^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 089+TEXT+D01_FO **]_NULL ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT division_NNJ appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI caused_VVN more_RRR by_II the_AT morality_NN1 of_IO the_AT issue_NN1 than_CSN by_II its_APPGE legality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Prior_II21 to_II22 the_AT Assembly_NNJ the_AT Auckland_NP1 Presbytery_NP1 had_VHD voted_VVN 37-31_MCMC against_II the_AT Law_NN1 Reform_NN1 Bill_NP1 and_CC conservative_JJ congregations_NN2 had_VHD dissociated_VVN themselves_PPX2 from_II their_APPGE church_NN1 's_VBZ stand_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT North_NP Invercargill_NP1 Church_NNJ Session_NNT1 said_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM *'_" further_RRR the_AT spiritual_JJ decline_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ and_CC the_AT moral_JJ disintegration_NN1 of_IO society_NN **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 later_RRR called_VVD for_IF anyone_PN1 supporting_JJ homosexuality_NN1 to_TO repent_VVI before_II God_NP1 and_CC nation_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Associated_JJ Churches_NNJ2 of_IO Christ_NP1 sought_VVD to_TO study_VVI the_AT problem_NN1 more_RGR closely_RR and_CC seek_VVI ways_NN2 in_II which_DDQ homosexuals_NN2 could_VM be_VBI helped_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 recognised_VVD the_AT need_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 decision_NN1 on_II the_AT question_NN1 of_IO moral_JJ judgement_NN1 and_CC for_IF medical_JJ research_NN1 and_CC law_NN1 reform_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT official_JJ position_NN1 of_IO the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NNJ has_VHZ adamantly_RR opposed_VVN reform_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Homosexual_JJ practices_NN2 are_VBR unnatural_JJ ,_, disordered_JJ behaviours_NN2 and_CC contrary_II21 to_II22 the_AT will_NN1 and_CC goodness_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 the_AT Church_NNJ has_VHZ always_RR been_VBN committed_VVN to_II the_AT forgiveness_NN1 and_CC acceptance_NN1 of_IO sinners_NN2 and_CC set_VVD its_APPGE face_NN1 against_II the_AT ostracism_NN1 and_CC persecution_NN1 of_IO the_AT homosexual_JJ himself_PPX1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB any_DD campaign_NN1 to_TO promote_VVI it_PPH1 as_RG morally_RR acceptable_JJ could_VM not_XX be_VBI supported_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Cardinal_NNB Thomas_NP1 Williams_NP1 ,_, Catholic_JJ Archbishop_NN1 ,_, strongly_RR opposed_VVD Fran_NP1 Wilde_NP1 's_GE Bill_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 would_VM not_XX ,_, he_PPHS1 felt_VVD ,_, further_RRR the_AT real_JJ interests_NN2 either_RR of_IO homosexual_JJ persons_NN2 or_CC of_IO society_NN as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Any_DD decriminalisation_NN1 would_VM simply_RR suggest_VVI to_II many_DA2 people_NN that_DD1 homosexuality_NN1 is_VBZ socially_RR and_CC morally_RR permissible_JJ ,_, for_IF the_AT law_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT touchstone_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ is_VBZ morally_RR and_CC socially_RR acceptable_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL *'_" Its_APPGE power_NN1 to_TO mould_VVI public_JJ opinion_NN1 ,_, social_JJ mores_NN2 and_CC community_NNJ moral_JJ standards_NN2 can_VM not_XX be_VBI under_RG **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -estimated_JJ **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT Catholic_JJ view_NN1 has_VHZ often_RR been_VBN challenged_VVN by_II both_DB2 priests_NN2 and_CC lay_JJ folk_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Notable_JJ opponent_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN Father_NNB Felix_NP1 Donnelly_NP1 ,_, senior_JJ lecturer_NN1 in_II medical_JJ health_NN1 at_II the_AT Auckland_NP1 Medical_JJ School_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ frequently_RR claimed_VVN support_VV0 from_II many_DA2 churchmen_NN2 of_IO different_JJ persuasions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL God_NP1 is_VBZ more_RGR concerned_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, with_IW the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO the_AT love_NN1 relationship_NN1 than_CSN with_IW the_AT form_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II May_NPM1 ,_, 1980_MC ,_, his_APPGE right_NN1 to_TO preach_VVI or_CC teach_NN1 or_CC hear_VVI confession_NN1 was_VBDZ revoked_VVN by_II Bishop_NP \_NULL J._NP1 Mackey_NP1 since_CS *'_" he_PPHS1 rejects_VVZ the_AT normative_JJ value_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 's_GE teaching_VVG **'_" ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT traditional_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT Anglicans_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN that_CST all_DB sexual_JJ acts_NN2 outside_II marriage_NN1 are_VBR sinful_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT homosexual_JJ has_VHZ had_VHN four_MC options_NN2 :_: abstain_NN1 ,_, direct_JJ sexual_JJ impulses_NN2 into_II creative_JJ ,_, non-sexual_JJ pursuits_NN2 ,_, seek_VV0 clinical_JJ help_NN1 to_TO normalise_VVI his_APPGE sexual_JJ orientation_NN1 ,_, and_CC consider_VVI heterosexual_JJ marriage_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 attitude_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, has_VHZ changed_VVN ,_, as_CSA the_AT Church_NNJ has_VHZ become_VVN more_RGR conscious_JJ of_IO its_APPGE pastoral_JJ responsibility_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II 1979_MC the_AT Christchurch_NP1 Anglicans_NN2 voted_VVD for_IF decriminalisation_NN1 and_CC opposed_JJ discrimination_NN1 of_IO the_AT homosexual_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL However_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 did_VDD express_VVI concern_NN1 that_CST their_APPGE stand_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN to_TO be_VBI encouraging_JJ homosexual_JJ behaviour_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO members_NN2 left_VVD the_AT church_NN1 and_CC many_DA2 others_NN2 were_VBDR caused_VVN deep_JJ grief_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 petition_NN1 opposed_VVN to_II the_AT Synod_NN1 's_VBZ decision_NN1 was_VBDZ circulated_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 charged_VVD that_CST the_AT report_NN1 treated_VVD the_AT entire_JJ subject_NN1 inadequately_RR in_II that_DD1 it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX take_VVI into_II account_NN1 the_AT power_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 to_TO heal_VVI and_CC change_NN1 lives_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ also_RR one-sided_JJ in_II its_APPGE Scriptural_JJ content_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Two_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR Dunedin_NP1 Anglicans_NN2 likewise_RR came_VVD out_RP in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 decriminalisation_NN1 although_CS it_PPH1 **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 more_RGR cautious_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II 1985_MC the_AT Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ as_II a_AT1 whole_NN1 ,_, via_II its_APPGE Public_NN and_CC Social_JJ Affairs_NN2 Committee_NNJ ,_, produced_VVD a_AT1 special_JJ document_NN1 calling_VVG for_IF restraint_NN1 ,_, sensitivity_NN1 and_CC tolerance_NN1 in_II our_APPGE attitude_NN1 toward_II homosexuals_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 concluded_VVD that_CST *'_" there_EX is_VBZ no_AT completely_RR consistent_JJ Christian_JJ line_NN1 that_CST homosexual_JJ behaviour_NN1 is_VBZ wrong_JJ **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT former_DA abhorrence_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 Christians_NN2 of_IO the_AT homosexual_JJ act_NN1 has_VHZ changed_VVN :_: *'_" ^_NULL A_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO church_NN1 people_NN have_VH0 been_VBN prepared_VVN to_TO accept_VVI that_DD1 homosexual_JJ relationships_NN2 are_VBR not_XX necessarily_RR evil_JJ **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Homosexuals_NP1 are_VBR not_XX *'_" abnormal_JJ **'_" only_JJ *'_" different_JJ **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Scriptural_JJ references_NN2 are_VBR waived_VVN **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL away_RP because_II21 of_II22 the_AT great_JJ gulf_NN1 between_II the_AT Biblical_JJ world_NN1 and_CC ours_PPGE ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Dean_NN1 of_IO Auckland_NP1 ,_, the_AT Very_JJ \_NULL Rev._NNB John_NP1 Rymer_NP1 ,_, can_VM not_XX agree_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 finds_VVZ it_PPH1 difficult_JJ to_TO grasp_VVI that_DD1 homosexuality_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 legitimate_JJ alternative_NN1 to_II heterosexuality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Reform_NN1 of_IO the_AT law_NN1 is_VBZ tantamount_JJ to_II giving_VVG approval_NN1 to_II a_AT1 practice_NN1 unacceptable_JJ to_II many_DA2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 sign_NN1 of_IO the_AT new_JJ thinking_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT establishment_NN of_IO a_AT1 gay_JJ church_NN1 in_II Auckland_NP1 ,_, on_II Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ property_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Gay_JJ churches_NN2 had_VHD their_APPGE origins_NN2 in_II Los_NP Angeles_NP1 in_II 1968_MC and_CC have_VH0 since_RR spread_VVN around_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR over_RG 200_MC in_II the_AT United_NP States_NP1 alone_JJ ,_, including_II two_MC gay_JJ synagogues_NN2 ,_, ministering_VVG to_II 30,000_MC homosexuals_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Auckland_NP1 Metropolitan_JJ Church_NNJ was_VBDZ formed_VVN in_II 1975_MC at_II \_NULL St_NP Matthews-in-the-City_NP1 ,_, the_AT inspiration_NN1 of_IO five_MC clergy_NN2 *-_- a_AT1 Catholic_JJ priest_NN1 ,_, three_MC Anglican_JJ priests_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 Presbyterian_JJ minister_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ necessary_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 felt_VVD ,_, to_TO establish_VVI an_AT1 independent_JJ church_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 vocal_JJ and_CC bitter_JJ opposition_NN1 to_II the_AT acceptance_NN1 of_IO homosexuals_NN2 from_II a_AT1 minority_NN1 in_II the_AT established_JJ churches_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT congregation_NN grew_VVD to_RP about_RG 150_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT creed_NN1 was_VBDZ basically_RR that_DD1 of_IO the_AT major_JJ Christian_JJ churches_NN2 except_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ non-judgemental_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II 1980_MC ,_, as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO the_AT death_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE officiating_JJ minister_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 subsequent_JJ contretemps_NN2 with_IW the_AT American_JJ headquarters_NN the_AT church_NN1 split_VVN in_II two_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 group_NN moved_VVD a_AT1 mile_NNU1 away_RL and_CC retained_VVD its_APPGE links_NN2 with_IW the_AT world_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -wide_JJ homosexual_JJ church_NN1 under_II the_AT leadership_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 ex-Baptist_JJ minister_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD retrained_VVN in_II the_AT United_NP States_NP1 as_II a_AT1 homosexual_JJ pastor_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT new_JJ Auckland_NP1 Community_NNJ Church_NNJ stayed_VVD at_II \_NULL St_NP Matthews_NP1 under_II the_AT pastorship_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Anglican_JJ priest_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Rev._NNB \_NULL K._NP1 Benton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ officially_RR commissioned_VVN by_II the_AT Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 group_NN maintains_VVZ its_APPGE links_NN2 with_IW the_AT mainline_NN1 churches_NN2 and_CC is_VBZ accountable_JJ to_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 professes_VVZ to_TO carry_VVI out_RP an_AT1 ecumenical_JJ outreach_NN1 to_II the_AT gay_JJ community_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Ministers_NN2 of_IO other_JJ persuasions_NN2 often_RR help_VV0 in_II worship_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL St_NP Matthews_NP1 congregation_NN has_VHZ received_VVN considerable_JJ financial_JJ aid_NN1 from_II the_AT Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ *-_- about_II *+_NULL $8,000_NNU over_II the_AT past_JJ three_MC years_NNT2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Methodists_NN2 and_CC Presbyterians_NN2 have_VH0 also_RR contributed_VVN smaller_JJR amounts_NN2 although_CS the_AT Auckland_NP1 Presbytery_NP1 turned_VVD down_RP a_AT1 request_NN1 for_IF *+_NULL $3,500_NNU in_II 1985_MC ,_, in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 its_APPGE opposition_NN1 to_II the_AT Law_NN1 Reform_NN1 Bill_NP1 ;_; a_AT1 contribution_NN1 to_II a_AT1 homosexual_JJ church_NN1 would_VM appear_VVI to_TO be_VBI compromising_VVG ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Catholics_NN2 are_VBR unofficially_RR supportive_JJ though_CS not_XX financially_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL Other_JJ donations_NN2 come_VV0 from_II the_AT gay_JJ business_NN1 community_NNJ and_CC nightclubs_NN2 ,_, as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 from_II weekly_JJ offerings_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT homosexual_JJ church_NN1 congregations_NN2 consist_VV0 mainly_RR of_IO male_JJ homosexuals_NN2 although_CS there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 small_JJ percentage_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 and_CC some_DD non-gay_JJ Christians_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 wide_JJ cross-section_NN1 of_IO society_NN and_CC age_NN1 range_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT \_NULL Rev._NNB Benton_NP1 hit_VVD the_AT headlines_NN2 in_II 1984_MC for_IF refusing_VVG to_TO marry_VVI two_MC homosexuals_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 gave_VVD them_PPHO2 a_AT1 blessing_NN1 instead_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Major_NP1 dissension_NN1 was_VBDZ generated_VVN both_RR in_II the_AT Church_NNJ and_CC wider_JJR community_NNJ in_II 1985_MC first_MD by_II the_AT introduction_NN1 of_IO the_AT Law_NN1 Reform_NN1 Bill_NN1 to_II Parliament_NNJ and_CC second_NNT1 ,_, by_II the_AT circulation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 petition_NN1 opposing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT discord_NN1 was_VBDZ boosted_VVN by_II official_JJ sponsorship_NN1 of_IO the_AT petition_NN1 by_II the_AT Salvation_NN1 Army_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 the_AT Army_NNJ stepped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE religious_JJ and_CC social_JJ service_NN1 role_NN1 and_CC took_VVD on_RP the_AT mantle_NN1 of_IO voluntary_JJ campaigners_NN2 in_II the_AT pseudo-political_JJ arena_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS the_AT Army_NNJ displays_VVZ its_APPGE typical_JJ care_NN1 and_CC concern_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 with_IW homosexual_JJ tendencies_NN2 and_CC will_VM do_VDI all_DB in_II its_APPGE power_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI understanding_VVG and_CC help_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 firmly_RR opposes_VVZ homosexual_JJ practices_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Indeed_RR ,_, homosexual_JJ practices_NN2 unrenounced_JJ render_NN1 a_AT1 person_NN1 unacceptable_JJ as_II a_AT1 Salvation_NN1 Army_NNJ soldier_NN1 just_RR as_CSA acts_NN2 of_IO immorality_NN1 between_II heterosexuals_NN2 do_VD0 ._. ^ ^_NULL Decriminalisation_NN1 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country_NN1 's_GE parliamentary_JJ chambers_NN2 too_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO determine_VVI the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO Christian_JJ views_NN2 on_II {_NULL MP_NN1 }_NULL s_ZZ1 '_GE decisions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Conservatives_NN2 tended_VVD to_TO stress_VVI the_AT moral_JJ issues_NN2 more_RRR than_CSN the_AT legal_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Liberals_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 Christian_JJ leaning_NN1 tended_VVD to_TO enlist_VVI organisational_JJ church_NN1 support_NN1 for_IF reform_NN1 and_CC name_NN1 known_VVN Christian_JJ individuals_NN2 as_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT growing_JJ body_NN1 of_IO informed_JJ opinion_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Conservatives_NN2 countered_VVD with_IW lists_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 churches_NN2 not_XX in_II support_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Only_RR the_AT occasional_JJ {_NULL MP_NN1 }_NULL launched_VVD into_II any_DD personal_JJ testimony_NN1 or_CC Christian_JJ dissertation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, dismissed_VVD the_AT Sodom_NP1 and_CC Gomorrah_NP1 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status_NN121 quo_NN122 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 issue_NN1 which_DDQ caused_VVD pain_NN1 and_CC democratic_JJ dissent_NN1 within_II parishes_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 liberal_JJ and_CC conservative_JJ persuasions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT overt_JJ political_JJ alignment_NN1 of_IO some_DD churches_NN2 disturbed_VVD not_XX a_DD221 few_DD222 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT secret_NN1 of_IO much_DA1 unhappiness_NN1 centred_VVD on_II the_AT question_NN1 of_IO morality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Are_VBR homosexual_JJ acts_NN2 immoral_JJ or_CC not_XX ?_? ^ ^_NULL Parishioners_NP1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 clear_JJ lead_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB in_II their_APPGE single-minded_JJ concern_NN1 for_IF social_JJ justice_NN1 the_AT prophets_NN2 failed_VVD to_TO give_VVI them_PPHO2 that_CST lead_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 may_VM well_RR not_XX have_VHI been_VBN the_AT issue_NN1 but_CCB to_II the_AT thousands_NNO2 of_IO Christians_NN2 not_XX caught_VVN up_RP in_II the_AT various_JJ pros_NN2 and_CC cons_VVZ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ important_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Is_VBZ homosexuality_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA category_NN1 as_CSA adultery_NN1 and_CC incest_NN1 or_CC not_XX ?_? ^ ^_NULL Silence_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Clergy_NN2 hesitated_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II some_DD quarters_NN2 there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT suggestion_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM feel_VVI justified_JJ ,_, under_RG certain_JJ circumstances_NN2 ,_, of_IO recognising_VVG two_MC homosexuals_NN2 in_II marriage_NN1 ,_, given_VVN the_AT1 opportunity_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT {_NULL NCC_NP }_NULL '_" s_ZZ1 endorsement_NN1 of_IO decriminalisation_NN1 was_VBDZ interpreted_VVN by_II some_DD as_CSA favouring_VVG the_AT homosexual_JJ lifestyle_NN1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 090+TEXT+D02_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *6_NULL RACISM_NN1 *-_- *4_NULL a_AT1 personal_JJ journey_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL As_II a_AT1 schoolboy_NN1 in_II wartime_NN1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX recall_VVI ever_RR meeting_VVG any_DD Maoris_NP2 or_CC being_VBG aware_JJ of_IO any_DD problem_NN1 of_IO race_NN1 relations_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL As_II a_AT1 rugby_NN1 enthusiast_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 knew_VVD about_II George_NP1 Nepia_NP1 *-_- the_AT famous_JJ Maori_JJ All-Black_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 learnt_VVD a_AT1 Maori_JJ haka_NN1 which_DDQ we_PPIS2 chanted_VVD at_II important_JJ school_NN1 rugby_NN1 matches_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 were_VBDR proud_JJ of_IO the_AT Maori_JJ battalion_NN1 then_RT fighting_VVG overseas_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST there_EX were_VBDR any_DD problems_NN2 or_CC injustices_NN2 in_II the_AT relationship_NN1 of_IO Maori_NP1 and_CC Pakeha_NP1 never_RR entered_VVD my_APPGE head_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT first_MD glimmerings_NN2 of_IO concern_NN1 came_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 about_RG 1949_MC when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 student_NN1 at_II Edinburgh_NP1 University_NNL1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Paul_NP1 Robeson_NP1 ,_, the_AT famous_JJ black_JJ singer_NN1 from_II America_NP1 ,_, visited_VVD the_AT University_NN1 and_CC spoke_VVD at_II the_AT University_NN1 Communist_NN1 Society_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 went_VVD along_RP *-_- lured_VVD by_II the_AT chance_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 free_JJ concert_NN1 ,_, but_CCB with_IW trepidation_NN1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 ventured_VVD into_II a_AT1 communist_JJ meeting_NN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT hall_NN1 was_VBDZ packed_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Paul_NP1 Robeson_NP1 sang_VVD and_CC then_RT spoke_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 never_RR mentioned_VVD communism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB I_PPIS1 will_VM never_RR forget_VVI his_APPGE moving_JJ plea_NN1 for_IF the_AT oppressed_JJ blacks_NN2 of_IO America_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD many_DA2 things_NN2 which_DDQ Martin_NP1 Luther_NP1 King_NP1 said_VVD 15_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ._. ^ ^_NULL King_NP1 became_VVD a_AT1 hero_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Robeson_NP1 was_VBDZ treated_VVN as_II an_AT1 outcast_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE appeal_NN1 for_IF justice_NN1 ignored_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB for_IF me_PPIO1 *-_- the_AT talented_JJ ,_, dignified_JJ giant_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 made_VVD me_PPIO1 realize_VVI for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 the_AT evils_NN2 of_IO discrimination_NN1 on_II the_AT grounds_NN2 of_IO race_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL More_DAR studies_NN2 followed_VVN and_CC my_APPGE first_MD stint_NN1 as_II a_AT1 parish_NN1 minister_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT issue_NN1 of_IO race_NN1 largely_RR faded_VVD into_II the_AT backgound_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Suez_NP1 crisis_NN1 ,_, the_AT Russian_JJ invasion_NN1 of_IO Hungary_NP1 and_CC the_AT Sputnik_NN1 were_VBDR uppermost_JJ in_II my_APPGE thoughts_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 new_JJ chapter_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 began_VVD in_II 1958_MC when_RRQ I_PPIS1 returned_VVD to_TO New_NP Zealand_NP1 to_TO be_VBI the_AT first_MD minister_NN1 of_IO the_AT Taupo_NP1 Baptist_JJ Church_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD hardly_RR moved_VVN in_II when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ appointed_VVN as_CSA part-time_JJ chaplain_NN1 to_II the_AT prisons_NN2 of_IO Hautu_NP1 and_CC Rangipo_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Suddenly_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ushered_VVN into_II the_AT world_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maori_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 struggled_VVD to_TO relate_VVI the_AT Gospel_NN1 to_II the_AT Maori_JJ inmates_NN2 who_PNQS made_VVD up_RP the_AT bulk_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE prison_NN1 congregations_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ deeply_RR moved_VVN when_RRQ a_AT1 young_JJ Maori_JJ I_PPIS1 had_VHD helped_VVN ,_, presented_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW a_AT1 carving_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN in_II prison_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT I_PPIS1 visited_VVD Maori_JJ homes_NN2 in_II the_AT backblocks_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ struck_VVN by_II their_APPGE poverty_NN1 compared_VVN with_IW the_AT affluent_JJ Pakeha_NP1 homes_NN2 in_II Taupo_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 race_NN1 relations_NN2 was_VBDZ concerned_JJ ,_, my_APPGE thoughts_NN2 were_VBDR on_II Martin_NP1 Luther_NP1 King_NN1 in_II America_NP1 and_CC the_AT horrors_NN2 of_IO apartheid_NN1 in_II South_NP Africa_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT 1960_MC221 's_MC222 the_AT focus_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 for_IF most_DAT of_IO us_PPIO2 was_VBDZ overseas_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN astonished_VVN if_CS anyone_PN1 had_VHD seriously_RR suggested_VVN that_CST New_NP Zealand_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 *'_" racist_NN1 **'_" society_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL That_DD1 word_NN1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR used_VVN then_RT to_TO describe_VVI this_DD1 country_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 talked_VVD of_IO *'_" race_NN1 relations_NN2 **'_" or_CC *'_" racial_JJ prejudice_NN1 ,_, **'_" but_CCB *'_" racism_NN1 **'_" had_VHD oppressive_JJ and_CC vicious_JJ overtones_NN2 which_DDQ we_PPIS2 felt_VVD did_VDD not_XX apply_VVI to_TO New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL That_DD1 view_NN1 slowly_RR died_VVD in_II the_AT 1970_MC 's_GE ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II 1970_MC the_AT World_NN1 Council_NNJ of_IO Churches_NNJ2 set_VV0 up_RP a_AT1 Programme_NN1 to_II Combat_NP1 Racism_NN1 (_( {_NULL P.C.R._NP }_NULL )_) ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 aroused_VVD fierce_JJ controversy_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE humanitarian_JJ grants_NN2 to_II African_JJ liberation_NN1 movements_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL As_CSA chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT National_JJ Council_NNJ of_IO Churches_NNJ2 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 's_GE Executive_NN and_CC then_RT from_II 1974_MC as_II its_APPGE General_NNB Secretary_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD myself_PPX1 having_VHG to_TO defend_VVI the_AT {_NULL P.C.R._NP }_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 read_VVD numerous_JJ reports_NN2 ,_, met_VVD people_NN who_PNQS were_VBDR the_AT victims_NN2 of_IO racism_NN1 and_CC became_VVD thoroughly_RR convinced_VVD the_AT {_NULL W.C.C._NP }_NULL was_VBDZ right_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX enough_RR for_IF the_AT churches_NN2 to_TO pass_VVI pious_JJ resolutions_NN2 about_II racism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL More_RGR positive_JJ action_NN1 was_VBDZ needed_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_II a_AT1 delegate_NN1 to_II the_AT {_NULL W.C.C._NP }_NULL Assembly_NNJ at_II Nairobi_NP1 in_II 1975_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 voted_VVD wholeheartedly_RR for_IF the_AT continuation_NN1 of_IO the_AT {_NULL P.C.R._NP }_NULL and_CC its_APPGE declaration_NN1 that_DD1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 still_RR thought_VVD ,_, however_RR ,_, that_DD1 racism_NN1 was_VBDZ primarily_RR overseas_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL Only_RR slowly_RR did_VDD it_PPH1 dawn_VVI on_II me_PPIO1 that_DD1 racism_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 problem_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 thing_NN1 that_CST helped_VVD was_VBDZ an_AT1 {_NULL N.C.C._NP }_NULL grant_VV0 to_II the_AT Polynesian_JJ Panthers_NN2 *-_- an_AT1 Auckland_NP1 action_NN1 group_NN whose_DDQGE activities_NN2 included_VVD demanding_VVG better_JJR housing_NN1 for_IF Polynesians_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT symbolic_JJ grant_NN1 (_( to_TO help_VVI pay_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 full-time_JJ housing_NN1 organiser_NN1 )_) aroused_VVD a_AT1 great_JJ deal_NN1 of_IO hostility_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 made_VVD me_PPIO1 aware_JJ of_IO some_DD real_JJ injustices_NN2 in_II our_APPGE own_DA society_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Over_II the_AT next_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, the_AT tide_NN1 of_IO Maori_JJ discontent_NN1 began_VVD to_TO rise_VVI *-_- highlighted_JJ by_II the_AT Land_NN1 March_NN1 ,_, Bastion_NP Point_NNL1 ,_, the_AT Raglan_NP1 dispute_NN1 ,_, the_AT Haka_NP1 Party_NNJ incident_NN1 at_II Auckland_NP1 University_NNL1 ,_, and_CC the_AT emergence_NN1 of_IO the_AT new_JJ Maori_JJ ecumenical_JJ body_NN1 *-_- Te_AT Runanga_NP1 Whakawhanaunga_NP1 I_MC1 Nga_NP1 Hahi_NP1 O_NP1 Aotearoa_NP1 from_II the_AT old_JJ {_NULL N.C.C._NP }_NULL Maori_JJ Section_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II31 response_II32 to_II33 this_DD1 rising_JJ tide_NN1 ,_, the_AT {_NULL N.C.C._NP }_NULL launched_VVD a_AT1 consultation_NN1 on_II *"_" Racism_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, **"_" which_DDQ met_VVD in_II Hamilton_NP1 in_II 1979_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD Maori_JJ leaders_NN2 talk_VV0 openly_RR about_II the_AT racism_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD suffered_VVN over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 became_VVD aware_JJ of_IO their_APPGE deep_JJ and_CC growing_JJ anger_NN1 at_II the_AT injustices_NN2 done_VDN to_II their_APPGE people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ there_RL that_CST I_MC1 first_MD grasped_VVD the_AT difference_NN1 between_II *'_" personal_JJ **'_" and_CC *'_" institutional_JJ **'_" racism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Up_II21 until_II22 this_DD1 point_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD largely_RR thought_VVN of_IO racism_NN1 as_CSA personal_JJ prejudice_NN1 and_CC discrimination_NN1 against_II people_NN of_IO another_DD1 race_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Now_RT I_PPIS1 heard_VVD Maori_JJ people_NN saying_VVG *"_" ^_NULL The_AT *1_NULL system_NN1 *0_NULL is_VBZ always_RR in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 the_AT Pakeha_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 feel_VV0 disadvantaged_VVN all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT following_JJ year_NNT1 I_PPIS1 attended_VVD a_AT1 consultation_NN1 in_II the_AT Netherlands_NP1 on_II *"_" 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problem_NN1 I_PPIS1 faced_VVD was_VBDZ that_CST as_II a_AT1 Christian_JJ I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 reconciler_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 bridge-builder_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 inwardly_RR cringed_VVD at_II the_AT confrontationist_NN1 tactics_NN2 some_RR suggested_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB slowly_RR I_PPIS1 learned_VVD that_CST there_EX can_VM be_VBI no_AT true_JJ reconciliation_NN1 without_IW justice_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Reconciliation_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX mean_VVI that_CST we_PPIS2 can_VM return_VVI to_II a_AT1 hypothetical_JJ pre-conflict_JJ situation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 means_VVZ first_MD unmasking_JJ evil_NN1 and_CC putting_VVG right_RR what_DDQ is_VBZ wrong_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL As_CSA Allan_NP1 Boesak_NP1 ,_, the_AT South_NP African_JJ church_NN1 leader_NN1 ,_, put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Reconciliation_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX cheap_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 cost_VVD Jesus_NP1 the_AT cross_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Out_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO experience_NN1 ,_, 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to_TO understand_VVI Maori_JJ culture_NN1 and_CC feelings_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Yet_RR there_EX are_VBR signs_NN2 of_IO hope_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT report_NN1 of_IO the_AT Bicultural_JJ Commission_NNJ of_IO the_AT Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ on_II the_AT Treaty_NN1 of_IO Waitangi_NP1 is_VBZ already_RR opening_VVG the_AT door_NN1 to_II new_JJ possibilities_NN2 of_IO partnership_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 recent_JJ report_NN1 giving_VVG a_AT1 Maori_JJ perspective_NN1 on_II the_AT Department_NNJ of_IO Social_JJ Welfare_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN taken_VVN up_RP at_II the_AT top_JJ level_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 find_VV0 it_PPH1 tempting_JJ now_RT to_TO sit_VVI back_RP and_CC let_VVI others_NN2 fight_VV0 the_AT battle_NN1 against_II racism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS that_DD1 mood_NN1 comes_VVZ upon_II me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 the_AT advice_NN1 I_PPIS1 got_VVD from_II a_AT1 black_JJ American_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 had_VHD asked_VVN him_PPHO1 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 should_VM do_VDI about_II 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then_RT ordained_VVN to_II the_AT ministry_NN1 of_IO word_NN1 and_CC sacrament_NN1 and_CC pastoral_JJ care_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Ordination_NN1 need_VM not_XX precede_VVI the_AT bestowal_NN1 of_IO the_AT rights_NN2 of_IO Full_JJ Connexion_NP1 but_CCB the_AT two_MC are_VBR ,_, at_II the_AT very_RG least_DAT ,_, inseparable_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 may_VM correspond_VVI to_II the_AT membership_NN concepts_NN2 implicit_JJ in_II having_VHG one_PN1 's_GE name_NN1 added_VVN to_II the_AT electoral_JJ roll_NN1 of_IO the_AT local_JJ Methodist_NN1 congregation_NN by_II its_APPGE Leaders_NN2 '_GE Meeting_NN1 and_CC being_VBG confirmed_VVN (_( or_CC baptised_VVD on_II profession_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 )_) in_II a_AT1 service_NN1 of_IO worship_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT former_DA bestows_NN2 certain_JJ privileges_NN2 and_CC responsibilities_NN2 in_II the_AT institutional_JJ congregation_NN and_CC is_VBZ a_AT1 condition_NN1 on_II which_DDQ the_AT latter_DA becomes_VVZ the_AT universal_JJ act_NN1 of_IO the_AT whole_JJ church_NN1 by_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 acknowledges_VVZ the_AT call_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 to_II all_DB his_APPGE people_NN to_TO engage_VVI themselves_PPX2 in_II his_APPGE mission_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT one_MC1 is_VBZ an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO the_AT *"_" gathered_JJ **"_" nature_NN1 of_IO the_AT denominational_JJ church_NN1 ;_; the_AT other_JJ the_AT sign_NN1 of_IO the_AT universal_JJ nature_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN of_IO God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Methodism_NN1 has_VHZ always_RR held_VVN these_DD2 two_MC in_II careful_JJ balance_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Each_DD1 is_VBZ expressed_VVN in_II its_APPGE setting_NN1 apart_RL of_IO presbyters_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Deaconesses_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT original_JJ form_NN1 of_IO the_AT diaconate_NN1 in_II the_AT denomination_NN1 ,_, did_VDD not_XX enjoy_VVI the_AT privilege_NN1 of_IO sitting_VVG in_II Conference_NNJ in_II their_APPGE own_DA right_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 may_VM also_RR be_VBI a_AT1 reflection_NN1 on_II the_AT ambivalence_NN1 of_IO the_AT Connexion_NP1 's_GE thinking_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 could_VM not_XX grant_VVI them_PPHO2 status_NN1 as_CSA *"_" representatives_NN2 **"_" either_DD1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT lawbook_NN1 did_VDD not_XX originally_RR speak_VVI of_IO *"_" lay_JJ representatives_NN2 **"_" in_II every_AT1 instance_NN1 :_: there_EX used_VMK to_TO be_VBI *"_" ministers_NN2 **"_" and_CC *"_" representatives_NN2 **"_" ,_, but_CCB ,_, even_RR21 so_RR22 ,_, deaconesses_NN2 were_VBDR treated_VVN differently_RR and_CC two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 represented_VVD the_AT Order_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ministers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD accepted_VVN the_AT discipline_NN1 of_IO being_VBG in_RR21 Full_RR22 Connexion_NP1 enjoyed_VVD the_AT right_JJ to_TO attend_VVI Conference_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL However_RR ,_, even_RR this_DD1 right_NN1 could_VM be_VBI amended_VVN ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX inconceivable_JJ that_CST Conference_NNJ could_VM rule_VVI that_CST those_DD2 in_RR21 Full_RR22 Connexion_NP1 should_VM be_VBI invited_VVN only_RR to_II every_AT1 second_MD conference_NN1 or_CC even_RR fewer_DAR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL However_RR ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN made_VVN quite_RG explicit_JJ in_II recent_JJ years_NNT2 that_CST members_NN2 of_IO the_AT diaconate_NN1 may_VM be_VBI appointed_VVN as_CSA *"_" lay_JJ **"_" representatives_NN2 if_CS their_APPGE parishes_NN2 or_CC employing_VVG bodies_NN2 choose_VV0 to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ something_PN1 of_IO an_AT1 anomaly_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Deacons_NN2 are_VBR clearly_RR not_XX *"_" lay_JJ **"_" in_II the_AT sense_NN1 of_IO being_VBG part_NN1 of_IO the_AT \_NULL *2_NULL LAOS_NP1 *0_NULL which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX ordained_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB Conference_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR stating_VVG that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX quite_RG in_II the_AT same_DA category_NN1 as_CSA those_DD2 who_PNQS are_VBR in_RR21 Full_RR22 Connexion_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Some_DD see_VV0 real_JJ strength_NN1 in_II this_DD1 position_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT new_JJ diaconate_NN1 is_VBZ able_JK to_TO enjoy_VVI relative_JJ freedom_NN1 from_II the_AT institutional_JJ structures_NN2 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI a_AT1 blessing_NN1 to_TO be_VBI less_RGR involved_JJ in_II ecclesiastical_JJ housekeeping_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Indeed_RR ,_, if_CS a_AT1 truly_RR community-facing_JJ ministry_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI pioneered_VVN it_PPH1 could_VM well_RR be_VBI that_CST becoming_VVG a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 *"_" machine_NN1 **"_" could_VM impede_VVI the_AT deacon_NN1 's_VBZ capacity_NN1 to_TO fulfil_VVI that_DD1 ministry_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI a_AT1 fact_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 that_CST formerly_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS offered_VVD for_IF ordained_JJ service_NN1 in_II the_AT church_NN1 tended_VVD to_TO be_VBI very_RG much_DA1 involved_JJ in_II day-to-day_JJ organisation_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 and_CC work_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 fact_NN1 that_CST those_DD2 whose_DDQGE ministry_NN1 most_RGT effectively_RR sets_VVZ forth_RR what_DDQ the_AT diaconate_NN1 is_VBZ all_RR about_II are_VBR moving_VVG sideways_RL out_II21 of_II22 this_DD1 structure_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR finding_VVG that_CST all_DB their_APPGE energies_NN2 are_VBR *-_- and_CC should_VM be_VBI *-_- taken_VVN up_RP in_II ministering_VVG as_CSA servants_NN2 in_II the_AT needy_JJ community_NNJ and_CC that_CST there_EX are_VBR others_NN2 who_PNQS can_VM involve_VVI themselves_PPX2 in_II the_AT routine_NN1 administration_NN and_CC fellowship_NN1 of_IO the_AT congregation_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT presbyter_NN1 can_VM not_XX possibly_RR choose_VVI to_TO take_VVI this_DD1 stance_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT presbyter_NN1 is_VBZ first_MD and_CC foremost_JJT involved_JJ in_II and_CC with_IW the_AT local_JJ congregation_NN and_CC gives_VVZ a_AT1 ministry_NN1 of_IO leadership_NN1 to_II and_CC around_II its_APPGE life_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II contrast_NN1 ,_, the_AT members_NN2 of_IO the_AT congregation_NN enjoy_VV0 a_AT1 natural_JJ freedom_NN1 to_TO move_VVI in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 its_APPGE life_NN1 exercising_VVG their_APPGE ministries_NN2 wherever_RRQV they_PPHS2 find_VV0 themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 same_DA freedom_NN1 is_VBZ now_RT extended_VVN as_CSA a_AT1 gift_NN1 