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Vol. LXXVIII. No. 887 JANUARY. 1962 Price, 10d; Posted 10/- per year.

HOLLYFORD CAMP FIORDLAND

LABOUR WEEKEND CAMP 1961. GORE & ROXBURGH YOUNG PEOPLE

NEW ZEALAND BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

THIS IS YOUR COLLEGE

The future of our denomination will be in the hands of those who

are trained in our College.

. . . PRAY for those who teach and those who aretaught

. . . PRAY for those who completed their traininglast year and undertake first Pastorates

. . . PRAY for those who will commence their train-ing this year

YOUR College needs YOUR Prayers . . .

THE NEW ZEALAND BAPTISTEditor: Rev. N. R. WOOD,

Baptist Manse, 2 Puriri Street, Lower Hutt, to whom all matterfor Baptist should be sent by the 6th of each month.

Acting Sub-Editor: Rev. H. A. GARDINER.

26 Montague Street, Dunedin, N.E.I.to whom all Church News material should be sent by the 9th

of each month.

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341 Beach Road, Murrays Bay, Auckland,to whom all news concerning Overseas Missionary work and

Maori work should be sent by the 6th of each month.

Business Manager: Rev. L. A. NORTH.

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To whom all money for Home and Foreign Missions should besent, except B.W.M.U. amounts, which must be sent to Treasurer,

Mrs. H. G. Massam, P.O. Box 1706, Auckland.

MINISTERS - B.C. LEADERS - S . S . SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS

A NEW YEAR IS JUST BEGINNING

ARE YOU FULLY EQUIPPED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF 1962?

Study these items and see if you have everything you need.

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ATLASES and MAPS—Bible Atlas — Rowley. Story of the Bible World — Hammond. His-torical Atlas of the Holy Land — Rand McNally. Atlas of the Bible Lands —Hammond. Maps of Paul's Journeys.

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N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

"1962"— "ALL'S WELL"

"1962 — ALL'S WELL "God in His rich mercy has provided the

twin gifts of memory and hope for His peopleas they step into the new year. If usedaright, these two gifts enable the believer toface with quiet confidence the turbulent, un-charted days that will make up 1962.

REMEMBERMan must find in the events of yesterday

the seed he will sow today for the harvest oftomorrow. Every farmer knows even as hebrings the harvest into the barns that someof it must be put away for the spring sowing.The same law applies in the spiritual world.Memory is the tool God gives to enable manto gather and use the rich seed of the eventsof yesteryear.

It is no accident that there echoes throughScripture the call to remember. Israel wascalled to remember in particular the way inwhich both the goodness and the power ofGod were revealed in the deliverance fromEgypt. Psalmist and prophet joined voice tovoice to sing a harmonious duet with the re-frain, "Thou shalt remember all the way inwhich the Lord Thy God hath led thee."

It is one of the functions of memory tokeep alive in our souls the way in whichGod has met and mastered all the un-expected events of daily life. He is a poorChristian, greatly to be pitied, who cannotturn the pages of memory and point to sometime when God came to his rescue. Everyperson worthy of the name of Christian canpoint to some moment when, in a personalencounter with God, he experienced in hisown life both God's power and God's love.

But memory must be used aright. Ifwrongly used, memory can imprison thesoul. Memory can be a gaoler locking in thedungeons of yesterday the young life thatwishes to go skipping in the fields of to-morrow. Memory was never given to be achain anchoring the soul to the days andexperiences that are gone. God never in-tended memory to be the murderer of hope.

Our memories of God's grace and powermust be so used that they do not blind oureyes to the fact that God is still alive andactive. God enables us to remember whatHe has done in the past that we may be en-couraged to face the future with hope. Thereis real spiritual truth in the verse:

"His love in times pastForbids me to think

He'll leave me at lastIn trouble to sink."

THE SHINING BEACONHope is the shining "beacon of life's

dreary sea". The frail barques of our lifeare all launched on the coast farthest fromour home port. Wordsworth's lines are trueof every person:

"Where lies the land to which yonship must go?

Far, far ahead is all the seamenknow."

But God, Who is rich in mercy, has set in thedark sky the star of hope by which themariners may steer their ships.

Those who have no hope wander lost inthe darkness. They have no guidance orhelp to give to their fellow men. When Dantevisited the infernal regions from which noneever returns he saw "over a portal's loftyarch inscribed" the ominous words, "All hopeabandon, ye who enter here". The light oflife has died for those who think they see suchwords inscribed over the portals of 1962.

But hope is never well founded unless itis more than a flickering candle lit by men.The hope that is lit from man's own dreamsand ambitions is nothing but a pale nakedlight easily blown out by the chill blast ofuntoward events.

The hope that keeps the Christian steadyon his course comes from God, Himself. Yea,rather, God Himself is our hope. The livingGod Who has upheld and guided in the past,works in the present, holds the future in Hishand.

"Before me, even as behindGod is, and all is well."

1N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

KNOW YOUR BIBLER. J. Thompson, Dr.Theol.

The Editor is pleased to announce that Dr R. J. Thompson has agreed to write a monthly article on the Books of theNew Testament. In this way, under expert guidance, the whole of the New Testament will be covered in one year.

SYNOPSIS OF KNOW YOUR BIBLE SERIES ON NEW TESTAMENTReadings will cover N.T. at a Chapter a day in less than a year.

1 - MATTHEWFACTS ABOUT MATTHEW

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTENPERSONS FOR WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

— ? Matthew— Syria— Jews and Gentiles— 70-80 A.D.— To show how Jesus fulfilled Judaism

Matthew's Gospel stands first in the New Testament, notbecause it was the first Gospel to be written, but becauseit appropriately follows the Old Testament. Matthew, morethan the other writers, shows how Jesus fulfilled the hopesof Israel, but was rejected by Israel. Through this rejectionthe Gentiles had their opportunity to inherit the forfeitedpromises—"the kingdom was taken away and given to anation bringing forth the fruits thereof" (Mt. 21: 43). BothJew and Gentile figure prominently in Matthew's Gospel. Thegenealogy of ch. 1 firmly connects Jesus with the Kingdomof David, and descent from Abraham, while the story of theWise Men in ch. 2 contrasts the responsiveness of the Gentileworld with the hostility Jesus met with at the hands of Hisown people. Sixty-five times Matthew sees Jesus fulfillingthe Old Testament (note these passages as you read theGospel), seven times he has Jesus addressed by the Messianictitle "Son of David" (rare in the other Gospels), throughall he shows Jesus as King of Israel.

FIVE BLOCKSA remarkable feature of Matthew's Gospel is its archi-

tectural symmetry. The teaching of Jesus, which in theother Gospels is scattered throughout the Gospels, is inMatthew gathered into five great "b locks" on the principleof "like to l ike" (e.g., the three parables of Mk. 4 areexpanded to seven in Mt. 13, the prophetic discourse ofMk. 13 becomes the two chapters Mt. 24-25, and the greatsermon of Luke 6 is extended by the use of other materialto the Sermon on the Mount of Mt. 5-7). Where Luke leavesthe flowers of our Lord's teaching growing wild in theirnatural habitat, Matthew with his more orderly mind prefersthe artificial arrangement of a formal garden.

This, and such other characteristics of Matthew, as theuse of similar language for similar occasions (the messageof John is the same as that of Jesus in 3: 2, and the callsof the disciples are expressed in the same words in 4: 20,4: 22. 9: 9). the balanced antitheses of 5: 17ff, the liturgicalformulas in 6: 13 and 28: 19 and the Church rules in ch. 18,give some force to the suggestion that Matthew's Gospelreflects repeated verbal use in the Church, rather than quietprivate reading by individuals. It is in Matthew alone alsothat we have the great church passage of 16: 18ff.

If we ask why Matthew has made this five-fold arrange-ment of our Lord's teaching (the five blocks may be easilydetected by the concluding formula "when Jesus had

finished these sayings" in 7: 28, 11: 1, 13: 53, 19: 1, 26: 1),as good a suggestion as any, is that he thought of it as a newlaw parallel to the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch was themost sacred and authoritative part of the Bible to the Jewishbeliever but for the Christian even more authoritative wasthe teaching of Jesus. His Sermon on the Mount matchedthe law from Mt. Sinai. It has even been suggested, possiblya little fancifully, that his genealogy in ch. 1 correspondsto those in Genesis (compare " the book of the generationof . . ." in 1: 1 with Gn. 2: 4, 5: 1, 10: 1, etc.), his chargeto the disciples in ch. 10 with that to the priests in Leviticus,his parables of growth in ch. 13 with the census in Numbers,his sermon to the Church in ch. 18 with Deuteronomy, andhis parables of victory in chs. 24-25 with Joshua (whose nameis the same as that of Jesus).

JESUS IS SUPREMEWhether this is so or not, we have only to compare

Mt. 5: 17ff with the Ten Commandments, and Mt.11-12 with its Old Testament background to see how thesuperiority of Jesus is brought out. "The law and theprophets prophesied until John" (11: 13), but now in Jesusa new age has arrived. A greater than the prophets ishere (11: 21-24)—a greater than Jonah (12: 41), a greaterthan Solomon (12: 42), a greater even than the temple(12: 6).

This last claim to be "greater than the temple" is themost amazing of all, and would be particularly appropriateif the Gospel was written about the time of the fall of thetemple. It is difficult for us to realize just how the templeand holy city had entwined themselves around the affectionsof God's people, Christians alike with Jews. When Jerusalemfell to the Romans in 70 A.D. and the temple was reducedto ashes, the faith and hope of many hearts must also havesunk low until two New Testament books written about thistime came to lift up the drooping hearts—Hebrews with itsglorious message of how " h e taketh away the first toestablish the s e c o n d " (Heb. 10: 9), and Matthew with hisgospel of one who more than fulfilled all that law, templeand holy city had stood for. These cherished treasures werenot lost to them or destroyed, but; taken up into Christ andfulfilled (5: 17). Fittingly Matthew's Gospel stands at theportal of the New Testament and leads the way from theOld Testament to the New.

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N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.2

1. Matthew. Reading Chs. 1-282. Mark and Q. Mk. 1-16, Lk. 3-4, 6-7, 10-123. Luke-Acts. Lk. 1-2, 5, 8-9, 13-24, Ac. 1-84. Thessalonians. Acts 9-28, 1, 2. Thess.5. Corinthians. 1, 2 Corinthians6. Controversy Epistles-Galatians-Rom.-Philipp.7. Imprisonment Epistles-Coloss.-Ephes.-Philem.-Pastorals8. General Epistles-Hebrews-James-1, 2 Peter-Jude9. John and John's Epistles. John 1, 2, 3 John

10. Revelation. Revelation

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OUR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGEDear Fellow Baptists,

This is a "family" greeting to you who share with me the joys of faith, the privilegesof sonship and the opportunities of service. Whatever 1961 brought to us, faith matchedwith courage, cries, "His praise shall continually be in my mouth". We never doubtHis love, His wisdom, His purposes. Strengthened by these facts we stand on the verge ofthe unknown with courage and confidence, for the Lord has given us a gracious promise—"The land whither ye go to possess . . . The Lord thy God careth for; the eyes of theLord are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end", and that isa precious fact to all who believe.

The road ahead will not be easy. We should not expect it to be so, but along its un-trodden way we may expect The Presence, and the strengthening hand of God, our Father.

Baptists have a great task ahead of them in this Dominion, India and Pakistan, and inour wider fellowship with our sister denominations. It is aGod-given task, for surely in our recent Assembly gather-ings the spirit of our people was one of excitement andexpectancy, as our Lord spoke through the voice of HisSpirit, laying upon us evangelism, missionary challenge, theresponsibility of investment and donation, plus the needs ofrefugees and dispersed people through inter-Church aid, thespiritual opportunities within our universities and prisons,and our social responsibilities in our care for elderly peopleand children. Truly God was urging us on to true and eagercommitment for the new year.

We have a great part in " t h e struggle the soul of theworld to win". Committed discipleship, single-eyed pur-pose, unrelenting service, are required for 1962. You must

express them in your life, home, Church and community.I in mine. We cannot afford to dissipate our resources. Con-centrated devotion in all its aspects is best expressedthrough the local Church fellowship, and so together wemake a major contribution to the good of our fellow men,and the honour of Christ.

In the confidence of His Presence, in tpe might of HisSpirit, fellow Baptists arise, press hard the cause, in theunited fellowship of our Union, to make His name a praisein all the earth.

God be with you all this year through,

HAYES LLOYD.

YUGOSLAV BAPTIST HOME MISSION BOARDORGANISED

Yugoslav Baptists have set up a Home Mission Boardwhich will begin its work on January 1. The Rev. FranjoKlem of Rijeka has been named secretary.

"Principal functions of the board will be to promoteChristian stewardship among the Churches and reach intothe southern part of our country with the Gospel," saysMr. Klem.

Delegates from the Baptist Churches of Yugoslavia metin Novi Sad on November 12, and adopted principles togovern the new board. Of its seven members, all to beelected by the Baptist Union, four must be laymen and theothers pastors.

The board will administer a pastoral aid fund, to whichthe Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con-vention has given $10,000 annually for several years.Churches and individuals in Yugoslavia are urged to con-tribute to this fund.

There are 18 pastors and 66 Churches in Yugoslavia.Only two of the Churches pay their pastors' salaries infull, and others receive assistance from the fund. Churchesare steadily increasing their proportion, Mr. Klem reports,so that outside aid has remained the same, while thenumber of pastors has doubled in recent years.

Mr Klem says that the new board will give specialattention to the establishment of Churches in areas wherethere is no evangelical witness.

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THE USE OF MARK

We have stressed chiefly the teaching materials of thefirst Gospel. It is probably these rather than the Gospelas a whole that go back to Matthew, the disciple of the Lord.The oldest traditions speak of him as the author of the"Logia" or "Sayings of the Lord". The narrative materialis less likely to be Matthew's own work, because it re-produces, among other materials, almost the whole of Markand mostly in Mark's words, in a way which an eye-witnesslike Matthew would not have needed to do. Mark was thefirst Gospel to be written, and our Matthew is largely Markplus the " L o g i a " . Its compiler was such a one as thescribe of Mt. 13: 52 who brought forth from his treasurethings new (the Logia) and old (Mark). In the ancientworld, where books were scarce and the publishing ofprinted editions unknown, it was an advantage to have thetwo books brought together in this way into one.

Next month we will go back to these two earlier sources,but for the present as you read Matthew, use a referenceBible and note just where it is that the parallels with Markoccur. Note also the great sayings of our Lord unique toMatthew (e.g., 11: 28, 28: 20), the unique parables (likethose of 22: 11ff, and 25: 31ff), and the series of questions

that call attention to our Lord's person—"what manner ofman is t h i s ? " (8: 27), "whence hath this man this wisdomand these mighty w o r k s ? " (13: 54) and " w h o m say yethat I a m ? " (15: 15).

THE MONTH'S READINGS.A chapter a day from Matthew 1-28.

1st week 1-4 Early Years5-7 Sermon on the Mount

2nd week 8-9 Nine Miracles10 Sermon to the Disciples11-12 Jesus and Leaders13 Parables of Kingdom

3rd week 14-17 Jesus in North18 Sermon to the Church19-20 Jesus in Jerusalem

4th week 21-23 Passion Week24-25 Parables of Second Coming26-28 Death and Resurrection


Mr. Hart has been prominent in Baptist Union Councilaffairs and as a member of the College Board.

He comes to his appointment at the unanimous call ofthe Board of Evangelism and with the warm approval ofthe Union Council and the Annual Assembly of the BaptistUnion.

We bespeak for our brethren Reay and Hart the prayersof all the Churches as they crusade for Christ in 1962.

They disclose 92 responses of various kinds and from folk ofall age groups. " T o God be the glory."—F.A.P.

ROPEHOLDER COMPETITION RESULTSPROJECT. MEDICAL WORK. WESTON CUP won by LINWOOD.Senior: Papakura (Group) and Linwood (Carolyn Marsden) 1 equal,

100 marks, Island Bay and Gore (Group) 2 equal, 75 marks. VeryHighly Commended: Ngaire Motion (Lyall Bay), Marion Witt (Morrins-ville), Patricia Glensore (Oxford Terrace), Barbara Nees, JimmyBarbour and Duncan Gardiner (Kingston Park). Highly commended:Glen Eden, Hillsborough, Hamilton (2), Mornington, Waihi, KingstonPark (Group effort), Robina Thorpe (Oxford Terrace), Ian Smith(Lower Hutt), Joy Frost (Waihi).

Junior: Linwood (Glenda Marsden, l0yrs) 1, 100 marks; Morrins-ville (Jennifer Pound) 2, 75 marks, Lyall Bay (Russell Grace) 3, 50marks. Very highly commended: Lynne Garnham (Lyall Bay), ValerieMacPherson (Waihi), John MacPherson (Waihi), Jennifer Bunny (LyallBay), Donald Taylor (Waihi), Geoffery Pound (Morrinsville). Highlycommended: Lyall Bay entries—Brooklyn Group, Christine Ninness(Karori).

HANDWORK (article for use in medical work). GAINSFORD CUP wonby GORE.

Senior: Upper Hutt (Robin Kendall) 1, 100 marks; Hillsborough(Lindsay Martin) 2, 75 marks; Hillsborough (Caral Chambers) 3, 50marks. Highly commended: Robin Jeffery (Wellington Central), LindaUren (Upper Hutt), Judith Martin (Hillsborough), Robert Neill(Wellington Central), Heather Bean (Hillsborough), Carolyn Marsden(Linwood), Carol Pugh (Lyall Bay), Isobell Hellier (Gore). Commended-Christine Lund (Wellington Central), Christine MacPherson (Waihi)Shirley Metzger (Hillsborough).

Junior: Susan Elder (Gore) 1, 100 marks; Helen Grace (Lyall Bay)2, 75 marks; Vivien Campbell (Wellington Central) 3, 50 marks. Highlycommended: Jennifer Bunny (Lyall Bay), Glenda Marsden (Linwood),Carolyn Campbell (Wellington Central). Commended: Karen Ninness(Karori), Christine Ninness (Karori).

Senior Group Effort: Mornington 1, 100 marks; Lyall Bay 2 75marks; Gore 3, 50 marks. Highly commended: Upper Hutt, Waihi.Commended: Lower Hutt, Island Bay.

Junior Group Effort: Gore and Waihi (1 equal), 100 marks.Special commendation goes to Royston Brown (Esk Street Band),

who made an excellent model of the Kulai dispensary.

BURMESE BAPTIST AT NEW DELHIA Baptist pastor from Burma, the Rev. U Ba Hmyin,

called for a "un ive r sa l t heo logy" valid for ChristiansEast and West in an address at the opening session of theWorld Council of Churches in New Delhi. A merely Westerntheology is not enough, he said.

" In addition to the Occidental theology based onHellenistic thought and structure," he declared, " w e alsoneed the contribution of Oriental mode apprehension basedon primitive Christianity of Hebraic origin." Mr. Ba Hmyindemanded that more be taken into consideration than reasonand knowledge, and commended Oriental disciplines inmeditation and understanding.

"We need more meaningful retreats and meditation," hesaid, "more quiet waiting and significant worship. Thesewill bring simplicity, beauty, depth and clarity to our con-victions, and quiet resolution to our actions and in ourrelationship with and service for others."

Mr Ba Hmyin emphasised also the need for every Chris-tian to witness to his faith. " W e are constantly witnessingto what we are and what we have experienced," he said."One cannot help witnessing to what one considers im-portant."

In regard to Christian unity the speaker said that Chris-tions must honestly desire that Christ will change presentconditions. " O u r witness to the unity which we have inChrist will be reflected by the sincerity and energy withwhich we seek to re-assess the present conditions of ourdenominational and traditional barriers."

The New Delhi meetings began on November 18 and closeon December 6. At the beginning of the assembly the his-toric step was taken integrating the International MissionaryCouncil with the World Council of Churches.

—European Baptist Press Service.

Rev. Roland Hart


Rev. Clifford Reay.His first pastorate was in an exclusively working class

area of Christchurch; his latest in the Oxford TerraceChurch of that city, following in a notable succession ofBaptist pastors and leaders in denominational life.

In 1957 Mr. Hart became chairman of the PlanningCommittee of the Combined Churches Campaign in Christ-church and in 1959 was elected chairman of the SouthIsland Executive of the "Bil ly Graham Crusade."

His experience in evangelistic activities is evidencedby his appointment for two and a half years as Evangelistto the Auckland Baptist Association, and, in addition, hehas on various occasions conducted large interdenominationalcampaigns with outstanding success.

CHRISTIAN LIFECRUSADE

The appointment of a second evangelist hasoccasioned the change to the caption now appearingat the head of this column.

The choice of the Rev. Roland Hart is a veryhappy one and one which will commend itself tothe whole of our Baptist constituency. Mr Harthas had a wide experience, both as pastor andevangelist.

Born in Feilding, his family later took upfarming in the Waikato.

Educated at Morrinsville primary and highschools. Mr Hart later worked during the yearsof depression for 10/- per week as a farm labourer,ultimately becoming, himself, an employer oflabour.

Converted and baptised in the MorrinsvilleChurch, he heard and responded to God's call tothe Christian ministry, graduating from the N.Z.Baptist Theological College in 1941.

T o M a r k t h e 1 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y w e p r i n t a . . .

HISTORY OF WELLINGTON CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCHBy Mr M. C. Chiu

The great waves of immigration that carried many thou-sands of people from Europe and the Far East to theUnited States, South America, Canada, Australia and New-Zealand were distinguishing characteristics of the 19th cen-tury. The underlying causes were many and varied, butit was the discovery of gold in mother earth that was theprime cause of the appearance of the Chinese in Australiaand New Zealand. The first to arrive in New Zealand landedin Otago, in the South Island, in 1865. Within a few yearsseveral miners from Victoria, Australia, had joined theircountrymen.

Ten years later the gold fields in Otago were almostworked out. Like the Arabs the miners folded their tents anddeparted for fresh fields. The Chinese moved to other partsof the country; some fossicked for gold in smaller fields;some moved to the cities, where they became marketgardeners, tradesmen, laundrymen or grocers. In generalthey remained in the country until they had saved enoughto enable them to return to their homeland to spend the twi-light of their days with their families. Others died in thecountry of their adoption.

Friends and relatives of the miners later joined them inthe new country of their adoption, and thus the flow of immi-gration continued through the years. The newcomers car-ried on the work of pioneering the development of marketgardens, the retail fruit and vegetable shops, the laundryservice in the main cities and to make a contribution to theexpansion of the dairy industry. Links with the homelandremained firm, but New Zealand had become " h o m e " formany Chinese immigrants.

The Christian message of salvation and the brotherhoodof men had been carried to the goldfields, small ChristianChinese groups had been formed, and later mission work wascarried out in the cities. The Gospel thus became a messagethat was to unite a section of the Chinese community with thelarger group with whom they lived.

IN THE CAPITALIn Wellington, the capital, the Baptists were among the

first to carry the message of the love of God for all mankindto the strangers from afar within their midst. In 1891 a goodChristian lady, Miss L. M. Kirk, and members of the Baptistcommunity, opened a Sunday School to teach the Gospel andthe English language in the Baptist Church Hall in VivianStreet. This was the beginning of the Chinese BaptistMission in New Zealand, and the foundation of the Welling-ton Chinese Baptist Church, which celebrates its first tenyears in August this year.

The Sunday School was well attended from the time itbegan. It had been blessed by God and was destined tobring many souls to God. For just on 20 years it continuedunder the guidance and help of the good people of theWellington Baptist Church in Vivian Street. In 1910 thecombined efforts of the Chinese and Europeans made itpossible to bring Mr K. P. Law from China to devote his fulltime to mission work among his people. Thus the SundaySchool became a mission. Mr Law returned to China in1912.

Mission work was temporarily halted until 1915, when MrK. C. Chiu, who had played an important part in the spread-ing of the Gospel while he was Editor of the "China News"in Sydney, Australia, arrived in Wellington to undertakemission work. Mr Chiu's pastorship had a profound influ-ence on the mission. He was a man of wide learning inChinese classical literature and history; he had a warmand generous sympathy for his fellow men and women inall walks of life, and he was a deep student of the Bible.

Shortly after his arrival the congregation increased toover 100, and in 1918 two members were baptised, and latereight more were baptised. Work of the mission was greatly

assisted by the generous financial help given by the NewZealand Baptist Union and by the Wellington Auxiliary ofthe Union. Valuable as this aid was, it was dwarfed by theChristian fellowship, prayer and spiritual union in supportof the members of the Baptist Churches in Wellington.

On Mr Chiu's resignation, in 1923, he was succeeded byMr T. W. Soo, from Canton, who did grand work in the threeyears he was in Wellington. On the completion of his pastor-ship, the Rev. K. B. Lew accepted the call, and arrived inWellington in 1929. He remained until early in 1932. Hisperiod was a difficult one. New Zealand, like many othercountries, suffered severely from the depression. The Mis-sion suffered a setback. On Mr Soo's resignation in 1932 theAnglican and Baptist Missions were temporarily combined,and Mr K. C. Chiu, who had returned to New Zealand, tookover the work of the combined pastorate which he held until1943. The work was then carried on by the Rev. Peter Mak,an Anglican, who, unfortunately, died shortly after his arrival.A Miss Cook, a former Presbyterian missionary in Canton,carried on the work of the combined mission until 1949, whenthe Rev. W. N. Cheung accepted the call of the AnglicanMission.

A STEP FORWARDFrom the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, in 1937,

and following the Second World War, a number of Chineseimmigrants had arrived in New Zealand, and a great manyhad settled in Wellington. The Chinese Baptists felt theyshould resume their identity as a separate mission; they hadbeen and were deeply grateful to their Anglican Christianbrethren for their co-operation, but they had now becomeconscious of themselves as a Baptist group with a historybehind them and a future before them. Moreover, thenumber of children had increased, second generation Chinesebrought up in Wellington, brought up in the Baptist faith,wished their children to follow in their footsteps.

In Newtown, a suburb of Wellington, the Returned Ser-vicemen's Association very generously made their hall avail-able for Church services on Sundays and for Sunday Schoolin the mornings. Again friends of the Baptist Church cameto the aid of their Chinese brethren by arranging for helperswith Sunday School and Church services. The Missionagain flourished. In 1950 the Rev. P. Fung, Canton, acceptedthe call to minister to his Christian brethren. Under hisguidance the Mission flourished; membership increased andthe number of Sunday School pupils grew. Third generationyoung Chinese men and women became eager helpers andteachers. God had indeed blessed his small vineyard inwhich the Christian seed had been planted more than halfa century earlier.

The next change was a momentous one. The Rev. L. A.North, General Secretary of the N.Z. Baptist Union, andfriends, suggested that the time had arrived for the Missionto assume the status of a Church. The suggestion wasreadily accepted. Church members planned ways and meansof raising funds to have a church building erected. TheBaptist Union, Wellington Auxiliary of the Union, and oursister churches, as well as our Chinese community, againgenerously came to the aid of their friends. The membersof the Mission succeeded in raising £11,000, and in August,1957, the church building was completed 61 years after MissKirk had opened her Sunday School in Vivian Street. Inthe intervening years the circle of friends watching andaiding Wellington's Chinese small Baptist group had rippledacross the Pacific. Baptist friends in Hong Kong had cometo their assistance in making known the needs of the con-gregation. Their guidance was sought in 1958, when theRev. Fung decided to extend his work among Chinese folkin Gisborne, a provincial city on the East Coast of the North

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AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENT INEQUADOR MISSION

Southern Baptist missionaries in Ecuador have beguna "perhaps unique experiment" in the field of agriculture,reports Dr. Frank K. Means, secretary for Latin Americain the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con-vention (U.S.A.).

Obtaining 100 Angora goats and three thoroughbred bulls,they have placed some to graze on several acres of goodpasture at a Baptist encampment and distributed others tofarmers' co-operatives, which are to return an equal numberof kids and calves to the Mission for re-distribution.

"The missionaries consider this an excellent way ofmeeting certain of Ecuador's economic needs while at thesame time creating good will for the gospel," Dr. Meanssaid. " T h i s indication of interest in the physical as well asthe spiritual needs of Ecuador's people is said to havealready gained a greater degree of acceptance for Baptists."

The more conventional Baptist ministry in Ecuador in-cludes, in addition to Churches, a student centre, a theo-logical institute, and a consulting medical dispensary staffedby an Ecuadorian doctor. The six Southern Baptist missionarycouples in the country are located in Quito, the capital, andGuayaquil, chief port and largest city.


Island. Mr Fung had worked in his pastorate for eightyears. He was succeeded by the Rev. S. Lau, of HongKong, in 1960.

The Rev. Mr Lau was a man of upright character, whoselife was devoted to bringing the Christian message to hisfellow men and women. He sought spiritual strength andguidance from prayer and the Bible. With the aid of goodfriends in the Baptist community in Wellington the Churchflourished and was well established.

Much water has run under the bridge since the firstChinese came to New Zealand nearly a hundred years ago.The goldfields have disappeared and with them rugged waysof life and misunderstandings incidental to that era. Theminers, Europeans and Chinese, came to search for gold;they discovered what they sought, but maybe found some-thing much more precious that was to have a more pro-found and more lasting effect. They discovered the love ofGod and salvation through Christ. Throughout the tremend-ous changes that have scarred the world and altered ourway of life the Gospel message has remained clear, it hasbrought solace in time of trouble, hope and strength toface the future and has become the warp and weave thatgives purpose to human life. The celebration of the firstdecade of the Wellington Chinese Baptist Church is one ofthe outward signs of that hope and faith.

OUR JOURNEY IS CHARTEDby Mildred Long

in the Watchman Examiner.

Columbus sailed an uncharted course. He did not knowwhere he was going. Only the stars and the compass werehis guide. Even when he arrived at land across the greatAtlantic he did not know he had discovered a vast newcontinent.

Our journey through life need not be by chance. Weneed not miss the way. There is one Door and the Wayis defined.

Let us note three things about the Way.First, the Way is charted. Jesus calls it a " n a r r o w "

way; "strait", meaning denned, prescribed, charted.How narrow is it? Jesus said: " I f any man will come

after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and followme."

"If any man save his life, he shall lose it; but if anyman will lose his life for my sake, he shall find it."

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,soul, mind, and strength, and thy neighbour as thyself."

These commands are limiting. They restrict us to aGod-centred life. We can no longer indulge in self-centred-ness. We are called to be dedicated to a cause, to a Person,to deny self, to give ourselves, to be God-centred.

In Jerusalem in Jesus' day the city gates were closedto travellers at sunset. Late arrivals had to pass throughthe narrow gates at the side. To do this the camel mustbe unloaded, all the burden taken off his back. Then he mustget down on his knees and with great effort go through thegate.

It is a fitting picture of our journey through life. Inhumility, on our knees, having cast aside our burdens, wemove inch by inch toward the goal in Christ Jesus. Thereis no other way except to enter in by the narrow gate.

The second thing we note about this journey is that itis personally conducted. Jesus Himself is the Door. " B yMe if any man enter in he shall find pasture." Jesus leadshis sheep. He knows them all by name. He supplies theirevery need. He leads—sometimes through the dark valley,sometimes up the sunlit slope, sometimes where the climb-ing is hard. But with my hand in his I am safe and con-fident.

" I , the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, sayingunto thee, 'Fear not: I will help thee'."

And then we note that we do not travel to an unknowndestination. The Way leads to Life.

Anyone who has a definite goal must restrict his livingto a path that leads to that goal. Discipline is required forany achievement.

Everything that God has made was made for a purpose.The rose is a rose, distinct, individual, not a combinationof all other flowers. Each snowflake has an individualpattern. All the works of God's creation are placed in amold, in a pattern.

So if we are to reach our goal, we must conform to theplan, the pattern, the restrictions, the demands.

Our goal is Life. Jesus said, "I am come that ye mighthave life and that ye might have it more abundantly."Life—eternal life—yes, but also life here and now; physicalvigor, mental alertness and understanding, spiritual aware-ness and insight. Life that is hid with Christ in God. Lifethat brings us into harmony with God, one with Him in spirit,in purpose, in love.

If we glimpse the goal, we shall not refuse to enter thestraight and narrow way. This Way through the DoorChrist Jesus leads us by His guidance into the abundant life.

—Pomona, Calif.

We live in the present, dream of the future and learnwisdom from the past.

N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 19626

Rev. Samuel Lau in the pulpit of the Wellington Chinese BaptistChurch.

ANSWER PLEASEReaders are invited to send questions to the Rev. H. E.

Whitten, 199 Old Taupo Road, Rotorua.

QUESTION: "I have a friend whose teenage son hasrecently been committed to a mental hospital. Whathope can be given that mother for her son for eternity?"

ANSWER: All the hope and the comfort of a God Who isLove. The assurance that both mother and son are in thehands of the One Who can make all things—even the mostdistressing—work together for good to them that love Him.

I am not sure whether the special concern expressed inthe question is about the son's mental health or his salva-tion. Mental illness, like all illness, is, of course, a physicalthing. It exists only in this present material body. It willnot have, it cannot have, any existence in the spiritual stateof the life to come. Even the " i n c u r a b l e " mental illnesswill end with death. A whole, full personality—unhamperedby any physical weakness will characterise us all in the lifebeyond.

I presume, however, that the concern in this question israther for the son's eternal salvation. The concern arises,no doubt, from the impossibility of a mentally ill personmaking a saving decision for Christ. That concern shouldvanish when it is remembered that there is only one thingwhich can exclude from salvation, and that is a wilful andresponsible rejection of Christ as Saviour maintained untildeath. No infant before reaching the age of responsibledecision can thus reject Christ, and so all infants dyingbefore that age of decision pass directly into the presence ofChrist for all eternity. Mental illness prolongs that samestate of infancy, for the mentally ill are not able responsiblyto reject Christ.

The mother in the case before us may confidently antici-pate that while her son is removed, by his illness, fromcomplete fellowship with her now, that fellowship will berestored and maintained throughout eternity.

Perhaps two further things should be said. First, theabove comments would not necessarily apply when mentalillness comes later in age, after a life spent in deliberatelyrejecting Christ. Secondly, we must not suppose that amentally ill person is beyond the reach of spiritual consola-tion or of conscious fellowship with God. He is not.

QUESTION: " I n the New English Bible, the words of Acts8: 37 are taken out and relegated to a footnote. I take itthat this means that the words are not consideredauthentic. As this verse is so frequently used to provethat baptism is for believers only, does this weaken theevidence for this truth?"

ANSWER: New Testament scholars have long told usthat the words in question do not occur in the best manu-scripts of Acts, and are probably not, therefore, from thehand of Luke. This does not, however, weaken the evidencethat baptism is for believers only. That truth does notdepend upon any isolated text, but upon the whole tenor ofNew Testament teaching.

It is obvious that in the early Church there was a clearunderstanding that baptism is for believers, else the wordsof Acts 8: 37 would not have been inserted in early manu-scripts. That they were inserted very early is shown by thefact that they are quoted by Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, in thesecond century.

A Baptist scholar, also, has recently pointed out that evenif verse 37 be not authentic, the belief of the Ethiopian isimplied in verses 30-35.

QUESTION: Are Sunday School Anniversaries worthwhile?"

ANSWER: I doubt it. Sunday School Anniversary servicesare seldom, if ever, accompanied by any true spirit ofworship. The hymns normally sung on such occasions are


A s s e m b l y R e s o l u t i o n o n . . .

NUCLEAR WEAPONSThe termination of human life on earth is no longer a

distant academic question but an imminent possibility. Re-newed Russian testing of atomic weapons has increasedthe danger. The readinesss of other nations to respond inkind to atomic attack adds to the uneasiness in the world.Even we who live as distant as possible from the conflictingnations, share the peril.

We are profundly concerned, not only at the state ofaffairs, but also at the moral and spiritual elements whichhave contributed to it—the selfish and godless motivesbehind the exploitation of the resources of life and earth.

The Church cannot acquiesce in this dire situation. Shemust declare again the Word of God to the world andexert afresh all her strength to turn mankind in to rightways.

Even if military preparedness may be claimed to benecessary to restrain possible aggressors, the nations mustrecognise the perils inseparable from armament races,and the ultimate uselessness of weapons to solve the funda-mental problems of the nations.

The Church therefore calls on the nations:—

1. To strive persistently for disarmament under inter-national safeguards, and,

2. To strive with equal urgency for the peaceful removalof all causes of tension between nations, and,

3. Increasingly to participate in aid programmes.4. To recognise the potential for good of scientific dis-

coveries if dedicated to the cause of mankind.

The Church herself has great responsibilities in thissituation:—

1. She must make her worldwide fellowship a moreintimate and vital thing so that all believers willbe conscious of the bonds which unite them in Christ.

2. She must also remind her members that God, theCreator, is still the Lord of the Universe, and thatman's discovery of some of His great physicalsecrets has not, and cannot, wrest the control ofall things from His hands.

3. She must renew her testimony to all mankind thatonly by true obedience to God's will can the sorrowsof continued strife be avoided. The Church mustproclaim this in the power of the Holy Spirit.

usually compounded of weak theology, poor music and worsepoetry. The customary Anniversary address, centred arounda few funny stories, some unusual object, or some ingeni-ously contrived apparatus, may be entertaining, but itusually fails to enhance the tone of the service, or to bringchildren or adults any nearer to Christ.

The time spent Sunday by Sunday for weeks beforehand,preparing for the Anniversary, could be much better em-ployed in normal Sunday School activities.

There are surely other opportunities for little girls todisplay their new season's frocks.

It is sometimes averred in favour of Anniversary services,that if they do nothing else, they bring along parents whonever otherwise come to Church. But what value is in that,if those parents get nothing then, except entertainment (orperhaps a scolding from the minister), and if they are notseen again until the following Anniversary.

Maybe there have been Anniversary services that haveproved really worthwhile. If so, I hope someone will writeto the "Bapt i s t F o r u m " in this paper and let us know thesecret.

N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962. 7

NEW BAPTIST HALL FOR WELLINGTON

An architect's impression of the proposed two storey hall to be built for the Wellington Central Baptist Church in Boul-cott Street.

This hall will be a great asset for Wellington Baptists and will be most useful for Youth activities. It will be built onthe site at present used as a car park adjacent to the Church.

It is expected that the building, for which sketch plans have been approved in principle by the Wellington City Council,will be completed by March, 1963.

The ground floor will contain class rooms, church lounge, kitchenette and other amenities, whilst the main hall upstairs,which will seat approximately 550, will measure about 3,000 square feet. There will be a stage measuring approximately750 sq. ft. so that singing, speaking and all entertainments will be well provided for. For this purpose also, special con-sideration will be given to lighting and acoustics. A special feature in the upstairs hall will be a " s u p e r " kitchen, wellfitted with all utilities to cope with all needs.

The approximate cost of the building and furnishings will be £35,000, and during the past two years £7,500 has beenadded to the Building Fund, which now is £14,500.

Architect: JAMES T. CRAIG.

For the CHILDRENConducted by Uncle Phil.

Dear Girls and Boys,Are you enjoying your holidays? Whoever hea rd of a gir l

or boy who doesn ' t like holidays! Here a re 20 quest ions to keepyou busy on a wet day. This is no t a competi t ion to be sent infor marks . See how many you can answer correct ly . You migh teven t ry t h e m out on m u m and dad.

1. Is this true or false?(a) Lo t ' s wife was named Abigail.(b) Pau l was a Roman citizen.(c) The story of David and Goliath is found in t h e Book of

Genesis.(d) Joseph became the Governor of Egypt .(e) Timothy wro te two of t h e New Tes tamen t books.

2. Who did this?(a) Who was the coppersmi th who did P a u l m u c h evil? (II

Timothy 4).(b) Who " d e p a r t e d into the i r own count ry ano the r way"?(c) W h o be t rayed Jesus wi th a kiss?(d) Who hea rd t h e " s t i l l small v o i c e " ? (I Kings 19).(e) Who was t r ans la t ed so t h a t he should no t see dea th? (Hebrews

3. Who asked this?(a) "Ar t thou the King of the J e w s ? "(b) " M y God, my God, why has t t hou forsaken m e ? "

(c) "Who is on the Lord's side?" (Exodus 32).(d) "Art thou he that troubleth Israel?" (I Kings 18).(e) "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" (Amos 3).

4. In which book of the Bible is this found?(a) "Surely I come quickly. Amen."(b) "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away."(c) "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the

greatest of these is charity."(d) "Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people

from their sins."(e) "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"

PRIZES: Congratulations to all this month's prizewinners. Fifthtime, Graeme Knox, Penelope Wilson; third time, Noeline Vine,Catherine Watson; second time, Mervyn Cochrane, Noel Kennedy,Bruce Knox, Glenda Marsden, Michael Rotheray, Ngaire Smith;first time, Diane Campbell, Colleen Forbes, David Moore.

NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to seven new members this month.David Bullen (Murray's Bay), Joy Collins (Carterton), Wayne Jones(Napier), Jan McCalman (North Invercargill, Lynette Perry (Palmer-ston North), Rosemary Reade (Carterton), Susan Shaw (St. Albans).

DONATIONS: Many thanks to the following for their welcomedonations to the Prize Fund: Mr T. B. N., £ 1 ; Mr C. H. W., £ 1 ;Mrs R. J., £ 1 ; Mrs N., 10s.

ANSWERS TO TWENTY QUESTIONS


HELEN GRAY would like you to meet GEO. W. GROSE,of Toronto, who with his wife is spending 12 months inour country. He has been the Editor of "The CanadianG i d e o n " magazine for 17 years.

A GIDEON BAND IN TODAY'S WORLDOver forty-seven million copies of God's Word have

been placed by laymen in strategic places accessible tothe public by a band of Christian businessmen who arealso active in their own Churches. It all had a smallbeginning 63 years ago when two commercial travellershad to share a hotel room in a small Wisconsin town, dis-covered that they shared the Christian faith and hadevening devotions together. Now Gideons operate in 58countries (including New Zealand and Australia) andmembership totals 14,000.

In practically every first class hotel and motel on theNorth American continent a Gideon-placed Bible is to befound . . . and a like programme is being put in motionin every land where the movement has spread—slowly atfirst, but with increasing momentum as the work becomesknown. Here, for instance, is a brief outline of Gideonactivity in Canada, which this year celebrated 50 yearsof Gideon progress.

With only three paid executives and clerical help atHead Office in Toronto, three Field Secretaries to cover4,000 miles of territory from Atlantic to Pacific and atotal membership of less than 2,000 men and about 900ladies in the Auxilliary, over three and a half millionBibles and Youth Testaments have been distributed. Thelatter is a handsome maroon leather-bound New Testament,with Psalms and the Book of Proverbs added, designedmainly for distribution free to Grade V pupils (10-11 agegroup) in schools in all ten provinces. Over 200,000 aredistributed individually each year, each inscribed withthe name of the recipient. Bibles are of course placed inhotels and motels, hospitals, prisons, on trains and aero-planes, in university common rooms, also waiting rooms ofdoctors and dentists. In Canada only Bibles are also placed inthese channels as "Memorial Bibles" at the request ofChristians who have been bereaved. Canadian Gideons alsocontribute generously through International Headquartersat Chicago for placement of Scriptures in other lands,and recently adopted India as a special field of service.

The Ladies' Auxiliary stands behind the men in prayerand have their own programme: presentation of NewTestaments to nurses in training, and to date over 53,000of these have been given by the ladies.

In the past half century Canadian Gideons and othercontributors have made possible the placement of 880,000Bibles and 2,600,000 New Testaments—a total of three anda half million copies of the Word of God ! As opportunityoffers Gideons present the challenge from Church pulpitsin a concise, business-like manner. They also do muchpersonal work and conduct religious services in prisons,hospitals and hotel lobbies. Each must be a member of arecognised branch of the Christian Church and himself anearnest believer and worker, willing to give generouslyof time and substance for the furtherance of Christ'skingdom. Most are active in their own Churches and themovement has been well named "an arm of the Church"because it renders a vital service outside the scope ofChurch activity.

The acid test is, of course, " W h a t are the results?Are the Scriptures read? " T h e answer is an emphatic"YES," reinforced every week by personal testimony. Hereare just a few extracts from recent letters: In an Ontarioprison a young man went to the gallows, but he diedpenitent and a new creaure in Christ Jesus because some-one had made it possible for a Bible to be placed in hiscell. One lady wrote, "I came to hospital with a completebreakdown, my life in shreds. My husband had put meout and I gave up. A minister made me realise I had tokeep going for my daughter's sake and I asked the nursefor a Bible, and kept it by me. As a result, my girl and Ihave come to know and love the Saviour."


This forum is open to all who have anything vital to say ofinterest to the whole Denomination. Letters submitted are publishedat the discretion of the editor. Writers are asked to use only oneside of the paper, to write or type on every second line and to markclearly at the foot of the letter the number of words. Two hundredwords is the usual maximum. The name and address of the writermust be included even where a nom-de-plume is used. Short lettersare often the best.

SHE KNOWS!Dear Editor,—Now I know why the "News Letters" all sound

as if they came from the one pen—so stereotyped. Any pithy parspeculiar to a certain area are astringently censored, making thereport quite colourless and drab. Even realising the importance ofbrevity, I am still disappointed.

SULKING VERA.

THANKS A LOTDear Sir.—Thanks for the recent issues. By the way, we

always look forward to receiving them, and the Editorial andSparks are read before anything else. There always seems to besome helpful and worth while stuff, and we appreciate it verymuch. Yours etc.,

B. H.

War and PeaceChristians are bound to the principles of the Sermon on the

Mount even in world politics, said Professor A. J. Risker, of Leyden,at a Baptist student conference in the Netherlands last weekend. Hissubject was "War and Peace."

"The choice is not peace or war, but peace or nothing," he de-clared, "co-existence or co-extinction."

The "Christian" West must take the risk of dealing in con-fidence with Communist powers, relinquish demands for full inspec-tion guarantees, and agree to proposals for disarmament, he said.

Dr Rosker is professor of ethics and apostolics (evangelism andmissions) at the University of Leyden. He was speaking at the thirdannual meeting of the Dutch Baptist Student Federation at DeVinkenhof, Baptist conference centre near Utrecht, October 7-8.

There was a record attendance of 50 at the meeting, includingfour students from Belgium. The sponsoring federation was organ-ised three years ago and now has 48 members—students in theBaptist seminary at De Vinkenhof. five universities of the Nether-lands, and one in Belgium. Its purpose is to foster fellowship andserious discussion of vital issues and to encourage the active partici-pation of students in Church life.

On Sunday, the second day of the conference, there was aworship service with one of the seminary students preaching, a busi-ness session, recreation, and an illustrated lecture by Wika J. Bijlefeldof Utrecht, on "Church and Cinema." Lively discussion, with ques-tions directed to the speaker, followed each address.

The group elected University of Utrecht medical student JacobBiijeveld as its president for the coming year, Chris Eyer, of theseminary, as treasurer, and sociology major Kor Feringa, of Gronin-gen University, as editor of its monthly paper, "Pioneer." Re-elected as sponsor: Dr Jan J. Kiwiet, member of the seminary faculty,Baptist youth leader, and director of De Vinkenhof.

The third week of March, 1962, was chosen as the time for thenext meeting, with another to follow in October, both to be held inDe Vinkenhof.


A highly-placed Government official from India pennedthis note from an Ottawa hotel: "It might interest you toknow that the Holy Bible placed in my room has been asource of spiritual inspiration to me, a Brahmin. I havespent many an hour drinking deep at this fount. It hasonly whetted, not quenched, my thirst. Thank you forintroducing me to Jesus, whom I had heard of but nevermet." And these bits from school children: " I t sure isnice. I am going to read a chapter every day." "This isthe first time I have ever owned a Bible." "I am nearlya quarter way through and enjoying it very much." "Ihave wanted a New Testament for a long while and hopeyou have plenty to go around." "I have been in Canadaonly a few months and this is the first New Testament Ihave ever owned. Thanks a lot."

The Gideon movement in New Zealand is only a fewyears old, but is growing strong, with branches at severalpoints in both the North and South Island.


BAPTIST FORUM

"TOMORROW"AN ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE N.Z. BAPTIST ASSEMBLY, LOWER HUTT, ON NOVEMBER 8, 1961;

BY E. M. BLAIKLOCK, LITT. D,

Tomorrow the daily round resumes. A time of fellowshipends and those who have enjoyed its warmth and wealth turnfrom what life might be to what life is. Like Peter, Johnand James, they come down from the mountain, the glowand the glory, to find " m u c h people waiting," and the pres-sing, intransigent problems of life.

It was the memory of such an experience which suggestedtheme and title for this talk to you. Two years ago, for thesecond time, I spent a happy week in the Keswick HouseParty. We were housed in the gracious old Castlerigg Manorwith its lovely rose-filled garden. Skiddaw was blue acrossthe valley, and our room looked over woods and cornfieldsto Derwentwater, and the Jaws of Borrowdale. The littlegrey stone town was full of Christians, with Bibles in theirhands. It was a moving experience to look out from theplatform at six or seven thousand people in the tent and onthe grass banks round it, to see their eager attention to thethings of God, and hear the heavenly volume of their song.The convention closed with the great Communion service,with the congregation slowly dispersing in the evening sunsoftly singing " H o w Great Thou Art."

God seemed near, the Church seemed strong, the burdenlight, and the battle won. Then came the morrow. I hadwork to do in England, and the route lay south. The LakeDistrict is a sharply defined oblong above the industrial north-west. The road runs into Lancashire, the traffic thickens, slag-heaps, chimney stacks, the smoke. . . . In the middle after-noon we were threading grimy industrial towns with nocountryside between. The mean and crowded streets seemedto make one continuous slum. The multitude, hurrying, grim-faced, made Keswick and its happy host seem small, distantand unreal. I remembered a remark of Dr John Laird, of theScripture Union. Northern England, he told me, was themost unevangelised part of the Commonwealth. I think theclimax came in a sooty, congested street. My wife was driv-ing, and as we threaded our way through the traffic I caughtsight of a smoke-blackened church. On the notice board wasan appeal to the vast, indifferent throng: " W o n ' t You HelpThe Church?" Little Keswick with its happy few! From Lan-caster to Preston, as the chanty had it, " d r i n k and the devilhad done for the rest!"

None of you return tomorrow to tasks as sombre as thoseof north-west England. But the morrow can be daunting,discouraging, and lonely, its demands overwhelming, itsresources few. How then shall we face it? Added to the nor-mal and necessary tasks of Christian witness is the vastuncertainty of the age in which we live. Let it not be for-gotten that Christian men have faced the like before. WhenAugustine wrote at the turn of the fourth century, thefrontiers of the Rhine and the Danube were crumbling. Fromthe lands beyond the rivers, the outer barbarians were pres-sing on the Roman world. It was the ordeal of Rome underthe Gothic sack which turned Augustine's thought to a con-tinuing city, and inspired his bock, " T h e City of God." Theworld's worst nightmares came true. Western civilisation dis-appeared in the flood. The Church survived, and proved alink between the lost world and the new. There is little usein not facing the fact that tomorrow could bring catastrophe.I think that we have the Lord's promise that man will notutterly destroy himself. He once said: " I f that time oftroubles were not cut short, no living thing could survive; butfor the sake of God's chosen it will be cut short." (Matt.24: 22. N.E.B.)

Mark that. We are God's remnant, and if God intervenesin the troubled world, and stays the evil hands of wickedmen, it is for our sake. How faithful should we be! It is myopinion, for what it is worth, that the nations will muddlepast the fate of ultimate disaster. Perhaps, in our time, theywill even attain the spiritually perilous state of peace anduniversal prosperity. Perhaps God's restraining hand will

also deal with that, and allow the chromium-plated heavenof the politician's promises to vanish in near-disaster, con-tinued tension or the stress of over-population.

Suppose, however, that tomorrow sees catastrophe whichfulfills Christ's prophecy in falling short of utter ruin. Whatthen? Shall I answer in the words of Professor Chad Walsh,the American convert of C. S. Lewis? In such an event, hewrote fourteen years ago, " t h e Christians will have excitingwork cut out for them. In a world of burnt-out libraries andshattered communications and levelled factories, what wouldkeep men from one another's throats, and make it possiblefor little villages to spring up, and crops to be sown? NotCommunism, for it depends upon directives from headquar-ters, and the output of tractor factories. Not ethical culture.or Neo-Christianity, for they are sunny-weather faiths. OnlyChristianity has the driving power to save people from des-pair, and teach them to work together and build new founda-tions. . . . This is not theorising. The laboratory was theRoman Empire, when the blond barbarians exploded acrossthe frontiers with the impact of the atom-bomb."

Let me add two thoughts to this more sombre aspect oftomorrow. First, most of the Old Testament was writtenbehind frontiers of fear, and some of its deepest meaningsprang from the experience of pain and what seemed ulti-mate disaster. Secondly, let us not forget the Second Comingof the Lord. That doctrine has been lost under the folly ofmen, and amid the tangle of ignorant eschatologies. It rests,nevertheless, upon a promise of Christ. The last words of theBible are: " E v e n so, come, Lord Jesus." The last words ofPeter pictured such a day as ours, and bade us "Look eagerlyfor the Coming of the Day of God and work to hasten it on."Tomorrow could see His Coming. " O h that it were today!"

In quietness and confidence, therefore, let us face tomor-row. However lonely the task may seem, we do not standalone. The human fellowship of a useful and a happy weekhas been founded in a common fellowship with God. Thatfellowship continues, and goes with us to the labour andperplexity of tomorrow. The future is, to be sure. " a l l un-known." But, as the hymn continues: " J e s u s we know, andHe is on the throne." God is the same yesterday, today, andtomorrow. . . .

There are other abiding realities, and they might forma pattern for our meditation. " T h e r e are three things whichlast for ever," wrote Paul, at the close of an immortal chap-ter, " f a i t h , hope and love." Let us look at them in turn,for they are our equipment for tomorrow.

By faith, I mean the faith of the New Testament. Theword has become a little worn in common use. It has lost itsimage and superscription. The image is Christ, the super-scription, like that on the Roman coin, tells of lordship andauthority. Faith is no vague optimism. It is saving andsanctifying confidence in a crucified and risen Christ. Itclaims Him as Saviour and Lord, and seeks no other object.It can rest in no less a person. I am ever grateful to Godthat it was such a Christ I found forty years ago last May,in the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. In a day of wide be-wilderment, Joseph Kemp preached unwaveringly an ancientgospel. It has proved its validity and power, and over the dis-tracted years the world has returned to it. They were strange,tense years for faithful Christians, forty years ago. It wasthe high-tide of liberalism in this land. The impact of adestructive criticism had shaken confidence, and there werethose who had built a sort of young Apollo out of the wreckof their New Testament, and its picture of the divine Christ.

This, too, was the attenuated gospel which some thought,mistaking their wistful thinking for faith, and forgetting therecent fearful lesson of the First World War, would usher inthe Millennium. As John Addington Symonds had put it in ahymn which still haunts our hymnals:


These things shall be: a loftier raceThan e'er the world hath known shall rise.

With flame of freedom in their soulsAnd light of knowledge in their eyes.

The scholar friend of Robert Louis Stevenson wrote thosewords in 1880. Forty years later, they were still the song ofa species of pseudo-Christian humanism which shaken leaderswere preaching as a gospel. I remember hearing a youngminister preach in Liverpool in 1924. His text was: " T h e yjourneyed, on the morrow, towards the sunrising." This wasthe caravan of humanity on the move, with the banner ofthe League of Nations going on before. The imagery fromIsrael's Sinai wandering was truer than the poor youngpreacher knew. To journey east was to journey away fromthe promised Canaan into the arid wilderness. Thither indeedwas the world moving in the 'twenties.

Forty years have shattered man's confidence in man.It is easy to make mockery of old, vain hopes, and thosewho, with ways of criticism which sound scholarship has longsince abandoned, were making havoc of the Christian's Book,were to blame for the passionate attempt to rescue some-thing. Faith is easier today. In quiet majesty, the eternalChrist has survived the infidelities of His Church. The Bibleis an anvil which has worn another hammer out. This con-vention of our denomination has not debated a modified gos-pel for the times. You go back to your charges and spheresof testimony with a message potent to save, proved in thefire, valid yesterday, as effective tomorrow. Centred there,your faith is true. It can be preached. It challenges, converts.Be modern by all means, modern in method, modern inspeech, modern in your approach to modern man, but let yourfaith be that once committed to the saints.

You note, perhaps, in what I have said, some intertwiningof my meaning. I have used faith in two senses. The one is asPaul used it. Faith is one of a trinity with hope and love,the trust and confidence in Christ whereby we won forgive-ness, whereby we know the power of His presence. Hisguidance and His love. Faith is the strength by which weface tomorrow undismayed, knowing that He will "keep thatwhich we have entrusted unto Him against that day." Butinseparable from this gift, is the Faith we preach, and Ihave allowed my meaning to waver between the twain, forone faith is inseparable from the other. In the faith youhold, you preach the Faith of Christ.

It is the Word of God. As Joshua lay across Jordan, withthe four-square keep of Jericho barring the way across thestream, as he faced the tasks of the morrow, the commandcame to him: " T h i s Book of the Law shall not depart outof thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate in it day and nightthat thou mayest observe to do all that is written therein,for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and thenthou shalt have good success." The precept is as valid today.You take back with you tomorrow your Bible to your placeof witness. Your faith is founded on it. It contains the faithyou preach. A church grows strong under a Bible ministry.Let the Christian preacher avoid the pulpit stunt and thebarren topical sermon. Let him study the Word, preach theWord, sanely, persistently, intelligently. All other themeswill find a place in such a ministry. No major question ofethics, morality, or conduct lacks a place in it. Above all itis effective, as the first sermons of the Church abundantlyreveal. Study them.

We take then faith to meet tomorrow, and we take backhope, which is faith's outreaching. Without hope there canbe no endeavour. Is there a passage more vibrant with hopeand yet more full of passionate energy than Paul's testi-mony in the third chapter of the epistle to the Philippians?

"How changed are my ambitions. . . . How I long to knowChrist . . . . I do not consider myself already perfect. ButI keep going on grasping ever more firmly that purpose forwhich Christ grasped me. I do not consider myself to havegrasped it even now. But I do concentrate on this. I leave thepast behind and with hands outstretched to whatever liesahead I go straight for the goal—my reward the honour ofbeing called by God in Christ." (Phil. 3: 10-14, passim.Phillips).

Paul's picture, of course, was the charioteer reaching outover the backs of the racing team, the reins wound roundhis waist, utterly committed to the fierce contest of the race,with never a thought to those behind or the roaring crowd. . .Can we face tomorrow with such zest, energy, and dedica-tion? How hard do we work for Christ? Are all our energies

harnessed, or are we ready to slacken at the first whiff of thebody's weariness, the first temptation to self-indulgence? Howdeterminedly do you study? The vast world of knowledgelies all round us and knowledge makes us more powerfulfor Christ. How feebly are its frontiers invaded by mostservants of Christ. Never a day should pass without organ-ised study, difficult reading, and discipline for the mind.I am always disappointed to find how few ministers keep upthe more arduous of their studies, how ready so many areto have done with toil when college ends, and let the toolsof service rust. How few train their minds to meet studentson their own ground. But let me not preach presumptuously asermon to our ministers. We are not a hierarchy, as I onceheard a veteran of our assembly say, quenching in five wordsa debate which forgot the nature of our leadership. Ourwhole intelligent membership devotes too little time to study,and too little energy to the service of Christ. And how did Ireach the theme of energy and toilsome living? By way ofhope. Hope is a driving force. Set hope high in any sphereof life, and attainment will be greater. The hopeless havefeeble hands, for nothing is worth while for those who haveno hope. Hope great things for your Church, for the serviceyou render to your Lord, and your plans will be the nobler,your goals the more ambitious, your achievement greater."For the hope that was set before Him, Christ endured theCross. . . . "

The past has a dual place in Scripture. Faith feeds uponit. " T h e n Samuel took a stone and set it between Mispehand Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying:

"Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." It is part of our grati-tude to ponder the multitude of God's mercies. Faith must,on the other hand, translate itself into hope by the chain-reaction of Romans 5 or the simpler process of love. Andhope forgets the past in eager reaching for that which is tobe. "Forget t ing those things which are behind," says Paulto us who step back into the daily routine of work andtestimony. "I reach forward to the things which are before."Therein lies the secret of happy work and labour whichsatisfies. There are better things to be than ever yet havebeen. Therefore press on in hope. Nothing fails like successif the successful rest upon the past. Nothing aids like failure,if failure is confessed and buried, and made the foundationof new endeavour in hope and trust in God. Therefore let uspray:

Lord, make me deaf and dumb and blind,To all those things which are behind;Deaf to the voice which memory bringsWith praise or scorn for many things;Dumb to the things my tongue could tellOf stumbling or running well. . . .

"Hope maketh not ashamed." Faith and hope go backwith us to the scenes of tomorrow, strengthened and invigor-ated by the sharing of experience and fellowship.

Apart from the private longings and ambitions whichform " t h e heart's d e s i r e " of each one of us, apart, too,from the Blessed Hope of which we have spoken, apart fromthe immense hope which we share with the stricken worldthat peace may not be broken. What, as Christian men, canwe hope for in the year that lies ahead? Hope inspires anddictates our prayers. Of what then should we pray? I thinkwe should hope for a wide turning to God. The world hasfailed. The welfare state has not eliminated sin, has notsolved the major problems of life. Sin is an obtrusive real-ity in society, and few are prepared to deny the fact. Worldweariness written on the face of sated youth, human helpless-ness under the tyranny of evil, demonstrated in each day'snews, the threat of doom which is no longer left to thepreaching of the mission hall, but which forms a theme forthe scientists who have made it possible, and for atheistslike Bertrand Russell, whose past teaching has prepared theway, all these things have set thousands questing for somesure word of God.

We can meet that quest by clear-cut intelligent preaching.Let us. as never before, preach the gospel with simplicityand dignity. Let us relate it to the present need, and expressit in the language which the world knows and understands.Let us work as congregations, inventively, devotedly, in anendeavour to reach our neighbours. " T h e church which is inthy h o u s e " is twice mentioned in the New Testament, andits witness and evangelism should be revived. Too manypreachers preach too many words to convinced congrega-tions. Evangelism cannot be left to the Sunday evening ser-vice, or to the advent of the special evangelist. Evangelism


should be the tenor of all our witness, and the daily activityof all our congregation. I believe we can hope for revival, ifwe are willing to meet the need with the prayer, the vigour,and the dedication which God can use and bless.

"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but thegreatest of these is love." Tomorrow, I trust, we shall facelife again with stronger faith and livelier hope. Neither willavail, neither indeed will be possible without deeper love,and by love we mean Christ likeness, for " though I speakwith the tongues of men, yes, of angels, and have not love,I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal, andthough I have the gift of interpretation, and understand thesecrets of the Spirit, and am versed in all knowledge, andhave all faith so as to remove mountains, and have notlove, I am nothing. And though I portion out all my goods,and surrender my body to be burned, and have not love, Igain no advantage."

The world needs Christians, visible, challenging Chris-tians, whose very lives preach the gospel. Your church,your home, needs Christians, whose character alone is anevangel. Without love, the image of Christ in your testimony,you are helpless. Unless this week has deepened your longingto be like Him, its usefulness is nothing. Let us read on:

"Love is long-tempered and kind. Love is not envious, is nobraggart, is not swelled with conceit, is not unmannerly. Loveis no stickler for her rights, is not sharp tempered. Love is notmindful of evil, does not rejoice because of wrong-doing, butshares in the joy of the truth. Love is always tolerant, alwaystrustful, always hopeful, always patient. Love neverstumbles."

The spirit that endures, trusts, hopes, develops strangepowers for the race. It is a race, says a famouse verse,which must be " r u n with patience." Love never stumbles inthat race. Love endured and outwore the pagan empire ofthe first persecutors. John at Ephesus, close on a century old,and dying at last of weakness, was carried into the assemblyof the faithful. "Li t t le children," he said, " l o v e one another."He had seen persecution sweep the Church. He knew morewould come. He knew the importance of sound doctrine. Inhis nineties he had written his great Gospel to steady thefaith and thinking of the Church. But his dying insight gavehim the secret of survival and endurance. He had readaright the world of hate and passion. Love is the only powerwhich never fails, which outstrips, outwears, outlasts, out-lives, outdies all that evil can do. Problems await tomorrow,opposition, scorn. Christlikeness, love, is the one armamentsuch things cannot match.

Faith, hope, love—these three have a common ingredientwhich determines their quality. That ingredient is ardour.Without its proper measure faith is feeble, hope wavers, lovescarcely holds its name. The last question which remains,and which we should answer before tomorrow is how ard-ently we desire to live steadfastly, faithful, vigorous in hope,and the toil which measures hope, and utterly Christlike atany cost. The blessings of God's Spirit are only for thosewho covet them. Laodicea was comfortable and luke-warm,like the sickly soda-laden stream whose tepid water flowedhardby. The Christ of the Seven Churches spoke of such luke-warmness with loathing. No benediction lies on half-heartedaspiration. Lot's wife looked back and died. It is those whohunger and thirst after righteousness who are filled—andonly those.

Some of you have heard a recent talk I gave over theair on a visit to the Aegean island of Delos. Bear with meif I speak of it again in illustration. It was a burning day ofAugust sunshine. The island lay in the purple sea like a placeaccursed, a "hissing and a desolation" in Jeremiah's phrase,burned brown in the pitiless sun, without a tree, a flower or agreen blade of grass. The white ruins of a town and marketplace lie on the island, hot marble, and stone, where themerchants once lived who battened on the foul slave-tradeof the Greco-Roman world. There is no one on the islandtoday. We landed in the still morning, and there was noteven the cry of a sea-bird to break the stillness of the deathwhich lay on the old centre of man's inhumanity and cruelty.

We wandered through the ruins of streets, shops, andtemples, shrivelled by the savage sun. We climbed the fourthousand year old stairway to the little peak of Cynthus, afive hundred foot pile of polished rock above the cave wherelegend said Apollo was born. Gasping in the heat, we foundthe imagery of the Bible come vividly to life, " t h e shadow

of a rock in a weary land," " t h e tree planted by the riversof water." The view was superb, the desolate circle of theisle, the sharp ruins of its town, the mauve circle of theCyclades, and the incredible violet of the interweaving sea.But it was difficult to take an interest in the historic scenebecause of thirst. At the hill's foot, as we came down, sometraders from Mykonos, whose humped mass lay to the west,were setting up their wares and selling drinks. Our party ofclassicists streamed past the little museum full of amazingobjects of art, which had also been opened for our visit. Nonehad any thought beyond thirst. I realised that day what thirstcan be, a sharp, demanding pain. The Lord's audience knewthirst like that. They knew hunger too as we have neverknown it.

"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after right-eousness." As we walked through the dust to the jetty weasked ourselves whether we had ever desired righteousnesswith the intensity of our thirst on that August day, ever solonged to do His will, to be like Christ, with such a longing,so ardently that nothing matters beside career, comfort,worldly success, prosperity, health, life itself. What could ourLord do with us if we truly thirsted to be like Him, " t o knowHim and the power of His resurrection." What could He dowith a Church thus ardent in faith, and hope, and love? Wecould answer those questions, if we would, at a personal and acommunity level tomorrow.

We know little, indeed, of Christ, if the warmth of ourdiscipleship depends upon the fellowship of others. Suchfellowship is sweet, it is part of the blessing which Christ'sservice brings, but Christ is as real and near in the seemingloneliness, as truly present when the way is rough. On atattered sheet of papyrus found in Egypt in the early yearsof this century was a saying of Christ: " B r e a k the stoneand there thou shalt find Me; cleave the wood and there amI." It seems to mean that the divine Presence is also theirswho work on the lonely roads, or, humble hewers of wood,toil in the forests, the slaves, the rejected of the cruel world.Where two or three are gathered together there He is in themidst. And where men are burdened and alone there too Heabides. Christ is in tomorrow.

With joy, therefore, we face tomorrow. Few other thanChristians can . . . .

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day . . .And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death.

So moaned the doomed Macbeth. There was no Christin his tomorrow, only emptiness, " s o u n d and fury signifyingnothing." In Christ, our tomorrow is full of purpose. Tempta-tion will come—no doubt, to wavering, to self-pity. You knowhow to deal with such invaders. Shall I give you as I closetwo quotations. In writing a Scripture Union note the otherday I found Moffatt's rendering of 1 Peter 4.7: " S t e a d ythen. Keep cool, and pray." The second quotation is longer,some verses I found and wrote in the diary I took abroadwith me two years ago:

Lonely? Look up!Let the world grow dim;

There is steadying strength,When you journey with Him.

Doubting? Fear not!For the promise holds true,

That the child of God's careShall his faith renew.

So, rested and steadied,And nourished and stilled,

Claim each promise of God,And each need shall be filled.

FOR THE MOON

Professor Massey in introducing the second editionof "Breakthrough," early in 1959, said: " T h e first manto land on the moon has already been born."

Seek all truth, so long as you hold by Christ's anchor.Thomas Arnold.


HELP FOR MEDICAL RECRUITSMISSION TO LEPERS SCHEME FOR JUBILEE YEAR

As part of its Jubilee Year programme, The Missionto Lepers is introducing a scheme of financial assistancefor young men and women who will take a medical courseand join its staff.

The Mission needs doctors now and will need more andmore as their work expands. The Gospel and the latesttreatments are still not available to great numbers ofvictims of leprosy who still remain in ignorance of Christand still suffer needlessly.

A whole fresh department of missionary work has beenopened up by the new techniques of remedial surgerydeveloped by men like Professor Paul Brand, the Mission'sDirector of Orthopaedic Work. Thousands of paralysedhands can now be restored to usefulness, crippled feetgiven strength, and many eyes can be saved from certainblindness. The challenge of this new field makes moreurgent still the need for doctors.

The Mission's scheme is simple. The Mission will ad-vance money up to £200 a year for fees and board toacceptable candidates. Technically these advances will beregarded as loans but these will be cancelled by a stipu-lated period in the Mission's service. Normally the assist-ance will be available to candidates who have passedtheir first professional examinations, but under some circum-stances, help might be given at an earlier stage of training.

Another part of the Mission's Jubilee Programme isthe proposal that New Zealand raise, during 1962, itsJubilee Year, a special fund of £25,000 to meet a numberof urgent needs which have been brought to the noticeof the New Zealand Council recently. These needs aremostly in our Near North, but others are in places whereNew Zealand missionaries are working in other parts ofthe world, and are hampered by shortage of funds.

Among those being considered are the need for arehabilitative surgical unit and for a new leprosy hospitalin different parts of Papua. A new leprosy project(including the building of a hospital) in South Viet Nam,and a leprosy wing to an existing Mission hospital inThailand are also on the list.

The recently formed Leprosy Relief Association inTaiwan (Formosa) is in need of help for small clinicbuildings and for vehicles to enable medical staff to doout-patient work. The American doctor who gave up agood practice to take charge of this work is reduced toriding a bicycle, and in fact, buying a bicycle himself. Itis hoped to assist a well-known Church Mission establisha leprosy programme in a very needy part of Tanganyikaand also to assist with the building of a new fifty bedhospital unit in co-operation with another Mission inEthiopia.

ONLY WOMAN PRIME MINISTERWAS ONCE AT MISSION SCHOOL

The only woman Prime Minister in the world, Mrs S.Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, was once a pupilat the Baptist Missionary Society Ferguson Girls' High Schoolat Ratnapura, Ceylon.

She attended that school for a short period during theprincipalship of Miss E. A. Allsop, a well-loved B.M.S.misionary. She was taken from the school by her parents tobe sent to a large Roman Catholic School in Colombo, thecapital of Ceylon.

Mrs Bandaranaike, a Buddhist, was only in the school afew months but she said herself in a greeting she sent to theschool, "I have pleasant memories of the short period I spentthere. I have no doubt that Ferguson High School will continueto make a vital contribution towards the educationaldevelopment of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)."

FILM CENSORSHIPThe Government film censor, Mr McIntosh, visited the

Executive of the Wellington Association at their Novembermeeting to explain the duties and responsibilities of thecensor and set out some of the major problems he facesin his work. He came by invitation of the local PublicQuestions Committee, and his visit proved most worthwhile.

He commenced his talk by tracing the history of censor-ship from the earliest Roman times up to the present day.This included an informative description of the forms of filmcensorship at present operating in England, France (whoincidentally are broadminded in regard to sex in films butextremely intolerant of any film that castigates the Frencharmy, Government, or other national institutions), America,Australia, and particularly New Zealand.

From his description of the film industry in these coun-tries it appears that in reality there are three types ofcensor:

1. The paid Censor or Board of Censors who have somelegislative right to classify or reject films.

2. Censors set up by independent bodies such as the"Legion of Decency ", the Roman Catholic organisa-

tion in U.S.A. which censors films for its own com-munity. Nevertheless its judgments have a profoundand far-reaching effect on film-making as a whole.

3. The common people. Although having no legal rightsthis formidable body by its corporate voice and attitudedoes in the main set the standard of films. The censorstressed the part concerted action can have in liftingthe tone of film-making generally.

The problems the Censor enumerated are legion. He isthe guardian of public interest as far as films are concernedand as such has to know what he can and what he cannottake out or leave in films. With social morality movingbetween two widely divergent poles he has no enviable task."To cut or not to cut! That is the question."

Mr Mclntosh then dealt with the classification of filmsand why he places certain films in certain categories. NewZealand has the most detailed classification of films of anycountry. This was a good thing in that it gave greater scope'to the censor to rule correctly on a given film. The necessityfor people to understand and obey the Censor's classificationwas stressed.

"Film cu t s"a re an important part of a censor's work.These are not, we were assured, made on the basis of theCensor's physical condition and temperament on the day.They followed well defined lines and procedures. His illus-tration of the section which was cut from one film, storedin a steel box and filed away in a steel cabinet, only to catchfire on its own account, set the delegates rocking. It showshow " h o t " some of the material he views must be!

Generally the attitude of the Censor to films in our countryis becoming more strict This is contrary to the commonlyheld opinion of many people. The reason probably is thatfilms are of an inferior quality and need stricter supervision.At least the censor is aware of that as his statistics showed.

These in the main were the lines along which Mr McIntoshaddressed us. It was an informative talk which helped usappreciate the task he has. For a man who must view10,000,000 feet of film a year to retain his sense of humour,his fairness to all sections of the public, and an ability tomake discriminating judgments is a task of no light moment.We assured him of our co-operation and support in what hewas doing.

T. W. CADMAN.

WIND BLOWN SEEDSBy Mary Ostling

I picked some seeds in my garden, this breezy autumnday; Neighbour, as I talked with you, the wind took thoseseeds away. This incident forgotten quite until today Isee the flowers that bloom along the fence, dividing youfrom me—a thought, a wish, a prayer sincere may thisforever be: Nothing shall separate neighbours and friends,but flowers or a shady tree.

—Blue Island, Ill.13N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

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GREAT DAYS AT DELHIBy Anita Crozier

Bishop Lesslie Newbiggin speaking at the session of the ThirdAssembly of the World Council of Churches, New Delhi, India,November 18-December 6, 1961, at which the International MissionaryCouncil was integrated with the World Council of Churches. Otherson the platform are, left to right: Bishop Sante Uberto Barbieri,Metropolitan Juhanon Mar Thoma, Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill,Archbishop Iakovos, Bishop Otto Dibelius, Dr W. A. Visser, T. Hooft.

Dr Franklin Clark Fry.

N.Z. Baptists were entitled to one delegate only to theThird Assembly of the World Council of Churches at NewDelhi, November 19 to December 5. Rev. J. T. Crozierwas the delegate, but several more N.Z. Baptists werethere in other capacities. Rev. Roland Hart as N.C.C.Fraternal Delegate; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jones from ourMission Field as stewards; Rev. J. P. Crozier on the book-stall which was selling about £280 worth a day, and Mrs.A. Crozier as Press representative for this paper.

As time passes, no doubt, in these pages and throughoutN.Z., Revs. Hart and Crozier will dispense much of thevital and satisfying feast of these 17 days of study, business,inspiration, worship, witness and fellowship, but for now,this is it in essence.

ORGANISATIONThe organisation behind the mighty wheels of W.C.C.

and this Assembly must be tremendous for it to move sosilently, efficiently and to the satisfaction of all its pas-sengers, to its destination. Just from the practical point ofview, think of finding suitable accommodation and food for1,400 people from all parts of the world in a country likeIndia. Think of the Babel of languages and the problemsattendant on that; a meeting place to suit all the require-ments, the fleet of buses to transport people to and fro.And the following provided all on the spot: High-classcafeteria; full scale Post Office (open even on Sundays);Bank; Travel Agencies; Tourist Bureau; Medical Unit withdoctors and nurses and a dispensary; lounges; phones(overseas included); Press room with 25 typewriters, desksand named pigeon holes for each of the 150 reporters filledup with the material of Assembly red hot; typists' pool;team of interpreters; photographers and nine radio and tele-vision teams.

DEVOTIONSThe devotional aspect of the Assembly rose to very great

heights, and was a source of daily renewal. The leadersof the daily Bible Study, Professor Paul Minear, of U.S.A.,Dr. Martin Niemoller of Germany, Rev. Paul Verghese ofIndia, made the Bible passages come alive and revelantto the needs of the modern world. The evening prayerswere conducted by members of the various Christian groupsrepresented on the World Council of Churches. Throughoutall the devotions the focus was on the theme, "Jesus

Christ the Light of the World." It is to be hoped that manyof these addresses will be put in permanent form so thatothers may share in their inspiration.

THE GROUPSAs well as plenary sessions, the delegates worked in

three main groups under the heading of Witness, Serviceand Unity. These were also divided into sub-sections whichdealt with various aspects of the theme under consideration.The discussions were most stimulating, coming from someof the outstanding figures of the Christian world, both fromEast and West. The delegates from the newly admitted.Russian Orthodox Russian Church had many fresh insightsto share. And representatives of the younger Churchesshowed a vigour that promised well for the future.

MY DIARY OF SOME OF THE SPECIAL DAYS

Saturday, November 18.4 p.m., stranded 100 miles from Delhi with broken downcar—due at Press Dinner at 7 p.m. Hitch-hiked, and madeit by 8 p.m. Dr. Visser t' Hooft, General Secretary ofW.C.C., and Dr. Newbigen, President of the InternationalMissionary Society told Press, radio and television ofthe significance of this Assembly; 150 journalists fromsecular and religious Press of 21 countries as well as nineradio and television teams covering the proceedings.Religion is News! Press were told the purpose of Assembly.

1. To speak with a common voice to Christians.2. To speak to the world which may have written off the

Church but still has the feeling that after all, wemay have the answer.

3. To conduct the business affairs of the World Councilof Churches.

Significant about this third Assembly is the fact that forthe first time the venue was Asia. That history was to bemade in the Integration of the International MissionarySociety with the World Council of Churches after five yearsof deliberation. That a very considerable increase in theconstituency of the World Council of Churches was takingplace with the application of African Churches and largegroups of Orthodox Churches to be received into the WorldCouncil. That this Assembly takes place at a moment ofspecially acute international tension.

Sunday, November 19.A colourful procession marked the opening of Assembly—

1,200 official participants, some in clerical robes of greatdiversity, marched in groups of each country to theShamiana, a huge tent patterned in red and gold in whichthe service was held. Five Presidents of W.C.C. partici-pated. The sermon on the Assembly theme "Christ theLight of the World," was delivered by U. B. Hymin, Secre-tary of the Burma Baptist Union. Indian Christian lyricswere sung by the choir; the quaint, to us, barrel organeffect, would have delighted our N.Z. young people. Sundayafternoon saw the historic moment of the Integration ofW.C.C. and I.M.C.

Monday, November 20.Business sessions were held in the magnificent Vigyan

Bhavan hall. Simultaneous translations in English, French,and German were available to the delegates who sat, asin United Nations meetings, at named desks. Seating inthe gallery was reserved for Press, Observers, Youth andGuests. Photography was permitted only in the first threeminutes of each session.

Since 1960, applications for membership in the W.C.C.were made by 11 African Church groups, 2 Pacific Islandgroups, the Orthodox Church of Russia and also the Ortho-dox Churches of Rumania, Bulgaria and Poland. Two Pente-costal Churches in Latin America made application. Allthese were invited to have observers at this Assembly.

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Book NoticesA. M. Stibbs: Sac rament , Sacrifice, and Euchar is t . Tyndale P res s ,

London.This is a book wr i t t en from the viewpoint of an Evangelical

Anglican on the meaning , funct ions and use of t h e Lord ' s Supperwith P raye r Book revision in mind. Unlike many o thers of his denom-inat ion, the au tho r is no admi re r of the Sacramenta l ways of Rome.Rather , ce r ta in non-conformist pract ices appeal , such as the cus tomof offering t h a n k s before the adminis t ra t ion of the b r ead andwine (an euchar is t ic " b l i n d s p o t " of the P raye r Book), and alsotha t of t h e communion table s tanding in the body of the church . Int h e closing pages the a u t h o r s ta tes as his aim to move " i n a proper lyordered way closer to the sc r ip tura l pa t t e rn in the adminis t ra t ionof the Lord ' s Suppe r ; and consequent ly to move a t t h e same t imecloser to o the r Reformed Churches and to many Non-Anglican Chris-t ian b r e t h r e n both in prac t ice and in fully-realised fellowship atthe Lord 's Tab le . "

Baptis ts a r e likely to agree t ha t the a u t h o r goes a long waytowards this aim. I t i s in te res t ing to r ead Payne and Winward ' s" O r d e r s and P r a y e r s for Church Worsh ip , " with this book. However ,Stibbs makes a provocat ive re fe rence to Baptis ts and the theologyof grace (p. 69). Wha teve r the viewpoint of the P raye r Book, Baptistswill insist on the supremacy of the Scr ip tures in fai th and order .

D. D.

MAORI AFFAIRSEvery New Zea lander should be in te res ted in the Maoris, and

1961 will go down as the yea r of the Hunn Repor t . The Presby te r i anBookroom have now issued at 2/- "A Maori View of the Hunn Repor t . "This 43-page booklet is the r epo r t of a commit tee set up by theMaori Synod of the Presby te r ian Church . Grea t care has been t akento see t ha t the repor t r ep resen ted the mind of the Maori m e m b e r sas expressed in the discussions. I t is an impor tan t document .

A Kiwi Record tha t is different is Chr is tmas Carols in Maori.The Te Pa taka Maori Choir sings in Maori " S i l e n t Night ," " H a r k ,the Hera ld Angels Sing," " O Come All Y e F a i t h f u l " and " T h eFirs t Nowell ." Get i t for your collection. I t is issued by A. H. andA. W. Reed.

MINISTER'S MOVEMENTS

Rev. and Mrs P. W. Norrish, were welcomed to thepastorate of the Howick Church on November 16.

MUSLIM PAPER GIVESCHRISTIAN CONFESSION

The confession of faith of Eastern Nigeria's first Africangovernor has been published in the country's largest news-paper by its Muslim editor.

The Times printed the testimony of Sir Francis A.Ibiam in connection with his installation to the top governmentpost. His appointment was viewed in Nigerian church circlesas evidence of religious freedom in the nation.

Sir Francis' confession stated that he accepted as " t h eabsolute truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of the LivingGod, and that for my sake He died."

"Jesus Christ never fails in His promises," the newgovernor continued. " T h e Lord has made it possible for meto discharge many and heavy responsibilities which fall to thelot of people in my station in life."

Delegates voted the acceptance of all 23 applicants. Allare autonomous Churches, and all have expressed theiracceptance of the Basis of the World Council.Tuesday, November 21.

The five Presidents of W.C.C. laid a wreath on thememorial of Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the life andinfluence of a great man. India's goodwill and hospitalitywas expressed to W.C.C. when the Vice President of India,Dr. S. Radhakrishna, received delegates at the President'sresidence. The reception was held as the sun set in theMoghul gardens of that glorious group of buildings. TheVice President is one of India's greatest scholars, and wasformerly Professor of Eastern Religions at Oxford.

Delhi is a very beautiful city and a wonderful choicefor the Third Assembly Meetings.

Watch for the B.B.C.'s 1½ hour Television Programmeof W.C.C. Third Assembly.

Thanks for making me your Press reporter,Anita Crozier.

Why every Baptist should receive"The N.Z. Baptist"

[Adapted from a feature by R. A. Long, President, TheBaptist Convention of New Mexico, in "Baptist New

Mexican".]

1. It is vitally important that our people be informed aboutthe hopes, victories, plans and problems of otherBaptists.

2. "The Bap t i s t " does much to destroy that " a l l alone"feeling some Baptists in our land might well have. Thisfeeling breeds defeatism.

3. There is no other general source of information aboutwhat Baptists are doing.

4. The informed Baptist is the concerned Baptist. Theconcerned Baptist is the praying Baptist. The prayingBaptist is the giving and working Baptist.

5. The great genius of Baptist life is their unity of purpose.I believe that currently this is being promoted more by"The Baptist" than any other way.

6. Our Church members need to be kept abreast of the"religious s l a n t " in world affairs, nationally and inter-nationally.

7. No pastor has time for all the promotion of departmentalwork that his Church needs. " T h e Baptist" does afirst-rate job of helping to fill this difficult gap.

8. The work of Baptist missions at home and world wideis kept in the minds and hearts of Baptists by " T h eBaptist".

9. "The Bap t i s t " helps to keep great moral issues beforeour people. These are so important today.

10. It encourages our people when they read in " T h eBapt i s t " of the accomplishments and projected plans oftheir own Churches.

11. "The Baptist" is an essential agent of the Union, andtherefore deserves the fullest support of the BaptistChurches in our land.

12. The expense of carrying the paper in the Church budget(to every family) is so small that it actually amounts toless than the average Church wastes each month bylights burning in empty rooms, water wasted at leakyfaucets, and fuel used when not needed, etc. " T h eBaptist" paper in the Church budget really doesn't cost—it pays.

New Bishop is Son of Baptist MinisterDar-es-Salaam.—The Rt. Rev. Leslie Stradling, Bishop

of South-west Tanganyika, has accepted the Bishopricof Johannesburg, formerly held by the Rt. Rev. Dr.Ambrose Reeves.

Dr. Reeves, an opponent of the Government'sapartheid policies, was deported from South Africa lastSeptember 48 hours after his return to the Union froma visit of several months in Great Britain.

Dr. Stradling was named to the post by Dr. Joostde Blank, Archbishop of Capetown, and other bishops ofthe Church. Earlier the elective assembly of the dioceseof Johannesburg deadlocked over naming a successor toDr. Reeves when non-white delegates refused to approvenominees whom they reportedly considered " u n s y m -pathetic to the non-whites." (See EPS No. 19.)

The new Bishop of Johannesburg, who is 53, waseducated at the King Edward VII School, Sheffield, andat Queen's College, Oxford, where he was a scholar.Ordained in 1933, he held curacies and benefices in southLondon and was vicar of St. Anne's, Wandsworth, be-fore being consecrated Bishop of Masasi in 1945 at theage of 37. He was translated to the bishopric of South-west Tanganyika in 1952.

Note: The new bishop is a son of Rev. W. H. Strad-ling, a retired Baptist minister living in England.

E.P.S., Geneva.17N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

A HAPPY MINISTER'S WIFEMary Martin

I never dreamed I would marry a minister. Indeed,when the possibility occurred I was not a little afraid ofthe responsibilities involved for very little in my backgroundseemed to fit me for what I felt would be a most exactingcalling. I said " c a l l i n g " , for, looking back, I feel thatunless we ministers' wives have come to the place beforeour Master where we have gladly accepted our role as amost gracious calling, we will chafe under the load, andwill be a constant source of secret heartache to our partnersin life.

How different it is today. I am a happy minister'swife. First, a wife. My husband is a man like other men.and I know he needs me. A man may not always say this,but an understanding wife instinctively knows it. He needsme as a wife. I cannot allow myself to forget that beforewe had children I was his wife, and therefore havehonestly tried to consider him as first. Don't think thatthis has meant the exclusion of other obligations. Ourchildren today are teenagers who have given Us joys andfears like those of other Christian homes. But by wordsas well as numerous little actions I have tried to givemy husband the assurance that his wife is loyal. Thismakes him feel that no matter how great a difficulty hemay be facing, nor how discouraging the mood of themoment, I am there to provide a sort of counter-weight.In the first few years of our married life I confess I failedto realise just how exacting the Pastor's job was, andconsequently was inclined to think that my husband didnot need me except as a helper in the work. Experiencehas given me deeper perception.

Then, a minister's wife. I think of myself as the churchhostess of the flock. It is helpful and right, I think, forthe minister's wife to believe that the Church loves her.She must not only respond to this love, but she mustherself set it in motion. There are in every Churchreserved people who find it hard to express their affections,but it is wonderful what a warm-hearted wife can do tomake the atmosphere of the Church easy to live with. Awarm smile and a ready handshake are good medicine.If you are a Pastor's wife your usefulness will be enhancedmore by your ability to love people than by your gifts ofspeech or organisation.

Those who are in training to be a Pastor's wife shouldbecome adept in the duties of a hostess. Be persistent incultivating a disposition that is cheerful. It may not comenaturally. Work at it. Radiating cheerfulness has greatercharm than accomplishment. Learn to be friendly withoutbeing "confidential." Impartiality cultivates respect. Youcan maintain dignity without aloofness, and you can jointhe fun without being frivolous.

As a minister's wife I have had to learn the need fordiscretion. This is not secretiveness, as some think. Butit is the ability to sift the chaff from the wheat in theconversations of others, and to be habitually on guardagainst petty or unworthy opinions. People want to trusttheir minister with all sorts of confidences, some important,others less so, but if they cannot depend on his wife'sdiscretion they will soon cease to give their minister theopen-hearted trust that is such a valuable bond betweenpastor and people.

Being a minister brings with it certain special emotionaldifficulties. The fact that a man has been ordained doesnot make him saintly and well-nigh perfect. Anyone marriedto a minister knows that only too well. I can cheerfullytake it for granted that my husband (like Elijah) is a

"man of like passions." His disability, of course, is inthe fact that he is always supposed to behave in angelicfashion ! Another real difficulty lies in this, that anyemotional upset which may occur in the home affects hispastoral work. A man who works in an office may becomeangry and go off to the City without impairing the qualityof his day's work. Not so the minister. If this occurs tohim his preaching and pastoral work are at once affected.

Continued at foot of next column

THE UNCERTAIN SOUNDTaking a mixed-up signalman at par value almost got

Dauphie and me obliterated the other afternoon.We were going north on Highway 67, just starting the

20-mile stretch of cautious driving necessitated by theroad building now in full swing between Newport andWalnut Ridge, when, blooie ! it almost happened.

It was near sundown on one of these beautiful Octoberdays and everything seemed so tranquil. I had just roundedthe bend on the first detour around a missing bridge.There, at an intersection, stood a member of the highwaycrew, with a red flag, directing traffic.

I noticed that he had stopped the south-bound traffic withan outstretched hand. As he looked at me, the nearest driverto him in the north-bound traffic, he kept waving his stillfurled flag up and down, vertically. I thought he meant forme to come ahead, and that's what I was doing.

Suddenly he began to yell at me to stop, still waving hisflag up and down. I jammed on my brakes to discover Ihad almost driven into the path of a monstrous grey high-way truck with its tons of sand. The driver of the truckstopped about the same time—much more suddenly than hewas accustomed to. I found myself the centre of thecombined ill will of both the truck driver and the signal-man.

"You are supposed to watch the r o a d ! " roared thesignalman.

"I was watching you," I replied, loud enough that hecould hear me without cupping his hands at the back ofhis ears. " A n d I could not tell what you meant by yoursignals."

After a few seconds of glaring, the truck driver pro-ceeded on his way, across my path. The traffic directorindicated that I was to proceed. And he was waving hisstick up and down the same way he had been waving itwhen he meant for me to stop! I was tempted to stop andgive him some instructions in signalling. But I decided Iwas probably not the one to do it under the circumstances.

It occurs to me that there are a lot of traffic directorsin our society today who either do not know what thesignals are, or they are mixed up on how to give them.And I am even more mindful than I used to be that youcan get yourself splattered by following the direction of amixed-up signalman.

" . . . if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, whoshall prepare himself to the b a t t l e ? " (1 Cor. 14:8).

Erwin L. McDonald,Arkansas Baptist.

I take it as my loving duty, therefore, to recognise thisspecial sensitiveness, and to arrange my home, my duties,and above all my personal relationship to my husband insuch a way that it is easier for him to cultivate serenity.

As ministers' wives we must be ready to give our-selves. But we must be equally ready to receive, withgratitude and humility, the love and affection which ourpeople want to show to us. To be constantly indebted topeople for their kindnesses, and very often for materialexpressions of their love, is not easy for anyone whoboasts of being independent. Yet all who are in the Lord'sservice are in some way indebted to others, and if we havegrace to receive as from the Lord, then there is nothingservile or selfish about it.

It is one of the greatest compliments to the ministry ofthe Christian Church as a whole that their wives are. bya great majority, happy women. Very few are disillusionedby the discovery that their husbands are not infallible,and that the Lord's work is not all roses. The rewards ofthis holy calling are rich beyond imagining. Were I to goback along the years with a chance to start all over again,my prayer would be, " L o r d , please let me marry a ministerof Jesus Christ."

—SOUTH AFRICAN BAPTIST.


By James E. Hampton

This surely could not happen to us. It is the kind ofexperience one only reads about in the newspapers, wethought. The doctor must be wrong. He had just informedus of the possibility of our seven-year-old daughter, KathieLynn, was suffering from leukemia.

We tried to convince ourselves that it could not be true.Had we not tried to be faithful Christian parents ? Werewe not worthy of the gift of this child ? These and hundredsof other thoughts and questions raced through our mindsthat night as we drove along in silence, almost blinded bytears and with hearts all but crushed by this sudden blow.

We were at home in Arkansas on regular furlough fromour first missionary term in Tanganyika.

To be sure of her condition, we took Kathie to an out-standing hematologist who, after a thorough diagnosis,confirmed the first report. She was suffering from acuteleukemia—of one of the worst types and the most difficultto treat.

How can we ever forget those few brief moments aswe sat in the doctor's office and heard him say, " T h e r eis no hope . . . "? We left his office with a burning desireto get away where it was quiet and let the news penetrateour confused minds. We found the hospital chapel immedi-ately, and there our emotions flowed freely and unashamedly.We tried to pray but could not find the words. However,we felt that our Heavenly Father surely understood, be-cause he had given up his Son many years before.

After receiving the doctor's diagnosis, the first questioninevitably came to our minds: How long would she live?As only God knows these things, that was a difficultquestion to answer. But we felt that the doctor, havingtreated many of these cases before, would have some idea.He estimated six months to a year and a half.

While Kathie was still in the hospital the Lord spoke toour hearts through an article in a current woman's maga-zine. The message in it changed the entire course of ourlives with respect to our misfortune and suffering. Theauthor was a mother whose child was suffering from anincurable disease. She wrote: " D u r i n g times like these,man has two choices. He can either praise God or curseHim. I choose to praise Him."

We found in our own hearts that we, too. wanted morethan ever to praise Him. How could we curse the onlyOne from whom we could receive strength and comfort,even though He might choose to call our child home ?

Thus began a new and unforgettable chapter in our lives.After the initial shock, we decided that, for Kathie's andour two other children's sakes, we must continue living asnormally as possible. She would stay in school as long asshe was able, and when she did not report for classes herteacher, who would know her condition, would understand.

We agreed to guard against talking about her illnessaround her or the other children. She must not know theseriousness of her disease. After all, there was the remotepossibility that a cure could be found in time. She wastold early, however, that she had a blood disorder, makingit necessary for her to take many transfusions and othertreatments. She never seemed to doubt for a moment thateventually she would fully recover.

In order to get the best treatment possible, we movedfrom our home in Arkansas to Dallas, Texas. We had notbeen in Dallas long before we realized that the high recom-mendation we had heard about the Wadley Research Instituteand Blood Clinic had not been exaggerated. The atmospherethere was such that the children lost their fear of needles,transfusions, and bone marrow tests.

It became necessary for us to take Kathie to the clinicseveral times each week. During these visits we developedwarm friendships with other parents whose children sufferedfrom similar blood diseases. One of the many blessings

that came to our lives during this experience grew out ofthese friendships. We learned what it really means to sharewith others who suffer sorrow and heartbreak.

As a pastor I had visited the sick, prayed with the be-reaved, and preached at many funerals. But I had neverentered into that inner fellowship of those who suffer, forextreme sorrow or death had never before invaded myimmediate family circle. The admonition of the Scriptureis, " B e a r ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law ofChrist." Now we feel we can bear the burdens of othersbecause we ourselves have tested the loads.

After nine long and painful months, our little girl lost thebattle. Pneumonia and a severe haemorrhage in the rightlung were the immediate causes of death. We stood at herbedside that day and saw the last signs of life disappear.One moment she was with us and the next she was with theLord, Whom she had personally accepted as her Saviouronly a few weeks before.

We had decided before her death that God could use thisexperience in our lives as a testimony to the sufficiency ofHis grace. Together with the pastor of our home churchin Arkansas, we planned the funeral service, agreeing thatit must be a witness for Christ. There would be none of thetraditional sad funeral hymns—instead, those that wouldglorify and praise God.

We believe that God did use the service to his glory.Several days later a pastor who has been in the ministryfor many years wrote that it was the most meaningfulfuneral service he had ever attended. A young woman wrotethat she had been seeking God's will about an importantdecision in her life and that, during the service, God hadmade His will known.

Our Lord had demonstrated once again the truth of HisWord: "Moreover we know that to those who love God, whoare called according to His plan, everything that happensfits into a pattern for g o o d " (Rom. 8: 28 Phillips). Althoughwe do not fully understand these experiences, we believethat some day we will see how they fit into that pattern foreternal good.

It would be difficult to put into words the blessings thatflooded our lives during those anxious days. We discoverednew friends in those who, because of a similar experience orbecause they wanted to help lift the burden from our hearts,found their way into our lives. They shared with us theirown losses, some writing Scripture passages that had meantmuch to them in their darkest hours. Others sent poems thatexpressed what they themselves wanted to say but couldnot. From fellow missionaries around the world came lettersof complete understanding. Many of these we knew only byname, but now their names had taken on personalities.

We discovered new meanings in passages of Scripturewe had read many times before. Rom. 8: 28. quoted above,became my favourite passage from God's Word. Theaccounts of Christ's resurrection, of heaven, and of the com-ing again of our Lord have taken on greater significance.

And finally, we discovered how precious are these giftsof children whom God entrusts to our keeping. They aretruly the jewels that make up the crown of life.

When we were questioning how all of these experiencesfit into God's will for our lives as missionaries, we remem-bered what Dr Baker J. Cauthen, executive secretary of theForeign Mission Board, had written to us soon after Kathiehad begun receiving treatment: " W e cannot know on themission field wherein our greatest contribution lies. Some-times we think it is in terms of the work we do, the sermonswe preach, and the activities in which we engage. It couldwell be that in the furtherance of God's Kingdom our greatestcontribution comes when we are called upon to bear somegreat grief and we do so with radiant, overcoming faith thatcauses a world that does not know our Lord to see the realityof His grace and love."


Through heartbreak . . .

Benefits And LossesUnder Communism

A Canadian journalist, Frederick Wossal, in a series ofarticles in the Toronto Globe and Mail, attempted a kindof balance sheet of benefits and losses to the Chinesepeople under Communism.

On the credit side he lists: Giving China a future;rleaning China, both of material filth and social corrup-tion; attention to health and education; better organisationof Government; crushing of local war lords; stabilisingcurrency; tree-planting.

On the debit side he lists but two items: the weaken-ing of family life and the pathetic situation of the intel-lectuals.

Under the first it is primarily the taking of childrenfrom the parents that he is concerned about. As to separa-tion of husband and wife, although common when theneeds of the State demand it, still " m o s t married couplesin China either live together or see one another regu-larly."

Under the second item he stresses the complete sub-jugation of the mind that must be so galling to any intel-ligent person. "Non-believers must now choose betweenmaking adjustments that will render them acceptable tothe Communists, or living alone on social interests."

The regular treatment for nonconformists is not thefiring squad, but simply a transfer of work from presentjob to prison factory or prison farm.

He was often asked while in China to criticise whathe saw. But he soon learned that they did not mean it.Although they said, " W e want your criticism," what theyreally meant was, " W e want your praise".

His judgment on the social and economic programmeof the People's Government is that it is not really Com-munism but State capitalism. " T h e State pays very lowwages, makes the workers work harder, and puts the pro-fits gained by these millions of man-hours into its owncoffers."

Of the Chinese people themselves he says: "Hun-dreds of millions have responded to the call to work witha selflessness that few Western people can match. Thecollective striving of almost 700 million souls towards anational goal has injected meaning into the lives ofmany people. Often, watching Chinese work teams toil-ing cheerfully, I envied them their fervour".

What he found most sinister in China was the Chin-ese fanatic readiness for all-out nuclear war. The ChineseCommunists hold fast to the conception of violent revolu-tion, and are so intoxicated by their own successes thatthey would welcome a military show-down with the West.They believe that that is the only way to achieve thefinal defeat of capitalist imperialism.

"Missionary Herald."

Miss Anderine Farmer conducting her last training session in NewZealand. During her 2-year stay she has been a gracious, dedi-cated and able worker and we thank God for her ministry. Our

friend sailed for America Saturday, November 25.

Persecution Is Often BlessedFORT WORTH, U.S.A. (B.W.A.).—True believers

in Christ have always been persecuted, Gunnar Westin,professor of church history at Uppsala University in Swe-den, told students and faculty at South-western BaptistTheological Seminary.

"Persecution started early and it is clear that manytimes it has been a blessing. The first great persecutionwas against the early church at Jerusalem but thepeople were never stopped and went everywhere preach-ing the gospel in spite of the difficulty," he said.

Westin, who also teaches church history at theBethel Baptist Seminary in Sweden said, "Foreign mis-sions started through this persecution. The people stuckto their task. They did not sit down and complain becauseof their treatment but just continued preaching the gos-pel."

"Paul gave us the book of Romans while being per-secuted. John wrote Revelation while under the persecu-tion at Patmos. We would never have had Pilgrim's Pro-gress if John Bunyan had not been persecuted and putinto prison," he stated.

"These people who were persecuted had somethingto tell and they did. I see in this development the work ofthe hand of God in various ways," Westin stated.

Spanish Baptist lady's dream comes true

ALCOY, Spain (B.W.A.).—Senora Maria's pulpitBible has a home at last.

Long a widow, her hands crippled by arthritis, SenoraMaria eked out a living by embroidering tapestry. Fromher meagre savings she bought a large Bible for use onthe pulpit of the Baptist Church she hoped to see estab-lished some future day in her beloved Alcoy.

Daily she sowed seeds of Christian love. She contactedthe pastor of the Baptist Church in Alicante, 30 milesaway, and offered her home for a mission point. The curi-ous came and left, but some remained.

Police intervention made the work increasingly diffi-cult. Before a church could be formed, Senora Maria hadto move to the Spanish Baptist old folks' home near Bar-celona. Her hopes still alive, she left the Bible with thebelievers she had won at Alcoy.

In time a graduate of the Spanish Baptist TheologicalSeminary moved to Alcoy and made his home a Baptistcentre. On December 8, 1960, Alcoy Baptist Church wasorganised with 26 charter members.

Senora Maria, now 93, was unable to attend the ser-vice, unable to see her Bible given its home on the chapelpulpit. But the harvest from her seeds of love continues:The church has already baptised seven new members.


BIBLE SCHOOL IN FINLAND

Swedish-Speaking Baptists in Finland have completeda three-week Bible school for evangelists in Jakobstad.Thirteen attended.

The Rev. Linus Sandburg of Jakobstad served as directorand five other pastors taught in the school. Courses includedBible studies in Hebrews and First Timothy, theologicalcourses on the Holy Spirit and biblical revelation and apractical course about youth work.

Each evening teachers and evangelists conductedevangelistic services in the city and at mission points inthe area.

The Swedish-speaking population totals only about 8per cent, in Finland, but the majority of 3,300 Baptistsare from this group.

—European Baptist Press Service20

PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN NORTH TRIPURABy the Rev. Gordon Jones

A NEW CHURCHI recently attended the dedication service of a new

church building at Sunaimuri, a small village of the HallamChorai tribe, about two hours' walk from Darchoi. Thepeople there first heard the Gospel about three years agofrom an evangelist of the Tripura Baptist Union, but they sayhe was a bit too autocratic in manner, and they somewhatresented his domineering ways. The village's headman andhis family have become Christians and been baptised, also anold blind lady.

For over a year now there has been a Christian schoolin the village, run by Teacher-Evangelist Zabia. His morehumble attitude has won more friends, and there is nowsome interest in the Gospel on the part of the villagers,specially in the case of one man who was for a timequite hostile.

Pastor Lalhuala was not able to go, so he asked threeof us to go from Darchoi—a deacon, a teacher-evangelist(both Darlongs) and me. We left in the late afternoon, whenit was a little cooler, carrying sheets and mosquito netsin our shoulder bags. On the way we stopped to buy ashiny new hurricane lantern, as a gift from the DarchoiChurch to the new Church.

We arrived at dusk, to find a neat little bamboo andthatch structure, with a welcome arch and a tiny fenced-off garden in front. The non-Christians had lent a hand inputting it up. A while later another teacher-evangelistarrived with some youths from a neighbouring village, tomake quite a sizeable group.

After cups of tea on the headman's verandah, we gatheredoutside the new building for a hymn (by the light of thenew lantern), after which the Darchoi deacon, and thenZabia, led in prayer before we trooped inside. It was asimple little place, with bamboo seats around the walls, anda table and chair at one side. On weekdays it will housethe school, which until now has met on the headman'sverandah.

Our reading of Solomon's prayer at the dedication ofthe Temple seemed quite appropriate with its phrases "Whenheaven is shut up and there is no rain . . . " and " I f therebe in the land famine or pestilence . . ." Natural disastersare very real to those people.

Sunaimuri Church in a Hallam Village.

In my talk I tried to explain that we cannot containor restrict God in any structure, that we cannot separateHim from our daily life, and that He has chosen us tospread His message to our fellow-villagers. I asked if therewas any hope of all the rest of the village becoming Christian,and the Headman joined in with a fervent " E v e r y hope!

"My Bengali words were interpreted, paragraph by paragraph,into their language (as I thought) and I gathered the

impression, with a feeling of gratitude, that it was amuch better sermon in translation than in the original!Then when we had finished, a Chorai man who lives inDarchoi got up (I did not know he had come) and spokefor some time. This turned out to be a summary inthe Chorai language of my talk, which had been interpretedonly into Darlong!

HELP FOR STUDENTSA priority in Tripura is the training of leaders for the

Church, both as Christian workers and as laymen. This meansgeneral education as well as that given in the Bibleand Training School, and we have our St. Paul's Schooland our High School and College Hostels in Agartala for thispurpose. The education available in Agartala is in Bengalias the medium of instruction. The Lushai village schoolsin Jampui (up to Form IV) but for higher classes theBengali as a minor subject. There are Junior High Schoolschildren have to go elsewhere. They have not enough Bengalito study in Agartala, and the few whose parents couldafford it used to go to Shillong, the capital of Assam, toenrol in English-medium High Schools. In order to enablethose from poorer families to do the same, it occurred tothe late Rev. H. A. Jones to start a fund to help them.Thus our Mission began its Higher Education CirculatingLoan Fund in 1954. The system is that students recommendedby the Jampui Presbytery (Association) Executive receive amonthly "loan-stipend," of Rs.20 to 25 for High Schoolpupils, and Rs.50 for University students. Each one promiseseventually to repay to the Fund four-fifths of the totalamount he has received. Over the past few years therehave usually been four High School pupils and four Universitystudents at a time receiving loan-stipends. Eighteen youngpeople have received help in this way in the past, andanother seven are on the current list.

Results have been rather mixed. Several failed intheir first year of aided studies; but a number have passedmatriculation, while three have graduated B.A. and oneM.A. Some have been appointed as teachers in Governmentschools in Christian villages in Jampui—an ideal arrangementfor village education.

Unfortunately the Fund has not yet begun to circulate,because only one has yet made any repayment. He is MrHnehliana, whose wife was Miss Thangi. The Jampui Presby-tery Executive has twice called on some of them (thosewho are in paying jobs) to start repaying, but so far withlittle result. Their debts (four-fifths) total Rs.11,800, and theMission has paid out over Rs.22,000 (£1,650).

Taking a dim view of this, our Joint Budget Committeedecided last August to call a halt. Instead of pouring theusual annual Rs.3,500 into the Fund, the Mission will in futuregrant only a fifth of this, representing the remaining one-fifth not to be repaid by the students. For this financial year,however, it is hoped that enough will be made availableto keep the present stipend-holders going on the courses theyhave already started, but no new stipends are to be granteduntil there is enough in hand from repayments for atleast a full year's new stipend.

This will be hard luck for those hopefuls now applying.We shall have to try to convince them that our saying" N o " is not because of the hard-heartedness of the Mission,but because of the lack of responsibility on the part offormer stipend-holders. We also hope that they will be ableto put in the screws a little, perhaps through parent-to-parent channels, to make those defaulters begin paying out.

Life is a voyage. The winds of life come strongFrom every point; yet each will speed thy course

along,If thou with steady hand, when tempests blow,Canst keep thy course aright and never once let go

T. C. Williams.21N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

MAIN THOUGHT IN MASTER'S MIND— EVANGELISATION OF WORLD

Missionary Sermon, 1961, by Mrs Royston G. Brown

No one can read the New Testament without seeing thatthe evangelisation of the world was the main thought inthe mind of our Saviour. He came into the world to save it.He sought not only the rich and the influential — but peopleas people — irrespective of their wealth and position. Whenthe blind beggar cried out to Him for help He healed him.When He saw the famishing multitude, He " H a d compassionon them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd."

JESUS A MISSIONARYJesus was Himself a missionary. His entire ministry was

a missionary ministry. It is true that His earthly life wasconfined to Palestine; but He made it clear that He wasconcerned with the whole world. He said, " O t h e r sheepI have which are not of this fold: them also I mustbring and they shall hear my voice." He declared that

"God so loved the world that He gave His only begottenson that whosoever believeth in Him should not perishbut have everlasting life." He broke down the wall whichseparated the Jews from the Gentile, He showed therace-proud Jews that the Samaritans were their neighbours.

As He looked out on to the world He exclaimed,— "I say unto you that many shall come from the Eastand the West and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaacand Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven."

We are sometimes inclined to complacently imaginethat God loves us more than other people. But the GoodShepherd who left ninety and nine in the fold and wentout after the sheep which was lost is surely most concerned,not with us, in our comfortable, Gospel-lighted homes butwith the starving millions of India, and the troubled peoplesof South-East Asia.

If we believe in Christ then we must believe inmissions. However much Christians may differ on otherpoints they cannot differ on this point.

A MISSIONARY CHURCHOn this, the beginning of our Missionary Day, I would

like to ask a question. Are we a Missionary Church—Or are we simply a Church with a missionary programme?You may say that I am quibbling—That they are both oneand the same thing. But they are not, definitely not. Ifwe are a Church with a Missionary programme that canbe taken care of with an Annual Self-Denial offering, a certainamount of news to stimulate interest, a Missionary Councilto attend to its Misionary affairs, a day at Assembly toconsider Missionary matters, and some Misionaries to dothe work.

But if are a Missionary Church—then the whole life ofevery Church member is consumed with Missionary zeal forthe work of the Master, both here and abroad.

He said quite clearly that we are to be His witnessesboth in Jerusalem and in Judea, and in Samaria andunto the uttermost parts of the earth. The spheresof witnessing run side by side—It's not either or—butboth and.

It is time that we in our Churches turned our youngpeople's eyes to their responsibilities. When the time comes

for them to leave school and choose a career we mustmake them realise that the work that they choose shouldnot only be a method of earning a living—but an avenueof service. The must be taught that they have a responsibilityto use every gift God has given them, not simply as a meansof earning a living and more money, but as an avenueof service and witnessing for Him. We should turn theireyes to the opportunities in South-East Asia. In our Baptistlast month the N.C.C. were asking for workers to goout. The Government is offering all sorts of jobs in South-East Asia and so are business firms. What an opportunityfor Christian young men and women!

PERSONAL WITNESS

At the Baptist Youth Conference in Sydney last January,there was a young Indonesian, Harry Badaya by name,who had come as a guest to the conference. His testimonywas striking. He wanted to learn English. He went to anAustralian Doctor who was working in his town in Indonesia,not as a Missionary Doctor but just as a Doctor and askedhim if he could teach him English. " H e taught me English,"said Harry Badaya, " B u t he also led me to the Saviour."

Oh, yes! We pride ourselves in our Missionary organisa-tion. But Islam has a wonderful Missionary organisation too.A huge programme organised by the United of Cairo.

Mr Kenneth Tracey, a member of the Hanover StreetChurch, when home on furlough from the Sudan told ofvast tribal areas in Africa where Missionaries were notallowed to go. Eventually the barriers were lifted andthe Missionaries went in. What did they find? They foundthat the people had already been won for Islam. How,do you ask, when no Missionaries were allowed in? Moham-medan traders. Every trader a Missionary.

We can't divide our life into water-tight compartments,this part is Missionary, this isn't.

CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLEWhen I read through the book of the Acts I read

that the Lord added to the Church, day by day, thosewho were being saved. I can't find any reference toEvangelistic Missions or to the Church forming a Missionaryprogramme. It was a Missionary Church! These people werebound together by a common love for Jesus Christ as theonly Lord and Saviour of Men. I have no doubt thattheir love and joy and complete consecration shone on theirfaces. The conduct and character of those who believedtestified that they had found the secret of true life.

They were really concerned about other people and theirsacrificial service told. This was something new in theworld, and when people saw they couldn't help but takenotice. It is good to remind ourselves that our Mastersaid that people would know that we were His disciples—if we had love toward one another.

I feel that we need to recapture the urgency of personalevangelism. That our denomination stresses evangelism thereis no doubt with the appointment of a second DominionEvangelist. I feel that we must stress again and again thatevery believer is an evangelist. He is saved to serve. MyFather, a Presbyterian Missionary in Brazil for 45 years,says he attributes the phenomenal growth of the BaptistChurch to personal evangelism. As soon as a man hasbeen soundly converted and grounded in the word he beginsa church in his own home and invites his neighbours inand starts winning them for Christ. In Rio de Janeiro alonethere are something like 239 Baptist congregations.

Have we the urge to pass it on? Phillip said to Andrew,"We have found the Messiah," and he brought him to

Jesus. Why aren't we doing more of this sort of thing?N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.22

Mrs R. G. Brown.

CHANGING PATTERNThere is now a changing pattern in world Missionary

affairs. No longer can we talk about Christian landsand heathen lands.

There are lands which have Christian traditions—andenjoy Christian privileges—but today we have the ChristianChurch in nearly every land, however small it is. In somelands she is hated and persecuted and in others ignoredand tolerated or used for a social convenience.

What some of these churches are doing and attempting todo for the Master put us to shame. I was privileged tohear the Rev. Alan Brash of the N.C.C. speaking the othernight about some of these churches and I came away feelingvery humbled. He told us of Bishop Chandu Ray of theAnglican Church of West Pakistan. He needed teachers,graduates, desperately for his Mission Schools. He could notafford to pay Europeans so it was no use applying to us.He wrote to the Christian University in Seoul. Korea, toldthem of his need, told them he could not pay European salarybut would give them more than he would pay a Pakistani."Have you three teachers who could help us?"

The reply came back. " Y e s we have three teacherswho will suit your purpose, there is no need to worry abouttheir stipend. The staff of this University, numbering 40,will be glad to accept that responsibility as their contributionto Christian work in West Pakistan." When the students heardof this they held a service of thanksgiving and the thank-offering was enough to fly the three graduates from Seoulto Karachi—a third of the way round the world.

On one occasion the Apostle Paul said, "I was notdisobedient to the heavenly vison." He might have been.His obedience to that heavenly vision cost him everythingthat men held dear. Paul could have said, " N o , " whenChrist spoke to him on the way to Damascus just asthe rich young ruler did.

We can all say " n o . " I am afraid some of us do.We catch a glimpse of the heavenly vision, but we arenot obedient.

PERSPECTIVE — POSITIONOn the West Coast there is a very beautiful little

church which overlooks the Franz Josef Glacier — thebush clad hills and the Southern Alps. Many of you willhave seen it. At the back of the church, instead of astained glass window, they have a large plate glasswindow behind the altar. On the altar, a small plain brasscross. To get the perfect view you must kneel. You look outon that majestic view, and the cross is in between.

Perspective is all a matter of position. At the beginningof this Missionary Day I would invite you with me toget our perspective right.

The way to see the world's need—sin, want, hunger—in its true light is to kneel and to see it from a positionwhere the cross is in between.

Only then can we see the challenge of the Church inTripura State, the darkness of the unevangelised area. Onlythen can we hear the cry of the forgotten Muslim of EastPakistan who has never had a chance. Only then canwe be conscious of our utter unworthiness, and the wonderof His love. Then, and only then, can we do the businessof this Missionary Day as it ought to be done.

I would like to close with a quotation from theInternational Missionary Report of 1952.

"When all the things are shaken, when familiar land-marks are blotted, when war and time engulf us, whenall the human pride and pretentions are humbled, we proclaimanew the hidden reign of our crucified and ascended Lord.We summon all Christians to come forth from the securitiesthat are no longer secure and from boundaries of acceptedduties too narrow for the Lord of all the earth, and togo forth with fresh assurance to the task of bringingall things into captivity to Him, and of preparing thewhole earth for the day of His coming.

NEW LIFE FOR THE "NEW AGE"Shah Mohommad Siddique, Mohommad Abdul Bari,

Abdul Quddus, Muslims all, yet regular readers of theChristian family magazine "The New Age."

Narul Kumar Nath, Haran Adhikari, Prem Debnath.Hindus all, yet subscribers to the same magazine.

This highlights the fact, that besides its ministry to theChristians of Pakistan ''The New A g e " is rapidly becomingan important link in the evangelistic outreach of the churchesin East Pakistan. One in every four readers of " T h eNew A g e " is a non-Christian.

First published in 1936, " T h e New A g e " has grownand developed over the years and it now has a circulation ofbetween 2,000 and 2,500 copies a month. This gives it byfar the largest circulation of any Christian magazine inthe whole of Pakistan.

October, 1961, saw a further step taken when themagazine became Pakistan's first Christian family magazine.This step has been made possible by the generous co-operationof LIT LIT and the practical support of most churches andmissions in East Pakistan.

The contents of " T h e New A g e " vary from issue toissue, but regular features include, editorials, women's page,Christian world news, agricultural and health notes,children's section, quizzes, articles slanted towards Muslimsand Hindus, local church news, biographies of AsianChristians, etc.

The appearance of " T h e New A g e " in its new format hasbeen accompanied by a considerable increase in circulation.Almost every day since the first new issue was published themail has brought new subscriptions. Some days four orfive, some days as many as twenty or thirty. It is significantthat many of these new subscribers are Muslims and Hindus.This fact has led us to place advertisements in the nationaldailies and we expect still further gains as a result of this.

The language of " T h e New A g e " is Bengali. Bengaliis the eighth most widely spoken language in the world.Throughout Pakistan and India there are about 100,000,000people who speak this language.

The influence of " T h e New A g e " is widespread andconsiderable. Recently a naval rating serving in thePakistan navy wrote asking for a copy to be sent tohim. He again wrote telling us how much he had beenhelped by this magazine and asking for more Christianliterature to be sent.

This introduces a factor often overlooked by Christianleaders. At least one well produced, attractive Christianmagazine should spearhead Christian literature work inevery country. The step from reading a magazine to readinga book is but a short one. An attractive magazine creates ahunger and a desire for good Christian literature and cannothelp but affect the entire literature programme of acountry.

As a title " T h e New A g e " has worn well. It isperhaps even more apt today than when first given tothe magazine twenty-five years ago. In any land, a new agedemands new people. This is the aim and ministry ofPakistan's first Christian family magazine; to be theinstrument of bringing "Newness of L i f e " to all who livein this new age.

Mobile Library Serves Small Rural ChurchesA mobile l ibrary to serve small ru ra l churches has been launched

by the Firs t Baptist Church of Huntsvil le , Texas, U.S.A.The project is a resul t of the Tryon-Evergreen Baptist Associa-

t ion's effort to p romote church l ibrar ies . Twenty- three of the associa-t ion 's churches have a r egu la r a t t endance of less than 50. None ofthese have church l ibrar ies .

The mobile l ibrary includes 400 dol lars wor th of books, rangingin subject from psychology and p raye r to Baptist d o c t r i n e , andfamily worship.

Por tab le shelving for the sys tem cost 40 dollars to build andcloses up when not in use, making a compact cabinet easily t rans-por ted from one church to ano ther .

Associational missionary W. L. Hughes said each church usingthe l ibrary will keep records of the books. The conten ts willbe changed regular ly wi th o ther cooks from the F i r s t Church stock.

From Baptist Press , Nashville, U.S.A.

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Some people read just enough to keep themselvesmisinformed.N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962.

News from Mrs. Shirley SmithAs we sit typing at 10 to 8 in the evening, the drums are beating

outside in honour of Durga, the goddess generally termed "mother",and the tableau depicting her represents the triumph of right overwrong. This tableau is in all the cities and small towns of Bengal,especially where special temporary structures have been built for it,or it has been incorporated in buildings like shops. It shows Duga inthe centre, a spear in one of her ten hands, forcing it into the demonat her feet, while her pet lion bites the demon. In home, specialluxuries will be cooked, children will receive gifts, and most folkwill have new clothes. It is the general holiday time, and prices havegone up too. Since Monday, when this " p u j a " started, men, womenand children have taken their offerings of flowers to the idol, veryseldom, if ever, do they take money, and in front of the idol menwill be dancing, holding a torch burning incense in each hand.

We returned yesterday from our holiday in Darjeeling.The weather was misty most days, but the four or five daysthat were fine were wonderful, with clear views of theHimalayan heights (we were in the foothills) and in par-ticular, Kanchenjunga (third highest peak in range). -In-stead of coming straight back, we came via Calcutta in orderto do some shopping. Here we stayed with English Baptistfolk. After the 9 a.m. service on Sunday we crossed thecity to Howrah station and caught the modern electric trainto Serampore, where Dr Carey started his work. Thirteenand a-half miles out of the city, one mile through narrowlanes by rickshaw and we were at Serampore College. Afriend of ours lectures there, and we had lunch with him, hiswife, and two small girls. On a plaque outside the door waswritten, "Wil l iam Carey lived here". Incidentally, he diedthere, too. After lunch we were shown over the College—the huge building that Carey had built—housing library,auditorium and lecture rooms. I don't think I've ever beenin a larger building—higher ceilings, larger rooms—unless itwas a museum. Maybe spacious buildings go with a widevision and Carey must certainly have had that.

From there we passed the hostels housing about 100 youngmen from all over India and proving a good mission field.One thousand actually attend the College, both men andwomen, taking Arts, Science, or Theology. Then into themodern administration block with its museum. I can nowsay that I sat where Carey sat as I actually sat in his chair.We saw the original charter issued by the Danish Govern-ment allowing the College to grant degrees, we saw writ-ings of Carey's, also his crutches—"used when he hurt him-self, falling on the river bank ". On the way home wevisited Carey's grave, some distance from the College, andmoving in its simplicity—a single slab let into the ground.Next door were the graves of his three wives and nearbythose of various children and grandchildren. It was all avery interesting experience and one I wanted to share withthe B.W.M.U.

Please send reports and news Items to Mrs. D.Binnie, 4 Cambourne Road, Sandringham, Auck-

land, S.W.I.

MISSIONARIES. We bid God-speed to the Rev. and MrsM. J. Eade and John as they return to India this monthfollowing a very profitable deputation period. Our prayers!will be with Patricia as she remains in New Zealand to com-plete her studies.

Dr and Mrs A. D. Bird and two children left in Decem-ber to work in the Agartala Hospital, whilst Dr L. Sansonand family are on furlough in N.Z.

At the end of December, Miss Olwyn Kemp returned toIndia by air. We praise God for the measure of recoverygranted to Mr Kemp, thus enabling Miss Kemp to returnto her work at Kulai.

We thank God that another young lady has answered themissionary call. Miss Olwyn Gaze was accepted byAssembly, to join the staff overseas. She will be travellingwith Mr and Mrs Eade. We assure all our workers of con-tinued prayer remembrance—those tavelling, those on thefield, and those on furlough.

NEW YEAR PRAYER. " I t is for guidance we ask to-day. O Lord, Who knowest our path. Direct us by ThySpirit, that we make no hindering mistakes in word or action.Let our day be ordered by Thy wisdom and framed in Thywill. So in the faith that we are guided, the busy hours willpass without stress or burden and the evening find us quietlyconfident that Thou hast led me as of old, through JesusChrist our Saviour."

REPORTS

Belmont: A most enjoyable and well attended " I n d i a nS o c i a l " was held in November. Features of the eveningwere a display of Indian handwork and ornaments, slides,musical items—members dressed in saris. A supper withan " I n d i a n flavour" concluded a happy evening. Fundsbenefited to the extent of £6 10s. Caversham: Good attend-ance of members present, with several children in creche.A warm welcome extended to Mrs Lowery, wife of our newminister. She has accepted the position of president. MrsR. Swain has ably led the meetings during the interimperiod. Pleased to welcome several new members. Newlyformed Ropeholder Band led by Mrs S. Carr, is progressingwell. Gisborne: Good attendances and very good prayersessions. A welcome back to two older members who havebeen on the sick list for some time. Rev. Hugh Nees pre-sided over annual meetings. Reports showed a year ofservice and activity for the Master. Parcels sent to Indiaand the Maori Mission. Hastings: Meetings are well attended;testimonies given by many members. Mrs Thorp appointedvice-president after a year's break. Mrs D. Bewley electedTreasurer. Were pleased to have a tape recording by MissLeipst, serving in Korea. Congratulations to Mrs DerekRogers on her appointment as Dominion President. LinwoodGolden Jubilee: Service held in Church. Mrs A. Hodges pre-sided. Nearly 100 ladies, including representatives fromCanterbury branches and local Churches were present.Interesting reports read and greetings received from friendsfar and near. Ten members who were present at the SilverJubilee received sprays. Mrs Fuller, the only foundationmember present, cut the jubilee cake. Mt. Albert: In theabsence of a minister's wife, Mrs H. R. Turner has beenappointed president. Mrs P. Williams follows Mrs R. Thomp-son as secretary. Mrs Gordon Wilson, one of our Churchmissionaries, has been welcomed home from the Solomons.Miss Pat Holdaway has returned to the Congo. A recentsale of work has realised the sum of over £90. Papatoetoe:Officers re-appointed at annual meeting. Assembly reportsgiven by Mrs Sherburd. Farewell messages were given toMrs Russell Bond and Mrs Brian Watts, our furlough mis-sionaries returning to New Guinea. Opportunity was takento bid God-speed to two of our Church members who will beleaving to further their training for missionary service—Miss Margaret Street, to New Guinea, with the Aust. B.M.S.,and Miss D. McKenzie, fo work with the W.E.C. Literarybranch. Rotorua: Since Mrs Royston Brown asked, "Areyou making the best use of your mee t ing?" more time hasbeen spent in gaining a personal knowledge of those on theField. Coloured slides are used and different members givesome facts concerning the workers and the work they aredoing. We each have the name of a missionary to pray forevery day. Richmond: Interest keen. Mrs D. K. Nicholsontold of her visit to some of our Churches when she accom-panied her husband. We were sorry to farewell Mrs H. Hay-ward as she returns to her home in Dunedin. Mrs Savage,a keen missionary supporter, has celebrated her 93rd birth-day—congratulations to Mrs Savage! Timaru: Timaru mem-bers were delighted to welcome the immediate past president,Mrs R. Brown. This lady of grace and charm moved allour hearts with her thrilling message. We assure her ofour continued prayer remembance. Thames: During thelast few months our meetings have not been so well attended.

Continued at foot of next column.N . Z . B A P T I S T — J a n u a r y , 1 9 6 2 .24

TEN DAYS ON THE FRONTIERREV. ROLAND HART WRITES OF HIS INDIAN EXPERIENCES

Swift judgments are always dangerous and open to re-vision in the light of more mature observation. However,in some cases the observations of the visitor are more vividthan those of people who have grown accustomed to thesituation in which they live. My ten days on the frontiersof our missionary work have left me with a few strongimpressions which I gladly share.

THE NATIONSOur missionary enterprise is being carried forward in two

emerging nations. To land in India is a shock to the system.To read about people sleeping on the streets, open sewersin large cities, professional beggars, and to see them, aretwo very different things. Immediately the question arises," I s this I n d i a ? " The answer is, " Y e s , this is India, butit is not the whole of India." It is not even the most signifi-cant part of India. The day after arrival, I crossed theborder into East Pakistan. We have always thought of theseterritories as lands of contrast—rich and poor, cities andvillages, educated and illiterate, clean and dirty—but nowwe must add another contrast—ancient and modern. Along-side the old cities new ones are being built with wide streetswell planned, modern architecture and amenities. Calcutta,Agartala, Dacca, Delhi, the story is the same. Out in thevillages a similar situation exists, although expressed in adifferent way. These, India and Pakistan, are nations on themarch. In the cities the buildings and the obvious inter-national enterprise point the same lesson that the cottageindustries of the villages tell us. Tremendous efforts arebeing made to give to all people an economic opportunityand to make the national economy strong and self-sufficient.

Within this surging development there is a liberalisingof the minds of men. Educated people are being confrontedwith new patterns of life and new thought forms which donot square with the teachings of their age-old religion—Islamin particular. The latter is working hard to reshape itsteachings in more modern form to meet this intellectual chal-lenge, but the reaction of the educated Muslim will be ofcritical importance to the whole missionary enterprise inPakistan. It could mean that intellectual Muslims lose faithin a religion which could not meet modern life. How canyou believe in a religion which has to change its ground?Such a possible reaction may be wishful thinking on ourpart, or it may be the first signs of a crack in Islam forwhich we have prayed for nearly a century. This is clearlynot the time to withdraw from such a Field.

THE WORKERSThis illustration is but one insight into the fluid mental

and economic situation in which our missionaries are work-ing. I left the Field, in both countries, more than ever con-vinced that we need men and women of top shelf ability tostaff our work. We need saints who are thinkers and thinkerswho are saints.

Another impression which was made in the first twenty-four hours, and has been deepening ever since, is the hope-lessness of winning these people by Europeans. The task isso vast that if every citizen in New Zealand became amissionary in India it would still be a huge undertaking.Then there is the enormous cultural and economic gap be-

tween the European and the Indian. Even when our mission-aries live in bamboo houses and sleep on bamboo slats, asmany of them do (and I did! !) the distinction between theirvery modest standards of living and those of the normalIndian are impossible. These people must be evangelisedby nationals.

Also the cultural gap is wide. This is not because all theculture is on one side. As Brian Smith put it, " W e do notpreach Christ in a cultural vacuum," We think of Tripuraas a simple native state of ignorant villagers, but in AgartalaI saw the oldest throne in the world. Maharajahs sat onthat throne for their coronation before Moses was born. Andtheirs is a culture springing from such antiquity which bearsin upon the life of these people and colours all their thinking.They need Christians from their own cultural background,accustomed to their ways of thinking, to preach Christ tothem. These people must be evangelised by nationals. Therole of the missionary must obviously be, increasingly, thatof guide, philosopher and friend, the one who trains thenational and inspires him to do the job. And even whennationals are training nationals, the inspiring presence of themissionary will still be needed to encourage and assistin this colossal undertaking. I am sure that our Baptistpattern of Church government will pay handsome dividendsin the years to come in the production of leadership in thenational Church.

A SINCERE TRIBUTEMy most vivid impression of all is the outstanding calibre

of our missionary team. We have people of rare ability onour staff. As I moved among them, listening and observing,I became profoundly thankful to God that in these days ofunique opportunity in this sub-continent, the work is in thehands of such people. Also there is a wonderful team spiritwhich makes for happy working relationships. Every missionis not so blessed. I am glad to pay this very sinceretribute to our men and women who are worthy of the verybest we can give them in monetary and prayer support.

A number of our members have left the Thames, and againthe " h o m e c a l l " has come for one loyal member. MissLauridsen. We farewelled Mrs Arnold, our minister'smother, who left with him for the Merrilands Church.Record giving of £62 19s 4d. Food and clothing parcels sent.Auckland District: A combined meeting was held at theTabernacle, when Mrs J. Deane was inducted as DistrictPresident. Miss Olwyn Gaze was farewelled prior to leav-ing for India in January in the company of the Rev. andMrs M. J. Eade and John. Miss Olwyn Kemp was alsopresent, and it was a joy to know that her father was wellenough for her to return to the Field immediately afterChristmas. The services of Mrs J. Pritchard during the pastyear were much appreciated.N.Z. BAPTIST—January, 1962. 25

What Is (Religious) News?"What is n e w s ? " The Rev. W. W. Bottoms, Editor of

the Baptist Times, posed this question to a group ofBaptist laymen in London last week. " I s it a report thata Protestant Church has been re-opened in Spain, or thelist of people who took part in an induction service: areport of some new experiment in evangelism, or thenames of the ladies who poured out the tea at an annivers-a r y ? " Editors had to select what they thought was mostimportant.

Mr Bottoms was speaking at the first meeting of thenew session of the Baptist Men's Luncheon Club, organisedby the London Baptist Association. The President, Mr W. R.Booth, was in the chair and welcomed the 48 memberspresent, and the speaker. The Rev. W. Charles Johnson(secretary) said that it was hoped that at the next meetingthe number would have risen again similar to last year'sattendances of over 80.

Speaking on the subject of "Rel ig ious Journalism".Mr Bottoms said that the function of the religious press wasto give news of what God was doing through His Churchin all parts of the world. The religious Press supplementedthe news given by the secular Press which could givelittle space to matters of religion. It was also a function ofthe religious Press to help the work of ministers througha teaching ministry by publishing Bible studies, articleson the Christian faith, and the application of the Gospelto moral and social life.

There were some people, said Mr Bottoms, who wanteda religious paper to be a mere "denominational housejournal." But if the Churches wanted to make the FreeChurch voice heard and Baptist principles and viewsknown on important matters, like Angola or religiouseducation in schools, then a religious newspaper must beconcerned with other things besides denominational events.

Jan. 7—5.00 p.m., 2YA (Children). Rev. W. J. McCormack



BROOKLYN, WELLINGTON (Rev. T. W. Cadman, L.Th).—On Assembly Sunday it was our pleasure to have the Rev.A. Loudon (a former minister) in our pulpit in the morn-ing, and Dr R. J. Thompson from our Baptist College inthe evening. At the social hour Dr Thompson showed someof the slides he had taken in Switzerland, covering thecommencement of the Anabaptist movement there, whichwere very much appreciated by all. This was the first ofsix weeks special services in the evening. On November 19a panel discussion followed the evening service on " T h eImpact of the Christian Faith in Modern Society." This wasvery well attended and a good discussion followed. A socialevening in honour of Mrs M. J. Eade was held at the homeof Mrs D. Cowan, and this also was well attended. MissMargaret Dowling of Timaru will be greatly missed fromour Adult Department, which she attended while here ona Nursing Post-Graduate Course.—W. C. T.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—Special ser-vices recently have been: The Sunday School Anniversaryand a Baptismal Service, when Mr N. Cunningham and MrN. Garton were baptised. The Rev. H. Gardiner conductedone of our morning services. We welcome as new members:Mrs Goatham. Mrs McLean, Mr and Mrs Norrish and Miss O.Norrish. We are pleased to have as the new G.L.B, captainMiss D. Clark. We regret the resignation of Miss M. Wood-bury as cadet leader. Miss K. Biggs has been appointed inher place. All departments are holding the usual break-upfunctions, showing a year of happy progress in the church.We have been pleased to have a number of visitors attendingour services. Our prayers go with Mr and Mrs R. Suther-land and family as they make their home in Christchurch.We extend our best wishes to Miss D. Copland and Mr J.Bain on their marriage.—E. H. W.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards. B.A.).—Last Sunday Anni-versary Services were held. Mr K. Moore built a stand for thechildren, and their hymns of praise were greatly appreciated.

Mr J. Smith conducted the singing. Miss Catherine Mooretrained the toddlers. Recently our Girls' Life Brigade andCadets held the final parade for 1961 at the morning service.Our thanks are due to Misses Barnett and Howie for theirgood work with the Company. We congratulate Mr N. S.Gaze, now the Vice-president of the Baptist Union. Alsocongratulations to our own church member, Miss OlwynGaze who was accepted by the N.Z. Baptist Missionary So-ciety for missionary service, and who will proceed to thefield in the New Year. We offer to Mr Yates our sinceresympathy in the " H o m e - c a l l " of his brother. Miss Aitkenshas entered " H u i a " Hospital, and is making good progressafter her operation. Welcome home to Mr and Mrs Elliott,due on December 9.—C. M. D.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman) .—The B.B. paradedat our family service at 10 o'clock on October 8 and theLife Boys at a service on November 5. With the resignationof Mr A. Stewart, Mr C. Sandbrook has consented to be ourtreasurer. The ladies' "Good Companions" group spent avery lovely day visiting places of interest in Wanganui re-cently. The young people also enjoyed a time of fellowshipat a Labour week-end camp at Taupo. Our thanks to amember for the gift of a carpet for the minister's vestry.The B.W.M.U. celebrated its fifty-fifth anniversary in Novem-ber at a special afternoon at the manse with Mrs M. J. Eadeas our special guest. The Rev. Mr Blackman and Mr P. C.Eade represented us at Assembly and reports were given atthe following mid-week meeting. On November 19 a verystirring address was given by the Rev. L. A. North asguest speaker at the combined church serivce in the CivicCentre Stadium. Rejoicing that two have accepted our Lordrecently. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ron Flintoff onthe gift of a daughter.—G. E. F.

GREENDALE (Rev. T. R. Page).—We were pleased tohave four friends baptised and three were received intochurch membership the following Sunday. An excellent

CAVERSHAM—Two.

GREENDALE—Four.

LEVIN—Three.

NEW PLYMOUTH—Two.

PALMERSTON NORTH—Six.

TAITA—Three.

TIMARU—Two.

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annual report and financial statement was presented to us atthe annual meeting by our efficient secretary-treasurer. Wewere thrilled to welcome home from the mission field Drand Mrs Sanson, Helen and Bobbie, at an after-church gather-ing. Speeches of welcome were made and flowers and fruitpresented to them. Our best wishes and prayers go to Bar-bara Ricketts and David Collin on the occasion of their mar-riage. We congratulate Mr and Mrs R. Dennis, Mr and MrsJ. Collin, Mr and Mrs G. Teague on the birth of their sons.Our sympathy to the families of the late Mr L. Adams andthe late Mrs Ridgen. We thank God for all His goodnessto us and pray we will go on to do greater things for Him.—E. M. D.

GREYMOUTH (Minister-elect, Rev. A. Simpson).—OnNovember 23 repersentatives from various organisations inour community combined with our church members to bidfarewell to Rev. and Mrs Bullen and family prior to theirdeparture to Auckland on Monday, November 27. Amongthose present were the Mayor and Mayoress of Greymouth,Rev. and Mrs Rawlings. and Rev. and Mrs Coombes, Christ-church. Congratulations to Marilyn and Trevor Rowse on thebirth of their second son. Mr A. Cahill, Mr P. McNee andour minister were delegates at the 79th Annual Assemblyof the Baptist Union of New Zealand, which was held atLower Hutt. From all accounts they had a wonderful timeand were well looked after. We congratulate Miss V. Innes,firstly upon attaining her majority and upon her engagementto Mr J. Struthers. Our best wishes to Miss Margaret Gor-don, who is to be married on December 16. Our thanks toMr Peter McNee for taking the pulpit on December 3 whilstwe are without a minister. Also Mr J. Finch of New Guineawho took the morning service.

HILLSBOROUGH (Acting Pastor, Mr Roland Browning).—Recently Mr Nelson Skeates relinquished his position ofhonorary pastor and a surprise evening was held in his hometo thank him for the faithful work he has done over thepast seven years. We are fortunate in having Mr RolandBrowning as pastor for a few months, whose active visitinghas been appreciated. Mr and Mrs Butler have dedicatedtheir baby son to the Lord. Our Sunday School Anniver-sary was a great success. Thanks to Messrs Muri Thomp-son, Roland Browning and Stuart Jackson for their helpfulmessages and to Mr John Carter for conducting the children'ssinging. The Primary under Mrs Brock and the Beginnersunder Mrs Duncumb also gave items. An illustrated talkwith slides on " P r o o f of the Resurrect ion" jointly preparedby Messrs Curie and Spackman was given one Sunday even-ing when eight people accepted Christ as Saviour.—J. G. A.

KARORI (Rev. E. G. Payton).—Welcome visitors to ourpulpit on Assembly Sunday were Rev. P. A. C. Peters andRev. J. Ayson Clifford, both former ministers. The AdultDepartment of the Sunday School held a successful socialevening in October, 60 attending. Miss Helen Park, wholeads the Life Boy team has been welcomed into membershipon transfer from Pt Chevalier. Murray Wheatley was bap-tised recently at an impressive service. The capacity of thechurch was taxed when the Girls' Life Brigade, Boys' Brigade.Cadets and Life Boy teams paraded on November 19. MrsPayton is leading the B.W.M.U. group, with Mrs S.Burtenshaw as secretary. Our congratulations to Mr andMrs Clive Bolton on the birth of a third daughter, HelenAnn. A full programme of end-of-year activities marks theend of an important year in the development of our church.We give thanks for all blessings received and look forwardto greater opportunities for service in 1962.

KEYTE STREET, WHANGAREI (Rev. L. Rankin).—Gladto have out of hospital Mrs Kitchen, Mrs Green. Mr DavisTito and Grant Whitham. At a G.L.B. church parade threegirls were promoted N.C.O.s and two commissioned as officers.New church members are Mrs McKenzie and Miss JudyHaggie. Preachers during our minister's holiday were MessrsDavid McBeth, George Bellingham and Hugh Braiding. Ata church family tea 80 people enjoyed fellowship together.Maori evangelist Muri Thompson thrilled us during a week-end crusade. Rev. Chambers of the Congregational Churchrecently conducted a Sunday divine healing service in ourchurch. Prayer is urgently asked for the Cliff Reay Crusadeto be conducted in our church from February 11 to25. Withthe close of the year has come the Sunday School anniver-sary, a round of youth group break-up functions and Christ-mas parties Congratulations to Mrs Francis Hartnell on thebirth of a daughter and to Leon Chuval on reaching 21 years.

KUMEU, NORTH AUCKLAND (Rev. M. H. Judkins,L.Th.).—Our Sunday School anniversary was a great success.The Youth Hall was crowded with parents and friends to hearthe children sing and our minister deliver his message. Weare very pleased that Mr Cliff Stewart has accepted the

position of Sunday School Superintendent. One of our mem-bers, Miss Lois Pearson, has left to work in New Caledoniafor a few months. Mr Alan Davies, who occupied our pulpiton two recent Sunday evenings, is shortly to leave for Eng-land where he hopes to further his studies. A Women'sLuncheon Club has been formed and last month Pastor B.K. Macready, of the Auckland Baptist City Mission, was thespeaker. Our best wishes and prayerful interest go withthe Rev. and Mrs H. J. Pidwell (nee Ruth Cullen) as theyleave to commence their ministry together in Georgetown,Invercargill.—D. C.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, LL.M., B.D.).—As the endof our year swiftly approaches we find all sections of churchactivities engaged arranging the usual farewell functions.Another Baptist Union Assembly has passed into history andon a recent evening church members and adherents listenedwith interest to brief resumes of the highlights and impres-sions of the Assembly given by our delegates and our minister.On recent Sundays large parades of G.L.B., B.B. and Lifeboyshave attended church services and impressed everyone bytheir conduct and bearing. We were very happy to welcomeMr F. Gardiner of Otaki back from his recent world tour,especially to hear of our mission fields in India and NewGuinea. We are looking forward to hearing him and seeing hispictures. Last Sunday evening's service saw two of our youngpeople and one adult follow the Lord in the waters of baptism.We extend sincere sympathy to the relatives of our brotherMr Fuller who was recently called " H o m e " at the ripe oldage of 87. We take this opportunity of wishing all the com-pliments of the season and pray that journeying mercies maybe to all who travel during the holiday season.—A. T.

MILFORD (Rev. Selwyn Marlow, B.A.).—We had a fort-night's lovely weather for the Cliff Reay Campaign andlarge congregations gathered each night to hear more of the"unsearchable riches of Christ." Sixty-eight responses wererecorded, of which 30 were conversions. Much prayer andvisiting went before the campaign and there remains much"follow-up" work to be done. The floral decorations, andthe special music arranged, were no small part of the cam-paign, and these alone were a blessing to many folk. Therewas an excellent response to our Thanksgiving Offertory,and for all these things we say " T o God be the Glory."It is with real regret that we receive the resignation of ourminister, Mr Marlow, who has answered the call to serveGod as minister of North Memorial Church. The love andChristian sympathy is extended to Mrs Mayhill and familyin the loss of a dear husband and father. Mr and MrsRussell Preest recently brought for dedication little RodneyStephen.—A. B. R.

MIRAMAR-STRATHMORE PARK (Minister-elect, Rev.T. Fear).—No longer do we regard with fear the future, forGod has led a man of his choosing to answer the call. Ourprayers and thoughts are with him at this time of prepara-tion. On Assembly Sunday we were pleased to welcome tohis former pastorate, the Rev. D. Wilson, and also to meetonce again the Rev. G. Brogden. On Sunday morning, No-vember 12, the combined companies of the B.B., G.L.B., Cadetsand Lifeboys held their church parade in the Miramar CentralSchool Hall, the service being conducted by Mr T. Chandler.Mr J. L. North, a student of the Baptist College, took theservices on the last two Sundays of the month.

NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—We weredelighted to have a visit from Rev. Ayson Clifford, who gavean address, illustrated with slides of Palestine and also ofour Theological College. Thanks to Mr Eric Anderson andMr John Diprose for taking services while our ministerwas at Assembly. There was a splendid attendance for theend-of-year display by the Girls' Life Brigade. We havehad some busy weeks increasing talents to finance a newmanse. At the in-gathering, £1,050 was received. S.S. Anni-versary was a grand day held in the War Memorial Hall.Splendid singing by a combined choir of 200 children fromour Central. Spotswood and Vogeltown Sunday Schools. Mrand Mrs Quentin Smith brought their baby son Lloyd tobe dedicated. Congratulations to Miss Marion Dewar onpassing her Medical Preliminary at Otago University and toMiss Margaret Diprose on the award of a Cadetship withthe National Orchestra and on passing Executant MusicDiploma at Auckland University.—E. H.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY (Rev. H. A. Gardiner).—TheUnited Churches' Campaign was a time of great blessing forall. The spirit of co-operation and understanding which de-veloped between the churches during the campaign made agreat contribution to its success. Since the combined cam-paign concluded, two further combined services have beenheld, one at the Anglican church and the other at our ownchurch. Combined church services are planned for the


Sunday evenings during the Christmas holiday period. Wecongratulate two of our members. Mr Noel Wood and MrBruce Hewson, who have been accepted for training at B.T.I.and also Mr Ian Macdonald who has been accepted fortraining for full-time service at the Baptist College. MissMarie McKerrow and Mr Russell Brown were married re-cently and are making their home in Auckland. Also mar-ried recently were Miss Pat Conder and Mr Laurie Hayward,Miss Doreen Copland of the Caversham Church and Mr JohnBain.

All Ages' Sunday School is growing and we have hadto move the Adult Group to the local school which is handyto the church.—M. S. L.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Six havebeen baptised and one received into membership. Large con-gregation attended All Age Sunday School Anniversary. Inthe morning the Junior section sang specially selected hymnsand the guest speaker was Mr P. Brook. The children weretrained by Mr G. Creahan. They were presented with theirScripture examination prizes by the General Superintendent.Mr J. A. Bambery. The Primary Department featured inthe afternoon. They gave items, and were trained by theirdepartment leaders. The speaker was Rev. H. Copland, Hoko-whitu. The Intermediate, Young People and Adult Depart-ment featured in the evening and the singing was led by aYoung People's Choir. Rev. A. Finlay presided over theservice and preached from Rev. 3: 20. Rev. P. J. C. Blackmanof Feilding, took a morning service and Mr Peter Kan preachedin the evening. Traffic Officer Kevin Brooker gave a chil-dren's address on Road Safety. Mr R. Mayes. British JewsSociety, addressed B.M.M.F.—M. M. B.

PT CHEVALIER (.Rev. A. J. Gibbs) .—Successful S.S.Anniversary held November 19. Singing much appreciatedby goodly congregations. Rev. D. E. Edwards was guestpreacher on November 26. Annual Nurses' Service held De-cember 3. The Board of Evangelism has allocated first twoweeks in April, 1962, for a Cliff Reay Crusade. We aremuch in prayer about preparations. David Marsh has beenaccepted as a candidate for the W.E.C. He feels his call isto work in Tibet. Miss Raewyn Salthouse was married toMr Wesley Jones on November 25. They will live in theNorth Shore district. Collection of newspapers, etc., for Pro-jector Fund goes steadily on. Organisers hope to have £100by Christmas. Break-up ceremonies have been held by B.B.,G.L.B. and Cadets. The Friendship Club held its ChristmasParty in the presence of a large number of friends. MissJoy Carter is hard at work at language study in Somalia.Greetings to all our sick and absent friends.—L. W. W.

PUTARURU (Rev. L. P. Bryan).—We were privileged tohave Mr Peter Havill of the Lebanon Mission to take a Sun-day morning service and Mrs Havill to speak to the B.W.M.U,ladies. Mr B. Hammond and C. Ward, delegates to Assembly,gave us a report on the Assembly on a recent Sunday. Atthe final meeting of the Women's Fellowship the ladiesbrought gifts for Manurewa Home. Many friends of Mr JimMcNair and Miss Taylor gathered at the church for a giftevening for them before their marriage. It was a joy tohave Mr Basil Rebera back again to take a service. Welcomeback to Mr C. Edmeades, Miss B. Edmeades and Miss H. Huntfrom University.—V. J. E.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—The Anniversary Serviceswere well attended. The guest speaker at the Primary andCradle Roll afternoon was Mrs Patrick. We are pleased tosee Mrs Wedlake back with us and hope she keeps on im-proving. We were very pleased to welcome our studentpastor at an after-church social. We are very indebted tohim for his inspiring message and friendly manner. Therewas a large attendance at Shareholders to hear Mr Daviesspeak about the Congo. The monthly family service waswell attended. Mr Denholm's children's talk was muchenjoyed by young and old alike. Congratulations to Gordonand Margaret Chisholm on their marriage. We are verysorry to say farewell to Mr and Mrs Dean Williams. Ourprayers are with Mr and Mrs Neil Eaton and their babydaughter—R. M.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—A day of sunshine andfine singing made this year's Sunday School Anniversarymemorable. We were delighted that Jocelyn Muir was ableto visit us from the Wilson Home. Our special thanks toour conductors, Misses Maureen King (Main School) andSonja Pople (Primary), and to the visiting speakers—MrMcGuire (Trinity College) and Rev. M. Bowden (Henderson).We have been privileged to have in our pulpit Mr BalanSeling—a Bornean graduate of Melbourne Bible Institute.During our pastor's absence at Assembly, we were gratefulto Messrs G. Bremner (O.A.C.) and N. Smith for taking thechurch services and to Mr G. Richards for leading the

prayer meeting. Our congratulations to Mr and Mrs LyallTavener on the birth of a son. Our best wishes, too, to Drand Mrs Derek Agnew (nee Ann Keesing) on their recentmarriage. A gift evening m their honour was a happyoccasion. End-of-year functions have included a very success-ful hike and barbecue for the Bible Classes.—S. D. R.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—Paul Winter and Mr andMrs Cargill were baptised during the month. Slides of theAgartala Bible School in Evangelistic Work were shown afteran evening service, and explained on a tape by Rev. B.N. Eade. The Men's Fellowship finished up their season ofindoor bowls with a ladies' evening. The Homemakers con-cluded the year with a party at the residence of Mrs Pater-son. The party for the Primary Grade and Cradle Rollchildren and their mothers was held on December 2. Wesympathise with Mrs Brown in the loss of her mother, andMrs Bycroft in the loss of her father. We congratulate thoseof our young people who were successful in examinations,and especially Dennis Bycroft and Lynn Grigg, who werechosen by Taita College to be the boy and girl honouredby Lower Hutt City for scholastic attainment this year.Dennis is also dux of the College.—E. W. G.

TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller).—During November wecelebrated our Jubilee and have been looking back over50 years of God's goodness and mercy to us here. The cele-brations began on Saturday, 18th, with a jubilee tea in theTown Hall attended by about 300, Mrs Fox prepared a largecake in the shape of our church and this was cut by MrsJohanson senior and Miss Tebbs, two of our foundation mem-bers. The meeting was chaired by Mr Gresham and speakersincluded the Mayor, Mr Mitchell, and the Union President,Rev Hayes Lloyd. Reminiscences were heard from the fol-lowing former ministers, the Revs. Duncumbe, Ewen Simp-son, Stewart, Bryan and Finlay. Pastor Roy Gaskill andRev. J. P. Miller covered the later stages of our church lifeSunday's services were taken by Rev. Hayes Lloyd and RevA. H. Finlay. On Monday evening Mr N. Blackie showed filmsof church activities taken over the years. A ladies' B.W.M.U.and Shareholders meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon.On Wednesday, a large Jubilee choir under our choirmasterMr D. Lacey, and organist, Mrs Boschetti, gave a most enjoy-able programme of sacred music—T. G. M.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—The Sunday School Anni-versary was very enjoyable and it was good to see the churchfull for each service. The speaker for the morning andafternoon services was Mr Ivan Bowen, the evening servicewas taken by Mr Taylor. Mrs Dally led the singing Sun-day School pupils' prize-giving was held on December 1Most children attended S.S. well during the year. Home-makers had an enjoyable meeting at Waihi Beach at thehome of Mr and Mrs Lind. It is very encouraging to seeso many ladies attending these meetings—R. H. M.

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N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962.

In the course of his journey across theplain of life the man saw in the distance agreat pyramid. Its broad base restedsquarely on the earth. Its point was hiddenin the fleecy clouds that drifted across thesky.

As the man drew near the pyramid hesaw round the base a great crowd of pil-grims. In the centre a strange person cladin unusual garments was haranguing themultitude. His voice carried over their headsto where the man was standing. A look ofamazement crossed his face when he heardthe speaker say the great pyramid was sus-pended from heaven. The man was sure thepyramid was firmly settled on the ground.Its broad base rested so obviously on theearth that he found it difficult to believe any-one would think otherwise.

Pushing his way through the crowd theman started to climb to the top of the pyra-mid. He would prove to these people thatthe pyramid was securely fixed to the earth.With eager haste he began the ascent. Atfirst the way was easy. The feet of a thous-and other climbers had worn steps in thestone face of the pyramid.

From time to time the man paused to restand look back over the way he had come.Sometimes he looked far across the plain. Inthe distance he could see other pilgrims mak-ing their way towards the base of the pyra-mid. But always the impulse to reach the topdrove him onwards and upwards. At last hestood in solitary loneliness on the pinnacleof the pyramid.

THE SICKNESS

None knew for certain how long the manstood on the pinnacle before he was stricken

OUR COVERThis month's cover photo is of our Baptist College, VictoriaAvenue, Auckland, which reopens this month on February 21.

with the strange malady that had afflictedso many of his predecessors.

As the man stood with his face turnedupwards toward the heavens and his armsstretched wide, the fleecy clouds thickenedinto a curtain hiding him from his fellow men.It seemed to the man, thus cut off from theearth, that he was linked in some strangeway to the blue dome of heaven.

An invisible power flowing through himfrom above had turned his feet into power-ful magnets, from which the pyramid wassuspended.

The man turned his eyes away from theblue heaven and looked down the side of thepyramid. He thought of the people on theplain below. A shudder ran through him ashe thought of the death that awaited them ifhe let the pyramid fall. In that moment heknew he must not fail his brethren. As thefavoured of the gods he would discharge hisresponsibility. He would remain there sus-pended between earth and heaven and holdthe pyramid in place.

Somehow, the man felt, he must let thepeople below the cloud know they hadnothing to fear. At first his speech wasmuted like that of a man talking with himself.Then it took control of him and rose to amighty shout.

DOWN BELOW

Those whom the man had left behindheard his shouts. At first they could hardlymake sense of his message. When at last theysuceeded in understanding what the mansaid they could hardly believe their ears.Was this their comrade of former days? Howis it possible that he should suffer from thesedelusions of grandeur?

The ancients among them, wise with theexperience of the years, sadly shook theirheads. They spoke with sorrow of thestrange malady of which they themselveshad heard from their fathers before them.Those who stood too long on the pinnacle


29N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962.

SPARKS from the anvil

STOKE THE FIRE

1st Citizen: Sir, There's a hurry in the veins of youthThat makes a vice of virtue by excess.

2nd Citizen: What if the coolness of our tardier veinsBe loss of virtue?

1st Citizen: All things cool with time . . .The sun itself, they say, till heat shall findA general level, nowhere in excess.

2nd Citizen: 'Tis a poor climax, to my weaker thought,That future middlingness.

By the way of comment on this piece of poetryread again Revelation chapter 3, verses 15-16, inthe New English Bible; "I know all your ways; youare neither hot nor cold. How I wish you were eitherhot or cold! But because you are lukewarm, neitherhot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth." Along-side place Roman 12, verses 10-12, in Phillips: "Letus have a real warm affection for one another as be-tween brothers, and a willingness to let the other manhave the credit. Let us not allow slackeness to spoilour work and let us keep the fires of the spirit burning,as we do our work for the Lord."

FOR THE CHRISTIAN WARRIOR

May I never falter the wide world through,But stand in the gate:May my sword bite sharp and my steel ring

trueAt the ford and the strait:Bide not on bed nor dally with song.When the strife goeth keen;This be my boon from the Gods of the Strong.

May I stand in the mist and the clear andthe chill,

In the cycle of wars,In the brown of the moss and the grey of

the hillWith my eyes to the stars!Gift this guerdon and grant this graceThat I bid good-e'en,

could lose touch with reality. Their worldthen became inverted. They thought thepyramid was suspended from their feet andthat the mighty structure depended uponthem.

As I joined the column moving toward thecity, "rose red in the rays of the setting sun,"some said the pyramid was the nation; otherssaid it was the church. And I prayed again,as the sun went down, for leaders immune toattacks of the pyramid sickness.

The sword in the hand and foot to the race,The wind in my teeth and the rain in my face!

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Readers of Boreham may recall that somewherein his numerous essays he writes about strawberriesand cream. Strawberries and cream, for those wholike such things, are a delicious extra. But Borehamwrote to say the gospel is not an extra. It is not apleasant something to be added to the main businessof life.

Winnington-Ingram found this out when he was ayoung curate. In his first year at St. Mary's, Shrews-bury, the future Bishop of London sat up all night witha young girl of 14 dying in the hospital. As a youngcurate Winnington-Ingram was one of the chaplainsof the hospital. Years later, when he wrote part ofwhat was to be his autobiography, he referred tothe strain of sitting there during the long night whilethe young girl fought her losing battle. It was how-ever much worse to face the mother who had beensent for too late. Winnington-Ingram never forgot thecry of that stricken mother whom he took to the mor-tuary to see the lifeless corpse of her daughter. "Irealised," said Winnington-Ingram, " a s I tried withstumbling words to comfort her, that nothing that I hadread at Oxford of Plato and Aristotle was of any useto meet real human anguish, except faith in the RisenChrist . . . and I realised that if you do have tothrow away the light of the world, there is no otherlight to light up this darkness."

THE WONDER OF IT

As some of the younger ministers enter upon theirfirst pastorates they would do well to ponder the gloryof the ministry. Those who have been in the ministryfor many years would do well to sit quietly in theirstudies and recapture the glow.

In the fragment of autobiography already men-tioned, Winnington-Ingram has a moving passagethat every minister should treasure. "I found to myastonishment," he says, writing of his first curacy,"that an ordinary man like myself, as I then was andam today, could be looked upon as a kind of EarthlyProvidence by about 2,000 poor people of my District. . . It was a revelation to me that the sick wouldlisten to my footsteps to come and cheer them in theirsickness, that people of all sorts should come to me intheir troubles, that a congregation should seem tolisten with pleasure to my youthful sermons."

Every Baptist minister worth his salt will feel thaisame sense of wonder when he stands to declare thegospel or visits his people.

AND DICK SHEPPARD

Those who read the review of "MIRACLES OFACHIEVEMENT" and bought the book will recall the

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chapter on Dick Sheppard. Dick was born at Windsorwhere his father was a Minor Canon. The young ladspent the first years of his life in the shadow of Wind-sor Castle and under the watchful eye of QueenVictoria who made his father sub-Dean of the ChapelRoyal in London.

After his university course Dick Sheppard followedthe usual habit of that day and went to Oxford Housein Bethnal Green to work for a while in the slums.While there he heard from a young lad of his father'sraw hands and how painful it was for him at his work,Dick got up early in the morning and met the father at4.30. a.m. on his way to work. Dick gave the man apair of soft gloves to protect his hands.

" The man looked at Dick with incredulity. He couldnot make out why this young 'toff' from Cambridgeshould get up so early to do him a kindness. A lookof amazed gratitude came into the man's eyes whichDick never forgot. It was the first time anyone hadlooked at him like that, and in that instant Dick Shep-pard found his soul."

Incidentally, when Dick Sheppard was inducted asminister at St Martin's, eleven people came to hisinduction. When he resigned on the grounds of ill-health twelve years later, the church and his ministrywere influencing people all round the world.

THE FOCAL POINT

The wise general learns which is the strategicplace to win the battle. The same thing is necessaryin the warfare waged by the church.

It is easy to be misled by publicity. It is also easyto be misled by frustration so that actions arerationalised and seem what in fact they are not.

Baptists, more perhaps than any group of Chris-tians in the world, have always appreciated thestrategic importance of the local church. Nothing thathas happened in the ecumenical world in the lasttwenty years has in any way altered the basic impor-tance of the lcoal church.

It remains the most important factor in the main-tenance and extension of Christianity.

Even the great interdenominational evangelisticmissions draw their strength from the local church.None appreciates that fact more than Billy Graham.The local church is vital in the preparation forevangelism and essential if the converts of any missionare to be nurtured in the Christian faith. This is sobasic that, where there has ben no church, evangel-ists from the Apostle Paul to Wesley have been forcedto gather their converts into local churches.

Nothing can take the place of the local church.Movements that weaken it or sap its strength are not tobe encouraged. Movements that strengthen it are tobe encouraged.

Let neither ministers nor members be under anyillusion. It is in the work and effectiveness of the localchurch that the strength of Christianity is manifest inNew Zealand and on the mission fields of the world. Itis in the local group that the church of Jesus Christ be-comes real in time and place. Jesus promised Hewould be present even with two or there. An oldsaying has it "where Christ is there is the CHURCH."

RESTRAINT AND DISCRIMINATION

Some Christians are exhausted physically and in-effective in the local church because they spend toomuch time and energy in a mad rush hither andthither in a hopeless attempt to keep up with themultiplicity of committees and meetings spawned byinter-church groups.

It would be a good thing if every minister in NewZealand would preach a sermon on Deuteronomychapter 12, verse 13, " T a k e heed that you do not offeryour burnt offerings at every place that you see."Those wanting grist for the mill will find it in Boreham'sbook "A Tuft of Comet's Hair." Years ago we readand have never forgotten the chapter in that book on"Bran Stuffing and Wax." It has a reference to asermon preached on this text by Mr Bradshaw. Evena very good thing can be split into such small frag-ments that it is useless.

A sermon of a very different sort on the same textwas preached at Yale by W. J. Dawson. His sermonentitled "Self Reservation" ends with this referenceto Christ. After hearing the experience in the templeJesus returned for eighteen years to Nazareth. Thoseyears are called the hidden years. Dawson said"Here is all Judea and Galilee volcanic with sup-pressed patriotism, all kinds of movements and cru-sades of liberty, and stirrings of revolt—not a wordfrom Christ. Why was it? It means that Christ wasreserving Himself for His true life work. HE HAD NOSTRENGTH TO SPEND ON THE PROPAGANDAS OFAN HOUR; these wayside altars could not seduceHim."

Dawson's sermon will be found in his book " T H EEVANGELISTIC NOTE."

A GREAT RECORD

It was a great pleasure to read in the C. of E."CHURCH AND PEOPLE" a tribute to the Huatafamily. For one hundred years this Maori family havegiven service to the Church of England.

Tamihana Huata was ordained by the first Bishopof Waiapa, Right Rev. Wiliam Williams, in 1861. Sincethat time the Huata family have given continuousservice in the ministry of the Church of England. Mostof that service has been given in Wairoa or in thenieghbouring pastorate of Mohaka.

Hemi Huata, the son of Tamihana, was ordained tothe ministry. When he died seven years ago he wasthe oldest Maori minister in New Zealand.

Wi Te Tau Huata, the grandson of Tamihana, is thepresent member of the family in the ministry. He wasordained in 1939, was an army chaplain in World WarII. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. WiHuata followed in the footsteps of his father andgrandfather and began his ministry in Wairoa. Atpresent he serves in the Hamilton Diocese. He wasmade a canon of St. Peter's Cathedral in 1954.

This is a noble record for any family. We salutethis distinguished Maori family. At the celebrations incommemoration of this service it was announced thatthe eldest son of Wi Huata intends to follow his an-cestors into the ministry. This will mean four genera-tions have served in the ministry.


KNOW YOUR BIBLERev. R. J. Thompson, B.A.., B.D., M.Th., Dr.Theol.

2 - MARK

Luke in Acts 1: 1 refers to his earlier book, the Gospel,as the record of what Jesus had begun " t o do and to teach,"and in Luke 1: 1 tells us how in compiling it he had availedhimself of the work of predecessors in the field. Two ofthese earlier works behind his Gospel, as behind Matthew,are Mark and the Sayings Source (or "Logia"), to whichscholars have given the name Q. Mark fits the descriptionof a record of " w h a t Jesus did," and the Sayings SourceQ " w h a t Jesus taught." It is true, of course, that Markalso has some teaching, but he does not seem to have usedthe Sayings Source. It is the actions of Jesus, particularlyHis miracles or " m i g h t y works" that are to the fore inMark.

For the teaching of Jesus we turn rather to Matthew andLuke. For this month's readings I have put down in additionto Mark, some chapters of Luke, in which, with the aid ofyour marginal references, you will be able to discover, notonly parallels to Mark (as in Lk. 4: 31-44 and 6: 1-19), butalso parallels found only in Matthew (3: 7-9, 4: 1-13, 6: 20ff., etc.) and therefore to be derived from the SayingsSource. Information about this source is not available tous, but for Mark we are in a better position.

AN EYEWITNESSEarly tradition associates Mark's Gospel with the remin-

iscences of Peter, and describes it as written after thedeath by martyrdom, in Nero's persecution, of Peter andPaul. There is much to support these two points. TheGospel has all the vividness of an eyewitness account,although Mark himself was not one of the Twelve. Thereis a "s teersman 's cushion" in the boat in 4: 38, the grassis green at the Feeding of the Five Thousand in 6: 39 andthe colourfully dressed companies resemble flower-beds onthe side of the hill. The Gospel centres in Galilee, notJerusalem, begins only when Peter met Jesus, not withthe Infancy, records words said when Peter was present,not the Twelve (5: 41), and faithfully relates the failuresand condemnations of Peter (8: 32-33, 9: 5-6, 14: 37, 14:54 ff), but not his successes or commendations (Mt. 14: 29,16: 18).

It has often been noted that of all the gospels Markseems nearest to the events, and this may well be due tothe fact that he got his information from excellent sources—in many cases from Peter's memories (Peter calls Markhis son in I Pet. 5: 13), in a few cases from his own (it issuggested he was the young man of Mk. 14: 51), and inthe rest from what he had heard in his mother's house inJerusalem (which was probably the scene both of the LastSupper and Pentecost—Mk. 14: 15; Acts 1: 13, 12: 12).

WHY A BOOK?If Mark did indeed write after the martyrdom of Peter

and Paul, an intelligible reason is forthcoming for his work.He seems to have been the first to get the idea of com-piling a Gospel, and probably by it set the fashion for theothers. A good many years had already passed since theAscension, but while the Twelve Apostles themselves sur-vived to pass on the message by word of mouth, no onewanted it in cold print. But now suddenly, through thesavage persecution of Nero, the Church was deprived in oneblow of many of her leaders including the two greatest

apostles. Others of the first generation had died, manywere scattered far afield on missionary service, and allwere threatened by the change of policy of the RomanGovernment.

It must have seemed to Mark in Rome during this crisisthat the preservation of the faith itself was threatened, andso it was he took up quill and paper to write down thestory that must never be allowed to die. How real thethreat was is perhaps indicated by the fact that his Gospelis unfinished at 16: 8 (the present ending past this verseis a later addition summarising the other gospels). Perhapshis work was interrupted by arrest and martyrdom. Begunin ink, his Gospel was finished in blood.

One hardly dares to think what would have happened ifMark had not written. What a day's work he did for hisLord! Yet who was this Mark? The very same who oncehad faltered at the task, and " w e n t not with them to thework" (Acts 15: 38). Like his hero Peter, also once afailure, he lived to be a profitable servant (2 Ti. 4: 11).How poignant then, in this Gospel of Mark and Peter, it isto find such a verse as 13: 13, " h e that endureth to theend shall be saved," or 8: 34 " i f a man would come afterme, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me."For the disciple the message of this Gospel is "I must needsgo home by the way of the cross."

THE MASTER'S CROSSIt is not, however, to tell of the disciple's cross, so

much as the Master's, that Mark writes. The shadow ofthat cross is over all the Gospel. From chapter 8 on wehave "predict ions of the passion," in chapter 10 Jesusis going up to Jerusalem, striding ahead of His amazed andfrightened disciples with face set as a flint (10: 32), fullhalf of the Gospel is "pass ion narrative." Even the firsthalf also foreshadows the cross. After a typical " d a y inthe life of J e s u s " in chapter 1 (all from verse 16 ff. ap-parently happens on one day, and that a sabbath day), con-flict is joined with the authorities in the series of storiesin 2: 1-3, 6. It is clear that the bridegroom will soon betaken away (2. 20), for his death is already plotted (3: 6).It is as a countermove to this that the next actions ofJesus follow—His call of the disciples to carry on Hiswork (chapter 3), His adoption of the method of teachingby parables (chapter 4—see especially verses 11-12), andHis retirement to various regions in the north (chapters 5-9). From then on the end is clear.

This first story of Jesus is thus " t h e story of thecross," and the preacher who would be faithful to it todaycan have no other message. Let the words of Jesus, pre-served by Mark in 10: 45, interpret the cross for him: " T h eSon of Man came . . . to give His life a ransom for many."

THIS MONTH'S READINGSFirst week: Mk. 1, Beginnings; 2, Conflict; 3-4, Counter-

moves; 5-7 Journeys.Second week: Mk. 8-9, In the North; 10, On the Road;

11-13, In Jerusalem.Third week: Mk. 14-16, Death and Resurrection.Fourth week: Lk. 3-4, 6-7, John and Jesus; 10-12, Jesus'

Friends and Foes.

FACTS ABOUT MARKPERSON BY WHOM WRITTEN —PLACE FROM WHICH WRITTEN —PERSONS FOR WHOM WRITTEN —PERIOD AT WHICH WRITTEN —PURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN —

John Mark (Acts 12: 12,13: 13; 2 Tim. 4: 11).Rome (Col. 4: 10; 1 Pet. 5: 13).Romans,c AD 65.To preserve the message and encourage the Christiansin the first great persecution.

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PRESIDENTIAL JOTTINGS:Since Assembly I have been privileged to move about our churches a little, and dis-

covering a most encouraging fact, that the fervour and vision of our people so keenlydemonstrated at Assembly, is a reflection of the spirit within the local churches. EarlyNovember I shared in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Church at Tauranga. Hereis a fast-growing population, and a progressive church.

Rev. J. P. Miller and his people are doing a fine piece of service for Christ and thecommunity. . . . A few weeks later I had the privilege of opening the new church centreat Manurewa. The purchase of an acre of land, the present new buildings, the futureplans, all indicate a grand spirit of dedication and reaching out. There is a fine futurefor our work at Manurewa. . . . At THAMES, one of our oldest churches, there is a spiritof eagerness, with new developments taking place at Whitianga, a centre which in afew years will come into prominence. The new manse at Thames is a sheer delight. . . .December 9th was a gala occasion for Glen Eden Church, when they opened their newauditorium. Here a small group have displayed fine business acumen .acquired a lovelytree-studded acre of land, and have buildings which are a credit. Here again we canexpect rapid progress under the zealous leadership of Rev. Arthur Metcalfe.

And so the story is summed up in a few words, Dedication, Outreach, Progress. Oneis thrilled and humbled to be part of the great work of Jesus Christ at a time like this.In Him, we go forward. Yours, in Christian fellowship,

HAYES LLOYD, President.

1961 Forward Work Appeal ResultsAUCKLAND ASSOCIATION:

Auckland ChineseAuckland City MissionAuckland TabernacleAvondaleBelmontBirkdale

*Blockhouse BayDargavilleEpsomGlendowieGlen EdenGrange RoadGrey LynnHendersonHillcrestHillsboroughHowickKaitaiaKeyte StreetKumeuManurewaMerrilandsMilfordMount AlbertMount RoskillMurrays BayNew LynnNorthlandNorth MemorialOrakeiOtahuhuOwairakaPapakuraPapatoetoePonsonbyPoint ChevalierPukekohePukekohe Maori FellowshipRoyal OakSandringhamShackleton RoadTamakiTe AtatuValley Road

£

9114379155

696

8132982723

1375214438311525583378

14025397022

156169401878

10239

68124

13317544223883

CENTRAL DISTRICTS AS-SOCIATION:

AwapuniDannevirkeFeildingGisborneHastingsHaweraKokowhituLevinNapierNew PlymouthPalmerston North ..StratfordTe HaparaWanganui

94971

16320397

13263

1371222214730

135

AshburtonBryndwrColombo StreetGreendaleGreymouthHornbyKaiapoiLincolnLinwoodMarchwielNorth BrightonOpawa

1203874

1303019481670298

119

CavershamCluthaCorstorphineEsk StreetGeorgetownGoreGreen IslandHanover StreetHawthorndaleMorningtonMosgielNorth East ValleyNorth InvercargillOamaruOwakaRoslynSouth DunedinSunshine

7614

19236

13411

14225752566894837234937

OxfordOxford TerracePapanui NorthRangioraRiccartonSt. AlbansSpreydonTemukaTimaruWainoni

193092750

12010947317625

BerhamporeBlenheimBrooklynCartertonChineseEpuniIsland BayKaroriKingston ParkLower HuttLyall BayMasteronMiramar - Strathmore ParkNaenaeNelsonNewlands S.SPetoneRaumatiRichmondTaitaTawa-LindenTitahi BayUpper HuttWainuiomataWellington Central ..

4920527630

1221238556

63310038

11116

4532

48228761

110276437

189

CambridgeFairfieldHamiltonHuntlyKawerauMelvilleMorrinsvilleNgaruawahiaOtorohangaOtumoetaiPutaruruRotoruaTaumarunuiTaupoTaurangaMount MaunganuiTe AwamutuThamesTokoroaWaihiWhakatane

7073

208402510699

118241

1054342

37928

10766203245


1,510

2,892

SOUTH AUCKLAND ASSO-CIATION:

WhangaparaoaWhangarei

£

1656

Wanganui East 43

1,543

WELLINGTON ASSOCIA-TION:

2,661

CANTERBURY AND WEST-LAND ASSOCIATION:

* Notified but not yet received.

33

1,514

OTAGO AND SOUTHLANDASSOCIATION:

Grand Total 11,322

Auckland AssociationS. Auckland Association .Cent. Dist. AssociationWellington AssociationCant, and Westland Assn.Otago and S'land Assn. ..Direct

1,079

£

289215101543266115141079123

General Secretary's NotesAnother year: There is something

tremendously challenging in embarkingon another year's activities in the lifeof the Churches and of the Denomination. Our opportunities are enlarging.Our responsibilities are therefore in-creasing. May 1962 be a year of ad-vance all along the front, in everychurch and in the spiritual experience

of His resources. Let there be no limit to faith and dedica-tion.

Changes in Pastorates: The following calls to pastorateshave been extended and accepted during the last severalmonths: Rev. F. G. Reddell to Northland, Rev. RidlandJamieson to Avondale, Rev. Selwyn Marlow to NorthMemorial, Rev. A. J. Wakelin to Valley Road, Rev. A. H.Finlay to Blockhouse Bay, Rev. Ian Taylor to Te Atatu,Rev. G. T. Beilby to Taupo, Rev. T. W. Cadman to Napier,Rev. T. G. Fear to Miramar-Strathmore Park, Rev. R. H.McCosh to Bryndwr, Rev. A. F. Simpson to Greyrnouth,Rev. A. H. MacLeod to Oxford Terrace, Rev. G. A. Smith toKaiapoi, Rev. R. M. Upton to Wainoni-North Brighton, Rev.G. K. Smith to Mornington, Rev. J. W. McNair to Owaka,Rev. H. J. Pidwell to Georgetown, Mr R. Lincoln to Cam-bridge, Mr I. J. Drinkwater to Awapuni (Palmerston North)and Mr T. M. Chandler to Titahi Bay (part time).

Deaconesses: Sister Joan Tucker has accepted a call toserve as Deaconess in the Hastings Church, and SisterMuriel Ormrod in the Hanover Street Church, Dunedin.

Our sympathy goes out to Rev. E. N. Goring and toRev. L. J. Boulton-Smith in the passing of their respectivewives. We give thanks for the spirit of these two "ladies ofthe m a n s e " who did so much to enrich the ministries oftheir husbands.

Our Missionaries: Rev. Edward Mills and Miss Geral-dine Sanson were married at Agartala on December 28.Miss Olwyn Kemp left Auckland on December 26 on herreturn to the Field and was there in time for the wedding.Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade sail from Bombay on January 27on the " I b e r i a " if passages can be procured. They shouldbe home in New Zealand by the end of February. Rev. andMrs R. A. Alcorn and family are due home at the end ofJanuary. They will occupy the Missionary Manse at 90Washington Avenue, Wellington. The Executive of ourJoint Missionary Committee on the Field has recom-mended that Miss Olwyn Gaze be stationed in East Pakis-tan. She sails with Rev. and Mrs M. J. Eade and John atthe end of January.

Congratulations to Rev. Alan Brash on his New Year'shonour—an O.B.E. For ten years he has rendered outstand-ing service as General Secretary of the National Council ofChurches in New Zealand. He is universally trusted andrespected and has been instrumental in many respects increating a closer fellowship and more effective co-operationamong the Churches. Since 1957 he has been one of thethree Associate-Secretaries of the East Asia Christian Con-ference, his particular responsibility being the Departmentof Inter-Church Aid whose activities reach out through thewhole area of South East Asia. We are glad to see this pub-lic recognition of one whose spirit and whose work meanso much to so many.

Baptists and the Ecumenical Movement: In light ofpresent day developments, it is interesting to note Article19 of the Baptist Confession of 1660: "That all penitent andfaithful Christians are brethren in the communion of theoutward Church, wheresoever they live, by what name so-ever they are known, which in truth and zeal follow repen-tance and faith, though compassed by never so manyignorances and informities, and we salute them all with aholy kiss, being heartily grieved that we which follow afterone faith, and one spirit, one Lord and God, one body andone baptism, should be rent into so many schisms and sectsand that only for matters of less moment." These Baptistsof three centuries ago have something to teach us todayconcerning the true nature of the Church and regarding ourattitude towards our fellow Christians from whom we differ.

Return visit of Dr Billy Graham: The National Councilof Churches reports that a return visit of Dr Billy Grahamis favoured by all the member Churches. Some thoughtthat 1963 would be a suitable year. Others felt it should belater. The Graham Organisation have advised that the 1963programme is already full. The N.C.C. hopes a decision asto the date can be made at its Annual Meeting in Julynext.

Anonymous Gifts: I acknowledge with gratitude thefollowing anonymous gifts received in the last severalmonths: £150 for famine relief and literature work, £6 forForward Work Appeal, £5 for famine relief, £3 for faminerelief, £2 for Board of Evangelism and £1 for Forward Won?Appeal.

LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary

ATTENTION ! ! !HAVE YOU REMEMBERED?

Have you remembered that SUNDAY, FEB-RUARY 25, IS BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCESUNDAY? WILL YOU PLEASE

1. THINK AND PRAY FOR OUR BAP-TIST BRETHREN IN OTHERLANDS.

2. GIVE AS YOU ARE ABLE FOR BAP-TIST RELIEF.

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MINISTERS MOVEMENTSRev. P. W. Norrish was farewelled on November 15 from

Valley Road.

Rev. A. L. Silcock was farewelled on December 16 fromColombo Street.

Rev. A. F. Simpson was farewelled on December 20 fromShackleton Road.

Pastor Ian Drinkwater was inducted and welcomed toAwapuni Church on October 31.

A N.Z. RECORD?The sum of £4,400 was given in a special offering at

the Hamilton Baptist Church on Sunday December 10. Isthis a record for any church in New Zealand?

N.Z. BAPTIST—February, I962


To CORRESPONDENT"Contend for the Faith"—except for criticism of the editor, which

has been noted, this letter is mainly a repetition of previousletters already published in " O p e n Forum."

BAPTISTS AND THE W.C.C.Dear Sir.—I agree with G. C. Magner that our denomination

should not be in the W.C.C. or support it; also "that the smallnumber at the top are deciding which way the church shall go."

The W.C.C. has many non-Protestants and we are told to"come out from among them."

We read in our newspaper a report headed " C H U R C H -MEN FAIL." New Delhi: "Churchmen from both East and Westfailed to agree on Christian solutions to the world's major problemsand the 60-nation Assembly may now be asked to sponsor anEastern Church Conference on world issues."

Jesus Christ does not ask men to sit around a table and disagreeon world problems. He wants disciples to preach the Gospel toevery nation beginning at the home base. Our evangelists andmissionaries are finding that " t h e whole armour of God" issufficient and using " t h e sword of the Spir i t , " the World of Godwhich does not " r e t u r n void, they are seeing Satan's strongholdsBroken down and people being saved. This is what Jesus died for.When men become Christian other evils fall off, and living in thesphere of the Holy Spirit, under the Lordship of Christ, men learnto do God's work in His way, and alone for His Glory.

"For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wisemen after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to con-found the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of theworld to confound the things which are mighty.

"That no flesh should glory in His Presence." I Corinthians 1:27.M. B.

Editor's Note: Letter shortened.

N.C.C. AND W.C.C.Dear Sir.—I notice in your editorial comments at the foot of one

of the letters in the December issue of the " B a p t i s t " you state thatthe N.C.C. and W.C.C. are two separate organisations or wordsto that effect. I feel this cannot go unanswered, because almosttwelve months ago I heard the Rev. Alan Brash state in a meetingthat the two Councils are actually one, the W.C.C. being the co-ordinating body.

Yours faithfully,L. H.

Editor's Note: The note in December issue states the exactrelationship as clearly set out in the printed constitution of the

IN FAVOUR OF THE W.C.C.Dear Sir.—I was horrified at the letters printed in the

correspondence column in the November issue of the " B a p t i s t "opposing the World Council of Churches.

Young people in our Churches are looking for leadership on thisquestion of more effective working and witnessing of the Church,and we dc not find it in such letters or in the Church members thatthey represent.

Young people are impatient for a real break-through towardsChurch unity. I know of many Baptist young people who are notconvinced that the Baptist denomination is the " b e s t " or the"right" denomination, but we do feel proud that Baptists havesomething to offer the rest of the Christian Church. I also knowthat many of us realise humbly and thankfully that otherdenominations have something to offer us.

One of the best ways to realise this exchange is through theWorld Council of Churches, which is a council of Churches—not aChurch—and whose aim is to provide a council where the churchescan work together.

Young people everywhere are realising that God is calling HisChurch through this great movement—the Ecumenical Movement,and as such we dare not disobey Him.

Yours sincerely,"A Baptist Student."

AN AMAZING THING?Dear Sir.—That we are living in most momentous times, few

would deny. In my inquiries. I find that the great majority ofBaptists with whom I have spoken have little or no information,re our membership with the W.C.C.

This is surely a most amazing thing; we look to our pastors fora clear leading on all important matters, but here, at least in myown experience, there is only silence.

It is to me most significant that coupled with no knowledge ofthe implications attached to membership of the W.C.C. is anequal lack of knowledge and apparent unbelief in the secondcoming of our Lord.

That just such a state of affairs is to be expected in the latterdays, we are most faithfully forewarned in God's Holy Book. Hencethe exhortation to "watch and pray."Quo Vadis

P.S.—Perhaps it would be more to the point, if W.C.P. were toask, is the New Zealand Baptist Union in favour of theirdoctrines?

MUSIC IN CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOLDear Sir,—I share the concern of H. T. Knights about those

with musical gifts not being able to use them in a Baptist church.How many conductors of Church and Sunday School choirs arewilling to stand down if someone with more musical ability andexperience joins the membership of the Church? I support his pleafor the revival of the denominational music committee. One ofits functions might be to create a library of good music from whichchoirmasters, including leaders of Sunday School Anniversarychoirs, could borrow. This would make it unnecessary to use hymnscompounded of "weak theology, poor music, and worse poetry,"referred to by Rev. H. E. Whitten. The time spent in practisinggood hymns should be a normal Sunday School activity and spreadthroughout the year. If the hymns are centred round a theme, inwhich the preacher's message is also a part, the Sunday SchoolAnniversary can be a time of true worship. The minister of theChurch is in a better position to carry this out than a visitingpreacher. To me, music is one of the most important parts ofworship, and nothing grates, more than for a preacher to speaktoo long, and then cut out a hymn, or. worse, part of a hymn

"Musician."

WORLD DAY OF PRAYERDear Sir.—I wish on behalf of the Committee organising the

World Day of Prayer in New Zealand to draw your attention tothe next observance of the day and ask that you would makemention of it in your magazine.

The World Day of Prayer will be observed on Friday, March 9,1962. In 1961 more than 22,000 women of New Zealand met in morethan 280 services to join in prayer around the theme, "Forwardthrough the Ages." The theme for 1962 is " F o r God so loved theWorld," and is prepared by women of Uruguay.

In schools, churches, hospitals and old peoples' homes, in earlymorning, lunch-hour, afternoon and evening, groups are planning tohold services this year. At the services, offerings will be made andgiven to the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, to beused particularly to develop a Christian printing press in Indonesia;and to the N.C.C. appeal for the support of a Christian worker inIndonesia. Last year £2,585 was given.

Thanking you in anticipation,Yours sincerely,

Shirley G. ManginConvener

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARIESDear Sir.—I beg to differ with Rev. H. Whitten's reply to the

question " A r e Sunday School Anniversaries worthwhile?" andventure to suggest the secret of an Anniversary which is bothglorifying to God and a benefit to the congregation lies in aconsecrated Sunday School Superintendent and teachers whochoose songs or hymns with a definite theme and meaning (this ispossible). Combine with this a number of children reading orreciting selected Scripture readings, chosen to connect with thefollowing song. Have the whole service order cyclostyled. sufficientcopies to hand to the congregation, they can then follow the wordsas they are sung. Also in choosing a speaker, if possible inviteone who is known to have specialised in children's work. Some men(or women) have the gift of not only telling a "funny story" butof imparting Gospel truths to children in such a way that theyunderstand. He doesn't need to be a Baptist always. Finally, on apersonal note I have treasured memories of Anniversaries whichreally meant something to me and I would like to feel my childrenshould also in later years.

Yours sincerely,M. K.

Church In Lugano.

The first free church chapel in the canton of Tessin,Switzerland is being built by Baptists in Lugano. It is dueto be completed early in 1962, at a cost of 200,000 Swissfrancs (46,500 dollars), and will seat 100 persons.

The church, established five years ago as the firstBaptist congregation in Italian-speaking Switzerland, has amembership of 30.

The great majority of Swiss in this area are RomanCatholic.

"This building project is an act of faith," says the Rev.Philip Zielke, pastor of the church. " O u r members, otherSwiss Baptists, Southern Baptists (U.S.A.) and others havegiven generously, but we have much further to go to meetthe cost."

Lugano is a tourist centre and the church there has anopportunity for significant outreach, Mr Zielke says. He in-vites all Baptists who come to Lugano to pay them a visit.The address is Via Ciseri 5, telephone 091/2 88 73. The pas-tor speaks French, Italian, German, and some English.

—European Baptist Press Service.35

BAPTIST FORUM


CHRISTIAN LIFE CRUSADEREV. CLIFFORD REAY REVISITS THE CHURCHES

To revisit the places of the April to December, 1961, Crusades was both reward-ing and revealing.

REWARDING.—To meet again and to rejoice with the converts was a specialjoy—to meet some who had been won by the converts was an added delight—to witness the amazing transformation in some who were alcoholics, was to deepenthe sense of wonder in the power of the Gospel. Our hearts glowed, too, whenwe heard of such a group of men meeting periodically with the church secretaryfor Bible study and question and answer sessions. To see a Crusade convert play-ing at a Main Sunday service and another gracing the office of church treasurer,and to learn of others who have missionary service in view, was to recall the Lord'splan that we are saved to serve. We were touched by some of the remarks theministers made, for example, " M o s t who responded are with us. The whole toneof the Church is different. The prayer meeting has doubled what it was before,and each Sunday morning now we have extra seats in both aisles." Another ministersaid, " T h e gallery is now in regular use on a Sunday morning and those of theCrusade that are going on are linked in All-age S.S. The young people have nowblossomed into a group 32 strong—previously there had not been more than 12regulars."

REVEALING.—With the ministers we carefully went over the lists of Crusaderesponses, and excluding the final Crusade of the year,Milford, which we revisit early this year, we have dis-covered that of the 333 responses 101 have linked up withtheir own denomination and of the rest 89 per cent. areprogressing, while 11 per cent. appear to be a write-off."There's no doubt," said one of the ministers, " t h a t somebaptised members who responded for dedication have nowbeen born again. They are completely different." It isobvious that some in the past had mistaken the soul'sawakening for the soul's conversion. It was revealed, more-over, that some who heard the Word of God in the Crusades,

but who resisted in spite of an atmosphere of special prayerand the Holy Spirit's striving, have now gone further awayrather than come nearer the Kingdom. Crusades are a"savour of life unto life and death unto death."

G. CLIFFORD REAY.

Rev. Roland Hart and Rev. Clifford Reay will commencetheir 1962 Crusade work this month. The continuing prayersof all our people are earnestly sought for God's blessingsupon them both. F. A. P.

TO HIGHER SERVICERev. Albert James Grigg, M.A., B.D., died in a Mel-

bourne Hospital on Christmas Day. He had been ill for along time.

Mr Grigg was trained for the Baptist ministry in theKnox College Dunedin, where his fellow students, mostlyPresbyterian, elected him senior student. After serving inthe pastorates of Gonville and North Memorial he wasappointed the first full time Tutor of the New Zealand Bap-tist Theological College. As a colleague of Rev. J. J. North,Albert Grigg had a decided influence in the early days ofour college life. He made a deep impression on the firstgeneration of students of the college.

At the age of 13 years an accident deprived him ofboth his legs. The gallant way in which he overcame thathandicap won the affection and admiration of all whoknew him.

It was from the position of Tutor at our College thatMr Grigg was called to be Principal of the Victoria Bap-tist Theological College—a position he filled with greatcredit to himself and the land of his birth.

The sympathy of our people will be with his family atthis time.

Dr A. L. Haddon, Principal of the Church of ChristTheological College and Editor of the New Zealand Chris-tian collapsed and died at the conclusion of a broadcastservice at which he had preached the sermon. A keen ad-vocate of co-operation between the churches, Dr Haddonmade a lasting contribution, not only to his own denomi-nation, but to all the churches in this Dominion. His suddenpassing is a severe blow to our sister denomination andthe sympathy of Baptists will go out to it, as well as to themembers of his family.

A TRIBUTE TO MRS L. J. BOULTON-SMITH

With the passing of Mrs Boulton-Smith, many people inNew Zealand have lost a dear friend. When Mr Boulton-Smith was appointed to Oxford Terrace, a Wellingtoniansaid to me, "You will like L. J. B. very much, but youwill all love his wife." How true that was. Her strong Pres-byterian background laid the foundation for the wife of aBaptist minister. With the many demands made upon thelady of the manse, she was at all times the gracious andserene hostess, and lent dignity to every office she held.She looked and was a happy Christian. To enter their homeduring her long illness was to enter a Sanctuary. Anethereal radiance shone in her face. Visitors came to cheerthe patient; they went away spiritually uplifted. God was inthat home. We treasure her memory.

Victor C. Peters.

MRS E. N. GORING

After some time of failing health, the Homecall cameto Isabella Goring, wife of Rev. E. N. Goring, on December29. We give thanks for a life so rich in Christian faith andservice and for a spirit so buoyant with Christian joy, soeager in Christian love. Her warm friendship and inspiringexample have borne fruit in very many lives. Her strongand practical faith and her wise and loving counsellinghelped many a needy soul. In Bible Class leadership shegave of her best that young people might come to a realexperience of Christ as Saviour and Lord. In the work ofBible-in-Schools she found delight in teaching children thetruths of the Word. In leadership in the B.W.M.U. she continued to show through the years that missionary spiritwhich had, in the first case, taken her to India. With MrGoring and his daughter we share both the sense of partingand the joy of victory.

Rev. Clifford Reay.


ANSWER PLEASEReaders are invited to send questions to the Rev. H.

E. Whitten, 140 Augustus Street, Thames.

QUESTION: "Is it not wrong that the Christian Churchshould be divided into different denominations?"

ANSWER: There are those today who regard the existenceof separate denominations as something wrong in itself,and as a sign of weakness in the Church. We hear, today,much talk of the " s c a n d a l " or the " s i n " of our divisions.Often it seems to be implied that if only all the denomina-tions were wiped out there would remain little or no hin-drance to the immediate triumph of the Kingdom.

With such attitudes I cannot agree at all. Certainlythere are too many denominations. There are a large num-ber of smaller sects and splinter groups, the continuedexistence of which cannot be justified on any grounds atall. Such have usually been founded on some trivial point,or through the egotism of some dominating personality. Asfar as the major Protestant denominations are concerned,however, their existence is to be regarded as a sign ofvitality, and not of weakness.

Dr T. B. McDormand, general secretary of the BaptistFederation of Canada, in a recent book, " T h e ChristianMust Have an Answer," has some words on this subjectwhich I think to be true and very relevant. The followingis an abridgment of his paragraphs on this matter. " T h emajor Protestant bodies came into being because of theneed for awakening new interest in and new loyalty to vitalaspects of the gospel which had been either forgotten orneglected. Such denominations were genuine ' protestsagainst departures from the will of Christ as plainlyrevealed in the Scriptures. In this sense such denomina-tions arose as pronouncements of divine displeasure withexisting churches. God never leaves Himself without wit-ness, and a decadent church must be challenged eitherfrom within or without.

"Accordingly, Protestant denominationalism today,apart from small sects concerned with matters eithertrivial or magnified out of proportion, must be creditedwith a very great contribution to the vitality of the Protes-ant cause in the world.

"We must first, then, recognise Christianity's debt tovital denominations, realising that God has raised them upfor a purpose, and has blessed them, where they have beenblessed, because they were chosen instruments of His willin the perpetuation of the true church and the authentic,unchanging gospel of His grace.

"Secondly, let us realise that when denominationswork together with mutual respect and true tolerance, theyproduce together a more dynamic and vital Christianitythan would be possible—or at least likely—if all denomina-tions abandoned their particular emphases and programsand merged into a great, unweildy body, centrallycontrolled because of its very size and wealth.

"Dr Eugene Carson Blake, a Presbyterian leader ofAmerica, while president of the National Council ofChurches in the United States, said to a large ecumenicalgathering, 'I believe that the best contribution Presby-terians can make to the ecumenical movement is by beingthe very best Presbyterians they can be.' Bishop A. Ber-graav, noted Norwegian Lutheran leader, said to the sameaudience, 'I believe that God is too great a lover of varietyto desire one great monolithic, undifferentiated ProtestantChurch, and I, personally, have no desire to see it.' Theseeminent Christian leaders were simply acknowledging thata denominational Protestantism, marked by good will andco-operation in vital areas of common concern, representsa more dynamic and vital form of the Christian churchthan 'one great, monlithic, undifferentiated' body couldattain or maintain. Discerning Baptists, for example, wouldalso say with Dr Blake, 'The best contribution Baptistscan make to the Protestant movement is by being the bestBaptists we can be." And a great host of Anglicans, Metho-dists, and others around the world would say ' amen.'


For the CHILDRENC o n d u c t e d b y U n c l e P h i l .

Dear Girls and Boys,Holidays are now over and school has begun for another year.

Sometimes girls and boys wish that holidays would last for ever.At the beginning of the holidays six weeks seems a long time, butalmost before you know it the holidays are over. Perhaps at holi-day time you would like time to stand still.

Not long ago I read of Stanley Humphries, the man who isresponsible for the accuracy of 11,521 Ministry of Works clocksin Britain. His job came into prominence recently when it wasnoticed that although the Queen was several minutes late for theTrooping the Colour parade, the clock in the Horse Guards towershowed she was dead on time. Reporters found Stanley hidden inthe tower. It had been his job for the past twenty-five years tomake sure that the clock in the tower always showed Royalty wasnever late—noticeably—for the parade.

But you can't hold back time by putting back the clock. Timewill wait for no one, and because time is one of God's good gifts,we should use it well and make the most of it.

You girls and boys should make the most of your time at school.When you are young is the time for learning. If the best time forlearning is when you are 30 or 40. you would not be sent to schooluntil you were that old. But at 30 or 40 you will have to be doingother things—making a home; running a business; healing the sick;building houses or bridges or ships; cultivating the soil; sailing theseas. By using your time at school well now, you will be ready forthe other things which must be done later.

There was once a Roman Emperor called Titus. And if he didnot right some wrong or do some good thing each day, he used tosay. "Alas! I have lost a day." Titus was not a Christian, butcertainly by being kind and helpful he was doing what Jesus wantsus to do. You can never say you are making the most of your timeunless you are using it for doing deeds of helpfulness and kind-ness.

And then, most important of all, the best way of making sure ofusing time well is to give your life to Jesus. It is best to beginfollowing Jesus when you are young so that you can serve him allyour days and know the joy of serving him with your youth andvigour. You girls and boys have the splendid chance of offering himall your life to be spent in pure and noble service. Will you offerhim that gift?

PRIZES—Congratulations to this month's eleven prize-winners.Fifth time.—Lynne Nuttall.Third time.—Anne and Esther Dodge, Janice Frazer, Janet Lewis,Margaret Moyle.Second time —Alison Martin.First time.—Colleen Howan, Gary McFadyen, Ian McLay, Eleanor

Robson.

NEW MEMBERS.—Three welcomes this month to: Olive Benton(Belmont), Owen Morrison (Marewa), Ann Taggart (Lower Hutt).

"WHO SAID IT?" COMPETITIONTurn to Mark's Gospel, the first six chapters, and find out who

SAID :—1. "Let us alone."2. "All men reek for thee."3. "Son, thy sins be forgiven thee."4. "Who touched me?"5. "It is John: he has risen from the dead."6. "He hath Beelzebub."7. "There cometh one mightier than I after me."8. "I will make you to become fishers of men."9. "Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not

lawful?"10. "Master, carest thou not that we perish?"

Juniors (8 to under 11 years) do any seven. Seniors (11 to 14years) do them all. Send your answers no later than February 20,with name, age, address and Sunday School at the top of the page,to Uncle Phil, C/o Rev. P. A. C. Peters, 46 Glen Street. Timaru.

"The growth and strengthening of all denominationswill result in the extension of the kingdom of God in theworld; and from the growing strength and fruitfulness ofany denomination, the total cause of Christ shall drawstrength (see I Cor. 12: 26).

"While organisational or 'organic' union has not beenachieved and is not likely to be accomplished, there is ageneral unity of spirit among the leading denominations ofour time. This Christian unity is a heartening fact of thesedays. Christian unification is quite another matter and com-mands little real interest just now, finding but few con-vinced champions among the most thoughtful and spiritualof Christian leaders, even among those who are activelyengaged in the ecumenical movement."


BOOKS TO BUYPride of place this month goes to "FROM NORTH CAPE TO

BLUFF", by A. H. REED, published by A. H. and A. W. Reed andretailing at 25s. This is the account of the walk Mr Reed did at theage of 85 from one end of New Zealand to the other. It is wellillustrated, clearly written in the style we have come to expectfrom Mr Reed. Altogether a most charming book.

The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries are being publishedsteadily. The last two to hand are ST. MATTHEW, editedby Professor R. V. G. Tasker, and ST. MARK, by Rev. R. A. Cole.These commentaries are ideal for Bible Class leaders and SundaySchool teaches as well as for ministers. Students of theBible should have them. They are conservative and good.

CAPTAIN SEBASTIAN, by F. CHENHALLS WILLIAMS, ispublished by Carey Kingsgate Press. It is a book of 50 streamlinedstories for the children's talk in church. All the paddingand moralising have been left out deliberately.

N. R. W.

YOURS FOR THE ASKING.COPIES OF A SERIES OF ADDRESSES broadcast by Dr. E. M.

BLAIKLOCK are available free for the asking. Write the Secretaryof Mt Albert Baptist Church, Mr C. W. THOMSON, 2A SummitDrive, Auckland, S.W.2.

FOR PRIVATE OR FAMILY PRAYER.If you are looking for something helpful, have a look at RITA

SNOWDEN'S "BELLS FROM MANY A STEEPLE." It consists ofa scripture reading, an anecdote and prayers for morning andevening. Used with discernment, this could be very helpful to manypeople. The book is published by Epworth Press, from whom ourcopy came, and can be ordered from the nearest Baptist BookCentre.

N. R. W.

Bamboo Hospital, by KATHERINE L. READ with ROBERT O.BALLOU. Publisher, Peter Davies. Price 18s.

You wouldn't read about it—but you do in this book. Themissionary who declined to participate in any monetary advantagewhich might come to him by his being a family connection of AnneBoleyn's—the medical missionary's first patients a string ofanimals commencing with a bulldog with an abscessed tooth andending with an elephant's abscess—the palace of cats—the Burmeseruler saved as a baby over 40 years ago by mouth to mouth breath-ing—the missionary's family of nine children, themselves mission-aries before the age of twelve years These and many more side-lights of missionary life in Burma fill a book with a variety ofappeals.

Not only will it satisfy the seeker for good stories, the lover ofmissionary biography or the armchair traveller, but it will whet theappetite of anyone interested in Baptist history and biography andif there be those for whom the work of the missionary has littleappeal, he cannot fail to be interested by this life of Albert andCora Henderson who, by their lives and work, not only broughtphysical mental and spiritual healing to the helpless and outcast,but moulded the natures and outlook of the ruling class about them.

The missionary himself, whether preacher, educator, doctor ornurse, will relive the joys and the sadnesses of his life on themission field in so many of the incidents portrayed.

Some accounts of missionary life and work are spoiled for theyounger reader by being too heavily theological, geographical orwhat have you, or else being too lightly anecdotal—but not this one.

H. T. K.

REPORT ON DELHIA popular report for New Zealand about the Delhi Assembly of

the W.C.C. will be available from all Church Bookrooms and fromthe N.C.C.Office, Box 297, Christchurch by the end of January 1962.

The booklet will consist of approximately 60 pages including anumber of pages of illustrations. It will review the major events ofthe Third Assembly and point up its significance for the life of thechurches. It will include a chapter on the meeting of the East AsiaChristian Conference Enlarged Continuation Committee atBangalore early in November.

The price will be 3s. The report is being written by the Rev.Alan A. Brash. General Secretary of the N.C.C.

"THROUGH SUNSHINE AND SHADOW"It is seldom that we see a full-scale book on the work done by a

New Zealand Missionary Society overseas. The N.Z.B.M.S. hasproduced its short history, "Bread on the Waters"; but now thePresbyterians have published " T h r o u g h Sunshine and Shadow."This is a most comprehensive work by one of New Zealand'sgreatest missionary statesmen, Dr W. Morton Ryburn. Dr Ryburnwrites of the fifty years of work by the New Zealand Presbyteriansin the Punjab, i.e. from 1909-1959.

This painstaking review could never be called a "popular"history. Perhaps the mass of detail, the desire for meticulousaccuracy, take some of the romance from this story. However, forthose who look for it, there will be found a tale of painstakingwork in difficult regions. This book may lack glamour; but itnever lacks real courage and dogged perseverance. We recommendthis book to those who are real missionary enthusiasts. It never

"gilds the lily"; but brings one up against the problems andvarying policies of a missionary society over fifty years.

R. E. B.

A BIOGRAPHY OF DR. F. W. BOREHAMHoward Crago is to be congratulated on his book "THE STORY

OF F. W. BOREHAM", published by Marshall, Morgan and Scottand selling in New Zealand at 25s.

Boreham began his ministry at Mosgiel and his writing careerreally began with his weekly sermon in the Taieri Advocate. It was

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THE GOVERNOR-GENERALNovember 13, 1961.

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand,Government House,WELLINGTON.

Your Excellency,I have pleasure in conveying to you an expression of the

appreciation of the Baptists of New Zealand, as containedin a resolution adopted with enthusiasm at the recentAssembly of our Baptist Union. The resolution reads asfollows:

"We, delegates of the Baptist Churches of New Zealandgathered for our Annual Assembly, desire to express toyou, Sir, our deep appreciation of the inspiring leadershipyou have given our nation during the period in which youhave been in our country. For your strong call to diligenceand true ambition in life and work, for your challenge toall classes and especially our youth to seek with allstrength the highest and the best and to recognise the needfor the basic virtues within individual and community life,and above all for your clear acknowledgement of God asthe Foundation and Source of all that is of true value, weexpress our great gratitude.

"As you return to your home country we pray that youmay continue to enjoy health and strength, and that theblessing of God may be upon you, Lady Cobham and yourfamily."

Yours sincerely,LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary,December 4, 1961.

Dear Sir,The Governor-General, who is at present absent from

Wellington, has asked me to acknowledge your letter ofNovember 13 in which you transmitted the text of a resolu-tion adopted at the recent Assembly of the Baptist Union.

The Governor-General read this resolution with greatinterest, and would be glad if you would convey to the Bap-tists of New Zealand an expression of his pleasure that theyhave appreciated the service he has rendered during histerm in New Zealand.

His Excellency and Lady Cobham also wish to conveytheir thanks for the kind message of good wishes to them-selves and their family.

Yours faithfully,D. C. Williams,

Official Secretary.

Polish Baptist Seminary Hopes To Open Soon

Polish Baptists have been waiting several months forpermission from the Ministry of Education to open theirtheological seminary in Warsaw. Buildings erected partlyfor the use of the seminary were dedicated early in Sep-tember.

"We expect to receive this permission in the very nearfuture," says the Rev. Alexander Kircun, pastor of the Bap-tist church in Warsaw. "There are eight candidates for theseminary from our church," he adds, " a n d a few fromother churches."


helped alone by his writing for the Otago Daily Times. When Rev.Arthur Dewdney accepted the call to Thames and resigned asEditor of the New Zealand Baptist in May, 1899, Boreham wasappointed Editor. He continued to serve as Editor until he acceptedthe call to the Baptist Church at Hobart in 1906. Hist first full-length book "The Whisper of G o d , " was published while hewas still at Mosgiel.

Howard Crago writes from an intimate friendship with Bore-ham. He tells with insight the story of this famous minister andwriter If you want to know Boreham, buy "THE STORY OF F. W.BOREHAM," by his close friend T. HOWARD CRAGO.

N. R. W.


THOSE SPARE SPUDSThe N.Z. Baptist publishes in full a letter by Rev. D. R. Edwards sent to the Press last December—excerpts only of

the letter were printed in the daily papers.

It is distressing to realise that amid scientific andagricultural progress, we are still governed by an outdatedmentality. I refer to the abundant potato crop, with itssurplus of 19,000 tons. Is dumping, the only reply ourenlightened country can offer? Let us look at the worldfacts.

New Zealand is among the 20 countries that enjoy anoptimum standard of living. The total population of thesecountries numbers some 400 million. This leaves 2.5 billionwho suffer some form of deficiency. Of this vast numberhalf live at a subsistence level. The average income for100 countries is less than £30 per person per year (U.N.statistics), and over 1 billion are included in this viciouscircle of starvation existence. The economic need is paral-leled by ill-health; the bread-winners of this vast communityare illiterate; and in those areas the "population explosion"is taking place. But the basic prerequisite for humanachievement is food. This is what this billion lack.

In order to offset this problem the U.N. Food andAgricultural Organisation in 1960 launched a Freedom fromHunger Campaign, to combat hunger and provide long-term remedies to the problem. New Zealand has agreedto participate, and in 1962 will seek to raise £500,000 towardsthis. There are needs now, however, and if we plough awaya crop worth £260,000 this year, the value of a campaign toraise money for food next year, seems pointless and in-effective. While on the one hand we assist lesser developedcountries with Colombo Plan, Corso, Church World Serviceand kindred organisations, dare we with disdain and dis-regard dump vital food that is desperately required now?Many an Asian family would be better fed if these surplusNew Zealand potatoes could be made available. One poundper person per week would benefit 3,000,000 people forthree months.

In the face of present human hunger, no country canafford to misuse its surplus food. While millions starve, wedump a valued essential food crop. This simply means,we "couldn ' t care less," and we build up resentment. Wealso lose moral prestige that no Colombo plan will everrecapture.

A major aspect of this problem is—distribution. Asone who has lived in Asia for a decade since World WarII, I am aware of that. But if the New Zealand farmer can

be reimbursed for his surplus to the extent of £260,000, can-not the few thousand puonds extra be found to justify ourconscience and provide the means for placing this bountywhere it is needed.

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS1. Other donor countries offering food to Asian nations

have entered into agreements, whereby the sender isresponsible for the sea freight, but the receiver countrytakes over the responsibility for distribution and its cost,from the moment the goods are landed. Has this methodbeen considered?

2. Many organisations deal with food distribution to needyareas. Agencies such as C.A.R.E., Send Our Surplus.Corso, Church World Service, etc., do a magnificent workamong the desperately hungry. Have these organisationsbeen approached?

3. In certain Asian areas there are specific needs too largefor voluntary bodies to meet. Here is an opportunity forNew Zealand to show its practical concern. Refugeesin Hong Kong, victims of cyclones in East Pakistan,the displaced in South Korea, the famine sufferers inChina are examples. If the New Zealand Governmentcould make such surplus available, we would be pro-viding help, understanding, and international encourage-ment.

4. Throughout Asia there are hostels providing accommo-dation for students. India alone has 800,000 universitystudents. Many of these live in dire conditions. A giftof this nature to student hostels in Asia would benefitstudents physically and provide significant demonstrationof positive goodwill.

Sir, there are many who could be made to benefit byour sharing this vital crop if we have the will. But sowould we. We cannot afford to squander our abundance, ifby doing so we lose our moral integrity. How we use thistrust, will show the reality of our concern, of our con-science, and our belief that " w e are our brother's keeper."

Yours, etc.,(Rev.) David R. Edwards,

Epsom.

OPENING OF MANUREWA BAPTISTCHURCH

On Saturday, December 2, approximately 250 membersand friends met to open and dedicate the new ChurchBuildings in Lupton Road.

After the singing of a hymn, Rev. W. G. Taylor openedin prayer. Mr C. Sanderson (architect) presented the keyas the Dominion President, Rev. F. H. Lloyd who officiallyopened the buildings.

The service inside included a Scripture reading, greet-ings from the Mayor, Mr H. Beaumont, Rev. A. Gibbs(Association President) and Rev. Luxton representing localchurches. The pastor reviewed the development of thechurch since its formation in 1940, mentioning past mile-stones and ministers. An inspirational address was givenby Rev. Hayes Lloyd reminding us that the members, notthe building, comprise the church of God.

Two vocal items were presented by Mrs McPherson.Rev. A. Gibbs led a dedicatory prayer followed by theDoxology. Afternoon tea was then served with opportunityfor all to inspect the buildings. People gathered for the opening of the new Manurewa Church.


A MESSAGE FOR WORLD ALLIANCESUNDAY

February 4, 1962February 25, in New Zealand

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we send fraternalgreetings to the Baptist churches in every country of theworld.

Around the world Baptists have come to observe thefirst Sunday in February as Baptist World Alliance Sun-day. On this day we pray for one another and seek toexamine our place of witness and service in the world.

May God grant that this will be a day of gratitude forthe blessings of God upon our fellowship during the pastyear. We are grateful that many thousands have been wonto Christ, and have been baptised upon profession of theirfaith in Jesus Christ. We thank God for every member inour churches who has grown in grace through Bible study,worship, and Christian service.

We rejoice in the fellowship of working together inevangelism and missions, and of ministering to those inneed. The Baptist World Alliance has continued to serve asa channel for aid to refugees and relief to the suffering. Wehave continued our efforts in behalf of religious liberty inseveral lands and have seen gains in some places, whileexperiencing setbacks in others. In the study commissionswe have enlisted devout and thoughtful men to help us givean answer to those who ask a reason of the hope that isin us (I Peter 3: 15). Through correspondence, personalvisits, and through The Baptist World we have sought tokeep in touch with each other and to know the joys andsorrows we face in the world today.

Most of all we thank God for the presence of Christwith His people through the Holy Spirit, "Thanks be untoGod for His unspeakable gift" (II Cor. 9: 15).

May God grant that this will be a day of confession ofour sins. How prone we are to excuse our failures by blam-ing circumstances or by pointing to the failures of others.Much damage can be done to Christian fellowship by theassumption of our own infallibility and by hunting for themote in our brother's eye. Crusading may become a sub-stitute for cross bearing; denunciation may take the placeof the ministry of reconciliation. May we learn to speak thetruth in love (Eph. 3: 15). No doubt we can uncover manyindividual reasons for our need of confession, and "if weconfess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us oursins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" ( I John1: 9).

May God grant that this will be a day of intercession.Let us pray that God will give strength to those who liveunder restrictions which limit the public manifestation oftheir faith. Let us pray, too, for those in easier circum-stances that they forget not their dependence on the graceof God and their stewardship of God's gifts.

Let us pray for those who exercise political authority"that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godli-ness and honesty" (I Tim. 2: 1-2). " In nothing be anxious;but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanks-giving let your requests be made known unto God". (Phil.4: 6).

May God grant that this will be a day of consecrationin which we place ourselves anew under the lordship ofJesus Christ. Such dedication calls for obedience (Rom.6: 16). Fractional commitment to Christ will not do in aworld which has flung down a challenge to the sovereigntyof God and the lordship of Christ. Materialistic philosophies,ethnic cultures, and non-Christian religions vie for the totalallegiance of men. May we as followers of Christ neverwaver in the conviction concerning Jesus set forth in Acts4: 12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for thereis none other name under heaven given among men, where-by we must be saved."

Joao F. Soren, Rio de Janeiro, President.Josef Nordenhaug, Washington, General Secretary.Robert S. Denny, Washington, Associate Secretary.Erik Ruden, London, Associate Secretary.

FIRST CHRISTIAN WORKER'SDIPLOMA PRESENTED

On Tuesday night, December 19, Mr J. A. Bamberywas presented with the first Diploma to be issued in con-nection with the "Training for Service" programme. Itmarked achievement for the recipient and an encourage-ment for the Department of Christian Education.

Mr J. A. Bambery receiving the "Christian Workers'Diploma" from the Rev. J. J. Burt.

Greetings and congratulations were received from thePresident of the Baptist Union, the Rev. F. H. Lloyd, andthe Executive of the Board of Christian Education. TheRev. A. H. Finlay paid tribute to the steady study habitdeveloped by an already busy man.

The "TRAINING FOR SERVICE" programme hasbeen studied by many people in our Churches, but onlyabout one hundred have observed the conditions for recog-nition. Some have used the Home Study method, a do-it-yourself scheme (one such is a student who has completedtwo sections). Some have used the Group Study method, ashare-with-others scheme (such as the Church membersand adherents who completed two sections during theWednesday night meetings of one year). Others have usedboth methods (one such is Mr Bambery and another, amother of a young family, who has completed twosections).

Diploma

Waiting for your name to be written on it—the attrac-tive "Christian Workers' Diploma" designed by Mr P.Golding, a teacher in the North East Valley All-age SundaySchool. This copy shows the seals awarded for additionalwork affixed at the left.

CHRISTIAN WORKERSDIPLOMA

To forget a wrong is the best revenge.N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962.40

ASSOCIATION MEETINGS IN JAMPUIINTEGRATION IN A HURRY

By the Rev. Gordon Jones

"Resolved that all remaining departments of the Missioncome under the Tripura Baptist Union forthwith." Thisstartling resolution was passed at the annual meetings ofthe Jampui Presbytery (Association) of the Tripura BaptistUnion held at Vanghmun village in November. Those infavour of the move spoke of the need for full integration,and of the anomaly of having a separate mission organisa-tion alongside that of the national church. One would thinkthey had been reading the latest books by mission theorists!Having advocated a similar move in Field Committee afew months ago, I now found myself defending a go-slowerpolicy. I was supported by some of the more educated andyounger laymen who had themselves had experience ofrunning institutions. With the aid of a diagram on theblackboard we looked at the present organisational set-up,under which the Bible School and district work has comeunder the Union, but St Paul's School, the Medical Depart-ment, the Central Office and other work remain under FieldCommittee (Mission) control, though giving reports to theUnion; and all financial requests to New Zealand, whetherby the Mission or the Union, go through Joint Budget Com-mittee. The most cogent point seemed to be the positionin the neighbouring Lushai Hills, where all work is nowunder the national church, and the majority of the delegateswanted the same to happen here. It will now come as arecommendation to Assembly (in February) that the Unionmake the appropriate request to the Mission.

This would be a sudden change from the position ofthe last few years, in which the missionaries have beenthe advocates of integration, and the nationals at first weretimidly preferring continued dependence under the Mission'spaternal care. Now they are asking for more of whatat first they were reluctant to accept, which is probablyall to the good.

In the Lushai Hills the Church has been established forover 50 years, and they have the personnel and maturityto run a fully integrated church. But the Tripura BaptistUnion is less than 25 years old, and the number of Christiangraduates, for example, could be counted on the fingersof one hand. To this it could be replied that the Churchin the Jampui Presbytery is now 50 years old (establishedlong before our Mission entered Tripura.) True; andaccordingly I later appealed to the executive for more ofthe mature and able Christians of Jampui to be willing toserve on the additional committees that will be necessarywhen further integration takes place.

WHO ENCOURAGES WHOM?

The Presbytery meetings were a time of businesslikeaction, warm hospitality, inspiring singing, and soul-refresh-ing worship. There is no doubt about the strength andvitality of the 33 churches of this area, established amongpeople of the Lushai, Riang and Ranglawng tribes. My wifeand I were present, as we try to ensure that some mis-sionaries attend the annual meetings of each Presbytery," to encourage the local Christians." But it was we whowere encouraged to see a church both thoroughly indigenousand firmly rooted in Christ.

The giving of the churches to the Presbytery andUnion funds showed an increase of 43 per cent. over thatof the previous year. This comes from tithing and specialgifts. Normal Sunday offerings in the churches are over andabove these. Many members tithe and careful records arekept, to the extent of publishing an annual five-page state-ment listing publicly what each person in each church hasgiven!

An advance move was the appointment of Mr Lalchuanga,an experienced schoolteacher, as a pastor. He will sharethe pastoral care of a very large area until now looked

after by Pastor Chawna. This makes five pastors in thewhole Presbytery.

JUBILEE DRAMA

The dominant theme of the weekend was that of thanks-giving for the Gospel. Fifty years ago the Gospel first cameto Tripura in the shape of a group of Lushais, themselvesvery recently converted, who migrated from their hills intothe State (to escape the system of forced labour imposedby the British). Individual churches celebrated the Jubileeon November 25. The Presbytery voted Rs500 as a Jubileegift to the Tripura Baptist Union.

But most striking of all was the Jubilee drama, presentedon Saturday night by the young people of Vanghmun villageand resulting in proceeds of Rsl20 (£10) from ticket sales,given to the Tripura Unevangelised Areas Fund. Historicalmaterial had been obtained from old minute books and therecollections of aged former workers, and worked into a 12-page, cyclostyled script, producing a two and a-half hourshow. The drama began with a scene of very "jungly"Lushais calling in a witch doctor to heal a sick man, andtraced events from the coming of the first evangelist, throughthe migration to Tripura, the growth of the Presbytery, thequarrels among Christians resulting from the internal dis-sensions of a former Mission, the missionary outreach of theLushais to the Darlong and Riang peoples, up to the begin-ning in 1940 of the association with the N.Z.B.M.S., includinga scene showing Rev. and Mrs H. A. Jones helping someRiangs. I was amazed at how the material of old minutebooks could be brought to such vivid and amusing life, com-plete with song and dance. We were left with a fresh con-sciousness of the great things God had done, and which Hecan still do among the thousands of tribals in Tripura whoare still at the stage where the Lushais were 50 years ago.

IMPRESSIONS OF A FIRST TRAIN TRIP TO JAMPUI

by Mrs. G. Jones

——Setting out on a 19-mile walk which turned out to be25 miles, the road in its very worst condition at the endof the monsoon.——Hearing of a tiger and a herd of wild elephants in tworespective areas, but only seeing nervous, screechingmonkeys!——Trying to get rid of leeches after walking in the tall rainforest below the summit ridge of this 3,000ft range, fromwhich views to all points of the compass are extensive andcolourful.——Enjoying the warm-hearted fellowship and hospitalityof many families, drinking sweet tea and eating endless sup-plies of oranges in one house after another.——Listening to the Vanghmun choir singing the "HallelujahC h o r u s " and the faltering but commendable singing of aRiang choir from the Dosda area.——Staying in the attractive new house of Vungi, sister ofThangi, who was in New Zealand with Miss Turner, and bothdaughters of the first evangelist in this area—Pastor Zabiaka——who paid us the tribute of thinking of Gordon and me ashis own son and daughter. Seeing the old man on hisknees to pronounce the benediction after an inspiring morn-ing service—the sun filtering through the bamboo roof onhis white head.——Preferring river travel to " sh in -soreness" on the returnjourney—winding down the Deo River, reclining all day onsoft jute in a junk-style country boat.


FIFTY YEARS OF CHRISTIANITYJampui Church Jubilee

November 25 was observed throughout Jampui and theLushai-speaking area and in other parts of Tripura as thefiftieth anniversary of the coming of Christianity to Tripura.

In 1892, among six men who were for a short time asso-ciated with the work of our society in Bengal were twoEnglishmen. J. H. Lorraine and F. W. Savidge, who laterpioneered missionary work among the Lushais in the LushaiHills district in Assam. As a result of their labours overmany years, a Church, thousands strong, was built there.Fifty years ago some of the converts migrated along withother groups from the Lushai Hills area into Tripura Stateacross the eastern border of the State. And so for thefirst time Christians lived and witnessed inside Tripura.It was 25 years before our society was granted permission toenter the State. (See "Bread on the Waters," pages 28and 57.)

To commemorate the occasion, the Jampui Presbyterypublished a special number of its official newspaper inwhich appeared a brief history of the work in Jampui com-piled from old records and minute books. This month, tocommemorate this occasion in these pages, we present thisarticle, together with a report from Rev. and Mrs G. H.Jones, who were at the jubilee annual meeting of the JampuiPresbytery early in November.

THE WORD OF GOD COMES TO TRIPURAWhen we think of the first coming of Christianity to

Tripura we think of the entry of Lushai Christians into theterritory, because the Lushais were really the first standard-bearers of Christianity in Tripura.

Although Christianity was first preached in the LushaiHills, it could not be spread there so easily as it was laterin Tripura, where there was control of the use of firearmsand so guns could not be used at will by anyone whowished. Concern about their safety in the Lushai Hills com-pelled some Lushais to think about migrating into Tripurawhere this ban was in force.

When Wokhuma, the son of Suakpuia, the King of Sailo,was at Serhmun, he sent his elder brother to the chief ofthe Darlongs and asked him if he would be prepared toprovide food and lodgings for his Lushai group. The chiefgave his consent, but died after a few days.

After the death of the Darlong chief, the people decidedto settle on the Serhmun hills. In 1905 Dokhuma built about130 houses, and the son of his elder brother decided tosettle at Vanghmun, where about 300 houses were built. Itappears that while they were at Serhmun an old preacherpreached the Word of God, but that at that time there wereno Christians at Tlangsang.

A preacher named Phawka was appointed at Rs8 permonth, and a teacher named Kailiana was also sent out.At that time we hear of the first Christians: Lianthlota,Bawichhunga, Aichunga, Khuanga and others.

The chief, Vanghnuna, also became interested in thenew faith and encouraged his people to embrace it. In ashort time he was himself converted and at the time ofhis conversion he freed his slaves, of whom he had about70. At the same time the church building was erected. Allthis was about 1907. From that time the chief attendedchurch regularly. In 1909, while they were gathered for aninspirational meeting they were given a vision of the LordJesus Christ, which made them extremely glad.

But we must not imagine that the devil was not alsoat work among them. That very night the chief was per-suaded by some of his friends to drink wine and leave themeeting. There were as many as 100 present at the meet-ings and there were other applicants for conversion as well.

However, from that time on the chief began to introducesocial reforms and worked for the removal of untouchability(caste distinction) and himself did things that were forbiddenin their society up to that time. As a result, his wholefamily was divided. Most of them were Christians—a totalof about 37 families. However, many of them fell back,and the total number of Christians declined to about 40. In1915 they moved to Tlangsang.

GROWTHBetween 1913 and 1916, the numbers increased to 350.

In 1917 there were 700 and in 1918 there were 1,300.From then on the Christian group continued to increase

and the total offerings rose to Rs93. Thangtea was appointeda teacher assistant to a young Englishman. Khuanga wasappointed teacher in the village of Phuldungsei. In 1917,Dohnuna was appointed Superintendent of the Churches ofTripura. That same year Zabiaka., Thangdailora and Kun-graia were appointed evangelists. Zabaika and Kungraiawere to work on the Sakhan Range, and Thangdailora inJampui.

Thangdailora left Sirte in the Sakhan district and wentaway to the place where he was to work and the peoplethere also became Christians. On September 25, 1918, thefollowing were appointed evangelists: Darthangchnunga inthe village of Saidra and Lailianchema in the Riang area;Thiala and Hanga in the Darlong villges of Belkum;Thangkunga and Kungpuia in the Manu district; and Senain Tualsen. As a result of this evangelistic drive about 100churches were established.

PERSECUTIONIn Dohnuna's time there was an outbreak of smallpox,

and so he sent word to Dr Frazer, who had the news passedon to the Governor in Shillong. He in turn informed theagent at Comilla, who, on hearing that there were Christiiansin Tripura State, became angry with the Maharaja of Tri-pura. The Maharaja was also annoyed and sent a policeparty to the Christian Lushai villages. They collected allthe Gospels of John and burnt them, and stopped the mis-sionaries preaching. The Christians were very concerned andafraid. However, two of them continued praying to God inturns. As a result of their faithful prayers we are todayin peace and there is no longer any persecution of thatkind.

The first among the Darlongs who were converted wereHrawma, Liankaia, Renga, Suakliana (Pastor Lalhuala'sfather). It seems that these four were appointed evangelists.

DIVISIONTime passed by. As a result of disagreements between

a young English missionary and others in 1930, the Churchand the associated mission were divided into the Indo-BurmaPioneer Mission and the North-East India General Mission.The disagreement concerned church property; soon all thechurches were associated with the N.E.I.G.M.

Until 1937 the Maharaja of Tripura forbad the Lushaisor the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society to sendpreachers into Tripura. However, afterwards he permittedthem to come, and in 1941 the Jampui Presbytery was asso-ciated with the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society.

We do not actually know the names of the first Christianworkers, which is a pity; it is probable that these were thefirst: In 1917, Zabiaka, Thangdailora and Kungraia; in1918-19, Darthangchhuanga, Lalianchema, Thangkunga, Kung-puia, Sena; in 1920-22, Siamkunga, Hanga, Lallinga, Chala,Thangchhungpuia, Chawna, Tualiana, Thiala and PastorZabiaka; in 1923, Thanghlira, Bereia, Thangruma, Huala;in 1924 Sanglura; in 1925, Lallowma, Vawmphunga, Pawnga.Among the Bible-women, the first workers were Danchhingi(1919), Chemteii (1920), and Kawlhnuni (1923).

B.M.S. Missionary Drowns

The Baptist Missionary Society has received news thatone of its missionaries. Miss Muriel Jennings, was drownedin an accident while on holiday at Wathen, Lower Congo.

She was born 50 years ago, in the same town wherethe accident occurred. Her father, a missionary of theB.M.S., served in the district for 36 years.

Miss Jennings worked as a pharmacist in various mis-sion stations, American Baptist and B.M.S. in the Congo.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962.42

Rev Br ian S m i t h R e p o r t s o n . . .

EVANGELISM AMONG THE ELEPHANTS(first missionary trip to Raima-Soma.)

At the 1960 Assembly at Garjchara, two men, JaladharRai and Mahendra Riang were called to pioneer the preach-ing of the Gospel in the hitherto unevangelised Raima-Sarma valley in south-east Tripura. For the past two yearsthey have been working under the Tripura UnevangelisedAreas Fund (TUAF) in this new area. On December 11,Tiken Babu, the senior pastor of the Southern Presbytery,Jaladhar, Mahendra and I set out to visit this Illyricumof Tripura. We first crossed into the Amarpur valley andvisited one or two Christian villages. Then leaving NutanBazar and going farther east we clambered for several milesup a narrow rock-walled creek to the summit of the DagmuraRange (southern extension of the Atharamura Range).From the top we saw the valley spread out before us—Raima to the south, Sarma 10 or 12 miles farther north, andin the distance the hills of Pakistan. This was the valleythe TUAF evangelists had gone in to possess in the nameof the Lord. From the summit we descended with cautioninto elephant country, the brethren pronouncing on the dateof each set of elephant footprints we came to. The pro-nouncements varied from "very old" to "last night."

Herds of elephants roam this whole area destroying cropsand gardens from time to time. A lone elephant paid usa nocturnal visit while we were in Raima, but confined hisattentions to the ready-to-harvest rice crop! After spendingseveral days in the area we again crossed the hills westwardfrom Sarma into Amarpur and so home for Christmas.

Points of interest:1. Quite a number of Christians from older churches

(Kamalachara and Dosda areas) have moved into theRaima-Sarma district and lost their Christian connec-tions. These "lost sheep" are now forming the basisof our work, and through them we will be able to estab-lish and expand our witness.

2. In February, 1961, we placed two resident teacher-evangelists in Raima and two in Sarma. The two Raimamen left after a few months, but Paresh Malakar andPeter Momin in Sarma have during this year laid agood foundation for a permanent work in the area.

3. Ram Babu, the influential Sarma landlord who, althoughnot a Christian, sponsored and cared for our two TUAFevangelists, died a few weeks before our visit. We weretherefore uncertain of our position, but after talking thingsover with the eldest of the three sons it looks as if"business will be on the same basis as before."

4. We received numerous requests for village teacher-evangelists. Many of the villages requesting men aremore interested in educating their children than in hear-ing the Gospel, but nevertheless there are opportunitieswhich we will try to take up at the Assembly at Betsorain February, 1962.

5. For some years there has been talk of putting a damon the Gumti River which flows from the confluence ofthe Raima and Sarma Rivers. If this is done the wholevalley will be flooded and about 10,000 tribal people willbe affected. There is much anxiety in both districtsregarding this proposal.

BIBLE SCHOOL FAREWELLS REV. AND MRS B. N. EADEOn Monday, December 18, 1961, an historic gathering was

held in the main lecture hall at the Bible and TrainingSchool at Agartala. This was the final meeting for the yearof all the students, wives and staff, for the next morningeveryone would be leaving for the Christmas vacation, someto return in 1962 and others to take up work as pastors,evangelists and teacher-evangelists or to go back to theirhome villages as trained laymen.

A special feature of the occasion was that this was thelast time Rev. B. N. Eade and Mrs Eade would be presentat the Bible School. It is due to the vision of Mr and MrsEade and to their devoted service that the Bible Schoolhas developed from a short month's course in 1942 to afull three-year Bible training that some students take now.

Tributes were paid by present staff and students and formerstudents, by wives of the students and by their children, forall of whom Mr and Mrs Eade had shown their love and care.A presentation was made to the Eades, official photographswere taken and extra special refreshments were served.

Those who spoke mentioned the years of development ofthe Bible School, the way it had grown from small beginningsand part-time study through the first full year's course in1951 to the full-fledged set-up of 1961. Mr Eade and MrsEade both replied to the speeches, and the keynote of allthe remarks was a prayer that in the future the work ofthe Bible School in training workers to preach the Gospelof Jesus Christ would go on from strength to strength.

From the beginning of 1962 the Principal of the BibleSchool will be Rev. B. K. Smith, B.E., B.D.

STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED . . .December 4 saw four New Zealanders leaving Agartala

for Calcutta. Bengali exams were in front of them. Theyleft behind Mrs D. T. Eade to sit her papers in Agartalaand met up with Mrs G. H. Jones in Calcutta. The fourwere Revs. D. T. Eade and E. R. Mills and Misses M.Griffiths (from Brahmanbaria) and D. R. Guy.

We were all pleased to meet with Language School friendsand get all the news. Also there was a shopping spreeby all! But there was serious work to do as well. In fact,the examiners seemed to think we should have learned someBengali during the past year. We therefore had to sit bothwritten and oral examinations. Miss Griffiths and Mr Eadein the second year, and the other four the first-year exam.The results will be known at the end of January.

We who have been studying for and sitting exams wouldlike to thank all who have been praying for us—we do valueyour prayer support in this preparation for service.

—E. R. M.Other missionary comings and goings and items of

interest: Rev. and Mrs G. H. Jones worked hard as membersof the secretariat staff at the W.C.C. Assembly at New Delhi.Taking a busman's holiday, Mr and Mrs Jones served asstewards, welcoming and assisting guests and delegates,helping with paper work, and assisting as messengers onthe floor of Assembly sessions. They were in a good positionto see all that went on and meet many of the delegatesfrom different Churches.

After the Assembly we were privileged to have a visitfrom Rev. and Mrs J. T. Crozier, who spent three daysat Agartala seeing all departments here. Unfortunately theywere not able to visit any of the district areas in that shorttime, but they brought first-hand reports from Delhi andcontributed their warmth to the fellowship in Agartala.

Another guest was Miss R. M. Dawson, on holidayfrom Mt Herman School in Darjeeling, who visited our fieldsin December.

Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade returned from Shillong, whereMr Eade had been in hospital, on December 15. Friends willbe glad to know that Mr Eade's health is improving steadily.

Rev. and Mrs D. T. Eade left Agartala to spend theiryear relieving in Brahmanbaria on December 18.

SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING . . .The final flourish of the school year at St Paul's was held

this year on December 8, when the children presented theirannual concert and Rev. J. T. Crozier presented the prizesfor the year. Unfortunately an unseasonably chilly night keptmany parents and friends away. The concert was un-doubtedly one of the best for some years, and its highlightwas a superb performance of part of "The Bishop's Candle-sticks," produced by Elen Babu.

The children of the school and high school hostels alsotook part in the end-of-year functions of the ChristianEndeavour Societies, the annual rally and Sangkirtan.Speaker at the rally this year was Pastor Lowma, Presidentof the Union; the sangkirtan was held on the last Sundaynight before the holidays.

The children are at Christmastime all away on holiday,doubtless practising Christmas hymns which they will singall night as they go in groups from house to house.



MISSIONARIES DEPARTThe Missionary Editor's recent move to Auckland meant

that at last he had the opportunity to farewell an outgoingmissionary. Despite it being early Boxing Day morning, alarge crowd of friends had gathered at Whenupai Airportto give their best wishes to Miss Olwyn Kemp. About eightof the Auckland ministers were present, representatives ofthe B.W.M.U. and even youngsters from the Ropeholders.As the airliner roared away we marvelled that next dayMiss Kemp would be in Agartala. Before she departed, MissKemp gave us this greeting:

"As I once again return to the work in Tripura, I shouldlike to thank our Baptist people for their loving supportthrough their prayers during this last year. We as a familyhave been deeply conscious of it. I return in answer toHis calling, knowing that as in the past, so He will provide,uphold and keep during the coming days. You have showngreat confidence in me as you send me forth in this way.I know that you will not fail in your prayer support. Weare working together in Pakistan and India that the Name ofour Lord and Master will be heard and known by the peoplesof those lands."

Miss Olwyn Gaze, who left Auckland for India at theend of January, has left this message: " B y the time youread this I will have commenced the journey of a life-time. I suppose every new missionary faces the future withmixed feelings; feelings of trepidation and fear and yetwith great joy and excitement. I would like to thankyou all, young and old, for the help you have been to meand a special thank-you to those who have given theirpractical support in the last few months. In many waysI can face the future with great confidence as I know Ihave such a great God and such faithful friends praying andworking with me as I go forward to the work in India andPakistan."

Christmas in Agartala will be celebrated by a children'sparty, an English Christmas service on Christmas Eve, theusual Christmas service on Christmas morning, and a feastof fellowship for all Church members and Christians.

VILLAGE WORKERS' MEETINGS . . .From November 24 to 27 all the workers of the mission

and T.B.C.U in the General Evangelistic departments ofour work in the three southern Presbyteries of Khowai-Kamalpur, Centre and South Tripura. Approximately 50workers gathered for four days of inspiration in the formof Bible studies by Rev. B. K. Smith, seminars on ChurchGrowth, and Union Finance and Christian Giving, and a lectureand demonstration on Visual Aids in Sunday School work byMiss H. M. Drew. On the 25th they attended the annualcompetitions of the Centre Presbytery, at which competitionwas very slight this year and most of the classes were wonby children from St Paul's because there were no otherentries.

PAKISTAN NEWSBRIEFS

Thank you for your prayer support throughout last year.Your constancy in intercession has meant constant powerfor us in the work. We rejoice at victories won in manylives. We humbly give thanks as we remember those whohaving fallen, are now again living in Christ. We rejoicebecause Christ, Whose birth we remember during Christmas,has been our Companion, Friend, Councillor, Lord, Kingand Guide through trials, victories, defeat, joy and sorrow.And now, in His Name we send our New Year greetingsand pray that you and we together will be used throughthe coming year to win souls and for His glory.

CHRISTMAS INTERLUDEThe Brahmanbaria and Chandpur Schools have closed

for Christmas and will be opening again in the first weekof the New Year. Please pray that these two schools willbe used during this coming year as a means of bringingChrist and His teaching clearly to the children.

PROGRESS REPORTSIt seems inevitable that building projects in this part

of the world are delayed sometime during their fulfilment.The Brahmanbaria Jubilee Hall has suffered this inevitablefate, but Mr Avery reports that the builder "assures" himthat it will be finished by January 20.

Printing of the eight tracts to be used for the NewTract Club during 1962, is progressing satisfactorily; allof these should be printed by the end of February.

VIP VISITSNew Zealand was brought a little closer to us during

November and December through the visits to the field ofRev. R. Hart (middle of November), Rev. and Mrs J. T.Crozier (middle December). Their visits were a reminderagain of the close ties that we have with our people athome in New Zealand and of the deep interest in the workin Pakistan and India which characterises our denomination.We have been blessed through their visits and are glad thatthey found time to come and see us.

PRAYER REQUESTSWould you note in your diary the following dates of

special interest. February 11-17, Translators' Seminar whichis to be held in Chandpur. We anticipate that there will beabout 12 attending this seminar. This is a new ventureand would ask that you pray for lecturers, those organisingthe seminar and those attending. At this seminar we hopeto teach promising young people how to translate andintroduce them to some of the aspects of literature work.

February 23-26, the annual meeting of the East PakistanChristian Council at Pabna.

February marks the commencement of the BengaliTract Club. This is a new venture in East Pakistan in thefield of Christian literature. The tracts which will beused for this club are bright and attractive and we believewill meet a tremendous need. During 1962, eight New Tracts(published in editions of 15,00) will go out to people whoare subscribers to the Tract Club. Each New Tract will goout during different months. The subscribers will then usethese tracts in their evangelistic outreach. Among the sub-scribers will be churches, missionaries, groups of Christians,and reading rooms. Pray for this venture. It has tremend-ous possibilities. Let us make these possibilities becomea reality through prayer and see men and women broughtto Christ.

Luckey Elected To Inter-Church PostDr Hans Luckey, director of the Baptist seminary in

Hamburg, was elected president of the national council ofchurches in Germany ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft ChristlicherKirchen in Deutschland") on October 27, succeeding DrMartin Niemoller.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962.44

Miss Olwyn Kemp being farewelled at Whenuapai Airport.

MUSINGS ON THE B.M.M.F.By the Rev. Gordon Hambly, B.A.

Having given some thought to the whole question ofB.M.M.F. as a Movement since Assembly here are a fewthoughts.

The Movement is primarily (or should be) a PRAYERFellowship. Is it in fact this? In some cases yes, but inmany cases no. Imagine a B.W.M.U. group attemptingto combine its aims with the aims of a homemakers' groupor ladies' fellowship in ONE meeting. But that is what someof our groups are doing.

Then there is the question of area groups meeting anddrawing their membership from all the adjacent churches.While this may be a good thing from many points of view,i.e., fellowship, does it adequately further our primary aim,viz., committed missionary support from the men of ourchurches? Does it not in practice tend to draw togetherthe one or two missionary enthusiasts from the localchurches? This has at least two derogatory effects: 1. Manyof the men committed in membership to the local churchmiss the personal sense of challenge and responsibility to-ward our missionary work because it is not centred in andorganised by the local church of which they are members.(To illustrate from our own case in Otumoetai. We canget three times as many men to attend the first meetingof our own branch than we can get to travel the three milesto attend the Tauranga B.M.M.F.)

2. The local church is robbed of a good deal of thespiritual stimulus that would accrue from having withinits membership an active self-propagating B.M.M.F. Wehave not yet, as men in particular, answered Mrs Brown'squestion in the missionary sermon, "Are we a missionarychurch, or is it that we belong to a church with a missionaryprogramme?"

If we were to ask the ladies the secret of the strengthof the B.W.M.U. surely they would say, "A committed mem-bership and the regular meetings of the local groups forprayer and missionary activity." Their focus is not onfinance and yet it is increasing all the time because thefoundation is right.

We come back from Assembly with our vision lifted andthe only specific objective (there are many general ones)we have to put before our men is a financial one which isfocussing attention in the wrong place.

Surely if the aforegoing is true (and it may be debated)a worthy aim for 1962 would be " E v e r y B.M.M.F. attenderan enrolled committed member of B.M.M.F." The wordingon the enrolment card is the sort of commitment we need.Another worthy aim would be "thirty-six new local B.M.M.F.branches formed by Assembly, 1963." 36 by 1963. If weconcentrate on these basic matters, by Assembly time wewill be debating the things that are foundational instead ofannually trying to flog a dead horse.

The B.M.M.F. can be a powerful instrument in our mis-sionary affairs. Many want it to be just that. Have youany further ideas? If so, please write to the MissionaryEditor and we will endeavour to publish some of theletters. R. E. B.

MAORI WORK NEWSFor what will we pray concerning the Maori Work in

1962?

Let us pray for Maori adults to turn to Christ and fol-low Him. During 1961 we have seen a number of Maorifolk turn to the Saviour and most of these have been youngpeople. But it is extremely difficult for a young Maorito closely follow the Master when the adults about him are allopposed. He has little chance to grow in his Christian lifewhen his parents do not want him to read the Bible, topray or to attend services. But what a strength it wouldbe to him, if he can discuss with older Christians of hisown race, how best they can relate their faith to their circum-stances in their own community.

In answer to your prayers the S.S. at Tuakau, com-menced in 1961, has grown. Some of the children havegiven their hearts to Jesus Christ. They are keen to attendS.S. and any services held. But at the S.S. Anniversaryonly one mother came along. How will these children getalong in 1962 if they learn one way of life on Sundays andfor the remainder of the week see things differently at home?How important will it seem to them when their parentslet them come to S.S. but take no interest themselves? Pleasepray, not only for Tuakau but for all the areas of our work,that the common attitude that " T h i s is good for our chil-dren," may be changed to " T h i s is most important for usall."

For the sake of the young people pray for Maori adults!For the sake of the children pray for Maori adults!For their own sakes pray for Maori adults, that they

may know Him, Whom to know is life eternal.Let us pray also for young people, children and older

ones, too, who have already started out in their Christianlives. Pray for any, who have found the demands of theirpeople too great over the holiday period, that they willseek forgiveness from God, and will continue to learn ofHim. Pray for every Maori Christian, that the Word ofGod will become increasingly precious to them this year.Pray that their witness in their own homes will cause othersof their families to inquire the Way, and to find Christ asSaviour and Lord.

"But, brethren, be not weary in well doing," continueto pray throughout the New Year for Maori folk of eachage group.

and spoke on "Mary, the Mother of Jesus." Riccarton.—We are having good attendances with good prayer sessions.Mrs Finch, from New Guinea, gave an interesting talk.Splendid Assembly report from Mrs Bridges. We held the"Baptist Day of P r a y e r " on our meeting day, using theservice sheet and each member taking part. It was muchenjoyed. Whangarei.—Meetings held in the morning witha splendid attendance. Good prayer sessions. Recently,a beloved member, Mrs Baird, entered into the Presenceof the Lord—faithful at every meeting and church service.Excellent Assembly report given by Miss Livingston, ourdelegate to Assembly. Colombo Street Shareholders.—Annual meeting resulted in most officers being re-elected.Missionary letters read, food parcel sent and prayer interestmaintained during the year. At November meeting MrsCormack gave a report of Missionary Day at Assembly.A gift was presented to Mrs Silcock as she would be leavingus at the end of 1961.

While Others Quibble . . . BaptistSuggests Return To The Bible

PROVIDENCE, U.S.A. (B.W.A.).—While variouschurch groups in the United States sought ways for amerger to form a united church, a Baptist minister, Rev.Homer L. Trickett of Providence, R.I., suggested: "A re-turn to the New Testament offers a more durable basisfor Christian unity than any thus far advanced.

(Continued from Page 46.)was Mrs M. J. Eade. Epsom.—Well attended meetings areably chaired by our vice-presidents. Food parcels, cashgifts, patchwork quilts, etc., sent to missionaries. Ourmembers very thrilled with the acceptance of Miss OlwynGaze for work in India or Pakistan. Our prayers surroundher as she leaves on January 28. Presentation made toher at December luncheon meeting at home of Mrs Mont-gomery. Masterton.—Delighted to have Mrs M. J. Eadeas guest speaker at one of our meetings. Her informativetalk and slides were much appreciated by everyone.B.W.M.U. members have visited " P a n a m a " Home for Aged,with informal programme of hymn singing and short talkby our minister. Opawa.—Our vice-president, Mrs Daw-son, chaired the October and November meetings. Guestspeaker, Miss M. Lougersen, returned missionary fromWest Pakistan. Mrs Coombs chaired the December meeting

N.Z. BAPTIST—February, 1962. 45

NEW YEAR MESSAGEOurs is but a small part of the wider missionary task being

done throughout the world, but we offer our humble gratitude toGod for the opportunities which are ours. There is still much landto be possessed in India and Pakistan—more recruits are neededto make it possible to reach out to villages where as yet, thepeople have not heard the "Good N e w s " of God's redeeminglove. All our workers constantly stress the need for prayer. Tothis end, new members are needed in our branches to strengthenthe work throughout the Dominion—we need the prayer support andinterest of every lady in our churches. Make sure that thenew members joining your church are invited to becomemembers of the B.W.M.U. or Shareholders and so encourageour overseas workers by this added interest in the mis-sionary service. Let us remind ourselves that we are all inthis work together—any weak link limits the chain of prayerconnecting us with the team in India and Pakistan. May wenever be so prepossessed with our own daily living torefuse necessary service in our branches when required.May we, each one, always be found faithful in our prayerand witness.

MRS E. N. GORING.—On the morning of December29, Isabella Goring heard the Master's " c a l l " and passedpeacefully into His Presence. Mrs Goring was a lady whoendeared herself to all with whom she laboured, for Godused her in the extension of His Kingdom in India and NewZealand. With her husband, she served on our missionfield in India. She was the founder of the Ropeholder move-ment in N.Z. The first band was formed under her leader-ship in the Mt Eden Church in 1925, during the ministryof the Rev. E. N. Goring. She gave yeoman service tothe B.W.M.U. in every possible way—her leadership giftswere used as Dominion President in 1938, as well as inservice for the districts. We thank God upon every remem-brance of her. Our sincere sympathy is extended to MrGoring and their daughter, Gwen. May God's comfort andlove be their strength each day.

MISS GRIFFITHS writes from Pakistan on ChristmasDay.—We have had a very happy Christmas Day. The daybegan with a very cold wet fog, which dampened us some-what (not our enthusiasm!) as we went around the compounddistributing gifts. It soon cleared though and has beenbeautiful. It is now late afternoon and we have just comein from running the childlren's sports. To finish off, wehad a small treasure hunt and the participants, as theyfound each hidden letter had to do a forfeit before goingon to the next instruction. I think their performance madeas much fun for everyone as the whole afternoon put to-gether. The morning service was taken by the Rev. Don.Eade, followed by a baptismal service for one of our lads—Ranjan. He is doing industrial training and is home for ashort break.

MISS DENHAM writes from Kulai.—I have tried to makeplans to go to three villages in different directions. OneMonday, another Wednesday and the third Friday. I havemanaged to solicit the help of an ex-St Paul's boy by thename of Lalte. He gets here just before 3 p.m. when weleave on bikes and go as far as we can, then lock themand walk the rest of the way. Last Wednesday, MissBurtenshaw came with us to spy out the particular villagecalled Pyja. We didn't actually get there but we were showna better way than previously. Today, we set off as usualat 3 p.m. We got to one section of Pyja and asked a ladythe way to the church. She pointed up over a hill and upwe went. The yellow mustard flower is out in the fieldsjust now and is so pretty in amongst the different greenand ripening rice fields and tall grass like toitoi. The hillsare just covered with it and it is a mauvey-silver colourbefore it goes all white and fluffy. By the way, the villagehad been told we were to come at this time. We got tothe church and I wasn't really surprised to see nobody in

Please send reports and news items to Mrs. D.Binnie, 4 Cambourne Road, Sandringham, Auck-

land, S.W.I.

sight. We went to the nearest house and he said they wereto come. We went and rang the church bell and satthere. Just a little bamboo building a few feet square witha bench made of split bamboos on three sides, and a tablein the centre. The bell, by the way, was an old bit oftin and a long piece of iron, like a nail. We waited for halfan hour with the sun sinking lower and lower all the time,and in that time, one by one they came. The children'smeeting began with three middle-aged women who knewnot a word of Bengali (they looked beautiful with colouredflowers in ears and hair and all their Riang ornaments onwrists and neck). Two elderly men, the fathers of two boyswho had been to St Paul's. One has a bad foot and he wasbusy telling us that, if his foot was better he would havegone to all the houses in the village (well spread out) andtold them himself. They had been told at church and allsaid they would come. The other old man had his "d inne rs u i t " on. This consisted of a home spun half singlet affairwith a huge pocket in the front and a loin cloth of the briefestmeasurements. He had brought his Bible and hymn bookall wrapped up in a cloth, and as he unwraps them lovingly,he tells me how Miss Arnold gave these to him .but now hiseyes are so poor that he cannot read them. There werethree or four teenagers and three small children—none ofwhom knew any Bengali. Then there were my companions.At 4 p.m. we began with a few choruses and a hymn (theboys, men and myself being the only songsters). After aprayer I told the story of the shepherds at the first Christ-mas with pictures to illustrate. Lalte taught them the firstverse of Psalm 23 and we had another chorus and prayer.This was 4.30 p.m. with the sun sinking fast. During thelast prayer, a man and his child arrived. But he had togo as the boys have to walk after they leave the bikes atthe mission house. This last man came behind us and aswe came near his house he said his wife was coming. Iwent to greet her and in her hands were two duck eggs.These folk are so generous and loving despite their utterpoverty of material things. We sped back to our bikesand home. It was 5 p.m. when we reached the dispensaryand getting dark and cold. The visit was well worth while.

THE FUTUREHis light is on the dimming past,

And spans the trackless days to be—And some broad river threads the land

With silver stream from sea to sea.

I know not how the way may go,Or up or down, or smooth or rough,

"I am the Way," said Christ, and IWill answer strongly, ' 'Tis enough '!

REPORTSBrooklyn.—On November 23 a social evening was held

at the home of Mrs Cowan in honour of Mrs M. J. Eade.A happy time of fellowship was spent. Mrs Eade was pre-sented with a cheque from the ladies. Ladies from localchurches met with us in December for the last meetingof the year. About 40 ladies were present when the speaker

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THE "WORD" BY WIRELESS

February 3—2YA, 10.0 a.m., Rev. D. E. Patrick.




T.V. RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES

Sunday specials and Epilogues are on all channels each Sunday.

Baptists on Sunday specials are:

February 4—Channel 1, Rev. G. C. Reay.

February 4—Channel 3, Rev. J. Ewen Simpson.

February 18—Channel 1, Rev. G. C. Reay.

February 18—Channel 3, Rev. J. Ewen Simpson.

AUCKLAND CITY MISSION.—In order to suit the evan-gelistic character of our work and because of growing num-bers on Sunday evenings, we have been holding our servicesin the original church building. This has been redecoratedand some alterations made. It is proposed to try this ideafor three months. We had the joy of seeing two of our youngwomen pass through the waters of baptism in response toan appeal. One of these has since been received intomembership The two open-air services, one on Friday nightsand the other pre-service on Sunday evenings, continue tobear witness to the passer-by. The hostel for men has beenpurchased and we are to take possession on February 1, 1962.It was with great pleasure that we welcomed back Mr andMrs Max Barker from their long overseas trip. A happyoccasion was the twenty-first birthday party of Miss JudithAnderson given by her mother. G.L.B. finished the year withtheir usual good display and party.—D. S.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—Rev. and Mrs Carter have concluded their first year's min-istry with us and we thank God for the many who havefound newness of life in Christ and who have been led intomembership. Our B.T.I. and Baptist College students con-ducted a service on December 3—our pastor giving the ad-dress on "Consecration." All present deeply moved as 30responded to appeal. Robin Golding appointed Youth Fel-lowship leader for 1962. Former leader, Bill McGregorfarewelled on completion of B.T.I. course—now returned toScotland. He and Ben Siaki—returning to Niue Island—aregreatly missed. Special Christmas music by the choir muchappreciated by large congregation. B.W.M.U. were privilegedto have Miss Olwyn Kemp as speaker in December. Oursympathy is extended to Dr R. J. Thompson in the passingof his mother. Grateful thanks to Revs. Frank England andClifford Reay, who supplied our pulpit on January 7. atshort notice, and whose ministry was richly blessed.—E. M. C.

A.SHBURTON (Rev. G. T. Beilby, M.A.).—Sunday Schoolanniversary services—singing by scholars and items by Prim-ary Department, and message by our pastor was the morn-ing service. Prizes for S.S. scholars and books for cradleroll were presented by Mrs B. Bowden. " T h e World in

His Heart," a dramatisation on the life of William Careywritten by Mr Beilby and produced by Mrs Beilby, waspresented by the scholars at the evening service. End-of-year activities have been held by all organisations. A happyChristmas party was held for all the family on a Saturdayprior to Christmas. The young people sang carols at thehomes of many of our older members as they travelled bytruck to most of the borough. Missionary visitor has beenMr H. Hicks, who told of his work in Papua and gave usfirst hand news of Malcolm Blackie, who is sharing life inthe same area. Assembly reports ware presented by MissLewis, Mr M. Officer and Mr Beilby. Christmas music waspresented by the choir. Rev. Trevor Fear was the speakerat our morning service on the last day of 1961, and on thefirst day of 1962 was married in our church to Margaret An-derson. A feeling of deep regret was in our hearts as ourpastor told of his acceptance of the Church Extension callto Taupo, and that he would be leavings us in March.—E. F. P.

AVONDALE (Dr. S. L. Edgar).—Our Annual FamilyCamp, again held at Carey Park at the end of November, wasenjoyed by over 100 campers, in near-perfect weather. Dr R.J. Thompson joined us for the Sunday morning Service. TheG.L.B. company celebrated their twenty-fifth jubilee onNovember 19, and many past members came from other dis-tricts, to attend the functions. Also on that date, the PrimaryDepartment held their anniversary, taking part in the morn-ing Service. Prior to Christmas, the choir presented " M o r nof Glory" with Dorothy Hopkins, William Dent, and Law-rence Barker, guest soloists. At a recent baptismal service,three people witnessed their faith in Christ. An excellent dis-play by the Boys' Brigade was staged in the Avondale Col-lege Hall, with Comm. A. V. Kempthorne, R.N.Z.N., inspect-ing officer. Congratulations to Jim Judson, on being dux ofAvondale College. On Christmas Day, the Avondale churchescombined for a service at St. Ninian's Presbyterian Church,conducted by Dr Edgar.—B. M.

AWAPUNI (Pastor Ian Drinkwater).—A family serviceprior to Christmas Sunday meant every available seat taken.Christmas Sunday services were well attended, the eveningfinishing with a Gospel film, " T h a t They May Hear." On

AVONDALE—Three.

AUCKLAND CITY MISSION—Two.

CAMBRIDGE—One.

FEILDING—One.

GOEE—Three.

GRANGE ROAD—Two.

HASTINGS—Two.

HENDERSON—Three.

HUNTLY—Three.

ISLAND BAY—Three.

KAITAIA—Three.

LOWER HUTT—Three.

LYALL BAY—One.

NAPIER —Two.

NELSON—Three.

NORTH EAST VALLEY—Three.

OPAWA—Three.

OTAHUHU—Two.

ORAKEI—Two.

PAPANUI NORTH—Ten.

PALMERSTON NORTH—Three.

PONSONBY—Two.

RAUMATI—Three.

ROTORUA—Four.

SHACKLETON ROAD—Two.

TAITA—Three.

TAUPO—Two.

TE HAPARA—Seven.

WAINUIOMATA—Five.

TOTAL—Eighty-six.

BAPTISMS


our Church Families have left for their holidays. Our Sun-day School Picnic is planned for March at Stillwater. Mr andMrs Dereck Tunnel have returned to Feilding. Also MissJarnett has gone to her home in the Kaitaia district. On Feb-ruary 3, our Church will be holding a Conference at ElimHouse, Remuera to commence the activities of the year.—M. Q.

EPUNI, Lower Hutt (Rev. J. C. Ayrey).—Rev. and MrsAyrey are now really one of us, and we are looking forwardto happy and fruitful service together. The Sunday Anni-versary Services, conducted by our Minister, were veryhappy occasions the singing of the children was excellent.Commencing December 10, we are privileged to be havingMessrs Fred Levett and Trevor Morris, the Mildmay Team,to conduct a short Mission in our church. Much prayer andvisitation has gone into this, so we are expecting greatthings as a result. Rev. E. N. Goring's ministry with us wasa happy time and we thank him for his messages to us. OnSunday November 26, he conducted the Dedication Service ofDelwyn Pamela Ayrey. Patricia and Graeme Murray andfamily are expected home for a short furlough on December19. Congratulations to the newly-weds, Doreen McIntosh andPaul Packwood, Beryl Mansfield and Brian Murrell, DoreenDunning and John Binnie, also Enid Fuller (Lower Hutt)and Ian Craig, newly engaged, Mr G. Gallagher has filledthe vacancy on the Diaconate. We continue to remember oursick friends, Mrs. Ackroyd and Mrs. Scott.—N.G.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—Duringthe month our choir led by Mrs Kellock presentedthe Cantata "Penitence, Pardon and Peace" to an apprecia-tive congregation at an evening service. Our evening ladiesfellowship enjoyed a highly successful Christmas party at themanse. On the Baptist women's day of prayer an afternoonsession was held in our church. We have been privileged tohear Mrs Royston Brown preach her Assembly missionarysermon at a morning service. The first weekend of Decemberwas one of inspiration and blessing when Rev. G. C. Reayconducted three follow-up meetings in Invercargill, and alsospoke to a large open-air gathering in the Park in idealconditions on Sunday afternoon. We have been pleased towelcome Mrs Swain and Mr and Mrs Bell into church mem-bership. Our best wishes go to Mr and Mrs Garth Stewartand Mr and Mrs Graham Elder as they commence theirmarried lives. Our loving sympathy is extended to Mr andMrs Bob Tressler in the loss of their infant son. We are sorryto say farewell to Mr and Mrs Wakelin who are leaving forValley Road. We wish them every blessing there.—D. W. L.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—Three were re-ceived into membership recently, June Hunt, Jane Eade andAnne Philips. Six lovely gift parcels for Christmas weregiven by our " G o o d Companions" to lonely epileptics atLake Alice. Boys Brigade and Life Boys, also Girls LifeBrigade and Cadets each held end of year displays to a largeattendance of parents and friends. Our thanks to the leadersfor a fine display. At an evening service on December 10a member of our Marton fellowship witnessed to his Lord inbaptism, also one accepted Christ as his Saviour at the ser-vice. At a social hour afterwards opportunity was taken tofarewell Mr and Mrs Allen Stewart and family who leave toreside in Wanganui. A gift of a lovely chiming clock to markthe years of labour for their Lord in Feilding was given. Maythe Lord richly bless them in Wanganui. Saturday December16, saw a large crowd of children sit down to the annual Sun-day School tea and later to the concert and prizegiving. Atour Christmas service a huge Christmas tree graced one cor-ner of the church, when Sunday school children presented aChristmas play and later gifts were placed at the foot of thetrees for the Manurewa Home. After the evening service folkgathered on the Manse lawn to sing carols.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Pastor-designate, Rev. H. Pidwell).—Thechurch year ended on the usual busy note with the SundaySchool anniversary, concert, tea and break-up. The anni-versary services were conducted by Rev. A. J. Wakelin, whosewords to both parents and children were most appropriate.The children sang beautifully under the conducting of MissBeth Whyte. It was gratifying to see so many parentsgathered at these end-of-year functions. We thank Mr C.Schroeder for his address at the break-up services. Ourthanks also to the Esk Street choir for conducting our ser-vice on the evening of December 10. Their rendering ofthe cantata with the theme of Penitence, Pardon and Peacewas much appreciated. The Christmas social was mostenjoyable. Thanks to the ladies of the Fellowship whoarranged the programme and to Mr J. Blair who so efficientlyacted as master of ceremonies. Our prayers are with MissFrancis Cummings, who will be commencing at the B.T.I.this year.—P. McI.

GISBORNE CENTRAL (Rev. Hugh Nees).—A very happychurch social was held recently to celebrate Mr and Mrs

Nee's first year at Gisborne Central, and we do thank Godfor sending them to us. On Children's Day the morningaddress was given by Mr H. Hogarth who we were privilegedto have with us. The singing of the children, including theChinese Mission scholars, delighted the hearts of all present,with special mention of the nursery and primary departments.At a recent Wednesday prayer meeting we were given amost stirring message and much food for thought by Rev IvorDavies of W.E.C. The Ropeholders Concert was most enjoy-able and well attended. A Christmas Fair held in Novemberat the home of Mr and Mrs Hair for a project undertaken bythe Sewing Circle was most successful and for this we givegrateful thanks to God. Both the G.L.B. and the Boys Brigadehave had their breakups and it has been gratifying to see thenumber of parents out for these occasions. On Satur-day, November 25, the visiting B.T.I. Team, Rev. A. Burrow,Rev. Kirkby and Mr L. W. Rushbrook all spoke and slideswere shown of the Institute in our church.—M. B. G.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th).—December hasproved to be one of the brightest months in the short historyof our church. The manse and the church are now com-pleted, surrounded by trees, with plenty of space for carpark. The opening of the new building on December 9 wasa splendid achievement for the members who had workedso faithfully over the last two years. "Let us come intoHis Presence with singing" was the theme. Psalm 100,then prayer and praise. Rev. Hayes Lloyd spoke to a largegathering when the doors were opened. Greetings were re-ceived from many churches. We are now worshipping in abeautiful spacious auditorium, designed to allow for anoverflow in the old building; the pale blue effect is veryrestful. Christmas Eve service of carols, readings by theyoung folk giving the story of the birth of our Saviour,then Christmas morning carols, recitation "Bethlehem," andCommunion when the new building was almost filled. FinalLadies' Fellowship—Mrs D. Leonard gave her testimony,then the choir from Church of Christ in Atkinson Valleyrendered anthems and carols which were very much appre-ciated by all. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs E. Emslie onbirth of a son.—R. V. K.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—Our recent SundaySchool anniversary services were well attended. The singingunder the conductorship of Mr Kemp was excellent as wasalso the individual items by Scholars and classes. The ser-vices were conducted by Rev. Taylor (morning), Mr K.Stewart (afternoon) and our own Minister in the evening.The Sunday School tea and concert was another happyoccasion for all who attended. Our thanks to the Ladies whoarranged the catering. We have had several visiting speakersrecently, services being taken by Rev. Hibbert. Dr Howie andMr Witt. Fellowship hour slides have been shown by Mr Ken-don of Murrays Bay and Rev Browning (Orakei). We wel-come home Mr and Mrs Harrington missionaries from In-donesia and look forward to hearing of their experiences. Ata recent communion service, Mr and Mrs Price were receivedinto membership. Mrs Earle is making good progress afterher recent operation.—R. O. F.

GLENGARRY-HAWTHORNDALE (Rev. J. H. Neilson).—The Sunday School Anniversary was, despite the inclementweather, an overwhelming success. Rev. Puddle spoke at themorning service on " c u p s " whilst Rev. Neilson in the even-ing presented a "milinery" message. The children's singingwas a tribute to the patient training over many weeks underthe baton of Mr Cliff McIntosh. The building of our newchurch at Glengarry will be commenced during Decemberand it is expected to be completed by May or June nextyear. We praise God for the response there has been forfunds. The return visit of Mr and Mrs Cliff Reay was eagerlylooked forward to by us all, and we were thrilled at the meet-ings to see the progress that had been made in the lives ofthose who had made decisions for Christ at the campaignearlier this year. Congratulations to Elder Jenks on attain-ing his majority recently. We rejoice with Mr and Mrs C.McIntosh on the birth of a daughter, and with Mr and MrsR. Bowes and Mr and Mrs D. Friend on the birth of theirlittle sons.

GORE (Rev. G. L. Crawford).—Welcome home on fur-lough from their respective mission stations to three mem-bers, Mrs Colin Harrington and Mr and Mrs Norman Mclntosh.Their messages to us have been both a blessing and a chal-lenge. We gathered as a congregation following an eveningservice to hear Assembly reports from delegates, Mr andMrs Ivan Elder. The gathering was interrupted and shockedto learn of the sudden "Home-call" of Mr Owen Silcock,who had attended the earlier worship service. A foundationmember of the male choir, his messages in song will be sadlymissed. Our prayers surround the family in their bereave-ment. S.S. anniversary services were a highlight in Novem-ber when youthful voices led in the Saviour's praise, reflecting


credit upon Mr O. Hyman and S.S. staff for training given.Dr Wilson and Mr Andrew Johnston conducted services onAssembly Sunday. We welcomed the following into mem-bership on profession of faith: Miss Henderson, Mr and MrsH. De Mare and Mr B. Copland. Miss N. Houston andMessrs R. Irving and W. Houston were recently baptisedat an impressive service when further decisions for Christwere made.—A. J. K.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).—Increased num-bers at Weeknight Prayer Meeting include many youngpeople of the Church. Two more of our young people haveasked for Baptism and church membership. We praise Godfor evidence of His Spirit moving in our midst. Our youngpeople are to entertain the Seniors, parents, and SundaySchool scholars at their final meeting for the year, at the cul-mination of their Talent Trading and Stall. An interestingprogramme is promised. A full programme for December in-cluded Sunday School prize-giving, Choral service, carolsby torch light and United Christmas service with MethodistChurch and Church of Christ. Our loving sympathy to rela-tives of Mr J. R. Dare who passed to Glory November 14.Our thanks to those who have carried out repairs and im-provements to Church property, and Christmas love tomembers unable to worship with us at this time.—A. L. K.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—In October we werepleased to hear Mr Ivan Bowen and see his films. The SundaySchool anniversary was held on October 15, and the childrenunder the leadership of Miss Heather Mannering were adelight to hear. On November 19, were were privileged tohave Rev. John Pritchard take the morning service and MrGeorge Buckley the evening one, while our Pastor wasattending Tauranga's fiftieth Jubilee. The Primary and Cradleroll Christmas party went with a swing, as also did the Sun-day School anniversary party and supper. On December 16,a Grand Christmas Social was held, and on Sunday 17, a com-bined Carols by Candlelight service was held in Grey LynnPark. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs M. Hahn a daughter,and to Rev. and Mrs M. Pahl (nee Nokes) a son. We sendour loving Christmas Greetings to Mrs Parvin and Margaretand all our sick and aged friends.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Minister-designate, Rev. A. Simpson).—At a business meeting held on December 6, Miss E. Cahill waselected Sunday School secretary. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs J. Jones on the birth of a son. Both Mr and MrsJones are Sunday School teachers. We are very gratefulto the Rev. E. T. Jones for conducting the evening serviceon December 17, and to the Rev. T. Page for taking the serviceon December 10, it being the Sunday School prize-givingand break-up for the year. Our thanks to Mr and Mrs J.Cahill for taking the morning service on December 24, andto Miss J. Cahill. Miss Heather Bishop, Russell Phillip andPeter McNee for conducting the New Year services. It ispleasing to note that attendances at worship each Sundayhave remained steady and we thank members for theirsupport. We congratulate Michael Bruce on doing so wellduring his first year at university in Dunedin. Our bestwishes to Rev. and Mrs R. Bullen and family at Murray'sBay. Hope you ana very happy in your new home.—V. J. M.

HAMILTON (Rev. F. H. Lloyd, and Pastor J. R. Arnold).—Mr Lloyd takes up the Presidency supported by ourprayers and interest Anniversary Services were highlightedby the refreshing voices of the children, the Verse Speak-ing Choir: and the message by Rev. Rex. Goldsmith (ofWaikeria Training Centre). Other guest speakers have beenRev. C. Latta. Mr David Beard (C.I.M.) Mr B. Pomeroy, MrPeter Havill (Lebanon) and Mr Basil Rebera (Ceylon).Morris and Levett, Mildmay Campaigners have been with usbringing messages, music and movies. Meetings were trans-ferred from the church to the William Paul Hall to copewith large congregations. Our loving sympathy to thebereaved—the Crawford, Kapoon, Carter, Arnold and Wanhillfamilies. We recently farewelled Mr and Mrs S. N. Patersonwho now live in Napier and welcomed home from GreatBritain. Mr and Mrs Woodward, Senior. Congratulations toAilsa Straehan and Terence Woodward: Moira O'Neill andJim Reid on their engagements. The Ladies Fellowship en-joyed a visit from the Ladies of St. Lukes Methodist Church.—G. E. M. C.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—The close of 1961, andwith it. end of year break ups, a Christmas party for theWomens Friendly Hour, display by cadets, Girls and BoysBrigades and concert and games evenings for our SundaySchool children. Congratulations to our Sunday Schoolscholars who all did so well in the scripture examinations.Also to our Deacon, Ron Shakespeare, who is now DominionPresident of the Amateur Swimming Association. May hisChristian witness be strong in this sphere of Public Service,

Best wishes to the Graham Fears on the birth of a son, alsoto the Rev. and Mrs Ian Taylor and Rev. and Mrs J. McNairwho were married recently. May God Bless them as theygo forward together in His Service. Our Christian love andsupport to Mrs Peters and Denise Jeffs, baptised recently,and the five who responded to the call. May our two ex-college students, the Rev. Ian Taylor and Rev. Trevor Fearbe deeply conscious of our prayer support, as they step for-ward in Gods work.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. Thomson, L.Th).—Sunday SchoolAnniversary services well attended with Rev. Ayson Clif-ford the guest preacher in the evening. Afterwards he spokeat a Fellowship Hour in the hall. At a morning service MissBritland and Mr F. W. Horner reported on the Assemblymeetings. Sunday Schools and Youth Club enjoyed theirChristmas parties. Our prayers have been with Mrs Nairn,Mrs Sorenson and Mr Collins while they have been ill. Gladto know that Allan Horner is out of hospital and recovering.Mr and Mrs W. Barker brought Ruth Andrea to present herto the Lord at a dedication Service. We were sorry to learnof the homecall of Mrs Goring, the wife of a former ministerof this Church. On the Sunday before Christmas the SundaySchool put on a short Nativity Play, produced by Mrs Oliver.We have been pleased to have so many visitors, includingDianne Ewington and Ross Miller, over the holiday period.—B. S.

HENDERSON (Rev. M. Bowden).—Eleven new membershave been welcomed into the fellowship. There have beenthree baptisms: Mr H. Wooten, Mrs M. Brown and Miss ValmaSmith, and five dedications: Vicky Miles, Helen Wilson,Michelle Gibson and Susan and John Williamson. The youngpeople sang carols at the different elderly members homesone night prior to Christmas. Also the young people with theaid of Mrs Ron. Sutcliffe organised a church banquet to which130 sat down and there were items afterwards and devotionsto close a most enjoyable evening had by all. The Anniver-sary went off very well. The permit has been granted forthe much needed extensions for the church. We rejoice in ayear of great blessing.—A. H. B.

HOKOWHITU, Palmerston North (Rev. H. G. Copland,L.Th).—To Mr and Mrs L. Sands and Tina who mourn thedeath of a loved son and brother, Len Sands, we extend ourdeepest sympathy. End of the year gatherings have been wellsupported and £130 plus from our garden party is cause forrejoicing. The minister and Mr and Mrs Gordon Nuttall ablyrepresented the church at assembly and came back with en-thusiastic reports. Some of our B.W.M.U. women enjoyed theexperience of missionary day at assembly when they com-bined with Central and took a bus to Lower Hutt. There is aneed for much prayer that our target for the new hall of £1,000by February may be reached. It is good to see Cyril Hartworshipping with us on his weekends out of Wellington andseveral other Baptist families who are building in our suburbare warmly welcomed to our fellowship.—R. A. McC.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—November and Decemberhave both been busy months, our most important event inNovember being the welcome to Rev. and Mrs Norrish onNovember 16. This has been recorded more fully else-where. We do praise God for His guidance in bringing to usMr and Mrs Norrish and we pray that they and their familywill soon feel very much united with us. Miss Olwyn Kemp'sdeparture to India on December 26, has made us very con-scious of how much she will be missed among us. Her recenttransfer of membership from Orakei to Howick has furtherbrought home to us how much she has so willingly servedher Lord and Master here at Howick, endearing herself tous all in her capacity for happy fellowship and service. Wepray God's richest blessing upon her and her parents as theynear the time for parting again. All departments, includingBrigades have had a busy time with Christmas break-upparties, all these well-attended. B.W.M.U. ladies farewelledMiss Kemp and Miss Gaze. Mrs Stevens and Mrs Norrishpresenting gifts and flowers.—N. E. H.

HUNTLY.—Since the opening of our new Church we givemuch praise to God for the increase in numbers in our Sun-day School and in various functions held. During the pas-torate of student pastor J. McNair, our first baptismal servicewas held, when three people passed through the waters ofbaptism. We were sorry to see Mr McNair depart and praythat God's blessing will go with him. We welcome Mr BruceMcMillan, our vacation Pastor, and also welcome home forholidays our B.T.I. student Lois Bernard who has conductedone of our morning services. A very successful Christmasparty was enjoyed by all, and break-ups for Sunday School,Bible Class and Young peoples' were held with great success.—J. L. H.

ISLAND BAY (Rev. W. K. McCormack).—We receivedinto Church membership by baptism, Mr and Mrs M. Glading


and Mrs Lee. and Miss Larson by vote of the church. Wouldexpress sympathy to the wife and family of Mr J. Duncanand also to Mrs Hearle and family on the death of her fatherMr Gauntlet. The church held a very successful annual meet-ing at the beginning of September when adherents and Sun-day School parents were also invited. The meeting com-menced with a buffet tea. the annual reports were presented,the officers elected, after which a concert programme andsupper concluded the evening. The Sunday School Anniver-sary was held on October 12. Rev. D. Diprose was our morn-ing speaker, and in the evening a play was presented by theBible Class. Miss R. Barnett led the children's choir whichsang delightfully. Houghton Valley Anniversary was held atthe beginning of December, and was up to its usual highstandard. A pageant, the " C r o w n of L i f e " was presented atboth services.—M. J.

KAIAPOI (Minister-elect, Rev. Gavin Smith).—As theend of our year swiftly approaches, all sections of churchactivities, engaged arranging Christmas functions. We givethanks for all blessings received and look forward to greateropportunities for service in 1962. Our Minister, Rev. G. Smithcomes to us about February 8. for which we thank God.Report of assembly was given at a Prayer Meeting by ourChurch Delegate. Mrs C. Bisseker and report for B.W.M.U. ata combined B.W.M.U. meeting and Christmas Party. Mrs Gilesbrought this to us as B.W.M.U. Delegate. This year our chil-drens Christmas party took a different form, and childrengave gifts. These gifts go to the United Maori Mission Work.Bible Class and Youth Fellowship had a Christmas Social, in-viting St. Albans and our own Church folk. Anniversary ser-vices were held recently, all were well attended and singingmuch appreciated. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Les. Dodgeon birth of a daughter. Mr and Mrs Squires brought their weeson for dedication recently. It was lovely to have Chrissie andBob Bollin with us over the holiday period and bringing themessage and slides to us.—N. E. S.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte. L.Th.).—Our minister's car hasa crestfallen countenance. The panel beaters are workingovertime and we hope it will soon be back on the road. It'sa joy to welcome holiday makers who come and worshipwith us. You'll rejoice when we tell you of a family who havecome into the fellowship (not from another denomination)three adults from said family have witnessed through thewaters of Baptism. Lift up your hearts in prayer now thatthey may continue to grow in grace and knowledge.—D. V.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—At anafter church fellowship hour we regretfully farewelled Mrand Mrs Foley and family who have shifted to Hastings. Con-gratulations to Leon Chauval and Glenys Budge on their en-gagement, also to Leon on attaining his majority. We wel-come four new members into our membership namely; Mrand Mrs Tito. Mrs Godfrey and Mrs Dunn. A formerminister the Rev. Clive Lovatt now of Otorohanga was aguest preacher on a recent Sunday. Our church combinedwith the National Council of Churches in Christmas carolling.On December 25 we united in a combined service, when thepreacher was the Rev. K. Green of the Church of Christ. Rev.P. Buchanan of Glendowie and our own minister had an ex-change of Manses for the Christmas holidays. Please pray forthe Keyte Street Cliff Reay Crusade from February 11 to 25.

LYALL BAY, Wellington (Rev. D. W. Diprose,M.Sc., B.D.).—At a recent quarterly meeting membersadopted the Deacons' proposal to raise £1,000 towards thetotal cost of £4,000 for the extensions of the church. We ex-tend our sympathies to Miss Heather Duthie on the recentpassing of her mother. Congratulations to Mrs J. Matthewson her 85th birthday, and Murray Smith on attaining hisUniversity Entrance. Sunday School Anniversary (with apageant in the evening). W.C.C. conference. Scout and Cub,Family. Guest, and World Communion Sunday services havebeen held. Martin David Diprose was presented on AssemblySunday. The young people held a successful "Mad Hatters"social recently, Susan Imlach has been baptised, and withNgaire Motion and Murray Smith has joined the Church. TheRopeholders were well-placed in their annual competitions.Rev. M. J. Eade, Rev. W. J. Carmichael, and Mr J. Northhave spoken at recent services. The Scouts and Cubs, andRopeholders have held their end-of-the-year parties.—R. S.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. Taylor).— It was a joy towelcome Mr S. Jenkins and Mrs E. Maunder into member-ship. Janet Butcher, Shayne Verissimo, John Orpin andLeonnie Williams were dedicated at morning services. Con-gratulations to Mr S. Jenkins on his appointment as secretaryand thanks to Mr Fairhall for his years of service. To con-clude the year's activities the Sunday School held a tea, con-cert and promotion Sunday, the Primary a party, the Boys'Brigade a display and prize-giving and the Y.P.S. a banquet.We extend our thanks to the men who assisted in working

bees connected with the new church. Mrs N. Gaze spokeand showed slides to the Homemakers. Mr Ken Knobbs(Aviation Fellowship) addressed the Sunday School.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—A fullprogramme of activities marks the end of a year of happyprogress in the Church. We give thanks for blessings receivedand look forward to greater opportunities for service in 1962.The Cradle Roll. Nursery. Beginner and Primary Depart-ments children along with their parents had a very happyChristmas party—Father Christmas being in attendance witha gift for each child. The Church Christmas Social was a timeof happy Christian fellowship, there were games and itemsfor all—the programme ending with carols by candlelight anddevotions. At the Christmas Family Service special singingby the young people of the Sunday School was rendered. Alsoat this service sound used toys were received from the chil-dren to be sent as gifts to children of South East Asia whohave never before had a toy. Our Christmas carol servicewas a wonderful service of song. There was special singingby the choir and the congregation joined in the singing ofwell known and loved hymns and carols.—O. J. T.

MERRILANDS (Rev. L. Arnold, L.Th).—We rejoice inthe ministry of our new pastor whose presence has beenfelt and seen in all aspects of the church. Unfortunately, thechurch is passing through a difficult phase. Mr A. Holbrook,the church secretary, has through pressure of work beenforced to relinquish captaincy of the B.B., and Mrs RaewynBond the captaincy of the G.L.B. as a result of her recentmarriage. We were also sorry to receive the resignationfrom the church of Mr Barry Gustafson, deacon, organist andB.C. leader, who has been appointed to Taupo College. An-other deacon, Mr Norman Miller, has also transferred tothe Sandringham Church, which is much closer to his homeand business. We were pleased to welcome home fromCanada, Miss Diane Tapper, and extend our congratulationsto Messrs Ken Trembath and Barry Gustafson on obtainingdegrees of M.A. with Honours.

MORNINGTON (Rev. G. Kingston Smith, Minister-elect).—The children's choir at the Sunday School Anniversarysang well under the baton of Mr J. Reid. Miss OlwynBrown spoke in the morning and our pastor at night. All endof year functions of the various groups have taken place. TheB.W.M.U. and Shareholders taking the opportunity of thank-ing Mrs Reddell for her leadership and help through the lastsix years while we rejoice with Miss Margaret Thompson inher marriage to Mr Gordon Chisholm. Our loving sympathyis extended her family especially her sister Mavis in thesudden homecall of her husband. At a social given in herhonour Margaret was presented with a silver tea service anda crystal cake stand. Our Christian love surrounds those whoare laid aside through age or sickness. Mrs Sutherland haspassed peacefully to her rest. We uphold her family in theirsorrow.—V. L. R.

MORRINSVILLE (Rev. F. W. Beck).—Our thanks go tovisiting speakers to our church over the past month, Rev. C.W. Duncumb, Mr David Harry (Hamilton), Mr Murray Beck,Mr Jim Skett (College), Rev. J. C. Ayrey, former SundaySchool scholar and Bible Class member our church, MrH. Hogarth (C.I.M.) who showed slides of the school for Mis-sionaries' children in the Cameron Highlands of Malaya. Mi-Trevor Sunnex of the Auckland Sunday School Union whodemonstrated the latest teaching aids and methods of teach-ing Sunday School. Two after church Fellowship hours havebeen held, one to hear excerpts from the tape recording ofmusical items given by the Hamilton Baptist choir. At thisoccasion best wishes were extended to Mr and Mrs Beckon the recent celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anni-versary and a small presentation was made, the otheroccasion being when reports of Assembly were given byMr and Mrs Beck. A special guest service was held onNovember 19 when the Billy Graham film, " S o u l s in Con-flict." was shown.—J. McG.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan).—A successful gardenparty was held at the Home of Mr and Mrs Allan Botting.The sum of £130 was raised. The women's fellowship heldtheir final meeting of the year, when members from Pres-byterian, Anglican and Catholic groups attended. AChristmas tableau and music was enjoyed. The men's fellow-ship organised a barbecue evening at the home of Mr andMrs Geoff. Paterson. A jolly time was spent round the fires,films were screened out of doors, concluding with devotions.The B.W.M.U. entertained the Ropeholders with their leaders.Items from the girls were enjoyed. Children of the cradleroll and their mothers were invited to afternoon tea. A mes-sage was given by Mr McCrae of West School, solos were ren-dered by Mrs Daglish. The Sunday school children enjoyedtheir tea party and films, and received their prizes. Our

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Christmas service was taken by our minister who gave aChristmas message. Carols were sung by the ladies choir.—L. H.

MOUNT ROSKILL (Rev. B. With).—Assembly reportswere brought to us at a recent Wednesday night meeting.B.T.I. students took our evening service on November 26. Wethank Miss Beverley Williams for her help in our SundaySchool during her two years at B.T.I. The G.L.B. held their finalchurch parade on Sunday November 26, and the followingTuesday night parents and friends attended the final paradefor the year. The Primary Christmas Party was held onDecember 2, and young and old alike enjoyed the fun ofSanta's visit. Missionary shareholders were given a very chal-lenging message at their last meeting by Mrs Davison ofS.I.M. Ladies Fellowship enjoyed a trip to Russia recentlywhen Mr Reg. Barker showed his coloured slides of a recenttrip there. Sunday School Tea and Prizegiving was held onTuesday December 5. and a concert programme wasthoroughly enjoyed by a packed church. We were very sorryto farewell recently Mr and Mrs J. Howard and family whohave moved to Te Atatu.—V. R. W.

NAPIER (Minister-designate Rev. T. Cadman).—We as achurch are very grateful to Mr P. Pritchard, our studentpastor, for the way in which he has fulfilled his duties duringthese three months with us. We are looking forward to thecommencement of Rev. T. Cadman's ministry in our midstearly in April. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Pottinger onthe birth of a son. We are very sorry to say farewell toMr and Mrs David Salter and family as they transfer toSanson. Our prayers follow Misses J. Strachan and ValmaHulbert as they enter B.T.I. It is good to see so many visitorsworshipping with us during this holiday period. Our youngpeople spent a very happy evening carolling and as last yearin some areas it was the only carolling to be heard. Avery moving baptismal service when Mr and Mrs Rowe fol-lowed their Lord through the waters of baptism.—M. I. D.

NELSON (Rev. J. Heffernon).—Our All Ages SundaySchool year ended with our Anniversary—all ages taking part.Also in November we welcomed home Mrs Stuart Avery andfamily—said farewell to Mr and Mrs D. Armstrong andfamily who left for Auckland and also Miss Annette Kirbywho left for Wellington. Twenty-eight ladies attended our firstevening B.W.M.U. Mrs H. Andrews has recently completed 21years loyal service to the Girls Life Brigade. December hasbeen a busy month—our 30 voice choir brought us the Cantata" B e t h l e h e m " and also had a Christmas social which was verysuccessful—about 140 attended. Attendances at Stoke arekeeping up—our own laymen and minister are conducting theservices there. It was with much regret that we heard thenews of Sister Joan Tucker's decision to accept a call to theHastings Baptist Church. Her move will leave a big gap inour midst when she leaves us towards the end of February.—M. E. C.

NORTH BRIGHTON (Rev. R. M. Upton, L.Th., Dip. R.E.t.—A very happy Sunday School anniversary was enjoyed bychildren and their parents on November 19. Speakers forthe day were: Rev. D. Salthouse. Miss Betty Currie with thepuppets of the Child Evangelism Fellowship in the afternoonand Mr Upton with an interesting talk about ships and theirseveral different types of flags at night. Saturday November25 was our prize giving night and films were shown of generalappeal. They were three films from the Transport Departmenton road safety and two Christian films, "The Cheat"and " T a m m y . " The Sunday School hall is at present beingpainted and we thank those who are assisting with this work.Our brother Mr Hubert is in need of our prayers as a fewweeks ago he injured his back. Mrs Aston has been in hos-pital for an eye operation and we trust she will soon be backto full strength again.—L. A. N. B.

OAMARU (Rev. G. N. Jackson).—Our Minister and MrH. M. Officer attended Assembly, and by their excellent re-ports, gave us a greater insight into the work of our denomi-nation. Thanks to Messrs C. Stevens and A. Budd, who occu-pied our pulpit on Assembly Sunday. Three members of ourY.W.B.C. received into membership. An exhibition of Miss D.Jones' paintings, incorporated with a sales table and pro-gramme by our Bible Class girls, augmented our BuildingFund by £52. This fund was increased by £262 from our bigsale of work on December 1. To God be the glory! Mrs RonWilson has been commissioned as Cadet Leader. Demonstra-tion by G. L.B. and Cadets, and presentation of awards held onDecember 2. Cradle Roll and Primary Christmas party wellattended. We thank God for four years of faithfuly ministryby Rev G. N. and Mrs Jackson, and look forward to a NewYear of service for our Lord. Warmest greetings to our Bap-tist kinsfolk up and down our land.—A. W.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—Congratulations to MissElaine Barr, Robert Mather, Roy Woods on attaining their

majority, Mr Colin Campbell and Miss Janice Churchward ontheir marriage, Mr Ernie Twose on gaining Doctor of Medi-cine, and marriage. Our thoughts with Mr Reg Ackland, MrsWillmott and Mrs Mettrick in hospital, our sympathy to Win-der family in " H o m e c a l l " of Mrs Winder, Senior. One ofpioneers of work at Opawa. Journeying mercies for Mr andMrs Stan Winder who have gone on twelve months trip over-seas. Thrill to have Chaplain Andress of Antartica on recentSunday evening, two decisions for Christ. Mr Simmons,daughter Miss Christine Simmons and Mr Trevor Crowewitness for Lord in Baptism, choir sang "Bethlehem's Babe"before full church just before Christmas, section fund for NewManse now £668, good congregation for service on ChristmasDay,. Good to meet visitors from other Baptist Churches inthis holiday period. First broadcast ever from Opawa to beon February 4, at night.

ORAKEI (Rev. J. R. C. Browning).—Another year hasdrawn to a close and all departments of the church have hadtheir final meetings until the festive season is over and anew year commences. December 6, was the final church busi-ness meeting for the year, when many important matters con-cerning the youth of the church were discussed. The Christmassocial was a very happy occasion and with the blessing of ourChristmas music service the true spirit of Christmas wasbrought to us. We are happy to say that the Carillon Chimeshave how been installed in our church and were played forthe first time prior to our ministers welcome home banquet.We pray that as the sound goes forth Sunday by Sunday, folkwill be caused to think on Christian things and brought underthe sound of the Gospel. Two baptisms were witnessedrecently when Mrs F. H. Redmond and Mrs G. Knight fol-lowed our Lord's command.—D. K. B.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—The Sunday SchoolAnniversary services were well attended by parents andfriends. Speakers this year were Mrs Litherland, Rev, F. Car-ter, and our minister. We trust all who came received ablessing from God. The Ropeholders held a special afternoonin the Church grounds, when a good sum of money was raisedfor missionaries. Recent Sunday evening services have beentaken by Mr R. Gillanders (Brazillian Prayer Fellowship)and the B.T.I. Male Quartette. Mrs MacDell and Mr Herbertwere baptised recently. We pray they may continue to knowGod's blessing in their lives. It was a joy to welcome backMr and Mrs G. Orpin from their overseas trip. Congratula-tions to Mr and Mrs Dene Orpin on the birth of a daughter.The Y.P.F. held a successful film evening; the film "MonkeyBusiness" was shown. We send our greetings to those whoare sick. Mr Williams and Miss Leoni Neighbour have beenin hospital.—F. M. D.

OTOROHANGA (Rev. C. R. Lovatt).—The second Sundayof November was the date of our Sunday School Anniver-sary. Services were held in the morning and afternoon, atwhich Mr Don Bullin of Christian Youth Camps, Ngaruawahia,spoke. Our thanks go to Miss Denise Atkinson, who so ablytrained and led the children and also to Mr Keith Hull whoaccompanied on the piano. The evening Service was a YouthService, at which the Speaker was Mr Hull. A morning Ser-vice, conducted by Mr A. Bottomley, is now being held onalternate Sundays to the Piopio Service. We were representedat Assembly by our Pastor and Mr F. Pye. It was with con-siderable pride that we learnt our Pastor had passed his finalexaminations and was ordained at Assembly. We congratu-late him most sincerely. Congratulations also to Miss AudreyKippenburger on gaining the B.T.I. Diploma. We have beenpleased that Miss Phyllis Mills of S.I.M. has worshipped withus while being in Te Kuiti, and thank her for showing us herslides of the work in Ethiopia.—N. M. H.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly, B.A.).—A very commendable effort by young people with a sale ofChristmas gifts realised the sum of £23 for Refugee Home inAlgeria. Received into membership recently were Mr andMrs Lawson on transfer from Kaitaia and Mr and Mrs Mc-Pherson from Wellington. Sunday School Christmas partyand concert again resulted in grand performance by the chil-dren. Our loving sympathy extended to Mrs Judd and familyin the sudden Homecall of a loved husband and father. A com-bined Christmas Day Service at St. Columba PresbyterianChurch was attended by a large number of our folk, the mes-sage was given by Rev. B. C. Wilson. Our thanks to Dr S.Edgar from Avondale and Mr Rawstorn one of our deaconsfor taking services on last Sunday in 1961.—A. B.

OWAIRAKA (Rev. Bruce Stewart).—During ourMinister's visit to Wellington for the annual assembly, DrAllan Taylor asked Mr Stewart to lead the afternoon service,it being their Sunday School anniversary at Petone. Duringour Minister's absence the Rev. John Prichard, of N.Z. BibleInstitute led our service for two Sunday mornings. We doacknowledge and sincerely thank Mr Prichard for his veryinspiring messages. One of our evening services was con-


ducted by Mr Wilf Shore recently returned from the Sudanwhere he was doing a vital work as a missionary leader.Another evening Service was conducted by Mr Alan Gurr to-gether with a Quartet from the B.T.I. who both sang andgave their testimonies. Mr and Mrs David Hayward broughttheir wee baby daughter, Bronwyn Anne, to be dedicated tothe Lord. Our prayers and best wishes go to Mr and MrsGeorge Burr as they leave to settle in another district. Ourthoughts are with our members who are not so well.—J. McA.

OWAKA (Rev. J. McNair, Minister-elect).—We are sad toreport the death of Fred Stratford in a drowning accident onNovember 11. We pray for his parents, brother and sistersthat they may find that underneath are the Everlasting Arms.The Homemakers and Young Peoples' Fellowship have heldtheir end of year parties. Mr H. J. Hayward took both serviceson the day of the Sunday School prize-giving. On ChristmasSunday our speakers were Rev. Burrows of B.T.I. and Mr H.Hicks of the U.F.M. Our thanks go to all who have filledour pulpit over the last two months. Greetings to Mrs McNuttand Lindsay Donovan who have been on the sick list. Ourbest wishes go with Shona McLean to Balclutha hospital totake up her nurse's training, Eleanor Bradfield to TeachersTraining College in Dunedin and Trevor Wright to BibleTraining Institute in Auckland.—M. M. B.

OXFORD (Vacant).—We were sorry to bid farewell toour Pastor, Mr E. Pollard and his wife and children, who havelaboured faithfully amongst us for the past eighteen months.At the same time we rejoice with them in their call to theSolomon Islands to work for the Master amongst the Nativepeople there. This leaves us without a Pastor, and we praythat God will call someone, to serve Him here. The churchwas pleased to welcome on transfer the following members,Mr and Mrs G. McPherson and family, also Mr G. Nickolsonfrom Morrinsville and Mr and Mrs H. Chalmers from Timaru.We all rejoice and offer our congratulations to Mr and MrsR. Corby, on the birth of their daughter Joan Elisabeth.The youth club run a games evening every Friday which isquite well attended. A lively devotional discussion is con-ducted on the second and final Sunday of each month, whenwe all meet around the tea table.—A. C.

OXFORD TERRACE (Rev. Angus H. MacLeod, Minister-designate, Rev. E. M. Upton).—The adult and extensiondepartments of our Sunday School were responsible for theevening service on November 19, when Rev. L. N. Rawlingswas our guest preacher. A recent morning service was con-ducted by Rev. D. G. Salthouse and on December 3, we wel-comed Rev. L. A. North to our pulpit. We are grateful toeach one for their inspiring messages. Mr Hart shared withus the experiences of his visit to our Mission Field andshowed slides on two occasions. On December 10, he reportedon the W.C.C. Assembly in Delhi, this service being recordedby 3YA for broadcast on December 31. A public farewell toMr and Mrs Hart and family was held on December 12. Com-bined District B.W.M.U. meeting held December 7, when MrsC. K. Smith was inducted as President. Her address was achallenge to all present. Our deaconesses gave our elderlyfolk a Christmas luncheon party. Each guest received a smallgift from Santa Claus and Mrs Elsom who will be 96 nextMarch, cut the cake.—R. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Three havebeen baptised. Eleven have been received into membership.The Christmas family social was held in the concert chamber.At the Missionary Men's Fellowship final meeting there wasa tea hour at which Mr Finlay shared reminiscences duringhis Pastorate. The Missionary Shareholders Christmas meet-ing was presided over by Mr and Mrs Ian Drinkwater. TheY.P.S. Christmas meeting took the form of a play entitled"Out of Their Treasures." The final teachers and leaders ses-sion for the year was spent with Rev. J. J. Burt. Mr Burtwas also the guest speaker at the prayer meeting. The Y.P.S.went carolling Christmas week. On Christmas Day a com-bined Presbyterian-Baptist service was held in St. Andrewswhen Mr Finlay brought the message. The Christmas thankoffering amounted to £120 and goes to the youth buildingfund. The sympathy of the church is extended to Mrs Hamil-ton and family in the passing of Mr William Hamilton.-M. M. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th).—Our Boys'Brigade had an enjoyable and profitable camp at Orewa atLabour weekend. On the Sunday, in the absence of ourminister at Camp, services were taken by Mr John North andMr David Woodward from College. Some of the Church offi-cers and their wives participated in the combined evening atPukekohe when there was a good and representative gather-ing. We congratulate our Ropeholders on gaining first equalplace in the medical work project. Women's Day of Prayerwas observed on December 1, when the south suburbanchurches combined to meet at Papakura. Sunday School anni-versary services were held on December 2, the Rev. J. AysonClifford being guest speaker at the evening service. We

rejoice with Mr and Mrs Ray Cooper on the birth of theirsecond son. On a recent Wednesday night the Maori Evan-gelical Fellowship combined with our church for the weeklyprayer meeting.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—Members were pleased to receive Assembly news firsthandfrom Delegates. Recently large numbers attended BillyGraham's "Shadow of the Boomerang," our numbers beingaugmented after an evening spent visiting fringe folk withinvitations to join us, which idea proved well worthwhile.Thanks are due to three of our own Members and several visit-ing speakers who have assisted when our Minister has beencalled elsewhere. We ask blessing on Mrs Head's littledaughter recently dedicated. It is a joy to welcome visitorsand increasing numbers of new faces are showing up amongstour old faithfuls. G.L.B. and Cadets had an evening of funand entertainment for their breakup. Thank you leaders foryour patience in working up a fine night. Despite a dismalday the Ladies Fellowship realised over £60 from theirAnnual Fair, towards carpeting the Manse Hall. December3, all who attended evening worship were thrilled to witnessa service of Believers Baptism when five young folk tookthis step. Prayer and preparation make these services timeof special blessing. As a result of eight decisions being madewe look prayerfully forward to another Baptismal Service atan early date.—L. A. A.

PONSONBY (Pastor K. S. Anderson).—November 9, ser-vice was taken at the Mental Hospital. Saturday November26, our elderly members and friends were taken for a drive,then returned to the Church Hall for afternoon-tea, Mr andMrs Kendon entertaining with music, very happy time wasspent. Sunday November 26, Baptismal service was heldwhen Claire Coulum and Helen Ingles followed our Lord.Saturday December 9, our church and Sunday School Christ-mas party was held, and a very happy time was spent byyoung and old. Father Christmas paid a visit; morning ser-vice December 10, was prize giving for Sunday School, afterwhich the children brought gifts for the children of Manu-rewa Home, also retiring collection for the Home. We rejoicewith Mr and Mrs J. Staples in the birth of a daughter, whowas brought for Dedication. Farewell social hours held forTrevor Donnell and Denis Bridle who have been great helpersthrough the year, small tokens given. Special Christmas mes-sages were preached and candlelight carols December 24.—L. W.

PURIRI STREET, Lower Hutt (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Happyto report three more baptisms for the year when MargaretRobinson, Frances Barnes and Len Jacobbsen gave witness ofdiscipleship Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bryan Lewis onthe birth of a second son, Andrew Bryan and to Mr and MrsFrancis on the birth of Michael John on Christmas Day. Greatinterest centred on the marriage of Miss June Carey and MrJohn Fuller with hosts of good wishes showered upon them.They expect to live in Palmerston North. Christmas Sundayevening service was marked by a delightful rendering of theCantata "Beth lehem," several visiting soloists being warmlythanked and choirmaster and organist also. While our ministerenjoys a well-earned holiday our student Mr Robert Lock-wood serves two Sundays and Mr Nees and Mr RobertRouse the following Sunday.—G. E. C.

RANGIORA (Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, B.A.).—Ninety-ninth church anniversary held in October. At family service,Sunday School examination prizes presented. Ross Lear andJanice McKenzie first and second for their grades for NewZealand. At evening service our pastor spoke on "The Chal-lenge of the next hundred Years." Mr and Mrs M. Roosbrought Mavritz, and Mr and Mrs Robert Worsfold broughtMarion, to dedicate themselves and babies. Open Air Cam-paigners conducted spirited evening services, with music andtestimonies and inspiring message. Afterwards slides ofO.A.C. work shown. Mr R. Landery and Mr K. Heard con-ducted services on Assembly Sunday. On followingWednesday, we heard tape-recording from Oriental Mission-ary Society at meeting chaired by Mr E. W. Cate. Mr. H.Hicks, of Unevangelised Fields Mission showed slides of workin Papua at after church meeting. A warm welcome to newfamilies worshipping with us. We extend sympathy to MrCrampton in the loss of his sister.—M. A.

RAUMATI.—The usual end-of-year "Break Ups" arenow in full swing. Cradle Roll Primary Department, SundaySchool, Homemakers, and B.W.M.U. some continuing for theoccasion, and although not as yet finished, they are beingjoyously held in our new Sunday School Hall. And now, withthanksgiving to God, we report that our lovely Church has atlast been opened and we are worshipping in our new home.December 2, turned out to be a beautiful day, and theChurch was packed with those who came to be present onthis happy occasion. A detailed account of items of interest

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will be included in another part of this issue of the Baptist.At the morning service on the Sunday December 3. Mr andMrs E. Brown were received into membership on transferfrom Island Bay, and in the evening a baptismal service washeld. A mother and son Mrs E. Bird, and Mr G. Bird, alsoEdward Higgs. both young men being Bible Class members,were baptised. Rev. E. N. Goring conducted the Baptismal,and Rev. H. G. Goring was the preacher.—L. R. N.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges).—TheChurch annual meeting was held on November 29, and thefollowing Sunday during the Communion Service our Deaconsand Deaconesses were dedicated for the coming year. Amongthese we welcome to new officers. Mr J. Belcher as Deaconand Mrs F. Compton as Deaconess. Sunday School anniver-sary services held on November 26. Children were trainedand conducted by Mr B. Gilberthorpe. Morning servicecentred around Primary Department under the leadership ofMrs W. Ricketts. The singing, attendance of parents andfriends, and the messages at the three services by Revs. H.B. K. White; D. G. Salthouse and our own Minister allhelped to make the day a most memorable and blessed one.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs B. Islip on the birth of a son.Warren Bruce. Our Christian greetings and best wishes go toour loved Elder, Mr A. Hopkins, upon reaching his eightiethbirthday. As we enter upon a New Year we pray God's richestblessing upon all our Church Fellowship, may we dedicateourselves afresh to the service of the Master.—S. F. L.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—B.W.M.U. and Share-holders combined for the final meeting of the year at whichMr Nowland from Papua spoke and showed slides. TheChurch Christmas Party was enjoyed by all who attended,and our sincere thanks to Mr Denholm and others whoorganised it. Father Christmas arrived and distributedpresents to all after which supper was served.Our thanksto Mrs Sincock for the delightful Christmas cake. The Sun-day School break-up and prize giving was well attended.On Christmas morning a group of church folk visited thehomes of older folk, and entertained them with Christmascarols.—R. M.

ROTORUA (vacant).—We welcome the many visitors whocome to worship with us during the holidays. It is notalways possible to give a personal welcome to all, but wehave enjoyed their fellowship. Some of our folk journeyed toTaupo to join in the farewell to Rev. Mr McLeod. There werethe usual functions of various departments to end the year'swork, and now we look forward to a year of service aheadof us. Again a service of baptism was a witness and challengeto all who attended, when Mr and Mrs A. Bruce and Mr andMrs H. Bell witnessed to their faith. At a Communionservice on January 7, these friends were welcomed intomembership. Two ex-members. Mr David Bottoms and MissRae Barlow, were married on Decmbeer 9, and for themwe pray God's blessing, as also for Mr W. Woods and MissShirley Hunt, who were married in Hamilton—E. L.

ST ALBAN'S, Christchurch (Rev. L. N. Rawlings,M.A., B.D.).—At a recent Communion service we welcomedinto membership Mr Lemin and Mr Doby. We pray thatthey may find fellowship here with us. Christmas break-upceremonies were held by all departments and fellowshipsand we thank all who helped these gatherings to be sucha success. At the S.S. prize-giving, Mr Jack Finch spoke tothe children. Once again the choir rendered Christmas musicand following the service went carolling to the homes ofaged and sick friends. A combined Christmas service forSt Alban's was held at our church. Mr Rawlings being thespeaker. On December 20 the church farewelled Mr andMrs Jack Finch, as they left our shores for a further timeof service in New Guinea. Congratulations to Mr and MrsLong, and Mr and Mrs David Dodge on the birth of sons.We thank God for His goodness to us during the past yearand pray that we may go on to do greater things for Him.—G. D. D.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland (Rev. A. F. Simpson).—Farewells and presentations from each church and SundaySchool organisation inadequately expressed our deep regardfor our minister and his wife as a nine years' pastorate con-cluded. The church's "warmth" owes much to their en-couragement. prayerful help and comfort, so unstintingly bes-towed—full results of which only Eternity will reveal.December 10, not-soon-forgotten day—11 a.m. Baptismal ser-vice, to which Sunday School and Young Worshippers'League remained. Obedience to our Lord's command led Mrand Mrs H. L. Miller through the waters. Mr Simpson's Fare-well-sermon stressed a pastor's chief concern was for spiritualblessings for his flock, and his farewell prayer for us was inPhilippians 1: 2, "Grace be unto you, and peace, from Godour Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ." Choir under Mr H.

Massam rendered Christmas music, with Mrs Wakefield'ssensitive " M e s s i a h " solos hymns specially chosenwere those our pastor had so greatly enjoyed. Sextet's mov-ing Consecration Hymn (Jude), concluded the day. Ourearnest prayers go with you. Mr and Mrs Simpson, as youstart your new work!—E. A. McN.

SUNSHINE (Rev. G. T. Macann).—This last month hasseen the results of all the church activities breaking up forthe end of the year. We saw a concert held by the B.W.M.U.and the B.M.M.F. The Boys Brigade and the Life Boys heldparent evenings. After a recent Sunday night service a fare-well was held for Dr and Mrs Bird family as they leave forIndia and then to England. The Boys Brigade held a camp atPleasant Valley recently. A Sunday School tea was held forall the children recently. We remember Mr A. Parks who hashad a spell in hospital and is now convalescing with relativesin Owaka. We continue to remember Mrs Parks. Mrs Mc-Louchlin and others on our sick list. We welcome Mr GerardMarks back to our services after a hard years study in theBaptist College.—D. L. H.

TAITA (Rev. M. R. Bycroft).—Our Pastor's Sundayevening messages on the titles of Christ have been helpful.Mrs Little was received into membership during the month.All the items at the Sunday School concert were good, butthe Boys' Brigade bugle and drum band stole the show. Thechildren of the Young Worshippers' League received theircertificates and seals at a morning service. At the quarterlymeeting of the church, Mr J. Good was appointed SundaySchool Superintendent, as Mr K. Mai wished to be relievedof this responsibility this year. The Bible Classes held a teato welcome new members from the Sunday School. Theorganists treated us to some music from the "Messiah" onChristmas Sunday, and appropriate hymn studies by thechoir, a duet and a solo were features of the evening service.We welcome Mrs Lewis home from hospital, but sympathisewith Miss Stone who is still under treatment.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Pastor B. Hibbert).—A full programme ofchurch activities brought the Sunday School year and YouthDepartments, etc.. to a close. Another year has dawnedand as we look back over the past year we thank God forthe progress made at Tamaki, start of All-age Sunday School,new families, etc., and many inspiring and searching sermonsand excellent leadership from our minister, who works withuntiring energy and zeal. Christmas Eye carol service heldat Presbyterian Church with neighbouring churches, a goodspirit was felt. New Year's Eve a watchnight service whereCorso films shown and a short service held; this was alsocombined with neighbouring churches. The last after-churchsocial for the year brought brief resumes from our ministerand delegate of highlights and impressions of Assembly. Aspecial after-church social in which we said goodbye to BasilRebera made it our last activity for the year, a good musterfrom Tamaki went to the wharf to wish him bon voyage—K. L. B.

TAUMARUNUI FELLOWSHIP (Rev. R. G. Bycroft).—The Sunday School is still growing. We had 114 childrenlast Sunday and several in the adult class. We praise God forthis wonderful opportunity to teach His Word and especiallyfor the eight girls who have accepted Jesus as their Saviour.The primary department had their Christmas partyNovember 25. when the parents accepted the invitation to seeand hear their children singing the hymns learnt during theyear. The gifts from the tree were then presented and after-noon tea was served to all. A party tea is to be held shortlyfor the older children. We are glad of these opportunitiesfor parents and teachers to meet. Congregations at ourChurch services are growing and more children now stay forthe early part of the service to hear the special message MrBycroft has for them. Family service is well attended. MrBethune has given us an interesting account of his recent visitto assembly.—I. E. M. R.

TAUPO (Minister-designate, Rev. G. Beilby).—Praise toour God for the witness of two more dear friends, one youngand one not so young, in Baptism and for an additional twomembers added to the Church. Family Service, with itemsfrom each Sunday School department, and Prize giving waswell attended. A public farewell was given to our belovedminister and his wife one evening and we very regretfullybade them farewell, whilst thanking God for their loving andfaithful ministry over the years. We pray God's rich blessingon their future sphere of service for Him in Christchurch.and shall always hold them in affectionate remembrance. Acombined service of the local churches on Christmas morn-ing saw a crowded church, and a joyful spirit was evidentas we worshipped together in hymn and prayer, and ourminister gave the Christmas message in words that will notsoon be forgotten. Visitors from all parts have been mostwelcome over the holiday period.—N. A.


TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Christmas music at pre-Christmas services was provided bythe Men's Choir, the Junior Choir and the Mixed Choir. Wehave farewelled Mr and Mrs L. Carman to Feilding. Mr andMrs K. Damon to Paraparaumu and Mr Wayne Christie tothe R.N.Z.A.F. End of year functions culminated in 'heB.W.L. annual social and the young people's banquet, carolsinging in the district by the young people and combinedchurches outdoor carols and a Christmas Day service in theBaptist Church. The year 1962 could be a vital year in the lifeof the church as plans are made for a new building to meetthe needs of this growing district.—H. L.

TE ATATU (Rev. Ian Taylor, Minister designate).—Wepraise God that the Rev. Ian Taylor from the College hasaccepted a call to be our first full-time Minister. We look for-ward eagerly to his coming in February. Pastor and MrsLloyd Allen and their four daughters were farewelled at anafter church social hour in December. Rev. A. Gibbs broughtgreetings on behalf of the Auckland Association and PointChevalier Church, and Rev. M. Bowden, greetings from Hen-derson. Mrs Allen and the girls were presented with floraltributes and Mr Allen withe a parcel of books. We thankGod for the faithful and devoted service of our honorary pas-tor and his wife over the past four years. Our Sunday Schoolanniversary was held in October and the hearty singing ofthe children was enjoyed by all present. In November a fairraised £120 towards church funds. A football match betweenAvondale and Te Atatu resulted in a win for Avondale.—N. L. M.

TE AWAMUTU (Rev. J. D. Jensen).—Opening date for thenow Church is February 17. We thank God for His leading.We hope to have the use of our new organ before Christmas.Congratulations: Anne Ainsworth and John Oosterman (mar-raiget, Mr and Mrs Robert Wade (Silver Wedding), the IanReads, the Keith Burrows and the David Deanes (all babyboys). Recent successful events: Sunday School anniversaryinovember 12), the Women's Fellowship Gala Day at theDavid Turner's home and the combined Y.P.F. Camp withHamilton at Labour week-end. Youth Leader is now MrStephen James. Four of our girls are nursing at WaikatoHospital. Recent visitors: Miss Kay Bint (at present visitingAustralia and New Guinea for the B. and F. Bible Society)and Miss Joy Nunn of Sydney who will marry Donald Mont-gomery in February. Prayer is needed for Mr Alan Jackson,who is quite seriously ill and for Mrs Jackson who carries onthe farm.—I. D. S.

TE HAPARA, Gisborne (Rev. R. A. Hill).—There haveboon times of real blessing. At the recent Sunday Schoolanniversary over 20 children made decisions for Christ, forwhich we give thanks. Mr G. Proudfoot is an inmate in hos-pital. Mesdames Hanna, Sutherland and O'Neill witnessed totheir Lord in the waters of baptism on a recent Sunday night.A group of young people from our church are preparing foropen air work on the beaches around Gisborne. Rev. E. En-right is visiting us. Some of us went out carolling, but in-clement weather curtailed our activities. Mr and Mrs G. Dun-can were welcomed into membership recently. We look for-ward to a year of blessing from the Lord and give Him thanksfor what He has done in the past year. Church ChristmasSocial was a success, particularly some very burly lookingfairies who wore engaged in distributing Christmas presents.—E. D.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—Visitors from many partswore welcomed to church during the vacation. Best wishes toKen McEwing and Noeline Averis on their recent marriage.Church Christmas party was a successful and hilarious even-ing. The choir presented very acceptably special Christmasmusic under the baton of Mr Bob Cunningham with MrsCuzens at the organ. Many lovely toys were brought tochurch for the children of South East Asia, and a large car-ton of gifts for the Manurewa Home. Congratulations toDouglas Keeley on completing his B.Agr. degree, and to oursenior elder. Mr D. G. Rutherford and Mrs Rutherford of Win-chester, who celebrated their Golden Wedding recently. Newmembers received ino the church following baptism areKonrad and Karen Salomonsen. We are pleased to welcomea number of new families into the fellowship of the church.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—Our thanks to Rev.M. J. Fade and Mr P. Uren for supplying our pulpit recentlyduring our minister's absence. It was good to welcome intoour Fellowhip a total of 17 new members at two recent com-munion services. Rimutaka Fellowship held a first DedicationService on November 19. They are very grateful to MissStewart for the gift of an organ. A planning committee hasbeen set up at Rimutaka for an A.A.S.S. Programme to beadopted as development of the Fellowship. They will beholding their Sunday School anniversary carols service onDecember 3. The Upper Hutt Church Sunday School anni-versary was hold November 19, with some grand singing

from the young people. A talent scheme is in progress till theend of February, to help alleviate church finances. Welcometo those who are newcomers to our Fellowship. We praiseGod for past blessings and may His glory be seen in ourChurch as we approach the coming New Year.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Minister-designate. Rev. A. J. Wakelim.—The Sunday School anniversary was a very successful daywith large attendances at both services. An item was pre-sented by every group from the Primary to the Senior BibleClass. The evening service was the last to be conducted byRev. P. Norrish at Valley Road. Our thanks to Revs. J. Prit-chard, F. England. A. Burrows and E. G. Woodward, for con-ducting our morning services. Also to Rev. L. A. Day for hislovely evening messages. Holiday time has taken many ofour folk away, others have returned home. Mr Evan Davies ison vacation from Bible School in Tasmania. It is good tohave him leading some meetings again. Our faithful andloved member, Mrs L. Allan was called home recently. Oursympathy is with her family. Congratulations to Hilary Belland Mac. Wakerley on their engagement. Also to our Churchsecretary. Mr G. Davidson and his wife, (nee Margaret Bur-son) on the birth of a daughter. A gift evening was held inthe church for Miss Carol Turner just prior to her weddingto Mr Jim Wakerley. They will be greatly missed by the Sun-day School and Youth Club as they set up home at Kelston.—M. J. S.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—The church held its annualchurch Christmas party on Wednesday evening December 20.It has been good to see so many visitors attending the ser-vices during the Christmas holiday season. The church folkare pleased that a new piece of land has been purchased. Thisis a three-quarter acre area which has a boarding house andout-buildings. It is in an excellent position in the town. Wethank the Lord for this ground and pray that His work maybe extended in this place.—R. H. M.

WAINUIOMATA (Rev. D. R. Comber).—Since the missionthe work here has been going on much the same as before.We have had the usual end-of-year functions. The SundaySchool anniversary was held in December this year. It wasencouraging to see a good number of parents present. TheChurch Social on December 16, was a very enjoyable even-ing. The Homemakers finished up the year by having a pro-gressive dinner. From all accounts the ladies thoroughly en-joyed themselves. On Sunday December 17. five people wit-nessed to their faith in the Lord Jesus in the waters of bap-tism. After the service on Sunday December 24. a carols bycandle-light service was held at the home of Mr and Mrs T.Marshall.—V. S.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—For the past fewweeks we have been engaged in an all out effort to touchthe people of our district. The young people particularly areto be commended on work done in distributing weekly, athousand or more letters and pamphlets inviting people toattend a special series of services. Meetings for prayer havebeen given priority in all arrangements and increasedattendances and readiness to pray have been most gratifying.Challenging messages on vital subjects such as "Is there aGod." " W h e n Jesus Comes A g a i n " and "Christianity—dopeor dynamite," have been delivered by Mr McFadyen withpower and conviction. Responses to appeals made have beenmost encouraging and we rejoice with many who have han-ded their lives over to the control of Christ, as their Lordand Master. The presence of Christ in these services has beenvery definitely manifested and we give thanks for the work-ing of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of so many.—E. R.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. Ewen Simpson).—As theChristmas season approached, our Minister passed on muchhelpful advice to young Christians concerning alcoholic liquorat staff parties—the raffling of hampers—and the responsibi-lities of Christian drivers and passengers in motor cars. Thechoir, under the conductorship of R. H. Radford. inspired usall with a first class carol service. A large group of youngpeople delighted our elderly members with carol singing intheir homes. Cupid has again been active in our Youth Hosteland we are looking for another staff member. Retiring offer-ings witnessed a good response to the N.C.C. Christmas Bowlappeal. A united welcome home to two delegates from theW.C.C. gathering at New Delhi reminded us again of ouroneness in Christ as Saviour and Lord. We wish for ourhard working Minister and family a restful and blessed holi-day.—J. W. H.

WELLINGTON CHINESE (Rev. S. Lau).—Saturday Octo-ber 21, marked another important occasion for the ChineseBaptist Church of Wellington. The Church held its annual



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The Rev. W. D. Grenfell, who retired to England inAugust of this year after 28 years of service in Angola,set out from England on his new mission November 18. Hewill study, in collaboration with missionaries and otherworkers, the situation of the displaced persons.

If the refugees " r e f u s e to believe the promises of thePortuguese Government" that conditions in Angola will bebetter, says a B.M.S. report which describes this as"likely," Mr Grenfell and others will propose "a pro-gramme of continuing relief for both their spiritual andphysical needs."


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ruary 25 is Baptist World Alliance Sunday. Over the lastfive years this day has been linked with Baptist WorldRelief, our way of helping to provide by our giftsthe where-with-all to enable those of our Missionaries nearthe stricken areas to purchase and distribute such goodsand food as are necessary to enable the starving thousandsto receive from time to time that " l i t t l e e x t r a " that canmean the difference between life and death. This task ofrelief is a continuing task. Even though there are otherorganisations and groups engaged in the work of relief,the help that is required is still great and urgent.

During the period of the appeal there has been asteady increase in your gifts. Last year over £1,000 wasgiven by our people for this important work. Much was saidat Assembly on the great need for increased relief. Thisappeal is for each Church to endeavour to increase lastyears giving, so helping to assist to alleviate to a greaterextent the dire need of our fellow men.

When the opportunity is given you on B.W.A. Sundayplease go the " s e c o n d mile" to help these unfortunatebretheren.

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OPENING AND DEDICATION OF THENEW CHURCH AT RAUMATI

The long awaited day of having a building of our ownto worship in, was celebrated on Saturday December 2,with the opening and dedication of the new church.

About 160 people attended, including a number fromthe Wellington churches and many from the district roundabout.

A brief service, conducted by Rev. E. Paton was heldoutside the church, during which the key of the main doorswas presented by one of the original members of the thenFellowship, Mrs T. N. Newton, to Mr N. E. N. Smith,President of the Wellington Association, who officiallyopened the doors.

Within the building, the service was conducted by Rev.H. G. Goring, who welcomed all the people and then gavea brief history of events leading up to the commencementof the building.

Greetings were expressed personally by: Mr Will.Carey on behalf of the Baptist Union, Rev. Ingham-Holtfor the local churches and Councillor E. J. B. Matthewsfor the Hutt County Council. The church secretary read anumber of greetings that had been received through thepost.

Rev. F. A. Duncan read from the Scriptures a portionof the record of the dedication of Solomon's temple.

The dedicatory address was given by Mr N. E. N.Smith who took as his text from Joshua 4-6 the words"What mean ye by these stones."

As the stones taken from the River Jordan and set upon the other side of the river were to be a con-stant reminder to the Children of Israel of God's goodnessand faithfulness throughout their generations, so this build-ing dedicated to-day was to be likewise a reminder to usand to those who followed after.

And that in this building people might continuallygather to worship God, and that therein men and womenand young folk might come to know salvation through JesusChrist their Saviour.

A prayer of dedication followed and the service closedwith the hymn " F o r the might of Thine arm we blessThee."

Afterwards in the downstairs hall, afternoon tea wasprovided by the ladies of the Church.

WANGANUI EAST BAPTIST CHURCHJUBILEE

Former members and friends of the Wanganui East Church are warmlyinvited to attend the Special Jubilee Week-end being planned for March17 and 18, 1962. Those wishing to attend please write to the Register:

E. Conybeer, P.O. Box 223, Wanganui.

The new Raumati Baptist Church Building.


THE CHURCHES AT WORK (Continued from P. 55.)Fair, which this year proved most successful. Due to theefforts of its members, friends and well-wishes, the stallswere all well stocked with clothing, toys, fruit, groceries andvegetables. Refreshments were also provided. The fair wasopened by Mrs J. E. Simpson, wife of the Minister of theWellington Central Baptist Church. A sum of £400 was raised.The Church recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. Theprogramme commenced with an anniversary meeting onSaturday October 28, with Mr M. C. Chiv as chairman. Theofficial party included; Revs. P. Fung, J. Lo, S. Tong, S. Lau,T. K. F. Mak, Dr Y. T. Lew, Messrs J. Hughes and W. K.Hing. Dr Lew brought greetings from the Chinese Embassy.Rev. Mak expressed good wishes on behalf of the ChineseAnglican Church and Mr J. Hughes brought greetings fromthe Wellington Association of Baptist Churches. Many friendsfrom sister churches were also present. The programme in-cluded a choral item by the choir and members of the Sun-day School presented the history of the church. A supper fol-lowed the meeting.—P. G.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs).—It is good to have oldfriends, and past members worshipping with us during theChristmas vacation. A kitchen evening was held in honourof Miss Lorna Roberts and Mr Arthur Baxter on December14, and they were married on December 16. Engagements:Miss Willina Lang to Mr Graham Long, and Miss Dora Wilsonto Mr Ian Cutforth—congratulations all. It is with regretwe say goodbye to Graham Ford, as he leaves us to com-mence work mid-January in Christchurch in the JusticeDepartment Alterations on the Sunday School have begun,in conjunction with the new church building—God willingthe contractors begin on January 15. Some of our youngpeople have been helping at a beach mission over the Christ-mas vacation. Ian Roberts has passed three units at uni-versity—congratulations.—B. A. E.

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During the holidays we came across somesteps cut into the side of a hill. The personwho first cut the steps had taken great care.Each step was faced with a stout piece ofboard and held in place by two strong ironspikes. But all that we were to learn later.

When we first saw the steps they weremore than half hidden. The property had notbeen maintained in its first glory. Age leav-ing its mark on the original owner or a changeof ownership had let nature run its own way.The steps had become overgrown. The lowerstep only could be seen at first, peering shylythrough its covering of gorse.

One step was enough to arouse ourcuriosity. It must lead somewhere. It washardly likely that a step cut with such lovingcare by an intelligent man would end in mid-air. We pushed aside the overgrowth, deter-mined to find where the steps would lead.

The steps led to a vantage point fromwhich a bush covered spur could be seenjutting out into the harbour. At the foot of thespur a wharf had been built.

Alongside the wharf an oil tanker laysnugly tucked in safety while it delivered itscargo to keep the wheels turning on our NewZealand roads.

DAN CRAWFORDAs we lay lazily on the dry grass and

gazed sleepily over the placid waters of theharbour, Dan Crawford came to mind.

An earlier generation knew Dan Crawfordas a missionary in Africa. He was also theauthor of a book called "Thinking Black" thatwas in the College library in our student days.The sentence that has lingered from those far-off days and that came to mind as we lay inthe sunshine was "A very great trail mustlead to a very great King".

His long experience in Africa among thetribes taught Dan Crawford some jungle lore.He knew a small track would lead to a smallvillage or even perhaps to no more than a

clearing in the forest. A wide track, on theother hand, meant many people went thatway. It would lead to a large village in whichthe tribal chief would have his hut. The wide,well-worn path spoke to the man familiar withthe ways of the jungle of many people comingto see their king. "A very great trail mustlead to a very great king".

ANTIDOTE TO DOUBT

It is a word worth remembering. In it is tobe found part of the answer to some of thedoubts that sometimes assault the soul.

Any one man may be mistaken. He maybe sincere and earnest and still be self-de-ceived. It is also possible for a group to fallinto a kind of mass hysteria. But it is a soundinstinct that leads men to place more relianceupon the general sense of mankind than onthe aberrations of a single mind. Whengeneration after generation persists in tread-ing the same path we are surely right inthinking the trail must lead somewhere.

To be a little more specific, take the matterof prayer. How can a man be sure God willhear and answer his cry? Part of the answeris in the fact that no man who kneels to prayin this twentieth century is a pioneer. Manypeople have trodden the path before him. Itis a well-worn path because generation aftergeneration of men from the various sectionsof society has found that it leads somewhere.Each generation has found, in fact, that itleads into the presence of the Great King,Himself.

The same may be said about worship.Why has generation after generation gone upunto " T h e House of the Lord"? The millionwell-trodden paths leading to churches allround the world say that in gathering togetherto worship God men have found something ofvalue. The path has not led to a dried-upspring, else it would long ago have becomelost in impenetrable jungle.

But lest we become complacent, let us re-member each generation must keep the pathsopen. The steps that lead to the most wonder-ful view can become overgrown if men be-come careless or indifferent.

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Our CoverThe President, Rev. F. H. Lloyd (right), with Rev. D. R.Wilson (centre), Chaplain to Canterbury University, andRev. Rex Goldsmith, Chaplain at Waikeria Youth Centre.



TO YOUR WORK

Take with you these words from S. H. Church—"Every man who would truly succeed should call intoa grand council of administration all the potentfaculties of his being, and demand admonitionof them as to the conduct of his life, rememberingalways that real success has no relation to great richesor high position.

And if he would eat, or laugh, or sing let himbathe in the healthy sweat of labour.

The happiest development of our race will comewhen, with every man at his work, we learn to livecontent with moderate means; to strive for culturerather than wealth; to shun arrogance as a snakethat kills; to avoid ostentation when we are rich, andenvy when we are poor; to greet adversity as anaustere friend; to draw wisdom from daily contactwith good books; to spur the thought and action ofour time with sage counsel; to find the sweetestmusic in the laughter of little children; to keep thespirit so attuned to the glory of living that we canbehold in the rising sun every day all the splendidpromise of the first dawn of creation. For only so canthe soul ever learn to walk among the stars in thefull measure of felicity."

THE COLLEGECollege opens it new session this month. It opens

with a full staff. Principal Ayson Clifford willhave for the first time two tutors to aid him. DoctorsThompson and Edgar will each make a rich contribu-tion to the life of the denomination. There are to be 38students regularly at lectures. This number may beincreased to 40 if two Home Missioners take certainlectures.

The College is moving into a new era. It is far re-moved from the small institution some of us knew backin the later years of 1920.

This is as it should be. The College is trainingmen for tomorrow . . . not for yesterday. If it is toperform its task properly it must be forward looking.It must be one step ahead of the denomination. Itswindows must be wide open to all the winds oftruth.

The students in the College must be taught to workhard. The ministry is no place for loafers, or for thosewho are seeking an easy option in life. When WilliamTaylor, later the Bishop of Africa for the Methodists,was asked to go to California in the Gold Rush of1349 his bishop warned him that he was being askedto take on the most difficult task on earth at thatmoment. " Y o u will see more violence and humandepravity there in one month," said the Bishop, " t h a nmost men see in a lifetime. Only a man of greatphysical strength and deep religious convictions car-tackle it. It is like asking a man to go into hell; yet

that is what I am asking you to do. Before you give meyour answer, go home and talk it over with your wife."Taylor talked it over not only with his wife but withhis God and went to San Francisco.

We do not suggest our students are in for anythingsimiliar to that experience of William Taylor but theyare soldiers in training for a warfare " w i t h principali-ties and powers." Let them gird themselves and trainmind and body and soul for the task to which theirGod has called them . .

AND THE CHURCHESThe churches have three obligations to the College.

The first is to support it. Support means prayersupport. An unceasing stream of intercession shouldrise from all our prayer meetings for the College.Remember in private prayer also, the Staff, the stu-dents and all the domestic staff.

But support means more than prayer support. Itmeans money as well. When Paul wrote in Philippiansabout the "fellowship" the Philippians had in hiswork he was referring to the financial support theygave him, see chapter 4: 15. It is the solemn duty ofevery Baptist church in New Zealand to supportfinancially the Baptist Theological College.

The second duty of our churches is to provide stu-dents for the College. There must be a steady streamof applicants for the College every year if the needs ofthe churches are to be met. It is just here this scribehas had a concern for many months. It is disconcert-ing to be a member of the selection Committee andhear the way in which some applicants talk aboutguidance and God's Will.

More hard thinking and spiritual wrestling are re-quired by pastors who are called on to guideenthusiastic young men. Diaconates should alsogive more serious attention to their responsibility atthis point. How can a church expect to retain therespect of its brethren if it recommends for College aman who has never preached a sermon in his life ?

It is not enough for a young man to be "a niceyoung chap." The church that recommends him mustitself be satisfied he has the preaching gift and hasbeen called of God into the ministry.

The third duty of all the churches is to providespheres of labour for the men trained in the College.With consecrated zeal and tact let the men called toserve give good proof of their ministry.

THE CHANGING PATTERN

A man who was one of my fellow students wastalking the other day of how different the ministry isfrom when we started more than thirty years ago. Itmay be a sign of old age to look back and not forward.But there is no doubt the old idea of mornings forstudy, afternoons for visiting and evenings for meetingshas gone by the board.

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Bible in schools has smashed into the mornings oncesacred to study. Unless the ministers find other timesfor study and for solid thinking their ministry willdegenerate and the whole denomination willsuffer.

What shall we say about visiting? Todaymany women are away at work. It has become in-creasingly difficult for the minister to find his peopleat home. Some men get round this difficulty by visit-ing at night. Overseas, ministers have found televi-sion has interfered with their once almost unrestrictedevening access to homes. Some minister have retreatedinto their studies and said "if the people want me theywill let me know." No simple solution is in sight. Theministry today is very different from what it was whenBaxter went to Kidderminster and set out tocatechise every person in the village.

And, on the other hand, there has been an increasein the number of meetings. Interchurch meetings havemultiplied. The "ecumenical spir i t" has added to themeetings ministers are expected to attend. The All AgeSunday School will also involve some readjustment ofthe minister's schedule.

The old pattern changes and gives way to the new.

OTHER STUDENTS.It is only a minority of Baptist students who study

theology. Most of the students in our churches whoattend Univeristy will be engaged in the study of arts,commerce, law, engineering, science or medicine. Letthem be good stewards of the minds God has giventhem.

Some men trained in churches that have a rathernarrow outlook find their first year at University ashattering experience. Some young people un-fortunately still go from our churches to University in-sufficiently prepared to grapple with the intellectualproblems of their faith. The blame for this, for themost part, must rest on those of us who are in theministry.

Ministers who feed their young people on a diet ofreligious emotion or pious platitudes will have much toanswer for on the day of judgment.

God gave men minds with which to think. Menmust not leave their thinking apparatus in the churchporch with their hats. The Master, Himself, said menwere to love their God with all their heart, with alltheir soul and with all their mind.

A well balanced faith will have an emotionalelement balanced by solid reasoning. A student whohas the intelligence to study at University has enoughbrains to grapple seriously with religion.

But the gem is the comment " w e never knew

THOSE DOUBTSDoubts are natural to people who live in an en-

larging world. No parent or minister should bealarmed if young people cutting their teeth at work orVarsity raise doubts. Above all genuine doubtersmust not be made to feel they are great sinners.

Bradlaugh, one of the great radicals of last century,was a Sunday School teacher at 16. He wrote his Vicarabout certain doubts. His Vicar wrote his fatherand suspended Bradlaugh as a teacher. His father

expelled him from his home, wrote his employersthat he could no longer go security for his son. Hisemployers sacked him. Is it any wonder he left thechurch?

Winnington Ingram on the other hand was morefortunate. He took his doubts to an understandingclergyman who helped him think out his faith.

It is not a sin to doubt. It is wrong, however, tothrow over faith and rest in doubt with superciliousarrogance. Many young people are lost to Christ notbecause they are thinkers but because they do notthink long or accurately enough. It is a good thing forundergraduates to remember there are some wise menin the church. They believe because they did not stopthinking but had the courage to face their doubtsand think them through until they found the answer.

This " S p a r k " leads naturally to a word about theUniversity Chaplains. These men, themselvesgraduates of some University, can help honest seekersand honest doubters.

A BACHELOR GAYThe reference in the last "Spark" to Winnington

Ingram calls to mind he was a bachelor. At one stagehe was engaged to be married but the engagementwas broken.

Ingram as a younger minister, with a promisingfuture in front of him, was thought by some to be agood catch.

One young lady thought she was in love with him.She started to write him letters and send him flowers

Ingram was in a spot. Then one of the more sensiblemembers of his church came to his rescue. She tookthe young lady and gave her a good shake. Probablywith the shake there went some sound words of advice.In any case the shake did the trick.

But the gem is in the comment "we never knewpsychology in those days." Some petty foibles aremagnified by psychology or psychiatry into reallyserious things. Sometimes all that is needed is a goodshake by some wise matron.

PACIFIC ANXIETYThe thoughts, and we hope the prayers, of many

will have been with those New Zealanders and othersserving in New Guinea.

Dutch New Guinea, where the Australian Baptistshave been working, is now called West Papua. Aquestion mark hangs over the future of that part ofthe island. It is impossible to forecast what its futurewill be and what the implications of likely changeswill be on missionary work.

And what is to be said about CHRISTMASISLAND? There is something almost callously in-decent in the British Prime Minister offering thisisland to the Americans as a base for testing in theatmosphere nuclear devices.

The Samoan leaders do well to protest. Of coursethey are only 1,300 miles away. New Zealanders are alittle further away. Perhaps that is why we shrug ourshoulders and get on with our games.

For our part we protest against this action of theBritish Prime Minister. We say "hear, hear" to the

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3 - LUKE - ACTSFACTS ABOUT LUKE—ACTS

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTENPERSONS TO WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

The recipient of Luke's Gospel and Acts is clearly stated inthe opening verses of the two books to Be Theophilus, who isfurther addressed by the title "excellency", which mightdescribe a provincial governor. The only question that arisesis whether "Theophilus" was a real name, or a nom-de-plume for some official, who did not wish his name advertised,or a literary address for a whole class of officials, who mightbe described as "lovers of God" (the meaning of Theo-philus). It seems likely that a real person is intended, butthere is much about these two books to suggest that behindthis individual was a class of the higher Roman societybecoming interested in Christianity.

Can we then identify Theophilus or name a period whensuch a group existed? Professor Streeter thinks he can. In the80's of the first century Christianity was making great pro-gress in Caesar's household. The Emperor Domitian had nochildren, and it was expected that his heir would be one ofthe sons of his near relation, Flavius Clemens, who was in-terested in Christianity, and whose wife Domitilla, Domitian'sniece, was already a Christian. There were good hopes of aconverted empire, and it became important for the Christiansto show that there was nothing to prevent a good Romanofficial from being a Christian.

So it is, that through Luke's writings we find a constantstream of Roman officers confessing faith in Christ—the cen-turions at Capernaum (7: 9), Calvary (23: 47) and Caesarea(Acts 10), the jailor at Philippi (Acts 16: 33), and thegovernors of Cyprus (Acts 13: 12) and Malta (Acts 28: 7).Jesus and Paul are shown to have committed no offenceagainst the Roman state, as was acknowledged by Pilate (Lk.23: 22), the officials at Philippi (Acts 16: 38), Corinth (18: 17),Ephesus (19: 41) and Jerusalem (23: 29), and the rulers Felix(Acts 24), Festus (Acts 25) and Agrippa (Acts 26). Luke'swritings constantly breathe this wider atmosphere of empire,as, e.g., in his date in Luke 3: 1 (with 2: 1 the only verses inthe New Testament to mention Roman emperors by name),and in his genealogy of our Lord (not taken back to Abrahamlike Matt. 1: 1 but as wide as humanity itself—"which wasthe son of Adam, which was the son of God" (Lk. 3: 38)).

A "SOCIAL GOSPEL"?We have said that Luke's concern is with Christian citizen-

ship. Some want to go further and talk of it as a "socialGospel." Chs. 1 and 2 are certainly dynamite socially. Amongthe "poor in the land," who are also the pious, passing by therich and mighty (1:52, 53), God has revealed His Messiah.In Ch. 3 John's message is couched in social terms (3: 11-14),and in Ch. 4 our Lord's also (4: 18). Still more remarkable isthe changed form of the Beatitudes in the Sermon on theMount with their blessing on the poor and woes on the rich(6: 20-26). A number of parables take up the same theme that"a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the thingswhich he possesseth" (12: 15)—the Rich Fool (12: 16-21), theSupper (Ch. 14), the Rich Man and Lazarus (16: 19-31). Othersocial concerns are the interest in women (Chs. 1-2, 7: 12,7: 36-50, 8: 1-3, 10: 38-42, 23: 28), outcasts (18: 13, 19: 2), thedespised Samaritans (9: 52, 10: 33, 17: 16) and the Gentiles(2: 10, 2: 32, 3: 6, 4: 25-27, 13: 29).

However, Luke's is no "social Gospel." He is not againstriches as such. He tells how our Lord was helped by the richwomen, who ministered of their substance (8: 3) and by the

rich counsellor, Joseph of Arimathea (23: 50). His concernis rather that riches should be regarded as a true stewardshipand used to help others (16: 9). What saves a man is justify-ing faith (17: 10,18: 14) in response to the grace and forgivingmercy of God (Ch. 15, 23: 34, 23: 39-43), through the operationof the Holy Spirit (1: 35, 3: 22, 4: 1, 4: 14, 4: 18, 11: 13 and70 times in Acts).

The terms Saviour (2: 1) and " s a l v a t i o n " (13 times) areuniquely found in Luke. Joy and singing appropriately accom-pany salvation (15: 10, 24: 53, Acts 2: 46, 16: 25 and the songsof 1: 46-55, 68-79, 2: 14, 29-33). Nor is it only outward servicethat is necessary, for prayer too is stressed (1: 10, 3: 21,5: 16, 6: 12, 11: 1ff, 18: 1ff, 22: 32, 22: 41, 23: 34, Acts 12: 5,12). In fact the parable of service, the Good Samaritan, isimmediately followed, by the story of Mary's better partthan Martha's (10: 39). There may not be any truth in the latelegend that Luke was a painter, but sections like that showhis artistry in words, as do the lovely stories we owe to him—the Women in the City (7: 37ff), the Prodigal Son (15: 11ff),the agony in the Garden (22: 44) and the Walk to Emmaus(24: 13ff). These justify Renan's verdict that Luke's Gospelis the most beautiful book there is.

MEET LUKEWhat do we really know about Luke? He is mentioned by

name as a companion of Paul's Roman imprisonment in Col.4: 14, Phm. 24 and 2 Tim. 4: 11. The first of these passagesshows that he was not a Jew, but a Gentile and a doctor(see his diagnoses in 4: 38, 5: 12, Acts 28: 8 and his alterationto Mk. 5: 26 in 8: 43). His hometown traditionally is Antioch,but others have thought Philippi, where he seems to have re-mained between Acts 16: 18 and 20: 5, more probable. SirWilliam Ramsay suggested, perhaps not very probably, thatLuke was the man from Macedonia of Acts 16: 9. He firstappears in the narrative at this point (notice the " w e " in16: 10). Following out these " w e ' s " we can trace Luke'stravels through Acts 16: 10-18, 20: 4-16, 21: 1-18, 27: 1-28: 16.He was with Paul in Jerusalem, Caesarea and Rome.

Is it too much to imagine that he met Mary, the motherof Jesus, in Jerusalem, and from her received the hithertoundisclosed narratives of our Lord's infancy and boyhood inChs. 1 and 2, and that in the house of Philip in Caesarea(Acts 21: 8) he heard the stories of Jesus' interest in the poor(Philip's charge in Acts 6), Samaria (Philip's field in Acts 8),and women (the contribution of Philip's preacher daughters!)In Rome Luke would have come in contact with Mark. Weknow that he used Mark's Gospel, but in such a way as tosuggest that his own was relatively complete before he metMark. There are whole sections in which he has nothing fromMark (Chs. 1-2, 3-4: 30, 6: 20-8: 3, 9: 51-18: 14, 19: 1-27, 24:13ff). These provide a beginning, and an ending, and a longcentral section between which Mark's materials are sand-wiched.

Acts follows Luke, but does not seem to have been com-pleted. If, as Ramsay argues, from the use of " f i r s t " insteadof " f o r m e r " in Acts 1: 1, Luke intended a third volume totell the fate of Paul, it may have been the change of situationin Rome that interrupted the work. The empire did not be-come Christian at this time after all. Domitian, like Nero,

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Luke (Col. 4: 14, Phm. 24, 2 Tim. 5: 11).? Greece (Luke), Rome (Acts).Gentiles.c 85 AD.To win the governing classes by showing that goodcitizens could be Christians.

General Secretary's NotesThe Vice-President, Mr. N. S. Gaze,

and Mrs. Gaze left New Zealand onFebruary 5th for a trip overseas. Travel-ling by air, they were due at Agartalaon February 10th and will probably be inTripura and East Pakistan until March15th. They will also visit the leper stationof Purulia, near Calcutta. Mr. and Mrs.Gaze will then travel on to Great Britain

and the Continent, returning to New Zealand about mid-July.Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Alcorn and their four children arrived

in Wellington, on January 31st and immediately settled intothe Missionary Manse at 90 Washington Avenue. It was goodto see them all looking well and to note their joy in beingable to occupy the comfortable Missionary Manse. In view ofhis visit to U.S.A. in the middle of the year, Mr. Alcorn willbe commencing his deputation work before Easter.

Missionary deputation itineraries have, to date, been ar-ranged as follows: Dr. L. Sanson: Wellington and CentralDistricts Easter Camps; Central Districts, April 25th-May9th; Wellington, May 13th-23rd; Canterbury, June 9th-21st;Otago and Southland, June 26th-July 8th; Auckland, July28th-August 15th; South Auckland, August 19th-29th. Rev. R.A. Alcorn: Central Districts, March llth-25th; Canterbury,April 8th-18th; Otago and Southland Easter Camps; Otagoand Southland, April 25th to May 6th. Mr. Alcorn will visitthe churches in the Wellington, South Auckland and AucklandAssociations after his return from U.S.A.

Stewardship Week, March llth-18th: The observance ofthis week, with its emphasis on the stewardship of the wholeof life, is warmly commended to the Churches. The AssistantSecretary has written concerning the opportunity offeredthrough the Legion of Donors. This scheme will prove oftremendous assistance to new causes if a sufficient number ofmembers enrol.

Welcome home to our Sub-Editor, Rev. J. T. Crozier, andhis wife after their visit to India and Pakistan. It was a goodthing that Mr. and Mrs. Crozier had the opportunity of visit-ing our folk in Tripura and East Pakistan.

Mr. C. J. Darracott, who passed away in December, twodays after presenting his quarterly statement as Treasurerof the South Dunedin Church, was one of the stalwarts in ourwork in Otago and Southland. He served as Secretary of theOtago and Southland Association for thirty-five years, foreight of which he was also Treasurer. In the South DunedinChurch he was Secretary for seventeen years and Treasurerfor sixteen years. He was also Organist of the Church forthirty-six years. Mr. Darracott was President of the DunedinY.M.C.A. for seventeen years. We give thanks for a life ofconsecrated service.

LAWRENCE A. NORTH,General Secretary.

Know Your Bible (Continued)

became a persecutor. Flavius Clemens was executed. Pos-sibly Luke also like Paul (and Peter and Mark) lost his life.Nevertheless we are grateful for what we have from the penof Luke, the largest single contribution made by one writerto the New Testament, more than a quarter of the whole.

THIS MONTH'S READINGS

First week: Lk. 1-2, 5, 8-9, Infancy and Galilee.Second week: Lk. 13-18, Travel section.Third week: Lk. 19—Acts 1, Passion narrative.Fourth week: Acts 2-8, Beginnings of Church.

Portuguese Evangelical Journalists

Thirty journalists representing 15 Portuguese evangeli-cal papers met at the Third Baptist Church of LisbonNovember 20 to 22 and organised the Portuguese Evan-gelical Press Association.

The association chose Editor Antonio dos Santos, of theBaptist journal Semeador Baptista, as president and theRev. Helcio Lessa as secretary. These two men had takenthe initiative in calling the conference.

It was decided that the new organisation would publisha monthly news bulletin to be distributed among bothsecular and evangelical papers.

There were lectures on the history of the Portugueseevangelical press by an Episcopalian editor, the Rev.Eduardo Moreira, and on legal questions of the press inPortugal by Nazarene Editor Lucas da Cruz of the CapeVerde Islands. Other addresses, by Baptist and Methodistjournalists, dealt with the mission of the evangelical press,the local church bulletin, and publication procedures. Lec-tures were followed by general discussion.

The next conference of the association is to be early inMay 1962. Baptist Helcio Lessa was made chairman of thecommittee to plan it, other members representing Brethren,Presbyterian, and Episcopal church papers.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—MARCH, 1962.

"Sparks" (Continued from page 59)

World Council of Churches' resolution protestingagainst the resumption of nuclear tests in the atmos-phere by any nation.

WAR AND PEACE

THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO WAR AND PEACEis hard to define. It has ranged from pacifismthrough the Just War to the Crusade. These are allsurveyed and evaluated in a most important new bookby Roland Bainton. Bainton, who is the Professor ofEcclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School, will beremembered for his life of Luther. His book,"CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD PEACE ANDWAR," is published by Hodder and Stoughton. It iswell illustrated, well indexed and has a host ofcross references, but a correction seems necessary onpage 220 where on the third line from the bottom"UNITED NATIONS" should surely be rather"UNITED STATES." It is not a question of whetherany reader agrees or disagrees with the author. Thisbook is essential for any minister or church memberwho wants to do some informed thinking on thisterrible problem.

His last chapter "WHAT THEN" is very important.What could be more relevant to the previous"SPARK" than Principal Cairns' words quotedin this book " t h e r e are some things which no nationought ever to do, even at the risk of destruction." IsBainton right when he says on page 267 "If bydefencelessness we forfeit survival the Christiananswer can only be that survival is not the chief end ofman. Survival is not to be lightly relinquished. Lifeis a precious boon, but life is not to be had at anyprice"? Get this book.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Readers will be interested in this article in view of the publication this month of the New Baptist Hymnal.

SONGS BEFORE UNKNOWNDr. Hugh Martin Discusses New Hymns in the New Baptist Hymn Book.

When young Isaac Watts complained of the poor quality of the hymns he was expected to sing in church, his fatherchallenged him to do better. His first attempt began:

Behold the glories of the LambAmidst His Father's throne!Prepare new honours for His nameAnd songs before unknown

And how gloriously he fulfilled that promise.The committee charged with preparing the Baptist Hymn

Book, hereinafter known as B.H.B., were at great pains toretain all the hymns in our present book (B.C.H.R.) that hadproved their worth and acceptability in the churches. Butthey have also provided nearly 300 "songs before unknown"in Baptist use. One of the welcome surprises was the wealthof hymns written during the last generation. B.H.B. contains74 hymns by 51 authors who are still alive or who died since1950, some of them never before published, or not in thiscountry. Notable among these writers are Alington, ElvetLewis, Robert Bridges, Briggs and A. F. Bayly, each of whomcontributes several hymns.

HYMNS BY OUTSTANDING POETBridges is among the greatest English poets and it is good

to have here seven masterly hymns from his pen, including"All my hope on God is founded," " H a p p y are they, theythat love G o d " and " T h e duteous day now closeth." G. W.Briggs, who died only in 1959, was among the greatest ofmodern hymn writers, and six of his are here. My favouritesamong them are "Son of the Lord most high," on the earthlyministry of Jesus; "God hath spoken by His prophets," onthe Bible; and his communion hymn, "Come risen Lord."But all are outstanding.

Jan Struther, who died all too early in 1953, contributestwo fine hymns, notably "Lord of all hopefulness." Severalbring us single hymns of strong appeal, like Fosdick's " G o dof Grace," Lilian Stevenson's " F a i r e s t Lord Jesus," H. C.Carter's " G i v e me, O Christ," and Bishop George Bell's"Christ is the King." Not so modern but little known is theone by that pathetic genius, John Clare, "A Stranger oncedid bless the earth."

Some of the " n e w " hymns are old ones mysteriouslyoverlooked by our predecessors, such as John Wesley's in-spired translation,

Now I have found the ground whereinSure my soul's anchor may remain

Also rediscovered are his brother's "And can it be that Ishould gain," and "A charge to keep I have"; Plumptre'sstirring battle cry, " T h y hand, O God, has guided Thy flockfrom age to age"; and Neale's moving Good Friday hymn,"A time to watch." I am glad, too, to see more of the grand

Committees Responsible for theBaptist Hymn BookEditorial Committee

* The Rev. M. E. Aubrey, Dr. G. R. Beasley-Murray.Herbert Chown, Dr. Henry Cook, the Revs. B. Grey Griffith,J. Ithel Jones, Dr. Hugh Martin (Chairman), Dr. E. A. Payne,the Revs. E. P. Sharpe and S. F. Winward, and C. H. Parsons(Secretary).

Music Advisory CommitteeThe Rev. R. Baker, Miss Joyce Booth (Secretary), Herbert

Chown, Dr. F. Eric Davves, John Hughes, the Rev. J. IthelJones, A. Ewart Rusbridge, the Rev. E. P. Sharpe (Chairman).

* Died October 18, 1957.

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Scottish Psalms and paraphrases, such as "Behold the moun-tain of the Lord," "The race that long in darkness pined,"and the great communion hymn "'Twas on that night."

In B.H.B. will also be found translations of some of thevery oldest hymns of the Church. Perhaps the earliestChristian hymn outside the New Testament is by Clement ofAlexandria (150-215) rendered by Dexter as "Shepherd ofeager youth." Some say the oldest is the very ancient Greekhymn translated by John Keble, "Hail gladdening Light."And there are others from the earliest days, inspiring toanyone with imagination.

The inclusion of " n e w " hymns was due in part to theneed to meet deficiencies in B.C.H.R. of which all of us havebecome conscious. For example, B.H.B. offers a much richerselection for use at the Lord's Supper and at baptismal ser-vices, including one by F. W. Boreham, who rejoiced to givepermission for its inclusion just before his recent death.Special hymns are provided for the presentation, ordedication, of infants.

One of the weakest spots in B.C.H.R., in spite of CareyBonner's editorial presence, is its choice of hymns forchildren. Here we have made many deletions and additions.One or two old favourites return, such as "Jesus bids usshine," but there is also a wide choice of contemporaryhymns for children. A feature that will be welcomed is thedetailed subject index of hymns for children and young people.

Many have criticised B.C.H.R. for the shortage of evan-gelistic hymns, which even led in some quarters to the choiceof other collections. A special sub-committee considered thisand obtained in generous measure the advice of a widercircle. The result is a large selection of the best of what areoften called "Gospel hymns," though that might imply aquite unjust criticism of hymns of other kinds. Eighty-twoare listed in a special index "for evangelistic meetings,"though not all of these, of course, are "new." Among themare "All the way my Saviour leads me," "Blessed assur-ance," "When we walk with the Lord," "Great is Thyfaithfulness," "O safe to the rock," "To God be the glory,""Behold Me standing at the door." The committee hope thathere, too, they have adequately met a justified criticism of thepresent book.

There are hymns expressing a more modern Christianoutlook on national and international life, and there has beena thorough revision of the selection of missionary hymns,guided by helpful advice from B.M.S. friends. We sought forhymns from the younger churches with disappointing results,but here to join Krishna Pal's well-known hymn are two lovelyones by N. V. Tilak, translated by Nicol MacNicol and amoving one from Korea. Among the other new ones on theworld-wide witness of the Church may be noted two stirringones by Elvet Lewis and A. F. Bayly "Lord of light," and"Lord, Thy Kingdom bring triumphant."

I find it hard to stop! There are so many new "finds" inall sections of B.H.B. to which I should like to point.

—Baptist Times.

OUR PARTNERSWith this issue we welcome home from his travels our

sub-editor, Rev. J. T. Crozier. We are hopeful that we willbe able to publish in forthcoming issues some articles fromhis pen.

In welcoming Rev. J. T. Crozier we say farewell to Rev.H. A. Gardner, who has acted as sub-editor while Mr. Crozierwas overseas. He has been a first rate substitute, and Editorand readers say "Thank you" to him.



BOARD AND EVANGELISTS MEET FORPRAYER AND PLANNING

Commencing the 1962 Programme of Evangelism,Board members and Evangelists met on February2nd and 3rd in Hamilton. Prayer Sessions, led byRev. F. A. Parry, stressed the need of a mightymovement of God's Spirit in our churches andpulpits. Heart-to-heart talks on what we MAY andMUST expect the Holy Spirit to do in answer toprayer were deeply moving.

Discussion was introduced by Mr. F. Horner, ofHawera, on " L a y Witness." " S a t a n ' s greatestweapon is the SILENT church—people, leading goodlives but silent before the world," he said. Abrochure to assist an effective " l a y w i tnes s " wasadvocated. Proposed sections were:—1. At ease inZion; 2. How to commend Christ; 3. Contact, how

to achieve it; 4. Counselling; 5. The New Life in Christ.Rev. A. J. Heffernan was appointed to co-operate with Mr.

Horner in gathering material for such a publication.Saturday morning, Rev. G. C. Reay "looking into 1962"

urged power of vision and a reckless and courageous ap-proach to men with God's message, in reliance on the HolySpirit. " S e e d time and Harves t" is the natural law; why notapply it in the spiritual realm? He advocated a Dominion-wide "reaping t i m e " each year in our church programmes.

Rev. Roland Hart's equally vital contribution was a talkon "Background to New D e l h i " and 1962 in the light of thisbackground. The most impressive thing at the World Council

Rev. Clifford Reay. Rev. Roland Hart

was that " G o d was present." Deep concern for Evangelismand Mission was everywhere manifest. "We must tell ourchurches to 'get out' in a living outreach of the Gospel tothe World."

"The Church without Mission is an absurdity." " T h eChurch IS Mission."

From the hallowed atmosphere of the conference ourevangelists are being " s e n t forth by the Holy Ghost" in1962.

The Churches are asked to stand in with them in prayerfor wide-spread revival.


Dear Girls and Boys,

I have just been looking at the big black register in which Ihave the names of all those who belong to our children's columnand I find there are over 600.

Not all these are doing the competitions still because for many,old age has caught up with them and they have had to retire!

But I am sorry to say that some of our members are goodstarters but not good stickers. It is surprising how many of ourmembers start well by sending the competitions in regularly but,for some strange reason, suddenly stop doing them. The secret ofearning a prize is to do the competitions regularly. If you havestopped doing the competitions, what about making a new begin-ning this month.

Last year we welcomed 116 new members. Wouldn't it bewonderful if we could welcome 200 new members this year. Itcould be done quite easily if every member of our column tried toenlist one new member. There must be boys and girls at your Sun-day School who would like to become members. You ask themand see. Perhaps you could show them the rules on this page.

This year I hope you will get as much enjoyment out, of doingthe competitions, as I do in making them up.

May God bless you all.Your friend,

UNCLE PHIL.

NEW MEMBERS

Here again are the rules.WHO MAY JOIN? All girls and boys between the ages of eight

and fourteen into whose home the "N.Z. Baptist" comes.HOW MAY I JOIN? By doing this month's competition and

sending it in.Strenuous exercise after 40 should never be done with

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HOW MAY I EARN PRIZES? By sending in the competitionevery month. Each competitor earns up to ten marks thoughmarks may be taken off for incorrect or late answers. The marksare entered in the register and every time you earn 100 marks youwill receive a prize.

FOR HOW LONG MAY I BE A MEMBER? Until you receive thenext prize after your fourteenth birthday.

IS THERE ANYTHING TO PAY? No. Prizes are provided byguts of money from people who read the "Baptist."

NAME THE PARABLE COMPETITIONBelow are ten quotations from some of the parables of Jesus

found in St. Matthew's Gospel. Give the name of the parable fromwhich each quotation comes and the chapter in Matthew's Gospelwhere it is found.

1. "Some fell upon stoney places."

2. "The lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call thelabourers and give them their hire."

3. "The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew

4. "The husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killedanother, and stoned another."

5. "Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles toburn them."

6. ". . . the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches there-of."

7. "Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out."8. "He that received one went and digged in the earth, and hid

his lord's money."

9. " . . . if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them begone astray."

10. "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seekinggoodly pearls."

Juniors (8 to under 11) do any six. Seniors (11 to 14) do themall. Send your answers early, with name, age, address and SundaySchool at the top of the page to UNCLE PHIL, C/o Rev. P A CPeters, 46 Glen Street, Timaru.



Whitten, 140 Augustus Street, Thames.

QUESTION: "Why are there two accounts of Creation inGenesis and why do they differ?"

ANSWER: The two accounts of Creation are to be found—one,in Genesis 1: 1-2: 3, and the second in Genesis 2: 4-25. Theexistence of these two accounts may be explained by the factthat Genesis, as we have it now, was almost certainly com-piled from more than one older source. Some scholars believethat, in its present form. Genesis was compiled quite late inthe history of Israel—possibly after the Exile in Babylon,certainly much later than the time of Moses. Others, moreconservative, accept the fact that Moses himself compiledthe book essentially as we have it, but that Moses used earlierwritten or oral records and in writing it combined informationfrom these different earlier sources, sometimes weaving themtogether into one account, sometimes setting them down, ashere, in two separate accounts. E. F. Kevan, Principal ofthe London Bible College, has written: " I t is not unreason-able to assume that Moses had before him one or moreancient record from which, under divine inspiration, he wrotehis sacred history. Inspiration does not require that thewriter shall not use sources."

This does not of course explain the apparent differencesin the two accounts of Creation. A helpful suggestion aboutthis and one which would explain any differences has beenmade by a noted Baptist Old Testament scholar, Dr. T. H.Robinson, in an essay on "The Old Testament and theModern World." Explaining the need when interpreting theOld Testament, to consider the particular audience to whichthe divine message was in each case addressed, he writes:"A primitive mind can recognise a truth only when it isexpressed in a primitive form. It is no use to offer a smallchild a student's textbook on Ethics; the training must bedone through simpler means, often through stories which anadult mind would class as a parable. But the truth is there,and can be restated and adapted to each stage of the develop-ing intelligence.

" I t has long been recognised that it is difficult to reconcilein detail the two main parts of the Creation story in Genesis1 and 2. On the one hand we have a dignified, philosophical,scientific, almost evolutionary statement, in which the divineact of 'creation', i.e. the introduction of a totally new factorwhich cannot be explained by anything earlier, occurs onlyat three crucial points, the provision of sheer matter, theintroduction of animal life, and the formation of that person-ality which man shares only with God Himself. What followsis a simple story in which God models the objects of creationas a potter fashions his vessels of clay. Many people, it istrue, succeed in harmonising the two, but to others the onlyvalid explanation of the facts seems to be that the one isaddressed to a highly 'sophisticated' audience, while theother is intended for hearers who are still in the intellectualnursery. But (and this is what matters) both insist that thephysical universe and man himself are directly and expresslymade by God; He is the author of all being other than Hisown, and He is eternal and self-existent. That truth is asvalid today as it was when the Genesis stories were firsttold, though for its own sake the modern mind might needto have it expressed in terms which did not correspond tothose either of Genesis 1 or of Genesis 2."

QUESTION: "Is there anything in this horoscope business?"ANSWER: This "horoscope b u s i n e s s " is part of a veryancient, yet very persistent superstition known as"astrology". This is based on a belief that the heavenlybodies exercise a controlling influence upon individuals andtheir fates. The whole business is completely unscientificand has no foundation in truth whatsoever. It is also anti-Christian, for it is a denial of the fatherly love and providenceof God. It is a denial, too, of that human freedom of willwhich is the basis of all true spiritual and moral life. It istherefore more than foolish—it is definitely sinful for anyChristian to place any faith at all in it.

"BALM FOR HER PAIN"Elvira stirred, awaking slowly to the new day. Sunlight

streamed across her bed, and leaf shadows dappled wallsand ceiling. Scents of early summer drifted in from thegarden.

A pleasant morning . . . but there was something wrongwith it . . . desperately wrong, for her heart was heavy withinher, and her thoughts dark and clouded. Of course . . . theaccident!

She struggled into full consciousness, painfully aware nowof all that weighed her down. Must it always be thus? Musther sorrow be faced afresh every morning of her life?

She turned over and burrowed into the pillow. Nothing tolive for! No one to think for, to plan for, to work for! Hardlya soul to care whether she lived or died! Why hadn't she diedwhile she slept? That would have been so easy . . . so wel-come. The sunshine and bird song seemed to taunt her withtheir cheerfulness, the very cicadas to mock her with theirnoisy chorus.

Elvira dressed slowly and went out into the sweet air.She would let her delphiniums say good morning to her intheir own particular way. Somehow they didn't hurt her withtheir promise of beauty. Yesterday the first few florets at thebase of the six foot stems had opened, and their colour wasthe colour of the sky, a happy, tender, heavenly blue. Shecould not put into words how they comforted her, but theydid. Caring for little else in her borders, she had tendedthem lovingly, watering them in the cool of the evenings,feeding them, and forking round their roots to let thembreathe. She knew they were growing as tall and splendidas they possibly could, just for her.

She wandered down the path till she came to the placewhere they stood. Where they stood? They were not there!They had gone! With a cry of unbelief and dismay she stared.and flung herself down to examine the plants. The proud,thick stalks had been neatly sheered off, and not a sign of abud or a blossom was to be seen anywhere.

To Elvira it was like a blow over the heart. The longmonths of brooding grief overflowed. She wept in the gardenfor her delphiniums, and they were hot and angry tears.Must God take from her even her flowers? And if He didn'texactly take them, why did He allow a stranger to stealthem? He knew how much she needed them.

Then, alone on the dewy grass in her garden, her Fatherspoke to her, and His voice was kindly and full of under-standing. There was no rebuke in His tone, and what Heseemed to say was this . . .

"Dear child of mine, the flowers are gone, the beautiful.sunny flowers, but the roots are still there. They will blossomagain. An enemy hand has plucked these from you . . . butthere will be others. The clumps will increase, the seeds willfall and grow, until from these denuded plants will springarmloads of blooms, enough to fill your bowls and to give tofriends who have none."

Elvira stood still in the sunshine, but her heart was kneel-ing before her Lord. She was listening, and she receivedthe message. There would be sighs again, doubtless. Therewould be tears, but somehow the bitterness had flowed outof them on that bright morning.

Somewhere, God had told her, there was a place for herto fill. Sometime soon she would be needed, and she mustbe ready to answer the call. The world became suddenly fullof urgent things to do, of plans to make, of people to love.How could she have forgotten? Elvira's healing had begun.

Helen Gray.

STOP PRESSAs we go to press, news has been received of the death during a lecture

tour in America of Dr. F. Townley Lord, past president of the Baptist WorldAlliance, and for many years Editor of the Baptist Times and Pastor of theBloomsbury Baptist Church. Further reference will be made to Dr. TownleyLord in the next issue.

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ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT"Honour to whom honour is due"—The general reference on

page 5, paragraph three, column two, includes everyone. It wouldbe contrary to the spirit of the article to single out any for specialmention.

H. E. SPENCER—The limit on letters is 200 words—your letterwas over 350 words.

Two other correspondents deal with the same subject.

PROBLEM OF PEACESir,—In their search for peace, the churches, like Christian,

in the "Pi lgr im's Progress," have come to the foot of the HillDifficulty and at the foot are " t w o other ways to go which bothprofess to lead to peace without the trouble of climbing so steep ahill. One of those is named " t h e United Nations W a y " and theother "Col lect ive Security," but like the deceptive paths inBunyan's allegory both, in spite of their firm promises, lead todestruction. The only true path to lasting peace is straight up theHill Difficulty, and that means individual effort, for " t h e work ofrighteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness, quiet-ness and assurance for ever"—for the individual and the nation.

"The Christian attitude must be 'Righteousness at any cost'not 'peace at any price' for the best way to preserve peace is tobe strong in righteousness" so wrote General Sir William Dobbie.

Harold Irwin.1 Caxton Street.

Onehawa,Napier.

S.S. ANNIVERSARIESDear Sir,—I wish to challenge many of the statements re S.S.

Anniversaries in January issue. I have attended many anniver-saries and can definitely state that, (a) there is definitely a spiritof worship; (b) generally speaking the hymns are not poor musicand not bad poetry; (c) most preparations are done after normalS.S. activities; (d) there is generally a good lesson in the addresses,but in language young ones can understand; (e) the remarks relittle girls frocks were quite unnecessary, most people like to seethem well dressed; (f) the parents get a message, both from thespeaker and from the children's message of song.

Yours faithfully.C. Ansford.

Ashburton Baptist.

ARE SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARIES WORTH WHILE?Yes—a hundred times—yes!Looking back to 30 years. I see my four children setting out

one bright Sunday morning—faces shining, hair brushed—dressesall new. First let me say I do not think mothers intend to makea parade of little girls' clothes. They are, naturally, proud of theresult of their hours of toil, but personally, I instilled into my chil-dren the importance of only the best being good enough for Godand for God's House. Therefore they must be neat and tidy as wellas reverent and worshipful. Their songs—not "weak theology, poormusic and worse poetry," but splendid compositions, inspiring inthe children a love of good music, "The Star of Bethlehem," " T h eHoly City," "Alleluia," " O n w a r d Christian Soldiers" and such.Work? Yes there were weeks and weeks of work when the con-ductor gave up hours of his time to practise. We were fortunate inhaving Mr Val. Drew, and in mentioning him I wish to pay tributeto all who so efficiently train our children. Anniversary addressescan be good or stupid according to the mentality of the guestspeaker.

I am always thrilled when I attend a children's anniversaryand hear the old and new songs. I have been spending a time withmy daughter and family of five children and loved their anniver-sary.

Yes! I think children's anniversaries are quite worth while."Grandma."

Editor's Note: Letter shortened.

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CAMPDear Sir,—Having recently enjoyed a holiday at the above

camp, we feel constrained to pass on to others who have not yetvisited there, the thorough rejuvenation of mind, spirit, andvitality, which comes naturally after a few days spent in that peace-ful " p l e a s a n t " place. At what other camp, at breakfast-time, areyou treated to favourite hymns and choir singing over the loud-speaker? It gave a lovely start to lovely days, and helped the fellow-ship of campers, both strangers and friends. It is an ideal spot foryoung families, as there is lots to entertain in the spaciousgrounds—sandpits, paddling pool, playgrounds, tennis court, and lotsof places to meander around, including the Forestry Reserve, wheretrees are being felled. Further afield, there are many interestingplaces to visit, including Dunedin, Karitane. Waikouaiti, Moeraki,

Shag Point, Trotter's Gorge, Bobby's Head, and the little Anglicanchurch where Rev. J. T. Crozier has preached. Wild life to secincludes penguins, seals (one generously performed for us), andvarious birds. Fishing is a-plenty.

Kitchen, dining, and washhouse facilities are most complete,with adequate hot water for all purposes.

Perhaps one of the greatest assets of the camp, is the friendlinessof the manager and his wife, Mr and Mrs N. Eaton. Their care andconsideration of the campers reminds us of one big happy familyfirm in Christian love towards each other.

WILD EXPOSITIONDear Sir.—George Eliot wrote, " t h e responsibility of tolerance

lies with those who have the wider vision," and many of us notegenerally with mild amusement most of the verbal broadsidesaimed at the W.C.C. through your Forum. There seem to betwo basic concepts urging W.C.C. opponents in their campaign,namely 2 Cor. 6:17 and that "the small number at the top aredeciding which way the church shall go." ("M.B." Feb.).

The wild exposition of Paul's words (urging the CorinthianChurch to keep clear of the sensual, pagan goings on of the non-Christian population of that city) which makes them apply toother Christian churches in this century is to my mind as flagranta misinterpretation of scripture as ever man was guilty of,taking a place alongside transubstantiation, Peter as the first ofa line of popes and other such exegetical gymnastics.

Also, " t h o s e at the t o p " are not deciding which way thechurch shall go. Whatever may be decided at Union level, orW.C.C. level, true unity of the spirit (or organic union) is notcomplete at such a point. It is on the local level, in the churchesof town or city that the opportunity lies for either real co-operation or antagonism and I believe that this is where ourmost earnest efforts are best to be employed for any decisionscan only become operative in the churches themselves.

F. G. McKean.

A FINAL LETTER ON THE W.C.C.Dear Sir,—I agree with M. B. and G. C. Magner that our

denomination should not be in the W.C.C. or support it, and thatour denomination is being led by a small number at the top. Ibelieve we should co-operate with other Christian Churches, insocial work etc., but only at a local church level, and with approvalof local church members. I do object strongly to leaders of theBaptist Union, involving us in any way with a group such as theW.C.C, so as to give the general public the idea that even thoughwe're not in it we're for it. I, Sir, would like more publicity comingperhaps via the N.Z. Baptist about the aims and objects of theW.C.C. and their doctrinal beliefs and conditions of membershipso that our Baptist people may know where they are being led with-out being in ignorance. I believe our leaders are sadly astray inthis matter and my prayer is that the Lord will take a hand in thismatter.

Vigilant.

EDITOR'S NOTE:With the publication of this letter the correspondence on the

W.C.C. is closed. Readers should remember:1. Assembly is the final authority in these matters. Every church

has the right to send delegates to Assembly. All Our Leaders areappointed by Assembly and are responsible to Assembly for carryingout its policy.

2. The Assembly in 1944 voted in favour of membership in theW.C.C.

3. In view of statements being made about the W.C.C. and theunion's membership in it. Assembly in 1949 set up a specialcommittee of enquiry under the chairmanship of Mr H. Yolland.

4. The report of the above committee was fully debated atAssembly in 1950 and delegates re-affirmed the Union's member-ship in the W.C.C.

5. Anyone who desires accurate information about theconstitution or doctrinal position of the W.C.C. can get it bywriting to Rev. A. A. Brash, Box 297, Christchurch. or WorldCouncil of Churches 17, route de Malagnou, Geneva. Switzerland.

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Simpkin of Sheffield, England, havebeen visiting and worshipping in some of our churches. Somefrom this land had the pleasure of meeting them during theCommonwealth Baptist Conference in London, 1951.

Owing to a recent illness Mr. Simpkin has not been ableto accept speaking engagements. He has a wide experiencein all branches of the Baptist Denomination, mainly inexecutive work and as chairman of the Finance Committeeof the Baptist Union.

He brings with him the cordial greetings and best wishesof the following with all of whom he is closely connected: —The Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, The BaptistMissionary Society, The Baptist Commonwealth Society, TheBaptist Mens' Meeting, The Yorkshire Association of BaptistChurches.

We wish for our friends a very happy trip home, andextend to them our best wishes with the hope that Mr.Simpkin's health will show real improvement.

BAPTIST FORUM

N.Z. BAPTIST—MARCH, 1962. 65

A UNIVERSITYSTUDENT FINDS

CHRISTThe first verse of Psalm 14 starts like this:

The fool hath said in his heart,There is no God . . .

I want to tell you how I became a Christian. Mine was nosudden conversion and it involved a great deal of thoughtand heartache.

When I was at high school, I, like the fool of the Psalmist,denied in my heart the existence of God. You see I was goingto become a scientist and science would explain everything.Denying God wasn't easy and I could never be really sureI was right.

THE FIRST SHOCKMy faith in science received its first real blow during my

first year at university here in Wellington, when the professorof chemistry, during a lecture to us, used a verse from theBible to help us remember a chemical reaction. Now, herewas a scientist who was doing research into some of thechemical reactions which are at the basis of life itself, and hehad evidently read the Bible and was, presumably, aChristian. This really had me worried and I decided I hadbetter read my Bible and find out just what Christianity wasabout before I rejected it completely. This I actually startedto do after much procrastination, but, as I had no otheradvice, I started at the beginning and I didn't get very far.

ANOTHER INFLUENCEAnother great influence in my conversion came through

a girl I started taking out when I was in the sixth form.She came from a Christian family and whenever I visitedher home I was aware of a very wonderful family atmosphere,which was absent in my own and other non-Christian homesI knew. It is something I cannot quite define, but I know it isthere and I have come across it many times since.

Then, just before I left home to go to university in Christ-church, I was saying goodbye to this girl and as we wereabout to part she said, "God be with you."

"But," said I, "I don't believe there is a God." She wasobviously very hurt by this, and we discussed religion atsome length; finally I agreed to let her get me some books onthe subject. These I read and I was convinced.

THE FINAL STEPI was advised to join a church. This I thought, would be

easy in Christchurch, away from my non-Christian friends.However, it is not easy to walk into a church by yourself andI eventually forgot about it.

Then about a year later a very close friend of mine wasconverted and at his baptism I made my decision publicly.

You may never know all the people you have influenced orwill influence and I would like to leave you with this thoughtwhich I came across in a book I was reading a few days ago.' You must be very careful of the life you lead, you are theonly Bible some people will read.

L. J.

KIWI RECORDS

The every popular Childrens' Choir conducted by UncleTom is at its best in a new release entitled " T h a n k s be toGod." The selection of songs on this disc includes " M yTask," " I v o r y Palaces," " I t is Well," "Thanks be to God,"and the "Lord ' s Prayer." Kiwi Record EA.71. Extended Play45 r.p.m. Also available is "Maranga Arise"—the MarangaClub conducted by Arapeta Awatere, sings in Maori unaccom-panied. Kiwi Record LC.3. 33 long playing. Both issued bySelds. E. E.

College Commencement Service scheduled for March 7at the Auckland Tabernacle and Garden Party in the CollegeGrounds on March 17.

MINISTERS MOVEMENTSRev. Ian Taylor has been inducted as the first minister

of the Te Atatu church. Rev. A. J. Gibbs, President of theAssociation, performed the act of induction on February 1st—Rev. Trevor Fear was inducted to the pastorate of MiramarChurch, by the Rev. L. A. North on February 1st—Rev.Angus MacLeod has been welcomed and inducted to thepastorate of the Oxford Terrace Church.

Will Church reporters please note that reports of induc-tions, welcomes and farewells, should now be included aspart of the ordinary church news! In most cases, if not inevery case, the arrival of a new minister is the most im-portant event in the month. Shortage of space and theincreasing number of ministers has made it necessary tocease publishing separate reports of these events.

Ministers Meet In Finland

Ministers from 20 Swedish-speaking Baptist churches inFinland gave attention to interchurch and social relation-ships during their annual conference in Purmo, November21 to 23, reports the Rev. Harry Nyholm of Vasa.

Most of the group expressed themselves as opposedto seeking membership in the World Council of Churches.

Among addresses, each followed by lively discussion,was one on the Baptist minister in modern society andanother on international relationships.

Swedish-language Baptist churches in Finland reporta total membership of just over 2,000.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—MARCH, 1962.66

Dr. S. L. Edgar and family have moved into the new homeerected for them—and on the builder's specified date too!

A booklet " T h e Challenge of the Church's Ministry"will shortly be available for the help of those who may sensea call to the ministry, missionary work or deaconess service.Copies will be available from the Board's Secretary, Mr. F.C. Mills, P.O. Box 261, Auckland.

The tutorial staff to commence visits to Churches laterin the year. It is planned that all Churches will have theopportunity of meeting at least one of the tutorial staff withinthe next two years.

Photographs of the late Rev. A. J. Grigg, past tutor ofthe College, and two past principals of the College to hangalongside that of the late Dr. J. J. North.

Students G. K. Smith. G. D. Coad and B. Denham havecompleted their L.Th. degree.

Advice from the B.W.L. that it has adopted a Budget of£220 for Deaconess training, was received with appreciation.

The Adminstration Committee is considering the purchaseof an adjoining quarter acre section which would be mostvaluable to College property. At the moment there is a dif-ference of £500 between the vendor's price and what is con-sidered to be a reasonable price by the AdministrativeCommittee.

NEWS FROM THE COLLEGEAttention is drawn to the fact that applications for students

for the ministry, foreign mission work, Maori work anddeaconess training, close June 30th. A fuller statement willappear in next month's "Baptist".

Planning Sessions for Tent Evangelists

German Baptist tent evangelists met in Bad Sachsa, cen-tral Germany, January 16-18 to plan their work for the year,according to information received from one of their number,the Rev. Herbert Weinert. In addition to five full time evan-gelists, the meeting was attended by pastors who give parttime to tent evangelism and by several other church leaders.

They planned 90 evangelistic campaigns for the comingsummer, each for approximately two weeks, in various partsof West Germany. The Evangelical Free Church Union(mainly Baptist) sponsors the work and provides five tents,three of them seating 1,000 persons each and the others 500.District associations own six smaller tents, which accom-modate 250 persons each and are used in town and villages.One of the largest type remains for the entire season in WestBerlin.

At the meeting in Bad Sachsa there were no formalspeeches. Those in attendance discussed ways of reachingmodern-day people with the gospel, the evangelistic message,work with Baptist churches, co-operation with other denom-inations, beginnings in new areas, methods of team work,after-meetings, and follow-up activities.

A larger proportion of the evangelistic campaigns are tobe conducted in connection with Baptist churches than informer years, says Mr. Weinert, as the national church isenlarging its own programme of tent evangelism. One of theBaptist evangelists, the Rev. Friedrich Brinkert, is on theinterdenominational team of the German Evangelical Alliance.

A centre of emphasis in the evangelistic programme thisyear will be the Saar and Palatinate districts. EvangelistHermann Hokema will use one of the medium-sized tents inthis area with 17-day campaigns in each of six towns. Thesecommunities have small Baptist churches with less than 20members each. Volunteer workers, including universitystudents and other young people, will assist in house-to-housevisitation, distribution of literature, and otherwise. Choirsfrom churches near and far will come at their own expenseto provide a varied music programme in tent and streetservices.

The national programme of evangelism by GermanBaptists dates back to 1926 when they bought a large wagon,painted " J e s u s is Vic to r" on it, and took it daily from onevillage or town to another for evangelistic services. This"mission wagon" was at first horse drawn and had primitiveliving quarters for two workers. Later, other wagons werepurchased and the number of evangelists increased.

"The gypsies are coming!" yelled children along theroadside as the mission wagon pulled into a town. One ofthe finest and most colourful of the wagons had indeed beenbought from a gypsy " k i n g . "

After a few years tents began to be used more than thewagons, and services continued for a week or two in eachplace.

"Do you have bears and l i o n s ? " was now the questionchildren often asked, as the tent was being put up. " W h e nis the first show?" Sometimes the explanation that it was nota circus constituted the first opportunity for evangelistic wit-ness and invitation to the services.

One of the pioneers in the wagon mission and in the firsttents, the Rev. Friedrich Sondheimer, remains active as a fulltime tent evangelist.

At the outbreak of the second world war there were 11tents and six mission "wagons," now motorised, in use; thenthe work came to a complete standstill. A new beginningcould not be made until 1948, when a tent was donated bythe American Army for the evangelistic work. German Bap-tist young people collected money to buy a second large tent,and others were provided later by the Evangelical FreeChurch Union.

"Although the tents are no longer overcrowded as in theyears immediately following the war," says Herbert Weinert,"they are still a means of reaching people who pass on bythe church doors. In some cases 50 per cent or more of thoseattending services in the tents are outsiders who have nevergone to church."


HOLIDAYS AT PLEASANT VALLEYDuring the Christmas-New Year period, about 250 people

from all over New Zealand enjoyed their annual holiday atthe Baptist camp site of Pleasant Valley, 34 miles north ofDunedin. Situated amongst towering trees, and rolling hillcountry, this is surely one of the finest holiday camps in theDominion. Away from the rush and bustle of city life—andyet only three-quarters of an hour's drive from Dunedin—this camp site is rapidly becoming a very popular place forfamily holidays, and Church camps and conferences through-out the year.

With cabin accommodation for 140 in 2-8 berth cabins, andadditional accommodation in the "Chateau" and "Lodge"for a further 70, the camp can cater for individual families aswell as larger Church groups, Large kitchens and diningrooms, with a large hall and recreation room, tennis courtand grassed playing area, provide additional excellentfacilities.

Pleasant Valley is a good base for day trips to the manybeaches only 5-10 miles away; to Trotters Gorge or ShagPoint—scenic highlights in this area; to Dunedin city; toBenmore Hydro and through into Central Otago. Many preferto spend the days in camp, relaxing in the 14 acres ofbeautiful grounds, and enjoying the sunshine.

There are plently of activities for the children too. Thesand-pits and paddling pool were big attractions this year,and soon there will be a swimming pool which will be anadded asset to the camp.

Each evening there were activities to interest the wholefamily. A barbecue, treasure hunt, sports meeting to interestthe children particularly, and a concert, films and social forall who were interested. Not all campers were Baptists, manyother denominations being represented, but all heartily joinedin these activities making a friendly family atmosphere. Thehall was packed for the Sunday Services, and the chorussinging under the capable direction of Mr. Vic Moir of theBryndwr Church, was as good as any Easter camp.

For many campers this was their second year at PleasantValley, and many others had come on the recommendation offriends who had been the previous year. Many casual campersstayed the night in the camping ground, or in a cabin, comingin on the recommendation of the A.A. Handbook.

This camp site has a great future but needs the prayersand support of the denomination. North Island people parti-cularly, could use this site as a base for their holiday inOtago. The "Southern Baptists" have much to offer here . . .working in the camp has been for me a valuable adjunct toCollege training . . . and I warmly recommend PleasantValley camp to all who holiday in the South Island.

Barry J. Denholm.

Baptisms also are fewer than before, but in connectionwith some of the tent meetings there comes a real revival,says Mr. Weinert. He mentions Witten in the Ruhr district, forexample, where there were over 50 who received baptism andjoined a local church after the tent meeting there lastsummer.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—MARCH, 1962. 67

Russian Baptists ArrestedA number of Russian Baptists were recently arrested in

Leningrad for carrying out "savage religious agitation,"according to the Baptist Times, which quotes the Times ofLondon and Leningrad Pravda.

According to the report, police arrested the group afterthey had been ejected from a cathedral converted into ananti-religious museum, where they tried to "brain wash"visitors.

Work in the museum was held up for 90 minutes becausethe Baptists argued with visitors and shouted religiousslogans. A Baptist girl was also reported to have been caughtin the very act of putting religious tracts into letter boxes ofLeningrad flats. Tried at the textile factory where she workedshe had been given a "severe reprimand."


FOREIGN MISSIONARIES ARE SCAFFOLDINGBy Rev. D. T. Eade

Hudson Taylor wrote: "I look upon foreign missionariesas the scaffolding around a rising building. The sooner itcan be dispensed with the better; or rather, the sooner itcan be transferred to other places, to serve the sametemporary use, the better." Nothing could be more apt aswe walk into a house that is in the throes of being white-washed and on to a compound that has new buildings beingbuilt. We arrived on December 18. having taken five hoursto cover 15 miles, to a warm greeting from the ladies andStuart Avery. Workmen are on scaffolding (bamboo) every-where, and need constant watching if you want a decent job.The new Jubilee Hall is well on the way and the roof hasnow been put on to the accompaniment of a three-man band:it took five days of constant beating and singing! The floorisn't down yet, and we have meetings in a fortnight's time.Trains hooting in the night keep one awake at first, and thecall to prayer for the Muslim at 5 a.m. reminds one that

98 per cent of the people know not Christ. The local Exhibi-tion is worth seeing—the lighting is fantastic—no wonder wehave to use torches even when the lights are on if we wantto read at night! Students call to visit and talk (some takebooklets to read) about our faith—"what benefits will 1 getif I embrace the Christian faith?"—but it is economic ratherthan spiritual benefits that they are interested in most. Itis Christmas time, and I am asked to take the service—athrill and an honour— but alas, in the excitement and tensionI forget to have my camera ready; so no photos of the folknor of the baptism of a young man that took place afterthe service. What a dramatic and moving scene it was, aswas the simple nativity play performed by some of theteachers that evening. Since then my time is mostly takenup with desk work, dealing with contractors, paying outmoney (to a money-lender among others—a "nine-minute-e g g " was he!) supervising repairs—and a hundred and oneother things.

PAKISTAN BIOGRAPHYRecently I came across this essay in a daily paper. It

is entitled

"MY HERO IN HISTORY""There are men in history who have changed the face

of the world. They are great heroes. Mr Mohammad AliJinnah was one such great man of history. He was bornon December 25, 1876. He was the father of a great nationwho carved out a homeland for his people without a war.Every citizen of Pakistan is grateful to him.

"Quaid-e-Azam, as Mr Jinnah was lovingly called, wasborn in Karachi. His father, Jinnah Punjah, was a richmerchant there. He had his early education at Karachi andthen in Bombay. Passing the Entrance examination in 1891,he sailed for England, where he was called to the Bar fromthe Lincoln's Inn. In England he worked with DadabhaiNoraji and was initiated into politics by him. He returnedto India in 1896 and made his mark as a brilliant lawyer inBombay High Court.

"The Quaid-e-Azam joined the Indian National Congressand was its secretary for some time. He soon parted com-pany when he found that it cared little for the interests ofthe Muslims in India. He then joined the Muslim Leagueand was its President till freedom was attained. He realisedthat Hindus and Muslims were separate nations who neededseparate homelands for their development. Many calledhim a dreamer. But his dream ultimately came true. Paki-stan came into existence on August 14, 1947, and the Quaidwas its first Governor-General.

"But the burden he was carrying on his shoulders wastoo heavy for his failing health, and the great leader diedon September 11, 1948. before he could consolidate the fruitsof his labours. For strength of character, honesty and in-tegrity he had no equal. We should follow the teachings ofthe leader and live up to his motto of 'Unity, Faith andDiscipline'."

That was a prize-winning essay by a youngster, and givesquite an insight into thought-forms this side of the border.We work in this atmosphere. We are called to try to under-

stand and to associate ourselves with the dreams and aspira-tions of this people. At the same time we seek to point themto the One Who alone can make all hopes and aims cometrue.

"FORTY YEARS ONWARD"The house in which we are living has the date 1919 on

the steps; the church building has February 21, 1911. Whata lot has happened since then and how many folk have livedand worshipped here. We wonder what the future holds instore. For we who seek to work in and with the Church herein East Pakistan, the contrasts between our houses and thestandards of living and that of those who are our fellow-workers in the Church is all too evident. We are involvedin situations not of our making and must live with them.It is not easy to speak of our oneness let alone to show itforth when there are such differences. Much wisdom andgrace is needed on both sides—pray that it may always begiven.

The work, too, raises questions in one's mind—in whatdirection should we be moving? What is the best way touse the resources we have? How can the missionary's timeand energy best be invested? How can we help the Churchto increase and the mission to decrease? What alternativesare there, what prospects are there, what manpower isthere? . . . and so we could go on. The national Church isnow responsible for evangelistic work. Does this mean thatthe missionary can only preach and reach the non-Christianto the extent that the Church is prepared to use him thus?How can he make his contribution in enthusiasm and visionwithout becoming the " b i g n o i s e " around the place—the"officer-in-charge" as some still call us—in the eyes of theChristians and non-Christians alike? Is the foreign missionaryto be more and more the administrator, the co-ordinator, thesupervisor of institutes that the Church cannot afford tomaintain by her own efforts? And how do missionaries (andmission boards) from three different sending countries workin the one local national union of churches, when all threetend to have differing concepts of Church and Missionrelationships? These are all questions that we cannot avoidand there are no easy answers.

Nevertheless, we who are "the scaffolding" believe thatthe Master-Builder is building His Church, and we seek tobe usable in whatever ways He may wish to use us. Pray forus that we may be "stedfast , unmoveable, always abound-ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that yourlabour is not in vain in the Lord."

French Pastors Meet

"God's encounter with men through the word and witnessof the gospel is the message of preaching which brings re-demption to the whole of man's being and to all humanactivity," declared the Rev. Gordon R. Lahrson, speaking toFrench Baptist pastors in Paris. Dr. Lahrson is representa-tive in Europe for the American Baptist Foreign MissionSocieties.

"To this Divine Event of preaching," declared thespeaker, "belongs the preparation and delivery of sermons,along with the full and free response of messenger andpeople."

Twenty-seven pastors attended the conference, January8-11. The Rev. Henri Vincent, president of the French BaptistFederation, gave an address on practical church work andthe Rev. Lucien Clerc spoke on church government. Threeother ministers discussed the theme of the conference, the"theology of preaching."

Issues dealt with at the meetings included plans for churchextension and relations with other Protestant groups.Churches belonging to the French Baptist Federation havea total membership of 2,500, according to Dr. Vincent. OtherBaptist churches in France, which do not belong to theFrench Baptist Federation or the Baptist World Alliance,report almost as many members.

—European Baptist Press Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—MARCH, 1962.68

The Rev. Ian Kemp, M.A., B.D., who was Pastor of the Church at Papakura, now serves as a Tutor at the YeotmalSeminary in India. He is training Pastors and Teachers. He will appear as guest contributor during the next threemonths. His up-to-date and provocative article should help the thinking of our people. Now read this first of three instal-ments.

THE MISSIONARY IN

MODERN INDIAWith the rapid changes that have come to India since

Independence in 1947, including government-controlled educa-tion, communal movements among sections of the people, theinsistence in all walks of life on national leaderhsip, andmissionary movements within Hinduism, the Christian mis-sionary has been forced to rethink his place in the Indianscene. Where does he fit in today? Can he carry on in themanner of the last few generations? Ought he to do so? Whatshould be his relationship to the Church? Should he try toevangelise? Is he wanted in the country at all? Questionslike these have been much discussed within recent years.Bishop Stephen Neil and Lesslie Newbigin have been amongthe foremost in constructive thinking on the subject. TheNational Christian Council in India in October, 1961, con-ducted consultations on the subject with representatives oftwenty-three Indian churches and eight foreign missionboards present. The subject is a lively one. It is importantfor missionaries on the field as well as for mission boardsin the home lands to be clear today about the position ofthe modern missionary in the modern India.

In what follows I am thinking of that mass of missionarywork which operates in India against the background of aHindu or Muslim environment. I am not thinking of tribalpeoples in places like Tripura, the hills of Assam and someof the hills of Central India where the background is pre-dominantly animist, and the response to the Gospel is over-whelmingly greater than elsewhere.

First let me be negative. It is sometimes said that theday of the foreign missionary is over in India. There is no-thing more that he can effectively do, and the sooner hepacks his bags and leaves the task to the Indian church thebetter for all concerned. This kind of pressure seems tome to come along three different lines, firstly from themissionary himself in the very nature of the work he findshimself doing; secondly, from the Indian Christians; andthirdly, from non-Christians.

Firstly, the missionary himself is often confronted withdoubts about the effectiveness of his contribution on thefield. Take, for example, the young missionary doctor whosat in my room the other day and lamented the fact thatafter having taken full medical training in America andhaving spent three years at language study, the hospital inwhich he was going to work has, for want of adequatepersonnel, been closed. He is now confronted with the onlyother task offering—village evangelism, with a bag of pills!I shall be surprised if, after a short time, he doesn't join theranks of the many frustrated missionaries who have cometo India believing that the needs for their specialised servicesare more urgent in India than in the home land, and whonow find themselves relegated to tasks which some lessqualified person could do equally well in their place. Orwhat of the school teacher who comes to India full of evangel-istic zeal, only to find that in the school in which he orshe teaches conversions are forbidden lest that sort of thingdisturb good relations with the non-Christian community,and the whole school policy has in fact gradually beensecularised away from its former high ideals. Or what shallwe say of the missionary who finds himself so bogged downwith the work of a mission compound that he has no time forthe work of preaching the Gospel and building up theChurch that he came to do? Digging wells, building houses,supervising hospitals, auditing accounts, repairing cars,these prevent him from being in fact a missionary. Or even

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if he does manage to free himself from these machinerymatters he finds himself saddled on his compound with asmall church which is so utterly bound up with its ownaffairs that it completely fails to understand the missionary'sevangelistic zeal. It is no wonder that at the Ghana Assemblyof the International Missionary Council the question offrustrated missionaries came up for discussion, and that atthe annual conventions in the hills where the missionariesgather in the hot summer months the most frequently dis-cussed ailment of missionaries is frustration. It is, of course,true that many missionaries do fit happily into their situationand escape the perils of frustration. But it is also true thata great number do not, and settle the question for themselvesby not returning to the field for a second term.

The second line of pressure comes from the Indian Chris-tians themselves. Many of them are of course slow to pointout the weaknesses and failures of missionaries. But enoughis being said, even in official quarters, to draw our attentionto some vital issues. Here are some of their charges:

You have failed to develop leadership. The lack ofadequate leadership, whether it be in the local pastorate, inthe realm of literature, Christian education, or interdenomina-tional enterprises, is woefully obvious. Too often the mis-sionary is still found doing jobs that Indians ought to bedoing. My Indian brother, the secretary of the EvangelicalFellowship of India (and a good Baptist), happens to be theonly Indian in the secretariat of the Fellowship. Mission-aries are working with him. They all want Indians in theirpositions, but where are they to be found? The heart-rendingcry I so often hear is "Where are the leaders?" Not all theblame is to be laid at the missionaries' door, but the factremains that somewhere along the line the missionary enter-prise has failed in this vital realm.

You have been unwilling to let go of control. This hasnot always been the case, but in the greater number of in-stances missionaries have held on to control for too long.In their eagerness to see things done efficiently missionarieshave put too little confidence in Indian Christians. Of coursethe missionary may be able to do the job better. But thatis not the point. The Indian needs to be trusted to do the job,and helped to do it, even if confusion does follow in theattempt. The question of control is not a simple one. Forexample, what do we mean by control? Do we mean responsi-bility for raising funds, or just for administering them? Dowe mean giving a lead in the hope that an Indian brother

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will catch the vision and carry on the work? But what is amission supposed to do when a brother fails to catch thevision? One has to face the fact, too, that where missionshave handed over control to Indian churches enormous areasof land are now not being evangelised at all, whereas whenthe missionaries were " in control" evangelism was beingdone and people were hearing the Gospel.

You are insensitive to the feelings of others. It is nothelpful to relations with our Indian brethren when themissionary lives in a house many times superior to thatof the local Christian, and on a par with the upper class inthe local community. Neither is it helpful when he movesfreely over the countryside in a motor-car when his Indianbrother can barely manage third class railway fare, or whenhe is the only person in the congregation to drive up tochurch in a car, everybody else arriving on foot. It is gener-ally agreed that the missionary brings his own standardswith him, and for health's sake, and family's sake must liveon a different standard from most of his Indian brethren. Butliving too high above the economic standard of the country-has removed him from the people he has come to serve andin some cases earned him justifiable criticism from thesesame people.

You have failed to co-operate with one another. Themultiplicity of divisions within the Indian church is pitiful.Mergers like the Church of South India are to be welcomedwhere they do not compromise vital principle. But the usualstory is that Indians have been introduced to only one brickof the whole building of Christ's Church—the English Baptistbrick or the Australian Churches of Christ brick, or theAmerican Church of the Brethren brick, etc. Students havesat in my study deeply concerned over the lack of unityamong Christians. They have frankly laid the blame on themissionary. Christians of eight or nine missions within twohundred miles of where I live would merge overnight intoone church if the missionaries were to leave the country.Already their members intermarry, their ministries are inter-changeable, and they serve together in a number of unitedprojects. They only exist as separate groups because ofthe missionaries and their foreign finances which supportthem. It would be unfair, however, to assign all the blameto the missionaries. The Indian Church has more thanenough party spirit of her own to perpetuate divisions, butat least historically India owes its galaxy of churches tomissionary effort and there is truth in Bishop Stephen Neil'sstatement that the Church "emerges in the puzzled mindof the convert as in fact a kind of jigsaw puzzle, and notwith the superb and shapely outline of one body indwelt byone Spirit".

You have controlled the Church with a financial dictator-ship. This sounds harsh and at first would be resented bymany missionaries, who would say that in supplying financefor the local church they are only helping them. But letjust one foreign missionary sit in on a Church assembly meet-ing where that Church is still dependent even for only someof its purposes on foreign finance, and that one missionaryhas more power than any Church official. Underneath allthe courtesy on both sides, attempting to cover up thissituation, this is in fact one of the greatest bones of conten-tion between Indian and missionary.

The faults are not all on the one side, as I have said,and it is true that the Indian Church has not always treatedthe missionary as she should. But the above mentionedGrievances are real and are generally accepted as such incurrent discussions.

WASTE . . .By Studdert Kennedy

Waste of muscle, waste of brain,Waste of patience, waste of pain.Waste of manhood, waste of health,Waste of beauty, waste of wealth,Waste of blood and waste of tears.Waste of youth's most precious years,Waste of ways the saints have trod.Waste of glory, waste of God—war!

MAORI WORKBy Ian D. Brown

"They are working," or "they are away for the day,"so often during the months, November to January, we getthis reply when visiting Maori homes. These hot summermonths are the peak of the year in the market gardens, whereso many of the Maori people in Pukekohe work. Even thoughthese months present a number of difficulties there are alsomany opportunities—opportunities which often lead to help-ing someone nearer or further along in the Christian life.

While the regular young peoples' activities are in recessfor the holiday period, we do carry on a few evenings whenwe go swimming or eeling. Young men, especially, enterinto these activities and enjoy themselves tremendously. Onsuch occasions we have the opportunity to speak to the boysindividually and in Devotions about Christian things. Manyof these boys have no other contact with Christian teachingat all. Such times also help us to get to know and understandand help these young men and they us.

I have found that a number of homes have been hard toget into.Yet, when a member of a family is sick, visitingoften brings many openings. I met with one such case inNovember, when a young man, in his early twenties, wasadmitted to hospital with a very serious complaint. Thehome was visited and also the young man. On both occasionsthere was an element of strain because we were strangersto each other. Friendliness came as more visits were made,until now we can come and go quite freely. Neither the homenor the young man is Christian but we pray that with regularvisiting, the Master may come into this young man's life andthat of his family. He is coming out of hospital soon. Willyou pray that healing of his soul will accompany the healingof his body? This young Maori along with other young menneed our prayers. They are faced with many temptations,with which many of our Pakeha young men never have tocontend. They all need the Lord Jesus Christ, above all else,in their lives.

Mr. Don Jonathan has, over the Christmas holiday period,spent four weeks at home with his family. Pray for themthat the Lord will continue to uphold them.

Miss Harata Hakaraia, who has been teaching at thePukekohe Maori School has moved to Otumoetai. Harata,who found Christ while at Pukekohe will be greatly missedby the Fellowship members and all, to whom her S.S.teaching, Girls' Club leadership and clearcut witness forChrist have meant much. Pray for her in the new field ofservice and pray that God will raise up other Maori helpersto continue the task in Pukekohe.

Will you continue to pray for this, our work for the Master,amongst our Maori people, young and old, in a Mission Fieldwhich lies at our back door?

Will They Ever Know Jesus Died For Them?Mary Lynn (Mrs. Ross B.) Fryer. Djakarta Indonesia

As I sit here in the study of our home, which faces oneof the three highways leading out of the densely populatedcity ef Djakarta, I see cars, betjaks (bicycle taxis), andtrucks filled with people. A man dressed in a black shirtand shorts just drove his one-horse wagon off the highwayinto a neutral area between our house and the highway toget a fresh, cool drink of water for himself and his horse.This is a free-flowing well and public property. He mayeven take a quick bath there: several others are. People,people—everywhere people. Will they ever know that Jesusdied for them too? It is doubtful. We will never becomeaccustomed to this.

As I look out again and see about a dozen young menpedaling by on bicycles I am reminded again of our res-ponsibility to our fellow men. One chance in a thousandthey will ever know of God's gift to them. Who is respon-sible? May we not fail God and these people!

THE COMMISSION


HISTORY MADE AT AGARTALAMILLS—SANSON WEDDING

The first European wedding in Agartala was held on aglorious winter day at the very end of 1961. The sun roseinto the cool crisp air, which was already humming with theactivity of missionaries, mission staff and others, all benton seeing that this historic occasion would be a resoundingsuccess.

One can be pretty sure that a winter day will be fine andcool, and no-one was disappointed. Magnificent weather forcolour slides, delicate shades of confetti, faint blushes on everylady's cheek, and those pink forms on which the Indian PostOffice writes telegrams. For several days messages of con-gratulations had been pouring in from many places far andnear; not a few were from friends in New Zealand, andthere were even one or two put in by the bridegroom just tomake the pile look impressive.

Everywhere there was happy bustle—in one corner salads,meats, savouries, fruit, jellies, flummery, trifles, cream,punch, sandwiches, biscuits, and all the paraphernalia ofEuropean gastronomy; in another studio deft fingers entwinedfern, tender buds and wire to adorn nature's handiwork andto produce suitable bouquets for the bride and her attendant;final touches were being added to a gleaming cake; franticrepairs were being carried out on a tape-recorder to catchthe fleeting moments for posterity and the folks at home;in the Church the piano was dusted and the flowers touchedup for the great occasion.

By this time, the guests were almost all in place, and thedozens of well-wishers from the mission compound had comeand were sitting inside the Church or standing outside alongthe paths. On the stroke of 10.30 the bridegroom's partyarrived.

Meanwhile, a team of photographers was already begin-ning to point light meters ominously in all directions, fittingflashbulbs, setting apertures, clicking shutters and screwinglens-hoods home. The pianist, Mrs. G. H. Jones, was bringingto a close the strains of Handel's Largo. Ushers were distri-buting programmes and mothers were calming their child-ren's restlessness. And then we rose as one man as the lovelybride entered the Church.

She was Geraldine Sanson, sister of our doctor, LawrenceSanson. She wore a full-length gown of white self-embossedsatin-brocade, with a sweetheart neckline dipping to a V atthe back. The gathered skirt fell from a V-shaped waistline.The back of the bodice was finished with covered buttons,and the long sleeves pointed over the hands. The bride'sfinger-tip veil was held in place by a circlet of orange-blossom. She carried a bouquet of white roses, lily-of-the-valley and tuberoses.

The bridesmaid was Miss Bonnie Cann of the MountHermon School, who wore a full-length princess-styled gown


PAKISTAN NEWSBRIEFS

January to March are the months for annual meetings andother general meetings in the life of the Church in EastPakistan. These meetings are occupying the time and energyof many of the missionaries at the moment.

East Pakistan Christian Council Annual Meetings(January 18-20). Approximately 30 delegates and observersgathered at the Baptist Mission in Khulna for the E.P.C.C.annual meetings. Highlights of the meetings—reports ofdelegates who had attended the World Council of Churchesmeetings in Delhi in November, 1961, the presence of twoBritish Baptist leaders in the persons of the Rev. Madge(B.M.S. Foreign Secretary) and Rev. Clement (B.M.S.Editor)—a long discussion on the question of a full timesecretary for E.P.C.C. The place where the meetings wereheld is also the Agricultural and Village Uplift Centre. Thisis an E.P.C.C. project run by a British Baptist AgriculturalMissionary. Here ways and means of improving farmingmethods, developing better strains of poultry, etc., are beingcarried out.

Future Meetings. Please remember in your prayers thefollowing meeting, jot down the dates in your diary: E.P.C.C.Women's Camp, to be held in Birisiri, March 3 to 5. YouthCamp of the Comilla District, to be held in Brahmanbaria,March 8 to 11.

Rev. and Mrs. B. N. Eade's Visit. It was a thrill to theChristians in both Brahmanbaria and Chandpur to meet withthe Rev. and Mrs. Eade when they came to visit thesestations in January. This was particularly so for theChandpur Christians where Mr and Mrs Eade spent about 20years of their missionary life and did so much to strengthenand further build the Church of Christ in that town and dis-trict. Missionaries and nationals alike salute these two stal-warts of the faith, thanking them for all that they have donefor the cause of Christ in both East Pakistan and TripuraState and wish them God's blessing as they return to NewZealand.

Brahmanbaria Jubilee Hall. The Jubilee Hall is almostcompleted—in fact it is so except for one or two minor jobs.We pray that this hall will be used for winning many toChrist.

Prayer Requests. During 1962 the Christian Church in EastPakistan will be giving careful thought to the question of"The Future Evangelistic Strategy of the Church". Theproblem of how best to present the Gospel to the people ofthis land will be discussed and how the Church will meetthis challenge. Please pray for missionaries and the nationalChristians as they seek God's will in this matter. The ques-tion is not "wha t" to preach, but "how" and "throughwhom" the challenge is to be met.

Pray for the East Pakistan Christians—for daily courageto witness for Christ in this land of Islam—for the daily powerof the risen Christ to strengthen them as they withstanddaily temptations and testing—for daily consciousness of thepresence of the risen Christ—that they will be faithful inobserving their daily prayers and Bible study.

of pale green embossed brocade. She wore a spray of redroses in her hair and carried a bouquet of red roses andtuberoses.

The Rev. B. N. Eade came in with a delightful "I do,"as he gave the bride away. The Rev. B. K. Smith officiatedand the Rev. D. T. Eade was best man.

It all went off rather well, really, and the bridegroom'sspeech at the breakfast was first-rate, to say nothing of thatmade by Mr. Eade, deputising for the parents of the happycouple. Finally, amid scenes of congratulations and goodwishes, enlivened by quantities of home-made confetti, thehoneymooners left by plane for distant places.


TRIPURA NEWSJanuary is the month for District (Association) Meetings

in Tripura and this year's batch has produced some encour-aging news.

Items.SOUTHERN PRESBYTERY.

Fifteen Baptisms in the still waters of the river with Hinduvillagers watching and boats plying.—Reception of thesenewly-baptised Christians into the Church, and their par-taking of the Lord's Supper; the dedication of the infant childof one couple.—85 present at Sunday morning Church service.

Wonderful hospitality for about 50 delegates by a smallisolated branch church whose total membership is UnionEvangelist, B. C. Karmakar and his wife and four sons.—Callto. Upen Das, Union Secretary, to serve as third pastor iffunds are made available by the Union.—Offer of TeacherTahindra Marak to join the small group of Christian pioneersin the Raima-Sama area recently evangelised for the firsttime by T.U.A.F. evangelists.

Call to the Union to place to T.U.A.F. evangelists in thecompletely untouched Sabrum area in the extreme south ofTripura. and offer of Presbytery Secretary, Niresh Cham-bugang, to serve there.—A preaching trip to nearby Beloniatown, rarely visited with the Gospel.—Near-freezing nighttemperatures.—An instruction to the Minute Secretary toprefix the title "Saint" to the names of apostles in scripturereferences.—Inspiring messages from Pastors Tiken, Rasenand Rev. B. K. Smith.CENTRE (AGARTALA) PRESBYTERY.

Sixty delegates and local visitors attended in the villageof Gongrai.—The report of T.U.A.F. evangelist. Ajit Sangma,greeted with applause.—Request to Union to appoint MartinDibra, ex-third-year Bible School course, as Presbyteryevangelist.KHOWAI KAMALPUR PRESBYTERY.

Following tribes at Rejeko village, Ampinagar District:Bengali, Kuki, Mulsum, Pakeha and Rangkhol.—Lively de-bates on Church giving.—Appointment of an honorary pastorand a new deacon.—33 baptisms in the last 12 months.—Fourwomen baptised at the meetings.

Preaching in local villages on Sunday afternoon and show-ing of slides in the evening.—A monthly C.E. to be com-menced in the Kulai area under the leadership of LaisuvungKuki.—Prayer request for Mulsum and Koloy tribes.—Plansof Misses Kemp and Denham for Sunday school and women'swork.

KAILASAHAR PRESBYTERY.At Darchoi, 500 delegates and local Church members

present.—Welcome at the village entrance by local peoplesinging to the accompaniment of drums.—Recommendationto Assembly to appoint Si Darlong as second pastor andKrishna Chakma (both ex-Bible School) as evangelist to hisown tribe.

Decision by women to support Evangelist Krishna amongthe Chakma tribe.—Miss Joan Burtenshaw addressed thewomen's meeting Sunday afternoon.—Four men and twowomen baptised and welcomed to Lord's Supper. They willlater be received into the membership of their own churches.

WELCOME TO DR. AND MRS. BIRDOn January 1 residents of the Agartala compound turned

out to welcome Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Bird and family on theirarrival from New Zealand. Dr. Bird gives his first impres-sions of the medical work . . .

The first thing that impresses one in the practice ofmedicine in Agartala is the tremendous respect the populationhere, and especially Government officials, have for theMission Hospital and its workers, with their sympatheticunderstanding of patients' problems, willingness to serve,and honesty in treatment. The hospital has also made a nameby its cleanliness and standard of nursing care. Of course thework of the whole compound is similarly regarded by thecommunity.


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In the interim period after Dr. Sanson's departure onfurlough, the out-patient and maternity work have been ablysupervised by Miss Joy Smith, with the willing assistance ofone of Agartala's private doctors, Major Dutta, who wasconsulted from time to time.

Now, word has got around that the hospital is open again,patients are rolling in: some arrive with groups of school-children returning for the first term's schooling. Furtherafield we have visited the mission's dispensaries to encourageChristian workers giving medical attention to people in areaswhere there are no Government medical services.

BRIEFSChristmas was celebrated in traditional fashion with a

service, love-feast and illumination of all houses and fire-works. Carols and Sangkirtans enlivened the crisp winterChristmas Eve.

Last year's high school students' examination resultsshowed fourteen passes out of twenty-one. Three childrenwere among the first three in their respective classes.

St. Paul's children enjoyed three days of special meetingswith Rev. R. M. Bawden of the Australian Baptist Missionin Mymensingh, East Pakistan; four young people had inter-views with him regarding new steps in their spiritual pathway.

On January 22 the first sod was turned for the newJubilee Project School building for St Paul's Senior BasicSchool, in which is to be incorporated the D. K. GazeMemorial Library, given by the B.W.M.U. (More detailslater.)

Other winter building work includes realignment of atutor's house and students' quarters at the Bible School anderection of a new master's house for St. Paul's.

Give praise that a full complement of teachers is in sightfor 1962 for St. Paul's.

Agartala Church annual meeting saw three nominationsfor the post of Church Secretary, and lively discussions in awarm atmosphere of fellowship regarding the best appoint-ments for various offices.

At the New Year service at Agartala, Rev. G. H. Jonesbrought a message from the Third Assembly of the WorldCouncil of Churches in New Delhi.


Greetings From Russian Baptists

Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists,Post Office Box 520.

Moscow, U.S.S.R.December 25, 1961

TO ALL CHRISTIANS OF THE WORLD.Dear Brethren and Sisters in Christ:—The Council of the

Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of the U.S.S.R.heartily greets all of you in the name of our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ with the great Christian festival of Christmasand the New Year. The small town of Bethlehem and thepoor manger with God's Child again will take the main placein the hearts and minds of all Christians of the world. Sur-rounding this God's Child as one great Christian family, weshall feel a great joy in our hearts, especially, when we shallthink of the words of our Lord. "I am the Way and the Truthand the Life . . ." John 14: 6. We all are in the need of theWay, the Truth, and the Life. We can and w,e must thank Godthat these things are in His Son, Jesus Christ.

Side by side with the joy we feel in our hearts, sorrow,fear, and anxiety as the dark clouds of the danger of war stillhang over all of us. Let us remember this Christmastidethat our Saviour bears the glorious name "The Prince ofPeace". It means that peace on earth is dear to His God'sHeart. And He wants this peace on earth will be dear to ourChristian hearts. He says to His disciples, "Blessed are thepeacemakers."

After Christmas we shall enter the New 1962 Year. Maythe Prince of Peace. Jesus Christ, help all Christians to beblessed peacemakers in this New Year.

With brotherly love,Your Brethren in Christ:

Jakov Zhidkov, President of the Union ofEvangelical Christians-Baptists.

Alexander Karev, General Secretary.

UPEN BABUA LEADER IN TRIPURA

By Dr. Nola Ivory

I first met Upen Babu (Babu Upendra Karmakari) asMiss Bush and I, bewildered by the changing modes of travelsince we left Bombay, stepped off the dinghy, which hadbrought us from the launch, which brought us from the riversteamer, which we had caught at Goalundo. after a night onthe train from Calcutta on the 11th November, 1931. Upenstood smiling, with hands together in greeting, a slim youngman with neat black moustache. I do not remember muchmore about him at that time, except that it must have beenhe who gave the anaesthetics for me for my first operations,before I went to language school. He had been Dr. Hossain'sright hand man and Dr. Ghosh's helper too, and we weresorry to see him go when all the male staff left as thehospital at Chandpur was being converted into a womens'and childrens' hopsital. At that time he returned to his homein Barisal, where for ten or fifteen years he practisedprivately as a compounder-doctor. In time he became quitea shrewd and capable practitioner, better than many of thelower trained " d o c t o r s " round about.

MOVES TO AGARTALADr. Daintree, working alone in Agartala, needed someone

to help her, and she wrote to Upen Babu, inviting him tocome back into Mission service. This he did, and has beenwith us ever since. For a while he was stationed at Haoabari,carrying on dispensary work there. It was there that he lostone of his children, a little girl who died of fever. In thosedays Haoabari was two days tramp from Agartala, and feverstrikes rapidly bringing quick death to infants. Later on Dr.Daintree settled him in the dispensary at Darchoi when Iwent up to Agartala after the war. Though a Bengali, UpenBabu understands and likes the hill people and he workedhappily, fitting in with the Church and with village people.But again fever struck, this time his only son, the apple ofhis eye. I had frantic letters from him, telling of an exceed-ingly severe reaction to quinine, and though I knew the childwas having every possible treatment I told Upen Babu toleave the family behind and bring Pritish, prepared to takehim to Chandraghona. However, a couple of days later thewhole family arrived. Pritish was extremely ill, and UpenBabu said he had come to stay, quite satisfied to remain inAgartala. He has been in charge of the dispensary there eversince.

RELIABLE SERVANT OF CHRISTI have always found him completely reliable and helpful.

Without his friendly co-operation, work would have beenmuch more difficult for me. He has always been ready toleave everything at a moment's notice and go out withmedicines to a needy village. He was just as ready to staybehind and carry on the work of the dispensary andhospital while I travelled in the District. When I returned hewould quite happily give up his position of authority andretire into the background. I often consulted him over acase where I was in doubt and was grateful for his sug-gestions. I would be listening to a patient telling me a longstory of trouble and I'd sing out, "Oh, Upen Babu, comeand tell me what this patient is saying. I can't understanda thing." Laughing, he would come and translate into what,for me, was understandable Bengali.

CHRISTIAN HOMEHis home was always full of children, for he had eight

of his own, and in the evenings it was a common thing to seehim surrounded by little ones as he told them stories andplayed with them. By and by grandchildren (of an age withhis own younger children) were added to the throng. I oftenwondered at the patience of his wife as she walked quietand peacefully amidst the crowds of little ones, for all thecompound children, and there were many, seemed to con-gregate noisily in Upen Babu's backyard. His home, too, was


Stewardship Week (March 11-18)Stewardship Week 1962 will have a different emphasis

from that of previous years in that it will offer New ZealandBaptists an opportunity to enrol in the Legion of Donors—an organisation offering its own form of continuos steward-ship.

The Legion of Donors is a fellowship pledged to supportnew Baptist causes by assisting them financially in the erec-tion of their buildings. It raises its funds from its membershipby three calls of £1 per call each year. The calls are carefullyspaced so as to avoid major denominational appeals.

When a building is opened at a new cause a representativeis present to express the congratulations of his fellow Donorsand to present a cheque from the Legion. In this way-hundreds of Baptists throughout New Zealand are able tohave a practical and personal interest in a growing causeand the bonds of fellowship are strengthened through thededicated giving of members of the Legion. The control anddisbursement of the funds of the Legion are under the guid-ance of the Finance Committee of the Baptist Union.

Since it is intended that gifts to the Legion should be overand above present giving, membership provides a furthermeans of stewardship. It is therefore appropriate that anopportunity for joining the membership of the Legion shouldbe given in Stewardship Week. All churches, with the excep-tion of those in the Otago and Southland Association (whichhas a similar scheme), will receive attractive brochures fordistribution and facilities will be provided for enrolment. Thisis solely a drive for members and the first call for donationswill not be made until later in the year.

The delegates to the 1961 Assembly enthusiastically ap-proved the proposal to commence the Legion of Donors. Itis now commended to the Denomination as being worthy of awhole-hearted response to its call for members.

R. H. FRENCH,Assistant Secretary.

MISSIONARIES' MOVEMENTSMiss Olwyn Gaze left Auckland by the J.V.O. on the

afternoon of January 28 en route to Brahmanbaria in EastPakistan. Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Eade and John joined theship at Wellington on January 30. Their daughter, Patricia,has remained in New Zealand to complete her training. Rev.and Mrs. R. A. Alcorn with Joy, Lynn, Valerie and Ronald,arrived in Auckland by the J.V.O. We were pleased to seethis lovely family looking so well. They are now in theMissionary Manse in Wellington.

Miss Olwyn Kemp is back in Kulai where she receiveda special welcome. She continues her work in the dispensaryand visits the villages whenever possible. Miss Esther Den-ham is temporarily stationed at Kulai with Miss Kemp. Herwork is amongst the women and children of the villages.Dr. and Mrs. Bird and family arrived safely at Agartala. Dr.Bird is at work in the hospital. The children have settledhappily with the national children as playmates. We lookforward to the "home-coming" of the Rev. and Mrs. B. N.Eade in the near future and assure them of a loving welcomefrom our members.

Rev. and Mrs. D. T. Eade with Donald, Martin and Andrew-have moved temporarily to Brahmanbaria, in East Pakistan.Rev. and Mrs. Edward Mills will be located at Hachuparauntil leaving for language school in May. Rev. and Mrs.Brian Smith have taken over the work of the Bible Schoolas successors to Rev. and Mrs. B. N. Eade.

a rendezvous for village folk, especially those from Haoabariand Darchoi where he had made lasting friends. "Mrs. Up" ,as we so irreverently called her, made them all welcome andsmiled serenely on them.

Upen Babu has always taken a keen interest in thechurch and regularly preaches well prepared sermons fullof teaching. It is part of the sorrow of not returning to Indiathat I shall not see these friends of mine this side of eternity.


NEWS FROM MRS. HNEHLIANA[ n e e M i s s T h a n g i L u s h a i ]

My husband is the headmaster of a Christian high schoolwhich is in the Lushai Hills. The 24 November, 1961, was theChristian Jubilee in Tripura. Every village in Tripura cele-brated this by having big feasts. My husband and I alsowanted to go to our own village, but as we did not have leave,we could not go. However, there is a small Lushai villagenear our place. There are only seven houses. They invited usto go to their village, so we went. There is an old blind manin that village. In the Jubilee service he related all the story,how Christians entered Tripura and how they suffered. Whenhe was relating, tears were coming down from his eyes.We too, could feel for him. He was one of the evangelistsduring that period. They took him to the pulpit and this iswhat he said—"Now it is more than 50 years ago since wemigrated from Lushai Hills to Tripura. There were very, very-few Christians even among the Lushais. The TripuraMaharaja came to know that there were some Christians inJampui. The Maharaja ordered that all Lushais (Christians)should be expelled from Tripura so our leader called for abig assembly so that one year completely from that time,should be prayer continuously—we pray by turn one wholeyear. After one year, no further order was received anymore. So we preached the Gospel amongst the Riangs, Kukis,etc. But they were afraid of me as our past deeds—i.e. ourparents killed many of them in the past. During that time wewere very fond of this song and always sung it, now also letus sing together—"Send the light, oh, send it quickly, faramong the heaving main, speed the news of full salvation,thro' a dear Redeemer's Name, Oh, send the light, send itquickly to the isles beyond the sea, let them hear thewondrous story, love is boundless, grace is free." Wesang his chosen song. His tears were flowing fast. He con-tinued, how " f r o m far beyond the sea, missionaries arecoming to Tripura to send the Light. Our prayers were surelyanswered. Most of all my friends have passed away now, butI believe that from their graves young seeds will grow outand many are coming to us from other countries in answerto prayer." God always answers our prayers. Through faithand prayer we can conquer all things.

FROM MISS ESTHER DENHAM—"We love the life outhere because it is so much with the people. It is our coolseason at the moment and although the days are warm themornings and evenings can be quite cool requiring a warmskirt and cardigan. Too soon it will start to get hot again.The winds have begun rather early this year. They comeup usually around mid-day and seem to blow everythingeverywhere and paper work especially, is most frustrating.Bamboo walls doesn't keep it out and our windows are farfrom home ones! The people are of several tribes and anumber of them non-Christian, so the opportunities are legion.Kulai is 54 miles west from Agartala on a typical backcountry New Zealand road. The Mission dispensary is situatedon a small rise off the road and is central to about threebazaars, or markets. It is fascinating to go to a market dayfor folk come for miles around to buy their little bits andpieces and sell what they may have made or grown. Besideour house here there is the National Compounder's house, ourcook's and the owner's. They are all Christian and so withtheir wives and families we are quite a little community. Wehave daily prayers with them on our front verandah beforework begins. The local church service is held here too as aninterim measure.

ADDRESSES FOR PRESENT LOCATIONS

Mission House, P.O. Arundhutinagar, Tripura, India: Rev. andMrs. M. J. Eade, Rev. and Mrs. Brian Smith, Dr. and Mrs. A. Bird,Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Gaze, Miss H. Drew, Miss J. Smith, Miss D. Guy,Miss J. Burtenshaw, Rev. and Mrs. E. Mills.

Mission House, Brahmanbaria, E. Bengal, East Pakistan: Rev.and Mrs. D. T. Eade, Miss J. Thomson, B.A., Miss M. Taylor, MissD. McKessar, Miss M. Griffiths, Miss O. Gaze.


land, S.W.I.

Mission House, Chandpur, E. Bengal, East Pakistan: Miss M.Bush, Rev. S. Avery.

P.O. Ambassa, via Kamalpur, Tripura, India: Miss O. Kemp, MissE. Denham.

Village Darchoi, Kumarghat, via Fatikroy, Tripura, India: Rev.and Mrs. G. Jones.

REPORTS

Cambridge: Prayer emphasised. Sorrowed with theTroughton family losing Keith and now with Mrs. Annettsand Goodwin sisters bereaved of brother and brother-in-law.Sent Christmas gifts for Maori children. Enjoyed Mrs. Parry'sAssembly report. Farewelled our President, Mrs. McCosh onremoval to Bryndwr. Christmas letters from members sentto each missionary. Epuni: Good attendance at Decembermeeting when our new minister's wife, Mrs. Colin Ayrey waswelcomed. We look forward to her leadership for the future.Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Bloxland were thanked for thework they did for the " C a r d Scheme", £255 being raisedmainly by their efforts. Mosgiel: Regret attendance not sogood during past year. Mrs. J. White has been "calledhome." At December meeting the Ropeholders under theleadership of Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Cunningham put on anentertainment which was enjoyed by all. Manurewa: Ournumbers are well maintained. Two food parcels and aknitted quilt were sent to the field. Interesting film of Nationalworkers has been shown. Ladies attended World Day ofPrayer at Papakura. Gifts brought for our new churchkitchen. Merrilands: December meeting held at manse withlunch graciously served by our minister's mother, Mrs. A.Arnold. Welcome to Mrs. A. Carless, on sick leave. Candi-dates for language exams included in prayer session. Auto-graph page signed for Miss Olwyn Gaze. Preliminariesarranged for Ropeholder Work and Witness Week. Regretprolonged illness of our president, Mrs. P. Taylor. Tauranga:During November, 1961, a combined meeting was held forour Church Jubilee presided over by Mrs. Miller in the ab-sence of our president, Miss Churchward through illness. Awarm welcome extended to Otumoetai and Mount Maun-ganui. A spray was presented to Mrs. Fox in appreciation ofthe beautifully decorated cake in the form of a cross she hadmade. Miss N. Boschetti welcomed home on furlough from theC.S.S.M. Mrs. H. Barnett presided at the meeting for theWorld Day of Prayer. We look forward to a fruitful andhappy year of further service for 1962. Nelson: Members inNelson give continuous fervent prayer support and missionarygiving has exceeded that of previous years. Combined effortsfor special occasions have been held with Richmond branch.An evening B.W.M.U. has been formed to cater for associatemembers and mothers of young children, first meeting heldNovember, 1961, with an attendance of 30 ladies.

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A STRANGE ILLNESSHave you heard the story Avery Lee tells of the

preacher who was dealing with an intoxicated man?They came to the point of prayer, and the preacherprayed, "O Lord, please help my poor, drunk friend.''There was a tug on his sleeve, and the inebriate inter-rupted. " S a y , preacher, don't tell Him I'm drunk. Justtell Him I'm sick."

Today it is recognised that the alcoholic is a sickman. What is not so readily admitted is that a sanesociety would keep locked up the poison that makes somany of its citizens prone to this illness.


March 3—1YA. 10.10 a.m., Dr R. J. Thompson.

Baptists on Sunday specials are: March 4—Channel 1. Rev. G. C. Reay.

ASHBURTON (Rev. G. T. Beilby, M.A.).—Combined ser-vices were held on two Sundays during January with ourfriends of the Church of Christ. Congratulations to Esther andRodney McInnes on the birth of daughter. Congratulations tosome of our young people who passed School Certificateexamination. All-age Sunday School has recommenced foranother year. We pray for a year of rich blessing in all depart-ments. All activities are recommencing for another year. Con-gratulations to Rev. Peter Millichamp on his recent marriage.We pray for him a rich blessing as he takes his wife to sharewith him in the work at Melville. Special prayer meetingsare being held in preparation for the Cliff Reay Crusade tobe held here in July. Some of our folk are still on the sicklist and we pray for all a speedy return to health.—E. F. P.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—Throughout January we have welcomed many visitors fromall parts of New Zealand. We were privileged to have Dr R.J. Thompson preaching for us on two Sundays—many wereblessed. Prior to returning to Dutch New Guinea. Mr and MrsRussell Bond conducted our mid-week meeting. Our prayersfollow them and their young family. Mr and Mrs Carter havereturned refreshed from holiday, and we look forward to ayear of greater blessing under the good Hand of our God. Werejoice that He has led Mr Roland Browning to accept ourinvitation to become assistant to the minister. He commencesin March. Congratulations to David and Margaret Beard onthe birth of a son. Our prayers surround our Baptist Collegeand B.T.I. staff and students as they commence a new year,and Neil Pollock, Monty Arnott, and Keith McLean as theyleave for Dunedin for further study.—E. M. C.

BELMONT (W. G. Marwick).—As usual our church or-ganisations were in recess over the holiday period, but in ourAll-age S.S. some voluntary classes were functioning. Theseproved helpful to those able to attend. Our thanks are due toMiss Worrall, Messrs Nunn. Adams. Porter and Rimmer forfaithfully conducting our services while the minister was onvacation. Some of our members attended the Rotorua KeswickConvention which was of both spiritual and physical refresh-ment. Also a few of our young people attended Crusadercamps, some being leaders. Our best wishes and prayers gowith Mr Lindsay Gordon and Miss Briar Stansneld who wereunited in marriage on January 20. In February. All-age S.S.recommenced and we rejoice that this is adequately staffedwith all departments functioning. The church and S.S. picnicwas held this year on February 10 at Stillwater beach.

BLENHEIM (Rev. A. G. White).—The Christmas and NewYear periods were of much interest with visitors from all overNew Zealand. Our appreciation is expressed to Messrs Poul-

ter, Tamplin, Irwin, and Peters who so ably conducted ser-vices during the pastor's absence on holiday, and to MessrsMachin and Stacy for the interesting Bible studies on Wednes-day evenings. We were especially privileged to hear a chal-lenging address on January 29, by Major Ian Thomas, D.S.O.,T.D. Good weather and much fun is anticipated by all at thecombined Nelson-Richmond-Blenheim picnic at Pelorus onSaturday. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Belcher on thebirth of a son. Nigel Leon. Our best wishes are extended toMiss Joan Ingram and John Harverson, also Miss Grace Irwinand Ross Sutherland on their engagements. Miss Russyl Pattiewill be missed as she leaves for a new position at Lady Cob-ham Kindergarten, Epsom.—J. D. M.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. T. W. Cadman. L.Th.).—Our sincere thanks to those who conducted our services dur-ing our minister's absence on holiday. Our congratulations toMiss Nell Abbott on her engagement to Mr V. Bond ofOpunake. The Womens' Fellowship held their first meeting ofthe year on the last Monday of January and there was agood attendance. We are sorry to report that Mrs Donovanis not very well, and also that Mrs E. E. Upton is in hospital.Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rev. E. N. Goring, aformer minister of this church, and his daughter Gwen. in thepassing of Mrs Goring, who endeared herself to so many inBrooklyn during their ministry. It is a privilege to have themissionary manse in Brooklyn, and it has been indeed a privi-lege to have Mr and Mrs M. J. Eade and family in our midst,and their fellowship has been appreciated by us all. We nowlook forward to welcoming Rev. and Mrs Alcorn and family—W. C. T.

BRYNDWR (Rev. R. McCosh).—For the first time inBryndwr we Baptists combined with our Presbyterian friendsfor holiday services to our mutual blessing and benefit. Wecommence this year in high anticipation as Mr McCoshministers to us. The manse was painted and papered, newhall carpet was laid, and the house was cleaned by the ladies,who also put gifts in the kitchen cupboards. The deacons andtheir wives were able to meet Mr and Mrs McCosh at theMcPhersons' home and the following evening the inductionservice and welcome were held in the church. The servicewas led by the Rev. H. B. K. White of Spreydon. and theRev. T. R. Page of Greendale inducted Mr McCosh. Mr R.McPherson chaired the welcome which followed and Mr E. R.Clark read telegrams and greetings. Sandra Todd presentedMrs McCosh with Mowers. Other speakers were Mr Page(Baptist Ministers' Fraternal), the Rev. Mr Cochrane (localMinisters' Fraternal). Mr C. W. Eagle (Canterbury Associa-tion) and Mr Allan Warnock on behalf of the church folk. Mrsand Mr McCosh replied and both minister and people gavewitness to a consciousness of God's leading. The inductionand welcome to Rev. and Mrs R. H. McCosh took place onFebruary 1.—H. R. W.

COLOMBO STREET (Vacant).—Sunday School, BibleClasses and our Brigades have commenced for the vear. Sun-day School starting this year at 9.45 a.m. We would thank allthose who have taken our services over the last few months.Congratulations to Barbara Macann. Murray Allison, Bryan


BAPTISMS

MARTON—One.

NORTH INVERCARGILL—Four.

OTUMOETAI—Two.

PAPANUI NORTH—Two.

PETONE—Two.

RICCARTON—One.

SPREYDON—One.

RICHMOND, NELSON—One.

SANDRINGHAM—Three.

STRATFORD—Two.

TOTAL—Nineteen.

March 23—1YA, 10.10 a.m.. Dr R. J. Thompson.


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Veney, Bill Cotton, and David Campbell who have passedtheir examinations. Our Boys' Brigade Company attended theWaipara camp this year. Fourteen boys and five officers wentfrom the Company. We are happy to see Miss Gloria Gavanback at our services. Special prayer meetings are being heldat this time towards the calling of a minister.—P. M. G.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwardes, B.A.).—Over the holidayperiod we were pleased to have several visitors worshippingwith us. During our minister's absence we were grateful to allfor leading our Sunday services. Last Sunday a very goodnumber of our folk farewelled Miss O. Gaze as she sailed onthe "Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt." Miss Gaxe is proceeding toBrahmanbaria in East Pakistan, and we can assure her of ourcontinued prayer and Christian love. We rejoice too, with Mrand Mrs N. Gaze that they are able to make a four monthstour (leaving February 5) to include visiting our missionfields, and the United Kingdom. With the beginning of Feb-ruary our All-age Sunday School recommenced. The promo-tion ceremony was later followed by a dedication service of allteachers. We send greetings to Miss Wilson who underwent anoperation on her foot at the Mater Hospital. Also to Mrs Hol-linger who is unwell.—C. M. O.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—The end of1961 brought its usual round of break-up functions, and ahighlight was the church Christmas party held on December9. and enjoyed by a huge crowd. After the evening service onDecember 17, the hall was crowded to say good-bye to ourpastor and his wife who have now left us for Auckland. MrRoy Jackson presented the Wakelins with a cheque on behalfof the whole church family. During the holidays, attendanceshave been excellent and we have been privileged to have MrColin Harrington (W.E.C.), conduct our morning services andMessrs A. Ferguson, R. Heslip, P. Weuston, R. Brown andT. Blakely, preach in the evening. Our loving sym-pathy goes to Mrs Davidson, who lost her husband be-fore Christmas. A party evening was held to celebrate thegolden wedding of Mr and Mrs A. Blair, one of our deaconsof over thirty years standing. Congratulations to Mr and MrsT. Staite and Mr and Mrs B. Grieve on the birth of sons, andto Ian Brown on his 21st birthday. Recent new membershave been Mesdames J. McKay, N. Smith, F. Campbell, andMessrs G. Treloar and A. Campbell.—D. W. L.

FAIRFIELD (Rev. A. Roke).—During the month of Januarythere was a general exodus of members but those of us whoremained plus a few visitors thoroughly enjoyed the mes-sages of Rev. F. A. Parry who supplied whilst Mr Roke wasaway. Our thanks and appreciation to Mr Parry. The follow-ing members have been farewelled as they move to otherareas: Messrs Cullimore, Crocker and Mr and Mrs Kilbourne.God speed was bidden to Mr and Mrs Behrent who have goneto India for a year on an exchange teacher arrangement.Our prayers and best wishes go with Miss Carol Grimmer asshe commences B.T.I. and also the continuation of them areassured to Mr Bruce MacMillan for his second year at Collegeand Mr Peter Belchamber as he continues his training atW.E.C. College in Tasmania. We seek the Lord's blessing onall our members and the church in Fairfield.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—With our church acti-vities commencing for the new year we are all looking for-ward to a year of opportunity and service in the Lord'swork. We are preparing for a mission to be conducted byRev. Roland Hart. Preliminary steps have been taken inestablishing All-age S.S. but commencing date is dependentupon building extensions for which we look to God to meetour financial need. In anticipation of this change weeklyteacher training classes are preceding the mid-week prayermeeting. Our Bible Classes are now meeting on Sundaymornings. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Cole who are worshippingwith us and we are grateful to them for the service they aregiving to the Lord in our church. Our congratulations and bestwishes to Mr and Mrs Trevor Smith (nee Miss Carol Lam-bert) on their recent wedding.—R. O. F.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—January has, asusual been a quiet month so with gladness we now prepare forthe return of the children to Sunday School and welcome themback, thanking God for safe travelling and many blessingsover the holidays. Our S.S. picnic is in the offing—we hadsuch a wonderful time at Carey Park last year that we areplanning to go again. Early in January Mr Ben Siaki gave asplendid sermon, then his own testimony at the socialhour He was due to return to his home in Niue Island andwe wish him rich blessings in the task he has taken up forthe Master. Guest speakers during the holidays have beenRev. Mr Pritchard, Mr Emslie, Mr Barnett, Mrs DerekRogers, Mr E. Davis. We pray for the speedy recovery of MrWickens, guidance to many with problems, and returninghealth to those who have been ill. Congratulations to Mr andMrs Metcalfe on the birth of a second son, Andrew.—R. V. K.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).—All church acti-vities opened with the beginning of February, and the returnof most holiday makers. We pray God's blessing on theyear's work. Our thanks are due to those who so ably helpedby taking services during our pastor's vacation. It was a joyto see Grange Roaders back home for holidays and to wel-come others visiting us. Following their baptism on December10. Miss Gae Vercoe and Mr Graham Trembath were re-ceived into membership at the communion service the sameevening. A monetary Christmas gift of £30 was sent to ourmissionary, Miss O. Keyte, in Nigeria—this included dona-tions from Sunday School and Bible Classes. The youth Fel-lowship organised a Talent Trading Scheme, which resultedin a gift to the church of £25 after providing a grand socialfor members and S.S. scholars at which a presentation wasmade to Mr and Mrs Lonsdale. The gifts, a pop-up toaster,and three recording tapes, were very appropriate.—A. L. K.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—During the month ofJanuary while our pastor was on holiday, we were indebtedto the following men who took the services, Messrs E. Rout.E. Davies, G. Buckley, and L. Turner. The Women's Fellow-ship commenced their year with a picnic at Point Chevalier.All departments are in full swing again and we look forwardto another year of service for them. We extend our lovingsympathy to our pastor on the sudden death of his father inLondon. We remember in prayer all of our friends who aresick and aged.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. A. Simpson).—It is with regret thatwe had to bid farewell to Miss Gwen Waller who has beenPlunket nurse in our district for some time. She will begreatly missed but we wish her every happiness in her newhome. The induction of our new minister, Rev. Alex Simpson,took place on Thursday evening, February 1. We wish MrSimpson and his family a happy time with us. Our thoughtsare with Mrs Simpson at this time and we do wish her aspeedy recovery so that she may be united with her familyin Greymouth. Our thanks to the Rev. R. N. Rawlings whojourneyed from Christchurch to perform the induction cere-mony of our new minister, the Rev. Alex Simpson. A socialevening was held after this service to enable members tomeet Mr Simpson and was enjoyed by all.—V. J. M.

HILLSBOROUGH, Auckland (Pastor Dr Edwin G. Spohr).—Our evening services in January were combined with St.David's-in-the-Fields Presbyterian Church,—the first two be-ing held at their church and the last two at ours followed bya film. The men from Te Atatu Church challenged our menat a game of cricket recently. A happy afternoon was hadby all, our men being gracious enough to let Te Atatu win bya few runs! Special prayer meetings have been held at thecommencement of the new year for youth groups andLadies' meetings. A social hour was held after church oneSunday night in February to say farewell to Mr Browning andfamily. We are looking forward to welcoming Dr and MrsSpohr from Manilla who will be arriving on February 28. tominister to us for nine months.—J. G. A.

HOKOWHITU, Palmerston North (Rev. H. G. Copland,L.Th.).—Our sympathy goes out to the family of churchmember Len. Sands who died following a lengthy illness. Hisready friendship is missed by his fellow Bible Class mem-bers. The year closed on a note of "forwardness." Our aimof £1,000 by February was greatly assisted by the proceedsof the garden party's all-time high . . . £130 plus. For servicesduring the holiday period we are indebted to Messrs N.Hunt, N. Pallesen, R. Houghton, A. McKenna, C. Collins andG. Nuttal. We regret that Mr and Mrs Pallesen have trans-fered to Awapuni since moving into that neighbourhood. Weare pleased to welcome several new families on transfer toour fellowship. Congratulations go to Elizabeth Scott onpassing her School Certificate. An All-age Sunday School com-bined group has continued to meet throughout the holidays.Successful studies have been led by church members. TheB.W.M.U. have opened the year with a local missionary re-view covering the lives and work of seven missionaries fromPalmerston North.—R. A. McC.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—All-age S.S. and otherdepartments are again in full swing and we pray God'sblessing and guidance that no opportunities will be lost inbringing others to His Kingdom this coming year. Congratu-lations to Miss Shirley Howie and Mr R. Morrissey, MissRosemary Howie and Mr Ian Pyle on their recent engage-ments. Congratulations also to Mr David Voisey on attaininghis majority and successfully gaining his B.A. degree. Toseveral of our young people who were successful in recentexaminations our congratulations also. Mrs Rona Stevens ontransfer from the Tabernacle was warmly welcomed inDecember and we also welcome Mr and Mrs A. Rushbrook,Mr and Mrs Graveson and their families who have been wor-shipping with us. Miss Olwyn Kemp whom we claim as our


own missionary since her transfer from Orakei is happy inher duties in India after a very warm welcome back on themission field. Our prayers are with her.—N. R. IT.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte).—There is still a holiday feel-ing in the air, we are slowly returning to routine. MissEleanor Stewart has spent her vacation in Kaitaia. We are alllooking forward to the happy day in June, when she becomesa member of the northern tribe. It has been a delight to haveholidaymakers worhipping with us. Four of our folk jour-neyed to Kaikohe to say welcome to Mr Reddell and family.Eighteen present at our February women's meetings, four ofwhom were Baptist church members and four delightfulyoung Maori mothers who have no real church home. The re-maining ten women were interested friends. Please praywithout ceasing for these folk. The Taylor family from West-port have arrived and Caphey Jarnet also has joined the col-lege staff. They just cannot realise how much they are wantedhere. Our church car is still in the garage but our minister isably carrying out his work in a so-called "bomb."—D. V.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—As thisreport goes to press we are about to commence our CliffReay Crusade. In preparation, 40 of our members haveundertaken to visit 25 homes each, leaving a personal in-vitation and a copy of John's Gospel. In this way 1,000 homesaround our church will be contacted. We regret the death ofMr Kerr, senior. Mr and Mrs David Foster rejoice in thebirth of a daughter. Leon Chauval and Glenis Budge wererecently married, also Eileen Jenkins and David Golding.The latter couple will work on the B.T.I. caravan. AdrienneHartnell was presented by her parents in dedication also theLove family. Mr Barrie Green has been accepted for mission-ary training to study at the W.E.C. college in Tasmania fortwo years. On February 4, we had a youth tea when 30 teen-agers met and later paraded at a youth service several tak-ing part. Neville Hanham preached.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.).—It is goodto see our numbers on the increase again after the holidays.We thank all those who took services for us while Mr Couttswas on holiday. By the time this issue is printed our newchurch will have been opened. We look forward to what liesin store for us this year with the opportunities our new faci-lities will mean to the work. Preparations are well in handfor the mission to be held in March April by Rev. Lloyd

Crawford. On the past few Saturdays "working bees" havebeen held to tidy up the grounds for the opening and it hasbeen good to have so many men turn out for these. We wishevery blessing to Miss Daryl Freeman who enters B.T.I. thisyear. Heartiest congratulations to Miss Avril Parker who be-came engaged recently to Mr Alec Glen.—M. N.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston. LL.M., B.D.).—By the timethis report is in print all sections of church activities willagain be in full swing. A number of our folk journeyed toother parts on holiday but the attendances at services havebeen very gratifying as Sunday by Sunday many visitorsfrom our churches throughout New Zealand met with us. Itwas good to have their fellowship- We are grateful to thosewho took services during January while our minister wasaway. Our thanks are due to Rev. J. Cumming, Mr Brian Col-let, Mr A. Wyness of Wellington and Mr K. Wyness of Levinalso Rev. A. J. Jamieson of the Mission to Lepers. We look-forward with glad anticipation to the coming Crusade fromMarch 11 to 25 when Rev. Roland Hart will be with us. Wecovet your prayers that the spirit of God will work mightilyin this town and neighbourhood. Our congratulations to thoseof our young people who have had successes in School Certi-ficate and University Entrance examinations recently.—A. J.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—Ourthanks to Messrs Patterson, Wood, Buchnell, Blakemore,Armitage and Sutherland for taking services while ourminister was away on holiday. Congratulations to Miss EileenSutherland and Mr Ron Sharplin who recently announcedtheir engagement. We wish them the blessing of God. andfuture happiness. Pray especially this month for those on thefringe of our church life, for All-age Sunday School and forteachers needed. Give thanksgiving for what has been accom-plished. We extend sincere Christian sympathy to Mr J. G.Sutherland in the loss of his father.

MARTON BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP.—Annual generalmeeting. Election of officers: Chairman of Committee, Rev. P.G. C. Blackman; committee, male members of Fellowship;Secretary-Treasurer, C. A. F. Grundy; Delegates to CentralDistricts Association, Mr G. Auton. Miss G. Liversedge; Baptistreporter, Mrs Wilson. Two new families are meeting with usto swell the numbers. Congratulations on the birth of a daugh-ter to Mr and Mrs Priyean. At a baptismal service MrDon Pearson gave witness.—M. H. W.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—The various activitiesof our church are about to commence for 1962, and we look

forward to a year of blessing and usefulness under theministry of Mr and Mrs Boggis. We are glad to have Mr Bog-gis back in the pulpit after his sojourn in hospital, and out-thanks are due to Messrs G. Groombridge and H. Russell forconducting services during this time. The year commenced ona sad note when we farewelled our church treasurer. Mr D.Petrie, and family. Mr and Mrs Petrie have been connectedwith our church for many years and will be sadly missedfrom many departments of our church life. We wish themwell as they move to Rotorua. We warmly welcome MissWood and Mr Humphries who come to us from Oxford Ter-race Church to take up teaching positions at Wairarapa Col-lege. Mr Tony Teal has been appointed church treasurer. MrsLedingham, Mr and Mrs Bibby and Mr and Mrs Parsonsonhave been welcomed into membership.—B. D. P.

MELVILLE (Rev. P. Millichamp).—A big thank you tovisiting speakers over the holiday period. Happy to see sucha number of visitors at the services during this time. Wed-dings—Miss Barbara Miller of Tauranga to our minister, MrMillichamp and Miss Ethel Zimmerman to Mr John Butler.We pray God's richest blessings on these two young couplesas they set out on life's journey together. Regret Mr Willey'sname was omitted from the list of new deacons in the lastreport. We commend the ladies of the friendly hour on theirwonderful effort with the talent scheme. A cheque for £50 washanded over to the church at the end of last year, for build-ing extensions. Mr and Mrs Dickey are happy to welcomebaby Anne-Marie into their home. Mr Eames has been onthe sick list. We trust that he is much improved by now.—H. M. E.

MILFORD (Rev. S. Marlow, B.A.).—We welcomed Rev.and Mrs Cliff Reay who paid a return visit to our church,preaching both services. Mr David Henderson of the GospelFilm Service Trust is welcomed home and is holding specialservices for our young people during February. Somethingfor every child from eight years to teenage. We thank himfor this valuable service. The activities of the church are allunderway after the vacation, and we are interested to see theproperty next to the church taking shape under the able handof Mr Bacon, and his band of voluntary workers inprepara-tion for A.A.S.S. We congratulate Mr and Mrs Black on thebirth of a daughter. Mrs Esott, a great worker for the church,has passed to her reward, and our loving sympathy is withher daughter and family.—A. B. R.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI FELLOWSHIP.—We have greatlyenjoyed, and benefited by the ministry and visitations of MrGraeme Coad. He took over the work here during Collegevacation. Our prayers will follow him throughout his lastyear in College and on into his life of service as pastor. Ithas been arranged for Rev. F. Parry to serve as pastor hereduring March. April and May. For February he has arrangedfor speakers from Huntly and Hamilton. Mr Fletcher fromHuntly took the services on February 4. He gave veryheart-searching addresses. During the holiday season, wewere very pleased to have Christian fellowship with somany visitors from various parts.—E. S. J.

NAPIER (Minister-elect, Rev. T. Cadman).—Another year-has begun and we are looking forward to much blessing;already some departments have recommenced with much en-thusiasm. Welcome to the Antonsen family from Nelson.Best wishes to Valma Hulbert and Murray Bycroft on theirengagement. Also congratulations to Miss Sang and Dr Fraseron their recent marriage. Very happy to receive Miss LoisGerken and Mr Jack Gilbert into church membership afterwitnessing for their Lord through the waters of baptism.Thanks once again to our deacons and laymen for their finegospel messages. It is good to see so many visitors meetingwith us at this holiday season. Some of our young people hada time of much blessing when they attended the Y.F.C. house-party recently. Our prayers are with all our sick and agedfolk.—M. J. D.

NELSON (Rev. A. J. Heffernan).—Grand to see so manyholiday-makers attending the house of worship duringJanuary. Special thanks to those who served in our pulpitduring latter part of month when our minister and wife wereon holiday. Grateful to holidaying ministers who took ser-vices—Rev. L. W. Matthews (Pukekohe) brought us a chal-lenging morning message and Rev. G. Coombes (Opawa)who took an evening service when we were privileged tohave the pioneers of Girls' Life Brigade who were in trainingcamp present. Several girls made decisions for Christ. Folkfrom far and wide shared in fellowship and experiences atseveral successful Sunday night after-church hours. Churchattendances have been excellent at Stoke. On January 27 theStoke group held an afternoon retreat in Marsden Valley, avery heart searching message was given by Rev. L. W.Matthews. Home from hospital is Mr W. Keelty making goodrecovering. Farewelled Miss Leonie Thomson recently as shedeparted for Teachers' Training College. Christchurch.—M. E. C.

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NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—All-age Sun-day School mid all other branches of church work off to agood start after holidays. Thanks to Mr T. Pittams, a studentof Theological College, for his splendid messages and to allthose who helped during our minister's vacation. At an after-church hour we said bon voyage to Mr and Mrs Staff. Ogle.We are going to miss them in church work, butpray for their happiness and good health on their trip over-seas. We are delighted to have Sister Clare Gilbert with uswhile working with the Maori folk in the Taranaki district.It was good to see many past members worshipping with uswhile on holiday: Mr and Mrs Stuart Elliott and family, Mrand Mrs Ford from Taupo, Rev. and Mrs David Diprose andbaby Martin, Lyall Bay. We welcome to New Plymouth Mrand Mrs Fred McNickle and congratulate them and Mr andMrs Ray Tong on the birth of daughters. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Torckler on birth of a son. Best wishes to GraemeTrimm and Judith Goodwin recently married.—E. H.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—The Sun-day School anniversary services were held in November andwere enjoyed by scholars and parents alike. We wish tothank the Rev. Mr Neilson, who was guest speaker at themorning service, for his part in that day. A time of witnessand testimony was held on December 17, when Mr and MrsIrving, and Mr and Mrs Leigh were baptised at the morn-ing service. In the evening, following a Christmas theme,the choir sang a selection of Christmas carols. We extend ourcongratulations to Mr and Mrs Noel Crisp on the birth oftheir little son.—D. G.

NORTH MEMORIAL.—At a very well-attended function,our beloved minister and his wife and family were fare-welled and wished God's richest blessing on their pastorateat Avondale. His ministry over the last thirteen years hasbeen one of unfailing Christian teaching and sympathy. It iswith deepest regret we record the home call of Mrs Apple-ton. Dr and Mrs Rowlands brought their baby daughter fordedication. Our thanks to all who ably conducted the servicesduring our minister's vacation. Congratulations to Mr P. Phil-lips and Miss M. Murray on their engagement.—W. T.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—Speakers at Sundayservices during the holiday period were Mr D. Philip, Mr B.Richardson, Mr A. Benson and Rev. H. Hogarth. We rejoicewith Mr and Mrs Hopkins on the arrival of their third daugh-ter, Robyn Ann, also with Mr and Mrs E. Davies on the birthof Rosemary Joy. Congratulations to Mr Cyril Rosser onattaining his majority and to Mr A. Benson on graduatingfrom Bible Training Institute. A well attended kitchen even-ing was held in honour of Mr Alan Benson and Miss GraceMedland who were married recently. The Y.P.F. commencedtheir year's activities with a fishing trip on the Kaipara Har-bour. Young people's plans are progressing for a " m u s i c a l e "commencing in March under the leadership of Messrs B.Macready, Pat Bull and the "Keynotes ." Please pray that ouryoung people may gain a spiritual uplift.—F. M. D.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—Thanksto Revs. D. Edwards, Epsom; M. Bowden, Henderson; Riddell,Kaikohe; and our own Miss Daphne Brown for splendidaddresses during holidays. The new year has commenced wellwith increases at the mid-week meeting and on the teachingstaff. Our minister and his wife have now been with usthree years, and we thank God for their devoted and fruit-ful ministry during this time. Mrs I. Sklenars and EdwardEvans publicly confessed their faith by baptism recently.Edward and Phillip Priest are now at Hamilton Training Col-lege, we shall miss them. Messrs Woodhouse and Bain withill-health are constantly remembered in prayer. Received intomembership by transfer are Mrs Carter (Hamilton). MissesMackintosh and McNiel (Tauranga). Three excellent films ofthe Fact and Faith series shown outdoors as means of attrac-tion. We keenly anticipate the coming "School of Prayer"week, under the guidance of Rev. David Edwards.—A. B.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombes).—Once again for the newyear's activities for the furtherance of God's work at Opawahave commenced with the mid-week meetings for prayer andBible study, and other organisations including the All-ageSunday School. On Sunday evening. February 4. we wereprivileged to have the service broadcast from 3YA. Theaddress by the Rev. G. F. Coombes was taken from Mark 5:25-34; we sincerely pray that some who were tuned in, mayhave listened with receptive hearts to this most stirring andchallenging message. Recently our minister spent a week in aterritorial camp in the capacity of padre. He is deeply con-cerned with the lives of these young men. We would ask youto pray for them, that they might see and receive the trueway of living. To all of our sister churches we would prayGod's richest blessings for the coming year.

OXFORD TERRACE (Rev. Angus H. MacLeod, M.A., B.D.,M.Litt., Rev. R. M. Upton L.Th., Dip.R.E.).—During the pastfew weeks the ministry of Rev. G. Kingston-Smith has been

much appreciated and our prayerful interest will follow himand his wife as they commence their work at the Morning-ton Church. At the evening service on January 28, we werepleased to have Rev. C. D. Jones of our Maori Missionpreaching for us. We are also grateful to the soloists whohave contributed to our worship during January. There wasa good attendance of both men and women at the openingmeeting of the B.W.L. when the Rev. R. Sprackett spoke ofhis experiences in Hong Kong and showed films. There wasa large gathering of members and friends for the inductionof our new minister. Rev. Angus H. MacLeod, on Saturdayevening, February 3, conducted by Rev. L. A. North andassisted by Rev. T. R. Page. Following this service represen-tatives from various organisations of church and communityincluding the Mayor and Mayoress of Christchurch joinedwith members in giving Mr and Mrs MacLeod a warm wel-come to our church and city. Supper was dispensed at con-clusion.—R. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Vacant).—Marriages: JenniferReid to Dennis Elliott; Lorraine Logie to Mr Birch. Duringthe holiday season, all organisations with the exception of theweekly prayer meeting have been in recess. Mr and Mrs Fin-lay and family have been on holiday and thanks are due tothe following for filling the pulpit: Messrs Graham Houghton,Bruce Albiston, E. Smith, R. Tonson and N. Reynolds. Super-intendents, leaders and teachers of the All-age Sunday Schoolmet together to plan for the re-opening Sunday and discussgeneral matters affecting the Sunday School. There was anevening church parade of the N.Z. officers of the Boys'Brigade who were meeting in conference in the city. Mr andMrs Finlay, Judith, Carol, Christopher and David journey toAuckland on February 5. Robin remains in Palmerston North.There will be a public farewell on February 3. Our prayersgo with them in their new work at Blockhouse Bay.—M. M. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th.).—SundaySchool anniversary services were held on December 2, theRev. J. Ayson Clifford being guest speaker in the evening. Ona Wednesday evening in December the Maori EvangelicalFellowship combined with our church for the weekly prayermeeting which was conducted by Mr Tia Matiu and con-cluded with communion. It was a privilege to share togetherin this fellowship. On Sunday. Christmas Eve, Mr and MrsCollins brought their daughter and Mr and Mrs Ray Cooperand Mr and Mrs Davey their sons for dedication. Comingevents include a Bible Class weekend camp at Carey Park atwhich the speaker will be Pastor Bruce McCready of the Bap-tist City Mission. We enter upon the year's activities with theprayer that God will bless us in the tasks undertaken in Hisname.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—Christmas morning saw a large gathering of members andfriends at early morning worship. Mr and Mrs Graham Har-ris brought their little daughter Nicola for dedication, addingan even truer meaning to the theme of Christmas time andthe birth of our Lord. Ricebowl Appeal realised a generousresponse. A truckload of folk all in good voice travelled quitesome miles singing favourite carols on Christmas Eve. NewYear's Eve all who attended were again privileged to wit-ness another service of believers' baptism when a father anddaughter took this step. We entered 1962 with thankful heartsfor much blessing received. Sincere thanks to visitingspeakers over the last month, culminating in the visit ofRev. L. A. North with a vital message for young and old. Weare happy to welcome Mr and Mrs Salthouse back after theirholiday and look forward to another year of hopes fulfilled.—L. A. A.

PETONE (Dr. A. J. Taylor).—Our year's activities endedwith another baptismal service, two candidates witnessing totheir faith. Then on December 29 Mrs E. N. Goring passed toher reward after a long and trying illness. A full church forthe funeral service witnessed to the high regard in which shewas held, and to the expression of loving sympathy with MrGoring and Gwen. The service was led by Revs. L. A. Northand Alfred Fear, and our own pastor. We thank God forevery remembrance of her, for "the memory of the just isblessed." As arranged for during Dr Taylor's vacation, Rev.E. N. Goring has continued an inspiring ministry in ourchurch, with Gwen also serving at the organ, this provingthe victory of faith over every circumstance. Mr and MrsColin Dickson recently brought their infant daughter fordedication.—R. N.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—The ministerand manse family have returned after a pleasant holiday atThames. We are indebted to various friends who led servicesduring January. A church family camp was held at CareyPark over anniversary weekend. Rev. M. Bowden was theguest speaker. B.C. and S.S. re-opened on February 4. Addi-tions to staff were Misses D. Cayton, D. Colebourn and L. Lee.Mr Owen Miller has resumed teaching in junior school whileMiss Glennys Lee has been appointed a junior Bible Class

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loader. Mr David Marsh has entered the W.E.C. trainingSchool at Mount Eden. Best wishes to Miss Glennys Lee andMr Dennis Bridle upon their engagement. The church is pre-paring for the Rev. C. Reay Crusade, April 1 to 15.—L. W. W.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges)—Ourthanks to those who conducted services while Mr and MrsBridges were on holidays. Welcome to visitors throughout theholiday period. Especially pleased to have Miss Bailey fromAustralia worshipping with us for a month. We offer con-gratulations to those of our students who were successful inend-of-year examinations. Building extensions are progress-ing and we are looking forward to commencing All-age Sun-day School on March 25. At a Sunday morning service ayoung man witnessed for his Lord through the waters of bap-tism. Our congratulations to former members. Mr and MrsRoger Greening, on the birth of a daughter. We send lov-ing Christian greetings to those of our church fellowship whoare serving the Lord overseas. We pray that they may beconscious of His abiding presence as they seek to win lostsouls for the Master.—S. F. L.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—Towards theend of last year Mr Colin Holts was baptised and has sincebeen received into membership. Mr and Mrs Barton havecome to us on transfer from the Nelson Church thus addingto our membership and also the Sunday School staff. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs Colin Barker on the birth of adaughter, also to Rev. and Mrs John Thompson into whosehome has also come a baby daughter. We give thanks to allthose men who conducted our services while our minister hasbeen on holiday. Our Sunday School and Bible Classes re-commenced for 1962, and with all our staff positions full welook forward to a year when much will be done for our Lordamongst our young people. Mr Les. Cropp has been laid upfor a while and we pray that he will have a speedy recovery.—M. F.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—During January while mostpeople were on holiday, we combined with other churches inthe district. We were indeed sorry to say farewell to Mr BarryDenholm at a recent after-church social hour. We thank himsincerely for his inspiring messages and the cheerful mannerin which he carried out his duties. May God's blessing go withhim as he commences his final year at College. Congratulationsto Miss Joan Chisholm on her engagement and to Miss ElaineSharp on being accepted for Teachers' College. We are pleasedto hear Mr Vause is out of hospital and he will soon be restoredto full health. We were pleased to see Mr and Mrs Crozierhome for Mr Denholm's final service. We are looking forwardwith interest to hear of the numerous experiences and colour-ful slides of their trip. As the new year's work commences,we ask God's blessing for the year ahead.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Vacant).—We face a new year without theshepherding of a pastor, but not without that of the GreatShepherd, to whom we look for strength and guidance in thecoming days. We seek the prayers of God's people that Hiswill shall be accomplished for us. and in us. It was with sad-ness we said farewell to Mr and Mrs Whitten and family onJanuary 31, and realise that our loss is the gain of the ThamesChurch. We are grateful to the various preachers who haveministered to us the Bread of Life. Our need has also broughtus the privilege of having Dr E. M. Blaiklock preach at twoservices. All organisations have commenced and we look forgreat things to be done in the name of the Lord we love. Thenew building for A.A.S.S. is progressing.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—As the new year hascommenced, so have preparations for the Christian Life Cru-sade after Easter. We are grateful to all who so ably andwillingly took services during the minister's vacation, and tothose who helped by playing the organ. To our friendswho have been ill—Mrs Tootill, Mrs McCaughey, and MissM. White—we wish a speedy recovery. We congratulate MrsWallace on her 92nd birthday, and Mrs Halls on her 80th. andwish them God's blessing on the years still ahead.—S. D. R.

SANDRINGHAM, Auckland (Pastor R. L. Coop).—Theold year finished on a high note, culminating in the SundaySchool anniversary, a banquet for the two main social clubs,and especially the baptism of three of our congregation, Mrand Mrs J. Bryce and Philip Twyman. We thank God forthe blessings and opportunities of 1961. Speakers for the holi-day period were all drawn from our local congregation. Athree-day tramp for young men and led by our pastor in theWaitakere ranges on anniversary weekend was a great suc-cess. We are now prayerfully preparing for an Easter callcampaign, when we shall be striving to bring in those withchurch contacts.—G. N. B.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Foundation member,Mrs S. L. P. Rimmer, has been called " h o m e " in her 93rdyear. Funeral service filling church and hall evidenced her

and family's missionary interest. Prayerful remembrances. Mrand Mrs Keith Rimmer and all her family. Regret throughprinting break-down, December's report was omitted. MaryPorter and Maurice Mount wedded by Rev. A. F. Simpson.Gary Ohms' engagement announced; also, Barbara Cochranto Ian Ferguson: Ngaire Ford to Archie Murphy. Ron Ben-fell celebrated his 21st birthday—congratulations. Recall pas-tor's two recent sermons on " T h e Church"—challenging then,and not easily forgotten now: "First must come the 'PrayingChurch,' witnessing to His power, ere we can expect a 'Grow-ing Church:' " R e m e m b e r i n g those admonitions, may all con-tinue to pray for the man of God's choice for this pastorate,that His purposes for us may be fulfilled, and His Nameglorified, that while waiting we lose not past blessingsgained. Holiday church attendances remarkably good. Lov-ing prayers of Shackleton Road Church have been sent toGreymouth for Rev. A. F. Simpson's induction to his new-charge.—E. A. McN.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—During January weregret to have farewelled Mr and Mrs I. Nicholson andfamily. We wish them God's blessing in their new home inWainuiomata, Wellington. Our All-age Sunday School recom-menced on February 4. and the following Sunday a SundaySchool branch was commenced at Halswell. There was onebaptism at an evening service in January. Sympathy is ex-tended to the family of the late Mrs Pugh.—F. E. P.

STRATFORD.—On December 9. the youth club held anoutdoor-and-camp-fire evening and farewelled four mem-bers going elsewhere in the new year. Miss Barbara Hey andMr Brian Dillon to N.Z.B.T.I., Miss Julie Whalley, Kindergar-ten Training in Auckland, Miss Nola Worsley, PalmerstonNorth T.T.C. On December 10, Misses Nola Worsley and JillBevins were baptised during the evening service. On Decem-ber 16. we held the church family social. Attendances werearound 140 including several families which met for firsttime. Excellent programme catering for all age-groups includ-ing Santa and his two (male) fairies. On December 17, thefinal meetings of A.A.S.S. were held. Junior department prize-giving at morning service. Children's choir sang. Nativity playin evening, every child in Junior S.S. taking part. Adultchoir brought Christmas messages. Congratulations to ElaineGredig and Jill Bevins on passing first professional nursingexaminations. Pray for us as we prepare for a deeper lifecampaign in March with Rev. C. Boggis.—D. G. S.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—While our minister tookpart of his holiday, services were taken by Messrs R. Payne,A. Stockbridge, E. N. Roberts. K. Mai, R. Rowse, and Rev. E.W. Grigg, and prayer meetings by Messrs Grigg and Hamilton.Mr Albert Mai has been laid to rest since our last report. A"happy w e e k " held in a hall at Stokes Valley by Mr Griggduring the last week of the school holidays attracted 150 chil-dren, the largest attendance being 95 one morning. Severalchildren remained to hear how to give their hearts to Jesus.Two teenage boys rendered invaluable assistance every morn-ing. Assistance was also given on two different mornings byMrs E. W. Grigg and Miss Alison Grigg. We welcome to ourfellowship Mr and Mrs K. Smart from Greymouth. Visitorsto our services have included Dr and Mrs K. N. Grigg andfamily of Melbourne.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Pastor Barry Hibbert).—Holidays over onceagain, we welcome our pastor, his wife and Shelley, backafter their vacation, a touring holiday of both northern andsouthern parts of Auckland province. Our thanks to laymen,Mr Elie, Trevor Smith, Mr Whit, and Mr Brough, who filledthe vacant pulpit during the pastor's absence. Our best wishesand God's richest blessing on Mr and Mrs Brian Farvellwho were married on January 27, at St. Luke's Church, anda very warm welcome to our district to Carol. We also saybon voyage to Mr and Mrs Farvell senior and Mr and MrsSeagrave and family, who sail for England on February 28,returning God willing, about September. We are glad MrScott is home after being in Green Lane Hospital. May hehave a quick recovery. We welcome Mr and Mrs Lowery.may they find a real home amongst us. As this month westart off a fresh year on various activities of the church weask God for a special blessing on each one of them and theirleaders.—K. L. B.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. Frank A. Duncan).—Speakers at January services have been Messrs H. Russell, J.Miller and S. Jamieson. Sympathy is extended to Mr GeorgeBennett and family on the sudden passing of a loved wifeand mother. Mrs Mavis Berley has left to live in Fiji. Dedi-cation: Linda Margaret Martin.—H. L.

THAMES (Rev. H. Whitten)—We were privileged tohave a visit by Rev. and Mrs Hayes Lloyd at a week nightmeeting. Another night Mrs Lloyd spoke to the women of thechurch and Mrs Arnold sang two solos. Mr David Kimptonfilled in as student pastor during College vacation and we have


been glad of his services. Some members of Sunday Schooland Bible Classes performed a most effective Christmaspageant. From Christmas Sunday and on through January wecombined as usual with sister churches in the town. TheBoys' Brigade had a week's camp at the Chateau. During aDecember service Miss Ann Wood was honoured by the localGirls' Life Brigade for all her help in their work.—E. W.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—The Rimutaka Bap-tist Fellowship commenced weekly services on February 4.We praise the Lord for the opportunities of service for Himin this area. February 17 there will be a Fellowship dinnerat the Rimutaka property when Mr D. K. Nicholson (pastpresident of Baptist Unions will give the address, "PersonalWitness and Stewardship," our 1962 theme. Our gratefulthanks to Mr N. Smith (president Wellington Association) whotook the morning service while our pastor preached at Rimu-taka. It was a joy to hear Miss Judith McCallum and MrDavid Riches tell of their experiences at B.T.I. before leavingus for another year of Bible Study. The combined S.S. andchurch picnic will be held February 10 at the youth camp,Cloustonville. We are looking to Jesus with the prayer thatthis coming year may be rich in eternal fruits.—D. M.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. Noel Thompson).—Congratula-tions to Rev. Harold Pidwell and Miss Ruth Cullen on theirrecent marriage. Harold is an old boy of our church and weare all proud of him, and we pray that God will be verygracious to both Harold and Ruth as they work together inGeorgetown, Invercargill. Good to have Miss Beth Jamiesonworshipping with us again, after a spell in hospital. Mrs Hor-sley and Mrs Jones are both home from hospital, but are stillconfined to their homes. We thank all those speakers whofilled our pulpit while our minister and his family were ontheir holidays. Congratulations to all those who passed theirexaminations; 53 Nixon Street that was bought by the churchmembers to be used as an All-age Sunday School has beencompletely renovated, by a few faithful men. May God blessthe workers and the house so that it may be used for HisGlory.—L. M. R.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. Ewer Simpson).—Aswe stepped out into another year of worship and service ourminister gave us these words as a basis for all we would seekto be and do—"God is Lord and Christ is Victor." It was ajoy to welcome back after several years in Australia Mr andMrs Ken Coad and family. A large gathering, representing allour churches, met to farewell Rev. M. J. and Mrs Eade asonce again they turned their faces towards India. They haveboth done much to increase our knowledge of and prayerinterest in our field. John accompanied his parents, whilePatricia remains to commence university studies, and hasbeen "adopted" into our manse family. Congratulations toBarry Denholm on completing his L.Th. examinations at ourCollege. Our prayers are for our S.S. and B.C. leaders as theytake up the task of making Christ known amongst our youngpeople.—J. W. S.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—Over the Christmasperiod many holidaymakers have attended our Services. Alsoseveral visiting speakers including Rev. J. Pritchard of Auck-land and Rev. Mr Rushbrooke of New Plymouth. Our con-gratulations go to Mr and Mrs N. Finlay on the birth of adaughter; and our sympathy goes to Mr and Mrs P. McClayon the death of Mr McClay's father. During the holidaysseveral singsongs followed by supper held after church at themanse were enjoyed by all. We also farewelled after churchMr and Mrs Esselbrugge who leave us to go to Auckland fora year. We are sorry to lose two fine church workers,especially from the Sunday School.—J. P.

WHANGAPARAOA (Rev. Johnston Freeman).—The holi-day season brings many Baptists and their friends to our dis-trict, so that the capacity of our church has been taxed to itsutmost at our Sunday services. Every seat has been filled, too.at the Wednesday night film service which followed theprayer meeting. It is very heart-warming to have so manyvisitors worshipping with us. We rejoice that we can reportour first Baptism in the church—that of Dr and Mrs Walkerof Kaukapakapa, and that there have been several conver-sions. We also welcome Mr and Mrs Smedley who wererecently received as members. Our Sunday School anniversary-was held at the close of the year, and we have to thank MrHarvey Morgan for speaking at that service. We also have tothank Dr and Mrs R. J. Thompson for taking morning Ser-vice We were very pleased to welcome home Mr and MrsMalcolm Eade and family, on leave from the S.S.E. Mission.Mr Eade in speaking to the children one morning gave avery dramatic rendering of the story of the nativity in pidgin-English We sympathise with our oldest member Mrs War-ring, nearing 90, that through ill-health she is unable to attendour services.—B. J.

BAPTIST REPLY TO ROMEChrist's Undelegated Authority

By Josef NordenhaugGeneral Secretary, Baptist World Alliance

An article in the Vatican newspaper, L'OsservatoreRomano, commenting on the discussion of Christian unityat the recent assembly of the World Council of Churchesin New Delhi, states that "Christian unity can be realisedonly through a Catholic-type hierarchy presided over by aninfallible authority."

This candid restatement of the old Roman Catholic posi-tion on infallibility calls for an equally candid statement bythose of us who have " a n acute and vivid consciousness ofthe sovereignty of Christ, accompanied by a steadfast deter-mination to secure the complete and consistent recognitionof His personal, direct and undelegated authority over thesouls of men."*

There is no evidence in the New Testament that Jesusenvisioned a hierarchy presided over by an infallibleauthority. The authority of the church set forth in the six-teenth and eighteenth chapters of the Gospel of Matthewflows not from flesh and blood, but from God (16: 18), andfrom the presence of Christ among his disciples (18: 20).Christ promised that after his departure the Holy Spiritwould be his advocate on earth to instruct and guide his fol-lowers into all the truth (John 14: 16; 16: 13).

Many of our friends in the Roman Catholic Church willsay that individual freedom of interpretation leads to frag-mentation of the Christian forces and competition betweengroups which believe they have the final truth. This is ad-mittedly a danger. We deplore just as deeply the tendencyof men to assume infallibility within the free churches aswithin the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the abuse of freedomis not reason for giving it up. It requires Christian humilityand a deep sense of personal responsibility to claim the libertywherewith Christ has made us free (Gal. 5: 13-16).

In decrying the tendencies to fragmentation we should notoverlook the growing sense of cohesion among those who holdthat personal faith is the prerequisite for church membership.Despite differences and the absence of central ecclesiasticalauthority they march together in world-wide missionary,evangelistic and benevolent endeavours with a sense of devo-tion and holy urgency which is borne, we believe, by thepower of the Holy Spirit.

Faith in Jesus Christ must always be personal, but it isnever private. Our relation to Christ, the head of the church,involves us in specific relations with our fellow believers, ourneighbours, and all the world. Personal Christian faith carrieswith it solemn responsibilities for the welfare of our fellow-men.

The doctrine of direct personal access to God in Christmay harbour a certain danger of individualism, but we be-lieve the danger in an authoritarian ecclesiastical institutionis greater. History bears ample testimony concerning thehorrors accompanying the attempts to coerce people to con-form to official doctrines. Uncountable thousands of" h e r e t i c s " were tortured, drowned, and burned at the stakebecause an authoritarian church arrogated infallibility.

We do not believe that Christ ever delegated his power toa "hierarchy presided over by an infallible authority." Webelieve that the authority is still in the hands of Him whosaid: "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth"(Matt. 28: 12).

* From an address by J. D. Freeman at the First BaptistWorld Congress, London, 1905.

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"THE BRIDGE BUILDERS"Benezet is the patron saint of bridge-

builders. And thereby hangs a tale.Benezet was a shepherd boy who looked

after his mother's sheep in the country nearthe swift waters of the river Rhone. Each yearthe river claimed its victims. Each time heheard of another person being drownedBenezet felt the call to do something toprevent this loss of life.

One day when the Bishop was preach-ing in the church at Avignon the sermon wasinterrupted by a shepherd lad. The lad hadentered the church unnoticed but he did notremain unnoticed for long. He suddenlybegan to run down the aisle. The bishopstopped and stared at this youth who,waving his arms, was speaking to thepeople on either side.

Benezet, for he was the shepherd lad,was saying that God had sent him to builda bridge over the Rhone. The people mur-mured at this interruption of their worship.The good bishop openly doubted this mes-sage from God. The shepherd lad insistedGod had spoken to him.

The bishop said he would believe thelad if he would move a certain large rock tothe place where the bridge was to be built.The lad eagerly accepted the challenge.Accompanied by the bishop and the peoplehe went to the place where the huge rockhad stood for centuries. He knelt down topray. He rose from his prayers and lifted therock as easily as if it had been no heavierthan a small one.

This amazing exhibition of strengthconvinced the bishop. He fell at the feet ofthe lad. "A miracle it is—God's miracle"cried the bishop. When the people recoveredfrom their astonishment they brought theirsubscriptions to buy materials for the bridge.

The bridge took ten years to build.Benezet died four years before it wascompleted in 1187.

The legend apart, Benezet lives in thestory of the church in France as the leader ofthe French Brotherhood of Bridge Builders.Four of the arches of the bridge he built overthe Rhone can still be seen near Avignon

in the South of France. April 14 is allotted himin the canonical calendar.

LONDON BRIDGEWhile Benezet was designing his bridge,

another monk was making similar plans inEngland. Peter Colechurch was thrilling hisfellows with his design for a masonry archbridge to span the Thames. From earliesttimes wooden bridges had been used. Theproject to build a masonry arch bridgecaptured the imagination and enthusiasm ofEnglishmen.

A campaign for funds was launched.Subscriptions rolled in from every quarter.The wealthy townsmen joined the merchantsin providing money for the bridge. Outsidethe city of London, people desired to sharein this great enterprise and sent in donations.

The bridge was built. It was not abeautiful structure like that over the Rhone,but it carried the traffic of London for sixcenturies. In that time England developed itsgreat overseas trade. Those six centuriessaw England move from a medieval state toone of the world's leading nations.

Like his colleague Benezet, Peter Cole-church did not live to see his bridge com-pleted. It was begun in 1176 and finished in1209. Peter Colechurch died in 1205. Forcenturies his tomb was venerated in thechapel built on the bridge.

THE LIST

The chapel, on the east side of the centralpier, also had another interesting feature. Onits wall hung a list of all those who hadcontributed towards building the bridge. TheKing's name was there. The Archbishop ofLondon's name was there for he had contri-buted personally one thousand marks. But itwas the peasants' names I should like to haveseen. Their names were also inscribed ascontributors to the building of the bridge.

And what about the bridge we arebuilding for God in India and Pakistan? Willyour name be enrolled as one who contri-buted both money and prayer during theweek of Prayer and Self-denial?

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ONE MOMENT PLEASEThe first event this month is EASTER. It is the

Cross that brings us salvation. Hope comes throughthe Resurrection. The Cross and the Resurrection arethe one act of God by which we are redeemed. Forour young people Easter means the Bible Classcamps.

On ANZAC DAY the nation will remember thosewho died in the Wars. We can honour our deadwithout glorifying war. A nuclear war could spellthe end of all life. Those scientists who know mostof these matters tremble in their shoes lest someinsane politician launch such a disaster. TheChristian church must keep saying the nationsshould settle their disputes without recourse to war.

The end of this month brings the WEEK OFPRAYER and SELF-DENIAL. Our prayers, our thoughtsand our giving will be dominated by the work beingdone by God through our missionaries in India andPakistan. The theme for the week is "build bridges."

Now read the " S p a r k s " that follow,

GOD'S BLESSINGGod's blessing on the architects who builtThe Bridges o'er swift rivers and abysses,Before impassable to human feet,No less than on the builders of cathedrals,Whose massive walls are bridges thrown acrossThe dark and terrible abyss of Death.Well has the name of Pontifex been givenUnto the Church's head, as the chief builderAnd Architect of the invisible bridgeThat leads from earth to heaven.Thus Longfellow in the "Golden Legend". We

can sing the praise of the architect of bridges withoutendorsing his words about the Pope. The One whobuilt the bridge was Christ. His Cross is the bridgeacross the impassable gulf of sin.

The bridge has been built. All that anyone hasto do, is cross it by faith.

THE IDES OF MAYIn earliest times rivers were regarded as frontiers.

Each land had its own god and each god hadcontrol of half the river. T. S. Eliot catches the moodwhen he writes in "The Dry Salvages":

"I do not know much about Gods—but I thinkthat the river

Is a strong brown God . . . sullen, untamed, andintractable.

Patient to some degree, at first recognised as afrontier;

Useful, untrustworthy as a conveyor of commerce;Then only a problem confronting the builder of

bridges."A bridge across the frontier was believed to

offend the gods whose frontiers had been breached.

To placate the offended deity ancient religionsdevised interesting rites.

The Romans performed annually on the Ides ofMay a very ancient ceremony. A procession ofpontifices, praetors and vestal virgins marched to thePons Siblicius. On the way they went to 24 chapelsand carried away from them 24 effigies, made ofbulrushes and stuffed to represent old men boundhand and foot. The priestess of Jupiter was present,not garbed in her usual attire of a bride but dressedin mourning. To the accompaniment of the chantingof appropriate hymns, the images were lifted by thevestal virgins and thrown over the parapet of thebridge into the river.

Roman antiquarians are divided in theirexplanations of this strange custom. Some regard itas a relic of those days when human sacrifices wereoffered at the building of bridges.

In one sense no bridge is ever built without somesacrifice. Certainly the "invisible bridge from earthto h e a v e n " cost the life of the Son of God.OVER TO THE CHURCH

Religious rites gave the bridges a certain sanctityin the common mind. The priests performed thereligious rites and became the custodians of thebridges.

The priestly cast was often the repository ofscientific Knowledge. Public works requiring mathe-matical and engineering skill were nearly alwaysthe product of priestly brains. The original pontiffwas a kind of engineer-theologian.

After the sacking of Rome the church took thebridges into her keeping.

The twelfth century saw the creation ofa special order of friars, "the Freres Pontifes"or "Brothers of the Bridges". They erectedhostels at the bridges, maintained the bridges andcared for the pilgrims who fell sick. It was about thistime also that the title "Pont i f f " was reserved for thePope "sitting in the Vatican and overlooking the spotwhere the Pons Siblicius once stood ".

There is a certain fitness about the Church beingregarded as responsible for bridges that unite people.Every preacher is a bridge builder. His task is tobring people together. Every Christian should buildhis bridge and win his brother.THE WORK OF THE DEVIL

When men ceased to believe in river gods theysaid it was the devil who opposed building bridges.There are some delightful stories of how shrewd menoutwitted the devil at the opening of bridges.

In this " S p a r k " however we wish to emphasisethat the divisive spirit is of the devil. Genesis, chapterthree, shows the devil at work dividing man fromGod. Genesis four shows the devil at work dividingman from his brother and causing the first murder.

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It should be quite clear that those who spreaddivision are agents of the devil. Only the devil ispleased when man is separated from his brother andfrom his God. Only the devil is pleased whenChristians are divided from their fellow believers. Theservants of Christ preach the gospel of reconciliation.

THE BERLIN WALLWhere there are no rivers to divide neighbours

men can build walls to separate them from theirfellowmen. The Berlin wall is the latest example.

But let us not throw too many stones at the EastBerliners. Most walls are built of prejudice,ignorance and suspicion. There is also a strangesurvival of racial memories that sometimes erects abarrier between people. All these walls are invisiblebut they are very real.

Unhappily some of these walls are found amongChristian people. But that is nothing new. Paul knewit and spoke about it. In his letter to the EphesiansPaul works out some of the implications of the Cross.The Cross, he says, not only reconciles man to Godbut man to his brother. Those who were strangerswere now fellow citizens and fellow members of thehousehold of God. This is an essential part ofthe Easter message. It is also an essential part of thework committed to the missionary forces of theChristian Church.

A DIFFERENT WORLDThose of us who went to school in the earlier

part of this century were told the East never changes.The West was the symbol of progress; the East thevery epitome of stagnation.

One Scottish preacher has a sermon on Psalm76, verses 6-7: "for neither from the East, nor fromthe West, nor yet from the South, cometh lifting up.But God is the judge". In his fanciful treatment of theEast he quotes the verse; "

"The East bowed low before the blast,In patient deep disdain;She let the legions thunder past,And plunged in thought again."The amazing developments in India, Pakistan,

China and Africa have made that verse out of date.The Colombo Plan students who attend our UniversityColleges in search of scientific and technologicalknowledge are all the evidence we need of theamazing change that has come in our lifetime. Thesegreat events should be welcomed by all Christians.The missionary programme has always been educa-tional as well as evangelistic.

TSHIMBAMBA MARCELThe World Health Organisation has made avail-

able details about the first Congolese doctor. In trueCongolese style he signs his surname first and his firstname second!

Tshimbamba Marcel was born in 1931 in a smallvillage in Kasai province. His father was a povertystricken cultivator whose family often went hungry.There were six children and Marcel was the onlyone to receive any education. He did not begin schooluntil he was 10 years of age.

The over-riding factor in his early life was hunger.Sometimes he was so hungry that he could not go toschool. In 1945 he finished his primary education and

went to a Roman Catholic residential school. Fromthere he went to train as medical assistant before hissecondary education was completed. At the end ofhis second year of training to be a medical assistanthe was given one of the five places available tomedical students in the new university at Lovaniumin the Congo.

Three of Marcel's comrades failed to stay thecourse. In July 1961, Marcel managed to pass his finalsand can now sign himself Dr Marcel Tshimbamba.He is now Commissioner-General of Health.

It is hoped by 1965 to have 18 Congolese qualifiedfor the Congo.

MONEY IN SMOKESThe "Lancet" in its issue of October 28, 1961,

reported the efforts of Mr Francis Noel-Baker to raisein the House of Commons the question of theadvertising campaign of the tobacco manufacturers.It seems that the manufacturers are simply concernedwith profits. They have geared their advertisingprogramme to the younger generation.

To quote the "Lancet": As long ago as 1957,the Medical Research Council had stated that therisk for heavy smokers of cigarettes of developingcancer of the lung was nearly 40 times that for non-smokers . . . Despite these 10-year-old warnings arecent survey in a county borough near Londonshowed that over a quarter of grammar school boysand over a third of secondary school boys weresmokers by the time they were 15, and were smokingover five cigarettes a week, and often more.

The two main selling companies held betweenthem 92.7% of the trade in tobacco and cigarettes.It was estimated over £20 million a year was beingspent on advertising tobacco in one form or another.The appeal to the younger generation was based onsnobbery, sex and vanity.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board ofTrade doubted the value of much of this advertising.In his view the problem should be tackled not byprohibiting advertising but by the power of example.Parents, teachers and all those in daily contact withyoung people know the dangers and should warnyoung people. He hoped the debate would serve toremind people that "the most reasonable explanationof the great increase in cancer of the lung was thesmoking of tobacco, particularly in the form ofcigarettes."

We have no grounds for thinking the position isany better in New Zealand. In some areas it wouldseem there is much more smoking among studentsof the secondary schools.

The Medical Council has said plainly there is anestablished link between smoking and cancer of thelung. This should be enough to remind Bible Classleaders, deacons and ministers and parents of theirresponsibilities in this matter.

TO SIGN OFF: The Newsweek of December 12,1955, carried this piece of information, "TheCalifornian was passing only ten miles away from thesinking Titanic, but a friend of its wireless operatorwas playing with the set, and heard no messages."One thousand five hundred and two lives were lostas the "unsinkable" steamer went down. Are you"in tune" spiritually? Heard the message?



4 -1,2 THESSALONIANSFACTS ABOUT THESSALONIANS

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTENPERSONS TO WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

Our study of Thessalonians has been put alongside theBook of Acts, because reading the epistles alone is likeoverhearing half of a telephone conversation. We want toknow what situation Paul is addressing, what questions heis answering, what is going on at Thessalonika at the otherend of the wire. The town of Thessalonika and what hadhappened on Paul's visit there is described in Acts 17: 1-15,and the town of Corinth, from which Paul writes, in Acts18: 1-12. A comparison of these passages with Thessaloniansgives us the information set out above. 1 Th. 3: 6 tellsus Timothy had just joined Paul, Acts 18: 5, that this wasin Corinth, and Acts 18: 12, that the date was 51 A.D., forwe know from an inscription that this was the year ofGallio's office in Corinth.

OUT ON BAILWhich missionary journey of Paul was this? On looking

back in Acts we find that it was the second, which had begunin Acts 15: 36. It was the one on which Paul respondedto "the Macedonian c a l l " (Acts 16: 9), and came to Greece.Philippi and Thessalonika were the chief cities of Macedonia.Paul's first journey (Acts 13: 1 ff) had been on the AsiaMinor mainland and Cyprus, and no letters from it survive.Paul himself had been introduced in the Book of Acts inchapter 9, where our readings begin. It is possible thathe had written earlier letters than Thessalonians (cf. 2 Th.3: 17)—some think that Galatians was written after theJerusalem Council of Acts 15—but if Thessalonians werethe first letters, a reason for Paul's innovation in this caseis to hand in the fact that bail had been taken of Jasonthat Paul should not return (Acts 17: 9). Paul says thatthis was the work of Satan (1 Th. 2: 18), but Satan over-reached himself, because it was Paul's inability to returnthat forced him to resort to letter-writing and gave us ourfirst epistles!

Why were the authorities in Thessalonika suspicious ofPaul? They complained that he preached another king thanCaesar—one Jesus (Acts 17: 7). This has a delightfullyreminiscent ring, for Thessalonika was one of the cities whichhad supported "another king than C a e s a r " in the RomanCivil War and had had to turn " a b o u t f a c e " when Caesarousted his rivals. Thessalonika was sensitive to aspersionson her loyalty to Caesar. Paul's mesage had emphasisedthe imperialism of Jesus (1 Th. 1: 9-10)—not only His deathand resurrection (4: 14), but His coming again—(every chap-ter—I: 10, 2: 19, 3: 13, 4: 16, 5: 2; 2 Th. 1: 10, 2:1, 3:5).The problems of the church at Thessalonika Paul addressesarose out of distortions of this teaching and the fact of hisprolonged absence.

THREE PROBLEMSPaul's first task is to assure the church that his af-

fection for them was in no way diminished despite his nothaving returned (Chs. 1-3). As gently as a nurse (2: 7) andas firmly as a father (2: 11) he had tended them, and thiswas still his attitude. Three problems that had been reportedto him, however, gave him concern. The first was the moralproblem of lives that were not wholly pure from sexualirregularities (4: 1-7). The will of their God, unlike thatof the Greek gods, was Sanctification not uncleanness (4: 3).

If Jesus is king, they should walk worthy of His kingdomand glory (2: 12). The next problem was a social andeconomic one. Some were acting in an unbrotherly mannertoward one another (4: 9-12). The finances of the townat this time were not good—some have described it as aperiod of depression—and the members of the church as faras we can tell were not wealthy (Phil. 4: 16). It was there-fore a strain on the fellowship that some should be idle andnot work. Paul himself had set the example by workinghimself (2: 9; 2 Th. 3: 7-9), and laid it down that " h e thatwould not work should not e a t " (2 Th. 3: 10). At the sametime he advised a proper submission to authority on thepart of the disorderly (2 Th. 3: 6, 11 ff), particularly tothat of spiritual leaders (1 Th. 5: 12 ff).

Possibly it was the third problem—the theological one ofthe Second Coming—that had unsettled the church and ledmembers to give up their jobs. Nowhere in the New Testa-ment is this doctrine so stressed as in these epistles. Paul'sfirst word is to those who have lost loved ones, and sorrowbecause their death had deprived them of a share in theSecond Advent (1 Th. 4: 14-18). They are in no way ata disadvantage, says Paul. Unlike the unsaved, for whomthere is no hope, they " s l e e p " in Christ—a different wordfrom the death Jesus suffered, and defined by Acts 7: 55-60as not "soul-sleep," but immediate entrance into bliss inthe presence of Christ. Their state is not yet, however, com-plete, for the body has yet to be raised. They will comewith Christ, when He returns, to receive this resurrectionbody from the graves (4: 14-17), and to meet in the air thetransformed living, so that altogether may be "forever withthe Lord." This coming will be sudden, but it will notnecessarily be soon, for Paul bids them watch (1 Th. 5: 1-10).

A SECOND LETTERThis lesson was apparently not sufficiently learned from

the first letter, and a second had to be written to dealexplicitly with it. Christ's Second Coming will result in asudden judgment on the unsaved (2 Th. 1), but " s u d d e ndoes not mean soon," because the events of chapter 2must first take place. Just how this chapter is to be inter-preted is another question! If " h e that restraineth" (2: 6)was the Roman Empire, the charge that the Christians spokeagainst the empire was singularly ill-founded. John 18: 36might have been quoted with effect, for it is not only withActs, but also with the Gospels, that our epistles interlock.When we remember that the first Gospel, Mark, was notwritten until c. 65 A.D. and that Thessalonians was writtenin 51 A.D., these epistles are seen to be a valuable spanin the bridge back to the historic Jesus—a span that takesus a third of the distance. It becomes important to ask,whether the great doctrines of the faith were believed by thechurch this far back, and we find that they were—the deityof Christ (1: 10, 3: 11), the saving work of the Cross (5:9-10), the resurrection (1: 10, 4:14), the Trinity (2 Th. 2:13-14). What other references to these doctrines can youfind? This teaching was held by a distant Gentile church,within only 20 years of the events themselves, and it is in this


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PaulCorinth (1 Th. 3: 6; Acts 18: 5)Thessalonian Church—Jews and Greeks (Acts 17: 4)51 A.D. (Acts 18: 12)To assure of Paul's continued concern and to deal with

problems, especially the Second Coming.

General Secretary's NotesWarm welcome home to Rev. and

Mrs B. N. Eade. They are concluding35 years of missionary service and wegive thanks for their spirit, for all thatGod has enabled them to do and for allthe influence of their word and theirexample. Mr and Mrs Eade arrived inAuckland on the "Oriana" on March 7.

After visiting their daughters, Mrs Barrie Hibbert atTamaki, and Mrs Gordon Hambly at Otumoetai, Tauranga,they will be settling into a house in Feilding which isbeing provided for their accommodation.

Rev. and Mrs M. J. Eade and John have arrived safelyat Agartala and Miss Olwyn Gaze at Brahmanbaria. Thenext to come on furlough are Rev. Stuart Avery and MissJoy Smith. It is good to know that Mrs Avery is makinga good recovery in the health-giving climate of Nelson.

Self-denial Week, April 29 to May 6, presents once morethe challenge of our work in Tripura and East Pakistanand here in New Zealand. In faith, the Assembly adopteda considerably larger missionary budget than ever be-fore. We believe it will be met if we are faithful in prayerand sacrificial in giving. In this day of opportunity onthe mission field, we dare not fail through lack of faith,prayer or dedication.

B.W.A. Relief Fund: I shall be glad if church treasurerswill let me have as soon as possible the church offeringsfor the B.W.A. Relief Fund. Our giving this year is againto be devoted to famine relief in Tripura.

Anonymous gifts of £3 to the Board of Evangelism and£2 to the B.W.A. Relief Fund are gratefully acknowledged.

The College Principal conducted the church service ofthe Grocers' Federation Conference held at Wairakei onSunday, February 11. For his sermon he took as histext, "Doth Job serve God for naught?"

George H. Ivory: With the passing of Mr George H.Ivory, there has been removed from our ranks one of themost lovable and enthusiastic personalities we have known.For a number of years he served on the Union Council, onthe Finance Committee and other committees. But hewill be remembered best for his outstanding service assecretary of the Wellington Central Baptist Church.

The Legion of Donors is warmly commended to allour people. It provides a method by which a great com-pany of Baptists throughout the country can have a prac-tical share in the establishing and strengthening of youngchurches. It is a family effort in which we hope that manywill join.


A Hymn Book For Our Times

THE NEW BAPTIST HYMN BOOKSince the eighteenth century a succession of hymn books

have been in use in Baptist Churches. The one that isfamiliar to us is the Baptist Church Hymnal, produced atthe beginning of this century and revised in the Hymnal of1933, the book that is in general use in our churches. TheRevised Hymnal has meant much to us, but we have beenincreasingly aware of its deficiencies. Every generationneeds a book of its own.

In 1954 the Psalms and Hymns Trust decided on theproduction of, not merely another revised hymnal, but acompletely new book. The treasures of the past have beenpreserved, but to them have been added hymns by writersof our own times. The same is true of the tunes. Inmany cases the familiar and universally accepted oneshave been retained; but new and less familiar tunes havebeen added. The overall result is a greatly enriched col-lection of both hymns and tunes.

The new book has some interesting features. There isa great improvement in classification and order. Hymnshave been arranged alphabetically in each section. A speciallist suggests hymns suitable for evangelistic services, andthere is a welcome increase in the number of such hymns.There is also a special list of hymns suitable for youngpeople. Careful attention has been paid to the pitch of the

attestation, that part of the importance of these, our oldestNew Tesament books, lies.

THE MONTH'S READINGS1st week: Acts 9-15—Paul, Peter and First Journey.2nd week: Acts 16-23—Second and Third Journey.3rd week: Acts 24-28—Caesarea and Rome. 1 Th. 1-3—

Paul and Thessalonika.4th week: 1 Th. 4-2, Th. 3—Problems of the Second Coming.

ABBREVIATIONS: ff., following verses also; cf., compare;c. approximately.

tunes to ensure that they are within reasonable range forcongregational singing. The comparatively modern prac-tice of singing " A m e n " after each hymn is not favoured.(The omission can be a vast improvement on the long-drawn-out and meaningless "Amens" that are usually sung.)

Following the hymns are 69 psalms and canticles, withdirections for chanting. A valuable innovation is the in-clusion of 38 Scripture passages suitable for responsivereadings. This has been done in the interests of greatercongregational participation. It is good to note that theprint in the small hymn book is a larger type than in ourpresent book.

It was a thrilling experience to go through the book forthe first time, discovering the new hymns that had beenintroduced and the new tunes that will offer such oppor-tunity, not only to congregations, but also to choirs. Thereis a store of good music here which many a choirmasterwill welcome. The committee responsible for selection haveput us all in their debt for the thoroughness of their workand for the result achieved.

It is to be hoped that the new Baptist Hymn Book willbe adopted by all our churches as they are aisle to purchaseit. With the wealth and variety of good hymns provided,there should be no occasion to turn to other hymnals forour various types of services.

The new Baptist Church Hymn Book can now be ordered.The publishers are The Psalms and Hymns Trust. Thesole distributors are The Carey Kingsgate Press, Ltd., 6Southampton Row, London, W.C. 1, for whom our BaptistBook Centres at 87 Cuba Street, Wellington, and 8 Mt.Eden Road, Auckland, C. 3, are the New Zealand agents.


I love all that thou lovest.Spirit of Delight!

The fresh Earth in new leaves dressedAnd the starry night;

Autumn evening, and the mornWhen the golden mists are born.

P. B. Shelley.85N.Z. BAPTIST—APRIL. 1962.

PRESIDENTIAL JOTTINGS:Presidential journeyings have been of the most inspiring nature as I have visited

Church, for dedication, and inspirational services.

The new church in the fast growing Te Awamutu town, is a lovely building and shouldmeet the needs of future expansion. . . . I was privileged to speak to the College staff,board members, and students at the opening Communion service. What tremendousspiritual potential in these lives dedicated to the Gospel of Christ. . . . Visits took me tochurches old and new, but all showed the same spirit. Vision, faithfulness, outreachwere the features of Glendowie, Valley Road, Grey Lynn, Ponsonby, Birkdale, Hillcrest,Henderson and Te Atatu. Tremendous possibilities are before us in many of these newerareas. Certainly the launching of the Legion of Donors is not too soon. We have a greatfuture before us. . . . I was particularly interested in the new development of the Auck-land Baptist City Mission. There is a new spirit in the Fellowship at Mt Eden, and theacquiring of a hostel for men, as a means of rehabilitating the unfortunate and needyseemed to me to be a most progressive decision. Bruce McCready, a veritable ball ofenergy, is giving remarkable leadership in this new venture. . . . The presidential officecarries responsibilities, but the privileges are greater. To sense the spirit of our people,to be in their worship, to share with them in the things of Christ, is a priceless privilege.

EASTER MEMORIESLike Christmas, Easter is redolent with memories. I spent

Easter in America a few years ago. My memories are ofexcitement, church bells, large gatherings and the fashion-able clothes of a new spring season, with no accent on Easter.That is a sad memory. But ours surely must be different.The special emphasis in class and pulpit on the death ofChrist, His resurrection, and the ringing note of certainty."I am the Resurrection and the Life," saith the Lord; " h ethat believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live,and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die."Easter camps—lads and lasses seeking Christ—answering thechallenge of dedication. Precious memories indeed.

But memories are not enough. We cannot live onmemories. We do live by that which is alive and realfor us now. That leads us to the mirace of Easter Day.The memory of the Resurrection declares that Someone isalive, and He is; the ever present and exalted Christ. Eastertalks to me of a life lived, and a life given and a liferaised. It brings me to a wonderful awareness of Christ.Easter also talks to me of a life to be lived —my life—and a Person to be known. Paul felt this and expressed itin his prayer " t h a t I might know Him and the power ofHis Resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings."

May Easter, 1962, bring us all a little closer to Him, theRisen Christ, deepening our dedication, firing our spirits,and enriching our service.

BAPTIST WOMEN'S LEAGUE"Prayer . . . Fellowship . . . Service"

Reports from many districts of increased attendances atBaptist Women's World Day of Prayer give cause for re-joicing. Southland's attendance increased from 18 theprevious year to 78. One of our newly-affiliated groups metfor prayer at 6 a.m.—20 present. Offerings for WorldRelief amounted to £116.

Canterbury commenced new year's programme with rallyon January 30; they are busy making layettes for Hong Kong.

Gore ladies are at present working on baby clothes forKorean children.

Wanganui East Baptist Ladies' Club carried out an ex-tensive programme in 1961 which included the raising offunds for All Age Sunday School.

Auckland have accepted responsibility for Dominionexecutive for 1963-64. Welcome to Feilding "Good Com-pan ions" who have recently affiliated with the league.

Remember Miss Isobel Lane as she commences herdeaconess training.

A VENTURE IN EVANGELISMThe Protestant Churches of Tokoroa are united in a

unique adventure in evangelism from April 8 to 15 next.Each of the churches (viz., Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist,Methodist, Pacific Islanders' Congregational, and BrethrenAssembly) will be holding mission services during this period.And it is confidently hoped that by this effort Tokoroa willbe stirred from centre to circumference, and that our totalpopulation will be presented with the Gospel and the claimsof our Saviour.

In preparation for these simultaneous missions, unitedprayer services are being held. For some time now a numberof dedicated people have been meeting for prayer twiceweekly at 6.30 a.m. in the local Presbyterian Church. Com-mencing next week the usual mid-week services in thechurches will be combined, and the united congregations willbe meditating on the theme " T h e Seven Words from theCross." Door-to-door visitation by inter-denominationalteams will be engaged in; while suitable literature designedto inform the people of the message of the missions will bedistributed.

The Rev. Foster Sherburd, of our Papatoetoe BaptistChurch, will be the missioner in our Tokoroa Baptist Church.The films, "I Beheld His Glory," "The Heart is a Rebel,"and "Shadow of the Boomerang" will be featured. Themost gifted of preachers and the most adequate of prepara-tions are doomed to failure unless backed by the whole-hearted, sacrificial prayers of God's people. We thereforeinvite you to join us in earnest prayer that God will grantus and our sister churches revival blessing.

BAPTIST VISITS POPE

A Religious News Service report contains word of anhistoric meeting, the first between the head of the RomanCatholic Church and a leader of the Southern Baptist Con-vention, Mr Brooks Hays, former President of the SouthernBaptist Convention, visited the Pope recently and was pre-sented to him by Msgr Luigi Ligutti, a longtime friend ofMr Hays and a Vatican official.

Mr Hays said the Pope told him, "We are brothers inChrist" and Mr Hays responded by saying that it was aprivilege to greet Pope John as a "fellow Christian."

As Deputy Special Assistant to U.S. President Kennedyfor Foreign Policy and International Trade, Mr Hays visitedthe Vatican as he concluded a five-nation tour for the U.S.Government. Mr Hays emphasised that his visit to thePope was in the capacity of a Baptist layman. The SouthernBaptist leader also toured the papal summer residence andconferred with officials of the Papal Secretariat For Pro-moting Christian Unity.

N.Z BAPTIST—APRIL, 1962.86

Rev. Clifford Reay.


"Evangelism is a Harvest," says Dr BillyGraham. If this is true then our churches mustmobilise all the Christian forces at their command.

The harvest season is brief. Full advantagemust be taken of the opportunity it affords. Tofail here is to suffer irretrievable loss. In reapingtime, as every farmer knows, it is " a l l hands to thetask."

Reapers, binders, stookers, gleaners and eventhe children find some work to do.

In the spiritual realm the principle also holds—all at it and always at it until the crop isgarnered. Some are skilled in the use of the sickleand can harvest souls in bundles for the Lord—hence the call to our evangelists. Some bind insheaves the golden grain; hence the need for coun-sellors. Some glean and gather in ones and twosthe ripened cornstalks—the personal workers' task.It is the co-operation of all that counts. Rev. Roland Hart

Months before the actual crusade date let every depart-ment of the church's life be mobilised, vitalised and organisedfor aggressive evangelism—the pastor in his sermons andhis visitation seeking to prepare and instruct his people fortheir part in the crusade; the deacons in their deliberationsmaking careful and prayerful plans and preparations; thechoir so arranging its programme as to make a real spiritualimpact on every occasion; church members earnestly seekingto commend the Saviour by lip and life in their homes,amongst their friends, to their work mates and acquain-tances; the whole church from the primary classes of theSunday School to the oldest Christian group being harnessedfor action.

Let every crusade become a challenge to the churchto reach out in quest of others—to co-operate with the HolySpirit in His saving purpose and to bring to bear upon thecommunity which it serves the impact of the Gospel throughdedicated lives; and each crusade and the church's wholeministry will produce such a harvest of souls as shall glorifyGod and bring permanent blessing and enrichment to itself.Teaching missions and soul-winning crusades in Morrinsville,Putaruru and Keyte Street, Whangarei, have resulted in "ashaking of the trees by the winds of the Spirit"—to use thewords of one evangelist.

"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit," saiththe Lord of hosts.

OPENING OE THE NEW KINGSTON PARK CHURCHAfter about 20 years in the original church-cum Sunday

School Hall, Sunday, February 18, saw the opening of thenew Kingston Park Church. On a glorious day a crowd ofbetween 300 and 400 gathered for the occasion. The Rt.Hon Walter Nash addressed the outside gathering and openedthe doors ,and the Rev. L. A. North gave the main addressinside the church. The preacher at the first service in the

new church, in the evening, was the former minister, Rev.Dr S. L. Edgar.

Interior of Kingston Park Baptist Church.

Built in a modern design, the church has a rated seatingcapacity of approximately 180. The new building also con-tains the minister's study, the church lounge, Bible Classrooms and kitchen and toilet facilities. Situation on thecorner of High Street and Lincoln Avenue, the church occu-pies one of the most commanding sites of any Baptist churchin Lower Hutt.


Kingston Park New Church.

Christian Education

Recently it has been my privilege to discuss their workwith teachers in a number of South Island churches Therewere a variety of churches represented and all were operatingan All-age Sunday School. Our department is keen to knowthe progress being made.

Let me share some of the answers with you.A fair summary of practically all replies would be that

the life and work of the Church as a whole has been strength-ened.

"The mid-week meeting is now more interesting becauseof the study in class (adult) on Sunday morning."

"More people are reading their Bibles at home than be-fore."

"The different age groups are more closely knit thanbefore."

"A very real interest in Bible study by adults.""An obvious growth in the depth of the spiritual life of

the w o m e n " (by class teacher)."Several 'outside' and 'fringe' men have joined.""General atmosphere of the Church has improved—there

is a good spirit.""Steadier attendance, especially by the men."

For this enrichment of the work of the Church we thankGod. It reminds me of an answer Dr W. L. Howse gaveto a questioner in one of our churches—"We have foundthat this work has strengthened all we do in our churches."

I am encouraged by the way people are becoming moreinterested in the training of teachers. The value of trainingis recognised and some of the replies under this heading in-dicate the trend:

"A willingness to tackle leadership.""Weekly teachers' meeting brings co-ordination.""This meeting has helped our teachers."The Department of Christian Education programme,

"Training for Service," is gaining acceptance slowly. Itis not always " p u s h e d " as it could be, but where it is intro-duced it is greatly appreciated. I was delighted to hear ateacher from one school testifying to the value he hadderived from taking a subject—"It's the best thing I'vecome across," he said (he's been a teacher for at least20 years).

All this is grand. We thank God for a rising tide ofenthusiasm, for a determination to do a better job, for awillingness to integrate all we do more firmly in the lifeof the Church.

Let us take heart and keep at it!

CAMBRIDGE JUBILEECAN YOU HELP?

The Cambridge Church is planning a "ConsecrationW e e k " in connection with the fiftieth year of church lifein our present building. Records in our possession (theoriginal minute book) deal with the formation of the original" t a b e r n a c l e " in 1881 or more truly the formation of theoriginal church, an outpost of the Wellesley Street Church.

About the turn of the century the old church was sold andas far as we can gather the members were dispersed.

We are interested to know if there are any records, orremembrance of meetings held in our town, and of whatsort, during the period when so many churches were hit bydepression, that is, between the collapse of the old group in1903 and the re-forming again in 1912. We would appreciatea brief note inserted in the next " B a p t i s t " to this effectand also asking any old friends who can help us to do soand write direct to me.

We are planning a week of meetings with a final evange-listic meeting in our Town Hall, these will commence onSunday, May 20 and conclude on Sunday, May 27.

We are also trying to trace and contact any men whohave had any part in the ministry of this church.

Yours sincerely in Christ,JOHN B. HOBERN,

Secretary.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS 1962Men desiring to enter the Baptist ministry and women

wishing to train as deaconesses are reminded that applica-tions for entry upon College training in 1963 must be lodgedwith the Secretary of the College Board by JUNE 30, 1962.

Candidates are expected to have passed the School Cer-tificate Examination. If this qualification is lacking, the can-didate must sit an examination of equivalent standard inEnglish, History and Geography.

All candidates must prepare themselves to sit a BiblicalKnowledge examination to be held in July. This examina-tion will be based on a careful study of (1) Mark's Gospelas commentated by the I.V.F. Bible Commentary, and (2) theIntroduction to the Bible set out on pages 15-71 of the I.V.F.Commentary. In addition candidates will be asked at thetime of the examination, to write a short sermon, upon agiven text. A separate written sermon or devotional addressis to accompany the application.

In the August vacation candidates are to present them-selves, at the College in Auckland, for aptitude tests andan interview with the Selection Committee, which will havethe responsibility for their acceptance or rejection.

Candidates for our overseas or Maori missions requiringCollege training are invited to follow the same procedure asabove, but the decision regarding their acceptance or rejec-tion for training will be made by the Missionary Council orMaori Board in the Baptist Assembly meetings in November.

All who feel the call to training should be much in prayerfor guidance. Information and application forms are ob-tainable from

The Secretary,N.Z. Baptist Theological College,

P.O. Box 261, Auckland.

The average man's ambition is to be able to affordwhat he is spending.

" I T THRILLED M Y S O U L "by REV. J. J. BURT, Lirector of Christian Education


MINISTERS' MOVEMENTSRev. G. A. Smith has been welcomed to Kaiapoi. Rev.

G. T. Coombs gave the charge to the church, and Rev. R.M. Upton inducted the new minister. The Rev. A. H. Finlayhas been welcomed to Blockhouse Bay.

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THESE WE HAVE METSome impressions of leading figures in the World Council of

Churches, by J. T. Crozier.

Our most vivid recollections brought back from Indiawere of personal encounters with Christian leaders frommany countries. These include scholars, missionary states-men, and men and women who have borne witness to thefaith and suffered for the name of Christ in difficult cir-cumstances.

The editor has asked me to share with readers some ofthe inspiration and information derived from meeting thesefellow Christians from many lands and traditions. I amglad of this opportunity, since I made a point of speakingwith delegates from behind the " I r o n Curtain," and withthose from the disturbed areas of Cuba, the Congo, Spainand South Africa.

We begin by introducing to you Bishop Otto Dibelius ofthe Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg. Thoughborn in 1880, you can see from his picture how vigorous heappears. He is vigorous in more than appearance, for heis one of the most courageous Christian leaders in the worldtoday.

Bishop Dibelius is the immediate past chairman of theCouncil of the Evangelical Church in Germany, and a pastpresident of the World Council of Churches. He heldvarious pastorates and was well known in his church, butreached prominence when Hitler's National Socialists tookover Germany's government.

In an uncompromising sermon attended by membersof the Government, at Potsdam in 1933, he declared: " T h edictatorship of a totalitarian state is irreconcilable withGod's will. He helped form the opposition to the Naziregime that placed its own puppets into the key posts ofthe church. Forbidden to preach, he used lectures andpamphlets as weapons against oppression, advancing the

claim of the Confessing Church Movement to be the rightfulchurch, in opposition to the state-imposed church adminis-tration which spread Nazi racial propaganda. He chargedthe Minister of Church Affairs, Herr Kerrl, with forbiddingthe preaching of the New Testament. His 1937 trial wasa test case, and his acquittal was a victory for the Church.During the war his emissaries smuggled his message, onbehalf of the Confessing Church, to the World Council ofChurches, then " i n process of formation." When thecouncil was finally constituted in Amsterdam, Holland, BishopDibelius was present in person. After the war, he set aboutto unite the Protestant churches in Germany. This taskwas achieved in the Evangelical Church in Germany (E.K.D.)of which he became chairman.

He was named bishop in 1945. The year 1949 witnesseda strengthening of the anti-church drive in the Eastern Zone(three-fourths of his diocese is in Eastern Germany) andbrought about a stiffening of the attitude of Dr Dibelius.In " T h e Limits of the State," published that year, he ex-pressed his deep concern about the place of the Church inthe modern state. When, in his Whitsuntide pastoral letter, heattacked the police methods current in the Soviet Zone, hebecame a target of East German politicians. In recentyears, Bishop Dibelius was often in the headlines because ofhis outspoken opposition to restrictions of religious libertyin the D.D.R. (German Democratic Republic). In 1958 atthe All-German Synod of the Evangelical Church in Ger-many, he again asserted his belief in religious freedom andhis opposition to the policies of the Communist state. Sub-sequently he was denied permission to enter the D.D.R.He again appeared in the headlines when, in spite of threatsagainst him, he crossed the Soviet Zone demarcation lineon March 1, 1953. He went to occupy a pulpit of one ofhis pastors at the Marienkirche, for the pastor had beenarrested by the Communist police.

In conversation with Bishop Dibelius, I was anxiousto know from first hand how the Church was faring in EasternBerlin. He told me this which should hearten every reader.When partition came in Berlin, many young people wentover to the West. Those who remained in the Eastern sectiondid so mostly through loyalty to their families. In spite ofthe well prepared Communist propaganda directed at theseyoung people in the Eastern zone, Bishop Dibelius said thatmore young people were attending the Church than ever be-fore. This interest in the Church was based on the factthat these young people had found that only the Christianfaith could satisfy the deepest longings of their heart andmind. He asked prayers for these.

Will you pray for the Church in the Soviet Zone. It takescourage and strength of purpose to bear a Christian witnessthere. Pray that they and we together will be loyal to JesusChrist, the Light of the World.

TEACHER IN SAMOAA teacher able to teach up to School Certificate level and

to share in the work of a small Christian Boarding School,is required for the Leulumoega Fou High School, Malua,Western Samoa.

There are 60 boy boarders and 20 girls coming in daily.All teaching in English. Ability to teach either English andSocial Studies or Mathematics and Elementary Science wouldbe acceptable. University degree not essential. Smallbut adequate house provided. Salary based on New Zealandlevel. Male or female applicants considered, but malepreferred.

Applications should be forwarded to Mr G. Turberville,Leulumoega Fou High School, Malua, Western Samoa.


Bishop Otto Dibelius.



QUESTION: "Can you tell us something about thePlymouth Brethren?"

ANSWER: The Plymouth Brethren movement began inDublin in the year 1827. It arose as a protest against theworldliness and lack of spirituality which characterisedthe churches of that day. Most of the earliest memberswere drawn from the Church of England, which in theearly years of the last century was passing through oneof the most arid periods of its history. The first Brethrenwere united in their dislike for all formalism in religionand, somewhat ironically in view of their later history, tofind in the Lord's Table a centre of fellowship and unityfor all Christians no matter to what Church or denomina-tion they belonged.

One of the earliest and certainly the ablest and mostinfluential of the leaders was John Nelson Darby, who hadbeen an Anglican clergyman. So firmly did he impresshis views and personality upon the movement that theBrethren were for many years commonly known asDarbyites. The name Plymouth Brethren is derived froman early and important assembly of Brethren in the townof Plymouth.

The unity of their fellowship was soon lost and through-out their history the Brethren have constantly been rentby divisions. The two main groups today are known asthe Exclusive and the Open Brethren. The ExclusiveBrethren, as their name suggests, will have no fellowshipat all with any person who holds any doctrine with whichthey disagree. Not only do they hold themselves religiouslyaloof from all other Christian groups, but they follow apolicy initiated by Darby of keeping their "testimonyconsistent" by rigorously excluding from Communion alldissenting minorities within their own meetings, eventhough this dissent be concerned with minor matters ofBiblical interpretation or Christian conduct.

The Open Brethren exercise a greater charity and mostlyare willing to hold some limited fellowship with otherChristians, even though they may differ from them indoctrine and practice. They are willing to recognise asbrothers in Christ all born-again and evangelically-mindedChristians, and are willing, to some extent, to co-operatein united Christian work—more particularly through unde-nominational organisations and institutions. In some ofthese latter they have made and continue to make usefulcontributions. They have been very active in fields ofevangelism and foreign missions.

In theology the Brethren are "fundamentalists" andrather rigid Calvinists. They have a particular interestin prophecy and in dispensational theories, and are con-sistently pre-millenial in their views concerning the SecondComing of Christ.

They interpret the truth of Christian separation fromthe world more strictly than most churches do. Theyhave been called "monks without a monastery."

The Brethren repudiate all forms of ecclesiastical organ-isation. Each congregation is completely independent, andwithin the congregation there is no minister or officialleader. They feel no need for such a person or persons,believing that all are ministers, and all are able to teach,lead, conduct a service and administer the sacraments.This does not apply to women. Women are allowed no partin the public ministry or prayer. Though the idea of anypaid ministry has always been repudiated, today theBrethren do give recognition to certain full-time workersamong their people and support such by voluntary contri-butions.

The central act of Brethren worship is the breaking ofbread each Lord's Day, but the Table is closed to all outsidetheir own fellowship. Though Darby and some othersamong the early leaders held to the practice of infant


Dear Girls and Boys,How would you like to have only one meal a day for a week?

I think you would be pretty hungry long before dinner time eachday!

Not long ago, the Baptist Union of Pakistan asked the Pakis-tani Christians to keep a special week, something like our Weekof Prayer and Self-denial, for prayer about the work of the Bap-tist Missionary Society, and to give to a special appeal which wasbeing made by the Baptist Missionary Society at home in England.In Pakistan there is a place called Dinajpur where William Careybegan his missionary work. The Christians of Dinajpur are verypoor. The girls and boys in the Mission hostels have not enoughmoney to buy soap sometimes. Would such poor people be able togive anything?

The day after this special week began, the matron of the girls'hostel went to one of the missionaries and said that she and theteacher, who lives at the hostel, only wanted to have rice once aday for a week—instead of twice—and that the money saved wasto be given to the special appeal. These two Pakistani Christianswere too poor to give any money of their own but they wantedto give to the appeal so much that they denied themselves onemeal of rice a day for a week.

Not many days afterwards the girls of the hostel asked themissionary not to buy them any fish or eggs so that they, too couldgive something to the special appeal of the Baptist MissionarySociety. The girls only had fish twice a week, and then not muchmore than enough to flavour their curry, and eggs once a week.Yet, although they lived on such simple food, and on very littlecompared with that we have, they willingly did with less for thesake of God's work.

I wonder why the matron, the teacher and the girls were will-ing to make such a self-denial? I think it was because they werethankful to God for his gifts of life, and hope, and joy andpeace in Jesus Christ.

Our Week of Prayer and Self-denial for the work of the N.Z.Baptist Missionary Society is from April 29 to May 6. Are you girlsand boys thankful to God for the gift of Jesus to be your Saviour?I know you are. Perhaps you will think of a self-denial you canmake so that on Self-denial Sunday you will be able to show yourthankfulness by bringing, either to Church or Sunday School, agift for God's work in India and Pakistan.

PRIZES: Congratulations to this month's six prize-winners.Fifth time, Rodney Carey; third time, Ellis Hebberd; second time,Kenneth Clark, Lindsay Young; first time, Rae MacKenzie,Robert Murray.

NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to two new members this month.They are Jennifer Kennerley (Tawa-Linden) and Lorraine Wood-cock (Mt. Roskill).

DONATIONS: There have been no donations to the Prize Fundsince last November.

COMPETITION—WHOSE PRAYER?Self-denial Week is a week of prayer. Our competition this

month is on Bible prayers. Here are some prayers from the Bible.Write down the name of the person who prayed each prayer.1. "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon" (Joshua 10).2. "O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for

my two eyes" (Judges 16).3. "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me"

(Matthew 26).4. "Lord Jesus, receive my sp i r i t " (Acts 7).5. "I beseech thee, shew me thy g l o r y " (Exodus 33).6. "I have sinned greatly in that I have d o n e " (2 Samuel 24).7. "Give us this day our daily b r e a d " (Matthew 6).8. "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace" (Luke 2).9. "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith" (Ephesians

3).10. "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may s e e " (2 Kings

6).Juniors (8 to under 11 years) do any seven. Seniors (11 to 14

years) do them all. Post your answers early, with name, ageaddress and Sunday School at the top of the page, to Uncle Phil,c/o Rev. P. A. C. Peters, 46 Glen Street, Timaru.

baptism, the Brethren have since adopted believers' bap-tism.

Most Baptists would have considerable sympathy withmany aspects of Brethren belief and practice. With otheraspects the opposite would be true. Certainly we commendtheir evangelical earnestness and their spiritual zeal. Itis to be regretted, however, that so often this zeal becomesunbalanced and leads many of the Brethren to an unchris-tian intolerance and to religious bigotry. We recognise theuseful part the Open Brethren play in the work of theKingdom. We covet for them a still more effective part.We know that such a part could be their's if all theBrethren followed the example of the more open-heartedand charitable among their members.



It is 350 years since the First General Baptist Church was opened in London. To mark the anniversary, theEditor reprints his article on:

An English Baptist Pioneer"Bancroft is dead"—that was the exciting news passed round the English refugees in Holland at the close of

1610. Bancroft, since his famous sermon of November 8, 1589, in which he claimed a divine origin for Episcopacy,had been foremost in the persecution of the Puritans. In 1593 he had been the leader in getting Parliament to passan Act that made the position of the Puritans one of the greatest danger. The Act provided for savage penalties and,finally, death for those who (a) disputed the Queen's authority in ecclesiastical matters, (b) failed to attend theEstablished Church, or (c) attended unlawful Church assemblies.

Faced with the alternative of flight or conforming towhat they believed sinful, many English Puritans choseflight. When Bancroft was successively elevated to thebishopric of London and then to the archbishopric of Can-terbury, the outlook for the Puritans became menacing inthe extreme. For six years, as archbishop, Bancroft was incharge of Church policy in England. Those years, 1604--1610, were the years when Smyth, Helwys and other Puritansleft England for the hospitable shores of Holland.

And now, Bancroft was dead, and with his death a pos-sibility of the English Church changing its policy under anew archbishop. With anxious hearts the exiles waited thenews of the new appointment. At last word was passedround—"Abbott is archbishop." It was the reward of hisflattery of James and of his services to the Scotch Epis-copacy, but it created hope in the hearts of the Puritanexiles.

THE REFUGEES RETURNOne man in particular lost no time in returning to London.

His name was Thomas Helwys. A plain, blunt Northcountry man, he had taken the lead in the flight of Smythand others to Amsterdam. There his religious beliefs hadbecome more fixed. First he saw the truth of believers'baptism and was baptised by John Smyth. Then he hadtaken a leading part in writing the First Baptist Confessionof Faith. In it he had boldly declared, amongst other things,the following:—1. Man is justified only by the righteousness of Christ appre-

hended by faith, yet faith without works is dead.2. The Church of Christ is a company of faithful people

separated from the world by the word and Spirit of God,being knit unto the Lord and one another by Baptism upontheir own confession of faith and sins.

3. That though in respect of Christ the Church be one, yetit consisteth of divers particular congregations.

4. That baptism or washing with water is the outward mani-festation of dying unto sin and walking in newness oflife. And therefore, in nowise appertained to infants.In addition to this, Helwys had also been intimately con-

cerned with the historic declaration sent forth by JohnSmyth's congregation—"The magistrate is not by virtue ofhis office to meddle with religion, or matters of conscience,to force and compel men to this or that form of doctrine;but to leave religion free, to every man's conscience . . . forChrist only is the king, and Lawgiver of the Church andconscience."

Helwys, in these Confessions, challenged King James onthe one hand, and the English Church on the other. Forsuch a man to return to England, was an act of greatcourage. But return he did, in the year 1611—the year thatsaw the publication of the Authorised Version of the Bible.The latter event, we may be sure, was public. We may beequally sure, Helwys' return was secret, for he and hisintrepid band of followers were risking their lives. Thelaw of the land was quite clear—death by hanging for allwho returned.

DEATH DEFIEDHelwys defied death and the law, for he was in the grip

of conscience. He, who had led the journey to Holland andsafety, had come to the conclusion that it was wrong toremain in safety, while others faced danger. Helwys andsome of his friends came to see that honour and loyalty toChrist demanded they should return to England and facewhatever consequences might follow their witness to Christ.

This is what Helwys himself wrote on the point: " I thas been the overthrow of religion in this island; the best,ablest, and greater part being gone, and leaving behindthem some few, who, by the others' departure, have hadtheir affliction and their contempt increased. . . . Let nonethink that we have not sat down and in some measurethoroughly considered what the cost and danger may be,but in all these things we hope and wait for strength andwisdom from the Lord."

In that confidence, Helwys returned to England and estab-lished in London the first English Baptist Church of which wehave clear knowledge. It was an obscure little group, butHelwys had no intention of "hiding his light under a bushel."He proceeded to lay about him with vigour, if not with dis-cretion. The first beast of the Book of Revelation, for him,was the Roman Catholic Church. The second, the Churchof England. He turned his tongue with equal vigour onSeparatists, who seemed to lack courage of their convictionsand upon those who practised infant baptism. He added tothe spoken word the power of the press. He issued boldly,tracts and pamphlets of which the best known is "TheMistery of Iniquity."

"THE MISTERY OF INIQUITY"This pamphlet was issued in 1612. Much in it, such as

his belief that he was living in the days of the last tribulationspoken of by Christ, we pass by. The permanent truth liesreadily accessible. In his preface to King James, Helwyssets it forth:—"Hear, O King, and despise not the counsell of the poor

and let their complaints come before thee."The King is a mortal man and not God, therefore hath not

power over the immortal souls of his subjects to makelaws and ordinances for them and to set spiritual Lordsover them.

"If the King hath authority to make spiritual Lords andLaws, then he is an immortal God and not a mortal man.

"O, King, be not seduced by deceivers to sin so against Godwhom thou oughtest to obey nor against thy poor subjectswho ought and will obey thee in all things with body, lifeand goods or else let their lives be taken from the earth.

"God save the King."In some passages in which the very greatness of his theme

uplifts him, Thomas Helwys poured forth his soul in a pleafor liberty for all, including Roman Catholics, in matters ofreligion.

James's reply was to cast Thomas Helwys into prison.As the gates of Newgate clang to, Helwys vanishes fromour sight. In 1626 he passed through the eternal gates toreceive the reward of the faithful. It is his peculiar honourto have established in London the earliest English BaptistChurch of which we have any record. It is also his honourto have been among the very first to have set forth in Englisha plea for liberty in religious matters. In this he is closelyrivalled by an unknown member of his congregation,Leonard Busher.

RELIGIOUS PEACEA copy of the tract "Religious Peace: or a Plea for

Liberty of Conscience" lies before me as I write. Thiscopy was printed from one issued in 1646 and " p r i n t e dfor John Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-head-alley." It isconcerned with liberty of conscience not only for Baptists,but for Roman Catholics, for Jews and even for Turks. Ithas a claim to be the earliest printed plea for liberty of

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MAORI NEWSBrochure. A brochure containing information about the

different aspects of the work will shortly be sent to thechurches for distribution to the various organisations. Watchout for this news of the activities taking place among theMaori people this year. Learn what is going on, so that youcan help in prayer.

College Students. We are very grateful for the work whichhas been so faithfully carried out by Mr Ian Brown, thecollege student here for the long vacation. All are sorry thathis assignment in Pukekohe is over, but at the same time,gladly welcome Mr Bill Stewart, another missionary student,who will be working with us this year. Please uphold himas he travels out here each weekend, visits in the homes ofthe people, particularly seeking to help Maori men, and ashe leads the evening service on Sunday nights.

Sunday Schools. Most of our Sunday Schools have hadgood attendances this year. This interest among the childrenbrings out more strongly the need for more teachers inseveral schools. Join us in prayer that God will provide thenecessary staff and that not only the children but also theirparents will learn to follow the Lord and be trained to teachothers of their own folk.

New Activities. Thank you for your faithful prayer sup-port of the existing functions each week. This year they havebeen extended to include a women's Bible study group in theTuakau/Onewhero area. Bible-in-schools classes are takenin more schools as well. The Port Waikato Youth Club willnow cover a wider group and will meet in Tuakau. ThePukekohe Girls' Club is also to be reorganised.

Easter Hui. We are planning to hold a hui at a Pa in theLower Waikato area from the Thursday night until EasterSunday morning. Afterwards we hope to hold a service atthe Poukai at Nga Tai e rua Pa, Tuakau. They cannot beeffective without much prayer. Pray with us!

conscience. Its author was Leonard Busher, a man whohad suffered exile and persecution for his religion. In onepathetic sentence he says, " W e that have most truth aremost persecuted, and are most poor." He was not to knowthat one day he would achieve fame.

Both Busher and Helwys were laymen, and it is worthremembering that it was consecrated laymen who estab-lished the Church of which a noted historian has writtenthe following:

"Not to the Church of England, nor to Scotch Presby-terianism, not to English Puritanism at large, does the honourof the first perception of the full principle of liberty of con-science and its first assertion in English speech belong.That honour has to be assigned, I believe, to the Independ-ents generally, and to the Baptists in particular. Thisobscure Baptist congregation seems to have become thedepository for all England of the absolute principle ofliberty of conscience. From this little dingy meeting house,somewhere in old London, there flashed out first in Englandthe absolute doctrine of religious liberty."

This article concerns Thomas Helwys. Other Baptistleaders of his day were John Smyth, the Cambridgegraduate who is usually regarded as the first of the EnglishBaptists. He however, died in Holland and had joined theMennonite Church. After Helwys, his church was led byJohn Murton. It did not have any church building and metin a house. Worship was during day time as it was notsafe to stir out at night. Baptisms were carried out in theThames River. A hundred years after Helwys, ThomasGuy, a member, left £220,000 to establish Guys Hospitalin London.

Another branch of English Baptists trace their descentto the year 1633, when members of a London congregationbecame exercised about baptism. This branch was latercalled the Particular Baptists because of their view ofCalvinism. Nowadays in England the two branches areone.

It is beyond the purpose of this article to write of Keech,Kiffen and Knollys but those interested should read aboutthe Three Baptist K's."

PAKISTAN NEWS BRIEFSAnnual Meetings. The annual meetings of the Comilla

District Baptist Union were held in Brahmanbaria on January25-28. About 30 delegates from the three churches in theComilla district attended. These meetings proved to be themost successful for many years. Some of the most notablefeatures of these meetings were, the appointment of a DistrictYouth Committee to plan and direct the youth work in ourthree churches; lively discussions about the annual Bibleschools and children's weeks which are held in our churchesand a firm statement that these must remain a part of thelife and witness of the church; a long and profitable discus-sion of the future ministry and witness of the church whichresulted in a written statement concerning the need of pastorsfor each church and ways and means of providing a self-supported ministry in our churches. This last point promotedmuch mature thought and discussion as the delegates triedto come to grips with the many problems involved in provid-ing an established ministry. It also showed that the Spiritof God is moving in the life of the church, and challengingpeople to face up to the tremendous responsibility which theyhave to faithfully witness for Christ in this land. Please prayfor the church in the Comilla district as it continues to tryand solve the problem of the ministry and witness of thechurch.

Easter and Self-Denial Week. The Week of Prayer andSelf-Denial is always celebrated in our churches during theweek in which Easter is celebrated; this will therefore fall inApril this year on the 15-22. Special meetings and serviceswill be held each day and then on the 22 the Self-DenialOffering will be given. Please pray for the church duringits special week of prayer and witness.

Special Visitors. It has been a real joy to have the follow-ing visitors from New Zealand staying with us: Mr and MrsNoel Gaze and Mr and Mrs Jenners. The news of the churchesin New Zealand, which they have given to us, has helped tobring us up to date with happenings there.

Youth Camp. For various reasons the Comilla districtyouth camp which was to have been held in March has beenpostponed and will be held in April. Please remember theyoung people as they gather for this camp on April 12. Thecamp concludes on the 15.

UPPER HUTT FELLOWSHIP DINNEROn Saturday, February 17, 1962, the theme for the year of

"Stewardship and Personal Evangelism" was launched.The venue was the beautiful property at Rimutaka BaptistChurch (late Brown Owl) where 120 members, adherentsand friends sat down to a Fellowship dinner, catered for byMr Geo. Park and helpers, of the church. Opportunitywas taken by our secretary, Mr N. Donaldson, to voice ourgratitude to our minister and his wife on the completion offive years' service, and to give a small token of our esteem.He also welcomed our guest speaker, Mr D. K. Nicholson,and his wife. Beautiful solos were sung by Mrs Helen Bainand our pastor, and later, Mr Nicholson spoke to us onstewardship. He said that perhaps there were those whothought the word stewardship was overdone, but not in hisopinion, as there were many Biblical references to supportit. After referring to its meaning, he went on to refer to theaspect of service in stewardship. He believed that once aperson was saved, there was a job waiting for him in theChristian Church, however humble it might be.

Far too few people were doing too many jobs in theChurch. He then gave us his personal testimony, tellingus how down through the years God had blessed him. Wefeel grateful to him for coming to us, and heartened to facethis coming year, praying we may be faithful stewards ofwhat God has entrusted to us. Mr Nicholson also preachedat morning and evening services at Rimutaka and UpperHutt respectively, bringing us further messages on steward-ship. E. M. C.


TRIPURA NEWSMain items this month concern Assembly.On February 12, as Assembly was concluding in Betsora,

100 miles to the north, Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade were leavingfor the last time the field where they had laboured for 35years.

At the morning service of the Agartala Church, Mr andMrs Eade were farewelled by the Christian community atthe mission compound, or such of it as was not away atAssembly. Mr and Mrs Eade had been waiting for a pas-sage home for some weeks and received news of their book-ings very late. Many old friends were therefore unableto bid them farewell, but their prayers follow Mr and MrsEade.

With the small group of missionaries who said good-bye to Mr and Mrs Eade from Agartala were Mr and MrsN. S. Gaze, who had arrived two days earlier on a visit tothe mission fields.

Mrs N. S. Gaze presented the prizes at the St Paul'sSchool annual sports for 1932, held on Tuesday, February13. The boys' championship was won by Garbamanik Mul-sum. Some excellent heights were reached in the polevault and the javelin throw was an improvement on previousefforts.

Miss J. V. Smith is at present in Shillong for medicaltreatment.

From the beginning of February two young men havebegun courses at the Industrial Training Institute, Agartala,with financial assistance from the N.Z.B.M.S. They areKripa Riang and Zathinkhuma Darlong, both former pupilsin our high school hostels who spent 1961 working as villageteacher-evangelists. They join Bissen Sangma, HmunthangaDarlong and Nojore Riang.

A new arrangement of the ladies' staff of St Paul's Schoolprovides a full-time worker to supervise the girls in thehostels. The lady is Miss Khumi Lushai, younger sisterof Zokomuana, and who was last year a teacher in theschool. Two new teachers join two former teachers whohave returned, and these four will not now have any hostelsupervisory duties. The new ladies are Misses Lila Dofoand Thani Darlong, both of whom were studying in ClassVIII from our high school hostel last year.

BIBLE SCHOOL NEWS. The 1962 academic year begins.On January 27, 16 applicants recommended by their

respective presbyteries for first-year Bible School, arrivedin Agartala for a week-long teaching meeting. During theweek, in classes, tests, games and interviews, the BibleSchool staff tried to sum up each candidate, his call, hischaracter and his abilities, in order to make the finalselection of 11 who would take the first-year course in 1962.

Selection was further complicated by the fact that 11of the sixteen were married and there was married accom-modation for three only. Most of the married applicantsexpressed a willingness to leave their wives and familiesat home for a year in order to get Bible training. Of the16, 10 were considered worthy of admission, and one otherwho was unable to attend the teaching meeting, was also con-sidered worthy.

The 1962 session opened on February 20 with 18 of 22students present. The 22 include four third-year (two pro-moted from the second year and two workers from the vil-lages who passed the two-year course some time ago), sevensecond-year and 11 first-year students, representing sixdifferent tribes. These are the men who will minister in thechurches in Tripura in future years. They need our prayersthat during these years of training they may grow in graceand in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLYTRIPURA BAPTIST CHRISTIAN UNIONHeld at Betsora Church, 6th-12th February, 1962

Highlights . . .Reappointment of Rev. Lowma Darlong as president in

place of Rev. B. N. Eade who was absent.

Appointment as vice-president of the senior Lushai pastor,Rev. Chawna Lushai.

Presence and contribution to debate and inspiration ofseveral elder statesmen: Pastor Chawna, Pastor Tiken, HaiaBabu.

Outstanding discussions on integration (see elsewhere).An address by the senior Darlong evangelist, Zathuadinga,

who was among the first converts from his tribe forty yearsago, and whose son, Siama, is a third-year student in the Bibleschool.

Report from the Union Treasurer, Sri Anadi K. Richil, ofa Rs2,500 increase in giving over the previous year.

Acceptance in faith of a further Rsl,700 increase in thebudget for the coming year.

Challenging messages on "Stewardship" from Rev. T. C.Ghagra, senior Garo pastor.

Introduction to the Assembly of Dr A. D. Bird.Appointment of the Union Secretary, Upen Das, as pastor

in the Manu district of the Kailasahar Presbytery, and of Rev.G. H. Jones as assistant pastor in the central district of thesame presbytery.

Appointment of Krishma Chakma, first Bible schoolgraduate from the Chakma tribe, to be evangelist among hisown people in the Kailasahar Presbytery, his support to begiven by the Women's Society of the churches of theKailasahar Presbytery.

Appointment of Sachinlal Langrawng as evangelist amonghis own people in the Dharmanagar area of the Jampui Pres-bytery. He too is the first of his tribe to graduate from Bibleschool, having completed the third-year course.

Stirring worship service on Sunday morning conducted byRev. G. H. Jones, with an address on the "Stewardship of theGospel," and followed by communion conducted by the districtpastor, Rev. Lalhuala Darlong.

Ordination, by the laying-on of hands, of two new pastors(1) Rev. Upendra K. Das, union secretary and a villageteacher-evangelist for many years: (2) Rev. Haia Rangkhol,who will be an honorary pastor in the Kulai area. The groupwho took part in the ordination included Rev. Chawna Lushai,vice-president, who conducted the ordination service, Rev. B.K. Smith, principal of the Bible school, Rev. T. C. Ghagra,Rev. Lalhuala Darlong, the deacon of the local church, andthe union president.

Request from the Literature Committee for staff for litera-ture work to be provided either by the Union or by theMissionary Society within two or three years.

Requests, unfulfilled because of lack of funds at present,for another pastor for the Southern Presbytery and anotherevangelist for the Central (Agartala) Presbytery.

Participation of newly reappointed pastor for the Jampuiarea, Rev. Lalchuanga Lushai.

Decision to ask the N.Z.B.M.S. to set aside the Rev. M. J.Eade to work as the first full-time general secretary of theUnion, and to appoint a national assistant from next Assembly.

Decision to send two evangelists under the T.U.A.F.scheme to the unevangelised area of Sabrum in the far southof Tripura. These two will be in addition to the four providedby gifts from New Zealand, and their support has been placedin the Union's budget as a responsibility of the Tripurachurches.ASSEMBLY BRIEFS . . .

Missionaries who attended: Rev. and Mrs G. H. Jones(Darchoi), Misses O. J. Kemp and E. H. Denham (Kulai),Rev. and Mrs E. R. Mills. Miss H. Drew, Dr A. D. Bird, Rev.B. K. Smith, Mr C. F. Gaze, Rev. D. T. Eade.

It was decided that all ordained pastors of the Union maybe referred to as "Rev." from now on.

Rural Reconstruction Committee decided to reappoint itsfield worker, Sri Paramesh Ruram.

Appointment of pastors is to remain with the Union. Achange had been asked for by the Kailasahar Presbytery.However all agreed that the pastoral arrangements made bythe Assembly under the guidance of God. were an improve-ment on the recommendations of the presbyteries.

BIBLE SCHOOL NIGHTSaturday night at Assembly was Bible school night. The

special service was conducted by the Bible school principal,Rev. B. K. Smith. With him on the platform were Rev. Lowma

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I WAS THERETHE REV. D. R. EDWARDS, B.A.

Miss ionary in East Pakistan 1951-1958

East Pakistan is unique for its multiplicity of rivers.The Ganges and the Brahmaputra, together with their in-numerable tributaries, divide the country into a myriad piecesof mosaic. The annual monsoon inundates thousands ofsquare miles, and makes village homes little islands of exist-ence. Bridges are few. They are confined largely to the rail-ways and a few highways. Rural life is dependent uponflimsy bamboo structures for communication, or upon thesmall boats that ply the backwaters, and become the path-ways between homes. Today there are new needs for mobility,mass communication and access.

THE NEED OF APPROACHESThere are many excellent bridges, built with strong

materials, able to stand the test of the seasons, standingunused. During floods the approaches have been washedaway and not rebuilt. The bridges themselves remain gauntand useless. We believe that the Christian Gospel can spanall frontiers, and provide the true way of life. When we pre-sent the Gospel to other faiths, however, adequate approachesmust be maintained. Through education, medicine, ruralreconstruction and through the positive witness of Christianliving, the approaches to Islam must be strengthened.

THE PROBLEM OF STRESSSeasons bring immense changes in East Pakistan Mean-

dering creeks become raging torrents. Bridges that last mustbe built to withstand the stress of flood and current tensions.Stress and tension are also present for the builders of theChristian faith. The problems of hunger and health, ofeducation and literacy, of population and land, of housing andsanitation, and of the very daily grind of living. These buffetthe effectiveness of the Christian Gospel. Baptists in NewZealand who provide the materials for bridges of faith inEast Pakistan must face the problems, tensions and stressthat have to be withstood there.

THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONBridges bring people together, they provide movement

and communication. Parochialism, barriers to understand-ing, and impediments to progress, are spanned and con-quered. The task of mission is primarily to communicate theredeeming Gospel of Jesus Christ. As New Zealand Baptistswe are solely responsible for presenting the Christian faithto two million people within East Pakistan alone. The peopleare there who need it, we believe the Gospel is adequate tomeet their need, the task is "communication." Herein lies theprovince of literature, to which our work at Chandpur ismainly dedicated; and the service of audio visual aids, radios,films and other methods of mass communication must beused to bridge the gap between those who present the Gospeland the vast number who know neither of its existence norbenefits. This is our focal point. All other activity is relatedto these means of adequately communicating the Message.

THE TASK OF CONSTRUCTIONIt requires materials, workmen, patience and persistence

to build bridges. Planning alone will not conquer the barriers.To meet the spiritual gap will demand much from our NewZealand Fellowship, for we have much to offer.

In the south main gate of the great Moslem mosque, builtin 1601 by the Mogul Emperor, Akbar at Fateh-pur-Sikri (110miles south of Delhi) there is an inscription which readsas follows:

"Jesus, on whom be peace, said: 'This world is a bridge,pass over it, but do not build your dwelling there. '"

Our Lord saw life as a means to an end, and the ChristianChurch has goals beyond itself. If New Zealand Baptistsare to fulfil the destiny that history and conviction haveprovided, we must join together to build bridges of faithbeyond our shores. By our offerings for missionary enter-

THE REV. J. T. CROZIERDuring our journey throughout India, Pakistan and Ceylon,

we stayed with representatives of a dozen different missionarysocieties. These were all sincere and dedicated men andwomen. Nowhere, however, did we encounter more effectivework than that being carried out on our own fields of Tripuraand Pakistan. Ours is a united and enthusiastic team. Theyknow what they are aiming at and are determined to achieveit. Every phase of the work shows promise; educational,medical and evangelistic.

The missionaries are seen at their best on the spot, doingthe job they are trained to do. Every bandage tied, lessontaught, and good tidings proclaimed, is a bridge betweenNew Zealand and East Asia. Each pound given for this workis worth while bringing help to the needy and joy to the giver.

We were particularly anxious to visit Pakistan and assessthe situation for ourselves. In some quarters at home wehave sensed a tendency to question the wisdom of ourremaining in Pakistan as an N.Z.B.M.S. Our hearts weregladdened by what we saw. Whenever we encounteredyoung Pakistanis we found them eager to learn and voraciousreaders. The attempt to match these hungry minds withChristian literature deserves our continued and increasingsupport.

And in our schools, where the majority of the childrencome from non-Christian homes, the truth as it is in Christis being regularly imparted. This is an open door we darenot neglect. The medical personnel we found so keen abouttheir work, it was hard to drag them in for meals. It isyour gifts which enable them to carry on this work of mercy.

In Agartala, it seemed to us, we had an ideal missionarycompound. Here is a happy community. As we spoke to thestudents at the Bible School, the children at St Paul's, thenurses at the hospital, and especially as we shared with ourmissionaries in worship, we realised as never before whata privilege God has given every New Zealand Baptist, tohave some share in this place at Agartala.

But that is not all; like Paul of old, our missionariesare going farther afield and reaching out with the Gospel.They cannot do it alone. They need our help. They arelooking to us for support by our prayer and generosity. Yes,we can all help build the "bridge in the sun" on Self-denialSunday.

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prise, by our supplying the spiritual power through prayer,and by sending forth engineers and builders of God's King-dom, let us use this world as a bridge. Let us provide themeans to communicate the glorious Gospel of our BlessedGod to these who wait in the land of rivers—East Pakistan.

"Spanning the Gap."

THE REV. JOHN BROWNINGEverywhere throughout the world bridge-builders are

at work. The highways, the great cities, and many a seawayare graced with magnificent monuments to the wisdom,skill and industry of the bridge-builder. Behind these splendidachievements are men, organisation, material and money.

THE GREATEST OF ALL BRIDGE-BUILDERS IS GODHIMSELF. He is, indeed, the great Master Builder, who inHis gracious plans for the redemption of mankind, built abridge in the Person of His Son, a bridge the like of whichman could never build: it spans the great gulf between heavenand earth.

"Oh, the love that drew Salvation's plan.Oh, the grace that brought it down to man;Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span

At Calvary."Today it is the task of the Church to build approaches

along which men and women of all nations can walk andfind their way to Christ and the Cross (the bridge of God'sbuilding) and through Him who is the Way, to God HimselfThis has been the work of our Missionary Society eversince its inception in 1885, and to visit the field today, as wasour privilege in May last year, is an unforgettable and deeplymoving experience. In both India and East Pakistan there

is a page of Church history being written which shouldthrill the heart of every New Zealand Baptist. I have servedon the Missionary Council for several years now, but I mustin all honesty say, that to fully appreciate the vigour of theNational Church, and the dedication which marks the livesof so many of the National workers . . . the vision, devotionand splendid calibre of our now comparatively youthfulmissionary team . . . and the challenge of the task that isstill before us, one must visit the field.

MEDICAL WORK centred in Agartala with its outreachthrough dispensaries in both countries is now touchingmore than 25,000 lives a year. THE DEVELOPING EDUCA-

TION PROGRAMME centred in St Paul's (Agartala) withmore than 50 village schools in Tripura and the splendid workbeing done by the Girls' School in Brahmanbaria is aimedto lead girls and boys to active faith in Christ and buildChristian character. LITERATURE is fast developing intoa major feature of our work and proving a powerful auxiliary.The response and eagerness for the Gospel amongst tribalpeople tax to the full our ability to supply the needed teacher-evangelists and pastors, and THE BIBLE SCHOOL, whichhas now more than 50 graduates serving God under theTripura Baptist Union, is playing a key role in our worktoday. THE GENERAL WORK OF EVANGELISM AMONGMEN AND WOMEN is for the most part met with a genuinewelcome, but the great need is for more workers who candevote themselves to this without interruption.

How grateful we should be, that in every department ofthe work, the Society and The National Church are workingtogether in a God-blessed partnership, building approachesalong which girls and boys, men and women will travel inincreasing numbers, and Muslims, Hindus and tribal peoplewill find Christ the Saviour of the World. How grateful weshould be that God has given us a share in this work, whichis in very truth a fulfilment of His Great Commission. Thisis a Day of Opportunity . . . here the doors are still wideopen. We must not slacken, the task of the Church in Indiaand Pakistan is far from complete. The call we bringhome from both missionary and national is for more prayerand still more prayer. I also feel sure that our gratitudeto God for the developing pattern of our work and the en-couraging results will ensure that the giving of our peoplewill again match the faith that asks so great a gift.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGEThe Rev. Hayes Lloyd Commends

Prayer and Self-denial

One hundred and tenmiles south of Delhi lies theruined city of FATEH-PUR-SIKRI. Prior to 1569 it wasan insignificant village, butthe Grand Mogul, Akbar,Emperor of India, chose it ashis residence. He trans-formed it into a magnificentcity. He lived there only until1585, but then in 1601 he oncemore made a triumphantentry into his former capitalAs a memorial to that day he had an inscription carved overthe southern main gate of the great mosque.

Today the whole area is deserted by man, but on the arch-way over the silent walls, that 300 year old inscription stillstands. It reads:

"Jesus, on whom be peace, said,This world is a bridge,Pass over it. But build not your dwelling there".

Every Christian should ponder these words. The world is abridge. Travel light. Here we have no continuing city. Onlywhat's done for Jesus will last.

Our great missionary enterprise is also a bridge betweenNew Zealand Baptists and our brethren in India and Pakistan.Its structural parts are love, prayer, vision and liberality.It is a strong bridge. It has stood the test of years. Across itpass our noble men and women, dedicated to plant the Crossof Christ where now darkness reigns. Each year the bridgemust be checked, repaired, strengthened, for the needs of


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Rev. and Mrs. J. Browning arriving at Agartala.

"TOTAL REVIEW OF MISSIONARY STRATEGY"By the Rev. Alan A. Brash, Secretary of the N.C.C.

One of the main concerns of the East Asia Christian Con-ference since its inception has been to help the churches ofthe region to look afresh at their whole strategy in engagingin Christian witness and service.

There has been round the world these last years muchtalk of partnership in obedience, but there has been an un-doubted reluctance to face the implications of the new relation-ships coming into being between the Asian churches andtheir sister churches overseas. At the Kuala Lumpur As-sembly the E.A.C.C. was committed to encourage thechurches in the various regions to hold strategy conferences—that is, to take a survey of the whole Christian enterprise intheir area, to gather together those responsible, and really toseek God's guidance as to whether or not the total availableresources of money and personnel were being used in the mosteffective way. If such questions are asked without too muchrespect to the patterns of the past or to the comity agreementsof various overseas churches, it is obvious that some quiteradical changes might be suggested. No such conference has

Continued from page 93Darlong (tutor) and Rev. Chawna Lushai, vice-president ofthe Union, and the exit students.

Also present in the congregation was a choir, thirty strong,of the Darchoi village young people. Two items were pre-sented by them, and all the delegates and visitors werethrilled by their singing.

The choir of students and staff also sang most acceptably.Certificates and prizes were presented to the outgoing

students by Rev. Chawna Lushai and prayer was offered forthem and their future work. Of the third-year students, Rev.Rasendra Sangma returns to his pastorate in the Amarpurarea of the Southern Presbytery, Sachinlal Langrawng be-comes an evangelist in the Dharmanagar Presbytery amonghis own people, and Martin Dibra is at present to work as ateacher-evangelist.

The main address was given by the principal. It followedclosely the theme of the previous evening's inspirationalmessage given by Rev. Tawna Lushai but since Pastor Tawnahad spoken in Lushai and Mr Smith addressed the gatheringin Bengali, this was an advantage rather than the reverse.He spoke of Abraham's faith in venturing forth at the call ofGod, and challenged the large congregation to advance infaith in the name of Christ, so that the Gospel could bepreached to the corners of Tripura. In a special word to theexit students, Mr Smith placed before them the challenge ofthe call of God to service in the spheres to which they had beenappointed.

Continued from previous PageIndia and Pakistan grow ever greater. In Holy Week we lookagain to see that love flows deep; that prayer is faithful andconstant; that vision matches the great " G o y e " of theMaster; that liberality abounds. From us to them must con-stantly flow all that lifts high the Cross of Christ and Hishealing message to the nations.

The traffic is not all one way. What treasured stories ourmissionaries bring back with them. Healing of body, mind andsoul; the elevation of womanhood; the care of unwantedchildren; the educational work of St. Paul's School; thetraining of pastors and teachers in the Bible school; the storyof a church built, strong, growing and increasingly indigenous.Their story tells us our investments have been well made.Remember too the fellowship that is created. Our Indianbrethren pray for us. They join us in the sacred week ofprayer and self-denial.

Most surely we are committed to a glorious task; but letevery member know we are committed to a heavy financialchallenge. The expansion of our work demands ever increas-ing giving. We believe that the week of Prayer and Self-denialwill more than meet that challenge. Let every member riseand say, " T H I S I DO, AND THIS I GIVE FOR CHRIST'SSAKE IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN."

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yet taken place although the Church of South India is plan-ning something after this general pattern. At the Bangaloremeeting of the E.A.C.C. however, much more definite stepswere proposed.

Early in 1963 three "Situation Conferences" are to beheld covering the entire region and centred in India, Singa-pore and Japan. During the whole of 1962 the memberchurches and councils of the E.A.C.C. are being asked toengage in a study and discussion process on the basis ofdocuments submitted by the E.A.C.C. and by the Division ofWorld Mission and Evangelism of the W.C.C. It is hoped thatthe situation conferences will be large enough to include asubstantial proportion of the leaders of the churches and thatthey will ask together such questions as—What are thetraditional tasks of the churches that must be continued andextended? What are the tasks that must be held at theirpresent level? What are the tasks that ought to be passedover to other agencies and what are the new tasks that oughtto be undertaken? And on the basis of the answers given—How can our resources of people and money be most effec-tively used? It was the understanding of the Bangalore meet-ing that following these conferences early in 1963 two thingswould probably happen.

In the first place it is hoped that the churches withinparticular countries or parts of countries, would take theinitiative in sitting down with their related churches andagencies from overseas to think through and initiate admini-strative processes which might be necessary to implementa new way of thinking and acting if God will reveal it to us.This could not be the function of the E.A.C.C. but only of thechurches themselves.

Secondly, it is recognised that this whole conversationcalls in serious question the whole relationship of individualchurches in Asia with their sister churches of the same con-fession in other parts of the world. It is therefore understoodthat the E.A.C.C. would convene a conference for the wholeof Asia on the theological questions as well as the practicalquestions involved in this whole process and related to theconfessional movements to which the churches belong.

The general shape of this whole process has already beenofficially submitted to member churches and councils. Theplanning of the study process throughout 1962, includingtranslations of documents where necessary, is already beinginitiated and will continue and intensify.

Our readers can greatly assist us with their interest andtheir prayers, and particularly by doing anything in theirpower to encourage the responsible discussion of the obviousissues involved by the churches to which they belong.

Obviously this whole process concerns the New Zealandchurches intimately. It ought to concern them in their ownrelationships in their own task of witness and service here inNew Zealand. It may be, however, that we are behind othercountries of Asia in our readiness to face a change of thepatterns of the past and the serious consideration of newstrategies for the future. We are much more deeply estab-lished in confessional relationships and perhaps we are notas aware as our brethren in Asia of the danger of thoserelationships. We only think of their obvious advantages, butthe New Zealand churches will also be interested in thisprocess because they are among the churches which sendmissionaries into Asia and these discussions should haveradical implications for that enterprise. The questions whicharise in our mind in New Zealand in regard to this wholematter will be the central ones discussed at the E.A.C.C.consultation on The Mission of the Church to be held inChristchurch in November, 1962, and led by Dr D. T. Nilesof Ceylon, Mr M. M. Thomas of Indian and the Rev. JohnFleming of Singapore.

There is real danger that today's quest for statesecurity may develop into a stampede away from per-sonal responsibility.


TO THE FULL STATURE OFCHRIST

"What is the object of missionary work?" I t is to build a strong, self-governing, self-propagating

and self-supporting church, and leave it to stand on its ownfeet."

This is a definition given during the course of a discussionat the Twenty-fourth Assembly of the Tripura BaptistChristian Union. The Union was trying to fix its own positionin this process towards maturity. It finally decided, amongother things, to ask its own executive committee, the FieldCommittee of the N.Z.B.M.S. and the New Zealand BaptistAssembly to express an opinion on just how far the Tripurachurches have come.

This deciding is part of a long process known technicallyas "Integration", from the integration, or making one, of theoriginal mission and the churches which result from its work.

The Bengali word is "antarbhukti" which means "bring-ing inside" the national church of the foreign mission andits work.

Neither of these expressions does full justice to the process,or to its aim: the establishment of a truly indigenous churchwhich doesn't need any guidance or support from overseas.

WHICH STEP NEXT?Because the New Zealand Baptist churches through their

Assembly are to be asked to pass an opinion on the matter.New Zealand Baptists should do what they can to make them-selves acquainted with the state of the church in Tripura.

Previously, all moves in this direction have come from themission, and been considered rather unwillingly by the church.This time the national church has made the first move.

At the Assembly, three suggestions were discussed. Theycame in the form of recommendations from Presbyteries(Associations) of the Union.

1. From Jampui came the suggestion that the MissionarySociety's machinery on the field (Field Committee and theJoint Budget Committee of F.C. and the Union ExecutiveCommittee) should be dismantled and that all connectionbetween New Zealand and Tripura churches be directly be-tween the New Zealand Missionary Council and the UnionAssembly in Tripura.

2. From Kailasahar came the proposal that the Unionappoint a full-time secretary to take charge of the Union'sday-to-day administration.

3. From the Central (Agartala) Presbytery came a planfor representatives of the Union to sit on F.C. as an educativemeasure.

PRO AND CONVarious members spoke in the debate, some arguing that

the mission will be necessary for a long time and thereforethat the Central plan was important; others that through thealready existing Joint Budget Committee sufficient had beenlearned by the leaders of the Union to handle the wholebusiness, but that National heads of departments and otherexecutive officers still needed more experience and training.

Support for the Kailasahar proposal in some form or otherwas almost unanimous.

Missionaries spoke of the temporary nature of their workand the hope that before long there would be no need forforeign support, but that the church in Tripura would be ablecompletely to plan and control and finance all its own work—whether missionaries remain in Tripura as Union workers ornot.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOURThe final decisions of the Assembly were as follows:1. The Kailasahar proposal is to be put into effect as once,

and the N.Z.B.M.S. is asked to provide Rev. M. J. Eade asgeneral secretary of the Union. During the next twelvemonths plans are to be finalised for the appointment fromAssembly 1963 of a national assistant general secretary, whowill understudy Mr Eade and be ready to replace him aftera defined period.

2. The Jampui plan was endorsed tentatively as the finalstage and in the meantime F.C. and the New Zealand Counciland Assembly are to be asked to express their opinions on thisproposal so that a discussion may be held with a New Zealand

delegation at the Tripura Assembly in February of 1963, witha view to finalising a staged plan to wind up the missionmachinery in Tripura, if this is finally thought desirable, overthe next few years. This might include, or might not include,the Central Presbytery's proposal.

YOUR PARTWhat will all this mean? In general it could be stated that

the responsibility for older churches helping younger churcheswill remain, but it will fall less and less on the missionaryrepresentatives and more and more on the churches, olderand younger, themselves.

1. Missionaries will eventually be working for committeesof the church in Tripura, though supported by churches inNew Zealand.

2. There may eventually be some release of funds forwork in Pakistan and New Zealand, though there is no lesserneed for missionaries to help now.

3. New Zealand Baptists must redouble their efforts in thefields of prayer for and interest in the churches in Tripura.

4. The N.Z.B.M.S. will eventually be having to makedecisions on the basis of direct dealings with the T.B.C.U.and without benefit of advice from a field committee. Thismeans better informed Baptists in New Zealand churches.

This is the call of the Tripura churches for 1962 and thefuture. Are you ready to play your part?

—C. F. GAZE.

(.Later in the year more articles and news on the subjectof integration can be expected. Keep yourself well-informed.)

THE PIONEER SPIRIT IN OURMISSION

By Rev. John Browning, Orakei.

One hopes that our whole Baptist family have read withprayerful interest the stimulating report published in theFebruary Baptist from the Rev. Brian Smith entitled"EVANGELISM AMONG THE ELEPHANTS". It seemsbut a short time ago when voices were being raised amongstus suggesting that if only there was more pioneering workto be done in India there would be a much greater responsefrom our young people offering themselves for service withour society.

I remember very vividly, standing with Brian Smith inthe new village near Kulai. The westering sun was almostset . . . our attention was focussed on a road clearly sign-posted " T O RAIMA SERMA VALLEY, 44 MILES " . . .and we spoke of the Gospel day that was beginning to dawnin that large unevangelised area . . . I was told of the twomen who had been called to pioneer the preaching of theGospel there in South East Tripura, and of the hopes and plansfor this first missionary trip which has now been reported.One of the impressions that I gained through my visit to thefield is that there is plenty of opportunity for the missionaryassociated with our society to participate in pioneering work.It is men and women with a pioneering spirit who have madeour mission what it is today . . . that pioneering spirit isseen in the strongly developing literature, educational andmedical work. The pioneering spirit is being brought to bearon the great question of reaching the Muslim and there is inTripura tremendous scope for men and women with thepioneering spirit to share with the national worker in reach-ing tribal peoples in their many hundreds of villages hiddenaway in the jungle covered hills and plains.

Every generation must have its pioneers. Men and womenwho with faith that schemes and plans, will match thechanging situations that come with changing times, with newmethods and more adequate methods. We have a missionaryteam today who are prepared to pioneer, and we say Godbless them. God help us if we ever lose the pioneering spirit,on our mission field. Any young man or woman with a desireto do a pioneering work for God in the next few generationsshould prayerfully consider the claims of the Lord upon theirservices for India and Pakistan.



land, S.W.I .


Last month, "Witness Week" was observed by most branchesby church parades, extra meetings, special study groups and widevisitation. Some branches are rejoicing in new members as aresult of this special week. We trust it has proved a real " W i t -ness W e e k " for each branch. " W i t n e s s W e e k " is held annuallyin March and affords opportunity for members to bring the "Aimsand W o r k " before the women of the churches, as well as endeav-ouring to enlist new members. Congratulations to Mrs Jones andMrs Purdie, of Hanover Street branch for loyal service to theirmissionary work over the past 51 years. A grand record. Ourpresident, Mrs Derrick Rogers, is planning visitation in the SouthAuckland area in May. She will be warmly received wherever shevisits.

Rev. Don. Eade is delighted to be able to give full time to workin Brahmanbaria. He is busy with the building of the new jubileehall situated between the dispensary and the church. This willbe an asset in the work. At Language School in Darjeeling therewill be: Miss Delsie Guy, Mrs Gordon Jones, Miss OlwynGaze and Mrs E. Mills. Miss M. Bush was looking forwardto a happy, if busy time at a large United Christian Women'sCamp held in March. One hundred women were expectedto attend when the studies would be from Colossians. Rev.and Mrs M. J. Eade and John have arrived back in Agartala.Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade should be in New Zealand by thetime this is being read. They are assured of a lovingwelcome.

DEDICATION OF DARCHOI MISSION HOUSEMRS G. H. JONES

"Well it's just the most wonderful thing to be at lastestablished in our gorgeous home. We are both acutelyaware of the difference in our standard of living from thatof our village people and so look upon our good fortune asa gift which is to be shared with them. Although therehave been numerous occasions when folk have been inand out of the house (150 for a sing last week, when I wasstill in Agartala and Miss Guy and Miss Burtenshaw hereto entertain them) we didn't have the formal opening serviceand dedication of the house until yesterday afternoon.We all stood outside, Pastor Lalhuala read from Psalms90 and 127 and Matthew 7. 24 and 25 and then we sang'Guide me O Thou Great Jehovah.' We might be 'pil-grims' but don't thing we are in a 'barren land.' Apartfrom the luxuriousness of our surroundings, the jungle, thecolourful birds, the sunsets—there is an enthusiastic spiritamong the people that is far from barren. Their loveand delight at having us to live among them is quitemoving, we don't feel we deserve the privilege. When wecame inside we sang some more, this time with the pianoaccompaniment. Mr Jones made a speech, Lalhuala prayedand then—tea was on. A lovely big tin of biscuits fromMiss Turner went round the 225 people that crowded onto the verandahs and into the middle room. The housemust surely have strong foundations! After lunch on Sun-day and before the 'house dedication' we were swampedwith children, so I got them organised and taught themchoruses. They raised the roof with 'He will hold me fast,'especially the third line. The choir, or part of it, learned'Softly and Tenderly' on Saturday night."

A TREK WITH MISS OLWYN KEMP"Yesterday, at midday, I set off with a Riang man

that I have had contact with, through the dispensary fora number of years. They have several times asked me tovisit their village, but I hadn't been able to get round toit; this time I decided not to put it off. He carried mybedding, plus some medicines and I took the 'odds andends.' We went off to the bazaar, about two miles and a-halfaway, collected a few more of his village people, then wentoff across the river and up over the hills. We had doneabout four miles, when he stopped and pointed to a spot onthe distant ranges, saying that that was just in front oftheir houses—my heart dropped, for it was miles away.We came to several villages on the way, rested and thenonce again took up our loads and wandered on. We woundup valleys, waded rivers, and steamed up and down hills.There were glorious views from some of the hilltops look-ing away out over the valleys and lesser hills—how muchground has yet to be covered for the Master's sake. We

passed through several large Riang villages where hundredsof folk must live and there must be many more such asthese, in these hills. Finally, after covering just on eightmiles we reached the village, just as the sun was sinkingbehind the distant ranges, it was a glorious sight. Ifound that they had a special little house for me to stayin and it wasn't long before a crowd of young men gatheredround the table. I was amazed to find that I hadn't cometo a completely heathen village, there were four lads there—one had had a bit of schooling in one of our village schools,and two had come years ago from a Christian village in thenorth, the other had lived with a Lushai family for twoyears. The headman of the village knew Mr and Mrs HarryJones and had had a good deal of contact with them inthe past. One of our evangelists had been up there severaltimes a couple of years ago. These lads stayed in thehouse, talking and singing some of the songs they had learntin the past and I had the opportunity to tell them some ofthe simple Bible stories. This morning before leaving thevillage they came and said, if you will come again andbring others to teach us, we will build a church and gathereach Sunday for worship. I walked back over those hillsthis morning, weary and measuring the distance yet to go,but with a heart rejoicing in the working of our God inthe hearts of these people. The seed sown years ago,watered over the years, and the lime of harvest now drawingnear. I am hoping that we might go often to this villageand that we will see a mighty work done there for our Lord.How we need and value the prayers of so many in thehomeland."

REPORTSHANOVER STREET reports meetings of inspiration and

blessing. Speakers have been Sister Wilby, Rev. Ivor Daviesand Sister Muriel Ormrod, who was warmly welcomed andreceived into membership in February. Having servedB.W.M.U. continuously for 51 years, Mrs Purdie and MrsJones were presented with flowers. Four missionary parcelsdespatched. PAPATOETOE: We were privileged tohave district president, Mrs J. Deane, address Februarymeeting. A large gathering and new members receivedand welcomed. Mrs Deane challenged us to more sacrificialand intelligent prayers for our missionaries. SPREYDON:Happy gatherings are held at the manse, with Mrs K.White as president. Mrs Crowe was given hand knittedcoatees for her twin babies. We regret the loss of two mem-bers—Mrs Pugh, a member of long standing, has passedon. Mrs Nicholson has left to live in Wellington. TAMAKI:Novel social, with Indian flavour, held to raise funds. Indianmusic, decorations, missionary play with Indian curry andbread for supper were features of the evening. (The sumof £6 14s 2d was raised.) Decided to hold monthly meetingsalternately morning and night to cater for all church ladies.

BAPTIST WOMEN'S DAY OF PRAYERRemember the date—Tuesday, May 1—our Day of Prayer.

Do make an effort to be present at the meeting arrangedin your church or central combined, either for the wholetime or part of the day. Our missionaries depend uponour prayers, for PRAYER is the most powerful weapon wehave to use. Prayer here, is felt there. Let us not failthem in this important part of our work.

April 3—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rotorua.

THE "WORD" BY WIRELESSApril 17—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rotorua.

COLLEGE.—College has again started the year with arecord 39 students attending lectures: 27 ministry students,six missionary, one deaconess, one East Asian student, twoindependent and two home missioners. Students had the pas-torates of the Roslyn, Mount Maunganui, Thames, Napier,Huntly, Blockhouse Bay and Northland Churches, while onehelped our Maori workers at Pukekohe, over the threemonths of the Christmas vacation. In the final universityexaminations last year, 83 units of L.Th., three of Dip. of R.E.,six of N.Z.B.D. were gained by students, while three com-pleted their L.Th. This year we welcome our second tutor,Rev. Dr S. L. Edgar, M.A., D.D., his wife and family, and ourEast Asian student, Wilson Chang from Korea. The MagazineCommittee is endeavouring to have the colllege magazineprinted earlier this year. Articles are now being written andplans for photographs well under way, and it is hoped thatthe 1982 magazine will be in the hands of the churches byJuly.—G. T. M.

ASHBURTON (Rev. G. T. Beilby, M.A.).—Missionaryvisitor has been Mr Havill from the Lebanon. An informalmeeting at the home of Mr and Mrs E. Millichamp gaveleaders and teachers of our All-age Sunday School the oppor-tunity to meet Rev. J. J. Burt. Good weather favoured us forour Sunday School picnic to Rangitata Mouth. HarvestThanksgiving Services were held on Sunday, March 4. Concertand sale was held on Monday. Jam and preserves broughtare to go to the Archer Home. It has been good to see Drand Mrs Sanson and family worshipping with us while DrSanson is at hospital here. Mrs Sanson spoke to the membersof the B.W.M.U. We are still much in prayer with regard tofilling the pastorate. Mr and Mrs Beilby and Sylvia leaveearly in April for Taupo.—E. F. P.

AUCKLAND CITY MISSION (Missioner, B. K. Mac-Ready).—We have now taken possession of our men's hosteland on Wednesday. March 7, the managers, Mr and Mrs N. C.Carefull, were welcomed at Whenuapai on arrival from over-seas. Two students have been supplied from the College—MrBarry Denholm to assist the Missioner, and Mr Robbie Tay-lor as S.S. superintendent, B.T.I. students also giving valuablehelp. Numbers at all services continue to increase. There aregrowing opportunities to assist needy people. The followingmeetings were held recently. Sunday, February 4. combinedmeeting with Chinese Mission, address and films by ChineseConsul Dr Lo. February 11, Gospel service taken by BelmontBaptist Mission Group. Maori speaker, Mr Perry Porter. Feb-ruary 14, combined meeting with Dutch Reformed Church.Speaker, Mr Jim Erkkila of U.F.M. in New Guinea. February25, message on tape "Testimony of a Tramp." February 21,President, Rev. Hayes Lloyd. March 4. Auckland AssociationPresident, Rev. Arthur Gibbs.—D. S.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—Highlights of the month:—Packed church heard KennethGoodman Negro organist, play at evening service on March4. Powerful message by Mr Carter on "The Offence of theCross." Three have been baptised, seven joined the church, othershave accepted Christ as Saviour. All available classroomsnow occupied by A.A.S.S. each Sunday. Grand S.S. picnic atStillwater. Visit of Sister Joyce Wilby at fellowship hour tospeak and show new Manurewa Home film much appreciatedSunday morning expositions from first Epistle Peter, andWednesday night studies from Joshua proving most soul-satis-fying. Mr and Mrs Roland Browning and family welcomed.Mr Browning will have general supervision of youth workand will specialise in visitation. Inaugural service of N.Z.-

B.T.I. for 171 students addressed by our pastor. College com-mencement service on March 7, a time of inspiration. Mr Car-ter is now Chairman of College Board. Twelve of our youngpeople now in training for Christian service.—E. M. C.

AVONDALE (Rev. A. R. Jamieson).—As a very fittingclimax to Dr Edgars' ministry, nine people were baptised dur-ing his final service, on February 4. A very large gatheringfarewelled Dr and Mrs Edgar, and a week later, welcomedRev. Ridland and Mrs Jamieson, from North Memorial Bothoccasions were very enjoyable social evenings. We were verypleased to learn that although we have farewelled Dr andMrs Edgar from the ministry, they will remain members ofour church. Mr Jamieson's induction service on February 11was conducted by Rev. A. J. Gibbs, and Rev. N. WinsladeAttendances at church services during the holiday period,showed an increase on previous years. Mrs R. Langwell hastaken over the captaincy of the G.L.B. during the absence ofMiss P. Hayward, who will attend the Brigade Jubilee, inEngland. Our best wishes to Mr Tony Goodwin and Miss JanMoyle, two of our youth leaders, who were married onMarch 10.—B. M.

AWAPUNI (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—New members, bytransfer—Mr and Mrs N. Pallesen, and Mr and Mrs PeterPatten. Sunday School and Lifeboys are away to a goodstart. A new Bible Class has commenced, under the leader-ship of Mr Peter Patten. His willing service, along with thatof all those who serve the Master in the youth work, is verymuch appreciated. We have farewelled Mr Don Cairns to theBaptist College. Our thoughts and prayers go with him, ashe trains for the very responsible task that God has calledhim to. Another family service was well attended. A monthlynewsletter is being used for distribution among members andcontacts. These carry church news and a Gospel message.Sincere thanks to all who have taken services during the pas-tor's holiday period.—D. D.

BIRKDALE-HILLCREST (Rev. P. Carter).—Work for thenew year is now well under way and on a recent Sundaymorning the Sunday School teachers' dedication was heldThat morning, too, saw the Harvest Festival, when a goodlyarray of fruits of the earth was brought to the House of theLord, and regular monthly family services were inaugurated.At that service the attendance totalled 72. The painting of thechurch building has now been finished and the primarydepartment, underneath the youth hall has been completedand is in use. An organ has also been given to the church foruse in the primary section. We much regret that Mr R.Mardle is leaving us and the opportunity was taken recentlyto make a presentation to him. Mr Mardle has been a mostvaliant worker for the Lord in our midst for a number ofyears, and we would wish for him God's richest blessing inthe days ahead. A College deaconess. Miss Lane, has beenappointed and her work with the Bible Class and in visiting,is very much appreciated. The Bible Class at Hillcrest is nowoccupying the new room.—W. M. H.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—We have muchto thank God for in sending to us Rev. A. H. Finlay, Mrs Fin-lay and family. We shall benefit greatly under his excellentleadership and ministry. Sunday, February 11, 11 a.m. and7 p.m., were our welcome services and we held them at theLynfield College Hall which seats over 500 and it was fullboth times. At night we were privileged to have Mr K.Goodman, (the famous Negro organist), as our guest playerfor the service. Sunday School and Bible Classes are off for

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE—Three.

AVONDALE—Nine.

EPUNI—One.

GISBORNE—Two.

LOWER HUTT—Four.

MANUREWA—One.

PAPANUI NORTH—Five.

STRATFORD—Three.

TE HAPARA—Three.TIMARU—Two.TITAHI BAY—Three.WANGANUI—Two.

TOTAL—Thirty-eight.

BAPTISMS

99NX BAPTIST—APRIL, 1962.

the year with a good start. The S.S. picnic at Redwood Parkwas well attended. Shareholders held their first meeting atMrs Donnell's, Mr Finlay being the speaker. Men's Clubhad two traffic department officers as their guest speakers,their evening being held at Mr M. McEwan's. Sunday even-ing, February 25, Mr Finlay held a very well attended youthservice and much blessing was received. The ladies of thechurch had a very enjoyable picnic at our local beach. Ourchurch was responsible as hostesses for the local service inthe World Day of Prayer.—J. M. B.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. T. W. Cadman, L.Th.).—Rev. and Mrs R. A. Alcorn were warmly welcomed on thefirst Sunday they worshipped with us and we were delightedto welcome the whole family to All-age Sunday School. Awelcome also to Miss Valerie Blackburn who will be with usthroughout this year. On February 11 in the evening the Gos-pel was given in word and song, the soloist being Mr IanCrawshaw. It was a joy to us all when our young friend MrTed Black gave his life to Christ at the conclusion of theservice. The Shareholder group held their first meeting of theyear at the home of Mrs Margaret Cooper, when Miss DorothyBurgess of the Child Evangelism Movement was the speaker.An after-church social for the young people was held at thehome of Mr and Mrs S. Burn during February.—W. C. T.

CARTERTON (Rev. R. M. Reid).—Our minister andfamily have returned from their holiday much refreshed. Wepray for increasing blessing upon their work among us. Sun-day morning studies on the Holy Spirit are proving helpful,while at night the Gospel is preached from " S t o r i e s Jesustold." Midweek studies are from 1st Epistle of John. Theministry of our own laymen for four Sundays in Januarywas much appreciated. Sunday School has made a good startfor the year, attendance reaching 100 for first time recentlyMessrs J. D. Carey and J. McEwing have joined the teachingstaff. Glad to welcome into membership Miss Fay Mangin ontransfer from Palmerston North. Fay is now doing her secondyear at B.T.I. Another combined meeting with Mastertonhas been held, this time in Carterton. This was very wellattended and rich in fellowship and inspiration. During theevening the thrilling film, " C e n t r e v i l l e Awakening," wasscreened.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—During ourminister's holiday we appreciated the messages brought tous by Messrs E. Squires, P. McKinlay, K. Smith and G. Mc-Pate. At the layman's night, associated in the pulpit with MrLowery were Messrs Norrish, E. Baines and H. McDonald.This was a unique service and an inspiration to all. Therewas a fine display at produce at our Harvest Festival service.Another special service was conducted by the young people.The Sunday School picnic was enjoyed by all attending. Wesincerely regret the resignation of Mrs O. Stott as eveningorganist, after a number of faithful years' service. Our con-gratulations are extended to: Miss R. Lawrence in passingher state nursing examinations; to Miss D. Clark and Mr R.McClay; Miss O. Norrish and Mr B. Slater; and Miss E. Hig-gins and Mr P. Duncan, on their engagements; to Mr and MrsG. Cameron on the birth of a son. Our deep sympathy goes toMiss S. Murray on the passing of her mother.—E. H. W.

CLUTHA (Vacant).—Our Sunday School commenced withfive classes, two Bible Classes and one adult; study group. Wewere sorry to have to say farewell to two of our members, Mrand Mrs Falconer, who have moved to Invercargill. Mr Fal-coner was our church treasurer and Mrs Falconer was presi-dent of the B.W.M.U., a Sunday School teacher and in chargeof the Ropeholders. We will find it hard to fill her place. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs Miles on the birth of a son. Weare grateful to all those who have taken services for us,while we are without a minister.—R. K.

DANNEVIRKE (Rev. F. G. McKean).—From an atten-dance point our Sunday School started the year in a mostheartening way. on the second Sunday there was an atten-dance of 43 children out of a roll of 45. The duties of super-intendent have been taken over by Mr Maurice Taylor. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs Paul Henderson on the arrival ofMark Andrew. At recent morning services Mr and Mrs G.Thomas brought their infant daughter to the Lord in act ofdedication and Mr and Mrs R. Baker brought their baby son.Our Harvest Festival was held on March 11 and the goods,as last year, distributed among the aged and needy of thetown. On a recent midweek evening we had Mr Keith Napperof the Borneo Evangelical Mission to address us and showslides of the work. We are looking forward to visits in thenear future from the Rev. Bob Alcorn and Dr L. Sanson.Thanks are extended to the following gentlemen for takingservices during our minister's vacation: Rev. H. F. Carstonand Messrs M. P. Henderson. R. Baker and R. M. Taylor,and to Mr H. Perry for conducting midweek devotions.—K. L. M.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.).—Over the holidayperiod we were pleased to have several visitors worshippingwith us. We were glad to report a wonderful recommence-ment of our All-age Sunday School. This week our ministeris away at Otumoetai, Tauranga, conducting a school ofprayer. Our church services have been ably conducted byRev Norman Winslade, Secretary of the Auckland BaptistAssociation and Rev. J. Ayson Clifford Principal of our Bap-tist College. Last Saturday our Sunday School picnic washeld at Orewa; a most enjoyable day was spent by all. Therewas a fine valedictory service for Miss O. Gaze our mission-ary-designate for Brahmanbaria and afterwards a farewell atour church arranged by the Auckland Association. It was atribute to Miss Gaze so many being at the wharf to farewellher. We wish her father and mother pleasant journeying anda wonderful reunion with their son and daughter-in-law andgrandchildren. We hope Miss Rona Dawson's holiday hasbeen greatly beneficial to her. Our thoughts and prayers goto Mr Stubbs in Green Lane Hospital.—C. M. Q.

EPUNI, Lower Hutt (Rev. J. C. Ayrey).—All departmentshave re-commenced and are in good heart. Homemakersfirst meeting included three demonstrations, cake icing, mak-ing woollen garments from mill pieces and dressmaking. Theresult, several ladies are attending classes on cake decorat-ing. We are having a special youth service on the fourth Sun-day of each month and a film service on the second Sunday,Messrs L. Clay, T. Gallagher and G. Budden are helping Cap-tain G. Clay with the Boys' Brigade. Young People's Societyreport an encouraging start to the year's work. Our pastor hasbeen making a comprehensive visit of the district, these con-tacts to be followed up by members. Mr and Mrs GraemeMurray have both been in hospital since their return fromDarjeeling and we pray for their renewed health before theirreturn. Recently Tony Hitchens obeyed his Lord in Baptism.We remember our sick friends, Mrs A. K. Murray, Mrs Jen-kins and Mrs Ackroyd.—N. G.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—Owing touncertain weather our church picnic was not as well attendedthis year but those who gathered at Anderson's Park had amost enjoyable time. During the month we have beenpleased to have Rev. R. Puddle conduct two of our servicesand Mr Royston Brown has conducted a family pew serviceat which Robert James Grieve and Ian and Anne Pottingerwere brought by their parents in dedication. Other serviceshave been conducted by Mr Norman McIntosh and Mr PeteWeuston and large congregations have appreciated their mes-sages. Mr Colin Harrington brought two farewell messages tous on March 4, and a friendly hour was held after the even-ing service to say goodbye, as our friends leave for service inIndonesia. A successful weekend camp for G.L.B. girls washeld at Edendale under the leadership of Mrs Piesse andMiss Ruddle. We are sorry to report the death of Mrs Reid, amuch-loved member of our church, and our sympathy goes toMrs Herb. Stewart and Mr and Mrs Guise in recent bereave-ments.—D. W. L.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—Our All-age SundaySchool commenced on March 3. As a prelude to this we helda "Deeper Life" mission for one week, when the Rev. DrRobert Thompson from our College took the first Sunday'sservices, the Rev. J. C. McFadyen of our Wanganui church,the mid-week services, and the Rev. C. Marshall, of the Kim-bolton parish, the final Sunday services. Our church at presentis also conducting a talent scheme whereby we are aiming toremove the debt on our manse. A very successful barbecuewas held on Mr Avery's farm, when numbers of young andold enjoyed themselves, besides adding to our talents. Ourfamily services at 10 o'clock continue to be a blessing, whenon February 25, we had a packed and overflowing congrega-tion. Mr and Mrs R. Flintoff brought their baby daughterfor dedication on a recent Sunday morning. Congratulationsto Jimmy Eade on his engagement to Miss E. Linssen ofWanganui, and to Mr and Mrs Carmen on the birth of a son.Our prayers are still with Mrs Jepsen who has not been ableto worship with us for some time.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. J. Pidwell, LTh.).—It is withreal joy that we have welcomed Rev. H. J. and Mrs Pidwellto our midst and we anticipate a year of fruitful serviceand blessing as we work together for our Lord. The inductionservice and public welcome were held on February 15, theformer being conducted by Rev. H. R. Puddle with charges tothe minister and congregation being given by Revs. A. Niel-sen and E. Enright respectively. Mr N. Bond chaired the lattermeeting and welcomed Mr and Mrs Pidwell on behalf of thechurch. Mrs Schroeder presented Mrs Pidwell with flowersand assured her of the loving welcome from the ladies of thechurch. Other speakers were Mr G. Hicks (Baptist Churchesof Invercargill), Rev. R. Wood (Invercargill Ministers' Asso-ciation), Rev. G. L. Crawford (Baptist Ministers and GoreChurch). Mr and Mrs Pidwell both replied. At the Com-munion Service on February 18, they were welcomed into the


membership of Georgetown as were Mr and Mrs R. Miles(transfer from North-east Valley) on March 4.—P. McI.

GISBORNE CENTRAL (Rev. Hugh Nees).—Our variouschurch activities are once again in full swing and we are alllooking forward to another year of service for our Lord. Dur-ing January we enjoyed a variety of speakers, including Rev.E. M. Enright, a former minister of this church, and MrRobbie Taylor who served us very well and has returned toAuckland to continue his training at the Baptist College. OnSunday, February 25, our evening service was broadcast over2XG, and we do pray that those who listened were blessed.We thank God for this opportunity to serve Him. Mrs G. Pet-terson and Miss Elizabeth Haisman witnessed to their Lord inthe waters of baptism, and have since been received intomembership. Our loving sympathy is extended to the familyof Mrs Laskey in the passing of a loved mother, and to MrsHarries and family in the passing of a loved husband andfather. Mr and Mrs W. F. Scott brought their son Ross Felixfor dedication recently. Our love and prayers are with ouraged and sick friends unable to worship with us at this time.—M. B. G.

GORE (Rev. G. L. Crawford).—Philip's rendering of thepersonal ministry of Onesiphorus to Paul "Many times thatman put fresh heart into me," echoes in many a testimony toour pastor's faithful ministry of the Word. Attendances atworship testify to this. Welcome to Mrs E. Symons, Miss R.Donald, Mr L. Necklen as S.S. teachers. Major Ian Thomasaddressed Bible Classes prior to preaching at a service dur-ing his Gore visit. The church picnic at Dolamore Park pro-vided a time of happy fellowship amid nature's grandeurwith sports, etc. including an impromptu judo display. Themusical ministry of the male choir is much appreciated athospital church services and at the Roxburgh fellowship,where our pastor pays a monthly visit. Quarterly meetingreports and discussions included the progress of financialplans for the building of a youth hall. Having adopted inprinciple All-age Sunday School, various leaders are nowinforming us of just what it all means.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).—Our financesecretary. Miss R. Graham, has recently undergone a series ofpainful operations in hospital, and is now recuperating.Several other members are indisposed, and we pray God'shealing and the blessing of complete restoration to health. Ahappy kitchen evening arranged by the Youth Fellowshipwas given to honour the approaching marriage on March 10of Dorothy Vercoe and David Browne. These young peoplehave been very active members of the church and youthwork. Our congratulations to them, and all good wishes. Themanse is undergoing repair and painting. Another successfulchurch and Sunday School picnic was held at TakapunaBeach. Weeknight services continue well attended. A series ofstudies of the books of the New Testament are providing uswith rich spiritual food, and widening our knowledge of God'sWord. The Youth Fellowship have made a further gift to thechurch of Redemption and Baptist hymnals.—A. L. K.

GREENDALE (Rev. T. R. Page).—Our Sunday Schoolanniversary was held on November 26. The children sangsweetly and their spoken word was clear and helpful. Thetea held the next day was well attended by parents andfriends. A family service held on December 17 was attendedby non-resident and out-station members together with ourGreendale folk. A group of Bible Class girls went to ArthursPass for a few days during January. A very happy time washad by all. We pray that Mr and Mrs Page will have a happyrestful holiday. We pray for the Howe family in their worrieswith sickness. Especially we remember Andrea. For all otherswith sickness in their homes we wish them God's blessing.—E. D.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—It was our privilege tohave a visit from the President of the N.Z. Union, Rev. HayesLloyd. He gave us an inspiring address on the Lordship ofChrist, this being his theme at Assembly and for the rest ofhis presidential year. The church and Sunday School picnicwas held at Redwood Park and thanks to all concerned wasa great success. Mrs John Deane was the speaker for the firstmeeting of the B.W.M.U. this year. The women's prayer meet-ing has commenced each Wednesday morning again. OnMarch 3, we heard Rev. Basil Tyson of the P.I.V.M. give usa very challenging address. We seek the Lord's blessing on allour members and the church at Grey Lynn.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. A. Simpson).—All-age S.S. Com-menced on February 11 and it was pleasing to see such alarge attendance. A farewell social was held on February 14for Peter McNee prior to his departure for Auckland wherehe is to commence his training for the ministry at our Bap-tist College. An auction of produce from our Harvest Festi-val took place on Monday February 19, when all goods weresold. We welcome Trevor Skilton to our fellowship and hopehe enjoys his time with us. Our annual church picnic was

held on Saturday, February 10, and an enjoyable time washad by all who made the trip. Our congratulations to those ofour young people who have had successes in School Certi-ficate and University Entrance examinations recently. Boys'Brigade enrolment service on Sunday, March 18. We prayfor our pastor's devotional services from 3YZ—V. J. M.

HAMILTON (Rev. Hayes Lloyd).—The majority of folkhave returned from their holidays, we hope refreshed, to takeup their responsibilities in the fellowship for another yearOur assistant pastor, Mr Arnold, very ably stepped into thepulpit and continues to do so whilst Mr Lloyd goes on hisexacting task as President. We extend our sympathy to thebereaved families of our esteemed late friends, Mr Coad, MrJ. Lewis, Mr Bell and Mr Green. We had Mrs R. Gillandersspeak at B.W.M.U. and Missionary Shareholders. Mr and MrsGordon Wilson of the S.S.E.M. speak at Youth Fellowshipshowing slides of the Solomon Islands. A combined Hamil-ton central and Melville Church picnic was held at NewsteadSchool. In spite of the wind in the willows we had fun, foodand fellowship. Congratulations to our organist Mr RoyWillmott on further music examination successes. What a thrillto have Kenneth Goodman, the Negro organist, for two Sun-day services also Mr George Ayo, bass, of Wellington to singfor us. Congratulations to the Chris O'Dwyers and Philip Bal-lards on the birth of their daughters and to the Radfords ason.—G. E. M. C.

HANOVER STREET (Rev. E. W. Batts).—An outstandingfeature of the past month has been the coming of SisterMuriel Ormrod as church deaconess. Rev. E. M. Enright,president of the Otago Association, conducted the inductionseervice while at a social Mesdames Cooper and Hurst ex-pressed the warmth of the church's welcome and support toSister Muriel. Mr Fraser Morrison has been organising variedand interesting programmes for the teenage young peopleassociated with the church. With regret it was learned thatMessrs Owen Hurst and Brian Keane were unable to acceptre-nomination as members of the deacons' court. The arrivalof university and teachers' college students in our church ismost welcome to compensate for losses suffered by the trans-fer of young people to other centres at the beginning of theyear. Hearty congratulations to Mrs D. J. Calder in becom-ing a nonagenarian and to Mr and Mrs Graeme Batts on thebirth of a son. Two members, who served the church well inpast years, Miss D. Mirams and Miss M. Burt, passed awayrecently.—L. R. H.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—At the close ofFebruary, God called out of life's storms, our loved friendand sister, Mrs R. North, who has borne her earthly cross, withChristian fortitude, our supporting love and prayer go to hernearest and dearest in the months ahead. To Mrs L. Davidsonalso our Christian sympathy in the sudden loss of her father,we pray the Lord will be close to this family at this time. OnFebruary 17, our church was invited en masse to the wed-ding of Bert. Cater and Nellie Van Der Meulen, the ceremonywas tape recorded for parents in Holland. New arrivals in ourmidst are daughters to the John Fears and Lew Stewarts,and sons to the Brian Bisleys, the Max. Blincoes, and theJohn Greens. Still in hospital is Mrs Horace Paynter, her pro-gress is very slow—out of hospital after an operation is MrsStewart, sen., we pray God's hand for a perfect healing forour sister.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson, L.Th.).—The SundaySchool picnic held at Kaupokonui Beach was one of the best-attended we have had. Mr F. W. Horner and Mr W. Green-wood conducted the Harvest Festival services in the unavoid-able absence of our pastor. The Women's Fellowship haveelected Mrs B. Smith as president, the Youth Fellowship MrE. Duxfield. The Men's Fellowship heard a talk with slidesby Mr A. Pantall who recently visited Russia. Rev. C. Rokeat the Waikato Methodist Maori Mission conducted an even-ing service. Best wishes to Wyn Haughey on her recent mar-riage to John Kerr. Glad to know that Mr Collins is improv-ing. We rejoice at additions to several church families—Rev.and Mrs Thomson (Joy-anne), Mr and Mrs E. Simonsen(Terence) and Mr and Mrs J. Townshend (Stephen). Men ofthe Church have been busy laying concrete paths around thenew hall.—B. A. J. S.

HAWTHORNDALE-GLENGARRY (Rev. J. H. Nielson).—We regret to report the passing of our beloved sister Mrs BrashSen., her many years of faithful service will be a constantexample to us all. Our thoughts are also with the loved onesof Mr H. Stewart, who for many years was our SundaySchool superintendent. We join in welcoming Rev. H. J. andMrs Pidwell to Georgetown Church. Rev. A. Nielsen officiatedat the recent wedding of Judy Welsh and Elder Jenks. OmauiBeach was the scene of a most enjoyable church and SundaySchool picnic. The church quarterly meeting was one of muchpraise and planning for the transfer mid-year to the newGlengarry Church. We give our God all the glory and honour


as we see how He has led the way in matters of leadership,and also finance which has come from local sources andalso from other parts of New Zealand. Miss Ruth Kealey iswelcomed from the Timaru Church.

HENDERSON (Rev. Marcus Bowden).—Our pastor hascompleted his first year's ministry with us and we give thanksto God for a full year of blessing. During the year we haveseen 18 decisions for Christ and many restored, 20 have beenbaptised, 45 received into membership. Attendances at Sun-day services have doubled and the Wednesday prayer meet-ing attendances have averaged over 50 with peak number 69.Weekly giving has increased to £50 and self-denial offeringsfrom £92 to £235. The present building is now completely in-adequate and we are venturing forth in faith to build neces-sary extensions which are to cost an estimated £7000. We thankGod with full hearts for the evident signs of His blessing onthis ministry and pray that He will continue to bless and useboth minister and people. We are happy to report that G.L.B.and B.B. companies have now been started in our church —R. S.

HOKOWHITU (Rev. H. G. Copland, L.Th.).—The begin-ning of February saw well attended church services, increasesin All-age Sunday School attendances and new faces on trans-fer and some into membership. Congratulations are extendedto Miss Jennifer Hunt on her engagement to Mr Noel Patchettof Masterton and Miss Jeanette Hardman engaged to Mr JohnStory of Foxton. The district organiser for the British andForeign Bible Society, Miss Kay Bint, brought first handknowledge of the work in the Pacific Islands to B.W.M.Umembers combining with St. Alban's Presbyterian women forthe last meeting. A baptismal class commenced this year isbeing well attended. Congratulations on the birth of a daugh-ter to Mr and Mrs W. F. Brogden. The damage to the roarof the church as the result of a fire has been repaired and theSunday School has a spacious new room. Tenders have beencalled for a new hall building. Well attended harvest festivalservices have been held.—R. A. McC.

HORNBY, Christchurch (Extension). (Vacant).—SundaySchool commenced on February 4, with a good attendance,and numbers are again rising steadily. We are fortunate tohave adequate staff for our Main School, but the primary de-partment is in dire need of more teachers. The annual picnicwas well attended and a most enjoyable time was had by allG.L.B. and Cadets have started but leaders are needed. Wewish to thank Mr Clark for his continued guidance and helpand likewise the lay preachers who visited us and have con-ducted services. The Rev. J. Burt paid a surprise visit to ourSunday School which was appreciated very much. He alsoconducted the morning service. Plans are going ahead to im-prove seating and classroom space for the Sunday School.—F. L. L.

ISLAND BAY (Rev. W. K. J. McCormick).—The churchheld its Christmas party in the Surf Club hall. This was acombined gathering of all departments and Father Christmasarrived by boat. Special Christmas service included a play"That Night," which presented the Christmas message graphi-cally. The choir provided incidental music. Over the holidaysservices were conducted by Messrs J. North, P. Blake, A.Skeeles. and R. Lloyd to whom many thanks. Mr and MrsCollings brought their son Neil to the church for a dedicationservice. On February 24, Miss Frances Warwick and Mr PeterBlake were married. Our best wishes go with them. Mrs Rus-sell and Mrs Brown have been in hospital and are now homeagain.—M. J.

KAIAPOI (Rev. G. A. Smith).—The most important eventduring the month of February was the arrival of our newminister. Rev. G. A. Smith. The induction service held onThursday, February 8. conducted by Rev. R. M. Upton andassisted by Rev. G. F. Coombes, and Rev. R. N. Rawlingswas a very memorable occasion. Supper was held after theservice to enable the large gathering of members and friendsto meet Mr Smith. Our grateful thanks to all who have takenservices over the last 14 months. All have been much appre-ciated. Our annual Sunday School picnic was held on Feb-ruary 10 in the Pleasant Point domain. A very enjoyable dayA dedication service was held recently when Mr and Mrs LesDodge brought their baby daughter to the Lord. A number ofour B.W.M.U. ladies went to Colombo Street Baptist quarterlymeeting on February 23 to hear Mrs Sanson speak to us of thepeople and work on our field.—N. E. S.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—Mr Stan Williams, inspite of the difficulties has pioneered a much needed youthwork. That veteran worker, the Rev. F. A. Parry, and hiswife have honoured us with a visit. Harvest thank-offeringwas £38. A spontaneous evening's fun was had netting sameOur S.S. is mushrooming, it being the only straight out Sun-day School in the village. Mrs Taylor spoke to the women'smeeeting on " G o d s Promises." We must accept the challengeand not be spiritual paupers any longer.—D. V.

KARORI (Rev. E. G. Payton).—Combined services withthe Congregationalists were enjoyed during the holidays. Wethank all who lead our worship while our minister was onvacation. Church and Sunday School activities have com-menced in good heart, though there are some vacancies forteachers and leaders. Mr E. Williams is now superintendentof the adult department of the Sunday School, and Mrs C.Smiley is leading the junior-intermediate. We look forwardto spiritual blessing, as well as financial gain for the church,as a result of the Talent Campaign, enthusiastically launchedon March 4. The church picnic, held at Day's Bay on Feb-ruary 17, was a great success. Mr and Mrs B. H. Edwards(foundation members) and Miss Helen Park have been fare-welled, leaving for New Plymouth and Auckland respectively.We extend loving sympathy to Mrs Ward-Parrant in thepassing of her husband, to Mrs Swenssen in the loss of adaughter, and to Mr J. H. Grigg in the homecall of hisbrother, Rev. Albert Grigg.—K. W.

KAWERAU—Our Sunday School is now in full swing witha new scholar campaign, our goal being 100 by the end ofthe year. We were very pleased to welcome four newteachers. We do thank Mrs Peter McLay who conducted ourservice last Sunday. Our Young Worshippers' League are fol-lowing the story of Pilgrim's Progress in serial form withgreat interest. We do ask God's blessing on our B.W.M.U.meetings which commenced this month for 1962. We werevery glad to see Mrs Demant, Sen., back in our midst aftera spell in hospital.—S. M.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—Our twoweek mission with Cliff Reay ended on February 25. Atten-dances were good, having an average of 90 a meeting overthe 17 meetings. Responses to the appeals totalled 33 of whom12 were for conversion. Already there has been one baptismalservice as a result of the Crusade when Miss Joy Rotherhamwas baptised. Three others are considering the step. Con-gratulations to Murray Garlick and Marion Roberts on theirengagement. New members to the church are Mr and MrsKitchen and Mrs Holland. A recent guest preacher was MrCampbell McAlpine, a Brethren Evangelist. Youth groupshave all recommenced. Leaders are: G.L.B.. Mrs Haggie andMrs Donelly; Cadets, Miss B. Edge, Miss Kitchen and MrsForster; Life Boys, Mr N. Hanham, Mr John Kitchen and MrForster; Boys' Brigade, Mr Graham Morgan, Mr HaroldGwyn and Mr Davis Tito. Harvest Festival auction greatly in-creased our missionary funds.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.).—Sunday,February 18, last saw the culmination of many years of plan-ning and sacrificial giving by our people when our newchurch was officially opened. A report of the opening cere-mony appears elsewhere in this issue. It was a real joy tohave two of our past ministers present on the great day—Rev.P. J. C. Blackman who took the last service in the old churchand Rev. Dr S. L. Edgar who preached the first sermon inthe new church in the evening. We were sorry that the Rev.and Mrs A. J. Gibbs could not be present with us for theoccasion. Following the evening service two of our foundationmembers, Mrs E. Mewton and Mr K. Nicholson, gave someamusing reminiscences of early days at the church. Oppor-tunity was also taken at the gathering to thank the ArchitectCommittee for all the fine work they had done. In conjunc-tion with the opening an evening of sacred music was heldin the Church on Saturday, March 3, and this was greatlyenjoyed by a large gathering from our own and sisterchurches. Preparations are well in hand for the mission to beheld in the church from March 28 to April 8, by the Rev.Lloyd Crawford. Pray that much blessing will be ours at thistime. Mesdames Smallbone, Lindsay and Brent wererecently farewelled as they returned to Bangkok.—M. L. N.

KUMEU (Rev. M. H. Judkins, L.Th.).—We were verypleased to welcome Dr E. Roberts-Thompson to our pulpitrecently. We thank him for journeying out to preach to us,also Mrs Thompson for her beautiful message in song. Ourminister has commenced teachers training classes for the Sun-day School staff. The school has started the new year infull strength and we have three new teachers, Mrs L. D. Jones,Mrs M. Hunt (B.C.). and Mr Barry Jones. The picnic washeld at Torbay on a very beautiful Saturday in February.We were pleased to listen to the Matron of the ManurewaHome, Sister Joyce Wilby, and to see her film of the workthere.—D. C.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, LL.M., B.D.).—Our SundaySchool picnic was held at Waikanae in perfect weather andproved to be a most enjoyable day. It was gratifying to notethe number of parents and friends who spent the day withus. Showing of films in the Levin public gardens wasarranged for three Sunday evenings last month, but un-fortunately the weather was unfavourable for the first show-ing which had to be transferred to the church hall. Howeverthere were very good attendances on the second and third


Sundays when the Gospel message was faithfully proclaimed.At a recent meeting we said farewell to Miss Jenny Strachanwho has enrolled for training at the N.Z. Bible Training In-stitute. Many of our folk accompanied her to the station andall joined heartily in chorus singing as the train moved away.About 15 other B.T.I. students were in the same carriage. Oursympathy goes out to those of our number laid aside for atime. May they experience the touch of the Great physicianin body and in spirit.—A. J.

LINWOOD AVENUE (Rev. A. Hodges) .—Recently out-choir organised a social evening to wish Valerie Sutherland,who has left for B.T.I., our best wishes. The Ken Marsdenfamily have transferred to Colombo Street, and we missthem, specially in the Sunday School for which Ken wassecretary. To Judith McMillan, Margaret Henshall, and Bever-ley Edmeads we extend congratulations on announcing theirrespective engagements. (Beverley is now teaching in herhome town, Putaruru). Our thanks are given to the energetic"working bee" which has cleaned the church hall in readi-ness for our fiftieth Jubilee celebrations. We are looking for-ward to much blessing in the combined meetings of thechurches of our area in the approaching Lenten services—Rev. Clifford Reay is very much in our prayers as we pre-pare for the Christian Life Crusade to be held June 3 to 17.—R. E. E.

PURIRI STREET, Lower Hutt (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Gladlywelcomed to church membership Rev. A. L. and Mrs Silcock,Miss Frances Barnes and Len Jacobbsen, and to fellowshipMiss Ruth Turner following appointment to Waiwhetu Col-lege. Regret farewelling Dr and Mrs Scholler residing now inAuckland. Church lost a faithful member in the passing ofMrs Self. Sympathy to Miss Ward in passing of her mother.Happy reporting Mr Bob Thomas home from hospital, alsoMrs Martin. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Barbour on birth ofdaughter (Kristen), and to engaged couples, Miss Alison Big-ham and Mr Stuart Murray, Miss Enid Fuller and Mr IanCraig. Mr Robert Lockwood and Miss Rosalie Blackwood.New appointments, Mr Rothwell Puriri Street Sunday School,Mrs Rothwell primary department, Mr E. Howse Inter-mediate Boys' B.C., Mr Francis Junior Boys' B.C., Mr S. Roth-well secretary Young People's Fellowship. Bible Classes'functions included swimming sports with good success. Mid-week prayer and study groups gained goal of sixty atten-dance. Study is Philippians. Unique decorations for HarvestThanksgiving services expressed gratitude of many. Four wit-nessed in baptism, Misses Ann Godwin, Elspeth Wands-borough, Valerie Hitchins and Catherine Smith.—G. E. C.

LYALL BAY, Wellington (Rev. D. W. Diprose M.Sc.,B.D.).—After many months of planning and praying, a starthas been made on the new church building extensions. It isexpected that they will be ready for the proposed openingof our All-age Sunday School later this year. A.A.S.S. teachertraining classes have commenced and we are grateful forthose who have spoken at them. A talent scheme to raise thenecessary finance is under way. Mr and Mrs C. Goedhartand Mrs Haley were baptised recently and joined the churchwith Miss Margaret Diprose and Mr Gordon Krebs. MissPauline Haley was farewelled to the N.Z.B.T.I. a week pre-viously. Miss J. Brown and Mr Neil Pennington are new BibleClass teachers. The annual S.S. picnic at Days Bay was en-joyed by a large crowd. Our sympathy to Mr A. J. Hillier onthe passing of his mother. Congratulations to our missionarymembers in New Guinea, Mr and Mrs Joe Wyness, on thebirth of a son.—R. S.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. Taylor).—At a recent eveningservice Mary Fletcher witnessed in the waters of baptism,this being the first baptismal service in the new church.Misses Mary Jenkins and M. Burg have been received intomembership. We are grateful to Messrs S. Jenkins, V. Hynd-man and Munn and Major Pauling for conducting services.The Sunday School picnic at Mellons Bay was well attendedand greatly enjoyed by both children and parents. We extendour sincere sympathy to Mr and Mrs Fletcher and family inthe homecall of David.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—All the churchorganisations have got away to a good start for 1962. We aresorry to lose more of our valued members. Mr and Mrs O.Welch to Tauranga, and Mrs Val Hellberg to Wellington. Theladies of the B.W.M.U. held a very pleasant afternoon at thehome of Mrs Molloy to farewell Mrs Oliver who is a grandold lady of 92, and is to live with her son in Tauranga also.The Sunday School picnic was enjoyed by all present,although adverse weather altered the programme completely.Pleased to know Mr Bob Thomas is now discharged fromhospital. Mrs R. Parry has assumed leadership of the primarydepartment. The Sunday School scholars are this month sell-ing "br icks" towards the New Church Building Fund. MissLorna Downes, our missionary in Nigeria, leaves this week fora further term of service. We pray God's blessing on her —F. M. G.

MERRILANDS (Rev. L. S. Arnold, L.Th.).—We rejoice atthe appointment of Mr R. Harding to the diaconate. and ofthe reception of Mrs Netzle into church membership; also Mrand Mrs Harry Denham, on transfer from Hamilton. All arealready engaged in vital youth work, along with Miss Laurid-son from B.T.I. and our regular staff. The February picnic atJudges Bay was held under ideal conditions. The pastor wonthe men's race; his mother judged the sand castles! TheWednesday evening profitable Bible studies and prayer ses-sion are preceded by choir practice at 6.45 (leader, Mr K.Trembath, organist, Miss H. Grigg). Mrs Haskell now leadsthe G.L.B.—H. G.

MILFORD.—We record with gratitude the acceptance ofthe pastorate of the church by Rev. Hayes Lloyd of Hamilton.Mr Lloyd begins his ministry in November, and we are gladto have Mr Peter Pritchard occupying the pulpit for the in-tervening months. A recent Sunday evening service was con-ducted by Rev. Lex Kernohan, of Takapuna PresbyterianChurch. Our Church and S.S. picnic was held at a delight-ful picnic spot "Stillwater". Our G.L.B. group, under the ableleadership of Miss Joan Duncan and Miss Averil Cryer spenta happy and profitable week-end on Waiheke Island. We re-joiced to see six new members received in to fellowship onSunday morning. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs PhillipHartnell on the birth of a daughter.—A. B. R.

MIRAMAR-STRATHMORE— The Miramar Sunday Schooland combined Church picnic was held at Trentham MemorialPark on February 17, being reasonably well attended, andenjoyed by all present. Miramar intermediate young peopleheld an enthusiastically attended barbecue at Worser Bayrecently. Mrs J. Renwick appointed lady deacon at annualmeeting. Thorough canvass of Strathmore Park district bymembers giving personal invitation to attend special film ser-vices in Strathmore Park Church commencing March 4, inattempt to bring in outsiders. Result was a packed church forthe first service, a combined one. Special cottage prayer meet-ings have been, and are continuing to be held, for this work—C. H.

MORNINGTON (Rev. G. Kingston Smith).—February 8,marked the induction service of Rev. G. Kingston Smith tothe pastorate of the Church, followed by a welcome to ournew minister and his wife. We look forward to a time of richblessing in the Lord's work as we go forward together in Hisstrength. It was a joy to welcome Miss Margaret Reid intomembership following her baptism. The All-age PlanningCommittee is going ahead with the minor alterations to thebuildings while the church is launching a building fund witha view to a long term building project. Congratulations toMargaret McMillan and John Taylor on their approachingmarriage—a chiming clock was presented to them from thechurch people. We continue to uphold our members who areaged or ill and those serving in other lands. Our loving sym-pathy is extended to those who have been bereaved in theselast months.—V. L. R.

MORRINSVILLE.—With our church activities commenc-ing for the new year we are looking forward to much bless-ing. The Deeper Life Mission conducted by Rev. R. C. Hartwas a great blessing to all. Meetings were well attendedand on the Sunday evening a number testified to blessingreceived at the meetings. The Sunday School picnic was heldat Maryfields, a good time was enjoyed by all. Donations forbuilding project continue to come in regularly. We are plan-ning to have a luncheon to which all members and ad-herents are invited so that we might inform them about theyouth hall building project and get their enthusiasm and co-operation. We rejoice with the Adams family that Mr NeilAdams has so far recovered from his illness to be able toreturn home after several weeks in hospital.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan) .—During the holidayperiod we again combined with our local churches. All acti-vities of the church have resumed. The Women's Fellowshipheld their first meeting of the year with a good attendance.Mrs A. Jole screened the film of the recent garden party. TheSunday School picnic was held at Whare Flat. Sunday, March4. our Harvest Thanksgiving services were held, and on theMonday night the harvest sale, followed by a social hour andsupper. We are pleased to welcome Mrs R. Wrighton who willbe with us for some months. Also Mr E. Tilley a visitor fromAshburton.—L. H.

NAPIER (Minister-elect, Rev. T. Cadman).—A very suc-cessful picnic was held at Brookfields. We are grateful toMessrs Bill Stewart, Jack McGregor, H. Stott and BarryStewart for conducting services for us. Also to Mr Mike Yel-verton for his fine studies at the prayer meetings. Best wishesto Anne McKenzie and Jack Parker on their recent marriage.Our prayers follow Ngaire Hunt (Ardmore), Ridley Harrison(Hamilton). Laurence Goldsmith (Auckland), as they seek to


further their studies. We extend to Mrs Humphreys oursympathy in the passing of her mother. Our prayers arewith Mr Hunter and Mr Thetford both in hospital Congratu-lations to Mr and Mrs Anderson on the birth of a son. Fare-well to Mr and Mrs D. Salter to Sanson and also to Mr andMrs Reg. Taylor and family to Otaki, we wish them everysuccess in their new work.—M. J. D.

NELSON (Rev. A. J. Heffernan).—On February 4, we sawthe commencement of the fourth year of ministry amongst usby the Rev. and Mrs A. J. Heffernan. Recently at PelorusBridge in lovely weather the annual combined churches (Blen-heim-Richmond-Nelson) picnic was held. The MaitaiCamp was the spot chosen for the annual Sunday School andchurch picnic. Fine weather and a gathering of 200 peoplemade it a successful day. Taking part in both services andthen attending an after-church farewell, where there was alarge gathering, were the last official duties in Nelson (Feb-ruary 25) of our deaconess—Sister Joan Tucker before leav-ing to take up her position as deaconess at Hastings. Herwork amongst the aged folk—hospital visitation—sowing theseed of the Word at every opportunity amongst all-age groups—her service to the community generally—her faithful wit-ness wherever she went and under all circumstances—thesethings are going to be greatly missed amongst our people. Wepray God's richest blessing on her as she commences at Hast-ings.—M. E. C.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY, Dunedin (Rev. H. A. Gardiner).—All departments of the church have now commenced for theyear. The Harvest Thanksgiving services were held recently,with an appreciation of God's blessing, in the various producedisplayed. At an evening service we farewelled Miss Brad-field, Messrs Hewson, Wood and Macdonald who are leavingto take up their studies at B.T.I. and Baptist College. It wasan inspiring service and their testimonies were very challeng-ing. Major Ian Thomas conducted a midweek service in ourchurch during his recent visit to Dunedin, after having helda series of interdenominational meetings in First Church.Because of bad weather, the S.S. and church picnic whichwas to have been held at Long Beach, unfortunately had tobe cancelled. We regret to report the homecall of Mrs E. B.Russell, Mrs H. G. Beadle and Mr A. McLay. The loving sym-pathy of the members was extended to the relatives in theirbereavements.—M. S. L.

OAMARU (Rev. G. N. Jackson).—The Sunday Schoolchildren went carolling and were able to donate a goodlysum to the Building Fund. We render thanks to the Open AirCampaigners, Mr H. Officer, the Timaru Quartet, Mrs J. Neck-len and Mr H. Armitage, who conducted our services dur-ing our pastor's holiday. A grand time of fellowship was en-joyed at the Sunday School picnic at Trotter's Gorge. Pre-service Hammond organ recitals by Mr J. Watson have beenmuch appreciated. Mr Matheson was elected to replace MrGraham Officer on the diaconate. Our prayers follow MissLowe and Graham Officer at B.T.I. We praise God for ourgrowing building fund, and look forward to the commence-ment of the youth block in near future. We had a flying visitfrom Rev. and Mrs H. Orr of Ashfield Baptist Church, Syd-ney. Mrs Orr is the daughter of Rev. Mr Mills, a past ministerof our church. We join Mr and Mrs J. Kidd in welcominga little daughter to their home.—A. W.

OPAWA (Rev. C. Coombes).—We would remember ourfolk who are in hospital. Mr Hammick, result of an accident.Mrs Watkins, and Mrs Cone. We are happy to record that MrJohn Franklyn has arrived home again after his lengthy stayin the hospital at Rotorua. To the many others who are in-disposed, and our elderly people we send our warmest love.Our sympathy to Mr Vic. Simmons in the sudden passing ofhis father. Congratulations on the occasion of the marriageof Miss Elaine Barr and Mr David Manson also Miss VioletGraham and Mr Murray Lovell. Greetings to Mrs Towart onher 91st birthday, truly she is a wonderful example of herfaith. Congratulations also to Mr Peter Schmitz on gaining aNational Scholarship, Mr Peter Benzes on gaining two moreunits of his B.Com. Two baptisms. Sunday, February 24, MissShirley Alexander, and Mr Reg. Anderson, a further sixmembers were recently received into the church. Pray forour mission, May 13 to 20.—S. M. N.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—During February wehave had a series of messages on Sunday mornings dealingwith the spirit-filled life. These have been helpful to many.Mrs McDell, Mr and Mrs Webb, Louis and Mervyn Hornellwere welcomed into the fellowship of the church recently.Lorelei Ann Orpin was brought by her parents for dedica-tion. A service has been commenced on Sunday evenings inthe Panama Road area, under the leadership of Mr J. L.North. Pray for this opportunity. All church activities haverecommenced and we look forward to a year of blessingfrom God. The Sunday School picnic was held at Orewa and

the Y.P.F. picnic at Waiwera. Our greetings to those of ournumber who are sick.—E. M. D.

OTOROHANGA (Rev. C. R. Lovatt).—We are grateful tothe Lord for having provided the Sunday School with a fullstaff. Mrs Merrin and Mr Peter Garnett conduct the primarydepartment and Mr and Mrs Hall, Mrs Revell, Mrs Bent andMr Terry Revell teach in the main school. We are glad toothat Mrs Sanders is able to take Junior Bible Class on Sun-day morning and Mr Bottomley the young people on Satur-day night. Mr and Mrs Pye have commenced a Sunday Schoolat Ngutunui and have been encouraged that they weregranted permission to use the local hall, free of charge. MrHolloway is also helping with this work. The church and Sun-day School picnic was held on Saturday, February 24. Theweather was fine and everyone had an enjoyable day. OnSunday, February 25, we were privileged to have the follow-ing visiting speakers: Mr and Mrs W. J. Pethybridge, foundersof W.E.C. Youth Crusades in Great Britain, and Mr J. Erk-kila, a U.F.M. missionary. We say farewell to Atkinsons wholeave for a trip overseas on March 7.—N. M. H.

OWAIRAKA (Rev. B. Stewart, B.A.).—We have beenpleased to have Mr Harvey Morgan from Dunedin worship-ping with us over the last two months or so. We welcome intochurch membership Mr Lindsay Turner, on transfer from theMt. Albert Church. Congratulations to Miss M. Turner ongaining L.T.C.L. for speech. Also to Mr and Mrs C. F. Meadon the birth of a wee son. March 10, was set for the holdingon the Sunday School picnic at Tui Park, Beachhaven.Special efforts are being made to encourage the young peoplefrom outside to join our numerous church clubs activities. MissFay Woodill one of our first Sunday School scholars, gradu-ating to church membership, afterwards to Sunday Schoolteaching, was recently married to Mr Ian Thomson, and arenow living in Palmerston North. We greatly appreciate theassistance of Mr George Buckley, a college student for hiswork with our young people. Our love and prayers for thosestill on the sick list.—J. McA.

OWAKA (Rev. J. W. McNair, L.Th.).—On February 10,the induction service for our new minister was held. WithRev. E. M. Enright in the chair, Rev. L. S. Armstrong spoketo the congregation and Rev. G. L. Crawford to the minister.At the welcome social which followed greetings were broughtfrom Mr Graves and Rev. Mr Dunn representing our sisterchurches, Mr Niles for the Town Board, Mr Smith for theClutha Baptists, and Mr Kirk for our own church. Mrs FelixBradfield and Mrs Peter McLay welcomed Mrs McNair onbehalf of the ladies' organisations. Annual S.S. picnic held atCannibal Bay. We regret to report the sudden passing of MrsA. M. Thomson on January 24. To all members of her familywe send our loving sympathy. Congratulations to Brian Kirkon his marriage to Noeleen Dasler. We wish them every hap-piness as they make their home in Benmore.—M. M. B.

OXFORD TERRACE (Rev. Angus MacLeod M.A., B.D.,M.Litt.).—Our minister has brought us some inspiring and up-lifing messages and in his monthly letter to our fellowshipsuggests that a good motto for the year would be "each onebring one." The Missionary Shareholders met at the home ofMrs D. Jennings when Mrs Des. Jones spoke of her workamong the Maoris. The Women's Fellowship met at the mansewhen Mr MacLeod gave an interesting address on "Prisonsand Prisoners." Sunday evening, February 18, a dedicationservice was held for all church workers. The Rev. J. J. Burtwas guest speaker at the S.S. staff tea on February 25. Satur-day, March 3, was the occasion of the annual S.S. and churchpicnic held at the Ouruhuia Domain. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs D. M. Riddle who celebrated their golden weddingthis month. The homecall has come recently to Mrs F. And-rew, Mrs G. Head and Mr L. Richards, to their relatives weextend our loving sympathy.—R. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Vacant).—Births: To Mr and MrsGeorge Stephenson, a daughter; Mr and Mrs Warwick Allen,a son. A public farewell was given to Mr and Mrs Finlayon Saturday, February 3, and was attended by a large con-gregation. The mayor, Mr G. M. Rennie, was present bringingthe thanks and best wishes of the city, and also present wererepresentatives of the city's Christian organisations who allspoke a few words of thanks and farewell. Mr G. S. Thomp-son presented Mr and Mrs Finlay with a cheque and withgifts for their four children departing with them. Mr Finlaypreached his final sermons on the Sunday, concluding withan after-church youth service in the Opera House. Rev. A. L.Silcock is conducting services while we are without a minis-ter. Mrs A. Currie has returned home from a visitto Scotland. Dr W. D. Bathgate, 36 years in Palestineaddressed the M.M.F. and Mr Burrows of Bolivian IndianMission the prayer meeting.—M. M. B.


PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston. L.Th.)—During Feb-ruary most activities resumed for the year. The church picnicheld at Waiuku was well attended. Maori Sunday Schoolwork is being continued by Mr Oatridge and Mrs Waft; theyheld a picnic at Weymouth recently. Welcome to Mrs andMiss Watson who have come from Avondale to live in Papa-kura and to Miss Molly Beadle from North East Valley. Ourbest wishes to Mrs Waugh who is in Middlemore Hospital re-covering from an operation. Missionary interest well to thefore with visit of Miss Crombie of the S.I.M. and of Mr PeterHavill of the L.E.M. We warmly welcome the presence in ourservices of a good number of students from Ardmore Train-ing College.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—This month we would like to ask co-operation from everyBaptist Fellowship in N.Z. regarding our forthcoming CliffReay Crusade in the latter half of May. Please pray for usthat much blessing will abound within and without thechurch and a vital Christian influence be felt in our district.At our most recent baptismal service five folk witnessed, twoof whom have gone on to B.T.I. followed by our prayerfulinterest. We welcomed the Open Air Campaigners to ourevening service recently and had a happy hour of song andtestimony together. Our annual picnic was attended by agratifying number of members and visitors, all appreciativeof the natural setting of Riccarton Bush—a perpetual remin-der of God's nearness to all.—L. A. A.

PAPATOETOE—Sunday School picnic was held at WillowPark Eastern Beach. We were glad to see Jock Bedbrook outagain after a long session in hospital. Boys' Brigade finishedlast year with the presentation of 78 certificates. The churchwas sorry to receive a resignation from the captain, Mr E.Barbour. Mr and Mrs Bruce Roberts and Mr and Mrs RayJohnson have each a baby daughter while sons have beenborn to Mr and Mrs Roy Osborne and Mr and Mrs GrahameBond. Our Christmas Day service was well attended. Fare-wells are nearing for Miss Margaret Street who leaves forAustralia for training for the Australian Baptist Field in NewGuinea, Miss McKenzie who will be training for service withW.E.C. and Mr Brian Moore who enters B.T.I. We have fare-welled in January Mr and Mrs Brian Watts and Mr and MrsRussell Bond all of whom have returned to the field in NewGuinea. Our sympathy goes to Mrs Belton and family in thepassing to rest of her father Mr Briddick and to Mr and MrsGoodwin and family in the passing of Mr Robert Goodwin.—G. E. B.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—All youthgroups have resumed after the recess. A dedication servicefor S.S. staff was held on February 11. Mr K. Swinton is thenew leader for the younger adult group. The S.S. picnicwas held at Titirangi beach in lovely weather. We welcomestudent Hampdon as he leads the Y.P.F. this year. He replacesMr R. Spalding who did excellent work last year. We had thepleasure of Dr S. L. Edgar and Rev. H. Winslade leadingmorning services. An open air film service was held on Feb-ruary 11. The Mens' Club had an enjoyable trip to the homeof Mr and Mrs Robert Smith of Cheltenham. The FriendshipClub held a successful picnic at Helensville. After some 13years' service as leader of the Young Worshippers' LeagueMrs Savage has retired. Her work is much appreciated. MrsLangton is the new leader. By the time these notes appear theCliff Reay Crusade will be under way. We pray that manywill be led to Christ.—L. W. W.

PONSONBY, Auckland (Pastor K. S. Anderson).—Duringour ministers holiday, services were taken by Messrs B.Priest, C. Read, and N. Smith; our thanks to these gentlemen.February 4. Mr and Mrs A. Wong brought Peter Richard fordedication. February 22. we were favoured with a visit fromthe President. Rev, F. H. Lloyd, who spoke at the Wednesdaynight meeting. Harvest Festival was held on February 25,special messages given by our minister. In January, Mrs L.May, our oldest church member, celebrated her 90th birth-day. Mrs May was baptised in the year 1891 and was amember of the choir for 40 years, though away for a fewyears she still kept her membership and connections withPonsonby. Her smiling face in her seat in church is a greatinspiration to one and all.—L. W.

PUTARURU (Rev. L. P. Bryan).—Sunday School andBible Classes have resumed with good attendances in all de-partments. The Sunday School picnic was held at Finlay Parkand a day of sunshine and fun was enjoyed by young andold alike. We were pleased to welcome Mr and Mrs GordonWilson and daughter, on furlough from the Solomons, on arecent Sunday when Mr Wilson took the evening service andshowed slides of his work. Congratulations to Mr and MrsDavidson and Mr and Mrs Lloyd on the birth of a son anddaughter respectively. We were privileged to have Rev. Rol-and Hart for a week's teaching mission. Meetings well attended

and much food for thought. The whole church has been sad-dened by the recent accidental death of one of our SundaySchool scholars. Peter Ranger, and our Christian sympathygoes out to Mr and Mrs Ranger and family at this time.

RANGIORA (Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, B.A.).—SundaySchool prize-giving in December. Prizes presented by Mrs W.L. Cate, wife of retiring superintendent. A presentation wasmade to Mr Cate. Rev. A. A. Hodges was guest speaker. FiveSunday School scholars attended camp at Glenroy, cominghome full of enthusiasm. Bible Class promotion Sunday andyouth workers' dedication service held in conjunction withfamily service in February. Well attended meeting made un-animous decision to purchase Exclusive Brethren hall oppositechurch, and convert it into permanent church building. Wehope alterations will be completed and church opened dur-ing Assembly. Centennial Committee working on plans forcelebrations next October. We hope to see many ex-memberspresent from last weekend in October to first weekend inNovember. Enjoyable Sunday School picnic held at WoodendBeach in March. Regret resignation of Mr Lear from BibleClass, and welcome Mrs G. Hansen as senior girls' leader.Congratulations to Miss Gwenda Wright on engagement toMr Don Graham.—M. A.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. Bridges, L.Th.).—Missionary speakers over past weeks have included MrRocky Burrows of the B.I.M. and Mr Peter Havill from theLebanon Evangelical Mission. It is always an inspiration andjoy to hear first-hand information from the various missionfields. We also were privileged to hear Major Ian Thomas,D.S.O., T.D., who conducted a morning service. All heartswere stirred as we listened to his message. Members of theG.L.B. and Cadets paraded at morning service on February25, this was also a family service and a good number ofparents and friends were present. Our pastor's message washelpful to the young folk and older ones too With a feelingof deep regret we farewell Mr and Mrs. Merriman who havegone to reside at Nelson. We pray for them God's richestblessing in the work there. Sunday School and church picnicheld on March 3 at Loburn. A time of fun, and also of Chris-tian fellowship made the day a most enjoyable one.—S. F. L.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—The Sunday School andBible Classes are away to a good start. The annual meetingwas well attended. We were sorry to receive Mr H. Chis-holm's resignation as church secretary after 17 years faithfulservice. A presentation was made to him at the close of themeeting. Congratulations to our new secretary, Mr Sander-son. Mr Ron Chisholm was elected a deacon. The church andSunday School picnic was held at Bethunes Gully. Unfortu-nately owing to rain in the afternoon, it had to finish early.The Woman's World Day of Prayer was held in our churchthis year. Mrs Crozier was the speaker. Our congratulationsto Mr Barry Denholm on his recent engagement.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Vacant).—We are still much in prayer forGod's leading to the man of His choice for the work in thisplace, and covet the prayers of all His people to this end. Inthe meantime God is using the talents of His servants, andblessing them and us thereby. We have been grateful to themen who have filled the pulpit appointments, and especiallythank the College students, Messrs Don Cairns and GrahamCoad. The B.W.M.U. was particularly favoured in having Rev.Ayson Clifford to speak to us for the first meeting of theyear, and in consequence we have had our interest in themissionary students greatly strengthened. Our sincere thanksto the Principal. At a farewell social hour, Mr G. Parker wasgiven a presentation in recognition of his much appreciatedservices to the church.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—We have rejoiced towelcomed to our membership Miss Frances Raspe from Val-ley Road, and Mr A. Pardington from Ponsonby. Enthusiasmfor our coming Crusade has been stimulated by a vist fromPastor L. Coop (Sandringham), and we look forward to RevS. Marlow (Milford) telling of his experiences of Crusadepreparation. Miss Phyllis Mills (S.I.M.) has addressed theB.W.M.U. ladies, telling of her work in Ethiopia. We wel-come to our church as B.C. and young people's leaders, threeCollege students—Messrs Ian Macdonald. Jim Skett. and IanBrown. To the number of sick friends of our fellowship—Mesdames McCaughey, Tevendale. Tootill. Tracey and MissM. White—we send greetings and prayers for a speedy re-covery.—S. D. R.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—The annualchurch and Sunday School picnic was held at Max Bush onFebruary 17, which was well attended by both young and old,thanks to the Sunday School superintendent and his staff forconducting a splendid day for all. Congratulations to Mr andMrs Bert Stone on the birth of a daughter. Mrs N. Hill is atpresent away for a period of rest and treatment; our prayers


are for her at this time. At a recent church meeting it wasagreed that a study should be built on to the manse and thiswork will he carried out as soon as possible. A full set of planshave been drawn up for a new hall on our church propertyand at present these have been submitted to the BoroughCouncil for approval. We remember those of our number whoare shut it and are not able to worship with us Sunday bySunday and pray that they will feel God's presence as theyworship Him where they are.—M. F.

ST. ALBANS, Christchurch (Rev. L. N. Rawlings, M.A.,B.D.).—At the commencement of this year all workers in theAll-age Sunday School and nursery departments dedicatedthemselves to God. Congratulations to Helen Trott on hersuccess in her music examinations, to Margaret Claxton, Ayn-sley Ferguson, Ken Griffiths, Bruce Smith and Robin Walshon passing School Certificate and to Noel Noonan on attaining University Entrance. Best wishes to Russel Reid as hefurthers his studies at Dunedin University and to David Raw-lings at Christchurch. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Jack Wilsonon transfer from Lincoln. Helen Swaney, Jocelyn Sails, GaryMarks, Russell Long and Michael Dodge were brought by theirparents for dedication at recent services. Our prayers are withMr Wylie who is sick at this time. Best wishes to Mr andMrs Rawlings as they holiday in Australia.—G. D. D.

SANDRINGHAM, Auckland (Pastor R. L. Coop).—TheAll-age Sunday School has been showing a steady increase inattendance over the month with a record of 184 on March 3.Dr R. J. Thompson came as visiting speaker on February 25and gave a very illuminating and helpful address entitled"Baptist Failings." To Miss Fay Hadfield and Mr RussellEddy, and to Miss Susan Cole and Mr Graham Elie we offerour congratulations on their recent marriages and wish God'sblessing on their futures. We would particularly value prayerfor our Easter call campaign which commences April 15.—G. N. B.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—The Sunday Schoolteachers were privileged to have an evening at which MrBurt, Director Christian Education, gave help in matters relat-ing to All-age Sunday School. At a recent Sunday eveningservice, Mr Havil showed slides and gave an interesting ad-dress on his work in Lebanon. Our church was once againbeautifully decorated for our Harvest Festival Services.Thanks go to the ladies responsible. Our Sunday School picnicwas enjoyed by all, held at South Brighton Domain on Feb-ruary 24. Our prayers are with Mr Frank Barker as he beginshis training at the Bible Training Institute. Special birthdaygreetings to Mr Des. Heath, Miss Maureen Jones and MissEileen Judkins. A social evening was held in honour of MissShona McKenzie and Mr Ross Little who are to be marriedshortly. Our thanks to them for their work as S.S. teachers.Our hearts are saddened at the passing of Mrs Williams whohas been our faithful pianist for many years. We extend oursympathy to her family.—F. E. P.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland—Holidays behind, 1962ahead, what will it hold of our dedication to Him? At S.S.recommencement service, parents and families sat together.Rev. John Pritchard preached compellingly to full church andhall. May sowing of seed from pulpit and S.S. teachers bearfruit in days ahead. Our thanks to those taking services dur-ing month—Messrs R. Slinn, Wyn Fountain, L. A. Twyman.Congratulations to our young folk successful in recent exami-nations. S.S. teachers during weekend discussed plans for newyear. Excellent attendance at Friendly Circle's interesting dis-play of hats; devotional period was shared by members. AtB.W.M.U. Mrs Royston Brown's address to Assembly wasread, Mrs Massam planning to read it repeatedly till we ab-sorb contents as matter so arresting. Thank you, KennethGoodman for wonderful town hall organ recital. Praying forBaptist College student taking our services. Enjoying Rev. A.F. Simpson's devotional broadcasts. 3YZ (920), Greymouth, 10a.m. Tuesdays March, then alternate months.—E. A. McN.

STRATFORD—An interesting feature for this year is theA.A.S.S. church-foyer displays, each department having amonth when various features of its work are exhibited, in aneffort to inform our congregations and visitors about thiswork. Deeper Life Campaign in March cancelled.Much prayer and planning launched in preparation forRev. R. Hart's campaign here for one week in April. Threeyoung men were baptised this month. Our prayer meetingsare showing better attendances. B.W.L. group, through Home-makers, bottled fruit for local old ladies' home. Greatlyappreciated by home staff. The B.C. group have been pick-ing and selling blackberries for missionary funds.—D. G. S.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—Mrs N. Little has beenreceived into membership. Welcome back to those who wereon holiday, including our pastor, his wife and family. Rev.R Alcorn spoke at a B.C. tea. and evening service and

showed interesting slides of the literature work at Chandpur.with Indian sounds on a tape. The attendances at prayermeetings were hotter than usual in February. The deaconsheld a retreat at Akatarawa one Saturday, and planned theyear's work. Men's working bees on the church grounds andhall roof were held on other successive Saturdays. Miss R.Pedersen has joined the B.C. staff, Miss J. Hildreth the mainS.S., and Caroline Joy the primary grade. Mrs W. Strachanis the new president of Homemakers. We welcome Miss Stoneback after an operation, but are sorry that Joan Patrick andLois Holmes are in hospital. Births: Heather Rennie, DavidPaterson, David Norris, Mark Hamer. Congratulations to thehappy parents!—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Pastor Barry Hibbert).—Our love and prayersfor Brian Foster who has entered B.T.I. this year. We wel-come the Bartlett family who have transferred from Avon-dale. We are sorry to say goodbye to Mr and Mrs Edridgewho have returned to Petone, we wish them God's richestblessing as they set up their home again in that district. Awarm welcome to Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade who are begin-ing their retirement at our manse with their daughter, MrsHibbert. It was a joy and privilege to have Mr KennethGoodman the Negro organist talk and play to us at aWednesday night meeting combined with local churches. Weask God's headling on Robert Roxborough one of our SundaySchool lads who has had an eye removed after an accidentwith an air rifle.—K. L. B.

TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller.).—We have recently hadthe pleasure of welcoming the following members into ourchurch, Mr and Mrs Craig from Epuni, Wellington, Mr Bondfrom Morrinsville, Mrs Crocker from Fairfield, Hamilton andMr and Mrs Welch from Masterton. We know we are thericher for this privilege. Our deep sympathy has been withMr and Mrs Welch and their family in the homecall of theirloved one, who has served his Lord so faithfully on the mis-sion field in Africa. We would also express our sympathyto Mr and Mrs Sickling and family in the recent homecall ofMrs Rushton who was for many years connected with ourChurch. The wedding took place recently of Mr John Gor-don and Miss Leila Ryder. Our Harvest Festive services wereheld on February 25. We rejoice that Mrs Silcock is backwith us again after a period in hospital in Auck-land.—T. G. M.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Theminister has taken a series of sermons from the Psalms atevening services. Rev. R. A. Alcorn was guest speaker at acombined missionary meeting of west coast churches. At afriendly hour, Mr Graham Bennett of the Gothic spoke andshowed slides of life at sea and in the United Kingdom. Thechurch and S.S. picnic was held in lovely weather in delight-ful surroundings at Reikorangi. Mr Les. Pascoe has left formedical studies in Dunedin. Congratulations to new parents—Mr and Mrs Fairfax (a daughter), and Mr and Mrs L.Carman (a son).—H. L.

TE ATATU (Rev. I. Taylor).—On February 1, our firstfull-time minister Rev. I. F. Taylor was inducted. Rev. B.Stewart chaired the service and Rev. J. A. Clifford gave thecharge to the minister and church members. President of theAuckland Association Rev. A. Gibbs performed the act of in-duction. At the welcome service which followed, the secretaryof the church, Mr R. Adair, was in the chair. Mrs Adair pre-sented Mrs Taylor with flowers on behalf of the ladies. Thesecretary then brought a number of greetings includ-ing one from Rev. L. A. North. Rev. T. Gibbs conveyeda message from the Auckland Association and Rev. MrStewart spoke on behalf of the ministers' fraternal. Theevening concluded with devotions led by the minister,and supper. Our sympathy goes to Mr and Mrs K.Williams and family on the passing of their little son. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs R. Palmer on the birth of a son.The S.S. and church picnic was held at Orewa Beach on Feb-ruary 17.—N. L. M.

TE HAPARA, Gisborne (Rev. R. A. Hill).—We have seenGod working in our midst in recent days. Mrs Stevens, MrsM. Russell and Mr A. J. Sutherland recently witnessed fortheir Lord in the waters of baptism. Mrs A. Sweeny, Mrs T.Morrison, and Mr and Mrs C. O'Neill were recently taken intomembership. Miss J. Oates has transferred to Berhampore. Atour quarterly meeting of members we decided unanimouslyto come off grant-in-aid immediately after only 20 months onaid. Our offerings have grown to such an extent that mem-bers felt that if we came off aid our blessings would be evengreater. We have to thank the other churches for the help wehave had from them while on grant-in-aid and the Lord forHis faithfulness to us in matters of our church finance, as wellas other matters. Mrs Smellie has been in ill health lately, andhas had to relinquish her deaconess duties. At the members'meeting it was unanimously decided to make her a life-deaconess, the first one in our church. Church members and

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friends gathered at Waihirere Domain recently for a picnicand had a time of rich fellowship.—E. D.

TEMUKA—At a recent Sunday evening service JulietGunn confessed her Lord in the waters of baptism. Ourprayers follow Mr and Mrs Gunn and their family as theysettle in their new home at Culverden. They will be greatlymissed from our church. Rev and Mrs Campbell brought theirinfant daughter, Jan, and Mr and Mrs R. Cross their son.Stephen, and dedicated them to the Lord. We are grateful tothe members of our church and friends from Timaru whoconducted the services during our minister's vacation. Con-gratulations to Miss Margaret Patterson on her marriage toMr J. Rae.—M. F.

THAMES (Rev. H. E. Whitten).—Three young couplesbrought their babes to church for dedication. An after-churchsupper has been held at the manse where we were wel-comed by our new minister, his wife and family. During thesummer, Mr and Mrs Purnell celebrated their golden wed-ding. Our congratulations to them both. The Sunday Schoolpicnic was held at Puru and a happy time was had by all.Novelty games were well organised by Mr and Mrs ArthurRuddock. Harvest Thanksgiving services were well attended.—E. W.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—We are pleased to haveour pastor and Mrs Fursdon back with us after their vacation.We welcome home Mr and Mrs A. Hewitt from their overseasvisit, and congratulate Mr and Mrs H. A. F. Wood and Mrand Mrs R. Dickson on the birth of daughters; also MissRuth Keeley on graduation from Dental Nurses' School andappointment to a clinic in Invercargill; and to Mr Jack Par-ker on his marriage. Sympathy is extended to Miss TrenaWilliams on the death of her mother, to Mrs A. Sutherlandand family in the passing of Mr Sutherland, and to MessrsRobb and McLay who recently lost their fathers. Mrs Howeis still in hospital and needs our prayers. S.S. picnic held atTemuka was well attended and most enjoyable. Thanks to thework of Mrs R. Cullen and her mother, the communion tableboasts a cloth with an exquisitely crocheted border in whichis incorporated a symbolic design of grapes and crosses.

TITAHI BAY (Pastor T. M. Chandler).—All church acti-vities have now recommenced and we are looking forward togreat things this year especially in the youth work. A grandtime was had by all at the Sunday School picnic held at Pae-kakariki. A recent speaker was Mr "Rocky" Burrows, aSouth American missionary. Our folk joined with the Tawa-Linden people at a mid-week meeting to hear Rev. R. Alcorn.Our Boys' Brigade company recently spent a Saturday onWellington harbour cruising and fishing. Senior Bible Classnow meets before the Sunday evening service with an in-creased attendance. Another highly successful church socialwas held and the Bible Classes staged a sausage sizzle on thebeach before viewing some New Zealand slides. On a recentSunday evening three young men: Bernard Payne. David Wil-son and Peter Bain were baptised during a service of testi-monies and magnificent singing.—G. L.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—It was a joy to hearMr R. Burrows speak of his work in Bolivia and also to seethe slides on the B.I.M. work. Our fellowship dinner at Rimu-taka was well attended and the address given to us by MrD. Nicholson on our theme for this year "Stewardship andPersonal Evangelism" was an inspiration to us all. Our thanksto Mr Park and helpers for their capable catering.Mr Nicholson also spoke at an evening service followed bya fellowship hour and film. Thirty-two adults attended theopening Sunday weekly service at Rimutaka. We regret theresignation of Mr A. North a faithful S.S. teacher as he andhis wife leave this district. Our talent scheme to reduce themortgage debt concluded first Sunday in March. Mr K. Nap-per from Borneo brought a challenging message to the ladiesat afternoon B.W.M.U. We look forward to hearing him nextSunday Harvest Festivals while our pastor preaches at Rimu-taka—D. M.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—The church members wel-come the arrival of Mr and Mrs Lyons and family from Eng-land to our membership. Our sympathy is with Mrs O'Reillyand family on the sad loss of a dear husband and father. Alsowith the Silcock family. Jack Silcock has now gone home tobe with his Lord after a very long illness. We praise God forthe witness that Jack had for his Saviour, right to the veryend. Our thoughts are with those who are ill and we praythat they will soon be well again. The Homemakers enjoyedtheir annual picnic on February 13. This year it was held atthe home of Mr and Mrs J. Madsen. The Sunday School pic-nic was held on February 17 at the Katikati hot springs. Ourthanks go to those who conducted services while Mr and MrsTaylor were on holiday.—R. H. M.

WAINONI—Is making headway. Plans have been com-pleted and approved by the membership for a unit-type

building and since the beginning of March Rev. R. M. Uptonwho, as associate minister of Oxford Terrace so far had givena share of his time to North Beach and our church has beenthe full-time minister of the latter two causes. As soon asWainoni will financially be able to acquire larger accommo-dation All-age Sunday School and other expansion of thework can then be undertaken with the valuable aid of ouractive minister. Your hearts, we know, will be with us as wework to reach more of our community for Christ ourMaster. Pray for us that we may soon be able to build andmeet the challenge of a needy area in an ever more effectiveway.—G. W.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—Our congregationreturned from holiday in force for the induction of our newminister. Rev. A. J. Wakelin. The meeting was chaired byRev. Bruce Stewart and Rev. J. R. C. Browning gave theaddress. A happy time of fellowship was enjoyed by all after-wards when we informally met the new manse family aroundthe supper table. Already we have seen signs of God's bless-ing in our midst and are looking forward to greater things tocome. The Sunday School has had several new scholars thisyear and is planning house to house visitation in an effort tofurther increase our number of scholars. Our thoughts andprayers go with Miss Verna Rogers as she takes up a dentalnursing post at Taneatua. We will miss her faithful attendanceand quiet consistent witness. Congratulations to Mr Barbourwho celebrated his 95th birthday recently. Although we do notsee him at church now, we remember him and pray for himand his family who so lovingly care for him. Congratulationstoo to Patricia Norrish and Owen Thompson who celebratedtheir 21st birthdays recently. Mr and Mrs Graeme Davidsonrecently brought little Josephine Mary to the Lord in dedi-cation.—M. J. S.

WAINONI (Rev. R. M. Upton, L.Th., Dip. R.E.).—A littlehouse on the corner of Wainoni Road and Breezes Road wasthe venue of a simple induction meeting held on Thursday,March 8, marking the commencement of the ministry of Rev.R. M. Upton to the churches of Wainoni and North Brighton.(Mr Upton had previously had the oversight of these twochurches as part of his duties as associate minister at OxfordTerrace). The service was very ably led. and the charge tominister and congregation given by Rev. L. N. Rawlings whospoke on the theme " T h e Fire on the Altar must never goout" (Lev. 6: 13), relating it to the "flames" of personal de-votion, missionary zeal, fellowship and stewardship. Thefriendly cup of tea completed an enjoyable evening. Mean-while the building fund of the Wainoni Church has risen toalmost £1,000 and specifications for a church building are tohand.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—At a well-attendedchurch meting held recently, plans for year's activities werefully and prayerfully discussed, with concentrated effort onreaching those still outside. Pleased to report increase of 40on roll of All-age Sunday School since beginning of year.Harvest Festival services held February 25. Splendid displayof fruit and vegetables, tastefully arranged by Homemakers.Produce sold, realised £55 towards Famine Relief Fund inTripura State. Impressive baptimal service held on a recentSunday evening when two of our number (mother anddaughter) confessed their faith in His own appointed way.Studies in Revelation are proving most helpful at morningservices, as are studies on the Sermon on the Mount at weeknight meetings. Attendances at all meetings are most en-couraging and we look forward to a wonderful year of ser-vice and witness for our Lord and Master.—E. R.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. Noel Thompson).—We have hadthe great privilege of having Rev. England of B.T.I. take usfor a deeper life campaign. The theme of his address wasPaul's letter to the Colossians. It was disappointing that moreof our own members did not attend, but of those who did, itmeant blessing, and a deeper insight into the knowledge andlove of our Lord and Saviour. All our members are lookingforward to the jubilee weekend, and the meeting with oldfriends who are living away from Wanganui. We have lost anumber of our young people again, as they go to largercentres to further their education, we pray God's blessing willgo with them all. Congratulations to Mrs Toohill, Sen., onattaining her 90 years—a wonderful age. and still bright andcheerful, a real witness for her Lord. Our choir master TedPople has gone to Auckland for further studies.—I. M. R.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. Ewen Simpson).—Recent guest preachers were Rev. A. H. Orr of Sydney andMr Graeme Murray of Mt. Hermon School, Darjeeling. Bothgave challenging messages and showed informative trans-parencies. A most enjoyable church and S.S. picnic was heldat Days Bay. Our young people held a most successful house

Continued at foot of next column.107N.Z. BAPTIST—APRIL, 1962.

UPSIDE DOWNAfter the fifth game of Lexicon, Marion's interest began

to flag. The others always won, no matter how hard shetried, and it was rather discouraging to tail along behindevery time. If only she could win once. . . .

Colin slapped down another word, adding to the alreadylengthy list before him.

"What is it this time? " s h e inquired a little peevishly."Eewee," said Colin in nonchalant tones."Eewee! There is no such word!"

"Oh yes, there is. It's a perfectly good word. It meansa small, woolly animal."

Marian gave him a withering glance of unbelief."Count your scores." said Trudie. " T h e r e now, Colin

has won again . . . but only just.""He wouldn't have won but for that silly word."Colin's urbanity was undisturbed. He reached for the

dictionary and flipped over the pages until he came to E."There you are! What did I tell you? E.W.E. . . .

Eewee . . . a female sheep. If you look out the windowyou will see about 150 in the paddock right now." Marian'sbad temper was blown away on a gale of laughter.

"I suppose I couldn't recognise the word because I waslooking at it upside down," she said.

There are two ways, and more, of looking at so manythings. A glance at the daily paper proves that to thedullest of us. What controversy rages over questions of raceand colour, one side quite unable to see the other side'spoint of view! What political wrangles, what industrial dis-putes are due to this same factor, that men study problemsfrom widely divergent angles. Even age and youth glareat each other across the short interval of the years, andfail to understand.

One would imagine that the Christian community in theworld at large, or in any given country, would tend to thinkas a whole on the day-to-day issues which confront it, butexperience does not bear this out. On the contrary, whatis upheld in one sector may be condemned out of hand inanother. Denominations may draw together to face acommon foe, but all too often the dust of internecine skirmishchokes the beholder and gets in his eyes.

Individuals can and do pass ill-considered judgment onGod, because they are not looking straight at Him, or atwhat He has written. A young woman once told me thatshe had lost her faith because her minister failed to cometo her mother's deathbed. As a result she vowed she wouldnever go to church again, or allow her children to be broughtup in the Christian way. It would surprise her to be toldthat she had had no faith to lose. She may have had her faithin clergymen badly shaken, but that is a different story.To this day she cannot see God as Goodness and Light andLove, because she is reading upside down.

Last week an elderly woman, the mother of a large andloving family, died as the outcome of a car accident some

party at Reikorangi. We thank God for providing anotherdedicated S.S. superintendent for the work at Newlands inthe person of Mr Wilbur Clark, and seek His blessing onall who labour there. Warm welcome to Misses Armstrong andDowman who have filled vacancies on our hostel staff. Aftera number of years of ill-health the homecall came to MrGeorge Ivory, so well known to our people throughout theDominion. The record of his Christian service in this church,at Miramar, in our hostel, in the Baptist Union, and in thecommunity at large, is remarkable. Our loving sympathy sur-rounds Mrs Ivory and Bryan.—J. W. S.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—Rev. Mr Bryant.Rev. Mr Hildreth (from Kawerau) and Mr Fraser took theservices for us while our own minister and his wife were onholiday. Mr D. Perry, official delegate at the W.C.C.Assembly at New Delhi, spoke to the combined churches atan after-church meeting, recently. Mr Knapper from the Bor-neo Evangelical Mission gave an insight to the Borneo workto the few who were able to attend his very inspirationalmeeting. All our youth work is once again under way, every-one being very enthusiastic at the beginning of the newyear. We are being particularly prayerful during the next sixmonths in preparation for the Christian Life Crusade the RevRoland Hart will be conducting in August.—J. P.

months ago. Her husband, tired out with watching andwaiting, hoping and praying, is angry with God for allowingHis gentle creature to suffer. His mind is filled with resent-ment and questioning. Where we see a tender Father stand-ing in the shadows, he sees a tormenting deity; where wesee infinite kindness, he sees injustice and cruelty. No onecan convince him, as yet, that He is reading God wrongly.

My 'dictionary' tells me that God is gracious, and long-suffering and merciful; that He is full of compassion, andloves with an everlasting love. My 'dictionary' tells methat He loved us so deeply that He gave His Best Belovedfor our sakes.

It tells me of a suffering Saviour, Who wept for thesorrows of the world, and bled for its redemption. I read"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laiddown His life for us." I see Christ Jesus, the perfect revela-tion of the Father, as stirred with pity for all mankind.

Individuals can and do pass ill-considered judgment oneach other. Has someone in your circle of acquaintancetaken a wrong turning? Done something of which you cannotapprove? Something which you would never, never do?Hold hard, my friend. Don't rush in with your wholesalecondemnation. Don't be so swift to expose and criticise.You cannot hear another's thoughts; you cannot read an-other's heart. There may be motives hidden from you, andforces at work of which you know little or nothing. Youcannot see the whole word from where you are sitting.

My 'dictionary' says " L e t us not therefore judge oneanother any more ". . . " f o r every one of us shall givean account of himself to God."

HELEN GRAY.

This forum is open to all who have anything vital to say ofinterest to the whole Denomination. Letters submitted are publishedat the discretion of the editor. Writers are asked to use only oneside of the paper, to write or type on every second line and to markclearly at the foot of the letter the number of words. Two hundredwords is the usual maximum. The name and address of the writermust be included even where a nom-de-plume is used Short lettersare often the best.

HER VIEWPOINTDear Editor.—Why we do not attend B.W.M.U.: Three col-

lection boxes on table, plus collection plate, plus sale goods, pluscake for afternoon tea.

Hard Up.P.S.—See pages 14 and 15 January Baptist.

TOO EASY?Dear Sir,—Is membership too easy to attain in the Baptist

Church? I think so, when I look over the past years and the num-ber accepted into membership and then look around today tosee such a small percentage actively engaged in the Lord's workin the local Church.

Is our Church too scared to "d isc ip l ine" its new members intothe habit of attending the prayer meeting, plus two services onSunday, and give both of talents, time, and possessions to theLord's work.

I know that the whole question of dedication is according tothe depth of the individual's conversion, but should not ourchurches take the lead and evolve a sponsorship programmewhereby the interviewers of new members are held responsiblefor training and helping the new member for at least three monthsuntil the " h a b i t " of regular prayer and worship attendancebecomes a " joy of service."

What a load would be shared if every new member acceptedinto membership were trained and helped to serve in the work ofthe Kingdom.

Yours sincerely"A Concerned Deacon."

News In BriefThe annual conference of the Scottish Baptist Lay

Preachers' Association is scheduled for Dunblane, on May12-13. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Alexander Clark ofMotherwell, former president of the Baptist Union of Scot-land, and the theme for the conference is stewardship.

Dr Gunter Wieske completes his term of service (1958-62) as free church representative at the Ecumenical Centre inFrankfurt/M, Germany, at the end of March. He takesup new work at that time as pastor of the Baptist churchin Munster, Germany.—European Baptist Press Service.

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ARE YOU AMBITIOUS?Once upon a time, so the old story says, a

village council decided to form a band. Ittherefore instructed its clerk to advertise itsintentions and invite musicians to offer theirservices. No remuneration was to be offered.The players were to find their reward inserving their fellow citizens.

Twenty-four players were required. In duecourse the clerk reported he had receivedtwenty-four replies. But no band was formed.Each of the twenty-four wished to beat the bigdrum.

The story is a bit hard on musicians, uponwhose heads be peace. But the story doesillustrate the latent ambition of all men. It alsoshows why ambition is frowned upon bymany good people.

UNHOLY AMBITION

The very word, ambition, has a murkyancestry. It comes from the Latin and meansto go about in all directions. It is particularlyused of candidates going about seeking forvotes. Out of this background it came tomean such a strong desire that a man wouldgo to any lengths to satisfy it.

People who have forgotten their Latin mayremember the words Shakespeare put intothe mouth of Cardinal Wolsey:

"Mark but my fall, and that that ruined me.Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away

ambition:By that sin fell the angels; how can man,

then,The image of his Maker, hope to win by

i t ? "But despite its poor ancestry, ambition

should be given a better hearing thanWolsey gives it.

A much less widely known man once said"a man without ambition is like a footballwithout a bladder—he's flat".

Wolsey's mistake was not in having am-bition, but in fixing his ambition on too low

an object. He says as much in the hauntingending to his speech:

"O Cromwell, Cromwell!Had I but serv'd my God with half the zealI serv'd my king, He would not in mine ageHave left me naked to mine enemies."

HOLY AMBITION

And that leads almost irresistibly to thewords of the Master in the sermon on theMount: " S e e k ye first the Kingdom of Godand his righteousness". The call of Christwas not to " f l i n g away ambition", but toharness it to the higher purposes of the King-dom of God. This formed part of His appealto the rich young ruler. "If thou wouldest beperfect", Jesus said, recognising the desirethat burned in his heart and attempting toturn it into the right channel.

Jesus wished His disciples to imitate thepearl merchant who desired above all otherthings to find the pearl of great price. His oneambition was to find the pearl.

The same note sounds again and yet againin the letters of Paul. " I f you are risen withChrist, reach out for the highest gifts ofHeaven, where Christ reigns in power. Giveyour heart to the heavenly things, not to thepassing things of earth." What is the Apostlesaying to the church at Colossae but " m a k ethis your ambition as Christians".

THE FINAL WORD

If any other word is needed, it will be foundin Paul's letter to the Philippians. Phillipstranslates chapter three, verse 10, in this way."How changed are my ambitions! Now I longto know Christ and the power shown by Hisresurrection: now I long to share His suffer-ings, even to die as He died, so that I mayperhaps attain as He did, the resurrectionfrom the dead."

That is the highest ambition anyone canhave.

109N.Z. BAPTIST—MAY, 1962.


EXCUSE ME, PLEASEIf you have not yet sent in your Self-denial offering,

there is still time for you to share in the offering. Placeyour envelope in the offertory next Sunday.

If you are a church treasurer, you will help greatlyby sending immediately your cheque to the MissionaryTreasurer at Box 1773, Wellington. The MissionarySociety pays interest for every day church treasurersretain the Self-denial offering. By sending the offeringpromptly, church treasurers increase its value bysaving interest. Many thanks for your co-operation.

THE POST-CHRISTIAN ERAMore and more people seem to be writing of our

time as "the post-Christian era". It is not a comfortingphrase.

Lesslie Newbigin in his book "A Faith for This OneWorld", calls his first chapter " T h e End of Christen-dom". There has been a revolt in the East againstsome of the actions and attitudes of the West. Therehas also been a revival of ancient religions. Christianmissions are now struggling against the tide.

This revolt against the West has co-incided with anincreasing awareness that this is one world. Thosewho live in very far away places are our near neigh-bours in this jet age.

Newbigin's thesis is that this presents a challengeto the church to regard its message as the faith vitalto the survival of this one world.

AFTER 1,600 YEARSIt is 1,600 years since Constantine won the battle

of Milvian Bridge. In this battle Constantine seized alow ridge that his opponent Maxentius had neglected.From this ridge Constantine swept down and drovethe soldiers of Maxentius into the river. The victorygave Constantine the western half of the RomanEmpire.

Every schoolboy knows Constantine went into battleinspired by his dream of the Cross. But opinions varygreatly as to the extent of his faith. What is certainis that Constantine was not baptised until the veryend of his life. Yet his reign was based on the proposi-tion that the Christ who had given him the victorywould be no less powerful in the days of peace.

Constantine aimed at a very close partnership be-tween the Church and the State. In return he expectedthat the Church would not be torn by schismaticaldisputes. With Licinius, Constantine issued the Edict ofMilan in 313. This edict gave complete freedom ofworship to Christians and also granted them exemptionfrom participation in pagan ceremonies. Constantinepaid much attention to what his Christian adviserssuggested. In his new capital of Constantinople theEmperor prohibited the construction of any pagantemples.

GOOD OR BAD?The 1,600th anniversary of the battle of Milvian

Bridge naturally leads to an attempt to evaluate thechanges in the position of the Church. Perhaps thepeople best fitted to make that evaluation are thoseChristians who have been under the harrow of per-secution in our day. They are the people who knowwhat it means to be able suddenly to worship Godwithout any state interference. It is too easy for peoplewho have never been in danger of persecution for thefaith to throw stones at the Church of Constantine'stime.

John Foster's words are worth remembering: "TheChurch was no longer persecuted by the world, butcentral in its life. To ask for Christian baptism was nolonger to risk arrest and beheading; almost everyonewas at least in name a Christian. In contrast to theother worldly ending of the New Testament, the Churchwas caught up in this world's affairs".

The Desert Fathers re-acted to this changed situationby withdrawing into their cells in Egypt. Their first aimwas the salvation of their own souls. They move us topity when we are not amused by their eccentricities.

But which is better, a bishop of the Church tryingto influence the state or a monk saying his prayersin the desert? If we are moving into a post-Christianera should the Church withdraw and let the worldgo to the devil or should it try the harder task of beingthe salt of the earth?

Foster would say the alternatives are not reallyalternatives. The Church must be in the world and playits part as the salt of the earth. It must also have withinit those whose very existence is a protest and a safe-guard against the secularising of the Church.

BEFORE CONSTANTINEThe Church did progress prior to Constantine's

victory in 312. Christianity was accepted as the com-munity religion in Iraq, then known as Edessa, before200 A.D. Armenia accepted Christianity as the com-munity religion about 300 A.D., Ethiopia becameChristian just after Constantine, about 340 A.D.

If we ask what were the factors that helped thespread and triumph of the Christian Church, secularhistorians give several reasons. First there was thegood organisation of the Church. The Christian groupsbegan as isolated units but quickly became awareof each other. Letters passed from one group to theothers. There were regular visits of leaders. Later therecame the organisation of dioceses. There was thedevelopment of inter-Church financial co-operation.Lastly, on the organisational side there came the greatecumenical conferences foreshadowed by the councilin Acts, chapter 15.

Literature also played its part in the spread ofChristianity. The gospels and letters, some of which

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have survived in the pages of the New Testament, leadthe way in the writings of the post-apostolic era;scholars within the Church defended the faith againstoutside attacks. Sometimes these Christian scholarslaid about them with a will. But mostly they com-mended the faith by their reasoned presentation of it."No other ancient religion was as fortunate asChristianity in the manner of its presentation," saysCary in his "History of Rome".

Finally, the Christian faith itself was more attractivethan its rivals. Its simplicity appealed to men. Its moralstandard was high. It was no respecter of persons. TheChristians had a reputation for practical helpfulnessin such matters as tending the sick and helping thepoor. Men saw their good works and were attractedto the Saviour.

And behind, in, and over all was the continualworking of God by His Spirit.

As the Christian Church moves into the post-Con-stantine era it may learn some valuable lessons fromthe pre-Constantine period.

THE VIRGIN MARY

With Protestant leaders being received at theVatican and Pope John calling them "Chr i s t i anbrothers", it becomes more important for Protestantsto understand clearly where the Roman Church standson certain issues.

One great difference is the position accorded theVirgin Mary. The Catechism of Trent says about theVirgin Mary: " W e piously and humbly fly to herpatronage in order that by her intercession she mayreconcile God to us sinners, and may obtain for usthose blessings which we stand in need of in this lifeand in the life to come".

In the Middle Ages some writers began to advocatethe Immaculate Conception of Mary. The doctrine wasopposed by Bernard and not adopted by Aquinas. ButPius IX gave the belief the status of an official dogmain his bull "Ineffabilis Deus" which was issuedDecember 8, 1854. This says: "The doctrine whichholds the blessed Virgin Mary from the first momentof her conception by a special grace and privilege ofAlmighty God in virtue of the merits of Christ, waspreserved immaculate from all stain of original sin,was revealed by God".

On November 1, 1950, " t h e bodily assumption of theBlessed Virgin Mary into h e a v e n " was "defined as adogma of divine and catholic fa i th" by Pius XII. Mc-Neill, who was Professor of Church History at UnionSeminary, comments: " T h u s by recent Popes, Mary,Mother of Jesus, is being deified in official pronounce-ments which affirm her miraculous entrance intohuman life and her miraculous departure into heaven".Pius XII seemed to be very enamoured of the Virgin."We have also," he said, "placed our pontificateunder the special patronage of the Holy Virgin."

Protestants will be glad there is a benign occupantof the Vatican who is ready to call their leadersChristian brothers. The powerful Vatican Secretariatmust know, however, their dogmas about the VirginMary are anathema to Protestants.

THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS

The Pope is the official head of the Roman Church.The College of Cardinals is really the power behindthe throne. Those who wish to read an account of itsgeneral set up, written by a Roman Catholic, shouldread the novel, " T h e Cardinal".

Differences within the Vatican suggest there maybe a struggle for power. Protestant leaders know thatwithin the Roman Church there is a liberal elementand a more conservative group. The forthcomingSecond Vatican Ecumenical Council may see somedevelopments in this struggle for power.

From Paris comes news that differences amongVatican leaders over the aim of the Vatican Councilwere openly discussed by a Roman priest in an articlein ETUDES, an unofficial Roman Catholic journal.Father Rouquette S. J. writes of the tension existing"between the explicit intentions of John XXIII, whowants to inaugurate a fraternal conversation with ourseparated brethren, and what seems to be a desire onthe part of certain high prelates at the Vatican tooppose this". He also referred to an article publishedin the OSSERVATORE ROMANO, the official Vaticannewspaper. The Archbishop of Barcelona in a letterwhich Rouquette characterised as "completely nega-tive in t o n e " said the Roman Catholic Church has notask except " t o open its maternal arms and invite itsprodigal sons to rush into them". According to theArchbishop's letter, the substance of which was pub-lished in the OSSERVATORE ROMANO over thesignature of Mgr Pericle Felici of the Vatican secre-tariat, " t h e Roman Church has nothing to learn fromnon-Catholics".

Baptists are glad to co-operate with the RomanChurch on the Central Religious Advisory Committeefor Broadcasting and on the Television Commission.They are also glad to co-operate with the RomanCatholic Church in the Inter-Church Council on PublicAffairs. But in the final analysis these are pleasantriesin the wings. The real drama will feature the Collegeof Cardinals. Pope John may have changed theatmosphere of the Vatican but the College of Cardinalsis unlikely to change the doctrine. While R.C. doctrineremains unaltered the chasm that divides Baptists fromRome remains as deep as ever.

TO SIGN OFF

Ithel Jones in his book, "Temple and Town", hasthis story. "I remember Dr A. J. Gossip telling me incharacteristic tone of a distinguished minister who puta sign on his vestry door, 'Do Not Disturb'. My God!"exclaimed Gossip, " C a n you picture the Lord Christsticking a sign like that up over His Door?" If youhave a testament handy look up Matthew, chapter II,verse 28, and John 6: 37.

JUBILEE FUND LOANS

Applications for loans from the Jubilee Fund should bein my hands by May 25 if they are to be consideredat the mid-year. There will be a meeting of the FinanceCommittee of the Union early in June when applicationsfor loans will be dealt with.




5 -1,2 CORINTHIANS

The unravelling of Paul's Corinthian correspondence hasall the interest and excitement of a detective novel. Whatletters did Paul write to Corinth, where was he when hewrote them, when did he write them and why—all theseand other questions must be answered from such "c lues"as the Epistles give.

The first thing we find from our clues is that it was fourletters and not two that Paul wrote to Corinth. OurCorinthians turns out not to be the first Epistle at all,for in 1 Corinthians 5: 9 there is a reference to an earlierletter forbidding fellowship with a fornicator. Our secondEpistle is also not the second or even the third, but thefourth, for the reference in 2 Corinthians 2: 4 and 7: 8 to aletter "wr i t t en in sorrow and anger to make them sorry"can hardly be to our 1 Corinthians. Were those other twoletters lost? Probably so, though scholars, with more in-genuity than evidence have identified part of them in twosections that do not fit very well in 2 Corinthians—chapters6:14—7:1, which by its call to separation might be the firstletter (not, however, if the threat is from unbelievers—in1 Corinthians 5 it is a believer who is the trouble), andchapters 101-3, the sorrowful third letter. This would ex-plain two facts, which have often perplexed readers of2 Corinthians—that 7: 2 seems to follow 6: 13, not 7: 1, andthat chapters 10-13 with their sharp tone do not follow 1-9,where a reconciliation has already been effected.

WHEN?When did Paul write his letters? Although the church

at Corinth was founded on the same missionary journeyas that at Thessalonika—the second—the letters to Corinthwere not written until the third journey, some three of ouryears later. Paul had been back to Jerusalem, had revisitedthe Asia Minor churches, had been two years in Ephesusand now before a Pentecost (May-1 Cor. 16:8) he writes1 Corinthians. His concluding chapter asks for a collectionto be taken for the poor in Jerusalem. By the time he writes2 Corinthians this was already "a year ago" or better"last y e a r " (2 Cor. 8:10, 9:2), and so according as onethinks of a Jewish year beginning in September or a Romanyear beginning in January, five months or seventeenmonths later than 1 Corinthians. (This is arrived at byworking back from Paul's departure at the next Easter(Acts 20:6) and allowing the three months of Acts 20:3 inGreece: and a month in Madedonia (Acts 20:2)—making thetime of arrival in Madedonia. and the writingof 2 Corinthians about November). The date of 2 Corinthiansis 5S A.D. and 1 Corinthians either 56 or 55 A.D.

WHERE?Where was Paul when he wrote? 1 Corinthians is clearly

from Ephesus (16: 8-9) the new home of Aquila andPriscilla (16: 19; Acts 18:26). Paul's stay in Ephesus is cutshort by the riot of Acts 19: 23-41, which had threatened hislife (probably what is referred to in 2 Corinthians 1: 7-10).Even more distressing to Paul was news of troubles in thechurch at Corinth, some of which were directed againsthim personally. Paul saw no alternative but to revisit the

church, and apparently hurried over from Ephesus on aquick visit, which Acts does not record (the direct sea-route between the two cities required only two days' sail).The visit must have been unsuccessful, because it was afterthis that Paul sent off his third letter, the sharp one to-gether with his helper Titus. So unsettled was he while hewaited the result of these efforts, that he could not settle topreach at Troas (2 Cor. 2: 12-13)—he made up for itthe next time (Acts 20: 7-9)—but continued on the over-land route through Macedonia. It was only when he metTitus in Macedonia and heard from him the good newsthat the Corinthians were now reconciled to him (2 Cor.7: 5) that he continued southwards on his projected visit toCorinth (the third visit—2 Cor. 12: 14, 13: 1). Before doingthis he writes 2 Corinthians expressing his gratitude to Godfor the reconciliation (2 Cor. 2: 14).

WHY?

What kind of a church, then, was it that gave Paul suchanxiety. It had been newly hewn out of the rawest kind ofpaganism (1 Cor. 6: 9-11). Corinth was a Greek city strad-dling the isthmus between the two parts of Greece. LikeAuckland, she had a harbour on both seas. Today a canallinks the two seas, but in St Paul's day the five miles ofseparating land had not yet been severed (Nero attemptedto build a canal ten years later). Much cargo and evensmall ships on rollers were transported overland. Thecity was full of sailors and traders from the ends of theearth. Slaves outnumbered free citizens by two to one.Sexual standards were low and immorality was sanctionedeven by religion. Rivalry with the neighbouring city ofAthens led to pride and a party spirit. Rival games to thoseat Olympia were held. Philosophical speculation and showyeloquence were prized.

Most of these things left their mark on the church—theparty spirit in the divisions mentioned in 1: 12, the prideof intellect in the claim to superior wisdom (1: 18-2: 16), andof eloquence in the preference for Apollos (Acts 18: 24-19:1)to Paul (1 Cor. 3), the sexual license in the problems ofincest (Ch. 5), unchastity (Ch. 6), and marriage (Ch. 7),the idolatrous religion in the problem of meat offered toidols (Chs. 8 and 10), the games in 9: 24-27 and the generalexcitability in the speaking in tongues at worship (Ch. 14).The divisive spirit was further illustrated in the troubles atthe Lord's Supper (Ch. 11), and the intellectualism in therejection of the resurrection (Ch. 15). The situation hadbeen aggravated by the arrival in Corinth, first of Apollos(although he himself was innocent of any part in the fac-tions and remained in Paul's confidence (1 Cor. 16: 12),and then of emissaries, apparently from Jerusalem, whocame to undermine Paul's authority (9: 1, 2 Cor 3: 1, 11:4-6).

Some of these things the Corinthians saw themselves asproblems and referred to Paul for advice in a letter broughtto him by Stephanus, Achaicus, and Fortunatus (16: 15-17)—


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FACTS ABOUT CORINTHAINS

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTEN

PERSONS TO WHOM WRITTEN

PERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

Paul1 Cor., Ephesus (1 Cor. 16: 8-9)2 Cor., Macedonia (2 Cor. 2: 1213, 7: 5-6)Greeks and Jews (1 Cor. 7: 18), mainly poor (1 Cor., 1: 26),but some influential (Acts 18: 8; Rom 16: 23)A.D. 55-56To handle the problems of a growing church.

General Secretary's NotesThe President: There has been wide-

spread sympathy for Rev. Hayes Lloydin the fact that he was compelled tointerrupt his Presidential itinerating andtake an enforced rest. Medical opinionpointed to a state of exhaustion whichcalled for a laying down of all responsi-

bilities for at least a month. May he be speedily andcompletely restored to his usual health and vigour.

Pastoral changes: Rev. Hayes Lloyd has accepted acall to the Milford Church, but will not be taking up the workthere until later in the year. Rev. D. E. Patrick has accepteda call to the Esk Street Church, Invercargill, and will becommencing there in September.

A group of Australian Baptists recently toured thecountry under the leadership of Rev. Eric Walsham of May-field, N.S.W. They spoke warmly of the hospitality they hadenjoyed in several of our churches. Our people were glad ofthe opportunity for fellowship with our Australian brethren.

Self-denial in Tripura: At the last Assembly of theTripura Christian Baptist Union, the Pastors agreed to accepta cut in their allowances for twelve months to enable furtherwork to be undertaken. Our Missionaries in Tripura have sincemade a similar decision covering a period of eight months.This action should challenge us all, especially as we makeour Self-denial offering.

Legion of Donors: We have been encouraged by somehundreds of responses, but there are many churches fromwhich we have not as yet heard. It is hoped to make the firstgift from the Fund in July or August. There must be verymany people in our churches, both older and younger, whocould share in this task of helping new and developingchurches by giving the sum of £1 three times a year. Weshould have at least 2,000 in the Legion of Donors. Enrol-ment forms can be obtained from church secretaries.

these were the matters of marriage (7: 1), meat eating(8: 1) and spiritual gifts (12: 1). Others—and these themore serious—came to Paul by a more devious channel—the verbal report of "those of the household of Chloe"(1. 11, 5: 1, 11: 18, 15: 12). To each of these problemsPaul addresses himself with energy and insight. Divisionsare to be deplored—all things are theirs (31: 21-3), thetruest wisdom is the divine strategy of the Cross (1: 18),the rule for the body is not license but purity (6: 15), foridol meats, consideration for one's neighbour (8: 13), andfor worship, "with the understanding a l s o " (14: 15). Othertopics are the collection (16: 1ff. ; 2 Cor. 8-9), and theChristian, ministry—its powers (2 Cor. 2: 14-3: 6) itstrials (2 Cor. 4), its motives and message (2 Cor. 5). In2 Cor. 10-13 and in 1 Cor. 9, Paul defends himself from hisdetractors.

A FINAL WORDA final word on the importance of the Epistles. In

1 Corinthians we have the finest picture of a New Testamentchurch—not a perfect church as we often assume, when wecontrast our lack of spiritual power with theirs—but achurch with similar problems to our own. In 2 Corinthianswe have our most intimate picture of Paul—see 11: 22-12: 10for new details of his biography. If we did not have theseEpistles we should not have the trinitarian benediction of2 Cor. 13: 14, nor the wonderful "love chap t e r " of 1 Cor.13, which can be read as a description of Jesus himself, northe command to commemorate the Lord's Supper (1 Cor.11: 23ff.) which is a pre-Pauline document and one of ouroldest records of an event in our Lord's life.THIS MONTH'S READINGS

1st week: 1 Cor. 1-7—Schism and Morals.2nd week: 1 Cor. 8-14—Worldliness and Worship3rd week: 1 Cor. 15-2 Cor. 5—Resurrection, Collection,

Ministry.4th week: 2 Cor. 6-13—Separation, Collection, Opponents.

Secretarial visits: A nine days trip in Auckland andSouth Auckland in mid-March gave opportunity for fellow-ship in the manses of twenty-six of our Ministers in additionto four services and several meetings. I rejoiced in thedevelopment of the work at Taumarunui. Here, a SundaySchool which commenced a year ago with about 20 children,now has about 125 on the roll. At the morning service at whichI was present, there were 31 adults and 75 children in the dayschool room where the services are held. Rev. R. G. Bycroft,as honorary pastor, is doing fine work, ably assisted by MrsBy croft and a wonderfully enthusiastic team of workers.It is hoped to purchase a section shortly. Another visit thatimpressed me was that to Waihi where Rev. W. J. Taylor isministering to a courageous little church that has recentlyacquired another property of three-quarters of an acre andis planning to move the whole work to the new site. I wasglad of the opportunity of seeing Rev. Rex Goldsmith in hisprison chaplain's work at Waikeria, a work that calls forour prayerful remembrance. Sunday services were takenat Taumarunui, Otorohanga, Rotorua, Taupo and Hamilton.

World Council of Churches: In this issue of the "Baptist"there is published a statement by the Executive of the Unionwhich we ask all our people to read carefully. In view of thewidespread misunderstandings and misrepresentations of thenature and purposes of the W.C.C., it is important to know forourselves the true facts. As Baptists we believe that there isnothing to fear and nothing to be lost in "speaking the truth inlove".

Our 1962 Self-denial Offering: I shall appreciate it ifchurch treasurers will forward the amount of the Self-denialOffering as soon as possible. Our bank will appreciate it stillmore!

Anonymous gift: I acknowledge with gratitude the giftof £2 for the work of our Union Evangelists.


MANUREWA CHILDREN'S HOMESTAFF:

The Board is pleased to report the appointment to theStaff of Sister Claire Gilbert as Assistant Matron. Thisappointment strengthens the Staff and will also allow theMatron, Sister Joyce Wilby, time to devote to "follow up"work among the children who leave the Home. This is abranch of the work of the Home that the Board has wishedfor some time to see strengthened and, with Sister Joyce'sexperience as a social worker, she will be able to do thismost effectively.CHILDREN:

Jack Irwin, one of the senior boys, gained his SchoolCertificate last year and this year was appointed a Prefectof the Manurewa High School, the only boy from the LowerSixth to be appointed. Other children from the Home havedistinguished themselves in swimming and athletics andMatron reports a good spirit among the staff and children.FRUIT:

The fine summer and autumn in Auckland were reflectedin a record amount of fruit bottled in the Home. The Boardappreciates the assistance given by ladies from many ofour Baptist Churches who come out each year to assistwith this necessary task. In addition 65 cases of apples havebeen placed in cool storage to ensure fresh fruit during thewinter months.IMPROVEMENTS:

The remodelling of the kitchen is practically completeand what a transformation! Gleaming fittings and fixturesare everywhere and the effect of this complete modernisa-tion is already being felt in the smoother running of thisimportant part of the life of the Home.

Please continue to pray that God's blessing will be uponthe staff and their work with the children at Manurewa.

N. A. REYNOLDS,Secretary.

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THE WORLD COUNCILOF

CHURCHESAt a meeting of the Executives of the Baptist Union and

the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society held on March 6,the Rev. J. T. Crozier, who had served as our official repre-sentative at the Third Assembly of the W.C.C. held at Delhifrom November 19 to December 6, 1961, gave a report on theAssembly. (It had been planned to hear a report also fromthe Rev. Roland Hart who had represented the N.C.C. of NewZealand at the Assembly, but, due to dislocation in air traffic,Mr Hart was unable to attend the meeting.) Considerabletime was given to questions and discussion on matters relatingto the purpose and programme of the W.C.C. and affectingour participation in it.

The Executive of the Union, which has, in accordance withthe responsibility laid on it by the 1950 Assembly, kept intouch with developments in the W.C.C. feels that, followingthis Third Assembly of the W.C.C. a statement should bepublished for the information of our people. This statement ismade on the basis of the official statements and actions ofthe World Council itself and on the experience and testimonyof those of our number who have had personal relationshipwith it. It is endorsed by both Rev. J. T. Crozier and Rev. R.Hart.

STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVEOF THE BAPTIST UNION OF NEW ZEALAND

CONCERNING THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

The W.C.C. should be judged on its official statements andactions, not on those of individuals in the various memberChurches, or on those of its opponents.

The basis of membership in the W.C.C. is as follows: " T h eWorld Council of Churches is a fellowship of Churches whichconfess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour accordingto the Scriptures and therefore seek to fulfil together theircommon calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son andHoly Spirit." It is only on this basis that any Church maybe admitted to the W.C.C. The W.C.C. has neither the authoritynor the competence to question the doctrinal position of theChurches. It remains the responsibility of each Church todecide whether it will co-operate on this basis.

The nature of the W.C.C: In all its official statementsemphasis is laid on the fact set out in the basis of membershipthat the W.C.C. is "a fellowship of Churches." It is in nosense an administrative body which exerts authority over theChurches. Its constitution states explicitly: "The WorldCouncil shall not legislate for the Churches. It can only takeaction on behalf of constituent Churches in such matters asone or more of them may commit to it."

The W.C.C. is not an attempt to create "a super Church"or "a World Church," for these terms suggest a type of in-tegration and unity which does not exist. The Council issimply a servant of the Churches which helps them to enterinto living contact with each other and to do the things whichthey want to do together.

The implications of membership: The following officialstatments are important: (from the Toronto Statement of theCentral Committee of the W.C.C, 1950)1. " N o Church by virtue of its membership in the World

Council is under an obligation to suppress, truncate oralter its full confession of truth by which it stands or fallsin its being and ministry as a Church, for in so doing it

would multilate itself. It is not in the interest of the WorldCouncil to have mutilated Churches as members. On thecontrary, it aims to be a Council of whole, real and genuineChurches. This means that every member Church must beable to bring its full, untruncated witness of the truthopenly and joyfully into the Council and there give it fullexpression, without holding anything back."

2. "Membership in the World Council does not imply thateach Church must regard the other member Churches asChurches in the true and full sense of the word. This meansthat a Church which in the light of its own confessionmust regard certain teachings of another member Churchas errors and heresies and certain of its practices asabuses cannot be compelled to withdraw or hold back itsviews because of the Churches' common membership inthe World Council, but can and indeed should continue inthe future to hold and express its views in their fullscope. The more frankly a Church states its views in theCouncil or within the ecumenical fellowship the less will bethe need to state them in a round-about and undesirableway."The purpose of the W.C.C. as stated earlier, is to help the

Churches to enter into living contact with each other and todo the things which they want to do together. Opportunity isgiven for study, witness and service together. To quote fromthe message of the Delhi Assembly:

"Christ is the way and therefore we have to walk togetherwitnessing to Him and serving all men. This is His com-mandment. There is no greater service to men than to tellthem of the living Christ and no more effective witnessthan a life offered in service. We need to think out togetherin concrete terms the forms of Christian service today andtogether act upon them."With the integration of the International Missionary Coun-

cil with the World Council, there has been created the Divisionof World Mission and Evangelism. The time is long past whenChurch and Missionary Society were regarded as occupiedwith two different concerns. The responsibility for mission islaid upon the life of the whole Church and of every congrega-tion and is related to the whole of life in our own neighbour-hood and in all the world. The Delhi Assembly has instructedthe Central Committee in these next years that "high priorityshould be given to the task of helping the Churches to fulfiltheir common calling to mission and evangelism."

The question of union: We quote from the official prepara-tory notes for the Delhi Assembly:

"The purpose of the World Council of Churches is not tonegotiate unions between Churches, which can only bedone by the Churches themselves acting on their owninitiative, but to bring the Churches into living contact witheach other and to promote the study and discussion of theissues of Church unity."By its very existence and its activities the Council bearswitness to the necessity of a clear manifestation of theoneness of the Church of Christ. But it remains the rightand duty of each Church to draw from its ecumenicalexperience such consequences as it feels bound to do onthe basis of its own convictions. No Church, therefore, needfear that the Council will press it into decisions concerningunion with other Churches."

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EDITOR'S NOTE: From two sources we have received copies of this article written more than 60 years ago.Those who desire additional copies should write Mr H. Grocott, 31 Athens Street, Wellington, E.4.

THE BAPTISTS-WHAT THEY STAND FORNo large body of Evangelical Christians are so largely

misunderstood or misrepresented as the Baptists are; andyet the Baptists are the oldest, and it would seem, the largestnumerically, and the most widely spread of all bodies ofProtestant Christendom. Dr Clifford estimates that there are30,000,000 Baptists in the world, members and adherents.And there are abundant reasons for regarding his estimateas considerably below the mark.

A call has arisen for a brief clear statement of the positionof the denomination. The writer lays claim for no authorityfor the statement that follows; but it answers to fact.1. The Baptists stand for the spirituality of personal Chris-

tianity. As to the little children, we know that they areof the Kingdom here and beyond the veil. Our spiritualancestors in pre-Reformation days, and through theReformation age, suffered, many of them to the death,in maintaining the truth that the babes and litle ones whodie go to Christ's School and Presence irrespective ofrites and relationships, or aught else; and so they chal-lenged and denied with indignation the horrible libel uponGod involved in the doctrine of baptismal regeneration.As to those who reach the age of responsibility, we be-lieve and teach that it is Christ believed in Who saves;that there is no such thing as sacramental efficacy; thatmen are not made Christian by descent or rites or works,or by any amalgam of these: but by personal vital unionwith Christ Jesus, through faith and penitence and love,with love's sweet fruits; as it is written, " T o as manyas received Him to them gave He the right to becomechildren of God, even to them that believe on His name;which were born not of blood, nor of the will of theflesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."

2. In accordance with the forenamed principle, the Baptistshold and teach the spirituality of the Church local, as aninstitution founded by our Lord. We maintain that eachChristian Church should be composed of Christians,the regenerate, and those only; and so the condition ofChurch membership with us is self-surrender to the LordChrist, and a life consistent therewith. Now, seeing thateach Church formed after the New Testament order iscomposed of those who give credible evidence of per-sonal devotion to Jesus Christ, each Church is, not in

The Roman Catholic Church is not in membership in theW.C.C., nor has it been invited to join the membership. TheW.C.C. invites no Church to join. It is left entirely to eachChurch to apply or not to apply.

There has been an increasing interest in the W.C.C. onthe part of some sections of the Roman Catholic Church anda request was made by that Church for the attendance ofsome observers at the Delhi Assembly. This request wasacceded to, as was the request of others, including Dr CarlMcIntyre of the International Council of Christian Churches.The W.C.C. does not shut its doors either to those who areinterested or to those who are opposed. It believes it hasnothing to fear from "speaking the truth in love."

Our association with the W.C.C: As a Union we are inmembership with the W.C.C. on the basis of membership setout above. We sacrifice nothing of faith or conviction bycoming into living contact with the other Churches, speakingwith them face to face, studying with them under the leader-ship of the Holy Spirit, endeavouring with them to understandmore fully the tasks of the Church in the world of our day andserving with them in the vast field of human need. In suchan association we have much to give and much to gain if welive in loyalty to our Lord and walk in humble dependenceupon the leadings of the Holy Spirit. We can be grateful thatwe had a share in an Assembly of the Churches whose theme,proclaimed abroad through the land of India and throughoutthe world, was " J e s u s Christ, the Light of the World."


theory only, but actually a brotherhood; and because allwithin it are brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, thereis no room in it for any class or caste divisions, or anydomination by one over another. Church officers thereare, according to the New Testament rule, but theseare brothers among brethren, chosen by the brotherhoodfor the sake of order, the edification of the Church, andthe furtherance of its great mission in the world.

3. The third position maintained by the Baptists is thesole authority of Holy Scriptures in matters of faith.We affirm without reservation or compromise this greatprinciple. We oppose babe baptism, because it has noScripture warrant, is founded not upon Scripture butupon precedent and human authority; and we practiseimmersion on confession of faith because that is the NewTestament baptism—that and no other. We absolutelydeny any saving efficacy to the rite; it is to us the serviceof obedient love; and is worse than useless apart fromconviction and faith. And, as in baptism, so in allthings else we repudiate all human authority or prece-dent as governing, or having any right to govern us inthe service of the Saviour.

4. Out of these principles, and as a corollary to them, theBaptists have from the beginning learned and maintainedthe principle of liberty of conscience. The Baptists werethe first in Europe and the first in America to publishthis sublime principle, and to suffer for it. Each man isface to face with God, is directly under His authority, andanswerable to Him. No priesthood, no school, no ecclesi-astics or combination of ecclesiastics may intervene.The right of, and the obligation to private judgment andabsolute religious liberty are the heritage bestowed uponall by God, and the dignity of our humanity is empha-sised thereby. It was not owing to any accident thatthe Baptists were the first to propagate the fact thatthis lofty heritage is the due of every man. The fore-going principles involved and inevitably led up to it;whilst the practice of infant baptism, as all forms andshades of sacerdotalism and theories of sacramentalefficacy, come into collision with, obscure, or contradictit. This then, in brief, is the position of the Baptists.We are evangelicals among evangelicals; and we main-tain and proclaim our freedom in Christ Jesus frombelief in and bondage to ecclesiastical domination, humanauthority in the realms of thought and of conscience, andall and every shade of belief in sacramental efficacy.

It will be seen from the above that it is an utter mistaketo represent a certain view of the ordinance of Baptismas the reason for the existence of the Baptists as a body;the reason is found in loyalty to principles that lie at the veryroot of the Faith, and that are of unspeakable importancein their bearings on the individual and on society, and par-ticularly on the work of evangelisation. Weigh well theirworth and meaning. If you hold them, be true to them,and to the obligation to make them known. If you do nothold them, examine them earnestly in the light of HolyScripture. We ask and wish for nothing more.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt besaved."

"One is your teacher, even Christ, and all ye are bro-thers."

"What saith the Scriptures? . . . Let every man be fullypersuaded in his own mind."

Written by the late Rev. Alfred North, about 1900.

STOP PRESS!This issue went to press early because of the longEaster recess. The Editor regrets that certain letterscame too late for inclusion in "Open Forum". Theywill be published in June with Editorial comment.




QUESTION: " T h e moral behaviour of young people to-day is deplorable. It is much worse than it was a genera-tion ago. Why is this? What can be done about i t ? "

ANSWER: The moral behaviour of some young peopletoday is deplorable. That must be granted. Whether it isworse than that of a generation ago is open to considerabledoubt. It is a popular pastime among older people tocastigate young people on account of their standards ofconduct, and to talk as if the modern younger generationhad touched depths of iniquity unknown to their parentsand grandparents. This sort of talk, however, is so oftenbased on very dubious, merely superficial evidence. Therehave always been a lot of sinners among young people. Atthe same time there have always been a lot of saints. Idoubt very much if the proportion of sinners has risen, andthat of saints has fallen, in the present generation.

A lot of the criticism of young people and their moralstandards is based more upon ignorance and prejudice thananything else. A lot of it is due to the fact that respectablepeople seem to get more "wowser ish" the older they grow.A lot of it, again, is due to the working of that principlethat makes us "compound for sins we are inclined to, bydamning those we have no mind to." Certainly the behaviourof many young people leaves much to be desired But is itworse than that of past generations? In this connection someopinions stated in an editorial in the " B r i t i s h Weekly"early this year are relevant. " . . . there is more than asuspicion that, boy for boy, and girl for girl, the present'generation' probably comes out better than a previous'generation.' The ways of young people may be differentin expression to those accepted in the patterns of a previousage. It does not follow that they are on a lower plane.There is probably far more living on principle among youngpeople now than there was in times when it was easier tobe good. The fact that, despite the public display of violenceand sub-standard sex behaviour poured out by films, tele-vision and some sections of the press, and despite theunderworld of pornography in which older people are theproducers, there is so much quality behaviour among youngpeople is a miracle."

Let us not forget that it is older people who are in themain responsible for whatever standards young people have.The "Br i t i sh Week ly" had this also to say: " B u t even ifit were true that moral standards had broken down com-pletely, the blame is not that of the youngsters but thatof the unprincipled (or non-principled) environment inwhich they have been made to live. The secular, materialist,superficial society of today is the product of the apathy andindifference of yesterday. For this, not the younger butthe older generation is to blame." So, any criticismof moral standards today must be a criticism, not of youngpeople only, but of older people too—indeed even more ofolder people.

What can be done about it? Only one effective thing.There must be a greater dedication on the part of Christianpeople to the cause of evangelism. The raising of standardsand the improvement of conduct within the community canonly be the consequence of a spiritual awakening. It is onlythrough the Gospel that any real reformation of morals cancome. Moral standards are raised only as individuals aremorally cleansed. Moral cleansing comes only through aspiritual rebirth. Spiritual rebirth follows only when theGospel is faithfully proclaimed. The need is for evangelism—not only among the young, but among older people too. Theneed is for evangelism not only by the few among the few,but by the many among the many.

May we suggest that a good start could be made if thetime, thought and zeal, at present spent in deploring andcriticising young people, were directed toward a more activeand sympathetic support of our church youth organisations.There would be fewer youth leaders disheartened, as theyare now. by the apathy of so many church members towardstheir work, and there would be more young people won forChrist and built up in the faith.


THE B.W.M.U.The Editor,

N.Z. Baptist.Dear Sir,—I feel that In fairness to the B.W.M.U. the letter by

"Hard Up" in the April Baptist should be answered. First ofall, I am sorry that she feels that she cannot attend the B.W.M.U.meeting because she cannot give money. May I suggest that shestops to think what the meeting really is. First and foremost, itis a prayer group. The branch or individual who puts giving firsthas the emphasis on the wrong thing. Prayer first, then givingfalls into its proper place. No member is forced to give money,but we can all give time to pray. Let "Hard Up" give as theLord has prospered her, and if she feels that her giving satisfiesher Lord, then she has no need to worry about anyone else.

Yours sincerely, Gladys M. Smith.

RADIO SERVICESDear Sir,—As a frequent listener to radio broadcasts, I would

like to point out what appears to me to be a distinct weaknessin all broadcast services. This is congregational singing.

I have not yet heard a hymn sung by a congregation and beenable to detect the words unless I knew them. It is pleasing tothose of us who know the hymns to hear the well-loved tunes,but to those who do not know the hymns this valuable radiotime is lost. The lovely words of some of these hymns can beas good as a sermon and they are lost on the listening congregation.

A solution that has occurred to me is that the minister oran assistant with a pleasing voice could recite the words quietly,but right into the microphone, phrase by phrase (word by wordwould be too slow). If done with care so that the singing is notdrowned, I feel that this could be a worthwhile contribution toradio services.

Will someone have a go ?I. B. Jones.

OUR CHURCH MEMBERSHIPDear Sir,—"A Concerned Deacon" has brought to light a very

real problem in our Baptist denomination.Most of our church seem to have the same general standard

for admission of members laid down in their respective constitutionsbut the general interpretation of that standard seems to bear norelation to the words used. The church visitors perform a purelysocial function and the consideration given at the members' meet-ing is very much a matter of mere form. Is it any wonder thatwe have so many members who do nothing more than infrequentlyoccupy a church pew?

The New Testament standard for admission is profession offaith and baptism and I should like to see a return to such asimple standard but it must be remembered too that the earlychurch had a particularly high standard of discipline, a standardwholly lacking today.

May I then join "A Concerned Deacon" in a plea for adisciplined church membership, a membership realising its solemnresponsibilities, a membership with a standard so high that itwill not be lightly entered into by anyone merely because aplea for membership has been made from the pulpit or becausethe church wants to add to its roll.

Yours sincerely, M. P. Henderson.

IS HE SERIOUS?Dear Sir,—With amazement I read the letter of "A Concerned

Deacon."Is he really serious in his proposals for church discipline

involving the compulsory attendance of all church members to "twoservices on Sunday, a compulsory week night prayer service, pluscompulsory giving of talents, time and possessions"?

If "Concerned Deacon" desires such drastic methods of churchdiscipline, perhaps he could explain why he is allowed theprivilege of a position on the diaconate of a Baptist Church ?

Concerned Baptist Woman.

Athlete be you; strong runner to the goal,Glad though the game be lost or won:

Fleet limbs that chronicle a fleeter soul,In every winter valiantly to run,Till the last race be done.

John Drinkwater.N.Z. BAPTIST—MAY, 1962.116

BAPTIST FORUM


Dear Girls and Boys,—The last Baptist he ro I told you about ,was Roger Will iams Tha t was some m o n t h s ago. I t ' s t ime we hea rda l i t t le more about g rea t Bapt is ts of t h e past .

Sunday, May 13 is Mother ' s Day, so this t ime I am wr i t ing aboutone of our Baptist hero ines who was a mo the r , no t only to h e rown family, bu t also to lots of chi ldren who came u n d e r h e rcare . Her n a m e i s H a n n a h Marshman who, along with h e r husbandJoshua , went as a missi ionary to India in 1799, only a few yearsaf ter William Carey. Her h u s b a n d was one of t h r e e famousmissionaries who became known a s t h e " S e r a m p o r e T r i o " —William Carey, Will iam Ward , Joshua Marshman.

When Hannah Marshman ar r ived in India wi th h e r family shehad to set up house not only for h e r own husband and chi ldrenb u t for the o the r missionar ies also for they all lived toge the ras one family. Life the re fo re was very busy wi th householdchores and i t is a wonde r t h a t Mrs Marshman found t ime foranyth ing else.

At Se rampore t h e r e was no school for the miss ionar ies ' chi ldrenso Hannah and Joshua Marshman began one. As well as t h echi ldren from t h e mission, those of well-to-do people living inthe town also came for schooling. The school fees paid by t h erich were used to suppor t the work of the mission. So, inaddit ion to r u n n i n g a h o m e , Mrs Marshman added to h e r busylife the r u n n i n g of a school.

This was the beginning of a work for which Mrs Marshmanbecame famous for she r an schools in India t h r o u g h o u t the48 years she was a missionary. She was not con ten t jus t to havea school for the ch i ldren of p a r e n t s who could afford topay and i t was not long before the chi ldren of the poorwere also be ing educa ted . She did this in an in te res t ing way. Shegot the older chi ldren in the es tabl ished schools to t each thechi ldren of poor pa ren t s . This m e a n t no t only t ha t the poorchi ldren received schooling bu t tha t t h e chi ldren who wereteachers l ea rn t the i r lessons a g rea t deal more thoroughly .

Would you like to have a peep in to a day of Mrs Marshman 'slife? Here is pa r t of a l e t t e r she wro te in 1805 to a fr iend inEngland. " M y first business i n the morn ing , " she wr i tes , " i sto see tha t the chi ldren a re b a t h e d and dressed, fit for t h e day;at seven o'clock the wri t ing school begins ; at e ight worship andbreakfas t ; a t n ine school begins again, and cont inues till t hebell r ings for d inner , a t half-past one; a t t h r e e school again,which ends at half-past f ive; and by the t ime every th ing isput in o rde r tea is r eady ; and af ter tea , worship immedia te ly . Bythe t ime all is over, and the chi ldren a re in bed, i t is genera l lynine o'clock; af ter which t ime is my holiday, to read , wr i t e orwork: bu t I am often so overcome with fat igue and the scorchingheat of the day tha t I feel n e i t h e r will n o r power to doanything a t a l l ."

Wha t a wonderful m o t h e r she was to all t h e chi ldren ofh e r school! Hannah Marshman was one of our g rea t Baptistmissionaries more t h a n wor thy of our r e m e m b r a n c e and honour .

PRIZES: Congra tu la t ions to t h e 17 young people who won prizesthis month . Sixth t ime, Kevin Shakespea re ; fifth t ime, P e t e r Dark ,Ruth Moore; four th t ime , Rodney Duncan, Barbara Woodbury;th i rd t ime, Donald McLay; second t ime, Linda Attwood, Rendal lCrawford, Elaine Ferguson , Rober t Kilpatr ick, Alan Nees, DavidStot t , Brian Vickery, S tewar t Ward ; f i rs t t ime , Margare t At twood,Marjorie Benton, Neville Trevar ton .

NEW MEMBERS: We welcome five new members . Dawn Bewley(Hastings), Pamela Griffin (New Plymouth) , J u n e Har r i son (GlenEden), Jenni fe r Mai (Taita), Bryan McFadyen (Wanganui) .

COMPETITION — MOTHERS OF THE BIBLEFor this compet i t ion you a re to m a k e a l ist of t h e m o t h e r s

of the following:

1. Timothy.2. Obed.3. Jesus .4. John the Baptist .5. Cain and Abel.6. Jacob.7. John Mark.8. Samuel .9. J ames and J o h n , sons of Zebedee.10. Ishmael .

Jun iors (8 to u n d e r 11 years) do any six. Seniors (11 to 14years) do them all. Send your answers ear ly with name , age,address and Sunday School at t h e top of the page to Uncle Phi l ,c/o Rev. P. A. C. Pe t e r s , 46 Glen St ree t , T imaru .

STAMPS: Don ' t forget J u n e is S tamp Month.

DONATIONS: Many thanks to t h e following people for the i rdonat ions to the Prize Fund : Miss M. E., £ 1 ; Mrs C, 5s; Mrs M. D.,10s; Anon. £ 5 .

Mr. I! Sun (Wilson) Chang,B.A.

OUR GUEST STUDENT

Numbered among the newstudents at the Baptist Theo-logical College this year isMr Wilson Chang. He comesfrom Seoul in South Korea,and is here on a scholarshipoffered by our Collegethrough the National Councilof Churches, and the EastAsia Christian Council.

Mr Chang is from a Salva-tion Army family in Seoul.He attended primary andsecondary school in that city,some of it during the monthswhen Seoul was in the frontline of fighting between theCommunists of the north, andthe United Nations and SouthKorea. He then studied inthe Yonser University, a

Christian college. Here he gained his B.A., majoring inEnglish literature. A further year was spent in a Presby-terian seminary. This study was interrupted for 18 monthswhen he was required to serve with the South Korean armymaintaining the truce line, near the 38th parallel.

He was the Salvation Army representative on the KoreanChristian Youth Council, when he heard of the possibilityof this scholarship. Information had been sent out by theRev. A. A. Brash. Examinations followed, including papersin English and history at the requirement of the SouthKorean Government, but eventually he heard that he hadbeen chosen. He finds New Zealand very different fromKorea, but is settling very well into life at the College.

When this year is over he will return to Korea to servein the ministry of the Salvation Army. We assure him of ourprayers both during this time of study, and when he resumeshis work among his own people. —S. L. E.


GOLDEN JUBILEE LINWOOD VENUE [CH.CH.]1912-62

MARCH 10th TO 18thIt is with a sense of thankfulness and joy, and of humble-

ness, too. that we give thanks to God for 50 years of servicein His cause at Linwood. Our celebrations were to havecommenced with an outing and family picnic but the weatherdecided otherwise. Family pew service on Sunday morning,the 11th, saw a packed church when many older folk, pre-vious members of the church now scattered throughout NewZealand, assembled with us for worship and praise. Theyouth and young-of-heart had their outing on Tuesday eveningby travelling by car to Kennedy's Bush on the Port Hills fora barbecue supper and sing song. At the ladies' afternoonon Thursday the Guild and B.W.M.U. ladies were thrilled tohave Mrs N. R. Wood, of Lower Hutt, and also a formermember of Linwood, address them on past days of her as-sociation at Linwood, and told of her "growing u p " andfinding her Lord and Saviour under the guidance and helpof the Linwood folk. Saturday evening was a " g e t to-g e t h e r " social with items from the choir followed by a fewslides of Mr N. Pizzey's showing the building of the newchurch. Many greetings from absent folk were read bythe secretary, including one from the Rev. A. W. Stuart nowin Sydney, and the cutting of the jubilee cake by Mrs Hodges,followed by supper, brought to a close a memorable evening.

Both services on Sunday the 18th were conspicuous whentwo of our previous ministers assisted, Rev. G. T. Beilby,in the morning, and Rev. N. R. Wood in the evening, theservice closing with the Lord's Supper. We thank all thosefrom far and near for helping to make the jubilee cele-brations a wonderful success. R. E. E.

Rev. A. J. Heffernan writes on . . .

THE QUIET TIME WITH THE LORDWhat is the quiet time? It is the first part of each

day reserved for communion, with God through Bible read-ing, prayer and meditation. The saintly Murray McCheynetestified: " I t is my noblest and most fruitful employment,and is therefore not to be thrust into a corner." JohnTimothy Hone exhorts: " F a c e the work of every day withthe influence of a few thoughtful moments with God andyour own heart. Do not meet other people, even those ofyour own home, until you have first met the great guestand honoured companion of your life, Jesus Christ." Itwas reported to Billy Graham at Wheaton College, Illinois,that of the student body, Ruth Bell was " t h e most devout,that her daily devotional routine was to rise at 5 o'clockin the morning and spend two hours, before breakfast andclasses, in scripture reading and prayer." She was the girlhe married!

The creative power behind many of the Psalms of Davidwas the Quiet Time. He gave the best part of the day toGod, when the body and mind were rested, fresh, keen. Hevowed: " M y voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee and willlook up." Thirty-five times the phrase, " r i s i n g up early,"is found in the Old Testament, and it is significant thatevery outstanding hero in that section of the Bible did so;Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Hannah, Job, etc.These saints of the past show the way for the saints of thepresent. Christ, a greater than David, followed the samepractice: "And in the morning, rising up a great while be-fore day, He went out and departed into a solitary place,and there prayed." The man, Christ Jesus, " b o n e of ourb o n e " showed by example how to begin each day!

SOME PRACTICAL REASONS FOR KEEPING THE QUIETTIME:

The peril of our age is tension; we must have periodsof quiet to ease that tension, and gather calm poise andpower for the day. Stanley Jones once asked a couple whowere living defeated lives if they kept the Quiet Time, towhich they gave this naive reply: " Y e s , my husband andI sit and smoke in the quiet for half an hour after breakfast.""No wonder," says Stanley Jones, " t h e husband had a ner-vous breakdown! Those sincere and defeated souls onlyfound release when they set up individually a real QuietTime."

It is a sad fact that many believers are living defeatedlives. Christ who came that His followers might have life,and have it more abundantly, won the battle against sin,Satan and the world, at the beginning of each day, but manyChristians are beaten at the beginning. They know little ofAbundant Living because they are not drawing on AbundantResources. "I give you little hope of living the VictoriousLife," states Stephen Olford, " u n l e s s you are successful inmaintaining your Quiet Time."

A new convert, radiant with the joy of salvation, remarkedregretfully that Christians seemed reticent to talk of thethings of the Lord. They appeared ready to talk of goodservices, fine crowds, but not spiritual things—real food toa growing Christian. Such souls are starved, or out of touchwith the Lord.

"Important as these things are, however, the greatestincentive to your having the Quiet Time is not your ownneed, great as that is, but the fact that God wants to meetwith you. Therefore it is not merely a DUTY, it is anhonour."

SOME HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR KEEPING THEQUIET TIME:

1. HAVE A SET TIME: Any time will end in no time! Ifpossible keep to the same hour each morning. Lorne Sannyof the Navigators, urged 15 minutes. The New Zealand BibleTraining Institute allows 30 minutes for all students. AKeswick leader advises: "Don't stay in bed at all! Get up

and wash your face, or have a shower, so that you will befully alert." This demands, of course, that you get to bedat a sensible hour.

2. HAVE A SELECTED PLACE: If you are sharinga room, bargain for 10 minutes at least. I know a young manso anxious to meet his Lord, and the home being small, hechose the fowlhouse; In summer, your " p l a c e " may bebeside the sea, or a spot in the woods, a garden seat; butfind a " p l a c e " where you can relax in the presence of Godand unbare your soul.

3. HAVE A SUITABLE BIBLE: A good sized Bible withprint readable without strain when the light may be poor;with paper that will take brief notes; and a binding thatwill last for years. Many Bibles are too small for devotionaluse. Say the prayer before reading, of Psalm 119: 18. Fol-low a reading plan. A book of Devotions may prod yourthoughts or comfort your heart. But see that God speaksto you from His own Word.

4. HAVE A STRONG FAITH: Stanley Jones recordshis practice : " I take my pen—that pen is a sign of faiththat something is going to come out worth noting in themargin!" At least you can underline a text or promise.One advocate of the Quiet Time urges: " T h a t the thoughtsof every quiet time should be written down even if only inbrief sentence form. God gives you here something you'llnever find in a commentary, or anywhere else." Alwaysmake it personal and simple. O the blessing of Biblereading! A business man recovering from a mental andphysical breakdown gives this testimony: "I was shownhow to read the Bible. I discovered that the main part ofthe know-how is just to read it. I read the words of Jesus.I read the Psalms. After reading I would sit quietly with thethought that these words were passing through my mindlike medicine."

5. HAVE A SIMPLE PRAYER: " . . . in the morningwill I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up," vowedDavid. Confidently commit the new day to your HeavenlyFather. Talk to Him as a friend beside you. Ask forwisdom to serve Him, and grace to be Christlike. An es-sential is a prayer list, or cycle to broaden your prayerfield. This one is simplicity itself: Monday: " M " is formissionaries. Tuesday: " T " is for thanksgiving. Wednes-day: " W " i s for workers. Thursday: " T " i s for the tasks—our work at the church or for His Kingdom. Friday:

"F" is for families. Saturday: " S " for the saints, andSunday: " S " the sinners we are anxious to win for theMaster, and those who preach the Evangel. Then:

6. HAVE A SURRENDERED WILL: Without this ourQuiet Time will only be a ritual. God will never give morelight from His word until we obey the light we have. "Whenthe will of God is done, the power of God will come."

THE THING TO DO NOW: If this Quiet Time practice hasnever been your habit, make the example of the Son ofman your daily practice. Give God the "first-fruits" ofthe day, and He will soon be first in your life. AdoptDavid's vow as your own (Ps. 5: 3). Perhaps you are aChristian, but have grown careless in " t h i s noblest andmost fruitful employment."

Get back to your Quiet Time tomorrow morning, myfriend! God wants to meet with you, His child. It is notmerely a duty, it is an honour.

It's the plugging away that will win the day,So don't be a quitter, old pard!

Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit;It's the keeping-your-chin-up that's hard.

R. W. Service.N.Z. BAPTIST—MAY, 1962.118

THESE WE HAVE METSome impressions of leading figures in the World Council

of Churches, by J. T. Crozier.

If joy is a mark of the Christian life, then surely hereis a Christian. M. M. Thomas bubbles over with it!

Mr M. M. Thomas, who is a layman is associate directorof the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion andSociety, Bangalore, and Secretary for Church and Societyof the East Asia Christian Conference. He also is a memberof the W.C.C.'s Committee on Church and Society. Formerly,(1947-53) he was secretary and vice-chairman of the WorldStudent Christian Federation. Born in 1916 in Travancore,India, he received an AB degree in chemistry from MadrasUniversity in 1953, and later spent year studying thetheology of social action. He also studied at Union Theologi-cal Seminary, New York, on a World Council of Churchesfellowship. After teaching for two years at the AshramChristian High School, Travancore, and working at theChristian Institute, he organised and conducted a home forwaits and strays in Trivandrum city. He later served assecretary of the Youth Christian Council of Action, Kerala,for three years, and subsequently as youth secretary of hisown cnurch. His books include, "The Christian in theWorld Struggle" (co-author); "The Idea of a ResponsibleUniversity in Asia Today," and "The Social Revolution inIndia." He is married and the father of three children.

It was at Bangalore we first met "M. M." as he isaffectionately known. I had read an excellent review byhim of Dr H. Kraemer's recent book, and I was eager to meethim. Interrupting an animated conversation in which asusual a group of Asians were engaged, I called out, "Doesanyone know M. M. Thomas?" There was a loud laugh,and heads nodded towards a tousle-haired, cheeryindividual in Indian garb. We became closely associated inthe East Asian Christian Conference, and I came to admirethe insight of M. M. Thomas into the condition of the Churchin Asia. He had the capacity to see a way through difficultsituations, and could always be relied on to relieve any ten-sion with his infectious laugh.

Mr M. M. Thomas was one of the speakers at the generalsession of the W.C.C, at Delhi on the theme, "The Challengeof Social Change." In the course of his address heemphasised the fact that in these days the rediscoverywhich African and Asian churches have taken to heart in-clude, (1) That the gospel of Jesus Christ should not beidentified with any one culture, political order, socialideology or moral system. As the word and deed of God,transcending all cultures, it is the divine power for theirjudgment and redemption. This is an understanding whichgives the Church the ability to relate itself positively butcritically to all the creative movements of renewal of manand his world without absolutising any of them.

(2) That the redemption which Jesus Christ offers is theredemtion of the world. No doubt the world refersprimarily to the world of persons; but the world of personsis involved in the process of nature, society and history,and cannot be considered or saved in isolation. ThereforeChrist's judgment and redemption is "social and cosmic"and includes within its scope the world of science and tech-nology, of politics, society and culture, of secularideologies and religions. The Christian hope, guaranteed bythe resurrection of Christ, is that "All things" will besummed up in Him in the end.

M. M. Thomas will visit New Zealand in November of thisyear. I hope many will have the opportunity to meet him.

COLLEGE MAGAZINE

The theme for the magazine this year is to be one withan emphasis on the practical side of Christianity. Men ofthe College who are writing for the magazine will deal withsuch intensely practical things as: Ministering to ChristHimself in the persons of those who are . . . " n a k e d , hungry,ill, in prison and lonely."

Dr Edgar, the new full-time tutor on the College staff, willbe writing the feature this year, and we expect the magazineto be in the churches early in July.

Should any of our readers have any useful suggestionsto make as to contents of the College magazine, please feelfree to write to the Editor, 63 Victoria avenue, Remuera,Auckland. We are concerned that we produce a magazinewhich will be of value to the people of our churches.

N,Z. BAPTIST—MAY, 1962. 119

The College Magazine Committee

From left to right: D. Crompton (Business Manager), R. L.Lockwood (Asst. Business Manager), R. Gurney (Editor), J. L

North (Asst. Editor).

Mr. Madathilparamil M. Thomas

THE LIVING WORDCENTENARY OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY IN CANTERBURY AND WESTLAND

It was Thomas Carlyle who said that the greatest momentin the modern history of man was that marked by theDiet of Worms, when in April, 1521, Martin Luther stoodbefore Charles V to defend himself against the charge ofheresy. Luther ended his brave and lonely stand on thatoccasion with the historic words, " I t is neither right nor safeto act against conscience." That moment the mole beganits journey throughout the nations.

It was in 1804 that a group of men in London, known asthe Clapham Sect, formed the British and Foreign BibleSociety. That year began the most momentous enterpriseof British history, the enterprise of giving the word of Godto every man in his native language; thus to capture everyknown tongue for our Lord Jesus Christ.

It was on December 30, 1834, that a small schooner, theBlackbird, of only 67 tons, anchored in the Bay of Islands,New Zealand. It brought a printing press and printers. Thatday the Bible began to permeate the life of our countryand to spill over and reach the islands of the Pacific.

It was on May 14, 1862, that in Christchurch the Canter-bury and Westland Auxiliary of the Bible Society was born.That day the Bible occupied new territory.

A HUNDRED YEARS AGOThe centenary of the Canterbury and Westland Auxiliary

marks a long journey in terms of human memory and enter-prise, but to the mind of the Eternal it is but a passingmoment. But no moment is without meaning and signifi-cance, and so the tale of the century is one of adventureand Divine blessing. Wherever the word of God has gone,human hearts have been uplifted and lives changed. Thestory of the Bible Society will be set to music in Heavenwhen the time-clock of this life has stopped.

Within a year or so of the forming of the Auxiliary,branches were established at Lyttelton, Rangiora, Kaiapoi andas far away as Hokitika. Colporteurs visited farms andsheep stations and depots were opened at the gold minesand coal fields. Within five years the scope of the Auxiliary-work and influence had spread far and wide. Over £1,000had been collected, gifts of Bibles made to the hospital, theprison and to the Bush Mission. The enthusiasm of theworkers was greatly blessed.

The annual meeting of 1869 revealed a "rift within thelute" which almost invariably happens when men of dif-ferent opinions are concerned in a common enterprise. Therewere those who held firmly to the belief in the inerrancy ofthe Bible while others who loved the Word of God no less,held liberal views regarding the literal interpretation of theBible At this meeting it was pointed out that the platformof the Bible Society could hold men of differing opinions.How true that is.

At the annual meeting in 1892 a leading minister aboutwhom some misguided people had spread alarming state-ments about his beliefs, boldly spoke on the matter, refutedthe innuendoes and declared the Bible to be inspired frombeginning to end and that the Bible Society was broad-basedon facts, not theories. It would be a poor kind of Biblethat did not cause sparks to fly.

The ups and downs of the century, times of despondenceand economic distress, of quickened activity and rising ofthe sap of spiritual life, all make up the tapestry of theyears Like a river that twists and turns on its course butalways reaching out to and for the sea, so the work of theBible Society looked at over the long term of a centuryadvances slowly, then quickly, and then seems to standstill; but standing still is an illusion, the movement isthere and in spite of all drawbacks is forward.

In 1933 there were 96 branches of the Canterbury-WestlandAuxiliary. In 1961 the work is growing, the efforts of sec-retaries, committee and collectors over the years are

written in the story; there could have been no story withoutthem, for God works through men and women. To namethem would be impossible. They would not have it other-wise.

TOMORROWAnd what of tomorrow and the tomorrows that follow?

The story goes on, for the Word of God is alive. It cannotbe destroyed. There is an ancient legend, told by RudyardKipling, which tells us that when a man first achieved amost notable deed he wished to explain to his tribe whathe had done. As soon as he began to speak, however, hewas smitten with dumbness, he lacked words, and satdown. Then there arose—according to the story—a master-less man, one who had taken no part in the action of hisfellow, who had no special virtues, but afflicted—that is thephrase—with the magic of the necessary words. He saw,he told, he described the merits of the notable deed insuch a fashion, we are assured, that the words "becamealive and walked up and down in the hearts of all hishearers."

That is the story of the Bible. It becomes alive whenmen and women open their hearts to its message. TO WALKUP AND DOWN IN THE HEARTS OF ALL. To bring thatabout is our task and privilege as Christians. The BibleSociety is our medium. GARDNER MILLER.

TEACHERS' TRAINING COURSEAt the end of March, the Timaru and Marchwiel Churches

welcomed the Rev. J. J. Burt, our Director of ChristianEducation, who conducted a course of training for teachersand leaders. The four meetings were well attended, to whichwe were asked to bring "a willingness to learn; a desire tolet God work through you in service." From the first minutesof this inspirational and intensely practical course, Mr Burtshowed a sure knowledge of his subject.

At the first meeting, we were asked, "Why do you teach?"and many of the answers given by those present were strongtestimonies to the powerful working of the Holy Spirit. Howworthwhile we found it to analyse our reasons for being ateacher. There followed a discussion on " W h o m do weteach?" and the answer, we found, is not as simple as it firstappears. With a sure touch, Mr Burt showed us the manyways in which we can come to know and understand thechildren we teach, and how that knowledge can help us somuch to guide and teach them. We shall not forget the quip,"If a teacher is going to teach Latin to Johnny, he must knowLatin—and he must know Johnny!"

The question " H o w do you teach?" directed our thoughtsinto the many methods of taking a lesson. From this dis-cussion we emerged with a clear realisation of the need tovary our teaching methods if we are to gain and hold achild's interest.

Each part of the course was accompanied by an appro-priate sound film strip, which provided an excellent con-solidation of the theme for the meeting.

At the conclusion of the final meeting, we thanked ourbrother for making the course possible. How well he hadshown us the truth of his own words, "teaching is the overflowof a full heart dedicated to Jesus Christ." We are certain wegained much from this course and we recommend it to anyof our churches who wish to improve the standard of teachingand instruction in their church.

A. A. R.

He who really wants to do something finds a way—others, an excuse.


Rev. Clifford Reay.


The April issue of "The R e a p e r " contains thisstriking paragraph: "Chr i s t died that we might havethe life abundant, the life of the Spirit, not the falseexhilaration that comes from a spiritual ' shot in thearm'."

This is the peril which could so easily accompanyour Crusades—a peril from which we pray ourchurches may ever be preserved.

The " h e a r t ' s desire and prayer to G o d " both ofthe Board and of the Evangelists is that the ChirstianLife Crusades may promote genuine, widespread,spiritual awakening and revival throughout ourchurches.

We read sometimes of surprises and shocksoccasioned by the poor attendances of Christians atsome Crusade meetings. Such things ought not to be.

Unless church members are prepared to givefirst priority to the objects of the Crusade, then thatchurch is not ready to become the medium through Rev. Roland Hart

which the Holy Spirit can do His work in any given com-munity. There must be thorough, deep, heart-searchingprayer preparation in every centre where a Crusade isproposed. God's purposes will always be defeated where suchpreparation is lacking.

Recent Crusades at Orakei and Levin have resulted inthe conversion of people of tragic lives; marriages at thebreaking-point saved; homes and families united in theLord, and in the eager outreach of church members to thoseoutside the Kingdom.

MY TASKby Rev. John Murray, N.C.C. Chaplain at Victoria

University

Recently the Wellington branch of the N.C.C. appointed afull-time Chaplain to students. The need for such an appoint-ment has been becoming more obvious of recent years,especially with the great increase in numbers of those at-tending both the University and the Teachers' College. Thiswork can no longer be left to busy city ministers to copewith, nor can it be fully done by chaplains, part-time or full-time, attached to any one of the student Christian groups.The task is now seen as a mission to the whole body ofstudents, and the policy now is to appoint chaplains on anN.C.C. basis. This has already been done in Christchurchwhere there has been such a chaplaincy for five years, andthis year it is being done in both Auckland and Wellington.

The scope of the chaplaincy, to which I have been appointedin Wellington, is wide, and the first and most obvious dutyis the pastoral care of Christian students to help them witnessto their faith in the new community into which they enter. Mywork, however, in no way supersedes that of the existingChristian groups, the Student Christian Movement, the Evan-gelical Union and the Anglican Society, who have their owndefinite part to play, but is to help and complement theirwork. Neither is it to take away the students from participa-tion in the normal life of their own local congregations, butrather to encourage them to take their part.

But there is still much to do besides this. We all knowhow easy it is for young people, who have been brought upin the Church, to drift away from it under the new influencesand pressures of student life. It will be my job in as far as Ican to keep contact with them, that they may come to adeeper and more adult understanding of the faith. The varioushostels though comparatively few in number, will give goodopportunity for such contact.

On the other hand, there is the large number of studentswho do not profess any real faith or allegiance and here is a

mission field. They, however, are not all indifferent to theclaims of Christianity and a few at least are genuine seekersbut hindered by intellectual doubts. This work is as importantas that among the Christian students.

This chaplaincy at Wellington is to students at both theVictoria University and the Teachers' College. I have senta circular letter to all ministers throughout the district whichsupplies these two institutions and would here like to thankall those who have sent replies.

This chaplaincy represents all the Churches which belongto the National Council of Churches, and your Church, as awhole and individually, has been asked to support itfinancially. I would personally appreciate your support inprayer, both private and public, for this extremely importantwork and offer myself to do what I can for you in it.

JOHN MURRAY.

Left to right: Miss A. Weatherall, Miss M. Giles, Miss A. Page.


College Domestic Staff in Kitchen

In one chrch one grand result of the Crusade is that aHome Evangelism Campaign is being pursued. Its ministersays " O n e thing the Crusade has proved to us is that—' we've just got to dig the people out'."

Forty-three conversions in addition to restorations andrededications resulted from the Crusades at Orakei and Levin.

We shall see even "'greater things than these"

NEW TUNES IN THE NEW HYMN BOOKNotable Inclusion of many Welsh Tunes

By the Rev. E. P. SharpeChairman, Music Advisory Committee, for the Baptist Hymn Book

"The Church of Christ," wrote Martin Shaw in an article in the Daily Telegraph published in 1924, " h a s beenestablished for 2,000 years, and during that time has, without pause, inspired and brought into being an immenseamount of music of a very high order, including thousands of the world's finest tunes. It is not too much to saythat of the music of those 2,000 years the Church today refuses to sing any but that of the period from 1860 to 1890."

It is true that by and large the churches were at thattime still under the spell of Victorian composers like Dykesand Sullivan, Stainer and Barnby, who were invariably themajor contributors to any standard hymn book. Yet theage of these Victorians was not a great period in Churchmusic, and hymn books published in recent years have showna marked reaction against Victorian tunes. Whereas, forinstance, in the Baptist Church Hymnal (Revised), 1933,Dykes, Sullivan, Stainer and Barnby between them contri-buted 85 tunes, that number has been nearly halved in thenew Baptist Hymn Book. While, on the other hand, manysources throughout the centuries are now being more profit-ably explored, modern congregations are being introducedto many more first-rate tunes from the old Psalters, Ger-man chorale books and other Continental sources.

The result is that in our new Baptist Hymn Book, whichcontains just over 800 tunes, nearly 400 are " n e w " tunes.The great majority of these, of course, are new only in thesense of being unfamiliar to Baptist congregations; others,though already familiar, now appear in a Baptist hymnbook for the first time.

From the Genevan, English and Scottish Psalters of the16th century, we have drawn several new tunes such asNunc Dimitus from the Genevan Psalter of 1549, Psalm 138from the Genevan Psalter of 1551, and O Seigneur from thesame book. This latter tune is a splendid setting for "Whenmorning gilds the skies," with a sense of spaciousness andvigour which it maintains throughout its 12 lines. A newtune from the Scottish Psalters which have given us suchfavourites as Dundee and London New, is Martyrs, whichBurns refers to in "The Cottar's Saturday N i g h t " as "p la in-tive Martyrs, worthy of the name." And from the EnglishPsalter which gave us Winchester Old, we now also have anexcellent 66.66.66 tune, Old 120th.

An English musician of this period who was badlyneglected in the Baptist Church Hymnal (Revised) is OrlandoGibbons. His hymn tunes all have a marked beauty ofexpression, yet they lay forgotten for two and a-halfcenturies. The Baptist Church Hymnal (Revised) includedone of these tunes which is unaccountably renamed Gibbons,and an almost unrecognisable version of another which itcalled Angels' Hymn. In the Baptist Hymn Book these twoare to be found, the latter in its authentic form set to thehymn "Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go," along with fourothers, including the delightful Song 46 to "Peace, perfectpeace."

The new book is rich in German chorales, whose measureddignity make them admirable for worship. Among thenewcomers there will be a welcome for Hermann's Nicolausand Luther's Aus Tiefer Noth as well as two tunes by thecelebrated German cantor, Melchior Vulpius. One, Vulpius,set to the Easter hymn, "Good Christian men, rejoice andsing," is already deservedly popular in many quarters.The greatest figure in German hymnody is, of course, Cruger,and the Baptist Hymn Book has seven of his tunes, fourof which are new, including the well known Herzliebster Jesu,to the passion hymn, "Ah, holy Jesus, how has thou of-f e n d e d ? " Schmucke Dich ("Deck thyself, my soul, withgladness," a lovely Communion hymn) and Jesu MeineFreude ("Jesus, priceless treasure"). Many of theseare arranged or harmonised by J. S. Bach, and three of

Bach's own tunes are included, namely Nicht So Traurig,Ich Halte Treulich and Rinkart.

Among the best music that has come to Protestantchurches from post-Reformation Roman Catholic sources arethe so-called French Church Melodies, with two examplesof which we are already familiar in the Baptist ChurchHymnal (Revised), (Deus Tuorum Militum and Rouen).Nine more have been added in the Baptist Hymn Book.Founded often on existing plainsong melodies, they are alleither L.M. with a strong triple rhythm, or 11.11.11.5 incommon time. Sung at a good speed and preferably inunison they are most acceptable. They were first introducedto English congregations by The English Hmnal (1906).

It was the publication of The English Hymnal that popu-larised the use of folksong tunes and traditional melodies forhymns. R. Vaughan Williams was largely responsible forthese, and many of his arrangements appear, in the BaptistHymn Book including Herongate ("It is a thing most won-derful"), Sussex ("Father, hear the prayer we offer") andRodmell, to mention only a few. Several new traditionalcarol melodies appear including This Endris Nyght and CherryTree; and many will welcome the inclusion of the Frenchcarol melody Picardy to "Let all mortal flesh keep silence."From Ireland seven new traditional melodies are to befound, including the already popular Slane and the gayClonmel to "God who hath made the daisies."

WELSH TUNESA notable feature of the new book is the splendid selection

of Welsh tunes, many of which are here introduced to Eng-lish congregations for the first time. Some "old favourites"appear, like Cwm Rhondda, Blaenwern, and Calon Lan,others that are already beginning to be heard in English con-gregations, e.g., Crugybar, Maesgywn and Trewen, anda host of " n e w " ones which, already beloved in the Prin-cipality will, we hope, commend themselves to Englishchurches.

It has been impossible to do more than hint at thevaried sources from which many of the " n e w " tunes inthe Baptist Hymn Book have been drawn.

However, a final word must be said about the con-tribution made by the 20th century. Over 200 tunes in thebook are by composers who are still alive or who died since1940. Many of these have become well known in recentyears through the B.B.C. There are six tunes by MartinShaw, including Marching, seven by W. K. Stanton (editorof the B.B.C. Hymn Book), including Crudwell, six by CyrilTaylor, of which Abbot's Leigh is becoming increasinglypopular, six by Thalben-Ball which include an excellentalternative to F. C. Maker's Windermere for "Angel's holy,"viz., Llanherne, and seven from Eric Thiman. W. H. Fer-guson is represented by three first-class tunes, Ladywell("All hail the power"), Cuddesdon and Wolvercote. BasilHarwood's Thornbury is there also, and John Ireland'sLove Unknown. Walford Davies contributes two new tunes,Firmament and an almost unkonwn tune called Matheson,which he wrote for "O Love that wilt not let me go."

Such are some of the " n e w " tunes which will befound alongside the many old favourites which have longbeen in use in our Baptist churches. New and old togethermake up a wealth of tunes with which the volume of praisewe offer to God may be greatly enriched in the comingyears. —BAPTIST TIMES.


BRAHMANBAR1A DISPENSARY SERVESMANY

by Miss Melva Taylor

Annual Meetings of . . .

THE EAST PAKISTAN BAPTIST UNIONReport from the Rev. Don Eade

Recently delegates and Council members from the chur-ches met at Pabna. Twelve churches constituting the Farid-pur, Pabna, Mymensingh and Comilla Districts of theE.P.B.U. and having 470 baptised church members met toreview the year's work and to consider the future.

The morning inspirational addresses, given by Mr SatishChakraborty, M.A., President of the Baptist Union of Pakis-tan (those churches working within the British Baptistarea) were outstanding:—"Christ and Myself," " T h eChurch's Self-Support," and "Christian Giving and Tithing."Leaders such as he give one hope for the future of theChristian Church in Pakistan. The calibre of the laymenpresent from the churches was another encouraging featureof the meetings, as was the standard of debate and dis-cussion.

GIVING INCREASINGGiving from the Churches is rising but still leaves much

to be desired. It was pointed out (by a national, not by amissionary!) that for the Budget last year for every 100rupees given by the churches overseas the churches heregave about three rupees twelve annas! The speaker did notregard this as praiseworthy, even though it represents anincrease on previous years. One sensed something of agrowing conviction that the churches could and must dobetter—and would.

RELATIONSHIPSRelationships between " n a t i o n a l s " and " fo re igners , "

representing the receiving and the sending churches, werecordial and warm-hearted and were not strained even whenon occasions there was straight speaking and a Christianfrankness. Relationships between missionaries from Aus-tralia, New Zealand and the United States of America werealso marked by a real sense of oneness in the work and inthe desire to be of use to God in the Church life and workin East Pakistan. All this is cause for profound thanksgiv-ing to God. One might almost say that the keynotes ofthe three assemblies of the World Council of Churcheshave been echoed in the life of the E.P.B.U.: "We intendto stay together," " W e intend to grow together," " W e in-tend to go forth together."

EVANGELISMAssembly accepted with a sense of God's leading the

proposed draft plan for the future work of the churchesespecially as regards pastoral care and evangelism.This plan was brought forward by the Comilla Dis-trict Union (the Churches of Chandpur, Comilla and Bra-hambaria) and sets forth goals and responsibilities for thechurches for the coming years. It involves the local chur-ches, the district unions, and the E.P.B.U. and also thethree missionary societies concerned and is a further stepalong the path to fuller integration, to partnership in obedi-ence, to Christ-based and Christ-centre self-support. All thechurches of the Union are now considering the plan andare to make any further suggestions they may care to; theUnion Council will then try to collect all this into one co-herent whole which will then be sent to the three missionsfor their consideration and comments; and it is hopedthat by the next Annual Meetings of the Union in Febru-ary 1963, there will be sufficient agreement to enable theplan to be adopted and implemented. You will be hearingmore about this in the months ahead! It will affect the shapeof our work, the life of the churches and Christians, thefuture of the work of the Kingdom in these parts of EastPakistan. It is exciting and moving to be able to have ashare in the work at times such as these. One can senseGod at work. Hallelujah!

D. E.

Miss Melva Taylorand Miss Marjorie Bush.

Whilst on deputation lastyear I had the privilege ofspeaking to many of youabout the "set-up" of thedispensary at Brahman-baria. We also mentionedthe many opportunites affor-ded us through medicalwork. Now that I am backat the task again I wouldlike to share with you con-cerning the present dispen-sary work, especially ourhopes for the future work tobe carried out with an addi-tional ward.

Since returning to the workI have felt afresh the won-derful opportunities thatmedical work affords forsympathetic contact withpeople. For us in Brahman-baria it is not a case of ask-ing, " M a y we please visityou in your home after youleave us;" but rather it is a

problem to know how to honour the requests of so many tovisit them.

It is a great joy to have Miss Margaret Griffiths helpingme, and she is making a special effort to follow up con-tacts made by home visitation. I am sure she would valueyour prayerful remembrance in this most important part ofour work.

In January Miss Bina Biswas left us and is now workingin the Rajshahi Mission Hospital. They have been workingshort-handed and are most grateful for another pair ofvery capable hands. We are glad for them and record ourthankfulness that Bina has served us so efficiently over aperiod when we had special need of help. Meantime we areprayerfully seeking a replacement for we do need extrastaff, and preferably national staff.

Points of interest that I have noticed are: firstly, peopleare coming from longer distances. Little groups collectingafter the train arrives indicates that the dispensary is serv-ing people from a wider area. Secondly, we are depend-ing more upon several local doctors. Since Dr NarendraBhattercharjee left Brahmanbaria we have been obliged todepend upon other resident doctors. Though we do miss DrNarendra's experienced advice, his understanding and co-operation, it must be said we have received only courtesyand help from those we have since approached for medicaladvice and aid. Thirdly, I realise how much your financialhelp is needed. The average patient receives a week's treat-ment for approximately one shilling and sixpence. Quite ex-pensive treatments can be made reasonable because of yourgifts to us and also medicine and diet supplies fromU.N.I.C.E.F. biannually. Fourthly, I am able to see the newward steadily building. The new ward is a four-bed one,directly behind the present one and is growing fast. Withinthree months we hope to be able to admit patients. Thisextra space will relieve the present cramped "In-pat ients"accommodation and will allow us to nurse our maternitycases apart from general patients. Extra space and extrapatients mean extra work. Pray that we may not becometoo busy to become of use in the Master's service.

It matters not how strait the gate,How charged with punishment the scroll,

I am the master of my fate:I am the Captain of my soul.

W. E. Henley.123N.Z. BAPTIST—MAY, 1962.

THE MISSIONARY IN MODERN INDIA(Part 2)

by the Rev. Ian Kemp, M.A., B.D.

The third line of pressure comes from the non-Christians.One form of this pressure is quiet and insidious. It is bestseen in illustration. One Sunday afternoon I attached myselfto a group of our seminary students who were preaching theGospel in the local bazaar. I joined in their singing andhelped them sell Gospels and tracts. On the way home Iasked one of the senior men if he thought it wise for me tocontinue joining with them in this fashion. A few monthspreviously, after attending for a few weeks an open airSunday School conducted by students in a poor part of thetown, one student had advised me not to come any more asmy presence was a hindrance to the work, so this time Iwas more than anxious to do the right thing. The seniorstudent explained that if I join the team people will easilythink that the students are just puppets playing to the tuneof the sahib, and quoted instances in his own experiencewhere the presence of a missionary in evangelistic teamshad not only been a hindrance but a direct cause of activeopposition preventing any preaching in certain places atall. This does not mean that there is no place for the mis-sionary in the open-air presentation of the Gospel today, butit does mean that increasingly his nationality and his skinassociates him with a political view, or a way of life ora standard of living that creates a barrier in the minds ofthe people he has come to help. There is a growing aware-ness among missionaries that they have serious limitationsin certain types of evangelisation and that this work mustbe done rather by the Indian himself.

OPPOSITIONThe other type of pressure from non-Christians comes

more openly. Four years ago a large Christian building, 400miles from where I live, was burned to the ground by arioting crowd of Hindus. Some Hindus had rented the build-ing for a play, and when the Indian Christian supervisorof the building objected to their use of an idol in the hallthey rioted. Early in 1961 a crowd in another town riotedand attacked a mission bungalow, setting fire to buildingsand injuring personnel because a missionary had driven acow off the compound and the cow had run into a fence kill-ing itself in the process. Periodically there are letters to thepress taking offence at missionaries; there are movementswithin the country which, if given the power, would oust themissionaries within no time. There are not a few mission-aries anxiously watching the trend of politics in India to-day.

Such then are some of the significant moves afootaffecting missionary policy. There are weaknesses and mis-takes on the part of the missionary; there are sterile situa-tions which the missionary has inherited from an earliergeneration; there are limitations to some kinds of minis-try, and threatening signs that the time may be short. Nowlet it be emphatically stated that we do NOT believethat the missionary cause in India is petering out. We maybe "pressed in on every side," but we " a r e not straitened."We may be perplexed, but "not unto despair." We believein fact that God has still open before us a great door ofopportunity to meet a desperate and crying need. If we areprepared to face that call with its necessary dying to oldmethods, its challenge to hard thinking, and its inevitablesacrifice of the best personnel we have, I believe God hasmany more mighty works to do in India through foreignmissionaries.

MISSIONARY WANTEDLet me now be positive. We have considered three

sources of pressure against the missionary. But now wemust admit that it is from these very same sources that weare hearing the new call to missionary work in India. Ifthere are frustrated missionaries, there are also happymissionaries, who know where they fit in in the modern sceneand are abounding in the ministry God has given them.

If there is criticism from the Indian Church, there are alsodesperate appeals from responsible leaders in the Church,that the missionary must remain in India, for there is ur-gent work for him to do. If some non-Christians are makingtheir contempt of the missionary heard, there are alsogreat numbers of them quick to express their approval ofmission hospitals and schools and ready to patronise themin preference to their own institutions. The opportunity forthe foreign missionary is not over. Mr Rajaih Paul, for-merly secretary of the Synod of the Church of South India,states, " T h e r e is plenty of worthwhile work to be done inthis country by missionaries from abroad, work which criesout to be done and which the Indian Church has so far beenunable to do and is now incapable, because of the presentdegeneracy of the community, of doing. But what is thisword?

FOREMOST NEED REVIVALThe first and foremost need in the Indian Church is re-

vival. We who come from the warmth and wealth of a goodevangelical tradition in our home churches can scarcelyenvisage the spiritual poverty, the lack of adequate leader-ship and the nominalism of much Christian profession inIndia. The non-Christian response to even the best evan-gelism is a statement like this, "How can you talk to uswhen the people in your church live such corrupt lives?"The truth is that much evangelism is useless because it isnot backed up by redeemed lives, and what evangelism isbeing done is by paid workers, not by a live church. Thechurch has no message to the Hindu or to the nation be-cause she is spiritually so feeble. She needs an out-pouring ofthe Holy Spirit. Before anything else can be accomplishedshe needs to hear the liberating Gospel of Christ in her ownmidst, she needs to be cut adrift from the legalism andmoralism that goes under the name of the Gospel, and sheneeds to be cleansed of her sin. She needs to know true con-version, and to follow Christ as her Lord. This is her great-est need. All else is secondary, and without this all else willfall to the ground.

PASTORS THE KEYThank God that there are not a few Indians and mis-

sionaries who see this situation and are doing somethingto bring about revival. The Evangelical Fellowship of Indiahas grown out of a common desire on the part of mission-ary and Indian to fulfil this need. It recognises that the keyto the whole situtaticn is in the pastoral ministry, and itspastor's retreats conducted now for some years all over thecountry and usually attended by hundreds of pastors havebeen singularly blessed of God. It is the missionary andoften the visiting overseas speaker, who is called on for theministry of the Word in these retreats. So, in encouragingand strengthening pastors the missionary has a vital con-tribution to make.

Equally important is the training of men for the pas-toral ministry. The amazing way in which God hasblessed the Union Biblical Seminary in Yeotmal, where Iteach, is testimony to the felt need among many people inIndia for spiritual leadership in the local church. In train-ing our 95 men this year, it is nearly all missionaries whodo the work of teaching. We believe it is one of the most, ifnot THE most, strategic of tasks in bringing to India the re-vival she needs.

BIBLE TEACHING MINISTRYTogether with a ministry to pastors goes a Bible teach-

ing ministry to churches. Christians in India know next tonothing about expository preaching. Wherever a mission-ary is able to give this there is deep appreciation from thepeople, and evident desire for more of it. Nothing is so de-signed to build up a church in Christ as such a type of

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TRANSLATORS' SEMINARHELD AT CHANDPUR

Report by Mrs Nesta G. SoddyConvener of the E.P.C.C. Literature Committee

One of the things which has troubled the E.P.C.C. Litera-ture committee for some years is the fact that we havefew writers of original material, and not many translatorswith real experience. In order to try and meet these twoneeds, the committee decided in August 1961 that during1962 two "Seminars" should be held, one in February forTranslators, another in October for writers. The purposewould be through classes and group work to help candidatesto a clearer vision of the needs for Christian literature, andthe ways in which these needs may be met. As theseSeminars are a new venture for our people, it seemed wiseto start in a modest way with a small group of students anda minimum of staff, so that there might be a maximum offlexibility.

The Translators' Seminar was held at the LiteratureCentre, Chandpur, (New Zealand B.M.S.), and staff andstudents assembled, for the most part by Saturday or Sun-day a.m. so as to be able to share in Sunday's worship.Classes started on Monday. Through the week, morningdevotions were conducted by Rev. J. S. Avery, presentingthe challenge to true Christians to serve God's purposesthrough literature, and in particular through translations,and considering the qualities needed by those engaged insuch service.

Each morning the first period was spent in studying"Principles of Translation"—partly through comparingdiffering versions of familiar passages of Scripture, andseeing what different needs were met by each version;

partly by making individual versions of passages of a bookalready translated, and comparing these with the publishedversion.

The latter part of the morning was spent in group work.Those with a certain amount of experience in translation setto work on Key Book No. 12, "The Way to Worship," byGeoffrey Parrinder. Meanwhile those with no experiencediscussed with the leader various knotty problems in thefirst section of Key Book No. 2, "Letters to a Friend "(Part 1), by Jim Sutton. Then, while " B " Group really gotto work, the leader went to hear, discuss, and occasionallyamend the work done by " A " Group. In this way the firstsection (out of six) of each book was completed by the endof the week, and the remaining sections allotted one to eachmember of each group, for individual work.

In the afternoons some time was spent on individualwork, and the rest on practical work of various kinds—see-ing over the local press, and the various types of workundertaken by the Literature Centre, instruction in proof-reading, proof-correction and so on. The evenings werespent in different forms of recreation.

As a result of this week's work, we had certain modestresults that were obvious. One was that a very sound be-ginning has been made on each of the books used; clearly-laid plans have been made for the completion of these twobooks; all participants have gained valuable experiencein understanding what is required, and in producingusable work. Decisions were taken that each group wouldassemble for another two days, Group B in June, Group Ain October, for group work on the assignments allotted,after which both books should be ready to hand over forpublication. The results which were most satisfactory, how-ever, were less easy to tabulate and assess. The keennessand readiness to work hard; the rapidly increasing apti-tude; the readiness to accept, as well as to give criticism,and the deep awareness of the spiritual aspect of the work—these were obvious to all who shared in running the Semi-nar, but are less susceptibel of proof in writing of it. Wehope that the proof will be forthcoming in an increase inboth quality and quantity of output in future.

Throughout the week the fellowship was of the best, andwas greatly helped by the spiritual lead given by Rev.Stuart Avery, and on the material plane by the adequacyand comfort of the arrangements made by the Hotess, MissM. Bush (also of N.Z.B.M.S.), to both of whom a gratefulConvener expresses her sincere thanks.

THREE WOMEN RECRUITS

NEEDED

for SERVICE in INDIA

and EAST PAKISTAN.

Those with qualifications as teachers or nurses especiallyrequired.

If you feel the challenge to this work, please seek furtherinformation from:—

Rev L. A. North,

Box 1773,

Wellington.

ministry. While the missionary needs to encourage youngpastors in the use of it, he also is needed to show the wayhimself by excercising such a ministry through the manyopportunities open for it. Once I ministered in this fashionto a church of 130 members in a large railway town. Forfive nights in succession 100 people came eagerly to hearsimple expository preaching designed to build them up inthe faith. I have been invited to speak next Easter inAhomedabad, the capital city of Gujerat, to five thousandChristians of the local Protestant churches. These have ex-pressedly asked for this type of ministry. Again it is themissionary's chance to help.

One may be isolated yet not lonely if one finds insimple things ample consolation for the mere absence ofpeople.

The Chandpur Literature Centre where the Seminarwas held.


TRIPURA NEWSThe Bible School Principal reports . . .Students training in the Bible School for the work of the

ministry in Tripura cut their preaching teeth during regu-lar week-end trips to villages surrounding Agartala. Ten ortwelve of them go out two by two each Sunday to ministerto little groups of Christians and to preach the gospel invillages where there are enquirers. As for some time pastthe mission jeep is again this year taking students eachweek to the Rupini villages of Khamtingbari, Champakna-gar, Raktiachara and Champabari. The movement amongthe Rupinis that was evident a year or two ago has lostrather than gained ground, but nevertheless there are stillthose who wish to hear the message. The most hopeful placeat the moment is Khamtingbari. Each week at the " p o s t -m o r t e m " session on the week-end preaching the BibleSchool students report a real interest among half a dozenmen at Khamtingbari. The main obstacle to them declaringtheir faith and becoming Christians is the fear of socialostracism. Apart from persecution there would be the prob-lem of arranging marriages for their children, completeseverance of social intercourse with the non-Christian com-munity and the possibility of economic pressure throughfailure to obtain work from non-Christians. These thingsthey and we will have to face. They need our prayers.

About the Rupinis, Rev. M. J. Eade adds . . .On a recent Sunday when the Lord's Supper was cele-

brated at Raktiachara, of the original 19 Rupini Christians,only four were eligible to partake, and of these three werepresent. An improvement for us has been the building of aroad a few miles in to the village of Champabari so thatlast weekend the Bible Students could travel in the jeep andtake the projector to show slides on the life of Christ. As aresult of this three Tripura families from a nearby villagecame and asked for more visits.

In the south, in the Sabroom area, where there are todate no Christians, two newly-appointed evangelists havebegun work: Niresh, an experienced teacher-evangelist andRanen, a young man. So far they have not even been ableto arrange for anywhere to stay or to make a centre fortheir preaching, so are having to use a hotel.

Mr Eade also asks for continued prayer for the planningand carrying out of a literature programme in Tripura tocontinue the work done over the years. Remember theLiterature Committee of the Tripura Union.

In the midst of a busy operating programme, Dr A. D.Bird had time to give us the following items from the Hos-ital . . .

Most of the patients in recent weeks have been Christianscontacted in the northern areas at the time of theAssembly meetings in February. We feel that their stay hasbeen beneficial spiritually as well as physically.

We give thanks that Miss Joy Smith has returned to herduties after a few weeks in Shillong.

Please remember Zokomuana as he sits a special finalexamination in Surgery at the very end of April.

The School Principal adds . . .With Zokomuana remember Lalbul, who sits his B.T.,

also in April, and will be returning to the School later inthe year. Matriculation examinations were due to com-mence in the last week of March and Christian studentssitting include: Elen and Sanga of the school staff, Udoi ofthe Dispensary staff, Ranen, Surathi and Lowma of theHigh School Hostel, Bibhash, son of Subhas Babu of theschool staff, and Hmunthanga, Najar, and Bission who havejust finished their full-time Industrial Training course.

Miss Joan Burtenshaw has been busy in the school sick-bay . . .

A week or two after school started one of the boys cameout in chicken-pox and inevitably we have had severalothers with it, but no girls so far. In the midst of this some-one developed measles and now we have several sick to-gether, with quite a severe variety. This time the girls wereless fortunate.

The children have settled in quite happily to their newterm in the hostels. Not so many new girls came but thereis quite a group of small boys. The girls have been veryenthusiastic about their weaving and got on with it at amuch faster rate than we had expected, some of them hav-ing already finished the bags or tablecloths which we hadintended to keep them occupied till the holidays.!

School holidays commence just after Easter and the newterm begins in mid-June.

Brief items . . .Welcome visitors to the field were Mr and Mrs Jenness,

of Kingston Park Church who called into Agartala in thecourse of a tour of the East and Europe.

Everyone was delighted to see Rev. and Mrs M. J. Eadeand John when they arrived, looking fit and well-fed, backfrom furlough at the end of February. Unfortunately theirluggage got lost on the way across India; and then was heldup by a bottleneck on the freight air services between Cal-cutta and Agartala, but finally arrived in good shape afortnight late.

Language School students left for Darjeeling on March16: Miss Delsie Guy and Mrs Elizabeth Jones (bothsecond-year) from our field, accompanied by Miss OlwynGaze (first-year) from Pakistan.

And finally . . .History has been made in the last month with the de-

parture from Agartala of Rev. and Mrs E. R. Mills forHachupara. Mr and Mrs Mills are living in Dr Ivory's oldhouse, re-erected and repaired after last year's storms, andare due to stay there for two months before attending thelast half of the Language School programme. For the firsttime we have three men in the District work in Tripura,two of them living in houses out of Agartala, as well as thework which Misses Olwyn Kemp and Esther Denham aredoing at Kulai. This is a beginning. Unfortunately, theHachupara centre will be empty for nearly two years afterMr and Mrs Mills go to Language School in May. Praythat the needy south Tripura area work will grow in thattime, and for the Rev. M. J. Eade who must continue tosupervise it along with increasingly heavier duties in thecentral area.

JUBILEE PROJECTMany of you will remember giving to and praying for

the Jubilee projects of our Society at its 75th year. Somemay not be aware that these projects are still being com-pleted even now. In the last few months, installation ofelectricity, evangelism under the T.U.A.F. scheme andother work has been going on, all, or part, paid for by thegiving of New Zealand Baptists to the Jubilee Appeal.

The major building programme under way at present isthe new classroom block for St Paul's School, whereprayers, giving and sacrificial effort in New Zealand arebeing transformed into bricks, mortar, wood and at leastthe promise of an aluminium roof.


A Class at work in St. Paul's School


MAORI NEWS BRIEFSSunday School Teachers

We gladly welcome Mrs L. Pukepuke to the teachingstaff of the Pukekohe S.S. and Mrs G. Holmes to the TahunaPa S.S. We are thankful to God for this help and continueto pray that teachers will also become available for theother Sunday Schools.Fellowship Meeting

One evening in March a group from Pukekohe travelledto the new home of Mr and Mrs B. Rakuraku, who aremembers of our fellowship and who have recently movedto Manurewa to live. It was a joy to share with them inthis service, which was led by the Rev. C. D. Jones. Oppor-tunity was taken while such a group of members were to-gether, to discuss business matter of the Fellowship. Whenthe matter of an offering plate for the services at the MaoriHostel in Pukekohe was raised, some of the young peopleoffered to make one. and their offer was gladly accepted.We also hope to have it carved.Sunday Evening Services

With so many folk having moved away, only a smallnumber of adults are attending the services in Pukekoheeach week, although a group of teenagers attend regularly.Please pray that more older folk will want to come to wor-ship God and that they will not think it is another servicefor children and young people. Continue to pray that Maorimen will come along acid yield their allegiance to theSaviour.Language School

During the second week of the May school holidays,workers will be back at College doing language study.Please pray for us, that we might learn much that willmake the work done later, more effective. Please prayregularly that our use of the Maori language and customswill improve and become more natural and that throughthis improved use, the elders of the people will hear themessage of salvation.

Thirty-five thousand bricks have so far been used in lay-ing the foundations and making the walls of the new build-ing, which, in addition to three classrooms and an office, in-cludes the D. K. Gaze Memorial Library, gift ofthe B.W.M.U. The whole structure is over 90 feet long andis 30 feet wide. It is built so that it can be extended, par-ticularly to the north-east, as the need for more room maycome in the future. The memorial library is at the westend and is built across the building, being 30 feet by 20feet. Next comes a classroom, then the office, and then twomore classrooms. Along the front of this section is a six-foot verandah. The construction is brick, and there is to bea roof of corrugated aluminium supported on a woodenframe on top of the brick pillars. Door and window framesare in place; the doors to the library will be in glass. Sofar just over £1000 has been spent; another £2,500 is ex-pected to be needed to complete the building, with furnitureincluding tables, benches, cupboards, teachers' desks, aswell as tables and benches and book-cases for the library.

We are hoping to be able to use the building after thesummer holidays. It will provide modern school accom-modation for another 100 children; though with the con-version of some old space for teachers' common room andworkshops, and the provision of slightly more room forsome classes in the present building, and with the use of thememorial library as library only, somewhat fewer thanthis number will be catered for. At first it will be the SeniorBasic children who will use the new space, and one roomwill be set aside for their Geography and Science.

We have almost finished this provision of classroomspace. We now need the qualified and trained personnelto use it to its best advantage. You have given and prayedthus far; please continue to remember the school staff, andthe efforts of missionaries to help them and to obtain evenmore qualified people to teach boys and girls Arithmetic,English and History, and even more consecrated helpersto show them the way to mould their lives after the patternof Jesus Christ.

London News£60,000 Bloomsbury Church Scheme

By YVONNE MILLER

For well over 100 years. Bloomsbury Central BaptistChurch has borne an unbroken witness to the truths of theGospel. Countless men and women have learned to regard itwith gratitude and affection for its spiritual influence, itsfellowship and service.

For many Baptists, the name of " B l o o m s b u r y " has asfamiliar a ring as the name of their own church. This is atradition owed partly to its unique position in the heart ofLondon, partly to a succession of well-known ministers andpartly to its early adoption as the setting for the Baptist Unionannual assembly. With its scattered membership, studentsdrawn from churches all over the country and a vast numberof visitors every year, links have been forged betweenBloomsbury and almost every corner of the world.

But in an environment where change is endemic, no churchcan afford to be complacent or static. A church which hasa " c e n t r a l " place, not only in London but in the denomin-ation, must constantly readjust its life to the times. So. inrecent months. Bloomsbury has been seeking ways of meetingthe modern challenge, reviewing the inspiring story of thepast and planning a new step forward for the future.

In any account of the beginnings of Bloomsbury one namestands out—that of Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Baronet, thewealthy Victorian engineer and devout Baptist. His visionwas largely responsible for the new church, and his capitalhelped turn the vision into reality. Incidentallv, he was alsoresponsible for the erection of the Houses of Parliament andNelson's Column, and during the great railway boom of the'40s the firm of Grissell and Peto procured contracts forlaying large sections of the new lines.

The church was opened in December, 1848 with 52 mem-bers. The founding few under Dr William Brock soon in-creased in number and Holborn immediately felt the impactof the new venture.


(Continued from foot of next page)to Mrs L. Kitchen who filled the vacancy over the pastmonths. North Invercargill: Good attendance, prayer in-terest maintained. Monetary gift forwarded to Alcornfamily on their arrival in N.Z. Delighted to welcome Mrand Mrs Harrington (W.E.C.) as guest speakers recently.Oxford: Keen interest in missionary news. Pleased to haveMrs L. Sanson as guest speaker recently at combinedmeeting with good attendance. Solo by Mrs R. Corby andrecitation by Mrs A. Chalmers. Papnui North: Eleven mem-bers present for our first annual meeting held in March.All officers re-elected. Mrs D. Salthouse gave a very in-teresting and informative talk on the examples of " L o v eand Sacrifices" as shown by the women of the Bible. Rich-mond: Sister Joan Tucker was guest speaker recently,prior to her moving to Hastings. Good numbers attended" M a r c h " meeting when Miss Ruth Foley, missionarydesignate for S.I.M. was speaker. Making special prepara-tions for "Witness Week." Riccarton: Has had good atten-dances with fine spirit of prayer. Much interest derivedfrom reading of Mrs R. G. Brown's missionary sermon.Plans being made for intensive visitation during "Wi tnessWeek." Sandringham: Concluded 1961 with talk from Mrs B.Hibbet on the "Nat ional Customs at Christmas." How thewomen are kept strictly veiled and do not see the outsideworld. Curry and rice luncheon, prepared by Mrs Hibbetwas much enjoyed. This year we have had talks on theManurewa Home and the Maori Mission. Planning a lun-cheon for "Witness W e e k " to introduce " n o n - m e m b e r s "to the B.W.M.U .Thames: Held World Day of Prayer inDecember, soloist. Miss M. Johnston. Pleased to welcomeMrs Whitten as new president. Thanks expressed to Mrs C.Macky for splendid services over the years as president.Three quilts prepared for India. Tawa: Attendances wellmaintained. Guest speakers have been: Mrs L. A. North,Miss Bint, Rev. A. J. Jamieson. Combined meeting withB.M.M.F. to hear Rev. R. A. Alcorn. Shared in World Day ofPrayer. Valley Road: Mrs Norrish farewelled and presentedwith small gift in appreciation of her work with us. MrsDeane welcomed our new minister's wife, Mrs Wakelin—we look forward to times of blessing under her leadership.Speaker was Rev. J. Wakelin. Prayer session held.

ROPEHOLDER LEADERS CONFERENCEHELD AT TYNDALE HOUSE, CHRISTCHURCH

March 23 to 25, 1962

by Mrs E. Fursdon

The gathering assembled on Friday evening for the beginning ofthe Conference at Tyndale House on the Cashmere Hills in Christ-church. It would have been difficult to find a more ideal place inwhich to stay, the accommodation was first class and the situationdelightful, along with the blessing of warm sunny days. Miss F.Buchanan, the Canterbury Ropeholder Superintendent had left nostone unturned to make the Conference a worthwhile occasion. MissG. Collins, the Dominion Ropeholder Superintendent, was an inspira-tion and a wonderful source of up-to-date information in regard toour missionaries and their work in India and East Pakistan. Theconsecrated enthusiasm of both of these ladies set the toneof the whole week-end and no one will doubt the far reach-ing effect which this Conference will have upon our N.Z.Ropeholder work. Delegates were welcomed from as faraway as Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru and several repre-sentatives from the local Ropeholder Bands.

The Conference was opened by a Devotional Session con-ducted by Mr C. K. Smith who chose as his subject "Con-secration"—his message was a challenge to all present.Early morning sessions of prayer on behalf of our mission-aries and their work in India and East Pakistan, as well asfor the work on the Home front were led by Rev. R. L. Furs-don, who, with Mrs Fursdon were Host and Hostess of theHouse-party. At the first session of the conference, MrsC. K. Smith gave a most helpful and challenging talk on"Evangelism within the G r o u p s " showing us that "Rope-h o l d e r s " is an avenue of reaching the child for Christ, aswell as leading them to work and pray for our overseas mis-sionary work. Following on, Miss G. Collins introduced the1962 Project—"Making known the Good News in East Pakis-tan"—under four headings:—"By spoken Word: By writtenWord: By illustrated Word: By Living Word."

Please send reports and news Hems to Mrs. D.Binnie, 4 Cam bourne Road, Sandringham, Auck-

land. S.W.I .

IDEAS POOLEDTimes of discussion and pooling of ideas proved most

helpful to all leaders and many suggestions were broughtforward. "Conditions under which our missionaries live"was a subject for Mrs R. L. Fursdon's talk on the Saturdayafternoon and helped all to a fuller understanding of the waywe can help in a practical way, as well as by informedprayer.

A Travel Talk with Kodachrome Slides covering a tripfrom Delhi, Agra and Jaipur was enjoyed by a large groupon Saturday evening. All were thrilled also, to see recentslides of Rev. and Mrs Brian Smith and their little daughterand to have the privilege of seeing Mrs L. A. North's slidesof her recent visit to our Mission Fields. Sunday was acrowning day of the Conference, when following the morn-ing service conducted by Rev. R. L. Fursdon in which hespoke on "Ropeholders—its Potential and Outreach," wehad a most informative session with Miss Heyward of Sprey-don, in which she illustrated the work of making a Projectand the value of same. At the afternoon session over eightyfriends gathered, among them a large number of Ropeholderchildren. It was a thrilling moment when Dr and Mrs San-son and their two children were welcomed to our midst.Both of these friends spoke to the gathering and we will notsoon forget the fragrance of their presence, nor the in-spiration of their words. Afternoon Tea was served to allpresent and the children enjoyed the fruit salad preparedfor them. A tribute should be paid to Mrs Gourlay who wasCook for the weekend and deserves a warm word of thanksfrom all who enjoyed the meals she prepared.

NEXT YEAR'S PLANSOne of the hopes emanating from this Conference is that,

next year the Conference will cover the work of theB.W.M.U., Missionary Shareholders, B.M.M.F. and Rope-holders, and that, with representatives from all our mission-ary groups the gathering will be a N.Z. Baptist MissionarySociety Prayer Conference or House-party. Plans arealready under-way to this end. What an uplift and a powerfor our Missionaries and their work if large numbers of en-thusiastic prayer partners could gather in such a way. Each

Missionary organisation could also benefit from the inspira-tion of such a house-party in which it is envisaged that Mis-sionaries on furlough and those retired in N.Z. could joinand contribute from their experience.

AUCKLAND DISTRICT B.W.M.U.LEADERS CONFERENCE

On March 12, a Conference of presidents and secretariesfrom Auckland B.W.M.U. branches, Shareholder Groupsand Ropeholder Leaders was hell at Carey Park. Mrs J.Deane, district president, presided over the 80 ladiespresent, and gave a warm welcome to all. After a devo-tional period conducted by Mrs Deane, the conference splitinto eight groups, each with its own leader. The same 10questions relating to our work in India and Pakistan, as wellas the Chinese and Maori work in the Homeland were dis-cussed by each group. These dealt with many aspects ofthe function of our Missionary Groups, including the ex-ecutive organising of the meetings and the all importantemphasis on prayer. A very practical question was—"Howmuch prowess would be made in India and Pakistan ifevery B.W.M.U. member was just like m e ? " Groups re-ported back to the full assembly after five questions hadbeen considered, and a further hymn was sung before con-sidering the five remaining questions. In this way thethoughts and ideas of the whole Conference were snared.Lunch at 1 p.m. was the climax of a few happy and worth-while hours spent together. The conference was a great suc-cess and we all returned to our Churches challenged withrenewed spirit to meet the missionary tasks entrusted tous in Indian and East Pakistan.

REPORTSCanterbury District United Meeting was held at Lin-

wood Church on March 15 in conjunction with their Jubileecelebrations. Mrs C. K. Smith presided over a very largeattendance. Visitors from local Churches welcomed. It wasa pleasure to welcome home, Mrs N. R. Wood who took asher subject—Jesus—yesterday—today and forever. Solo byMrs Watts, Duet by Mrs Sutherland and Miss Reaby. Grey-mouth: Twelve members and two visitors present at Marchmeeting presided over by Mrs Bishop. Miss Joy Smith sentappreciation of parcel so beautifully packed by MrsRouse. Our pastor, Mr Simpson gave an interesting talk onthe Baptist Maori work and the needs in the Pukekohearea. Looking forward to the coming of Mrs Simpsonamongst us. Howick: Added interest and enthusiasmamongst the members. Keen prayer interest and increasedgiving for the year. All appreciate the leadership of MrsR. Stevens. Henderson: During Witness Week, memberstook part in Church service. Sister Dora Whitehead spokeon our Maori Work. At the midweek prayer meeting. MissWade spoke of the " a i m s " of the B.W.M.U. and gave mat-ters for prayer. Mrs Ford had the privilege of speaking tothe Girls' Brigade about our work in India and Pakistan.Members visited " s h u t - i n s " during week. Kingston Park:Recently held first meeting in Parlour of new Church.Morning tea served, guest speaker, Mrs Booth of Wel-lington Central, who based her message on the word " N e w . "Murray's Bay: Pleased to welcome Mrs Bullen as presi-dent and look forward to times of happy fellowship. Thanks

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May 1—1YZ, Rotorua.

May 8—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. J. T. Crozier.

May 10—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. A. H. Hodges.

May 12—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. D. R. Edwards.

COLLEGE.—We are very grateful to the many AucklandChurches, and some further afield, that sent in fruit, veget-ables and other food from their Harvest Festival services.College gift day was held on a beautiful afternoon on March17. A large number of our Baptist people attended, and mostsaw Dr Edgar's new home for the first time. During March,the students played four cricket matches against St Johnsand Trinity Theological Colleges and our Auckland ministers.We drew both matches against the Colleges, but both A andB teams lost to the ministers. David Kimpton gained the bestbatting average, while best bowling figures were 5 for 6(Bruce McCready), 2 for 3 (Bob Lockwood) and 5 for 30(Barry Denholm). By the time the Baptist goes to press,Easter Camps will have been held. Students will have attendedall the Auckland camps, as well as those at Whangarei, SouthAuckland, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty and Marton.—G. T. M.

ASHBURTON (Vacant).—The secretary's report and treas-urer's statement given at the annual meeting showed all acti-vities in good heart. Mr John Millichamp was elected deaconand assistant secretary. Mr Capon, sen., on account of healthreasons resigned as deacon. Mr N. Bowden, property steward.Mrs J. Tonkin replaces Mrs Beilby as leader of the women'sclass. Rowena Gail McInnes and Raewyn Joyce Stringer werebrought in dedication by their parents. Farewell to Mr andMrs Beilby and Sylvia was held on Saturday, March 31. MrAlan Capon presided. Speakers were Rev. A. R. Witheford forlocal ministers. Rev. R. M. Upton for Canterbury Association,Rev. T. R. Page for Canterbury Baptist Ministers' Fraternal,Rev. M. Campbell for Midland group. Mrs E. J. Tucker pre-sented Mrs Beilby with a spray and spoke on behalf of thewomen. Mr E. Back, church secretary, made the presentationof a cheque to Mr and Mrs Beilby with the request that aprojector be purchased. Miss Joyce Cochrane presented a suit-case to Sylvia. Earlier in the month the women of the churchhad a linen evening for Mrs Beilby. Good congregations werepresent for the farewell services on April 1, when Mr Beilbygave us much food for thought.—E. F. P.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—Animpressive dedication service for our College and B.T.I.students was held on March 11, Dr Bob Thompson beingthe speaker. At the following fellowship hour, Mr and MrsRoland Browning were officially welcomed by the church.Mr Browning, as assistant to the minister, is engaged in anextensive visitation programme. He was also used of God tobring messages of challenge recently to our young people'sweekend House-party at Eastern Beach. Over 50 attended,and at the evening service on March 25, those called by ourpastor to the " W i t n e s s Box," gave convincing testimony totheir faith in Christ. B.W.M.U. members participated in Wit-ness Week morning service. Mr Malcolm Mclean giving thechildren's address. Our missionaries Mr and Mrs DavidBeard also presented little Leighton Arthur in a solemn actof dedication. Our prayers and love surround them as theyreturn to Malaya for a second term of service with theC.I.M.O.M.F.—E. M. C.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—March has seen good progress again—good numbers in theSunday School, Lifeboys, and an excellent start with Rope-holders, which is to be held each fortnight. Miss Leslie Shortthas been united in matrimony to Mr Charles Burton. HeatherMae has arrived to gladden the hearts of Mr and Mrs Collins,and the three boys. Our pastor has started an interesting, andchallenging series of studies on the Second Coming. These arethe culmination of much study over a period of years, and areproving very worthwhile, and helpful to us all. Thanks towilling workers who have given the front of our church aface lift. The notice-board has taken on a new lease of lifealso, and an eye-catching notice now attracts passersby.—D. D.

BELMONT (Rev. C. W. Smith).—We welcome to thechurch this year one of our Baptist College students, Mr B.Jenkins, who is superintending our young people's depart-ment work in the A.A.S.S. We also thank him for conduct-ing a service recently in our minister's absence. Since lastreporting our young people have been privileged to receivean informal visit, at a local beach, from the renowned Chis-tian negro organist, Kenneth Goodman. We were inspired tohear of this man's Christian and musical experience. Wewished God-speed in February to one of our members,Maree Mason, who has gone to the South Island to live for atime. Our S.S. teachers were able recently to spend a Satur-day (in late February) at a retreat at Murrays Bay Churchwhere Mr McClure of the Mt. Albert Church spoke from hisexperience in A.A.S.S. work. Harvest Thanksgiving this yearwas held on March 11, our minister officiating in the morn-ing and Rev. R. Bullen of Murrays Bay Church at night.To commence B.W.M.U. witness week our ladies conductedthe morning service on March 25.—W. G. M.

BERHAMPORE (Rev. J. E. Sherburd).—Welcomed intomembership recently were Mrs Stone, Mrs Andrews, MrsGoodhall, Graeme Webb, Betty Siegert, Jim Hurren, AllanGurr, Bob Hoy, and Barry Campbell. Two further baptismalservices are planned for April 8 and 16 for six people. Mostof the concrete base for the new building has now beenpoured. The young people's department has grown consider-ably in the past few months and the roll is now 30 with aboutfive young people who are teachers in the Sunday School. MrLincoln Bade has now returned to South Africa and hismother Mrs Bade has gone to Australia where she will have amonth's holiday. The exterior of the church is now being re-painted by the gallant efforts of some of the men of the con-gregation.—V. C. C.

BIRKDALE (Rev. P. Carter).—We wish to correct the in-formation contained in our last notes, which was written un-der a misapprehension. We are very glad to report that Mr R.Mardle is not leaving us. but he has found it necessary torelinquish the task of superintending the Sunday School. MrGaeth replaces Mr Mardle as Sunday School superintendent,and it is encouraging to report that the good work done inthe past and during this year is bearing fruit and there has



May 15—1YZ, Rotorua.

May 19—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. L. S. Armstrong.

May 24—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. A. H. Hodges.

May 28—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. L. S. Armstrong.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY—Two.

GREYMOUTH—One.

GREY LYNN—One.

HOKOWHITU—Four.

KARORI—One.

KEYTE STREET—Three.

MILFORD—Five.

MORRINSVILLE—Four.

MOUNT ALBERT—Fourteen.

NELSON—Two.

OTUMOETAI—Five.

PAPKURA—One.

PAPANUI NORTH—Five.

PETONE—Two.

RAUMATI—One.

RICCARTON—One.

SOUTH DUNEDIN—two.

WAINUIOMATA—Three.

WHANGAREI—Two.

TOTAL — Fifty-nine.

BAPTISMS

been an increase in numbers. The Sunday School picnic atLong Bay, although held on an overcast day, was a very goodday for grown-ups and children alike. The second of themonthly family services was held late in March, when thechurch was full—97 adults and children gathered for morningworship. At this service the twin infant daughters of our.minister and his wife were brought to the Lord in dedicationand the service was conducted by Mr Barry Denholm, a final-year student of our College. A baptismal service was heldrecently, when five people followed the Master. Anotherorgan has been donated to the church.—W. M. H.

BLENHEIM (Rev. A. G. White).—On the 21st our B.W.-M.U. and mens missionary prayer fellowship combined in achurch missionary night. This meeting will be held monthlyand covets the attendance and prayers of all members.After viewing, a "Save the Children Fund" film.The Ladies' Fellowship agreed to sponsor an under-privileged child and now eagerly await name, photograph,etc., of their new " c h a r g e . " Street-a-week visitation by ourpastor is hoped to swell the ranks of A.A.S.S. Of much in-terest on March 10 was the first wedding for our church.Congratulations Patricia Parsonson and Donald Briden. Thenewly-weds will live in Masterton. Received into member-ship this month—Mrs J. Barber. Dedications—Mr and MrsWilson brought their baby boy, Mr and Mrs Barber theirlittle girl. Sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Lawson,Richmond, in their recent illnesses.—J. D. M.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Vacant).—An informal andfriendly gathering met on March 22, to say farewell to theRev. and Mrs T. W. Cadman. Regret was expressed by allthat Mrs Cadman was unable to be present. Speeches weremade by Mr R. H. French (Baptist Union); Mr N. E. N. Smith(Wellington Association); the Rev. W. Morrison (BrooklynMinisters' Fraternal). Miss J. Teeboon speaking on behalf ofthe ladies called for the presidents of the B.W.M.U., Share-holders and Women's Fellowship to accompany her to themanse, where a bouquet was presented to Mrs Cadman. Mr J.Ferguson speaking on behalf of the church, presented MrCadman with a cheque. Mr Cadman suitably replied. Therewere good attendances at both services on the 25th: Mr Cad-man's last Sunday with us. Congratulations to Miss MarionLane who celebrated her twenty-first birthday. We held ourHarvest Thanksgiving services during March. Our gratefulthanks to the Rev. Ernest Goring who commenced his interimministry on April 1—W. C. T.

BRYNDWR (Rev. Robert McCosh) .—After months ofwaiting our Conn organ has been installed and dedicated tothe service of God. At an after-church friendly hour MrMoir demonstrated its capabilities and we now enjoy itsuse Sunday by Sunday. Mr McCosh has been taking a seriesof Sunday night sermons on the sayings of Jesus from thecross, planning these to culminate with Easter. Our pastor'sstimulating messages both morning and evening are appre-ciated by all. Missionary interest has been roused by MrPeter Havill of Lebanon and Miss Kitto of the Sudan. MrHavill taking a service and showing slides while Miss Kittospoke to the Bible Classes on the missionary's life from anoffice worker's angle. B.W.M.U. was high-lighted when allchurch ladies were invited to a special afternoon meetingwith Mrs Bayne as the speaker and Witness Week con-cluded with a Sunday evening parade, the ladies taking partin the service.—H. R. W.

CAMBRIDGE (Pastor R. W. Lincoln) .—February 4 sawour church filled for the induction of our new pastor, at whichMr R. Sinclair took the choir. Rev. J. Beck gave the chargeto the church and Rev. L. P. Bryan to the minister. MrHobern. secretary, spoke for the members. Miss B. Laurentpresented Mrs Lincoln with a bouquet from the church. Mrand Mrs Lincoln briefly responded. They have endeared them-selves to all and we rejoice to see already unmistakablesigns of God's blessing on their ministry. At a recent prayermeeting Barbara Hampton was farewelled to B.T.I. and givena token of love from the church. Happy time spent at achurch picnic at Finlay Park when the new swimming bathwas greatly appreciated. We welcome Mrs Swears and MrsStevenson to our S.S. staff. It was a joy to receive into churchmembership, Mr and Mrs Swears and Bridget Murdoch, alsoMrs Pope on transfer from Hamilton.—L. M. H.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M. A.).—Services thismonth have been conducted by the young people, the Rev. E.Enright and Mr O. Stott. We were privileged to have a visitfrom the Rev. F. H. Lloyd, who spoke at a recent after-church gathering. We welcome a number of visitors to ourservices. The work done by several men of the church in tidy-ing and cleaning church property is much appreciated. It iswith very much regret that the resignation of Mr O. Stott,superintendent of the A.A.S.S., has been received. Our bestwishes go to Miss J. Cunningham, our oldest member whohas entered her 95th year. Also to Miss B. Crawford and MrM. Rowe on their marriage. We remember in prayer ourelderly and sick members.—E. W.

COLOMBO STREET (Vacant).—Church and Sunday Schoolpicnic was held at Diamond Harbour on Saturday, March 3.Harvest Thanksgiving services were held on Sunday, March18. An adult Bible Class is meeting on Sunday mornings at10 o'clock and numbers are growing. A church recreationalclub has started and meets on Monday evenings in the newhall. An enjoyable outing was held on Saturday March 17, forall our elderly folk. Our organist, Mr C. H. Stockbridge, haslaid down his duties as organist after many years of faithfuland conscientious service for which as a church we are greatlyindebted. We welcome into our church four new members, Mrand Mrs K. Marsden transfer from Linwood Avenue and Mrand Mrs H. Young from Scotland. We would thank all thosewho have taken our services over the last few months. Oursincere sympathy is extended to Miss Gloria Gavan on thepassing of her mother.—P. M. G.

CORSTORPHINE (Deaconess, Sister Patricia Preest).—Wegive thanks to God this year for the evidence of the increasein our church, both numerically and spiritually. Our All-ageSunday School programme has proceeded smoothly, and hasbeen of great benefit to all who have taken part. We rejoicein the working of God in the hearts of the people, in obedie-ence by baptism of two of our folk, and in the joining of ourmembership by three. Our creche and nursery building is near-ing completion, and the opening day is almost at hand. Ourthanks are due to those who have lent their home as a tem-porary creche, and to the men who have given many hours offree labour on our new building.—J. O'D.

EPUNI, Lower Hutt (Rev. J. C. Ayrey) .—Highlight of themonth was the visit of Mr Kenneth Goodman, the organist.A full church and primary room heard him play our Baldwinorgan. B.W.M.U. ladies paraded the evening of our HarvestThanksgiving service. The following night perishable goodswere auctioned for B.W.M.U. funds and tinned goods kept forfood parcels for India. Mrs Hammond and Mrs Thompsonwere recently welcomed into our membership. Miss MargaretCraig has felt the call to re-form our G.L.B. We pray thather service in this sphere will be greatly blessed. Sister JoyceWilby recent speaker at B.W.M.U. We pray for journeyingmercies for Ruth Foley as she leaves to join Ian Mills inSomalia. Mr John Searle has filled the vacancy on diaconate.We recently farewelled Mr and Mrs Stan McCullough whohave been transferred to Invercargill, we hope for only twoyears. They will be greatly missed in our fellowship.—N. G.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—Servicesduring the month have been conducted by Mr T. Bleakley,Mr Royston Brown, Rev. E. Enright, Rev. H. R. Turnerand Mr G. Hicks. We are very happy to report that Rev. D.Patrick has accepted a call from our church and will com-mence his ministry in September. During B.W.M.U. WitnessWeek a very large combined inspirational missionaryrally was held in our hall. Mr and Mrs Graeme Elder wel-come a baby daughter, and Mr and Mrs John Lowery a newson.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—All-age S.S. iswell under way and proving a blessing. It is fine to see somany attending. We have a fine group of young people andthey recently visited the aged and "shut ins" with a serviceof song. At present a lot of preparation is going into EasterCamp, when 28 of our young people will be attending. Over1,600 people attended the united service in the civic centrewhen the Rt. Rev. E. A. Gowing, Bishop of Auckland, gavea stirring address. A visit from the Rev. R. Alcorn was en-joyed by all. A men's tea with an Indian flavour and a meet-ing in the evening with different and challengingaddress. We have £242 in hand at present from our talentscheme towards the debt on the manse. Recently the ladiesof the "Good Companions" group had a lovely and interest-ing day in Levin. Quarterly business meetings show workin good heart and we praise Him for His goodness. Ourprayer with the "shut ins" and the sick.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. Pidwell).—It is a joy to see in-creased numbers at the church services and prayer meeting.At the latter the messages from the parables are proving in-structive and challenging. We thank Mr Sherborne who soeffectively arranged the Harvest Thanksgiving produce for theservice on March 25. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs C. Isleson the birth of Lindsay Clifford. The ladies of the fellowshipwere most interested in the talks given by Mr A. McIntosh,who demonstrated the different cuts of meat with samples ofbeef and mutton and Miss Cutt who was most instructive whenspeaking about the choice of children's books. We thank Mr H.Schroeder who has taken the Sunday School superintendencythis year; it is good to note that numbers have increased tothe extent of a new class. A committee to investigate the as-pects of All-age S.S. has been formed and has met duringthe month. Members joined at the combined B.W.M.U. rallywhen a missionary quiz and play were presented.


GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—It was an honour tohave our Dominion President visit us earlier this year. Oneof our own missionary representatives, Mr C. Harringtonfrom Indonesia occupied our pulpit at a recent service show-ing slides of his work. We wish both Mr and Mrs Harring-ton a pleasant and restful furlough and assure them of ourcontinued prayers as they journey back to their field of ser-vice. We have also had a visit from Pastor MacReady of ourCity Mission who spoke of his experiences in that work. Ourthanks to God for His goodness to us in supplying all ourneeds was expressed at our recent Harvest Festival ser-vice. The display was very beautifully arranged. Our annualthank offering was received on the same day. Our choir re-ceived very favourable praise the night they assisted at theOrakei Mission. We rejoice in the speedy recovery of oursecretary after his operation.—R. O. F.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—At morningservice the children have been attending in greater numbersand the League of Young Worshippers, supervised by MrsKerr, were handed their certificates and seals. Now 55 onroll. On March 11, Rev. J. Pritchard spoke to the children,then Rev. and Mrs Metclafe brought their wee son, AndrewJames, to be dedicated. It is splendid to have helpers fromB.T.I. teaching Sunday School. We have Hope Bradfield, andTrevor Wright (Owaka) and Jeanette Kerr (Gore). The picnicat Carey Park was a great success a splendid sunny day,races, swimming and good fellowship in beautiful surround-ings. Harvest Thanksgiving was held on Sunday, February 25.Youth Club meets every fortnight—Mr Utton is arranging amusical talent evening. B.W.M.U. ladies spoke at a recent Sun-day morning service, Mrs Keating read from book of Acts,Mrs Pritchard enlightened us regarding the ideals of theUnion. Congratulations to Dr and Mrs Heron on the birth ofa second son, Robert. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Garth Morganas church members. We ask for comfort for the anxious andrest to the weary.—R. V. K.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).—Our financialsecretary, Miss R. Graham, recently underwent operation inhospital. We pray God's healing and complete restoration toheatlh. A kitchen evening was arranged by Youth Fellowshipfor Miss Dorothy Vercoe and Mr David Browne on theoccasion of their marriage. Both have been active membersof the Youth organisations. Congratulations and good wishesfor the future. The manse is undergoing much needed repairsand painting. Another successful Church and Sunday Schoolpicnic was held at Takapuna Beach. Proceeds from the Har-vest Festival went to the Baptist College. It has been decidedto invite a guest speaker every second Sunday. Principal J.A. Clifford the first of these speakers, took as his theme."Christians and the Atom Age." In the absence of Mr andMrs Keyte who are taking a well-earned holiday touring thisfair land. Mr N. Dando has agreed to carry out duties ofchurch secretary.—I. P.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—On March 11 Mr andMrs M. Hahn brought their baby daughter Linda Marieto be dedicated. The Harvest Festival table, on March 18was very tastefully decorated by Miss Turley. College stu-dent G. Marks took the evening service. At a youth teaheld in the manse, the young folk were addressed by Col-lege student R. Lockwood, and at a baptismal service whichfollowed. David Balfour witnessed for his Lord throughthe waters. Family service in March was well attended. ForB.W.M.U. Witness Week, the ladies held a social evening, theemphasis being on missionary work. The Ropeholders underthe leadership of Mrs Rosser, gave an item and the eveningconcluded with supper. The Sunday of April 1, was B.W.M.U.Sunday, when some of the members took part in the morn-ing service. We send our loving greetings to all our sickand aged friends.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex. Simpson).—A commissioningservice for Mr McBride was held in the Church of Christ onMarch 11, at 8.15. Mr McBride is the representative of theBritish and Foreign Bible Society for the Coast and he andMrs McBride are regular attenders at all our services. OnMarch 22, Miss Colleen Peters passed through the waters ofbaptism, and a very happy social half hour was held after thisimpressive ceremony. Preparations for Easter camp at Ku-mara are well under way and members from Papanui NorthBaptist Church will be making the journey over the hill tojoin in this happy occasion. Special week of prayer and in-spirational meetings are being held this week at varioushomes—and so far all have been well attended. Mr Simpsonhas given us much to think about and these meetings havebeen well worthwhile. Congratulations to Miss Patricia Brad-ley upon her engagement to Gary Keating of Wellington.

HANOVER STREET (Rev. E. W. Batts).—The establish-ment of All-age Sunday School was featured in the secre-tary's report to the annual meeting of the churchand A.A.S.S. now plans extensive visitation of people in

contact with the church. Among church officers who hadserved faithfully for a number of years were Mr G. Buck-ley, Mr W. Douglas, Mr O. Hurst and Mr B. Keane. Mr R.Boyd was elected to the elders' court and Messrs R. Bowenand G. Batts were added to the deacons' court. Plans for ateaching mission, special celebrations, youth outreach andbaptismal services were announced for the church's centen-nial in 1963. In connection with the B.W.M.U. Witness Weeka missionary exhibition was organised and membersparaded at a morning service. Sister Muriel Ormrod hasbeen active in developing the youth work, teenage groupshave travelled on several expeditions and the young peopleorganised a most successful social during the month.—L. R. H.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—Glad to report in-duction of Sister Joan Tucker as Deaconess, may God Blessher work in this area. Successful jumble sale held recentlyhelped our new church fund by £70 as did B.W.M.U. saleand entertainment evening when £26 was raised. May Godbless these efforts to build to His glory. Enjoyed a day offellowship and fun together recently at Eskdale Park inbeautiful weather. Sunday April 1, morning service wastaken by B.W.M.U. members and our church and Dominionpresident, Mrs Rogers. Highlight of the month was the or-gan recital in our own church, by Kenneth Goodman, whichwas enjoyed by a packed and appreciative congregation,may his Christian witness gain in strength. Much spiritualfood and challenge from Rev. R. Alcorn at a recent mid-week meeting. Welcome to new deacon, Craswell Burt. Mayhe add strength to the work of our diaconate. All-age S.S.now stands at 512 with average attendance of 440, may wego forward in strength and God's grace.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. Thomson, L.Th.).—Glad that our pastoris recovering from his indisposition. We are grateful to Rev.J. Miller and Messrs W. Baker, F. Horner and B. Crawfordwho have filled the pulpit. Mr R. Alcorn spoke at a men'stea and then at the prayer meeting. Sorry that Mrs Nairn hasbeen in hospital. Enjoyable surprise party held in hall tohonour Mr and Mrs C. Haughey and Mr and Mrs L. Oliveron their wedding anniversaries.—B. A. J. S.

HILLSBOROUGH (Rev. Edwin Spahr).—We had a goodnumber at our annual family camp at Hunua this year. It isa weekend we all enjoy and have more time to talk andget to know one another. There was a group of our people onthe wharf to meet Mr and Mrs Spahr at 7 a.m. on February28—they did not have to look far for us with the large bannerof welcome we had in front of us. We have already had somevery helpful messages from Mr Spahr who has been speakingon "Abiding" from John 15. We do indeed feel blessed tohave them both in our midst. The Life Boys held a churchparade recently with a good number of boys and parentsattending.—J. G. A.

HOKOWHITU (Rev. H. G. Copland, L.Th.).—Followinginstruction in a baptismal class. Mrs Joan Salamondsen, MissAlison Drew, Michael Tarrant and Keith Grover were bap-tised at a recent Sunday evening service. We rejoice withKevin Morgan in his request for baptism. To Mr and MrsBrian Perry we extend congratulations on the birth of a son.To Mrs W. M. Nuttall our sympathy goes out as she isforced to spend one month on her back. We pray God willbe her strength and patience at this time. Appreciation ofservices taken are extended to Mr Honey and the Rev. BobAlcorn. The B.M.M.F. Sunday night tea group enjoyed a timeof real encouragement with Mr Alcorn and at an after-church film hour Mr Alcorn stirred wider interest in the workhe is doing on our behalf. Well attended B.W.M.U. meetingsare cause for thankfulness.—R. A. McC.

HORNBY, Christchurch (Extension), (Vacant).—The com-bined church and Sunday School picnic was held at AbberleyPark, being reasonably well attended, a good time was en-joyed by all. There has been a sudden demand for missionaryboxes. We are grateful to Mrs Pugh, and other ladies for thedisplay of produce and flowers arranged for Harvest Thanks-giving service. All gifts were given to the Archer Home. Wethank Mr E. R. Clark, and other members of the ExtensionCommittee, for their continued guidance and interest. We arestill much in prayer with regards to filling the pastorate. Wehave been pleased to have Mr E. R. Clark of the ExtensionCommittee, and his wife, worshipping with us on occasions.We are most grateful for all those who have taken servicesfor us. while we are without a minister. Our manse is un-occupied, and we would like to hear from any Baptist familyin need of a short term tenancy of about six months, untilpastor arrives.—F. L. L.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—A warm welcome tomany new-comers to Howick, the Bedford family from TeAwamutu, Mr and Mrs D. Armstrong and family from Nel-son, and to Mr and Mrs Graveson who were received intomembership, on transfer from Papatoetoe on April 1. We


warmly welcome Mr and Mrs Howard Carter. Mr Carterfrom the College, is very ably taking charge of our Saturdayevening young people's group. Congratulations to MissPatricia Norrish who attained her majority recently, a largegathering of young people, including 80 from Valley Road,celebrated this happy event with Patricia. Over 200 spent ahappy day at Hunua for S.S. picnic. Mr and Mrs A. Busfield,and Mr and Mrs K. McIntosh brought their littles ones totheir Lord in dedication on March 25. We are sorry to loseMr and Mrs G. Pyle after many years of faithful service. Wewish them every happiness in their new home. Our thanksto Dr and Mrs R. Thompson who gave us such an enjoy-able evening on March 25. Miss Rosemary Howie and Mr IanPyle were presented with a gift from the church after serviceon April 1, and we wish them every happiness for theirapproaching marriage.—N. E. H.

HUNTLY (Student-pastor, Graeme D. Coad).—We werevery pleased to have with us for a few days Mr and Mrs ColinHarrington and family of the Worldwide Evanglical Crusadeand enjoyed their messages very much. We thank God for theincreased numbers in our Sunday School and pray they maycontinue throughout the year. Young people visited Melvillegroup where they enjoyed rousing fellowship. A very success-ful "Hangi" was held when one pig, kumaras and potatoeswere devoured with much relish by one and all who attended.—J. L. H.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—What a happy quar-terly meeting we had. Plans are afoot for a united (sixdenominations) Barry Reed mission. Never before has sucha large-scale evangelistic assault been schemed and the townwill be turned up side down if we pray with a strongenough desire and a real enough need. Who is a God likeour God? Plans are not yet finalised. The offer of a digni-fied fully furnished house at £2 10s a week has been accep-ted as a manse. Our minister will be a bachelor gay fortwo more months. The church car still sits unfixed in thegarage. There again someone has graciously lent trans-port. We have talked for two years of commencing aB.W.M.U. This has eventuated; Dora Taylor is the presidentSeven women attended the first meeting. Doris Williamsleads a happy hour group. Approximately 35 children listento gospel stories each Wednesday evening; six new mem-bers, three on transfer. Ron Taylor accepted the responsibi-lity of becoming a deacon. Caphey Jarnet is the col-lege magazine distributor.—D. V.

KARORI (Rev. E. G. Payton).—The adult department ofthe S.S. was responsible for the beautiful arrangement of har-vest produce on March 11, which was later given to the Wel-lington Baptist Hostel. Sister Joyce Wilby was guest speakerat the evening service on March 18, showing a film of Manu-rewa Children's Home. Members of the B.W.M.U. also tookpart in this service. Slides and tape recording on the work ofSt. Paul's School was an inspiring feature of the MarchB.W.M.U. meeting. At an impressive morning service on April1, Mrs Gwen Ninness was baptised, and she has since beenwelcomed into the membership of the church. The B.B. churchparade at the evening service on April 8 was well attended.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J. Ninness on the addition ofMargaret Lilian to their family. Our good wishes are withDavid Arthur as he continues his studies in Christchurch aftercelebrating his 21st birthday while home on holiday.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—In Mayour minister commences his second year of ministry amongus. Recent Borneo missionary speakers have been MessrsWildey, Harrington and Knappers. Our church had its firstradio broadcast from IXN this month. A combined service inour church was held with the Wesleyans when two of theirmembers were baptised by their own minister. One of ourMaori members, Mr Davis Tito, preached when our ministerwas in Wellington at a marriage guidance counselling course.We welcome Mr Ron Dannatt to the Bible Class staff. Oursympathy goes to Mr and Mrs Adams and Mrs Davidson onthe death of their son and brother. Keith. Errol Griffin andFay Godfrey were recently married. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs Hanson on the birth of a son. Farewell to David andMargaret McBeth as they move to Feilding. Navigators' fol-low-up from Cliff Reay Crusade is well worthwhile.

LINWOOD AVENUE, Christchurch (Rev. A. Hodges).—Our annual meeting in March was an event of special mean-ing when the church members were pleased to elect Mr FrankBrettell, a life deacon, after 21 years of faithful service astreasurer. Most other officers were re-elected to their variousoffices. We were thrilled to have the Open Air Campaignersled by Mr Ron Reeves, assisted by his musicians, at a recentSunday evening service. Also once a month the children inthe morning service of worship are instructed in Bible know-ledge by a member of the Child Evangelistic Service. To ourfolk who are sick and indisposed we pray the healing hands

of God will uplift them to full health and strength for furtherwork in His service.—R. E. E.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Annualchurch meeting re-elections included Mr Bank, secretary;Mr Edridge, treasurer; deacons, Messrs Nees, Lockwood,Rouse, Knights, Fuller, Howse, Carey, Jefferies, adding Roth-well and Grylls. (New rule brings both S.S. superintendents asex-officio members). Deaconesses re-elected, Mesdames Nees,Martin. Thomas, Bank, adding Grylls and Reid. Miss Griggappointed co-pianist with Miss Edridge: organists MissesHardie and Edridge. Choir master Mr G. Freeman. Mrs A.Smith becomes representative on N.C.C. replacing Mrs Howseafter faithful service. Mr and Mrs Cunningham serving as"L ink" despatchers. Suggestions discussed were flood-lightingof church building, more effective heating also ventilation ofchurch building, alterations to lounge and vestibule to accom-modate increased numbers. Good wishes follow Miss LoisRobinson now residing in Auckland. Mr John Bank on attain-ing his majority. Mr and Mrs Martin leaving for U.K. Thanksdue to Rev. L. Silcock for two services while our ministerand Mrs Wood attended the Jubilee of Linwood Church asguest speakers. Petone joined our B.W.M.U. members for asplendid meeting addressed by Rev. R. A. Alcorn.—G. E. C.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. Taylor).—During B.W.M.U. Wit-ness Week the ladies conducted the morning service. A mostenjoyable missionary social was also held. It was a joy to wel-come Mr Ross into membership. An evening choir has beenformed under the leadership of Mr D. Orpin. The Life Boyteam has been recommenced under the leadership of Mr Ross.Mrs Bennie was the speaker at the afternoon and eveningB.W.M.U. groups. Congratulations to Mr R. Carter and Miss D.Ireland on their engagement and to Mr and Mrs J. Bain onthe birth of a son—Stephen. It is good to know that MesdamesL. Keats and K. Ashby are now out of hospital and we prayfor their speedy recovery during convalescence. We extendour sincere sympathy to Mr Phipps in the homecall of hiswife.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—A mostenjoyable Sunday School and church picnic was held atGeraldine. We welcome into church membership Mr and MrsS. H. Gray from Wilson Street. Mr Gray has also joined ourAll-age Sunday School staff. Of real value to our teachers,were the training sessions held by Rev. J. J. Burt, who alsoconducted a morning service of worship. Indoor games clubrecommenced, is again a popular church activity. HarvestFestival services were held March 11. A most successful"Shipwreck S o c i a l " was arranged by the Bible Classes—pro-ceeds being for missionary funds. During B.W.M.U. WitnessWeek B.W.M.U. members took part in the mid week meetingand the Sunday evening service. Ropeholders participated inthe morning service. Missionary slides were shown duringthe friendly hour following the evening worship.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—The ladies of theB.W.M.U. held a successful garden party recently to help withtheir funds. Welcomed into fellowship of church membershiprecently, were Mr and Mrs Voschezang, Miss Wood and MrHumphries. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Leddingham onthe safe arrival of their daughter, Allison. We were thrilledto have Mr Kenneth Goodman, the well-known negro organ-ist, play for our morning service on April 1, also to haveMr Trevor Shaw, Editor of the "Challenge," who is travellingthrough New Zealand with Mr Goodman, conduct our even-ing service. The Sunday School scholars collected with their" b r i c k s " £13-odd towards the new church building fund. TheCadet section of the G.L.B. has commenced the year well,under the leadership of Mrs S. Groombridge, with 26 girls onthe roll. We remember all our sick friends, and Mr Mar-riott who is in hospital at the present time.—F. M. G.

MELVILLE (Rev. P. Millichamp).—Harvest Festival ser-vices were held on March 11. Recent visiting speakers wereMr Colin Harrington from W.E.C. and Mr Keith Napper fromthe Borneo Evangelical Mission. Congratulations to Mr Milli-champ on completing his B.A. degree. We are praying andplanning for Rev. J. C. McFadyen's campaign in July. Cottagemeetings and special early morning prayer meetings are tocommence very soon. We pray God's richest blessings on twoof our B.C. leaders, Miss Gayle Winger and Mr Geoff. Stevens,on their approaching marriage. Our best wishes go with Mrand Mrs Winger, sen., and Mr and Mrs Athol Winger as theyleave on their business-cum-pleasure trip to the U.S.A. Dedi-cations: Anne-Marie Dickey and Graeme Leonard Glover.Glad to report Mrs Ethel Butler is much better again afterher accident. We praise God for an anonymous gift of £100 tothe building fund. This makes a total of almost £1,000 —H. M. E.

MERRILANDS (Rev. L. S. Arnold).—Preparations forparticipation in the crusade at Royal Oak are well in hand.Mrs Graham and Miss M. Lauridsen have been welcomed


into membership; monthly film-evenings as well as the regu-lar meetings are increasing in attendance and zeal. Recentguest speakers have been Chaplain McLay of the Mission toSeamen; Mr H. Denham, and on witness week Sundaymorning, Mrs Constance Deane. We sorrowfully report thepassing of our beloved sister, Mrs P. Taylor, on April 6. Toher husband and two sons we extend our sincere sympathy;but her influence lives on in those who knew her manyyears of youth work and missionary service.—H. G.

MILFORD (Rev. S. Marlow, B.A.).—We welcomed to thepulpit Mr A. J. McClay, superintendent, British Sailors'Society, who talked on his work. Harvest Festival Sundaysaw a good variety of produce, with special music for theoccasion. At a valedictory service for Miss Phyllis Mills,shortly returning to Ethiopia, Mr L. Davidson, home directorof the Sudan Interior Mission was the preacher. The high-light of a recent Homemakers' evening was a showing offilms by Mr Reg. Barker taken on his overseas trip. It waswith joy that we witnessed the following friends pass throughthe waters of baptism; Mr and Mrs D. Ford, Messrs W. Moyle.C. Garratt, and S. Collins, and also received into member-ship Mr and Mrs G. Harris. Congratulations to Mr and MrsErnest Smith on the arrival of a son.—A. B. R.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. Morgan).—At a recent Sundaymorning service we were pleased to welcome the President,Rev. Hayes Lloyd, and Mrs Lloyd. Glad to have Mrs Mor-gan's mother, Mrs Rennie and her mother worshipping withus. A dedication service was solemnised when Mr and MrsDougherty brought their son, Andrew. Combining with sisterchurches in pre-Easter mid-week meetings. Rejoice with MrFrew, sen, in restored health. Our thoughts and prayers arewith our Baptist reporter, Mrs Higgins who is in hospital.—M. M.

MOUNT ALBERT, Auckland (Vacant).—The Rev. A. L.Burrow, B.Sc, M.Th., Principal N.Z. Bible Training Institute,has conducted our services for the past two months and ourspecial thanks are due to him for conducting our broadcastservice. His ministry has been greatly appreciated. Four ofour missionary members have returned to their fields; theyare, Mrs Rex Nowland, Mr Gordon Wilson and Mr and MrsWilf. Shore. We have received into membership four newmembers and have witnessed two baptisms, and two childdedications. Our Bible Classes spent a very enjoyable week-end at a house-party at Carey Park. The Boys' Brigade hada very successful camp at Orewa Beach. Congratulations toMr Bruce Watson and Miss Andrea Tallon on the announce-ment of their engagement. We regret the passing of Mr A.Rickard and Mr Gibson. During February our Women'sFriendship Club and the Young Marrieds had their first meet-ings for the year.—R. M. T.

MURRAYS BAY (Rev. R. Bullen, L.Th.).—A good numberof our congregation and friends attended the induction of ourminister in December. A happy time of fellowship was en-joyed by all, afterwards, when we informally met the newmanse family. Already we have seen signs of God's blessingand look forward to greater things. Admitted to member-ship on transfer, Mrs K. Cullimore, Mrs B. Phipps, Mr andMrs M. Mount. At recent morning services Mr and Mrs Wake-lin brought their infant daughter to the Lord in an act ofdedication, and Mr and Mrs Levine brought their baby son.Our first Harvest Festival was held on March 18. The re-ponse was good and the service enjoyed by all. The goodswere donated to our College. The extensions of our churchare now finished and will be officially opened this month.—J. S.

NAPIER (Rev. T. Cadman).—We are very happy to wel-come Rev. T. Cadman in our midst and we are looking for-ward to a time of much blessing through his ministry in thisplace. Revs. Nees and Rodgers conducted the induction servicewhich was followed by a friendly hour to introduce our ministerto his people. Our prayers are with Messrs Hunter, Thetfordand McCallum in hospital. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Mul-hollands on the birth of a daughter. Welcome into the mem-bership of the church. Mr and Mrs and Misses Antonsen, Mrand Mrs Paterson and Mr and Mrs Welch all on transfer. Ourtoken Harvest Thanksgiving services were taken by Mrs Rod-gers and Rev. Mr Dudley (Methodist). Our menfolk enjoyeda friendly game of cricket with our Hastings brethren. Bestwishes to Miss Pottinger and Mr Thorpe on their recent mar-riage. Once again many thanks to all our lay preachers whohave given their services so willingly during our vacant pas-torate.—M. J. D.

NELSON (Rev. T. Heffernan).—Our minister conductedthe Nelson South family service—this service is held thelast Sunday of each month at 9.45 a.m. Team from SudanInterior Mission held a challenging testimony and filmevening recently. Quite a number of our ladies have joinedthe voluntary team of Corso helpers. Sunshine, after pour-ing rain on Saturday, brought an added joy to our HarvestFestival day on March 11. Attendances were grand at both

services. Amount of produce was exceptional and displayedto advantage by a team of 20 helpers. Tinned food is beingforwarded to our mission field—the retiring offering wasfor our Manurewa Children's Home. The decision to giveproduce away to institutions and various private homes wasreally blessed of God. Stoke held their first harvest ser-vice—what a grand effort by this small group. Specialmeeting at Stoke recently decided to go ahead in faith andstart evening services every Sunday from April 15.—M. E. C.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—Services continue to bewell attended and many contacts made with the unsaved permedium of special services. Recent highlights being themonthly family service conducted by our pastor; the men'sfellowship addressed by Mr Geo. Curie on " G e n e s i s and Geo-logy;" women's fellowship when Mrs Allan Burrows spoke;and the B.W.M.U. with Mrs C. Harrington as the speaker.Our sincere congratulations to Miss Rosalie Pirsson on hercoming-of-age; to Mr and Mrs J. Shore on the birth of adaughter; to Mr and Mrs Eric Jackson—a daughter; to Mr andMrs Lovell—a daughter. Our prayers are continuing forthose on the sick list. Mrs Willmott senr, Mr and Mrs Winshipand Peter Cope. We welcome into membership, Mr and MrsWakely and Mr Des. Nightingale.—J. C.

NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—The high-light of the month was a visit from 81 Australian Christiantourists. A welcome social was held on the Saturday eveningwhen slides of N.Z. and the beauty spots surrounding our citywere shown. Our members generously opened their homes forthe Sunday; each taking three or four of the visitors. It wasgrand fellowship and the church was filled to capacity for theservices. Pleased to have Miss Marjory Brown with us whileon holiday from C.I.M. hostel work in Melbourne. We re-cently farewelled Miss Gwen Lay who entered B.T.I. thisyear. We wish her every blessing. Glad to welcome Mr andMrs B. Edwards from Karori. Congratulations to Mr and MrsRoss Clark on the birth of a daughter. Our very sincere sym-pathy to Dr Nola Ivory on the passing of her brother, andto Mrs Rushbrook on the sudden loss of a brother-in-law.—E. H.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—MrsRoyston Brown, past Dominion President of the B.W.M.U.spoke to us through a challenging address at the com-mencement of missionary Witness Week. Instead of theusual church prayer and Bible study meeting that week,we joined with other Baptist congregations for a mission-ary devotional evening. Two new members, Mr and Mrs J.Lay, have been received and welcomed into membershipthis month. Before leaving to begin her nursing training atGore, Miss Beverley Ramage was given a copy of DailyLight, from the church. A very enjoyable youth tea washeld in the S.S. hall on March 25. This was followed by ashort film. Many young people were thrilled to hear andmeet Mr Hayes Lloyd, our President, when he spoke at acombined rally at Esk Street. Mrs W. Roberts has almostrecovered from a slight injury to her foot. One of our old-est members. Mrs E. Bryant, has just celebrated her 85thbirthday.—D. G.

NORTH MEMORIAL.—We are very indebted to Rev. L.A. Day for his services at the church during the interimperiod till our newly appointed minister takes office. We haveall been greatly blessed by his ministry of the gospel. Werejoice with Mr and Mrs T. Bainbridge when their infantdaughter was brought for dedication. To our sick friends wesend our sincere wishes for God's richest blessing on them.Our thanks go to the willing band of men and ladies whohave done the chores regarding keeping the manse up tostandard.—W. T.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombes).—We would remember allwho are sick, especially Mrs Harris who is seriously ill inChristchurch Hospital and also Mrs Simpson, sen. For alllaid aside we pray that God in His goodness will beever near to them. It is with regret that we record the pass-ing of Mr Hammick. To his wife and family we send oursympathy. Mr Hammick was for a time a deacon of thechurch. On Sunday evening, April 8, six people will witnessto their faith in the waters of baptism; we pray God's richestblessing on this service. Congratulations to David Silcockon passing his trade certificate for motor mechanics. Wewould remember the Easter Camps throughout the countryand pray that each one present may feel the true meaningof Easter, and dedicate themselves to the Lord and Hischurch. Remember also the mission to be held in our churchin May, Mr A. Burrows, Principal of the N.Z. Bible Train-ing Institute, will be the speaker and Mr John Shoesmith, theguest soloist.—S. M. N.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—Young people's fel-lowship meetings this month with the keynote to life teamhave been a blessing and inspiration to many who have


attended. Guests have been young people's groups fromManurewa, Papatoetoe, and Otahuhu young Anglicans. Arecent Sunday evening service was taken by Mr McClay ofthe British Sailors' Society. A film was shown at an after-church social hour following. The Panama Road services areunder way and attendances have been encouraging. We ex-tend the sympathy and prayers of the church to Mrs GloriaPratt (nee Micheal) and near ones in the passing of herhusband, John. Greetings to Mrs MacDell who has been inhospital, and to those who are sick. Congratulations to Mr andMrs J. Mansfield on the birth of a daughter, also to Mr ColinBenson on attaining his majority.—F. M. D.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—Thesincere appreciation of the whole church is extended toRev. David Edwards who shared with us precious things ofChrist during our Week of Prayer. The mid-week meet-ing has since grown tremendously in effectiveness andnumbers. Our church has undertaken the responsibility ofthe Maori S.S. at Wairoa Pa. After two very moving bap-tismal services, we welcome into membership Mrs Sklenars,Gaye Turner, Mr and Mrs Ozich and Robert Crisp.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs D. Leaf (nee ChristineWhyte) recently married in our church, also to the Wat-sons and McPhersons on the birth of daughters. Mr Bainhas been in hospital recently, we assure him ofour prayers. Our sympathy to the relatives of Mrs Rushtonwho passed away in Auckland. Mr and Mrs Rushton asfoundation members helped greatly in establishing ourchurch.—A. B.

OWAKA (Rev. J. W. McNair, L.Th.).—S.S. is meetingbefore church this year and an adult class has been star-ted. Mr McNair is the leader, the studies are being takenfrom the Southern Baptist series and the average atten-dance has been 15. In March we had a visit from ourPresident, Rev. Hayes Lloyd. Miss P. Mills and Miss J.Crombie of the S.I.M. took the evening service on March25, and following this showed slides of their work. Thisyear the Women's World Day of Prayer was held in ourchurch with Mrs McNair as speaker. The B.W.M.U. ladiestook the entire service on the Sunday morning during theirWitness Week. Congratulations to David Bradfield on hismarriage to Margaret Schennan.

OXFORD TERRACE (Rev. Angus MacLeod, M.A., B.D.,M.Litt).—The magnificent display at Harvest Festivalagain reminded us of the wonderful bounty and goodnessof our God. A tea for students and student nurses was heldthe same day. At the friendly hour we gathered to markthe termination of the oversight by Terrace of the NorthBrighton and Wainoni Churches. As a token of apprecia-tion of work done by Rev. R. M. Upton as associate minis-ter. Mr K. R. Jordan presented him with a book voucher,and also handed him a cheque towards the circuits' build-ing fund. During B.W.M.U. Witness Week, a social after-noon was held inviting non-members, Miss Doris Adamsbeing the speaker. The 99th church annual meeting washeld on March 28. Previous to the meeting members re-ceived the annual report and financial statements.We greatly appreciate the consecrated service of our treas-urer, Mr K. R. Jordan, and secretary, Mr R. E. Glensor,and gladly report their re-election. In the sudden homecallof Mr A. T. Fifield, we have lost a faithful member andextend our loving sympathy to Mrs Fifield, Lauris andGraeme.—R. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Vacant).—Births: To Joan andMurray Christensen, a son: To Sylvia and John Collins, adaughter. The Harvest Thanksgiving services were held—there was an attractive display of fruit and produce. The non-perishable goods were sent to the Baptist College and theperishable goods auctioned and the proceeds donated to theManurewa Children's Home. Mr Pethybridge of the W.W.Evangelization Crusade conducted a weeknight prayer meet-ing and Mrs Pethybridge addressed the women's prayerfellowship. Rev. R. A. Alcorn on furlough from East Pakis-tan addressed a combined meeting one Saturday evening ofAwapuni, Hokowhitu and Central Churches. Sunday morningspeakers have been Rev. R. A. Alcorn, Major Ian Thomasand evening speakers—Mr Bruce Albiston and Mr H. Vowell.Rev. A. L. Silcock continues to conduct our services while weare without a minister. The B.W.M.U. Shareholders and Rope-holders paraded to mark the beginning of Witness Week.Mrs Silcock took the scripture reading. Welcome home toBrian Yuile, after touring S.A. with N.Z. cricket team.—M. M. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th).—It was withjoy that we witnessed on a recent Sunday evening the bap-tism of Mrs van Iersel who was received into church mem-bership the following week. Mr Tyson of the Poona andIndian Village Mission spoke at a recent Wednesday nightmeeting. The Life Boy team and Brigade Company com-menced this month, both with increased numbers. Our

honorary captain. Mr P. Davis, has been elected incomingpresident of the Auckland Battalion. We congratulate him onthis honour. B.W.M.U. members paraded to mark WitnessWeek, taking part in the morning service and conducting amissionary prayer session at the midweek meeting.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—We have been gratified to note increasing numbers attend-ing our mid-week prayer meetings. Mesdames Bromell andSalthouse willingly lead the worship on world day ofprayer held this year at St Giles Presbyterian. HarvestThanksgiving was again an inspiring reminder to give thanksfor the many wonders of nature. Girls' Brigade recentlyheld a weekend camp at Spencerville, 21 girls attending andenjoying every minute. This month we were privileged tohave a visit from Mr John Kandathil (India). Also a teamfrom Gideon's International took a service and enlightenedus on the wonderful work they do placing God's word inhospitals, etc. Messrs Clark, Shearer and Condliffe werepleased to assist Colombo Street with an evening service.Two baptismal services were held. We thank God for thisform of witness which never fails to be rich in blessing.Remember our Crusade from May 13. Prayer is power. Weask for your prayers.—L. A. A.

PETONE (Dr A. J. Taylor).—All activities resumedafter recess. S.S. picnic in February enjoyed by all.Monthly visitors' services showing increasing interest Har-vest Festival Sunday brought fine display of produce—sentto College and Wesley Haven Home. Same evening MrCairns showed interesting film on "Four Seasons inCanada," including several Bible Convention Centres (Cana-dian Keswicks). A baptismal service on March 4 saw twomore witness to their faith: good attendance and one re-sponse to appeal. Mr Cairns took recent morning ser-vice while our pastor went to Raumati. Billy Graham film,"Outpost Berlin," was shown to large audience on March25 and made deep impression. Mr and Mrs Cairns now re-ceived into membership on transfer from Canada. Familywarmly welcome. Visit from missionary Rev. R. Alcorn atweeknight service on April 4, when he showed slides andgave tape recordings, was greatly appreciated. A pleas-ing feature was large turnout of youth group. Sick andaged faithfully remembered in prayer.—R. N.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—A dedicationservice for the two B.T.I. caravan workers, Mr and Mrs D.Golding, was held. The preacher was Mr L. Rushbrook. Ata social hour held on the same date the Goldings and Mrand Mrs P. Wych were presented with gifts to mark theirmarriages. The church ladies entertained a group of womenpatients from the Oakley Hospital. The S.S. teachers heldtheir annual meeting early in March. A half night of prayerwas held for the Cliff Reay Crusade with local Baptist minis-ters leading the sessions. As these notes are being wirtten theCrusade is half over. Some 300 homes have been visited andmuch prayer has been offered. We extend Christian sympathyand best wishes to Mrs Wilson who is now out of hospitalafter a lenghty stay.—L. W. W.

PUKEKOHE (Rev. L. W. Matthews).—A few weeks agowe said goodbye to Jack Havill who has gone to further hisstudies at Dunedin Medical School. Lately we have beenprivileged and greatly challenged to have a number of mis-sionary speakers telling of the blessings and needs in theirvarious fields. They include Mr Theobald working in Africa.Rev. Basil Tyson, P.I.V.M., Mr Harry Darby from the Missionto Seamen in Sydney. At the commencement of B.W.M.U.Witness Week we were shown slides of the work of our N.Z.-B.M.S. field. Mrs Matthews and two other helpers have com-menced a Ropeholder group. Recently Mr and Mrs F. Combepresented their little twins, Philip and Leanne, to the Lord ina service of dedication. Welcome to Mrs Farmilo on transferfrom Papakura.—M. O. B.

RAUMATI.—At a baptismal service our brother, Mr W.Kitchenman, confessed his faith in the Lord Jesus, and passedthrough the waters. Later, together with others previously im-mersed, they were received into church membership by Rev.H. G. Goring. We have been helped by visits from Rev. and MrsL. A. North. Rev. A. J. Taylor and Sister Joyce Wilby. We thankthese visiting friends. The Sunday School picnic was a success,being held again in Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakareiki. Heat-ers have been installed in the church. Mr J. Bird, one of ouryoung B.C. men has taken over the office of church treasurer.B.W.M.U. members took part in morning worship and didvisitation work during Witness Week. Several members havebeen on the sick list. We rejoice that our sister, Mrs Gloveris making good progress, after suffering a stroke. Our beauti-ful church was full on the World Day of Prayer. Tastefularrangements of produce and flowers marked our first Har-vest Thanksgiving. Increasing numbers in primary departmenthas called for addition to teaching staff. Mrs W. Sangster isnow helping leader, Mr S. Barnard.—L. R. N.


RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—An event in the church life was the opening and dedicationof the extensions to our building by the Rev. J. J. Burt, andthe commencement of All-age Sunday School on March 25.when 173 met to study God's word and then joined in themorning service, at which Mr Burt was the preacher. Resultsfor A.A.S.S. thus far very encouraging. The B.W.M.U. and mis-sionary Shareholders attended and took part in an eveningservice during Witness Week. At a recent Sunday evening ser-vice, Mr Dalziel witnessed for the Lord in the waters of bap-tism. We have been pleased to welcome into membership. Mi-Anderson on transfer from Colombo Street. Our congratula-tions and best wishes to our dear friend Mrs Wright on attain-ing her 90th birthday. We pray for her God's richest blessing.We are pleased to have Richard Gardiner from North EastValley worshipping with us and extend to him a warm wel-come.—S. F. L.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—We were pleased to re-ceive a visit from the Rev. Hayes Lloyd who addressed usat an evening service. His message was enjoyed by all. Har-vest Thanksgiving was held on March 26. We give thanks toGod for all the good things which He has bestowed on us.Mrs Crozier gave a talk on her recent trip overseas, at theShareholders last meeting. On Witness Week, Shareholdersand B.W.M.U. combined at a Saturday evening social atwhich Mr and Mrs Crozier showed slides of their trip over-seas, which was well attended. Supper was served and anoffering was taken up for our missionaries on the field. Sun-day evening service the ladies paraded and their choir wasconducted by Mrs S. Allan. A film was also shown. We regretto report the death of Mrs Pine. We are pleased to see MrsSharp on the way to recovery. For all others with sicknessin their homes, we wish them God's blessing.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Vacant).—March has been a busy month.Harvest Festival held in very wet weather, but results inproduce quite good. Proceeds given to College. Picnic had tobe postponed because of adverse weather, but was held onMarch 24 on Mokoia Island. We were privileged to have avisit from Rev. L. A. North and also from a party of tour-ing Australians led by Rev. E. Walsham, who took the broad-cast service. An inspiring Sunday. The annual meeting waswell attended, and elected the following deacons to office:Messrs C. Adamson, F. Holmes, R. Hannah, A. Bruce and A.Polglase. Our sympathy to Mr W. Vercoe and family, at theloss of Mr Vercoe's father, Major Vercoe. Congratulations toMr and Mrs D. Bruce, on the birth of a daughter, as alsoto Mr and Mrs P. Johnson, and to Mr and Mrs Lee Brown(nee Bond) a son. Welcome to Mr and Mrs Petrie andfamily from Masterton.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—Over twenty Bible Classyoung people enjoyed a delightful weekend camp at theOrewa house of Mr and Mrs N. Nielsen, and are grateful toMr Stan Lawton of Whangaparoa for stimulating messages.The Saturday night youth meetings are growing under theleadership of Mr Ian MacDonald (College). Harvest Thanks-giving was combined with Crusade preparation in servicesled by Rev. S. Marlow and Mr Ian Brown (College) whileour minister was in Sydney, and we thank them for theirmessages. Our thanks, too, to Miss Phyllis Mills (S.I.M.) whospoke to the B.W.M.U., and Mrs Sherrifs of South Africa, wholed the service for B.W.M.U. Witness Week. Our greetings toMrs Wallace, (now in a nursing home) and to Jocelyn Muir.who is again under treatment. We welcome into membershipon transfer from Wellington. Mrs M. Williams. Dennis andRay, and praise God for restoring Ray after a recent acci-dent.—S. D. R.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Mt Eden churchesshared Women's World Day of Prayer. Quarterly even-ing B.W.M.U. at Mrs Massam's stressed need for more prayer.In Witness Week B.W.M.U. assisted in morning church ser-vice—in scripture reading, prayer, and a brief talk. Many en-joyed fellowship in Greymouth's church broadcast. March 11(Rev. A. F. Simpson), evening reception being perfect.Hamilton wedding: Mr and Mrs Alan Massam's. who later inthe month were given a Shackleton Road gift evening, all en-joying seeing bride in her bridal attire. Engagement:Janette Ohms to Ron Benfell (both S.S. staff), best wishes.For Lorraine Sylvester's 21st. congratulations. Friendly Circlemeetings: Mr McClay, Superintendent British Sailors' Society,and a Maori party from U.M.M. spoke of their work, and thelatter sang and gave testimonies. Film evening added £5 tothe B.C. missionary effort. Welcome back, Mr Pearce. afteraccident to hand.—E. A. McN.

SOUTH DUNEDIN (Rev. L. S. Armstrong).—Property nextto the church has been purchased with a view to establishingAll-age Sunday School. We are planning the following eventsfor period May 13-27. A children's mission for one week;three colour films (The Heart is a Rebel, Shadow of theBoomerang and Souls in Conflict) to be shown in the

evenings of the same week; a visit from Andrew Johnstonthe blind evangelist from May 20-27. Baptismal serviceheld on April 8, Miss E. Neilson and Mr K. Chivers.Dedications of the following infant children have been heldduring family services recently. David (fourth son Rev. andMrs L. S. Armstrong), Delys (second daughter Mr and MrsOwen Ockwell), and Tanine (second daughter Mr and MrsAlbert Young). We offer our congratulations to Miss OlwynMcLintock and Mr David Scott on reaching their majority.—H. R. O.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden).—Sunday School andchurch picnic held this month, also half-yearly church meet-ing. The Homemakers welcomed Rev. R. Alcorn to speakat their monthly meeting to which whole church invited.B.W.M.U. members took part in morning service during theirWitness Week. Later in week held combined afternoon meet-ing with Hawera and New Plymouth groups. Wednesdaynight meetings are special " P r e p a r a t i o n Sessions" for Rev.R. Hart Campaign. "Visitation-for-Invitation" lists now be-ing compiled. Choir practising special campaign music. Ourthree B.T.I, students and others away taking various trainingcourses all being kept busy. We say farewell to Mrs Mahoneyand family moving to New Plymouth.—D. G. S.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycrofti.—Harvest Festival producethis year was given to needy families and to the mission-ary manse. In preparation for Easter, our pastor has beengiving messages on Sunday mornings on the events leadingup to our Lord's crucifixion. The church quarterly meet-ing was held during the month. At another Wednesdaynight meeting Mr and Mrs D. Mayes, missionaries—desig-nate for the S.I.M. gave their testimonies, and showed afilm of the setting up of the radio station E.L.W.A.in Liberia. Other mid-week meetings were given to the studyof a book called "The Way" with discussion followingand prayer. It is good to see more young people presentat these meetings. A number of our folk joined the " L e -gion of Donors" during stewardship week. Mr K. Mai hasbecome president of the Wellington Baptist harriers. PaulWinter has been received into membership.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Rev. B. E. Hibbert).—March 18 was HarvestFestival Sunday, very inspiring sermon—the theme " G i v i n gthanks for all things"—this very fittingly ended with commu-nion. In the evening the B.M.M.F, held its quarterly meetingembracing men from the eastern suburbs churches—Rev. B.N. Eade spoke briefly in the absence of the College studentfrom Korea. Some of the ladies attended very interestingB.W.L. meeting held at the Tabernacle, guest speaker for theevening was Pastor Macready, our city missioner. Ladies'Fellowship held another cake stall at Panmure. A mannequinparade by "Es te l l e R o s e " was the main feature of their meet-ing this month. Guests attended from other churches in thedistrict. Congratulations to Norma Bishop who gained SchoolCertificate after a recount and to Douglas Long for havingobtained the B.B. Queen's Badge. We are looking forward tochurch week in September in which most denominations inthe district are combining to work and worship together forthe glory of God in Tamaki. Our pastor and Mr Thomas areour representatives on the organising committee. May we beable to say together at the end of it, " T o God be the glorygreat things He hath done."—K. L. B.

TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller).—A Christian Life Cru-sade is to be conducted in Tauranga by Rev. Roland Hartfrom July 1 to 15 and cottage prayer meetings are beingheld throughout the district. The church Sunday School pic-nice was held recently at Kati Kati hot springs and was en-joyed by all. Mr Kenneth Goodman, the organist, played ata recent evening service and was much appreciated. We re-gret that Mrs Musk has resigned after long and faithful ser-vice as Captain of the G.L.B. The B.W.M.U. and Shareholdersconducted a morning service during their Witness Week andalso took part in the mid week prayer meeting. We haveregretfully farewelled Mr and Mrs Alec Laskey from Wel-come Bay and we praise God for the work they did thereamong the Maoris and in establishing a thriving interdenomi-national Sunday School.—T. G. M.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Har-vest Thanksgiving services were held with Rev. LawrenceSilcock as guest speaker at morning service. Ladies of theB.W.M.U. conducted a B.W.M.U. Witness Week service. Sis-ter Joyce Wilby, matron of Manurewa Home, spoke at amidweek meeting. An appeal has been launched for sacri-ficial giving to finance a £19,000 church building project.Mr R. L. Choules and Mr J. R. D. Christie (a foundationdeacon) did not seek re-election and Mr A. Bardsley andMr H. C. Russell were elected to the diaconate. Mr H.Bliekendaal has witnessed in baptism. Congratulations tonew parents—Mr and Mrs Murray Austin (a daughter). Aclosely contested mystery drive was won by Mr R. J. Wise(Ford Zephyr) and gymkana by the minister (Ford Pre-fect) organised for the building fund.—H. L.


TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—The annual church din-ner was attended by 130 people who sat down to a splendidmeal provided and served by Mrs R. Gatchell and her teamof ladies. The speeches emphasised the urgency of buildingextensions, and an offering taken amounted to £81 plus a chequefor £100 from an anonymous donor, to whom our gratefulthanks. The church is packed to overflowing each Sundaymorning, and our pastor's thought-provoking sermons are achallenge to deeper consecration. Friends in hospital are MrsHowe, who makes slow progress, Miss Chittock and Mr Wain.Our sympathy is extended to the Auty family in the death oftheir father. Sale of harvest produce resulted in almost £31 forthe famine relief fund and deaconess fund. Welcome to MissDelwyn Ward from Oxford. Members of all missionaryorganisations paraded at the evening service at the close ofB.W.M.U. Witness Week. We were disappointed that the visitof Rev. Hayes Lloyd and Mrs Lloyd had to be cancelled be-cause of Mr Lloyd's illness.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—Our thanks to MrN. Salisbury who took a recent morning service while ourpastor preached at Rimutaka. The talents scheme this timeraised £77 18s 5d, a good help towards paying off themortgage debt. Our prayers go with those who have re-cently left our fellowship to journey overseas. Mr A.Skeels of the Oriental Missionary Society gave a challeng-ing message at an evening service. He also showed slideson Hong Kong entitled "Flight to Freedom," at a follow-ing fellowship hour. The B.W.M.U. ladies witnessed to-gether at this service by the singing of a hymn.Our prayers and kind wishes go to Miss A. Power for hercoming marriage. At a recent members' meeting, Mr Dau-ber was elected deacon to fill the vacancy in the diaconate.With regret we learn of the call of our pastor and wife tothe Invercargill Church in August. We pray that these re-maining months may be rich in fellowship and fruitful inthe Master's service.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—We thank Godfor the happy spirit that prevailed at our annual meetingand pray that He will bless all those who hold officewithin the church. New appointments were, Mr Howard Car-ter to the officers Board, and Mr Bob Grinder as SundaySchool superintendent and young people's leader. Mr Grin-der's sudden illness, so soon after his appointment, has re-sulted in much prayer for his complete recovery, andspeedy release from hospital. Our choir, now representingall age groups from teen-agers up, recently recommencedits activities after nearly a year's recess. Its messages atthe service of dedication were beautifully rendered, andwe pray that under the leadership of Mr Claude Carter, itwill prove a real blessing. We welcome Mrs Wych andMessrs Grinder, Brooks, Wych and Livesay to our SundaySchool and Bible Class teaching staff. An increased numberof scholars has made this necessary. Congratulations to JulieBergmann and Ray Baillie on their recent marriage.—M. J. S.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—Work has begun in earneston the new church section. Bible Class is being held everySunday morning in the old boarding house. CongratulationsMr and Mrs Bluette on the birth of a daughter. Homemakershad a very pleasant evening consisting of items and gamesat the home of Mr and Mrs Chappell in April. A choir is be-ing formed among the church people. The young peoplerecently had an enjoyable trip to. and a cruise around LakeRotoiti.—R. H. M.

WAINUIOMATA (Rev. D. Comber).—Our church andSunday School picnic held at the Trentham Memorial Parkwas thoroughly enjoyed by all. On a recent Sunday morn-ing our Sunday School reached a peak attendance of 136. Itwas a joy to see Mr and Mrs L. McMillan and Mrs F.Chedzoy, witness to their faith in the waters of bap-tism. We welcome into our membership Mrs F. Chedzoy,and Mr and Mrs I. Nicholson on transfer fromSpreydon. Some of our number travelled into Wellingtonon a recent mid-week night, to hear Major Ian Thomas. Themessage and slides presented by the Rev. R. Alcorn werevery much appreciated. It was grand to have Mr Nees, ourex-Moderator, leading the morning worship at our fourthchurch anniversary service.—L. R. E.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—At a fair recentlyarranged by Bible Classes £65 was raised for missionaryfunds. Visit of Rev. R. A. Alcorn was greatly appreciated byus and by the friends of Marton Fellowship. All-age SundaySchool reports increase of 47 in past eight weeks. First of"Guest Night" services, in connection with Church's out-reach was held on Sunday. April 1. when a challenging Gos-pel message was preached to a full church. Two respondedto the invitation to hand over the control of their lives toChrist as Lord and Master. Service was followed by fellow-ship hour with programme entitled, " F a i t h in the WitnessBox." A special teen-ager service has been arranged for

Sunday, April 8. Sincere sympathy of whole church is ex-tended to family of the late Mrs D. Chisholm and pray theywill be sustained in their sad loss.—E. R.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. Noel Thompson).—March 17-18was jubilee weekend, and congratulations to all those folkwho worked so hard to make our jubilee the success itwas. The evening started with a buffet tea, and about 150attended that. Later on telegrams and greetings were readout from those who could not attend. Rev. and Mrs J. Mc-Fadyen, Ingestre Street Church, brought greetings from theirfolk, and Rev. Mr Davis of St James Presbyterian Churchhad greetings to give from his church. Reminiscences weregiven by Rev. Tom Weston and Mr Shute; items by MrsFreda Reid, Ross Pople and Mr Ian Tetchbourn; and the cut-ting of the cake by Mrs Bert Horsely, the oldest foundationmember there brought a very happy evening to a close.Sunday services were very well attended, Rev. Mr Greigtaking the morning service, and the evening a communionservice was taken by Mr Edridge (whose father was one ofthe first ministers at Wanganui East). So ended a veryhappy weekend. Rev. Frank England, B.T.I., took a deeperlife campaign at our church.—L. M. R.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—It was lovely tohave such a lot of fruit and vegetables at our Harvest Festi-val. These were sold, the proceeds going to Baptist Collegeand Manurewa Children's Home. We praise the Lord for in-creased attendance, and blessings received, at a special seriesof four evening services. The sermon titles included " A m IReady to Die?" and "Three Men in Whakatane who won't goto Heaven!" A very successful quarterly business meeting washeld recently. The ladies of the B.W.M.U. sang, and the chil-dren of the Ropeholders recited at the morning service whichwas the start of the B.W.M.U. Witness Week. We are thankfulfor greatly increased attendance at midweek prayer meeting.This has been a matter of special prayer. All the servicesduring April will be to especially prepare us for Easter laterin the month.—J. P.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs).—Each week the walls ofthe new church are rising, and now the framework for theroof is in place. A special thank offering is scheduled for June,for this work. Professor Blaiklock took one of our servicesthis month. Miss Colleen Boleyn and Miss F. White were bap-tised. An honouring age function was held at Tamaterau forour elderly folk. This proved to be most successful, andeveryone enjoyed it. Engagements—Brian Wrack to Lyn Cut-forth; and Murray Garlick (Sandringham) to Marion Roberts.Weddings—Miss Eileen Jenkins to Mr David Goulding—theyare working on the B.T.I. caravan; and Miss Maureen Rapanato Mr Lawrence Harris—congratulations. Births—Dr and MrsDavid Blaiklock a daughter, Lois; and Mr and Mrs ColinKeyte, a daughter, Linder. Mr Kenneth Goodman played hisorgan the Sunday he was in Whangarei. By 6.35 p.m. thechurch was full of people; fortunately it was a fine night, andpeople stood outside tne building to hear this great servantof God. We thank God for his testimony, and that he is will-ing to use his talent in this way.—B. A. E.

Islamic Training for Moslems in Pakistan ChristianSchools

Pakistan's central government has instructed all provincialgovernments to enforce a decision making Islamic religiousinstruction compulsory for all Muslim students attendingChristian mission schools. Ecumenical Press Serviceannounces.

Baptist missions in Pakistan are those of Britain, Aust-ralia. New Zealand, Conservative and Southern Baptists,U.S.A. Most of these conduct schools and must decide whetherto continue them under the new ruling.

Provincial officials were told to ensure that religiousinstruction be given by competent and qualified Muslimteachers. The requirement of such classes is one of severalsteps taken in recent months to promote the religion through-out the country.

Some Christian mission schools, it was reported, arehaving difficulty in complying with the government orderbecause of lack of funds to hire Muslim teachers. Afterconsultations, it was said, the government decided to makefinancial grants to those schools which needed and desiredit.

Pakistan is officially an Islamic state. About 85 per centof the estimated 88,000,000 population are Muslims. Theremainder include Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and some 500,000Christians.

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SHOULD AN EDITOR TELL ?The news item in April issue about Brook

Hays' visit to the Pope has brought severalletters for "Open Forum". Private represen-tations have also been made to the Editor.One brother minister wrote: " N e v e r have Iknown anything to appear in 'The Baptist'to cause such uneasiness and upset. I havebeen beseiged by folk wanting to know whatis happening."

The offending paragraph was clipped fromone of the many overseas Baptist publica-tions in which it appeared. It was printed inthe "New Zealand Baptist" as a news itemthat had received world-wide attention. Itwas printed without any comment. None ofthe correspondents who wished some com-ment had been appended seemed to remem-ber we published in March issue the officialBaptist reply to Rome by the Secretary of theBaptist World Alliance.

IS THERE A PLOT?Some people seemed to think the publica-

tion of the news item was part of a deep plotto swing the Baptist Union of New Zealandtowards Rome. After being Editor of the NewZealand Baptist for nearly fourteen years, theEditor thought readers knew they could trustthose whom they appointed to positions ofleadership.

It seems necessary to write what shouldnot have been required. People who thinkBaptist leaders anywhere in the world areplotting to lead the Baptist Churches to Romehave a very poor idea of the integrity of Bap-tists. What sort of people do they think weare? Have we no convictions? Do we notlove the truth as well as they? Have we notsuffered for it? People who suggest Baptistleaders are engaged in nefarious plotting areeither grossly ignorant or misled by certainpoisonous propaganda.

Let it be clearly understood that the aim ofthe " N e w Zealand Bapt is t" has been, andcontinues to be, to keep the Baptists of NewZealand informed of what is going on in theworld. It endeavours also with clarity, char-ity and conviction to make known whatBaptists believe.

EDITOR OR CENSOR?By virtue of his position the Editor receives

news from many sources. Many religious

papers from overseas come to his desk. It ishis responsibility to try to keep abreast ofwhat is happening in the religious world. Itis also his responsibility to separate what isimportant, from what is of purely localinterest.

Editors, being human, are liable to err. But,within his limitations, this Editor remembersthis paper is the official publication of theBaptist Union of New Zealand and that it ishis responsibility to let the Baptists of NewZealand know what their fellow Baptists aredoing. Whether the Editor agrees or dis-agrees with them is quite beside the point.

Now the deep question, posed for the Editorand his readers by the reaction in someplaces to the publication of the news itemabout Brook Hays, is whether there is to bea news black-out imposed on New ZealandBaptists. Let it be plainly understood, thequestion in some quarters is, not whetherBrook Hays was right or wrong, but whetherthe news should have been kept from ourreaders.

Is the Editor to censor the news? Are theBaptists of New Zealand to hear only what isbad about Rome? Are we to publish, as wedid, news of Roman Catholic persecution inSpain, but not that the Pope received in audi-ence a prominent Baptist? Are the Baptists ofNew Zealand so immature that they cannotbear to read without comment what theirfellow Baptists overseas read in their churchpapers?

A HEALTHY CHURCHThe answers to the questions asked in the

last paragraph will show whether the BaptistChurches of New Zealand are spirituallyhealthy.

A spiritually healthy Church will not beafraid to live in the present. A spirituallyhealthy Church will insist on knowing what isgoing on in the religious world.

A spiritually healthy Church will believe inthe Holy Spirit. It will believe, on the basis ofits own experience, that the Spirit Himself willmake it adequate for anything that lies infront.

Men with clenched fists cannot shake hands.137N.Z. BAPTIST—JUNE, 1962.


WHITSUNDAYThe third great festival of the Christian Church

comes this month. Christmas, Easter and Pentecost areinextricably linked. Christmas marks the birth of theMessiah; Easter His sacrifice and Resurrection;Pentecost the descent of the Holy Ghost and the birthof the Christian Church. In the Church of England,Pentecost is called Whitsunday from the ancientcustom of wearing white raiment on that day.

Acts, chapter 20, verse 16, is sometimes cited asevidence that the early Church kept the feast ofPentecost in the time of the Apostle Paul. Otherscholars think the Apostle wished to be at Jerusalemat Pentecost to share in the Jewish festival to vindicatehis loyalty in the eyes of the Jewish Christians. Thefact that Paul seems to have loitered at Caesarea(Acts, ch 21, v 10) suggests he had a few days tospare and makes it likely he was at Jerusalem for thefestival. Chrysostom thought Paul did arrive in time topresent to the Church the love-offering he broughtfrom the missionary churches. The matter is interest-ing, but not very important. What is important isthat all our people remember they are not leftunaided. Pentecost means God has given His Spiritto dwell in His people and abide with them for ever.

LIGHT FROM MARTHAThe Apostle Paul says in Romans, chapter 8, verse

26, that "the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities." TheNew English Bible translates " T h e Spirit comes to theaid of our weakness." The Greek word "sunantilam-banomai" is used in only one other place in the NewTestament.

When Jesus and His disciples came to the home atBethany, Mary sat at His feet. Martha was left to dothe work. In a fit of petulance, Martha came to Jesus toask Him to tell her sister to come to her aid. The NewEnglish Bible catches her mood, "Lord do you not carethat my sister has left me to get on with the work bymyself? Tell her to come and lend a hand." The words"lend a h a n d " translate the word Paul used of theHoly Spirit. What a picture they give of the activity ofthe Holy Spirit. He sees us, like Martha, burdened witha heavy load and He comes alongside "to lend ahand." This is particularly true when we arestruggling in prayer.

IN OUR WEAKNESSPaul's word in Romans is one of the important pas-

sages about prayer. The Apostle is saying, accordingto Barclay, "because of our weakness we do not knowwhat to pray for, but the prayers we ought to offer areoffered for us by the Holy Spirit of God."

Denney, in the Expositors Greek Testament, says theweakness which the Spirit helps is due to our ignor-ance. The actual words seem to make that plain "forwe know not what we should pray for as we ought."

We do not know the future and we do not know whatis best for us. Unless the Spirit came to our aid, wemight ask for harmful things.

The Spirit does not suggest the content of ourprayers, but brings the mode of our prayer into con-formity with the will of God, comments Garvie. Dr C. H.Dodd, in the Moffat commentary, therefore definesprayer "as the Divine in us appealing to the Godabove us."

It can all be made to sound very complex. Paul doesgive here a very deep thought. But who among ourreaders has not experienced what Paul says here? Allwho pray can tell of times when they knew the aid ofthe Holy Spirit.

UNDERLINE THAT WORDThe word to underline is that word " w e a k n e s s " or

"infirmities." This is not a verse for strong saints whoare standing on the mountain top in the sunlight. Thisis a word for weak men and women. It is almost as ifPaul wrote especially for those who were most awareof their weakness.

Paul says the Holy Spirit comes to the aid of thosewho cannot even find the words to voice their prayer.Phillip's translation is worth noting. " H i s Spirit withinus is actually praying for us in those agonising long-ings which never find words."

The hymn-writer catches this idea in the lines;"Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,

Uttered or unexpressed,The motion of a hidden fire

That trembles in the breast.Prayer is the burden of a sigh,

The falling of a tear,The upward glancing of an eye

When none but God is near."

MONTANUS AND BASILIt is a mistake to think a section of the twentieth

century Church discovered the teaching of the HolyGhost. Those familiar with Church history will im-mediately thins of Montanus and Basil.

Montanus, who lived in the second half of thesecond century, led a movement that came to becalled Montanism. At its best, Montanism was an in-sistence upon the work of the Holy Spirit in the in-dividual believer. It was marked by enthusiasm, afirm belief in the imminent return of Christ and a claimthat certain people were especially filled with theHoly Ghost. These so-called "spiritual p e o p l e " lookeddown upon other Christians.

Montanism was rejected because its enthusiasm wasnot specifically Christian. Its prophets spoke while ina state of ecstasy. In the scripture the prophets whoreceived their message in a state of ecstasy did notdeliver it until their faculties returned to a normal con-dition. For all their claim to be specially inspired theMontanist prophets did not say anything of special

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value. The Church showed the sound guidance of theHoly Spirit by preferring to fix the canon of HolyScripture rather than trust its future to the Montanistprophets or to the gnostic teachers.

Moreover, led astray by their idea that they werethe elite among the Christians, the Montanists beganto organise as a group with their own clergy. In theend, despite its rapid initial growth, Montanismpetered out.

Basil the Great is a much more important figure thanMontanus. Basil, who lived in the middle years of thefourth century, was one of the famous CappadocianFathers. He was well educated in the best pagan andChristian school at Caesarea, Constantinople andAthens. His appointment as Bishop of Caesarea in 370brought him into conflict with the Pneumatomachi,who denied the divinity of the Holy Ghost. The treatiseBasil wrote to refute their errors helped the Churchformulate its doctrine of the Holy Ghost.

Dr J. W. C. Wand quotes a passage from Basil'streatise: " Jus t as when a sunbeam falls on bright andtransparent bodies, they themselves become brilliant,too, and shed forth a fresh brightness from themselves;so souls wherein the Spirit dwells, illumined by theSpirit themselves become spiritual and send forth theirgrace to others."

MORE UP TO DATE

Those who do not wish to go so far back can turnto the Puritans. " T h e doctrine of the Holy Spirit, withits many implications, received a more thorough anddetailed consideration from the Puritans of the seven-teenth century than at any other time in Church his-tory," says Geoffrey Nuttall in his thesis that wasapproved by the University of Oxford for the award ofdegree of Doctor of Divinity. The thesis was publishedunder the title of " T h e Holy Spirit in Puritan Faith andExperience."

Those who want a biblical treatment of the doctrineof the Holy Sprit are referred to the paper-back writtenby Tom Rees. " T h e Spirit of l i f e " is a careful exami-nation of the biblical teaching in the form of practicaland devotional readings. One great advantage of thisbook of Tom Rees is that all the scriptural passagesare printed in full. The book is ideal for slipping intothe pocket to read on the tram or in a train.

Followers of Barclay will know that he has writtena book on the Holy Spirit. It is called "The Promiseof the Holy Spirit."

"The Holy Spirit of Promise," by J. O. Sanders,is also highly recommended as a book to beread by all who seek help. These books areprocurable from the nearest Baptist Book Centre.

REMEMBER JUDSON

It is 150 years since Adoniram Judson sailed on theship " C a r a v a n " for India. Our American brethrenhave been celebrating the event. The Marchissue of "Mis s ions" was the Judson anniversarynumber.

Judson's passage on the " C a r a v a n " was a turningpoint in his life. In his seminary Judson had startedtranslating the Greek New Testament into English.After recovering from sea-sickness Judson continuedhis translation. He paid particular attention to

the word " b a p t i z o " and the whole question of bap-tism. Englishmen like to think Judson was gettingready to face Carey and his band of Baptist mission-aries. Judson's own story lifts the issue to a higherplane.

In his moving message to the Third Church (Con-gregational) in Plymouth, Mass., Judson says, " Y o uwill readily believe me when I say that, on leavingmy country, I little imagined that I should ever becomea Baptist. I had not indeed candidly examined thesubject of baptism; but I had a strong prejudiceagainst the sect, that is everywhere spoken against."He was moved to study the whole question becausehis one ambition was to win souls for Christ. He knewthe converts should be baptised and joined to theChurch. But what, he asked himself, about their child-ren and their servants? In his perplexity he turnedagain to the scripture. His study convinced him of thetruth of believers' baptism and led him away fromhis previous belief in infant baptism.

In these days when some think believers' baptismnot worth dividing the Church, Judson's message andhis devotion to truth are wholesome antidotes.

LUTHER RICELuther Rice was a close friend of Judson. He was

set apart for missionary service at the same missionarymeeting as Judson. This historic service was held inthe Tabernacle Church, Salem, on February 6, 1812.

Luther Rice did not travel to India with his friend.He went on the ship " H a r m o n y " and en route arguedwith a Baptist friend about infant baptism. When hedisembarked in India he was amazed and annoyed tofind Judson had accepted the truth of believers' bap-tism. In a short time, Luther Rice also bowed to thetruth and was baptised by Ward. He then returned tothe United States to organise Baptist support forJudson's missionary work in Burma.

In his early days Luther Rice was very worried abouthis religion. His worry drove all the happiness out ofhis life.

One Saturday night the thought came to him that,instead of trying to " g e t " something from God, heshould rather give himself to God. " W o u l d I be will-ing," he asked himself, " t o sign a blank sheet ofpaper with my name, Luther Rice, and offer it to theLord for Him to fill in?" After much praying LutherRice came to the place of surrender. He gave God theblank sheet of his life to fill in as God pleased.

Next morning, when his mother came into the roomwhere he was reading, Luther Rice was smiling for thefirst time for months.

And, with that story, these "Sparks" complete thecircle. We are back where we began. Those who giveGod a blank sheet with their name on, will know thesecret and the power of Pentecost.

THE SIGN OF THE SPIRITLove is one of the chief characteristics of those filled

with the Spirit. Love means sharing. There is, there-fore, something very appropriate about launching theFREEDOM FROM HUNGER CAMPAIGN with amessage to the churches on JUNE 10. The publicitycame too late for inclusion in this issue. The appealis, however, commended most warmly to all ourchurches.

139N.Z. BAPTIST—JUNE, 1962.

KNOW YOUR BIBLERev. R. J. Thompson, Dr.Theol.

CONTROVERSY EPISTLES

In the three months Paul spent in Corinth at the end ofhis Third Missionary Journey, after writing 1 and 2Corinthians, and before taking his last journey to Jerusalemwith the offering, which he had taken up for the JudeanChristians (Acts 20: 1-3), his mind was much exercised withthe question of the way of salvation. He knew beyond allshadow of a doubt that it was Christ alone who had savedhim—not his Jewish birth or circumcision, or fulfilling of thelaw (Phil. 3: 1-9). So he had preached and taught in a chainof mission fields stretching from Syria to Greece. The oldJewish faith, however, died hard, and Paul's custom ofreceiving in Gentile converts without circumcision drewforth opposition, even from Christians among the Jews (Acts35: 5). This opposition became organised in a fanatical groupof " J u d a i s e r s " who visited Paul's mission fields after himpreaching that "w i thou t circumcision they could not bes a v e d " (Acts 15: 1). No less than three of Paul's epistlesdeal with this controversy.

Romans is clearly dated by 15: 25-28 to the last days ofPaul's Corinthian stay, and the other two. Galatians andPhilippians, may also be close to this in time, althoughanother view, which makes Galatians one of Paul's earliestletters and Philippians one of his latest and from the Romanimprisonment, is also held. On the view that the threeepistles, together with 1 and 2 Corinthians, belong to the 3rdMission Journey, the sequence might have been—1 Corinthiansfrom Ephesus (as last month), Philippians from Ephesusduring one of the "imprisonments more frequent" referredto in 2 Cor. 11: 23, 2 Corinthians from Macedonia, Galatiansfrom Corinth shortly after arrival and Romans from Corinthshortly before departure.

THE WAY OF SALVATIONIn 1 Corinthians and Philippians up to Ch. 2 the

rircumcision controversy is not to the fore. Paul seems readyto conclude Philippians with his " f i n a l l y " in 3: 1, when newscomes to him that the Judaisers, with whom he had hadtrouble in Antioch and Jerusalem (Acts 15: 1, 5), hadreached Philippi with their pernicious teaching. The clearstatement of the way of salvation in Phil. 3: 1-9 is thendrawn forth by way of reply to this. Paul's opponentscontinue their destructive activities in Corinth and Galatia(2 Cor. 11: 4; Gal. l: 6-8) and add to their attacks on Paul'steaching, attacks on his person and motives (2 Cor. 10: 10:Gal. 4: 13). To these he replies in 2 Corinthians and Galatiansthat he will glory in nothing save Christ crucified (2 Cor13: 4; Gal. 6: 14). Then, realising the extent and gravityof the Judaistic error, Paul decides on a fuller and moresystematic treatment of " h o w a man may be just beforeG o d " and writes Romans.

As Paul had not yet visited Rome, or as far as we knowhad any tidings from Rome calling forth such a letter, DrT. W. Manson has suggested that the message of Romanswas intended for the whole church. At least two copies ofRomans seem to have been prepared, judging bydiscrepancies in the placing of the final benediction in themanuscripts that have come down to us. Ch. 16 seems tobe a covering note for a copy sent to Ephesus, but Chs. 1 and

15 just as clearly belong to a copy sent to Rome. The othermain centres of the Christian world—Greece and Syria-did not need copies as Paul was personally present in theone. and was about to proceed to the other, and so couldconvey the teaching by word of mouth.

THE ROMAN LETTERThe contents of Romans are, therefore, as we should

expect, prepared for by the epistles written just before. InChs. 1 and 2 Paul stresses the need of salvation and showshow Jews as well as Gentiles share in this need. At 2: 25the themes already treated in Galatians begin to appearNeither circumcision nor the deeds of the law saved theJew (3: 20: Gal. 2: 16). but faith in Christ (3: 28; Gal. 3: 1-2).Of this faith the great example was Abraham (Ch. 4; Gal.3: 6ff). who was accepted by God before his circumcision,and ushered in the era of "promise ," which antedated thelaw by 430 years and anticipated the way God would dealwith men in Christ. For the believer, who identifies himselfwith Christ in His death (Ch. 6; Gal. 2: 20). there comes thegift of the Holy Spirit and the adoption of sons (Ch. 8; Gal.4). and the call to live by the love, which is the fulfilling of thelaw (13: 8; Gal. 5: 14).

Between the doctrinal section of Romans (Chs. 1-8) andthe practical section (Chs. 12-16). there intervenes the longtreatment of the place of the Jews in God's total schemeof salvation. Their hope also is only in Christ. The Lord willhave mercy on as .many of them as repent and believe theGospel (Rom. 10: 12-13, 9). In the practical section thatfollows it is mainly the themes of 1 Corinthians that aretaken up—the church as the body of Christ (Ch. 12: 1. Cor.12). the Christian attitude to the state (13: 1-7; 1. Cor. 6: 1-8),the all-excelling nature of love (13: 8ff; 1. Cor. 13), and theproblem of meats offered to idols (Chs. 14-15: 6; 1. Cor. 8and 10). A concluding section gives details of Paul's futureplans including a visit to Spain (Ch. 15) and sends greetings(Ch. 16).

This final section reminds us that Paul was still inmid-career and that Romans, complete and all as it is, is inno sense his theological legacy. A chapter of his life had.however, closed. His work in the East is completed (Rom.15: 23). He will turn next to the West, but before he does sohe will set down his mature conviction on the way ofsalvation. Had he not seen so clearly that salvation was"in no one but Christ and in nothing but the Gospel,"Judaism might have absorbed Christianity in the first centuryas Romanism almost did in the Middle Ages, and Rationalismin the 18th century and Liberalism in the 19th. In each crisisit was this "clearest Gospel of a l l " from Paul's controversyepistles which by awakening men like Luther, Wesley andBarth, saved the church.

THIS MONTH'S READINGSIst week: Phil.; Gal. 1-2. Paul and the Judaisers.2nd week: Gal. 3-6: Rom. 1-2. The Way of Salvation, the

Fact of Sin.3rd week: Rom. 3-8. Justification and Sanctification.4th week: Rom. 9-16. The Place of the Jews. Practical

Matters.

FACTS ABOUT PHILIPPIANS, GALATIANS, ROMANS

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPERSONS TO WHOM WRITTEN

PURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

PaulRomans, Galatians (Corinth), Philippians (Ephesus or Rome)3rd Missionary Journey A.D. 56-57Galatians to converts of 1st Miss. (Acts 14: 21), Philippians

to converts of 2nd Miss. (Acts 16: 12ff), Romans to churchPaul had not yet visited (Rom. 1: 7-15).

To assert the finality of Christ and of salvation through faithin Him against the Jewish gospel of works.


PRESIDENTIAL JOTTINGSDuring March I began visitation of churches in the South Island and held inspirational

meetings in Oamaru, Dunedin, Clutha, Owaka, Gore and Invercargill. In each centre Iwas impressed by the eager desire for Denominational news, and the wonderful onenessof our people. Again, forward work confronted me in Oamaru and Invercargill and thevisit to the new causes at Clutha was a sheer delight. The new manses, e.g. NorthInvercargill and Oamaru, made me feel how much the South was in advance of the North!At Invercargill, on doctor's orders, my itinerary came to an abrupt full stop, and I havebeen inactive for a few weeks, but before this is printed I will be back at the well belovedtask. I am sorry that I have not been able to keep my commitments as planned, but I ambusy replanning for the rest of the year. I express sincere gratitude to so many forprayers and greetings.

OPENING OF THE INGS MEMORIAL HOMEBearing the honoured name of a New Zealand pioneer

Baptist family, the Ings Memorial Home for elderly ladieswas opened in Dunedin on Saturday, April 13. The Presidentof the Otago and Southland Association (Rev. E. M.Enright) chaired the formalities and the opening ceremony;Mr Ebenezer Ings, the sole surviving member of the family,turned the key, and the Rev. E. W. Batts, representing theBaptist Union, gave the address, paying fit tribute to thecontribution of the Ings family to Baptist witness, and toMiss Warrington, whose gift of land made possiblepreparation of plans, and to the other benefactors, whoselegacies had come at an appropriate time to make possiblethis magnificent venture. At the ceremony addresses weregiven by the Hon. Mr Tallboys, Minister of Agriculture, andMr T. K. Sidey, Mayor of Dunedin. Representatives of theHealth Department were also present. Mr Ian McAllum,architect, spoke of the number of "miracles" that hadattended the building of the home. This indeed set the tonefor much that was said at the opening service as one and allrecognised how the good hand of God had been upon us fromthe first to the consummation of the task. This was furtherborne out in the happy situation in which a staff of suchexcellent calibre had been found for the internaladministration of the home.

Provision in the will of the late Miss Letitia Ings providedthe incentive to begin planning. As other gifts accrued, underthe able and persistent leadership of the Rev. Frank Reddell,a decision was reached to provide such a home as wouldmeet a pressing need in the city, and a home of which Baptistsmight be justly proud. An early decision by the HealthDepartment to give a 60 per cent. subsidy was withheld justafter plans had been approved, through a change ofgovernmental policy. We went to prayer, A new governmentrevised its policy and offered a one hundred per cent.subsidy on all structural building for such a home. Throughoutwe have received the maximum and most cordial assistancefrom the Government. The completed home is a joy tobehold and the residents already enjoying its amenities aredelighted with every feature. Mr McAllum has provided acomplete home which is essentially a home rather than aninstitution. Built on a two-level section, the home is inreality a three-storey building in brick, but all theaccommodation for the residents is on the main floor withaccess level with the street. A fine lounge and dining roomwith a sun deck leading from the lounge receives maximumsunshine and looks out on to a splendid view of MountCargill. Kitchen block is fitted with every device and amenityfor easy but gracious living. Each resident has her ownseparate room which, centrally heated, is fitted with built-infurniture of tasteful design and each has its own individualcolour scheme. On a lower floor are the staff quarters and onthe lowest floor at a part of the section that allows it, adouble garage, laundry and central heating plant. Thegrounds have been terraced and laid out in lawns and shrubs.


NEW YOUTH HALL OPENEDAT COLOMBO STREET

CHURCHOn Saturday, May 5, 1962, the large Youth Hall at the

rear of the church property was officially opened anddedicated to the glory of God and the service of youth bythe Rev. L. A. North, General Secretary of the Union.

The completed hall is visible evidence to the working ofGod's Spirit in the life of an anonymous donor who gave£6,000 towards its construction and also many thousands ofhours of voluntary labour given by scores of individuals.

Apart from a two storied balcony and rooms at each endof the hall there is a floor area of some 5,000 square feet,kitchen facilities and ablutions including showers.

Between the dark and the daylight,When the night is beginning to lower,

Comes a pause in the day's occupations,That is known as the Children's Hour.

Longfellow.

The present board is chaired by Mr Maurice Chetwin, andthe matron is Miss Ruth Grey, well known to New ZealandBaptists and formerly associated with missionary work inIndia. This is a wonderful home, and for its provision we aredeeply indebted to God to all who have worked so hard forits fulfilment.


General Secretary's NotesThe 1962 Self denial Offering results

are coming to hand. These notes arewritten in the week following Self-denial Sunday and relatively few of thechurches have as yet reported theamounts of their offering. We have,however, heard of some thrilling giv-ing in certain of the churches. Others

show a substantial decline on their last year's offering. Maythe next week or two bring many additional gifts. It willbe appreciated if church treasurers will forward theirchurch amounts as soon as possible.

Missionary news: Miss Dorothy McKessar arrived homefrom East Pakistan on Saturday, April 28, for a year's fur-lough. She has been warmly welcomed by her home church,St. Albans, and by many in Christchurch. Rev. Stuart Averywill be arriving home on furlough on August 5. He will beproceeding straight to his parents' home in Feilding whereMrs Stuart Avery and the children are at present staying.Our people will be glad to hear that Thangi, who was mar-ried to Hnehliana, has given birth to a son. We all join incongratulations.

Principal D. Mervyn Himbury, of the Baptist College ofVictoria, has been invited to be guest speaker at our 1962Assembly. We are very glad to report that he has acceptedthe invitation. Principal Himbury is an outstanding speakerand we are sure that his presence and his messages willgreatly enrich the spirit of the Assembly. We shall plan forhim to visit some of our churches in the two or three weeksfollowing Assembly.

Pastorates: Rev. D. H. Stewart, of Tokoroa, has accepteda call to the Brooklyn Church, and Rev. Bruce Stewart, of

Owairaka, to the Rotorua Church. Rev. L. P. Bryan, ofPutaruru, has retired from the full-time ministry afterthirty-two years in pastoral service. Mr and Mrs Bryan willbe living in Tauranga and we are glad to know that MrBryan will be giving assistance to our Mount Maunganuicause. Mr A. C. Howan, a public accountant in Hamilton,has been called to the pastorate of the Putaruru Church andwill commence his ministry there in June. Vacant pastoratesnow number eleven.

Secretarial visits: It was a privilege to attend the two SouthAuckland Easter Bible Class camps at Mount Maunganui andat Finlay Park. In both cases there were splendid facilitiesand an excellent spirit. In the course of a short visit to Auck-land following Easter, I had the opportunity of useful dis-cussions with a number of ministers, students and Commit-tee members. The weekend of May 6, was spent in Christ-church where I had the honour of speaking at the openingof the magnificent new hall at the Colombo Street Church.Sunday services at Colombo Street and St. Albans saw ex-cellent congregations and spoke of a good spirit in both thesechurches.

The mid-year meetings of the Missionary Society Executiveand the Union Council will be held on June 19 to 21. Therewill be a joint meeting of the two executives on the eveningof June 19, to consider further the matter of houses for retiredministers and missionaries.

Relief Fund: I have received to date £560 for the 1962B.W.A. Relief Fund. This will be devoted to the relief of dis-tress in Tripura or Pakistan as the need arises.



Whitten. 140 Augustus Street, Thames.

QUESTION: "Is the Lord's Prayer meant to be repeatedby us as a set form of words, or is it to be used as a modelfor our own prayers?"

ANSWER: Both. I think it is quite obvious from a readingof the Gospels that Christ gave this Prayer to be used as aset form, and also as a pattern for our own prayers.

In Luke 11: 1, 2 we read: "And it came to pass, that,as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one ofhis disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, asJohn also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, Whenye pray, say, Our Father . . ." From these words therecan be no doubt at all that it was our Lord's intention thatwe should use the words of the Prayer and use themhabitually. "When ye pray, say . . . " can mean no otherthan that.

Set forms of prayer, despite our Baptist suspicion ofthem, are not always necessarily wrong. Sometimes they canbe of tremendous help. It was the Baptist, F. B. Meyer, whowrote: "Crises often arise in our experience when we areglad enough to know exactly what to say. It is a good thingto have a mould into which to pour the molten metal offervent hearts. And sometimes, when the spirit of prayer isburning low, the soul will catch fire at the expressions usedby those who have preceded it, and will sweep up into thepresence of God on horses and chariots of fire." If this is soof set prayers of human composition, how much more whenthe form of prayer has been prescribed by Christ.

Whether this Prayer, as a set form, was intended forprivate or public use is not very clear. The setting of thePrayer in the Gospels seems to suggest that it was givenfor use in private prayer. On the other hand, the wording of

the Prayer suggests a social and public use. Certainly withina century of its being given, this Prayer was in regular usein public worship in the Church.

There is, needless to say, a danger in using this Prayeras a set form. It can so easily become mechanical, a"pattered Paternoster." As we use it as a form we mustever be concerned that we pray it with sincerity and with thefull force of the heart.

This Prayer is, however, also to be used as a patternfor our own prayers. So we read (Matthew 6: 9) "Afterthis manner therefore pray ye: Our Father . ." All ourprayers should be modelled on it. It is a pattern of what ourprayers ought to be, in manner, order and spirit.

"This Prayer . . . should be the mould and type of allChristian prayer. Understand this prayer, and you understandhow a disciple of Christ ought to pray."

We do rightly, then, in using the Lord's Prayer both as aset form and as a model of prayer.

The practice, rather common nowadays, of singing theLord's Prayer, whether by choir, soloist or congregation,has, of course, no biblical warrant. As far as this writer isconcerned the singing of the Lord's Prayer has nothing tocommend it. It is a misuse of a very precious possession ofevery Christian disciple.

QUESTION: "Was the apostle Peter ever in Rome?"ANSWER: We do not know. Impartial historians with no

theological or ecclesiastical axe to grind, consider that theevidence is insufficient to be dogmatic either way. Peter maywell have been in Rome, may well have died at Rome. Onthe other hand he might not ever have been near Rome.More than that we cannot say.

QUESTION: "Why do Baptists as a whole not supportthe International Council of Christian Churches?"

ANSWER: Because most Baptists have little sympathywith the aims of the I.C.C.C, and less sympathy with themethods by which the leaders of the I.C.C.C. seek to realisethose aims.


A NEW VENTURE

FOR BAPTIST

YOUNG PEOPLE

The 1960 Biennial Conference of the New Zealand BaptistBible Class Movement, feeling the need for some form oforganised activity for young people over the Christmasvacation, agreed to plan towards a national summerconference. These plans will become reality in January,1963, when the First National Summer Conference forBaptist young people 18 years of age and over, will be heldat Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North, fromJanuary ,8—14, 1963.

Massey College lends itself admirably to such a conference.Palmerston North is centrally situated in the North Island,yet is readily accessible by fast transport to those arrivingfrom the South Island. The excellent sleeping, eating andmeeting accommodation of the college are available and thespacious grounds, playing fields and farmlands and theswimming pool in native surroundings complete the settingfor a restful holiday.

But the organising committee has not been satisfied withmerely obtaining the use of this excellent site. Many hourshave been given to the planning of the programme and everyeffort is being made to make this conference a spiritualhighlight in the lives of those who attend. The theme of"Christians in Contemporary Society" is both topical andpractical, the aim being to encourage young people towitness to their faith by deed and word when they returnagain to their everyday tasks. Inspirational meetings will beled by Rev. A. A. Brash, Secretary of the National Councilof Churches, Rev. G. D. Falloon, a Presbyterian ministernoted for the challenge of his messages, and Rev. L. A.North, General Secretary of the New Zealand Baptist Unionand Missionary Society. The daily Bible studies will be led

by Rev. J. A. Clifford, Principal of the New Zealand BaptistTheological College.

Participation groups will afford those attending anopportunity to pursue their studies of aspects of churchactivities for which they have a particular liking or talent.The emphasis of these groups will be that of equipping foraction and not only the providing of information aboutspheres of interest. The programme has been so arrangedthat participants can attend two of the six groups on music,writing, teaching, public speaking, visitation and Bible study.Leadership of participation groups will be provided by peopleof wide attainment and high standing in the subjectsconcerned.

Meetings are to be held in the mornings and evenings,leaving the afternoons free for sports and recreation. Afull-day picnic is also planned, but in general the followingprogramme for Wednesday, January 9, is typical of theactivities of a day: 7 a.m., rise, private devotions; 8 a.m.,breakfast; 9 a.m., community sing and inspirational meeting;9.30 a.m., participation groups; 10.40 a.m., morning tea;11 a.m.—12.15 p.m., Bible study; 12.30 p.m., dinner; 2—5p.m., free time for sports, shopping, etc., bus trip to FoxtonBeach; 5.30 p.m., tea; 7.30—9 p.m., evening meeting; 9.15p.m., close of day devotions; 9.30 p.m., supper; 10.30 p.m.,lights out.

It is anticipated that applications for the limitedaccommodation will be very heavy. Registrations close onJune 30, 1962, forms being available from the Secretaries ofSenior Bible Classes, or from the Registrar, Miss J. Irvine,3 Tyndall Street, Lower Hutt.

HUNGARIAN BAPTIST NEWS

Hungarian Baptists plan to buy or build soon a newchurch edifice in Buda, the eastern part of Budapest.

This means a strengthening of the work in theHungarian capital. The only church in Buda at presentis one which has existed for years in connection withthe Baptist orphanage. This congregation will now beabsorbed into the proposed new church.

In the Pest section of the city, west of the Danube,there are at least 10 Baptist churches and several mis-sions.

The Hungarian Baptist Theological Seminary in Buda-pest, which dates from 1906, expects an enrolment of13 students for the fall semester this year.

Recent Baptist visitors in Hungarian churches includeDr J. D. Hughey, president of the Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Ruschlikon-ZH, Switzerland; Dr Erik Ruden,Associate Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, forEurope; and Dr Gordon Lahrson, representative in Europeof the American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies. Theyarrived in Budapest at the end of August and remainedseveral days, counselling with Baptist leaders and visit-ing churches.

Hungarian Baptists report a membership of 19,500,in about 500 churches and stations.

N.Z. BAPTIST—JUNE, 1962. 143


of Churches, by Rev. J. T. Crozier.

When the World Council of Churches welcomed into itsfellowship the fundamentalists from Chile and the Orthodoxfrom Russia, it achieved a greater than ever world character.One of the most colourful figures at New Delhi was theleader of the Russian delegation, Archbishop Nikodim. I wasaware that from a certain source had come criticism of theOrthodox brethren, a source which had also accused theRussian Baptist leaders of being Communist agents. This didnot deter me from seeking a personal encounter with theOrthodox churchmen from behind the Iron Curtain, andformulating my own opinions from first hand experience ofthem.

With his long robes and black beard, Bishop Nikodim hasthe appearance of a patriarch. As soon as I spoke with him,I realised he was a comparatively young man with an alertmind and a friendly bearing. He is head of the Office ofForeign Relations of the Moscow Patriarchiate of theRussian Orthodox Church. When he was named to the postin July, 1960, he was 31, the youngest person ever to holdthe position. Earlier, he was vice-chairman of the ForeignRelations Office. Before that, he was in the Mission of theRussian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. Bishop Nikodimheaded the delegation of his church to the pan-OrthodoxConference held at Rhodes in September, 1961, and alsoheaded his church's delegation to the W.C.C.'s ThirdAssembly.

The reception of the Russian Orthodox Church,representing possibly 50,000,000, into the W.C.C. meant agreat deal to them. As Nikodim said, " I t is an historic and

joyous day for us, because we enter the great family ofChristian churches. We enter the World Council of Churcheswith serious intentions."

No one meeting Nikodim personally, or sharing the frankdiscussions of committee meetings, could doubt thesincerity of these Orthodox delegates. In the section of whichI was a member, I found them always anxious to havescriptural backing for their statements, and ready to faceany query put to them about their church or country.Archbishop Nikodim impressed the 200 press representativeswith the courteous candour with which he answered manypointed questions. He did not hesitate to say that his firstallegiance always lay with Christ and His Church. I recallhow all eyes were focused on Bishop Nikodim in one pressconference, when a journalist accusingly suggested theirchurch was subservient to the State. Quickly came thereply, "The determining factor in any position that theRussian Orthodox Church takes is the gospel."

It was only to be expected that Christians belonging tothe Orthodox tradition would view some things in a differentlight from those of us in the Western tradition. This wasobvious when we came to discuss the matter of religiousliberty. I asked Bishop Nikodim if they were free to proclaimthe Gospel. "Within the church, we are perfectly free," hereplied. It seemed they were content to have their freedomconfined within the church to preach and practise what theybelieved to be the truth.

The matter I was most concerned to talk over with BishopNikodim was the relationship of the Orthodox Church to theBaptists in Russia. In the past there had been periods oftension between the two. He assured me that today therelationship was most cordial, and that Rev. Jacov Zhidkov,the Baptist leader was a personal friend. Furthermore, BishopNikodim added he hoped that now the Orthodox had beenso warmly welcomed into the W.C.C. the Baptists wouldmake application to join.

After this close personal encounter with Nikodim andOther Orthodox delegates, after sharing in worship and Biblestudy, and the most forthright discussions, I do not hesitateto say that this has been for me a most enriching experience.I believe that nothing but good will come from themembership of the Russian Orthodox Church in the W.C.C.Of course, having to look at issues from the point of viewof these new members from Chile and Russia, the W.C.C.may be slower in reaching decisions on some issues. Nothing,however, will be lost by this wider consideration. BishopNikodim assured me there is a genuine desire among theRussian Christians to get to know their fellow Christians inthe West. It would have been both un-Christian andundiplomatic to have declined this gesture of friendship whichled them to apply for membership in the W.C.C. It isinteresting to note that the new basis of the W.C.C.membership was expanded to include a reference to theTrinity on the request of the Orthodox Church, because theTrinity is fundamental to their understanding of the Christianfaith.

CALL TO FULL-TIME SERVICE: COLLEGE BOARD ISSUES BOOKLET

A booklet entitled "The Challenge of the Church's Minis-try," has been brought up-to-date and reprinted by the Col-lege Board, and copies are available on application to theCollege Principal, 85 Victoria Avenue, Remuera, or fromthe Hon. Secretary of the College Board, P.O.Box 261,Auckland.

The booklet is intended to guide those who may feel aCall to full-time service, either in the Ministry, MissionField, Maori or Deaconess work. Some young people whomay not be perfectly sure of their sense of call, will findmuch help in this booklet.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS CLOSE JUNE 30

The College Board reminds intending applicants thatapplications for College entrance in 1963 close June, 301962.

Full details governing the applications appeared in theApril "Baptist."

Application forms may be obtained from the Hon. Secre-tary of the College Board, Mr F. C. Mills, P.O. Box 261,Auckland.

Archbishop Nikodim, Leader of the Russian Delegation.


EASTER CAMP REPORTSFUN IN THE SUN AT KUMARA

With a nip in the air at 6.15 a.m. on Good Friday, anumber of the Greymouth cars went to Kumara Junction tobring back about 45 sleepy North Papanui folk off the nightexpress. With the 53 Papanui people our roll stood at 90.

We must thank Mr Ron MacDougall for the way in whichcamp was run with him as commandant. Camp mother wasMrs Joan Bishop and camp father Mr Rowse—they werereally " M u m " and " D a d " to us.

Now for two of the most popular men, Mr Allen Cahilland Charlie Bishop, who did a wonderful job of looking afterour inner being, the stomach.

Rev. A. F. Simpson was our speaker, and we give Godpraise for such a man. I feel sure there wasn't one who wasnot spiritually blessed.

Camp Bible studies taken from " M y Daily L i f e " werevery inspiring and helpful.

The prayer meetings were well attended and we all leftthem feeling the power of God. This being the "Powerhouse"of camp, God certainly answered our prayers.

Fourteen took Jesus as their Lord and Master and therewere a number of reconsecrations and lives surrenderedentirely to Him. One of the most blessed meetings was thetestimony meeting, on Monday afternoon, when many toldwhat Christ had done for them.

Some of the high-lights were:—hikes on Friday andSunday afternoons, concert on Saturday night, and a midnightfeast.

We were sad to see Papanui leave at 5 p.m. Monday, afterlasting friendships were made.

With camp now officially finished, a number of uscontinued in leisure until late Wednesday afternoon.

NELSON CAMP

Our Maitai Easter camp was a time of great blessing forall. Groups from Nelson, Richmond, and Blenheim cametogether to make up a group of approximately 110. Our mainspeaker was Rev. J. McFadyen, and our missionary speakerswere Mr R. H. French and Miss Seavers. God was reallywith us on the Sunday night, when the Rev. J. McFadyenchallenged young people to give their lives to Christ; 14resDonded. Later 14 more responded for consecration anda further 27 to full-time service if called.

SOUTH AUCKLAND WAIKATO CAMP HELD ATFINLAY PARK

Easter being late in the year had much to commend it.This was expressed by Rev. J. D. Jensen, when he saidGod knew what He was doing—look at the wonderful weatherwe are having, when last weekend the gales were raging.The lateness added beauty to the park, in that the treeswere clad in their autumn tonings; the lake was just likea mirror reflecting the trees and colours. It was verynoticable that the visitors, campers and speakers commentedon the beauty of the whole place.

The lateness of Easter also enabled the newtournament-length swimming pool to be completed. This wasmade possible in the first instance by a concerned personwho offered an interest free loan of £500 for five years, asthe weed in the lake is now very dangerous. The pool hasbeen completed by voluntary labour for a cost of £360 in lessthan six months.

The pool was officially opened by Mr L. R. Adams-Schneider, M.P. for Hamilton, who spoke after Mr Hunt,the Deputy Mayor of Cambridge. Both speakers referred tothe interest public bodies had in such a project. MrAdams-Schneider then ably opened the pool by diving inand swimming a width. The ice was " b r o k e n " as it werewhen the Commandant, Mr Jack Woodward; Camp President.Mr John Cooke; and other Camp Board members foundthemselves also swimming. The Camp Father, Mr W. Benson,was then aroused from an afternoon nan. having had hisnight sleeping interrupted, he was then carried down to the

pool and thrown in. Many other unsuspecting persons alsowent in fully dressed.

MASTERTON CENTRALEaster Camp at Masterton Central School, 1962. I am sure

that of all the camps I have been to this is one that hasimpressed me a lot and one from which I have received areal blessing. But when I come to write a report such as this,it is difficult to really choose those things that impressed memost. However, the programme for our camp this year hadseveral alterations to previous years and one or two newideas, and it is on these things I wish to report

The social side of camp was conducted in the usuallight-hearted manner. There were the usual comments aboutthe cooking; but it wasn't really that bad because everyonehad plenty to eat! The sports were different this year. Insteadof the three camps combining and having athletics eachcamp organised its own tabloid sports. Everybody enteredinto the sports in a cheerful manner and they were mostsuccessful. Concert items were held on Saturday eveningtogether with a social-concert-film evening.

This social side of camp produced the fellowship betweenclasses which had a great deal to do with the spiritual sideof camp. Each morning before breakfast a large groupgathered for prayer, and these meetings set the tone of thecamp and all received a spiritual uplift from them.

The three camps combined on two occasions. They werefor the missionary service at Wairarapa College and at theMasterton Town Hall for the Sunday morning service. DrSanson spoke at the missionary service and challenged ouryoung people while on the Sunday morning Rev. C. Boggisspoke to the combined gathering.

This year a new idea for Masterton Central School wasto have separate junior and senior meetings. The juniormeetings were conducted by Rev. Bowden and the seniormeetings by Rev. Boggis and both speakers gave inspiringmessages.

Another new idea in the camp was to have the mainmeeting on the Friday evening instead of the Sunday evening.This was a combined meeting and Rev. M. Bowden spoke. Hismessage was a challenge to us all on the committal of ourlife to Christ. It was felt after this meeting that the HolySpirit was working in a real way and it was decided to havea second evangelistic service on the Sunday evening insteadof the junior and senior meetings and Rev. C. Boggis spoke.He followed on from Rev. M. Bowden's Friday address and atthe end of the service we were all left thinking about ourown lives and our relationship to Christ.

Although the outward results were small and the numberwho made outward decisions few the success of the campcannot be measured by this as we all had some new decisionto make.

At all the camps I have been to there have been somethings that have impressed me and that I can still remember;but Easter camp, 1962, at Masterton Central School willalways remain with me as I was really blessed andchallenged to a complete committal to Christ and serve Himloyally wherever He leads me.

WAIRARAPA COLLEGEWairarapa College: One hnndred and eighty young people

form the Hutt Valley spent Faster as one big happy family inthe wonderful setting of Wairarapa College. Easter 1962, wasa time of challenge and blessing, when through our speakersand our studies we were led to a closer knowledge of ourLord Jesus Christ.

The senior speaker. Rev. A. L. Silcock; junior sneaker.Rev. H. R. Bycroft: and our missionary speaker. Dr S. L.Sanson, all provided us with soul-searching messages. Thestudies, which covered all aspects of our daily life, were ablyled by Rev. H. G. Coutts and Dr A. J. Taylor.

Our main evangelistic service this year was held onFriday evening so that new converts could then be taughtthrough the messages and through the studies what livingthe Christian life really means.

(Continued overleaf)145N.Z. BAPTIST—JUNE, 1962.

CENTRAL DISTRICTS CAMP HELD AT MARTON

Number in Camp: 356 (including leaders and workers).Speakers: Rev. Derek Rogers and Dr and Mrs Laurence

Sanson.Study Circles: Studies on the theme "My Daily Life"

proved very popular amongst all age groups.Camp Motto: " J e s u s Christ is Lord." This was printed

on a large banner and erected above the stage for allcampers to see.

Camp Chorus: The words adapted by Richard Lewis ofLevin are as follows:

Speak to my heart, Lord, O speak now I pray.God of creation and Lord of salvation,

Thou who through Jesus took my sins away.Oh speak to my heart to-day.

Prayer Meetings: Special times were set down for unitedprayer meetings and were listed on the programme. However,smaller groups gathered for prayer at other times duringthe weekend. The burden to pray was very evident amongsta large number of campers—good to see juniors amongstthem.

Decisions: In response to earnest believing prayer andwithout pressure from the speakers, a total number of 67decisions were recorded during camp—40 first decisions toaccept Christ as Saviour and Lord, 15 decisions forre-dedication to Christ, 10 for baptism and two for churchmembership.

Seniors in Camp: Including leaders, there were 121 seniorsin camp this year. It was felt that the presence of so manycontributed to the very good behaviour which was maintainedthroughout camp. The Missionary Offering also benefited, thetotal amount given being £90 with a possible £5 still to beadded. It may be of interest to you that our committeeagreed to enforce the attendance of a leader or churchappointed senior substitute with every 10 or part thereofcampers attending camp. It was made clear that any groupof 10 or less planning to come to camp without a leader orsenior person would not be admitted. It is sufficient to saythat the idea worked! No one had to stay away from campfor the reason mentioned above. In fact our total numberwas increased considerably this year.

Sports: New to our camp, we tried the athletic type ofsports this year. Interest shown by campers was good. TheWanganui classes, who were in charge of the programme,prepared a printed list of all the events using the names ofour missionaries in India and Pakistan, e.g. the MelvaTaylor Girls' 100 yards.

Soloist: At all the united camp meetings (five) one of ouryoung men, gifted with a wonderful bass voice, broughtsuitable solos at a time decided upon by the speakers. Itwas considered that his messages in song brought dignityto the meetings as well as blessing and inspiration. Theappointment of a soloist was much appreciated by thespeakers.

Concert: Again this was run on a competitive basis.Solo and Sermonette Contests: District elimination contests

were held prior to camp to determine the semi-finalists.Prior to this, each church had held its own elimination contestto choose the winners in all sections to compete in thedistrict contest. The districts comprised (1) Wanganui up toNew Plymouth and (2) Levin up to Dannevirke. Thesepre-Easter eliminations resulted in the entries at camp beingof a much higher standard than previously.

Question Box: Campers were invited to write out anyquestions concerning the Bible or practical issues pertainingto the Christian life and place them in a box labelled" Q u e s t i o n s " which was left near the speakers' rostrum.Rev. D. Rogers answered these prior to each of the four unitedcamp meetings which he conducted. Some very goodquestions were asked.

Decision Record Book: Perhaps unique to our camp is theuse of a suitably bound hard-covered book to record alldecisions made at camp. On Monday, after the final unitedcamp meeting, all who have made decisions are asked tocome to the front of the assembled campers and enter theirname, address and type of decision made, in this book. Itmakes very interesting reading after a few years, as wellas providing an accurate list of decisions which can be

forwarded to the respective ministers of churches to whichthose who have recorded decisions belong.

Communion Service: This was held at 6.30 a.m. on Sunday.As all campers are expected to attend all meetings on theprogramme, it was considered wise to refrain fromadvertising it thereon. The result was that only those whoreally wanted to be there made the effort to attend.

Bonfire: It is usual for us to hold a " m i d n i g h t " feastaround a bonfire on Saturday night after the concert. Thisidea proved popular again this year.

Two highlights of camp for many of the young people werethe sing-song which went on for over an hour after theSunday evening service, and the communion service andprayer meeting held at 7.30 on Monday morning, when over100 campers gathered together to remember all that Christhad done during camp. Truly we can say in the words ofthe hymn which was such a favourite in camp, " H o w greatThou art."

MASTERTON INTERMEDIATEThe wisdom of the Wellington Bible Class Camp

Committee's decision to split classes into three smaller campswas borne out by excellent behaviour, a friendly spiritamong the campers, and the presence of God at meetings,especially the senior and junior main meetings, over Easterthis year.

At Masterton Intermediate School 130 young peoplefrom Titahi Bay, Linden Undenominational, Tawa-Linden,Karori, Carterton. and Lyall Bay classes spent a weekend ofhappy, inspiring fellowship.

The decision to split the classes into three groups, andcamp in schools, came into full effect this year and in thecase of Masterton Intermediate was definitely justified.Reports from the other two camps back up this move andcertainly point to a similar arrangment next year.

Seniors were treated to some challenging ministry fromthe Rev. E. Payton (Karori) and Mr T. M. Chandler(Titahi Bay) in the main meetings and the study groups.Rev. E. Payton, speaking from Peter's First Epistle, dealtwith the Christian and his God, the Christian and the world,and the Christian and his marriage. These addresses werefull of truth about the indwelling Christ and the inheritancewe have in Him. with special application in the last twoaddresses. The senior study groups covered much groundand yielded much interesting discussion. The topics covered,and the way they were handled, were a help to all. Thejuniors too had their inspiration, from messages given bythe Rev. G. N. Jackson and studies led by the Rev. D. W.Diprose. Speaking from experience with his own virileyoung people's group at Oamaru, Rev. G. Jackson challengedthe group. Three young people committed their lives toChrist during the camp.

FROM SECOND BAY OF PLENTY EASTER CAMP, 1962The motto for the Easter Camp held at Omanu. Mount

Maunganui was, "we can do all things through Christ whostrengtheneth us," and this was indeed proved in everythingthat was done throughout the camp.

The guest speakers, who gave us much food for thought,were Rev. Ayson Clifford (seniors). Mr Ray Lincoln(juniors), and the missionary speaker was Rev. L. A. North.

One of the outstanding features of the camp was an"open a i r " held on the Mount Maunganui Beach on Sundayafternoon, where 190 campers witnessed to hundreds ofholiday-makers and visitors.

The programme taken by Rev. W. Taylor from Waihi,consisted of testimonies given by Baptist College students,John North and Keith Hampton, and two items in song givenby the three Grant brothers from Whakatane and a collegequartet, concluding with a message from Rev. W. Taylor.Between items the young people sang choruses, and tractswere given out and contact made with many people whowere interested.

We came away feeling that it had been wonderful to sharewith others the glorious truth that Jesus Christ is alive todayand we praise the Lord for all His wonderful blessings to usand rejoice together with the many who came to knowChrist as their Saviour throughout the camp.




Fellow-Baptists! Please read carefully whatappears below. It comes from the pen of Rev. NoelThompson, of Wanganui East. Reporting on theCrusade recently held in his church, he says: Anoverwhelming sense of spiritual conflict hascharacterised this Crusade from beginning to end.

It would be easy to overlook—if one were farremoved from the scene of battle—that spiritualwarfare is real, demanding, and costly. We wondernow whether we have failed previously to readbetween the lines of the regular reports from otherCrusades and to understand what the missionershave been trying to say in these reports. At least,we know that this church will be a far moreeffective prayer battery for the Crusades in othercentres because of its involvement in what has beena truly hard Crusade.

The enemy has contested every decision andvictory has come the hard way.

That the parallel Crusade at Pt. Chevalier met with thesame opposition confirms in our mind that Satan regards theCrusades as one work. We wonder whether this sense ofthe oneness of the work can be brought home to our sisterchurches through the land and whether we can discern init all a renewed call to prayer such as we knew in the dayswhen the Crusades were a new and thrilling responsibilityand challenge. Perhaps we have come to take them forgranted—with a consequent dropping off of fervent prayersupport.

Added to this is a hardening attitude in the community,and we feel that Rev. Cliff Reay might have put his fingeron at least one cause—the Government-encouraged gamblinghabit.

Rev. Clifford Reay.

PLEASANT VALLEY PRESENTS

Pilate's wife pleaded in vain with her husband onFriday. On Sunday a breathless Peter let a Pleasant Valleyaudience know that he had not run like that since he wasa child.

The assembly hall at Pleasant Valley has an unusualshape. Yet the curtained alcove facilitates play produc-tions. In front of this curtain stood the playreaders of amuch condensed "Good F r i d a y " by John Masefield. Behindthe same curtain an empty bucket, a banging door,and a medley of enthusiastically whistled bird-notes wereused as sound effects, indispensable in any good radio play.

We could see it all—the nausea seizing the centurion whowatched the "King of the Jews" die; the dullness andcynicism breathed into the room where the disciples sat;the echoing emptiness of the tomb; the bright dawning ofreverent joy as Mary fell at the feet of the one she hadsupposed a gardener.

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus! How much wetalk about these at Easter! How little we truly meditate onthem! Not even at Bible Class camp. Here there is a greatdanger of taking these Bible foundation stones in a glib,taken-for-granted but superficially devout fashion.

But how could this danger be avoided when time was ata premium? So much had to be packed into the hoursbetween the bulging walls of 7 a.m. and 10.30 p.m.—andeven then there was an overflow of 6.30 prayer-meetingsand midnight hut discussions. Well could an Ancient Medi-tator moan . . .

"Activity is everywhere, so quiet time will shrinkAs everywhere and anywhere we don't take time to

THINK."This year two Bible Classes galvanised their forces ofdubious talent into action and did their best during theFriday and Sunday services to help fellow Otago camperssense the atmosphere that hung about the very first Easter.

Whatever conclusions we may draw and however manyand complex the contributing factors in this hardening ofattitudes, we can at least be accurate when we affirm that—"This kind goeth not forth but by prayer."

Rev. Roland Hart speaks of a "frightening clash ofspiritual forces." He writes: "I was preaching on the Crossand found myself looking into the mouth of hell. A sense ofthe presence of the devil was so strong that I could hardlycontinue preaching. Many others were conscious of the battle.Counsellors who were in the habit of praying silently duringthe appeal found that they could not phrase their prayers.""But"—concludes Mr Hart—"When the Devil comes outfighting you can be sure you are very near to victory."

"We have established a beach-head on enemy territorybut we desperately need prayer reinforcements to win thewar."

STOP PRESSFREEDOM FROM HUNGER CAMPAIGN SUNDAY

The New Zealand Freedom From Hunger Campaigncommittee has asked the approval of the heads of all themajor Church Communions in New Zealand for their sup-port for the holding of a special F.F.H.C. Sunday on June10, and in every case this has been gladly given. May wetherefore ask that all readers of your church paper takenote of this date. Information will be sent through the postto clergy of all Communions as soon as the booklet isready.

June 10, this year, is Whitsunday, and we realise thatthis fact must take precedence over all else. However, webelieve that it is not inappropriate that on such a day,some reference at least should be made to the very des-perate problem of world hunger, and the steps that are be-ing taken, under God, to meet that problem. There is auniversal aspect about Whitsunday, as there is about thechurch, and our hope is that in every church of every Com-munion in New Zealand, the needs of a hungry world willbe remembered, and the blessing of the Holy Spirit soughton all who work that no man may hunger.

Further information will gladly be sent to any who desireit. A letter, preferably with a stamped and addressedenvelope, to Corso, Box 2500, Wellington is all that isrequired.

The observance of this F.F.H.C. Sunday will usher inan F.F.H.C. week that will culminate in the house to houseappeal on Saturday, June 16.

Brethren, pray for us.Yours sincerely,

(Signed) H. C. Dixon.Secretary F.F.H.C. Committee.

Rev. Roland Hart


BAPTIST FORUM

This fo rum is open to all w h o h a v e a n y t h i n g vital to say ofin t e re s t to the who le Denomina t ion . Le t t e r s submi t t ed are publ i shedat t h e d iscre t ion of t h e edi tor . W r i t e r s a r e asked to use only oneside of t h e paper , to wr i t e or type on eve ry second line and to m a r kc lear ly at t h e foot of t h e l e t t e r the n u m b e r of words . Two h u n d r e dw o r d s i s the usua l m a x i m u m . T h e n a m e and address of the wr i t e rm u s t be inc luded even w h e r e a n o m - d e - p l u m e is used. Shor t l e t te r sa re often t h e best .

EDITOR'S Note: See Editorial for comment on Brook Hays' visit tothe Pope.

"FELLOW CHRISTIAN, I N D E E D ! "D e a r Brother ,—May I express my appreciat ion of t h e g rea t

a m o u n t of good work you pu t in as you p roduce mon th af ter m o n t hour " B a p t i s t . "

But , Bro ther , t ha t p a r a g r a p h " B a p t i s t Visits P o p e ! " You wouldbe excused for publ ishing it if your purpose were to adminis te r ar e b u k e to our e r r ing U.S.A. b r o t h e r and to express the thoroughdisapproval of all Mew Zealand Baptists . However , it would appeartha t you qui te approve of the visit, and of the Pope being re fe r redto as a " f e l l o w Christ ian." " F e l l o w C h r i s t i a n , " indeed! Who is re-sponsible for t h e persecut ion of Chris t ians in South America?Who is the one behind t h e opposition to the Gospel in near ly everymission field in the world?

No, if men such as th is are to be called b r o t h e r Chris t ians byso-called evangelical Baptis ts , t hen i t will no t be very long beforeI am ashamed to sign myself

" B A P T I S T " .

THAT VISIT TO THE POPEDear Sir.—Your ar t ic le , " B a p t i s t Visits the P o p e , " on page

86 of t h e New Zealand Baptist , wi thout any edi torial comment , willb r ing dis t ress to most of your r e a d e r s who see it. Who would havethough t , one genera t ion removed from Dr J. J. Nor th , such anar t ic le on "po l i t i ca l R o m e " could have appeared in the New Zea-land Baptis t? This sort of thing lends fuel to the fire for those whobel ieve (wrongly) t h a t t h e Baptist Church in New Zealand is losingt h e courage of its c o n v i c t i o n . Romanism (with its supremeauthor i ty in the Church) and Pro tes tan t i sm (the Word of God itssole author i ty) can never become one. Why become provocat ive anddisrupt, t h e harmony of our denominat ion by such " q u i s l i n g "ar t ic les to the fai th of our fa thers?

Yours because His,NORMAN E. MCGREGOR.

SOME COMMENT NEEDEDVisit to Pope by Mr Hays, page 86 in "Baptist"

D e a r Sir,—At the conclusion of our Executive meet ing on Mon-day evening, r e fe rence was made to this news item published inour denominat iona l paper . It was in t roduced by a 1ady who is arecen t conver t from Roman Catholicism, and she could not under-s tand why the " B a p t i s t " would include such a re ference , as i t cutt h e g round from u n d e r h e r feet in ta lking wi th o the r RomanCatholics .

After a full discussion, and explanat ion of wha t was actuallypubl i shed , t h e following resolut ion was carr ied:—

" T h a t th is Association wri te to the Edi tor r eg re t t ing tha t thisn e w s i tem was publ i shed wi thout some cover ing commen t be-cause of the possible misunders t and ing in the minds of some ofour r e a d e r s . "

It was felt that the "Baptist" is our p ropaganda pape r and weshould be g u a r d e d in i ts publ icat ion.

Yours in good fellowship,OLIVER L. STOTT, Secretory .

Otago and South land Association.

THE WORLD COUNCILDear Sir.—In the May Baptist it is affirmed tha t W.C.C.

has no th ing to fear from " s p e a k i n g the t r u t h in love ."That is a self-evident fact and one tha t mus t be gree ted wi th

loving approval by N.C.C. advocates and by those who suppor tI.C.C.C.

I t i s t r u e t h a t we canno t discuss, deba t e or decide unless wehave informat ion re la t ing to bo th sides of th is very impor t an ta r g u m e n t .

I am enclosing " W h a t ' s t h e Di f fe rence , " and would lovingly asktha t you publish it in full.

More free l i t e r a t u r e m a y be obta ined f rom P.O. Box 10005, Bal-mora l Auckland.

T h e Crusade r Bookroom, Well ington, has a s ixpenny booklet ," M a i n t a i n i n g the Evangelical Fa i th Today." I t was r ecommendedby a p rominen t Baptist pastor.

I w o n d e r why the Bible Tra in ing Ins t i tu te will no t p reach , t eachor ins t ruc t on N.C C. or I.C.C.C.?

About 1900 Rev. Alfred Nor th is r epor t ed as having said:" L e t every man be fully pe r suaded in his own mind . " Pra i se

t h e Lord. Let every man seek Holy Spiri t gu idance on this issue andnot be p re s su red by the whiplash of public opinion as d i rec tedby t h e Bapt i s t Union.

" C O N T E N D FOR THE FAITH."Editor's Note: The S t a t emen t publ ished in May was an official

r e p o r t from the execut ive of t h e Union. T h e r e is no room for" p r i n t i n g in f u l l " long s t a t e m e n t s issued by o the r g roups .

SHOULD BE A ROMAN PRIEST?Dear Sir,—I feel t ha t "A Concerned D e a c o n " should be a Roman

Catholic pr iest or a d ic ta tor when he th inks the church should tellpeople how many t imes they should go to church on Sunday. Themost important th ing in public worship is not how many t imeswe go to publ ic worship , bu t the m a n n e r in which we go to worshipGod.

I would also point out tha t not all church m e m b e r s a re gearedto go the same pace as others . The Bible teaches us tha t the Lord ' sDay is a day of res t , yet when you see a lot of church m e m b e r st ea r ing round, you wonder if they really benefit from it. I t is goodfor t h e minis ters , because most of t h e m have Monday off.

Yours sincerely,FREE CHURCHMAN.

STAMPSDear Sir.—Now and again I am asked to look over New Zealand

s tamps which have been used on parcels to missionaries and t h e nr e t u r n e d to New Zealand for sale as " u s e d s t amps . "

May I offer a few comment s to those in te res ted to recover ingsome of the heavy postal charges .

A: Ask for HIGH value s t a m p s — £ 1 and 10s a re wor th consider-ably more than or or Arms type. B: INSIST on adhesive s tamps .Do NOT be put off with the new method p r in t ed labels now in usein some of the l a rger offices. C: Pas te the s tamps on p a p e r NOTdirect on to the canvas. See t ha t they a re securely pas ted down—watch par t icular ly the corners . Damaged co rne r s ruin a s tamp.

I have on my table now 12 copies of the 10s Q.E. F o u r a r e ingood condit ion. Seven are creased or with corners damaged . Oneis badly torn all th rough being not securely fastened to the cover.If you have any t rouble in get t ing the service you a re ent i t led to ,then see the Postmaster or even go higher , to the Chief Pos tmas te r ,Postal officials general ly a r e most helpful , b u t t h e r e a re one or two" s n a g s " still on deck.

Yours sincerely," M O N E Y FOR W A S T E " .

YOUTH STATISTICSDear Sir,—The Baptis t Year Book is something wor th having on

one 's bookshelf. May I be pe rmi t t ed to make a suggest ion for animprovement in the statistics re la t ing to Chris t ian educat ion.

Firstly: Where a Church opera tes more than one Sunday School,place al l the names toge ther . As examples , in t h e Cent ra l Distr ict .Where are Awatoto? Morewa? Riverslea? Spotswood? Vogel town?Whenuakura? I f these schools could be " a t t a c h e d " to the homechurch one could see then the t rue position of the work of eachchurch in the Union. Secondly; Change the head ing of " G i r l s 'Br igade, Cadets , G u i d e s " to read " G i r l s ' Life Br igade ; Girl Guides ."The correc t name of the organisat ion should be used and as the"cadets" is pa r t of the G.L.B. the use of the t e r m is superfluous.Thirdly: Where a company or t roop is associated with two or m o r eschools, then place a b racke t indicat ing tha t the m e m b e r s do notall come from the one school.

Yours s incerely," Y - B " .

"BAPTIST FORUM"Dear Sir,—I have recently been confronted with the doctrine of

Conditional Immortality and am appalled at the hazy ideas I haveconcerning the believer's resurrection. Those holding the ConditionalImmortality doctrine (including a fair number of Baptists, I under-stand) maintain that the "soul" of a person is his entire personality(body, mind and spirit), and thus when a "believing soul" dies,nothing of him remains to be united with Christ until the daywhen Christ returns and all in the graves are raised with newglorified bodies.

The thought of completely losing my existence for possiblyhundreds of years awaiting the coming of Christ is abhorrent to me,but on reading through the New Testament I find innumerablereferences to Christ raising the dead on the Last Day (especiallyJohn 6: 39 ff.). and none to an immediate union with Christ apartfrom Luke 23: 43 and probably Phil. 1: 23.

The parable which Jesus told of the rich man and Lazarusdefinitely gives the idea of conscious existence and remembrance inan intermediate state between death and the final judgment.

However, how do we explain verses like 1 Thess. 4: 13-18, whichstate that the dead in Christ are raised when He returns? Is itmerely their bodies which await resurrection

EX-NELSONIAN.

"RE HARD-UP"Dear Sir,—I would like to reply to "Hard-up" in the April

"Baptist."While I do not support her in her attitude, I would like to say

that it there are three collection boxes on the table, then sheought to protest to the people concerned in her own particularchurch, as I am quite sure that this is not normal procedure. Whilethe giving is very important, it is not the most important, and I dothink that there are some B.W.M.U.'s that should give this pointconsiderable attention. I believe that if the prayer side is put firstand the great need of our Mission Field emphasised, then thegiving will automatically follow.

I would like to point out a few things to "Hard-up." Firstly: Ifshe is a member of a Baptist Church, then whether she likes it ornot, she has taken on herself the responsibility of bringing thepeople of India and East Pakistan to Christ. If she is not preparedto go herself, then she is under an obligation to support those thatdo. Secondly: If she tithed what income she does receive, whetherit be small or great, giving to the Lord's work would never be aproblem. (Try it and see.) Thirdly: We read in the Scriptures thatthe Lord loveth a cheerful giver—so "Hard-up" Self-Denial Weekis approaching—what about it? Perhaps if you read Ezekiel 33, andparticularly verses 7 and 8 you will understand how important ourattitude is.

"B.W.M.U. MEMBER".


THAT ONE MANSomeone has said that evangelism is one beggar, the Chris-

tian, telling another beggar, the non-Christian, where to getfood.

But is either really a beggar ? The Christian was once abeggar, but now he is wealthy, not necessarily with a goodbank balance, but nevertheless rich in resources worthsharing. He is no mendicant crying at the gate; he is ason in his Father's household, gratefully aware of privilegeand responsibility.

And the non-Christian? Is he a beggar? Not in thiscountry . . . not while he has the Golden Kiwi to lay eggsfor him. Grinding poverty has nothing to commend it, andwe can be thankful that in New Zealand there is work andfood and clothing for everyone. But those who are well fedare apt to grow self-satisfied; our race stands, our beachesand our picture houses are full, but our churches are not.The guests will not come to the feast. The highways and thebyways are thronged, but the " r i c h " cannot compel the" p o o r " to come in and eat with him.

The " p o o r " has concerns of his own . . . his garage to build,his boat to paint, his lawns to mow, his family to take out.Oh yes, he believes in God, but he has no time to think aboutHim. Why should he? He is not sick or anything.

The lame, the halt and the blind . . . where are they?They are right here, in our street, next door to us, but theyare not aware of any particular handicap. They do not wantto walk erect and they do not want to see clearly. Theyare doing very nicely as they are, and they will thank younot to bother them.

Visiting in our locality recently to ask the " h u n g r y " to a"banquet" (a two week crusade) I had the chance to testthe response of the average man and woman to the invita-tion given in the name of Christ and the Baptist Church.Members of sister denominations were warmly appreciativeof our efforts, but those whose hearts and homes were bareof spiritual amenities were quick to deny their need, andto close the door firmly on advances in friendship and ex-pressions of concern. " N o charity, thank you," was theirstiff-lipped attitude, " w e can take care of ourselves, asyou can very well see."

One brief interview sent me away deep in thought. Thelady of the house pronounced herself of the Jewish faith, andwe spoke awhile of our common heritage . . . God's revela-tion of Himself in the Old Testament. I pressed on to Christthe Messiah, so surely set forth in its pages, but shestopped me crying " A h ! If it was not for Him, you and Icould worship together today! Our religion is your religion. . . or it should be. What a pity the break ever came!And it was all because of that One Man!"

How terribly true! We gazed at each other over that"middle wall of partition," both regretting the height of it.That Christ, in dying, had broken it down she could notaccept. Oh, the wasted Sacrifice! I turned away in sadness.I desired with all my heart to give, but she had no wish toreceive.

The further I went the more strongly I realised that shehad voiced a universal objection. The rejection of me atalmost every door was the rejection of my Lord. The people'squarrel is not so much with God, as with the Man, ChristJesus. The idea of a Creator, away off somewhere in thecentre of His Universe minding His Own business is a con-ception they can stomach, but the thought of a Saviour toforgive their sins is anathema to them. Whose sins? Theyare not wicked! The mental picture of a Man on a Crosswith His life blood running away makes them uncom-fortable. Why should this scene be related to them? Whyshould they in any way be held responsible? Like Pilate,they prefer to wash their hands of the whole thing. Likethe Jewish lady along the road, they said, in effect, " W ecould be friends with you, but for that One Man."

How to get through to these men and women, that is theburning question. How to get over the wall to where theylive . . .? Thank God, one here and one there, in response tothe love and concern of relative or friend or preacher, isbrought into the light and warmth of Home, but what of thethousands around us?


MEET MRS RUTH LINRecently two of us from New Zealand, visiting Taiwan

(Formosa), were shown around a leprosy clinic by thenursing sister in charge and a quiet gentlemanly Formosanwho had been one of her patients (in another district) andwho now was quite recovered and was acting as a businessmanager.

The two workers took turns at explaining things. Quiteplainly they were a real team. When we were taken to theneat and tastefully appointed cottage next door for lunch,it was she who served, but it was he who asked the blessing.These two were husband and wife!

It was a story, at once moving, beautiful, exciting—a storyI immediately wanted to share with others. But I felt it wouldbe a sort of invasion of privacy to write about it. Then Ifound that the press of Formosa had already featured it andnot always with sympathy or restraint. So I now feel I canshare it and ask for prayerful support for these twooutstanding Christians.

They were, of course, poles apart. Sister Ruth Duncanwas the Western missionary nurse at a Formosan leprosycolony. She was bright, able, attractive. She had aneducated taste in music, literature and art. Mr Frank Linwas one of her patients and he had a serious form of thedisease. But he was a man of personality. His family hadbeen one of the leading, in fact one of the ruling, familiesof Formosa in other happier days. And these two were soonin love. He kept his feeling for her a secret—or imaginedhe did—for years. She likewise tried to hide, to bury, herlove. How and when he was cured, how and when he becamea Christian, how and when they declared their love, I amnot sure, but naturally all this took time.

The decision which this young-lady-in-love had to face hadaspects we just cannot guess at! That decision involved herfamily and friends, her mission and her missionary career—in short it involved the whole of her life. Her decision wasnot made quickly. But it was made at last quite positively,with a strong sense of the Divine approval, though it meantseparation from her mission.

After the naturally quiet wedding the pattern of a newlife soon emerged from the first frustrations. His mother,though not a Christian, found a building for a new leprosyclinic for them just next to her home, in an area of highincidence of the disease in South Taiwan. Support for it hasgrown in Formosa, Japan. U.S.A. and more lately in NewZealand. The recently formed Taiwan Leprosy ReliefAssociation has helped them—and they have helped it.

In 1953 a keen young Japanese surgeon, interested inleprosy, had gone to a Mission to Lepers conference atLucknow and there had made a decision to serve Christamong leprosy sufferers with every talent he had. His nameis Dr Saikawa and he has now left a " g o o d " Governmentposition in Japan and is doing special hand, foot and eyesurgery at this South Formosan clinic.

Quite naturally the clinic is becoming very well known.Probably it will become famous.

Now that Frank's mother has died, Ruth and he live inthe family home next to the clinic. He has a little incomefrom the property and of course it is simply income for thisenterprise with which they are so completely identified. Wecan all agree that sympathy with suffering is not enough.Christ-like love requires self-identification with the sufferer.But how difficult this is! In Ruth Lin's story her human lovemade possible a oneness with the sufferer which is a kind ofsymbol for every Christian.

Do we care enough? Do we pray enough? Do we sayenough? Do we make Christ known as the utterly satisfyingOne? We must believe that this day of hardness will pass,and that we shall yet see hungry people seeking for Jesus,and saying to Him humbly " L o r d , evermore give us thisBread."

Helen Gray.149N.Z. BAPTIST—JUNE, 1962.

"THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY GHOST"WHITSUN 1962

Message from the President of the World Council of Churches.

All over the world, in church after church, as part of thegrace or benediction, these words will be used on Pentecost:"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of Godand the fellowship of the Holy Ghost (or the communion ofthe Holy Spirit) be with us all eve rmore" (II Cor. 13: 14).St. Paul's valediction is so familiar to Christian peopleeverywhere that its meaning may easily become blunted, sothat we think of it as no more than a convenient closingformula. This Pentecost we would ask you to pause andponder more deeply the meaning of that rich phrase " t h efellowship of the Holy Ghost," in the setting of thecontemporary world.

The message from the Third Assembly of the WorldCouncil of Churches at New Delhi made this declaration:"We rejoice and thank God that we experience here a widerand a deeper fellowship than before . . . In this fellowshipwe are able to speak and act freely, for we are all partakerstogether with Christ." Six months after the Assembly, weshould not fail to give thanks for the reality of that fellowship.It is not a small thing that in a world torn by so manydivisions, we should have been able to discover such ameasure of common purpose concerning the unity, witnessand service of the Church. Here we have seen for ourselvesthat the power of the Holy Spirit to bring fellowship out of agreat diversity of nations and languages is as alive todayas on the first Pentecost in Jerusalem long ago. " T h i s isthe Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our e y e s " (Ps. 118:23).

All this, however, is in vain, unless the fellowship of theHoly Ghost is reproduced in countless parishes andcongregations and in the places where men and women dotheir daily work—and we know that it is in small groups thatthis fellowship is often most vividly experienced. But, itmay be asked, how shall we recognise it or distinguish thedivine fellowship from any ordinary kind of humanassociation? We suggest to you that there are three marks(out of many) by which the fellowship of the Holy Spirit canalways be known, though it may have very different outwardforms of expression in different countries and churches.

It centres round Word and Sacrament, round the presenceof Jesus Christ in the midst. This fellowship is not contrivedby men, but given when we are "al l with one accord in oneplace."

It combines, as no other fellowship can, freedom for theindividual with unity in the group. We spend much timedebating the possibility of " u n i t y without uniformity," butthe fellowship of the Holy Spirit appears as the radiantreflection of the divinity of the "spir i tual gifts."

As a fellowship of love, it seeks constantly to draw otherswithin its range. The Holy Spirit can never preside over aclosed society for self-congratulation, but only over an out-going society of forgiveness and service.

Such is the vision of fellowship which Pentecost offers tothe world. This is the fellowship which we would maintainboth for the World Council of Churches and for all its memberchurches, so that " w h e n one member suffers, all themembers suffer with it; when one member is honoured, allthe members rejoice with i t " (1 Cor 12: 28). We call uponyou to pray for this fellowship, to make' it visible in your ownplace through the enabling power of the one Spirit, and totestify to its possibilities for a world in need.

The Presidents of the World Council of Churches.(Archbishop) Michael Cantuar—London.(Archbishop) Iakovos—New York.(Sir) Francis Ibiam—Enugu.(Principal) David G. Moses—Nagpur.(President) Martin Niemoller—Wiesbaden.J. H. Oldham—St. Leonards-on-Sea.Charles Parlin—New York.

SOME PRAYERSO heavenly King, the Comforter, thou Spirit of truth, whoart everywhere present and fillest all things, the treasuryof blessings and giver of life; cleanse us from everystain, and come, take up thine abode within us, O thoustrength of our souls and our salvation for ever.

(Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom).

O God, the Creator and Father of all mankind, who bythy Holy Spirit hast made a diversity of peoples one inthe confession of thy Name: lead them, we beseechthee, by the same Spirit to display to the whole earthone mind in belief and one passion for righteousness;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Gregorian, translated by Eric Milner-White).

Lord, who on this day didst pour the fire of thy Spiritupon the apostles so that they spoke thy word withboldness and many believed and all were of one mindand one heart: kindle thy Church today with that samespirit of faith and unity, so that many throughout theworld will be drawn to thee and proclaim thee.

(Suzanne de Dietrich).

We confess Jesus Christ, Saviour of men and the light ofthe world;

Together we accept His command;We commit ourselves anew to bear witness to Him

among men;We offer ourselves to serve all men in love, that love

which He alone imparts;We accept afresh our calling to make visible our unity

in Him;We pray for the gift of the Holy Spirit for our task.

(From the closing service of the Third Assembly,New Delhi).

NEWS FROM THE COLLEGEBAPTIST THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE

AVAILABLE

To meet a need for more adequate preparation forentrance to and study in the Baptist College, a preparatorycourse is being introduced. The course will be available toany person who feels he or she may ultimately be called toapply for College training for the ministry, foreign mis-sion, deconess training, Maori or other work.

Enrolment in the course will be without obligation toeither the applicant or the College to enter for, or to beaccepted ultimately for College Training.

Each applicant will be prescribed a course of study andpractical work best suited to his previous training, hispresent ability and his ultimate aims. All study and prac-tical work will be done by the applicant in his own time.

After enrolment each student will be under the supervisionof a competent person appointed by the College.

Application for enrolment may be made at any time onthe necessary form available from the Principal of the Bap-tist College (85 Victoria Avenue, Remuera) who will behappy to answer any enquiries.



STAMPS! STAMPS! STAMPS!Dear Girls and Boys,—Our pos tman is going to have a busy

t ime del iver ing big parcels , small ones, fat ones, thin ones, andall shapes and sizes He will be th ink ing tha t Uncle Phi l is havingall his b i r thdays at once! I will have to let him into the secretand tell h im it is S tamp m o n t h and tha t the gir ls and boys ofour Chi ldren 's Column are busy sending in thousands and thous-ands of s t amps which a re to be sold to raise money for o u rBaptist Chi ldren 's Home at Manurewa nea r Auckland.

Last year you sent in more than half-a-million s tamps , andtha t was a splendid effort. For the e ighth year in succession Ox-ford Te r r ace Sunday School sen t in the most s tamps with 87,570.The largest parcel sent in by one of our member s , GeoffreyNewell, of Oxford Ter race , conta ined 18,000 s tamps. The nextlargest parcel came from Colin Sanders , of Hanover S t ree t , with17,600 s tamps. I am wonder ing who has collected the most th isyear . We shall soon know.

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO1. Ga the r all the used s tamps you can find. The re is no need

to c lear t h e m or t ie t h e m in bundles . P e r h a p s you cannotsend in very many , bu t even a few will help.

2. On a luggage label wr i te your name , age, address , SundaySchool, and the n u m b e r of s t amps (if you have a la rge number ,a simple way to ge t the total is to weigh one ounce and countthem—then weigh all the s tamps and find out how many ounces andso, how many s tamps) .

3. Place t h e s tamps in a b a g (salt bags or flour bags a re use-ful). Put the luggage label in n e a r the top and post t hem, NOLATER THAN JUNE 20. to:—

If you have more than 5,000, post the parce l d i rec t to Rev. E.W. Bat ts 126 Highgate , Dunedin .

If you have fewer than 5,000, post the parcel to Uncle Phil ,c /o Rev. P. A. C. Pe t e r s , 46 Glen St ree t , Timaru.

SPECIAL PRIZESThere will be pr izes for those sending in the larges t n u m b e r

of s tamps and ex t ra marks as fellows:—Up to 200 s tamps, 5 marks ;200-1,000 s tamps , 10 marks ; 1,000-2,000 s tamps, 20 marks ; 2,000-5,000s tamps , 30 marks ; 5,000-10,000 s tamps , 40 marks ; over 10,000 s tamps ,50 m a r k s

OTHER HELPERSParcels of s t amps from o ther in te res ted fr iends will be wel-

comed.PRIZES: We have to congra tu la te 14 prize-winners th is month .

Seventh t ime , Suzanne Andrews : f i f th t ime, Ronald Adams, FayHadden, Jenn i fe r Smi th ; fourth tune , Margaret Ackroyd; th i rd t ime,Joy Adams, Aran McEwan, Evan Park in , Ngaire Rogers; secondt ime, Mary Norr is ; f i rs t t ime, Averill Crawford, Jud i th Frew, Gar thWard, Susan Webster .

NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to n ine new member s this month .They are Ruth Biggs (Nelson), Pe t e r Blackwood (Tawa-Linden),Berverley Brownless (Wakatane) , Malcolm Capon (Ashburton), Pe te rEaton (Pleasant Valley). Helen Fougere (Esk Street ) , P e t e r I rv ine ,Helen O'Reilly (Waihi), Robyn Young (Belmont).

DONATIONS: Many thanks to the following fr iends for the i rwelcome donat ions to the Prize Fund : Mrs M. H., 10s; Mrs H. P. ,£ 1 .

The Cross, for him, meant that all other interests, all otherloves (and he loved more truly than most), were secondary to hislove for his Lord. Yet his family and his friends, far from resent-ing this, loved him the more deeply. His children received "theabiding impression that goodness was desirable, reasonable andutterly joyful, the only real fun in the world."

"When I go Home," he declared in his old age, "work willbegin in eternity the very next morning. Life is not a blind alley;its a thoroughfare, closing in twilight, opening in dawn."

This book is the finished product of an experienced writer, andcan be commended without qualification.

H. G.

THE SHAPE OF DEATH

Jaroslav Pelikan: The Shape of Death: Life, Death, and Im-mortality in the Early Fathers.

Jaroslav Pelikan is a noted Lutheran minister and historianfrom Chicago who in the above work raises some interestingquestions about immortality, with particular reference to the earlyfathers. The author states plainly enough in his conclusion that"by the grace of His cross, our Lord Jesus Christ has changedthe shape of death." But for the rest "death is uncharted." Onehas the impression that the author is looking for authority tosupplement Scripture he cannot interpret. This authority he cannotfind, though he admires the fathers that draw most heavily uponGreek sources for inspiration. The early fathers by no means helda consistent doctrine in regard to the nature of man and thenature of death. (The problem of those who are inclined to ele-vate the authority of the fathers in matters of doctrine.) Tatian,for instance, struggles to rid Christian doctrine from Greekphilosophy on the immortality of the soul. In doing so he takes ahigh view of God's sovereignty as being able to create a humanbeing in the first place and to re-create him after death. ForTatian the soul could never appear by itself without the body. Norwill the flesh rise again without the soul. This high view of thebody results in a doctrinal emphasis on resurrection. To Pelikanthis is contusing and very Old Testament. After all, he says, "ifChristian theology is to make sense of the references to the'soul ' in the Bible it needs a doctrine of the soul from some othersource . . ." so Christian though' has borrowed from the specula-tion of several centuries of Greek thinkers regarding the distinc-tion between body and soul. To the view of modern scholarshipwhich laments this borrowing. Pelikan turns his back. He does notbelieve that Christian theology should stay with the teaching of theBible about the soul because he can't understand it. Precisely hisview is "either Christians are not to speak about the soul in anyconsistent and reasoned manner at all, or they must be willing tolearn about the soul from other places in addition to their scrip-tures" (p. 34).

So he turns to the Fathers who borrow from Greece.It is precisely here that Pelikan enters the mists. He loves

The Greek notions of the immortality of the soul. Yet he knowsfull well about the evidences of psychology. So in a lame way heconcludes "all the clinical information about death at our dis-posal only makes the mystery of death more profound and thiswonder more haunting." (p. 123). At this point the teaching ofHoly Scripture surely states plainly the Christian hope of resur-rection. Our Lord says according to St. John:

"This is the will of him that sent me, that everyone whichseeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life-and I will raise him up at the last day.

And as St. Paul saith:"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven . . . and the

dead in Christ shall rise first:"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up to-

gether with them, in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and soshall be ever be with the Lord."

"Wherefore comfort one another with these words."This is the Catholic faith from which Pelikan wanders.

D. D.

TWO BOOKS FOR TEENAGERS

"Trudy Married," by Mary Alice Faid, although the eighth ina series based on this lovable girl, is a helpful book for girls whoare trying to find useful avenues of Christian service.

The second book is about four friends who, leaving schooldaysbehind and going their different paths, find their own ways ofserving Christ. This book is entitled "St. Margaret's Girls BranchOut," by Helen S. Humphries. Both books, which are publishedby Pickering and Inglis, should make welcome gifts or awards.

P. A. C. P.

"All About Arun"—A painting-story book for children.The Publicity Committee of our Society has done us a great

service in producing this painting book. The narrative andgeneral idea is that of two of our missionaries, Dr Nola Ivory andMiss Olwyn Kemp. Ten of the blocks were prepared in Aus-tralia and five of them by an art teacher in Auckland Arun is areal life character from Hachupara. Parents can introduce him totheir families. They can paint this loveable Tripura lad at playwork and school

Seldom do we have such an opportunity to interest our chil-dren in our own missionary work. Let us seize it, now that it ishere. We commend the book to Ropeholder leaders and SundaySchool teachers. Buy them for your group or class. The price is2s and they are available from the Baptist Book Centres

R. E. B.

BOOK REVIEWSHAROLD ST. JOHN

A Portrait by his Daughter, Patricia St. John. (Pickering and Inglis.)There will be many in New Zealand to reach out eager hands

for this biography, for Mr St. John is well remembered here. Hepreached in our cities in 1934 and again three years later.

In forty years of travelling in varied countries as a Bibleteacher, he made lasting friendships, and left indelible impressionsof a man who walked with God. His Christianity had that luminousquality which is self-evident, and is acquired only by those wholive every moment of every day in the presence of Christ.

At the age of eighteen he met the Lord, and until his death inhis seventies he made a study of the Book "so marvellous that itcost the death of Christ to make its production possible; so power-ful that by it alone we can keep ourselves from the power of thedestroyer."

So intently and consistently did he study, that one well fitted tojudge described him as the man who knew his Bible better thananyone else in Britain. Yet, to him, Christ in the heart was moreimportant than the Bible in the head.

"The Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ," he said, "never meansa thing to us until it takes our breath away and becomes thebiggest thing in life."


NEW CHURCHAT

TE AWAMUTU

The main auditorium of the new church at Te Awamutuhas side walls almost entirely of glass, and the slightlysloping roof is supported in two rows of slender square steelcolumns. The pulpit is centrally placed with the baptistry onthe one side and the choir and organ on the other. Entry toand entry from the baptistry are not visible from theauditorium due to the strategic placing of screen walls, one ofwhich finished in a blue fabric surface, forms a backgroundsetting to the pupit and the baptistry.

The baptistry is raised above the main floor level and hasa large clear glass panel in the front.

Entry to the church is by way of a covered canopythrough a spacious lobby with adjacent cloaks, into whatmight be called an annexe. This forms an extension to thelobby and can be used as a drying room and for extra seatingwhen this is required. It is separated from the mainauditorium by a full-length glass screen and is lighted by thelarge floor to ceilng serrated end window of the church.

A simple but effective colour scheme has been adoptedfor the interior, use being made of turquoise, mushroom andgrey relieved by white window frames and light ceiling. Thewoodwork is mostly natural finish in oak.

The exterior is in a medium brown Huntly brick withwhite points, which gives a pleasant soft effect and this isset off by the white window frames throughout.

Provision has been made for the softening effect offlowers and plants, both inside and out; a flower box is placedbelow the large end window and the front and sides of the

baptistry, and below the main glass screen both haveadequate troughs for containing flowers or the growing ofplants.

The building is 63 feet long and 42 feet wide and will havean ordinary seating capacity of 250. This, however, can easilybe extended to over 300—the number expected at thededication service.

The cost of the building and furnishings was £13,000, witha further £1,000 for a new electronic organ.

The church's outside indebtedness will be about £3,000.Fine weather marked the opening of the new church on

February 24, when over 300 assembled. Outside the churchthe Doxology was sung and a prayer of blessing pronouncedby the minister, Rev. J. D. Jensen. The architect, Mr C.Sanderson, then handed the key to Miss Eyre (oldest memberof the church) and the doors were opened.

Rev. Jensen presided at the dedication service at whichRev. F. H. Lloyd, our president, brought a very challengingaddress in which he emphasised the living character of thetrue church. The Scripture was read by Rev. J. Churchill(Methodist), secretary of Te Awamutu Ministers' Association,and prayer was offered by Rev. J. Beck, president of SouthAuckland Association and Rev. Rex Goldsmith, M.A.

At afternoon tea-time good wishes were brought on behalfof the community by His Worship, Mr C. F. Jacobs, Mayorof Te Awamutu. The church Secretary, Mr L. W. Wellington,suitably replied.

W.C.T.U. DOMINION CONVEVTIONClose on one hundred delegates from all parts of New

Zealand met in Timaru recently for the Seventy-fifthDominion Convention of the Women's Christian TemperanceUnion. The communion service, conducted by the Rev. W.Chambers, of the Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev.R. L. Fursdon, of the Baptist Church, at the commencementof convention brought afresh the thought that we were allone in our Lord, as delegates from all denominations metaround His table. This was followed by an impressivememorial service conducted by the Dominion President,Mrs Rankin, in which 88 of our sisters who had answeredthe home-call, were honoured.

The convention, through remits, asked the Governmentfor stricter enforcement of the law prohibiting persons under21 from being served with or obtaining intoxicating drink;that the broadcasting service should maintain censorshipon serials portraying liberal drinking by cutting scripts ofportrayal of such, as this advertises the habit if not thebrand consumed; that the donors of gift monies to church,charitable and philanthropic purposes be not assessed fortaxation; and the convention deplored the establishment bythe Government of large numbers of lotteries which arebeing held in New Zealand. It urged the curtailment of these,as they will foster increasingly the gambling evil alreadyrife in this country. A remit also asked that liquor be notserved on the new ferry steamer between Picton andWellington. Horror films, nuclear tests, and the introductionof football pools were also framed into remits.


Karl Barth gives last Lecture to Class

Professor Karl Barth delivered his last lecture at theUniversity of Basel on the subject of "love." The famedSwiss theologian, who is 76, is retiring after more than 27years as professor of theology there.

In his concluding lecture Dr Barth told his class thattheological work is certain only where it is carried out inlove, but that it is no mere chance that the apostle Paul usedthe word agape, not the word eros.

" In both uses of the word," he said, " l o v e means seekingsomeone else with one's whole heart, but love in the agapesense can also mean being free for that other person, becauseone has oneself received freedom. This love is sovereign,long-suffering and patient." To compare agape and eros, headded is "like comparing Mozart and Beethoven. In theologyeros cannot be the dominating principle; it can only be theservant of theology."

A successor has not yet been named to replace Dr Barth.The university's board was known to favour German theo-logian Helmut Gollwitzer of Berlin, but his name was with-drawn after the Basel City Council of Education protestedthe selection because of his alleged pro-Communist leanings.

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Dominion officers elected were: President, Mrs. F.Rankin, Nelson; Vice-President and Legal and ParliamentaryDirector, Mrs L. K. V. Grigg, Wellington; CorrespondenceSecretary, Mrs A. L. Kelsay, Auckland; Recording Secretary,Mrs A. Jarvis, Wanganui; Treasurer, Mrs J. H. Grigg,Wellington; "White Ribbon" Editor, Mrs C. H. Singleton,Levin; " W h i t e Ribbon" Business Manager, Mrs H. Melvin,Whakatane. C. M. K.


TRIPURA NEWSFORTH TO HARVEST—

Easter is a time of intense activity for the workers ofthe Tripura Baptist Christian Union. Months of wintertouring culminate for district preachers and missionariesin special services and teaching meetings; the first term'swork in the Bible School, learning the life of Jesus, isworked out in practice in the villages; and through thecelebration of this central festival of the death and resur-rection of Jesus new Christians learn their first spiritualsteps in the life of victory.

This month we bring you a sheaf of news reports of thedistrict work that has been going on over the past fewmonths in the evangelisation of new villages and the build-ing up of the church in its faith. As we go to press allthe reports of Easter witness are not to hand; what followsis but the beginning of the story; look for the continua-tion next month.

NEW METHODS IN KULAI . . .MISS KEMP AND MISS DENHAM SEND US THIS NEWS.

With the coming of road communications a great changehas taken place in this and other districts. Whereas be-fore this particular area had to be reached through Pakis-tan, one can now travel from Agartala to Kulai (55 miles)within four hours. Further development has meant theopening up of the Ompi area where we now have severalchurches. This particular district is a large one and has in-volved the pastors and evangelists in much travelling. Nowwe have a pastor in each of the Khowai andKamalpur districts so strengthening the work and enablingmore to be accomplished.

The churches of the Kamalpur area are the older of thetwo, and we find that from these villages many young menhave gone out as teachers to other areas. There is a grow-ing concern among the workers for more teaching in thechurch and among the non-Christians. This has led to dis-cussions and changes which are spreading to the Khowaidistrict.

"Unity is strength", and so it was felt that through alack of this, progress has been slow and many opportuni-ties for witness have been lost. For this reason a com-bined prayer meeting is now held each Sunday after-noon and a monthly Christian Endeavour meeting to whichall Christians of the Kamalpur district are invited.

Hand in hand with this is a growing concern for the workamong women and children. Language is one of the reasonsfor the lack of Bible teaching among women, and so it ishoped to form more women's groups for simple BibleStudy. By promoting better teaching methods in SundaySchool we hope to help the masters to present the story ina simpler and more interesting way.

Rev E. R. Mills has this to say . . . after six weeks inHachupara.

"I have three outstanding impressions after our shortstay here. First, the friendliness of the village people,their interest in us and the free way in which they visitour home. I have been able to visit several nearby villages,including one where work began only this year, andrejoice in the opportunity to observe village life at closequarters and share in the work of the churches here.Secondly, the reliable and effective work of the Riangevangelist here, Teliram, with whom I have had opportu-nity of discussion and travel. Thirdly, the great needs ofthe church here: especially for women's work and formore trained workers from the Riang tribe, like Teliram."

Like the Khowai-Kamalpur presbytery, the Kailasaharpresbytery is also concerned about the standard of itsSunday Schools. Rev. Gordon Jones, assistant pastor toPastor Lalhuala, sent this report:

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET

In the Kailasahar Presbytery (Association) we haverecently held three, four-day conferences of Sunday Schoolteachers.

Two areas of the Presbytery comprise Darlong villageswhose people can largely understand the Lushai language.For these we use Lushai lesson material based on the cur-riculum of the India Sunday School Union. This curricu-lum has a carefully graded series of lessons, in a three-year cycle in each grade, so that a person can attend Sun-day School from three years of age to seventeen withoutrepeating any year. (This does not work fully here,because most villages are not big enough to run all thegrades). This, however, does not cater for the adult Sun-day School classes, which have been established for manyyears among the Lushais and Darlongs. The Presbyterytherefore chooses a book of the Bible to be studied indetail through the year. The local choice this year wasRevelation.

At the first conferences held at Murual and Saikar vil-lages, Pastor Lalhuala gave a detailed outline of Revela-tion, which he had carefully apportioned out for each Sun-day of the year. Each village has bought two paper-backLushai commentaries on the book, which interpret fromdiffering viewpoints, one " p r e t e r i s t " and one "futur is t ."(I would have got them only one, the one that I agree with,but the pastor likes to be impartial!)

I gave brief outlines of the syllabi for the children'sclasses, plus some elementary child psychology. We alsotried our hand at practice story-telling, drawing onbanana leaves, clay modelling and acting. I discoveredthat there has never been any expression work done in anyof the Sunday Schools in this Presbytery!

The third conference at Jalchora in the Manu area, hadto deal with a different syllabus, as Bengali is the mainlanguage there, and the I.S.S.U.'s new curriculum has notyet been translated into Bengali. The teachers here hadreservations about clay modelling fearing that non-Christians would think the Christians were making idols!

At each conference fifteen to twenty men were present,and we felt it was worth while having these times ofretreat and study.

MORE ENQUIRERS . . .Very recently we had a further report from Miss Den-

ham about a visit to Gontachara near Kulai where she hasbeen conducting afternoon children's meetings. This timeshe went and stayed overnight, using the opportunity topreach to the adults as well.

"By the time we thought they had all arrived, we beganand more than filled the room. I tried to teach them a fewchoruses with the help of Kamala Mulsum (Ex- St. Paul'sgirl) and then spoke on "the wages of sin is death." Andfrom there to Easter week. All the time more people keptcoming and we had to migrate to a larger room. I beganagain; they listened well—probably about 20 men and sixboys and more in the shadows of the room.

"After asking the question what would they do to acceptChrist, and pausing to let it sink in they broke into dis-cussion among themselves. I tried to explain what faith is.. . suddenly at 9.45 p.m., one senior man said, ' We will

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The pupils of St. Paul's School, Agar ta la.

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build a church in the next few days and then ask for some-one to teach us regularly'."

In that village are four tribes—including Tripura, Koloy,Mulsum—all represented at Miss Denham's meeting. AtEaster the pastor and Bible School students went again.

Mr Jones gave us a further note on his work . . .

MISSIONARY AS PASTORAt its Assembly in February, the Tripura Baptist Union

was again faced with the fact that in the Kailasahar Pres-bytery, which needs three pastors, there was only one. Asa suitable man, Babu Upen Das, had applied to become apastor, he was appointed to serve in the Manu (southern)area of the Presbytery. This left a double area for pastorLalhuala. As I live within it, the Assembly then appointedme as Assistant Pastor to him for the central area for thisyear, so that he could give his main attention to the nor-thern area.

This is wonderful in theory, to have a missionary as alocal pastor under the national church; but it means thatI shall be able to do practically nothing in the JampuiPresbytery, where also the Union Executive had previouslyasked me to assist; and a pastor who cannot speak hispeople's language (Darlong) is severely limited.

I have so far, officiated at a baptism and at an infantdedication service, by reading out the necessary questionsin the people's language (not understanding them myself).For normal preaching, an interpreter translates from myBengali into Darlong. It is obviously important to learn thislanguage, if only time would allow.

In Agartala, the Church invited the pastor of the Manuarea in Kailasahar to speak at five special services onGood Friday and Easter Sunday. Members of the churchand Christian Endeavour distributed tracts over the wholeof the southern part of the city on those two days.

Miss Burtenshaw took a group of High School girls fromthe hostels to the village of Baisankhala near Hachuparato share the inspiration of Easter with the village youngpeople.

From the Bible School, Rev. B. K. Smith, Tutor AmritaRai, and a student, cycled out to conduct special Easterservices for a group of local Christian villages: Nageswara,Dholachara, Dhupchara and Garamchara. On Good Fridaythe combined meeting was held at Garamchara and onEaster Day at Dholachara, and about 25 adults, plus chil-dren, gathered.

Mr C. F. Gaze was invited to address the students ofthe local Government Training College on the significanceof Easter. This was followed by a discussion. One lecturerasked, "Why did God worry about Hindus, and otherswho already have perfectly good religions of their own,sufficiently to go to all that trouble?" What would you havesaid?

In Shillong, Assam, a conference of all the ChristianEndeavourers of North-East India was held. The GartalaC.E.'s raised enough money to send one of their own youngmen, Ranen Sangma, to Shillong as their representative.

OTHER NEWS FROM TRIPURA

It was good to see Zokomuana back from his final yearmedical studies at Vellore in South India. He was on hisway home for a month's holiday, awaiting the result of hisfinal examination. After twelve months' resident work, alsoat Vellore, he is to join the staff of our hospital atAgartala.

His sister, Khumi, who has been a teacher, and morerecently a hostel mistress, at St. Paul's, left in April atthe school holidays to go home. There is a need for asuitable lady to replace her.

Pupils, staff and friends of St. Paul's gathered on Mon-day, April 16, for a sad occasion—the farewell to the head-master, Chitta Babu, whose visa to work in India is expir-ing and who must therefore go back to Pakistan. Thehostel children at a feast, and the whole school at a fare-well meeting, paid tribute to twelve years' good workamong the young people by Chitta Babu and his wife.

The replacement for Chitta Babu is Lalbulliana Rokhum(Kuki) B.A., who is due to complete his training as ateacher in the first week in June and rejoin the staff inJuly.

. . . from PAKISTANYouth Camp. "What is that badge you are wearing?"

enquired the Muslim man. " T h i s is our Christian YouthCamp badge—we are travelling to Brahmanbaria for our1962 Youth C a m p " was the eager reply. This was part ofa conversation which took place on the train between Chand-pur and Brahmanbaria when the young people were travel-ling to the youth camp which was held April 12 to 15. Andwhat a grand time it proved to be—for leaders and cam-pers alike. The very full programme of sports, concert,singing, quizzes, sermon and Bible reading competitions,daily prayer meetings, Bible studies and messages kepteveryone occupied.

Rev. J. N. Biswas, Bible lecturer from the Birisiri BibleSchool gave several challenging messages on " Y o u t h andthe Church"; timely, searching studies which called eachyoung person to consecrated service in the Church of JesusChrist.

A small booklet on the Lord's Prayer, written recently bya Bengali Christian lady, was the basis for the BibleStudies. Several young people expressed their joy at hav-ing been led to a deeper understanding of the meaningof the Lord's Prayer and to see the necessity of Prayerin the Christian life.

A brief evaluation of Youth Camp 1962. In spite of asmaller number present this year—due to various difficul-ties—camp 1962 was voted "the best ever." Why was thisso? Youth camp has become an integral part of the Year'sYouth programme, to which the young people feel they MUSTgo, both to give and to receive; they go to camp ex-pecting God to work and He does. More people are prayingintelligently for our Youth camp than ever before, both inEast Pakistan and in New Zealand. Youth camp 1962 was"the best e v e r " both in the spirit of camp and because ofthe spiritual impact on the young people. Please praythat the lasting influence of this camp may also be the"best ever."

Missionaries. Owing to poor health, Miss McKessar leftfor furlough on April 26, by plane, arrived in New Zealandat the end of April. May-June is holiday time for mostmissionaries in East Pakistan. So please rememberthese folk while they are on holiday, that the invigoratingmountain air will refresh them, and when they return to theplains they will be ready to face another year's work.

Dates for your Diary. The 1962 Bible Schools and Chil-dren's Weeks will be held in the three Churches of theComilla District as follows: June 17 to 24, at Chandpur;July 1 to 8, at Comilla; July 15 to 22, at Brahmanbaria.The speakers at these meetings will be: Mr A. K. Deb-nath; Rev. S. C. Halder; Rev. D. T. Eade and Rev. J. S.Avery. Please make a point of praying for the speakersdaily from now on, as they prepare their messages andarrangements for the meetings; pray daily for those whowill attend the meetings; pray daily for each school whenit is in session according to the dates listed. Rememberyour prayers could mean the difference between blessing andfailure in these meetings.


The staff of St. Paul's School.

THE MISSIONARY IN MODERN INDIA[ PART 3 ]

By the Rev. Ian Kemp, M.A., B.D.

A further manner in which missionaries may lead the wayin revival is themselves to become pastors in some of theleading churches in the large cities, and by the constantexercise of a live evangelical ministry make those citychurches in true Pauline fashion churches whose influencereaches out into all the hinterland behind them. There areseveral big churches in the large cities where such aministry in English is still open to us.

On all hands revival is acknowledged as the greatestneed. India needs experienced men and women mission-aries to lead her to a fuller life in Christ.

EVANGELISMThe second great need is in the realm of evangelism. It

is admitted that there is still a place for the missionary asa pioneer evangelist, but as we noted above, this hasserious limitations, and is often confined to the villagesamong the lowest section of the community. The day hasgone when the missionary can stand in the main streetpreaching the Gospel. Today the towns-people will notlisten. Yet it is the educated people that the church in Indiais failing to reach. In the town where I ministered recently,the pastor said to me most appealingly, "Why don't theysend us a missionary to our town? There are thousands ofeducated people here whom we can never reach with theGopsel. We do not know how to. I do not know how to."When we remember that the bulk of converts in the churchhave come from the depressed classes, an appeal like thatis understandable. The educated people are neglected. Theydo not know the Gospel, and there is no one to go to themwith it. I can see two ways in which the missionary canhelp in this situation. Firstly he can work among students.Here is an enormous group growing every year with India'sincreasing thirst for education, a field virtually untouchedfor Christ. Some missionaries are working with the Unionof Evangelical students of India, and with the S.C.M. Theyhave a real ministry to the non-Christian, and also to theChristian student in encouraging him to fulfil his evangelis-tic responsibility to the university. Secondly, the mission-ary needs to go directly to the upper class Indian gentleman.India needs a return of such men as John Wilson andHenry Martyn, intellectual giants who conducted Englishlectures to the upper class of Indian society, mastered thevernaculars, went directly to the Brahmins and sages ofHinduism, and held public discussions on religious topics.They were men with keen consecrated minds who ledmany of these people to the Saviour. This work is barelytouched today. The Indian church is not qualified to do it.But where are the missionaries to do it?

NEED FOR LITERATUREPerhaps here, we can mention also the need for literature.

It is true that there are more books being written today forChristians than there ever were before. But what about thenon-Christian? India needs good books on Christian themesfor the intelligent non-Christian. She needs a good magazinein English like the "Afr ican Challenge." She needs moreIndian" writers who can present the message against thebackground of their own thought forms. But where are thewriters? They must be hunted out, persuaded to write forChrist, and trained to do so. Again it is the task of themissionary to do this. Writers' workshops are becoming afeature of literature efforts all over Asia. The N.C.C. inIndia has organised some of these recently. The E.F.I. hasa full time missionary doing nothing else but travel through-out India, Pakistan, and Ceylon holding workshops for would-be writers. But, poor lady, her task in crushing. She needsmany more to help her if India is to be evangelised throughliterature.

CHURCH NEEDS VISIONOne further thing needs to be said about evangelism. The

missionary is needed to show the Indian church how to face

up to her own missionary task. Sadly the church is ingrownand inward looking. Pastors and bishops are spending alltheir time ministering to their own little flock. The streamof converts has almost dried up. Most of all the churchneeds a vision of her high calling in Christ as God'sinstrument for reaching men for Christ. To refer again tothe church where I was recently ministering, it is con-sidered by many to be a live church. The pastor is doing afine work in caring for souls. The people are praying andtithing. But all their work is introspective. They have abso-lutely no programme for winning the people around them toChrist. I spent no small part of my time in encouragingthat pastor to start leading his people to become evangeliststo the people in their own town. The church desperatelyneeds to be shown this, and it is the missionary who canbest show them.

CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONSThen thirdly, what shall we say of institutions that have

lost their power to build up the Kingdom; the Christianschools and colleges that can count more Hindus on theirstaff than Christians and even whose " C h r i s t i a n " teachersand administrators are mere time servers? Or what of thehospitals, leper homes, children's homes and the like thathave become mere institutions without that soul whichalone can make them havens of love and channels of bless-ing? Unless Christian institutions are staffed by real Chris-tians, unless Christ is acknowledged as Lord right through-out them, unless they are building up the church of Christin transformed lives, what is the use of them? ResponsibleIndian Christians are painfully aware that the Indian churchcannot meet this problem. They know that something radi-cally new has to be done in the Christian institutions. A newspirit is needed. A new approach to the whole business ofChristian institutions must be faced. For this they need theChristian missionary. In fact, they are crying out for him.There are scores of opportunities for school teachers,doctors, nurses, specialists among children, administrators,and others. The task is beginning to be tackled. Wellqualified spiritually mature people are making their markin this field, but it is a vast field. There is room for plentymore, till all our institutions, permeated with the spirit ofChrist and under His control truly serve the cause ofredeeming men and women and boys and girls for Christ.

MISSIONARIES NEEDEDNo, the day of the foreign missionary in India is not yet

over. There is still a great Macedonian call to the men andwomen of the home lands. " I f only our missionaries wouldhelp u s ! " wrote Mr Rajaiah Paul in the article quotedearlier. " W e are unable to help ourselves. Our bishops,presbyters and ministers are too busy conducting servicesfor us, preaching learned (if dull) sermons to us, runningtheir pastorates, diocese and supervising their catechistsand school masters. Nothing, emphatically nothingis being done to recruit every single layman and laywomanin the congregation to a deliberate but necessarily passiveevangelistic effort in his or her own secular situation, or tohelp them to fulfil that primary responsibility. Our leadershave not time to train us for this evangelism, help us toshow forth in our lives the love of God, the redeeming graceof Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. Our Chris-tian living is mediocre, our Christian experience is feebleand our Christian witness therefore ineffective."

PARTNERSWe should take note that this is an Indian writing like

this. The Indian church desperately needs the mission-ary. She needs us not according to the old pattern. Sheneeds us as partners in the service of the Lord. She needsus humbled and chastened by the mistakes of the past. She



CHRISTIAN WOMENIN EAST PAKISTAN

By Miss Margery Bush.

In most sections of the Christian Church in East Pakis-tan, as in New Zealand and elsewhere, the Women's Meetingknown as "Mahila Sami t i " is an important feature in the lifeof each church. It is very easy for Christian women of any oneplace to think that they are almost the only Christiangroup. A wider fellowship has been created amongst ourwomen in the East Pakistan Baptist Union, by time beingset apart each annual meeting for their special meetingknown as "Mahila Sammilani," and there are the MahilaSarnmilani president, secretary and treasurer. This yearthey are Mrs Jyoti Chowdhury of Mymensingh, MrsSantosh Das of Comilla, and Mrs Arun Debnath ofChandpur, respectively, ladies who have their New Zealandrespective counterparts in Mrs Rogers, Mrs Binnie and MrsMassam for 1962. Each branch has its own officers.

Unfortunately this annual meeting is not very wellattended by branch representatives as it is so difficult forthem to get away. Some of us are thinking in terms of do-ing more for the women within the district Unions. In someof the branch Mahila Samitis there is difficulty in getting thelocal ladies to attend. Maybe New Zealand B.W.M.U. brancheswill take a Mahila Samiti for which they can pray specially.

A still wider fellowship of Christian women is created bythe Christian Home and Women's Work Committee of theEast Pakistan Christian Council. It is my privilege and joy tobe convener of this committee at present. There are twelvemembers on the committee, of whom one. is the secretaryof E.P.C.C. ex-officio, and he is the only man. There areeight national ladies, and three missionaries. The name ofthis committee was originally " T h e Christian Home Com-mittee," and it helped those who wished to know how toconduct a Christian Home Festival. In that day, too, theWomen's World Day of Prayer programmes were sent out.However, as time has gone on the committee has taken on farmore than just the Christian Home Festival and so the nameis now "Christian Home and Women's Work Committee," andthe emphasis is rather on work amongst women. I am suremuch of what is being done is preparing our Christianwomen to make a better witness to non-Christians.

The Christian women of all branches of the church inEast Pakistan are brought together by this committee. Asconvener I send a letter to about 60 groups every twomonths or so. Often a report is included of some specialevent, such as an Exchange Meeting. This means two or threeladies from one area going a tour round groups of anotherarea, meeting with the women, addressing them and visitingwith them. It is hoped that another year the visit will be re-turned. Our committee finances such a tour and those visitedgive hospitality.

This committee is responsible still, for the preparing of theWomen's World Day of Prayer programmes in Bengali anddistributing them. Mrs Soddy of English B.M.S. preparesthe programme in Bengali for us. and I distribute. Thecollections taken come to the convener and are used inproducing literature for women. We, also, have a grantfrom E.P.C.C, a grant which has been increased this year toRs750. So far we have produced Helps for Weekly Women'sMeetings for 18 months in three parts of six months each.The fourth and final part will be out about July of this

year. These have been prepared by a retired missionary(B.M.S.) in Queensland, and translated by Mrs Soddy withthe help of a Bengali Christian worker. We call each part"He Leads." We have also published three Bible Studybooks, Philippians, I John, and Colossians for camps. Incamp we have had studies I and II Timothy, too, but didnot print that. Other little booklets for help in the Christianhome have also been produced.

Very popular in the activities of this committee is thecamp for Christian women. This has been held five timessince 1957 with actually seven camps as on two occasionscamps were held simultaneously in two places. It is a pitythat numbers have to be restricted, but those who attendcertainly take back reports that give blessing to others. Allwho attend bear a portion of the expense, the rest beingborne from Committee funds. Some even go entirely attheir own expense. The fellowship is really wonderful andbest of all they appreciate the opportunity for real Biblestudy. It is lovely to see these women with notebook andpencil taking notes of what happens. Some are only verysimply educated but I believe these gatherings are an im-petus to them to read more.

That is one thing we are seeking to do for our Christianwomen—get them really interested in reading and havinga desire to buy books and other Christian literature forthemselves. It is so easy to feel they are too busy withhousehold affairs. However, the desire is coming, and it isfostered to a great extent by the Christian Book Club,"Nabajug," with its special page for women, and the factof the special publications which have been produced byour committee.

The need for emphasis on the Christian home is no lessand I hope to write about this in a letter to go out soonafter my return from holiday. That will be early July forthe letter I expect. Letters come in answer to the circularsand it is very gratifying to see how folk in lonely villagegroups appreciate the fellowship of hearing about other Chris-tian women.

There is much more that could be said about these Chris-tian sisters of East Pakistan. You can help them so muchby prayer. When you are having family prayers pray forChristian families in East Pakistan. As you pray for yourchildren in school remember Christian children in EastPakistan who so often in class and even in school, are oneamongst so many non-Christians, Hindus and Muslims.Pray for mothers. They have pots and pans, cooking andwashing and sweeping to do, but with no conveniences suchas you have. Pray for fathers. They are often alone in anoffice or business where every other member of staff isa non-Christian. Pray for farmer, fathers and sons who tillthe soil, again without the help of modern machinery,thought it is being introduced into Government projects.Pray for ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ who preachin the midst of many difficulties.

New Ruling Limits Number of Missionaries in Ceylon

The Ceylon Government's quiet but persistent campaignto keep missionary influence to a minimum in the country isbolstered by a new ruling, Ecumenical Press Service reports.

A new missionary coming into Ceylon is now to be eligiblefor a visa only if he replaces a missionary who has leftthe island within the previous 12 months. In practice, thismeans that no new missionary is granted an entry visa untilthe person he is replacing has left the country..

The ruling replaces an earlier one which fixed the numberof missionaries permitted to work in the country at anyone time at the same figure as in 1939. The new ruling, bysetting the total at the 1961 level—a considerably lower figure—cuts the number sharply.

At present there are 13 Methodist missionaries in Cey-lon, 5 Baptist, 9 Anglican, 3 United Church (U.S.A.), 6 Sal-vation Army, plus a number from the Assemblies of Godand Jehovah's Witnesses. The Roman Catholic Church hasthe largest number of foreign workers—an estimated 700persons. The total Christian population of Ceylon is about760,000, of whom about 600,000 are Roman Catholic. Totalpopulation is 10,000,000.—(E.B.P.S.).


needs home mission boards to be willing to adapt to thenew situations of co-operation, of mobility of personnel andof revaluation of tasks, and she needs from the home landswell qualified individuals who have proved themselves intheir tasks at home, and who are filled with the Spirit ofChrist. She needs in fact the very best we have, the peoplewhom we think we cannot spare from our churches. Onlythe trend has changed in modern missionary work. Thecall is basically the same as ever. It is the call of Christto His Church to face the cost of discipleship, to obey Himimplicitly and to trust Him wholly.

CONCLUDED.

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MRS ROGERS GIVES SOMEIMPRESSIONS OF HER

PRESIDENTIAL JOURNEYS, this farMy itinerary began unexpectedly in January at the Glen Eden

Church, giving me the opportunity to present the need for concern forour mission work. The fellowship was warm, and I felt it a privilegeto begin here among the Lord's people. A trip to Palmerston Northfor the district quarterly meeting brought an abundance of rain, butalso, I trust, abundance of blessing and challenge. The Executivethere was in good heart. "Witness Week" brought me to the pulpitsof the Napier and Hastings Churches, where the loyal support ofthe B.W.M.U. and Shareholder Groups brought blessing. Because ofthe nature of these services, I pray that young and old, as well asthose in our missionary groups may recognise the claims of Christon their devotion and service.

My Easter journey was a unique one, as I travelled to Pukekoheto join our Maori workers. The " H u i " gave littleopportunity for service but I learned with them to "sit wherethey si t" and even slept where they slept. This is not newto our missionaries, as they accept the way of life as"unto Him." In the same way they joy in a life quitedifferent, but rise to every emergency and welcome everyopportunity as a way to the Maori heart and to bring themthe Gospel of Christ. I saw to a limited extent the nature ofthe work and the resources with which it is being met. Onthe way home I was glad to hear the last Bible reading atNgaruawahia and the reading of Colossians 1 gave me thesummary of the weekend just past—"Miss Milner, Rev. andMrs Des. Jones, Sister Dora—I have seen your faith and yourlove and know of your hope, and it is my earnest desire,representing Baptist women that—"WE DO NOT CEASE TOPRAY FOR YOU."

MRS GORDON JONES: writes of the "AIMS ANDPROBLEMS" of the newly formed Women's Committeein Tripura.AIMS OF THE COMMITTEE:

1. To seek to establish in each village a Women's meeting,so that through this we may study God's word together, andserve Him better in our homes and village life.

2. Through discussion regarding our work, to learn fromthe experience of others so that our witness will be moreeffective and so play a greater part in the life of the Churchhere in Tripura.

3. To encourage Daily Bible Reading and Prayer in thehome.

4. To seek through our giving to help others in need.5. To strengthen the links between the work of the

B.W.M.U. in New Zealand with the work in Tripura. Thatthrough prayer we might work together.PROBLEMS:

A vast variation in literacy standard throughout thePresbyteries. In some villages all women can read, while inothers maybe one or two of the men can read and the womenhave never thought about it. Sometimes women may only bearthe name of "Christian" because their husbands have madea profession. They don't understand the meaning of salvationfor themselves, let alone be concerned with learning to read.

In a culture where women work with their hands (andtheir backs) all day, there is often little time or inclinationfor the mental concentration required at the end of a hotday's work.

It will take a woman of average intelligence two yearsof study before she can adequately read from the Bible.

In some villages there are keen groups but no leadership,and such groups are easily discouraged. If no-one knows howto read then they can only pray and sometimes are ashamedto do even that, because they have had no training.

In other villages (e.g. Darchoi) there is lots of ableleadership and from such groups women go out in preachingparties to neighbouring areas. The Darchoi women havesuggested a full time "Women Evangelist." The question oftraining and support of such a person comes then as aproblem that could be overcome.

Mrs. Jones would value prayer for this Women'sCommittee.


land, S.W.I.

REPORTSCAMBRIDGE: Mrs Lincoln, pastor's wife, welcomed and

lovingly remembered re illness. Mesdames Parry andHampton ably chairing meetings. Mrs Brown's Assemblysermon selections appreciated. Good attendance World Dayof Prayer, meeting chaired and addressed by our ownmembers. Mrs Fursdon's excellent slides shown in WitnessWeek. Missionary parcel sent. GREYMOUTH: April meetingcombined with special prayer meeting held in Mrs Westwood'shome, Mrs Bishop presiding. Fourteen members and eightvisitors present. Rev. A. F. Simpson, guest speaker,Preparing missionary parcel. HAWERA: Enjoyed fellowshipof combined meeting at Stratford. Guest speaker for Aprilwas Mrs Barker of Methodist Mission, Solomon Islands, whotold of her work during her term of service there.MASTERTON: Annual Garden Party held at home of MrsF. Molloy. Regret to farewell three members, Mrs Oliverand Mrs Welch to Tauranga and our splendid secretary, MrsPetrie to Rotorua. Miss Lorna Downes sailed in March fora further term of service with the S.I.M. MANUREWA:B.W.M.U, and Shareholder members led the morning servicefor Witness Week. Grand Missionary Social during followingweek. Hot curry and rice served at supper. Regret death ofbeloved senior member, Mrs Phipps. NEW PLYMOUTH:B.W.M.U. combined with Shareholders for evening meetingfor Witness Week when movies of India were shown. At thecombined meeting a generous collection was given for Rev. R.Alcorn's publication work. Dr Ivory spoke at the Sundaymorning service about a national medical student and aB.W.M.U. member read the Scripture. ORAKEI: Meetingswell attended. Mrs Browning's slides of her recent visit toIndia were most informative and greatly appreciated. MrsN. Garlick, doing secretarial duties while Mrs Perkinsoverseas. Mrs C. Batts welcomed home after twelve monthsabsence overseas. An aged member, Mrs Nelson has passedto "higher" service. Shareholder Group recently formedwith first meeting in home of Mrs F. Porter. OPAWA:Guest speakers have been Mrs Meachem and Mrs. G.Coombes. B.W.M.U. and Shareholders joined in a meetingto hear Mrs L. Sanson who spoke of the work in theAgartala Hospital. Flowers and gifts were presented to her.PAPATOETOE: Had large number present at April meetingto farewell Miss McKenzie who is leaving for Australia forfurther study with the W.E.C. She presented a challengingmessage of the rapidly increasing need for workers in theChristian Literature fields. New members warmly welcomed.STRATFORD: In March, New Plymouth, Hawera andStratford met at Stratford for a combined luncheon andafternoon meeting. Slides of the work of the Rev and MrsBrian Smith were greatly appreciated. Members sharedmorning service for Witness Week. TE ATATU: Verypleased to welcome new president, Mrs Ian Taylor. AnInduction service was held presided over by Mrs A. J.Gibbs. Mesdames Judkins and Bowden brought greetingsfrom their respective branches. Special thanks to MrsMortensen for her splendid leadership since the formation ofthe branch. MORNINGTON: A warm welcome was extended

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Radio Messages of Lay Yugoslav Pastor WidelyReceived

Trans World Radio in Monte Carlo has been broadcastingon short wave for several months weekly messages inYugoslav by lay Baptist pastor, Josip Horak, of Zagreb. DrHorak reports the receipt of many letter from appreciativelisteners in various parts of his country, others from Germany,Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Greece and Israel.

Dr Horak spent two weeks in Monte Carlo last summerhaving the messages taped, and another such recording periodis planned. A technician from the Monte Carlo station recentlyvisited Yugoslavia to record music by church choirs inZagreb, Sisak and Mackovac for the broadcast services.

Josip Horak, a doctor in economics, is employed by agraphic arts firm in Zagreb. He manages to find time to givevigorous leadership to the Zagreb Baptist church, whichhas about 80 members. The church programme includes twoservices on Sunday and three during the week.

Although a layman and without formal theological train-ing, Dr Horak became a pastor of the Zagreb church at theclose of World War II, when he was in his early thirties, andhas continued this ministry to the present. For several yearshe has served as president of the Yugoslav Baptist Union.

The services are broadcast in the Yugoslav language fromMonte Sarlo at 2.30 p.m. each Sunday on the 31-metre bandbut are due to be shifted soon to the 42-metre band. TransWorld Radio is an evangelical-sponsored station under thedirection of Paul and Ralph Freed.

(E.B.P.S.)

to our new minister's wife and we are pleased she hasgraciously accepted the office of president. Mrs Lunquistpresided at the meeting when Mrs Kingston Smith waspresented with a sheaf of flowers from the ladies. Guestspeaker has been Mr McIntosh who told of God's blessingin extending the Literature work in the Philippines.TABERNACLE SOCIAL: At the conclusion of B.W.M.U.Witness Week the Tabernacle branch held a social eveningwith an Indian setting. As 90 ladies (members and adherentsof Church) entered the hall they made their way throughthe lantern-lit jungle whilst a lion blinked his eyes in thesemi-darkness. Vocal items, competitions, games, amissionary sketch and a bazaar all reminded our guests ofthe work and workers on our field. Dressed in nationalcostume, Miss Marjorie Turner and Miss Wyn. Penmanentertained us for half an hour, giving many incidents bothhumorous and serious of a day in a Lushai village. Duringsupper memsahibs in coloured saris served curry and rice.All voted it was an evening well worthwhile. HANOVERST. WITNESS WEEK. As a means of enlisting interest in themission field, Mrs Purdie arranged a display of missionaryarticles. These were attractively set out in the countriesfrom which they came. Outstanding were the four figuresdressed in correct national costume. Exhibition was held after-noon and evening. The freewill offering of £12 10s was used forthe Medical Fund. MERRILANDS: Loving tribute paid to thememory of Mrs Linda Taylor—late president and erstwhilesecretary. She had pioneered Ropeholder work with the Life-boy team 10 years ago and continued in the movementamongst the girls till last Christmas. Mrs H. Denham's mis-sionary zeal much appreciated. Country members reciprocateour regular interest. COLOMBO STREET SHAREHOLDERS:Good attendances. A tape recording of a challenging messagefrom Major Thomas in March. April we combined with St.Alban's and Kaiapoi at St. Alban's to hear Mrs Pethybridgeof the W.A.C. who showed slides of her work. MANUREWASHAREHOLDERS: Average attendances at meetings thisyear. Shared the morning service of Witness Week withB.W.M.U. also Social comprising slides and competitionsCOMBINED SOUTHLAND RALLY FOR WITNESS WEEK:In order to arouse more interest in our mission work theB.W.M.U. arranged that the four Invercargill BaptistChurches unite for one large inspirational meeting. About250 people from all the churches listened with keen interestto a missionary play and quiz on the "ancient and modern"history of the N.Z.B.M.S. The "Conflicting Voices" depictedthe four kinds of ground on which the seed fell. The eveningfinished with devotions when the challenge presented in theplay was again emphasised.

MAORI NEWSEASTER HUI

The ministry of Tia Matiu, Mac Tautari and Tom Theo-dore was greatly appreciated at Te Awamarahi Pa. Thiswas particularly evident when a death in the district,meant sharing the marae with the bereaved family. Thetangi presented a greater opportunity for preaching theEaster message of resurrection, and life through the deathof Jesus Christ to some who otherwise would not havelistened. We are grateful for your prayers regarding thewitness at the Poukai at Tuakau Pa on Easter Sunday. Ashort service was held early in the day and in the eveninga film was shown, so that many of the 1,000 people presentheard of God's provision of Jesus Christ as the Way of Sal-vation for them. Continue to pray that every opportunity ofwitnessing on the various marae in our area, will be usedeffectively and that through this means older Maori folkwill be won to the Saviour. Pray also for the following upof new contacts reached through this and other tangi.

WEEK OR PRAYERDuring the week of thanksgiving, prayer and self denial,

our meetings had a missionary emphasis. We were glad tohave Mrs Dixon (nee Anne Havill) to speak at a cottagemeeting in Pukekohe, at this time. In each S.S. class, Biblestudy group, etc., we tried to give added knowledge of ourmissionary work in India and East Pakistan and to en-courage the Maori Christians to share in the work in prayer.

BACK COUNTRY WORKThe work at Waikaretu, which Mr Jones visits once a

fortnight, and which was so promising, has developed dif-ficulties, which have not been encountered in our work be-fore. Please pray that local happenings will not kill theinterest which has been shown, but rather that God's over-ruling power will be seen and men and women may turnto the only One who can deal with their problems. Continueto pray that adult Maori people will come to know JesusChrist as their Lord and Saviour.

FURTHER NEEDSSunday School teachers are still required for most of our

Sunday Schools. Continue to pray about this need. Alsoremember constantly Mr and Mrs Don Jonathan and theirneed of a home and suitable work for Don.

"A MOSLEM AT PRAYER"

The old narrow roads where two cars could barelypass are now being replaced by wide speedways wherethree or four cars can collide at once.


June 2—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. D. R. Edwards.

June 3—4YA, 7 p.m., Rev. E. Batts.

June 5—1YZ, 10-15 a.m.

June 7—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. H. B. K. White.

June 10—3YA, 11 a.m., Rev. G. Coombs.

June 16—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. D. R. Edwards.

June 19—1YZ, 10.15 a.m.

June 21—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. H. B. K. White.

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COLLEGE.—At the time of writing this report, most stu-dents have handkerchiefs in one hand recovering from"Easter camp colds," and pens in the other hand strugglingthrough first term examinations. With very little timebetween Easter and the end of the College term, a necessarypart of the camping equipment of the students was Jay's NewTestament Greek, the Apocrypha and various other text books.The term break will not mean a holiday for many of the stu-dents, as most will have assignments in our Churches. Fourmen will have pastorates in the Auckland and South Aucklandarea, one will have preaching commitments each Sunday, stu-dents will lead children's missions at seven churches through-out the North Island, three Auckland camps will be havingstudents as chaplains, while one again will assist at Pukekoheworking amongst the Maoris.—G. T. M.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter, E.D.).—Our Pastor's challenging messages, the visit of the Rev.Ayson Clifford to the mid-week Prayer meeting, the ChurchConvention when Dr Edwin Spahr addressed us and time wasspent in unhurried prayer, all helped to make the week ofprayer one of deep spiritual enrichment. On the final Sundaynight all hearts were deeply moved, as two Mohammedansand one Hindu were baptised. The Easter presentation of"Olivet to Calvary" by our choir was much appreciated. Alarge contingent of Tabernacle young folk attended HunuaCamp, where Mr Carter was the speaker, and lives wereblessed. Glad to welcome Ben Siaki back from Niue, prior toleaving for missionary service in the Philippines, and to haveMrs Joyce Shearer (Lebanon) as our latest missionarymember. As a recognition of 20 years service as Chaplain toH.M. Forces, our Pastor was recently invested with the Effi-ciency Decoration, by His Excellency the Governor-General.—E. M. C.

AVONDALE (Rev. A. R. Jamieson).—Our Harvest Festival,on March 11, was a very happy occasion, when Rev. J. D.Jensen, a former minister of our Church, conducted the morn-ing service. Eleven new members were welcomed into ourfellowship at a Communion service, in April. A full-scaleMaori Hangi was organised jointly by the youth and varietyclubs, and a very large number of young people enjoyed thisnovel event, one Saturday night. Fifty-five of our Bible Class


June 3

June 10(Whitsun)

June 17(Trinity)

June 24

June 3

June 10

June 17

June 24

CHANNEL 1Bishop Festo Olang' of Kenya.

The Rev. L. C. Horwood, " T h eCandle of the Lord".

The Rev. O. T. Baragwanath, " T h eTrinity".

The Rev. Norman Cocks, of Sydney,"The Christian Warfare".

CHANNEL 1Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, " T h e

Sky Pilot " Part II, "Loud andClear! "Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, "TheSky Pilot" Part III, " O n Course".

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, " T h eSky Pilot" Part IV, " In to theSilk".

Roman Catholic.

"EPILOGUES"

CHANNEL IIThe Rev. Grevis Goety, "Keeping

Clean".The Rev. L. C. Horwood, " T h e

Candle of the Lord".Roman Catholic.


"SUNDAY SPECIALS"

CHANNEL IIRoman Catholic.

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, " T h eSky P i l o t " Part I, "Air Lift".

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, " T h eSky Pilot" Part II, "Loud andClear!"

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, " T h eSky P i lo t " Part III, " O n Course".

CHANNEL IIIDr. Anderson, "Caravan Hospital".

Roman Catholic.

The Rev. L. C. Horwood, "TheCandle of the Lord".


CHANNEL IIIA Thousand Years of the English

Bible, Part II.

A Thousand Years of the EnglishBible, Part III.

A Thousand Years of the EnglishBible, Part IV.

The Blind Bible, with Billy Bryan.


AUCKLAND TABERNACLE—Two.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY—One.

DANNEVIRKE—Two.

GLEN EDEN—One.

HENDERSON—Two.

HORNBY—One.

MORRINSVILLE—Four.

NEW PLYMOUTH—Two.

OWAIRAKA—Two.

OPAWA—Five.

OTUMOETAI—One.

PALMERSTON NORTH—One

SANDRINGHAM—Two.

SAINT ALBANS—Two.

VALLEY ROAD—Three.

TEMUKA—One.

WHANGAREI—Two.

TOTAL — Thirty-four.

BAPTISMS

members spent Easter in camp, at Orewa. The young peoples'choir led the singing one Saturday night, during the CliffReay Crusade at Royal Oak. Our best wishes to MissesPhyllis Hayward and Dolly Akast who have left for England,to attend the G.L.B. functions. We are very grateful to Rev.and Mrs Jamieson, who have entertained the entire congrega-tion to after-church suppers at the manse, in alphabeticalgroups, on several Sunday nights.—B. M.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater) .—Birth: a fourth son to Mr and Mrs David Barclay. The Spiritof God is working in the heart of each of our members, alsothose who attend our services. A growing interest is noticedamong parents of the Sunday School pupils. We are expectinggreat things from God, realising of course, that the work mustbegin within the individual. The Ladies Fellowship havetaken the oversight of Ropeholders, the numbers are increas-ing, and the children are very keen. Our Harvest Festival ser-vices were well attended, the Rev. Blackman from Feilding,being the speaker in the morning, and our Pastor at night.On the Monday evening, a family social was held, and thegoods disposed of. This proved quite an enjoyable, evening,thanks to Mrs Shortt, who is always a capable and willingM.C. Easter was a time of blessing and inspiration to all whospent time in meditation on the death and resurrection of ourLord. On Sunday evening we saw the film "Gates of Glory."—D. D.

BLENHEIM (Rev. A. G. White).—Of interest this month wasthe second wedding for our Church, congratulations to MissJudith Harrison and Mr Ernest Lake married on April 8. Thecouple will make their home in Auckland. Nine peopleattended the Maitai Valley Easter camp from Blenheim.Youngest of these was Stuart Hunter, 12 months whothoroughly enjoyed his popularity. A C.I.M. prayer conferencewas conducted by Mr Michell from April 27 to 29. Mr Michellalso spoke at a Youth Tea and Camp Echoes Service onSunday evening. Week of prayer and self-denial meetings in-cluded two cottage gatherings held in member's homes.—J. D. M.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Because of alarge increase of numbers at our Sunday morning services, wehave had to go into our youth hall for worship, we thankGod for sending us many outsiders and for the blessings weare receiving under Rev. A. Finlay. Our minister conducted avery impressive Baptismal Service recently, when Mr V.Jones gave witness to his Lord. Sunday April 15, we helda very well attended Family and Youth service in the Lyn-field College Hall. All our Brigades paraded. At night weheld in our church, a Pre-Easter Choral Service, having specialchoir music. Ladies meeting and Missionary Shareholders com-bined their monthly meeting this time in a luncheon sendingout invitations to many. A very large gathering sat down tolunch. Mrs Montague Goodman from England was theirspeaker. Over 30 of our young people went to Easter camp atOrewa, where a great blessing was received. We thank MrR. Munn and Mr J. Mellsop for taking our Easter Sunday'sservices. We had a wonderful Camp Echo Service—Rev. A.Finlay conducting. Three of our young people came forwardwhen the appeal was given. Congratulations to Mr and MrsClem Davis on the birth of a lovely son. Also heartiest con-gratulations to Mr G. Wobbs on being capped for his B.A.recently.—J. M. B.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Minister-Designate, Rev. D. H.Stewart).—It was with deep thankfulness to God that we re-ceived a letter from the Rev. D. H. Stewart accepting aunanimous call to the pastorate of our church. Mr Stewart willbe commencing his ministry on September 9, 1962. In themeantime we are very grateful to the Rev. E. N. Goring forhis interim ministry and inspiring sermons. Enrolment serviceof the third Wellington company of the Boys' Brigadewas held on April 8, and in response to an appeal by MrGoring, several young people showed their willing-ness to commit their lives to Christ. An after-church socialhour was held in order that members might meet MrGoring, although he is very well known to the older membersof the church. Shareholders' Group met in the home of MissR. Kershaw. Seventeen of our young people attended BibleClass camp at Easter, and judging from the Camp Echo Ser-vice held, they had a very happy and profitable time. Oursympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs J. Ferguson in the pass-ing on of Mrs Blair, Mr Ferguson's sister.—W. C. T.

CAMBRIDGE (Pastor R. W. Lincoln).—Our young peoplesactivities recently included a hike and progressive meal alongthe route. The first of their Evangelistic Rallies was a greatsuccess with attendance of 80 young people. We give muchthanks and praise for renewed health to Barbara Laurentsince her recent operation, so glad to have her back with usagain. Our Easter camp at Finlay Park was once again thecentre of rich blessing and spiritual teaching by the Rev. DrR. J. Thompson and Rev. A. Finlay. The Rev. L. A. North

gave a very challenging missionary address, during which 20young people responded to an appeal given at the close. Ahigh-light of the camp was the official opening of the swim-ming pool by Mr Adams-Schneider, M.P. A very prettyEaster wedding at the church was conducted by our pastor—Miss Bronwyn Warring to Mr Les Mansfield.—L. M. H.

CARTERTON (Rev. R. M. Reid).—Fourth Anniversary ser-vices were combined this year with Harvest Thanksgivingand we welcomed Mr N. E. N. Smith, President of WellingtonAssociation at the morning service. Harvest produce was auc-tioned the following night, the proceeds being dividedbetween Manurewa Home and Baptist College. Annual meet-ing revealed advances particularly in youth work. Mr M.Pallesen was appointed Treasurer in place of Dr. Reade, whocontinues as Deacon, Mr L. A. Pomstra also joining theDeacons' Court. An important step was decision to commenceG.L.B. in June, Mrs J. McEwing and Mrs J. D. Carey beingappointed officers. The growth of Intermediate and Y.P. girlsdepartments is very encouraging, and this move we trust willhelp bring these girls more into the life of the church. Thecombined churches' Good Friday service was held in ourChurch for the first time. This was well attended, being con-ducted by our own pastor, the speaker being Rev. J. Grundyof the Methodist Church.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—Many of ouryoung people attended camps held at Easter time. A most im-pressive tableau—"The Unshadowed Cross," depicting thestory of Easter was presented by the choir and young people.We appreciate the messages brought to us by Mr G. Windsorand the Rev. R. Alcorn Special meetings were held in con-nection with the week of prayer and self-denial. The Rev. J.J. Burt spoke to all Sunday School staff at an after-churchgathering. Further new property for the All-ages SundaySchool, has been purchased.—E. W.

COLOMBO STREET (Vacant).—Congratulations to Mr andMrs W. T. Garlick on the gift of a son, also to Mr P. B. Eagleon graduating M.A. with honours. The sum of £17 from mis-sionary boxes and £12 from Manurewa Home boxes has beensent forward. On April 18, the Orpheus choir rendered Stam-er's Crucifixion with Mr W. Rosewall at the organ. BibleClass camp at Motukarara was enjoyed by 30 of our ownfolk, and on Sunday April 29. our Easter campers took theevening service. On Saturday, May 5, the official opening anddedication of the new youth hall by the Rev. L. A. North washeld. Other speakers during the evening were Miss M. B.Howard. M.P., Mr P. M. Velvin, C. B. Wells. R. K. Sligo andC. H. Stockbridge, also items by the brigades and youthchoir. We are glad to have Mrs M. Lang back with us afterher illness in hospital. Many thanks to all who have takenservices over recent weeks.—P. M. G.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—During themonth we have appreciated messages from Mr Andrew John-ston, Rev. E. Enright, Rev. Neilson, Rev. Basil Tyson, Mr Roy-ston Brown and Rev. R. Alcorn. Special music was ren-dered for our harvest thanksgiving and a food number ofyoung people enjoyed a time of fun and blessing at Eastercamp. We were privileged to have Mr Norman McIntoshshowing slides at a prayer-meeting recently, and Rev. R. Al-corn has had a busy weekend in Invercargill speaking to Rope-holders, church groups and at a combined B.M.M.F. tea. Youngand old have been thrilled by his messages. After a churchservice Miss Eileen Grieve was farewelled as she left to joinher sisters in Canada. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs P. Danenon the birth of a daughter, and we welcome Mrs Les Currieback to the services after her illness. A recreational eveningis now held on Saturday nights for young people and a seniorC.E. on Sunday afternoons.—D. W. L.

DANNEVIRKE (Rev. F. G. McKean).—The work and wit-ness of our church in this town continues in joyous faith andoutreach. Recently Mrs E. Gibson and Miss Ruth Forrestwitnessed to their Lord in the waters of baptism and on thefollowing Sunday morning they were received into churchmembership. We record the passing of Mr Jim Hansen a faith-ful member of this church and father of Enoch Hansen of theS.U.M. Recent speakers at our mid-week meetings have beenRev. Bob. Alcorn and Dr and Mrs Laurie Sanson. Some of ouryoung folks enjoyed a time of spiritual fellowship at the Mar-ton Easter camp. Thanks to Mr Ron. Baker of Pahiatua fortaking a Sunday morning service. We have been happy tohave had fellowship on recent Sunday mornings with the Rev.Andrew Gowans, retired Baptist minister of Adelaide, S.A.Our youth hall funds have benefited from the sale of potatoesdug by members on ground made available by Mr MauriceTaylor.—K. L. M.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwardes, B.A.).—We recently had asplendid parade of our Girls' Life Brigade and Cadets. Severalof our young people have been at Carey Park for the Eastercamp. The church recreation club have commenced the season


with the opening of the indoor bowling club. Our congratula-tions to Mr Singleton who has won yet another PhotographicGold Medal, this time from New York. We all extend BonVoyage greetings to Professor and Mrs Carey who are on theirway to Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. We rememberin our prayers all our friends who are sick and aged. MrsPhillips is in the Green Lane Hospital—we remember herfamily too. Miss Dulcie Pateman (Mrs Crampton's sister) wasdischarged from hospital during the week without undergoingan operation.—C. M. Q.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—We enjoyed a visitfrom the Rev. J. J. Burt when he visited our A.A.S.S. and tookour morning service. Welcome home to Rev. and Mrs B. N.Eade, and to Mrs Stuart Avery, it is lovely having these folkwith us. Dr and Mrs Sanson also visited us during our weekof prayer, showing their slides with a very challenging mes-sage. Our ladies also journeyed to Palmerston North to hearMrs Sanson on our day of prayer. At a Shareholders eveningthe B.W.M.U. enjoyed a most stirring message from Miss RaeSmith on her work in New Guinea. At a recent guest nightservice one intimated to follow her Lord. In beautifulweather. Easter camp brought many blessings. Ten decisionsfor Christ. Murray Elliot first place in junior solo, and Feild-ing gained first place in concert. Mr and Mrs L. Carmon pre-sented to their Lord their baby son in dedication. Welcomes toMr and Mrs Salter and family from Napier and Mr and MrsMcBeth and family from Whangarei.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. J. Pidwell, L.Th.) .—Congratulationsto our minister who has gained his Diploma of ReligiousEducation. Fourteen of our young people attended the Eastercamp at Wyndham. Janice Blair gaining the most points inthe senior girls sports. We have been privileged to have MrPethybridge of the W.E.C, take an evening service and showslides at a fellowship hour, when we also took the opportu-nity of farewelling Mr and Mrs C. Isles who are moving toRedan, We thank Mr Isles for the work he has done in theBible Class. During the week of prayer and self denial, theladies of the B.W.M.U. and Shareholders met for a time ofprayer and at the mid-week meeting we had a half night ofprayer with slides of the work in Tripura being shown. OnSunday April 29, Mr and Mrs Isles brought their baby son inand act of dedication. It was good to have Rev. Bob Alcornspeak at a combined after church rally on Sunday 6. We prayfor the Lord's hand of healing upon the sick folk of ourchurch, particularly Mrs Whyte and Mrs Sinclair who are inhospital.—P. McI.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—At a well attendedannual church meeting reports received from church organisa-tions show our work to be in very good heart and reflectgreat credit on the leaders of the various sections. We owemuch to our minister for the vigorous and challenging leader-ship he gives us. They only change in office being that ofchurch secretary, Mr N. McGregor taking over from Mr W.Little who did not seek re-election. Mr Little will continue onthe Diaconate where his services will be of much benefit. Out-choir most creditably presented the Easter story singing theCantata "Darkness and Dawn," at the Evening service proceed-ing Easter, this being a night we will long remember. Our B.C.members received spiritual uplift from the Easter camps. Theweek of prayer and self denial has been a blessing to all whoattended the week night meetings and culminated with agrand offering on the Sunday.—R. O. F.

GISBORNE CENTRAL (Rev. Hugh Nees).—After a post-ponement due to rain, a most enjoyable church picnic washeld at Waiherere. There was a lovely display for the Har-vest Festival and both services were well attended. The morn-ing service saw a parade of G.L.B, and Cadets. Following theevening service the Salvation Army arrived and sang, recited,also combining with our choir to sing "Jesus Shall Reign" and"I Dedicate Myself to Thee." A lovely evening of praise andworship. Guest speakers in recent weeks have been ProfessorCarey and Rev. R. A. Alcorn and both their messages weredeeply appreciated. Members of B.W.M.U. and Shareholderstook our morning service during witness week. At a recentbaptismal service, Mr and Mrs Phipps witnessed for their Lordand have been received into membership. It is with deep re-gret that we report the passing of Mrs McCliskie. wife of ourElder Mr W. McCliskie. Mrs McCliskie was a strong supporterof B.W.M.U. and Sewing Circle in both of which she held officeOur prayers and our love are with Mr McCliskie and family atthis time. Congratulations Leonie Morris and John Crawford.Births. Mr and Mrs Boud a son; Mr and Mrs Frame a daugh-ter.—M. B. G.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—On April 1, aBaptist Rally took place at Carey Park. Mr and Mrs E. C.Bruning are now resident managers, and the new house wasdedicated. Rev. A. L. Burrow gave an inspiring address. Agreat welcome was given the cadets, brigaders and pioneersof the Girl's Life Brigade, the 4th Waitakere Company. Thefirst baptismal service in the new building took place recently

when Mrs E. Kerr was blessed by obeying the commands ofMatt. 28. Meriel Pritchard and Marty Heaslip were married onApril 28 and we ask God's blessing on their future. Rev. J. andMrs Pritchard, Sheila and Andrew leave soon on their trip toEngland, via India and we wish them God Speed on this longawaited trip. Mr and Mrs Brown, Len and Rodney and theireight "Home" children came to visit us one Sunday morningand we all enjoyed their bright and happy companionship. Mrand Mrs D. Utton gave splendid leadership at Hunua Eastercamp. All received blessing, one decided for Christ and threededicated their lives as Missionaries. Ladies' fellowship wasaddressed by Mrs Brame who told us of her early life as amissionary in China. Mrs Yates sang beautifully "Daily-P r a y e r " and "Bless this House."—R. V. K.

GORE (Rev. G. L. Crawford).—The visit of Rev. Hayes Lloydwas a time of great inspiration as he shared with us the widerwitness and work of the churches. Bible mystery stories withunnamed characters are very popular on Sunday mornings asboys compete with girls in searching the scriptures for thecorrect answers to pass in the following Sunday. B.C. Eastercamp was attended by 32 from our church. Our pastor wasmain speaker, bringing vital messages on practical Christianliving. We praise God for many who were helped and enteredinto real blessing. Rev. R. Alcorn was camp missionary speakerand later addressed a packed hall in Gore. Young and oldthrilled to see and hear such a fresh presentation of the mis-sion work, punctuated by the missioner's inimitable wit. Dur-ing our pastor's absence on preaching engagements, our ser-vices have been conducted by Rev. H. Puddle and Messrs T.Bredin. A. Woodbury, B. Divett, A. Kerr and a C.E. group.—A. J. K.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).—All membersgreatly blessed during week of prayer and self-denial. Somewere able to share a grand evening at the Tabernacle with theB.W.M.U. and Ropeholders, when Mrs L. A. North showedslides of her recent visit to Chandpur and Agartala, and spokekeenly on the work going on there. Others of our fellowshipattended the special meetings during Tuesday. On Wednesday.Valley Road members came to us and shared an evening ofsinging, prayer, and a challenging message from Mr A. J.Wakelin. Mid-week meetings have been well attended, and thestudies are very soul-searching. Mr Wakelin visited us at ourmonthly Fellowship Hour after evening service, and showedslides of his interesting visit to Rio de Janeiro. Life withoutrelaxation tends to become strained and tense, so it is im-portant for Christians to play well as it is to pray well. Wefind recreation in our Bowls club, which includes the joy ofcompanionship and lots of fun.

Greymouth (Rev. Alex Simpson).—Congratulations and bestwishes to Mrs Graham who celebrated her 96th birthday onApril 8, 1962. Easter camp was a great success, ninety oddattending, fifty from North Papanui, and many decisions weremade. The weather was perfect which made camp life all themore enjoyable. Members of the Girls' Brigade and Boys' Bri-gade took part in our Anzac Day parade. On Tuesday nightour B.W.M.U. meeting was held at the home of Mrs Boucher,combined with our World Day of prayer. Mrs Seebeck gavea very worthwhile talk. Congratulations to Miss Collen Petersand Mr Gordon Pearce upon their engagement.—V. J. M.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers.).—Easter saw our churchattendance reduced, over sixty B.C. members and adultstravelling to Gisborne. Our minister was in charge of devo-tions at Marton and Mrs Rogers with Bill Stewart (College)attended the Maori Hui held in our Waikato mis-sion field. We pray for a great Harvest in this area. The Rev.F. McKean, Dannevirke and Mr G. Wallace occupiedthe pulpit during this time. G.L.B. and Cadets paradedrecently, when lieutenant Margaret Baker was presentedwith her "through the ranks badge." Congratulationsto Miss Mildenhall, G.L.B. captain who is proceedingoverseas soon to attend the jubilee congress, we wish her safejourneyings in God's loving care. Congratulations to MargaretBaker and Terry Fowler recently engaged, and to the EricCampbells and Maurice Thorns on the arrival of baby sons.Our prayers are with Mrs Stewart, senior, after a second opera-tion. May our Lord grant safe travel to Mrs Rogers, B.W.M.U.president, during visitation in the North. May she give and re-ceive much blessing.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. Thomson, L.Th.).—Twentytwo youngpeople received great blessing at the Marton Easter camp.Hawera was fourth in aggregate points at camp and third insports section. An evening service and fellowship hour withslides was taken by Dr Sanson. We have been pleased to havePeter Houghton and Judy Abbot with us and they carry ourbest wishes as they return to Australia. Glad that Mrs L. Trimis now out of hospital. Church has supported Stratford folk attheir mission conducted by Rev. Roland Hart. Rev. and MrsGoldsmith were welcome visitors in our midst. Church ladiesraised over £65 in a sale for the hall debt reduction. Self-denial appeal well supported. Mr and Mrs E. Simonsen pre-sented Terry at a dedication service.—B. A. J. S.


HAWTHORNDALE-GLENGARRY (Minister, Rev. J. H.Neilson).—A total of 20 campers from our church attendedthe Wyndham Bible Class Easter camp and a large numberof visitors were welcomed on Saturday afternoon and eveningat the sports and concert. The following Sunday evening ser-vice was followed by the friendly hour which took the formof a camp echo when the young folk shared with us their ex-periences of a most successful camp. This was followed by apresentation from the church members to Miss J. Ingles andMr D. Holland who are to be married shortly. Rejoice withus that our new church in Glengarry will soon be completed.At recent mid-week prayer meetings the constitution for thenew church was discussed, and further interesting details ofthe All-age Sunday School scheme were presented. It is lovelyto have Bruce Winder and David Mosely home from Hospitaland we praise God for the miracle He wrought inthe little life of Peter Friend.—D. H. F.

HENDERSON (Rev. M. Bowden).—A very successful annualbusiness meeting showed all departments in good heart. Offi-cers elected: secretary, Mr A. Patchett; treasurer. Mr W. Ton-kin; deacons, Messrs Reeve, Sutcliffe, Henton, Hicks andBishop, Mrs G. Cameron, Mr and Mrs N. Smith, and Mrs D.Payne welcomed into membership. Mr and Mrs Williamsonpassed through the waters of baptism. Our minister wasspeaker at Masteron camp and reported great blessing. Ourown young people were at Carey Park and God did a greatwork in their midst. Boys' and Girls' Brigades recently affi-liated with our church are thriving. A play "The C r o s s " waspresented by church members which was very good. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs G. Rose on the birth of a son andMr and Mrs Wright and Mr and Mrs Mackinlay on the birthof a daughter each. Dedications, Alexander Tucker, GeoffreyHall, Ray Becroft and David Wilson.—A. H. B.

HOKOWHITU (Rev. H. G. Copland, L.Th.).—Despite thedemands of the new hall fund, there was a splendid responsethis year to the self-denial appeal. The foundations have beenlaid for the new hall. Murray and Kevin Morgan took firstplaces for sermonettes in their respective sections at the Mar-ton Bible Class camp. Preparations are in hand for the happyhours week conducted during the May holidays. A recordattendance is anticipated. A teaching mission is scheduled forJune, to be conducted by the Rev. J. C. McFadyen. Miss Mil-dred Holler, child evangelist, was welcomed on her returnfrom the United States and her co-worker, Miss Betty Dewd-ney, left on furlough. Services at Easter were taken by MessrsN. Pallesen and L. Haselden. The annual meeting saw Mr D.Haverkamp elected as the church treasurer and new deaconselected were Messrs J. Fox and Murray Morgan. Mr E. Smithwas re-elected. It was particularly pleasing to see one ofour young people elected to the diaconate.—C. B. McC.

HORNBY, Christchurch (Extension) (Vacant).—Some of ourmembers journeyed to Riccarton to attend a combined meet-ing for the visit of Rev. R. Alcorn. The talk and slides werevery informative and interesting, also a challenge. Later in themonth we saw slides, and listened to a tape about St Paul'sSchool, and the children who were present asked numerousquestions. During May vacation we invited Mr Potter ofB.E.M. to talk to us. and show slides about the work in Bor-neo. Altogether a good missionary atmosphere. Rev. H.Bridges conducted a service when Mr George Rankin wasbaptised. Once again we wish to thank all lay-preachers whohave conducted services for us.—F. L. L.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—We congratulate staff-sergeant Jennifer Halls and our G.L.B. company on thethrilling news of Jennifer winning the Queen's Badge, the firstgirl in New Zealand to attain this honour. Congratulationsalso to Mr and Mrs D. Cocks and Mr and Mrs D. Armstrongon the arrival of baby daughters. Mr and Mrs Cocks and Mrand Mrs Jackson brought their little ones to the Lord indedication recently. A very warm welcome to Mr and Mrs J.Menzies brought into fellowship on transfer from Grey Lynn.Miss Rosemary Howie and Mr Ian Pyle were united in matri-mony on April 7. and we pray God's richest blessing on thisyoung couple. Twenty-five of our young people attendedEaster camp at Carey Park, accompanied by Mr and Mrs J.Voisey—an inspiring and happy time for all. Ladies' Fellow-ship enjoyed an evening with lectures and films by A. E. P.Bird on resuscitation. We remember Mr Peter McNeil in Wel-lington and our sick friends unable to worship with us.—N. E. H.

HUNTLY (Student-pastor, Graeme D. Coad).—Greatlyappreciated have been Roland Hart's tapes which were pre-sented at our prayer meetings. Happy hours were held thesecond week of the May holidays, and conducted by our pas-tor. B.W.M.U. ladies sent four delegates to the B.W.M.U.day of prayer held at Te Awamutu and enjoyed a verypleasant day. Our prayers are with all members who are sick,and also Mr Grylls, our moderator, who is in hospital.Deacons are looking into the possibility of building a manse.—J. L. H.

KAIAPOI (Rev. G. A. Smith).—Harvest thanksgiving wasagain an inspiring reminder to give thanks for the many won-ders of nature. A very attractive display. During B.W.M.U.Witness Week the B.W.M.U. ladies, missionary Shareholdersand Ropeholders, took part in our Sunday evening service.Mrs R. Upton brought us the stirring message. We also hadmid-week meetings. We have had a feast of good eventslately. A number of missionaries speaking to us and showingslides, thus bringing the missionaries and their doings closerhome and more realistic to us. Our little church has had a facelift in readiness for our Christian Life Crusade on July 1. Wepray for deep heart-searching prayer preparation, so theremay be spiritual awakening and revival throughout ourchurch in Kaiapoi—thus experiencing the power of Christ.Congratulations to Ian Smith on reaching his majority. Ourcongratulations to Peter Court on his being capped. B.E., andour Christian blessings go with him as he takes up his newposition in Dunedin. To those who are ill we send a cheerygreeting and prayer for a speedy recovery.—N. E. S.

KAWERAU (Rev. E. A. Hildreth).—We have been verypleased to welcome new friends into our midst during thesummer. The Sunday School picnic to Lake Rotorua—a happyday enjoyed by all, the highlight being trips on the lake inMr Shakes boat. There was a very colourful display of producetastefully arranged in the church for our Harvest Thanks-giving services, proceeds being sent to Mr David Metcalfe inSolomon Islands. Our Ropeholders worked very hard to wel-come Miss Close, our Ropeholder district superintendent, whenshe recently paid our branch a visit. They rendered suit-able items including solos, recitations, display of their work,with children representing some of our missionaries, fol-lowed by a playette. We recently bade farewell to Mr and MrsBennett as they journey to England and trust weshall see them in our midst before very long. We thank MrHolmes of Rotorua for his assistance at our recent BibleClass tea and youth service. Eleven of our young people en-joyed Easter camp and services at Omanu, Mt. Manganui. Wehave been interested in some slides and tape recording of ourmission field in connection with our prayer and self-denialwork. We do sympathise with Mr and Mrs Russell inAlistair's accident. Mr and Mrs William Green recentlybrought their infant son. Robert Alan, for dedication.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—NigelFoster was brought by his parents for dedication recently. Weregret the death of Mr Tom Hartnell aged 91. We havedecided to buy the section next to our present church with aview to building a new one. We had 18 teenagers at Eastercamp. The camp echo service was preceded by a tea at which60 sat down. We had five decisions at Easter camp. Missionaryspeakers to our church have been Malcolm Eade and Rev. andMrs Rogers who are B.M.M.F. and B.W.M.U. presidentsrespectively. Teaching Bible in schools are five of our ladiesA combined service was held in the Presbyterian church onGood Friday. Members. Fay Godfrey and Errol Griffin weremarried recently. Our youth group took 25 through to visitKaikohe recently. Self denial offering totalled £82. Rev.Arthur Gibbs. Auckland Association president, has paid usa visit. Film services have commenced.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.).—On a recentSunday morning it was a real joy to witness the baptism ofMiss Prue Nees and Miss Heather Beazley. We welcome intomembership Mr and Mrs D. Bergin and Mr Paul Clothier.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Imlay on the birth of a babygirl. At Bible Class camp several of our young people madethe great decision. To Mrs Coutts and family we extend ourdeepest sympathy at the passing of her mother. During self-denial week three special meetings were held and at each,several spoke on the work in our different fields. On a recentSunday evening we were privileged to hear Mr Havill whospoke and showed slides on the work of the British Syrianand Lebanese Mission. Our prayers at this time are with MrStill. Janine and Robin as Mrs Still lies dangerously ill in hos-pital. To Mrs McKay and other of our sick folk we pray aspeedy recovery.—M. S.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, LL.M., B.D.).—Since our last re-port the Christian Life Crusade has come to an end. We arethankful to God for the faithful and forthright presentationof the Gospel message by our missioner, Rev. Roland Hart. Wealso praise God for the number who during the meetingsfound Christ as their Saviour and for those who desired toknow a deeper spiritual experience and a closer fellowshipwith the Lord Jesus Christ. Quite a goodly number of ouryoung people joined in the camp at Marton during the Easterperiod. At a camp echo service held at the close of our even-ing service last Sunday, several testified to the blessing theyhad received and the wonderful fellowship that existed in thecamp. We are happy to include in this report a much appre-ciated visit from Dr and Mrs Sanson who spoke and showedslides of many aspects of the work. We thank God for thewonderful way they are being used especially from the medi-cal angle.—A. J.


LINWOOD AVENUE, Christchurch (Rev. A. Hodges).—Forour Easter services we were pleased to have Rev. RaymondPhillips of the British Seamen's mission conduct both servicesand the opportunity was taken to present him with a small giftmade of N.Z. timbers as a token of our love and esteemand also on the finishing of his work in New Zealand andhis immediate returning to England with Mrs Philips. Wewould like to add our thanks to him for the great work he hasdone in initiating and providing such wonderful new centresfor seamen throughout New Zealand ports. Recently the churchfolk were pleased to honour Edith and Jim McMillan at asocial and gift evening prior to their marriage. The doublewedding was celebrated in the church on June 5, Edith toMurray Robertson and Jim to Joan Ellsworth. Our best wishesand congratulations go with both couples. Preparations for theReay crusade are well in hand and the prayers of our peopleare coveted for the success of the mission in this district.—R. E. E.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev. N. R. Wood).—A joy towelcome into church membership, Mrs Mauchline (From WestCoast) and from B.C. ranks Misses Catherine Smith, AnneGodwin and Elspeth Wansborough. Glad also to welcome backfrom Auckland, Mr and Mrs Max Edridge. Congratulations toMr Bert Shipp gaining his majority and to Miss Nolene Gryllsand Mr Gavin Dobie upon their engagement. Considered aprivilege to have Mr Ken Thornton address our men's fellow-ship and Mrs Thornton address our homemakers concerningtheir work with the Y.M.C.A. in Hong Kong. Welcome to MrBarbour as Puriri Street S.S. secretary, and thanks to Mr C.Patterson for his services. Fine contingent attended B.C.Easter camp at Masterton with our minister, also Rev. L. Sil-cock, Mr E. Howse and Mr Francis serving in various capa-cities. Grateful to Dr T. Knights and Mr Ian Carey for theirfine Sunday services. Series of meetings during prayer andself-denial week were well attended.—G. E. C.

LYALL BAY, Wellington (Rev. D. W. Diprose M.Sc., B.D.).—At the evening service after Easter our young people told ofthe inspiration of the camp at Masterton Intermediate School.Eleven of our young people attended the camp. The service waspreceded by an excellent B.C. tea. The church Talent Schemeand building fund are progressing well and the new extensionsare near the final stages. We have farewelled Mr Ross to Aus-tralia and Mr E. Sellens to England. Mrs Bishop is in a resthome after time in hospital. Our organist, Mr W. Kean is beinglent to Central for their evening services for six months andMr D. Brady is taking his place. Rev. R. Alcorn and Mr P.Havill, of the Lebanon Evangelical Mission have spoken atservices. The B.W.M.U. had an enjoyable evening during theirwitness week to welcome new lady church members—Mrs R.N. Pennington, Mrs Eversleigh and Mrs Milward.—R. J. S.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—The mid-week studieson Books of the Bible have been excellent. Congratulationsto Pat Parsonson on her recent marriage. Special meetingswere held for self denial week. Seventeen of ouryoung people went to Bible Class camp at Marton this Easter.Four hundred and fifty campers from the Welling-ton district were in camp here. Our Sunday morningservice, combined with, the campers was held in the TownHall, Mr Boggis being the speaker. Rev. W. McCormackconducted our evening service at the church, while our minis-ter spoke at one of the camps. At the after-camp servicewhen opportunity was given to the young people to re-affirmtheir decision in their own church several came forward. It wasa joy to see Mr and Mrs Tope witness in baptism and laterreceived into church membership. Boys' Brigade team camesecond in the Wellington squad drill championships. We aresorry Mrs Jackson has resigned from the position as Girls'Brigade captain.—F. M. G.

MILFORD.—A large gathering of friends met together tosay farewell to our beloved pastor and his wife and family.The evening was chaired by Mr Reynolds, and the neighbour-ing churches were represented by Rev. Clyde Smith and MrI. C. Kitchen, with Rev. Norman Winslade speaking on behalfof the association. Mr Bill Anderson spoke for the youngpeople, and Mrs H. Gibbs on behalf of the ladies, presentingMrs Marlow with a lovely sheaf of flowers. Mr Reynolds spokeon behalf of the church in general, referring to the materialand spiritual progress made during the seven years of MrMarlow's ministry. Musical items were rendered by thechoir, a duet—Mrs R. Brown and Mrs W. Anderson, andbracket of songs by Mrs M. Sadler, also two musical itemsby the Y.P. group. Suitable gifts were presented to bothGill and Paul, and a cheque to Mr and Mrs Marlow. Suitablereplies were made, and the evening concluded with supper.We are pleased to welcome to the pulpit for the next sixmonths, Mr Peter Pritchard. senior student of our BaptistCollege We welcome into membership. Mr and Mrs Ford.Miss Sue Wooller, and Mr S. Collins.—A. B. R.

MIRAMAR-STRATHMORE PARK (Rev. T. Fear).—An en-joyable and fruitful time was spent by thirty of our young

people and leaders at the Easter camp at Masterton. Theycame second in the concert item, and also second in the choiritem. They are to be congratulated on coming home with theEfficiency Banner. On the following Sunday evening we had amost inspiring service, when in addition to hearing testimoniesfrom some of our young people who had received blessing atthe Easter camp, we also witnessed the baptism of AlanHarris and Paddy Donovan. The film mission held at Strath-more Park during the month of March, resulted in a fullchurch at each service, with three conversions and an in-creased interest in the church by people in the district. OnSaturday, May 5, a very pretty wedding was solemnized inthe Strathomore Park Church, when Miss Noeline Winterand Mr Noel Harris were married. These two young peoplehave both done wonderful work for their Lord and Master ina number of activities in this church in the past, and they takewith them to their new home together in Dannevirke, our verybest wishes.—C. H.

MORNINGTON (Rev. G. Kingston-Smith) .It is a joy to haveMiss Ethel Baker home on furlough. We look forward to hear-ing from her. We welcome the ladies from the Ings MemorialHome to our morning services along with the matron and sub-matron. It is good to see the increased numbers at the mid-week meeting where we have been studying "Galatians."A training programme commences soon in preparation forAll-ages Sunday School; one which will benefit every churchmember. Alterations are at present being carried out makingroom for a nursery etc. All who were present to hear Rev.Bob Alcorn enjoyed his message and his slides. The ladieshave met for prayer each morning during the week of prayerand our missionaries have been remembered by name duringthe morning services. Our minister's messages on Bibleteaching and keywords from the Bible are proving a greathelp to old and young alike.—V. L. R.

MORRINSVILLE (Rev. J. W. Beck).—Guest speakers duringthe month have been Mr Keith Edridge, Rev. D. Millichampand Rev. C. W. Duncumb. At a recent Sunday evening serviceMr and Mrs Thorpe, Mrs Murtagh and Miss Caroline Mayneconfessed their faith and consecration by Baptism. B.W.M.U.witness week the ladies took part in the morning service andseveral of the ladies visited the Waikato hospital taking home-made biscuits, and jams etc to the old folk. Another very suc-cessful guest service was held when the film "Outpost Ber-l i n " was shown. Seventeen of our young folk went into campat Finlay Park this year. A very impressive camp echo ser-vice held following camp showed that all had enjoyed them-selves and great blessing received. During week of prayerand self-denial a cottage prayer meeting was held at thehome of Mr and Mrs Lovegrove, Waharoa. and a set of slidesshown featuring the work of our missionaries on the Satur-day night.—J. McG.

NAPIER (Rev. T. Cadman).—A number of our young folkattended camp at Gisborne and enjoyed a time of real bless-ing. We are looking forward to Mrs Cadman's arrival in ourmidst and give thanks to God for answered prayers on herbehalf. Our prayers are with our friend Mr Thetford duringhis long period in hospital. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs A.Smith on the birth of a son. We were very happy to have Drand Mrs Sanson take our morning service for us, also to seetheir slides on the medical side of our missionary work. Alsoworshipping with us were Dr and Mrs D. Warren (Sudani.Welcome to Mr Ray Hambly our newly elected deacon. Avisitation programme is being put into action this month.—M. J. D.

NELSON (Rev. T. Heffernan).—Because she was answeringGod's call in obedience to serve for the S.I.M. in Somalia—Miss Ruth Foley was farewelled on April 1. She gave finechallenging messages to us before leaving. Thrilling to hearabout and see slides of our Manurewa Children's Home—allbrought to us personally by Sister Joyce. Motueka cottagemeeting held monthly—fine attendance of 26. Rev. MertonPahl (Richmond) was preacher at Pre-easter camp rally ser-vice and also at well attended Good Friday morning Com-munion service. Our own minister was principal speaker atPleasant valley Easter camp. Responses for conversion andconsecration were good from the 110 campers (drawn fromBlenheim, Richmond and Nelson) who attended the Eastercamp—in the Maitai Valley. New Youth Hall with stageproved very valuable asset. Two speakers at our Eastercamp—Rev. J. C. McFadyen and Mr R. H. French were alsoguest preachers at our church.—N. E. C.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—Services continue to bewell-attended, and all departments in good heart. A pre-Easter series of Fellowship meetings on an inter-church basiswas held in the local Presbyterian, Methodist and BaptistChurches and were much appreciated: ministers exchangingpulpits on each occasion. The guest speaker at our Women'sFellowship meeting this month was Miss M. Stuart of theW. E. C. The Mens' Fellowship spent an interesting Saturdayevening viewing Pan-Am films, also the Billy Graham film


"Outpost Berlin". Thanks to Mr Denny senior, our projec-tionist. A kitchen-evening was held in honour of MissRaewyn Cox and Mr Des Nighingale, who later in the monthwere married. Our prayerful good wishes for them both. Alsocongratulations to Patricia and Ron Webb on their accep-tance as students at the W.E.C. Training College, Tasmania.News of our young people in service, or training, is encour-aging. Miss Ruth Cremer (Abyssinia). Mr Bob Newall (W.E.C.College), Miss Joy McRae and Mr Jim Noble (Medical Col-lege, Dunedin). Mr and Mrs P. Lovell brought their babydaughter, and dedicated themselves to the sacred task ofparenthood.

NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—We were de-lighted to have a visit from Dr and Mrs Sanson and to learnmore of our Agartala medical work. A very real sense of God'spresence was felt at a recent Sunday evening service whenMr Wellington and his daughter, Pauleen, passed through thewaters of baptism and many in the congregation re-dedicatedtheir lives to Christ. About 60 of our young folk attendedEaster camps. Our choir, trained by Mr John Diprose, gave agrand rendering of Stainer's "Crucifixion." Our new manseis complete and our minister and his family are now com-fortably settled in. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs D. Golds-worthy on the birth of a son. Glad Mr Greaves is well againafter his motor accident. Our sincere sympathy goes out toMrs Ogle on the death of her sister. Miss Ruby Honnor in thetragic Rotorua fire. We are sad at the passing of Mrs Putt,senior, a faithful member of our church and B.W.M.U.—E. H.

NORTH EAST VALLEY, Dunedin (Rev. H. A. Gardiner).—It has been a joy to welcome home on furlough Rev. and MrsAlcorn and their family. It is a thrill to hear of the mission-ary work in both India and Pakistan from our own members.Guest speakers over recent weeks have been Mr Peter Havillof the Baptist Syrian Lebanese mission, Mr A. Elliott of theSudan Interior mission and Mr Norman McIntosh of C.I.M.Overseas Missionary Fellowship. The Baptist Male VoiceQuartet have also conducted an evening service. DuringEaster two services were held on Good Friday, the morningservice in our own church and a combined Baptist service atHanover Street Church. Over the Easter period about 40 ofour young people attended the Bible Class camp at PleasantValley, held in perfect weather.—M. S. L.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—Mr andMrs L. Irving have been received into membership. Wel-come also to Mr and Mrs McCallaugh from Wellington, whowill be living in Invercargill for some time. Twenty-nine youngpeople from our church attended Easter camp at Wyndham,and many can testify to spiritual blessing received there. Re-ports of various activities were given by three campers atthe camp echo service, and two brackets of favourite choruseswere sung. Week of prayer and self-denial was opened witha P.M. on Sunday morning at 7.30, and one also on the con-cluding Sunday. Two cottage P.M.'s were held in members'homes. At the mid-week meeting, a set of slides with tapeshowing work among the Darlongs of Tripura was featured.Mrs Faulkner has been appointed leader of the Ropeholdersband. Best wishes to Miss Judy Inglis and Mr David Hollandwho were married recently. We are pleased that Chris Rich-ards has almost fully recovered from his accident.—D. G.

OAMARU (Rev. G. N. Jackson).—Splendid display on har-vest thanksgiving Sunday. Goods sold on Monday added £28to building fund. Enjoyed visits from Union President, Rev.Hayes Lloyd and Mrs Lloyd; Mr P. Havill, Lebanon: Mr Mc-lntosh, C.I.M.; Rev. and Mrs Alcorn, our own Field. Seventeenof our Bible Class members attended camp at Pleasant Valleywhere all received great blessing. Mr Jackson was a speakerat Masterton camp and also received much blessing. Campechoes held April 29. The young people conducted the service.It was a thrill to hear their testimonies. During self-denialweek, B.W.M.U. and Shareholder's members conducted themid-week meeting, with interesting information from ourfield. Our prayers will follow Mr and Mrs I. Mosely andfamily, transferred to Clinton. Congratulations to Mr and MrsS. Matheson on their recent marriage.—A. W.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—To all of us the passingof two dear friends has come as a shock in recent days. MrsNell Harris, for many years a deaconess also in charge of theprimary department, choir member and a willing worker forher Lord and Saviour. Mrs G. Simpson (senior) passed to herreward on May 8. Mrs Simpson served in many fields asdeaconess and for many years as communion steward.Owing to ill health over the past few years she wasunable to attend the church she loved so well. We at Opawawill never forget these two faithful sisters in Christ, to theirloved ones we offer our sincere sympathy. On a recent Sun-day evening we had the great joy of seeing Mr and Mrs S.Weir Mr E. Rosewall (senior), Miss Claire Grimmett, andMiss Jill Diack witness their faith in the waters of baptism.Sunday. May 6, at the communion table eight new memberswere added to the strength of the church, Mr and Mrs S. Weir,

Mr and Mrs Mitchell. Mrs Dawson. Mr E. Rosewall (senior).Miss Claire Grimmett and Miss Diack. Pray for the Rev. AlanBurrow mission starting Sunday, May 13 to 20, at Opawa,also the children's mission conducted by the child evangelismteam.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—Guestspeaker during month—Mr Peter Havill, a missionary in Leba-non, Rev. Bill Taylor (Waihi), and Rev. R. Finlay. A "happyweek" to be conducted at Wairoa Pa during school holidaysis to be assisted by Baptist College student, Mr Geo. Buckley.A wonderful spirit prevailed throughout Easter camp at MtMaunganui. Our group gained high placings in competitions,etc. Camp echo service was a splendid example of the enthu-siasm and talent of our young folk. A.A.S.S. has now been inaction two years, the roll has more than doubled in that time.Another milestone in the life of our church is the formationof a choir. Special efforts to encourage support during ourdenominational missionary week have included early morn-ing prayer meetings. We rejoice with Mrs M. Judd who hastestified to her faith by baptism—A. B.

OWAIRAKA (Rev. B. Stewart, B.A.).—We were very sorryto learn that Mr Stewart will be leaving us, having accepteda call to Rotorua. A baptismal service was held on April 29,when Messrs R. Taylor and T. Fennell went through thewaters of baptism. It was a joy to welcome two new folk toour church membership. Mr John Alexandra and Miss JoanInglis. We were very sorry to say farewell to Mr and MrsSacklyn and family who have recently left the district. Wewish them well and thank them for all their service with us.At one of our friendship hours. Mr Martin showed slides ofearly anniversaries. At a meeting of the mens' club, Mr Sam-ways gave a talk on Guide dogs. We are glad to report MrWilliams is up and about again after being confined to hishome for quite three months. Mr and Mrs Rasper have takenover the duties of communion stewards. Attendances at bothchurch services are most encouraging.—J. McA.

OWAKA (Rev. J. W. McNair, L.Th.).—Tin-canning for Mrand Mrs David Bradfield held early in April; we wish themevery happiness. Harvest thanksgiving proceeds. £24, will besent to Rev. R. Alcorn for his Literature Fund. One Sundaymorning the service was taken by Mr Buck of U.F.M. OnApril 8, the death occurred of Mrs D. McNutt in her 84th year.For many years she has faithfully served her church and thishas included being at different times its secretary and Sun-day School superintendent. Later in the month, Ken Thom-son passed away. Although belonging to a much youngergeneration. Ken too had his connections with past history—his namesake and great-uncle, William McKenzie, being oneof our first pastors. We pray for the McNutt and Thomsonfamilies that they may find that no burden is too heavy forJesus Christ to carry.—M. M. B.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Vacant).—Birth, Mr and MrsColin Christensen, a son. There has been one baptism. A goodnumber of our young people attended the Easter camp at Mar-ton. Alan Smith, and Norma Robinson won places in the ser-monette competition and Winston McJorrow, Alan Smithand Delys Grover in the solo competition. There was a goodattendance at the 69th annual church meeting. Appreciation oftheir work over the last eight years was expressed to the re-tiring secretary and Treasurer, Messrs G. F. Lindsay andI. H. Shearer. New secretary elected—Mr J. M. Gabbie.Dedication service of those elected to office was held. Baptistcollege students. Ross Gurney and Dennis Crompton con-ducted the service on Easter Sunday morning and Mr PeterHavill, Lebanon Evangelical Mission at night. Dr and MrsSanson addressed a combined gathering of Central, Hokowhituand Awapuni Churches and showed slides of the work inArgatala, Tripura. Miss Rae Smith, New Guinea addressed theyoung people's society.—M. M. B.

PONSONBY, Auckland (Pastor K. S. Anderson) .—Sincelast report we have been privileged to have Rev. Ayson Clif-ford, College principal, and Dr Robert Thompson, Collegetutor, take our pulpit on March 25 and April 15 respec-tively. April 1 to 11, a children's crusade was held by MrHenderson (Uncle Ray), there were good attendances, severaldecisions, and new S.S. scholars resulted. Several youngpeople attended Easter camp—blessings received. We weredelighted to have Mrs Deane to speak at B.W.M.U. Mr H. Mc-Keown has taken over church treasurership. College student.B. McMillan is Sunday School superintendent, student P. Mc-Nee is young people's leader, B.T.I. students, Misses J. Mc-Connell, D. Fox and C. Grimmer are teaching. Also Mr J.Reynolds, Misses M. Armstrong and H. Singles, we do thankGod for His providing. Our congratulations go to Miss Arm-strong on her engagement to Mr A. Young, and to Mr KenMcCarthy and Miss Ann Parke on their recent marriage.—L. K.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th.).—Nineteen ofour young people went to Orewa Easter camp where four of


our members were camp officers. Others attended Ngara-wahia Convention. All returned grateful for blessing receivedand on the following Sunday several spoke at the eveningservice. Our group brought back the class pennant for thesecond year in succession. Our good wishes are extended tothe Misses Garlick and to Mr and Mrs Donnell on vists toAustralia. A combined Good Friday service in our churchover-taxed accommodation but we were thankful to note in-creased attendance. Features of self-denial week have beenan all-day chain of prayer on Friday, an early morning ser-vice on Saturday, plus other special meetings.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—We were delighted to welcome Rev. Bob Alcorn to a servicerecently and. together with Bryndwr friends who joined usin a social hour, we went home with a fresh vision of workin the missions. We farewelled Rae and Bob Condliffe on theeve of their departure for Greymouth. Judging by the tone ofour evening youth service last week we feel sure that oncemore Easter camp has been a time of rich blessing and ex-perience for our young people and we thank them for thebreath of the spirit of camp they showed us throughout theservice. Midweek and other meetings for prayer are provinga time of strengthening to fortify us for the Crusade nowclose upon us. God bless and inspire our Evangelists wherevertheir work takes them.—L. A. A.

PAPATOETOE (Rev. E. F. Sherburd).—A large group of57 represented our Bible Class at Easter camp at CareyPark. Our camp echo service was combined with the churchfarewell to Miss D. McKenzie who has left for Australia forfurther training with the W.E.C. Although no decisions weremade at camp, five of our young people responded to ourminister's invitation at this service. Our junior choirs havebeen assisting Mr Sherburd at the 1YA children's series whichhe has been conducting. We were sorry to receive the resig-nation of Miss Doreen Cole from the leadership of theGirl's Life Brigade. Miss Cole who is to be married shortlyhas given many years of faithful service to the G.L.B. Wecongratulate Francis Stuart and Kevin Currie on their recentmarriage and Judith Parkes and Don Graveson who haveannounced their engagement.—G. E. B.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—A combined GoodFriday service was held in the church. Some 30 young peopleattended Easter camp. The friendship club held an enjoyablemeeting with the Te Atatu Women's Fellowship. The men'sclub organised a conducted tour of the Central Fire Station.To mark S.D. week an early Communion service was held onApril 29. Prayer meetings were held in two church homes.The young people's fellowship held a missionary evening witha Canadian as guest speaker. Regular letters are receivedfrom our missionary members. Mr and Mrs R. Nancekivelland Fay Carter. The Nancekivells are due home on furloughin July. The church kitchen has been equipped with a For-mica sink top, also the manse. The Crusade has been a bless-ing to our church life generally.—L. W. W.

PUTARURU (Rev. L. P. Bryan).—Our harvest festival ser-vices were the occasion of a visit from two College students.There was a fine display of produce which was later takento the College. A dedication service was held recently whenMr and Mrs Spackman brought their baby daughter. DianeJan to the Lord. We are glad to see Mr Pedersen back withus after his accident and to hear that Mr Hunt is making goodprogress after his. On a recent Sunday evening we met afterchurch to farewell Mr and Mrs Christensen and Karen beforetheir departure on a world tour. Our 30 young people whoattended B.C. camp at Finlay Park had a time of much fel-lowship and blessing. The women's fellowship held a success-ful seventh birthday party. It is with much regret that wemust farewell our minister and his wife, on their retirement,after a faithful ministry of five years.—V. J. E.

RANGIORA (Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, B.A.).—Harvest fes-tival services held March 11. Display arranged by Bible Classmembers. Goods sent to Archer Memorial Home. Miss Phyl-lis Mills, of S.I.M. guest preacher in evening. Mr Skeels, ofOriental Missionary Society, preached at an evening servicein March and showed film " C h i n a Challenge." At the mid-week meeting during Witness Week. Miss Titheridge, of Mis-sion to Lepers, showed slides. A number of our members en-joyed the fellowship of the town and country rally atArnberley. Life Boy leaders, in camp at Loburn, attended amorning service in April. The following week Rev. R. A. Al-corn brought us the story of the literature work in an unusualand challenging way through slides and tape. Week ofprayer: early morning prayer session, three week-nightmeetings. Final Sunday showing of Rev. D. T. Eade's slidesand closing prayer session. Praise God for sacrificial giving.Centennial celebrations. October 27 to November 3.—M. A.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—Our pastor's forthright messages are a help and blessing tothose who come within the sound of the Gospel. Mr J. Potter,

New Zealand secretary of the Borneo Evangelical Mission wasthe preacher at an evening service, and showed slides at theFriendly hour. May we be steadfast in prayer for the mission.Mrs C. Batchelor welcomed into membership—the Lord blessher in this further step. G.L.B. captain, Miss Shirley Leathamhas left for over-seas with other New Zealand officers toattend the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Girls' LifeBrigade in England, after which the New Zealand party willtour the Continent. We pray for them all. God's blessing andjourneying mercies. Welcome to Betty Lee and Harold Searleon vacation from B.T.I. Sorry to farewell Beverly Williams asshe returns to Auckland. Pleased to hear of the work ofCanadian Baptist Field in India from Misses Shirley Freckle-ton and Eleanor Stark who are on their way back to the field.—P. D. L.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—The main eventin our church life this month was Easter camp, for our youngpeople and thirty attended the combined camp at the Maitaicamp site. We praise God that six of our young peopleaccepted and confessed Christ as their Saviour. On the Sun-day evening following Easter a camp echo service was heldand those who attended received a real taste of what campwas like. Since Easter our Bible Classes have been meetingat 5.45 in the evening, and this is proving very satisfactory.Brought for dedication recently, have been Trudy Stone andRobyn Barker. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Murry Aus-tin (nee Sparrow), of Wellington, on the birth of a daughter.Elizabeth Anne: to Mr and Mrs M. Cairns, on the birth ofChristine: and to Mr and Mrs A. Mills on the birth of Gail.Mrs N. Hill is still being missed from our midst but not for-gotten in our prayers. Congratulations to Miss MargaretGoodale and Mr Bruce Keelty on the announcement of theirengagement.—M. F.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—On April 15, we had anotherof Mr Crozier's enjoyable descriptions of his recent trip toIndia. The talk consisted of a Communion service which MrCrozier conducted among Indian Lepers. The service con-cluded with Communion. Our Wednesday night studies arewell attended, and are a time of rich blessings. We werepleased to welcome Bob Alcorn at a recent evening service—slides and tape recordings made up an enjoyable eveningtogether. It was most inspiring to hear of the Literature centre,which he has set up. We pray God's blessing on the wonder-ful and heroic work he is doing. With the opening of theIngs Home, our prayers are with all who abide there—includ-ing four Roslyn ladies. Mesdames Allen, Armour, Os-bourne and Miss Dallaston. Our prayers and love are with theMcKechnie family in their time of anxiety over a loved one.And sympathy with Mrs Glengarry in the death of her mother.May the Lord's presence be felt by them and bless them.—R. M.

ROTORUA.—As we asked for your prayers, so now we askyou to share praise and thanks that God has answered prayer,and we look forward to the coming of Rev. B. O. Stewart,to shepherd the work of God here. Thanks again to all whohave so willingly ministered to us in the various church ser-vices. Easter camp brought blessing to all who attended atOmanu. The spirit and fellowship was excellent, and somewere brought to conversion, and many to a deeper dedication.Congratulations to G.L.B., Cadets and B.B. in their successesin Battalion sports. Congratulations also to Mr and Mrs Flem-ing, and Mr and Mrs I. Jones on the birth of a son and daugh-ter respectively. Extra meetings were held this week for prayerand slides shown of our missionary work. We are lookins for-ward to vacation pastorate of our college student. Mr D. Kimp-ton.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—About 30 B.C. membersattended camp at Hunua over Easter, and we rejoice in thedecisions that some of the young people made. As we write.the Christian life crusade with Rev. and Mrs Clifford Reay.is in full swing. Church people have been busy visiting homesof the district, and in many other preparations, and we arepraying for a harvest of souls. Our thanks to soloists and allother friends who are helping to make the meetings a success.We rejoice in Mrs Tevendale's recovery from a recent opera-tion, and send our greetings to little David Lloyd in hospitalafter a nasty accident. Our greetings, too, to Jocelyn Muir andother sick folk. Our congratulations to Betty King and DavidNeve on their engagement, and to Bryan Nielsen on beingawarded the B.B. Queen's badge. We congratulate Ian Mac-Donald (College), our youth leader, on his 21st birthday—the young people enjoyed giving him a surprise party.—S. D. R.

ST. ALBANS, Thames Street (Rev. L. N. Rawlings).—Weare glad to welcome back our minister and his wife after aholiday in Australia. Grateful thanks to all who preached andconducted prayer meetings over this period. All-age S.S. recordof 211 present on recent Sunday out of roll of 226. Annualmembers' meeting when present officers were re-elected. Mr S.


G. Annand elected to diaconate. Baptismal service when Ken-neth Eagle and David Rout witnessed before a full church.Church has been saddened by loss of two faithful members,Mr W. J. Wylie who served as church secretary and deaconover many years, and Jean, wife of Mr Wilfred Dodge, whowas active as superintendent of nursery and All-age S.S. andin other ways. Our loving sympathy is extended to Mrs Wylieand Mr Dodge and family.—C. W. E.

SANDRINGHAM, Auckland (Pastor R. L. Coop).—We werevery happy to witness last month, the baptism of MissesPatricia Tuohey and Colleen Minty. We note with regret, how-ever, the departure of one of our members, Mrs Woodcock,who has been active with us for more than 25 years. Theannual members' meeting was held on May 5, when two newdeacons, Messrs N. Cairns, and A. Wanless, were elected toreplace two retiring deacons, Messrs I. Trethowen and D. Up-ham. We are grateful to God for the progress in most depart-ments, the steady increase in giving, and the well-attendedservices over the past year. Self-denial week was completedwith a missionary cantata, "The Greatest Story Yet Untold,"sung by the choir with guest soloists. This cantata describesthe place of God in world evangelisation by song and scrip-ture narration under three divisions: God's love—God'splace—the world.—G. N. B.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Preparation rewarded,prayer answered. Shackleton Road new junior B.C. held two-day pre-Easter camp at Orewa with some 20 present. This newB.C. an experiment, drawn from highest S.S. classes—still belongs to main school—but with B.C. status. Leaders:Mr Ian Ferguston and Miss Frost assisted by four others.Prayer coveted for this new class. On April 29, ten from localEaster camps, from Ngaruawahia. and even Marton, broughtmorning worshippers glimpses of high spiritual atmosphere ateach camp. Inspiring summaries of Rev. Fred Carter's messagesand methods by Miss Carol Benfell and Mr David McClay re-captured very atmosphere of meetings in joyful realisa-tion "Christ we worship is Alive," and secondly that "deci-s i o n s " made, be only after quiet thought and prayer. B.C.missionary fund "newspaper drive" realised £25. Friendlycircle met at Mrs Trigg's and enjoyed coloured slides of theirrecent trip to Sydney and Melbourne.—E. A. McN.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—The Rev. G. F. Coombsministry on the teachings of the Christian life was a means tobetter understanding of Christian living. Eleven young peopleattended Easter camp at Spencer Park, and camp echoes on thefollowing Sunday evening testified of blessing received. MissIris Cook of Christian Literature Crusade spoke at a recentevening service. The quarterly tea on the second Sunday inApril proved a happy time of fellowship to all. A social andpresentation in honour of Miss Elaine Pannett, junior B.C.leader was held. Elaine and Geoff. Taylor were married in thechurch on May 12. Our best wishes go with them as they maketheir home in Picton. A daughter is welcomed at the home ofMr and Mrs Marks, and our greetings go to the Nicholsonfamily on the arrival of another son. Prayers have beenanswered for Mr J. W. Thomas who has been very ill in anAuckland hospital. We rejoice that he will soon be fit to comehome again. We pray that the healing touch of the Masterwill be upon all who are on the sick list at this time.—S. R. R.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden).—Our young people hadwonderful weekend at Marton Easter camp. Marilyn Hoskingwon junior girls' sermonette contest. Visit of Dr and Mrs San-son greatly appreciated. Campaign in full swing with hearten-ing attendances at all meetings. (Men's tea: 35, ladies' coffeehour 61). Numbers of contacts out each night to date, somecoming several times. Conversions primarily in adult groupthus far. We are anticipating happy week to be conducted byfour B.T.I. students (3 from our own membership), in firstweek of May holidays. Peter Elliot is making steady progressin Middlemore hospital.—D. G. S.

SUNSHINE (Rev. G. T. Macann).—The prayer meeting hasrecently completed a study of the Book of Revelation. Pre-Easter worship centred on special music by the choir, theCantata, "The Desire of Ages," on Palm Sunday, and a mov-ing Communion service on the Wednesday evening. Theminister had taken a series of addresses on "The Saviour-hood of Christ." We have been happy to welcome Mr and MrsJohn Grigg and Heather, Mr and Mrs P. Ashton to member-ship by transfer, and Mr Ron Wilkinson by baptism. Anotherbaptismal service is planned in the near future. Congratula-tions to Joan Murdoch, David Holt and John Chetwin onattaining majority. Recent visitors to the pulpit have in-cluded, Mr Norman Mackintosh, who spoke at a men's fel-lowship tea, evening service, and a fellowship hour, and DrR. J. Thompson, tutor of the College. Miss Rima Gurr hasleft for England with the G.L.B. contingent. Youth servicefollowing Easter camp when minister spoke on "Vows—thedanger of the Easter camp."

TAITA (Rev. H. R. By croft).—Special features on Sundayevenings since the last report have been the screening of thefilm "Grace and Glory," special music by the choir on the Sun-day before Easter, a camp echo service, and an after churchsing-song at a home in Stokes Valley. The services on EasterSunday were taken by two of our deacons, Rev. E. W. Grigg.and Mr K. Mai. We also thank Mr N. N. Hildreth for playingthe organ that day. Our pastor was leader of the Juniors atthe B.C. camp at Wairarapa College, where two of our girlsdecided for Christ, and the class won the concert item contest.Mr and Mrs K. Smart have been welcomed into membershipon transfer from Greymouth. Mr and Mrs Podd have returnedto Brisbane. Mrs Podd helped in the Sunday School while here.Mr D. Little has joined the S.S. staff. Our sympathy is withMrs Strachan in the loss of a sister. Prayer meetings wereheld every night of self-denial week except Saturday. Theoffering at date of going to press was £102. The B.W.M.U.now arrange for missionary handwork for children after themorning children's address.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Pastor B. E. Hibbert).—A very active church atpresent Tamaki is now participating in the " W r a p ' n Roll."quite catching, too. Our sincere thanks to the Howick churchin sharing their pastime with us, and we thank God for thiswonderful way of earning finance to assist meeting our grow-ing commitments. Combined Good Friday service at St.Columba Presbyterian Church with combined churches' choirparticipating. Anzac Day prayer meeting very interestingwith slides and commentary on Third Assembly World Coun-cil of Churches. An annual meeting with a difference this year,business kept to a minimum, guest speaker. Captain Standenof Salvation Army who concluded the meeting with a verychallenging devotional message. This was followed by supper.No major changes on diaconate but Mr P. Brett is welcomedas general superintendent of A.A.S.S., Mr D. Dean as secretary,A.A.S.S., and Mr M. L. Boon has remained church secretary.God is moving amongst our young people, baptismal classesat present being held. At a recent morning service G.L.B. andCadets paraded and Lt. Reade was commissioned as Captainon the retirement of Captain Shepherd.—K. L. B.

TAUMARUNUI FELLOWSHIP (Rev. R. G. Bycroft) —Some progress has been made in our efforts to acquire landfor our future church. We are much in prayer about this matter.Sunday School is doing well and church and Bible studies wellattended. We were pleased to have Rev. L. A. North take ourservice, March 18, and Mr Nobbs (Missionary Aviation Fellow-ship) showed us slides in the afternoon. We were sorry tohave Mr and Mrs Lowrey leave us to live in Auckland—wemiss them. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bethune on thebirth of a son and to Rosalie Runciman and Eric Best whorecently became engaged. Our best wishes and prayers go toMr Ian Pyle and Miss Rosemary Howie on their recent mar-riage. We will be glad to welcome Mrs Pyle to our Fellow-ship. Easter camp at Finlay Park was attended by severalof our families.—I. E. M. R.

TAUPO (Rev. G. T. Beilby).—In April the South Aucklandassociation held their bi-monthly meeting for the first time inour church. We were glad to welcome so many delegates. Thiswas also the happy occasion of the Induction of our eagerlyawaited new minister. Rev. G. T. Beilby. Mr R. Sinclair,secretary of Association chaired the meeting and Rev. F.Parry, and Rev. J. Beck took part in the service of Induc-tion, and we all stood in token of our loyalty to our ministerand dedication to the task of serving Christ and each other.Afternoon tea followed, and an informal and warm welcometo Mr and Mrs Beilby and daughter was given in the S.S. hall.The Women's Fellowship extended their welcome to MrsBeilby at their evening on Monday following. Some of ouryoung folk attended Easter camp at Mt. Maunganui and re-turned with good accounts of the time spent there and ardenthopes for "next year."—N. A.

TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller).—During the month thehealth of our minister caused concern, and necessitated an en-forced rest. We can rejoice now that he is back again with usand is quietly recovering strength. We are indebted to the Rev.Ayson-Clifford for having conducted services in his absence,particularly the commencement Sunday of week of prayerand self denial. Our thanks also to Rev. J. Tyson (Poona andIndia Mission), to Messrs R. Lincoln, R. Clark and J. Enright.We are pleased to welcome new members on transfer fromFairfield, Mr and Mrs Battersby. Farewell to Miss FrancesTaylor who left us after three years to return to her home inGloucester, England. We express our sympathy to Mrs F. J.Crafts on the home-call of her mother, and to the family of MrW. Pugh. Congratulations to Miss Ann Watson on her mar-riage to Mr J. Capamagian. Mr and Mrs D. Kyle broughttheir little one to a recent dedication service. A member ofour church, Mrs Robertson of Te Puke has recently movedto Ngongotaha. Items of interest over the past month include,the annual meeting; Easter camp at Omanu (Mt. Manganui);and enrollment service of Boys' Brigade. Arrangements are


well in hand and prayer circles are being held for the RolandHart Mission in early July.—N. M. B.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Speakerat Easter Sunday services was Mr Alan Bardsley, while theminister and Mrs Duncan were camp parents at Masterton B.C.camp. A large contingent attended the camp, sixteen folk fromTawa-Linden serving in various capacities. Misses Stark andFrickleton, Canadian Baptist missionaries in India spoke atthe prayer meeting during the week of prayer. The BaptistWomen's League has continued its welfare work at PoriruaHospital with car outings and visits and the men's choir sangat the hospital. Mr and Mrs Cliff Carr and Nancy are holi-daying in Australia. Congratulations to newly-weds, Mr andMrs Peter Bain (nee Miss Valerie Trail) and newly engagedMiss Elaine Tomlinson and Mr David Wilson. Mr and MrsEric Sangster have been welcomed into membership fromMasterton.—H. L.

TE ATATU (Rev. I. F. Taylor).—Welcome to Mr and MrsJ. Howard on transfer from Mt. Roskill, and Miss Jaggers ontransfer from the Auckland Tabernacle. On April 1. Mr andMrs J. Chapman brought their son, Glen Adrian, for dedica-tion. A recent evening service led by the Baptist Collegestudents, and the showing of slides by the principal, was muchappreciated. A church social led by the minister and his wifewas greatly enjoyed by the good number present. An adultBible Class has been commenced on Sunday mornings at themanse. At our B.W.M.U. meeting in March, Mrs Ian Taylorwas inducted as the new president. Greetings were broughtfrom the presidents of the Henderson, Kumeu and PointChevalier B.W.M.U. It is encouraging to see attendances atservices, especially the mid-week meeting, increasing.—N. H.

TE HAPARA, Gisborne (Rev. R. A. Hill).—A number ofour young people were at Easter camp, which is held at theGisborne Intermediate school. Also present were young folkfrom Napier, Hastings and Gisborne Central churches. Rev. T.Cadman was speaker and Mr Peter Pritchard was student fromCollege. A time of real blessing was had by all. Rev. R. A.Alcorn took a recent Sunday evening service and also spoketo men's fellowship. Mr Wilbur Wright of the youth for Christteam also occupied our pulpit one Sunday night. Mrs Smellie,our life deaconness who has been ill is now about again. Mrand Mrs W. Pethybridge youth workers for the W.E.C. con-ducted services in our church. Manse painting is now com-pleted. Happy holiday week is being conducted in Gisborne byMrs O'Neill of our membership during May holidays. Mrs R.Stichbury and Mrs Morrison are sick.—E. D.

TEMUKA (Rev. M. D. Campbell).—At a Sunday eveningservice recently it was an inspiration to see our friend MrParmenter, witness a good confession of faith in our LordJesus Christ, through the waters of baptism. Several of ouryoung people from Temuka and Arowhenua Pa combinedfor Easter Bible Class camp at Pleasant Point. A time ofmuch spiritual blessing was experienced, some taking theLord Jesus as their own Saviour. The Sutherland cup for thebest Bible Class item at the camp concert was won by ourgroup. Our congratulations are extended to Mr and Mrs CliffFoote on their recent marriage. Arrangements are going for-ward, for the Clifford Reay Crusade to be held in our churchfrom July 22 to August 5. We pray for a time of rich spiritualblessing.—M. I. F.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—The church continues tobe filled to capacity on Sunday mornings and extension inthe not too distant future seems indicated. Funds for exten-sion of Sunday School buildings are coming in steadily. Ex-cellent services on Self-denial Sunday with a fine responseto the missionary appeal. Good wishes go to Coyla Shore onher marriage to William Andrews. We are very sorry to loseour good friends, Mr and Mrs L. A. McMillan who have goneto Lake Coleridge to live. The pastor expressed the goodwishes of the church officers and members and made apresentation of books at a recent service. Congratulations toour oldest member, Mrs C. Rendall, who celebrated her 96thbirthday recently. Welcome to Bryan Chivers from Sunshinechurch.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—We were most in-terested to hear Sister J. Wilby speak of her work in theManurewa Home at a recent morning service. Our thanks toMr Ray French and Mr R. Norgate for taking recent ser-vices. A memorable B.B. enrolment service was followed bya film " T h e Quest." The Church Tennis Club closed its firstseason of play with a well supported tournament. Congratula-tions to Mr David Riches on his engagement to Miss BarbaraSnell of Paekakariki. During May, Mr Keith James (Collegestudent), will be preaching while our minister is at Rimutaka.There have been eager impressions from Easter camps asyoung people came to experience a closer walk with theLord. During self denial week prayer meetings were led byB.M.M.F., B.W.M.U. and B.Y.F. Greetings have been receivedfrom Esk Street Church, Invercargill with our pastor's call

there in August. Our gratitude goes to our pastor for hisfaithful preaching and we pray for the Lord's continuedguidance concerning the vacancy in the pastorate.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—A baptismal servicewas held recently when Mrs Wych, Graham Hunt, and RonPearce witnessed for their Lord. It was a great joy to wel-come Mr and Mrs Fred Crighton and wee Bronwyn, homeon furlough from India. We had a welcome after church ontheir first Sunday at home and look forward to hearingmore from them soon. Many old friends of the churchgathered recently for the wedding of Noelene Zubielevitchto Terry Bradley. It was a wonderful day of fellowship andwe shall miss Noelene and Terry as they set up home at Dar-gaville. Mr Allen McClymont has left again to visit his sonFred, in Malaya. We pray that God will bless them in theirtime together. Mr Wakelin has started a series on the namesgiven to followers of Jesus. First in the series was Ambassa-dors, then Believers, Christians, Disciples and so on. Seventeenof our young people attended Easter camp at Hunua, whileMr Wakelin was the speaker at Whangarei. During our weekof prayer and self-denial we combined with Grange Roadfor our mid-week meeting and two other special meeingswere held at Mis Dow's and Mr and Mrs H. Carter's.—M. J. S.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—The young people who spentEaster weekend at the camp at Mt. Maunganui told of theirtime in camp the following Sunday evening. Homemakers hadan enjoyable and instructive evening on May 1, when MissCrossman, the Health Education Officer spoke and showed afilm on " R e s c u e Breathing." Ladies from other churchesjoined with us and everyone went away very satisfied withwhat they had learned. The " t a l e n t scheme" has beenlaunched among our members. This is to last for threemonths and all money earned will go towards the newbuildings at our recently acquired section. CongratulationsMr and Mrs Bluette on the birth of a daughter.—R. H. M.

WAINONI (Rev. R. M. Upton).—Combined mid-weekmeetings now held at North Brighton and Wainoni alter-nately. Slides shown by Rev. Bob Alcorn at one of these weremuch appreciated as also were further slides on India shownby Rev. R. Upton in preparation for self-denial week, whentwo combined meetings were held. Women's fellowship enjoyeda visit from Opawa harmony group. Combined North Brighton-Wainoni B.W.M.U. had happy first morning meeting whenMrs L. Rawlings from St. Albans spoke. A price has beenaccepted for new church building and plans and specifica-tions are out for a new centrally situated manse. Need foradditional finance is great and we are trusting God to supplythat need. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Jim Nisbet onthe safe arrival of Phillip James. We are glad to have MrsBowden from Colombo Street worshipping with us whilsttemporarily residing in the district, and we welcome Mrs K.Rowe into our membership.

WAINMOMATA (Rev. D. Comber).—We welcome into ourchurch membership, Mr and Mrs L. McMillan, Mrs J. Jenkins,and Mr and Mrs Dixon. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs I.Nicholson on the birth of a son. The Homemakers had an in-teresting night recently, with husbands as guests and Rev.McRae of the Hutt Valley Marriage Guidance council asspeaker. Sister Joyce Wilby gave us an insight into the workamong the children of our Manurewa Home. A film wasshown at the afterchurch friendly hour. Our minister andfive of our young people attended Easter camp at the Waira-rapa College. Easter services were taken by Messrs G.Edridge, R. Stewart and I. Nicholson. The men's fellowshipheld an indoor bowls evening with men from the UnionChurch, their guests. The Sunday after Easter was a grandcamp echo service and B.B. enrolment service. It was a joyto have many parents attending.—L. R. E.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—Delighted to haveRev. and Mrs Beilby and Sylvia worshipping with us on arecent Sunday. Heartiest congratulations extended to Mr andMrs E. J. Chesswas on the occasion of their Golden wedding,April 18. Very worthwhile "teenager service" held onSunday, April 8. Over 60 present at tea and a church wellfilled for the service. One response to Gospel invitation. Muchblessing received at Easter camp—several conversions, re-dedications and requests for baptism. Visit of Dr and MrsSanson much appreciated. All present greatly impressedwith obvious sincerity and consecrated service of these folkfor God in India. Meetings during special week very wellattended with fine spirit of prayer particularly the final meet-ing at 7 a.m. on Sunday. 20 present. Second guest Sundaynight saw a full church, challenging address, and hearty sing-ing. Social hour followed at which self-denial offering wasannounced. £316—£116 in excess of target set. The Doxologyconcluded the gathering.—E. R.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—Mrs Quinlan, arearepresentative for Bay of Plenty, attended a recent Girls'Life Brigade and Cadet parade. We were very fortunate to


have Mr Kenneth Goodman, the talented Negro organist joinus in the Sunday morning worship. He made a real friend ofthe children and delighted us with his playing. Mr TrevorShaw, editor of "Challenge" spoke at the evening serviceand held everyone's attention with his description of theirwork in the Congo. Easter camp echo service was enjoyedby us all, as we heard from the young people some grand re-sults, both socially and spiritually. Our group provided campcommandant, camp nurse, and camp uncle and auntie aswell as several study circle leaders. Peter Durney won thesermonette competition and Ross Grant the senior singingcompetition.—J. P.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. Noel Thompson).—The ChristianLife crusade, which had so much prayer and effort put intoit, turned out to be a spiritual battle, the kind of which wenave not experienced before. Those who committed theirlives to Christ were real trophies of grace. The spiritual lifeof the church is stronger than ever before. We were very con-scious of spiritual conflict during the crusade and the follow-up is fraught with difficulties. We would ask for the prayersof our sister churches in these months immediately aheadMrs Jones a very faithful member has passed on—our sorrowher joy. Our Bible Class members seem to have had a won-derful time at the Marton camp both in a spiritual wayand also in a competitive spirit, in sports and entertainment.May all those who made decisions for Christ grow in theknowledge and love of their Lord and Saviour and bytheir witness bring others into the Kingdom. Congratulationsto Miss Jean Campbell and Mr Bill Toohill on their recentwedding.—L. M. R.

WHANGAPARAOA.—Our first harvest thanksgiving ser-vice met with a wonderful response in gifts and resulted ina very happy service. Easter again saw a large crowd at ourservices and the Good Friday combined service was a time ofspiritual meditation on the cross. Of the ten young peopletaken to the Hunua camp by Mr N. Bradley, B.C. leader,there was one conversion and three applied for baptism Thecamp was outstanding. The Sunday School and Bible Classcontinue to grow and the Adult Bible Class is a time of realfellowsnip. The Mid-north circuit met for a one day conven-tion and Principal Burrow's message stirred our souls. Interestin the circuit is being sustained with meetings held at Wai-toke, Warkworth and Wellsford, the latter having servicestwice monthly. Mr Webster is the secretary and he withMrs Webster were received in recently as members and then-baby daughter dedicated. Congratulations to Mr and MrsEban on the birth of a daughter. Thanks are due to Mr Web-ster and Mr Mount for ably taking services.—B. J.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. E. Simpson).—Centralwas privileged to hear Rev. R. A. Alcorn, a real up-to-datemissionary complete with slides and tape, which gave hismessages vital impact. The church is pleased to take thesupervision of the Ridgeway Sunday School and we thankthose young people who are giving their services. Ten peoplefrom Central combined with St. Peters Anglican, St. JohnsPresbyterian and Wesley visiting nearby city flats andmuch interest was caused by the visits. A promising outlookfaces the newly formed monthly Adult Bible Study Group.After twelve years choirmaster service, Mr Radford has relin-quished this office. We greatly appreciate his outstanding,musical contribution to Central. Our good wishes to Ron Hillas he commences three year Geography lectureship at Singa-pore University. Central young people attended a successfulEaster camp at Marton which proved helpful to many. Prayermeetings were held in self-denial week and the B.W.M.U. com-bined with Brooklyn and Karori for an enriching time ofprayer and fellowship.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs).—Two missionaries, MrColin Harrington of the W.E.C., and Mr K. Napper of theBorneo Evangelical mission visited our church last month;both gave interesting accounts of their work. Mr and Mrs C.J. Long left recently for a trip to England. In hospital—PeterKeyte, Mrs A. Green, Mrs Edna Jenkins, Mrs Jeffs andGraham Edwards, we pray for a speedy recovery for all.Frances Barlow and Jeanette Craven both testified to theirfaith in baptism. Church membership—Mr and Mrs N. C.Riche, and Meade from U.S.A., Dr and Mrs David Blaiklock,Brian Davies and Dr Graham Tucker have all been receivedinto membership. Easter camp this year was very blessed.There were 110 campers, and Rev. A. J. Wakelin was thespeaker. On Sunday evening there were 12 decisions. A good"after camp" service was held, and 10 of our young peopletook part.—B. A. E.

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ship in our Baptist Churches. Those who wish to comparethese figures with those published by other denominationsshould remember there is a difference between CHURCHMEMBERSHIP figures and COMMUNITY STRENGTH.

Baptist figures refer to MEMBERSHIP. The communitystrength which includes children and adherents would beat least three times as great.

Dr Josef Nordenhaug, General Secretary of the Alliance,has announced that Baptist congregations have a total mem-bership of 24 millions in 110 countries.

U.S.AMexicoCanadaCentral AmericaAustraliaNew ZealandSouth AmericaMiddle EastEuropeAsiaAfrica

21,148,86216,125

174,013110,90037,84113,873

191,87112,630

1,164,398792,759337,817

The total of world Baptists is now reckoned at 24,000,000.

The figures for the U.S.A. are those given in the 1962 YearBook of American Churches. Those for other parts of the worldare the latest figures given in the Baptist World Alliance1960/61 brochure.

Alliance statistics thus show a total Baptist membershipof 24,065,952 in 110 countries. This is a statistical increase of873,683 over a year ago.

"The Baptist World," publication of the Alliance, citesthat Baptists are a bare minority among the Moslem massesof Egypt, but they comprise a majority of the population ofthe Lushai Hills of Assam. They are an indigenous people insome countries like Russia, and are the fruit of missionaryendeavour in other nations like India. They are prohibitedfrom evangelistic activities in some lands, but are a vibrantforce for soul-winning in other parts of the world.

The publication says further that " t h e s e Baptists, regard-less of their location, refuse allegiance to a State church,hierarchical church government, or other earthly authority inchurch matters. As in Philippians 2:11, in their thousandtongues and dialects these Baptists of the world confess that'Jesus Christ is Lord.'"

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There is much spiritual profit for thosewho will read with imagination chapters fourto six in the first book of Samuel.

Israel had gone to war with thePhilistines. It proved to be a disastrousmilitary adventure. The hastily summonedarmy of Israel was routed. On the eveningof that defeat the elders of Israel held acouncil of war. They decided to send toShiloh for the sacred Ark of the Covenant.Its arrival on the battlefield was greeted withexultant shouts from the army of Israel.They felt sure of victory when the battle wasagain joined.

The Philistines were as fearful as theIsraelites were confident. They felt the dicehad been loaded against them. The Godshad come into battle against them, and theysaid, "Woe to us ! for nothing like this hasever happened before." Unable to escape,the Philistines fought with the desperationof doomed men, and won the day. Whenthe battle was over, thirty thousand soldiersof Israel lay dead. " A n d the Ark of Godwas captured."

All of which incidentally is a warningto those who think a cross or some otherreligious charm will guarantee their safety.

TROUBLE UPON TROUBLE

Flushed with victory, the Philistinescarried the Ark of the Covenant to the templeof their god Dagon in the city of Ashdod.What was more natural than that theyshould house the symbol of the god of Israelin the temple of Dagon?

But the Philistines soon discovered theywere in peril. In the morning their godDagon lay flat on his face. They put himback on his shelf. Next morning they foundhim broken in pieces. Nor was this the endof their troubles. " T h e hand of the Lord washeavy upon the people of Ashdod and Heterrified and afflicted them with tumours."In their agony and fear the people of Ashdodbesought the Lords of the Philistines to takeaway the ark. It was sent in turn to thecities of Gath and Ekron. The plague

followed where the ark was sent. Finally indespair the Philistines decided to send theark back to Israel.

But first they had to be sure theirsufferings and the presence of the Ark werenot purely coincidental. They hit uponwhat seemed to be a sure method of puttingthe matter to the test. They took two cowswith their calves, locked up the calves andharnessed the cows to the cart on which theArk had been placed. They led the cowsinto the road and let them go. The factthat the cows did not turn aside to theircalves, as would have been natural, butwent straight on to Israel was taken asclear proof that there was a link betweentheir ills and the Ark of God.

THE MAIN QUESTION

It is all very primitive and apparentlyfar removed from the way modern manthinks. But the basic questions remain to beanswered. They are: (1) is the worldgoverned by chance or by God; and (2) isthere any experiment man can devise tofind the answer?

Dr William G. Pollard, a physicist andexecutive Director of Oak Ridge Institute ofNuclear studies and an ordained minister,says this question is the chief stumblingblock to modern scientists becomingChristians. He has written a book "Chanceand Prov idence" to show how a scientist,aware of the latest scientific thought, canreasonably believe in Providence.

For most people the matter is, and mustremain, one of faith. Any experiment canbe written off by the sceptic as pure chance.The Christian believes in Providence be-cause he believes in God.

Sludge, the medium, in Browning'spoem of that title, insists he can seeProvidence in "the fire's going out, the


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LEAVE US THE STARSLeave us the stars!This world hath noise enoughWithout the roar of Mars:Rob not the holy places of their calm,Bring us no idle gossip of the spheres.Nor desecrate the psalmThat on still nights, into our burdened earsPours its mysterious balm.Leave us the stars, O Wizard,Let them be.

The poem is not, as one might suppose, a plea tonuclear scientists. It was written in the early days ofwireless when Signor Marconi intimated that hehoped to establish communication with the planetMars. The poem was the prayer of one who hopedthis world would not be invaded by the noise of thespheres . . . .

One thing is now quite obvious. It is that, whetherman will get into touch with Mars or not, his feet willone day leave footprints in the dust on the stars. Thefirst man who will land on the moon is already walk-ing around somewhere on this earth. He may evenbe in Sunday School or Church in the U.S.A.

RELIGION IN THE SPACE AGENext time you look into the eyes of some small child

think that he or she may one day soar into space.Next time you take a Sunday School class or a BibleClass remember that you are moulding the religiousideas of people who will live in the space age. Nexttime you stand in a pulpit to preach, remember youare speaking to people some of whom will live in thetwenty-first century. This is the plea made in anarticle in the April issue of "Missions". It is a pleawe should all heed.

Shallow, narrow religious ideas will prove to bequite inadequate for the new age. As the horizons

grow larger, religious ideas must expand. The Godthat is declared from the pulpit must be great enoughto hold the whole universe in the hollow of His hand.This should present no problem to anyone who knowshis Scriptures.

Jacob was surprised to find God at Bethel: "Surelythe Lord is in this place: and I knew it not". Jacobhad attempted to localise God. He was no worse thanhis neighbours or many in our day who endeavour tolimit God. Part of the Old Testament teaching aboutGod is that God is the God of the whole earth.

The creation story says, "He made the stars also".The same God who is Lord of the whole earth is Godof the farthest star. The Gospel declares, He is a GodWho loves enough to give His Son to be the Saviour.If there are any dwellers in space, whether they aresinners or not, they will be glad to hear their God isone Who loves them.

BACK TO EARTHMan's flight into space has so far been very short.

Flights of longer duration are promised. The day willcome when men will be able to stay away from earthfor quite long periods.

The great question then will be, "Is the earth wortha return visit?" What do you think?

If you were given the opportunity to fly to anotherplanet, would you take a single or a return ticket?

Part of the task of Christians is to make this worldso attractive that people would wish to return. If thatsounds a bit heretical, remember the words of theLord's Prayer, "Thy will be done in earth as it is inheaven". It is a salutary thing to put down on paperwhat the answer to that petition would mean.

For one thing it would mean the end of all war andthe preparation for war. It would mean the end ofso much money being wasted on military weaponsthat are out of date almost before the paint on themhas dried.

For another thing it would mean the more equit-able distribution of the earth's resources. It cannotbe "heaven on e a r t h " for one nation to grow fat onthe luxuries of life while its near neighbours are thinwith famine.

Is there anything else to be added?"We do not see the vital point,

That 'tis the eighth most deadly sinTo wail, 'the world is out of joint',And not attempt to put it in."

THE AUSTRALIAN LEGACYPrincipal Himbury will come to our next Assembly

with some of his burdens lightened. The VictorianBaptist Union is engaged in building a new Collegeas its centenary project. News has been released thata legacy of £150,000 has been left to the TheologicalCollege.

kettle's boiling, the dime's sticking fastdespite the hole in the pocket." He believessomething " g u a r d s and guides us littlemen." He rightly insists " re l ig ion is all ornothing, of the very stuff, life of life, self ofself."

Providence to be of any real value mustbe concerned with the small unrememberedacts of daily life as well as the calm sea inthe days of Dunkirk, or the storm thatwrecked the Spanish Armada. And whenall is said and done, is that not what Jesusmeant by His word about God watching thesparrow ?170 N.Z. BAPTIST—JULY, 1962.

The bequests were made by Mr Charles HedleySanham, whose father was trained at Spurgeon'sCollege. Mr Sanham's father died while the boy wasstill young. When he grew to manhood, Mr Sanhamdetermined to save £10,000 for his father's old college.When he had saved his £10,000 he continued the goodhabit, with the result that he was able to bequeath£150,000 to the Victorian College in addition to his giftto Spurgeon's.

How did he make his money? He migrated to Aus-tralia with his mother and brother and started workin a grocery firm. He became in turn a salesman anda shop fitter (one newspaper made a slip and printed"fitter" as "lifter"!). His work prospered and hebegan investing his money. The legacy will providean income of approximately £7,500 per annum for theCollege.

MARTIN NIEMOLLERDr Martin Niemoller is to visit this country later in

the year. Wise people will keep an eye open for thelist of his meetings.

Reports from London say that Dr Niemoller's visitto the annual meetings of the Baptist Union in Maywas one of the highlights. His address was some-thing in the nature of a theological lecture. But at onepoint a deep silence that could be felt descended onthe meeting.

Niemoller was speaking about freedom and how hediscovered the true nature of freedom. He referred tothe time he was imprisoned by Hitler. It was a grimexperience, but Niemoller did not dilate upon thatside of it. He spoke rather of how, at first, he enviedhis guard who was free. Niemoller then began tothink the guard was really a slave of the Nazimachine. His thinking as well as his work wasdictated by the party. At that point light began toshine in Niemoller's cell. He realised that as longas he was free to think for himself and obey his ownconscience he was truly free. At least one ofNiemoller's hearers thought of the Apostle Paul,chained to a Roman soldier, but a true freeman ofGod.

HARD LABOURMost people associate hard labour with convicts or

day labourers. The Apostle Paul linked it with theministry. His letters frequently refer to the labours ofthe ministry. His fellow workers are " those that labouramongst you, and are over you in the Lord and ad-monish you" (I Thess. 5: 12). He says of his ownwork, "I laboured more abundantly than they all"(I Cor. 15: 10). A good concordance will give otherreferences.

The word Paul uses is "kopiao", which Abbot-Smith says is used frequently in Paul's epistles ofministerial labour. In the Septuagint (the Greek OldTestament) and in other places in the New Testamentthe word means "to work with effort, to toil".

The same word is used by our Master in Matthew11: 28, "Come unto Me all ye that LABOUR"—thatis the word. Modern labour laws and modernmachinery have taken much of the heavy work outof labouring. Labourers today are often well paid forlight work!

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The fiction still persists in some quarters that brainwork is light work. It may not be without significancethat Paul, accustomed to working with his hands,used this word " l a b o u r " for the ministry.

Those who wish to follow the use of the word willbe led to the Master. John the fisherman knew whatlabour meant. He knew also the fatigue that followshard work. He used this word to describe the weari-ness that marked the Saviour by the well at Sychar.Is it any wonder hard labour and the fatigue thataccompanies it should be one sign of His servants?

BLAME THE DOCTORThe Bible is full of surprises. The man with an

alert mind who reads good books will continuallycome across new insights.

Look again, for instance, at the story in Mark,chapter nine. When Jesus came down from the Mountof Transfiguration He found the disciples in a toughspot. A stricken lad had been brought to them toheal, and they had failed. The crowd around thelad and the disciples was proving hostile (verse 14).Jesus healed the boy.

Mark mentions how Jesus rebuked the crowd fortheir lack of faith. His words in Chapter 9, verse 19,have often been used by faith healers to explain whyhealing has not taken place. Indeed in some quartersit is part of the " f a i t h " to ascribe any failure to lackof faith in the patient or in his friends or in the Church.Is that not what Jesus says in Mark 9: 19?

Matthew, however, was present, and adds a mostinteresting verse in Chapter 17, verse 20. Quiteplainly, in answer to the disciples, Jesus also blamedthem for their unbelief. This verse in Matthew seemsto be cut out of many people's Bibles. It is certainlyoverlooked by those faith healers who always laythe blame for failure on other people. A recent writerhas raid Matthew gives authority for sometimes blam-ing the healer. The modern healer may be exemptfrom a charge of unbelief, but he is frequently guiltyof failure to diagnose correctly.

Principal A. L. Burrows, of the N.Z.B.T.I., is alsoshowing in a current series of articles in " T h eReaper" that many faith healers are guilty of wronglyinterpreting the Bible and the theology of the atone-ment. The Principal's series is timely. We hope it willbe widely read and pondered by many in our BaptistChurches.

THE WORD OF GODIt its tribute to the late T. C. Hammond, " T h e

Christian G r a d u a t e " recalls a story that deserves tobe widely known.

Hammond was born in Cork, in Southern Ireland.He was trained at Trinity College, Dublin, where hemade his mark as a student and as a powerful advo-cate of Christ. After graduating from College he wasordained and became known as a preacher, lecturerand orator who could ably refute the claims of RomanCatholicism.

On one occasion he was preaching in the openair at Cork when a hostile Roman crowd brokethrough the police cordon. In the ensuing struggle a

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IMPRISONMENT EPISTLESFACTS ABOUT COLOSSIANS, PHILEMON, EPHESIANS, TIMOTHY AND TITUS

Cults and " i s m s " are no monopoly of the modern world,but were present also in the world of the New Testament.Alongside of the " J u d a i s i n g " we were speaking of lastmonth, and very often combined with it, was a kind oftheosophy or " h i g h e r thought," to which scholars havegiven the name Gnosticism. This movement, like itscounterparts today, promised to its adherents a secretknowledge ("gnosis") superior to that of other people.This secret knowledge was of the nature of God, Who, asa spiritual being, could have no contact with material,things; of the nature of the world, which, as one of thesematerial things, could not be a creation of God; of thenature of angels as intermediary beings forming a ladderbetween the world and God, and of the nature of man'ssoul as a spark from the divine needing to be releasedfrom its prison in the body and the world to ascend thisladder back to God. This ascent of the soul could beachieved equally by the denial of the body (asceticism),or by its indulgence (antinomianism), for either woulddemonstrate the soul's sublime indifference.

This type of thought, which was to become a real problemin the second century A.D., had apparently already raisedits head in the later New Testament period, from which thismonth's epistles come. It seems to have been particularlystrong in western Asia Minor, to which Colossians, Philemon,Ephesians and the letters to Timothy were addressed.Timothy is traditionally assigned leadership in the churchat Ephesus (cf. 1: 3), Philemon was at Colossae some dis-tance inland, Colossians was addressed to the church atColossae, and Ephesians was probably a general letter tothis whole region (the address to Ephesians in 1: 1 ismissing from the oldest manuscripts). Each of these letters,except the short personal note about the runaway slave.Onesimus, in one way or another, reflects the presence ofthe Gnostic type of error.

THE GLORIES OF CHRISTBoth Colossians and Timothy warn against false teachers

(Col. 2: 8; 1 Tim. 1: 3), who despise the body and forbid

its natural uses. In Col. 2: 16 and 21 it is the partaking ofcertain food and drinks that is prohibited, and in I Tim.4: 3 marriage also. Against these unnecessary restrictionsSt Paul gives clear teaching that the world as created byGod is good (1 Tim. 4: 4), that marriage is ordained ofGod (Col. 3: 18-19; Eph. 5: 22-33), and that the body is notto be neglected (Col. 2: 23). Equally at fault are thosewho indulge the body, as if not under any law—"anti-nomianism"—(1 Tim. 1: 10; Tit. 1: 10-16). To these Paulmust say that " t h e law is g o o d " and not to be flouted (1Tim. 1: 8-9).

A further error was the attention paid to angels. Itseems to have been taught at Colossae, that the worship ofthese angels, who formed the chain between God and man,was altogether necessary (Col. 2: 18). God Himself wastoo far away for a direct approach, and too holy in anycase to be connected with earth, but from His holy beinghad emanated one slightly less holy, and from this a third,and from the third a fourth and so on, all the way downto man. These "principalities and powers" had their dwell-ing in the stars ( " rud iments" in Col. 2: 8 and 2: 20 shouldbe translated "e lementa l spirits"), and were thought ofas controlling man's life on the earth, as in modern astrology" G n o s i s " probably involved a knowledge of their names,and this would be what is meant by the "endless genealo-g i e s " of 1 Tim. 1: 4, 6: 20 and Tit. 3: 9.

St Paul's answer is that Christ is the only mediatorbetween God and man (1 Tim. 2: 5) and the only oneworthy of worship (Col. 1: 15-20), for all the fullness ofGod is in Him (Col. 2: 9), the angels were also createdby Him (Col. 1: 16), and any powers they might have hadwere stripped off from them by the victory of His Cross(Col. 2: 15). Knowledge of this was not confined to aselect few, but was for all (Col. 1: 26-28). The believeris to reign with Christ over these foes in the "heavenl ies"now (Eph. 1: 21. 2: 2ff, 6: 12)—another clear trace ofGnostic teaching, for it was among the Gnostics that wickedforces were thought of as massed in the middle air, insteadof in the underworld.

THE CHURCHWe have suggested that this type of thought developed

in the later New Testament period. In fact, the epistles weare discusing were the last that Paul wrote. Colossians,Philemon, Ephesians and 2 Timothy come from the Romanimprisonment. The first three seem to have been writtenclose together in time. Philemon and Colossians come outof the same situation (Col. 4: 7-9. 12; Philm. 1: 10-14, 23-24),and were taken to Colossae by the same messengers, Tychi-cus and Onesimus. This may also have been the case withEphesians (cf. 6: 21), which reproduces much of the subjectmatter of Colossians (cf. Eph. 1: 7; Col. 1: 14: Eph. 1: 10;Col. 1: 20: Eph. 4: 16; Col. 2: 19; Eph. 4: 22-24; Col. 3:8-10). but in a more spacious and universal manner as wewould expect in a general letter. In fact, nowhere doesthe apostle soar to high heights than in this wonderfulEphesian epistle, which has been called " t h e Switzerlandof the New Testament." Whereas in Colossians it is " t h e



PERSONS TO WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTENPURPOSE FOR WHICH WRITTEN

PaulRoman Imprisonment (Col. 4: 3, 18; Eph. 3: 1, 4: 1, 6: 20; 2

Tim. 1: 16-17).Individuals and churches in West Asia Minor.Col., Philemon, Eph. 62 A.D., Tim.-Titus ?64-67 A.D.To warn against the "Gnost ic" heresy.

young man grabbed Hammond's New Testament andset fire to it. The crowd was delighted. As the policehurried Hammond away he called out, "That is theword of God you are burning".

Some years later Hammond was farewelling a manwho was going overseas to be ordained in the Churchof England. He asked the young man about his con-version. The man replied that as a fanatical Romanyoung man he had helped break up a Protestantmeeting. He burned the preacher's Bible, but had beenhaunted by the cry, "That is the Word of God youare burning." He found peace when he bought aBible for himself, read it, and was converted.

Footnote: "The test of a church," says Bishop Hen-son, "is the kind of conscience it creates in itsmembers."172 N.Z. BAPTIST—JULY, 1962.

General Secretary's NotesThe 1982 Self-denial Offering has

reached our target of £28,000. At thetime of writing these notes there arestill several Churches that have notnotified the amounts of their offerings.In addition to these we anticipate re-ceiving some further amounts fromchurches that have already forwarded

their first cheque. We are hopeful that the total will reachat least £28,500. This is something for which we canall be very thankful: at the same time, it is to be notedthat this represents a decrease of £2,000 on last year'sgiving.

Our Missionary Account is going to be fully strained thisyear, due to the fact that we adopted a considerable budgetat last year's Assembly. The budget was adopted in faiththat our people would make a response in excess of lastyear's giving. The work on the field is an expanding workand while doors are open to us we feel that we shouldpress on with the task. We shall not, however, be ableto undertake any new work in the coming year unless thereis a considerable lift in the giving of the churches in themonths that remain to August 31, which is the close ofthe current financial year. I simply urge that through thechurches, the B.W.M.U., the B.M.M.F, and the Bible Classmovement every endeavour be made to increase the givingso that the work will not be handicapped because of shortageof funds.

Pastoral Changes: Rev. W. J. Taylor, of Waihi, hasaccepted a call to the Colombo Street Church, Christchurch,and will be commencing his ministry there in October.

Rev. G. L. Crawford of Gore h a s accepted a call toPalmerston North Church, and will commence there at thebeginning of 1963.

College Graduates: Eight men will be graduating fromCollege this year. Two of these are already in pastoralcharge. It is to be hoped that all the exit men will havereceived calls to their pastorates before Assembly so thatit may be known at that time where their first field ofservice will be.

The Legion of Donors: This scheme which was adoptedwith so much enthusiasm by the 1961 Assembly and about

glories of Christ " t h a t is his theme, in Ephesians it is"the glories of the church."

Timothy and Titus deal also with the church, but hereit is its order through its officers, worship and organisationthat is in view. The " d e p o s i t " of truth must be guardedfrom the threatening error and this will be achieved by theappointment of faithful officers. Several passages in theseletters suggest that Paul is writing from Macedonia (1 Tim.1: 3: Tit. 3: 12), and this has led scholars to favour oneof two theories—either that Paul was released for a timefrom the Roman prison, and paid a further visit to the eastduring which I Timothy and Titus were written (not veryprobable in view of Acts 20: 38 and Rom. 15: 23-24), orthat these passages are fragments from earlier epistles,written when Paul was in the east, and collected afterhis death to form a "memoirs and r e m a i n s " of the apostle.In either case 2 Tim. 4 contains the apostle's last words,and the order of the epistles is 1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy.

The relevance of our epistles to this space age, givenover also to astrology and cosmic speculation, is apparent.A modern has said, "God may have other words for otherworlds, but His word for this world is Christ," but Paul says"God's word for all the worlds is Christ. Whatever worldsthere are, Christ is all in all."

THIS MONTH'S READINGS1st week: Colossians, Philemon. The Glories of Christ.2nd week: Ephesians. The Glories of the Church.3rd week: 1 Timothy. Church Organisation.4th week: Titus, 2 Timothy. Church Organisation.

which so many people speak enthusiastically has so far pro-duced only 820 registrations. It is difficult to understandwhy so few of our people have accepted this opportunityof having an immediate share in assisting new causes fromtime to time. The call that will be made upon them is notmore than three times a year and the amount asked foreach time is £1. At its June meeting the finance committeeconsidered the first two application for assistance: the Glen-garry cause in Invercargill and the Wainoni Church in Christ-church. These are both thoroughly deserving causes. Thespirit in which the folk associated with these causes aretackling their big tasks is highly commendable It has beenagreed to make a grant to each cause payable when thebuilding is opened. These grants could have been so muchmore had more of our people caught the vision of what theLegion of Donors can mean to small causes. It is to behoped that there will be a greatly increased response beforethe next applications are received and dealt with. All thechurches should have registration forms and these will bewelcomed at the office.

Anonymous Gift: I acknowledge receipt of a cheque for£25 which was forwarded to the Secretary of the B.W.M.U.by an anonymous donor to be used for literature work inEast Pakistan. Such a gift is most welcome.

"For the People Next Door": The General Secretary ofthe National Council of Churches has expressed warm appre-ciation of the response that was made to the 1961 ChristmasAppeal. The target that had been set was £45,000; by themiddle of May, 1962, approximately £55,000 had been receivedat the N.C.C. office. These appeals have been launchedannually since 1947. Until four or five years ago the giftsdid not total more than £10,000 in any one year, and oftenmuch less. There has been a remarkable increase in thegiving in the last several years as more churches andchurch members have become aware of our responsibility tothose in need and have been glad to make an offering jointlyfrom the churches of New Zealand. The number of congre-gations participating in the appeal must now be close on75 per cent. of the congregations in the member churches.If anv of our church treasurers have moneys in hand forthis appeal, it will be appreciated if these are sent as soonas possible to the National Council of Churches, P.O. Box297, Christchurch.



Churches War on Child Hunger in Hong Kong(Hong Kong).—A. frontal attack on child hunger in Hong

Kong, aimed at providing every child now unable to findadequate food with at least one hot meal a day has beenannounced by the Rev. Elbert E. Gates, jnr., Hong KongChurch World Service director.

In response to a request from the Hong Kong Departmentof Education, C.W.S. is setting up the programme to providea daily hot meal to approximately 70,000 children.

The meal will consist of rice and " snug" (a bit of meatand vegetable), and will be sent in large containers to schoolswhere it will be served to children designated by schoolauthorities.

Food stuffs are being provided by the US. Governmentfrom surplus stocks, and by C.R.O.P., the Christian RuralOverseas Programme. Two central food kitchens, eachwith a capacity of 20,000 meals daily, are being built withfunds provided by the U.S. Government.

Operational costs are being underwritten by Hong KongChurch World Service, the British Council of Churches andthe Reformed Church of the Netherlands.

In addition the Dutch church will provide a grant of50,000 dollars a year for three years and furnish a staffperson to administer the programme. The Hong KongRotary Club recently donated the first of a fleet of truckswhich will be required to carry out the programme. Opera-tion of the programme will be overseen by a committee ofwhich Bishop Ronald Hall (Anglican) is chairman.—E.P.S.,Geneva.

BAPTISTS LAMBASTED IN RUSSIABaptists in Russia have been criticised recently by

Soviet authorities, according to a Religious News Servicereport from Moscow. In response to listeners who wanted"to learn about Baptists," Radio Moscow branded theBaptists as " t u r n c o a t s " because they agreed to com-pulsory military service before the Bolshevik rule, butrefused when the Bolsheviks came to power. It said thatlater (hey revised their views and allowed their membersto serve in the armed forces.

Ivan Uskov, of the All-Union Society for the Disseminationof Political and Scientific Knowledge, told his Russian lis-teners that all Baptists were " c o n t r o l l e d " from Washing-ton, where the Baptist World Alliance has its headquarters.

Last November the Baptist World Alliance reported thatSoviet authorities had taken over and closed the AgenskalnaBaptist Church in Riga, Latvia. It was stated that " o n l ythree Baptist Churches out of eight in Riga remain open asplaces of worship."

In other recent action regarding religion, the SovietGovernment is reported to have refused to permit the sell-ing or private baking of unleavened bread for the use ofJews in observance of the Passover—(E.B.P.S.).

SOVIET TELEVISION CENTRE(Lodon).—According to information received from the

Baptist World Alliance, the biggest Baptist church in Rica,the Agenskalna Church, has been taken over by SovietRussian television authorities and will serve as a studioand auditorium.

The Baptist congregation in Riga had to cede its churchto the State as far back as 1940, but could continue usingthe building until last year, when it was told to move outof the premises. The congregation of 500 members heldits last service in the church on September 3. 1961.

It is stated in the report of the Baptist World Alliancethat only three of the eight Baptist churches in Riga arestill open for services.—E.P.S., Geneva.

BAPTISTS IN LENINGRAD ARRESTED BY THE SOVIETPOLICE

According to a " P r a v d a " report, a group of Baptistshas been arrested by the Soviet police on the charge of"religious agitation." It says the group applied for per-mission to meet in Leningrad Cathedral, in which is nowan anti-religious museum. " P r a v d a " maintains that theBaptists intended to subject visitors to the museum to"brain-washing." The same source states that one Baptist,a young woman, was caught distributing religious pamphletsin the letter boxes of flats in Leningrad. A court set up bythe textile factory where she works has already pronouncedher guilty of "rel igious propaganda," and she has beenofficially reprimanded. Two other Baptists have also beenreported to their employers.—E.P.S., Geneva.

RUSSIAN FILM DERIDES BAPTISTAccording to Religious News Service, a motion picture

is being prepared by a U.S.S.R. film company to strengthenthe campaign being waged by Soviet propagandists againstBaptists in the U.S.S.R. The announcement was made in aRadio Moscow broadcast, says R.N.S.

The film story was described as growing out of a loveaffair between a young Baptist girl who works at a dairy

collective farm and a young tractor driver. This affair leadsto tragedy, Moscow Radio said, because " B a p t i s t s mustnot marry non-believers. However," the station commented,"some good results from the affair—the girl's belief in Godis shaken and she starts on the sensible road to atheism."

It said the film is entitled " T h e Sinner," and is scheduledfor screening throughout the U.S.S.R. and other Communistcountries.—(E.B.P.S.).

BAPTIST BEGINNINGS IN VIETNAMEighteen Vietnamese converts were baptised in a shady

little garden of Saigon on March 4. The Rev. Herman P.Hayes administered the ordinance and the Rev. Lewis I.Myers, Jr., preached the sermon. Both are missionariesof the Southern Baptist Convention, U.S.A., which beganwork in South Vietnam late in 1959.

This was the first baptismal service. It was also thefirst service conducted entirely by the missionaries withoutinterpreters. Much of the time since their arrival hasbeen spent in language study, although services have beenheld regularly since June. 1961.

In addition to those baptised, a number of others havemade profession of faith and await acceptance. Becausethere is as yet no organised church related to the missionin Vietnam, converts are baptised on the authority of Im-manuel Baptist Church in Bangkok, Thailand.—(E.B.P.S.).

CENTENARY EVANGELISM IN MEXICOSpecial evangelistic services celebrating the 100th anni-

versary of Baptist work in Mexico resulted in 2.689professions of faith. Indoctrination classes were startedimmediately so that many of the new believers could bebaptised on Easter Sunday.

Most of the professions were made during a nation-widesimultaneous evangelistic campaign conducted in the 15Baptist associations of Mexico, March 4-11. In additionto services in churches there were 11 large evangelisticrallies which resulted in several hundred professions offaith.

The evangelistic campaign and mass meetings precededa centennial gathering of the National Baptist Conventionin Monterrey at the beginning of April. Monterrey washeadquarters for pioneer Baptist worker, James Hickey, anitinerant preacher and colporteur from Ireland.

Assisting Mexican pastors with the preaching were evan-gelists from Guatemala and the United States. Radioannouncements and programmes, newspaper articles, andposters publicised the campaign in many cities.—(E.B.P.S.).

EVANGELISM AND STEWARDSHIP IN SCOTLANDThe council of the Baptist Union of Scotland is preparing

a programme of evangelism and personal stewardship.At a recent council meeting, the Rev. J. N. MacDonald

told of plans for summer missions. Young people will beencouraged to give part of their holidays to open-airevangelism.

A stewardship campaign, calling for stewardship oftime and talents as well as money, is also being promoted.The council is sending out literature and pledge cards forthose who are willing to contribute services. The cards

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suggest such activities as Sunday school teaching, visitationof shut-ins, distribution of literature, use of cars, andclerical work.

Sunday, October 7, has been designated DedicationSunday, when members will be invited to turn in the cardsthey have filled in with specific offers of service—(E.B.P.S.).

NEW MINISTER IN EDINBURGHCharlotte Chapel, the largest Baptist church in Scotland,

will have a new pastor beginning in October. He is theRev. Alan Redpath, minister at present in the Moody Church,Chicago. The Rev. Gerald Griffiths, immediate past min-ister at Charlotte Chapel, is now pastor of a church inJohannesburg, South Africa—(E.B.P.S.).

HUNGARIAN BAPTISTS' NEW HYMN BOOK"The Songs of Faith," a large new hymnal, has been

published by the Hungarian Baptist Union. Containing550 hymns, it also carries the complete Geneva Psalternow used by all Baptist churches in Hungary.

Ten thousand copies were published in the first printing.The hymnal is for congregational and family use—(E.B.P.S.).

DEDICATION OF LUGANO CHURCHThe new Baptist church building in Lugano, first free

chapel in the Swiss canton of Tessin, was dedicated onMay 27, as "Bethel Chapel."

The Lugano church, of which the Rev. Philip Zielke ispastor, was established six years ago as the first Baptistcongregation in Italian-speaking Switzerland. It has amembership of about 30. Most of the inhabitants in this partof Switzerland are Roman Catholic.

The new building, erected at a cost of 215,000 Swissfrancs, was a joint project of Swiss Baptists, and consider-able aid was received also from abroad.

"No other project has ever united Swiss Baptists ashas our common undertaking in Lugano," says the Rev. E.Kroll, president of the Swiss Baptist Union.

Mr Kroll brought the dedicatory sermon on Sunday morn-ing. He based his message on Genesis 28: 10-22, whichtells of Jacob's experience at Bethel.

The chapel seats 110 persons. Approximately 135 attendedthe dedicatory services. Greetings were heard from repre-sentatives of local authorities, Swiss Baptist churches, theBaptist mission among Italian labourers in Switzerland,and the Baptist seminary in Ruschlikon—(E.B.P.S.).

BAPTIST YOUTH MEET IN SCOTLANDA thousand persons attended the closing session of

the fourth annual Scottish Baptist Youth Conference andRally in Stirling, Scotland, May 12. Featured speaker wasDr Erik Ruden, European secretary of the Baptist WorldAlliance, whose subject was " T h e Future Belongs to Us."The Rev. Donald P. McCallum presided.

At a meeting earlier in the day Dr Ruden spoke on"The Battle for Man." Young people from various partsof Scotland reported on youth work in their areas. Therewere talks also by a Baptist student, a missionary candidate,and a recent convert.

On Monday, May 14, Dr Ruden and Mr McCallum spokeat a district youth rally in Elgin, northern Scotland, whichwas attended by 150 young Baptists of Morayshire—(E.B.P.S.).

HAMBURG FLOOD SURVIVORS GRATEFULThe Baptist church of Stelle, near Hamburg, has sent out

a message of appreciation to Baptists in Germany and else-where who helped generously in their time of need followingthe Hamburg flood of February 17. Four members of thischurch lost their lives in the flood, and many families wereleft homeless—(E.B.P.S.).

EUROPEAN SECRETARY REPORTS ON PORTUGUESEBAPTISTS

Although there are only 1.100 members in the 23 churchesof the Portuguese Baptist Federation, their number is in-creasing and there were 84 baptisms during the past year,reports Dr Erik Ruden, European secretary of the BaptistWorld Alliance, following a visit to Portugal. He says thattwo new churches have recently been opened.

There are 16 pastors and two full-time lay pastors servingthe Portuguese Baptist churches. Dr Greyson Tennison, ofthe Southern Baptist Convention (U.S.A.) works as a fraternaldelegate.

Recently, the Federation conducted a stewardship visita-tion campaign in the churches, with encouraging results.

A notable feature of Baptist church life in Portugal isthat young people comprise 30 per cent. of the total mem-bership.

At Coimbra the Baptist work began just a few yearsago when Dr A. Mauricio, a pioneer of Baptist work inPortugal who had just retired from pastoral work, beganservices in his house with himself as preacher and his wifeas congregation. When the church was formed in October,1961, there were eight members. Now there are 27.

In Porto, one of the churches has increased its member-ship from 44 to 60 in six months.

Contributions to missionary work are increasing, 50 percent. of the money raised for the Federation being devotedto missions in Southern Angola and in Mozambique.

Recent troubles in Northern Angola have not affectedBaptist work in Portugal, said Dr Ruden, except in a fewcountry areas where local priests have used news ofevents in Angola to acuse evangelicals of being Communists.Generally in Portugal, evangelicals have more freedomthan in neighbouring Spain, and they are free to beginnew work and open new church buildings—(E.B.P.S.).

HELP FOR WARSAW BAPTISTSThe British Council of Churches Inter-church Aid has

made a gift of £250 to help to complete the funds neededfor the new Baptist headquarters in Warsaw, Poland. Afurther £A1,500 has been sent from the Inter-church Aidheadquarters of the World Council of Churches, representinggifts received from the Australian Council of Churches forprojects in Poland—(E.B.P.S.).

Training National Leaders Vital To Christian VictoryJean (Mrs Hudson) Favell, Tamale, Ghana

One of our great needs, it seems to us, is missionarypersonnel. Gideon Adediran, a seminary-trained Yorubafrom Nigeria who speaks Dagbone, is our principal nationalhelper. His brother-in-law, Pastor Popoola, serves inKpandai Association and seems interested in learning Dag-bone in order to help in the Baptist Pastors School andwith the indigenous people.

Our Mission and the Ghana Baptist Conference jointlyare encouraging all Yoruba pastors to learn the languzgeof their area by offering a course of language study toany who will take it. We need a man to lead in develop-ing the pastors' school here in order to provide trainedleadership from among the people.

All of us sense the growing hatred toward the whiteman. We hear more and more the Muslims claiming thatChristianity is the white man's religion and that Islam isthe only religion fit for the African. This makes us surethat the cause of Christ depends on our training born-againnational leaders who can carry on without us.

Will you pray that God will send us a missionary whois interested in and trained in school work to develop thepastors' school here? Pray also for the Yoruba churchesthat they will be interested in reaching their lost neigh-bours. Pray for the pastor students as they preach in theirown villages. Pray for Pastor Adediran and PastorPopoola and other fine young Yoruba men who are serv-ing as missionaries in a land not their own.

THE COMMISSION


SELF DENIAL APPEAL 1962AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION

176 N.Z. BAPTIST—JULY, 1962.

CENTRAL DISTRICTSASSOCIATION

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION

CANTERBURY AND WESTLANDASSOCIATION

OTAGO AND SOUTHLANDASSOCIATION

*Amounts notified but not yet received.The above total represents the

amount received or notified to June12, 1962. Last year's final total was£30,826.

SOUTH AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION

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1,70059516384

22033260988265

1021412652018425

10090

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17313045

2853148448

1483112681072623377

1502005970

28110

120288

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330881

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68777

65870

50044

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14019

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28,315



Not the least of the inspiration of New Delhi came fromthe daily Bible Study. I shall long be grateful that I wasprivileged to hear the expositions of Paul Verghese. Thefresh light this dedicated scholar brought to bear on theScriptures made them more exciting and relevant thanever before. Here one had experience of the claim oncemade that God has yet more light and truth to break forthfrom His holy Word. Paul Verghese dug gold from themost unexpected places, for he had the tools and trainingof a first class expositor.

The Rev. T. Paul Verghese, 39, is a priest of the IndianOrthodox Church, and former private secretary to the em-peror Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.

Mr Verghese served on the personal staff of EmperorSelassie from 1956 to 1959. From 1958-59 he was also chiefadviser to the Haile Selassie Welfare Foundation andexecutive secretary to the Ethiopian government committeefor the distribution of relief aid. During this period healso was chief lecturer in religion at the University Col-lege of Addis Ababa, and other institutions. Earlier, hewas general secretary of the Orthodox Student ChristianMovement in India, from 1954 to 1957, and from 1955 to 1957was its Honorary Associate Secretary.

Mr Verghese was born in 1922 of Christian parents inTripunithura, Kerala, India. Following graduation from theGovernment Boys' High School there, he held a variety ofjobs because family finances were not sufficient to under-

write further education. These included five years as a re-porter for the Malayalam daily newspaper, Malabar Mail,postmaster for several towns, and associate secretary ofthe Indian Post and Telegraph Union for the states ofTravencore and Cochin.

In 1947 he went to Ethiopia for the first time to teachEnglish and mathematics in government schools. There hisquickly mastered fluency in the Amharic language broughthim to the attention of the Emperor who invited him tobecome senior Amharic teacher in the Haile Selassie ISecondary School.

He held this post until 1950 when he left to go to theUnited States where he had been awarded a scholar-ship by Goshen College, Indiana. Following completion ofthe course in two years time and graduation in 1952 hewas granted a scholarship by Princeton TheologicalSeminary, New Jersey. He received his B.D. degree fromPrinceton in 1954. His work at both Goshen and Prince-ton earned him distinguished scholarship citations.

Upon graduating from Princeton he returned to Indiawhere he helped establish a retreat house at Alwaye,Kerala. During this time he was also active in studentwork helping to organise on a national basis the OrthodoxStudent Christian Movement, of which he later becamethe general secretary. During this time he also lecturedat the Union Christian College, Alwaye, and at the SyrianOrthodox Seminary, Kottayam, also in Kerala.

He returned to Ethiopia in 1956 to serve on the Em-peror's personal staff, a position he held for three years.During this period in addition to his relief aid and lectur-ing responsibilities he helped organise the HaimanoteAbew College Students' Association, which now functionsas the only student movement in the country, and was amember of the Emperor's Special Commission to studyways of improving worship services in the Ethiopian Ortho-dox Church.

In 1959 he returned to the United States to continue histheological studies at Yale University Divinity School, NewHaven, Conn., from which he received a S.T.M. degree.In 1960 he was ecumenical consultant to the Commissionon Ecumenical Mission and Relations of the UnitedPresbyterian Church in the U.S.A. In 1960 he studied atOxford University and gave two courses of lectures. Inlate 1961 he returned to India and was ordained a priestof the Syrian Orthodox Church.

It was with very great pleasure we learned that PaulVerghese has been named an associate general secretaryof the World Council of Churches. In this position he willserve as director of the Division of Ecumenical Action,one of the three major divisions of the world body. Thisdivision will include programmes on the laity, on youth, onthe co-operation of men and women in church and society,and the Ecumenical Institute, the W.C.C's graduate schoolat Bossey near Geneva.

We will hear a great deal more in the years ahead ofthis Christian scholar whose services are now dedicated toall the churches through the W.C.C.

PRESENT WITH THE LORD

VIOLET HELEN MCMILLAN

On Saturday, May 19, as the result of a motor accidentin the Buller Gorge, Miss McMillan was called into theLord's presence.

At the funeral service held in the Mornington Church,over 200 friends gathered to pay tribute to a loved mem-ber and friend. Violet had served her Lord nearly twelveyears in the work in the Sudan Interior Mission. Her single-hearted devotion to the work of God has been both a chal-lenge and inspiration to all who met her.

SHAKESPEARE'S COMMENT

"O God! that men should put an enemy in theirmouths to steal away their brains; that we should, withjoy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselvesinto beasts." —Lines from "Othello."

There are strange ways of serving God;You sweep a room or turn a sod,And suddenly, to your surprise,You hear the whirr of seraphim,And you find you're under God's eyesAnd building palaces for Him.

N.Z. BAPTIST—JULY, 1962. 177

Paul Verghese.

Rev. Roland Hart

KILLED IN NORTH THAILANDA young New Zealand Baptist died in Thailand on May

19 after an attack by some Lao-Thai tribesmen who robbedhim and then shot him. He was Graham Roy Orpin, aged26, a member of the Otahuhu Church, who was servingwith the Overseas Missionary Fellowship of the China InlandMission. Roy had been to Pitsanuloke for supplies andhad just begun the trek from the highway with Meo horsemen(the tribe amongst whom he was working) to the villageof Bitter Bamboo where he was stationed. He had pausedto change from town clothes into trekking clothes when hewas less than half a mile from the highway. He wasattacked by three Lao-Thai who took very little—his watch,pen, a little money and a key and shot him twice. Withinjuries to the stomach and neck he was admitted to theAmerican Presbyterian Hospital in Pitsanuloke where anoperation was performed. His wife, Gillian (nee ElandStewart, of the Nelson church), who was awaiting the birthof their first child at Manorom in Central Thailand, madea 10-hour journey by road to Pitsanuloke and was with Roybefore he passed away. Gillian has written to say that hereceived the best of medical attention with all the neededfacilities available.

Roy was an Otahuhu boy who received his education atthe primary school and Otahuhu College, where he did anagricultural course. He went farming in the Waihi andMorrinsville districts and was further equipped for missionaryservice by a course of male nursing at the Cornwall Hos-pital. He studied at the New Zealand Bible Training Institutein 1957-58. Towards the end of 1958 he applied to the C.I.M.and he left New Zealand with several other C.I.M. recruits,including his fiancee, in April, 1959, and did language studyat the Mission's Orientation Centre in Singapore before hisappointment to North Thailand.

A memorial service was held in the Otahuhu church onMay 25, when a large and representative gathering gavethanks for Roy's life, paid tribute to his memory and prayedfor his wife, his loved ones in New Zealand, and hismissionary colleagues. He is remembered as a man ofone purpose. That was to do the Lord's will and thus tobring glory to his Master. With Paul he would say, "Christshall be magnified in my body whether it be by life or bydeath." He is remembered, too, as a Christian gentleman—thoughtful, gracious, grateful, radiant, humble. His workwas done " a s unto the Lord." And he is remembered asone who keenly appreciated things lovely. He revelled inthe outdoor and all of his Lord's created works. It wastypical of him to write from Chiengrai, " t h e loveliness ofGod's handiwork around rejoices the heart."

D. C. H.

it has won moving testimonies from many who havebeen encouraged and instructed thereby. Again churchmembers experience the joys of contacting and winning othersfor the Lord and so the outreach ministry of the churchis fostered and enlarged.

Another important feature of the crusades is the "Ques-tion and A n s w e r " session by which means problems aresolved and difficulties removed. " T h e men's meeting,"testified one schoolmaster who attended, " k n o c k e d downseveral barriers for me." On the final night of that particularcrusade—speaking for himself and his wife—he said, " W ewill be with you soon: we are coming to your Wednesdaynight meeting."

Rev. Clifford Reay.

Chain reactions are set in motion by the crusades. Anelderly gentleman—a Church of England warden of longstanding—said to the minister at the end of a campaign,"Come and see me at your earliest convenience and talkthings over with me."

At the conclusion of a women's meeting, at least half-a-dozen names were given to the pastor for him to havefurther talks with them in their own homes.

Such things are never statistically recorded—they cannotbe; but they are among the most important and far-reachingresults of these Christian Life Crusades.


Statistics of the recently concluded crusades atTe Awamutu and Papanui North are as follows:Total responses, 70; conversions, 28; rededications,35; children's decisions, 7.

But cold statistics never present a true and com-plete picture of the Holy Spirit's work in thehearts of men and in the life of churches.

A report like this from Papanui North makesgood reading and occasions a glow of gratitude toGod. "Papanui is a young and lively churchwith a good percentage of young Christians in itsfellowship. The crusade has consolidated its de-velopment and opened a new chapter for growthand enterprise. Each night the pastor recorded inhis notebook names of new folk present at the ser-vices. In such cases the crusade sowed the seedfor the harvest to be reaped later."

The teaching aspect of the ministry of theevangelists can never be statistically recorded, but

Roy and Gillian Orpin — Married 27/4/61.


Thi s f o r u m is open to all w h o h a v e a n y t h i n g vi ta l to say ofin te res t to the whole Denomina t ion . Le t t e r s submi t t ed a re publ i shedat t h e d iscre t ion of the edi tor . Wr i te r s a re asked to use only oneside of the paper , to wr i t e or t y p e on eve ry second line and to m a r kclear ly at the foot of the l e t t e r the n u m b e r of words . Two h u n d r e dw o r d s i s t h e usua l m a x i m u m . T h e n a m e and address o f the wr i t e rmus t be inc luded even w h e r e a n o m - d e - p l u m e is used. Shor t l e t te r sare often the best.

THE POPE.Dear Sir.—I was shocked to r ead in the Bapt i s t the severa l l e t te r s

in F o r u m c o n d e m n i n g the visit of Mr Hayes to the Pope . W h a t op-po r tun i ty h a s t h e Pope of chang ing his rel igious views if he neve rmee t s people of o the r fai ths and can discuss the i r v iews wi th t h e m .I expec t he w a s born into a Roman Cathol ic family so was b rough tup a Catholic . Most people a re the rel igion they a re b rough t up byt h e i r pa r en t s . Very few th ink th ings out for themse lves and changeto ano the r . Ins tead of cr i t ic is ing we should all be p r ay ing tha t Godwill open his h e a r t to t h e g rea t t r u t h s of the Bible .

Yours s incere ly ,F r a n c e s Leech.

SHOULD AN EDITOR TELLBro. Hays' Visit to the Pope.

Dear Bro the r ,—I c a n n o t ag ree w i t h you t h a t all " B a p t i s t "r eade r s a re m a t u r e e n o u g h to d i scern the difference be tween t h a tfor wh ich the P o p e and his chu rch s t ands for, pa r t i cu la r ly , onthe point of re l ig ious f reedom, and Bro . Hays ' cal l ing on t h ePope to call h im a " f e l l o w Chr i s t i an ." Many churches h a v e allt h e i r m e m b e r s rece iv ing t h e " B a p t i s t " and young conver t s a renot t h e only ones i m m a t u r e ! This news i t em has obviously g ivenoffence to qu i te a few.

A news b l ack -ou t or to be r epor t ed? Al though I do not agreewi th t h e decis ion of o u r New South Wales b r e t h r e n in t h e i rrecen t special assembly , I t h ink th i s news i tem m u c h m o r ere l evan t t o N e w Zea land Bap t i s t s t h a n Bro. H a y s ' c l ipping.

Yours because His,N o r m a n E. McGregor .

ROME AND UNITY

D e a r Sir,—I h a v e j u s t rece ived m y " B a p t i s t " and read y o u redi tora l c o m m e n t on Church of Rome.

May I d r a w your a t t en t ion to the fact t h a t wi th in t h e last twoy e a r s t h e Church of Rome h a s moved as neve r before to enforce,even tua l ly . Church un i t y of P r o t e s t a n t Churches wi th Romefollowing t h e f o r m a t i o n of t h e Ecumen ica l Counci l by P o p eJ o h n .

T h e r e w a s and is no secrecy abou t th i s as i t was a P res s s t a te -m e n t of R o m a n Cathol ic policy.

This was followed shor t ly by a s t a t e m e n t (press) by BishopGowling (Auck land) w h o hoped to see such un i ty . Of course the" u n i t y , " so called, wi l l be by P ro t e s t an t s going to Rome and no tvice versa .

I f we cared to t r ace up press r epor t s o f " i t e m s " confirming thismove in t h e last two years , all Bap t i s t s would be as tounded a tw h a t is rea l ly h a p p e n i n g .

As far as N e w Zea land Bap t i s t s a re concerned , one does w o n d e rin this age of World Banks , World G o v e r n m e n t s , and now WorldChurch , w h e t h e r t h e few Bapt i s t s in th is coun t ry would h a v em u c h to say ; howeve r , t ime wil l tel l , b u t le t us be al ive to thisques t ion .

Yours s incere lyM. C. Cha t t e r ton .

WAS PETER EVER IN ROME?Dear Sir.—Those in d o u b t should r ead " P e t e r ' s T o m b Recent ly

Discovered in J e r u s a l e m by R o m a n Cathol ic p r ies t s . " By P a u lPe te r son , 6s in New Zea land cu r r ency f rom Rock Newspape r Co,Box 17, P.O. Glebe, N.S.W., Aus t ra l ia .

Fac ts .

A DAY OFF

Dear Sir,—I w o n d e r i f " F r e e C h u r c h m a n " real ises all t h a t hehas said.

Quote , " t h e Bible t eaches us t h a t the Lord ' s Day is a day ofres t . " I would l ike to know w h e r e this is, as i t appl ies to theChr is t ian . As far as I c an see, t h e d a y of res t appl ied as u n d e rthe Law. If one w a n t s a day of rest , t hen it mus t be observedon t h e " s a b b a t h " ( S a t u r d a y ) . I f we w a n t one p a r t o f the L a wthen we mus t t a k e t h e lot, as observed by the Jewish people int h e Old Tes t amen t . By Grace , we a re no longer u n d e r the Law.T h e Sunday is no day of rest , b u t a day of Chr is t ian service andworsh ip .

He says abou t min i s t e r s hav ing Mondays off. Can a minis te r , infact, can a n y Chr i s t ian , rea l ly say t h a t t h e y have a day off w h e nt h e r e a re souls in need of Chr is t?

I . J . D r i n k w a t e r .

TO CORRESPONDENT: "CONTEND FOR THE FAITH."Excep t for the pe r sona l re ferences , one of w h i c h could be

l ibel lous if publ i shed , y o u r l e t t e r is largely a repe t i t ion of y o u rp r e v i o u s l e t t e r s publ i shed i n " O p e n F o r u m . "

TOO SMUG?D e a r Sir.—I feel t h a t we as Bap t i s t s a r e in g r a v e d a n g e r of d e -

veloping a s t rong Vic tor ian pu r i t an i ca l a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s those w h oare e i t he r no t of our denomina t i on or a re no t Chr is t ians . T h e r eseems to me to be a d a n g e r o u s t e n d e n c y not only to h a t e sin b u talso to h a t e the s i nne r w i th i t w h i c h is mani fes t in a cold, smug,aloofness. Let us r e m e m b e r t h a t we a r e all s inne r s and because weh a v e not indu lged in ce r t a in sins, th i s gives us no r ight w h a t s o e v e r ,to despise those who h a v e been so u n f o r t u n a t e as to give w a y tot h e m . Our a t t i t ude needs to be one of o u t w a r d , s p o n t a n e o u s loveand w a r m t h to ALL—no m a t t e r w h o they a re o r w h a t t h e y h a v edone . I f we look a t t h e scene of t h e r i ch y o u n g r u l e r we find t h a tJe sus " b e h o l d i n g h im loved h i m " and h e r e was a m a n w h o refusedto obey Chris t ' s command . I t is t ime for us to t h a w out a b i t forlove " i s no t puffed u p . "

Conce rned Bap t i s t .

MOTHER'S DAY.Dear Sir.—I rece ived w i t h o the r m o t h e r s a p re sen t on my b r e a k -

fast t ray , and i t was a n ice w a r m feel ing to k n o w I was no t for-got ten , bu t t he re I th ink i t should end. I t is the Lord ' s Day, one d a yout o f seven w h e n we ga the r to r e m e m b e r H i m and H i m a lone . T h eidolising of m o t h e r f rom t h e pu lp i t is ve ry wrong . All o u r m o r n i n gservice was abou t m o t h e r and the Lord ' s n a m e m e n t i o n e d only acouple of t imes . I am su re He Himself mus t h a v e been feel ing v e r yh u r t and sorrowful .

I feel as I r ead t h e t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t , t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e Lordloved his e a r th ly m o t h e r , h i s words r ega rd ing h e r w e r e spokenfor a purpose , to g u a r d us f rom p u t t i n g h e r before himself, whowas the Son of God.

I hope I h a v e not h u r t anyone ' s feel ings, b u t I feel v e r y s t rong lyon this m a t t e r .

" M O T H E R . "

A BACHELOR GAY.D e a r Sir.—With re fe rence to y o u r anvi l s p a r k of th i s t i t le in t h e

March issue, w h a t a s h a m e tha t t h e y " n e v e r k n e w p s y c h o l o g y " i nWinn ing ton I n g r a m ' s day . I f the older w o m a n men t ioned had k n o w na l i t t le psychology she would h a v e ac ted qu i te differently. Shewould h a v e inc luded bo th Winn ing ton I n g r a m and the y o u n g ladyin he r inv i t a t ions to e v e r y t h i n g she could t h ink of. She would h a v egiven t h e m a rea l ly good c h a n c e to ge t to k n o w e a c h o the r andone of two th ings would p robab ly h a v e h a p p e n e d .

E i the r I n g r a m would h a v e fallen in love w i th t h e y o u n g lady andwould h a v e grea t ly w idened the fulfilment of h is God-c r ea t ed p e r -sonal i ty in coming to fuller m a t u r i t y t h r o u g h m a r r i a g e and p a r e n t -hood, or else i f the y o u n g lady w e r e rea l ly in love w i t h t h eidea of a y o u n g min i s t e r and no t w i t h the y o u n g m a n himsel f u p o nreal ly ge t t ing to k n o w h im she would h a v e d r o p p e d h im l ike a ve ryhot cake , w i t h o u t conc lud ing tha t Chr i s t i ans w e r e cruel , and w i t h -out d ropp ing a t once all h e r c h u r c h connec t ions . F o r such sheve ry well m a y h a v e done.

Chr i s t i ans impove r i sh t hemse lve s i f t h e y refuse to l e a r n s o m e -th ing from psychology.

D. G.

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QUESTION: "I never know what to do when Jehovah'sWitnesses come to my door. I don't want to act discour-teously by slamming the door in their faces. On the otherhand I don't want to start an argument with them, becauseI'm not sure what I should say to them. Can you giveme any advice?

ANSWER: Your problem is a common one. Most peopledo not feel competent to start a discussion with these people.When they do, it doesn't accomplish anything very much.

If, however, you feel you should talk it out with them,then you must know something about the main tenets oftheir teaching, and about the fallacy of their claims whentested against the Scriptures. There are some simple, butuseful books available to help you in this. The followingis a short selection only, which will help you with regardto other cults also: "New Forms of the Old Faith," JamesBlack; "Christian Deviations," Horton Davies; "Heresies,Ancient and Modern," J. Oswald Sanders; "The Chaosof Cults," Van Baalen; "Christianity Versus the Cults," VanBaalen.

There is another procedure. The United Church of Canadahas produced an official card, which has printed on it thefollowing statement. It is said that householders who keepa copy by the door find that when it is read to them andthen handed to them, Jehovah's Witnesses usually departwithout argument.

The card reads:Jehovah's Witnesses

"You Preach a Cruel Gospel""I admire your zeal in trying to forward your beliefs.

I am sure you are a sincere person, but I cannot acceptyour literature.

"You preach a cruel and unreasonable God, who is goingto sweep most of His children away in a horrible battleof Armageddon, while you Witnesses stand aside and lookon. I don't really believe that you will really like to lookat such a wicked thing. You are too kind for that. Yetyou make out that God is not kind and good. He destroysHis own children, not because they are morally bad, butrather because they do not join Jehovah's Witnesses. Youwill not treat your people like that, so you are better thanthe God you are preaching. For ages He has known, accord-ing to you, that He is going to have this horrible battleof Armageddon, and yet He has gone on making morechildren to be destroyed. I want nothing to do with sucha God. If you go on preaching Him, you will get to belike Him, cruel and unreasonable.

"You Witnesses consider this world to be hopeless, andso you leave it to perish. You make no effort to help thesuffering by supporting hospitals, orphanages or other worksof mercy. You take no part in seeing that we have a goodhonest government.

"I believe in the true God, the Father, Son and HolySpirit, the God we love, not in your old God of hate. Ibelieve in the Gospel—that means the 'Good News' thatGod loves us and cares for us. I do not believe in yourmessage of bad news. I know what the true God is like.Your unreasonable God is not a bit like Jesus, who wentabout doing good and healing the sick and feeding the hungry,and Himself dying for us upon the Cross instead of destroyingus.

"You are too good a person to be a Jehovah's Witness.Be a Witness for Jesus and the God of Love. Spread His'Good News' of the gift of Eternal Life. Thank you forcalling and listening to me. I shall be pleased if you willread this.

"Good day, and God bless and convert you."I understand that the above has been republished on a

card by the S.P.C.K. and is available from some religiousbook shops in our cities.


Dear Girls and Boys,It was May 3, 1851. Thirteen men and women were having a

meeting with the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson. Whowere these people? What was the meeting about? They were alittle group of pioneer Baptists who were wanting to build a BaptistChurch. That was what the meeting was about. They were askingthe Commissioner of Crown Lands for some land on which to builda church.

But then, if you have a church building for the worship of God,you need to have a minister to conduct the worship. But they hadno minister for, in those far-off days, there was not to be found aBaptist minister in the whole of New Zealand. But do you know,before that day, May 3, 1851, had come to a close they had theirBaptist minister! How did it happen?

In the afternoon of May 3 a ship came sailing into the port ofNelson. This was quite an event, for ships did not come more thanonce in three months and then only if the seas were not too rough.On the ships would come food and all the other supplies the peopleof the new settlement needed as well as mail with news from rela-tives and friends in the old land. So there was great excitement inNelson this day. Almost everyone was down at the foreshore togreet the ship. The thirteen Baptists were there also. It was thenthey knew that God had answered their prayers. To their amaze-ment and delight there came ashore with the passengers aBaptist minister! He was the Rev. Decimus Dolamore. He had cometo New Zealand because he believed God had sent him. How thosethirteen Baptists and the Rev. Decimus Dolamore rejoiced!

Not only did God send the minister, but they also received a grantof land from the Provincial Council, and it was not long before theyhad built a place for worship. The Baptist Church at Nelson stillstands on that land

So it was that the first Baptist Church in New Zealand began—atNelson, in June 1851.

Well, girls and boys, if you remember what I told you about JohnSmyth and Thomas Helwys and Roger Williams, along with DecimusDolamore, you will now know how the Baptist Church began inEngland, America and New Zealand. I hope you do remember!

PRIZES—Congratulations to this month's thirteen prize-winners.Sixth time.—Nerida Campbell, Robyn Kendal.Fifth time.—Timothy Campbell.Fourth time.—Catherine Campbell, Peter Gibbs, Averil McCalman.Third time.—Lynette Rogers.Second time.—Owen Hughes, Joy Norrish.First time.—Marion Howie, Jo Anne Ireland, Lynette Norrish,

Jennifer Webster.NEW MEMBERS.—Eight welcomes this month to: Pamela Atkin-

son (Whakatane), Thetma Bilson (North East Valley), JenniferBooth (Wellington Central), Susan Craig (West Papua), Graeme Jud-kins (Spreydon), Trevor Murray (Roslyn), Rosemary Skeels (IslandBay). Clare Stichbury (Gisborne).

A HARD QUESTION: Some of you found the question in the Maycompetition, "who is the mother of James and John, sons ofZebedee," rather difficult. It was hard, but we can't have easy ques-tions all the time! The answer is Salome. Look up Mark 15: 40 andMatthew 27: 56 and see if you can work it out.

COMPETITIONBelow you will find the last words of 12 books of the Bible. Write

out the names of the Books in which they are found.

1. "They shall no more be pulled up out of their land which Ihave given them, saith the Lord they God..

2. "Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."3. "Remember me, O my God, for good."4. "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that

which was right in his own eyes."5. "And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great

joy; and were continually in the temple, praising and blessingGod. Amen.

6. "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with everysecret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."

7. "My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen."8. "To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever.

Amen."9. "For I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts."10. "Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye

the Lord."11. "The name of the city from that day shall be. The Lord is there.12. "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty,

dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."

Juniors (8 to under 11 years) do any eight. Seniors (11 to 14years) do them all. Send your answers early with name, age, ad-dress and Sunday School at the top of the page to Uncle Phil,C/o Rev. P. A. C. Peters, 46 Glen Street. Timaru.

It is better to proceed safely at 40 than to stop sud-denly at 65 . . . and that goes for years as well as miles.


A Reader writes for Helen Gray . . .

ON CLOUDSThe dictionary says it is a "mass of visible watery

condensed vapour." To me today it didn't look at all likethat. Rather it was a retriever pursuing an imagined vic-tim across the sky. The fine snout stretched eagerly for-ward, the tail streaming pink-tipped behind, action inevery line; I almost expected him to bark sharply in ex-citement. But of course he didn't. Before long the middleof his body began to disintegrate, and to look like thevapour it was; the sunset glow faded, the shape appeareddarker, threatening. Just a cloud in the evening sky, but fora few moments it had shown me something quite different.

And it set me thinking about clouds. From a purely-human view, and to a people who live in a temperateclimate, they represent the less welcome aspects of life.The cloud obscures the brightness and warmth of the sun,it threatens unpleasant weather; and so it stands for gloom,"lightlessness," and we speak of a clouded brow, or a cloudof sorrow. Death or sickness or sorrow or loneliness, theimpairing of a faculty perhaps, or disappointment in afriend, trouble in business or in the home—we know wellenough what the clouds of life are. And, humanly speak-ing, we don't want clouds in our sky.

The philosopher in man can face it, however. "Everycloud has a silver l i n i n g " they say; and the child's verseadds:

"I therefore turn my clouds about,And always wear them inside out,To show the lining."

A cheering philosophy—but is it enough? To the manwho walks with God the cloud is more than a transientevil, a challenge to fortitude and hope. It means thepresence of God Himself, for it is in the cloud that Godmakes Himself known. So George Matheson, under thecloud of blindness, wrote:

"I may not bid the shadows flee—They are the shadows of Thy wing;Give but the eye more power to seeThe love behind their gathering."

The cloud is the vehicle of God. I never read withoutsurprised delight that line in the Psalms which says " H emaketh the clouds His chariot." It is in the cloud that Hecomes to us.

'and the cloud is the veil of God. It covered the holypeak of Sinai, it hung over the tabernacle in the wilder-ness. Far from betokening His absence it betokened thatthe very presence of God was there. It was the veil, thekindly veil which hid from men the blinding and awefulglory of God. So it is in the cloud that He reveals Himselfto us.

And the cloud is also the voice of God. Do you remem-ber how Luke describes that event in which the transform-ing glory of God was plainly revealed in Jesus? " T h e r ecame a cloud and overshadowed them . . . And therecame a voice out of the cloud . . . And when the voicewas past, Jesus was found alone." It is in the cloud thatHe speaks to us.

No, it's not the dark patches of life that are the tragedy,but that " m e n see not the bright light which is in theclouds." (Job 37: 21).

Which of us would be without our clouds? Which of uswould ask God for a life of endless sunshine? And yet, inspite of this faith, which of us does not know what it is tofear as we enter the cloud, with a fear which cramps andspoils, throwing across our days a shadow of our own mak-ing? Recall how Moses approached the cloud on Sinai; theword is that he " d r e w near to the thick darkness whereGod was." For had God not said to him " L o , I come untothee in a a thick cloud . . . "

Let the world's friends look for the silver lining; thefriend of God need look no further than the cloud itself.

FEED MY LAMBSWhen the Prime Minister spoke at the inaugural meet-

ing that set up the New Zealand National Committee toorganise the Freedom From Hunger Appeal in New Zealandhe said that " w o r l d hunger was the most serious problemfacing mankind today." If this is so, and many other worldleaders think it is, then it follows that the Freedom FromHunger Campaign is the most important single appealbefore the world today. New Zealand is only one of about50 countries now organising this appeal. This is a trulyinternational appeal on much the same lines as the verysuccessful World Refugee Year Appeal; it is trying by con-certed international action to solve a problem that is far toogreat for any one nation to face alone.

What is it all about? What is the need? What does itseek to do? What can we do to help? The Rev. M. J. Eadecalled into our office last year when he was on furloughand told us of the need in the state of Tripura. (We haverecommended that this project be adopted as part ofF.F.H.C.). Mr Eade told us that in Tripura they have suf-fered from famine or near famine conditions for the past fiveor six years, due to droughts, crop failures, and "colossaldamage by rats." They want money to strengthen an exist-ing fund so that loans can be made to Christian farmersfor tools, seeds, ploughing bullocks and so on, toget the farmers out of the hands of money lenders, andkeep them out. (The interest rate is often over 50 percent and sometimes goes over 100 per cent, and once afarmer is in the hands of a money lender he never getsout without outside assistance). Small loans from this fundwill allow farmers to increase their food production and willbenefit the whole community. Another part of the same pro-ject is the work of St. Paul's Boarding School, Agartala,Tripura State. This school has launched out on a programmeto try to pioneer new ways. Such schemes aspoultry, bee-keeping, piggeries, etc. as well as modernmethods of agriculture are being taught. Again theemphasis is upon removing the causes of hunger. TheBaptist Mission has asked for £10,000 for this work, and ifwe can grant it, a very real step forward will have beentaken in the war against want, and the Mission will behelped in its Christ-like work.

In a nutshell that is what F.F.H.C. is all about. It is nota " h a n d o u t " but is an attempt to help these people to helpthemselves so that they, with our help, can produce moreof the right kind of food.


Staight TalkThe Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, along

with the Baptist Missionary Society, met in annual assemblyat Westminster Chapel in London, April 29-May 1.

The assembly celebrated with special addresses andresolutions the ter-jubilee of the founding of the BaptistUnion in 1812, the 350th anniversary of the establishmentof the first Baptist church on English soil in 1612, and the300th of the Great Ejectment of 1662 when 2,000 ministers,,including a few Baptists, were forced out of the nationalchurch in England.

The Rev. W. D. Jackson, formerly area superintendentin the Baptist Union, was inducted as president of theassembly, having served as vice-president for the pastyear.

"We could not go back into a state church," declaredMr Jackson in his presidential address. "We are unableto accept the so-called historic episcopacy and apostolicsuccession. Infant sprinkling makes no appeal to us, evenwhen done with Jordan water in a kind of hydraulic suc-cession."

Still less, Mr Jackson said, could Baptists go back tothe Roman Catholic Church. " S h e talks freedom in Eng-land but suppression in Spain. Her financial methods areunworthy of the name of Christ. She has almost canonisedbingo. She sprinkles her infants in holy water, and dips herparish funds in the unholy water of football pools."

The president came out strongly, however, for intercom-munion among Protestants and interdenominational co-operation as in the World Council of Churches. " O u r sinis not in our divisions," he said, " i t is in our exclusions"—(E.B.P.S.).

24th ANNUAL MEETINGSOUTH AUCKLAND BAPTIST ASSN.Over 100 delegates representing 18 churches and seven

fellowships in the Waikato-King Country-Bay of Plenty areasmet at Hamilton church for their annual meeting onSaturday, May 12, 1962.

The meeting commenced with a Communion serviceconduced by the retiring president, Rev. J. Beck, of Mor-rinsville, whose gracious leadersnip over the past yearhas been greatly appreciated.

After the singing of the National Anthem, greetings wereread from the Rev. F. H. Lloyd, and the Rev. L. A. North,President and General Secretary of the Baptist Union ofNew Zealand; and received from the Rev. R. Goldsmith,the Canterbury-Westland and Wellington Associations. Wel-come was expressed to new ministers in the area — Rev.G. T. Beilby (Taupo), Rev. E. Hildreth (Kawerau) andPastor R. Lincoln (Cambridge).

The annual report, presented by the secretary, Mr R. S.Sinclair, indicated a year of steady progress. The statisticalreturns showed a membership increase of 123 for the currentyear with 102 baptisms. Total giving for the year amountedto £50,444.

After luncheon, the Rev. Roland Hart, one of the BaptistUnion evangelists just commencing crusades in the SouthAuckland area, addressed the meeting. Amongst other thingshe spoke of the dangers of professional evangelism.

Overseas Mission Committee have this year arranged theitineraries of Rev. M. J. Eade and Misses M. Taylor andE. Denham from our fields in India and East Pakistan.

Home Mission Commitee: During the year an appeal wasdirected to the youth of our churches outlining prospects ofservice. A virile fellowship has been established atWhitianga under the guidance of the Thames church.Taumarunui has made splendid progress under the leader-ship of its honorary pastor, Rev. R. G. Bycroft.

Development Committee has seen steady progress atKawerau, Mount Maunganui and Huntly and the ArchitecturalSub-committee has been busy advising churches planningfuture development of buildings.

Prayer Committee has continued its valued practice ofsending out a monthly " p r a y e r l e t t e r " to the churches.

Finlay Park Board: This valuable property on the shoresof Lake Karapiro is proving a great asset to the whole ofthe South Auckland area. Improvements include a fireplacefor the main meeting hall, electric stoves in the kitchen, afull-size swimming pool and commencement of the washingup unit, drying room and cool store. Installation of caravanpoints is planned next.

Evangelistic Committee reported the planning of fiveChristian Life Crusades in our Association area with Rev.Roland Hart as missioner at Te Awamutu (May 13-27),Otorohanga (June 3-17), Tauranga (July 1-15); Hamilton(July 22-August 5) and Whakatane (August 19-September 2).An adventure in evangelism took place in Tokoroa, whensimultaneous missions were held in each of the Protestantchurches of the town prior to Easter. The Melville churchis planning a mission with Rev. J. C. McFadyen (Wanganui)as missioner.

Christian Education Committee expressed appreciationfor the work done by Miss Anderine Farmer, a Sunday Schoolspecialist from the U.S.A., who visited Fairfield, Otumoetaiand Waihi churches. Rev. J. J. Burt, Educational Director,visited our area in August. The first national All-age SundaySchool Conference will be held at Otaki in June. Our statisticsshow that there are 266 adults in All-age Sunday Schoolclasses as well as the 296 staff members of the SundaySchools.

Baptist Women's Missionary Union: The visit of theDominion President, Mrs Royston Brown, of Invercargill, wasgreatly appreciated. The incoming President for South Auck-land is Mrs A. Roke, of Fairfield.

The election of officers resulted as follows: President,Mr R. S. Sinclair (Te Awamutu); past president, Rev. J.Beck (Morrinsville); president-elect, Rev. G. C. Hambly(Otumoetai); secretary, Mr N. G. Adams (Morrinsville);minute secretary, Mr A. Adams (Morrinsville); treasurer,Mr A. Howan (Hamilton).

NEW CLASSROOM BLOCK FOR ALL-AGESUNDAY SCHOOL AT BERHAMPORE

The accompanying photograph shows the new classroomblock for the All-age Sunday School at Berhampore underconstruction. A photograph giving any comprehensive viewof the building proved impossible because the churchproperty is built in by private buildings. This, in fact, wasthe reason for purchasing 60 feet of land from a house-owner at the rear. On this, a building of 15 classroomsoccupying 3,200 square feet on one and a-half floors is beingerected, the rear portion in concrete, the front portiontimber-framed and sheathed in decorative aluminium sheetfor minimum maintenance.

Most of the rooms are divided from one another by fold-ing doors, and these when opened up provide four depart-mental assembly areas, the largest of which will also be ageneral purposes church lounge of 540 square feet. In addi-tion, two large rooms of 500 square feet each will house thebeginners and primary departments. The classroom block,which will cost approximately £9,000, is the first stage of aproposed three or four stage re-development of the site.Over £6,000 has been raised by the members in threeyears.

The All-age Sunday School has had to meet for two anda-half years in a number of buildings, some at a distancefrom the church, and the new building will bring all thework on to the church site. It is expected to open towardsthe end of July.

He Wins A Soul To Christ, Though Losing a HelperGarreth E. Joiner Quito, Ecuador

Mariana, who had been working in our home forseveral months, became vitally interested in the messagesand hymns she heard. Recently we talked at length withher, using the Bible to show the plan of salvation. Thefollowing day when her sister came to visit, Mariana toldof her decision to become an Evangelical.

When the news reached Mariana's mother she rushedto the house to weep and argue with her daughter. She de-clared she would rather that Mariana become a street-walker than an Evangelical. The aged mother becamequite "ill," and the family said if she died Mariana wouldbe to blame. Mariana was forced to quit working for us.Pray that she will be faithful and that she might convinceher family of the truth.

Our new maid has already inquired about our way oflife and beliefs. Although it may mean losing anothergirl, we are delighted that the opportunity has opened towitness to her also.

THE COMMISSION


TRIPURA REPORTS . . .NEW ZEALAND HIGH COMMISSIONER IN AGARTALA

On Tuesday, May 22, the District Magistrate, Mr L. B.Thanga, and Rev. M. J. Eade were at the airport to wel-come Sir Guy Powles, New Zealand High Commissionerin India, on a private visit to Agartala. Engine trouble inCalcutta delayed the plane three hours, which resulted inthe cancellation of the Administration's programme to showSir Guy some Agartala institutions including a milk plantset up with New Zealand know-how. Sir Guy was enter-tained to tea by the Chief Commissioner. The DistrictMagistrate, the Chief Secretary, Rev. M. J. Eade and Rev.B. K. Smith were also present. Later the High Commis-sioner was shown something of the Mission compound andthe work at Arundhutinagar, and after staying the nightwith Rev. and Mrs M. J. Eade he left on the early morn-ing plane for Calcutta. It is interesting to note that Sir Guywas a fellow student of Rev. B. N. Eade in Victoria Col-lege many years ago.

SISTER PUSPA HEMBROM RETURNSSister Puspa Hembrom has returned to us after complet-

ing her post-graduate nursing course and passing well.It was a proud moment when we received the official listof passes from the Post-graduate School to see alongsidePuspa's name—"Agartala, Tripura State," for she is thefirst nurse to be sent from Tripura for post-graduate nurs-ing training. To date the government hospital has sentnobody for this training.

At present Puspa is away in Shillong representing us,and Tripura, at the annual meetings of the Trained Nurses'Association of India. This is another first, in that it is thefirst time Tripura has been represented. The governmenthospital although requested to do so has never sent adelegate. This year the Nursing Council appealed to MissSmith to see what could be done about a representativefrom Tripura. As a result of this Puspa was sent.

Keep on praying for Puspa. She is a key person in ourmedical work.

WEDDINGOn May 10, Lalvula Lushai, son of Pastor Luaia, was

married to Miss Joan Manners, daughter of Rev. W. Man-ners, minister of Shillong's largest Presbyterian Church.Lalvula passed his M.A. in 1961, having been assisted inhis studies over several years from our Higher EducationCirculating Loan Fund. He is presently on the faculty ofthe Union Christian College, Barapani, as lecturer ineconomics, and will be continuing in that work.

CLOSEDOWN FOR MAY HOLIDAYSThe end of April and early May saw the closing down

of St Paul's School, high school hostels and the BibleSchool for the May vacation. With Dr Bird and many ofthe staff on holiday, the hospital, too, is virtually closed.The compound seems deserted after its normal bustlingactivity. The Bible School will re-open on June 4, and theSt Paul's and high school students will return in the middleof that month.

PREACHING "HOLIDAY" FOR SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST

A competent young man speaking perfect Englishrecently appeared on the Agartala compound, eventuallyrevealed that he was from the Seventh Day Adventist Col-lege, Poona (Bombay) and was spending his holiday ofseveral weeks living in a hotel in Agartala and preach-ing. All officials and institutions received a visit and apile of literature Rev. M. J. Eade protested that he mightinstead work in a new area and not create further prob-lems for new Christians. He replied that surely we wouldnot mind him obeying the call to speak the truth as hesaw it, leaving it to the listener to decide the issue. Praythat heresy may not spoil the church or its growth.

STOP PRESSStatistics for 1961 just to hand for Tripura show the

following:1. Number of baptisms—345 (a record), 50 per cent from

non-Christian community.2. Number of church members—4,480.3. Giving for the work of the T.B.C.U.—Rs11,095 (a

record), up Rs2,610 over 1960.

A view of the compound at Arundhutinagar, Agartala.

POINT FOR PRAYERDevelopments in a new area—Sabroom. This southern-

most area of Tripura has been visited by one or twoevangelists in the past, but at the annual meetings of theT.B.C.U. in February 1962 two evangelists were appointedunder T.U.A.F. (Tripura Unevangelised Areas Fund) to con-centrate their preaching in this district. They made theirfirst trip in March of this year. As there are no Christiansin the area they had to stay in bazaar hotels as theysought to make their first contacts. No village gave thema place to stay but they hope that their next visits willreveal some open doors. The people are mostly Mogs; theyhave a Buddhist background. Some of the villages visitedare:—Santi Bazaar, Baikura Bazaar, Karta Bazaar, Shark-para, Kakuli Forest Office, Satchang Bazaar, ManuBazaar, Sabroom, Basnapur, Kantachara, IshacharaStrange new names. Pray that these two T.U.A.F. evange-lists, Niresh and Ranen, will find open doors and openhearts in this new area.


Sister Puspa Hembron.

MISSIONARIES —SCAFFOLDING OR WIRING?by the Rev. Gordon Jones

Hudson Taylor once said, "Missionaries are the scaf-folding around a rising building . . . The sooner it can betransferred to other places, to serve the same temporaryuse, the better."

It is no disrespect to a saint of the past to suggestthat the Lord may have broken forth from His word a littlemore Light and truth since the days of Hudson Taylor. Amore appropriate way to think of the place of missionariestoday would be as the electrical wiring of the building—but only part of the wiring. They may remain with thenational church indefinitely, not alongside it but inside it;as channels, but by no means the only channels, for thecurrent of the grace of God, handling on His power andenabling His light to shine, both within the walls and outbeyond the walls.

TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT?The question as to whether missionaries should be re-

garded as a temporary aid or a permanent part of thelandscape in mission fields has been under serious con-sideration by missionary people in many parts of the world.

A group in Wellington in 1960 felt that the sending outof missionaries is part of the fundamental nature of thechurch, and that it is a permanent undertaking, althoughthere may be changes in the kinds of work the missionariesdo. "This in turn," reflected Rev. Alan Brash, "raises thevery interesting question as to why it is, therefore, thatin New Zealand we do not receive missionaries as wellas send them."

Is the sending of missionaries a separate matter fromreceiving them? Will there ever come a time when everychurch wants to send missionaries, but no church wants toreceive them? (Are we missionaries such awkward cus-tomers? )

SYMBOL OF UNITY, OF STRANGENESS, OF SHARINGSome more answers have come as results of worldwide

study of these questions and they, too, confirm that mis-sionaries are not just temporary helpers. These answersare available in a booklet called "The Missionary Task ofthe Church," a bulletin from the Division of Studies of theWorld Council of Churches.

One is that "the missionary himself is a symbol of theunity of the church across all human boundaries." Hisvery existence reminds Christians that racial and nationaldivisions are of little importance compared with the unitythat is found in Christ.

Another answer is that the missionary "further signi-fies the truth that in the Gospel there is always an elementof strangeness—it can never be completely at home withinany culture or civilisation." He is a reminder that althoughChristians may have definite responsibilities associatedwith the citizenship of their country, their true citizenshipis in heaven. The presence and observations of a Christianbrother from outside can be a valuable corrective in situa-tions where Christians too easily accept uncricitically thenational or social aims of the surrounding society. (A per-son who has been out of New Zealand can see areas oflife in which New Zealand Christians could do with thiskind of corrective.) "There is a self-sufficient attitude onthe part of traditionally 'giving' churches which preventsthem from seeing that they must also be 'receiving'churches—open to judgment and conviction regarding theirvision of Christ's will, and open to the sharing of responsi-bility for witness in their own regions."

"Sharing" is the clue. For any real partnership inobedience and decision, "giving" and "receiving" haveto be transformed into "sharing." The missionary remainsas a worker within the national church. His status of"missionary" disappears as such, and he serves thechurch as pastor, teacher, doctor, nurse, district superin-tendent, youth director—all these positions being open tonationals as well. He is there not to extend the influenceof the Mission which has sent him, but to share in thetasks of missionary outreach to which God calls thatnational church. He is a gift from one church to another.

NOT INDEPENDENCE BUT INTERDEPENDENCEIn Tripura we are embarked on a process of integra-

tion of the Mission into the national church. The goal isnot the reaching of a stage when missionaries can be senthome and the church can say, "We don't need any moremoney either, thank you." (This idea could give rise inthe New Zealand churches to unworthy hopes of a timewhen we won't have to give any more for missions!) Itwould be tragic for such a thing to happen in face of thehuge unfinished task still before the church in Tripura,where there are thousands still "winnable." The mis-sionaries returning home could in no sense report "Mis-sion accomplished." It would more likely be case of "Mis-sion abandoned."

The goal is not independence and self-support so muchas interdependence and mutual support, under which theBaptist Union of New Zealand and the Tripura BaptistUnion help each other in carrying out the tasks of missionto which God calls them in their respective countries. Then,like St. Paul and the young churches of his day, we mayreceive encouragement ourselves through the influence oftheir faith on us, as of ours on them (Romans 1: 12). Andis it too much to hope that one day a tribal leader fromTripura will come to declare New Zealand pagans that "Evenwhen a man has more than enough, his wealth does notgive him life"? (Luke 12: 15)

We look for a day when aid will be directly from Churchto Church, and when it will be two-way.

To quote the booklet again, "A deeper and morecreative apprehension of the will of God will result . . . inthe sending and receiving of men and women, betweenchurches in different communities and lands whorecognize and accept a common missionary calling."

Whether or not it is appropriate to pray that scaffold-ing will remain "stedfast, unmoveable . . . , " we can atleast pray that the wiring may be kept in good function-ing order for the current to flow through.

CAN CHRISTIAN GIVINGBE HARMFUL?

Do the requirements of love and sharing betweenbrothers and sisters in Christ mean that scores of Chris-tians in Tripura should come to depend year after yearon foreign (New Zealand) money for a considerable frac-tion of the year's living expenses? This agonizing questionoccupied the minds of the Kailasahar Presbytery Executivefor two-and-three-quarter hours the other night, and wecame to the painful conclusion that they do not, atleast for the next two or three weeks. The conclusion waspainful because in most villages there are again somepeople going without meals in this annual time of seasonalfood shortage. In past years we have given relief moneyas loans, but the proportion of repayments has remainednegligible and even dwindled. The Tripura Baptist Unionat Assembly actually requested the Mission not to giveout relief money this year unless requested by a Presby-tery Executive. Hence our Executive's concern, anddecision.

It is hoped that the stoppage of the flow from outsidewill encourage the springs of compassion of the sufferers'fellow-villagers and fellow-tribespeople, or encourage thepeople's own initiative. We felt it was better for people tobeg and receive small gifts from fellow-Christians theyknow than to become dependent on an impersonal dolefrom apparently inexhaustible foreign funds. And thismight inspire them to work harder from now on.

My own belief is that food shortages are due to in-sufficient hard labour at the crucial times of field-prepara-tion and cultivation. But it is a bit futile to rebuke sufferersnow for their laziness sixteen months ago.

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B r i a n S m i t h r e p o r t s o n . . .

THE ANNUAL MEETINGSOF THE

ASSAM CHRISTIAN COUNCILPastor Upendra Das on behalf of the Tripura Baptist

Christian Union and myself on behalf of the N.Z.B.M.S. at-tended the 25th session of the Assam Christian Council inShillong, May 3-8. Altogether some 50 delegates from allparts of north-east India, representing a Christian com-munity of over one milliin, attended the Council meetings.Business sessions during the day dealt with a wide varietyof matters from audio-visual aids to the question of churchunion, while the evening inspirational meetings in the Mawk-har Church centred on the theme of the Council, "Chris-tian Involvement." In these meetings an outstanding seriesof addresses dealt with the Christian attitude to scientificthinking, social morality, politics and education.

The Sunday of the Council meetings is a recommendedtonic for jaded missionaries and dispirited nationals. Thisyear the Sunday services began at 7.30 a.m. with a unitedCommunion service conducted by the Bishop of Assam. At10 a.m. various delegates conducted the morning servicesin local churches. I was privileged to speak in a subur-ban Presbyterian church with a membership of some 500.The service was in Khasi. At 1 p.m. there was a unitedservice when 2,000 people jammed the Mawkhar Churchwith about another 1,000 listening outside to the service re-layed through loudspeakers. To join with this great crowdsinging in English hymns such as "Guide Me, O Thou GreatJehovah" was a heart-warming experience. The samechurch was again packed for the evening service. A Metho-dist missionary from barren West Bengal who happenedto be in Shillong at the time remarked to me, "This isthe most amazing thing—every service I go to is packed! "

Some points of interest:1. Two bodies from the Mizo district, the long southern

"tongue" of Assam, requested affiliation with the Council.They were the Salvation Army in North Mizo and theLakhar Independent Evangelical Church (Baptist in polity)in the South Mizo area on the Burma border.

2. Adoption of a new constitution including a change inthe name of the Council to the North-East India ChristianCouncil (N.E.I.C.C). This is to include areas such asTripura, Manipur, Nagaland and the eastern Himalayaswhich form part of the Council area but are not strictlyin Assam.

3. A visit to the Union Christian College at Barapani,12 miles from Shillong. This College was started by theA.C.C. ten years ago. It is affiliated to Gauhati Universityand has more than one hundred students for the first timethis year. Present principal is Dr H. J. Taylor of the Churchof Scotland, one of the foremost educationists in India to-day. Under his guidance it is hoped to open a sciencefaculty shortly and a fund for that purpose was established.Lalvula, son of Pastor Luaia of Tripura, is a member ofthe staff of this institutuion.

APPRECIATION REV. AND MRS. B. N. EADEfrom the Minutes of Tripura Field Council

Resolved that we express our gratitude to God for theuntiring service given over many years for the Kingdomof God in Chandpur, Brahmanbaria and Tripura by Rev.and Mrs B. N. Eade.

Mr Eade came to the Field in 1926, and the variety ofhis activities in thirty-five years' work is one indication ofhis contribution as a general missionary. His outlook onthe missionary task has always been a broad one, as evi-denced by the different methods he used at various timesto express and live out the Gospel of the Love of God.

For the first twenty years of his service he labouredamong Moslems and Hindus in Chandpur and the surround-ing districts. He also made a very valuable contributionto the "Work Among Mos lems" committee of the BengalChristian Council. He began and established the monthlyChristian magazine "New E r a " (Nabajug), and man-tained its high standard for years.

Mr Eade was first and foremost a man's man and hasat all times taken a deep interest in the personal problemsof any who came to him for help. He did not spare him-self in conversation, effort, hospitality or generosity oftime and possessions when there was a life at hand to bestrengthened and saved.

The improvement of social and economic conditions wasever one of his main purposes, in order that men mightenjoy the fullness of God's bounty and that the indigenouschurch might be strong. His plans and work for ruralreconstruction, involving years of patient and heart-break-ing advice and effort; his intense personal interest in thedaily agricultural problems of the people; above all, hisuntiring efforts when he completely forgot his own needsin times of disaster—these stand out. His famine relief workin 1943 was commended by the Government in the awardof the Kaisar-I-Hind Gold Medal in 1944.

His work in Tripura, especially since 1951, has centredon the Bible and Training School, which he establishedand built up for the training of the indigenous ministryin Tripura. Over fifty students passed through his classesand learned, not only in lectures, but from B. N. Eade'sexample, of the way of Christ. He was always interested inall details of the students' lives, their families, their homes,sicknesses and problems. The present physical set-up of finebuildings and reading material, and the programme of theBible School Course with its two great emphases of Bibleknowledge and practical witnessing, are his monumentin the temporary materials of bamboo, concrete and paper.His permanent memorial is in the many workers' lives en-riched by their time spent with him, and in the growingstrength of the Church in Tripura, insofar as it depends onthe body of men who serve it.

The aim and purpose of all his work has been the sal-vation of men and women, and often he has felt called toleave aside important secondary work to concentrate onthis central missionary goal. His command of the Bengalilanguage, gained through patient study; his constantprayer for the young Christians about him; his over-ridingconcern to know and do the Will of God—resulted in afaithful representation of his Lord and Saviour.

Since her marriage in 1928, Mrs Eade, who was pre-viously an American Methodist missionary, has assistedin her husband's work in many ways, especially in con-nection with the administrative details of his department.More recently, at the Bible School, she has pioneered aproject of her own which is an integral part of the train-ing programme, the teaching of a group of students' wivesto read their Bibles, and the preparation of a simple primerfor the instruction of such near-illiterates.

Mr and Mrs Eade's contribution to the counsels andleadership of our Society on the Field has been great, as isevidenced by many reports and minutes prepared by them.Their fellowship, fun, companionship in work and at play,in committee or on tour, have lightened the burdens andenlivened the days of their fellow missionaries.

We also rejoice in the contribution their family of twosons and two daughters are making to the life of the Churchin New Zealand and in India and Pakistan.

The Field Committee wishes them a happy and healthyretirement, and the rest they have richly earned.

Yugoslavian Baptists have 128 preaching placesBELGRADE, Yugoslavia (B.W.A.).—Yugoslav Bap-

tists, working under the ministry of 18 full time pastors,nave 66 churches and 62 missions. They baptised 128 newconverts and organised five new churches in 1960. Totalmembership is 3,900.

Franjo Klem, a pastor at Rijeka, reports that theYugoslav Baptist Union consists of several nationalitiesand languages including Slovakian, Croatian, Romanian,Slovenian, Hungarian and Serbian. An active programmeof women's work, visitation, evangelism, Sunday Schools,and publications is carried on. Eleven teams worked inevangelism last winter travelling to churches throughoutthe country. Four or five team members joined with eachpastor in giving testimonies, singing, and teaching.N.Z. BAPTIST—JULY, 1962. 185

WOMEN'S WORK IN TRIPURAMrs Gordon Jones

We are delighted about the formation of a Women's Committee forthe advancement of women's work in Tripura. There are manycapable women in Jampui to lead the meetings. In Kailasahar theDarlong women have a meeting going in every Christian village andthese vary in quality. Miss Kemp is planning to send regular monthlyletters to the eight representatives (two from each area) nominatedat Assembly time. The following lists the 'Aims and Problems'of the Committe for your prayer remembrance.

AIMS OF THE COMMITTEE1. To seek to establish in each village a women's meeting, so that

through this we may study God's word together, and serve Him betterin our homes and village life.

2. Through discussion regarding our work, to learn fromthe experience of others so that our witness will be moreeffective and so play a greater part in the life of the Churchhere in Tipura.

3. To encourage daily Bible reading and prayer in thehome.

4. To seek through our giving to help others in need.5. To strengthen the links between the work of the

B.W.M.U. in New Zealand with the work in Tipura. Thatthrough prayer we might work together.PROBLEMS:

1. A vast variation in literary standard through the Pres-byteries (equivalent to District Associations in New Zealand).In some villages all women can read, while in others maybeone or two of the men can read and the women have neverthought about it. Sometimes women may only bear the nameof "Christian" because their husbands have made a pro-fession. They don't understand the meaning of salvation forthemselves, let alone be concerned with learning to read.

2. In a culture where women work with their hands (andtheir backs) all day, there is often little time or inclinationfor the mental concentration required at the end of a hotday's work.

3. It will take a woman of average intelligence twoyears of study before she can adequately read from theBible.

4. In some villages there are keen groups but no leader-ship, and such groups are easily discouraged. If no one knowshow to read, then they can only pray, and sometimes areashamed to do even that because they have had no training.

5. In other villages (e.g. Darchoi) there is lots of ableleadership and from such groups women go out in preachingparties to neighbouring areas. The Darchoi women havesuggested having a full time "woman evangelist." Thequestion of training and support of such a person comes thenas a problem that could be overcome.POINTS FOR PRAYER:

1. For members of Women's Committee.2. For leaders of Women's Groups.3. For the establishment of such groups where as yet

they do not exist.4. For the Literacy programmes begun in some villages

to enable women to read the Bible.5. For those who are capable leaders that they may

take the opportunities of preaching in surrounding villagesas well as their own.

6. For those who are working at translation, both intoBengali and from Bengali into Lushai.COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Pi Biaka Lushai, Pi Lalhnuni Lushai (from Jampui Pres-bytery); Pi Lalbiakliani Darlong, Mrs G. H. Jones (fromKailasahar Presbytery); Miss Sunila Champaghon, Miss O.J. Kemp (from Kulai Presbytery); Mrs Usharandi Debra,Mrs F. Gaze (from Agartala Presbytery); Mrs ProtibhaSangura, Mrs Biragini Sangura (from South Tripura Presby-tery).

PARCELS FOR PAKISTANIt was with very real regret that the Pakistan Field

Secretary, Miss M. Bush, sent the following cable: ADVISECANCEL ALL PAKISTAN PARCELS IMMEDIATELY TILL


land, S.W.I .

FURTHER NOTICE. In order to respect the order of thecountry, in the meantime please do not send any parcels toChandpur or Brahmanbaria. At present, food parcels maystill be sent to Agartala and Kulai (India). Earlier in theyear we suggested sending 'LETTER PACKET' parcels tothe ladies in Pakistan. These must be cancelled now and arenot permissible for India.

REPORTSCOLOMBO STREET: Mrs Collins, as our interim-

president, has ably conducted the last three meetings.Average attendance. Preparing food parcel. Welcome to MrsLang after illness. Congratulations to Mrs Stead on beingmade an "Elder." FAIRFIELD: Marked Witness Week bymembers taking part in Sunday morning service in staginga tableau depicting Miss Rosalie MacGeorge goin to India76 years ago. A chain for New Zealand to India comprisedof our Missionary organisations as link. During the week acolourful Maori social, B.W.M.U. in Maori costumes per-forming hakas, etc., Film on work in Pukekohe area. Foodand clothing parcels sent to them. Offering good. Mrs Rokeour untiring president. GREENDALE: Mrs Page presidesover good meetings. We all went to the quarterly meetingin Christchurch to hear Mrs L. Sanson give an interestingaccount of the work of missionaries' wives and the missionwork. It is indeed lovely to have the Sansons and theirchildren here with us. Mrs Page, Miss Doris Adams and MrsHowe led the morning service recently. GISBORNE: TeHapara ladies joined us for the 'Day of Prayer' service.Brief up-to-date news was given of all missionaries on thefield, in training, and in New Zealand. Prayer for eachfollowed. We were privileged to have a visit from MrsSanson, who gave a great deal of interesting informationconcerning the medical and other departments of the work.We were challenged to more prayer and sacrificial giving.HASTINGS: For the opening meeting of the year membersanswered to roll-call on "incident during the holidays." MrsThorp's message and hymns centred on 'Harvest' at arecent meeting. Napier ladies joined us for ' Day of Prayer.'Messages from Mrs (Dr) Warren from Nigeria. KAWERAU:Meetings well attended since the change from afternoon toevening. Pleased to welcome Mrs E. Hildreth as new presi-dent. She presided over annual meeting, when Mrs J. Shakeswas elected vice-president; all other officers re-elected.. Somemembers travelled to Whakatane to join in meeting forDominion president, Mrs D. Rogers. Newsletter appreciatedeach month as prayer guide. 'Introducing our Workers'used monthly for 'instruction' period. MT. ALBERT: Nowhold a monthly cottage prayer meeting for the work amongstthe Chinese and Maori Mission. The Shareholders joined withus to farewell Mrs David Mayes, who spoke of the radiowork with the S.I.M., to which she and her husband had beencalled to work. Pleased to welcome on furlough, Mr and MrsBrian Tucker from New Guinea. POINT CHEVALIER: Wereprivileged to have Mrs A. Burrow as speaker recently. Aninteresting talk on our mission field, with the aid of maps,etc., was given by Miss Whitmarsh. During "Witness Week"members entertained patients from the Psychiatric Hospital.Letters sent and received from Missionaries. MaoriMission remembered in prayer continually. ROTORUA:

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A goodly number of ladies from other Churchesresponded to an invitation to join with us to meet ourDominion president, Mrs D. Rogers. Much visitation wasdone during "Wi tnes s Week." Whilst we are without aMinister B.W.M.U. members have conducted several mid-week prayer meetings. WHAKATANE: Good attendances atmeetings. Pleased to welcome several new members. Someof our ladies joined with Tauranga for the 'Day of Prayer.'Good time of prayer with enjoyed fellowship. Glad to havevisit from Mrs D. Rogers. Excellent message. Food parcelssent to Miss Guy and our own Mr David Metcalfe. HASTINGSSHAREHOLDERS: Challenging meetings. B.W.M.U. mem-bers joined in tea meeting with Rev. R. A. Alcorn, followedby informative adress. Other guest speakers have been MrPeter Havill, who showed slides and told of his work inLebanon, and Sister Joan Tucker, who gave a helpful mes-sage. Pleased to see new faces at meetings. Preparing afood parcel. INVERCARGILL COMBINED: Average atten-dance increased to 21 this year. Meetings held in homesthroughout the year. We thank the ladies who have willinglymade their homes available. Special speakers during the yearhave included Mrs C. Harrington, Mr Ian Brown, Mr Bennettof the U.M.M., and Rev. Christie of Leper Mission. Parcelsprepared and sent. We give thanks to God for the opportuni-ties we have of working together by prayer with those whoserve Him in other lands. May the coming months show anincreased interest in this work. AUCKLAND DISTRICT COM-BINED MEETINGS: At the 'Day of Prayer' we were privi-leged to have Mrs L. A. North as Guest Speaker. She spokeat the morning, lunch-time and afternoon sessions, tellingsomething of the work on the fields as seen by her last year.Miss Mary Milner spoke of the work of the Maori Mission,and Rev. D. Edwards told of the Chinese work at the morn-ing session. Mrs North also showed slides on the Mondayevening to a very appreciative company of Shareholders andB.W.M.U. ladies. Mrs J. Deane presided and Miss E. Arnoldwelcomed Mrs North. On Thursday, May 17, we werehonoured by a visit from our Dominion president, Mrs D.Rogers. A combined lunch hour meeting was very wellattended. Our president's message was both refreshing andstimulating to all present. An added joy was the solo, sofeelingly rendered by the president of the B.M.M.F.—Rev. D.Rogers.

TWO NEW SETS OF SLIDES NOW AVAILABLE FROMUNION OFFICE, Wellington. No. 28, Agartala Compound(1961), 96 slides (40 minutes); No. 29, Pakistan 1961, 65 slides(30 minutes). Complete with tape recording or script.

Twenty years ago people dreamed of living luxur-iously on the salaries and wages we can't get along ontoday.

TE KOHANGA GATHERINGDAY OF PRAYER

Mrs. Massam Reports . . .

On Friday, May 25, the members of the Maori Boardand interested friends met with the missionaries and fieldworkers for a day of prayer. It was our pleasure to haveassociated with us Mr and Mrs Lex McKay, of the UnitedMaori Mission.

After a very welcome up of tea, Mr McKay brought tous "The Challenge of Maori Word Today" under fiveheadings—The Challenge of Population and its Increase;Of Religions without Life; Of Nationalism and its Possibili-ties in Evangelical Fellowships; Of Drink, Immorality, andCrime; and lastly The Challenge to Intensified Prayer—thatthe Maoris may know not WHAT they believe, but in WHOMthey believe.

A happy time of fellowship round the lunch table fol-lowed, after which the remaining time was dividedinto three prayer sessions each led by a missionary.

Sister Joan brought items for prayer from Pukekohe andWaiuku. In particular for teenage teachers, homes tobecome truly Christian, and for strength for new convertsto stand firm against the onslaughts of evil. She asked forspecial prayer for Mrs Pukepuke, who had been appointeda Maori Warden, as she seeks to help women in a Christianway, and for Mrs Sherman in her connection with the MaoriEvangelical Fellowship in Papakura and Manurewa. Of herS.S. class, Mrs Pukepuke had written, "Sometimes whenthey are all enraptured with a story from the Bible, I feel—oh, so hollow inside! The magnitude of the task of leadingthese young souls to Christ cannot be over-estimated. I feelso inadequate. Pray that we may be led of the Spirit andthat we may live in the Spirit."

Sister Dora told us of the problem of homes where thereis a zeal for God and yet they know nothing of Jesus Christ;of homes where there is a form of family worship but noBible, Where young folk are interested in Christian thingsbut older folk are satisfied with the old ways; of the ter-rible problem of drink, and of student Bill Stewart's effortsto contact the man in Pukekohe. She asked for prayer, too,for the work at Tuakau, where there is a promising S.S.,and especially for the planning for the children's camp inAugust.

Mr Jones brought us a call to prayer for Waikaretu,where a very encouraging work had collapsed through theremoval from this district of a key family. Pray that thiswork be maintained. Sunday sports present a major prob-lem and young folk are faced with terrific temptations.Prayer was asked for them and for Don and Mary Jonathanas they use their artistic talents for the Lord's work.

Time was spent in prayer in each of the three sessions,and everyone present felt a little of the burden our mission-aries feel as they seek to present Christ amid great difficul-ties, and we realised anew what could be accomplished andwhat victories won if the whole denomination accepted thechallenge to intensified prayer.Pray for the next Hui

Another hui will be held on Sunday, July 15, at the "NgaHau E W h a " Hall, Pukekohe. Pray that this will reach out-siders and strengthen the faith and witness of MaoriChristians.

Baptisms Top 400,000Southern Baptists baptised 401,953 converts during 1961,

according to unofficial figures released by C. E. Autrey ofDallas, director of the Division of Evangelism for thedenomination's Home Mission Board.

The figure was unofficial because not all associations havereported and the research and statistics department of theBaptist Sunday School Board had estimated these reports.

"The total the statistical department gave me at thistime last year was off only 2,000 from the final figure releasedin February," Autrey said.

In 1960, Southern Baptists baptised 386,469 converts. Thiswas a decrease from 1959 of more than 42,000. In 1960 thedenomination baptised one person for every 25 members.


BELMONT—Three.

FEILDING—Two.

HANOVER STREET—Three.

KEYTE STREET—One.

KINGSTON PARK—Four.

BAPTISMS

MANUREWA—One.

MT. ALBERT—Two.

MOUNT ROSKILL—Nine.

MURRAYS BAY—Five.

NORTH INVERCARGILL—Two.

ORAKEI—Two.

POINT CHEVALIER—One.

TAMAKI—Four.

WANGANUI EAST—Five.

TOTAL—43.

THE "WORD" BY WIRELESSJuly 3—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.July 5—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. P. L. A. Crampton.July 8—X Stations, 10.15 a.m., Rev. J. T. Crozier.July 10—4YA, 10.20, Rev. E. W. Batts.July 17—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

July 17—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. E. W. Batts.

July 19—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. P. L. A. Crampton.

July 24—4YA, 10.20 a.m. Rev. E. W. Batts.

July 29—4YA, 7 p.m., Rev. E. W. Batts.

TV RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES, JULY, 1962.

WRITERS OF CHURCH REPORTSWill Church Reporters please note: Reports should

be well spaced and written clearly in ink, on one sideof the paper only. For accuracy of proper names it issuggested these be printed. If report is typed, pleaseuse double spacing. Reports should be in the hands ofthe Sub-editor by the 9th of each month and must belimited to 150 words.

COLLEGE.—Students have returned from their first termbreak and are now in the middle of their second term. OurKorean student Wilson Chang, travelled throughout parts ofboth North and South Island at the invitation of the SalvationArmy. He spoke at their meetings at Wellington, Nelson,Motueka, Blenheim, Christchurch, Temuka and Whangarei, aswell as speaking at the Methodist and Keyte Street BaptistChurch in Whangarei. The annual Students' social washeld on June 12, to which all Baptist students studying inAuckland were invited. We sent invitations through theChristian fellowships to all Colleges and Universities as well

as to all Nurses' Homes, and apologise to any who may havebeen overlooked.—G. T. M.

ASHBURTON (Vacant).—We thank those who have takenservices—Rev. L. J. Boulton Smith, Mr Ron Cochrane Rev DR. Wilson, Mr Russell Lindsay. Mr A. Allen, Mr T. Wakelin,Rev. D. J. Hickman, and our own men, Mr B. Stringer and MrJ. Millichamp. The Bible Class members told of blessingsreceived in camp at Pleasant Point. Missionary speakers havebeen Rev. R. Alcorn, Miss Crombie, and Miss McLaren. We aremuch in prayer that an early settlement of the pastorate maysoon be made. Pray with us. Women's Fellowship annualmeeting held, and new officers: President, Miss A. Lewis,Vice president, Miss E. F. Prichard; Secretary-treasurer, MrsB. Bowden. A number of our members have been on the sicklist and to them, each one in hospital or home, we pray thehealing hand of the Great Physician may be laid on each.—E. F. P.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter. E.D.).—A Children's Happy Hour conducted by Mr Roland Brown-ing and helpers during the school holidays was most success-ful. We are happy to report the forming of a Ropeholders

July 1

July 8

July 15

July 22

July 29

CHANNEL 1The Rev. Richard Eastern, "Eric the

Dustbin".The Rev. E. C. Leadley, "Snakes and

Ladders"."Craftsmen and Artists", B.B.C.

The Rev. C. B. Boggis, "The Fun ofthe Fair".

Pearl Wren, "Three of a Kind".

CHANNEL IISenior Captain S. L. Weggery, "The

Sky Pilot" Part IV, "Into the Silk ".The Rev. Richard Easton, "Eric the

Dustbin".Roman Catholic.

Major Wesley Simpson, "The FourFreedoms" Part I, Freedom ofSpeech.

Major Wesley Simpson, "The FourFreedoms" Part II, Freedom fromWant.

CHANNEL IIIRoman Catholic.

Pearl Wren, "Three of a Kind".

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, "TheSky Pilot" Part I, "Air Lift".

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, "TheSky Pilot" Part II, "Loud andClear".

Senior Captain S. L. Weggery, "TheSky Pilot" Part III, "On Course".

"SUNDAY SPECIALS "

July 1

July 8

July 15

July 22

July 29

CHANNEL 1The Rev. George Dallard, "Happy

Birthday ".

Roman Catholic.

Canon Austin Charles, "The PointingFinger".

George Burns interviews the Rev. AlanBrash and Mr Neal Buchanan on "After New Delhi".

The Rev. L. C. Clements, "MarriageMendine".

"EPILOGUES"CHANNEL II

The Rev. M. Feist and R. F. Clement,"Unclean".

George Burns interviews the Rev. AlanBrush and Mr Neal Buchanan on "After New Delhi ".

The Rev. Allom Carr.

The Rev. L. C. Horwood, "Point ofView ".

Roman Catholic.

CHANNEL IIIGeorge Burns interviews the Rev. Alan

Brash and Mr Neal Buchanan on "After New Delhi".The Rev. M. Feist and R. F. Clement, "Unclean".

The Rev. R. A. Lowe, "A ScissorsMovement".

Roman Catholic.

The Rev. Grevis Goetz, "Come Clean".


branch. Twenty-five children attended the first meeting,Miss Jill Knight of the Baptist College addressed a largegathering of ladies at a special "Deaconess Afternoon" onMay 30. During our pastor's absence at Cambridge, the even-ing service on May 27, was conducted by Mr Browning. Itwas our privilege to have Mr Ken Smith of Caversham, giv-ing his Christian testimony and playing his cornet at the even-ing service on June 1. On a recent Saturday night, our youngpeople held an Open-air meeting in Civic Square. We praiseGod for the continued evidence of the Holy Spirit's workingamongst us. Many are visiting our Minister for spiritualcounsel, and several have accepted Christ as Saviour. Eightnew members have been welcomed into fellowship.—E. M. C.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—We have had a real feast of New Guinea in the past month.Firstly, Mr and Mrs Thomas of the Christian Literature Cru-sade in Port Moresby, Miss K. Bint of the British and ForeignBible Society with slides of a recent tour, then some of ourladies heard Miss Rae Smith at Central Shareholders. We alsosaw slides, and heard a tape from Fay and Lindsay Drink-water, working with the S.S.E.M. in East New Guinea. Whata banquet of good things, and our hearts have been stirred,and very real prayerful interest aroused in the work of acountry so much in world news. An after-church fellowshiphour was held in honour of Mr and Mrs George Clausen, ontransfer to Hamilton Church. These folk have been valuedworkers since the church started. This has been a wonderfulmonth for our pastor. Our Church and Central combined,have found it possible to pay half of his salary, so he hasbeen able to leave his employment, and has spent the pastweeks in visitation. This has been sadly lacking in the past,and already results are being seen.—D. D.

BERHAMPORE (Rev. J. E. Sherburd).—Again we arehappy to state that we have welcomed into membershipseveral people; these are—Mrs Richardson, Mrs Reeve, MrsRussell, Eddie Chong, Mark Stephens, Mrs Shaw, Mrs CoxSenior, Mr and Mrs Cox Junior, Miss Maureen Eyton, MrsMoore, Miss Judith Smythe. These additions mean an increasaof 29 in our membership this year, 18 of those being by trans-fer from other churches. We also have had a sudden increasein pianos! We now possess five pianos and one extra organ.These have been obtained for use in our new educationalbuilding when completed. We report the deaths of Mrs Craigand Mrs Bott and extend our sympathies to their families.—V. C. C.

BELMONT (Rev. C. W. Smith).—Since last reporting, 35 ofour young people, including our Minister, have attendedEaster camp at Carey Park. The inspiring messages from thespeaker, Rev. V. Johnston were much enjoyed. We are grate-ful to Messrs Porter and Rimmer for conducting the servicesin th'3 Minister's absence. Camp Echoes was also held the Sun-day evening following camp. We have been privilegedto have as guest speakers recently: Mr Leonard Ravenhill (re-nowed Author and speaker), Mr Limpus of the Prisoners AidSociety and Mr W. J. Mitchell of the C.I.M.O.M.F. We thankthem for their challenging messages. A senior citizens' after-noon was held in May at the manse and Mrs Eeane was thespeaker. In a recent service our G.L.B. and Cadets paraded,and a presentation was given to Mrs Crawford who has sincegone to England to the G.L.B. Jubilee Celebrations. Congratu-lations also to Cadets on winning a North Shore cup again.B.B. has also paraded in May. Misses G. Avery, R. Lane andT. Smith witnessed in baptism.

BIRKDALE (Rev. P. Carter).—We have been pleased towelcome four new members into our Church, two by trans-fer, and two by profession of faith, and we know that theirfellowship will be a blessing to them, and to us, and ourChurch too. Permanent leaders have now been found for theG.L.B. Cadets and for the Girls Life Brigade. Both theseCompanies are now active and the numbers are increasing.The Life Boys Cadets are also active and Church Parades ofthe Life Boys and the G.L.B. Cadets were held on twoseparate Sundays recently. It is vary encouraging to noticenew faces from Sunday to Sunday, and it seems that more in-terest is being shown in our Church and the services bypeople in the locality. We are also very pleased to report thatas a result of much hard work by some very consecratedChurch members, the interior of our Church now has a very"new look."—W. M. H.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Since our lastreport, we are now holding two services on a Sunday morn-ing. One at 8.45 am. other at 11 a.m. Rev. Mr Finlay conduct-ing both. This is becau=e of very large attendances. We givethanks to God for a big increase in our Self Denial givingthis year £238 7s 2d. The men's club spent a very helpfuland interesting evening at Mr Donnell's home with Mr G.Curie and Dr D. Spackman as their guest speakers. The Bible

Classes had a Brains trust at their youth tea, which provedvery interesting. Mrs A. McIntosh gave a very uplifing mes-sage to the ladies meeting on their work in the Philippines.Rev. Mr Finlay has started a series of sermons for Sundaymornings on "The Ten Commandments." These are provinga blessing and am sure will continue to do so to all who hearthem. We heartily welcome as new members to our church,Mr and Mrs Going and family from Huntly. Mr and Mrs Go-ing a:e doing a good service as teachers already. We are verysorry Mrs Munn has had to retire from Bible Class teaching,we pray God will bless her and strengthen her. We say a big.thank you to Mrs Finlay for taking over her class. Mr andMrs Peteru brought their baby daughter for dedicationrecently.—J. M. B.

BRYNDWR (Rev. R. H. McCosh) .—The building of the neweducational block has commenced and church folk are en-deavouring to raise the last few hundred pounds. We thankMr George Wilson who took the evening service while ourpastor was at Camp, also our young people for their contri-butions in an after-camp church service. Missionary in-terest has been quickened by visits from " o u r " Mr Alcorn,Mr Skiels from the Oriental Mission and Miss MadelineGeorge from a leprosarium in Tanganyika. We warmly wel-come the Thompson and Oglesby families from the U.S.A. asthey worship with us, also Mrs A. Huls who is home againafter visiting her parents in Holland. We miss our old friend,Mr A. Laughlin and pray for him in his illness. Our sympathyto Mr and Mrs G. Harris in the loss of his mother. Finally,congratulations to Beverly Prewer and Anne Bell on theirengagements.—H. R. W.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. D. H. Stewart, Minister-elect).—On a Wednesday evening in May, Mr Dickson of theSouth Seas Evangelical Mission told of how the Lord hadworked for them. The Rev. R. A. Alcorn also conducted aWednesday night prayer meeting. He asks for prayer forhimself, and for Mrs Alcorn, who is left with the children. Asocial evening was held in honour of the coming marriageof Miss Nell Abbott to Mr Victor Bond. A presentation wasmade to Miss Abbott on behalf of the church. While theweather was not all that brides desire, the wedding tookplace on May 19, the Rev. A. J. Jamieson officiating. We wel-comed the Principal of the College in an after-church fellow-ship hour and appreciated very much his talk and the slideshe showed us. Congratulations to our Brooklyn Harriers whohave won the Yarrell Banner race three times in succession.Mesdames Donovan and Beavis have been on the sick listand are remembered in our prayers.—W. C. T.

CAMBRIDGE (Pastor R. Lincoln).—May 20 was the begin-ning of celebrations for Jubilee week, of 50th Anniversary ofpresent church building, and 81st year of work and witness inCambridge. During the week, conventions addresses weregiven by Rev. D. C. Rogers of Hastings. Saturday night wasthe Jubilee Tea, after which everyone moved into Church.Rev. R. Goldsmith provided musical items. His Worship theMayor then spoke. Past ministers of the Church took part.Telegrams were read. Rev. J. A. Clifford, Principal BaptistCollege, gave a stirring message. Sunday morning Rev. Clif-ford again conducted the service, with Revs. Parry, Jonesand Des. Jones, taking the communion service. In the eveningthe service was conducted by Rev. F. Carter of TabernacleAuckland in the town hall.—D. W. T.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—Special servicesenjoyed during the month have been those on Mother's Day;and ones when the young people reported on Easter camps,and also assisted at a youth service. We have been privi-leged to have speak: the Rev. B. Tyson (Poona and IndiaMission); Mr R. May; (British Jews Society); and Miss E. Mc-Claren (C.I.M.). A social for the adult Department of the All-ages Sunday School was enjoyed by all. A camp at PleasantValley was held for the young people at Queen's Birthdayweekend. A service of dedication was held for the son ofMr and Mrs McDonald, and daughter of Mr and Mrs Ritchie.Our best wishes go to Miss H. McClure and Mr V. Norrish;and Miss R. Lawrence and Mr N. Cunningham on their mar-riages. Our prayers are with Mr Lowery as he continues toattend the Marriage Guidance Training Course, in Wellington.—E. H. W.

COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch (Rev. W. J. Taylor,Minister-elect).—Acceptance of our call by Rev. W. J. Taylorof Waihi was received with great joy and satisfaction. As aChurch we are praying for our minister-elect as he comes intoour midst to commence his ministry on Sunday October 7.The annual meeting of the Church was held on May 23. Lifeelders appointed were Mrs E. Stead and Mr A. R. Eagle.Deacons elected for the first time were R. E. Eagle, D. C.Moore and J. N. Rose. It was good to have with us Mr J.B. Dickson at present on furlough from the Solomon Islands,we are remembering them and praying for them at this time.


Leper Boxes recently returned yielded £32 l7s l0d. On Sundayafternoon May 27, our Brigades held their enrolment service,the preacher, Rev. P. L. A. Crampton. Many parents andfriends joined in the service.—P. M. G.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Vacant).—We have en-joyed messages from Rev. Lloyd Crawford, and Rev.Royston Brown and Rev. E. Batts conducted our churchanniversary services. Other guest preachers have been MrBrian Tucker of U.F.M. and Rev. Mr Michelle of C.I.M.and Messrs Ian Butler and J. Kellock. At our church annualmeeting, Mr Reg. Hansen became our new treasurer andMiss A. Langdon church organist. Two new deaconsare Messrs J. Kellock and P. Fougere, and Mesdames A. Elderand J. Garthwaite are deaconesses. A large crowd enjoyedthe annual tea and concert. The afternoon Ladies' Fellowshipenjoyed a mother and daughter afternoon recently, and aboutthirty of our senior young folk had a happy and profitabletime at Frankton over Queen's birthday weekend.—D. W. L.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman) .—At a baptismal ser-vice on May 13, Murray Elliot and John Monk, followed theirLord in His appointed way, and were later received intomembership. Pleased to have Mr Clem Davis, our Maoribrother from Blockhouse Bay worshipping with us and con-ducting the service of song. At the May meeting of theB.W.M.U. a welcome was extended to Mrs B. N. Eade with atangible gift for her new home. The quarterly business meet-ing showed everything in good heart and the Marton fellow-ship making good progress. We praise God for wonderful giv-ing to self denial, £216 to date. Our prayers are with MissBelk who has not been well lately.—G. E. F.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale) .—Several friendsare still on the sick list and they are remembered at thethrone of grace that God may speedily restore their health.The painting of the " M a n s e " is now complete and lookswell worth its coat of paint. We enjoyed the visit of Rev. B.Stewart of Owairaka on pulpit exchange Sunday, June 10,and at the evening Guest Service. Mr Nelson Skeates fromHillsborough. A branch of Missionary Shareholders hasrecently been formed, and monthly meetings will be held forthose who cannot meet to share missionary interest and prayerduring the day. This new group looks forward to the visit ofMrs Garlick at their next meeting.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. J. Pidwell, L.Th.).—It is a joy tosee the continuing good attendance at our services. On Sun-day, May 20, Mr Ben Siaki conducted our evening serviceand it was a blessing to hear this young man's testimony; theladies of the Fellowship were also privileged to have himspeak and show slides of B.T.I. and Niue Island. As ourChurch is prayerfully considering A.A.S.S. we feel that theLord is giving definite guidance in this direction. It was aninspiration to hear a tape, at a Wednesday night meeting, byDr Howse clearly stating the effectiveness of A.A.S.S. Mr andMrs N. Bond attended the National A.A.S.S. Conference atOtaki over Queen's Birthday Weekend. It was good to wel-come back Mr and Mrs Brian Tucker to our evening serviceon Sunday May 27. Mr Tucker spoke, stressing the need forobedience in our Christian walk, and afterwards showedslides of their work in Papua.—P. McI.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—Preparations for theChristian Life Crusade early in September are well underway. We solicit the prayers of readers for God's blessing onthis Mission. Sunday May 27, members of our Girls Brigadeand Cadets paraded at morning service. We had the pleasureof having Rev. Mr With of Mt Roskill Church preaching onoccasion of annual pulpit exchange of Auckland AssociationMinisters. A very enjoyable social hour was held after mid-week prayer meeting at which a presentation was made toMr and Mrs Little expressing appreciation of the servicesrendered by "Wal te r"—as he is affectionately known to all—,as church secretary for the last nine years. We look forwardto many more years of fellowship with both. We welcome in-to membership Mr and Mrs Martin on transfer from Block-house Bay. Congratulations to several of our Scholars whoobtained certificates in the hand-work competition of theAuckland S.S. Union.—R. O. F.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.) .—Happy Weekwas welcomed by the children. The 6 to 16 years were fullyentertained by Messrs Woodward and Gurney from the Bap-tist Theological College, there being well over 100 childreneach day. "Genesis and Geology" slides made an interest-ing evening for the Youth—Mr George Curie was responsiblefor the instructive pictures. Fireside Fellowship was held atthe home of Mr and Mrs Wickens, Remuera. A message anda film "Mother's Little Helper" were very much appreci-ated. Twelve of the G.L.B. Girls had a wonderful time ontheir trip to "Waikanae," Wellington, with their Leader,

Mrs M. Allen. We were all pleased to extend a welcometo Mr and Mrs Murphy, Mr and Mrs Templin, Mr and MrsHaywood and Mr and Mrs Norris. Welcome back to our B.T.I.Students and greetings to Miss Rosalie Drain fromChristchurch. Medicines for Missions—Mr and Mrs Taylor areeager for supplies.—R. V. K.

GREEN ISLAND (Pastor H. J. Hayward).—During recentmonths there has been a noticeable quickening in the spirituallife of the church, and this was evident in the large numberof outsiders who recently attended four Sunday evening filmservices, the church being well filled on each occasion. At themidweek meetings studies on " T h e Person and Work of theHoly Spirit," are being appreciated and six young peopleare attending a baptismal class. At a recent church meetingthe sum of £450 was voted towards the repayment of thechurch debt, £50 of which had been raised by the Women'sFellowship. We were glad to see Mr V. Campbell at ser-vices recently following a serious operation and our thoughtsare with Mrs Morrison who is at present in hospital.—E. H.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell)—Thanks to a willingband of workers we have taken on a "new look"with a new concrete path and the church painted astriking shade of blue with white facings. We especially thankGraham Officer and Noel Wood for their help during theirB.T.I. holidays. At a combined G.L.B. and Cadets and LifeBoys parade recently, Miss N. Whyte was commissioned asa G.L.B. officer, and Mr G. McCarthy and Mr N. Thornleywere set aside as Life Boy leaders. We were very impressedwith the tape recording of Mrs Royston Brown's missionarysermon. Congratulations to Miss S. McIntyre and Mr B. Mc-Manus, and Miss N. Whyte and Mr G. Pollard on their en-gagements. Misses E. Newton, L. Thompson, and E. Joyntwere farewelled recently on their departure for England toattend the G.L.B. jubilee. We tend our greetings to all oursick and aged friends.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex. Simpson).—Mr Michell, Homesecretary for the China Inland Mission Overseas Fellowshipvisited Greymouth on May 8, 1962 and held a combinedmeeting in our church. Recently Miss Joy Crombie, on depu-tation for the Sudan United Mission was present at ourchurch, accompanied by Miss McMillan, and showed films ofinterest on the work of the S.I.M.A. We were very dis-tressed to learn that they had an accident on their way toWestport the next day and Miss McMillan received seriousinjuries from which she died later. Our deepest sympathy goesto her relatives and friends and to Miss Crombie. Dr and MrsSanson are visiting Greymouth on Tuesday June 12, and weare looking forward to meeting them. Congratulations to MissElizabeth Cahill and Mr Peter McNee upon their engagement.—V. J. M.

HAMILTON.—We were pleased to welcome back our pas-tor, Mr Lloyd to our services this month. Assistant pastorArnold has very ably shouldered the responsibilites ofpleaching and ministering to the many needs of a large fel-lowship. Guest Speakers recently have been Mr Basil Tyson(Poona and Indian Village Mission); Revs. A. L. Burrows(B.T.I.); J. Pritchard (B.T.I.); L. A. North (Union Secretary);Ayson Clifford (College); Dr S. L. Edgar College) and MrKen Thornton (Y.M.C.A. Hong Kong). We rejoice withLynette Howan and Ian Edridge on their engagement;Iris-Mary Woodward on reaching 21; Moira O'Neill and JimReid on their marriage and Mr and Mrs Mervyn Finlay onthe birth of a son. To the many who are still in or have beenin hospital we wish a speedy recovery. We prayerfully re-member Mrs Jack Nicholson (Nigeria) as she undergoestreatment in London. We welcome Mr and Mrs Clausen andfamily from Palmerston North, and wish God's richest bless-ing on Mr and Mrs Arthur Howan and family as they go toPutaruru.—G. C.

HANOVER STREET (Rev. E. W. Batts).—The opportunityfor group prayer meetings in the homes of members was anappreciated innovation during the Week of Prayer and Self-Denial. Giving, too, revealed an improved response on lastyear's figures. At a communion service three friends werebaptised and later in the service received into membership.These and others who had joined the church during the yearcame to know fellow members better at the 21st birthdayparty of the Women's Fellowship, a very happy occasion,which in certain respects was not typical of the regularmonthly meetings. On Queen's birthday week-end over fortyyoung people enjoyed Warrington House-party with studiesin Galatians prepared by Sister Muriel Ormrod and withmissionary talks on features of Mohammedanism. Most stimu-lating, A.A.S.S. superintendent, Mr Eric Dunlop, gave us hisopinion of the Christian Education Conference at Levin. Rev.Graham Miller and Mr C. Romeril have been welcome visi-tors to the pulpit. Several committees are busily planning fornext year's centennial of the church.—L. R. H.


HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—Welcomed, Doctor andMrs Sanson to a recent mid-week meeting. How deeply theylove their Lord and other people, was shown to us veryplainly. Mrs Rogers is back from B.W.M.U. presidentialtravelling, we thank God for safe journeyings. An afternoonget together was held at Napier recently for A.A.S.S.teachers, for discussion under Rev. J. Burt. The latter alsooccupied our pulpit at a parade of the N.Z. Nurses Association,Red Cross and St John members when he preached to a fulland appreciative congregation. A new venture the "7.25"club for our Bible Class folk is gaining in strength and popu-larity. The club is in the capable hands of Mr Youngsen. Weremember in prayer and Christian love Mrs Howard Payn-ter, Mrs Horace Paynter, Mrs Jim Milne and Mrs Neil.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson, L.Th.).—Thrilling CampEcho Service held to hear our young people tell of the bless-ing at the Marton Camp. Pleased to have had a visit fromRev. and Mrs Goldsmith to hear of Mr Goldsmith's work atWaikeria. Mr T. Sunnex of the Auckland Sunday SchoolUnion conducted two services and a mid-week meeting. Wehave appreciated the ministry of Messrs W. Green, F. Hornerand E. Duxfield during our pastor's absence on holiday. Mr P.Kennedy conducted both the mid-week meetings. We remem-ber Mr W. Lacey in his illness and also Mrs Allan Horner,now at home after a spell in hospital. Our best wishes gowith the Ewington family as they transfer to New Plymouth.We also wish Joy Trim every success as she takes up nursing.Glad to have Shirley Feasey and Ross Miller with us duringthe holiday weekend together with several other visitors.Church quarterly meeting well-attended.—B. A. J. S.

HILLCREST (Rev. P. Carter).—Recently the first weddingwas held in the church when Joyce Wong married Frits Klas-son. Plans are being made for the sale of the existing churchsection and the removal of the building to the new site near-by. The Bible Class room is finished except for painting.Evening services are now held weekly instead of monthly andattendances are improved. We are pleased to see our numbersincreasing with the new families who have come to the dis-trict. Our mid-week meetings are now held in the church,and the new studies should prove very helpful. A monthlylaides' meeting has been started and so far we have had a talkon faith healing and a demonstration on mouth to mouthresuscitation. On the last weekend in May a very successfulyoung peoples camp was held at Huia. As it was the firstattempt to run a camp we were pleased everything turnedout so well. At the annual church meeting Mr Ron Attwoodwas elected to the diaconate.—M. C. A.

HILLSBOROUGH (Rev. Edwin G. Spohr).—Our choir mostcreditably presented an Easter musical "Hallelujah! What aSaviour," on their first appearance. Our deacons are havingspecial prayer 7.30 a.m. Sunday mornings for guidance con-cerning the pastorate when the Spohr's return to Manila.From June 10, till July 29, on Sunday evenings we will behaving Faithfinder Films jointly produced by Mr GeorgeCurie and Dr Dennis Spackman. In May we started a newfinancial policy. The first Sunday every month, total offer-ings go to missions. Second and fourth Sundays for our ownchurch needs. The third Sunday towards our newchurch building. Our target the first Sunday which was self-denial week was £200 and we received £265. This plan whichwas a step of faith has further been honoured by the Lord andofferings have nearly doubled. Grateful thanks to the McRae'sof C.E.F. for another wonderful week with the children. Con-gratulations to John Coyle and Val Cope on their engagementand to Joan Muir who recently became Mrs Ken Hooper.—J. G. A.

HOKOWHITU, Palmerston North (Rev. H. G. Copland,L.Th.).—A happy hours week conducted by Messrs K. Hamp-ton and B. McMillan drew almost 300 children most days.Congratulations to Mrs G. W. Perry on the birth of their firstdaughter. From June 11-16, the Rev. Mr McFadyen (Wanganui)is holding a teaching mission. Early Sunday morning prayermeetings and midweek councillor training classes are beingconducted in support of this mission. Enthusiastic leaderswithin the ranks of the various junior groups are seeing in-creasing results and developing interest among the youngpeople. A profitable "get- to-know-others" evening was heldby the deaconesses before the mission. With David Smith whohas just left for 18 months in Singapore go our good wishes.B.W.M.U. members will share with Central and Awapuni ina time of fellowship with Mrs D. Binnie at a luncheon inLevin. Later Mrs Binnie will address an informal meeting ofour B.W.M.U. in Palmerston North.—C. B. McC.

HORNBY, Christchurch Extension (Vacant).—The SundaySchool roll is continuing to increase, so "working bees" aremaking the necessary alterations. The great need at presentis to try and accommodate the Bible Class in suitable rooms.

We are deeply concerned about this, and feel that two newclassrooms will have to be built somehow; if our work isto be effective. Mr George Rankin, was welcomed into mem-bership at a recent communion service. At the same serviceMr Ben Siaki, who will shortly be going to the Philippines,as a missionary, gave a wonderful testimony, and address. Wethank all folk who have conducted services for us.—J. L. L.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—Excitement has beenhigh in G.L.B. as Miss Jennifer Halls has been honoured byHowick's Mayor, Mr L. Stevenson, who has generously offeredJennifer the opportunity to join the G.L.B. contingentin England and to receive her Queen's Badge personally. Heintends to sponsor her whole trip and we pray God's richestblessing as she flies to England on June 9. A presentation wasgiven to Jennifer from the church at a morning service, inappreciation of her hard-earned achievement. Twenty-sixboys and four officers of the B.B. went to WhangamataQueen's birthday weekend, a happy time for all. YoungPeople's Group is vigorous and enthusiastic, interesting pro-jects planned each week under the capable leadership of MrHoward Carter. Annual meeting was well-attended, and aswe reviewed God's wonderful guidance over the past years,we praise Him and pray for His continuous blessings in thecoming year. We warmly welcome Mr D. Cocks to the Dia-conate. Mr and Mrs J. Jensen attended an inspiring All-ageS.S. convention at Otaki, June 3. A challenging series ofaddresses by Mr Norrish on the "Second C o m i n g " have beenan inspiration to all.—N. E. H.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—Two conversions lastfilm service Sunday night. Five denominations are now allconcentrating on the Barry Reid Crusade. The College Hall(largest in town) has been secured for four nights in July.Please get the burden of this mission and pray. The Rev. Mrand Mrs Rogers have been in our pulpit. Mrs Rogers spoke tothe newly formed B.W.M.U. The Williamses have had a motoraccident. We hope they will be well soon. Ron Taylor hasmade us our Hymn number board.

KARORI (Rev. E. G. Payton).—About 20 young peopleattended Easter camp at Masterton at which our minister wasspeaker. Several of them spoke warmly of helpful experiencesat the evening service on the following Sunday. During Self-denial week special meetings were held, at one of which MrPeter Havill spoke and showed slides of Christian work inLebanon. Other guest speakers who have contributed to ourservices lately are Dr L. Sanson and the Revs. R. A. Alcorn,J. H. Knights, J. J. Burt and Alfred Fear. We enjoyed fellow-ship with them and are grateful for the inspiration of theirmessages. We regret that Miss Betty Livingston has relin-quished leadership of the G.L.B. Cadets, and thank her forher contribution in this group. Miss Helena McLennan is nowassisting. Congratulations to Pamela Billcliff and WayneArnold on their engagement, and sincere sympathy to Dr W.T. Wilson on the loss of his father. Mr and Mrs J. Ninnesshave left Karori for Titahi Bay, and they and their family aregreatly missed from our fellowship

KEYTE STREET. Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—We wel-come Mr and Mrs Foster to our membership on transfer fromBank Street. We have farewelled our Maori Missioner, MissNewman, but welcome Miss Green in her place. The Burdettand Chauval families welcome infant sons to their households.Baptist College Students worshipping with us have beenGeorge Buckley and Wilson Chang of South Korea who toldof life in Korea to sixty Bible Class members. Rev. LeonardRavenhill conducted a week's mission in our church in associ-ation with the cripple Evangelist Barry Reed. Our ministerexchanged his pulpit with the local Presbyterian minister re-cently. Television Evening; Fancy Dress social and Bible Classteam from Auckland have been part of our young people'sprogramme this month. Mrs Aston has been baptised andMr Harvey has accepted Christ as Saviour. Delegates to Asso-ciation annual meetings were Messrs, Rankin, Kerr, Mutton,Hanham and Tito. Cadets, Life Boys, G.L.B., and B.B., haveall paraded in Church service.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.).—Over thepast few months God has laid His hand of blessing on ourwork, this being evidenced in the baptisms, on recent Sundayevenings, of Mrs Raynor, Mrs Livett and Misses Julia Wil-liams and Kathleen Guy. Our work among the young peoplehas also taken a pleasing turn this year and is really flourish-ing under the able leadership of our Youth director, MrArthur Nees. We welcome into membership of the church,Miss Joyce Nicholson. At a combined meeting in our churchit was a real privilege to have Dr Sanson to tell us somethingof the work that God is doing on our Mission Field. Bestwishes to Miss Marion Raynor who was recently married toMr Ian Newdick. Marion, who has given much to our workat Kingston Park over the years, will settle in Whakatane andwe record our appreciation of her faithful contribution to


the work. Our prayers are with Mrs Still and Mrs Lord atthis time who are both seriously ill. Also Mrs McKay andothers who are sick at this time.—M. L. N.

KUMEU, North Auckland (Rev. M. H. Judkins, L.Th.).—Atthe close of the week of Prayer and Self-denial members ofthe B.W.M.U. conducted the Sunday evening service. Mrs Cul-len spoke on the work in Tripura and Mrs Judkins broughtthe latest news from Pakistan. A special prayer meeting forour Field was held following the benediction. Special fort-nightly cottage meetings are commencing for our ChristianLife Crusade in November. We praise God for the increasingnumbers in our Sunday School. The primary department nowneeds more accommodation and we plan to add a Primaryroom to the youth hall later in the year. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Cliff Stewart on the birth of a son.—D. C.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, L.L.M., B.D.).—Our annualmeeting was held on May 23, when there was a good atten-dance. We praise God for His guidance during past daysand with renewed faith in His promised blessing we go for-ward unto a new church year. Recently our senior member,Mrs Potiki celebrated her 80th birthday when she was the reci-pient of many greetings and good wishes. A Rope-holders' group has now come into being at Levin and thekeenness evinced augurs well for its future success and useful-ness. The Church company of the Boys' Brigade has just com-pleted a very successful camp at Te Horo and the Girls' LifeBrigade plan to have one in September. We await with in-terest imports of the first Dominion Conference of the All-age Sunday School just concluded at Otaki during Queen'sBirthday week-end. We were happy to welcome into the fel-lowship Mr and Mrs Taylor and family from Napier and Mrand Mrs Young and baby from Shannon.—A. J.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Churchmembers appreciated Wednesday night Old Testament studiesby our minister; following these, study-groups resumed,studying "Colossians." A privilege having a visit from ourCollege Principal with illustrated lecture on " T h e Dead SeaScrolls." Members joined Hutt Valley United Meeting atKingston Park for the visit of Dr Sanson, also B.W.M.U.United Meeting at Taita. Our Saturday evening YoungPeople's Fellowship acted host for H.V. Missionary YouthRally, when 100 young people shared Dr Sanson's message.All three occasions considered a privilege. Sympathy ex-pressed to Mrs Freeman on loss of her mother. Severalfriends needed hospitalisation, Sharyn Rivers, Misses BerylKnights, Enid Fuller, Mrs Max Edridge.Mr John Bank. MrsLord also is unwell. All remembered. Congratulations to MrPeter Howse gaining his majority, to Mr and Mrs Scholer on

birth of Victoria Margaret, and on happy dedication servicefor Kristen Barbour and parents. Joy to welcome Miss ValerieHitchins into church membership. G.L.B. had a most success-ful camp, thanks to good leadership. Good wishes follow MrsW. Carey leaving for trip to U.K. via U.S.A. on June 25.—G. E. C.

MANUREWA, (Rev. W. G. Taylor).—It was a thrill to seeMr Petit witness in the Waters of Baptism. Sixty-three youngpeople attended the Easter camp at Hunua. A most enjoyablecamp echo service was held when the young people told whatcamp had meant to them. Increased attendances at Y.P.S.have resulted from a series of special film evenings. ADeeper Life Crusade has been conducted by Rev. A. V.Brown. His forthright messages have been most helpful andgreatly appreciated. It was a joy to receive Jack Irwin intomembership. Mrs Deane was the speaker at the afternoonand evening B.W.M.U. groups. We remember our many sickfolk. Our sincere sympathy goes to Mr D. Orpin (in the home-call of his brother) and to the relatives of the late Mr Phipps.As Mr and Mrs S. Sanderson journey overseas we wish thema very pleasant trip.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—We havebeen pleased to welcome as guest sneakers Mr J.Dickson of the South Sea Evangelical Mission and MrN. McIntosh of the China Inland Mission. Arrangements forthe Christian Life Crusade being made and the prayers ofour people are asked for in the further planning and pre-paration of this Crusade. Our thanks due to Mr and Mrs J.G. Sutherland for the gift to the Church of a new clock. Pray

especially for All-age Sunday School and for teachersneeded. Give thanksgiving for what has been accomplished.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—We were very pleasedto have Dr and Mrs Sanson visit us, taking a recent Sundayevening service, giving us a very interesting aspect of theirwork on the mission field. Also it was good to have the Rev.Ayson Clifford visit us for a mid-week meeting. Folk fromour Carterton Church were our guests for this meeting. Ourgiving for the Self-denial Appeal was very good, amountingto over £141. Thirty young folk, including some from Carter-

ton, together with Leaders held a very successful camp atRiversdale over the Queen's Birthday holiday. The studiestaken by our minister in our Sunday morning services on theLord's prayer have been very much appreciated.—F. M. G.

MELVILLE (Rev. P. Millichamp, B.A.).—Cottage meetingsare being held fortnightly in preparation for our missionfrom July 1 to 15, by the Rev. J. C. McFadyen. Thirty-one ofour young folk attended Easter Camp at Finlay Park. MrMillichamp conducted a very successful "Children's Week",during the last week of the May holidays. A Parents' even-ing was held on Friday night. Happy to have had Mrs VeraDavan from Kaitaia, in our midst for a few weeks. The build-ing fund now stands at £1,059. Congratulations to Miss EleanorStewart and Rev. Ron Keyte on their marriage on June 30.We will miss Eleanor and pray God's blessing on them bothas they work for Him. Attendances at the church services haverisen and a good number were present to hear Mr LeonardRavenhill at a recent Sunday morning service.—H. M. E.

MERRILANDS, Auckland (Rev. L. S. Arnold).—Merrilandsare grateful for the opportunity of participating in the bless-ing and inspiration of the Cliff Reay Campaign at Royal Oak.There is real blessing at our meetings and we are grateful toour pastor, Rev. L. S. Arnold for inspiring messages for bothyoung and old. The Life Boys' Parade was especially wellpresented and appreciated. These young people are indeedfortunate to have such an able Pastor who is so vitally in-terested in every age group, and who presents such interestingmaterial in an attractive way, yet so easily understood. Ourannual meeting proved most successful, and the weekly prayermeeting and teachers' study class has almost doubledin numbers. There were a few changes on the Diaconate, andwe welcome Mr D. Westbrooke, and Mr Powell to its ranks.We look forward to a busy and blessed year in the Master'sService. The Sunday School has been greatly blessed and weare rejoicing that twelve young people confessed Christ in thepast year.—E. C.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan).—Since our last report ourpastor has conducted a very successful children's week. Aspart of the programme, Mr Norman MacIntosh (C.I.M.),spoke in the afternoon to the children and in the evening ata special family service. To culminate the week a family filmservice was held on the Sunday. Recently the church agreedto call our new Sunday School building the " F . W. Bore-ham Memorial Hall" in honour of our first pastor. We alsosay farewell to the Church of Christ members and familieswho have been worshipping with us for some years. We arenow much in prayer for a church secretary and youth leaders.—R. W. M.

MOUNT ALBERT (Vacant).—During the absence of a pas-tor, Professor E. M. Blaiklock, Litt.D., has continued his morn-ing ministry with us in "Mark 's" Gospel. It was a specialprivilege to have Dr R. W. Mitchell minister to us on SundayMay 13. Dr Michell is an associate member of the BillyGraham Organisation, who was on his way to America, toattend the Chicago Crusade. His showing of the film " S w e e tHour of Prayer" was a blessing to all who attended. Otherservices this month were taken by Mr D. Jacobsen, a memberof the Open Brethren Assembly, and our own assistant pastor,Mr L. Nicholson. Two persons have witnessed to their Lordin Baptism. Mrs Walker and Mr and Mrs C. Howie were wel-comed into membership. We offer our warm congratulationsto Miss K. Stevens and Mr D. Parker, also Miss Lynne Hay-how and Mr Allen Millanta whose engagements were an-nounced recently. Congratulations also to Miss Nancy Cocks,who celebrated, her 21st birthday.—R. M. T.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI FELLOWSHIP.—A farewell supperwas held after the evening service on May 20, to conclude thevery profitable three months pastorate of Rev. and Mrs F. A.Parry. During this time, a number of people made decisionsto accept the Lord as their Saviour. Church attendances haveincreased. On May 27, Rev. and Mrs Bryant were welcomedto the Mount, as they commence a six month pastorate withus. We hope and pray for continued blessing over this time.Mr and Mrs N. Horne presented their baby daughter forDedication on a recent Sunday. We enjoyed Fellowship withthe campers at the Bay of Plenty Easter camp. Mr W. Dob-ney is remembered in prayer as he is in hospital.—M. D. C.

MOUNT ROSKILL (Rev. B. With).—Highlight of ourchurch recently has been a grand service of witness wheneight folk were baptised: Messrs H. Creamer, G. Porter, K.Wilson, G. Morgan and Misses J. Deighton, Gail Morgan. N.Wilson and M. Porter. As a result of this service Mr John Por-ter accented Christ as his Saviour, and has since been baptisedalso. Six of these folk have been received into churchmembership. Recently we farewelled Miss Iris Cook who hasgone to Australia for a further period of training under theC.L.C. Also a presentation was made to Miss Audrey Barro-


clough prior to her returning to Dunedin for her forthcomingmarriage to Mr Peter Campbell. Missionary speakers atShareholders have been Miss Edna McLaren (C.I.M.), MrsKnapper (Borneo), Mrs Pethybridge (W.E.C.). The newlyformed Men's club had a grand opening night on May 10,when Mr Raymond Windsor F.R.C.S., gave an illustratedaddress on "Heart Surgery." Miss M. George from ThePeople's Church, Toronto, spoke at a social hour, about herwork in Africa.—V. R. W.

MURRAYS BAY (Rev. R. Bullen, L.Th.).—At the beginningof April we had the official opening of the building exten-sion, by the President of the Auckland Baptist Association,and the address was given by Principal Ayson Clifford, werejoiced at having a full church. In April, Miss Arnold,formerly of Tripura, spoke of how the people and childrengave willingly of their possessions in self-denial week.Four of our young people made decisions at Easter camp,we pray that they may grow in grace and strength. At arecent Baptismal service, five people witnessed in the watersof Baptism, after which followed a communion service, andeight people were received into membership. This was indeeda service of great rejoicing. Our sympathy and prayers arewith the minister and members, who have lost loved onesrecently. We are pleased to report that Warwick Kitchen, andNorris Hackett, who are in hospital are now improving.—J. S.

NAPIER (Rev. T. W. Cadman).—Welcome into the churchfellowship to Mrs Davies and Mrs Keogh both on transfer.Our best wishes to Ann Parkes and Ken McCarthy on theirrecent marriage. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs McGuffie,and Mr and Mrs Jim Stichbury on the safe arrival of sons,and to Mr and Mrs Morris a daughter. Our prayers are withour friend Mr Thetford so ill in hospital. G.L.B. and B.B.Church parades were very well supported. Cadets held a verysuccessful party and evening. We were very happy to haveRev. J. Burt conduct a teacher training class for us, as weare always looking out for new ideas to be used in teach-ing. The young people are planning to get their fellowshipinto full swing once again. Rev. R. J. Thompson visited us andgave a very interesting history illustrated by slides of "Bap-tist Beginnings." A 7 a.m. prayer meeting is held each Sundaymorning.—M. J. D.

NELSON.—The Nelson Church family were deeply saddenedwhen they heard of the passing of Roy Orpin of Thailand—the husband of Gillian, who is a member of the NelsonChurch. Recent letter from Gillian rings of personal challengeand testimony in her time of need. Miss M. Berryman hasbeen appointed to the position of part-time deaconess. Mean-time her visitation into homes and hospitals will be on basisof three afternoons weekly. On May 18, our College Principal—Rev. J. Ayson Clifford for the first time met Baptists ofNelson district on their own ground. Slides were shown anda general over-all description of our College was most en-lightening. Thrilling to have our Medical Missionary from Tri-pura, Dr L. Sanson with us. Besides speaking at Stoke even-ing service, and later at Bridge Street, where he also showedwonderful slides, he addressed the Men's MissionaryFellowship Rally during afternoon. Rev. J. H. Knights ofChristian Education Board Australia spoke to SundaySchool staff at tea meeting and then followed on by present-ing factual picture of A.A.S.S. in Australia.—M. E. C.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—The secretary's report,and the treasure's statement given at the annual meeting,showed that the activities of the Church are in reasonablegood heart Mrs Calligan, our reporter to this column formany years, has found that she can no longer carry on. So wesay to her, "Thank you and God bless you for a job welldone." Our pastor has been at Manurewa for two weeksconducting a Mission, and we thank all those who led the ser-vices during his absence. On Tuesday May 22, our Ladies Fel-lowship held an evening meeting for the first time, andfrom all reports it was a great success. It is a thrill to seethe great interest our young people are taking in the LayPreachers' training classes our Paster is conducting. We wel-come Miss Leonie Persson, and Mr Barry Helleur, into mem-bership. Congratulations to Gail Jackson and Gordon Eng-land, on the announcement of their engagement. We pray forthe sick and our aged folk.—B. H. R.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—Visitingspeakers to our pulpit this month have been Rev. R. Alcornwho also addressed the Bible Classes Mr Deasey U.F.M., andMiss Elspeth Fleming B.I.M. At a recent baptismal service,Mrs T. Williamson and Mr R. Ramage expressed their obedi-ence and dedication to the Lord, by being baptised. Mr andMrs Ramage and Mrs Williamson have also been received intochurch membership. This year's self-denial offering of £222 isthe highest to date for our church, with the exception of lastyear's jubilee offering. The Men's Fellowship meetings have

been resumed. It has been most encouraging to have a fullchoir once again and we wish to thank those who came in toaugment our rather depleted ranks. Visitors who have wor-shipped with us over the past month have been Miss Herbert,Mrs Smith, Wainuiomata; Miss Joy McRae, Auckland; MrBob McNaughton O.A.C.; and other team members.—D. C.

NORTH MEMORIAL (Rev. S. Marlow).—April 26, saw theinduction service of the Rev. Selwyn Marlowe, B.A., Dip. Ed.This was a very well attended meeting at which the feelingsof all were touched by the sincere and solemn words spokenby visiting ministers and our own new minister. After thechurch service an informal supper was held and a fine timeof fellowship. All departments have continued in their workafter the Easter break at which a lot of our young peopleattended camps. We do hope the spirit felt at these placescontinues as the year progresses. It is with deep regret werecord the passing of Mr Ricketts a grand stalwart in ourchurch, his cheery words and unfailing Christian attitude werea lesson to all. To other families we wish God's everlastingpeace in their hour of bereavement and assure them of ourprayers and thoughts. It is good to hear of good progress withMrs Chopping and assure her she has been missed fromamongst us.—W. T.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—"Living with a Purpose"was the theme used for the mission held at Opawa fromMay 13 to 20, conducted by the Rev. Allan Burrow, Princi-pal of B.T.I. The Minister and members during the preced-ing weeks had laid a solid foundation for the mission by hold-ing many prayer meetings and by door to door visitation ofmany hundreds of homes in the vicinity of the church. We feelwe have had a wonderful experience. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs Cobley on their Diamond Wedding anniversary. Andto Mr David Silcock on passing his finals in motor mechanics.We pray for our sick folk, Mr Coburn, Mr Weir in hospital,and Mr Cobley just recently out of hospital and all othersconfined to their homes. Mr and Mrs Ken Heard werereceived into membership on transfer from Rangiora, we wel-come our new friends in Christ. At our annual meeting whichwas held on May 30, we welcomed Mesdames F. Rosewalland I. Watson on to the Officers' Court as Deaconesses.—S. M. N.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—Our church was sad-dened by the news of the home-calling of our missionary, RoyOrpin in Thailand, after three years' service with the C.I.M.—O.M.F. We assure his wife Gillian and his family here of ourheartfelt sympathy and prayers. A moving memorial servicewas held in the church when tribute was paid toRoy by Mr R. Hamilton, Rev. H. Hogarth and our minister.The sympathy of the church is also extended to Miss PhyllisCobbald whose mother passed away recently. Congratulationsto Mr and Mrs Jack Davies (formerly Adrienne Handisides)on their recent marriage, also to Mr and Mrs J. A'Bear on thebirth of a daughter. Farewell to Mr and Mrs H. Fergusson,moved to Coatesville, and to Mrs Bennet, moved to theCaughey-Preston Home. Rosemary Joy Davies was broughtfor dedication. Mrs Sally Orpin has been in hospital. Wegreet other friends who are sick.—F. M. D.

ORAKEI (Rev. J. R. C. Browning).—A Cliff Reay Crusadewas held in our church in March and there were thirtydecisions made for Christ. There is continuing interest in theNavigators' Groups that are meeting every week for BibleStudy. Miss Ruth Grey has returned home after thirtyyears' service in India. Miss Edna McLaren, our missionaryfrom Thailand is now on deputation work. The seven yearsof hard work in Dutch New Guinea by our missionaries Mrand Mrs Charles Craig is now bearing fruit. The first Chris-tian Church was formed recently when thirty-eight were bap-tised and there were 1,500 interested onlookers. A share-holders group has recently been formed. Two people werebaptised in May.—H. J. T.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—Friendsof Miss Doris Brown will be sorry to learn she has suffereda painful leg fracture. The week of Happy Hours at the Wai-roa Pa proved very worthwhile. The secretary's (Mr R. J.Cornwell), comprehensive annual report provided a most en-couraging survey of the work. Messrs B. Whyte and G.McPherson now elected to Diaconate. We welcome into mem-bership Mr and Mrs C. Snow, Mrs M. Judd and Mr A. Barrow.Our minister and Rev. Graham Brogden, Stratford are ex-changing pastorates from June 10 to 24, we are sure bothChurches will be richly blessed in this move.—A. B.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Vacant).—Marriages: DaphneBishop to Trevor Dahl; Nita Corlett to John Richardson. TheRopeholders made buttonholes of white flowers for Mother'sDay. Those occupying the pulpit have been: Rev. J. A. Cum-ming, Rev. A. J. Jamieson, Mr Ron Heywood, Japan Evan-gelistic Band, Mr G. Houghton. Mr C. S. Avery addressed the


Men's Fellowship using new slides of the work in East Pakis-tan. Miss Rae Smith of New Guinea addressed the Mission-ary Shareholders. Mr and Mrs Thomas of Christian Litera-ture Crusade addressed the prayer meeting as did Mr K.Nobbs of Missionary Aviation Fellowship. Women's Fellow-ship visited Salvation Army Home League. There was anafter-church fellowship hour when Mr and Mrs G. Clausenwho leave to reside in the Hamilton district were farewelled.Mr J. H. Knights, executive secretary Australian Board ofChristian Education addressed Y.P.S. Friendship Group metait the home of Mrs Tonson. Some of our members are in hos-pital—Messrs W. G. Wilby, G. S. Thompson, J. Robinson, MrsA. Currie.—M. M. B.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—May proved a month of much blessing with Mr and Mrs Reayin our midst. We were sorry to say goodbye to them havingcome to feel they belonged with us—our prayerful interestwill certainly follow them everywhere. Apart from makingnew contacts, Mr Reay pointed the way even more clearly tothe Christian community and a very marked reawaking wasevident with many members and friends feeling called to re-dedicate their lives to the Saviour. We were pleased to wel-come Mr Gerald Patterson to our midweek meeting to assistus with his testimony and advice for post Crusade activities.A large meeting found inspiration from his experience withthe Navigator movement. We were delighted recently to haveMr and Mrs Peters bring their baby daughter and Mr andMrs Rogers their wee son, to give thanks to God for a newlife and to ask Divine wisdom in their respective upbringings.—L. A. A.

PETONE (Dr A. J. Taylor).—It was our joy to receive intofellowship three new members on May 6. A new baby daugh-ter has arrived at the manse. Other recent events much appre-ciated visits of College Principal and Dr Sanson, with veryinteresting slides. Goodly numbers attended on each occasion.Several of our young folk were at Easter camp and gavecamp echoes. On May 27 (Visitors' Service), three friendsfrom Tawa rendered solos and duets very acceptably. Thanksdue to Mr Cairns and Mr E. S. Carey who occupied pulpitwhile Dr Taylor attended camp. Sick and aged folk remem-bered in prayer.—R. N.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—Over 80 peopleenjoyed the Church Family Tea on May 16. It was followedby a film programme. The annual meeting was held a weeklater. Appreciative reference was made to the minister's faith-ful service through the years. Mrs Gibbs was presented witha token of regard from the women of the Church. The fellow-ship has been strengthened by the addition of Mr DennisBridle into membership The friendship club held a success-ful food demonstration and the Men's Club paid a visit to theCentral Fire Station. A Navigators' Bible study course hasbeen commenced. A Sunday evening service was attended bythe B.B Company for their annual enrolment service. PastorL. Nicholson led a morning service and the Y.P.F. conductedan evening service. To mark Bible Sunday Miss Ortell of theB. and F.B. society helped at a morning service. Plans are inhand to commence a Wednesday evening group Bible studyfellowship. The Church secretary, Mr G. Swinton had a twoweek visit to Sydney and Melbourne in June. He gave an in-teresting account of his visit to churches in these places MrPeter Read gave his testimony at an evening service and waslater Baptised. Mrs Campbell has been admitted to hospital.—L. W. W.

PUKEKOHE (Rev. L. A. Matthews).—What we feel to bea forward move in the life of our Church, was the decisionto accept responsibility towards the support of our threemembers engaged in missionary work. Not only will there bean After Communion Retiring Offering twice monthly but theregular offerings are to be tithed for that purpose. We rejoicethat at the final meeting in connection with the Boys' BrigadeCamp, seven lads openly acknowledged their need of Christas Saviour. A Ropeholders' Group has recently been formed.This meets twice monthly with an attendance of 17 girls. Aunique occasion was the gathering together as a church familyto do honour to Mr and Mrs Pearman on the occasion oftheir golden wedding. It is with regret that we have recentlyhad to say farewell to Misses Joy Vincent and Marj. Crocker,and to Mr and Mrs Michael Bishop and children. Deepest sym-pathy to Mrs Brown in her bereavement. Mr and Mrs NevilleKlein recently brought wee Karin for dedication.—M. H.

PUTARURU.—At a friendly after-church gathering on May27, we met to say farewell to Rev. and Mrs L. P. Bryan. MrsR. H. Edmeades spoke on behalf of the ladies and presentedMrs Bryan with a sheaf of flowers. For the Sunday SchoolMr L. B. Vaughan presented Mr and Mrs Bryan with a wallclock and after speaking on behalf of the church Mr C. H.Ward presented Mr Bryan with a cheque. B.C. members

recently took a morning service when they brought to us theirthoughts and impressions of Easter camp. The annualB.W.M.U. meeting was well attended and all officers were re-elected. The annual church meeting showed all departmentsin good heart. Mr H. Pedersen was elected S.S. superintendentin place of Mr L. B. Vaughan who resigned after 10 years. Onthe retirement of Messrs R. Vaughan and W. S. Ward from thediaconate, Mrs W. S. Ward was elected deaconess. Other offi-cers were re-elected to their various offices.

RAUMATI—Mr and Mrs Haywards brought their daughterat a recent Sunday moaning service, giving thanks to God,and promising to train her in the way of the Master. Rev.H. G. Goring officiating. Visiting ministers with us have beenRev. H. R. Bycroft and Rev. Mr Matheson of Australia, wetender them our thanks for very helpful messages. A Churchwomen's day was held in our Church for the first time, andproved very successful. Through the loving generosity of oneof our members, we have been presented with a new organwhich now leads us well in congregational singing We havehad a time of sorrow recently, for our beloved Mrs Grover haspassed from us. Her funeral service was conduced by the Rev.H. G. Goring and Rev. F. A. Duncan. Mrs Grover leaves withus, a shining example of kindliness and love.—L. R. N.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—Our minister conducted an impressive dedication service whenMr and Mrs Bernard Islip presented their baby son to theLord. With regret we say farewell to Mr and Mrs W. Mitchellwho have transferred to Opawa. Mr Jim Dickson of the SouthSeas Evangelical Mission has been a welcome visitor, his stir-ring message was a challenge to "Pray without ceasing." MrBen Siaki a Nieu Islander gave his testimony at an eveningservice, all hearts were moved at the story of his conversionand of his call to serve God in the Philippines Mr Siaki alsospoke at the June B.WM.U. meeting—much blessing received—we pray for him, as he goes forward to serve his Lord. Twoof God's servants have been called to higher service, thefather of Mrs Taylor and the father of Mr Ricketts. To ourfriends we extend loving Christian sympathy in this their lossof loved ones.—P. D. L.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev M A. Pahl).—Our annual meet-ing was held early in May. Mr Butler resigned from Secretary-ship. An after-church social was held in appreciation of hisservice Our new secretary is Mr Cairns. We had two very in-teresting missionary speakers last month, Mr Brian Tuckerfrom New Guinea Mission and Dr Sanson. Both gave verychallenging messages. Welcome visitors were the Rev. JohnThomson and family. Ladies fire side held their annual meet-ing, Mrs Rohloff resigned from president and Mrs P. C. Suttonwas elected. Mr Knights from Australia showed interestingslides and answered questions about All-ages Sunday Schoolat a special meeting Our sympathy goes to Mr and Mrs RayHunter in the loss of their baby son.—M. G.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—It was enjoyable to hearonce again, some further accounts of Mr Crozier's recent tripto India, consisting of—a visit to the Dalai Lama and Tensingof Everest Fame—a visit to N.Z. Baptist Mission fields—takingpart in a strange communion service which was followed bycommunion—finally an after-church illustrated travel talk onthe City of Chandigarh. We are glad to report of the wonder-ful progress which Deborah Eaton of Pleasant Valley Camp ismaking. We thank God for his wonderful a n s w e r to the manyprayers. Congratulations to Robert and Shona Kinnear on thebirth of a daughter. Best wishes to Vincent Norrish on hisrecent marriage. Welcome home to Mr and Mrs Kinnearsenior, from a trip to Australia We pray Rodney Hyslopand Julie Aitken will soon be out of hospital and back at Sun-day School.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Rev. B. Stewart, Minister-elect).—The greatday for the opening of the A.A.S.S. building dawned fine anda good number were present. Thanks to all who gave of time,work and finance, and praise to God was the keynote of allspeakers. Grand to have Rev. Mr Whitten to open the build-ing. Attendance first Sunday was 143. We give thanks to God.The B.W.M.U. had the privilege of hearing Mrs Rodgers whosemessage was a real challenge to all. Our sincere appreciationof the pastorate of Mr D. Kimpton and also of the visit ofRev. J. Burt and his help and instruction. Welcome to Mr andMrs D. Petrie and family on transfer from Masterton. Ourdeep sympathy to Ruth on the loss of her husband JohnHeaddy. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs I. J. Jones on the birthof a daughter.—E. L.

ST. ALBANS.—It is a joy to have our minister and his wifeback from Australia They had a wonderful holiday, and theywere truly missed by all. The week of prayer and self-denialwas a blessing to everybody, and over £215 was given for"Bridge Building." Rev L. A. North, of the Missionary Societyspoke at the evening service of May 6. Our young people took


part in a quiz at the Papanui North Crusade on two Saturdayevenings, and did very well. To help their missionary fundsa film evening was held for all the church people and friends.Slides of our minister's trip to Australia were shown. Sweetsand jam were sold boosting funds by £8. Prayer Meetings areunder way for our coming crusade and preparations are wellin hand as time draws near. Congratulations to Miss JenniferSmith on attaining her B.A., to Mr Ron Walsh and Mr NewtonDodge on attaining their majorities.—R. L. S.

SANDRINGHAM, Auckland (Pastor R. L. Coop).—This hasbeen a month of blessing for many. Mr L. Twyman gave ussome of the fruits of his long experience in four Wednesdaynight Bible studies, and Mr A. Burrow was guest speaker forone service. News arrived that Zokhawmuana, an Indianstudent doctor whom the Bible Class have been supporting forabout ten years, passed his final examination in April, and,together with him, we thank God for His faithfulness. Thesenior young people's group enjoyed a conducted tour of theHarbour bridge controls. Mr and Mrs Hoskins, two older mem-bers, left recently for a holiday on the Continent. Our BibleClass held a highly successful camp at Carey Park on Queen'sBirthday weekend, with Dr R. Thompson as speaker, whogave valuable talks on practical problems, using Old Testa-ment characters as illustrations.—G. N. B.

SOUTH DUNEDIN (Rev. L. S. Armstrong).—It is with deepregret that we record the passing of Mrs C. J. Darracott to bewith her Master. Recently, the youth director, Rev. J. J. Burt,dedicated the house property which we have purchased forour All-age Sunday School plans. Recently, the church took theoppurtunity of saying farewell to Mrs Ray Scott and MissOlwyn McLintock who are on their way to the G.L.B. jubileein Britain. Mr and Mrs J. Holland recently brought theirdaughter Jillian, to a service of dedication. Mr Arthur Murphycelebrated his coming of age recently. Miss E. Rackley and MrR. Brookland enter matrimony together with the best wishesof the church. The Children's Happy week was an outstandingsuccess, with an average of 130 children attending each after-noon. The Gospel Films screened on the evenings of the sameweek, were also well attended. A grand time of blessing wasspread through the church with the visit of Mr Andrew John-ston, the blind evangelist. This man of God conducted a totalof eight meetings.—H. R. O.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—We give thanks to Godfor lives that have been changed through the ministry of Rev.and Mrs Cliff Reay. We record our thanks to those whohelped in the ministry of music, and in other ways. A friendreturning to Royal Oak, after the Crusade was impressed bythe deeper spiritual outlook in the church and particularly inthe young people. A baptismal preparation class has been wellattended. The Mother's Day family service saw a fullchurch, and weekly prayer meetings have been encouraging.We praise God for the measure of recovery of Mrs Mc-Caughey, and that David Lloyd is home from hospital. Wesend greetings to those who are ill—Mrs Nielsen and MrRon Morley in hospital. We rejoice that Mr Roger Peacock wasspared serious injury in a recent motorcycle accident. We wishGod's blessing on Mr and Mrs Cliff Smith on their return toAustralia. Our congratulations to Dr and Mrs Maurice Orpinon the birth of baby Jennifer. We extend them our sympathyon the tragic death of Dr Orpin's brother, Roy, in Thailand.—S. D. R.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Christian sympathy toRev. A. F. and Mrs Simpson in home-call, May 8, of hismother. Happy gift evening given Mr and Mrs Archie Murphy(nee Ngaire Ford), only sorry their new home so far distantfrom Auckland. Welcome back David and Lawrence Simpsonfrom holidays in Greymouth—first earthquake experiencesmercifully without harm. Following recent painting renova-tions, a working-bee spent Saturday busily cleaning SundaySchool classrooms—done so heartily "as unto Him." Sundaymorning Fourth Auckland Company Boys' Brigade Enrolmentservice. Very dignified parade under Captain Sydney Walker.Scripture reading by Sere. Lawrence Simpson; and LanceCorporals Owen Hill and Graham Walker, outlining workof Boys' Brigade, spoke on the practical and spiritual sidesrespectively. Mr Crampton's addresses on, Baptism, andWhy I am a Baptist and What it cost our forefathers which weshould remember, much appreciated. Remembering Mrs Willyand all laid-aside folk, praying He may fully restore each.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Pearce on recent wedding anni-versary.—E. A. McN.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—At the Wednesday nightprayer meetings our minister is leading us through studies on"Things we believe in the Christian Faith," and these areproving helpful as we take part in the discussions. A repre-sentative from the British and Foreign Bible Society spoke atone evening service recently and also showed us a film stripof the work of the Gideon Group at the social hour to follow.

Another welcome visitor to our pulpit was Mr B. Tyson ofP.I.V.M. who showed interesting slides of the work in thatpart of India. The Women's Fellowship enjoyed slides ofSingapore shown by Mr Cook of 3ZB. Our representatives tothe Association annual meeting at Linwood on June 9, are MrsNisbet, Messrs H. Warrington, D. Health and the minister.—S. R. R.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden).—"Follow u p " classesare being conducted weekly for Crusade converts. Others whoare anxious to have extra teaching are also attending. TheHappy Week for the girls and boys of junior department,A.A.S.S. proved successful. The average attendance was 80and 14 new families were contacted during that time. Wenow have afternoon and evening B.W.M.U. meetings each be-ing held on alternate months to enable more ladies to attend.Recently had visit from Mr Milner and Mr N. Smith ofChurch Extension committee who addressed deacons aroundtea table and later spoke at members' meeting. Our ministerand the Rev. G. Hambly, (Otumoetai), are effecting a pulpitexchange from the end of this week (June 9), for two weeks.Mr Hambly's theme to be Practical Holiness. Mr V. Amburyenters New Plymouth Hospital in a few days for surgery. Ourthoughts are with him and his family.—D. G. S.

SUNSHINE (Rev. G. T. Macann).—Last month our annualchurch meeting was held, with a large attendance of mem-bers. It was a time of real fellowship and interest. A mostinteresting film was shown, depicting the printing of Bibles. Itproved most instructive. We regret to hear that Mrs ArthurHolt has undergone an operation, and extend our loving greet-ings to her, and pray that she will soon be restored tohealth. Our thoughts and prayers are also with those of ourmembership who are laid aside by sickness.—M. C.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—The whole Sunday School,and the Taita League of Mothers, paraded at the morning ser-vice on Mother's Day. Mr K. Nicholson occupied our pulpit onthe morning of May 20. Rev. A. J. Jamieson of the Missionto Lepers preached in the evening, and showed a sound filmat a friendly hour in the hall afterwards, attended also bymembers of other churches of the district. The parents ofMark Hamer and David Norris dedicated them to the Lord.A recent evening service was centred round the stories ofseven hymns sung by the congregation, a visiting soloist, MrsRiseley, and the choir, which also sang a vesper, written andcomposed by one of our organists. At another evening service,the speaker was Mr B. Tyson of the Poona and India VillageMission. At a special church meeting, its was decided to extendthe porch of the Church. A number of our folkattended Dr L. Sanson's lantern lecture at Kingston Park. TheBible Class welcomes Mrs G. Veale back on the staff after heroperation, and a new staff member, Mr K. Smart.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Pastor B. H. Hibbert).—It was a joy to see fourof our young people witness for their Lord in going throughthe waters of baptism God is moving among our young peoplein a very real way. At a recent weekend camp at MairangiBay, at which Rev. R. Bullen was guest speaker, a number ofthem made a definite stand in committing their lives to Christand others in expressing their desire for baptism. Our loveand sympathy to Mr Cleveland in the loss of his sister and toMrs Millar in the loss of her brother. Attendances at mid-week meeting very good and spirit of prayer most encourag-ing. Pastor taking series of talks from the Sermon on theMount. It is good to see Mr and Mrs Dunn back from threemonths holiday. Our pastor had well earned break atTauranga and our thanks are due to Mr Balfour Jacobsen forhis service in filling our pulpit.—K. L. B.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Recentguest speakers were Rev. Ayson Clifford and Mr TraytonWickens (Baptist College), Mr J. Dickson (S.S.E.M.), Mr A.Skeels (O.M.S.), Miss Seavers (Nepal Evangelistic Band) andRev. H. C. Dixon (C.O.R.S.O.). Gifts and promises of £2,000by the end of 1962 saw the initial target for financing the newchurch reached New concrete paths have improved thepresent property. Mr and Mrs W. A. Green, back from threeyears at U.N.O. in New York spoke at a church social andB.W.L. New members welcomed are Mr Hans Bliekendaaland Mr Peter Fairfax. New parents: Mr and Mrs AlanBardsley (a son). Dedications: Elizabeth Ann Austin andCorinne Edwina Fairfax. Mr Don Carman has undergone asuccessful eye operation. Sympathy is extended to Mr RoyChoules and relatives on the passing of Mrs Choules, a staunchchurch and Bible Society worker, after a long illness.—H. L.

TEMUKA (Rev. M. D. Campbell).—Tape recorded addressesfrom Major Ian Thomas have been stimulating and search-ing. Pre-mission sermons are centred on the Letters to theSeven Churches of Asia. Mr Norman McIntosh screened thechallenging C.I.M. film "Love Outpoured" to a packed parishhall at a combined churches meeting. Recently the young


people organised an enjoyable social in aid of the Arrowhe-nua Baptist Basket Ball Club. Delegates attended the annualmeeting of the Canterbury-Westland Association in Christ-church on Saturday June 9. Our sympathy to Mrs Allenbyand Mrs Phiskie on the death of Mrs H. Wood, their sister andmother. An adult Bible Class has been commenced on Satur-day evenings in the manse, using the Islington series which ourminister has already used at the fortnightly fellowship meet-ing at the Arowhenua Pa. Elections at the annual meetingon May 30 resulted, secretary, Mr C. Foote; treasurer, Mr AWiseman; S.S. superintendent, Mr. Cross; auditor, Mr A.Cross; deacons, Messrs I. Cornelius, T. Dickson and F. Foote—M. M. M.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick) .—Congratulations to Mrand Mrs G. Twentyman on the birth of a daughter. At a Fel-lowship Hour we farewelled two faithful members, Mr andMrs Norgate. Dr Sanson spoke to us of his work at the hospi-tal in Argatala and showed slides. The evening was an in-spiration to all. We also greatly appreciated hearing Rev. MrAlcorn who spoke at a reecent evening service and showedslides on his missionary work. We were thrilled to know thatMiss J. Chaplow and her fiance Mr B. Poulson, have beenrecommended for missionary work in New Guinea with theBrethren Mission. Miss Chaplow will be the first member ofour Church to go to the Mission Field. A Family Film Servicewas held at Rimutaka May 6, this was their first eveningservic and was well attended. A special members' meeting isto be held soon regarding the vacancy in our Pastorate aswe seek the leading of God in the calling of a new minister.We pray that God will richly bless our pastor's ministry withus during these remaining weeks.—D. M.

THAMES (Rev. H. E. Whitten).—In connection with ourmid-week meeting, a system of group Bible study and dis-cussion has commenced. We are studying Paul's letter toPhilippians, and are finding it profitable and thought provok-ing. We were privileged to be visited by Rev. J. J. Burt ona Saturday evening. He spoke to Sunday School teachers andalso to Bible Class young people, and showed slides of histrip overseas. A local combined women's missionary meetingwas held in our church, at which Miss Edna McLaren of theOverseas Missionary Fellowship in Thailand, was the speaker.One of our church members, Mr Hector Hicks haswritten most encouragingly of work in Papua. Mr Don Cairnshas been received into membership on transfer from Awapuni.We extend our loving sympathy to Mrs Donaldson andMargaret on the loss of husband and father. During thewinter months the Women's Fellowship is being held in themanse.—E. W.

TITAHI BAY (Pastor T. M. Chandler).—Following ferventprayer amongst our people, Mr Chandler has commenced hispart-time ministry at the beginning of June. Our prayersfor the future are that God will do great and mighty things.Rev. J. Ayson Clifford has conducted a fellowship hour andshowed slides of college life and Mr Campbell McAlpinefrom Auckland was speaker at a Sunday morning servicein May. The Church was packed on Mother's Day when theGirls' Life Brigade and Cadets paraded. Welcome into mem-bership: Mr and Mrs Ninness on transfer from Karori, and MrSimpson. The Senior Bible Class recently organised a Teen-agers Evening, when the film " R e d River of Life" wasscreened to sixty-five young people. We praise God for Hiswonderful blessings at recent Sunday evening services.—G. L.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—At a recent Sundaymorning service we welcomed Mr and Mrs Burnell, Mr andMrs Wych, Miss Yvonne Wright and Mr David Livesay, intomembership. It is good to have these folk in full fellowshipand each week brings more new faces to our church. We haveintroduced a card system, whereby each person attending aservice signs their name and address. A space is also pro-vided for comments. We hope it will prove invaluable in help-ing our pastor get to know, and keep in touch with those inthe congregation. Our Wednesday evening Bible Studies arebeing taken from I John at the present moment. At our firstwinter tea for the year about 130 people heard our belovedmembers Mr and Mrs F. Creighton tell of their work with theC.I.G.M. in India. Our Sunday School Superintendent, MrBob Grinder has started a training class for teachers.—M. J. S.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).— Mrs Ina Rogers,National B.W.M.U. president, spoke to B.W.M.U. members. Theladies from Kawerau joined with us for this meeting. Thosewho went to hear Rev. J. J. Burt, Dominion Director ofChristian Education, learned much of interest, especiallySunday School teachers and Bible Class leaders. TwentyTauranga young people were billeted in church family homesrecently, and the weekend's activities included picnic andsports at Hot Springs, a Social, and a Youth Tea. Theyrounded off their visit by taking part in the Sunday evening

service. Congratulations to Mr David Metcalfe of SolomonIslands and Miss Pamela Lunn, on their engagement.—J. P.

WAINUIOMATA (Rev. D. Comber).—During Self-denialweek an extra Cottage Meeting was held, where we learntmore of our Indian mission work. An evening service wastaken by Mr Petherbridge of the W.E.C. Mission. The Churchwas crowded for the Family Service on Mother's Day. Mr andMrs J. Bell brought their baby daughter, Lynaire Iris, in anact of dedication. The annual meeting of the Homemakers washeld recently, Mrs Comber being re-elected as president. Thismonth's Friendly Hour was held in the manse. The theme be-ing favourite hymn recordings.—L. R. E.

WANGANUI EAST: (Rev. N. F. S. Thompson)—High lightof B.W.M.U. Day of Prayer was Mrs Brown's taped Mission-ary sermon. The visit of Dr and Mrs Sanson made a deepimpression. Congratulations to Mr Laurie Chrystall and MissRobyn Keltie, recently married. Also to Mr and Mrs Bill Gal-braith and Mr and Mrs Geoff Butler on the birth of sons,and to Mr and Mrs Lew Andrews, a daughter. Happy in en-gagements announced, Miss Margaret Frethey to Mr RossPiper, Miss Elaine Davies to Mr Leighton Bristol. A N.Z. Bluein basketball has gone to Miss Olwyn Frethey; Mrs Hilda Wil-liams passed her qualifying midwifery examinations; both veryworthy achievements. Messrs Bob Luff and Ian Toohill haveemigrated to Methven and Wellington, furthering vocationalexperience. A very happy service of witness for the baptismof Mesdames Biggar and Weatherall, Miss Raewyn Check,Messrs Selwyn Walker and Andy Hall. Looking forward toreturn on furlough of Mr and Mrs Bob King.—T. M.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs).—June will be an importantmonth for us. The contractors will probably be finished theirpart of our new church, and we are having a Thank Offeringon June 24. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs L. H. Wordsworthand Mr and Mrs M. Kessell on the birth of sons. JohnLawrence and Lance respectively. Mr G. H. Wordsworth cele-brated his 83rd birthday on May 26. Self-denial offering thisyear amounted to £300. Congratulations to Gave Pyle and LynCutforth on their success in "hospital nursing finals" Gayegained top place in these examinations, and both gainedhonours in general and obstetrics. In hospital was Colin Pylewith an injured leg and Marion Fairbrass and Dora Wilsonhave both had their appendices out. Graham Edwards is pro-gressing well in Auckland Hospital. Peter Keyte is now wear-ing calipers, and will shortly be an out patient. The associa-tion president, Rev. A. J. Gibbs, visited us and took theservice on May 24. Gaye Pyle and Harry Wrack have bothhad 21st birthdays.—B. A. E.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. E. Simpson).—The Prin-cipal of the Baptist College, Rev. Ayson Clifford spoke atCentral giving us a challenging address about whatChristianity should mean in our lives. A newly elected youthcommittee is guiding the activities of the young people. Cen-tral faces a serious Hostel staff shortage that needs to besolved quickly. To anyone interested in this work, please con-tact Mr A. Dale, 8 Lochiel Road, N.5. We sympathise withthe relatives in the passing of two of our senior churchmembers, Mrs Dowline and Mr Phipps, a 69 year member. Ata public meeting at Central, Dr Anderson of the Bible andMedical Missionary Fellowship gave a very interesting, illus-trated address. The Indoor Bowls Club has commenced again.Most of its activities are in the church but once a month, themen from the club go to the Mount Crawford prison wherethey can meet and witness to these inmates.—B. M. I.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—Special service inMemorial Hall was held on Sunday, May 27. Of the manywho helped fill the building, over two hundred came fromother churches and non-churchgoers. We do not know how farreaching this service may be, but we do know there will beanother sometime. Usual Guest Night Service and FellowshipHour was held on Sunday, June 3. There was a good atten-dance, many visitors, a convincing message and an atmospherein which the presence of Christ was definitely manifest. Help-ful and informative studies on "Doctrine" much enjoyed bymany who attend on Wednesday evenings. Hearty congratula-tions to the following who have announced engagements:Shirley Hendery, and Barry Pennefather; Helen King andJohn Dempsey; Elaine Davies and Leighton Bristol.—E. R.

Heart Fatalities Among Ministers

More than 60 per cent of the Southern Baptist ministerswho died in 1961 were victims of heart diseases, statisticscompiled by the Southern Baptist Annuity Board indicate.

For the third year, heart troubles were responsible formore than 50 per cent of the preachers' deaths.

R. Alton Reed, executive secretary, released these findingsto the trustees attending the 44th annual meeting of theboard in Dallas, Texas. (E.B.P.S.)




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N.Z. BAPTIST—AUGUST, 1962.

TAKE OFF YOUR HATFor Free Churchmen, the great event this

month is the three - hundredth anniver-sary of the Great Ejectment of 1662 whenmore than 2,000 Puritan ministers weredriven out of their pastorates in the Churchof England. On August 24 a service ofthanksgiving is to be held at the CityTemple, London, when the preacher will beDr Lovell Cocks, Moderator of the FreeChurch Federal Council. It is more thanlikely that the Archbishop of Canterbury willattend the service. In October there is to bea great Free Church Rally in the RoyalAlbert Hall.

Dr S. L Edgar, Tutor at our TheologicalCollege, has written for this issue a specialarticle on the events of 1662. It is worthtaking a little trouble to understand "the pitfrom which we were digged" and we com-mend Dr Edgar's article to all our readers.

IN THE GRIP OF CONSCIENCE

There is something strangely movingabout 2,000 men in the grip of conscience.John Stoughton creates the atmosphere inthe words "as the corn ripened, and thecountry Rector sat with his wife in their littleparlour, as they looked out of the latticedwindow on the children chasing butterfliesin the garden, or picking daises on the glebe,there came the alternative—'we must con-form, or leave all this next August.'" It wasnot an easy decision for educated men whoknew the hardships involved.

One minister with a wife and ten childrensaid he had "eleven strong arguments forconformity." But he went out saying hisfamily must live on Matthew ch. 6. Anotherminister, asked what he would do with hisfamily, replied "Should I have as manychildren as that hen has chickens," pointingto a hen with a numerous brood, "I shouldnot question that God would provide forthem all."

The ministers' wives were in it with theirhusbands. In many cases it was the quietfortitude of the wives that reinforced theministers' resolve to be true to conscience.Ministers and their wives shared togetherthe hardship as they shut the doors of theirloved parsonages and went out to live onbread and water.

GREAT ISSUESResponsible men in their thousands do not

act like that except for real issues. ProfessorHealey of Westminster College, Cambridge,maintains there were four convictions in-volved in the stand of the ejected ministers.They were:

1. The authority of the visible church, inany matter concerning its Faith and Order,is distinct from and not subordinate to thecivic authority.

2. The revelation of God mediated throughthe scriptures is the supreme standard withinthe Church in matters of Faith and Order.

3. The historic episcopate is not a divinelyrequired constituent of the visible Church.

4. The orderly worship of God should notbe required exclusively to follow the patternlaid down in a particular book.

These are great issues that have not losttheir relevance with the passing of the cen-turies. The first, as Dr S. L. Edgar rightly says,can only be maintained in the world if weare vigilant. The other issues rise every timethe churches come together to discuss plansfor Church Union.

UNSOLVED

It is futile to suggest these issues havebeen solved. The July issue of "Church andPeople" reported a conference held in Papa-toetoe at which Bishop A. G. Caulton said aspecial commission set up by the Bishop ofAuckland to study the Ceylon scheme forChurch union had found in it serious diffi-culties." Those difficulties concerning theministry and the doctrine of baptism are amodern variation of the issues that drovesome of our forefathers out of the Church ofEngland.

This does not mean there has been no pro-gress in the last three hundred years. Butit does mean, and we may as well face thefact, the mutual understanding and good willcharacteristic of the last fifty years, have notyet brought agreement about bishops andsacraments. Until that day comes we haveno alternative but to stand where our fathersstood.

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SALUTE THE HEROES OF 1662Their altars they forego, their homes they quit,Fields which they love, and paths they daily trod,And cast the future upon Providence;As men the dictate of whose inward senseOutweighs the world; whom self-deceiving witLures not from what they deem the cause of God.

So Wordsworth in his Ecclesiastical Sonnets.

SILVESTER HORNE:"These two thousand five hundred ministers with their wives

and children were left with no means of livelihood. They wereforbidden to preach, they were forbidden to teach. It was acrime to organise contributions for their support. Baxter tellshow they had neither house nor bread; how those who loved andpitied them durst not be known to help them; how somepreached in the fields 'till they lay in gaol or were banished.'"

PROFESSOR MASSON:

"Some lived on little more than brown bread and water;many had but eight or ten pounds a year to maintain a family,so that a piece of flesh has not come to their tables in six weekstime, their allowance could scarcely afford them bread andcheese. One went to plough six days, and preached on theLord's Day. Another was forced to cut tobacco for a livelihood."

AN EYEWITNESSSamuel Pepys visited Old St. Dunstan's Church at

7 a.m. to see what was happening. The doors beingshut he took a walk in the Temple gardens until eight.When he returned to the church he found peopleentering through the side door. The church was morethan half filled before the main doors were opened.

Dr Bates, the minister of the church, preached and"made a very good sermon" from Hebrews ch. 13,v. 20-21. "Now the God of peace, that brought againfrom the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd ofthe sheep, through the blood of the everlasting cove-nant, make you perfect." According to Pepys thesermon in the morning had "very little reflections init to anything of the times."

It was different when Pepys came back after lunch.The church was packed, Pepys had to stand for thewhole of the service. Near the end of the sermon DrBates said "I know you expect I should say somethingas to my nonconformity. I shall only say this much, itis neither fancy, faction, nor humour, that makes menot to comply, but merely for fear of offending God.And if after the best means used for my illumination,as prayer to God, discourse, study, I am not able to besatisfied concerning the lawfulness of what is re-quired; if it be my unhappiness to be in error, surelymen will have no reason to be angry with me in thisworld, and I hope God will pardon me in the next."

Our CoverJOHN BUNYAN, by courtesy of Franz.

AT ST. MARTIN'SAt St. Martin's, Ludgate, Dr Jacomb was the

preacher. "Let me," he said, "require this of you, topass a charitable interpretation upon our laying downthe exercise of our ministry.

"I censure none that differ from me, as though theydisplease God: but, yet, as to myself, should I do thusand thus, I should certainly violate the peace of myown conscience, and offend God, which I must not do,no, not to secure my ministry: though that either is, orought to be dearer than my very life; and how dearit is God only knoweth."

Is it any wonder that men of this mental and spiri-tual calibre went out into the unknown followed bythe prayers and goodwill of their congregations?

JOHN HOWENor is it possible to overlook John Howe who was

equally broad-minded and large-hearted. Some whoconformed could not understand a man of such broadoutlook objecting to re-ordination by a bishop. Whenthe Bishop of Exeter asked Howe, who had beenordained by the laying on of the hands of the Presby-tery, "Pray, sir, what hurt is there in being twiceordained?" Howe answered "Hurt, my Lord—it hurtsmy understanding; the thought is shocking; it is anabsurdity, since nothing can have two beginnings."

All this was in 1662. Horne's comment in 1903 isstill valid. "The unconquerable aversion of John Howeto such a proposal remains, and will always remain inequal force among Non-Conformists of all sorts. Theywill never dishonour their dead; and they will con-tinue to regard as an intolerable insult every sugges-tion that they should cast doubt upon the grace ofGod in owning and blessing their ministry by consent-ing to be episcopally re-ordained."

A NOTABLE BAPTISTErnest Payne in "Baptists and 1662," which he

wrote jointly with Norman S. Moon and which may beprocured from the nearest Baptist Bookroom, says notmore than a dozen of those ejected appear rightly tobe called Baptists at the time. Many became Baptistswhen they were ejected from their livings. NormanMoon says there were 289 Baptists in Newgate Prisonand 18 in the Tower of London.

One of the best known Baptists was Henry Jessey.He was a Yorkshireman who, after being trained atCambridge, became vicar at Aughton. Later he threwin his lot with the Separatists. He became a Baptist in1645. He was " teacher" of a Baptist Church at SwanAlley and also lecturer at St. George's Church, South-wark. He sent John Eliot a gift of books to help himin his work among the Red Indians. He preached oncea week to maimed soldiers at Ely House in the Savoy.He always carried his Hebrew and Greek Testamentswith him. He called one, his "sword and dagger" and

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the other, his "shield and buckler." He attempted amore correct translation of the Bible and was veryinterested in the conversion of the Jews, "for therelief of whose sufferings he raised large sums ofmoney." Underwood, whose History of English Baptistsgives some details of Jessey, says he was a bachelorwho hated idle talk and visitors who wasted his time.Jessey placed over his study door some Latin linesthat have been translated as:

"Whatever friend comes hither,Dispatch in brief, or go,Or help me busied to."

Jessey was one of the group of Baptist ministers whoadmonished Cromwell in 1657 when he was temptedto make himself King of England. This did not preventhis arrest by Charles in November 1661. He was twiceimprisoned and died in 1663.

THE MARK OF THE BEASTAnonymous letters always go unread into the waste-

paper basket. The Editor gets so many religiousperiodicals that those sent by anonymous people alsogo unread into the waste-paper basket. Will the un-known person in Wellington who sends monthly tothe Editor an overseas religious paper, please note?

Sometimes a slip of paper indicates the sender. Thiswas the case with a booklet sent by someone interes-ted in the S.D.A. Laymen's Awakening Fellowship ofPalmerston North. The letters S.D.A. stand for SeventhDay Adventists who are adept at hiding their identity.

This pamphlet of Robert D. Brinsmead is issued bythe True Medical Misionary Association which is alsoa Seventh Day Adventist organisation. On page 11 ofthis tract there is the clear statement "Thus anyonewho considers the word of God honestly and withoutpartiality wil realise that Sunday keeping is the markof the beast." Lest there is any misunderstanding thelast words "Sunday keeping is the mark of the beast"are in italics. This is the kind of teaching dished up byprophetic lecturers in some of the picture theatres andpublic halls in N.Z.

The pamphlet says "prophecy foretold that thePapacy would change the sabbath." The fact is theChristian Church was keeping Sunday as the Lord'sDay long before the Papacy came into existence. TheEdict of Constantine simply recognised what had beenthe custom of Christians since the days of the Apostles.See Acts, ch. 20, v. 73; 1 Corinthians, ch. 16, v. 2; andRev., ch. 1, v. 10.

SOUNDING THE ALARMThe British Council of Churches after a long debate

carried a resolution expressing alarm at the decisionof the British and United States governments to re-sume the testing of nuclear weapons. Dr J. Pitt Watson,of the Church of Scotland, said the Christian doctrineof a just war always contained two propositions. Onewas that the end was just and the second was that themeans used must be controllable. Roman Catholictheologians added a third, that the end must be attain-able. None of these could be affirmed of nuclear war.The report was given front page treatment in " T h eBaptist T imes" of April 12.

"The Watchman Examiner" of New York, pub-lished on May 24 a paragraph about the futility of

building shelters against nuclear warfare. It quotedMarshall Malinovsky, Defence Minister of the U.S.SR.,as saying "shelters against atomic and hydrogenbombs are nothing but coffins and tombs prepared inadvance." There are no shelters being prepared inRussia or in European countries, which seem agreedon their futility.

The World Council of Churches has called upon its197 member churches in more than 80 countries togive serious consideration to proposals of its Com-mission on International Affairs which suggest renewedefforts to reach some form of government agreement.The governments should be ready to make the neces-sary concessions to reach an effective agreement. Ifthe Governments fail, the C.C.I.A. feels the U.N. shouldstep in.

The W.C.C. statement invited "all Christians to fightfrustration and defeatism, to persevere in patience andhope in spite of all setbacks, and to support by theirprayers, attitudes and actions the endeavours of theirchurches in ecumenical fellowship to advance peace,freedom and justice between and among all nationsand their anxious peoples."

The statement was signed by Dr Franklin Clark Fry,New York, chairman of the W.C.C.'s 100-memberpolicy-making Central Committee; Dr Ernest Payne,London, vice chairman and Dr W. A. Vissert Hooft,the General Secretary at Geneva.

OUTREACHOur churches will hear more and more about " O u t -

reach." It will not be long before the word is part ofBaptist vocabulary in this country.

Every church that takes a good honest look at itsgrowth, or lack of it, will feel the need to " o u t r e a c h "into the community.

Every church that takes time off running its routineprogramme to examine its faithfulness to the Masterwill be faced with "outreach."

The Church of Jesus Christ was never intended tobe an exclusive club, catering for its members.

Jesus meant the church to be the instrument in HisHands for the evangelising of the lost. This involves"outreach."

But how to make contact? That is, as we say in ourjargon, the 60,000 dollar question. Great advertisingcampaigns are not the answer. Stunting is not theanswer. Pretending to have all the answers to themysteries of the universe is not the answer. It may bequestioned if any mass medium is the answer.

Christianity began with a person to person en-counter. Jesus met a fisherman and called him tofollow. Peter in turn went out and found his brotherand brought him to Christ. It was all as simple asthat in the very beginning.

AN ORGANISED CAMPAIGNWhen Jesus had gathered around Him a group of

seventy He organised a campaign. The story is toldin Luke, chapter 10. Archibald says, " i n this chapterJesus gave His men instructions, assignments anddivided territory geographically."

The men were to go in pairs and travel light. Theywere instructed on how to make the approach to their

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IMPRISONMENT EPISTLESFACTS ABOUT HEBREWS, JAMES, 1, 2 PETER, JUDE


PERSONS TO WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTEN


The church in general not individual persons and churches.The second generation, say 60-100 A.D. (Heb. 2: 3; Jude 1:

3; 2 Pet. 3: 4).Probably not apostles (except Peter).Peter from Rome (5: 13—Babylon), Hebrews from Rome or

to Rome (13: 24), James and Jude ? Palestine.To warn against relapse into Judaism (Heb.), enforce prac-

tical religion (Jas.), encourage in persecution (1 Pet.),warn against gnostic heresy (2 Pet., Jude).

These epistles which comprise the " t a i l " of the NewTestament present a number of interesting features incommon. Of each of them it may be asked whether theyare in fact epistles (i.e., letters) at all. Hebrews has anepistolary ending, but not an epistolary beginning, and isdescribed by its author as a " w o r d of exhortat ion" (13:22), which rather suggests a sermon. James has an epis-tolary beginning, but not an epistolary ending, and againresembles an ancient type of sermon, hence its address tohearers rather than readers (1: 22). 1 Peter similarly hasmany of the characteristics of preached material and hasoften been identified with the type of preaching that mighthave accompanied an Easter baptism. 2 Peter and Judeare more like tracts than letters. It is a fascinating thoughtthat what we have here in this part of the N.T. is a depositof the earliest Christian preaching.

This conclusion is reinforced when we turn to the ad-dresses of the books. The name "general e p i s t l e s " hasbeen given to them, because in each case the address istoo wide for any specific delivery of them as letters. Jamesis " to the 12 tribes which are scattered a b r o a d " in theDispersion, but probably not of the Jews, but of the wholechurch as the new Israel of God. 1 Peter is likewise to theDispersion or church in Asia Minor. 2 Peter and Jude areeven more general " t o them that have obtained likeprecious faith," and " t o them that are sanctified." Hebrewsby its title " t o the H e b r e w s " might also seem to begeneral, but this title was aded only in the 3rd centuryA.D., as a deduction from the contents. In fact, a specificgroup, who know Timothy, seem to be in view (13: 23).Hebrews is not therefore normally classed as one of theGeneral Epistles. 1, 2 and 3 John usually are, but 3 Johnis not general (see vs. 1) and 2 John possibly not either.

GOOD GREEKThe next peculiarity of these books is that despite their

possible authorship by Galileans (if James and Jude werethe Lord's brothers and Peter the apostle), and origin insome cases in Palestine (this is probable for James andJude and possible for Hebrews), they are the most Greekbooks of the New Testament. Not even Luke the Gentile

contacts. "Into whatsoever house ye enter, first say,'Peace be to this house.'" They were told to expectopposition and how to take rebuffs. They were warnednot to get discouraged. Above all, they were tounderstand they were the representatives of Jesus;"he that heareth you, heareth Me; and he thatdespiseth you, despiseth Me; and he that despisethMe, despiseth Him that sent Me."

All of which is sufficient to think about and act uponuntil more is said about "outreach."

writes better or more classical Greek than Hebrews andPeter. All know the Old Testament in the Greek versionof the Septuagint rather than the Hebrew. Although Jamesis Jewish in its ethical teaching, Jude in its apocalyticmaterial and Hebrews in its ritual interest, each is alsothoroughly at home in the Greek world. Hebrews is couchedin the terms of the Greek philosophy of Alexandria, with itsallegorical use of the Old Testament, and its doctrine oftwo worlds, the one shadowy and the other real, taken overfrom Plato. It is the tabernacle rather than the templethat the author uses for his typology, and the synagogue,where he seems to be most at home. James has many ofthe characteristics of a Greek diatribe—a literary form de-veloped by the school of the cynics for ethical instruction.Peter has some choice Greek vocabulary—"incorruptible,undefiled and that fadeth not away," and its rhyming com-pounds, are even more majestic in Greek than English.

Having said this, however, we must add that the booksare neither Jewish nor Greek in content but fully Christian.No books of the N.T. have so many parallels with other partsof the N.T. Hebrews, despite its differences from Paulin style, and in the understanding of law, faith and atone-ment, nevertheless has so many similarities that it has often,though mistakenly, been regarded as a work of Paul. It hasparallels also with Luke, Stephen and Apollos and is sucha book as Apollos might have written (cf. Acts 18: 24).James differs from Paul on the relation of faith to works(although not irreconcilably so), but agrees on the relationof law to love (2: 8-12, Rom. 13: 8ff). He has less referenceto Christ than any other book (only 1: 1, 2: 1) yet echoesthe Sermon on the Mount in 2: 5, 3: 18 and 5: 12. James5: 20 also resembles 1 Pet. 4: 8. Peter has still closerresemblances to Paul and whole passages might comefrom Ephesians and Colossians (cf. 1: 3 with Eph. 1: 3and the duties of servants, wives, husbands). Jude shareswith 1 and 2 Tim. the concern to " d e f e n d the faith." 2Peter actually quotes a whole section from Jude (2: 1-3: 3equals Jude 4-18).

THE TIMESThese facts have a bearing on date, authorship and

canonicity. Most of the N.T. was firmly established as in-spired Scripture by 150 A.D., but our part was debatedbackwards and forwards until its final acceptance by theChurch in 350 A.D. While the books bear the undoubted hall-mark of inspiration, as was rightly recognised, the Churchwas puzzled by such problems as James differing fromPaul. Jude quoting non-Biblical books, 2 Peter quoting Jude,and Hebrews being anonymous. Doubts about 1 Peter werenot raised until modern times, and may be met by the sup-position that Silvanus was Peter's amanuensis. Peter'sauthorship shines through clearly in 2: 5, 2: 21-25, 3: 15, 5: 2,5: 5. The other epistles would scarcely have been so longdoubted in the early Church, if they had been by apostles,

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General Secretary's NotesAssembly 1962 is to be held in the

Oxford Terrace Church, Christchurch,from November 1 to 7. Council and com-mittee meetings will be held on October30 and 31 and November 1. It will bewise to make early travel bookings.

Vice-president: Nominations for Vice-president must be in my hands by Sep-

tember 1. Only churches can nominate and the nominationmust be accompanied by the consent of the nominee. If thenormal procedure is followed, this year's appointee will bea minister.

The Financial Year of the Union and Missionary Societycloses on August 31. We shall be grateful if churchtreasurers will make sure of forwarding all monies by thatdate.

The 1962 Self-Denial Offering amounts to about £28,800.This means our target has been exceeded, and for thiswe are thankful. On the other hand, it is to be noted thatthe total is about £2,000 less than that of last year. Thiswill inevitably effect our Union and Missionary Societyaccounts and our budgeting for 1962-63.

A welcome anonymous gift of £200 for the painting andmaintenance of the missionary manse has been receivedfrom one who has already given most generously in thisregard. What a boon this manse is proving to ourmissionaries!

Substantial legacies have been received or notified recently.From the estate of the late Joseph Gwyn, of Hastings, theMissionary Society has received about £2,400 to be devotedto a special project.

The late Miss F. Stevens, of Levin, left the society £700,also to be devoted to some special purpose. From the estateof the late William Phipps there will come legacies of about£2,000 each to the Missionary Society, the College, the Unionfor Church Extension, the Manurewa Home and the Welling-ton Central Church. We give God thanks for these gifts.

Among the Churches: I was glad of the opportunity ofbeing in the Executive Meeting of the South AucklandAssociation on June 9. This weekend also gave opportunityfor services at Huntly and at Melville, a meeting at Hamiltonwith the Board of Evangelism and an evening with the

New Plymouth deacons on the way home. July 1-10 wasspent in the Auckland Association with visits to Kaikohe,Dargaville, Whangarei, Manurewa and Otahuhu, Associationand College Board Meetings and numerous interviews. Iplan to be at the Annual Meeting of the N.C.C. in Christ-church on July 24 and 25, Ashburton on July 25, Oamaruon July 26, Southland, July 28 to 31, Otago, August 1 to 6,and at the Central Districts Association meeting at Palmer-ston North on August 11.

Amendments to Constitutions: Attention is called to thenotices of amendments that will be considered at nextAssembly.

Church Reports: "Baptist" reporters do a grand job,in the main. There are some, however, who send intheir church reports on scraps of paper and badly written.This adds greatly to the work of the sub-editor. We shallappreciate it if reporters will make sure that (1) the reportsare on decent paper, (2) they are clearly written, preferablytyped in double spacing, and on one side of the sheetonly, (3) they are limited to news, not views, (4) theydo not exceed 150 words. Thanks!

The June Council Meeting saw a number of importantissues discussed. One that claimed particular attention wasthe report of the "Outreach of the Church Committee."There is on many sides a quickening sense of the needamong us to come to closer grips with the life of thecommunity and the needs of men and women for whomChrist died. It is a disturbing fact that, as a denomination,we are not keeping pace with the growth of population. Asis the case with so many of the churches, we are largely outof touch and therefore failing to witness and evangeliseas we ought. Our evangelistic crusades are part of the pro-gramme, but only part. The responsibility for mission andevangelism rests on every congregation and every member.The " O u t r e a c h " programme will help us to fulfil thatresponsibility more faithfully and more effectively.

Pastoral Changes: Rev. A. J. Gibbs, of Point Chevalier,has accepted a call to Upper Hutt and will commence hisministry there early in the new year. Rev. D. R. Comber,of Wainui-o-mata, has accepted a call to Owairaka andcommences his ministry there in October.


or notable leaders like the brethren of the Lord, and arebest assigned to less known figures in the period between 60and 100 A.D.

The problems of the Church in this period were perse-cution (1 Pet.), faith without works (Jas.), the ritual tendency(Heb.), and gnostic errors (Jude, 2 Pet.). These are metby the inspiring call of 1 Peter to hope and confidence, thepractical emphasis of James on such subjects as the useof money and the tongue, the thrilling argument of Hebrewsthat Christ is superior to angels (chs, 1-2), Moses (ch. 3),Joshua (ch. 4) and priesthood (chs. 5-10), and the solemnwarnings of Jude and 2 Peter against false teaching.Hebrews, along with the Paulines, was vastly influential insaving the Church from ritualism in the 16th century, Jameswas seen by Kierkegaard to be the answer to a conventionalChristendom in the 19th century, 2 Peter and Jude werevalued by Torrey and his contemporaries as a bulwarkagainst backsliding and apostasy at the beginning of the20th century, and 1 Peter is finding a new relevance in manyparts of the world today to the "church under the cross."It was surely the guidance of God that included these Scrip-tures in our canon.

THIS MONTH'S READINGS1st week: Heb. 1-6—Christ superior to angels and leaders.2nd week: Heb. 7-13—Christ superior to priesthood, 10-13

practical.3rd week: Jas., Jude—Various ethical matters, warnings.4th week: 1, 2 Peter—Doctrine, ethics, warnings.

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND 27thANNUAL MEETING

On Saturday, June 9, 101 delegates representing 18churches gathered at the Esk Street Church, Invercargill,for the seventieth annual meeting of the Association. Rev.L. S. Armstrong conducted the opening devotional address,stressing the need for our churches to be prayerful, Spirit-filled, witnessing and suffering," The life of each Churchwill rise no higher than the life of her people." On this noteof challenge the business sessions commenced.

Annual Reports revealed the highlights of the Associa-tion year: The opening of the Ings Memorial Home forelderly ladies in Dunedin; the purchase of a permanentcamp site for Southland—Cowley Park at Riverton; thedevelopment of the Glengarry project in Invercargill. Dur-ing the year the following have been welcomed into ourchurches: Rev. L. S. and Mrs Armstrong (South Dunedin),Rev. J. L. and Mrs Lowery (Caversham), Rev. J. W. andMrs McNair (Owaka), Rev. H. J. and Mrs Pidwell (George-town), Rev. G. and Mrs Kingston-Smith (Mornington) andSister Muriel Ormrod (Hanover Street).

Forward Work: Over the past four years the forwardwork of the Association has been financed by means of the

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RUSSIAN BAPTISTS APPLY FOR W.C.C. MEMBERSHIPThe Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of the

U.S.S.R. is among five church groups in Russia applyingfor membership in the World Council of Churches, accordingto the Ecumenical Press Service.

The applications will be considered by the council'spolicy-making Central Committee at its annual meeting inParis, August 7-17.

The Rev. J. Zhidkov, president of the Baptist group, andthe Rev. A. Karev, general secretary, signed the applicationfor W.C.C. membership. They reported a Baptist churchmembership of 545,000 in the U.S.S.R.

Other Russian denominations seeking membership inthe World Council are the Evangelical-Lutheran Church ofLatvia, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Esthonia, and the Georgian OrthodoxChurch. The Russian Orthodox Church became a memberof the W.C.C. at its third assembly in New Delhi last year.—(E.B.P.S.)

CAREY FUND FOR TRAINING TRANSLATORSTo commemorate the bi-centenary of the birth of William

Carey of Serampore, the great pioneer missionary and Bibletranslator, the Bible Society of India and Ceylon has setup a fund to train Indians for the continuing task of Bibletranslation. Dr A. E. Inbanathan, general secretary of theBible Society, in announcing the fund said it was madepossible by the help of a friend in Great Britain. Scholarshipswill be available for study of the Biblical languages and"modern linguistics in its bearing on translation into triballanguages."—(E.B.P.S.)

WOMEN MAY ATTEND!The Swiss Baptist Union held in Zurich, June 23-24, what

may be the last of its annual conferences consisting entirelyof men as delegates. A suggestion from the Swiss Baptistwomen's organisation, that women be received as delegateswhen men are not available, was accepted by almostunanimous vote of the assembly.

There were 87 delegates at the meeting in Zurich, withabout 60 visitors and special guests in addition. All sessionswere held in Salem Chapel, the Baptist church in Zurich.The Rev. Eugen Kroll was re-elected president.

Reports showed a total membership of 1,452 in the 14Baptist churches of German-speaking Switzerland. This wasa slight decline, and the 32 baptisms reported for 1961was the lowest for any year since 1955. One new church,that of Baden-Wettingen, was admitted to membership inthe union. Contributions for all church causes totalled over350,000 Swiss francs, a considerable increase over previousyears.

In connection with the admission of women as delegates,the Baptist church of Basel proposed an amendment tothe constitution of the union to remove the word " m a l e "from the statement of requirements for the election ofdelegates. This motion failed by eight votes of the necessarytwo-thirds majority. The more moderate resolution of thewomen's group was then accepted.

The amendment as adopted is as follows: "A churchmay send a sister as delegate to the union conference incase there is an insufficient number of brethren or in casesome delegate who is unable to attend cannot be replacedby another male member of the church."—(E.B.P.S.)

W.C.C. SECRETARY REPORTS ON VISIT TO HUNGARYDr Glen Garfield Williams, British Baptist serving as

World Council of Churches Inter-Church Aid secretary forEurope, has returned to Geneva following a 13-day visitto churches in Hungary. He reports that worship services andBible study classes were generally well attended, and thatthe work of preparation of men for the various ministriesof the Hungarian churches is "proceeding well."

Dr Williams visited theological seminaries in BudapestHungarian Ecumenical Council of Churches, visited withReformed, Lutheran, Baptist, and Methodist leaders, bothindividually and in a session of the Ecumenical Council.During these talks, he said, they exchanged informationabout the work of the World Council and the Hungarianchurches and the manner in which the Hungarian churchesare meeting some of the challenges they face.

Dr Wiliams visited theological seminaries in Budapestand Debrecen and a number of church-related welfareinstitutions. He was received by Vice-President Miklos ofthe State Office for Church Affairs.—(E.B.P.S.)

COMMUNISTS READING BIBLEChina's Communists are turning to the Bible to increase

their knowledge of the Tibetan lanuage, according to areport received by the American Bible Society from BishopChandu Ray, first Pakistani bishop of the Anglican Church.The Communists have bought large quantities of a newTibetan Bible, Bishop Ray says, in order to learn thelanguage of the country they have conquered.—(E.B.P.S.)

PRAYER FOR UNITY WEEK IN MADRIDSix Protestant congregations in Madrid observed June

4-9 as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It was thefirst time the churches have been able to unite in such anobservance. Participating were congregations of theEvangelical, Baptist, Pentecostalist, Episcopalian, andBrethren churches.

A spokesman said, " I t is hoped that the close ties whichalready unite Protestant churches in Spain will bestrengthened by this joint prayer for unity."—(E.B.P.S.)

IRAELI NEWSPAPER CONDEMNS ANTI-CHRISTIANVANDALISM

(Jerusalem).—The Israeli newspaper Haboker hasstrongly condemned an attack by unidentified vandalsagainst a Christian book and art shop on Mount Zion. Windowsof the shop were smashed and several statuettes andother articles damaged when stones were thrown throughthe windows.

The newspaper said that the vandals must be made torealise that " t h e windows of a Christian shop on MountZion make exactly the same sound when they are brokenas the windows of a synagogue in Europe or the UnitedStates," when it is attacked.

The shop was opened by Benedictine monks about a yearago for the sale of religious souvenirs to pilgrims visitingMount Zion. Several Jewish groups have protested againstits location because they must pass it on the way to thetomb of David. However, Israeli authorities have ignoredtheir complaints and refused to take action.—E.P.S., Geneva.

GREEK THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS' STRIKE(Athens).—The Greek Ministry of Worship has set up

a special committee to study problems involved in the two-month-old strike cf theological students at the Universities


of Athens and Salonika. However, no quick settlement appearslikely.

Students at the two universities went out on strike inFebruary to protest against a new Board of Education pro-gramme which drastically cuts the number of hours devotedto religious instruction in the schools. Student spokesmensaid the strike was called to " p r o t e c t their professionali n t e r e s t " and to " d e f e n d Orthodoxy." They also claim itrepresents a "re l ig ious renaissance" in Greece.

BRAZIL MISSIONARY ON T.V.Channel 4 in Vitoria. Espirito Santo, Brazil, gave a half-

hour of Easter television time, without charge, to SouthernBaptist Missionary James E. Musgrave, Jr. The offer cameas a result of a T.V. interview earlier in the week duringwhich Mr Musgrave sang and played his portable electronicpiano.

These were the first evangelical programmes to be shownon the city's television screens, according to Pastor NilsonFanini, of 600-member First Baptist Church, Vitoria. Theyclimaxed a week-long revival at the church.

Mr Musgrave was guest evangelist and soloist for thechurch revival, which resulted in 20 professions of faith. Heis pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in Brasilia, newBrazilian capital, where he led in the establishment ofBaptist work.—(E.B.P.S.)

PACIFIC CHURCHES CHART PLANS(Noumea, New Caledonia).—Retreats for pastors, promo-

tion of a new theological journal, and aid to church membersliving for the first time in urban areas with cash economiesare among plans made at the first full meeting of theContinuation Committee of the Conference of Pacific Churchesheld here recently.

The Pacific area leaders also agreed to explore thepossibilities of holding an area-wide consultation for youthleaders.

Attending the meeting of the committee, which was set upby the first Conference of Churches and Missions in thePacific, held last year in Samoa, were members from theNew Hebrides, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, NewGuinea and Samoa.

The plans were based on reports by committee members,each of whom had been asked by the Samoa conference tostudy one of the subjects considered by the conference.

It was also announced that Pastor Vavae Toma, of Samoa,hopes to visit some of the more isolated island groupsduring the year. During the past year committee membershave visited churches in New Caledonia, in Lifu, in theLoyalty Islands, and in Noumea (see E.P.S. No. 19, 1961).—E.P.S., Geneva.

COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES CLOSE PROTESTANTSCHOOL

(Puerto Ospina, Colombia).—Authorities have closed downa primary school in nearby Montepa on the grounds that theymust "prohib i t " every form of Protestant educational work,"according to a report by the press service of the EvangelicalConfederation of Colombia.

The service said the teacher of the one-room school andthe owner of the house in which it met were taken bypolice escort to the office of the town inspectors, where theywere served with written orders to close the school im-mediately.

The order said the action was taken in accordance withthe Treaty on Missions between the Holy See and Colombia,which provides that "education must be directed and orientedby the Catholic Mission, without interference from any otherdenomination."

The school was opened in January with an enrolmentof 15 children, most of them from the Protestant Congre-gation on Montepa. The press service estimated that only40 per cent of the 5.720 children of primary school age inthis area are enrolled in classes because there are no facilitiesfor the others. The nearest school to Montepa is at PuertoOspina, two hours by canoe from the town.—E.P.S., Geneva.

SOVIET PUBLICATION WARNS AGAINST RELIGIOUSFAITH OF EDUCATED

(Moscow).—Science and Religion, a leading Soviet publica-tion, has warned its readers that many professional people

in Russia are not only baptised Christians, but openlypractise religion.

The publication did not give statistics on the percentageof believers with higher education, but it cited instanceswhich, it said, should convince its readers that a universitydiploma is "no guarantee of the atheism of its owner."

The worst offenders on this score, it said, are the Baptists,whom it termed "the most dange rous" of any religiousbody in the U.S.S.R.

The article criticises universities for their " t o o generaland too v a g u e " criticism of religion and accuses professorsof being negligent of educating students " i n a reallyatheistic way."—E.P.S., Geneva.

HUNGARIAN BAPTISTS CHOOSE SEMINARY DIRECTORThe Rev. Janos Nagy was recently appointed director

of the Baptist seminary in Budapest, Hungary and he hasalready taken up his new duties.

Acting on the recommendation of the Seminary Commit-tee the Hungarian Baptist Union Council elected Mr Nagyto the position. He has served for several years as teacherin the seminary.—(E.B.P.S.)

DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN HUNGARYPastors and deacons of Baptist churches in the Koros river

section of south-east Hungary recently held a conference atSarkad.

Baptist Union president, Jozsef Nagy gave an address onthe general problems of congregational ministry. Followingseveral business sessions the conference ended with a sermonby Mr Nagy.—(E.B.P.S.)

BRITISH BAPTISTS OPPOSE PORTUGUESEPUBLICATIONS

Portuguese embassies in Britain and America have beensending out quantities of printed material designed to provethat the uprising in Angola was caused by Protestant andCommunist agitators, reports The Baptist Times of London.The publications are said to represent Portuguese rule inAngola as wise, non-racial and enlightened.

"The most arresting of the Portuguese propoganda,"according to The Baptist Times, " i s a booklet called 'On theMorning of March 15,' which has black covers splashed withred, for blood. Inside is a series of terrible photographs . . .with brief accounts of atrocities alleged to have beencommitted by Angolan rebels."

Other materials sent out by the Portuguese are listedas "The Future of Angola," a booklet, and reprints of two"tendentious articles" which appeared in Reader's Digest.

The Rev. Clifford Parsons, associate secretary of theBaptist Missionary Society, prepared a point by point replyto the Portuguese allegations. His letter was sent to thePortuguese ambassador in London and reprinted in partin The Baptist Times.

"The most shocking feature of your documentation,"wrote Mr Parsons, " i s its steady disregard for truth." Asexamples he quotes from the Portuguese materials suchstatements as " T h e Outbreak of March 15 was unprovoked ";"the army had no part in atrocities against Africans";"there was no burning out of t e r r o r i s t s " nor policy of"extermination." Mr Parsons maintained that these andmany other statements were false or misleading.

Refugees from Angola are still fleeing to Lower Congo,says The Baptist Times, because of the continued bombingof villages by the Portuguese in Northern Angola. BritishBaptist missionaries are busy in relief work and otherministries to the refugees in Lower Congo.—(E.B.P.S.)

PORTUGUESE CHURCH HAS RAPID GROWTHThe Baptist Church of Cedofeita was organised in Porto,

Portugal, six years ago, and for more than five years hada visiting minister who could come only one Sunday amonth.

During these six years the membership has grown from12 to 67, and Sunday school enrolment has climbed to 78.

The church meets in two rooms on the first floor of ahome. The benches and other furniture were built by churchmembers. An organ was purchased for 460 dollars.

The members gave 165 dollars to missions in a singleday last year, and contributed 250 dollars for social work


with the poor last Christmas. The budget this year is for1,700 dollars.

The Rev. Jose Concalves, who came a year ago as thecongregation's first full-time pastor, says that plans areunderway to purchase a house which can be adapted forworship purposes. Gifts totalling 550 dollars already havebeen made by the members.—(E.B.P.S.)

SWEDISH BAPTISTS IN FINLAND BUY CAMP GROUNDSThe Swedish-language Baptist Union of Finland at its

annual conference in Helsinki, June 8-11, voted to buy landfor camp grounds in Monas, Osterbotten. It is to be paidfor with funds already raised by the young people's unionof the denomination. The grounds will be used for youthcamps and conferences.

Just over 100 delegates attended the conference inHelsinki. The Baptist Union of Sweden sent a fraternalrepresentative. The Rev. Max Soderberg was elected chair-man of the union for the coming year. Seventeen Swedish-language Baptist churches in Finland report a total member-ship of approximately 2,200.—(E.B.P.S.)

U.S. CHURCHES HAVE VACATION SCHOOLS FORCHHLDREN

Southern Baptist churches held 28,824 vacation Bibleschools last year. This means that 79 per cent of allchurches in the convention had schools. Total enrolmentwas 3,088,721 and 60,000 of the boys and girls made professionof faith.

Vacation Bible schools, conducted during the summervacation for children aged three to 16, are generally insession three hours each week-day morning for from oneto three weeks. They have periods of devotion, Bible study,missionary stories, music and handwork.

The vacation Bible school movement among SouthernBaptists began in 1922. Two years later a department ofthe Sunday School Board was established to promote thework.—(E.B.P.S.)

PRESIDENT OF INDIA FOR FREEDOM OF RELIGIONThe philosopher-statesman Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan,

on assuming his new office as President of India, called uponthe Indian people to preserve the nation's traditional"hospitality to varied beliefs" and " f r e e d o m from thetyranny of dogmas which has been the secret of ourstrength."

" In national concerns we adopt democracy not merely asa political arrangement, but as a moral temper," he said."We realise that freedom has no meaning save in the con-text of equality and that there can be no equality withouteconomic justice. These ideas of freedom, equality, andjustice are not possessions to be defended, but goals to bereached."

He reminded the nation that " t h e absolute sovereignnation-state is outmoded," and declared that India mustput world security above national security.—(E.B.P.S.)

KOREA TEAM COMBINES GOSPEL WITH MEDICINEWallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea, has

expanded its medical ministry to include a combinationclinic-evangelistic programme for the surrounding country-side.

A doctor, several nurses, and evangelistic workers go intoa community and set up a clinic in the Baptist churchbuilding, or in a house or school if there is no church. Thenthe evangelistic workers take tracts and visit each homein the area. The sick are invited to the clinic, where theyreceive a gospel message along with medicine. Persons foundto be seriously ill are asked to go to the hospital for treat-ment.

What happened in Tong Ne is an example of evangelisticresults. There was no Baptist church in the village, butthe team located a Baptist family and began a missionin the home. Then the hospital staff volunteered to helpsupport a pastor until the congregation is able to assumethe financial responsibility.

'Abut 90 per cent of the money is given by Koreansworking at the hospital," says the Rev. W. Guy Henderson,Southern Baptist missionary who travels with the team.

"Many of them make a real sacrifice when they give fromtheir salaries to support a mission—in addition to the regularsupport of their own church. But this has greatly increasedtheir concern for churches in the area and their awarenessof every Christian's responsibility to help evangelise theentire world."

As the Tong Ne mission grew additional space was needed.The mission provided about half the cost of a temporarybuilding, and the pastor and members made huge mudblocks and did most of the actual construction. (When adownpour destroyed most of their blocks, they made more.)As soon as the roof was on, the congregation covered thedirt floor with rice-straw mats and moved in. Several newfamilies joined when the medical-evangelistic team returnedfor a spring revival.

"The clinic ministry has given added prestige to localBaptist congregations," Mr Henderson says. " I t has alsoimpressed the area pastors perhaps more than any of thehospital's other evangelstic efforts.

"First, it typifies the ultimate aim of all mission work,the establishing of New Testament churches. Second, itsymbolises the close relationship between medical work anddirect evangelism.

"Third, it has helped the pastors realise that medicalwork is a strong member of the total mission programme,that the hospital ministry is for the unsaved as well asfor the saved. We believe the team visits to the communitiesaround the hospital have brought the Korean Baptist pastorssolidly behind the medical programme of evangelism."—(E.B.P.S.)

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND 27th ANNUAL MEETINGContinued from page 201.

"Advance F u n d " whereby Baptists of Otago and South-land were invited to become subscribers at the rate of £1per year. During this time approximately £600 per annumfrom four to five hundred members has been raised. Thisyear is the last year this scheme will operate and dele-gates agreed that the objective for the final Advance Fundappeal be £1,000, proceeds to be divided equally between theHawthorndale Church towards its indebtedness at Glen-garry and to initiate a Manse scheme at Corstorphine. Thematter of the future financing of advance work in theAssociation is being referred to the Churches for considera-tion, following several suggestions from the Finance Com-mittee. One thousand pounds is required every year forforward work.

Membership: In presenting the annual report, Mr O. L.Stott, hon. secretary, gave some very revealing statisticsshowing the growth of our Denomination in the Associationarea during the past 40 years. Whilst these give no causefor self-congratulation it was encouraging to note that forthe first time membership has exceeded 2,000—can we in-crease this figure to 3,000 within the next five years?

Glengarry: During the lunch break delegates were ableto visit the Glengarry project and see the progress madewith the building there. The provision of a large hall,adequate S.S. and B.C. rooms, etc., will enable this cause tocommence a very promising work later this year.

Election of Officers resulted as follows: President, MrD. I. D. Bird; vice-president, Rev. E. W. Batts; hon.secretary, Mr O. L. Stott; hon. treasurer, Mr D. I. D. Bird;hon. auditor, Mr M. G. Sloan.

Hospitality: Very real thanks must go to the ladies ofthe Invercargill churches who provided food for the innerman during the day. Morning and afternoon tea, lunch andtea were delightfully served and thoroughly enjoyed by all.The large and attractive hall at Esk Street was a most suit-able venue for this part of proceedings.

During open discussion at the conclusion of the meet-ing, concern was expressed that our growth was notice-ably less than that of the population in the area, and thatour outreach to the community was limited. The need wasnot primarily for more organisation, more money; but fora deeper commitment of each believer to Christ and Hiscause, so that God's purposes might be worked out throughHis faithful people. This will be the challenge to each churchover the forthcoming Association year.—B. K. S.




We reproduce this month the picture of Dr and thelate Mrs Niemoller taken when they were last in NewZealand. They were a devoted couple, sustaining each otherthrough much suffering. It was our hope to renew theiracquaintance in New Delhi but a few weeks before theAssembly there was a tragic accident in which MrsNiemoller died and Dr Niemoller was seriously injured. Ona life which had experienced many sorrows, another blow hadfallen.

As Martin Niemoller appeared at the rostrum in the great

assembly, every heart went out to him in sympathy. Heseemed a lonely figure and when he quoted the words"Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you,"we knew he spoke from deep experience.

Few have suffered more for the faith than Pastor MartinNiemoller who combines a strong evangelical convictionwith a zeal for social justice. Though he had commandeda U boat in World War I, his conscience compelled him tooppose the new regime under Hitler. Imprisoned by theNazis in 1937, he was held in concentration camp till 1945.For long periods he was kept in solitary confinement, butthis did not break his spirit. He testified to the sustainingpresence of Christ, which so strengthened him that hehas been crusading for the Gospel ever since.

Martin Niemoller, the son of a pastor, was born in1892 at Lippstadt in Westphalia. He was trained for navalservice and was an officer in the German Navy from 1910to 1920. After demobilisation, he studied theology at Munster,and was ordained a minister of the Evangelical Churchin 1924. He married Else Bremer in 1919 and has had seven

children. The eldest son was killed on the Eastern Frontduring World War II and the youngest died during thelast year of the war.

During the period from 1924-31, Pastor Niemoller wasdirector of the Inner Mission in Westphalia, and in thelatter year became pastor of the church at Berlin-Dahlem.Throughout his imprisonment in the concentration camps ofSachsenhausen and Dachau, his parishioners remained loyalto him.

Following his release, Pastor Niemoller became active inchurch statesmanship. He was chairman of the ForeignAffairs Office of the German Church; he led the organisationof the Co-operative Fellowship of the Christian Churches inGermany in 1948 and was a delegate to the AmsterdamAssembly of the World Council of Churches. As presidentof the Evangelical Church in Hesse-Nassau and vice-chair-man of the Evangelical Church in Germany, DrNiemoller has played an important role in thereconstruction of German Protestantism. He has nowbecome a spokesman for the reunion of West andEast Germany. Early in 1952 he visited Russia to discussEcumenical matters with the Russian churches and to tryto work out some arrangement concerning the prisoners-of-war still held in that country.

Dr Niemoller is the author of many books of sermons,including; "The First Commandment" (1937) "God ismy Fuehrer" (1939) and "Dachau Sermons" (1946).

At New Delhi he conducted some very much appreciatedBible studies, and was elected one of the six presidents.More recently he was given a rousing welcome when heattended the British Baptist Assembly as guest speaker.

The responsibility for the final address at the closingsession of the Delhi Assembly was entrusted to his hands.No better choice could have been made. This heroic pastorheld the attention of every delegate when he preached fromPsalm 119, verse 37, "Turn mine eyes away from beholdingvanity." Speaking with a full heart he said, "we shallbe scattered throughout the world, probably never to meetagain," but he challenged the delegates wherever theywent to translate into Christian action the spirit of theAssembly. "The work which we have tried to do herein common, we shall have to carry on, for Christ is thelight of the world everywhere and always." "This, thenis the moment when we may rededicate ourselves to Hisservice, and pray to Him, our Master, Saviour and Lord;turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and quickenThou me in Thy way."

Yes, we met again in Delhi, and we hope to meet PastorNiemoller once more when he returns to New Zealandlater in the year.

75TH JUBILEE—1887-1962Special celebrations will be held on the week-end of

August 25-26.

SATURDAY: Jubilee Banquet and Social.

SUNDAY: Special Thanksgiving Services.

Past members and interested friends are invited to attend.For Details: Please write to:

MR D. A. FRASER,9 Georges Drive,

Napier.205N.Z. BAPTIST—AUGUST, 1962.

NEWS AND VIEWS

FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THEAUCKLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

NEWS FROM:The Annual Report.—No new churches formed in our

area this year. There has been a spirit of advance evi-denced by building programmes. Rev. Ridland Jamiesonappointed chairman of N.C.C. Auckland branch. A strongcity church made available its manse as security for amortgage advance to a smaller struggling cause. No oppor-tunity for effective Baptist work amongst Maori people inAuckland City at present. There is a strong possibility of ayouth hostel being established in the near future. Thisassociation responsible for a new system of control ofchurches receiving financial assistance.

The Combined Churches' Report.—It has been a difficultyear generally. A feature of this report was a drop re-corded in conversions and baptisms, yet increased attend-ance at prayer meetings. Lack of finance was mentionedas being a major hindrance to advance in church work andthe total indebtedness of the churches reached £144,000.This year there was a decline in B.W.M.U. attendance andB.M.M.F. continues to struggle. " I t would be a tragedyif there is any indication of a drop in missionary enthusiasm"the report says. There was steady growth in Christianeducation a feature being an increase in trained staff.Much by way of building went on during the year, newchurches, extensions, youth halls. There will be a greatneed for buildings in the future, therefore good planning willhave to be a feature of the life of the churches.

The Financial Report.—Giving to the association by meansof allocation amounted to £2,674. Budget for new year, £2,750.

Association Elections.—President-elect, Rev. J. C. Brown-ing. Treasurer, Mr A. K. Turley. Secretary, Rev. N. Win-slade. Mr Winslade was elected for a further term of threeyears and warm appreciation was expressed on his excellentcontribution to the life of the association during his firstterm of office.

Departmental Reports.—The Baptist City Mission urgentlyrequires helpers in this all important work. During the yeara hostel property was purchased. The Missioner is doinggreat work with limited help. Manurewa Home had a goodyear with substantial programme of modernisation and im-provements carried out. Baptist Book Centre expandingpresent facilities owing to lack of suitable site available.Carey Park should be used more thus helping financially.Many outsiders envious of the park. Aranui Home's greatneed was for Christian workers, particularly a matron.

Views from the Secretary.—One of the weaknesses thisyear, committee work. This should be done more activelyand with greater imagination. One problem to be faced,our programme of advancement is geared to the financeavailable. Perhaps we should have greater faith that Godwill provide. Speaking about Carey Park, the secretarysaid, " W e must use the park or lose it." Reporting on theAranui Home he told us the time had come because of theabsence of Baptist workers the board had to accept anyone,even Catholics, Mormons, etc. That's how desperate weare. We were left with one thought, "Bapt is t s will have tothink through their attitude to social work."

The Retiring President, Rev. A. J. Gibbs.—During histerm of office several things disturbed him. The lack ofChristian expression, no new tracts published from menwithin the area, not many laymen given the opportunity forlocal preaching, no strong voice in public affairs. A furthermatter which concerned him was the real lack of growtheven though we are an aggressive denomination.

The Public Questions Committee.—The annual meetingpassed a strongly worded letter protesting to the Minister of

Internal Affairs at the gambling trend in N.Z., as seen inthe Golden Kiwi Lottery.

The Delegates: The question was raised whether we needto maintain two evangelists in light of the shortage of min-isters. Could younger ministers showing promise be releasedfrom their churches to conduct missions. Rev. A. V. Brownin a characteristic speech pointed out that even with twoevangelists there would still be ample scope for youngermen with evangelistic promise to conduct missions. Hethought the whole question of "evangel i sm" should be re-thought and replanned. Now that the novelty of the Crusadeshad worn off there was a great lack of effectual ferventprayer and our people were not backing the crusades withtheir presence. This was a word in season.

Quotable Quotes.—"We are trying to touch the untouched."—City Missioner. "A matter of mileage."—Northland work."Let us not mistake the soul's awakening for the soul'sconversion."—Rev. A. V. Brown quoting Rev. G. C. Reay."We want to see the provision before we make the pro-gress."—Rev. N. Winslade. " O u r missioner is a man whohas a concern for his fellow man."—Mr R. M. Barker."Family worship is vital in our day."—Mr J. E. Smith,president.

A Final View from the Scribe.—The "Man of the Day"was our hard working dedicated secretary. On many occa-sions he challenged us, rebuked us, helped us, inspired us,commended us. Yes, we are fortunate in having this manat the helm of the Baptist ship in Auckland. Let this reportof news and views close with a quotation from his ownreport: "As we face the future, may we each be strongin faith to say to our Heavenly Father:

Things deemed impossible, I dare;Thine is the call and Thine the care;Thy wisdom shall the way prepare;Thy will be done!"

How Much DoYou Pray?

Writes Rev. Roland Hart—"Mr Carter used to report Great

Meetings on Wednesdays — the usualPrayer Meeting night.

" In my Crusades there have beenonly two Wednesdays with any responseat all."

He asks—"Does this indicate less prayer in our churches?" We

all know PRAYER CHANGES THINGS."What a moving sight to see a group of Christian young

people on Sunday night planning how to win " t h e gang"from the Devil's Twist to the Lord's Straight and Narrow! "

—Rev. G. C. Reay report on a recent crusade." I F MY PEOPLE which are called by My Name shall

humble themselves and pray and seek My face . . . thenwill I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin andheal their land "—2 Chron. 7: 14.

PRAY for the

Christian LifeCrusades

at Marchwiel (Timaru) and Whakatane,August 19 to September 2.


Changes ComingThe Council of the Baptist Union of New Zealand met

for its half yearly meeting on June 20-21. at Walls House.Once again all the expenses of hospitality were met by MrAnonymous.

Looking back upon the meetings the dominant impressionone has is of the changing pattern of our Union life.

To begin with, four new members were welcomed tothe Council. This is another evidence that the membershipof the council quietly but steadily changes. The blending ofnew men with those of experience augurs well for the future.

Reports indicate there are changes coming in ReligiousBroadcasting. A special conference is planned for July. TheCouncil appointed a strong central committee to scrutinisethe use our Baptist churches are making of Broadcastingand Television. Rev. J. Ewen Simpson is the Convener.

MAJOR POLICY MOVESA major change is coming in Church Extension. The final

amendments were adopted to the constitution of a new Boardwhich is to be appointed at Assembly. From Assemblyonwards the major responsibility for Church Extension willrest with the District Associations. All Churches that receivefinancial aid from the Union will be supervised by Associationcommittees.

There is a change coming in College Affairs. The courseof study is in process of being re-organised. There is alsoproposed a change in the selection of students for training.A preparatory course to help intending students was outlinedby the Principal. Assembly will be asked to approve theoperation of these changes in 1963.

There is a change coming in strategy. The OUTREACHof the Church committee has plans for special schools atwhich ministers and leading laymen will gather to receiveinstruction on how to reach out into the community. Specialliterature will be printed. The Chairman of the FinanceCommittee, Mr W. Carey, intimated to the Council that hehad been given £500 to cover the initial costs.

HOMES FOR RETIRED MINISTERSPlans are afoot to grapple with the problem of providing

homes for retired Ministers and Missionaries. Readers whowere at last Assembly will recall the discussion on thissubject.

The Secretary of the Union announced that two Trustshave indicated their intention of helping in this matter. TheFinance Committee was given authority to negotiate withthe trusts for the erection of several small units. Otherplans are also being considered. The Council, however, wasunanimous that all ministers should enquire immediatelyabout the Annuity Subsidiary Schemes for housing whenthey reached the retiring age. The provision now contem-plated is for those who served before such a scheme wasavailable.

THE WIDER HORIZONSIn November the EAST ASIAN CHRISTIAN CONFER-

ENCE is to be held in Christchurch. This is clear evidenceof the change in church relations in our part of theworld. The Baptist Union is entitled to 16 representativesof whom five will be appointed by the Missionary Society.There will be a queue for this conference by those whorecognise its importance.

The Executive is to nominate our representatives.Revs. Roland Hart and J. T. Crozier reported to the

Council on their visits to the World Council of ChurchesConference at New Delhi and the East Asian ChristianConference. A time of question and discussion followed inwhich most questions that concern Baptists about theseorganisations were well aired. Both speakers will reportto Assembly and delegates will also be given an opportunityfor discussion.

Mr T. H. WHITWELL reported to the Council on thework of the Board of Christian Education. Changes thereinclude the appointment of Mr A. E. EDRIDGE asrepresentative of the Board of Publications Division. TheBoard has several overseas agencies and is also undertakingpublications with the name of "SPURGEON PRESS." MrEdridge will promote the sales of these various publications.

AND TO ENDSandwiched in between these highlights there was the

usual amount of routine business. Reports were receivedand decisions made. There was some anxiety about financebut it is hoped the returns of the Forward Work Appeal willhelp dispel this. For 1963 budgets will have to be drawnconservatively. Assembly theme is to be LIFE ABUNDANT.Guest speaker is to be Principal D. MERVYN HIMBURY, ofMelbourne. A special committe has been appointed to discussthe participation of Youth at Assemblies. A plaque is to beplaced on the grave of Rev. Decimus Dolamore, the firstBaptist minister in New Zealand.

In the absence of the president, through illness, Mr D. K.NICHOLSON presided over the meetings which by generalconsent were some of the best held for some years.

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETINGA STIMULATING DAY

This was the sort of comment being made by some ofthe 100 delegates who attended the sixty-sixth annual meetingheld at the Rimutaka Fellowship. Rev. A. L. Silcock wasinducted as President. Mr H. L. Trotman as Vice-president.Appreciation was expressed of the wealth of experiencethe retiring president Mr N. Smith had brought to his termof office.

ITEMS FROM THE SECRETARY'S REPORTThat the Association was in support of the appointment

of Rev. J. S. Murray as chaplain at Victoria University andof the N.C.C. proposal to purchase a manse for him.

Brief discussion on the new development work in PoriruaEast, Nae Nae, Stokes Valley and Stoke (Nelson).

This year's report included pithy news from the churches.GOLDEN KIWI AND THE MISSIONARY MANSE

It was not suggested that we apply for a grant formaintenance but the opinion was expressed that theWellington Association take more responsibility for themanse. A sincere appreciation of Mr H. Bridle's work asTreasurer was recorded. A budget of £1,800 was adopted.Concern was expressed at the increase in gambling in ourcommunity as a result of the enlarged facilities for theGolden Kiwi Lottery. Some good points were made and areworth teaching in our churches.

1. Gambling saps the vitality of the community destroyingits sense of industry and endeavour.

2. It encourages a spirit of covetousness and recklessnessin the minds of many.

3. It gives youth the idea that life's objectives can beachieved without effort.

4. It is a denial of community responsibility and socialenvolvement.

BROADCASTING A BAPTISMAL SERVICEThe broadcasting committee was asked to enquire from

the churches wired for broadcasting whether they wouldconsider broadcasting a baptismal service before the endof the year. A Missionary and Association prayer bulletinwas authorised for circulation amongst the churches. Justprior to morning tea, Mr Trotman spoke on the " F r e e d o mfrom H u n g e r " campaign and it was pointed out that June16 was only the launching of the campaign.

STATISTICS DON'T LIEThe total membership within the Association was listed

at 2,314 being an increase of 58 for the year's work. However,they showed that 172 had joined by baptism and 34 by othermeans. No church had an increase of more than 12 and10 churches showed either no increase or a loss. Only onein four members could be depended on to be at thePrayer meeting.

SCIENTISTS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONSDeep regret and strong disapproval was the feeling of

the meeting on the fact of the resumption of testing nuclearweapons by the major powers, and the refusal of the U.S.A.to heed the pleas from scientists and others to refrain fromtesting a high altitude device. The Government was com-mended for its efforts to bring about a cessation of tests.

Two speakers at the end of the business session gave theLegion of Donors a further shot in the arm and the liquortraffic a stab in the back. A stirring message from thepresident and communion concluded a worthwhile day

J. E. S.207N.Z. BAPTIST—AUGUST, 1962.

REPORT OF THE CANTERBURYWESTLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN THE LINWOOD CHURCH,CHRISTCHURCH, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1962.

The seventieth Annual Meeting of the association was heldat the Linwood Church on Saturday, June 9. About 100delegates attended including some from the outlying townsand districts. Among the guests were Rev. and Mrs J. H.Knights, of Australia, Rev. and Mrs G. C. Reay, of theBoard of Evangelism, Miss Dorothy McKessar and Dr andMrs Sanson, of the Missionary Society and two Baptiststudents from America, Mr David Schluntz and Mr BillDixon.

After a helpful devotional service conducted by Rev R. H.McCosh of Bryndwyr, the business session quickly got intoits stride. The secretary, Mr W. J. Taylor, presented theAnnual Report which was followed by an excellent discussionwith many delegates taking part. Delegates noted withpleasure the formation of a Baptist Lay PreachersAssociation, the establishment of a fellowship at Halswelland the progress of the new cause at Wainoni. But thedelegates also noted the absence of any report on mattersof current public interest. It was, therefore, formallyresolved that an effective Public Questions Committee beformed to "bring to the notice of our people issues ofreal importance." Later the meeting discussed the liquorreferendum and the following resolution was passedunanimously:

"That because the present National Ballot paper is illadapted to ascertain the real will of the people on theliquor issue, we urge all member churches to supportenthusiastically the petition on this matter to be presentedto Parliament later this year."

The liveliest discussion of the day followed the presen-tation of the report on Church Statistics. Rev. D. Salthousewith the aid of charts pointed out that Baptist work in theCanterbury area was showing hardly any progress. Hefaced the delegates with the unpalatable news that despiteall the efforts that had gone into the work of the churchesthe overall figures of the association showed a decreaseof eight in church membership at the end of the year.

The debate that followed was, according to someexperienced delegates, the best for some years. Delegatesrepeatedly asked the question why were the figures so low.Some doubted the accuracy of the statistics, others con-demned the complacency of the churches, still others urgeda more positive programme of outreach into the community.The debate at least showed this, that Canterbury Baptistsare becoming increasingly aware of the perils of com-placency and the need for positive thinking aboutevangelism.

After lunch two excellent addresses were given by DrSanson and Rev. Cliff Reay. Tributes were paid at themeeting to the officers of the association for their devotedservice during the year and to the Linwood church for theexcellence of their hospitality. Rev. Gordon Coombs ofOpawa, was inducted as president and Mr F. G. Howe ofGreendale was elected as president-elect.

An excellent and challenging Annual Meeting clased witha devotional service conducted by the new president.

LIFE BOY LEADERSSeventy-seven Life Boy Leaders from Auckland in the

north, Invercargill in the south, Gisborne in the east,Hokitika in the west and many places in between, spent ahappy, profitable and strenuous three days in Trenthamundergoing leadership training during Queen's BirthdayWeek-end. This was a record response for this annualcourse, 49 Life Boy Teams being represented. Thirty leaderswere from our Baptist Churches.

THE MISSION TO LEPERS,43 Mt. Eden Road,

Auckland.27/6/62.


THE STAMP STORYDear Girls and Boys,

Wha t a magnificent response t h e r e has been to this yea r ' sS tamp Compet i t ion! I t is qui te obvious t ha t many of you have beenbusy for the best p a r t of the yea r collecting your s tamps toge ther .The poor old pos tman has been kep t busy del ivering large packe t sof s t amps to me and even la rger packe t s to t h e Rev. E. W. Bat tsin Dunedin. We have been thr i l led with the response par t icu la r lybecause we know we a re helping our Bapt is t Chi ldren ' s Home atManurewa. By the t ime you read this I will have sent several la rgeca r tons of s t amps to Mr Bat ts , and they, along with those sentdi rec t to him, will be sold and t h e money received, used to helppay some of the expenses of r u n n i n g the Home. Al toge the r we havereceived almost 539,000 s tamps . For the n in th yea r in successionOxford Te r r ace Sunday School sent in the mos t wi th 108,200 s tamps .Congra tu la t ions to Oxford Te r r ace on such a wonderful response!Pa lmers ton Nor th Sunday School was n e x t with 64,829. Largeparcels were also received from o the r schools and fr iends. Toeveryone who helped, " T h a n k you!"

SPECIAL STAMP PRIZESTwo special s t amp prizes have been awarded th i s year . The

larges t n u m b e r of s t amps was sent in by Marga re t Ackroyd ofPa lmers ton Nor th with 52,350. Congra tu la t ions Margare t on amagnificent effort! The next la rges t parce l came from GraemeCowan of Brooklyn with 21,40b. Congra tu la t ions to you also Graemeon such a splendid effort!

PRIZES: The re a re 24 o ther pr ize-winners this month .Sixth t ime.—Margare t Ruther ford .Fifth time.—Olwyn Harding.Four th t ime.—Merilyn Allen, Bruce Caddy, J e a n Cavany, Jocelyn

Cooper, Maurice Forbes , Lor ra ine Tur ley , Kevin Ward .Third t ime.—Bronwyn Ackroyd, Wendy Dark , F r ed r i ck Mc-

Millan, Kevin Salisbury.Second t ime.—Janice Clark, Bruce Devonshire , J u d i t h Fu rnes s ,

Vaughan Richardson, Janice Shakespea re .Fi rs t t ime.—Beverley Ear l , J enn i f e r Ear l , Pamela F r a s e r ,

Chr i s topher Read, Gayle Roxburgh , Ross Southam. Congra tu la t ionsto everyone!

NEW MEMBERS: Five welcomes this m o n t h to : Br ian Booth(Wellington Centra l ) , Kei th Collis (Manurewa) , A n d r e w G a m m a n(Hastings), John MacClure (Caversham), Ashley Windsor (HanoverStree t ) .

DONATIONS: Many t h a n k s to t h e following f r iends for t h e i rwelcome donat ions to the Prize Fund : Mrs G.C., 12s; Mr C.K.S., £ 1 ;Mrs A.M., 10s, R.A., 10s.

FIND THE MISSING WORDS COMPETITIONBelow are ten quo ta t ions f rom St. J o h n ' s Gospel f rom which

some of the words have been left out. Your task th i s m o n t h is tof ind the missing words and wr i t e ou t the quo ta t ion in full, givingthe chap te r and verse.

1 . " L e t no t your h e a r t be . . ye bel ieve in God, bel ieve also in m e . "(Chapter 14).

2 . "As many as him to t h e m gave he to become the sonsof God, even to t h e m tha t believe in his n a m e . " (Chapter 1).

3 . " I am the of life; he t h a t to me shall neve r h u n g e r ; andhe tha t bel ieveth on me shall neve r " ( C h a p t e r 6).

4. "I am come tha t they . have . , and t h a t they migh t have itm o r e ." (Chapter 10).

5 . " Y e mus t be aga in ." (Chapter 3).6. "I am t h e . . , t h e , and t h e ." (Chapter 14).7 . " I am t h e , and the life; he t h a t . . in m e , t h o u g h he w e r e

dead , ye t shall he ." (Chapter 11).8. " love ha th no m a n t h a n th is , t h a t a m a n . . h is life for

his ." (Chapter 15).9. " G o d is a Spir i t : and they t h a t worship h im m u s t worship h im

in ." (Chapter 4).10. " B y th i s shall all know tha t ye a re my disciples, i f ye have

one to ." (Chapter 13).Jun io r s (eight to u n d e r e leven years) do any seven, sen iors

(eleven to four teen years) do t h e m all. Send your answer s no l a t e rthan Augus t 20, with name , age, address and Sunday School a t t h etop of t h e page , to Uncle Phil , C/o Rev. P. A. C. P e t e r s , 46 GlenSt ree t , T imaru .

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe Manurewa Children's Home wishes to acknowledge

with appreciation the anonymous gift of £50 given for thework of the home.

MANUREWA BAPTIST CHDLDREN'S HOMEDormitory Supervisor, to take charge of children aged

3 to 7 years. Five-day week, live in. Working conditions arecongenial in a friendly atmosphere and pleasant surroundings.A particularly worthwhile and satisfying Christian vocationPhone 40-262 or write P.O. Box 386, AUCKLAND


NOTICES AND MOTIONS AFFECTINGCONSTITUTION AND RULES

CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE BAPTIST UNION OFNEW ZEALAND

That Clause 14(d) be amended by deleting the words " theChurch Extension Committee" and substituting the words"the Church Extension Board."

That Clause 17(c) be amended by deleting the words " theChurch Extension Committee" and substituting the words"the Church Extension Board."

That Clause 17 be amended by deleting " (g ) The BaptistUnion Evangelist."

That Clause 31 be amended by inserting after the words"Home Missionaries" the words "Christian EducationWorkers,"

That Clause 32 be followed by Clause 32A to read asfollows: "32A. The qualifications for enrolment as aProbationary Minister, Home Missionary, Christian Educa-tion Worker, Deaconess or Probationary Deaconess shallbe those set forth in the constitution and rules of the NewZealand Baptist Theological College and the DeaconessBoard respectively, together with the holding of an appoint-ment in an official position in the Union or in one ofits Churches or agencies."

That Clause 35 be amended to read as follows:"35. If any person whose name is on the official list ceasesto hold the necessary qualifications for a period of two years,the name of such person shall be deleted from theofficial list by vote of the Council.

Provided always that, in the event of an accreditedMinister resigning his pastorate or his official position inthe Union or as a Missionary of the New Zealand BaptistMissionary Society to undertake some other form ofChristian service as a Minister, his name may be retainedon the official list provided he informed the Secretary ofthe Union of the invitation to such service and receivedthe approval of the Executive of the Union before acceptingit."

That Rule 21 be amended to read as follows:"21. In conducting the ballot for such elective positions

on the Union Council, and before reporting the result ofthe election to the President, the scrutineers shall seethat of the elective members at least two shall belong toeach Association and in order to secure this result thePresident may declare elected a person who would other-wise not have been elected."


CONSTITUTION OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL COUNCIL"That the Constitution of the Sunday School Council of

the Baptist Union of New Zealand be rescinded."C. K. SMITH,

Chairman of the Council.

CONSTITUTION OF THE NEW ZEALAND BAPTISTMISSIONARY SOCIETY

That Clause 10 be amended by the deletion of sub-section(e) which reads: "All delegates to the Annual Meeting ofthe Baptist Women's Missionary Union."

That Clause 12 be amended to read as follows:"12. The Council of the Society shall consist of:(a) The Officers of the Society and the Assistant Secretary.(b) The Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Union.(c) A member of the Staff of the New Zealand Baptist

Theological College appointed by the Principal ofthe College.

(d) The Director of Christian Education.(e) The President, Secretary and Treasurer of the New

Zealand Baptist Women's Missionary Union.(f) Two representatives of the New Zealand Baptist Bible

Class Movement.(g) One representative of the Baptist Men's Missionary

Fellowship.(h) The Chairman of the Missionary Committee in each

of the Associations.(i) The Missionary Editor.(j) The Convener of the Publicity Committee.(k) Twelve elective members to be elected by the Annual

Meeting; provided that in conducting the ballot forthe election of such members, and before reporting theresult of the election to the President, the scrutineersshall see that in the combined total of ex-officio andelective members at least two shall belong to each

Association district; and in order to secure thisresult the President may declare elected a personor persons who would otherwise not have beenelected. The Council shall elect its own Chairman,who shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting."


CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE NEW ZEALANDBAPTIST THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

That Clause 15 be amended to read as follows:"15.(a) The Collegiate year shall extend from March to

November.(b) The full College course for ministerial students shall

be four successive years.(c) Where a ministerial student has a University degree,

at the time of entrance, his course may be plannedso as to make its completion possible in three years.Any actual reduction to three years, however, shallbe dependent on all round progress, and shall beeffective only if so decided by specific resolution ofthe Board. This resolution shall normally be madeat the end of the student's second year.

(d) In exceptional circumstances, the course may belengthened or shortened and the terms varied bythe Board."

That Clause 25 be amended by deleting the words "andthe Vice-Principal" and inserting the word " a n d " beforethe words "the Principal."

F. H. CARTER,Chairman of the College Board.

RULES OF THE CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEE"That the Rules of the Church Extension Committee be

rescinded."RULES FOR AIDED CHURCHES AND UNION GRANTS

"That the Rules for Aided Church and Union Grants berescinded."

CHURCH EXTENSION DEPARTMENT"That the Rules of the Church Extension Department

as circulated to the Churches under cover of letter, datedJuly 3, be adopted."



Kamal Deb Barman is a Bible School student, a memberof the Tripura tribe. For some three to four years thepeople of this royal tribe of Tripura have shown an interestin the Gospel. The first awakening was in Bisramganj,20 miles south of Agartala; then from Khowai district, 30miles east, came further response, but little seemed to resultin either place except in the life of Kamal.

Recently he went home for the term holidays and dis-covered that eight or nine families had been meetingunder the leadership of Mongal Deb Barman. He has beenasking for baptism, and now has interested these others inthe Gospel. On June 16, Kamal, with Pastor Diren andEvangelist Markus, visited there, had a good meeting andreport an encouraging attitude. Give thanks for this freshresponse and pray for real faith and permanent result.

Dr Zokomoana Lushai. We are glad to report thatZokomoana passed the final examination for M.B., Ch.B., atVellore, in April. Following this success he spent a fewdays at Agartala assisting in hospital and laboratory workand renewing acquaintances with missionaries and missionworkers. This gave us all a chance to appreciate the per-sonality and Christian character of this dedicated young

man. He has now returned to Vellore where he will spenda year as house surgeon before coming to work with DrSanson.

While Miss Joy Smith is on holiday, Sister Puspa Hem-brom has been supervising hospital nursing duties veryably; she is popular with both nurses and patients, andher post-graduate training and experience make her mostvaluable in dispensary and theatre work.

THE BIBLE IN NORTH-EAST INDIAA recent visitor to Agartala was Rev. G. E. Marrison,

who from January, 1962, has been appointed LinguisticsAdviser to the Assam Auxiliary of the Bible Society ofIndia and Ceylon. Mr Marrison, who is an Anglican, hadhis first introduction to India during the war. After thewar he served for several years with the Society for thePropagation of the Gospel in Malaya. He has a degree

Darjeeling Bazaar.

in Malay from the School of Oriental and African Studies,London, and is the author of the book, "The ChristianApproach to the Muslim" in the "Christian Approach"series. Over the next three years he is to survey thelanguage situation in north-east India as regards Bible trans-lation as his report will be used by the Bible Society andparticipating churches to co-ordinate and plan Bible workin the area.

In addition he will assist translators in specific projects.Apart from Bengali and Assamese, some 70 languages ofnorth-east India are of the Tibeto-Burman type and arespoken by relatively small numbers of people. CompleteBibles are available in seven of these languages, New Testa-ments in another 12, and portions (e.g., Riang in Tripura) inanother 20. The Bible Society is regularly receiving requestsfor publications in yet more languages.

OTHER VISITORSRev. John Pritchard spent several days in Tripura at

the end of May in the course of a world preaching tour.He addressed three gathering at Haoabari, Bhagachatter,and Agartala churches, met groups of missionaries andnational Christians, and through it all experienced a par-ticularly bad spell of hot weather. After leaving Agartala,Mr Pritchard visited Darjeeling, where he met more NewZealanders and addressed the meetings of the annual Dar-jeeling Convention.

Sir Guy Powles, the New Zealand High Commissionerin India, also chose the hot spell in May to visit Agartala.He spent 24 hours in Agartala and after a State welcomeby the Tripura Governor, he inspected the mission com-pound, met the missionaries, and stayed for the night. Healso later visited Darjeeling, where the New Zealanders, 32in number, invited him to afternoon tea and some methim at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on theoccasion of the tenth anniversary of the climbing of MtEverest.

When asked his opinion of our institutional work atAgartala, Sir Guy replied, " I t is very worthwhile."

TRAVEL TROUBLESVankhuma Darlong, the St Paul's Hostel's manager, was

returning from holiday in his home town of Darchoi, andreached Kulai late on the evening of June 11. They hadwaited for four hours for a bridge to be repaired and onarriving at the bazaar at Dhalubari were told that the roadhad been blocked on the hills ahead and that no vehiclescould get through. Vankhuma and his family found friendsnearby in the village of Kamlachara and stayed the nightin a Christian home there, that of Laisuvung Kuki, evange-list for the Khowai-Kamalpur Presbytery.

Leaving his wife and family, and all their luggage, to-gether with some other children travelling back to school,Vankhuma set off next morning in a jeep to see how farhe could get. Fortunately a P.W.D. engineer was with


them; but in spite of his expert assistance they could onlyget a few miles into the hills before they found the roadcompletely covered in earth washed down by heavy rain.Trees had fallen across the road and in some places itwas washed away.

The party walked 12 miles before they found a part ofthe road which was clear again and were able to get a lifton a P.W.D. truck to Teliamura, from where buses wererunning to Agartala.

Vankhuma had said he would be back at his post onJune 11. Although many other school children and someother workers were held up four or five days until theroads were cleared and transport plying again, he tookthe trouble to come to work.

The school children all managed to get to schooleventually and classes started running normally a weeklate, on June 20.

Among others affected, delayed, or inconvenienced bythe blocked road were Rev. and Mrs G. H. Jones, who werereturning to Darchoi after Mrs Jones had come backfrom Language School, and Misses Denham and Kemp,who were returning to Kulai from holiday.

JUBILEE HALL BRAHMANBARIAThe Jubilee Hall at Brahmanbaria is being well used

reports the Rev. D. T. Bade. The Baptist Youth Fellowshiphas a games evening regularly on a Friday evening. InApril the Comilla District Youth Camp had its meeting there.Mr Eade writes: "The young people are also giving attheir weekly meetings towards helping provide equipmentthat is needed. At present we use two carron boards that

belong on the compound, a small bagatelle board, and aset of indoor bowls that was a Christmas present fromrelations of ours in New Zealand.

Coloured slides have been shown on Antarctica by MrJeness of Kingston Park and Mr Eade has shown slideshimself on several occasions.

The hall itself is 25ft x 45ft, and there is a small foyerentrance at the bookroom end. It is made of brick withplaster finish and whitewashed inside, and colour-washedoutside in a pale yellow. There are no divisions inside atpresent. It is simply the one large hall. It is intended toput a moveable partition in which will in effect divide thehall and give us one-third for the reading room end, andtwo-thirds for the young people's meetings.

MISSION TO LEPERS REACHES OUTThough much of the work of the Mission to Lepers is

unspectacular—diagnosing, treating, teaching, year in yearout—some of the figures in the latest report are quite im-pressive. In homes owned or managed by the Mission toLepers and the missions which it assists, the total numberof out-patients has apparently reached 100,000—quite a bigincrease.

This figure reminds us of a significant development in thewar against leprosy, namely the new emphasis on treatingpatients while they still live in their own homes, and takinginto hospitals as cot cases only special cases such as

those with severe ulcers or bad "lepra reactions." Themission's large home in Purulia in West Bengal, reports5,100 being treated as out-patients, with only 700 in-patients.Over 1,000 new patients have been registered in the pastyear.

The mission's research sanatorium at Karigiri, in SouthernIndia, is becoming too well known! The research staff reportthat so many people with leprosy come asking for treatmentthere that it is very difficult indeed to treat them andtrained and appointed.

Though out-patient work is not as intensive a Christianwitness as "colony work," it takes the Gospel to thousandsalso do the research work for which they have beenotherwise unreached and though precise statistics of conver-sions are not attempted, once again it can be recorded withthanksgiving that many have been "added to the church."

MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN USEOn June 20, the first staff meeting of the new term

for St Paul's School was held in the new D. K. Gaze MemorialLibrary. It had been completed the previous day.Along with the rest of the new school building, which isbeing built as a Jubilee Project, it will be officially openedlater after the final building work is completed. Someroofing, installation of electricty and some painting workremain to be done.

The Bible School at Agartala opened for the second termon June 4 with 100 per cent. attendance by the staff and 35per cent. by the students! However, the following day thestudents had improved their percentage to 70. Reason forstudents being delayed ranged from the collapse of a housein a strong gale to the death of a father-in-law, sickness beingthe most common cause of late arrival.

GREAT HOLIDAY PAINTINGCONTEST

Something to do in theAUGUST HOLIDAYS

Two of our Missionaries, Doctor Nola Ivory and Miss OlwynKemp have helped to produce a First Class

PAINTING BOOK.Now YOU have a chance to

BUYit andPAINT

it!

RULES:1. Open to all children, 5-15 years of age on September 1,

1962.2. Order from your Sunday School Superintendent an

"ALL ABOUT ARUN" PAINTING BOOK. Price 2s.He will purchase these for your Sunday School from theBaptist Bookrooms, or Rev. G. Coombs, 189 Wilson'sRoad, St. Martin's, Christchurch.

3. Colour or paint this during the AUGUST SCHOOL HOLI-DAYS. Give it to your Superintendent by September 3.

4. Write your name, age and address clearly on the book.5. There are FOUR AGE GROUPS, 5-7 years, 8-9 years,

10-12 years and 13-15 years of age.

THREE PRIZES will be awarded to each AGE GROUPand these will be AUTOGRAPHED BY A MISSIONARY.SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS are requested tojudge the books in their Sunday School and to forward the

winner of each group in that Sunday School to:REV. ROY BULLEN,

341 Beach Road, Murray's Bay,AUCKLAND.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY VERSUS CONFORMITY300 Years since St. Batholomew's Day

By S. L. Edgar, M.A., D.D.

The Western Church observes August 24 as St Bartholo-mew's Day. Among Free Churchmen, however, it is remem-bered more vividly as the day when in 1662 nearly 2,000rectors and vicars, that is, about a fifth of the Churchof England clergy, were driven from their parishes as Non-conformists, and together with smaller groups such as Con-gregationalists and Baptists, suffered for following the dic-tates of their conscience.

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were marked bymany large religious contentions in England. One wasthe break with Rome, brought about by Henry VIII, forother than religious reasons. There followed the counterreaction under Mary, a devout Roman Catholic, when bothhouses of Parliament formally voted to return to the obedi-ence of the Papal See. It was at this time that men suchas Rowland Taylor, Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer died fortheir faith.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDWhen Elizabeth came to the throne many had high

hopes of a new spirit within the Church. But she hadlittle sympathy with spiritual matters, and was a Protestantchiefly for political reasons. There were men within theChurch of England who strove very hard to bring about apurer religion; they were called Puritans. Elizabeth didnot like their disapproval of rites, ceremonies and clericalhabits. She deplored the fact, also, that many of the bishopswere of this persuasion. Of necessity, because there werestill many Catholics in England, and her actions may havebeen construed as being sympathetic to them, she had toact with caution, but as her position as queen became surer,she increased her power over and in the Church. ManyPuritans could endure the lack of liberty no longer, andleft the country; others lay low awaiting better times.

Under James I matters were not much better. His suc-cessor, Charles I, in league with Archbishop Laud, ruledthe Church with absolute power. So oppressive were therestrictions that more left, some in the "Mayflower" forAmerica, and hundreds for the Continent. In 1640, episcopacywas at "the height of its vanishing glory." Then cameCromwell and the Commonwealth, when there was a greatchange in religious life. Preachers, for instance, were nolonger appointed by a bishop, but by "Tryers" (fourof whom were Baptists), who assessed first their suitability.The preachers were free to follow any pattern they chosein conducting worship, providing they did not use the Bookof Common Prayer.

When Charlies II came to the throne in 1660, a newattempt was made to impose uniformity on the Church. Theleader of this move was Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon. Par-liament passed a series of acts. First, the Corporation Actrequired men to receive Communion according to the ritesof the Anglican Church before they could accept positionsas municipal officers. This struck at many Presbyterians.Then, the Act of Uniformity made it obligatory to use thePrayer-book, and no other, in all public worship, and re-quired ministers to assent to all contained in it; no ministerwho had not received ordination at the hands of a bishopwas permitted to continue. The House of Commons refusedto make any compensation or any pension to those affectedby this act.

THE WALK-OUTThree hundred years ago on August 24, this Act of Uni-

formity became effective, enforced by an essentially AnglicanParliament, and assented to by Charles II. Those affected

were not only the non-Anglicans—Presbyterians, Congrega-tionalists, Baptists and Independents—but also a large sectionof the Anglican Church, which could not accept this limita-tion to their freedom. This included the most learned andmost active of the clergy, leaders of the Church in Lon-don, Oxford and Cambridge. One of them was RichardBaxter.

The effect on the established Church was serious. Itcould ill afford to lose such effective and popular men, whowould have ensured vitality and flexibility in church lifeand witness. Years before, the Reformation had severed theChurch of England from all churches which acknowledgedallegiance to the Pope. Now there was this severance fromall, Lutheran and Reformed included, who would not acceptepiscopacy. Without healthy communion with these otherbranches of the Church, the Anglican communion was leftimmobile in isolation. Two hundred years later, the his-torian Green said, "From that time to this the EpiscopalChurch has been unable to meet the varying spiritual needsof its adherents by any modification of its government or itsworship. It stands alone among all the religious bodies ofWestern Christendom in its failure through 200 years todevise a single new service of prayer or praise." (Somechanges have occurred since Green wrote that).

Out of the unfortunate situation God brought good. Pre-viously only a few small sections of the Church, includingthe Quakers and Baptists, had upheld the right of everyman to worship God as he felt led by the Spirit of God.Even the Presbyterians and the Puritans disputed this right.The Act of Uniformity now "outlawed" them also. Theywere one with those they would have previously condemnedin this opposition to the limitations being placed on religiousliberty. The Church of England and the Government foundan organised, and not inconsiderable, body of Christiansready and able to dissent. The Church of England was nolonger to have exclusive privileges as in the past.

One result was that the next Act, the Conventicle Act,requiring everyone to attend Church at least once a month,and to refrain from attending conventicles, was impossibleof complete implementation, although earlier it might wellhave been the virtual end of Independents, Quakers andBaptists. Opposing it was a grim experience—in 12 years1,200 Quakers were imprisoned—but the free churches werenot overthrown.

The protest so plain in this opposition to the Act ofUniformity was not new to Baptists even then. Fifty yearsbefore, the first English Baptists had declared, "The magis-trate is not by virtue of his office to meddle with religion,or matters of conscience, to force and compel men to thisor that form of religion or doctrine." In America, theBaptist, Roger Williams, had founded a colony at RhodeIsland, where in 1638 the colonists agreed to submit to theorders of the majority "only in civil matters." Religiousliberty was a precious right which they upheld until it waswritten into the constitution of the United States.

IN 1962Three hundred years is not a very long period of time,

yet the rights of the individual to religious freedom demandedin 1662 have been affirmed by most of the world's nationstoday. But not all! Nor are they guaranteed inviolate any-where. Vigilance, together with a readiness to speakout, and if needed suffer, are still required of us today.For if a man is to stand before the bar of God's judgmentand answer for his faith and his deeds while on earth, hemust be free to follow the dictates of his conscience andhis understanding of God's will for him. The stand ourforefathers began must be maintained.


BUILDING BRIDGESLast year Mr Hart was a delegate at the W.C.C.

Assembly at New Delhi. Before the Assembly commencedhe was able to visit our Fields.

The most expensive and difficult item in road constructionis the building of bridges. Without bridges a road can beuseless. Have you ever thought that bridges are neededin missionary enterprise? And have you ever tried to workout what bridges we have to build for our missionaryservice?

WEST to EAST. This bridge seems so obvious " W eknow all about this problem." Or do we? When a prominentAsian Baptist points out that Christian Theology isexpressed in Western structures and thought forms, andpublicity pleads for an Oriental mode of apprehension ofprimitive Christianity, we begin to see that the foundationsof this bridge must go deeper than we at first anticipated.

WHITE TO COLOURED: It is a new experience to bestared at in the streets because you are white. It is ahumbling experience to find yourself left to the last ina shop because you are white. This bridge can be built onlyby patient, humble, sacrificial service.

CULTURE TO CULTURE: A comment of Brian Smith'sechoes in my mind. "We do not preach Christ in acultural vacuum." We were standing beside the oldestthrone in the world. That sandalwood throne was beingmade for coronations before Moses was born. We prideourselves on 2,000 years of British history. Thesemaharajahs had notched up their first 2,000 years beforeJulius Caesar landed in Britain. The culture inherited bythe people to whom we take the Gospel is steeped inantiquity. It impinges upon their life at every point. Itcolours their thought and determines the working of theirminds. Woe betide the mission which sends culturalilliterates into that area.

FOREIGNER TO NATIONAL: Here, I believe, is thebridge of all bridges. For I can see no hope of evangelisingIndia or Pakistan save through an ever-increasing armyof dedicated, trained and vital National evangelists. If wetook every Baptist from New Zealand to those lands we wouldstill touch only the fringe of the task. Given the rightNationals and the Gospel will reach the people.

BY THE REV. ROLAND HART

But how far do you direct a National worker? Whatdo you leave to his initiative? What do you do or say ifhe does not move fast enough? Or too fast? How do youtransmit your vision and enthusiasm to him? How to you im-part your very self, you sense of missionary vocation to thiskey man? These and a hundred other questions confrontcur missionaries every day. Pray earnestly at this pointfor the mighty working of the Holy Spirit.

CHRISTIAN TO NON-CHRISTIAN: Both European andNational Christians have to build a bridge to their fellowmen. It is no easier in India than here. How successfulhave YOU been? Is more prayer needed.

N.Z. BAPTISTS TO THE MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE:Sad to say, there are very flimsy bridges between some NewZealand Baptists and their missionary enterprise. The bridgesneed strengthening. Our workers overseas depend upon themissionary passion and prayer interest of fellow Baptiststo support them. But if the missionary concern of the homechurches is weak or divided, the work on the Fieldlanguishes. Strong bridges at home mean good supplies onthe Field. And this applies to supplies of spiritual powerand money.

BUILD STRONG BRIDGES AT HOME in your localchurch, and this will help your missionaries and Nationalworkers immensely. Think of their problems, and pray aboutthem. Pray for such a thing as spiritual maturity forthe church in Tripura and Pakistan. These churches havedifficulty in comparing themselves with other Christiangroups. They are so isolated. We at home can compareourselves with others, and are stimulated to better effort.Here we can always see a church or Christian ahead of us.

Some of the young men leaving Bible School can speakfour or five languages. Yet I sensed something of theinspiration it would be to them to be able to mixoccasionally with another group of keen, alert Christians.Much of the assistance we have towards spiritual maturityis denied them.

So much to be done. So little time in which to doit. But the widest chasm of all has been spanned. Whenwe look at Calvary and realise all that has been done,and can never be undone, we press on with faith andcourage. We have a magnificent team of missionaries. Letus give them the materials with which to build bridges.

OTAKI '62A milestone in the life and work of our denomination

was passed when the first National All-age Sunday SchoolConference was held at Otaki over Queen's Birthday week-end. Black clouds hugged the nearby hills and the groundwas sodden as delegates arrived in the rain from the farNorth, the deep South and all points in between to applythemselves to the problems and opportunities of the All-ageSunday School programme. The gathering of 76 delegatesfrom 38 churches was most ably and efficiently organisedby Rev. J. J. Burt, who seemed to be everywhere at once,attending to the host of details in a manner which made atremendous task seem simple. Associated with the con-ference were two student friends from the Southern BaptistConvention of the U.S.A., the Rev. A. L. Silcock, editor ofthe new Australian and New Zealand lesson material, andthat delightful man of God, the Rev. John Knights, whois executive secretary of the Australian Board of ChristianEducation.

Otaki '62 was opened on Saturday morning by MrWhitwell, chairman of the Board of Christian Education,who welcomed delegates and associates and addressed con-ference on the subject " N e w Education," after which thefull programme began, continuing until midday on Mon-day.

What did we do? It would be impossible within the com-pass of this brief report to tell of everything that was doneand all the points that were covered—"The Use of LessonMaterial," " T h e Record System," "The Weekly Workers'

Meeting," " T h e Art of Visitation," "Teache r Training," anda host of other vital matters. What did we Ho? We learnedby sharing. Every delegate taught the others some-thing. Every delegate learned something. We prayedtogether, worshipped together, caught a vision together,and came closer to God together. If I were askedto sum up Otaki '62 in one word, that wordwould be "People." Never have I seen such a fine groupof people who really mean business about God's business.This was no gathering of well-meaning dreamers holdinginconsequential meetings and arriving at irrelevant con-clusions. These were dedicated men and women of Godgeared to the task of extending Christ's Kingdom on earth.This was the Church at work. To be a part of ft was to behumbled acid thrilled. Let me quote the words of Mr Whit-well as he brought conference to a close on Monday: " T h e r ehas been a quality of thinking together which could scarcelybe equalled. It has been like a great tributary-fedriver of thought flowing towards a purpose. This conferencemarks the great beginning of a rising tide of Christian edu-cation in this country."

As Otaki '62 broke up, one remark was to be heard every-where, " H o w are we going to put this over when we gethome? " L e t me appeal to the churches which sent delegates.Listen to your representatives. Listen carefully. Andthen act. They will not be telling you of theories or dreamsthat may or may not work. They will be telling you ofproven principles that have been put into practice in thedaily cut and thrust of the Church's work. They will betelling you of a dream that can and has become true. Theywill be telling you what can be done if only the churcheswill do it.


THE CHALLENGEEach year challenges to the work in East Pakistan and Tripura

are given to all our Baptist Churches. Our president challengesus as she travels throughout the Dominion each year. Our mis-sionaries themselves — right from the enemy's stronghold inIndia and Pakistan, seek to challenge us as a denomination topress forward with the work of "ho ld ing the ropes by prayer."The B.W.M.U. consisting of Shareholders and Ropeholders, too, isan alive and vigorous organisation. It consists of the older andyounger women alike—the OLDER women bringing to themeetings their wisdom and wealth of experience—the YOUNGER women the energy and stimulation whichis necessary to keep the movement strong and virile.

INTERCESSORY MISSIONARIESWe need to be constantly increasing the interest in our

missionary work in order to increase our prayer strength.Pray for fresh fillings of the Holy Spirit to be given to over-burdened missionaries. Experience has repeatedly shownthat, the "believing prayer of one humble intercessor athome" has changed lives on a mission field. Those who belongto the Lord Jesus Christ are called to be "IntercessoryForeign Missionaries" at home, called to be labourers inprayer for our missionary work. There are no restrictionsas to the number who can be Intercessors—nor to the resultsthat will be accomplished. The strongest weapon we haveis PRAYER based on God's Word. You remember thatJesus called upon His disciples to watch with Him in prayer.Instead of praying, they slept—"And Jesus cometh andfindeth them sleeping and said unto Peter, Simon, sleepestthou? Could you not watch one hour?"

AN HOUR A MONTHWe are called each month to meet for about one hour

to intercede for the work in India and Pakistan—how oftendo we fail Him! Our missionaries have been assured of ourconstant prayer remembrance—yet how often have we dis-appointed them by " s l e e p i n g " when we should have been"watching with them." We, as B.W.M.U. members, existto unite in prayer—service and sacrifice for the people towhom our missionaries go. " Y e also helping togetherby prayer." May we always be willing to meet the con-ditions and to pay the price—for the extension of God'sKingdom overseas.

May Journeyings of our President, Mrs Ina RogersFor over a thousand miles from HASTINGS to KAITAIA

we were continually praising God for His obvious planning.The branches visited varied considerably in numbers andmethods, but all had the warm desire for the extension ofChrist's Kingdom in India and Pakistan, and to pray forour missionaries. The itinerary began in TAUPO with anevening meeting, then a late night journey to ROTORUAfor a meeting the following afternoon, followed by an eveningin WHAKATANE. TAUPO branch is in its early days butshould have a bright future, whereas WHAKATANE beingwell established has experience and solidarity. ROTORUAtook the opportunity to invite other churches so there wasgood fellowship and good numbers. TAURANGA kindlygave us their mid-week service and my husband's solowith my message, were both warmly received by thesepraying people. WAIHI and KAITAIA are very small butboth showed a keen interest in missionary matters, and thenewly formed KAITAIA branch has a bright enthusiasm,which shows well for future days. Sunday services broughtme into contact with the congregations of KAITAIA andKAIKOHE, and here, where things are so different fromother pastorates, again we found the praying bands. Aftera valuable time of meetings with the men and women inWHANGAREI, we went on to the final gathering, whichwas a combined AUCKLAND luncheon at the Tabernacle,where, on a beautiful sunny day I had the privilege ofbringing the missionary challenge to a large gathering ofladies. Afterwards, some members of the Dominion Execu-tive met for discussion and the matters of business were


land, S.W.I .

brought forward in an atmosphere of warm fellowship andloving concern for the task the Lord has given to us. Maywe always fulfil His purposes for us.

WELCOME.—We gladly welcome new links in the chainof prayer which binds us so closely with India and Pakistan—B.W.M.U. branches at Kaitaia, Dargaville, Taumarunui.Shareholder Groups at Orakei and N.E. Valley. RopeholderBands at Pukekone and Auckland Tabernacle.

REPORTSCANTERBURY UNITED MEETING, presided over by

Mrs C. J. Smith in the Bryndwr Church. Good attendance.Special welcome to Dr and Mrs Sanson. The doctor gavea very interesting and challenging message telling of thework being done to bring the love of Jesus to the folk inIndia. Solo by Mrs Warnock. Bryndwr ladies thanked byMrs Rowe. EPSOM: Programmes for recent meetings ablychaired by Mrs D. Edwards have served to increase in-terest in N.Z. Maori and Chinese work as well as overseasfields. Our special effort designed to raise £30 for booksfor Brahmanbaria library is now complete. Morning meet-ings followed by a cup of tea continue to be successful.KAITAIA: We have recently commenced meetings. A smallbut keen group of ladies with Mrs Taylor as president andMrs McKenzie as secretary. We were privileged to haveMrs Roger at one of our meetings. Missionary letters readwith full prayer support following. OPAWA: Guest speakersrecently have been Miss Iris Cook, of the W.E.C, now fur-thering her studies in Australia, and Mrs Coombes whobrought before us many aspects of the Maori work atPukekohe. Mrs. Wood gave a reading from the "Challenge."Have had an interesting tape and slides from Rev. G.Jones. Bring and buy was held. PAPAKURA has an aver-age attendance of 17 from a membership of 24. Ten meet-ings held during the year. Alternating afternoon andevening, the latter proving the most popular. Two foodparcels sent to Tripura. All appreciate the leadership ofMrs D. Dallaston. PAPATOETOE: In June we commenceda three-month experiment for our meetings. Commencingat 11.30 a.m. until 12.30 we have news of, and prayer for,the missionaries from our own Church. After lunch wehold the usual B.W.M.U. meeting at 1.30. Mrs Sherburdbegan the first of an interesting educational series on thenational workers in India and Pakistan. Both sessionswell attended. RICCARTON: Mr Skeels showed slides onthe Chinese work. Mrs Bridges gave a reading on "Obedi -ence." Mr Ben Siaki told of his conversation and hiscrusade on Niue Island. Attendances have not been sogood, but prayer has been very real. TAURANGA: MrsMetcalfe of Whakatane, chaired the morning meeting ofthe second combined B.W. World Day of Prayer held inTauranga. Miss Boschetti showed slides of her work withthe Canadian Mission. Mrs Miller chaired afternoon meet-ing. Responses from many branches. Mrs Hambly ad-dressed the meeting stressing self-denial. Mrs Cochranerendered a solo. Much prayer. A collection for faminerelief amounted to £9 5s 3d. Luncheon and afternoon teaserved. Our president, Miss Churchward slowly regainingstrength. VALLEY ROAD: News sheet for each membergiving briefs for prayer interest. Flannelgraph quiz onAgartala. Slides of Bible School. We were privileged tohave Mrs F. Creighton speak to us. She told of some

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MAORI NEWSCHILDREN'S CAMP

Again this year we will be joining with the U.M.M.workers and children for five days' camp at Carey Park,Henderson, during the first week of the August school holi-days. Please pray throughout the month, that more childrenfrom our areas will be able to go this year. Also thatthis week, lived in a Christian atmosphere, may make alasting impression on each child. Remember as well, thosewho will bring the messages from God's Word each day,and the young Maori Christians, whose influence is greatin the camp.

YOUNG PEOPLEContinue to remember in prayer, several young people

who are helping in our Sunday Schools. Two of these leadthe monthly cottage meeting in Pukekohe this month. Theseyoung people are seeking to serve their Master but meetmuch opposition in their homes. Pray without ceasing thatMaori adults will be converted and will witness boldly amongtheir people.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERSJoin us in thanksgiving to God for the help of faithful

S.S. teachers. Miss Alison Grigg, who has been teaching atOnewhero S.S., is going to Tauranganui Pa S.S. and MrDon Jonathan is joining the staff at Onewhero. Pray forDon.

AUGUST VACATIONWe are glad that Bill Stewart will again be working

with us through the college vacation. Uphold him as heseeks to bring Maori men to know the Saviour.

BROCHURE OF THE MAORI DEPARTMENTAre you informed about our Maori work?Do you pray with understanding?Would you like to know more?Then see that your prayer group studies the Brochure

that is available in your church. Read and pray moreearnestly that Christ may have pre-eminence in Maoridom.

wonderful heart-searching experiences that come to allwho give the Lord first place in their lives. WAIHI: Atannual meeting it was decided to change meeting to even-ing, to cater for young mothers unable to attend afternoonmeetings. Greatly enjoyed a visit from our Dominionpresident, Mrs Rogers. We look forward to another yearof service with greater things accomplished for our Lord.

We are glad to know that MISS DOROTHY McKESSARis much improved in health since returning to her home.Continue to remember her in prayer.

We are sorry that MRS H. A. JONES was involved in acar accident recently. We give thanks to God that shewas not seriously injured, and is now out of hospital. Weassure her of our love and prayers, praying that Godwill grant to her complete restoration to her usual goodhealth. We remember her brother and sister-in-law whowere in the car with Mrs Jones and pleased to know thattheir injuries were not of a serious nature.

AUGUST 31 is the end of the financial year. Please praythat God will move in the hearts of every B.W.M.U. andShareholder member to make every endeavour to contributeas much as possible, in order to provide the necessaryfinances to maintain the work in India and Pakistan.Prayer changes things. Please make sure that ALL moneyis forwarded to Mrs Massam before the end of August.

PHOTOS OF OUR MAORI MISSIONARIES.—Post cardsize photos of Rev. and Mrs Des. Jones, Sisters Joan Milnerand Dora Whitehead are available from the Union Office,P.O. Box 1773, Wellington. Make sure that your branchhas copies of these missionaries. Also, photos are availableof our missionaries in India and Pakistan. The latest is anew photo of Rev. and Mrs E. Mills. All post cards areIs each. Make your list complete.

Renewal of Church Life inJampui

Part of a letter from Pastor Chawna in May, 1962.

"You will be glad to know that all the churches andtheir neighbouring churches are very happy in theChristianity. As you know, there are many nominalChristians among the Christians. Those nominate have nowaccepted the Lord as their personal Saviour and are veryhappy. Church-goers are more and more in every churchof Jampui. The chief " w o r d " in Jampui is the "Re-bi r th ,regeneration, born again."

"The Salvation of G o d " and " T h e Day of Salvation,""The Country I Love Best," by O. J. Smith of Canadaare useful books to know and to have for understandingthe Salvation of God.

"Numbers of letters have been received by me fromthe Jampui churches to call me to tell them about theSalvation of God. I have been working as Pastor for 17years. In spite of that I never visited such happy churchesbefore. It might be said that there is a revival in Jampuiarea. As for myself I have always visited them, and foundthem happier and happier in the Lord. In every church,I had to stay two days and nights where I could takeBible Class. Only one night of pulpit service is nothing tothem. They like more class and discussions in the houses.

"To show them the way of Salvation the O. J. Smithbooks are very helpful. And to feed the New Converts,"Life on the Highest Plane," Volumes I to III, are veryhelpful. These books are by Miss Ruth Paxson.

Damtakin, Chibai.Chawna.

RELIEF 1962Though the need is not so widespread, there are some

areas of real need. Various local committees are consideringthese cases.

PRAY FOR economic uplift plans that will place ourpeople on a reasonable standard of living.

NEW VEHICLE FOR TRIPURAWe hope to be able to report more progress soon. For

over 12 months our efforts have been unsuccessful in obtain-ing an import licence to import a Landrover. A change inpolicy by Government early last year prevented themgranting this licence but repeated requests have resultedin a willingness to renew the application.

PRAY FOR the provision of suitable transport. " T h eKing's business requireth haste."

FOR YOUR PRAYER SUPPORTTripura Baptist Christian Union Executive Committee

meets July 31—August 1-2.This will be followed by Joint Budget Committee to

consider plans and estimates for 1962-3.Wisdom and insight are needed by both these bodies.

OBITUARYThe Rev. D. B. Forde Carlisle died in Auckland on

June 29, 1962. During his lifetime Mr Carlisle served asMinister of the Palmerston North, Berhampore, Te Awamutuand Otahuhu Baptist Churches. He was well known forhis advocacy of the conservative position in theology andof Biblical prophecy.

In latter years Mr Carlisle was secretary of the AucklandConsultative Council of the International Council of ChristianChurches and editor of "The Contender."

The sympathy of the denomination is expressed to MrsCarlisle and the members of the family and relatives.

The little boy was asked if he knew who Atlas was. "Agiant who was supposed to support the world," answeredthe boy.

"Well, who supported Atlas?""I expect he must have married a rich wife."


AUCKLAND TABERNACLE—Six.

BERHAMPORE—Three.

GEORGETOWN—Four.

HENDERSON—Eight.

HOKOWHITU—Six.

KAIAPOI—Two.

BAPTISMS

KARORI—Four.

MARCHWIEL—One.

OPAWA—Two.

OWAIRATA—Seven.

PAPANUI NORTH—Two.

RANGIORA—Two.

ROYAL OAK—Seven.TAUPO—One.TAURANGA—One.TIMARU—Seven.VALLEY ROAD—Four.WHANGAREI—Nine.TOTAL—76.

August 2—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. R. H. McCosh.

August 5—3YA, 7 p.m., Rev. Angus McLeod.

August 7—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

August 16—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. R. H. McCosh.

WRITERS OF CHURCH REPORTSWill Church Reporters please note: Reports should

be well spaced and written clearly in ink, on one sideof the paper only. For accuracy of proper names it issuggested these be printed. If report is typed, pleaseuse double spacing. Reports should be in the hands ofthe Sub-editor by the 9th of each month and must belimited to 150 words.

COLLEGE.—We were fortunate in having a noted LutheranTheologian speak to us in June, Dr Hermann Sasse, from theImmanuel Lutheran College of South Australia, and formerlya member of the German Confessing Church during Nazism,spoke to students for an hour, and then again at a TheologicalStudents' Fellowship meeting at Trinity College. Our firstrugby match was played against the St John's College, andalthough we lost by 16—6, the College team played better thanthe previous year. By the time this issue of Baptist is pub-lished, the students will have had their annual mid-termretreat at Campbells Bay. This year we are to have Rev.Frank England speak to us on the "Devotional life of aMinister," and Pastor Barry Hibbert on "Baptists and theEcumenical Movement."—G. T. M.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter, E.D.).—Our latest missionary recruit, Ben Siaki, was farewelled bythe church on July 1, after our Pastor had conducted a solemn"Setting-apart" service. Prior to leaving for service with thePhilippine Missionary Fellowship, Ben addressed our PrayerMeeting, Women's Meeting and Youth Fellowship, greatlychallenging all who heard him. The love and prayers of hischurch family surround him. We were privileged to have MrNorman McIntosh (C.I.M.O.M.F.) to speak at a morning ser-vice, and Rev. L. A. North at a mid-week meeting. Mr Northalso shared in our joy as we distributed the net availableannual income from the Tabernacle Trust amongst many N.Z.Baptist causes. May God bless all the recipients. During themonth six men were baptised and four new members havejoined the church. Glad to have Mr T. C. Batts at monthlyFellowship Hour, to show slides of the work of Mr and MrsCharles Craig in Dutch New Guinea.—E. M. C.

AVONDALE (Rev. R. Jamieson).—On June 27, our 36thAnnual Meeting was held, when all officers, deacons andleaders were re-elected. Our self-denial offering reached therecord sum of £595. A further baptismal service was heldrecently, when a Bible Class member made her witness. OurBoys' Brigade Company, the 7th Auckland, celebrated theirsilver jubilee, with an overflow congregation at their paradeservice, on July 1. We assure Mr Murray Beck of our prayers,as he makes application to the Baptist College. Our congratu-lations to Mr Rodney Cowell and Miss Beryl Sears, two ofour youth workers, who have announced their engagement.Also our best wishes to Mr Bryce Averill, who has gone toInvercargill. During the May holidays, a very successful chil-dren's week was conducted by Messrs T. Pittams and J. Skett,

of the College, and from 80 to 100 children attended each day,to participate in the various activities provided for them.—B. M.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—We praise God for increasing interest in Sunday services.Two missionary slide evenings held, of work in New Guinea.Thanks to soloists for evening services during July—MissDelys Grover, Mr Ted White, Mr Merv. Tongs, also to groupof young folk from Central who conducted an evening service.Successful after-school rally held—250 children attending.Sunday School was unable to hold usual picnic earlier in year,so games and films evening held, highly successful. LadiesFellowship saw demonstration and film on "Rescue Breath-ing." Much appreciated, particularly by mothers. Many worth-while contacts made through Pastor's visitation. Pleasepray with us, that we each will be found faithful in our task.This is a vast, quickly growing area, with much to be donefor the Kingdom. William Carey said, "Attempt great thingsfor God, expect great things from God."—D. D.

BLENHEIM (Rev. A. G. White).—Our Men's Fellowshiphave held two informative question and discussion eveningswith each member endeavouring to bring a friend. Mr K.Irwin and Mrs C. Hunter attended the A.A.S.S. conferenceheld at Otaki and returned with many helpful and interestingsuggestions. Some delightfully humorous incidents, as well asan occasional sad one, were related to us by Miss George ofA.I.M. Her descriptions of the wonderful faith in Christamong. African Lepers was very moving. Other guest speakerswelcomed this month included Miss McLaren of C.I.M.; andDr Sanson who addressed the Ladies' Fellowship. Welcomeinto membership to Mrs Goodman and Mrs G. Taylor. OnMothers' Day, May 13, Mr and Mrs A. Webster, dedicatedtheir little son, Brent Gregory, and on Jun 10, Mr and MrsJ. Machin brought Christine Karen.—J. D. M.

BERHAMPORE (Rev. J. E. Sherburd).—We have again wel-comed into membership three people, they are Miss ShirelyElton, Miss Vivienne Windsor, and Mrs Eyton. Congratulationsare extended to Mr and Mrs Adrian Andrew on the birth oftheir son. Grant Timothy. Our congratulations also to GayeStephens and Nigel Clough and Betty Templeton and TomLewis on their engagements. The Ladies' Fellowship recentlyheld a "bring and b u y " which raised £5 8s 3d toward theirgift of £12 for the building fund. We are still left with approxi-mately £300 over and above the mortgage money of £3,500to raise for the building but feel confident that we will makeit. The builders have almost finished their work and we willshortly be wielding paint brushes to finish the interior, theoutside will not need to be painted as it is all aluminium. Atan after church hour recently, we were pleased to hear thatas a result of her own blessing in Sunday School Miss ShirleySpraggons is going to do her best to have All-age SundaySchool started in her home country, England, on her returnthere in September. We wish her every success. We note thepassing of a loved friend and minister to many here, the Rev.Ford Carlisle, and express our sincere sympathy and love tohis family.—V. C. C.



August 21—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. Kingston Smith.

August 21—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

August 28—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. Kingston Smith.

August 30—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. G. Smith.

CARTERTON (Rev. R. M. Reid).—Since last report wehave been enriched by visits from Principal Ayson Clifford(who met with our Deacons' Court for evening meal beforeconducting combined meeting in Masterton), from Dr L.Sanson, Rev. J. J. Burt, Dr D. W. Warren of S.I.M., Nigeria,and Rev. Basil Tyson (Poona and Indian Village Mission),each helping us in our understanding of the wider work. Havewelcomed a visit home from Mr Edgar Rout, attending Bap-tist College, and who conducted a service for us. We expressour sympathy in the loss of his father. A splendid churchparty in Municipal Hall to replace the cancelled picnic wasgreat success. G.L.B. has been launched with much promiseand church members resolved to commence other Brigadework next year. Mr and Mrs Kelly, formerly in Scottish Bap-tist Church, have been welcomed into membership and othernew friends are attending the services. Glad to share in dedi-cation service with Mr and Mrs McKinley for their son David,and welcome infant son of Mr and Mrs Pomstra.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—Special ser-vices of interest this month have been taken by Mr N. Mc-Intosh; by the young people; by some of the laymen of thechurch; and a question night. We were pleased to have DrSanson speaking at the prayer meeting recently. The AssociateBible Class birthday party and the mother and son eveningfor the Lifeboy Company, were two enjoyable evenings. Tothe relatives of the late Mr C. A. Elsey one time secretary ofour church, we extend our deepest sympathy. Our best wishesgo to Mr and Mrs T. Campbell; Mr and Mrs K. Smith on thebirth of sons, and Mr and Mrs L. Tombs a daughter.—E. W.

COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch (Rev. W. J. Taylor.Minister-elect).—Congratulations to Mr and Mrs B. Frost andMr and Mrs H. Garlick on the arrival of a daughter and ason respectively. Two young people confessed their LordJesus Christ in the waters of Baptism. Carolyn Marsden andBerys Gilbert. Members of the South Christchurch RotaryClub attended the evening service on Sunday July 1. We aresorry to lose Miss A. Little who has taken up an appointmentin Wellington. A New Scholar Campaign has been conductedin the Sunday School with great interest. Our prayers arewith our sick and aged folk at this time. Many thanks to allthose who have taken services.—P. M. G.

CORSTORPHINE (Deaconess Sister Patricia Preest).—Highlights in our church life have been: use of our new Crecheand Nursery; a Deeper Life series on Sunday mornings; visitsfrom the University Evangelical Union, Rev. Cliff Reay, Drand Mrs Sanson; an increased membership of one. A parents'and teachers' night was well attended, and the ladies atpresent are enjoying a series of floral art demonstrations. All-ages Sunday School leaders' workshops are now in progressand should greatly benefit this work. Needs for prayer arefor the outreach of our church, for the sick, Mr Harry Smithand Mr Win. Woodbury, who both met with accidents, andthanks for the return of health to Mrs Edlin. Our loving sym-pathy is extended to Mr and Mrs J. Dickey, in a recentbereavement, and it is with regret that we say farewell tothis church family as they move to Greymouth.—J. O. W.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Congratulationsto Miss Jennifer Stillman following her acceptance as a stu-dent at Bible Training Institute. Mr L. W. Rushbrook has beenappointed General S.S. Superintendent. A free Sunday Schoolbus service has commenced. Every week a newsletter is dis-tributed to scholars and worshippers containing announcementsand coming events along with a message from the minister.Welcome to membership through baptism of Weston Burnettand his grandmother, Mrs C. M. Thorpe, and to Mr and MrsT. Campbell on transfer from Palmerston North, and babyGrant. Congratulations to Mr Paul Roadley and Miss Eliza-beth Luckie on their marriage and to Mr Eric Jones and MrRobert Crudge on their coming-of-age. We trust Mrs M. Kelly,Mrs J. Barker, Miss Kaye Burnett and Teddy Jones will soonbe completely restored in health. Our Ladies' Meeting morn-ing prayer meeting held fortnightly for intimate prayer-needs continues.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. D. H. Stewart, Minister-elect).—We were very glad to have worshipping with us Mrand Mrs Des. Worrall of the Ceylon and India General Mis-sion. Mr Worrall conducted a morning service, and we appre-ciated very much his talk on a Wednesday night, which heillustrated with coloured slides. The meeting of the Share-holder Group was held at the Missionary Manse, and MrsAlcorn showed slides of the work in Pakistan. We welcomedinto membership on transfer, Miss Ruth Turner from MtAlbert and Miss Val. Blackburn from Orakei. Both are nowofficers in the Girls' Life Brigade. We also welcomed MissSusan McCuish from Glasgow at our Wednesday eveningmeeting. We are sorry to report that Mr Roy Thompson andfamily and Mr and Mrs Hewitts and their family have leftthe district, the Thompsons to Tawa and the Hewitts to Hast-ings. We miss these folk very much. Mrs Donovan and MrsKershaw, due to sickness are greatly missed at our services—W. C. T.

DANNEVIRKE (Rev. F. G. McKean).—Our church has justfinished the holding of two months of Sunday evening filmservices. Plans are under way for the conducting of a Chil-dren's Happy Hour meeting during the first week of theAugust holidays. Congratulations to Lois Goodwin and BrianSayer on their engagement and also to Ruth Forrest on pass-ing her nursing examinations. We welcome Mrs Noeline Harris(nee Noeline Winter of Strathmore Park Church) both Mr andMrs Harris have joined our S.S. staff. The sympathy of churchmembers is extended to Mrs R. Baker in the loss of her father.We are sorry to say farewell to Mr and Mrs Thomas andfamily we pray that they will find much blessing in theirnew sphere of work, at Upper Hutt. Those on the sick list forwhom we are praying are Mrs Siddells and Mr Perry.—P. E. M.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.).—Our church secretary,Mr J. E. Smith, was recently installed as president of theAuckland Baptist Association. We are justly proud of him,and offer him our sincere congratulations. We welcome homeProfessor and Mrs Carey from their tour of the Far East. MrsCarey recently enthralled us at a Ladies' Coffee Morning withslides and a description of her tour. Our monthly visitationday to homes in our district, headed by our pastor, is provinga great blessing to the church, and we are exceedingly grate-ful to those who give of their time and energy to this project.Our monthly church fellowship hour was well attended. Mrand Mrs R. F. Singleton's slides and music Cameo, "Moun-tains Being Near . . ." was the feature.—E. M. S.

EPUNI, Lower Hutt (Rev. J. C. Ayrey).—Our church isseeking to commend the Christian Faith to folk in our dis-trict. Special prayer and extensive visitation in July will leadup to six special evangelistic services in August and Septem-ber. Bible Class members and Homemakers recently visitedSilverstream Hospital and entertained the patients withsinging. Building plans are well in hand and finance is com-ing in for a building at Naenae where there is a Fellowshipand Sunday School. In July, Epuni and Naenae Bible Classesare sharing activities. Our pastor preaches at Naenae one Sun-day morning a month, the other Sundays are served by visit-ing speakers. We were privileged to hear Dr Dion Warren(S.I.M.), recently and to see his film. We prayerfully com-mend to our Heavenly Father, our friends who are ill, espe-cially Mr A. K. Murray and Mrs Ackroyd and thank Him forrestoring Mr Ackroyd and Mrs Murray.—N. G.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—A very challengingmessage was given by Dr Warren of the S.I.M. in Nigeria ata recent Sunday evening service, and at a social hour after-wards slides were shown of his work. At our bi-monthlyfamily service at 10 a.m. the Life Boys' Brigade paraded, witha packed congregation, also Mr and Mrs Pearson of Martonpresented their wee daughter for dedication. At a churchsocial in the form of a "decor" evening, £20 was raised forour talent scheme. We rejoice, one decision for Christ at anevening Service. On July 1, the Rev. B. N. Eade took ourmorning service, while our minister took the first morningservice for the Marton fellowship.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. Pidwell, L.Th., Dip.R.E.).—Afterprayerfully considering A.A.S.S. in as full a way as possiblethe church adopted the All-age Sunday School programme atits members' Meeting June 13. A planning committee wasappointed and has met to start the first stages of the plan-ning work. Mr J. Sherborne made the church most attractivewith greenery for the baptismal service on June 17, whenMisses Pauline Meikle, Jacqueline Burnap, Linley Thomasand Mr David Munro witnessed for their Lord. At the Com-munion service which followed these folk together with MrsD. Munro. Mrs Swain, Ronald and Fred Swain were wel-comed into membership. We pray God's Blessing upon themas they work for the Master in our Fellowship. We pray God'sblessing on Mrs E. Thomas (nee Shona Huffadine) too, whohas left to make her home in Nigeria. The ladies of theFellowship had an instructive evening last month when SisterRose spoke on the scheme "Home Help." During the lastweek it has been good to have Dr and Mrs Sanson tell oftheir work in our field.—P. McI.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—We are having a seriesof film services followed by a Gospel message which haveresulted in increased attendances. We are encouraged by theinterest being shown and looking forward to a definite workof the Spirit in the hearts of those outside the Kingdom. Mem-bers of our Boys' Brigade and Life Boy Teams have paradedat recent church services. It was pleasing to see some of theparents of the boys also present. Baptismal classes are beingconducted by our minister. Flu has been very prevalentamongst church families affecting attendances, especially theSunday School. Early Sunday morning prayer meetings andweek night cottage meetings are being held in preparation forour Mission. Our church was well represented at the quarterlyB.M.M.F. held in the Orakei Church. To Mr and Mrs Jonesa son and Dr and Mrs Scholer a daughter—congratulations.—R. O. F.


GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—The WinterBible School has commenced. Rev. F. England, from the N.Z.Bible Training Institute, is bringing a message each Wednes-day from Book of Revelation. Rev. Ian Taylor, L.Th., fromTe Atatu gave an inspiring talk, this service being theAnnual Pulpit Exchange. Mrs Allan Burrow spoke to theLadies' Fellowship, a very happy afternoon. Crusade PrayerMeetings are being held in preparation for Rev. RolandHart's Crusade in September. Welcome to Mr Shields, Mr andMrs Howe and Mr Dexter Froude. We hope they will feelat home in our Fellowship. Congratulations to our G.L.B. Girlswho won the Battalion Shield. The recent Fact and Faithfilm "Voice of the D e e p " was a splendid film. Also " O u t -stretched Hands" an African story. We sympathise with thefamily of our loved member, Mrs Dowling " S h e lives in thehearts of those who loved h e r " and with Mr E. Taylor in theloss of his father. Boys' Brigade paraded recently for theirEnrolment Service. Mr Eldon Jackson is their Captain.—R. V. K.

GLENGARRY-HAWTHORNDALE (Rev. H. J. Nielson).—We give our Lord all praise and honour as the completion ofour new Glengarry church rapidly becomes a reality. Manyvoluntary workers have been busy and much work stillremains to be done. During the recent "association week-e n d " we were privileged to have Rev. Mr and Mrs Gardinerspeak to the Bible Classes and at both Sunday services. Afterthe evening service, friends of the church gathered at thehome of Mr and Mrs Lodge to meet Mr and Mrs Gardinerpersonally. The B.W.M.U. ladies were treated to a vivid des-cription of the work of our own Baptist missionaries amongthe Maori folk in the South Auckland district. Rev. H. Pidwellspoke of his experiences assisting our missionaries during histime as a Baptist student minister. Mrs Shirley McIntosh hasbeen on the sick list and we continue to pray for her com-plete recovery.—D. H. F.

GORE (Rev. G. L. Crawford).—Our minister has accepteda call to the Palmerston North pastorate to become effectiveearly in 1963. We had eleven entrants in the Southland JuniorBible Class competitions, first places being gained in Sermo-nettes by Nancy Kerr and David Elder; and firsts for Scrip-ture recitation and Impromptu speech by Ronald Elder.Many thanks to all who entered to provide strong competition.A warm welcome to Dr and Mrs L. Sanson from Agartala.How thrilled we were to have the personal word of opportu-nities, problems and personalities of our missionary work. Theropeholders were grateful for a visit to their meeting of ourtwo missionaries and the opportunity of seeing those for whomthey have often prayed. The annual men's communionservice was well attended, and prior to a prayer session, DrSanson brought greetings from the men on the field and ashort message challenging us to greater prayer in view of themagnitude of the task ahead.—A. J. K.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex Simpson).—On June 12, we re-ceived a visit from Dr and Mrs Sanson who are home onleave from our mission field. They spoke on the medicalwork in which they have been engaged, illustrated withslides. Members of our Church assisted in a door to door col-lection for Freedom From Hunger Campaign. On June 16deacons and leaders retreat was held at Punakaiki, MissColleen Peters was admitted into membership on June 17,1962. We are sorry to learn that Mrs Simpson has to enterhospital and we wish her a speedy recover.—V. J. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson, L.Th.).—At a recent morn-ing service we were pleased to welcome Mrs B. Guckert intomembership. At a dedication service Rev. Mr and Mrs Thom-son brought Joyanne, and Mr and Mrs Townshend, StephenJohn. We are pleased that Mrs Trim, senior, is now out of hos-pital and that Mr Lacy after a major operation has alsoreturned home. Glad to have Mrs A. Horner back with usafter her illness. Our prayers are with Mr Collins and hisfamily while he is far from well. Congratulations to Mr andMrs D. Gilbert on the birth of a son. The Hawera branch ofLeague of Mothers paraded at an evening service. Churchmen have now completed the laying of concrete paths aroundthe Youth Hall and have generally cleaned up the churchproperty.—B. A. J. S.

HENDERSON (Rev. M. Bowden, L.Th., Dip.R.E.).—We re-joice that the permit has been granted for our church exten-sions and work already commenced. The following peoplehave been baptised. Mr and Mrs Duncan, Mr MacKinlay, MrsSmith, John Sutcliffe, John Parker, Marion Gill and KelveenTucker. Welcomed into membership were, Mr and Mrs Wil-liamson, Mr and Mrs Duncan, J. Sutcliffe, J. Parker, K. Tuckerand M. Gill. Dedications, Christine MacKinlay and MarkRose. Our church was hosts for a group of young people fromNorthland and an excellent time was had. Rev. Allan Bur-rows is to conduct a winter Bible School during July. Sundayevening film services during July also. Mr B. Siaki, mission-ary-designate to Philippines, spoke to a full morning congre-gation recently.—A. H. B.

HOKOWHITU (Rev. H. G. Copland, L.Th.).—A review ofthe results of the McFadyen Mission is rather disappointing butrenewed hope is being placed in a two-month Sunday nightmissionary effort . . . outsider speakers, testimonies andbright singing are to be featured. A concert arranged by theBoys' Brigade under the direction of Mr L. C. Haselden wasmost successful . . . the proceeds went to help swell the newhall funds. Witnessing for their Lord in baptism have beenRene Stevens, