Section 24

Australia

In Australia Christianity was strikingly successful in weaving itself into the warp and woof of the nation.

Here was a vigorous Christianity which was holding the immigrant, was doing much to shape the ideas, morals, and education of the new nation, share in world-wide spread of faith

New Zealand

Christianity first entered New Zealand in the form of Protestant missions to the Maoris.

In 1914 all but a small fraction of them claimed a church connection.

Other Islands of the Pacific

The first generation of Christians, some went as missionaries to distant islands, facing perils both of the sea and of hostile reception.

A mass movement in 1863 brought about a sixth of the population into the membership of the Church.