to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS are_VBR ordained_VVN as_CSA deacons_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR still_RR accountable_JJ but_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR less_RRR caught_VVN up_RP in_II the_AT accounting_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 should_VM certainly_RR report_VVI to_II parish_NN1 meetings_NN2 or_CC other_JJ bodies_NN2 about_II their_APPGE work_NN1 but_CCB this_DD1 may_VM well_RR be_VBI somewhat_RR remote_JJ from_II the_AT usual_JJ agendas_NN2 of_IO such_DA meetings_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Indeed_RR ,_, many_DA2 of_IO the_AT people_NN may_VM feel_VVI more_DAR in_II tune_NN1 with_IW the_AT work_NN1 of_IO the_AT presbyter_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ nearer_JJR to_TO their_APPGE experience_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO freedom_NN1 is_VBZ truly_RR appreciated_VVN and_CC jealously_RR safeguarded_VVD by_II deacons_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 releases_VVZ them_PPHO2 for_IF new_JJ opportunities_NN2 of_IO service_NN1 in_II the_AT community_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 enables_VVZ them_PPHO2 to_II bridge_NN1 the_AT gap_NN1 between_II sacred_JJ and_CC secular_JJ ,_, between_II church_NN1 and_CC community_NNJ ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT profound_JJ marks_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE calling_NN1 that_CST ,_, in_II this_DD1 sense_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 participate_VV0 fully_RR in_II the_AT ministry_NN1 of_IO the_AT \_NULL *2_NULL LAOS_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL the_AT whole_JJ people_NN of_IO God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Thus_RR they_PPHS2 are_VBR readily_RR able_JK to_TO identify_VVI with_IW lay_JJ people_NN in_II their_APPGE ministry_NN1 in_II the_AT community_NNJ ;_; they_PPHS2 make_VV0 appropriate_JJ *"_" models_NN2 **"_" of_IO ministry_NN1 for_IF laity_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 are_VBR best_JJT able_JK to_TO motivate_VVI lay_JJ people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX stand_VVI aside_II21 from_II22 the_AT task_NN1 as_II sidewalk_NN1 supervisors_NN2 but_CCB step_VV0 in_RP and_CC get_VV0 their_APPGE hands_NN2 dirty_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR like_II the_AT *"_" player_NN1 coach_NN1 **"_" who_PNQS not_XX only_RR advises_VVZ the_AT players_NN2 but_CCB gets_VVZ out_RP on_II the_AT field_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 where_RRQ the_AT game_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI played_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Deacons_NP1 should_VM cherish_VVI this_DD1 privilege_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO argue_VVI about_RP who_PNQS is_VBZ *"_" first_MD **"_" in_II the_AT orders_NN2 of_IO ministry_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO miss_VVI the_AT point_NN1 ;_; to_TO aspire_VVI to_II *"_" status_NN1 **"_" is_VBZ to_TO compromise_VVI the_AT essence_NN1 of_IO the_AT diaconate_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ to_TO serve_VVI and_CC not_XX to_TO ask_VVI for_IF any_DD reward_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO occupy_VVI one_PN1 's_GE thoughts_NN2 with_IW whether_CSW31 or_CSW32 not_CSW33 one_PN1 is_VBZ truly_RR seen_VVN as_II a_AT1 proper_JJ *"_" minister_NN1 **"_" is_VBZ to_TO deny_VVI oneself_PNX1 the_AT right_NN and_CC the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO act_VVI in_II ministry_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO imagine_VVI that_CST the_AT restricted_JJ form_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 to_II which_DDQ the_AT presbyter_NN1 is_VBZ tied_VVN is_VBZ a_AT1 superior_JJ way_NN1 of_IO being_VBG a_AT1 follower_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI blind_JJ to_II his_APPGE call_NN1 to_TO go_VVI out_RP into_II the_AT world_NN1 as_II the_AT servants_NN2 of_IO all_DB ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Deacons_NN2 have_VH0 fewer_DAR institutional_JJ ties_NN2 ,_, wider_JJR horizons_NN2 ,_, and_CC more_DAR opportunities_NN2 of_IO direct_JJ service_NN1 in_II the_AT style_NN1 of_IO the_AT Master_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL *"_" A_AT1 Full_JJ and_CC Equal_JJ Order_NN1 **"_" *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL This_DD1 phrase_NN1 is_VBZ now_RT readily_RR attributed_VVN to_II James_NP1 Barnett_NP1 since_CS the_AT publication_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE book_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 subtitle_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 principle_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ been_VBN enshrined_VVN in_II the_AT thinking_NN1 of_IO the_AT {_NULL N.Z._NP }_NULL Methodist_NN1 Church_NNJ during_II most_DAT of_IO the_AT last_MD decade_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS there_EX are_VBR many_DA2 ways_NN2 in_II which_DDQ the_AT diaconate_NN1 is_VBZ seen_VVN as_CSA different_JJ from_II the_AT presbyterate_NN1 this_DD1 does_VDZ not_XX ,_, of_IO itself_PPX1 ,_, imply_VV0 a_AT1 lesser_JJ importance_NN1 attached_VVD to_II the_AT ministry_NN1 of_IO the_AT former_DA ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II reminding_VVG itself_PPX1 that_CST it_PPH1 needed_VVD to_TO listen_VVI to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS were_VBDR warning_VVG it_PPH1 against_II an_AT1 order_NN1 which_DDQ might_VM be_VBI interpreted_VVN as_CSA giving_VVG special_JJ status_NN1 to_II some_DD people_NN ,_, the_AT Conference_NNJ declared_VVD that_CST the_AT same_DA warning_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI directed_VVN towards_II the_AT Presbyterate_NN1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 092+TEXT+D04_FO **]_NULL ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL When_CS anti-Catholic_JJ bigotry_NN1 flared_VVD at_II later_JJR periods_NN2 the_AT causes_NN2 were_VBDR other_II21 than_II22 any_DD deliberate_JJ policy_NN1 of_IO the_AT Canterbury_NP1 Association_NNJ ,_, which_DDQ accepted_VVD that_CST the_AT Church_NNJ of_IO England_NP1 would_VM sponsor_VVI this_DD1 last_MD application_NN1 of_IO Wakefield_NP1 's_GE theory_NN1 to_II developing_VVG New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Certainly_RR when_RRQ Father_NNB Petitjean_NP1 provided_VVD brief_JJ leadership_NN1 on_II his_APPGE visit_NN1 to_II Christchurch_NP1 the_AT small_JJ Catholic_NN1 community_NNJ there_EX was_VBDZ well_RR treated_VVN :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT three_MC acres_NNU2 nominated_VVD as_RG Catholic_JJ Reserve_NN1 were_VBDR at_II the_AT south_ND1 east_ND1 corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ is_VBZ now_RT the_AT Cathedral_NN1 and_CC schools_NN2 complex_JJ in_II Barbadoes_NP Street_NNL1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Petitjean_NP1 's_GE additional_JJ application_NN1 in_II 1857_MC for_IF annual_JJ financial_JJ grants_NN2 to_TO establish_VVI and_CC maintain_VVI schools_NN2 ,_, parallel_RR to_II those_DD2 allowed_VVN to_II the_AT different_JJ Protestant_JJ sects_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ refused_VVN ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Three_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR this_DD1 difficulty_NN1 was_VBDZ righted_VVN when_RRQ Father_NNB Chataigner_NP1 took_VVD up_RP permanent_JJ residence_NN1 in_II Christchurch_NP1 and_CC presented_VVD a_AT1 formal_JJ document_NN1 showing_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI the_AT official_JJ delegate_NN1 of_IO Bishop_NP Viard_NP1 ,_, the_AT head_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ in_II the_AT South_NP Island_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR in_II its_APPGE later_JJR planning_NN1 stages_NN2 that_CST Canterbury_NP1 was_VBDZ envisaged_VVN as_II an_AT1 Anglican_JJ settlement_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Association_NNJ for_IF Founding_VVG the_AT Settlement_NN1 of_IO Canterbury_NP1 was_VBDZ set_VVN up_RP as_II an_AT1 off-shoot_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Company_NNJ early_RR in_II 1847_MC ,_, and_CC by_II the_AT time_NNT1 its_APPGE first_MD pamphlet_NN1 was_VBDZ published_VVN in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT following_JJ year_NNT1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ clearly_RR committed_VVN to_II an_AT1 Anglican_JJ foundation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Prior_II21 to_II22 this_DD1 ,_, however_RR ,_, there_EX seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI been_VBN some_DD shopping_NN1 around_RP to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 religious_JJ group_NN that_CST would_VM restore_VVI flagging_VVG interest_NN1 in_II the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Company_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 writer_NN1 comments_NN2 rather_RG cynically_RR of_IO Wakefield_NP1 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 nibble_NN1 at_II the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Edward_NP1 Jerningham_NP1 Wakefield_NP1 related_VVD that_CST his_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD sent_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO confer_VVI with_IW Archbishop_NN1 Whately_NP1 ,_, Anglican_JJ bishop_NN1 in_II Dublin_NP1 ,_, about_II a_AT1 colonisation_NN1 scheme_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL And_CC Frank_NP1 Petre_NP1 of_IO a_AT1 prominent_JJ Catholic_JJ family_NN ,_, and_CC later_JJR architect_NN1 for_IF the_AT Christchurch_NP1 Catholic_JJ Cathedral_NNL1 ,_, recalled_VVD :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT pre-Adamite_JJ years_NNT2 (_( up_II21 to_II22 the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 1850_MC )_) a_AT1 total_NN1 of_IO around_RG 270_MC baptisms_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN recorded_VVN ,_, but_CCB outside_II21 of_II22 Akaroa_NP1 these_DD2 included_VVN few_DA2 children_NN2 of_IO European_JJ parents_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL On_II 16_MC December_NPM1 1850_MC when_RRQ two_MC of_IO the_AT first_MD four_MC official_JJ migrant_JJ ships_NN2 arrived_VVN at_II Lyttelton_NP1 ,_, Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO was_VBDZ at_II Purau_NP1 on_II the_AT opposite_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT harbour_NN1 baptising_VVG two_MC young_JJ Maori_JJ men_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI known_VVN the_AT *1_NULL Charlotte_NP1 Jane_NP1 *0_NULL heralded_VVD the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Anglican_JJ invasion_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT convoy_NN1 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN little_DA1 of_IO immediate_JJ priestly_JJ interest_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Almost_RR certainly_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II foot_NN1 and_CC could_VM not_XX have_VHI gone_VVN into_II Lyttelton_NP1 to_TO join_VVI the_AT welcome_NN1 ;_; for_IF the_AT day_NNT1 after_II next_MD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT hills_NN2 and_CC the_AT harbour_NN1 baptising_VVG a_AT1 child_NN1 of_IO European_JJ parents_NN2 at_II Pigeon_NP Bay_NNL1 ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT explicit_JJ record_NN1 of_IO any_DD Catholics_NN2 among_II them_PPHO2 ,_, not_XX even_RR among_II the_AT *'_" loose_JJ elements_NN2 **'_" !_! ^ ^_NULL But_CCB a_DD221 few_DD222 must_VM have_VHI arrived_VVN like_II Petitjean_NP1 's_GE contraband_NN1 ,_, for_IF among_II the_AT 21_MC baptisms_NN2 listed_VVD in_II 1851_MC before_II the_AT August_NPM1 retreat_NN1 to_II Wellington_NP1 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR two_MC children_NN2 of_IO English_JJ or_CC Irish_JJ parents_NN2 at_II Lyttelton_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL During_II Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO 's_VHZ visits_NN2 of_IO 1854_MC there_EX were_VBDR a_DD221 few_DD222 more_RGR similar_JJ baptisms_NN2 ,_, but_CCB hardly_RR enough_RR to_TO indicate_VVI the_AT number_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 Petitjean_NP1 found_VVD by_II 1857_MC ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL In_II retrospect_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ difficult_JJ to_TO assign_VVI fault_NN1 anywhere_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT background_NN1 was_VBDZ friction_NN1 between_II Pompallier_NP1 and_CC Colin_NP1 *-_- the_AT Marist_NP1 Founder_NN1 and_CC General_NN1 *-_- who_PNQS wanted_VVD better_RRR spiritual_JJ and_CC material_JJ care_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE men_NN2 than_CSN the_AT Bishop_NN1 was_VBDZ providing_VVG ._. ^ ^_NULL Until_CS this_DD1 and_CC other_JJ administrative_JJ problems_NN2 were_VBDR solved_VVN Colin_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO send_VVI more_DAR priests_NN2 to_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II Europe_NP1 the_AT Society_NNJ of_IO Mary_NP1 had_VHD to_TO consolidate_VVI to_TO provide_VVI stability_NN1 for_IF its_APPGE on-going_JJ mission_NN1 involvement_NN1 ,_, especially_RR as_CSA part_NN1 of_IO Oceania_NP1 was_VBDZ becoming_VVG an_AT1 English_JJ rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 French_JJ sphere_NN1 of_IO influence_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II 1850_MC Colin_NP1 had_VHD accepted_VVN a_AT1 parish_NN1 in_II Whitechapel_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 Irish_JJ stronghold_NN1 in_II the_AT East_NP End_NP1 of_IO London_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Within_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 it_PPH1 had_VHD six_MC French_JJ Marists_NP2 serving_VVG close_RR to_II 10,000_MC dispossessed_VVD Irish_JJ who_PNQS were_VBDR living_VVG mostly_RR in_II bitter_JJ poverty_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ proving_JJ ground_NN1 for_IF priests_NN2 destined_VVD for_IF an_AT1 English_JJ speaking_JJ mission_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC elsewhere_RL ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ no_AT place_NN1 to_TO recruit_VVI vocations_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT time_NNT1 Petitjean_NP1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG his_APPGE letter_NN1 thought_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG given_VVN to_II launching_VVG a_AT1 college_NN1 and_CC novitiate_NN1 in_II Ireland_NP1 itself_PPX1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 further_JJR commitment_NN1 was_VBDZ to_II Romford_NP1 in_II Essex_NP1 where_RRQ Lord_NNB Petre_NP1 had_VHD provided_VVN a_AT1 church_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II staffing_VVG it_PPH1 for_IF close_RR to_II 20_MC years_NNT2 the_AT Society_NNJ of_IO Mary_NP1 provided_VVD an_AT1 opportunity_NN1 for_IF some_DD of_IO its_APPGE priests_NN2 preparing_VVG for_IF New_NP Zealand_NP1 to_TO cut_VVI their_APPGE English_JJ teeth_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL So_RR when_RRQ the_AT complainant_NN1 confronted_VVD Petitjean_NP1 about_II Christchurch_NP1 having_VHG no_AT priest_NN1 ,_, the_AT blunt_JJ facts_NN2 were_VBDR that_DD1 in_II his_APPGE first_MD five_MC years_NNT2 in_II the_AT new_JJ diocese_NN1 Viard_NP1 had_VHD lost_VVN seven_MC priests_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO reasons_NN2 and_CC there_EX had_VHD been_VBN no_AT replacements_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Petitjean_NP1 lamented_VVD the_AT effects_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 bright_JJ spot_NN1 in_II this_DD1 nine-month_JJ visitation_NN1 of_IO the_AT south_ND1 in_II 1857_MC was_VBDZ finding_VVG a_AT1 nucleus_NN of_IO a_AT1 future_JJ church_NN1 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL On_II the_AT next_MD leg_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE journey_NN1 ,_, Banks_NP Peninsula_NNL1 to_II Otago_NP1 ,_, Petitjean_NP1 travelled_VVD *1_NULL \_NULL gratis_RR *0_NULL on_II a_AT1 schooner_NN1 owned_VVD by_II Johnny_NP1 Jones_NP1 ,_, the_AT Australian_JJ sealing_NN1 lad_NN1 turned_VVN whaling/_FO farming/_FO trading_JJ entrepreneur_NN1 ,_, then_RT based_VVN in_II Dunedin_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Not_XX to_TO be_VBI outdone_VVN ,_, Irish_JJ Captain_NNB Dixon_NP1 offered_VVD the_AT priest_NN1 free_JJ passage_NN1 any_DD time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD to_TO travel_VVI with_IW his_APPGE ship_NN1 ,_, and_CC sealed_VVD the_AT promise_NN1 by_II taking_VVG up_RP a_AT1 collection_NN1 from_II his_APPGE crew_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 church_NN1 in_II Canterbury_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Even_RR more_RRR ,_, when_RRQ next_MD in_II Sydney_NP1 ,_, Dixon_NP1 contacted_VVD \_NULL Mrs_NNB Ellen_NP1 Corcoran_NP1 (_( possibly_RR a_AT1 friend_NN1 Petitjean_NP1 had_VHD made_VVN on_II his_APPGE 1842_MC begging_JJ trip_NN1 there_RL )_) ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 collected_VVD *+_NULL 32.10.0_MC for_IF the_AT same_DA cause_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Back_RP in_II Wellington_NP1 ,_, Dixon_NP1 left_VVD money_NN1 with_IW Viard_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS in_II due_JJ time_NNT1 would_VM send_VVI it_PPH1 on_RP to_II Christchurch_NP1 for_IF the_AT church_NN1 under_II construction_NN1 there_RL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL From_II the_AT time_NNT1 Petitjean_NP1 dated_VVD his_APPGE letter_NN1 at_II Dunedin_NP1 on_II 21_MC November_NPM1 1857_MC ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD a_AT1 further_JJR two_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB years_NNT2 before_II the_AT priest_NN1 he_PPHS1 prayed_VVD for_IF so_RG ardently_RR was_VBDZ permanently_RR appointed_VVN to_II Christchurch_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT meantime_NNT1 Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO spent_VVN the_AT first_MD three_MC months_NNT2 of_IO 1859_MC around_II Christchurch_NP1 and_CC Banks_NP Peninsula_NNL1 ,_, and_CC mid-year_NNT1 Moreau_NP1 stopped_VVD briefly_RR at_II Lyttelton_NP1 while_CS travelling_VVG to_RP and_CC returning_VVG from_II Otago_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Viard_NP1 's_GE letters_NN2 show_VV0 his_APPGE continuing_JJ anxiety_NN1 for_IF priests_NN2 for_IF the_AT South_NP Island_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO was_VBDZ still_RR in_II the_AT south_ND1 the_AT Bishop_NN1 had_VHD difficult_JJ decisions_NN2 to_TO make_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL Three_MC priests_NN2 arrived_VVN in_II Wellington_NP1 ,_, the_AT first_MD Marist_NP1 reinforcements_NN2 for_IF 16_MC years_NNT2 and_CC everybody_PN1 wanted_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 filled_VVD the_AT gap_NN1 left_VVN at_II Otaki_NP1 by_II Comte_NP1 's_GE decision_NN1 to_TO return_VVI to_II France_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 sent_VVD two_MC more_DAR men_NN2 to_II Taranaki_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Viard_NP1 always_RR saw_VVD the_AT Maori_JJ as_II the_AT first_MD responsibility_NN1 of_IO the_AT Society_NNJ of_IO Mary_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Taranaki_NP1 Maori_NP1 were_VBDR reported_VVN as_CSA still_RR being_VBG comparatively_RR untouched_JJ by_II European_JJ life_NN1 ;_; there_EX were_VBDR few_DA2 Protestant_JJ missionaries_NN2 among_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Moreover_RR there_EX were_VBDR growing_JJ fears_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 outbreak_NN1 of_IO war_NN1 against_II the_AT European_JJ settlers_NN2 and_CC the_AT bishop_NN1 hoped_VVD (_( vainly_RR ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 proved_VVD )_) that_CST extra_JJ priests_NN2 would_VM help_VVI defuse_NN1 an_AT1 explosive_JJ situation_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL An_AT1 added_JJ reason_NN1 why_RRQ Viard_NP1 gave_VVD Taranaki_JJ priority_NN1 over_II Canterbury_NP1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR asked_VVN Frederick_NP1 Weld_NP1 to_TO search_VVI for_IF an_AT1 English_JJ speaking_JJ priest_NN1 for_IF Christchurch_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Weld_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 prominent_JJ Catholic_NN1 ,_, sheep_NN farmer_NN1 and_CC politician_NN1 ,_, had_VHD developed_VVN interests_NN2 in_II Canterbury_NP1 via_II the_AT sheep_NN station_NN1 he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE cousin_NN1 ,_, Charles_NP1 Clifford_NP1 ,_, had_VHD established_VVN at_II Stonyhurst_NP1 on_II the_AT coastline_NN1 at_II the_AT southern_JJ bank_NN1 of_IO the_AT Hurunui_NP River_NNL1 ,_, by_II driving_JJ sheep_NN overland_NN1 from_II Marlborough_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Towards_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 1858_MC he_PPHS1 left_VVD on_II a_AT1 business_NN1 and_CC family_NN visit_VV0 to_II England_NP1 armed_VVD with_IW letters_NN2 authorising_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO engage_VVI a_AT1 priest_NN1 for_IF service_NN1 with_IW Viard_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unsuccessful_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 avenue_NN1 he_PPHS1 explored_VVD was_VBDZ to_TO approach_VVI his_APPGE cousin_NN1 William_NP1 Clifford_NP1 ,_, Bishop_NNB of_IO Clifton_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS undertook_VVD to_TO sound_VVI out_RP All_DB Hallows_NP1 College_NNL1 ,_, Dublin_NP1 ,_, but_CCB delayed_VVD doing_VDG this_DD1 till_NN1 just_RR two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_II Weld_NP1 was_VBDZ due_JJ to_TO sail_VVI again_RT for_IF New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Viard_NP1 's_GE hopes_NN2 were_VBDR dashed_VVN when_RRQ Weld_NP1 arrived_VVD back_RP without_IW any_DD promise_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 priest_NN1 for_IF Christchurch_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Fairly_RR early_RR on_RP in_II their_APPGE Oceania_NP1 endeavour_NN1 Marists_NP2 had_VHD set_VVN up_RP a_AT1 supply_NN1 depot_NN1 in_II Sydney_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II 1857_MC Father_NNB Victor_NP1 Poupinel_NP1 ,_, at_II 42_MC ,_, was_VBDZ appointed_VVN there_RL to_TO have_VHI general_JJ oversight_NN1 of_IO the_AT whole_JJ missionfield_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO liaise_VVI with_IW Marist_NP1 headquarters_NN in_II France_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO charm_NN1 ,_, tact_NN1 and_CC prudence_NN1 who_PNQS proved_VVD he_PPHS1 could_VM rough_VVI it_PPH1 in_II the_AT field_NN1 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 drive_VV0 a_AT1 desk_NN1 in_II Sydney_NP1 ;_; his_APPGE letters_NN2 are_VBR a_AT1 quarry_NN1 (_( still_RR only_RR partly_RR worked_VVN )_) of_IO detailed_JJ facts_NN2 about_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 mission_NN1 for_IF the_AT next_MD fifteen_MC years_NNT2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ to_II him_PPHO1 Viard_NP1 appealed_VVD when_RRQ Weld_NP1 's_GE search_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 priest_NN1 proved_VVD fruitless_JJ :_: *"_" the_AT south_ND1 of_IO this_DD1 diocese_NN1 is_VBZ in_II a_AT1 pitiable_JJ state_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Recently_RR arrived_VVN in_II Sydney_NP1 was_VBDZ Father_NNB John_NP1 Chataigner_NP1 who_PNQS at_II 39_MC was_VBDZ getting_VVG acclimatised_JJ and_CC learning_VVG English_JJ after_II 12_MC years_NNT2 of_IO seminary_NN1 and_CC college_NN1 teaching_VVG in_II France_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD persisted_VVN in_II requesting_VVG foreign_JJ mission_NN1 work_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 letter_NN1 to_II superiors_NN2 read_VV0 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Poupinel_NP1 ,_, without_IW waiting_VVG as_CSA he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI for_IF directions_NN2 from_II Lyons_NP1 ,_, took_VVD it_PPH1 on_II himself_PPX1 to_TO cut_VVI short_JJ Chataigner_NP1 's_GE allotted_JJ time_NNT1 in_II Sydney_NP1 for_IF learning_VVG English_JJ and_CC sent_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II Viard_NP1 for_IF Canterbury_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 arrived_VVD in_II Wellington_NP1 on_II 26_MC April_NPM1 1860_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II 1_MC1 May_NPM1 ,_, Viard_NP1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG to_II France_NP1 that_CST when_CS it_PPH1 came_VVD to_II finding_VVG an_AT1 experienced_JJ companion_NN1 for_IF Chataigner_NP1 the_AT choice_NN1 fell_VVD between_II Moreau_NP1 and_CC Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO ;_; the_AT latter_DA was_VBDZ chosen_VVN ,_, partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD had_VHN more_DAR experience_NN1 of_IO the_AT south_ND1 than_CSN Moreau_NP1 ,_, and_CC partly_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ thought_VVN to_TO have_VHI the_AT more_RGR suitable_JJ temperament_NN1 to_TO work_VVI congenially_RR with_IW Chataigner_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL At_II 53_MC Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO was_VBDZ now_RT a_AT1 veteran_NN1 of_IO 19_MC years_NNT2 strenuous_JJ experience_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL After_CS the_AT heart-breaking_JJ abandonment_NN1 of_IO Akaroa_NP1 in_II 1851_MC ,_, while_CS stationed_VVN at_II Otaki_NP1 and_CC the_AT Hutt_NP Valley_NNL1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD made_VVN three_MC further_RRR trips_VVZ to_II the_AT South_NP Island_NP1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 one_MC1 of_IO which_DDQ included_VVD walking_VVG back_RP from_II Dunedin_NP1 to_II Christchurch_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX clear_JJ when_RRQ Se_NP1 *?_NULL 2on_FO left_JJ Wellington_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 definitive_JJ appointment_NN1 to_II Christchurch_NP1 but_CCB ,_, on_II 23_MC May_NPM1 ,_, Viard_NP1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 at_II Port_NNL1 Cooper_NP where_RRQ he_PPHS1 had_VHD arrived_VVN after_II a_AT1 quick_JJ visit_NN1 to_II the_AT Popplewells_NP2 and_CC others_NN2 in_II Dunedin_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Nor_CC can_VM Chataigner_NP1 's_GE arrival_NN1 be_VBI dated_VVN precisely_RR ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE first_MD baptismal_JJ entry_NN1 is_VBZ for_IF 27_MC May_NPM1 at_II Lyttelton_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 seems_VVZ that_CST the_AT two_MC priests_NN2 lived_VVN in_II Lyttelton_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 start_NN1 ,_, probably_RR with_IW the_AT Healey_NP1 family_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO July_NPM1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR (_( as_CSA Viard_NP1 had_VHD advised_VVN )_) renting_VVG a_AT1 cottage_NN1 in_II Tuam_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, Christchurch_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB then_RT ,_, to_II the_AT Bishop_NP1 's_GE dismay_NN1 and_CC against_II his_APPGE instructions_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 entered_VVD into_II a_AT1 contract_NN1 for_IF the_AT building_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 church-presbytery_NN1 for_IF *+_NULL 300_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Somewhat_RR against_II his_APPGE better_JJR judgement_NN1 Viard_NP1 borrowed_VVD *+_NULL 150_MC at_II 10%_NNU a_AT1 year_NNT1 and_CC sent_VVD it_PPH1 to_II Christchurch_NP1 in_II two_MC instalments_NN2 :_: *"_" ^_NULL My_APPGE position_NN1 is_VBZ becoming_VVG even_RR more_RGR vexatious_JJ in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO help_VVI you_PPY in_II your_APPGE difficulties_NN2 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Having_VHG seen_VVN the_AT problems_NN2 that_CST Bishop_NP Pompallier_NP1 's_GE reckless_JJ borrowing_NN1 had_VHD created_VVN in_II Auckland_NP1 ,_, Viard_NP1 had_VHD no_AT wish_NN1 to_TO find_VVI himself_PPX1 in_II similar_JJ straits_NN2 and_CC the_AT constant_JJ anxiety_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE episcopate_NN1 was_VBDZ financing_VVG the_AT mission_NN1 as_II the_AT diocese_NN1 developed_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II a_AT1 letter_NN1 to_II the_AT Superior_JJ General_NNB Chataigner_NP1 later_RRR wrote_VVD :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT two_MC priests_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN in_II Canterbury_NP1 for_IF about_RG three_MC months_NNT2 before_II a_AT1 recognisable_JJ group_NN of_IO Catholics_NN2 arrived_VVN on_II the_AT *1_NULL William_NP1 Miles_NP1 *0_NULL on_II 22_MC August_NPM1 *-_- 44_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT *1_NULL contraband_JJ *0_NULL era_NN1 was_VBDZ closed_VVN at_RR21 last_RR22 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_AT clue_NN1 now_RT left_VVD to_TO explain_VVI why_RRQ they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD together_RL ,_, why_RRQ that_DD1 particular_JJ ship_NN1 carried_VVD an_AT1 unusual_JJ quota_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Judging_VVG from_II the_AT names_NN2 remaining_VVG ,_, the_AT majority_NN were_VBDR Irish_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Bad_JJ weather_NN1 on_II their_APPGE arrival_NN1 confined_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT immigration_NN1 barracks_NN for_IF their_APPGE first_MD three_MC days_NNT2 ._. ^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 ,_, their_APPGE first_MD opportunity_NN1 to_TO explore_VVI Lyttelton_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 met_VVD Chataigner_NP1 leading_VVG a_AT1 small_JJ funeral_NN1 procession_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 offered_VVD to_TO stay_VVI overnight_RT ,_, and_CC celebrate_JJ Sunday_NPD1 Mass_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 boosted_VVD the_AT normal_JJ local_JJ congregation_NN of_IO three_MC women_NN2 and_CC two_MC men_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD at_II the_AT Christchurch_NP1 barracks_NN a_DD221 few_DD222 days_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, Chataigner_NP1 was_VBDZ there_RL to_TO greet_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Mass_NP1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN the_AT following_JJ Sunday_NPD1 in_II a_AT1 room_NN1 of_IO the_AT Royal_JJ Hotel_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT congregation_NN of_IO newcomers_NN2 was_VBDZ augmented_VVN by_II a_AT1 handful_NN1 of_IO others_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT priests_NN2 '_GE cottage_NN1 at_II Tuam_NP Street_NNL1 West_NP1 backed_VVD on_RP to_II the_AT hotel_NN1 ;_; both_DB2 were_VBDR owned_VVN by_II a_AT1 Catholic_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB Thompson_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL After_CS Mass_NP1 Chataigner_NP1 invited_VVD the_AT men_NN2 to_TO meet_VVI at_II his_APPGE cottage_NN1 and_CC there_EX announced_VVD that_CST the_AT Provincial_JJ Government_NNJ had_VHD directed_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO build_VVI on_II the_AT Catholic_JJ Reserve_NN1 or_CC risk_NN1 forfeiture_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT three_MC year_NNT1 time_NN1 limit_NN1 on_II starting_VVG to_TO use_VVI the_AT grant_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 was_VBDZ expiring_VVG ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 093+TEXT+D05_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Daily_JJ Work_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *0_NULL John_NP1 5:1-18_MCMC *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 political_JJ turn_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN given_VVN to_II the_AT reply_NN1 of_IO Jesus_NP1 to_II the_AT Pharisees_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS were_VBDR angered_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 should_VM heal_VVI a_AT1 cripple_NN1 on_II the_AT Sabbath_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL My_APPGE Father_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT working-classes_NN2 still_RR *-_- and_CC so_RR am_RA I_PPIS1 !_! **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 had_VHD approached_VVN the_AT paralytic_JJ ,_, afflicted_VVD for_IF the_AT past_JJ thirty-eight_MC years_NNT2 ,_, with_IW what_DDQ must_VM have_VHI seemed_VVN a_AT1 most_RGT insensitive_JJ question_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY want_VVI to_TO get_VVI well_RR ?_? **"_" ^ ^_NULL An_AT1 even_RR greater_JJR shock_NN1 followed_VVN in_II the_AT command_NN1 to_TO do_VDI the_AT impossible_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL *"_" Rise_NP1 to_II your_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, take_VV0 up_RP your_APPGE bed_NN1 and_CC walk_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Orthodoxy_NP1 did_VDD not_XX generally_RR condemn_VVI an_AT1 action_NN1 of_IO mercy_NN1 on_II the_AT Sabbath_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ acceptable_JJ to_TO carry_VVI a_AT1 cripple_NN1 on_II his_APPGE pallet_NN1 ,_, but_CCB for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO lift_VVI up_RP his_APPGE own_DA stretcher_NN1 was_VBDZ work_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ made_VVD his_APPGE critics_NN2 '_GE antagonism_NN1 even_RR more_RGR fierce_JJ was_VBDZ that_CST Jesus_NP1 should_VM offer_VVI justification_NN1 by_II reference_NN1 to_II God_NP1 's_GE way_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 had_VHD long_RR been_VBN a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO Jewish_JJ debate_NN1 how_RRQ God_NP1 could_VM keep_VVI the_AT Sabbath_NN1 (_( Genesis_NP1 2_MC :_: 2_MC )_) and_CC sustain_VV0 the_AT universe_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 argued_VVD that_CST ,_, while_CS God_NP1 ceased_VVD from_II any_DD physical_JJ effort_NN1 ,_, God_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR life-giver_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Philo_NP1 worked_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP to_II his_APPGE own_DA satisfaction_NN1 allegorically_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT reasoning_NN1 was_VBDZ precarious_JJ but_CCB Jesus_NP1 moved_VVD into_II this_DD1 area_NN1 confidently_RR and_CC with_IW an_AT1 incontrovertible_JJ declaration_NN1 that_CST God_NP1 is_VBZ always_RR working_VVG ,_, just_RR as_CSA the_AT sun_NN1 is_VBZ always_RR giving_VVG light_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT present_JJ tense_NN1 of_IO the_AT verbs_NN2 indicates_VVZ continuity_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 double_JJ error_NN1 in_II the_AT attitude_NN1 of_IO the_AT Pharisees_NN2 here_RL ,_, first_MD in_II the_AT shift_NN1 of_IO the_AT Sabbath_NN1 concept_NN1 into_II negative_JJ restriction_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II various_JJ contexts_NN2 ,_, the_AT term_NN1 can_VM suggest_VVI division_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 but_CCB more_RGR frequently_RR cessation_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Stop_NN1 what_DDQ you_PPY are_VBR doing_VDG ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL Allow_VV0 in_II *"_" quietness_NN1 of_IO heart_NN1 **"_" the_AT full_JJ enjoyment_NN1 of_IO living_VVG ,_, a_AT1 day_NNT1 in_II which_DDQ all_DB the_AT other_JJ days_NNT2 are_VBR gathered_VVN up_RP ,_, sharing_VVG and_CC savouring_VVG the_AT victory_NN1 of_IO creation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Sabbath_NN1 represented_VVD fulfilment_NN1 in_II rest_NN1 and_CC shalom_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II their_APPGE usage_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, it_PPH1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO be_VBI the_AT sign_NN1 of_IO difference_NN1 from_II other_JJ days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC from_II other_JJ people_NN ,_, leading_VVG to_II the_AT second_MD misunderstanding_NN1 which_DDQ could_VM set_VVI a_AT1 legal_JJ nicety_NN1 above_II the_AT welfare_NN1 of_IO the_AT person_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 set_VVD also_RR a_AT1 sharp_JJ dichotomy_NN1 between_II work_NN1 and_CC worship_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ contrary_II21 to_II22 biblical_JJ intention_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT one_MC1 word_NN1 labodhah_NN1 means_VVZ both_RR *"_" work_VV0 **"_" and_CC *"_" worship_NN1 **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL To_II this_DD1 there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT reply_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF the_AT Pharisees_NN2 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT point_NN1 of_IO no_AT return_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR now_RT more_RGR determined_JJ than_CSN ever_RR to_TO kill_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN confounded_VVN from_II within_II their_APPGE own_DA Torah_NN1 where_RRQ work_NN1 is_VBZ integral_JJ to_II the_AT life_NN1 of_IO the_AT People_NN of_IO God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS ,_, among_II Greeks_NN2 ,_, toil_NN1 was_VBDZ demeaning_JJ ,_, to_TO be_VBI left_VVN to_II menials_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 Ecclesiasticus_NP1 could_VM equate_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW prayer_NN1 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 his_APPGE Rabbinic_JJ training_NN1 that_CST Paul_NP1 advocated_VVD the_AT *"_" worker-priest_JJ **"_" approach_NN1 ,_, combining_VVG a_AT1 good_JJ pair_NN of_IO hands_NN2 as_II a_AT1 tent-maker_NN1 with_IW ministry_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_AT contradiction_NN1 biblically_RR between_II honest_JJ toil_NN1 and_CC the_AT worship_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, the_AT word_NN1 *"_" liturgy_NN1 **"_" itself_PPX1 deriving_VVG from_II \_NULL leitourgia_NN1 ,_, signifying_VVG service_NN1 ,_, both_RR secular_JJ and_CC religious_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Could_VM the_AT roadside_NN1 sign_VVI be_VBI put_VVN at_II the_AT door_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 church_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Danger_NN1 ,_, people_NN at_II work_NN1 **"_" ?_? ^ ^_NULL The_AT Minutes_NNT2 of_IO early_JJ Methodist_NN1 Class_NN1 Meetings_NN2 were_VBDR often_RR almost_RR identical_JJ with_IW those_DD2 of_IO meetings_NN2 of_IO local_JJ Trade_NN1 Unions_NNJ2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Methodists_NN2 today_RT still_RR take_VV0 their_APPGE stand_NN1 on_II their_APPGE Social_JJ Creed_NN1 ,_, in_II commitment_NN1 to_II the_AT dignity_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 ,_, the_AT right_NN1 to_II employment_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II social_JJ justice_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Work_NN1 as_II an_AT1 expression_NN1 of_IO divine_JJ life_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 gift_NN1 to_II humanity_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO share_VVI the_AT divine_JJ stewardship_NN1 over_II the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT meaning_NN1 of_IO the_AT phrase_NN1 *"_" image_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Work_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 means_NN of_IO fulfilment_NN1 and_CC healing_VVG ,_, a_AT1 test_NN1 and_CC expression_NN1 of_IO character_NN1 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL When_RRQ ,_, in_II the_AT Genesis_NP1 story_NN1 ,_, Adam_NP1 and_CC Eve_NP1 left_VVD the_AT garden_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 took_VVD a_AT1 spade_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Work_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II no_AT sense_NN1 a_AT1 punishment_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT shadow_NN1 of_IO self-sufficient_JJ pride_NN1 fell_VVD across_II it_PPH1 to_TO bring_VVI an_AT1 accompaniment_NN1 of_IO *"_" thorns_NN2 and_CC thistles_NN2 **"_" and_CC division_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 tended_VVD to_TO become_VVI depressing_JJ ,_, often_RR depersonalising_VVG ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL For_IF the_AT Christian_JJ ,_, the_AT redemption_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 ,_, as_II21 of_II22 all_DB things_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ through_II worship_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT continual_JJ working_NN1 of_IO the_AT Spirit_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV is_VBZ attempted_VVN and_CC offered_VVN builds_VVZ up_RP ,_, not_XX only_RR the_AT life_NN1 of_IO the_AT community_NNJ ,_, but_CCB with_IW it_PPH1 the_AT realm_NN1 of_IO right_JJ relationships_NN2 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Through_II the_AT one_MC1 calling_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 Christian_JJ ,_, all_DB work_NN1 becomes_VVZ vocation_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" With_IW them_PPHO2 that_CST love_VV0 him_PPHO1 ,_, he_PPHS1 cooperates_VVZ in_II all_DB things_NN2 for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. **"_" ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Company_NNJ of_IO Faith_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL ALL_DB SAINTS_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *0_NULL Ecclesiasticus_NP1 38_MC ,_, 44_MC Hebrews_NN2 11:1-12:3_MCMC *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT Christian_JJ Year_NNT1 ,_, to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ that_CST just_RR no_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ overlooked_VVN ,_, a_AT1 common_JJ festival_NN1 was_VBDZ instituted_VVN for_IF All_DB Martyrs_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II the_AT fifth_MD century_NNT1 ,_, this_DD1 became_VVD the_AT Feast_NN1 of_IO All_DB Saints_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Originally_RR celebrated_VVD at_II Easter_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ transferred_VVN to_II the_AT first_MD of_IO November_NPM1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Then_RT it_PPH1 came_VVD to_TO be_VBI recognised_VVN that_CST there_EX are_VBR so_RG many_DA2 other_JJ Christians_NN2 who_PNQS may_VM not_XX be_VBI particularly_RR distinguished_JJ ,_, members_NN2 of_IO one_PN1 's_GE own_DA family_NN ,_, also_RR ,_, who_PNQS lived_VVD and_CC died_VVD in_II the_AT faith_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 too_RR should_VM be_VBI remembered_VVN in_II gratitude_NN1 and_CC commended_VVN to_II God_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 eucharistic_JJ memorial_NN1 was_VBDZ thus_RR observed_VVN on_II All_DB Souls_NN2 Day_NP1 ,_, November_NPM1 2nd_MD ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 long_JJ list_NN1 in_II the_AT story_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ of_IO those_DD2 *"_" of_IO whom_PNQO the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX worthy_JJ **"_" ,_, there_EX are_VBR far_RG more_DAR of_IO them_PPHO2 than_CSN found_VVN in_II any_DD Church_NP Calendar_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Around_II the_AT prophets_NN2 ,_, the_AT apostles_NN2 ,_, the_AT Pauls_NP1 ,_, Augustines_NP1 ,_, and_CC Wesleys_NP1 ,_, giving_VVG support_NN1 ,_, helping_VVG to_TO continue_VVI the_AT influence_NN1 of_IO the_AT message_NN1 ,_, there_EX are_VBR in_II the_AT background_NN1 ,_, the_AT circles_NN2 of_IO the_AT Anonymous_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 constitute_VV0 a_AT1 host_NN1 that_CST no_RR one_MC1 can_NN1 number_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR the_AT writer_NN1 to_II the_AT Hebrews_NN2 speaks_VVZ of_IO being_VBG surrounded_VVN by_II the_AT *"_" great_JJ cloud_NN1 of_IO witnesses_NN2 **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ thinking_VVG probably_RR not_XX of_IO a_AT1 host_NN1 of_IO spectators_NN2 ,_, cheering_VVG on_II present_JJ runners_NN2 in_II a_AT1 race_NN1 in_II the_AT arena_NN1 ,_, but_CCB of_IO those_DD2 who_PNQS have_VH0 kept_VVN looking_VVG ,_, not_XX at_II us_PPIO2 so_RG much_DA1 ,_, as_CSA at_II the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS endured_VVD the_AT Cross_NN1 ,_, *"_" the_AT pioneer_NN1 and_CC perfecter_NN1 **"_" of_IO faith_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT letter_NN1 to_II the_AT Hebrews_NN2 was_VBDZ written_VVN in_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO change_NN1 and_CC crisis_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Under_II the_AT pressures_NN2 ,_, old_JJ established_JJ institutions_NN2 were_VBDR coming_VVG down_RP ._. ^ ^_NULL Deep_RR cracks_VVZ in_II society_NN ,_, long_RR concealed_VVD ,_, were_VBDR becoming_VVG visible_JJ as_CS21 if_CS22 an_AT1 earthquake_NN1 had_VHD passed_VVN through_RP ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT struggle_NN1 for_IF the_AT soul_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, as_CSA the_AT writer_NN1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, shaking_VVG heaven_NN1 and_CC earth_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ always_RR the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO a_AT1 great_JJ temptation_NN1 ,_, when_CS the_AT first_MD enthusiasm_NN1 has_VHZ gone_VVN ,_, to_TO move_VVI out_RP from_II under_RP ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ debated_VVN whether_CSW the_AT particular_JJ desire_NN1 here_RL was_VBDZ to_TO merge_VVI into_II the_AT protection_NN1 of_IO paganism_NN1 (_( Moffatt_NP1 ,_, Scott_NP1 )_) ,_, to_TO revert_VVI to_II the_AT permitted_JJ national_JJ religion_NN1 of_IO Judaism_NN1 ,_, into_II the_AT old_JJ order_NN1 (_( Nairne_NP1 )_) ,_, or_CC simply_RR to_TO hold_VVI back_RP from_II the_AT struggle_NN1 ,_, to_TO stagnate_VVI and_CC refuse_VVI to_TO move_VVI on_RP into_II the_AT new_JJ world_NN1 (_( Manson_NP1 )_) ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT writer_NN1 insists_VVZ first_MD of_IO all_DB that_CST the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT grip_NN1 of_IO conflict_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Not_XX that_DD1 chance_NN1 impersonal_JJ forces_NN2 have_VH0 got_VVN loose_JJ and_CC out_II21 of_II22 hand_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL God_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ not_XX caught_VVN by_II surprise_NN1 in_II these_DD2 events_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ actually_RR the_AT author_NN1 of_IO change_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL God_NP1 's_GE arms_NN2 are_VBR around_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, shaking_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, that_CST the_AT old_JJ unworthy_JJ and_CC impermanent_JJ things_NN2 may_VM come_VVI tumbling_VVG down_RP ,_, that_CST *"_" the_AT things_NN2 which_DDQ can_VM not_XX be_VBI shaken_VVN may_VM remain_VVI ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL As_II the_AT writer_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, *"_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ and_CC awesome_JJ thing_NN1 to_TO fall_VVI into_II the_AT hands_NN2 of_IO the_AT living_JJ God_NP1 **"_" (_( 10:31_MC )_) ._. ^ ^_NULL *"_" Our_APPGE God_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 consuming_JJ fire_NN1 **"_" (_( 12:29_MC )_) ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ at_II this_DD1 point_NN1 ,_, as_CSA happens_VVZ in_II Ecclesiasticus_NP1 44_MC ,_, that_CST the_AT writer_NN1 sets_VVZ out_RP before_II his_APPGE readers_NN2 ,_, as_II an_AT1 encouragement_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 great_JJ Westminister_NP Abbey_NNL1 Roll_NN1 Call_NN1 of_IO honour_NN1 of_IO the_AT leaders_NN2 of_IO the_AT pilgrim_NN1 people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 strange_JJ list_NN1 from_II Abel_NP1 onwards_RL ,_, Noah_NP1 ,_, Abraham_NP1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 ,_, Moses_NP1 ,_, also_RR Rahab_NP1 the_AT harlot_NN1 ,_, Gideon_NP1 ,_, Barak_NP1 ,_, Samson_NP1 ,_, Jephtah_NP1 ,_, David_NP1 and_CC the_AT prophets_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Far_RG21 from_RG22 perfect_JJ ,_, limited_VVN in_II understanding_NN1 ,_, the_AT Abrahams_NP1 and_CC the_AT Baraks_NP1 had_VHD one_MC1 thing_NN1 in_RR21 common_RR22 ,_, a_AT1 heroic_JJ grasp_NN1 of_IO the_AT unseen_NN1 in_II faith_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 willingness_NN1 to_TO face_VVI death_NN1 itself_PPX1 in_II their_APPGE pursuit_NN1 of_IO the_AT goal_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT biblical_JJ *"_" saint_NN1 **"_" was_VBDZ someone_PN1 consecrated_VVN to_II God_NP1 ,_, not_XX as_CSA having_VHG arrived_VVN at_II a_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO perfection_NN1 but_CCB rather_RR as_CSA being_VBG on_II a_AT1 road_NN1 from_II the_AT old_JJ life_NN1 to_II the_AT new_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT goal_NN1 ,_, the_AT trail-blazer_NN1 ,_, always_RR out_RP in_II front_NN1 ,_, giving_VVG encouragement_NN1 ,_, incentive_NN1 ,_, and_CC leadership_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 can_VM not_XX go_VVI into_II any_DD area_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX there_RL already_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT acceptance_NN1 of_IO the_AT Cross_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT *"_" joy_NN1 set_VVN before_II him_PPHO1 **"_" provides_VVZ the_AT evidence_NN1 ,_, *"_" therefore_RR ,_, let_VVD us_PPIO2 be_VBI grateful_JJ for_IF receiving_VVG a_AT1 kingdom_NN1 that_CST can_VM not_XX be_VBI shaken_VVN **"_" as_CSA members_NN2 of_IO the_AT perpetual_JJ fellowship_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Down_II the_AT1 road_NN1 along_II which_DDQ some_DD benefit_NN1 or_CC enrichment_NN1 to_II life_NN1 has_VHZ come_VVN ,_, there_EX stands_VVZ a_AT1 cross_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Blessing_NN1 is_VBZ given_VVN to_II us_PPIO2 freely_RR but_CCB it_PPH1 has_VHZ come_VVN at_II cost_NN1 to_II someone_PN1 else_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 are_VBR always_RR *"_" in_II someone_PN1 's_GE debt_NN1 **"_" (_( {_NULL R.L._NP }_NULL Stevenson_NP1 )_) ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Even_RR the_AT best_JJT that_CST comes_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT past_NN1 is_VBZ incomplete_JJ without_IW the_AT contribution_NN1 of_IO the_AT present_NN1 and_CC the_AT future_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT promise_NN1 belongs_VVZ to_II all_DB the_AT ages_NN2 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *?_NULL 31_MC *?_NULL 31_MC **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL On_II All_DB Saints_NN2 and_CC All_DB Souls_NN2 Days_NNT2 ,_, the_AT invitation_NN1 comes_VVZ to_TO take_VVI up_RP the_AT torch_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 ,_, to_TO merge_VVI into_II that_DD1 continuity_NN1 of_IO healing_VVG influence_NN1 that_CST runs_VVZ right_RR through_II the_AT life_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 world_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 means_VVZ believing_VVG in_II something_PN1 ,_, shaking_VVG off_II the_AT besetting_JJ disloyalty_NN1 that_CST trips_VVZ us_PPIO2 up_RP ,_, as_CSA with_IW children_NN2 in_II a_AT1 sack-race_NN1 ,_, and_CC going_VVG out_RP *"_" beyond_II the_AT camp_NN1 **"_" of_IO the_AT merely_RR traditional_JJ to_II the_AT Christian_JJ altar_NN1 which_DDQ lies_VVZ outside_II the_AT city_NN1 wall_NN1 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL At_II the_AT Eucharist_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 give_VV0 thanks_NN2 within_II a_AT1 vast_JJ company_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II some_DD Scandinavian_JJ churches_NN2 ,_, the_AT communion_NN1 rail_NN1 is_VBZ semicircular_JJ ,_, its_APPGE ends_NN2 against_II the_AT back_NN1 wall_NN1 ,_, completed_VVD ,_, as_CSA they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ,_, on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 in_II the_AT Communion_NNJ of_IO Saints_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT sacramental_JJ conveys_VVZ the_AT unseen_JJ reality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 student_NN1 once_RR went_VVD to_TO study_VVI in_II Germany_NP1 ,_, lonely_JJ and_CC isolated_JJ in_II his_APPGE lack_NN1 of_IO the_AT language_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL On_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II a_AT1 Church_NNJ of_IO his_APPGE persuasion_NN1 he_PPHS1 found_VVD nearby_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD words_NN2 were_VBDR familiar_JJ and_CC he_PPHS1 could_VM join_VVI in_II the_AT Amen_UH ._. ^ ^_NULL Recognisable_NP1 were_VBDR the_AT actions_NN2 of_IO obedience_NN1 in_II the_AT breaking_NN1 of_IO the_AT bread_NN1 and_CC the_AT sharing_NN1 of_IO the_AT cup_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL At_II the_AT conclusion_NN1 ,_, the_AT custom_NN1 in_II this_DD1 Church_NNJ was_VBDZ for_IF the_AT congregation_NN to_TO stand_VVI and_CC join_VVI hands_NN2 in_II a_AT1 circle_NN1 of_IO fellowship_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 belonged_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II gesture_NN1 ,_, symbol_NN1 ,_, touch_NN1 ,_, example_NN1 ,_, and_CC by_II the_AT Spirit_NN1 we_PPIS2 are_VBR gathered_VVN into_II the_AT family_NN of_IO faith_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Word_NN1 of_IO Affirmation_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL PENTECOST_NN1 24_MC *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *0_NULL *=_NULL I_MC1 Chronicles_NP1 16:23-36_MCMC Revelation_NN1 3_MC *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR certain_JJ Hebrew_JJ words_NN2 which_DDQ have_VH0 ,_, around_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, remained_VVD in_II the_AT vocabulary_NN1 of_IO celebration_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Hallelujah_NN1 conveys_VVZ ,_, as_CSA no_AT other_JJ the_AT mood_NN1 of_IO thanksgiving_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Praise_VV0 ye_PPY ,_, Yahweh_NP1 ;_; glory_NN1 to_II God_NP1 in_II the_AT highest_RRT **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Amen_UH is_VBZ the_AT other_JJ ,_, a_AT1 word_NN1 which_DDQ sometimes_RT is_VBZ reduced_VVN casually_RR to_II a_AT1 fullstop_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sentence_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL That_DD1 's_VBZ that_DD1 !_! ^ ^_NULL The_AT prayer_NN1 ,_, the_AT service_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ over_RP ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT root_NN1 meaning_NN1 of_IO Amen_UH conveys_VVZ suggestions_NN2 of_IO firmness_NN1 ,_, certainty_NN1 ,_, fidelity_NN1 and_CC reality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Cognate_NP1 with_IW it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT verb_NN1 used_VVN of_IO Abraham_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, when_CS glimpsing_VVG something_PN1 of_IO the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 in_II history_NN1 ,_, *"_" Made_VVD himself_PPX1 secure_JJ in_II it_PPH1 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD Amen_UH to_II it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_RR21 little_RR22 weakened_VVN when_RRQ translated_VVN into_II Greek_NN1 with_IW the_AT rendering_NN1 *"_" ^_NULL So_RR be_VBI it_PPH1 **"_" ,_, becoming_VVG less_RRR a_AT1 declaration_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 wish_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT word_NN1 of_IO the_AT congregation_NN that_CST was_VBDZ so_RG important_JJ in_II Hebrew_JJ usage_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS they_PPHS2 recited_VVD the_AT Shema_NP1 '_" *"_" ^_NULL Hear_VV0 O_NP1 Israel_NP1 ,_, the_AT Lord_NP1 our_APPGE God_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 Lord_NN1 **"_" all_DB the_AT people_NN would_VM respond_VVI with_IW their_APPGE Amen_UH as_II a_AT1 public_JJ witness_NN1 that_CST truly_RR they_PPHS2 believed_VVD it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ their_APPGE faith_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS the_AT early_JJ Christians_NN2 carried_VVD over_RP into_II their_APPGE worship_NN1 many_DA2 of_IO the_AT hymns_NN2 and_CC prayers_NN2 of_IO the_AT Synagogue_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ natural_JJ that_CST this_DD1 word_NN1 too_RR should_VM come_VVI across_RL into_II their_APPGE liturgy_NN1 with_IW even_RR richer_JJR significance_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Paul_NP1 's_GE complaint_NN1 to_II the_AT Corinthians_NP2 was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, if_CS their_APPGE service_NN1 were_VBDR given_VVN over_RP to_II undisciplined_JJ and_CC unintelligible_JJ emotionalism_NN1 ,_, the_AT uninitiated_JJ could_VM hardly_RR join_VVI in_II the_AT Amen_UH (_( *=_NULL I_PPIS1 \_NULL Cor_UH 14_MC :_: 16_MC )_) ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ used_VVN both_RR as_II a_AT1 response_NN1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL This_DD1 indeed_RR is_VBZ our_APPGE prayer_NN1 ;_; may_VM it_PPH1 be_VBI so_RG ,_, **"_" and_CC as_CSA assent_NN1 to_II a_AT1 credal_JJ affirmation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Curiously_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT hymnbook_NN1 ,_, the_AT Amen_UH has_VHZ sometimes_RT been_VBN omitted_VVN as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 belongs_VVZ solely_RR to_II prayer_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II recent_JJ practice_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ often_RR been_VBN taken_VVN away_II21 from_II22 the_AT congregation_NN altogether_RR and_CC restricted_VVD to_II the_AT pulpit_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Amen_UH is_VBZ furthermore_RR a_AT1 term_NN1 of_IO commitment_NN1 ,_, saying_VVG *"_" ^_NULL Yes_UH **"_" to_II the_AT great_JJ Christian_JJ insights_NN2 ,_, not_XX only_RR in_II word_NN1 but_CCB with_IW life_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, using_VVG it_PPH1 not_XX in_II detachment_NN1 but_CCB to_TO grasp_VVI truth_NN1 with_IW both_DB2 hands_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Jerome_NP1 reports_VVZ that_CST the_AT congregational_JJ Amen_UH would_VM sound_VVI like_II *"_" the_AT fall_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 or_CC the_AT noise_NN1 of_IO thunder_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 094+TEXT+D06_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *5_NULL 44_MC :_: 1900_MC to_II 1920_MC *-_- The_AT Maori_JJ Christian_JJ Churches_NNJ2 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL By_II the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO the_AT twentieth_MD century_NNT1 the_AT economic_JJ and_CC social_JJ status_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maori_NP1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO rise_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT census_NN1 of_IO 1901_MC showed_VVD that_CST their_APPGE population_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD reached_VVN its_APPGE lowest_JJT ebb_NN1 in_II 1896_MC was_VBDZ again_RT beginning_VVG to_TO rise_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II 1921_MC it_PPH1 regained_VVD the_AT level_NN1 held_VVN in_II 1858_MC ,_, though_CS the_AT Maori_JJ percentage_NN1 of_IO the_AT total_JJ population_NN1 was_VBDZ drastically_RR altered_VVN *-_- making_VVG up_RP only_RR 4.5_MC percent_NNU ,_, compared_VVN with_IW 48.5_MC percent_NNU four_MC decades_NNT2 earlier_RRR ._. ^ ^_NULL Improvements_NN2 in_II health_NN1 services_NN2 and_CC living_JJ conditions_NN2 ,_, and_CC growing_JJ immunity_NN1 to_II introduced_JJ diseases_NN2 increased_VVD expected_JJ life-spans_NN2 ,_, so_CS the_AT future_NN1 of_IO the_AT race_NN1 began_VVD to_TO look_VVI brighter_JJR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Economically_RR the_AT situation_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 generally_RR was_VBDZ at_II a_AT1 peak_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL From_II the_AT 1890s_MC2 to_II 1920_MC ,_, mainly_RR as_CSA result_NN1 of_IO the_AT development_NN1 of_IO refrigerated_JJ carriers_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 boom_NN1 in_II farming_NN1 greatly_RR increased_VVD the_AT wealth_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 Maori_JJ ,_, landholders_NN2 and_CC labourers_NN2 ,_, shared_VVN in_II this_DD1 new_JJ prosperity_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT First_MD World_NN1 War_NN1 not_XX only_RR kept_VVN up_RP overseas_RL markets_VVZ for_IF meat_NN1 ,_, dairy_NN1 products_NN2 ,_, and_CC wool_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Maori_JJ presence_NN1 in_II the_AT war_NN1 effort_NN1 further_RRR increased_VVD the_AT standing_NN1 of_IO the_AT race_NN1 in_II European_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Perhaps_RR even_RR more_RGR importantly_RR ,_, it_PPH1 helped_VVD promote_VVI among_II the_AT Maori_JJ themselves_PPX2 a_AT1 new_JJ feeling_NN1 of_IO Maori_JJ nationalism_NN1 and_CC racial_JJ mana_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Great_JJ cultural_JJ changes_NN2 were_VBDR also_RR occurring_VVG at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Maori_NP1 graduates_VVZ in_II several_DA2 areas_NN2 of_IO learning_VVG were_VBDR taking_VVG their_APPGE place_NN1 in_II official_JJ positions_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 Maori_JJ politician_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cabinet_NN1 minister_NN1 and_CC on_II occasions_NN2 filled_VVD the_AT position_NN1 of_IO Acting_VVG Prime_JJ Minister_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT view_NN1 of_IO the_AT Young_JJ Maori_JJ Party_NNJ was_VBDZ that_CST the_AT future_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maori_NP1 lay_VVD in_II full_JJ integration_NN1 with_IW the_AT Europeans_NN2 and_CC adherence_NN1 to_II his_APPGE ways_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Under_II this_DD1 new_JJ system_NN1 of_IO secular_JJ leadership_NN1 the_AT Maori_NP1 began_VVD to_TO exert_VVI a_AT1 little_JJ influence_NN1 in_II the_AT political_JJ field_NN1 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ that_CST any_DD improvement_NN1 in_II their_APPGE lot_NN was_VBDZ the_AT result_NN1 of_IO coming_VVG to_II terms_NN2 with_IW European_JJ rule_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 opposing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, then_RT ,_, a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO change_NN1 from_II religious_JJ to_II secular_JJ leadership_NN1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 was_VBDZ reflected_VVN in_II the_AT situation_NN1 present_NN1 during_II the_AT period_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II the_AT year_NNT1 1900_MC most_DAT of_IO the_AT great_JJ Maori_JJ religious_JJ leaders_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_JJ decades_NNT2 were_VBDR dead_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Paora_NP1 Potangaroa_NP1 ,_, Te_AT Maiharoa_NP1 ,_, Te_AT Ua_NP1 Haumene_NP1 ,_, and_CC Titokowaru_NP1 had_VHD all_RR died_VVN during_II the_AT 1880s_MC2 ;_; Te_AT Kooti_NP1 ,_, Te_AT Ra_NP Karepe_NP1 and_CC Rangawhenua_NP1 the_AT two_MC priests_NN2 of_IO the_AT Pao_NP1 Miere_NP1 response_NN1 ,_, and_CC Mahuki_NP1 Manukura_NP1 followed_VVD during_II the_AT 90s_MC2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT movement_NN1 of_IO the_AT Northland_NP1 prophetess_NN1 Remana_NP1 Hi_UH had_VHD declined_VVN and_CC was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 active_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT few_DA2 who_PNQS were_VBDR alive_JJ after_II the_AT turn_NN1 of_IO the_AT century_NNT1 were_VBDR not_XX only_RR in_II their_APPGE old_JJ age_NN1 but_CCB their_APPGE former_DA influence_NN1 had_VHD lessened_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Bay_NN1 of_IO Plenty_NN1 prophet_NN1 Himiona_NP1 Te_AT Orinui_NP1 passed_VVD away_RP in_II 1904_MC ,_, and_CC Te_AT Whiti_NN1 and_CC Tohu_NP1 ,_, the_AT two_MC giants_NN2 of_IO Parihaka_NP1 ,_, both_DB2 died_VVD in_II 1907_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Matenga_NP1 Tamati_NP1 lived_VVD until_II 1914_MC ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE peak_NN1 period_NN1 of_IO popularity_NN1 occurred_VVD early_RR in_II the_AT new_JJ century_NNT1 also_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rua_NP1 Kenana_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE Iharaira_NP1 response_NN1 did_VDD not_XX start_VVI until_II 1904_MC ,_, began_VVD as_II a_AT1 prophet_NN1 in_II the_AT pattern_NN1 of_IO those_DD2 of_IO the_AT former_DA period_NN1 ,_, therefore_RR in_II this_DD1 work_VV0 his_APPGE movement_NN1 is_VBZ considered_VVN with_IW those_DD2 of_IO the_AT period_NN1 1860-1900_MCMC ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ interesting_JJ ,_, though_CS ,_, to_TO note_VVI that_CST the_AT change_NN1 which_DDQ occurred_VVD in_II the_AT movement_NN1 after_II 1915_MC brought_VVD it_PPH1 more_RRR in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 those_DD2 connected_VVN with_IW this_DD1 later_JJR period_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Whereas_CS in_II its_APPGE earlier_JJR days_NNT2 Rua_NP1 himself_PPX1 resembled_VVD an_AT1 Old_JJ Testament-type_JJ prophetic_JJ figure_NN1 and_CC the_AT community_NNJ lived_VVD a_AT1 separatist_NN1 existence_NN1 more_RRR in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 Hebrew_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT later_JJR period_NN1 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD himself_PPX1 as_II a_AT1 christ_NN1 to_II his_APPGE people_NN and_CC the_AT emphasis_NN1 was_VBDZ more_DAR on_II millennial_JJ beliefs_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Furthermore_RR ,_, this_DD1 alteration_NN1 came_VVD about_RP after_II the_AT Government_NNJ 's_GE display_NN1 of_IO enforcing_VVG its_APPGE secular_JJ power_NN1 over_II the_AT prophet_NN1 's_GE religious_JJ standing_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Further_JJR considerations_NN2 possibly_RR also_RR assisted_VVD the_AT alteration_NN1 in_II religious_JJ response_NN1 from_II one_MC1 form_NN1 to_II another_DD1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT former_DA decades_NNT2 when_RRQ the_AT people_NN sought_VVD to_TO improve_VVI their_APPGE position_NN1 of_IO seemingly_RR inevitable_JJ coming_JJ defeat_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 turned_VVD to_II the_AT scriptures_NN2 and_CC followed_VVD theories_NN2 based_VVN on_II notions_NN2 inspired_VVD by_II Old_JJ Testament_NN1 stories_NN2 of_IO miraculous_JJ deliverance_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II this_DD1 way_NN1 they_PPHS2 attempted_VVD to_TO support_VVI their_APPGE resistance_NN1 by_II backing_VVG it_PPH1 with_IW notions_NN2 of_IO divine_JJ will_NN1 which_DDQ included_VVD prophecies_NN2 of_IO victory_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Such_DA movements_NN2 fulfilled_VVD their_APPGE purpose_NN1 of_IO uplifting_VVG the_AT spirits_NN2 of_IO the_AT people_NN involved_VVD ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 were_VBDR often_RR less_RGR effective_JJ in_II solving_VVG specific_JJ problems_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 regaining_VVG lost_JJ land_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD great_JJ social_JJ value_NN1 ,_, therefore_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 also_RR often_RR failed_VVN to_TO live_VVI up_II21 to_II22 eventual_JJ expectations_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR in_II the_AT fulfilment_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE more_RGR dramatic_JJ claims_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 apparently_RR divinely_RR inspired_JJ promises_NN2 ,_, and_CC prophetic_JJ predictions_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_RR21 addition_RR22 ,_, at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT Christian_JJ mission_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN active_JJ in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 for_IF a_AT1 full_JJ lifetime_NNT1 ,_, and_CC several_DA2 generations_NN2 had_VHD grown_VVN up_RP experiencing_VVG its_APPGE teachings_NN2 as_II part_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA culture_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_II the_AT present_JJ Maori_NP1 ,_, the_AT principles_NN2 and_CC practices_NN2 of_IO the_AT Europeans_NN2 ,_, including_II those_DD2 of_IO the_AT Christian_JJ faith_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR familiar_JJ because_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD become_VVN absorbed_VVD into_II their_APPGE own_DA tradition_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS many_DA2 of_IO the_AT Maori_NP1 gave_VVD up_RP Christian_JJ worship_NN1 in_II the_AT preceding_VVG decades_NNT2 ,_, they_PPHS2 often_RR continued_VVN to_TO study_VVI the_AT scriptures_NN2 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 factor_NN1 prepared_VVD the_AT way_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 eventual_JJ return_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL As_RG early_RR as_CSA 1889_MC ,_, the_AT Wanganui_JJ chief_NN1 Waero_NP1 spoke_VVD to_II Father_NNB Cognet_NP1 of_IO the_AT Catholic_JJ mission_NN1 ,_, assuring_VVG him_PPHO1 that_CST the_AT Maori_JJ prophets_NN2 were_VBDR not_XX enemies_NN2 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Furthermore_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, their_APPGE time_NNT1 was_VBDZ now_RT over_RP *-_- **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL While_CS some_DD returned_VVN to_II membership_NN of_IO the_AT established_JJ churches_NN2 ,_, in_II other_JJ cases_NN2 forms_NN2 of_IO Maori_JJ Christianity_NN1 had_VHD developed_VVN and_CC were_VBDR supplying_VVG the_AT spiritual_JJ needs_NN2 of_IO the_AT people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT new_JJ movements_NN2 were_VBDR Christian_JJ churches_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT emphasis_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II their_APPGE Maori_JJ character_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 development_NN1 was_VBDZ necessary_JJ because_II21 of_II22 the_AT separation_NN1 between_II Maori_NP1 and_CC Europeans_NN2 during_II the_AT period_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT population_NN1 ,_, though_RR presumed_VVD one_PN1 under_II law_NN1 and_CC government_NN ,_, was_VBDZ composed_VVN of_IO two_MC societies_NN2 which_DDQ co-existed_VVD side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 ,_, yet_RR separated_VVD by_II their_APPGE different_JJ traditions_NN2 and_CC situations_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ reflected_VVN in_II the_AT formation_NN1 of_IO separate_JJ missions_NN2 within_II the_AT activities_NN2 of_IO the_AT churches_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT established_JJ denominations_NN2 had_VHD developed_VVN separate_JJ Maori_JJ sections_NN2 and_CC yet_RR these_DD2 still_RR came_VVD under_II European_JJ control_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Rather_CS21 than_CS22 accept_VVI the_AT implied_JJ lesser_JJ status_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE section_NN1 ,_, the_AT Maori_NP1 wanted_VVD their_APPGE own_DA churches_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM be_VBI self-governing_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX were_VBDR other_JJ reasons_NN2 which_DDQ also_RR supported_VVD the_AT desirability_NN1 of_IO separate_JJ worship_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT two_MC societies_NN2 laid_VVD their_APPGE emphases_NN2 on_II different_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT Christian_JJ teachings_NN2 and_CC use_NN1 of_IO the_AT scriptures_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Maori_NP1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE recent_JJ social_JJ history_NN1 and_CC continuing_VVG spiritual_JJ needs_NN2 ,_, still_RR found_VVN more_DAR fulfilment_NN1 in_II liberation_NN1 theology_NN1 and_CC millennial_JJ beliefs_NN2 than_CSN did_VDD the_AT Europeans_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 need_NN1 for_IF more_RGR personal_JJ involvement_NN1 in_II the_AT practice_NN1 of_IO worship_NN1 than_CSN was_VBDZ provided_VVN for_IF in_II most_DAT established_JJ churches_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT attitude_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 Europeans_NN2 to_II things_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR sacred_JJ caused_VVD a_AT1 further_JJR area_NN1 of_IO separation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Maori_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE traditions_NN2 taught_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO revere_VVI anything_PN1 of_IO a_AT1 sacred_JJ nature_NN1 ,_, had_VHD always_RR been_VBN dismayed_VVN at_II the_AT way_NN1 in_II which_DDQ such_DA objects_NN2 ,_, places_NN2 ,_, and_CC subjects_NN2 were_VBDR regarded_VVN by_II others_NN2 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 often_RR led_VVN to_II the_AT conclusion_NN1 that_CST their_APPGE own_DA race_NN1 might_VM be_VBI more_RRR suited_VVN to_II teaching_VVG the_AT Europeans_NN2 of_IO such_DA matters_NN2 than_CSN the_AT other_JJ way_NN1 around_RP ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL All_DB these_DD2 factors_NN2 combined_VVD to_TO produce_VVI a_AT1 movement_NN1 towards_II the_AT establishment_NN of_IO a_AT1 further_JJR group_NN of_IO distinctly_RR Maori_JJ religious_JJ responses_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Often_RR membership_NN in_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT established_JJ churches_NN2 was_VBDZ retained_VVN while_CS the_AT main_JJ energy_NN1 of_IO the_AT people_NN was_VBDZ devoted_JJ to_II more_RGR regular_JJ worship_NN1 in_II one_MC1 such_DA additional_JJ response_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Overall_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, participation_NN1 in_II the_AT European-controlled_JJ churches_NN2 often_RR remained_VVD low_RR while_CS alternatives_NN2 flourished_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 trend_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR reflected_VVN in_II the_AT Mormon_JJ Church_NNJ which_DDQ ,_, after_CS an_AT1 encouraging_JJ start_NN1 to_II its_APPGE Maori_JJ mission_NN1 during_II the_AT 1880s_MC2 to_II 1900_MC ,_, declined_VVD markedly_RR after_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 until_CS by_II 1940_MC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ very_RG depressed_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Examination_NN1 of_IO the_AT three_MC main_JJ movements_NN2 included_VVN in_II this_DD1 period_NN1 *-_- The_AT Church_NNJ of_IO the_AT Seven_MC Rules_NN2 of_IO Jehovah_NP1 ,_, Te_AT Hahi_NN1 o_ZZ1 te_AT Wairua_NP1 Tapu_NP1 (_( The_AT Holy_JJ Ghost_NN1 Mission_NN1 )_) ,_, and_CC the_AT Ratana_NP1 Church_NNJ *-_- shows_VVZ that_CST the_AT response_NN1 of_IO the_AT Maori_JJ following_II the_AT turn_NN1 of_IO the_AT century_NNT1 contained_VVD many_DA2 rather_RG different_JJ characteristics_NN2 from_II that_DD1 of_IO the_AT previous_JJ period_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Whereas_CS the_AT tone_NN1 was_VBDZ formerly_RR one_MC1 of_IO reaction_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 now_RT changed_VVN to_II reconciliation_NN1 ;_; from_II separatism_NN1 to_II support_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 series_NN of_IO movements_NN2 which_DDQ largely_RR rejected_JJ Europeans_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE beliefs_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 for_IF the_AT formation_NN1 of_IO Maori_JJ Christian_JJ churches_NN2 which_DDQ mainly_RR upheld_VVD the_AT values_NN2 and_CC beliefs_NN2 of_IO the_AT Europeans_NN2 while_CS still_RR acknowledging_VVG the_AT special_JJ needs_NN2 of_IO the_AT Maori_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_CSA in_II the_AT decades_NNT2 before_RT ,_, the_AT movements_NN2 tended_VVD to_II centre_NN1 around_II a_AT1 prophet_NN1 or_CC prophetess_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT role_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 founder_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX as_RG pivotal_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ previously_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL While_CS they_PPHS2 still_RR provided_CS the_AT original_JJ inspiration_NN1 ,_, the_AT trend_NN1 was_VBDZ now_RT towards_II the_AT establishment_NN of_IO a_AT1 more_RGR structured_JJ organization_NN1 with_IW different_JJ members_NN2 forming_VVG orders_NN2 of_IO functionaries_NN2 and_CC taking_VVG part_NN1 in_II the_AT affairs_NN2 of_IO the_AT body_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Similarly_RR to_II most_DAT of_IO their_APPGE counterparts_NN2 in_II the_AT decades_NNT2 before_RT ,_, the_AT central_JJ figures_NN2 were_VBDR members_NN2 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT orthodox_JJ churches_NN2 before_CS they_PPHS2 set_VV0 up_RP their_APPGE response_NN1 ,_, as_CSA were_VBDR the_AT majority_NN of_IO their_APPGE followers_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ was_VBDZ different_JJ in_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 was_VBDZ that_CST they_PPHS2 felt_VVD they_PPHS2 retained_VVD that_DD1 membership_NN *-_- their_APPGE own_DA movement_NN1 being_VBG regarded_VVN more_RRR as_CS complementing_VVG their_APPGE former_DA church_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 replacing_VVG it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT case_NN1 of_IO *'_" Seven_MC Rules_NN2 **'_" the_AT Anglican_JJ Church_NNJ was_VBDZ referred_VVN to_II as_II the_AT mother_NN1 church_NN1 ,_, or_CC the_AT adult_NN1 bird_NN1 from_II which_DDQ the_AT offspring_NN had_VHD hatched_VVN out_RP ._. ^ ^_NULL Mere_NP1 Rikiriki_NP1 supported_VVD the_AT mission_NN1 work_NN1 of_IO the_AT Anglican_NN1 and_CC Methodist_JJ churches_NN2 in_II the_AT area_NN1 ,_, and_CC Ratana_NP1 encouraged_VVD a_AT1 revival_NN1 of_IO church_NN1 membership_NN until_CS difficulties_NN2 forced_VVD the_AT establishment_NN of_IO a_AT1 separate_JJ body_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Each_DD1 of_IO the_AT founders_NN2 claimed_VVD to_TO have_VHI received_VVN revelation_NN1 from_II God_NP1 so_RR can_VM be_VBI likened_VVN to_II those_DD2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 who_PNQS also_RR believed_VVD they_PPHS2 were_VBDR divinely_RR appointed_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Rather_II21 than_II22 the_AT Old_JJ Testament-style_JJ prophets_NN2 who_PNQS characterized_VVD the_AT previous_JJ decades_NNT2 ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT twentieth_MD century_NNT1 figures_NN2 were_VBDR simpler_JJR religious_JJ leaders_NN2 who_PNQS also_RR fulfilled_VVD the_AT role_NN1 of_IO evangelist_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT image_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 of_IO the_AT earlier_JJR prophets_NN2 was_VBDZ that_DD1 of_IO the_AT traditional_JJ tohunga_NN1 overlaid_VVN with_IW aspects_NN2 of_IO one_MC1 or_CC several_DA2 biblical_JJ models_NN2 ;_; now_RT the_AT more_RGR usual_JJ attitude_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO reject_VVI the_AT ways_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 and_CC adopt_VV0 the_AT new_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Whereas_CS preceding_VVG prophets_NN2 had_VHD often_RR allowed_VVN some_DD acknowledgment_NN1 of_IO the_AT traditional_JJ atua_NN1 ,_, and_CC utilized_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT arts_NN2 of_IO the_AT tohunga_NN1 ,_, the_AT ones_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 time_NNT1 were_VBDR usually_RR opposed_VVN to_II such_DA things_NN2 *-_- probably_RR at_RR21 least_RR22 partially_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT passing_NN1 of_IO the_AT Tohunga_NP1 Suppression_NN1 Act_NN1 of_IO 1907_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT view_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 also_RR underwent_VVD some_DD alteration_NN1 even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT name_NN1 Jehovah_NP1 was_VBDZ still_RR most_RGT favoured_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT image_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 divine_JJ deliverer_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ expected_VVN to_TO avenge_VVI the_AT wrongs_NN2 done_VDN to_II his_APPGE people_NN and_CC scatter_VV0 their_APPGE enemies_NN2 ,_, gave_VVD way_NN1 to_II something_PN1 more_DAR in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 Christian_JJ teachings_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Instead_II21 of_II22 the_AT one_MC1 indivisible_JJ and_CC all-powerful_JJ god_NN1 as_CSA presented_VVN in_II the_AT Hebraic_JJ scriptures_NN2 ,_, Jehovah_NP1 was_VBDZ now_RT made_VVN up_RP of_IO the_AT three_MC members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Trinity_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI loved_VVN rather_II21 than_II22 feared_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Ratana_NP1 Church_NNJ combined_VVD the_AT ideas_NN2 as_CSA *"_" Jehovah_NP1 *-_- Father_NN1 ,_, Son_NN1 ,_, and_CC Holy_JJ Ghost_NN1 **"_" ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Consequently_NP1 ,_, the_AT long-standing_JJ belief_NN1 that_CST the_AT Maori_NP1 were_VBDR descendants_NN2 of_IO the_AT Israelites_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR therefore_RR assured_VVN of_IO deliverance_NN1 by_II right_NN1 ,_, also_RR altered_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 more_RGR orthodox_JJ Christian_JJ view_NN1 began_VVD to_TO take_VVI over_RP and_CC by_II 1920_MC {_NULL T.W._NP }_NULL Ratana_NP1 was_VBDZ preaching_VVG that_CST the_AT Maori_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN chosen_VVN by_II God_NP1 from_II all_DB other_JJ peoples_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE worthiness_NN1 at_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Now_RT the_AT emphasis_NN1 of_IO teaching_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II such_DA topics_NN2 as_II faith_NN1 in_II God_NP1 ,_, the_AT avoidance_NN1 of_IO sin_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT salvation_NN1 possible_JJ through_II Christ_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT rejection_NN1 of_IO Christian_JJ practices_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR widespread_JJ in_II earlier_JJR times_NNT2 were_VBDR now_RT mainly_RR absent_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT millennial_JJ expectation_NN1 in_II this_DD1 period_NN1 ,_, therefore_RR ,_, was_VBDZ for_IF the_AT coming_NN1 of_IO the_AT Kingdom_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 state_NN1 which_DDQ included_VVD no_AT notion_NN1 of_IO separatism_NN1 through_II race_NN1 ,_, though_CS perhaps_RR through_II belief_NN1 ,_, following_VVG Christian_JJ doctrine_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT notable_JJ alterations_NN2 occurred_VVD in_II the_AT new_JJ attitude_NN1 to_II the_AT Government_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Maori_JJ politicians_NN2 were_VBDR taking_VVG their_APPGE place_NN1 in_II parliament_NNJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT change_NN1 in_II attitude_NN1 manifested_VVD itself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 more_RGR spiritual_JJ way_NN1 with_IW the_AT Church_NNJ of_IO Seven_MC Rules_NN2 basing_VVG its_APPGE doctrine_NN1 on_II the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO the_AT divine_JJ mandate_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ king_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT mission_NN1 of_IO the_AT prophet_NN1 {_NULL T.W._NP }_NULL Ratana_NP1 had_VHD two_MC equal_JJ sides_NN2 *-_- the_AT spiritual_JJ and_CC the_AT material_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT second_MD concentrating_NN1 on_II having_VHG Ratana_NP1 candidates_NN2 elected_VVD to_II the_AT Maori_JJ positions_NN2 in_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Representatives_NP1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 095+TEXT+D07_FO **]_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL All_DB lay_JJ ministers_NN2 need_VV0 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 profound_JJ love_NN1 for_IF the_AT Eucharist_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 vital_JJ faith_NN1 that_CST through_II reception_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 and_CC blood_NN1 they_PPHS2 are_VBR given_VVN the_AT power_NN1 to_TO live_VVI ,_, love_NN1 ,_, joy_NN1 and_CC suffer_VVI in_II union_NN with_IW him_PPHO1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 carry_VV0 out_RP whatever_DDQV \_NULL *1_NULL diakonia_NN1 *0_NULL he_PPHS1 assigns_VVZ to_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Attending_VVG daily_JJ Mass_NN1 is_VBZ itself_PPX1 a_AT1 most_RGT valuable_JJ ministry_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 for_IF the_AT needs_NN2 of_IO the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_EX are_VBR those_DD2 called_VVN by_II the_AT Spirit_NN1 to_TO concentrate_VVI all_DB their_APPGE self-offering_NN1 for_IF others_NN2 in_II this_DD1 one_PN1 act_VV0 each_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL St._NP Peter_NP1 wrote_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 are_VBR *"_" a_AT1 chosen_JJ race_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 royal_JJ priesthood_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 consecrated_JJ nation_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 people_NN set_VVD apart_RL to_TO sing_VVI the_AT praises_NN2 of_IO God_NP1 **"_" (_( *=_NULL I_MC1 \_NULL Pet_NN1 ._. ^ 2._MC 9_MC )_) ,_, and_CC Vatican_NP1 *=_NULL II_MC quoted_VVD his_APPGE words_NN2 and_CC applied_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II the_AT laity_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL All_DB the_AT baptized_JJ *"_" are_VBR consecrated_VVN into_II a_AT1 spiritual_JJ house_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 holy_JJ priesthood_NN1 **"_" ,_, are_VBR called_VVN to_TO offer_VVI themselves_PPX2 *"_" as_II a_AT1 living_JJ sacrifice_NN1 **"_" as_CSA they_PPHS2 *"_" exercise_VV0 that_DD1 priesthood_NN1 by_II receiving_VVG the_AT sacraments_NN2 ,_, by_II prayer_NN1 and_CC thanksgiving_NN1 ,_, by_II the_AT witness_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 holy_JJ life_NN1 ,_, and_CC by_II self-denial_NN1 and_CC active_JJ charity_NN1 **"_" (_( *1_NULL Church_NNJ ,_, *0_NULL 10_MC )_) ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Lay_JJ ministries_NN2 derive_VV0 from_II this_DD1 priesthood_NN1 of_IO the_AT baptized_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Only_RR the_AT ordained_JJ minister_NN1 can_VM consecrate_VVI the_AT elements_NN2 and_CC officially_RR offer_VV0 them_PPHO2 for_IF us_PPIO2 to_II God_NP1 at_II the_AT altar_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 are_VBR meant_VVN to_TO join_VVI ourselves_PPX2 with_IW that_DD1 offering_NN1 in_II a_AT1 spirit_NN1 of_IO total_JJ self-giving_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL All_DB prayer_NN1 is_VBZ offering_VVG the_AT sacrifice_NN1 of_IO praise_NN1 that_CST glorifies_VVZ God_NP1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT Eucharist_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT supreme_JJ act_NN1 of_IO praise_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL After_II participating_VVG in_II it_PPH1 *"_" as_CSA worshippers_NN2 whose_DDQGE every_AT1 deed_NN1 is_VBZ holy_JJ ,_, the_AT laity_NN1 consecrate_VV0 the_AT world_NN1 itself_PPX1 to_II God_NP1 **"_" (_( *1_NULL Church_NNJ ,_, *0_NULL 34_MC )_) ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Within_II the_AT unfolding_NN1 of_IO the_AT Eucharist_NN1 ,_, the_AT lay_JJ minister_NN1 of_IO the_AT Eucharist_NN1 performs_VVZ a_AT1 duty_NN1 of_IO loving_JJ service_NN1 that_CST calls_VVZ for_IF especial_JJ devotion_NN1 ,_, reverence_NN1 ,_, dedication_NN1 and_CC humility_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL No_AT human_JJ being_NN1 is_VBZ worthy_JJ to_TO consecrate_VVI ,_, receive_VV0 or_CC give_VV0 the_AT Lord_NP1 's_GE body_NN1 to_II others_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Yet_RR he_PPHS1 calls_VVZ some_DD to_TO do_VDI this_DD1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 respond_VV0 in_II awe_NN1 and_CC overwhelming_JJ love_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 realize_VV0 the_AT significance_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE calling_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL If_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN chosen_VVN for_IF the_AT right_JJ reasons_NN2 ,_, and_CC not_XX because_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 influence_NN1 ,_, social_JJ position_NN1 ,_, connections_NN2 with_IW the_AT hierarchy_NN1 ,_, or_CC have_VH0 lived_VVN in_II the_AT parish_NN1 all_DB their_APPGE lives_NN2 ,_, and_CC if_CSW they_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN properly_RR instructed_VVN and_CC prepared_VVN before_II induction_NN1 ,_, then_RT they_PPHS2 will_VM come_VVI to_II their_APPGE ministry_NN1 with_IW deep_JJ humility_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Their_APPGE devotion_NN1 to_II the_AT Eucharist_NN1 will_VM be_VBI evident_JJ in_II the_AT sacrifices_NN2 they_PPHS2 make_VV0 to_TO attend_VVI Mass_JJ and_CC receive_VVI Communion_NNJ on_II at_RR21 least_RR22 some_DD weekdays_NNT2 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 Sundays_NPD2 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS giving_VVG Communion_NNJ to_II others_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR also_RR making_VVG a_AT1 spiritual_JJ ,_, silent_JJ impact_NN1 through_II the_AT quality_NN1 and_CC intensity_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA faith_NN1 ,_, hope_NN1 and_CC love_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL All_DB lay_JJ ministries_NN2 ,_, if_CS faithfully_RR carried_VVN out_RP ,_, lead_NN1 to_II growth_NN1 in_II holiness_NN1 in_II both_DB2 the_AT minister_NN1 and_CC those_DD2 they_PPHS2 serve_VV0 ,_, but_CCB of_IO its_APPGE very_JJ nature_NN1 the_AT eucharistic_JJ ministry_NN1 offers_VVZ special_JJ graces_NN2 if_CS the_AT minister_NN1 is_VBZ prepared_VVN to_TO receive_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 costs_VVZ to_TO open_VVI oneself_PNX1 to_TO receive_VVI a_AT1 grace_NN1 ,_, and_CC from_II those_DD2 to_II whom_PNQO much_RR is_VBZ given_VVN a_PN31 great_PN32 deal_PN33 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO be_VBI asked_VVN by_II God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE individual_JJ response_NN1 to_II his_APPGE proffered_JJ graces_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE own_DA choice_NN1 ,_, and_CC our_APPGE willingness_NN1 to_TO accept_VVI the_AT consequences_NN2 flowing_VVG from_II those_DD2 graces_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Every_AT1 time_NNT1 a_AT1 minister_NN1 of_IO the_AT Eucharist_NN1 holds_VVZ the_AT Lord_NP1 between_II her_APPGE fingers_NN2 ,_, Jesus_NP1 is_VBZ asking_VVG her_PPHO1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 deeper_JJR commitment_NN1 of_IO herself_PPX1 to_II him_PPHO1 and_CC others_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 is_VBZ asking_VVG that_CST her_APPGE heart_NN1 be_VBI opened_VVN completely_RR to_TO become_VVI one_PN1 with_IW his_APPGE heart_NN1 ,_, that_CST she_PPHS1 submit_VV0 to_II his_APPGE usage_NN1 in_II whatever_DDQV way_NN1 he_PPHS1 desires_VVZ ,_, entering_VVG into_II a_AT1 total_JJ sharing_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE servanthood_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Only_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS live_VV0 each_DD1 hour_NNT1 of_IO each_DD1 day_NNT1 in_II unremitting_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO respond_VVI to_II this_DD1 summons_NN1 to_TO total_VVI commitment_NN1 ,_, know_VV0 what_DDQ the_AT cost_NN1 is_VBZ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR the_AT ones_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR responding_VVG fully_RR to_II the_AT vocation_NN1 of_IO eucharistic_JJ minister_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL As_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 distributing_JJ Communion_NNJ at_II Parish_NN1 Masses_NN2 ,_, the_AT minister_NN1 may_VM be_VBI appointed_VVN to_TO do_VDI so_CS to_II the_AT sick_JJ or_CC housebound_JJ or_CC elderly_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 special_JJ extension_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE ministry_NN1 ,_, involving_VVG personal_JJ relationships_NN2 with_IW people_NN who_PNQS may_VM be_VBI in_II31 need_II32 of_II33 spiritual_JJ comfort_NN1 and_CC refreshment_NN1 by_II word_NN1 of_IO mouth_NN1 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 sacramentally_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Often_RR such_DA people_NN are_VBR lonely_JJ and_CC need_VV0 befriending_VVG ,_, someone_PN1 to_TO talk_VVI to_II ,_, to_TO share_VVI suffering_VVG or_CC problems_NN2 with_IW ,_, to_TO cheer_VVI them_PPHO2 up_RP ,_, to_TO give_VVI \_NULL *1_NULL koinonia_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT minister_NN1 's_GE personal_JJ warmth_NN1 and_CC empathy_NN1 are_VBR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT eucharistic_JJ presence_NN1 of_IO Jesus_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 bears_VVZ sacramentally_RR with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 comes_VVZ to_TO give_VVI Jesus_NP1 in_II all_DB possible_JJ ways_NN2 to_II the_AT person_NN1 he_PPHS1 serves_VVZ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 minister_NN1 of_IO the_AT Eucharist_NN1 may_VM also_RR be_VBI called_VVN upon_II to_TO baptize_VVI ,_, to_TO perform_VVI the_AT rite_NN1 of_IO viaticum_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 seriously_RR ill_JJ or_CC in_II danger_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ,_, to_TO lead_VVI and_CC conduct_NN1 paraliturgies_NN2 and_CC celebrations_NN2 of_IO the_AT Word_NN1 ,_, to_TO read_VVI the_AT gospel_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II areas_NN2 where_CS there_EX is_VBZ no_AT priest_NN1 or_CC where_CS there_EX is_VBZ religious_JJ persecution_NN1 ,_, the_AT minister_NN1 's_VBZ role_NN1 becomes_VVZ extremely_RR important_JJ ,_, and_CC his_APPGE duties_NN2 diverse_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL As_CSA priests_NN2 die_VV0 and_CC there_EX are_VBR no_AT newly_RR ordained_JJ ones_NN2 to_TO take_VVI their_APPGE place_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 body_NN1 of_IO reliable_JJ ,_, spiritually_RR awakened_VVD ,_, competent_JJ ,_, dedicated_VVD ,_, reverent_JJ and_CC freely_RR available_JJ eucharistic_JJ ministers_NN2 in_II a_AT1 parish_NN1 becomes_VVZ a_AT1 necessity_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Perhaps_RR one_MC1 of_IO the_AT reasons_NN2 why_RRQ God_NP1 permits_VVZ the_AT shortage_NN1 of_IO clergy_NN2 to_TO become_VVI acute_JJ is_VBZ precisely_RR so_CS21 that_CS22 lay_JJ women_NN2 and_CC men_NN2 will_VM be_VBI trained_VVN to_TO participate_VVI fully_RR in_II a_AT1 whole_JJ range_NN1 of_IO ministries_NN2 as_II the_AT best_JJT possible_JJ way_NN1 of_IO fulfilling_VVG their_APPGE common_JJ vocation_NN1 of_IO sanctifying_VVG the_AT secular_JJ order_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Ministers_NN2 of_IO the_AT Word_NN1 :_: ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT reading_NN1 of_IO the_AT epistle_NN1 ,_, lesson_NN1 ,_, psalm_NN1 ,_, and_CC prayers_NN2 of_IO the_AT faithful_JJ at_II the_AT Sunday_NP1 Eucharist_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 ministry_NN1 to_TO be_VBI lightly_RR undertaken_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ necessary_JJ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 really_RR good_JJ reader_NN1 ,_, if_CS possible_JJ expert_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ are_VBR the_AT qualities_NN2 called_VVN for_IF ?_? ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT reader_NN1 needs_VVZ a_AT1 personal_JJ knowledge_NN1 and_CC love_NN1 of_IO the_AT bible_NN1 not_XX derived_VVN only_RR from_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 readings_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO read_VVI with_IW all_DB the_AT nuances_NN2 of_IO meaning_NN1 in_II a_AT1 passage_NN1 of_IO scripture_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 should_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO relate_VVI that_DD1 passage_NN1 to_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT bible_NN1 and_CC to_TO have_VHI the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO spiritual_JJ enlightenment_NN1 concerning_II it_PPH1 that_DD1 comes_VVZ only_RR from_II prayerful_JJ study_NN1 and_CC personal_JJ application_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 's_GE Word_NN1 to_II her_APPGE own_DA life_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 also_RR needs_VVZ to_TO pronounce_VVI correctly_RR names_NN2 of_IO people_NN and_CC places_NN2 ,_, and_CC any_DD other_JJ unfamiliar_JJ words_NN2 ._. ^ (_( ^_NULL I_ZZ1 once_RR heard_VVN a_AT1 reader_NN1 tell_VVI us_PPIO2 about_II an_AT1 *1_NULL urchin_NN1 *0_NULL instead_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 *1_NULL eunuch_NN1 *0_NULL throughout_II the_AT whole_NN1 of_IO the_AT passage_NN1 about_II Philip_NP1 and_CC the_AT Ethiopian_JJ ._. )_) ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Her_APPGE delivery_NN1 must_VM be_VBI first_MD class_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE voice_NN1 and_CC diction_NN1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI clear_JJ ,_, and_CC pitched_VVD to_TO be_VBI heard_VVN by_II everyone_PN1 in_II the_AT church_NN1 ,_, taking_VVG into_II account_NN1 the_AT presence_NN1 or_CC absence_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 microphone_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE qualities_NN2 ,_, and_CC its_APPGE correct_JJ placing_NN1 in_II31 relation_II32 to_II33 her_APPGE mouth_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL She_PPHS1 is_VBZ reading_VVG to_II people_NN ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 needs_VVZ to_TO look_VVI at_II them_PPHO2 frequently_RR without_IW losing_VVG her_APPGE place_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE delivery_NN1 should_VM be_VBI unhurried_JJ ,_, her_APPGE tone_NN1 of_IO voice_NN1 and_CC modulations_NN2 in_II31 keeping_II32 with_II33 the_AT type_NN1 of_IO passage_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE own_DA sincerity_NN1 and_CC faith_NN1 evident_JJ in_II every_AT1 word_NN1 she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 of_RR21 course_RR22 implies_VVZ conscientious_JJ practice_NN1 beforehand_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ God_NP1 's_GE Word_NN1 she_PPHS1 is_VBZ proclaiming_VVG in_II a_AT1 ministry_NN1 of_IO \_NULL *1_NULL kerygma_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL She_PPHS1 must_VM aim_VVI at_II getting_VVG through_RP to_II everyone_PN1 present_JJ ,_, having_VHG beforehand_RR asked_VVN the_AT Holy_JJ Spirit_NN1 to_TO help_VVI her_PPHO1 to_TO do_VDI so_CS ,_, and_CC to_TO read_VVI to_II the_AT glory_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, not_XX for_IF her_APPGE own_DA self-importance_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Her_APPGE reverence_NN1 and_CC dignity_NN1 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI apparent_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 approaches_NN2 and_CC leaves_VVZ the_AT sanctuary_NN1 and_CC stands_VVZ at_II the_AT lectern_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS she_PPHS1 leads_VVZ the_AT congregation_NN in_II the_AT psalm_NN1 and_CC prayers_NN2 of_IO the_AT faithful_JJ ,_, she_PPHS1 should_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 apparent_JJ by_II her_APPGE manner_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ an_AT1 act_NN1 of_IO worship_NN1 she_PPHS1 and_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR doing_VDG together_RL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 really_RR good_JJ reader_NN1 in_II the_AT spiritual_JJ sense_NN1 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 in_II technique_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ asset_NN1 to_II the_AT Mass_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Her_APPGE expertise_NN1 can_VM well_RR be_VBI used_VVN in_II expanding_VVG her_APPGE ministry_NN1 to_TO include_VVI training_VVG others_NN2 to_TO proclaim_VVI the_AT Word_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 in_II a_AT1 similar_JJ way_NN1 ,_, though_CS with_IW each_DD1 individual_NN1 's_GE personal_JJ stamp_NN1 of_IO style_NN1 and_CC authenticity_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL CHAPTER_NN1 SEVENTEEN_MC *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Welcomers_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ unfortunately_RR true_JJ that_CST people_NN repeatedly_RR say_VV0 they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX made_VVN welcome_JJ at_II the_AT Catholic_JJ church_NN1 ,_, other_JJ people_NN do_VD0 not_XX bother_VVI to_TO greet_VVI or_CC stop_VVI to_TO talk_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC that_CST no_AT one_MC1 finds_VVZ out_RP whether_CSW they_PPHS2 are_VBR new_JJ parishioners_NN2 ,_, transitory_JJ visitors_NN2 ,_, regular_JJ holidaymakers_NN2 ,_, or_CC members_NN2 of_IO the_AT parish_NN1 that_CST no_AT one_MC1 has_VHZ taken_VVN notice_NN1 of_IO for_IF years_NNT2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 young_JJ mother_NN1 said_VVD desperately_RR to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 finally_RR thrown_VVN in_II my_APPGE lot_NN with_IW the_AT Baptists_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO have_VHI that_DD1 fellowship_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 give_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI it_PPH1 in_II our_APPGE church_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Another_DD1 ,_, the_AT Anglican_JJ wife_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 non-practising_JJ Catholic_NN1 who_PNQS wanted_VVD his_APPGE four_MC children_NN2 brought_VVD up_RP as_CSA Catholics_NN2 but_CCB did_VDD nothing_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 himself_PPX1 ,_, did_VDD a_AT1 religion_NN1 course_NN1 herself_PPX1 ,_, took_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO {_NULL CCD_NP }_NULL ,_, had_VHD them_PPHO2 baptized_VVN ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT marriage_NN1 broke_VVD up_RP ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW custody_NN1 of_IO the_AT children_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II another_DD1 town_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Here_RL she_PPHS1 put_VVD them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT Catholic_JJ school_NN1 and_CC took_VVD them_PPHO2 to_II Mass_NP1 herself_PPX1 every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL No_PN121 one_PN122 called_VVN at_II her_PPHO1 home_RL ,_, welcomed_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT parish_NN1 ,_, invited_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO join_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, spoke_VVD to_II her_PPHO1 after_II Mass_NP1 ,_, made_VVD an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO include_VVI her_PPHO1 or_CC draw_VV0 her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT Church_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW different_JJ treatment_NN1 she_PPHS1 would_VM probably_RR have_VHI become_VVN a_AT1 Catholic_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ pitifully_RR lonely_JJ as_II a_AT1 solo_JJ parent_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 traumatic_JJ background_NN1 in_II a_AT1 strange_JJ place_NN1 where_RRQ she_PPHS1 knew_VVD no_PN121 one_PN122 and_CC her_APPGE children_NN2 were_VBDR of_IO a_AT1 different_JJ denomination_NN1 from_II herself_PPX1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Such_DA stories_NN2 could_VM be_VBI added_VVN to_II indefinitely_RR ,_, covering_VVG all_DB age_NN1 groups_NN2 and_CC circumstances_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Please_RR God_NP1 ,_, now_RT more_RRR and_CC more_DAR parishes_NN2 are_VBR becoming_VVG laity-orientated_JJ and_CC organized_VVN with_IW a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO ministries_NN2 ,_, loneliness_NN1 will_VM become_VVI much_RR less_RGR common_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Sunday_NP1 Eucharist_NP1 is_VBZ the_AT usual_JJ coming_NN1 together_RL occasion_NN1 of_IO parish_NN1 members_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Below_RL ,_, are_VBR listed_VVN several_DA2 ministries_NN2 that_CST ,_, if_CS put_VVN into_II operation_NN1 ,_, could_VM help_VVI make_NN1 people_NN feel_VVI at_II home_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Welcomers_NN2 :_: ^_NULL *0_NULL These_DD2 are_VBR people_NN who_PNQS relate_VV0 easily_RR to_II others_NN2 ,_, including_II strangers_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS have_VH0 warmth_NN1 of_IO manner_NN1 and_CC smile_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE tone_NN1 of_IO voice_NN1 is_VBZ friendly_JJ ,_, who_PNQS remember_VV0 faces_NN2 and_CC names_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS have_VH0 the_AT lovingkindness_NN1 of_IO Jesus_NP1 in_II their_APPGE hearts_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Their_APPGE ministry_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO be_VBI there_RL ,_, wearing_VVG name_NN1 tags_VVZ clearly_RR visible_JJ ,_, at_II all_DB entrances_NN2 and_CC exits_VVZ before_II and_CC after_II Sunday_NPD1 Masses_NN2 ,_, greeting_NN1 people_NN ,_, introducing_VVG themselves_PPX2 ,_, giving_VVG information_NN1 verbally_RR and_CC by_II printed_JJ sheet_NN1 on_II activities_NN2 going_VVG on_RP in_II the_AT parish_NN1 ,_, welcoming_VVG new_JJ parishioners_NN2 and_CC visitors_NN2 with_IW maybe_RR the_AT presentation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 little_JJ buttonhole_NN1 posy_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 invitation_NN1 to_II the_AT parish_NN1 cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 in_II the_AT hall_NN1 after_II Mass_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 would_VM consist_VVI of_IO both_DB2 women_NN2 and_CC men_NN2 ,_, rostered_VVD so_CS21 that_CS22 enough_DD are_VBR on_II duty_NN1 each_DD1 Mass_NN1 every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 to_TO be_VBI available_JJ to_II as_RG many_DA2 people_NN as_CSA possible_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT followup_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO mingle_VVI with_IW people_NN outside_RL after_II Mass_NP1 ,_, noticing_VVG especially_RR those_DD2 on_II their_APPGE own_DA ,_, or_CC looking_VVG lonely_JJ or_CC lost_VVD ,_, or_CC inclined_JJ to_TO slip_VVI away_RP as_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 are_VBR feeling_VVG they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX fit_VVI in_RP and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO bother_VVI to_TO speak_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT ministers_NN2 '_GE aim_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO help_VVI such_DA people_NN feel_NN1 they_PPHS2 belong_VVI ,_, yet_RR without_IW pressuring_VVG or_CC being_VBG overwhelming_JJ or_CC garrulous_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS they_PPHS2 will_VM come_VVI to_II the_AT cup_NN1 of_IO tea_NN1 in_II the_AT hall_NN1 ,_, then_RT introductions_NN2 can_VM more_RGR readily_RR be_VBI made_VVN there_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL Having_VHG found_VVN out_RP what_DDQ the_AT lonely_JJ ones_NN2 or_CC newcomers_NN2 are_VBR interested_JJ in_II ,_, the_AT welcomers_NN2 can_VM introduce_VVI them_PPHO2 to_II leaders_NN2 of_IO groups_NN2 ,_, or_CC arrange_VV0 for_IF those_DD2 leaders_NN2 to_TO phone_VVI or_CC call_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II a_AT1 \_NULL *1_NULL koinonia_NN1 *0_NULL parish_NN1 no_PN121 one_PN122 should_VM feel_VVI left_VVN out_RP ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD people_NN are_VBR much_RR less_RGR gregarious_JJ than_CSN others_NN2 and_CC prefer_VV0 to_TO be_VBI alone_RR a_AT1 lot_NN of_IO the_AT time_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL That_DD1 is_VBZ no_AT excuse_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE not_XX being_VBG made_VVN welcome_JJ and_CC told_VVN where_RRQ and_CC how_RRQ they_PPHS2 can_VM meet_VVI up_RP with_IW others_NN2 if_CS they_PPHS2 wish_VV0 to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Ushers_VVZ *0_NULL are_VBR also_RR welcomers_NN2 in_II their_APPGE unobtrusive_JJ way_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS they_PPHS2 smile_VV0 and_CC are_VBR gracious_JJ as_CSA they_PPHS2 show_VV0 people_NN to_II their_APPGE seats_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ in_II itself_PPX1 an_AT1 act_NN1 of_IO kindness_NN1 and_CC welcome_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Newsletter_NN1 Distributors_NN2 *0_NULL not_XX only_RR stand_VV0 at_II the_AT entrances_NN2 making_VVG sure_JJ everyone_PN1 receives_VVZ a_AT1 sheet_NN1 ,_, but_CCB by_II their_APPGE smiles_NN2 and_CC warm_JJ manner_NN1 also_RR help_VV0 diffuse_JJ the_AT spirit_NN1 of_IO lovingkindness_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Music_NN1 :_: ^_NULL *0_NULL Although_CS the_AT organist_NN1 (_( or_CC guitarist_NN1 ,_, violinist_NN1 ,_, flautist_NN1 ,_, or_CC whatever_DDQV )_) and_CC the_AT choir_NN1 or_CC congregation_NN singers_NN2 are_VBR not_XX officially_RR welcomers_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE ministry_NN1 of_IO making_VVG a_AT1 glad_JJ and_CC beautiful_JJ sound_NN1 has_VHZ a_PN31 great_PN32 deal_PN33 to_II do_VD0 with_IW helping_VVG people_NN experience_VVI the_AT Eucharist_NN1 as_II a_AT1 joyful_JJ occasion_NN1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 096+TEXT+D08_FO **]_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL {_NULL WACB_NP1 }_NULL was_VBDZ prepared_VVN to_TO think_VVI big_JJ ,_, spread_VVD its_APPGE evangelical_JJ wings_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL \_NULL Dr_NNB Harry_NP1 \_NULL C_NP1 Spencer_NP1 of_IO the_AT {_NULL USA_NP }_NULL put_VV0 it_PPH1 grandly_RR :_: *"_" ^_NULL The_AT {_NULL WACB_NN1 }_NULL can_VM give_VVI to_II each_DD1 member_NN1 a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO participation_NN1 with_IW others_NN2 of_IO all_DB nations_NN2 ,_, races_NN2 and_CC cultures_NN2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 tremendous_JJ ,_, titanic_JJ ,_, terrifying_VVG struggle_NN1 with_IW unrighteousness_NN1 and_CC godlessness_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL More_RGR prosaically_RR ,_, it_PPH1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 body_NN1 of_IO broadcasters_NN2 who_PNQS could_VM think_VVI out_RP together_RL the_AT possibilities_NN2 and_CC problems_NN2 of_IO religious_JJ witness_NN1 through_II the_AT electronic_JJ media_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 of_IO its_APPGE members_NN2 were_VBDR broadcasting_VVG organisations_NN2 like_II the_AT {_NULL BBC_NP }_NULL or_CC the_AT Dutch_JJ {_NULL NCRV_NP }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL Others_NN2 were_VBDR church-based_JJ broadcasting_NN1 stations_NN2 ,_, especially_RR in_II the_AT {_NULL USA_NP }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD were_VBDR church-originating_JJ activities_NN2 like_II our_APPGE {_NULL CTC_NP }_NULL ,_, involved_JJ in_II though_CS not_XX operating_VVG a_AT1 broadcasting_NN1 network_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Meetings_NN2 of_IO the_AT central_JJ committee_NNJ ranged_VVD far_RR beyond_II administration_NN :_: ideas_NN2 ,_, techniques_NN2 ,_, understanding_VVG ;_; these_DD2 were_VBDR what_DDQ members_NN2 wanted_VVD to_TO talk_VVI about_II ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 psychologist_NN1 demonstrated_VVD marginal_JJ awareness_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 sociologist_NN1 reminded_VVD that_DD1 television_NN1 can_VM be_VBI escapist_NN1 ,_, pretending_VVG to_TO share_VVI in_II world_NN1 events_NN2 while_CS remaining_VVG comfortably_RR at_II home_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 met_VVD satellites_NN2 ,_, learned_VVN about_II the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 neo-colonialism_NN1 through_II a_AT1 commercially_RR profitable_JJ monopoly_NN1 of_IO satellite_NN1 transmission_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 voiced_VVD a_AT1 strong_JJ case_NN1 for_IF providing_VVG satellites_NN2 for_IF educational_JJ and_CC cultural_JJ advancement_NN1 of_IO under-developed_JJ countries_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Peace-Sat_JJ in_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 direct_JJ outcome_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ now_RT a_AT1 familiar_JJ argument_NN1 about_II the_AT behavioural_JJ impact_NN1 of_IO television_NN1 was_VBDZ aptly_RR illustrated_VVN by_II the_AT {_NULL WACB_NN1 }_NULL president_NN1 ,_, Bishop_NP Berkeli_NP1 of_IO Oslo_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Norwegian_JJ soccer_NN1 fans_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 applaud_VV0 sedately_RR as_CSA they_PPHS2 used_VVD to_II when_RRQ a_AT1 favourite_NN1 wins_VVZ a_AT1 goal_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 storm_VV0 the_AT field_NN1 ._. ^ *"_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 have_VH0 seen_VVN on_II their_APPGE screens_NN2 that_CST this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ done_VDN under_RG other_JJ and_CC warmer_JJR skies_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Consequently_RR they_PPHS2 try_VV0 it_PPH1 themselves_PPX2 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 fruitful_JJ ,_, though_CS sometimes_RT frustrating_JJ result_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 fellowship_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO pick_VVI up_RP ideas_NN2 and_CC methods_NN2 of_IO approach_NN1 from_II others_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Only_RR rarely_RR was_VBDZ a_AT1 programme_NN1 suitable_JJ for_IF import_NN1 ,_, some_DD were_VBDR too_RG costly_JJ ;_; some_DD would_VM require_VVI too_RG much_DA1 editing_NN1 and_CC subtitling_VVG ,_, many_DA2 were_VBDR simply_RR not_XX available_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Much_RR more_RGR likely_JJ was_VBDZ to_TO use_VVI the_AT idea_NN1 and_CC build_VVI our_APPGE own_DA programme_NN1 around_II it_PPH1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ revealing_VVG to_TO see_VVI how_RGQ American_JJ unfettered_JJ private_JJ enterprise_NN1 works_VVZ in_II religious_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Required_VVN by_II their_APPGE charters_NN2 to_TO give_VVI time_NNT1 for_IF *"_" public_JJ service_NN1 **"_" programming_NN1 ,_, networks_NN2 and_CC stations_NN2 ranged_VVD in_II their_APPGE treatment_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 from_II friendly_JJ and_CC appreciative_JJ cooperation_NN1 to_II *"_" graveyard_NN1 slots_NN2 **"_" (_( like_II 2_MC {_NULL am_RA }_NULL )_) in_II an_AT1 otherwise_RR entirely_RR secular_JJ ,_, commercial_JJ operation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 stations_NN2 were_VBDR church-owned_JJ and_CC oriented_VVD ,_, but_CCB sometimes_RT religion_NN1 could_VM be_VBI brazenly_RR commercial_JJ ;_; some_DD of_IO the_AT less_RGR orthodox_JJ sects_NN2 beamed_VVD their_APPGE material_NN1 towards_II an_AT1 unblushing_JJ appeal_NN1 for_IF funds_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Some_DD churches_NN2 had_VHD their_APPGE own_DA production_NN1 studios_NN2 ,_, or_CC supported_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT United_JJ Presbyterian_JJ Church_NNJ in_II New_NP York_NP1 (_( since_CS merged_VVN into_II the_AT Presbyterian_JJ Church_NNJ {_NULL USA_NP }_NULL )_) produced_VVD 30-second_MD *"_" spots_NN2 **"_" for_IF use_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA way_NN1 as_CSA commercial_JJ inserts_NN2 ,_, but_CCB with_IW a_AT1 crisp_JJ Christian_JJ message_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Methodist_NN1 centre_NN1 in_II Nashville_NP1 ,_, Tennessee_NP1 ,_, and_CC Family_NN Films_NN2 in_II Hollywood_NP1 ,_, and_CC others_NN2 ,_, went_VVD for_IF longer_JJR productions_NN2 ,_, mostly_RR storytelling_VVG that_CST did_VDD not_XX shrink_VVI from_II bringing_VVG a_AT1 religious_JJ insight_NN1 into_II a_AT1 social_JJ problem_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL European_JJ programmes_NN2 were_VBDR often_RR exciting_JJ in_II their_APPGE innovative_JJ use_NN1 of_IO cartoons_NN2 ,_, puppets_NN2 ,_, silhouettes_NN2 ,_, especially_RR for_IF children_NN2 's_GE programmes_NN2 ;_; though_CS one_PN1 could_VM not_XX help_VVI feeling_VVG sometimes_RT that_CST the_AT techniques_NN2 were_VBDR more_RGR impressive_JJ than_CSN the_AT thoughts_NN2 they_PPHS2 conveyed_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 encouraging_JJ spin-off_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 encounters_NN2 was_VBDZ the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO help_VVI some_DD of_IO the_AT *"_" younger_JJR **"_" churches_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Along_II21 with_II22 others_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN on_II21 to_II22 conduct_NN1 broadcasting_NN1 workshops_NN2 ,_, especially_RR in_II Asia_NP1 and_CC the_AT Pacific_NP1 ,_, but_CCB also_RR in_II the_AT Middle_NP East_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE New_NP Zealand_NP1 *"_" intermediate_JJ technology_NN1 **"_" methods_NN2 appeared_VVD to_TO be_VBI more_RGR applicable_JJ than_CSN those_DD2 from_II wealthier_JJR and_CC more_RGR technologically_RR advanced_JJ American_JJ and_CC European_JJ networks_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL {_NULL WACB_NP1 }_NULL joined_VVD with_IW another_DD1 inter-church_JJ body_NN1 to_TO become_VVI the_AT World_NN1 Association_NNJ for_IF Christian_JJ Communication_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 has_VHZ since_RR gradually_RR grown_VVN to_TO be_VBI more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 funding_JJ and_CC mission-oriented_JJ body_NN1 ,_, less_DAR of_IO the_AT forum_NN1 for_IF church_NN1 broadcasters_NN2 it_PPH1 started_VVD out_RP to_TO be_VBI ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB it_PPH1 still_RR has_VHZ a_AT1 useful_JJ place_NN1 in_II interchange_NN1 of_IO ideas_NN2 ._. ^ *<_NULL 11_MC ._. ^ *2_NULL NEW_JJ DIRECTIONS_NN2 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL In_II 1971_MC I_PPIS1 returned_VVD to_II parish_NN1 work_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 Methodist_JJ minister_NN1 ,_, the_AT \_NULL Rev_NNB Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 Campbell_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ appointed_VVN in_II my_APPGE place_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Michael_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 experienced_JJ broadcaster_NN1 and_CC had_VHD been_VBN the_AT Auckland_NP1 liaison_NN1 for_IF the_AT {_NULL CTC_NP }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 brought_VVD to_II the_AT work_NN1 a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO management_NN expertise_NN1 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 churchmanship_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ well_RR suited_VVN for_IF the_AT changes_NN2 about_RPK to_TO take_VVI place_NN1 ,_, not_XX all_DB of_IO his_APPGE own_DA making_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Formidable_NP1 among_II those_DD2 changes_NN2 were_VBDR :_: |_NULL 1_MC1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT assumption_NN1 of_IO direct_JJ control_NN1 by_II {_NULL NZBC_NP }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL Radio_NN1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC the_AT two_MC television_NN1 channels_VVZ each_DD1 appointed_JJ *"_" consultants_NN2 **"_" ,_, who_PNQS were_VBDR the_AT directors_NN2 of_IO Anglican_NN1 ,_, Roman_JJ Catholic_NN1 and_CC Presbyterian_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT system_NN1 worked_VVN to_II the_AT extent_NN1 that_CST the_AT consultants_NN2 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO give_VVI time_NNT1 and_CC thought_VVN to_II that_DD1 responsibility_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_II the_AT extent_NN1 that_CST the_AT broadcasting_NN1 authority_NN1 concerned_JJ welcomed_VVD the_AT consultant_NN1 's_VHZ input_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II theory_NN1 it_PPH1 looked_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT earlier_JJR desire_NN1 shown_VVN by_II the_AT churches_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE directors_NN2 for_IF more_DAR involvement_NN1 by_II the_AT broadcasting_NN1 authority_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO be_VBI fulfilled_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II practice_NN1 rather_RG less_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 was_VBDZ accomplished_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI said_VVN that_CST the_AT new_JJ system_NN1 fell_VVD between_II two_MC stools_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ neither_RR a_AT1 church-directed_JJ presentation_NN1 of_IO the_AT churches_NN2 '_GE thinking_JJ ,_, nor_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO direct_JJ control_NN1 by_II the_AT corporation_NNJ which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT practice_NN1 in_II {_NULL BBC_NP }_NULL and_CC {_NULL ABC_NP1 }_NULL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL One_MC1 incidental_JJ result_NN1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 now_RT talent_NN1 was_VBDZ paid_VVN ,_, not_XX lavishly_RR maybe_RR but_CCB in_II the_AT same_DA way_NN1 as_CSA in_II other_JJ Talks_NN2 programmes_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 new_JJ feature_NN1 in_II religious_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ;_; till_II then_RT broadcasters_NN2 in_II religion_NN1 were_VBDR *"_" voluntary_JJ **"_" ,_, giving_VVG their_APPGE time_NNT1 and_CC abilities_NN2 without_IW cost_NN1 to_II broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Paradoxically_NP1 ,_, the_AT innovation_NN1 may_VM have_VHI contributed_VVN to_II the_AT problems_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR to_TO come_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Another_DD1 result_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 new_JJ definition_NN1 of_IO the_AT term_NN1 *"_" main_JJ stream_NN1 **"_" ,_, widening_VVG its_APPGE scope_NN1 and_CC paving_VVG the_AT way_NN1 for_IF inclusion_NN1 not_XX only_RR of_IO minority_NN1 ecclesiastical_JJ interests_NN2 ,_, but_CCB of_IO non-Christian_JJ and_CC non-religious_JJ devotional_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Programmes_NN2 generally_RR soon_RR ceased_VVD to_TO originate_VVI from_II church_NN1 initiative_NN1 ,_, and_CC were_VBDR more_RGR selectively_RR decided_VVN by_II corporation_NNJ staff_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 profound_JJ effect_NN1 on_II the_AT attitude_NN1 of_IO the_AT churches_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ *|_NULL 2_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Another_DD1 major_JJ change_NN1 ,_, partly_RR resulting_VVG from_II the_AT new_JJ overall_JJ control_NN1 by_II the_AT corporation_NNJ ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT demise_NN1 of_IO the_AT Churches_NNJ2 Television_NN1 Commission_NNJ ,_, at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 1972_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL No_RR21 longer_RR22 responsible_JJ for_IF programme_NN1 planning_NN1 and_CC preparation_NN1 ,_, the_AT {_NULL CTC_NP }_NULL had_VHN little_DA1 relevance_NN1 in_II its_APPGE existing_JJ form_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB because_CS the_AT churches_NN2 felt_VVD the_AT need_NN1 for_IF some_DD form_NN1 of_IO inter-church_JJ cooperation_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI independent_JJ of_IO {_NULL NZBC_NP }_NULL ,_, a_AT1 *"_" committee_NNJ of_IO directors_NN2 **"_" came_VVD into_II existence_NN1 ,_, comprising_VVG the_AT specialists_NN2 of_IO five_MC of_IO the_AT broadcasting_NN1 churches_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 later_RRR merged_VVD into_II a_AT1 revival_NN1 of_IO the_AT Churches_NNJ2 Committee_NNJ on_II Broadcasting_VVG ._. ^ ^_NULL {_NULL CCB_NP }_NULL began_VVD as_II an_AT1 ad_JJ21 hoc_JJ22 body_NN1 set_VVD up_RP in_II 1968_MC for_IF the_AT purpose_NN1 of_IO presenting_VVG church_NN1 submissions_NN2 to_II an_AT1 Enquiry_NN1 concerning_II proposed_JJ legislative_JJ changes_NN2 in_II broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT new_JJ {_NULL CCB_NP }_NULL became_VVD a_AT1 consultative_JJ body_NN1 for_IF the_AT churches_NN2 ,_, and_CC has_VHZ operated_VVN with_IW qualified_JJ success_NN1 ,_, not_XX always_RR realising_VVG its_APPGE potential_NN1 in_II organising_VVG church_NN1 interest_NN1 and_CC presenting_VVG the_AT voice_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 to_II broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ *|_NULL 3_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 third_MD major_JJ change_NN1 was_VBDZ within_II the_AT Presbyterian_JJ Church_NNJ itself_PPX1 ,_, with_IW the_AT merging_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE committee_NNJ on_II Radio_NN1 and_CC Television_NN1 into_II a_AT1 new_JJ Department_NNJ of_IO Communication_NN1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 other_JJ areas_NN2 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 's_VBZ communication_NN1 interests_NN2 :_: Publicity_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL Outlook_NN1 *0_NULL and_CC others_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 had_VHD been_VBN foreshadowed_VVN to_II some_DD extent_NN1 by_II the_AT close_JJ cooperation_NN1 and_CC interrelationship_NN1 of_IO the_AT committees_NNJ2 dealing_VVG with_IW aspects_NN2 of_IO communication_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL An_AT1 example_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT way_NN1 the_AT Radio_NN1 and_CC Television_NN1 committee_NNJ and_CC the_AT Publicity_NN1 committee_NNJ had_VHD pooled_VVN their_APPGE equipment_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI a_AT1 public_JJ address_NN1 and_CC recording_VVG system_NN1 for_IF the_AT General_JJ Assembly_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Another_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT assistance_NN1 the_AT Publicity_NN1 committee_NNJ gave_VVD in_II providing_VVG photographic_JJ material_NN1 for_IF television_NN1 programmes_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT broadcasting_NN1 director_NN1 ,_, Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 Campbell_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ appointed_JJ Director_NN1 of_IO Communication_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Eminently_RR successful_JJ as_II an_AT1 administrator_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 fielded_VVD the_AT additional_JJ responsibility_NN1 with_IW ease_NN1 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 inevitably_RR resulted_VVD in_II an_AT1 attenuation_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE involvement_NN1 with_IW broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 continued_VVD to_TO be_VBI assiduous_JJ and_CC forward-looking_NN1 in_II preparing_VVG many_DA2 significant_JJ programmes_NN2 for_IF radio_NN1 and_CC in_II guiding_VVG the_AT televising_NN1 of_IO church_NN1 services_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS the_AT church_NN1 's_VBZ Research_NN1 and_CC Development_NN1 studio_NN1 became_VVD operational_JJ in_II 1978_MC ,_, a_AT1 project_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ called_VVN in_RP to_TO help_VVI get_VVI off_II the_AT ground_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ put_VVN to_II good_JJ use_NN1 in_RP ,_, among_II other_JJ things_NN2 ,_, training_VVG ministers_NN2 in_II the_AT arts_NN2 and_CC skills_NN2 of_IO communication_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 programme_NN1 of_IO selection_NN1 from_II the_AT Presbyteries_NN2 brought_VVD a_AT1 regular_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO (_( mostly_RR young_JJ )_) ministers_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR put_VVN on_II video_NN1 ,_, and_CC guided_VVN under_II Michael_NP1 's_GE leadership_NN1 to_II a_AT1 more_RGR effective_JJ visual_JJ use_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE communication_NN1 abilities_NN2 ._. ^ *|_NULL ^_NULL In_II31 addition_II32 to_II33 these_DD2 administrative_JJ changes_NN2 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR changes_NN2 in_II programming_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD came_VVD by_II decision_NN1 of_IO the_AT broadcasting_NN1 authorities_NN2 ,_, some_DD by_II action_NN1 or_CC default_NN1 of_IO the_AT churches_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Readings_NP1 from_II the_AT Bible_NN1 **"_" was_VBDZ transmogrified_VVN into_II *"_" Reflections_NN2 **"_" and_CC later_JJR *"_" Soundings_NN2 **"_" ,_, with_IW a_AT1 wide_JJ compass_NN1 ,_, not_XX always_RR necessarily_RR Christian_JJ nor_CC ,_, for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ,_, recognisably_RR religious_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Television_NN1 altered_VVD the_AT pattern_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE programming_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 in_II place_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 regular_JJ and_CC varied_JJ diet_NN1 supplied_VVN by_II the_AT churches_NN2 ,_, the_AT medium_NN1 offered_VVD a_AT1 limited_JJ number_NN1 of_IO cohesively_RR arranged_JJ formats_NN2 ,_, frequently_RR prepared_VVN by_II highly_RR motivated_VVD independent_JJ groups_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL \_NULL TV1_FO set_VVN up_RP a_AT1 Resource_NN1 Group_NNJ ,_, in_II an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO gain_VVI more_RGR apt_JJ programming_NN1 acceptable_JJ to_II both_DB2 the_AT churches_NN2 and_CC the_AT channel_NN1 ,_, but_CCB without_IW noticeably_RR successful_JJ results_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II 1977_MC the_AT broadcasting_NN1 subcommittee_NNJ of_IO the_AT Presbyterian_JJ Department_NNJ of_IO Communication_NN1 could_VM note_VVI that_CST *"_" it_PPH1 had_VHD no_AT direct_JJ control_NN1 over_II broadcast_NN1 programmes_NN2 but_CCB could_VM only_RR suggest_VVI ,_, advise_VVI and_CC assist_VVI with_IW material_NN1 ,_, talent_NN1 \_NULL etc_RA ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW swift_JJ ease_NN1 ,_, church_NN1 input_NN1 into_II the_AT selection_NN1 and_CC preparation_NN1 of_IO radio_NN1 and_CC television_NN1 programming_NN1 waned_VVD signally_RR ,_, a_AT1 change_NN1 accelerated_VVD by_II the_AT curtailing_NN1 of_IO the_AT {_NULL CRAC_NN1 }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL Once_RR the_AT integrating_JJ policy-making_NN1 and_CC overall_RR selecting_VVG body_NN1 for_IF radio_NN1 religious_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ replaced_VVN by_II a_AT1 diminished_JJ Religious_JJ Broadcasting_NN1 Advisory_JJ Committee_NNJ ,_, meeting_VVG three_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, as_II an_AT1 advisory_JJ body_NN1 only_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL No_RR21 doubt_RR22 frustrated_VVD at_II no_RR21 longer_RR22 having_VHG any_DD direct_JJ line_NN1 of_IO command_NN1 ,_, the_AT churches_NN2 seemed_VVD less_RGR concerned_JJ to_TO make_VVI broadcasting_VVG a_AT1 priority_NN1 in_II their_APPGE planning_NN1 or_CC their_APPGE funding_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 ,_, at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ Christian_JJ observance_NN1 generally_RR was_VBDZ ebbing_VVG ,_, when_CS {_NULL BCNZ_NP }_NULL was_VBDZ becoming_VVG more_RGR vocally_RR aware_JJ of_IO its_APPGE dependence_NN1 on_II commercial_JJ revenue_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_RRQ *"_" right-wing_JJ **"_" religion_NN1 ,_, often_RR not_XX church-oriented_JJ ,_, was_VBDZ becoming_VVG more_RGR aggressive_JJ ,_, with_IW evident_JJ result_NN1 on_II its_APPGE *"_" leverage_NN1 **"_" ,_, meant_VVD that_CST there_EX were_VBDR profound_JJ pressures_NN2 on_II the_AT style_NN1 ,_, content_NN1 ,_, placing_VVG and_CC presentation_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 on_II both_DB2 radio_NN1 and_CC television_NN1 ._. ^ *|_NULL ^_NULL In_II 1985_MC Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 Campbell_NP1 retired_VVD ,_, after_CS a_AT1 notably_RR effective_JJ 14_MC years_NNT2 of_IO leadership_NN1 in_II an_AT1 increasingly_RR demanding_JJ and_CC widening_VVG range_NN1 of_IO communication_NN1 matters_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL His_APPGE place_NN1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN by_II \_NULL Mr_NNB Ian_NP1 Harris_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Methodist_JJ layman_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO journalism_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW a_AT1 keen_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ broadcasting_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT new_JJ regime_NN1 ,_, radio_NN1 programme_NN1 patterns_NN2 ,_, under_RG direct_JJ Radio_NN1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 control_NN1 ,_, showed_VVD only_RR a_AT1 marginal_JJ change_NN1 in_II form_NN1 ,_, though_CS considerably_RR more_RRR in_II organisation_NN1 and_CC content_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 typical_JJ run-down_NN1 would_VM be_VBI :_: |_NULL ^_NULL On_II Sundays_NPD2 :_: a_AT1 hymn_NN1 session_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 morning_NNT1 church_NN1 service_NN1 relay_NN1 ,_, limited_VVN in_II origin_NN1 to_II six_MC main_JJ centres_NN2 ,_, and_CC an_AT1 evening_NNT1 studio_NN1 worship_NN1 or_CC talk_NN1 session_NNT1 ,_, with_IW usually_RR a_AT1 late_JJ afternoon_NNT1 talk_NN1 or_CC documentary_NN1 programme_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL On_II weekdays_NNT2 ,_, *"_" Soundings_NN2 **"_" :_: readings_NN2 on_II aspects_NN2 and_CC implications_NN2 of_IO beliefs_NN2 ;_; a_AT1 weekly_JJ news_NN1 and_CC views_NN2 programme_NN1 ,_, with_IW additional_JJ irregular_JJ programming_NN1 as_II occasion_NN1 offered_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Commercial_JJ stations_NN2 (_( Community_NNJ Network_NN1 )_) had_VHD occasional_JJ *"_" spots_NN2 **"_" and_CC short_JJ programmes_NN2 mostly_RR from_II the_AT Christian_JJ Broadcasting_NN1 Association_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Concert_NN1 network_NN1 carried_VVD occasional_JJ major_JJ talks_NN2 and_CC music_NN1 programmes_NN2 of_IO high_JJ quality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Its_APPGE Lenten_NP1 series_NN have_VH0 been_VBN significant_JJ ,_, and_CC series_NN like_II the_AT 1989_MC *"_" The_AT Good_JJ Book_NN1 **"_" from_II {_NULL BBC_NP }_NULL have_VH0 been_VBN informative_JJ and_CC stimulating_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL On_II television_NN1 the_AT churches_NN2 had_VHD little_RR direct_JJ input_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF church_NN1 service_NN1 relays_VVZ the_AT churches_NN2 could_VM make_VVI suggestions_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT choice_NN1 and_CC all_DB production_NN1 matters_NN2 lay_VVD with_IW {_NULL TVNZ_NP }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 valued_JJ programme_NN1 *"_" Praise_NN1 Be_VBI **"_" ,_, with_IW music_NN1 and_CC commentary_NN1 ,_, had_VHD a_AT1 wide_JJ appeal_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 afternoon_NNT1 programme_NN1 ,_, of_IO varying_JJ format_NN1 and_CC content_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ for_IF some_DD years_NNT2 supplied_VVN by_II interested_JJ groups_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II 1987_MC a_ZZ1 Religious_JJ Unit_NN1 ,_, centred_VVD in_II Christchurch_NP1 ,_, became_VVD responsible_JJ for_IF all_DB television_NN1 programming_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 Presbyterian_JJ minister_NN1 ,_, the_AT \_NULL Rev_NNB Chris_NP1 Nichol_NP1 ,_, appointed_VVD as_II a_AT1 staff_NN member_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Unit_NN1 approached_VVD its_APPGE task_NN1 with_IW imagination_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG for_IF positive_JJ ways_NN2 of_IO bringing_VVG a_AT1 religious_JJ dimension_NN1 to_II an_AT1 increasingly_RR secular_JJ community_NNJ outlook_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Private_JJ stations_NN2 ,_, outside_II the_AT orbit_NN1 of_IO {_NULL BCNZ_NP }_NULL ,_, in_RR21 general_RR22 had_VHN little_DA1 religious_JJ programming_NN1 other_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 token_JJ input_NN1 at_II Christmas_NNT1 and_CC Easter_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Radio_NN1 Rhema_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 declaredly_RR Christian_JJ operation_NN1 ,_, maintained_VVD regular_JJ transmission_NN1 of_IO programmes_NN2 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ recognition_NN1 ,_, on_II its_APPGE network_NN1 of_IO stations_NN2 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 097+TEXT+D09_FO **]_NULL ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Kemp_NP1 's_GE solution_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO remove_VVI the_AT name_NN1 of_IO the_AT Tabernacle_NP1 from_II the_AT clubs_NN2 and_CC encourage_VV0 his_APPGE young_JJ people_NN to_TO leave_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Sporting_JJ activities_NN2 with_IW the_AT *'_" unchurched_JJ **'_" connoted_JJ for_IF Kemp_NP1 a_AT1 dangerous_JJ worldliness_NN1 that_CST should_VM be_VBI avoided_VVN at_II all_DB costs_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Membership_NN consequently_RR became_VVD secularised_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL While_CS such_DA anti-worldly_JJ stances_NN2 point_VV0 backwards_RL to_II puritan_JJ moral_JJ ethics_NN and_CC typical_JJ revivalist_NN1 taboos_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 clearly_RR point_VV0 forward_RL to_II some_DD aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT American_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 battle_NN1 for_IF civilisation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT early_JJ twenties_MC2 in_II America_NP1 the_AT battle_NN1 for_IF the_AT Bible_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN synonymous_JJ with_IW the_AT battle_NN1 for_IF civilisation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL By_II the_AT mid-twenties_MC2 ,_, allegedly_RR sexually-suggestive_JJ dancing_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO symbolise_VVI dangerously_RR modern_JJ trends_NN2 ,_, in_II which_DDQ biblical_JJ ,_, cultural_JJ and_CC moral_JJ issues_NN2 were_VBDR fused_VVN together_RL inextricably_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT context_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 attack_NN1 on_II ballroom_NN1 dancing_NN1 ,_, John_NP1 Roach_NP1 Straton_NP1 claimed_VVD that_CST the_AT Bible_NN1 *'_" is_VBZ the_AT foundation_NN1 of_IO all_DB that_DD1 is_VBZ decent_JJ and_CC right_RR in_II our_APPGE civilization_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF Kemp_NP1 ,_, then_RT ,_, the_AT only_JJ answer_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO go_VVI back_RP to_II the_AT Bible_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Bible_NN1 understood_VVD literally_RR where_CS ever_RR **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL possible_JJ ,_, a_AT1 Bible_NN1 bolstered_VVD up_RP **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL the_AT inerrancy_NN1 theories_NN2 of_IO the_AT Princeton_NP1 theology_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 Bible_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ seen_VVN as_II a_AT1 map_NN1 by_II which_DDQ to_TO understand_VVI the_AT contemporary_JJ world_NN1 as_II the_AT prophetic_JJ jigsaw_NN1 fitted_VVD together_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 believed_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM guarantee_VVI the_AT survival_NN1 of_IO evangelical_JJ religion_NN1 only_RR by_II insisting_VVG on_II individual_JJ moral_JJ purity_NN1 and_CC maintaining_VVG the_AT purity_NN1 of_IO evangelical_JJ teaching_NN1 unpolluted_JJ by_II modernism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 needed_VVD evangelistic_JJ warriors_NN2 ,_, prayer_NN1 warriors_NN2 and_CC young_JJ people_NN ,_, prepared_VVD to_TO do_VDI battle_NN1 royal_JJ for_IF the_AT fundamentals_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT process_NN1 ,_, the_AT most_RGT important_JJ element_NN1 in_II being_VBG a_AT1 Christian_NN1 became_VVN as_RG complete_JJ as_CSA possible_JJ a_AT1 separation_NN1 from_II *'_" the_AT world_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL An_AT1 evangelical_JJ Christian_NN1 who_PNQS went_VVD into_II a_AT1 dancehall_NN1 incurred_VVD the_AT risk_NN1 of_IO being_VBG judged_VVN not_XX only_RR theologically_RR unsound_JJ ,_, but_CCB almost_RR beyond_II redemption_NN1 if_CSW such_DA aberrant_JJ behaviour_NN1 continued_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 realised_VVD that_CST mere_JJ denunciation_NN1 of_IO social_JJ evils_NN2 would_VM be_VBI ineffective_JJ in_II preventing_VVG the_AT downslide_NN1 of_IO evangelical_JJ religion_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Too_RG much_DA1 concentration_NN1 on_II his_PPGE almost_RR mesmeric_JJ preaching_JJ power_NN1 and_CC colourful_JJ sermons_NN2 entitled_VVD *'_" The_AT devil_NN1 of_IO the_AT dance_NN1 **'_" ,_, *'_" The_AT curse_NN1 of_IO the_AT cardtable_JJ **'_" ,_, and_CC *'_" The_AT menace_NN1 of_IO modernism_NN1 **'_" could_VM hinder_JJR recognition_NN1 that_CST Kemp_NP1 was_VBDZ far_RG more_RGR systematic_JJ than_CSN merely_RR denouncing_VVG ._. ^ *<_NULL *=_NULL IV_MC *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL My_APPGE claim_NN1 that_CST Kemp_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT prime_JJ interpreter_NN1 of_IO American_JJ fundamentalism_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 in_II the_AT 1920_MC221 's_MC222 is_VBZ based_VVN primarily_RR on_II his_APPGE adoption_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 thorough-going_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 strategy_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL On_II Kemp_NP1 's_GE arrival_NN1 in_II Auckland_NP1 ,_, no_AT proto-fundamentalist_NN1 figure_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 position_NN1 to_TO exercise_VVI national_JJ leadership_NN1 in_II a_AT1 nascent_JJ anti-modernist_JJ movement_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Few_DA2 interdenominational_JJ institutions_NN2 or_CC conferences_NN2 existed_VVD ,_, which_DDQ could_VM act_VVI as_CSA disseminators_NN2 of_IO American_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 theology_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Any_DD fundamentalist_NN1 leader_NN1 who_PNQS wished_VVD to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 national_JJ impact_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO create_VVI new_JJ institutions_NN2 *1_NULL {_NULL ex_II nihilo_NN1 }_NULL ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL Kemp_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ person_NN1 to_TO achieve_VVI this_DD1 ._. ^ ^_NULL His_APPGE prominence_NN1 within_II Baptist_NN1 and_CC revivalist_JJ circles_NN2 meant_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 could_VM create_VVI the_AT institutional_JJ base_NN1 for_IF fundamentalism_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC set_VVD definite_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 objectives_NN2 in_II each_DD1 of_IO his_APPGE spheres_NN2 of_IO influence_NN1 ,_, while_CS at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 maintaining_VVG his_APPGE older_JJR revivalist_NN1 sympathies_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT four_MC areas_NN2 I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 to_TO discuss_VVI are_VBR :_: Kemp_NP1 's_GE Fundamentals_NN2 Conference_NNJ ,_, the_AT Tabernacle_NP1 Mid-Week_NNT1 Bible_NN1 Study_NN1 ,_, the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Bible_NN1 Training_NN1 Institute_NNJ (_( now_RT called_VVN the_AT Bible_NN1 College_NNL1 of_IO New_NP Zealand_NP1 )_) ,_, and_CC his_APPGE fundamentalist_NN1 journal_NN1 ,_, *1_NULL The_AT Reaper_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL which_DDQ soon_RR became_VVD the_AT most_RGT efficient_JJ disseminator_NN1 of_IO fundamentalist_NN1 theology_NN1 in_II the_AT Dominion_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL First_MD then_JJ ,_, the_AT *'_" Conference_NNJ of_IO Christian_JJ Fundamentals_NN2 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD minister_NN1 here_RL to_TO plan_VVI and_CC host_VVI an_AT1 identifiably_RR fundamentalist_JJ campaign_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Two_MC years_NNT2 earlier_RRR in_II 1919_MC ,_, the_AT establishment_NN of_IO the_AT Pre-Millenial_JJ Advent_NN1 Society_NNJ was_VBDZ evidence_NN1 that_CST conservative_JJ forces_NN2 had_VHD started_VVN to_RP re_II **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -_- group_VV0 around_II premillenialism_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD through_II {_NULL P.B._FO }_NULL Fraser_NP1 's_GE efforts_NN2 become_VV0 a_AT1 symbol_NN1 of_IO anti-modernism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 's_GE conference_NN1 featured_VVD nineteen_MC 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local_JJ Anglican_NN1 and_CC Methodist_JJ theological_JJ colleges_NN2 were_VBDR far_RR from_II being_VBG hotbeds_NN2 of_IO modernism_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL {_NULL P.B._FO }_NULL Fraser_NP1 's_GE alienated_JJ position_NN1 within_II his_APPGE own_DA denomination_NN1 after_II trying_VVG to_TO take_VVI on_RP the_AT Presbyterian_JJ theological_JJ hierarchy_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 solemn_JJ warning_NN1 of_IO the_AT possible_JJ consequences_NN2 of_IO sharply_RR focussed_VVD heresy-hunting_JJ efforts_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT conference_NN1 did_VDD not_XX lead_VVI to_II a_AT1 cohesive_JJ national_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 movement_NN1 against_II modernism_NN1 ,_, while_CS in_II Australia_NP1 a_AT1 similar_JJ *'_" Conference_NNJ on_II Fundamentals_NN2 **'_" in_II 1922_MC led_VVD to_II the_AT launching_NN1 of_IO the_AT fundamentalist_NN1 Bible_NN1 Union_NNJ of_IO Australia_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ still_RR functions_VVZ today_RT ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 's_GE national_JJ strategy_NN1 to_TO fight_VVI modernism_NN1 in_II the_AT denominations_NN2 and_CC guarantee_VVI the_AT survival_NN1 of_IO evangelical_JJ religion_NN1 found_VVD its_APPGE main_JJ expression_NN1 in_II the_AT decision_NN1 to_II found_VVD his_APPGE own_DA national_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 lay_VVD training_VVG centre_NN1 ,_, the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Bible_NN1 Training_NN1 Institute_NNJ ,_, or_CC {_NULL N.Z.B.T.I._NP1 }_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 ran_VVD along_II the_AT lines_NN2 of_IO the_AT original_JJ Moody_JJ Bible_NN1 Institute_NNJ in_II Chicago_NP1 ,_, but_CCB differed_VVD substantially_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL Students_NN2 and_CC staff_NN had_VHD to_TO sign_VVI a_AT1 doctrinal_JJ statement_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ very_RG narrowly_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 in_II its_APPGE formulation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW the_AT support_NN1 of_IO several_DA2 Auckland_NP1 businessmen_NN2 Kemp_NP1 was_VBDZ able_JK to_TO establish_VVI and_CC lead_VVI an_AT1 institute_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ stood_VVD for_IF *'_" the_AT Inspiration_NN1 ,_, Authenticity_NN1 ,_, Historicity_NN1 ,_, Infallibility_NN1 ,_, and_CC Inerrancy_NN1 of_IO the_AT Bible_NN1 ,_, and_CC its_APPGE recognition_NN1 as_II the_AT Word_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT systematic_JJ countering_NN1 of_IO liberal_JJ theology_NN1 from_II the_AT time_NNT1 the_AT doors_NN2 opened_VVN in_II March_NPM1 1922_MC made_VVD it_PPH1 one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT efficient_JJ disseminators_NN2 of_IO fundamentalist_NN1 theology_NN1 in_II the_AT Dominion_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Together_II21 with_II22 Kemp_NP1 's_VHZ vastly_RR successful_JJ Mid-Week_NNT1 Bible_NN1 Study_NN1 ,_, the_AT {_NULL B.T.I._NP1 }_NULL provided_VVD the_AT focus_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ interdenominational_JJ alliance_NN1 of_IO fundamentalists_NN2 who_PNQS would_VM cooperate_VVI for_IF a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO evangelical_JJ and_CC fundamentalist_JJ purposes_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT {_NULL B.T.I._NP1 }_NULL was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO Kemp_NP1 's_GE most_RGT important_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 legacies_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 year_NNT1 after_II Kemp_NP1 's_GE death_NN1 in_II 1933_MC a_ZZ1 Brethren_NN2 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT tutorial_NN1 staff_NN identified_VVD Theological_JJ Hall_NN1 Principal_NN1 John_NP1 Dickie_NP1 as_II a_AT1 theological_JJ foe_NN1 to_TO be_VBI contended_VVN with_IW ._. ^ ^_NULL Within_II less_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 generation_NN1 evangelicals_NN2 who_PNQS wished_VVD to_TO enter_VVI the_AT Presbyterian_JJ ,_, Methodist_NN1 ,_, Baptist_JJ or_CC Anglican_JJ ordained_JJ ministries_NN2 regarded_VVN preparatory_JJ study_NN1 at_II the_AT {_NULL B.T.I._NP1 }_NULL as_II an_AT1 obligatory_JJ fortifying_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE faith_NN1 against_II the_AT alleged_JJ liberalism_NN1 of_IO the_AT theological_JJ colleges_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 third_MD strategy_NN1 catered_VVD for_IF those_DD2 who_PNQS wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI fortified_VVN against_II the_AT *'_" colossal_JJ evil_NN1 **'_" of_IO modernism_NN1 ,_, but_CCB who_PNQS could_VM not_XX give_VVI up_RP two_MC years_NNT2 for_IF full_JJ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL 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defend_VVI it_PPH1 from_II attacks_NN2 which_DDQ had_VHD made_VVN it_PPH1 a_AT1 *'_" storm-centre_NN1 of_IO critical_JJ controversy_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 reassured_VVD those_DD2 disconcerted_VVN by_II liberal_JJ theology_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ certainties_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ included_VVD Mosaic_JJ authorship_NN1 of_IO the_AT entire_JJ Pentateuch_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Within_II three_MC months_NNT2 five_MC hundred_NNO people_NN were_VBDR attending_VVG the_AT lectures_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL During_II the_AT summer_NNT1 his_APPGE premillenialist_NN1 and_CC anti-cultural_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 concerns_NN2 dominated_VVD ,_, as_CSA the_AT Thursday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 lectures_NN2 became_VVD part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Bible_NN1 and_CC Prophetic_JJ series_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT huge_JJ crowds_NN2 who_PNQS gathered_VVD to_TO hear_VVI Kemp_NP1 discuss_VVI *'_" The_AT Tyranny_NN1 of_IO Democracy_NN1 **'_" ,_, *'_" Anti-Christ_NP1 ,_, the_AT Superman_NP1 **'_" ,_, and_CC *'_" The_AT Great_JJ Tribulation_NN1 and_CC who_PNQS will_VM pass_VVI through_II it_PPH1 **'_" attested_VVD to_II the_AT definite_JJ appeal_NN1 Kemp_NP1 's_GE doctrinaire_JJ approach_NN1 had_VHD in_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO great_JJ uncertainty_NN1 and_CC rapid_JJ change_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II a_AT1 city_NN1 where_RRQ church_NN1 attendance_NN1 had_VHD never_RR involved_VVN more_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 very_RG small_JJ proportion_NN1 of_IO the_AT general_JJ population_NN1 ,_, Kemp_NP1 's_GE dispensational_JJ premillenialism_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO account_VVI for_IF the_AT apparent_JJ emptying_NN1 of_IO the_AT pews_NN2 of_IO the_AT established_JJ churches_NN2 ,_, and_CC provided_VVD a_AT1 powerful_JJ critique_NN1 of_IO contemporary_JJ society_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II 1924_MC Kemp_NP1 felt_VVD that_CST the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO modernism_NN1 was_VBDZ so_RG great_JJ that_CST he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO devote_VVI the_AT whole_JJ year_NNT1 to_II a_AT1 series_NN *'_" The_AT War_NN1 in_II the_AT Churches_NNJ2 *-_- Modernism_NN1 \_NULL v._II Fundamentalism_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 drew_VVD heavily_RR on_II his_APPGE knowledge_NN1 of_IO the_AT contemporary_JJ modernist/_FO fundamentalist_NN1 controversy_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II contrast_NN1 to_II the_AT mainstream_NN1 of_IO Baptist_JJ thought_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, Kemp_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO view_VVI the_AT controversy_NN1 as_II a_AT1 totally_RR foreign_JJ phenomenon_NN1 ,_, of_IO little_JJ local_JJ significance_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 claimed_VVD that_CST repercussions_NN2 were_VBDR manifest_JJ in_II *'_" every_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT Globe_NP1 where_RRQ the_AT Protestant_JJ Faith_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN embraced_VVN ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 claimed_VVD modernism_NN1 in_II the_AT religious_JJ life_NN1 of_IO the_AT nation_NN1 was_VBDZ lowering_VVG moral_JJ standards_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL False_JJ doctrine_NN1 was_VBDZ creating_VVG false_JJ standards_NN2 of_IO morality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 boldly_RR claimed_VVD that_CST :_: *'_" ^_NULL Every_AT1 fundamental_JJ position_NN1 of_IO the_AT orthodox_JJ school_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN attacked_VVN ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 would_VM be_VBI traitors_NN2 to_II our_APPGE trust_NN1 if_CS we_PPIS2 maintained_VVD what_DDQ is_VBZ nothing_PN1 short_JJ of_IO a_AT1 criminal_JJ silence_NN1 ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO accept_VVI the_AT judgement_NN1 of_IO the_AT moderate_JJ Baptist_JJ leader_NN1 ,_, the_AT \_NULL Rev._NNB {_NULL J.J._NP }_NULL North_ND1 ,_, that_CST the_AT differences_NN2 between_II conservatives_NN2 and_CC liberals_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN *'_" stupidly_RR overstated_VVN ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL During_II this_DD1 year_NNT1 Kemp_NP1 charged_VVD modernists_NN2 with_IW unethical_JJ behaviour_NN1 ,_, called_VVN on_II local_JJ defenders_NN2 of_IO the_AT faith_NN1 to_TO fight_VVI this_DD1 battle_NN1 in_II the_AT Spirit_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 ,_, and_CC alleged_VVD that_CST modernists_NN2 '_GE rejection_NN1 of_IO the_AT *'_" supernatural_JJ origin_NN1 **'_" of_IO 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the_AT British_JJ tradition_NN1 of_IO genuine_JJ theological_JJ interchange_NN1 among_II disputants_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT last_MD main_JJ fundamentalist_NN1 strategy_NN1 Kemp_NP1 adopted_VVD was_VBDZ to_TO publish_VVI a_AT1 monthly_JJ journal_NN1 ,_, called_VVN *1_NULL The_AT Reaper_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL From_II its_APPGE beginning_VVG **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL March_NPM1 1923_MC it_PPH1 helped_VVD create_VVI a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO modernist_NN1 threat_NN1 to_II local_JJ evangelicalism_NN1 ,_, by_II its_APPGE careful_JJ reporting_NN1 of_IO developments_NN2 in_II the_AT American_JJ fundamentalist/_FO modernist_NN1 controversy_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Unlike_II the_AT stands_NN2 for_IF orthodoxy_NN1 in_II Fraser_NP1 's_GE journal_NN1 *1_NULL The_AT Biblical_JJ Recorder_NP1 ,_, *0_NULL Kemp_NP1 's_GE journal_NN1 softened_VVD its_APPGE consistent_JJ stand_NN1 against_II modernism_NN1 by_II appealing_VVG to_II broader_JJR evangelical_JJ and_CC revivalist_JJ concerns_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT first_MD issue_NN1 left_VVD no_RR21 doubt_RR22 as_II21 to_II22 where_RRQ Kemp_NP1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT famous_JJ five_MC points_NN2 ,_, that_CST became_VVD the_AT last_MD rallying_JJ position_NN1 before_II the_AT spectacular_JJ collapse_NN1 of_IO the_AT conservative_JJ party_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 promised_VVD readers_NN2 that_CST the_AT *1_NULL Reaper_NP1 *0_NULL would_VM emphasise_VVI the_AT weighty_JJ truths_NN2 of_IO the_AT inerrancy_NN1 of_IO the_AT scriptures_NN2 ,_, the_AT deity_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE blessed_JJ Lord_NP1 ,_, the_AT virgin_JJ birth_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE immaculate_JJ life_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE sacrificial_JJ death_NN1 and_CC bodily_JJ resurrection_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE imminent_JJ return_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Kemp_NP1 showed_VVD his_APPGE complete_JJ agreement_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE American_JJ co-religionists_NN2 in_II calling_VVG for_IF disloyal_JJ modernists_NN2 to_TO *'_" cease_VVI to_TO wear_VVI the_AT livery_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ and_CC enter_VV0 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,_, relationships_NN2 ,_, morals_NN2 ,_, and_CC faith_NN1 ;_; but_CCB equally_RR it_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI an_AT1 enriching_JJ experience_NN1 of_IO true_JJ Christian_JJ community_NNJ ,_, character_NN1 bulding_VVG ,_, the_AT basis_NN1 for_IF lifelong_JJ friendships_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 focus_NN1 for_IF Christian_JJ witness_NN1 and_CC service_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Church_NNJ and_CC parental_JJ attitudes_NN2 can_VM well_RR determine_VVI the_AT difference_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Feminists_NN2 and_CC feminists_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL By_II *6_NULL JOHN_NP1 CANHAM_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL There_EX are_VBR basically_RR two_MC schools_NN2 of_IO thought_NN1 among_II feminists_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Moderate_JJ feminists_NN2 claim_VV0 that_CST since_CS the_AT late_JJ 50s_MC2 and_CC 60s_MC2 the_AT feminist_NN1 movement_NN1 has_VHZ largely_RR eradicated_VVN discrimination_NN1 ,_, and_CC now_RT women_NN2 enjoy_VV0 full_JJ opportunity_NN1 under_II the_AT law_NN1 in_II most_DAT western_JJ 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a_AT1 select_JJ group_NN of_IO intellectuals_NN2 but_CCB a_AT1 majority_NN of_IO Catholics_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ happening_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG strongly_RR influenced_VVN by_II a_AT1 group_NN known_VVN as_II Te_AT Ahi_NP1 Kaa_NP1 and_CC we_PPIS2 can_VM assume_VVI that_CST Atareta_NP1 Ponanga_NP1 speaks_VVZ for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, a_AT1 group_NN which_DDQ includes_VVZ Pat_NP1 Hohepa_NP1 and_CC Syd_NP1 Jackson_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Atareta_NP1 Ponanga_NP1 was_VBDZ in_II the_AT news_NN1 for_IF saying_VVG something_PN1 similar_JJ at_II the_AT conference_NN1 of_IO the_AT Australia_NP1 and_CC New_NP Zealand_NP1 Association_NNJ for_IF the_AT Advancement_NN1 of_IO Science_NN1 Conference_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT reaction_NN1 was_VBDZ swift_JJ ,_, partly_RR anger_VV0 ,_, partly_RR disbelief_NN1 ,_, and_CC partly_RR fear_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL That_DD1 furore_NN1 has_VHZ subsided_VVN ,_, but_II21 for_II22 Atareta_NP1 Ponanga_NP1 and_CC an_AT1 increasing_JJ number_NN1 of_IO Maoris_NP2 and_CC a_DD221 few_DD222 Pakehas_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 was_VBDZ only_RR the_AT latest_JJT statement_NN1 and_CC another_DD1 small_JJ stage_NN1 in_II a_AT1 long_JJ struggle_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Whether_CSW Catholics_NN2 like_II it_PPH1 or_CC not_XX ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI involved_JJ in_II this_DD1 struggle_NN1 first_MD as_RG New_JJ Zealanders_NP1 and_CC secondly_RR as_CSA Catholics_NN2 ,_, and_CC for_IF the_AT best_JJT of_IO reasons_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 believe_VV0 in_II racial_JJ equality_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE problem_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST in_II seeking_VVG the_AT justice_NN1 or_CC racial_JJ equality_NN1 we_PPIS2 are_VBR likely_JJ to_TO find_VVI leaders_NN2 in_II the_AT Church_NNJ much_RR more_RRR prepared_VVN to_TO accept_VVI and_CC encourage_VVI Maori_JJ sovereignty_NN1 than_CSN most_DAT Catholics_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Those_DD2 who_PNQS take_VV0 such_DA a_AT1 stand_NN1 see_VV0 the_AT need_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 degree_NN1 of_IO Maori_JJ sovereignty_NN1 as_II a_AT1 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will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 fortunate_JJ community_NNJ which_DDQ avoids_VVZ an_AT1 increase_NN1 in_II rates_NN2 in_II31 excess_II32 of_II33 25_MC percent_NNU for_IF the_AT coming_JJ rating_NN1 year_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ also_RR the_AT year_NNT1 in_II which_DDQ the_AT Government_NNJ proposes_VVZ to_TO change_VVI the_AT rating_NN1 qualification_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 it_PPH1 will_VM no_RR21 longer_RR22 be_VBI necessary_JJ to_TO own_VVI property_NN1 *-_- unfortunately_RR as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 there_RL is_VBZ no_AT proposal_NN1 to_TO change_VVI the_AT rating_NN1 base_NN1 and_CC spread_VVD it_PPH1 over_RP a_AT1 wider_JJR section_NN1 of_IO the_AT population_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT theory_NN1 behind_II this_DD1 appears_VVZ to_TO be_VBI that_CST all_DB those_DD2 who_PNQS do_VD0 not_XX own_VVI property_NN1 are_VBR making_VVG the_AT contribution_NN1 to_II rates_NN2 indirectly_RR through_II rent_NN1 or_CC as_CSA part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 retail_JJ price_NN1 ._. ^ 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local_JJ bodies_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 great_JJ tax_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN unsuccessful_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT concession_NN1 offered_VVD aged_JJ ratepayers_NN2 has_VHZ become_VVN less_RRR and_CC less_RGR significant_JJ ,_, and_CC the_AT help_NN1 available_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO subsidies_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ more_RGR and_CC more_RRR restricted_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Some_DD years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, central_JJ government_NN subsidised_VVD local_JJ body_NN1 sewerage_NN1 schemes_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 came_VVD to_II an_AT1 end_NN1 during_II the_AT last_MD Government_NNJ and_CC as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 ,_, ratepayers_NN2 of_IO Wanganui_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, face_VV0 a_AT1 tremendous_JJ burden_NN1 to_TO install_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ overdue_JJ sewerage_NN1 system_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT small_JJ town_NN1 of_IO Paraparaumu_NP1 ,_, where_CS there_EX are_VBR many_DA2 young_JJ families_NN2 in_II very_RG modest_JJ homes_NN2 ,_, had_VHD to_TO install_VVI sewerage_NN1 and_CC 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needed_VVN is_VBZ a_AT1 much_RR fairer_JJR method_NN1 of_IO revenue_NN1 collection_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ a_AT1 radical_JJ change_NN1 in_II rating_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ clearly_RR unfair_JJ to_TO enfranchise_VVI citizens_NN2 to_TO vote_VVI how_RRQ money_NN1 shall_VM be_VBI spent_VVN ,_, while_CS they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX have_VHI to_TO make_VVI any_DD contribution_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ surprising_JJ that_CST politicians_NN2 at_II national_JJ level_NN1 seem_VV0 to_TO be_VBI so_RG uninterested_JJ in_II what_DDQ is_VBZ becoming_VVG a_AT1 major_JJ tax_NN1 problem_NN1 to_TO be_VBI exacerbated_VVN at_II {_NULL GST_NP }_NULL ._. ^ *<_NULL *6_NULL AROUND_II THE_AT DIOCESES_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL AUCKLAND_NP1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL *'_" Curly_NP1 ones_NN2 **'_" for_IF Father_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Priests_NN2 have_VH0 always_RR been_VBN adept_JJ at_II dealing_VVG with_IW difficult_JJ situations_NN2 and_CC awkward_JJ questions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL 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,_, both_RR liturgical_JJ and_CC structural_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 passed_VVD on_II their_APPGE discoveries_NN2 to_II fellow_JJ parishioners_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 they_PPHS2 did_VDD with_IW a_AT1 constant_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO publicity_NN1 and_CC dialogue_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 by_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT exercise_NN1 no_PN121 one_PN122 could_VM say_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 had_VHD not_XX been_VBN informed_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Fr_NNB Carde_NP1 came_VVD to_II Lower_JJR Hutt_NP1 in_II 1981_MC ,_, after_II serving_VVG in_II Nelson_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 Army_NNJ chaplain_NN1 from_II 1967_MC to_II 1973_MC ,_, saw_VVD service_NN1 in_II Vietnam_NP1 and_CC Singapore_NP1 ,_, and_CC served_VVN in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 at_II Burnham_NP1 ,_, Waiouru_NP1 and_CC Linton_NP1 camps_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL His_APPGE assistants_NN2 at_II Lower_JJR Hutt_NP1 are_VBR \_NULL Frs_NNU Bill_NP1 Clancy_NP1 ,_, Gerard_NP1 Burns_NP1 and_CC Warren_NP1 Fowler_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Also_RR in_II residence_NN1 at_II the_AT Knight_NP Road_NNL1 presbytery_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 Mosgiel_NP1 student_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mr_NNB John_NP1 Kleinsman_NP1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *6_NULL CHRISTCHURCH_NP1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Timaru_NP1 will_VM remember_VVI *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Sacred_JJ Heart_NN1 Parish_NN1 ,_, Timaru_NP1 ,_, plans_NN2 to_II stage_NN1 a_AT1 special_JJ celebration_NN1 towards_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO October_NPM1 this_DD1 year_NNT1 to_TO mark_VVI the_AT 75th_MD anniversary_NN1 of_IO the_AT building_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE beautiful_JJ basilica_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT basilica_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT finest_JJT churches_NN2 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ designed_VVN by_II Petre_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS made_VVD such_DA a_AT1 distinctive_JJ contribution_NN1 to_II ecclesiastical_JJ architecture_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT form_NN1 the_AT celebrations_NN2 will_VM take_VVI has_VHZ yet_RR to_TO be_VBI fixed_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Those_DD2 with_IW ideas_NN2 should_VM send_VVI them_PPHO2 to_II John_NP1 Fitzgerald_NP1 ,_, 12A_MC Wilson_NP Street_NNL1 ,_, Timaru_NP1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL People_NN find_VV0 going_VVG hard_RR *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL More_DAR people_NN in_II Ashburton_NP1 are_VBR finding_VVG the_AT hard_RR going_VVG **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL as_II the_AT economic_JJ crunch_NN1 begins_VVZ to_TO bite_VVI *-_- and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ a_AT1 bigger_JJR work_NN1 load_NN1 for_IF the_AT \_NULL St_NP Vincent_NP1 \_NULL de_NP1 Paul_NP1 Society_NNJ there_RL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *1_NULL The_AT Ashburton_NP1 Guardian_NP1 *0_NULL reports_VVZ the_AT local_JJ president_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB Wendy_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, as_CSA saying_VVG that_CST the_AT work_NN1 has_VHZ expanded_VVN so_RG much_DA1 that_CST the_AT present_JJ committee_NNJ of_IO from_II eight_MC to_II 10_MC members_NN2 is_VBZ looking_VVG for_IF new_JJ members_NN2 to_TO enable_VVI it_PPH1 to_TO cope_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Ashburton_NP1 branch_NN1 is_VBZ busier_JJR now_RT than_CSN it_PPH1 has_VHZ ever_RR been_VBN ,_, helping_VVG not_XX only_RR families_NN2 but_CCB anyone_PN1 from_II the_AT poor_JJ to_II the_AT unemployed_JJ ,_, to_II the_AT sick_JJ ,_, to_II solo_NN1 parents_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT organisation_NN1 also_RR often_RR helps_VVZ families_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR on_II one_MC1 income_NN1 and_CC going_VVG through_II a_AT1 bad_JJ patch_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Help_NN1 is_VBZ available_JJ to_II these_DD2 people_NN in_II the_AT form_NN1 of_IO groceries_NN2 ,_, petrol_NN1 vouchers_NN2 ,_, transport_NN1 ,_, second-hand_JJ furniture_NN1 and_CC clothing_NN1 or_CC money_NN1 to_TO help_VVI pay_NN1 the_AT bills_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Girls_NN2 arrive_VV0 in_II town_NN1 by_II themselves_PPX2 and_CC need_VV0 somewhere_RL to_TO stay_VVI for_IF the_AT night_NNT1 and_CC we_PPIS2 will_VM help_VVI ,_, **"_" \_NULL Mrs_NNB Smith_NP1 said_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Ashburton_NP1 is_VBZ very_RG short_JJ of_IO temporary_JJ housing_NN1 for_IF just_RR one_MC1 night_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR no_AT youth_NN1 hostels_NN2 or_CC cheap_JJ accommodation_NN1 here_RL ,_, **"_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *<_NULL *6_NULL HAMILTON_NP1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Bishop_NN1 sets_VVZ sacrament_NN1 guidelines_NN2 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Bishop_NP Gaines_NP1 has_VHZ directed_VVN that_CST every_AT1 parish_NN1 in_II Hamilton_NP1 Diocese_NN is_VBZ to_TO use_VVI the_AT diocese_NN1 's_GE own_DA programmes_NN2 of_IO preparation_NN1 for_IF Baptism_NN1 ,_, Reconciliation_NN1 ,_, Eucharist_NN1 and_CC Confirmation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_RR21 particular_RR22 ,_, parents_NN2 are_VBR to_TO be_VBI involved_JJ in_II leadership_NN1 roles_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Bishop_NN1 said_VVD that_CST since_CS he_PPHS1 first_MD raised_VVD the_AT matter_NN1 in_II 1983_MC many_DA2 parents_NN2 had_VHD had_VHN the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO grow_VVI in_II faith_NN1 along_II21 with_II22 their_APPGE children_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 large_JJ number_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN on_RP to_TO accept_VVI other_JJ leadership_NN1 roles_NN2 in_II parish_NN1 communities_NNJ2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX still_RR seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 wide_JJ variation_NN1 in_II the_AT type_NN1 of_IO preparation_NN1 offered_VVN to_II families_NN2 ,_, and_CC sometimes_RT this_DD1 did_VDD not_XX conform_VVI to_II the_AT diocesan_JJ guidelines_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Bishop_NN1 said_VVD that_DD1 parish_NN1 priests_NN2 concerned_JJ about_II the_AT amount_NN1 or_CC quality_NN1 of_IO doctrinal_JJ content_NN1 in_II the_AT programmes_NN2 were_VBDR encouraged_VVN to_TO work_VVI with_IW the_AT leaders_NN2 rather_CS21 than_CS22 take_VVI a_AT1 leadership_NN1 role_NN1 themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL If_CS priests_NN2 or_CC professional_JJ catechists_NN2 *-_- Religious_JJ Brothers_NN2 or_CC Sisters_NN2 ,_, or_CC school_NN1 class_NN1 teachers_NN2 *-_- offer_VV0 prepared_JJ talks_NN2 as_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT programme_NN1 ,_, the_AT leadership_NN1 of_IO the_AT meetings_NN2 should_VM be_VBI shared_VVN with_IW lay_JJ people_NN ,_, and_CC plenty_PN of_IO time_NNT1 allowed_VVN for_IF faith_NN1 sharing_VVG ,_, prayer_NN1 ,_, and_CC open_JJ discussion_NN1 on_II topics_NN2 suggested_VVN by_II parents_NN2 themselves_PPX2 as_CSA being_VBG of_IO interest_NN1 or_CC concern_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Bishop_NN1 hopes_VVZ that_CST the_AT experience_NN1 of_IO Renew_NP1 will_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 much_RR easier_RRR to_TO recruit_VVI people_NN with_IW some_DD skills_NN2 in_II small_JJ group_NN leadership_NN1 ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *<_NULL *6_NULL DUNEDIN_NP1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL DOUGHERTY_NP1 FAMILY_NN REUNION_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL The_AT Dougherty_NP1 family_NN reunion_NN1 held_VVD recently_RR in_II Gimmerburn_NP1 ,_, Central_NP Otago_NP1 ,_, drew_VVD 150_MC people_NN from_II Auckland_NP1 to_II Southland_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR descendants_NN2 of_IO Charles_NP1 and_CC Sarah_NP1 Dougherty_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS were_VBDR married_JJ in_II \_NULL St_NP Eunan_NP1 's_GE Church_NNJ ,_, Letterkenny_NP1 ,_, County_NN1 Donegal_NP1 ,_, Ireland_NP1 ,_, in_II 1882_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT couple_NN1 sailed_VVD the_AT following_JJ year_NNT1 for_IF New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 short_JJ stop_NN1 at_II Maryborough_NP1 ,_, in_II Australia_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ their_APPGE son_NN1 Patrick_NP1 Francis_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Four_MC brothers_NN2 and_CC two_MC sisters_NN2 of_IO Charles_NP1 were_VBDR already_RR in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Charles_NP1 and_CC Sarah_NP1 Dougherty_NP1 settled_VVD first_MD in_II Oamaru_NP1 and_CC then_RT moved_VVN to_II Gimmerburn_NP1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 house_NN1 belonging_VVG to_II Sarah_NP1 's_GE uncle_NN1 \_NULL Mr_NNB \_NULL A._NP1 Kearney_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Then_RT the_AT Doughertys_NP2 won_VVD an_AT1 adjacent_JJ 120-acre_JJ block_NN1 in_II a_AT1 ballot_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 was_VBDZ later_RRR expanded_VVN with_IW the_AT purchase_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 property_NN1 known_VVN as_II the_AT *"_" Coal-pit_NN1 **"_" ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT farm_NN1 ,_, situated_VVD near_II the_AT foot_NN1 of_IO the_AT Garibaldi_NP1 Gorge_NN1 ,_, supplied_VVD coal_NN1 to_II the_AT district_NN1 ,_, and_CC Charles_NP1 ,_, in_II partnership_NN1 with_IW \_NULL Mr_NNB \_NULL R._NP1 Little_RR ,_, contracted_VVD for_IF the_AT county_NN1 ,_, forming_VVG several_DA2 roads_NN2 in_II the_AT area_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Charles_NP1 and_CC Sarah_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 family_NN of_IO four_MC boys_NN2 and_CC seven_MC girls_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 of_IO the_AT descendants_NN2 still_RR live_VV0 in_II the_AT Maniototo_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 family_NN tree_NN1 ,_, compiled_VVN by_II a_AT1 great-grand-daughter_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB \_NULL L._NP1 O'Malley_NP1 ,_, of_IO Waiau_NP1 ,_, North_NP Canterbury_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ presented_VVN to_II family_NN members_NN2 at_II the_AT reunion_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Sarah_NP1 Tohill_NP1 (_( 88_MC )_) ,_, of_IO Wellington_NP1 ,_, the_AT only_JJ living_JJ child_NN1 of_IO Charles_NP1 and_CC Sarah_NP1 ,_, cut_VVD the_AT cake_NN1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 100+TEXT+D12_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Service_NN1 A_AT1 Dynamic_JJ Challenge_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *0_NULL Elizabeth_NP1 Sell_VV0 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT subject_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 vital_JJ one_PN1 and_CC one_PN1 which_DDQ merits_VVZ careful_JJ attention_NN1 by_II all_DB members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II The_AT Masters_NN2 and_CC the_AT Path_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 poem_NN1 that_CST goes_VVZ on_RP like_II this_DD1 ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" To_TO know_VVI ,_, to_TO work_VVI ,_, to_TO pray_VVI ;_; **'_" ..._... these_DD2 are_VBR the_AT three_MC aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT spiritual_JJ life_NN1 which_DDQ may_VM be_VBI restated_VVN as_II knowledge_NN1 ,_, service_NN1 and_CC meditation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Let_VV0 us_PPIO2 look_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 closer_RRR at_II these_DD2 three_MC aspects_NN2 of_IO the_AT spiritual_JJ life_NN1 in_II31 connection_II32 with_II33 the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ has_VHZ in_II the_AT main_NN1 emphasised_VVD the_AT first_MD of_IO these_DD2 three_MC and_CC has_VHZ for_IF many_DA2 years_NNT2 emphasised_VVD the_AT Third_MD Ray_NN1 approach_NN1 of_IO abstract_JJ knowledge_NN1 and_CC learning_VVG ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN very_RG successful_JJ in_II imparting_VVG knowledge_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ man_NN1 is_VBZ ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ going_VVG ,_, and_CC how_RRQ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI there_RL ._. ^ ^_NULL Information_NN1 about_II meditation_NN1 has_VHZ also_RR been_VBN taught_VVN and_CC much_RR learning_VVG about_II the_AT theory_NN1 of_IO meditation_NN1 imparted_VVD but_CCB as_II a_AT1 society_NN much_RR less_RRR has_VHZ been_VBN done_VDN in_II practical_JJ terms_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Thirdly_NP1 let_VVD us_PPIO2 look_NN1 at_II service_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT concept_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 to_II humanity_NN1 is_VBZ found_VVN in_II Theosophy_NN1 threaded_VVD throughout_II the_AT teachings_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT idea_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM serve_VVI the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ and_CC do_VD0 something_PN1 to_TO help_VVI keep_VVI it_PPH1 functioning_VVG is_VBZ heard_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB within_II the_AT Society_NNJ ,_, equal_JJ weight_NN1 to_II the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 aspect_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE wider_JJR implications_NN2 ,_, has_VHZ diminished_VVN sharply_RR in_II recent_JJ years_NNT2 ,_, as_II21 against_II22 knowledge_NN1 and_CC meditation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Service_NN1 to_II the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ while_CS good_JJ and_CC necessary_JJ is_VBZ limited_VVN to_II that_DD1 and_CC the_AT concept_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 to_II humanity_NN1 either_RR individual_JJ or_CC as_II a_AT1 Theosophical_JJ group_NN ,_, is_VBZ almost_RR fading_VVG into_II non_FW **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -existence_NN1 in_II practise_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II *4_NULL The_AT Masters_NN2 and_CC the_AT Path_NN1 *0_NULL {_NULL C.W._NP }_NULL Leadbeater_NP1 says_VVZ this_DD1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Here_RL clearly_RR stated_VVN is_VBZ the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 need_VV0 all_DB three_MC aspects_NN2 ,_, knowledge_NN1 ,_, meditation_NN1 and_CC service_NN1 on_II the_AT spiritual_JJ path_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 service_NN1 to_II humanity_NN1 is_VBZ of_IO great_JJ import_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Later_RRR on_RP in_II *4_NULL Some_DD Glimpses_NN2 of_IO Occultism_NN1 *0_NULL he_PPHS1 says_VVZ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL Pavri_NN1 in_II Theosophy_NN1 Explained_VVN puts_VVZ it_PPH1 more_RGR emphatically_RR when_RRQ he_PPHS1 says_VVZ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 can_VM see_VVI from_II this_DD1 that_CST service_VV0 to_II humanity_NN1 is_VBZ something_PN1 that_CST as_CSA serious_JJ Theosophists_NN2 we_PPIS2 can_VM not_XX ignore_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 Lodge_NP1 work_VV0 it_PPH1 has_VHZ the_AT potential_JJ to_TO help_VVI revitalise_NN1 Lodges_VVZ through_II practical_JJ and_CC active_JJ participation_NN1 of_IO members_NN2 in_II a_AT1 common_JJ group_NN effort_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ can_VM be_VBI inspiring_VVG ._. ^ ^_NULL All_DB can_VM contribute_VVI whether_CSW it_PPH1 is_VBZ with_IW ideas_NN2 ,_, the_AT carrying_VVG out_II21 of_II22 the_AT project_NN1 or_CC with_IW fund_NN1 raising_NN1 should_VM this_DD1 be_VBI necessary_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL As_CSA we_PPIS2 have_VH0 seen_VVN with_IW telethon_NN1 ,_, the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 ship_NN1 Hope_NN1 that_CST went_VVD to_II Ethopia_NP1 and_CC the_AT rock_NN1 concert_NN1 organised_VVD by_II Bob_NP1 Geldof_NP1 to_TO feed_VVI the_AT hungry_JJ in_II Africa_NP1 ,_, people_NN do_VD0 respond_VVI to_II a_AT1 good_JJ cause_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB as_CSA Theosophists_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 have_VH0 an_AT1 added_JJ responsibility_NN1 ,_, as_CSA we_PPIS2 are_VBR one_MC1 of_IO the_AT custodians_NN2 of_IO the_AT Ancient_JJ Wisdom_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE prime_JJ functions_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO disseminate_VVI this_DD1 to_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 digestible_JJ form_NN1 so_RR to_TO speak_VVI ;_; or_CC as_II the_AT Maha_NP1 Chohan_NP1 puts_VVZ it_PPH1 we_PPIS2 must_VM *'_" popularise_VVI a_AT1 knowledge_NN1 of_IO Theosophy_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 includes_VVZ making_VVG theosophy_NN1 practical_JJ and_CC applying_VVG it_PPH1 to_II everyday_JJ life_NN1 and_CC by_II example_NN1 ,_, not_XX only_RR as_RG individuals_NN2 ,_, but_CCB as_CSA a_AT1 group_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Making_VVG theosophy_NN1 practical_JJ and_CC applying_VVG it_PPH1 to_II everyday_JJ life_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ the_AT direction_NN1 that_CST the_AT Society_NNJ should_VM take_VVI in_RP the_AT next_MD few_DA2 years_NNT2 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 \_NULL Mrs_NNB Radha_NP1 Burnier_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS asked_VVN *'_" ^_NULL Do_VD0 you_PPY see_VVI a_AT1 need_NN1 for_IF the_AT teachings_NN2 of_IO theosophy_NN1 to_TO be_VBI made_VVN more_RGR practical_JJ for_IF both_DB2 theosophists_NN2 and_CC the_AT public_NN ?_? ^ **'_" She_PPHS1 replied_VVD **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC Jinarajadasa_NP1 says_VVZ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Maha_NP1 Chohan_NP1 's_GE letter_NN1 also_RR states_VVZ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL and_CC further_RRR on_II the_AT Maha_NP1 Chohan_NP1 also_RR says_VVZ *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ time_NNT1 that_DD1 theosophy_NN1 should_VM enter_VVI the_AT arena_NN1 ._. ^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL For_IF those_DD2 who_PNQS may_VM be_VBI interested_JJ and_CC may_VM wish_VVI to_TO serve_VVI more_RGR fully_RR we_PPIS2 will_VM now_RT go_VVI deeper_RRR into_II this_DD1 question_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO ask_VVI such_DA basic_JJ questions_NN2 as_CSA ,_, ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ service_NN1 ?_? ,_, why_RRQ should_VM we_PPIS2 serve_VVI ?_? and_CC what_DDQ are_VBR the_AT characteristics_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 server_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Finally_RR we_PPIS2 can_VM enquire_VVI into_II the_AT various_JJ types_NN2 of_IO service_NN1 that_CST can_VM be_VBI rendered_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 will_VM start_VVI with_IW what_DDQ service_NN1 is_VBZ ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 definition_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT *'_" spontaneous_JJ effect_NN1 of_IO soul_NN1 contact_NN1 ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL And_CC in_II the_AT final_JJ analysis_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ what_DDQ all_DB true_JJ service_NN1 is_VBZ ._. ^ ^_NULL Service_NN1 should_VM come_VVI as_II a_AT1 spontaneous_JJ response_NN1 to_II a_AT1 need_NN1 ,_, and_CC not_XX as_II a_AT1 fulfillment_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 obligatory_JJ duty_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II other_JJ words_NN2 we_PPIS2 must_VM develop_VVI a_AT1 sensitive_JJ response_NN1 to_II the_AT needs_NN2 around_II us_PPIO2 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 do_VD0 something_PN1 just_RR because_CS someone_PN1 else_RR said_VVD we_PPIS2 should_VM ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT heart_NN1 and_CC mind_NN1 should_VM work_VVI together_RL ,_, to_TO create_VVI the_AT love_NN1 and_CC the_AT practical_JJ effective_JJ action_NN1 which_DDQ can_VM be_VBI catagorised_VVN as_II service_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Let_VV0 us_PPIO2 examine_VVI this_DD1 word_NN1 service_NN1 a_RR21 little_RR22 more_RGR closely_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL True_JJ service_NN1 is_VBZ service_NN1 by_II a_AT1 Soul_NN1 to_II others_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 can_VM take_VVI place_NN1 on_II the_AT physical_JJ ,_, astral_NN1 ,_, mental_JJ or_CC spiritual_JJ levels_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Soul_NN1 energy_NN1 illuminates_NN2 and_CC reveals_VVZ the_AT reality_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 discrimination_NN1 between_II real_JJ and_CC lasting_VVG service_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 of_IO a_AT1 temporary_JJ nature_NN1 can_VM take_VVI place_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Soul_NN1 energy_NN1 gives_VVZ vision_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT vision_NN1 that_CST sees_VVZ ahead_RL to_II the_AT future_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ can_VM be_VBI ,_, on_II a_AT1 large_JJ scale_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL For_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, the_AT vision_NN1 that_CST set_VV0 up_RP the_AT Red_NP Cross_NNL1 organisation_NN1 ,_, saw_VVD a_AT1 need_NN1 ;_; and_CC the_AT concept_NN1 of_IO answering_VVG that_DD1 need_NN1 transcended_VVD personal_JJ and_CC national_JJ barriers_NN2 ,_, to_TO help_VVI humanity_NN1 on_II a_AT1 grand_JJ scale_NN1 ,_, regardless_RR of_IO nationality_NN1 ,_, race_NN1 ,_, creed_NN1 and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 ._. ^ ^_NULL True_JJ service_NN1 is_VBZ impersonally_RR given_VVN and_CC is_VBZ both_RR creative_JJ in_II concept_NN1 and_CC co-operative_JJ in_II operation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ inclusive_JJ with_IW no_AT barriers_NN2 and_CC throughout_RL at_II all_DB times_NNT2 it_PPH1 expresses_VVZ love_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT alignment_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE bodies_NN2 through_II meditation_NN1 ,_, leads_VVZ to_II the_AT inflowing_JJ force_NN1 of_IO the_AT Soul_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ leads_VVZ in_II its_APPGE turn_NN1 to_II demonstrated_JJ service_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ selfless_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II it_PPH1 there_RL is_VBZ no_AT room_NN1 for_IF self-interest_NN1 ,_, self-assertiveness_JJ or_CC self-ambition_NN1 ._. ^ *'_" ..._... all_DB that_DD1 is_VBZ considered_VVN is_VBZ the_AT need_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT driving_JJ necessity_NN1 to_TO take_VVI the_AT next_MD immediate_JJ step_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI that_DD1 need_NN1 as_CSA it_PPH1 demonstrates_VVZ before_II the_AT Servers_NN2 **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL eyes_NN2 ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL The_AT heart_NN1 and_CC mind_VV0 both_RR working_VVG together_RL in_II harmony_NN1 and_CC balance_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ would_VM characterise_VVI a_AT1 true_JJ server_NN1 such_II21 as_II22 this_DD1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Firstly_RR we_PPIS2 are_VBR told_VVN that_DD1 harmlessness_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT quality_NN1 which_DDQ will_VM distinguish_VVI such_DA a_AT1 server_NN1 ;_; one_PN1 who_PNQS refrains_VVZ from_II speech_NN1 and_CC action_NN1 which_DDQ might_VM hurt_VVI or_CC cause_VVI misunderstanding_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT second_MD characteristic_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 willingness_NN1 to_TO let_VVI others_NN2 work_VVI as_CSA seems_VVZ best_JJR to_TO them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Lastly_RR comes_VVZ joyfulness_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ a_AT1 joyful_JJ server_NN1 but_CCB one_PN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ infused_VVN with_IW love_NN1 and_CC is_VBZ therefore_RR rendering_VVG service_NN1 which_DDQ could_VM be_VBI called_VVN *'_" love_VV0 in_II action_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ *'_" ^_NULL Service_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT spontaneous_JJ outflow_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 loving_JJ heart_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 intelligent_JJ mind_NN1 ._. ^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL Apart_II21 from_II22 the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 are_VBR told_VVN that_DD1 service_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 third_MD of_IO the_AT spiritual_JJ path_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX any_DD practical_JJ value_NN1 in_II doing_VDG service_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL The_AT obvious_JJ answer_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 service_NN1 leads_VVZ to_II the_AT greater_JJR good_JJ of_IO mankind_NN1 and_CC thereby_RR ,_, the_AT working_JJ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT plan_NN1 of_IO evolution_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_EX are_VBR other_JJ important_JJ effects_NN2 also_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL {_NULL C.W._NP }_NULL Leadbeater_NP1 tells_VVZ us_PPIO2 that_DD1 *'_" knowledge_NN1 brings_VVZ responsibility_NN1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 opportunity_NN1 **'_" and_CC that_DD1 *'_" knowledge_NN1 should_VM always_RR be_VBI used_VVN ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 mistake_NN1 to_TO think_VVI that_CST you_PPY can_VM postpone_VVI your_APPGE activity_NN1 and_CC retain_VVI the_AT knowledge_NN1 ._. ^ **'_" ^_NULL He_PPHS1 further_RRR tells_VVZ us_PPIO2 that_CST *'_" the_AT karma_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 done_VDN is_VBZ always_RR the_AT opportunity_NN1 for_IF more_DAR service_NN1 **'_" ,_, and_CC this_DD1 is_VBZ what_DDQ we_PPIS2 want_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF man_NN1 may_VM not_XX reach_VVI adeptship_NN1 without_IW serving_VVG the_AT world_NN1 and_CC realising_VVG that_DD1 humanity_NN1 is_VBZ one_PN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Opportunities_NN2 lost_VVN ,_, may_VM not_XX come_VVI again_RT quickly_RR ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Another_DD1 reason_NN1 for_IF turning_VVG outwards_RL to_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ that_DD1 it_PPH1 creates_VVZ a_AT1 channel_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT energies_NN2 gained_VVD through_II meditation_NN1 ,_, to_TO flow_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL Without_IW this_DD1 channel_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM create_VVI an_AT1 imbalance_NN1 of_IO energy_NN1 in_II our_APPGE subtler_JJR bodies_NN2 and_CC thus_RR problems_NN2 may_VM arise_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 further_JJR important_JJ effect_NN1 of_IO doing_VDG service_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ ,_, that_CST in_II doing_VDG it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 naturally_RR develops_VVZ the_AT heart_NN1 centre_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Service_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT method_NN1 par_JJ21 excellence_JJ22 ,_, for_IF safely_RR developing_VVG the_AT heart_NN1 chakra_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 as_II Theosophists_NN2 ,_, should_VM ponder_VVI on_II what_DDQ the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ is_VBZ doing_VDG in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC more_RGR particularly_RR our_APPGE own_DA Lodge_NN1 ,_, to_TO help_VVI with_IW the_AT problems_NN2 of_IO humanity_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT Society_NNJ 's_GE responsibility_NN1 and_CC ours_PPGE as_II members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Society_NNJ in_II helping_VVG to_TO deal_VVI with_IW them_PPHO2 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Can_VM we_PPIS2 sidestep_VVI and_CC say_VVI it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX our_APPGE concern_NN1 ,_, if_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO humanity_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Here_RL of_RR21 course_RR22 we_PPIS2 are_VBR referring_VVG to_II the_AT Society_NNJ as_II a_AT1 group_NN and_CC not_XX individual_JJ members_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL So_RR far_RR we_PPIS2 have_VH0 looked_VVN at_II the_AT need_NN1 for_IF service_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX considered_VVN the_AT question_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ can_VM be_VBI done_VDN ._. ^ ^_NULL Here_RL we_PPIS2 must_VM try_VVI to_TO discriminate_VVI between_II what_DDQ is_VBZ real_JJ service_NN1 of_IO lasting_VVG value_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ is_VBZ only_RR temporary_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 must_VM also_RR discriminate_VVI the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 we_PPIS2 are_VBR fitted_VVN for_IF ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 must_VM honestly_RR assess_VVI our_APPGE capabilities_NN2 and_CC ask_VVI ourselves_PPX2 such_DA questions_NN2 as_CSA *'_" ^_NULL Can_VM someone_PN1 else_RR do_VDI this_DD1 just_RR as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 myself_PPX1 ?_? ^ **'_" and_CC *'_" ^_NULL Can_VM my_APPGE time_NNT1 be_VBI better_RRR employed_VVN doing_VDG something_PN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 can_VM do_VDI that_DD1 someone_PN1 else_RR may_VM not_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO do_VDI ?_? ^ **'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ for_REX21 example_REX22 constitutes_VVZ Theosophical_JJ service_NN1 and_CC how_RRQ does_VDZ it_PPH1 differentiate_VVI from_II other_JJ types_NN2 of_IO service_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 question_NN1 we_PPIS2 must_VM all_RR pose_VVI to_II ourselves_PPX2 and_CC think_VVI deeply_RR about_RP ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Keeping_VVG in_II mind_NN1 the_AT need_NN1 for_IF discrimination_NN1 ,_, when_CS we_PPIS2 consider_VV0 the_AT areas_NN2 of_IO service_NN1 to_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 will_VM commit_VVI ourselves_PPX2 ,_, let_VVD us_PPIO2 now_RT look_VVI at_II some_DD overall_JJ ways_NN2 in_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 can_VM serve_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL Here_RL are_VBR six_MC key_JJ ways_NN2 in_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 may_VM choose_VVI to_TO serve_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 1_MC1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Educate_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL We_PPIS2 can_VM help_VVI to_TO teach_VVI theosophy_NN1 and_CC the_AT principles_NN2 on_II which_DDQ the_AT New_JJ Age_NN1 can_VM be_VBI built_VVN and_CC can_VM help_VVI in_II their_APPGE practical_JJ application_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 2_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Interpret_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL A_AT1 server_NN1 must_VM help_VVI find_VVI the_AT thread_NN1 of_IO meaning_NN1 and_CC purpose_NN1 and_CC the_AT working_JJ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT plan_NN1 of_IO evolution_NN1 ,_, in_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 perceive_VV0 as_CSA today_RT 's_GE world_NN1 chaos_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Those_DD2 who_PNQS can_VM interpret_VVI trends_NN2 ,_, explain_VV0 what_DDQ is_VBZ happening_VVG and_CC give_VV0 meaning_NN1 to_II life_NN1 are_VBR much_RR needed_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 3_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Inspire_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_AT true_JJ incentive_NN1 without_IW inspiration_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II this_DD1 material_NN1 and_CC pedestrian_NN1 world_NN1 everyone_PN1 has_VHZ need_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 vision_NN1 which_DDQ gives_VVZ hope_NN1 for_IF the_AT future_NN1 and_CC the_AT inspiration_NN1 to_TO work_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 server_NN1 can_VM provide_VVI this_DD1 inspiration_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 4_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Strengthen_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL We_PPIS2 can_VM strengthen_VVI the_AT work_NN1 by_II giving_VVG our_APPGE co-operation_NN1 and_CC support_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Helping_VVG to_TO make_VVI the_AT work_NN1 of_IO others_NN2 possible_JJ and_CC successful_JJ ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 vital_JJ function_NN1 although_CS often_RR unspectacular_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 service_NN1 open_VV0 to_II all_DB ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 5_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Find_VV0 and_CC relate_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL People_NN of_IO goodwill_NN1 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI found_VVN and_CC inspired_VVN to_TO work_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL Bob_NP1 Geldof_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ example_NN1 here_RL of_IO someone_PN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ found_VVN men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 of_IO goodwill_NN1 and_CC related_VVN them_PPHO2 to_II useful_JJ service_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX are_VBR many_DA2 thousands_NNO2 of_IO people_NN who_PNQS are_VBR as_RR21 yet_RR22 inactive_JJ ,_, who_PNQS if_CS found_VVN could_VM be_VBI related_VVN through_II work_NN1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 useful_JJ contribution_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 ,_, much_RR which_DDQ is_VBZ now_RT impossible_JJ could_VM be_VBI achieved_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL *4_NULL 6_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL Initiate_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL *0_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 need_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 people_NN who_PNQS ,_, recognising_VVG a_AT1 need_NN1 ,_, can_VM take_VVI the_AT necessary_JJ steps_NN2 to_TO meet_VVI it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Leadership_NP1 is_VBZ an_AT1 important_JJ function_NN1 in_II all_DB spheres_NN2 of_IO activity_NN1 in_II organising_VVG and_CC initiating_VVG action_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Servers_NN2 need_VV0 to_TO initiate_VVI action_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 will_VM now_RT focus_VVI on_II one_MC1 aspect_NN1 of_IO service_NN1 and_CC go_NN1 into_II the_AT aspect_NN1 of_IO group_NN service_NN1 in_II the_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW the_AT New_JJ Age_NN1 energies_NN2 coming_VVG in_RP and_CC the_AT influence_NN1 of_IO the_AT Seventh_NP1 Ray_NP1 and_CC the_AT sign_NN1 of_IO Aquarius_NP1 steadily_RR increasing_VVG ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ group_NN consciousness_NN1 ,_, group_NN functioning_VVG and_CC group_NN activity_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM be_VBI looking_VVG at_II ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT Theosophical_JJ Society_NNJ ,_, along_II21 with_II22 other_JJ organisations_NN2 ,_, has_VHZ to_TO look_VVI to_II the_AT future_NN1 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 the_AT present_NN1 and_CC incorporate_VV0 those_DD2 aspects_NN2 and_CC activities_NN2 which_DDQ embody_VV0 the_AT ideals_NN2 of_IO the_AT New_JJ Age_NN1 ,_, into_II its_APPGE functioning_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Geoffrey_NP1 Hodson_NP1 says_VVZ in_II *4_NULL First_MD Steps_NP2 on_II the_AT Path_NN1 ,_, **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL A_AT1 suggestion_NN1 here_RL would_VM be_VBI ,_, that_CST we_PPIS2 consider_VV0 the_AT idea_NN1 of_IO bringing_VVG service_NN1 into_II the_AT Lodges_NP1 in_II a_AT1 more_RGR specific_JJ way_NN1 ,_, in_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 group_NN effort_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 group_NN can_VM accomplish_VVI much_RR more_RRR than_CSN individuals_NN2 on_II their_APPGE own_DA ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 scientist_NN1 worked_VVD out_RP ,_, that_CST the_AT output_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 group_NN was_VBDZ equal_JJ to_II the_AT square_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE members_NN2 {_NULL i.e._REX }_NULL if_CS we_PPIS2 take_VV0 a_AT1 group_NN of_IO seven_MC people_NN the_AT effective_JJ output_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX equal_JJ to_II seven_MC ,_, but_CCB is_VBZ equal_JJ to_II forty-nine_MC or_CC seven_MC times_NNT2 seven_MC ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS this_DD1 can_VM be_VBI applied_VVN to_II the_AT subtler_JJR levels_NN2 ,_, just_JJ think_NN1 of_IO the_AT enormous_JJ importance_NN1 of_IO working_VVG as_II a_AT1 group_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II31 support_II32 of_II33 the_AT strong_JJ possibility_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 higher_JJR output_NN1 can_VM be_VBI applied_VVN to_II the_AT subtler_JJR realms_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 quote_NN1 from_II {_NULL A.E._NP }_NULL Powell_NP1 's_GE *4_NULL Mental_JJ Body_NN1 ,_, **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *#_NULL **[_NULL 101+TEXT+D13_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL EDITORIAL_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Why_RRQ does_VDZ education_NN1 attract_VV0 so_RG much_DA1 discussion_NN1 and_CC argument_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Maybe_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ because_CS everyone_PN1 has_VHZ been_VBN involved_JJ in_II education_NN1 ,_, at_II the_AT receiving_JJ end_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Or_CC maybe_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 process_NN1 which_DDQ fails_VVZ so_RG obviously_RR that_CST one_PN1 can_VM not_XX resist_VVI the_AT temptation_NN1 to_TO try_VVI and_CC improve_VVI it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Or_CC maybe_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ because_CS we_PPIS2 see_VV0 education_NN1 as_II the_AT ideal_JJ method_NN1 of_IO righting_VVG the_AT world_NN1 's_VHZ wrongs_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Whatever_DDQV the_AT reason_NN1 for_IF the_AT volume_NN1 of_IO utterances_NN2 on_II education_NN1 Humanists_NN2 are_VBR no_AT exception_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II this_DD1 issue_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 printed_VVN two_MC points_NN2 of_IO view_NN1 of_IO Humanists_NN2 on_II education_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL You_PPY will_VM notice_VVI that_CST the_AT *'_" Humanist_JJ Profile_NN1 **'_" has_VHZ been_VBN included_VVN in_II this_DD1 issue_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ intended_VVN that_CST this_DD1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT first_MD of_IO a_AT1 series_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 invite_VV0 you_PPY to_TO send_VVI us_PPIO2 a_AT1 profile_NN1 on_II your_APPGE favourite_NN1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 Humanist_NN1 to_TO be_VBI shared_VVN by_II us_PPIO2 all_DB ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Why_RRQ are_VBR there_RL no_AT letters_NN2 to_II the_AT editor_NN1 in_II this_DD1 issue_NN1 we_PPIS2 ask_VV0 ourselves_PPX2 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Generally_RR we_PPIS2 are_VBR pleased_JJ with_IW the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO material_NN1 you_PPY send_VV0 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 would_VM like_VVI more_RRR ,_, especially_RR short_JJ articles_NN2 ,_, letters_NN2 ,_, book_NN1 reviews_NN2 and_CC snippets_NN2 of_IO news_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL HUMANISTS_NN2 QUESTIONED_VVD ON_II BILL_NN1 OF_IO RIGHTS_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *0_NULL A_AT1 report_NN1 of_IO the_AT Submission_NN1 to_II the_AT Parliamentary_JJ select_JJ committee_NNJ on_II the_AT *2_NULL BILL_NN1 OF_IO RIGHTS_NN2 *0_NULL by_II the_AT Humanist_JJ Society_NNJ of_IO New_NP Zealand_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Is_VBZ the_AT Humanist_JJ Society_NNJ opposed_VVD to_II a_AT1 Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 ?_? **"_" asked_VVD the_AT chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT Select_JJ Committee_NNJ ,_, Bill_NP1 Dillon_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL On_II that_DD1 question_NN1 ,_, spokespersons_NN2 David_NP1 McLeod_NP1 and_CC Des_NP1 Vize_NP1 replied_VVD ,_, **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *'_" Freedom_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 **'_" is_VBZ a_AT1 statement_NN1 that_CST owes_VVZ its_APPGE entry_NN1 into_II state_NN1 constitutions_NN2 to_II James_NP1 Madison_NP1 ,_, the_AT *'_" Father_NN1 of_IO the_AT {_NULL U.S._NP }_NULL Constitution_NN1 **'_" ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD the_AT Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 which_DDQ became_VVD the_AT first_MD ten_MC amendments_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD in_II mind_NN1 the_AT suffering_NN1 and_CC atrocities_NN2 done_VDN in_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 in_II the_AT Old_JJ World_NN1 and_CC from_II which_DDQ the_AT colonists_NN2 had_VHD fled_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW Thomas_NP1 Jefferson_NP1 he_PPHS1 believed_VVD that_DD1 conflict_NN1 between_II the_AT thirteen_MC states_NN2 could_VM only_RR be_VBI avoided_VVN by_II a_AT1 guarantee_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ liberty_NN1 and_CC the_AT separation_NN1 of_IO church_NN1 and_CC state_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_RR21 doubt_RR22 that_CST the_AT First_MD Amendment_NN1 made_VVD political_JJ freedom_NN1 possible_JJ in_II the_AT new_JJ republic_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB we_PPIS2 are_VBR trying_VVG to_TO write_VVI a_AT1 Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 for_IF today_RT ._. ^ ^_NULL For_IF us_PPIO2 in_II the_AT western_JJ world_NN1 the_AT centuries_NNT2 of_IO religious_JJ persecution_NN1 are_VBR in_II the_AT history_NN1 books_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Over_II the_AT past_JJ two_MC hundred_NNO years_NNT2 numerous_JJ groups_NN2 calling_VVG themselves_PPX2 religions_NN2 have_VH0 used_VVN the_AT First_MD Amendment_NN1 to_TO exploit_VVI ,_, control_NN1 and_CC dominate_JJ people_NN and_CC secure_JJ tax_NN1 advantages_NN2 and_CC property_NN1 concessions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_II their_APPGE sorrow_NN1 many_DA2 Americans_NN2 have_VH0 learned_VVN how_RRQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ possible_JJ to_TO frustrate_VVI the_AT law_NN1 and_CC deny_VVI individuals_NN2 due_JJ process_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 satisfactory_JJ definition_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX possible_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT committee_NNJ was_VBDZ given_VVN examples_NN2 of_IO rulings_NN2 by_II judges_NN2 in_II Europe_NP1 ,_, {_NULL U.S.A._NP }_NULL and_CC Australia_NP1 that_CST have_VH0 not_XX met_VVN with_IW general_JJ approval_NN1 and_CC ,_, on_II occasions_NN2 ,_, been_VBN reversed_VVN on_II appeal_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL New_JJ religions_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR appearing_VVG increasingly_RR in_II western_JJ society_NN ,_, are_VBR claiming_VVG the_AT protection_NN1 of_IO freedom_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 ,_, constitutional_JJ or_CC traditional_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 are_VBR of_IO dubious_JJ benefit_NN1 to_II the_AT individual_NN1 or_CC society_NN and_CC some_DD ,_, as_CSA has_VHZ been_VBN testified_VVN by_II ex-members_NN2 ,_, parents_NN2 and_CC psychologists_NN2 ,_, are_VBR positively_RR harmful_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL Governments_NNJ2 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, Britain_NP1 ,_, West_NP Germany_NP1 ,_, France_NP1 ,_, Singapore_NP1 and_CC Indonesia_NP1 have_VH0 moved_VVN to_TO restrict_VVI the_AT activities_NN2 of_IO these_DD2 religious_JJ groups_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 submitted_VVD that_CST the_AT right_NN1 to_II *'_" freedom_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 **'_" adds_VVZ nothing_PN1 to_II the_AT declared_JJ rights_NN2 to_II freedom_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 ,_, conscience_NN1 and_CC belief_NN1 and_CC should_VM be_VBI omitted_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Its_APPGE retention_NN1 will_VM ensure_VVI the_AT abuse_NN1 ,_, exploitation_NN1 and_CC frustration_NN1 of_IO the_AT law_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ occurred_VVN in_II other_JJ democratic_JJ societies_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 pointed_VVD out_RP that_DD1 Article_NN1 8_MC mandates_VVZ any_DD group_NN in_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 to_TO exploit_VVI ,_, injure_NN1 and_CC damage_VVI any_DD person_NN1 ,_, materially_RR ,_, mentally_RR and_CC physically_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT United_NP States_NP1 of_IO America_NP1 the_AT First_MD Amendment_NN1 has_VHZ not_XX protected_VVN people_NN from_II abuse_NN1 ,_, exploitation_NN1 and_CC neglect_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI argued_VVN that_CST a_AT1 constitutional_JJ right_NN1 to_TO profess_VVI and_CC manifest_VVI a_AT1 religion_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX ipso_RR21 facto_RR22 give_VVI the_AT right_JJ to_TO harm_VVI physically_RR and_CC materially_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB the_AT {_NULL U.S._NP }_NULL experience_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN that_RG quite_RG extreme_JJ limits_NN2 must_VM be_VBI reached_VVN before_II the_AT law_NN1 feels_VVZ empowered_VVD to_TO intervene_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 cited_VVD the_AT tragic_JJ events_NN2 of_IO Jim_NP1 Jones_NP1 and_CC the_AT Peoples_NN2 '_GE Temple_NP1 and_CC the_AT injury_NN1 caused_VVN by_II the_AT Christian_JJ Science_NN1 Church_NNJ and_CC ,_, in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, the_AT time-consuming_JJ court_NN1 orders_VVZ to_TO give_VVI life-saving_JJ blood_NN1 transfusions_NN2 to_II children_NN2 of_IO Jehovah_NP1 Witness_NN1 parents_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 religions_NN2 cause_VV0 injury_NN1 to_II children_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD have_VH0 been_VBN beaten_VVN to_II death_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 belief_NN1 that_CST beatings_NN2 promote_VV0 obedience_NN1 to_TO divine_VVI will_NN1 ._. ^ (_( ^_NULL Reference_NN1 to_II a_AT1 New_NP Zealand_NP1 case_NN1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI withdrawn_VVN because_CS the_AT investigation_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR sub_RR21 judice_RR22 ._. )_) ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Religious_JJ groups_NN2 can_VV0 subject_JJ members_NN2 to_II extreme_JJ psychological_JJ stress_NN1 and_CC emotional_JJ exhaustion_NN1 leading_VVG ,_, in_II some_DD cases_NN2 ,_, to_II mental_JJ breakdowns_NN2 ,_, broken_JJ marriages_NN2 and_CC ,_, while_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX of_RR21 course_RR22 possible_JJ to_TO confirm_VVI ,_, suicides_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Such_DA is_VBZ the_AT protection_NN1 afforded_VVN by_II freedom_NN1 of_IO religion_NN1 provisions_NN2 is_VBZ **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ rare_JJ for_IF any_DD religious_JJ organisation_NN1 in_II western_JJ society_NN to_TO be_VBI held_VVN accountable_JJ for_IF the_AT collapse_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO its_APPGE members_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Article_NN1 8_MC would_VM render_VVI the_AT weak_JJ ,_, impressionable_JJ and_CC depressed_VVD especially_RR vulnerable_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Articles_NN2 7_MC and_CC 10_MC (_( freedom_NN1 of_IO expression_NN1 and_CC association_NN1 )_) ,_, we_PPIS2 submitted_VVD ,_, provide_VV0 all_DB the_AT protection_NN1 needed_VVN for_IF the_AT activities_NN2 of_IO bona_JJ21 fide_JJ22 groups_NN2 but_CCB require_VV0 the_AT limitation_NN1 of_IO Article_NN1 21_MC of_IO the_AT International_JJ Covenant_NN1 on_II Civil_JJ and_CC Political_JJ Rights_NN2 (_( {_NULL i.e._REX }_NULL such_II21 as_II22 are_VBR **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL )_) |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 received_VVD an_AT1 attentive_JJ hearing_NN1 from_II members_NN2 of_IO the_AT Select_JJ Committee_NNJ ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II their_APPGE submission_NN1 the_AT next_MD day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Law_NP1 Society_NNJ acknowledged_VVD the_AT points_NN2 we_PPIS2 had_VHD made_VVN ._. ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL PROFILE_NN1 TREVOR_NP1 MURRAY_NP1 COBELDICK_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Trevor_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Humanist_JJ Society_NNJ for_IF about_RG twelve_MC years_NNT2 during_II which_DDQ time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ contributed_VVN to_II the_AT Society_NNJ in_II many_DA2 ways_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL When_CS ,_, late_RR last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 resigned_VVD from_II producing_VVG the_AT magazine_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN responsible_JJ for_IF sixty-eight_MC issues_NN2 over_II a_AT1 period_NN1 of_IO eleven_MC years_NNT2 ._. ^ ^_NULL During_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 founded_VVD the_AT Humanist_JJ Archives_NN2 ,_, for_IF which_DDQ he_PPHS1 has_VHZ built_VVN up_RP a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO four_MC thousand_NNO items_NN2 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 started_VVD the_AT Humanist_JJ Information_NN1 Service_NN1 producing_VVG numerous_JJ information_NN1 pamphlets_NN2 about_II a_AT1 wide_JJ range_NN1 of_IO humanist_NN1 subjects_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Also_RR as_CSA manager_NN1 of_IO Paerangi_NP1 Books_NN2 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ supplied_VVN many_DA2 books_NN2 of_IO interest_NN1 to_II humanists_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Trevor_NP1 has_VHZ initiated_VVN various_JJ humanist_NN1 special_JJ subject_NN1 groups_NN2 and_CC represented_VVD the_AT Society_NNJ at_II Education_NN1 Department_NNJ Conferences_NNJ2 and_CC Peace_NN1 Forums_NN2 as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 being_VBG on_II various_JJ committees_NNJ2 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 has_VHZ organised_VVN contacts_NN2 ,_, fellowships_NN2 ,_, display_NN1 and_CC publicity_NN1 articles_NN2 and_CC worked_VVN in_II numerous_JJ other_JJ ways_NN2 to_TO extend_VVI knowledge_NN1 of_IO humanism_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Trevor_NP1 stores_VVZ the_AT Archives_NN2 at_II his_APPGE home_NN1 in_II Johnsonville_NP1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 lives_VVZ with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 Mary_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE three_MC children_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN spent_VVN in_II Canterbury_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II Christchurch_NP1 in_II 1946_MC ,_, a_AT1 fifth_MD generation_NN1 New_JJ Zealander_NP1 of_IO Cornish_NN and_CC Scottish_JJ heritage_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Educated_JJ at_II Spreydon_NP1 Primary_NN1 and_CC Cashmere_NP1 High_JJ Schools_NN2 he_PPHS1 then_RT gained_VVD a_AT1 {_NULL B.Sc_NP1 ._. ^ }_NULL in_II geography_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Canterbury_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Later_RRR he_PPHS1 added_VVD a_AT1 {_NULL B.A._NN1 }_NULL in_II religious_JJ studies_NN2 with_IW history_NN1 and_CC philosophy_NN1 to_II his_APPGE qualifications_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Trevor_NP1 taught_VVD for_IF seven_MC years_NNT2 at_II Ashburton_NP1 College_NNL1 where_RRQ he_PPHS1 met_VVD Mary_NP1 Spence_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL After_CS their_APPGE marriage_NN1 they_PPHS2 lived_VVD several_DA2 years_NNT2 on_II a_AT1 farmlet_NN1 at_II Rakaia_NP1 before_II moving_VVG to_II Christchurch_NP1 where_RRQ Trevor_NP1 experienced_VVD unemployment_NN1 and_CC learning_VVG to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 house_NN1 parent_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL After_CS half_DB a_AT1 year_NNT1 as_II a_AT1 Research_NN1 Officer_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 he_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II Wellington_NP1 to_TO take_VVI up_RP his_APPGE present_JJ employment_NN1 at_II the_AT Correspondence_NN1 School_NNL1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Trevor_NP1 's_GE early_JJ interest_NN1 in_II map_NN1 drawing_NN1 and_CC stamp_NN1 collecting_NN1 have_VH0 continued_VVN into_II adulthood_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Also_RR playing_VVG classical_JJ and_CC pop_JJ music_NN1 on_II the_AT piano_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Other_JJ interests_NN2 include_VV0 genealogy_NN1 ,_, travelling_VVG and_CC tramping_VVG in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 and_CC he_PPHS1 is_VBZ involved_JJ with_IW the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Association_NNJ for_IF Study_NN1 of_IO Religion_NP1 ,_, The_AT Civil_JJ Celebrants_NN2 '_GE \_NULL Assn._NP1 ,_, Wellington_NP1 Peace_NN1 Forum_NN1 ,_, Students_NN2 '_GE and_CC Teachers_NN2 '_GE Organisation_NNJ for_IF Peace_NN1 ,_, Society_NNJ for_IF the_AT Protection_NN1 of_IO Public_JJ Education_NN1 and_CC the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Association_NNJ of_IO Teachers_NN2 of_IO Religious_JJ Studies_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Footnote_NN1 :_: ^_NULL To_TO fill_VVI in_II any_DD spare_JJ time_NNT1 Trevor_NP1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 finds_VVZ satisfaction_NN1 in_II moulding_VVG his_APPGE home_NN1 to_II family_NN needs_NN2 ._. ^ *<_NULL *2_NULL THE_AT EXERCISING_NN1 OF_IO POWER_NN1 IN_II EDUCATION_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Democritus_NN1 of_IO Abdera_NP1 (_( 5th_MD century_NNT1 {_NULL BC_RA }_NULL )_) is_VBZ reputed_VVN to_TO have_VHI said_VVN :_: *"_" ^_NULL I_PPIS1 would_VM rather_RR understand_VVI one_MC1 cause_NN1 than_CSN be_VBI King_NNB of_IO Persia_NP1 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 valued_VVD knowledge_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 power_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Sadly_RR many_DA2 people_NN do_VD0 not_XX feel_VVI like_II this_DD1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_RRQ teachers_NN2 are_VBR philosophers_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE pupils_NN2 are_VBR more_RGR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI philosophers_NN2 with_IW them_PPHO2 *-_- a_AT1 shared_JJ quest_NN1 for_IF understanding_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL If_CS the_AT person_NN1 legally_RR in_II the_AT slot_NN1 labelled_VVD *"_" teacher_NN1 **"_" is_VBZ a_AT1 power-seeker_NN1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 wisdom-seeker_NN1 ,_, the_AT pupils_NN2 are_VBR less_RGR likely_JJ to_TO be_VBI empowered_VVN as_RG independent_JJ learners_NN2 *-_- as_CSA independent_JJ thinkers_NN2 taking_VVG control_NN1 bit_NN1 by_II bit_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA learning_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 better_JJR teacher_NN1 is_VBZ only_RR too_RG pleased_JJ to_TO relinquish_VVI *"_" power_NN1 over_RP **"_" as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 class_NN1 and_CC teacher_NN1 can_VM learn_VVI together_RL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Teachers_NN2 are_VBR sometimes_RT forced_VVN into_II a_AT1 show_NN1 of_IO power_NN1 against_II their_APPGE deepest_JJT beliefs_NN2 and_CC aims_NN2 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 pressure_NN1 from_II authority_NN1 figures_NN2 above_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 quiet_JJ class_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR viewed_VVN as_CSA indicating_VVG a_AT1 successful_JJ teacher_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 busy_JJ class_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 higher_JJR *'_" buzz_FU **'_" level_VV0 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT teacher_NN1 *-_- with_IW considerable_JJ moderating_JJ skill_NN1 *-_- may_VM be_VBI orchestrating_VVG pupils_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR growing_VVG in_II the_AT ability_NN1 to_TO make_VVI judgements_NN2 about_II controlling_VVG themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT teacher_NN1 is_VBZ aiming_VVG at_II self-disciplined_JJ adults_NN2 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ encouraging_VVG the_AT pupils_NN2 to_TO work_VVI to_II that_DD1 end_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT *'_" quiet_JJ **'_" classroom_NN1 may_VM be_VBI no_AT more_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 teacher_NN1 's_VBZ desire_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 quiet_JJ life_NN1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 more_RGR strenuous_JJ one_MC1 of_IO sharing_VVG power_NN1 ._. ^ (_( ^_NULL However_RR we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX feel_VVI that_CST the_AT majority_NN of_IO classroom_NN1 teachers_NN2 see_VV0 themselves_PPX2 as_CSA people_NN who_PNQS enjoy_VV0 and_CC use_NN1 power_NN1 for_IF its_APPGE own_DA sake_NN1 !_! )_) ^ ^_NULL Partly_RR because_II21 of_II22 mis_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -interpretations_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 this_DD1 we_PPIS2 hope_VV0 that_CST decisions_NN2 that_CST affect_VV0 each_DD1 class_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 pupil_NN1 ,_, as_CC31 well_CC32 as_CC33 each_DD1 teacher_NN1 ,_, will_VM increasingly_RR be_VBI made_VVN as_RG far_RR down_RP the_AT hierarchical_JJ scale_NN1 as_CSA possible_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Power_NN1 structures_NN2 ,_, we_PPIS2 believe_VV0 ,_, should_VM be_VBI open_JJ to_II critical_JJ evaluation_NN1 by_II any_DD people_NN affected_VVN by_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Sometimes_RT the_AT intermediate_JJ links_NN2 in_II the_AT chain_NN1 *-_- perhaps_RR form_VV0 teachers_NN2 *-_- find_VV0 themselves_PPX2 through_II loyalty_NN1 trying_VVG to_TO validate_VVI a_AT1 directive_NN1 for_IF which_DDQ they_PPHS2 've_VH0 been_VBN given_VVN no_AT reason_NN1 *-_- one_PN1 which_DDQ they_PPHS2 perhaps_RR find_VV0 logically_RR unjustifiable_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT students_NN2 (_( defensive_JJ of_IO their_APPGE growing_JJ but_CCB fragile_JJ feelings_NN2 of_IO independence_NN1 )_) are_VBR prickly_JJ if_CSW they_PPHS2 feel_VV0 they_PPHS2 are_VBR being_VBG fobbed_VVN off_RP when_CS they_PPHS2 ask_VV0 reasonable_JJ questions_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT harmful_JJ effects_NN2 of_IO the_AT exercise_NN1 of_IO abitrary_JJ power_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT days_NNT2 are_VBR past_RL (_( for_IF most_DAT pupils_NN2 anyway_RR )_) when_RRQ a_AT1 decision_NN1 by_II some_DD powerful_JJ person_NN1 ,_, say_VV0 a_AT1 chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT board_NN1 of_IO governors_NN2 and_CC handed_VVD down_RP by_II a_AT1 chain_NN1 of_IO command_NN1 ,_, regulated_VVD the_AT length_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 boy_NN1 's_VBZ (_( or_CC girl_NN1 's_VHZ )_) hair_NN1 ._. ^ (_( ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD no_RR say_VV0 over_II the_AT length_NN1 of_IO the_AT chairman_NN1 's_VBZ hair_NN1 however_RRQV distasteful_JJ it_PPH1 might_VM be_VBI to_II them_PPHO2 ._. )_) ^ ^_NULL Both_RR the_AT chairman_NN1 and_CC the_AT pupils_NN2 had_VHD private_JJ lives_NN2 outside_II the_AT few_DA2 hours_NNT2 spent_VVD each_DD1 day_NNT1 at_II school_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL At_II a_AT1 dance_NN1 in_II the_AT weekend_NNT1 the_AT chairman_NN1 's_VHZ friends_NN2 could_VM tease_VVI him_PPHO1 for_IF his_APPGE taste_NN1 in_II hairstyle_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 could_VM ignore_VVI them_PPHO2 *-_- or_CC change_VV0 the_AT style_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT case_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 pupil_NN1 *-_- often_RR a_AT1 boy_NN1 *-_- where_CS teasing_VVG or_CC worse_RRR was_VBDZ likely_JJ to_TO take_VVI place_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ put_VVN in_II a_AT1 powerless_JJ position_NN1 ,_, or_CC forced_VVN into_II a_AT1 power_NN1 struggle_NN1 which_DDQ could_VM (_( and_CC did_VDD )_) spill_VV0 over_RP into_II wider_JJR and_CC more_RGR serious_JJ areas_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL What_DDQ begins_VVZ as_II a_AT1 directive_NN1 over_II hair_NN1 length_NN1 can_VM cause_VVI ructions_NN2 through_II group_NN loyalties_NN2 *-_- with_IW harmful_JJ results_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Adolescents_NN2 '_GE feelings_NN2 of_IO status_NN1 can_VM be_VBI marginal_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 may_VM join_VVI a_AT1 group_NN to_TO feel_VVI they_PPHS2 have_VH0 status_NN1 ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX ready_JJ to_TO stand_VVI alone_RR as_CSA individuals_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Given_VVN elbowroom_NN1 by_II non-threatening_JJ adults_NN2 who_PNQS are_VBR not_XX particularly_RR concerned_JJ with_IW their_APPGE own_DA status_NN1 ,_, many_DA2 pupils_NN2 (_( seen_VVN in_II other_JJ contexts_NN2 as_CSA potential_JJ troublemakers_NN2 )_) are_VBR only_RR too_RG ready_JJ to_TO see_VVI potential_JJ conflicts_NN2 resolved_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL When_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II the_AT organisation_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 structure_NN1 of_IO the_AT whole_JJ education_NN1 system_NN1 from_II the_AT individual_JJ pupil_NN1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT Minister_NN1 of_IO Education_NN1 (_( and_CC sadly_RR beyond_RL *-_- to_II the_AT Minister_NN1 of_IO Finance_NN1 and_CC ?_? )_) we_PPIS2 hope_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI made_VVN easier_RRR for_IF the_AT public_JJ to_TO understand_VVI how_RRQ the_AT power_NN1 is_VBZ shared_VVN at_II each_DD1 level_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 applies_VVZ especially_RR to_II the_AT parents_NN2 of_IO children_NN2 currently_RR at_II school_NN1 and_CC people_NN who_PNQS themselves_PPX2 felt_VVD outsiders_NN2 or_CC failures_NN2 at_II school_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL For_REX21 example_REX22 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL *-_- who_PNQS interprets_VVZ the_AT broad_JJ state_NN1 policies_NN2 ?_? ^ |_NULL *-_- what_DDQ are_VBR the_AT possible_JJ levels_NN2 of_IO input_NN1 for_IF all_DB interested_JJ parties_NN2 (_( when_CS there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 curriculum_NN1 review_NN1 )_) ?_? ^ |_NULL *-_- are_VBR school_NN1 board_NN1 meetings_NN2 open_VV0 to_II the_AT public_NN ?_? ^ (_( ^_NULL We_PPIS2 know_VV0 for_REX21 example_REX22 Hutt_NP Valley_NNL1 High_JJ School_NN1 has_VHZ had_VHN a_AT1 pupil_NN1 on_II the_AT Board_NNJ of_IO Governors_NN2 ._. )_) ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *#_NULL **[_NULL 102+TEXT+D14_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Jews_NN2 and_CC Christians_NN2 :_: bridging_VVG the_AT gaps_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *5_NULL by_II Deborah_NP1 Stone_NP1 in_II Auckland_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Jews_NN2 and_CC Christians_NN2 held_VVD a_AT1 historic_JJ meeting_NN1 in_II Auckland_NP1 in_II October_NPM1 to_TO form_VVI a_AT1 council_NNJ of_IO friendship_NN1 aimed_VVD at_II overcoming_VVG centuries_NNT2 of_IO animosity_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Members_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 the_AT Auckland_NP1 Hebrew_JJ Congregation_NN and_CC the_AT Auckland_NP1 Jewish_JJ Liberal_JJ Congregation_NN met_VVN with_IW Catholics_NN2 ,_, Anglicans_NN2 ,_, Presbyterians_NN2 ,_, Methodists_NN2 ,_, Baptists_NN2 ,_, Society_NNJ of_IO Friends_NN2 ,_, and_CC Salvation_NN1 Army_NNJ representatives_NN2 in_II a_AT1 founding_JJ meeting_NN1 held_VVN at_II the_AT {_NULL AHC_NN1 }_NULL community_NNJ centre_NN1 during_II Succot_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT council_NNJ ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ been_VBN organised_VVN by_II the_AT chairperson_NN1 of_IO the_AT Auckland_NP1 Jewish_JJ Council_NNJ ,_, Wendy_NP1 Ross_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 prominent_JJ Catholic_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mr_NNB Ray_NP1 Watchman_NP1 ,_, follows_VVZ the_AT model_NN1 of_IO similar_JJ councils_NNJ2 for_IF Christians_NN2 and_CC Jews_NN2 overseas_RL and_CC aims_VVZ to_TO set_VVI up_RP a_AT1 structure_NN1 for_IF religious_JJ and_CC cultural_JJ exchange_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT council_NNJ aims_VVZ to_TO foster_VVI understanding_VVG ,_, friendship_NN1 and_CC trust_NN1 between_II the_AT two_MC communities_NNJ2 by_II discussion_NN1 and_CC public_JJ events_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 education_NN1 seminars_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Watchman_NP1 said_VVD the_AT council_NNJ wanted_VVD to_TO overcome_VVI the_AT ignorance_NN1 and_CC bitterness_NN1 which_DDQ has_VHZ marred_VVN Christian-Jewish_JJ relations_NN2 through_II the_AT ages_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Watchman_NP1 quoted_VVD the_AT Pope_NN1 in_II his_APPGE description_NN1 of_IO the_AT Holocaust_NN1 as_II *'_" a_AT1 second_NNT1 Golgotha_NP1 **'_" ._. ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Watchman_NP1 said_VVD the_AT council_NNJ hoped_VVD to_TO promote_VVI a_AT1 more_RGR just_RR and_CC tolerant_JJ society_NN by_II enabling_VVG Christians_NN2 and_CC Jews_NN2 to_TO learn_VVI about_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE perspectives_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 would_VM also_RR be_VBI a_AT1 vehicle_NN1 for_IF discussion_NN1 of_IO social_JJ issues_NN2 ,_, and_CC might_VM speak_VVI out_RP on_II31 behalf_II32 of_II33 the_AT communities_NNJ2 ._. ^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI aware_JJ of_IO each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE sensitivities_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 dropped_VVD a_AT1 clanger_NN1 the_AT other_JJ day_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL I_PPIS1 asked_VVD Rabbi_NNB Coleman_NP1 what_DDQ his_APPGE Christian_JJ name_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. ^ **'_" |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT council_NNJ hopes_VVZ to_TO cut_VVI across_II the_AT bounds_NN2 of_IO of_IO divisions_NN2 within_II religions_NN2 ,_, covering_VVG all_DB denominations_NN2 and_CC types_NN2 of_IO community_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL About_RG 80_MC people_NN attended_VVD the_AT inaugural_JJ meeting_NN1 of_IO the_AT council_NNJ which_DDQ was_VBDZ held_VVN in_II the_AT small_JJ youth_NN1 synagogue_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Suitable_JJ psalms_NN2 ,_, dealing_VVG with_IW the_AT universal_JJ qualities_NN2 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC humanity_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT value_NN1 of_IO unity_NN1 and_CC peace_NN1 were_VBDR read_VVN out_RP by_II prominent_JJ clergy_NN2 from_II different_JJ Christian_JJ denominations_NN2 ,_, and_CC by_II Rabbi_NNB Shalom_NP1 Coleman_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ visiting_VVG Auckland_NP1 ,_, on_II31 behalf_II32 of_II33 the_AT Jewish_JJ community_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rabbi_NNB Coleman_NP1 and_CC Rabbi_NNB John_NP1 Levi_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS visited_VVD New_NP Zealand_NP1 earlier_RRR this_DD1 year_NNT1 have_VH0 been_VBN rabbinical_JJ forces_NN2 behind_II the_AT establishment_NN of_IO the_AT Auckland_NP1 council_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Rabbi_NNB Coleman_NP1 ,_, the_AT Catholic_JJ Bishop_NNB of_IO Auckland_NP1 ,_, the_AT Most_RGT \_NULL Rev_NNB Denis_NP1 Browne_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT Bishop_NNB of_IO Auckland_NP1 (_( Anglican_NN1 )_) ,_, the_AT {_NULL Rt_NNB Rev_NNB }_NULL Bruce_NP1 Gilberd_NP1 ,_, are_VBR to_TO be_VBI joint_JJ patrons_NN2 of_IO the_AT council_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT short_JJ psalm_NN1 readings_NN2 were_VBDR followed_VVN by_II two_MC addresses_NN2 on_II Succot_NP1 ,_, one_PN1 from_II the_AT \_NULL Rev_NNB Keith_NP1 Carley_NP1 ,_, lecturer_NN1 in_II Old_JJ Testament_NN1 studies_NN2 at_II \_NULL St_NP John_NP1 's_GE Theological_JJ College_NN1 ,_, and_CC one_PN1 from_II Rabbi_NNB Coleman_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Rev_NNB Carley_NP1 spoke_VVD on_II the_AT scriptural_JJ foundations_NN2 of_IO the_AT festivals_NN2 and_CC the_AT parallels_NN2 found_VVN in_II Christian_JJ harvest_NN1 festivals_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL Rabbi_NNB Coleman_NP1 used_VVD the_AT four_MC species_NN of_IO Succot_NP1 to_TO point_VVI to_II the_AT lessons_NN2 for_IF the_AT universality_NN1 of_IO humanity_NN1 which_DDQ the_AT festival_NN1 holds_VVZ ._. ^ ^_NULL He_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT joyous_JJ nature_NN1 of_IO the_AT festival_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 a_AT1 particular_JJ **[_NULL sic_RR **]_NULL suitable_JJ one_PN1 for_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 of_IO sharing_VVG ,_, because_CS the_AT essence_NN1 of_IO true_JJ joys_NN2 were_VBDR things_NN2 that_CST could_VM be_VBI shared_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT evening_NNT1 was_VBDZ concluded_VVN by_II \_NULL Mr_NNB Watchman_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS reviewed_VVD the_AT consultation_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD led_VVN to_II the_AT inaugural_JJ meeting_NN1 and_CC called_VVN for_IF further_JJR consultation_NN1 with_IW exchange_NN1 on_II all_DB levels_NN2 from_II the_AT social_JJ to_II the_AT theological_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *<_NULL *4_NULL Moral_JJ guidelines_NN2 on_II homosexuality_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *1_NULL by_II Ray_NP1 Watchman_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Guidelines_NN2 on_II moral_JJ questions_NN2 concerning_II homosexuality_NN1 are_VBR soon_RR to_TO be_VBI issued_VVN by_II this_DD1 country_NN1 's_GE Catholic_JJ bishops_NN2 to_II Church_NNJ pastoral_JJ workers_NN2 and_CC school_NN1 teachers_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT guidelines_NN2 would_VM probably_RR be_VBI presented_VVN at_II the_AT New_NP Zealand_NP1 Catholic_JJ Bishops_NN2 '_GE Conference_NNJ meeting_VVG in_II Auckland_NP1 this_DD1 month_NNT1 ,_, said_VVD Bishop_NP Denis_NP1 Browne_NP1 of_IO Auckland_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 understood_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM take_VVI the_AT form_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 general_JJ letter_NN1 from_II the_AT bishops_NN2 and_CC be_VBI primarily_RR directed_VVN at_II Catholics_NN2 involved_JJ in_II pastoral_JJ work_NN1 and_CC teachers_NN2 in_II Church_NNJ schools_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT bishops_NN2 had_VHD promised_VVN the_AT guidelines_NN2 when_RRQ they_PPHS2 issued_VVD their_APPGE statement_NN1 on_II homosexual_JJ law_NN1 reform_NN1 after_II their_APPGE Low_JJ Week_NNT1 meeting_VVG in_II Hamilton_NP1 last_MD April_NPM1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" The_AT idea_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST we_PPIS2 present_VV0 something_PN1 that_CST will_VM put_VVI the_AT moral_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT issue_NN1 ,_, **"_" Bishop_NP Browne_NP1 told_VVD *1_NULL Zealandia_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Throughout_II the_AT current_JJ debate_NN1 on_II homosexual_JJ law_NN1 reform_NN1 ,_, *"_" we_PPIS2 have_VH0 maintained_VVN our_APPGE teaching_NN1 that_CST homosexual_JJ activity_NN1 is_VBZ morally_RR wrong_JJ ,_, **"_" the_AT bishops_NN2 said_VVD in_II their_APPGE April_NPM1 statement_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" This_DD1 continues_VVZ to_TO be_VBI our_APPGE position_NN1 ,_, while_CS at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 we_PPIS2 agree_VV0 that_CST there_EX should_VM be_VBI no_AT unfair_JJ discrimination_NN1 against_II persons_NN2 on_II the_AT basis_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE sexual_JJ orientation_NN1 ,_, **"_" they_PPHS2 added_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT bishops_NN2 opposed_VVD the_AT then_JJ Homosexual_JJ Law_NN1 Reform_NN1 Bill_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD become_VVN for_IF some_DD of_IO its_APPGE supporters_NN2 ,_, *"_" a_AT1 stratagem_NN1 for_IF promoting_VVG the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST homosexual_JJ partnerships_NN2 are_VBR morally_RR equal_JJ to_II heterosexual_JJ marriage_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 greater_JJR need_NN1 than_CSN law_NN1 reform_NN1 ,_, the_AT bishops_NN2 said_VVD ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT need_NN1 to_TO promote_VVI an_AT1 education_NN1 intended_VVD to_TO remove_VVI discriminatory_JJ attitudes_NN2 and_CC prejudices_VVZ against_II homosexual_JJ persons_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Cardinal_NNB Thomas_NP1 Williams_NP1 said_VVD that_CST the_AT bishops_NN2 '_GE decision_NN1 to_TO issue_VVI the_AT guidelines_NN2 had_VHD come_VVN out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE concern_NN1 that_CST *"_" so_RG often_RR ,_, when_CS something_PN1 is_VBZ not_XX against_II the_AT law_NN1 ,_, people_NN too_RG readily_RR assume_VV0 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ moral_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 equate_VV0 legality_NN1 with_IW morality_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Bishop_NP Peter_NP1 Cullinane_NP1 of_IO Palmerston_NP1 North_NP1 said_VVD that_CST unlike_II the_AT so-called_JJ *"_" moral_JJ majority_NN **"_" ,_, the_AT Catholic_JJ bishops_NN2 would_VM claim_VVI to_TO be_VBI holding_VVG the_AT distinction_NN1 between_II legality_NN1 and_CC morality_NN1 very_RG clearly_RR in_II mind_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *5_NULL {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL risk_NN1 shock_NN1 for_IF Catholics_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL *1_NULL by_II Ray_NP1 Watchman_NP1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Catholics_NN2 rank_VV0 highly_RR in_II the_AT groups_NN2 most_RRT at_II risk_NN1 of_IO contracting_VVG the_AT deadly_JJ {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL virus_NN1 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 scientific_JJ research_NN1 officer_NN1 with_IW the_AT South_NP Australian_JJ {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL Programme_NN1 claims_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Simon_NP1 Rosser_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Catholic_JJ and_CC former_DA Aucklander_NP1 ,_, told_VVD *1_NULL Zealandia_NP1 *0_NULL that_CST from_II his_APPGE own_DA and_CC other_NN1 's_VBZ research_NN1 and_CC anecdotal_JJ observations_NN2 ,_, *"_" Catholics_NN2 would_VM appear_VVI over-represented_VVN **"_" in_II the_AT homosexual_JJ and_CC drug_NN1 communities_NNJ2 ,_, the_AT two_MC major_JJ high_JJ risk_NN1 groups_NN2 in_II this_DD1 country_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL With_IW the_AT numbers_NN2 of_IO {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL and_CC related_VVD {_NULL HIV_NP1 }_NULL -positive_JJ people_NN steadily_RR growing_JJ ,_, *"_" it_PPH1 is_VBZ likely_JJ that_CST every_AT1 parish_NN1 will_VM eventually_RR be_VBI touched_VVN by_II this_DD1 new_JJ disease_NN1 ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 warned_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" For_IF many_DA2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, both_DB2 those_DD2 at_II risk_NN1 and_CC those_DD2 at_II minimal_JJ or_CC no_AT risk_NN1 ,_, {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL has_VHZ raised_VVN issues_NN2 of_IO fear_NN1 ,_, ignorance_NN1 ,_, hopelessness_NN1 ,_, blame_NN1 and_CC judgement_NN1 ,_, **"_" said_VVD \_NULL Mr_NNB Rosser_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS also_RR works_VVZ as_II a_AT1 counsellor_NN1 and_CC intern_NN1 psychologist_NN1 for_IF the_AT South_NP Australian_JJ Health_NN1 Commission_NNJ 's_GE {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL Programme_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL His_APPGE claims_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 disproportionate_JJ representation_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 in_II the_AT high_JJ risk_NN1 groups_NN2 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 have_VH0 been_VBN confirmed_VVN by_II expert_NN1 sources_NN2 in_II Auckland_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Yes_UH indeed_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ quite_RG correct_JJ ,_, **"_" said_VVD psychiatrist_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Dr_NNB Fraser_NP1 McDonald_NP1 ,_, the_AT former_DA medical_JJ superintendent_NN1 of_IO Kingseat_NP1 and_CC Carrington_NP1 psychiatric_JJ hospitals_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" The_AT proportion_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 ,_, or_CC people_NN from_II Catholic_JJ backgrounds_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ high_JJ among_II drug_NN1 abuse_NN1 and_CC homosexual_JJ patients_NN2 ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, speaking_VVG from_II his_APPGE long_JJ experience_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Guilt_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL \_NULL Dr_NNB McDonald_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ now_RT Auckland_NP1 Hospital_NNL1 Board_NNJ consultant_NN1 on_II drug_NN1 abuse_NN1 and_CC alcoholism_NN1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST *"_" Catholic_JJ patients_NN2 are_VBR generally_RR on_II a_AT1 very_RG heavy_JJ guilt_NN1 trip_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE sexual_JJ guilt_NN1 is_VBZ tremendous_JJ ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Asked_VVN if_CSW Catholic_JJ homosexuals_NN2 and_CC drug_NN1 addicts_NN2 might_VM be_VBI more_RGR inclined_JJ to_TO seek_VVI treatment_NN1 and_CC in_II doing_VDG so_RG ,_, give_VVI a_AT1 distorted_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE actual_JJ ratio_NN1 within_II both_DB2 groups_NN2 ,_, \_NULL Dr_NNB McDonald_NP1 said_VVD :_: |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Odyssey_NP House_NNL1 Drug_NN1 Rehabilitation_NN1 Programme_NN1 in_II Auckland_NP1 reported_VVD that_CST out_II21 of_II22 56_MC patients_NN2 currently_RR in_II residence_NN1 ,_, 22_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 were_VBDR Catholic_JJ or_CC had_VHD come_VVN from_II Catholic_JJ backgrounds_NN2 *-_- nearly_RR eight_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 above_II the_AT statistical_JJ percentage_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Surprise_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Odyssey_NP House_NNL1 Trust_NNJ Chairwoman_NN1 ,_, \_NULL Mrs_NNB Barbara_NP1 Goodman_NP1 ,_, said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL she_PPHS1 said_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 spokesman_NN1 for_IF the_AT Odyssey_NP House_NNL1 programme_NN1 said_VVD that_CST most_DAT residents_NN2 were_VBDR *"_" poly-drug_JJ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL users_NN2 **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Drug_NN1 addicts_NN2 who_PNQS inject_VV0 themselves_PPX2 with_IW unsterilised_JJ needles_NN2 are_VBR the_AT ones_NN2 at_II risk_NN1 of_IO being_VBG infected_VVN with_IW {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL or_CC {_NULL HIV_NP1 }_NULL ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mrs_NNB Goodman_NP1 suggested_VVD that_CST young_JJ people_NN raised_VVN as_CSA Catholics_NN2 could_VM turn_VVI to_TO drug_VVI use_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 feelings_NN2 of_IO guilt_NN1 and_CC failure_NN1 *"_" when_RRQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX able_JK to_TO meet_VVI the_AT high_JJ expectations_NN2 the_AT religion_NN1 places_NN2 upon_II them_PPHO2 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Auckland_NP1 Medical_JJ School_NN1 lecturer_NN1 in_II behavioural_JJ science_NN1 and_CC psychiatry_NN1 ,_, Father_NNB Felix_NP1 Donnelly_NP1 ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN counselling_NN1 homosexual_JJ people_NN for_IF about_RG 23_MC years_NNT2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO meet_VVI a_AT1 broad_JJ section_NN1 of_IO the_AT gay_JJ community_NNJ and_CC inevitably_RR find_VV0 that_CST the_AT majority_NN are_VBR Catholic_JJ or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 were_VBDR in_II their_APPGE initial_JJ upbringing_NN1 ,_, **"_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT high_JJ proportion_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 within_II the_AT gay_JJ community_NNJ was_VBDZ *"_" common_JJ knowledge_NN1 **"_" among_II sexologists_NN2 and_CC others_NN2 who_PNQS worked_VVD with_IW male_JJ and_CC female_JJ homosexuals_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *"_" Many_DA2 non-Catholic_JJ gays_NN2 comment_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 on_II the_AT *'_" amazing_JJ **'_" number_NN1 of_IO Catholics_NN2 in_II the_AT gay_JJ world_NN1 ,_, **"_" \_NULL Dr_NNB Donnelly_NP1 said_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 warned_VVD that_CST the_AT risk_NN1 of_IO Catholic_JJ homosexuals_NN2 contracting_JJ {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL was_VBDZ made_VVN all_DB the_AT greater_JJR by_II **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL he_PPHS1 warned_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT Catholic_JJ gay_NN1 was_VBDZ *"_" usually_RR the_AT most_RGT reluctant_JJ **"_" to_TO declare_VVI his_APPGE homosexuality_NN1 to_II parents_NN2 or_CC clergy_NN2 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT negative_JJ attitude_NN1 towards_II sex_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD received_VVN ._. ^ *"_" ^_NULL They_PPHS2 fear_VV0 that_CST they_PPHS2 will_VM be_VBI totally_RR rejected_VVN ,_, or_CC that_CST their_APPGE parents_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO cope_VVI because_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE religious_JJ beliefs_NN2 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Many_DA2 Catholics_NN2 had_VHD problems_NN2 with_IW drug_NN1 ,_, alcohol_NN1 and_CC sexual_JJ abuse_NN1 **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL said_VVD Father_NNB Donnelly_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 theological_JJ student_NN1 before_II commencing_VVG psychology_NN1 studies_NN2 ,_, \_NULL Mr_NNB Rosser_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 believed_VVD that_CST *"_" how_RRQ the_AT each_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 as_RG individuals_NN2 and_CC as_CSA a_AT1 community_NNJ respond_VV0 to_II the_AT threat_NN1 of_IO {_NULL AIDS_NN1 }_NULL will_VM measure_VVI to_II what_DDQ extent_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 the_AT right_JJ to_TO call_VVI ourselves_PPX2 Christian_JJ ._. **"_" ^ *<_NULL *3_NULL FRONT_NN1 *?_NULL 30_MC COVER_NN1 *?_NULL 30_MC 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I_PPIS1 would_VM never_RR have_VHI gone_VVN to_II the_AT war_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ormie_NP1 's_GE dream_NN1 of_IO communities_NNJ2 of_IO justice_NN1 and_CC peace_NN1 can_VM only_RR grow_VVI to_II the_AT degree_NN1 that_CST others_NN2 are_VBR prepared_VVN and_CC encouraged_VVN to_TO discipline_VVI themselves_PPX2 and_CC merge_VVI into_II communities_NNJ2 of_IO faith_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 himself_PPX1 took_VVD a_AT1 small_JJ group_NN of_IO men_NN2 of_IO diverse_JJ temperament_NN1 ,_, and_CC of_IO opposite_JJ political_JJ persuasions_NN2 and_CC *"_" applied_VVD the_AT heat_NN1 **"_" ._. ^ ^_NULL Like_II an_AT1 alloy_NN1 they_PPHS2 became_VVD much_RR stronger_JJR than_CSN any_DD individual_JJ person_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL So_RR strong_JJ was_VBDZ that_DD1 small_JJ group_NN that_CST they_PPHS2 turned_VVD the_AT world_NN1 upside_RL21 down_RL22 !_! ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ in_II a_AT1 rejected_JJ prostitute_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ormond_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ in_II rebellious_JJ pupils_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ in_II a_AT1 corrupt_JJ tax_NN1 collector_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ormond_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ in_II his_APPGE fellow_JJ *"_" criminal_JJ **"_" prisoners_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Jesus_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ even_RR in_II a_AT1 Roman_JJ soldier_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Ormond_NP1 could_VM see_VVI good_JJ in_II some_DD of_IO his_APPGE ex-soldier_JJ friends_NN2 even_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 had_VHD not_XX become_VV0 pacifists_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Rev_NNB Colin_NP1 Morris_NP1 from_II his_APPGE experience_NN1 in_II Africa_NP1 claims_VVZ that_DD1 *"_" ^_NULL Violence_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT small_JJ hinge_NN1 upon_II which_DDQ great_JJ weights_NN2 are_VBR moved_VVN **"_" and_CC can_VM not_XX see_VVI the_AT establishment_NN of_IO justice_NN1 without_IW it_PPH1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Father_NNB Conrado_NP1 Balwig_NP1 of_IO the_AT Philippines_NP has_VHZ joined_VVN the_AT Communists_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE captured_JJ American_JJ rifle_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL \_NULL Fr_NPD1 ._. ^ Lambino_NN1 says_VVZ of_IO this_DD1 :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ way_NN1 ahead_II21 of_II22 the_AT Western_JJ approach_NN1 of_IO *"_" Bishops_NN2 blessing_VVG battleships_NN2 ..._... **"_" ^ \_NULL etc_RA ,_, but_CCB surely_RR Jesus_NP1 and_CC Ormond_NP1 Burton_NP1 would_VM say_VVI that_CST the_AT real_JJ violence_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 we_PPIS2 of_IO the_AT West_ND1 are_VBR oppressing_VVG the_AT Third_MD World_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ enough_DD food_NN1 ,_, medical_JJ resources_NN2 ,_, housing_VVG and_CC transport_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI the_AT needs_NN2 of_IO everyone_PN1 ,_, yet_RR most_RGT still_RR suffer_VV0 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL I_PPIS1 am_VBM reminded_JJ of_IO the_AT story_NN1 of_IO the_AT Indian_JJ Holy_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ approached_VVN by_II a_AT1 man_NN1 and_CC asked_VVD ,_, *"_" ^_NULL How_RRQ can_VM I_PPIS1 find_VVI God_NP1 ?_? **"_" ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 103+TEXT+D15_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *5_NULL {_NULL ESTV_NN1 }_NULL video_JJ news_NN1 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL Study_NN1 groups_NN2 use_VV0 new_JJ technology_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *4_NULL Video_JJ technology_NN1 provides_VVZ a_AT1 useful_JJ alternative_NN1 to_II written_JJ material_NN1 for_IF home_NN1 study_NN1 ,_, discussion_NN1 ,_, and_CC Scripture_NN1 study_NN1 and_CC religious_JJ education_NN1 groups_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL In_II this_DD1 new_JJ age_NN1 of_IO *"_" user_NN1 friendly_JJ technology_NN1 **"_" the_AT home_NN1 video_JJ system_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 popular_JJ and_CC proven_JJ instrument_NN1 for_IF secular_JJ education_NN1 and_CC entertainment_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL With_IW the_AT right_JJ material_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 that_DD1 provided_VVN by_II the_AT {_NULL ESTV_NN1 }_NULL Video_JJ Network_NN1 ,_, Christians_NN2 can_VM make_VVI worthwhile_JJ use_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE home_NN1 video_JJ systems_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL These_DD2 systems_NN2 are_VBR particularly_RR 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the_AT city_NN1 wall_NN1 were_VBDR four_MC men_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 were_VBDR lepers_NN2 who_PNQS dare_VV0 n't_XX enter_VVI the_AT city_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR ignored_VVN by_II Ben_NP Hadad_NP1 's_GE men_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL These_DD2 men_NN2 in_II *"_" no-man_NN1 's_VBZ land_NN1 **"_" got_VVD so_RG hungry_JJ they_PPHS2 decided_VVD to_TO risk_VVI creeping_VVG by_II night_NNT1 past_II the_AT Syrian_JJ guards_NN2 to_TO steal_VVI some_DD food_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 got_VVD to_II the_AT outer_JJ defences_NN2 in_II dead_JJ of_IO night_NNT1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 crept_VVD silently_RR into_II the_AT camp_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 uncanny_JJ stillness_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Gradually_RR it_PPH1 dawned_VVD on_II the_AT lepers_NN2 that_CST the_AT camp_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN deserted_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Later_RRR they_PPHS2 discovered_VVD that_CST noises_NN2 by_II night_NNT1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 sudden_JJ message_NN1 told_VVD Ben_NP Hadad_NP1 that_CST the_AT Hittites_NP2 and_CC Egyptians_NN2 were_VBDR on_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Ben_NP Hadad_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE troops_NN2 fled_VVD ,_, leaving_VVG behind_II them_PPHO2 their_APPGE supplies_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE tents_NN2 and_CC silver_NN1 and_CC gold_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Imagine_VV0 the_AT delight_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 lepers_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD all_RR they_PPHS2 wanted_VVD ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI fed_VVN ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI rich_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 shouted_VVD with_IW delight_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Then_RT suddenly_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR conscience_NN1 stricken_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL One_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 says_VVZ :_: *"_" ^_NULL What_DDQ we_PPIS2 are_VBR doing_VDG is_VBZ not_XX right_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 day_NNT1 of_IO good_JJ news_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 are_VBR keeping_VVG it_PPH1 to_II ourselves_PPX2 ._. **"_" ^ 2_MC Kings_NN2 7:9_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 felt_VVD for_IF the_AT starving_JJ city_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 had_VHD compassion_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE countrymen_NN2 ._. ^ *"_" ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 day_NNT1 of_IO good_JJ news_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL Compassion_NN1 literally_RR means_VVZ *"_" suffering_VVG with_IW **"_" people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL Compassion_NN1 means_VVZ really_RR dealing_VVG with_IW the_AT needs_NN2 of_IO people_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE missionary_JJ society_NN shows_VVZ its_APPGE compassion_NN1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 provide_VV0 and_CC work_NN1 in_II clinics_NN2 ,_, hospitals_NN2 ,_, schools_NN2 ,_, relief_NN1 programmes_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO our_APPGE Missionary_JJ Society_NNJ this_DD1 sense_NN1 of_IO compassion_NN1 was_VBDZ re-inforced_VVN by_II the_AT strong_JJ belief_NN1 in_II hell_NN1 and_CC eternal_JJ damnation_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Our_APPGE forefathers_NN2 fervently_RR believed_VVN that_CST those_DD2 without_IW Christ_NP1 would_VM get_VVI to_II a_AT1 lost_JJ eternity_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 theme_NN1 song_NN1 was_VBDZ :_: **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 have_VH0 softened_VVN the_AT theology_NN1 in_II our_APPGE age_NN1 ,_, but_CCB an_AT1 eternal_JJ truth_NN1 still_RR stands_VVZ ._. ^ ^_NULL Without_IW Christ_NP1 we_PPIS2 lose_VV0 a_AT1 fellowship_NN1 of_IO infinite_JJ value_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL We_PPIS2 are_VBR today_RT 's_GE lepers_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ in_II31 need_II32 of_II33 what_DDQ Christ_NP1 has_VHZ to_TO offer_VVI ._. ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 ,_, not_XX in_II some_DD arrogant_JJ fashion_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 his_APPGE love_NN1 to_TO offer_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Our_APPGE compassion_NN1 must_VM not_XX be_VBI some_DD condescending_JJ offer_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II the_AT words_NN2 of_IO {_NULL D.T._NP }_NULL Niles_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR only_RR *"_" One_MC1 beggar_NN1 offering_VVG another_DD1 beggar_NN1 bread_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ *<_NULL *6_NULL COMMUNITY_NNJ *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ {_NULL D.T._NP }_NULL Niles_NP1 who_PNQS said_VVD ,_, **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 means_VVZ that_CST we_PPIS2 must_VM support_VVI the_AT Church_NNJ 's_GE mission_NN1 because_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ family_NN ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT people_NN of_IO Bangladesh_NP1 ,_, India_NP1 and_CC Papua_NP New_NP Guinea_NP1 are_VBR as_RG much_DA1 our_APPGE neighbours_NN2 as_II the_AT people_NN in_II the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO Auckland_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ no_AT line_NN1 we_PPIS2 can_VM draw_VVI and_CC say_VVI ,_, *"_" ^_NULL Here_RL our_APPGE responsibility_NN1 ends_NN2 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 is_VBZ one_MC1 world_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ God_NP1 's_GE purpose_NN1 to_TO draw_VVI us_PPIO2 together_RL and_CC to_TO reconcile_VVI all_DB things_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Paul_NP1 writes_VVZ to_II the_AT Ephesians_NP2 (_( 1:10_MC )_) ,_, *"_" ^_NULL God_NP1 's_GE purpose_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST all_DB in_II heaven_NN1 and_CC earth_NN1 might_VM be_VBI 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the_AT Baiyer_NP1 can_VM all_RR sing_VVI :_: |_NULL **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL *<_NULL *6_NULL CONTINUITY_NN1 *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Our_APPGE fourth_MD biblical_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF mission_NN1 is_VBZ found_VVN in_II the_AT word_NN1 *"_" Continuity_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ ^_NULL We_PPIS2 are_VBR called_VVN to_TO continue_VVI the_AT work_NN1 which_DDQ Jesus_NP1 began_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL He_PPHS1 came_VVD calling_VVG people_NN into_II God_NP1 's_GE kingdom_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO fulfill_VVI that_DD1 mission_NN1 he_PPHS1 called_VVD a_AT1 group_NN of_IO disciples_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Those_DD2 disciples_NN2 were_VBDR passionately_RR missionary_JJ minded_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 handed_VVD on_II what_DDQ they_PPHS2 had_VHD received_VVN from_II the_AT Lord_NNB Jesus_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT great_JJ efforts_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 must_VM not_XX grind_VVI to_II a_AT1 halt_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT light_NN1 of_IO the_AT gospel_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN handed_VVN to_II us_PPIO2 and_CC 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,_, gave_VVD liberally_RR and_CC made_VVD sure_JJ our_APPGE {_NULL NZBMS_NP }_NULL work_VV0 received_VVN the_AT attention_NN1 it_PPH1 deserved_VVD ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL However_RR ,_, for_IF most_DAT of_IO the_AT congregation_NN our_APPGE missionaries_NN2 were_VBDR only_JJ names_NN2 ,_, and_CC giving_VVG was_VBDZ seen_VVN as_CSA giving_VVG to_II a_AT1 nebulous_JJ denomination_NN1 which_DDQ did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI much_RR importance_NN1 to_II them_PPHO2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL An_AT1 over-vigorous_JJ promotion_NN1 of_IO the_AT work_NN1 during_II Self_NN1 Denial_NN1 week_NNT1 would_VM be_VBI seen_VVN as_CSA beating_VVG the_AT Baptist_JJ drum_NN1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ in_II danger_NN1 of_IO being_VBG counter_RR productive_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II our_APPGE education_NN1 system_NN1 there_EX has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 change_NN1 of_IO emphasis_NN1 from_II the_AT results_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 year_NNT1 's_GE work_NN1 being_VBG determined_VVN by_II one_MC1 climactic_JJ examination_NN1 ,_, to_II an_AT1 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*"_" denomination_NN1 ._. **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 set_NN1 of_IO overhead_JJ transparency_NN1 pictures_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE missionaries_NN2 were_VBDR obtained_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Periodically_RR while_CS the_AT offering_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG taken_VVN during_II the_AT service_NN1 ,_, the_AT pictures_NN2 were_VBDR projected_VVN into_II the_AT screen_NN1 and_CC the_AT congregation_NN were_VBDR encouraged_VVN to_TO read_VVI the_AT latest_JJT information_NN1 on_II that_DD1 particular_JJ missionary_NN1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ included_VVN in_II the_AT weekly_JJ bulletin_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 visit_NN1 by_II Shirley_NP1 Ingram_NP1 to_II a_ZZ1 Ladies_NN2 '_GE Retreat_NN1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, provided_CS a_AT1 stimulating_JJ and_CC ongoing_VVG interest_NN1 in_II her_APPGE work_NN1 ._. ^ *#_NULL **[_NULL 105+TEXT+D17_FO **]_NULL ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL New_JJ conference_NN1 shapes_VVZ up_RP *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 month_NNT1 all_DB of_IO New_NP Zealand_NP1 's_GE major_JJ churches_NN2 except_CS the_AT Baptist_JJ Union_NNJ will_VM join_VVI in_II the_AT Conference_NNJ of_IO Churches_NNJ2 in_II Aotearoa_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL They_PPHS2 will_VM gather_VVI in_II Rotorua_NP1 from_II 27-29_MCMC March_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 inaugural_JJ forum_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL The_AT main_JJ changes_NN2 in_II membership_NN in_II comparison_NN1 to_II the_AT National_JJ Council_NNJ of_IO Churches_NNJ2 (_( Formed_VVN in_II 1941_MC )_) are_VBR that_CST the_AT Roman_JJ Catholic_NN1 Church_NNJ is_VBZ a_AT1 member_NN1 ,_, while_CS the_AT Baptist_JJ Union_NNJ ,_, involved_VVD throughout_RL with_IW the_AT {_NULL NCC_NP }_NULL ,_, decided_VVD late_RR last_MD year_NNT1 not_XX to_TO be_VBI involved_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL By_II last_MD month_NNT1 churches_NN2 firmly_RR committed_VVD to_II joining_VVG the_AT conference_NN1 were_VBDR :_: Anglican_NN1 ,_, Methodist_NN1 ,_, Presbyterian_JJ ,_, Catholic_NN1 ,_, Liberal_JJ Catholic_NN1 ,_, Society_NNJ of_IO Friends_NN2 ,_, Greek_JJ Orthodox_JJ ,_, 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group_NN with_IW Catholic_JJ membership_NN *-_- Te_AT Runanga_NP1 Whakawhanaunga_NP1 i_MC1 Nga_NP1 Hahi_NP1 o_ZZ1 Aotearoa_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL This_DD1 will_VM work_VVI in_II partnership_NN1 with_IW the_AT new_JJ conference_NN1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 grafting_VVG the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NNJ onto_II an_AT1 existing_JJ body_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Catholic_JJ membership_NN of_IO the_AT Conference_NNJ is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 new_JJ thing_NN1 in_II ecumenism_NN1 *-_- the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NNJ is_VBZ a_AT1 full_JJ member_NN1 of_IO 33_MC ecumenical_JJ councils_NNJ2 around_II the_AT world_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 associate_JJ member_NN1 of_IO seven_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ new_JJ is_VBZ that_CST in_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 the_AT opportunity_NN1 was_VBDZ taken_VVN to_TO look_VVI in_II depth_NN1 at_II the_AT aims_NN2 and_CC structure_NN1 of_IO the_AT ecumenical_JJ body_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 major_JJ feature_NN1 will_VM be_VBI regional_JJ ecumenical_JJ forums_NN2 *-_- probably_RR about_RG 20_MC ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Better_JJR representation_NN1 for_IF women_NN2 and_CC young_JJ people_NN are_VBR among_II the_AT aims_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 key_JJ emphasis_NN1 is_VBZ on_II bicultural_JJ partnership_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II31 terms_II32 of_II33 approach_NN1 ,_, consensus_NN1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT key_NN1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 resolving_VVG issues_NN2 through_II taking_VVG a_AT1 vote_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Presbyteries_NN2 seek_VV0 lift-off_JJ *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II late_JJ January_NPM1 fifty_MC people_NN from_II twenty-one_MC Presbyteries_NN2 met_VVN in_II Taupo_NP1 ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO build_VVI a_AT1 fresh_JJ vision_NN1 and_CC definition_NN1 of_IO the_AT role_NN1 and_CC working_VVG of_IO the_AT Presbyteries_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL It_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX take_VVI long_RR to_TO discover_VVI a_AT1 variety_NN1 in_II style_NN1 and_CC effectiveness_NN1 among_II the_AT twenty-four_MC Presbyteries_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Presbytery_NP1 ,_, in_II some_DD regions_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ the_AT powerhouse_NN1 of_IO Christian_JJ energy_NN1 that_CST its_APPGE members_NN2 hope_VV0 for_IF ._. ^ ^_NULL There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ attendance_NN1 at_II meetings_NN2 ,_, simplified_JJ style_NN1 of_IO business_NN1 to_TO allow_VVI relaxed_JJ discussion_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT use_NN1 of_IO concerned_JJ and_CC expert_JJ speakers_NN2 to_TO deepen_VVI understanding_NN1 of_IO important_JJ issues_NN2 ,_, and_CC routine_JJ sharing_NN1 of_IO parish_NN1 initiatives_NN2 and_CC activities_NN2 by_II people_NN from_II the_AT parishes_NN2 themselves_PPX2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Other_JJ regions_NN2 experience_VV0 frustrating_JJ meetings_NN2 ,_, wasted_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, talents_NN2 and_CC energy_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL New_JJ members_NN2 may_VM sit_VVI silent_JJ ,_, mystified_VVD and_CC even_RR bewildered_JJ ,_, during_II displays_NN2 of_IO verbal_JJ brilliance_NN1 and_CC intricate_JJ procedure_NN1 ,_, or_CC dismal_JJ muddle_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Laymen_NP1 and_CC women_NN2 often_RR feel_VV0 too_RG timid_JJ to_TO speak_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Would_VM n't_XX it_PPH1 be_VBI great_JJ ,_, said_VVD one_MC1 minister_NN1 ,_, to_TO be_VBI able_JJ to_TO say_VVI *-_- *'_" ^_NULL It_PPH1 's_VBZ presbytery_JJ tonight_RT *-_- whoopee_UH !_! ^ **'_" ^_NULL Small_NP1 Presbyteries_NN2 carry_VV0 a_AT1 burden_NN1 of_IO supporting_JJ and_CC administering_VVG *'_" vacant_JJ **'_" parishes_NN2 ,_, but_CCB their_APPGE members_NN2 enjoy_VV0 close-knit_JJ fellowship_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Some_DD Presbyteries_NN2 felt_VVD church_NN1 regulations_NN2 get_VV0 in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO fresh_JJ initiatives_NN2 ;_; they_PPHS2 would_VM like_VVI more_DAR freedom_NN1 ,_, staff_NN and_CC resources_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD saw_NN1 scope_NN1 for_IF the_AT *'_" Presbytery_NP1 as_II Bishop_NN1 **'_" to_TO take_VVI more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 pastoral_JJ role_NN1 in_II the_AT supervision_NN1 and_CC oversight_NN1 of_IO parishes_NN2 and_CC ministers_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ Presbytery_NP1 's_GE role_NN1 ?_? ^ **'_" ..._... ^ *'_" to_TO equip_VVI God_NP1 's_GE people_NN for_IF Christian_JJ discipleship_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 may_VM proclaim_VVI the_AT Gospel_NN1 **'_" was_VBDZ a_AT1 popular_JJ finding_NN1 and_CC to_TO *-_- |_NULL ^_NULL Promote_VV0 and_CC encourage_VV0 the_AT mission_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Give_VV0 pastoral_JJ oversight_NN1 to_II ministers_NN2 ,_, manse_NN1 families_NN2 ,_, sessions_NNT2 ,_, and_CC congregations_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Provide_VV0 adequate_JJ regional_JJ administration_NN ..._... were_VBDR other_JJ important_JJ roles_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL *'_" ^_NULL What_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 ahead_RL *-_- how_RRQ can_VM the_AT Presbytery_NP1 do_VDI its_APPGE work_NN1 better_RRR ,_, under_II God_NP1 ,_, in_II the_AT next_MD twenty_MC years_NNT2 ?_? ^ **'_" ..._... the_AT pointers_NN2 began_VVD to_TO show_VVI as_CSA one_MC1 group_NN after_II another_DD1 reported_VVD and_CC hours_NNT2 of_IO discussion_NN1 yielded_VVD the_AT suggestions_NN2 from_II the_AT conference_NN1 :_: |_NULL ^_NULL Moving_VVG towards_II new_JJ patterns_NN2 of_IO ministry/_FO service_NN1 to_II parishes_NN2 *-_- the_AT role_NN1 of_IO the_AT Presbytery_NP1 is_VBZ to_II initiate/_FO approve/_FO facilitate_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II happier_JJR joint_JJ ventures_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II the_AT most_RGT effective_JJ regional_JJ grouping_NN1 of_IO the_AT Church_NNJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II a_AT1 better_JJR understanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT relationship_NN1 of_IO oversight/_FO pastoral_JJ care_NN1 and_CC discipline_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II responsibility_NN1 and_CC individuality_NN1 of_IO Presbyteries_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II clarification_NN1 of_IO Presbytery_NP1 role_NN1 on_II public_JJ issues_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Move_VV0 towards_II new_JJ *'_" language_NN1 **'_" and_CC *'_" role_NN1 **'_" definitions_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Work_NN1 towards_II a_AT1 better_JJR ordering_NN1 of_IO Presbytery_NP1 business_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL A_AT1 report_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG prepared_VVN for_IF response_NN1 from_II Presbyteries_NN2 and_CC later_JJR for_IF Assembly_NNJ to_TO consider_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 was_VBDZ heartening_VVG to_TO experience_VVI the_AT vision_NN1 of_IO so_RG many_DA2 different_JJ people_NN with_IW a_AT1 common_JJ purpose_NN1 ._. ^ *<_NULL *4_NULL Islands_NN2 blasted_VVD *>_NULL ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Presbyterian_JJ churches_NN2 in_II Vila_NP1 ,_, the_AT capital_NN1 of_IO Vanuatu_NP1 have_VH0 suffered_VVN extensive_JJ damage_NN1 in_II the_AT recent_JJ cyclone_NN1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 Council_NNJ for_IF Mission_NN1 secretary_NN1 the_AT \_NULL Rev_NNB Simon_NP1 Rae_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL *0_NULL Paton_NP1 Memorial_NN1 Church_NNJ and_CC Owen_NP1 Hall_NNL1 have_VH0 lost_VVN their_APPGE roofs_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT manse_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN destroyed_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL Some_DD other_JJ houses_NN2 of_IO church_NN1 officials_NN2 have_VH0 also_RR lost_VVN roofs_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL Onesua_NP1 High_JJ School_NN1 ,_, on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ suffered_VVN a_AT1 small_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO damage_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL No_AT information_NN1 was_VBDZ available_JJ for_IF the_AT southern_JJ islands_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT council_NNJ has_VHZ sent_VVN *+_NULL $5000_NNU from_II their_APPGE funds_NN2 for_IF cyclone_NN1 relief_NN1 ,_, and_CC more_DAR funds_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO be_VBI made_VVN available_JJ if_CSW necessary_JJ ._. ^ ^_NULL The_AT church_NN1 's_VBZ disaster_NN1 relief_NN1 fund_NN1 has_VHZ all_RR been_VBN committed_VVN already_RR this_DD1 year_NNT1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Over_II *+_NULL $100,000_NNU has_VHZ been_VBN raised_VVN throughout_II New_NP Zealand_NP1 for_IF the_AT Cook_NP Islands_NNL2 ,_, which_DDQ also_RR suffered_VVD a_AT1 cyclone_NN1 recently_RR ._. ^ ^_NULL About_RG 120_MC cartons_NN2 of_IO food_NN1 ,_, clothing_NN1 ,_, and_CC 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^_NULL And_CC in_II a_AT1 healthy_JJ church_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ happens_VVZ to_II part_NN1 of_IO the_AT family_NN matters_NN2 to_II us_PPIO2 all_DB ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL These_DD2 themes_NN2 underlie_VV0 Church_NP Family_NP1 Sunday_NPD1 ,_, being_VBG marked_VVN by_II Presbyterian_JJ and_CC union_NN co_NNJ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL -operating_JJ parishes_NN2 this_DD1 month_NNT1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL People_NN in_II the_AT pews_NN2 are_VBR being_VBG asked_VVN to_TO think_VVI about_II what_DDQ it_PPH1 means_VVZ to_TO be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO the_AT wider_JJR church_NN1 family_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL They_PPHS2 are_VBR being_VBG reminded_VVN of_IO some_DD of_IO the_AT many_DA2 things_NN2 being_VBG done_VDN in_II their_APPGE name_NN1 in_II the_AT areas_NN2 of_IO spiritual_JJ growth_NN1 ,_, serving_VVG in_II partnership_NN1 with_IW Churches_NNJ2 overseas_RL ,_, working_VVG with_IW young_JJ people_NN ,_, and_CC preparing_VVG for_IF the_AT ordained_JJ ministry_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL And_CC they_PPHS2 are_VBR being_VBG invited_VVN to_TO say_VVI *"_" ^_NULL Yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO all_DB that_DD1 **"_" through_II giving_VVG to_TO ensure_VVI that_CST these_DD2 good_JJ things_NN2 continue_VV0 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT personalised_JJ appeal_NN1 material_NN1 comes_VVZ with_IW a_AT1 pastoral_JJ message_NN1 from_II the_AT Moderator_NP1 ,_, the_AT {_NULL Rt_NNB Rev._NNB }_NULL Kenape_NP1 Faletoese_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 commendation_NN1 from_II Sir_NNB John_NP1 Marshall_NP1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Church_NP Family_NP1 Sunday_NPD1 marks_NN2 a_AT1 new_JJ determination_NN1 by_II the_AT Assembly_NNJ Finance_NN1 Committee_NNJ to_TO help_VVI parishes_NN2 raise_VVI their_APPGE Outreach_NN1 allocations_NN2 that_CST make_VV0 the_AT wider_JJR work_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 possible_JJ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ doing_VDG so_RG not_XX as_II an_AT1 extra_JJ request_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II such_DA a_AT1 way_NN1 as_CSA will_VM help_VVI each_DD1 local_JJ church_NN1 to_TO achieve_VVI its_APPGE budget_NN1 goals_NN2 :_: all_DB gifts_NN2 will_VM be_VBI credited_VVN towards_II the_AT local_JJ parish_NN1 's_VBZ share_NN1 of_IO Outreach_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II taking_VVG part_NN1 in_II local_JJ services_NN2 and_CC activities_NN2 ,_, people_NN will_VM also_RR know_VVI that_CST others_NN2 in_II Presbyterian_JJ and_CC union_NN parishes_NN2 up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT country_NN1 are_VBR focussing_VVG on_II the_AT same_DA theme_NN1 ,_, as_CSA members_NN2 of_IO the_AT same_DA church_NN1 family_NN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL \_NULL Mr_NNB Faletoese_NP1 's_GE challenge_NN1 from_II the_AT 1986_MC Assembly_NNJ still_RR stands_VVZ :_: *"_" ^_NULL Family_NN of_IO God_NP1 ,_, come_VVN alive_JJ !_! **"_" ^ ._. *<_NULL *4_NULL Solemn_JJ requests_NN2 *>_NULL ^ *<_NULL by_II Lloyd_NP1 Geering_NP1 *>_NULL ^ **[DELETED_COMMENT**]_NULL |_NULL ^_NULL *6_NULL THE_AT READER_NN1 *0_NULL who_PNQS posed_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 this_DD1 question_NN1 has_VHZ actually_RR voiced_VVN one_MC1 of_IO today_RT 's_GE widespread_JJ religious_JJ concerns_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ frequently_RR the_AT first_MD question_NN1 to_TO be_VBI raised_VVN in_II any_DD public_JJ discussion_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE changing_JJ beliefs_NN2 and_CC practices_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL No_AT less_RRR a_AT1 person_NN1 than_CSN Oxford_NP1 Professor_NN1 of_IO Divinity_NN1 John_NP1 Macquarrie_NP1 put_VVD it_PPH1 this_DD1 way_NN1 :_: *"_" ^_NULL Is_VBZ God_NP1 ,_, as_CSA envisaged_VVN in_II contemporary_JJ theology_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 God_NN1 to_II whom_PNQO one_PN1 can_VM still_RR pray_VVI or_CC has_VHZ prayer_NN1 gone_VVN out_RP with_IW the_AT old_JJ anthropomorphic_JJ and_CC monarchical_JJ images_NN2 of_IO God_NP1 ?_? **"_" ^ |_NULL ^_NULL Whatever_DDQV answer_NN1 one_PN1 chooses_VVZ to_TO give_VVI to_II such_DA questions_NN2 depends_VVZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, on_II one_PN1 's_GE world-view_NN1 ,_, {_NULL ie_REX }_NULL the_AT way_NN1 one_PN1 conceives_VVZ and_CC interprets_VVZ one_PN1 's_GE experience_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Prayer_NN1 as_CSA commonly_RR practised_VVD in_II the_AT Christian_JJ tradition_NN1 has_VHZ never_RR found_VVN any_DD place_NN1 in_II the_AT Buddhist_JJ world_NN1 for_CS there_EX is_VBZ no_AT Buddhist_JJ God_NN1 to_TO be_VBI prayed_VVN to_II ._. ^ ^_NULL Even_RR Muslims_NN2 ,_, whose_DDQGE concept_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 is_VBZ much_RR closer_JJR to_TO that_DD1 of_IO Christians_NN2 ,_, rarely_RR ever_RR make_VV0 petition_NN1 to_II God_NP1 ;_; their_APPGE prayers_NN2 consist_VV0 of_IO praise_NN1 ,_, thanksgiving_NN1 and_CC acts_NN2 of_IO submission_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL The_AT dictionary_NN1 defines_VVZ *"_" prayer_NN1 **"_" as_II the_AT making_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 solemn_JJ request_NN1 to_II God_NP1 ._. ^ ^_NULL Although_CS it_PPH1 has_VHZ become_VVN almost_RR exclusively_RR associated_VVN with_IW religion_NN1 today_RT ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ formerly_RR used_VVN more_RGR widely_RR ,_, prayers_NN2 being_VBG addressed_VVN to_II any_DD kind_NN1 of_IO superior_JJ personal_JJ authority_NN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL To_TO pray_VVI was_VBDZ to_TO beg_VVI or_CC to_TO make_VVI supplication_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 favour_NN1 which_DDQ one_PN1 's_GE superior_NN1 had_VHD it_PPH1 in_II his_APPGE power_NN1 to_TO grant_VVI ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_II those_DD2 people_NN who_PNQS conceive_VV0 God_NP1 as_II the_AT supernatural_NN1 ,_, infinite_JJ yet_RR personal_JJ being_NN1 who_PNQS created_VVD the_AT universe_NN1 and_CC continues_VVZ to_TO control_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT continuance_NN1 of_IO the_AT traditional_JJ practice_NN1 of_IO Christian_JJ prayer_NN1 constitutes_VVZ no_AT problem_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. ^ ^_NULL Indeed_RR many_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 find_VV0 it_PPH1 a_AT1 great_JJ comfort_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 source_NN1 of_IO spiritual_JJ strength_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL An_AT1 increasing_JJ number_NN1 of_IO people_NN ,_, however_RR ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 view_VV0 the_AT world_NN1 in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ consistent_JJ with_IW that_DD1 conception_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, and_CC this_DD1 for_IF a_AT1 whole_JJ host_NN1 of_IO reasons_NN2 ._. ^ ^_NULL A_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO theologians_NN2 ,_, both_RR Protestant_JJ and_CC Roman_JJ Catholic_NN1 ,_, are_VBR today_RT saying_VVG that_DD1 new_JJ knowledge_NN1 and_CC new_JJ experiences_NN2 are_VBR forcing_VVG us_PPIO2 to_TO think_VVI about_II God_NP1 in_II radically_RR new_JJ ways_NN2 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL This_DD1 in_II turn_NN1 means_VVZ that_CST the_AT traditional_JJ practice_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 has_VHZ either_RR to_TO be_VBI abandoned_VVN (_( as_CSA humanists_NN2 and_CC agnostics_NN2 would_VM conclude_VVI )_) or_CC else_RR it_PPH1 also_RR must_VM be_VBI thought_VVN out_RP and_CC practised_VVN in_RP radically_RR new_JJ ways_NN2 (_( as_CSA theologian_NN1 John_NP1 Macquarrie_NP1 has_VHZ suggested_VVN )_) ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL To_TO continue_VVI to_TO pray_VVI in_II the_AT traditional_JJ way_NN1 while_CS at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 embracing_VVG the_AT modern_JJ world-view_NN1 opens_VVZ one_PN1 to_II the_AT charge_NN1 of_IO superstition_NN1 ,_, for_IF superstition_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN usefully_RR defined_VVN as_II a_AT1 religious_JJ practice_NN1 which_DDQ has_VHZ survived_VVN the_AT demise_NN1 of_IO the_AT world-view_NN1 and_CC religious_JJ context_NN1 to_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 properly_RR belongs_VVZ ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ probable_JJ that_CST some_DD at_RR21 least_RR22 of_IO the_AT prayer_NN1 activities_NN2 still_RR practised_VVD today_RT can_VM legitimately_RR be_VBI judged_VVN to_TO be_VBI superstition_NN1 ,_, especially_RR where_RRQ prayer_NN1 is_VBZ regarded_VVN as_II a_AT1 means_NN of_IO controlling_VVG or_CC altering_VVG events_NN2 and_CC conditions_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 around_RG one_PN1 ._. ^ ^_NULL In_II this_DD1 respect_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ strange_JJ that_CST Christians_NN2 have_VH0 not_XX paid_VVN more_DAR attention_NN1 to_II the_AT recorded_JJ words_NN2 of_IO Jesus_NP1 in_II warning_VVG his_APPGE followers_NN2 not_XX to_TO pray_VVI like_II the_AT heathen_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS thought_VVD the_AT more_RRR they_PPHS2 uttered_VVD the_AT more_RRR they_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI heard_VVN ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL But_CCB is_VBZ there_EX any_DD way_NN1 of_IO understanding_VVG the_AT nature_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 which_DDQ takes_VVZ the_AT modern_JJ view_NN1 of_IO reality_NN1 fully_RR into_II account_NN1 and_CC thus_RR avoids_VVZ the_AT charge_NN1 of_IO superstition_NN1 ?_? ^ ^_NULL Many_DA2 would_VM claim_VVI that_CST that_DD1 aspect_NN1 of_IO the_AT devotional_JJ practice_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 which_DDQ remains_VVZ permanently_RR valid_JJ is_VBZ not_XX the_AT expectation_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 will_VM change_VVI the_AT course_NN1 of_IO events_NN2 but_CCB its_APPGE capacity_NN1 to_TO develop_VVI spirituality_NN1 ._. ^ |_NULL ^_NULL John_NP1 Macquarrie_NP1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 theologians_NN2 who_PNQS believes_VVZ that_CST the_AT traditional_JJ practice_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 and_CC worship_NN1 needs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI critically_RR examined_VVN and_CC rethought_VVN ._. ^ ^_NULL It_PPH1 is_VBZ primarily_RR as_II a_AT1 spiritual_JJ exercise_NN1 intended_VVD to_TO promote_VVI spiritual_JJ and_CC personal_JJ growth_NN1 that_CST Macquarrie_NP1 defends_NN2 and_CC expounds_VVZ the_AT practice_NN1 of_IO prayer_NN1 ._. ^ (_( ^_NULL Macquarrie_NP1 ,_, incidentally_RR ,_, is_VBZ by_RR31 no_RR32 means_RR33 an_AT1 extreme_JJ radical_NN1 in_II this_DD1 theology_NN1 but_CCB is_VBZ orthodox_JJ middle-of-the-road_NN1 ._. )_) ^ |_NULL ^_NULL In_II his_APPGE *1_NULL Path_NN1 in_II Spirituality_NN1 *0_NULL (_( {_NULL SCM_NP1 }_NULL Press_NNJ ,_, 1972_MC )_) ,_, Macquarrie_NP1 suggested_VVD that_DD1 prayer_NN1 may_VM be_VBI usefully_RR regarded_VVN as_II a_AT1 special_JJ kind_NN1 of_IO thinking_VVG ,_, by_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 attempt_VV0 to_TO explore_VVI both_RR feelingly_RR and_CC responsibly_RR our_APPGE relationship_NN1 to_II the_AT world_NN1 and_CC particularly_RR to_II people_NN ._.