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Pacific Islands Monthly, 20 November 1935Vol. VI, No. 4

Cakabau Memorial Church At Bau, Fiji

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The Cakabau Memorial Church at Bau, Fiji, where 40 Metho dist visitors from Australia took part in a com memorative ser vice in connec tion with the Cross and Cargill Centenary on October 17. A memorial to

Epenisa Seru

Cakabau was un veiled by Lady Scott, of Suva.

After the service 500 Fijian child ren gave a tab leau display in front of the Church, illustrat ing the change from cannibalism to Christianity during 100 years of mission effort.

On the hill in the centre of the photograph is the

Methodist Mission buildings and at left the Girls' School. In front of the Memorial Church, where once their ancestors pranced in warlike frenzy, is the mission boys’ cricket pitch.

Photo, by Rev. J. W. Burton.