: Reverends H. Nees (Central Baptist), A. Williams (Wesley Methodist), Canon T. V. Pearson (Holy Trinity), Reverends I. Dixon (St. Andrew's Presbyterian), and D. Keall (Matawhero Presbyterian).