. Te Karere. wi kotahi i raro Ite ingoa whanui ko te Main 0 Ihu raiti ote Eiunga Tapu o nga ra omuri nei puta noa te ,i kat<ia. I [aeremai ki to koutou Whare, hei reiraka whakaaria, ka whakawhiwhia kouum ki nga manaakitanga tino nunui May, 1958 163 imm Speech of Welcome By STUART MEHA PRESIDENT DAVID O. Mc-KAY—Thou, Sir, has come byair, aloft of mountains, glens andvales; albove blush of sun, throughsilver clouds, and over emerald seas. A bright new star beams on Tuhi-karamea; a herald of a glorious dawn,an opening of a celestial day. Welcome thou Guest ordained ofHeaven. It was our Pot


. Te Karere. wi kotahi i raro Ite ingoa whanui ko te Main 0 Ihu raiti ote Eiunga Tapu o nga ra omuri nei puta noa te ,i kat<ia. I [aeremai ki to koutou Whare, hei reiraka whakaaria, ka whakawhiwhia kouum ki nga manaakitanga tino nunui May, 1958 163 imm Speech of Welcome By STUART MEHA PRESIDENT DAVID O. Mc-KAY—Thou, Sir, has come byair, aloft of mountains, glens andvales; albove blush of sun, throughsilver clouds, and over emerald seas. A bright new star beams on Tuhi-karamea; a herald of a glorious dawn,an opening of a celestial day. Welcome thou Guest ordained ofHeaven. It was our Potiki—theTemple of God—which drew thee the policy of the Church to fostereducation among her people, and withthat end in view, the Church Collegeof New Zealand was projected, em-bracing one of the greatest educa-tional projects ever attempted in theSouthern Hemisphere. Deeply andhumbly we thank thee, President Mc-Kay, and the brethren who constitutethe General Authorities for thesegreat here from the sun-rising side ofheaven. From deep down in our hearts weextendi warm welcome to Sister Mc-Kay. To every nation, and kindred, andtongue, and people here assembled wesay Haeremai. Great and manifold were the blessings bestowed upon the peoples tthe South Pacific when thou, Sir,were inspired of Almighty God thaia 1 louse of the Lord be buill heri inour country: and also in following Thrice has our country been hon-oured with thine augusl presence, firslin 1921 ; second in 1955; third, today,on tins auspicious occasion. We welcomt you brethren of the Council of the Twelve. Elder 1 >elhert Stapley, and Elder Marion G. Romney, extending a sincere welcome toyour spouses. To you, my son, Timuaki GordonI Young, presidenl of tin New Zealand Missionary Society, we saj Nanmai, and we saj the same to all oiyou, the brethren and sisters ,,i youi May, 1958 165 Society who are here today. It wasthe missionaries who first promul-gated the Gospel of Jesus Christ toour people in 1


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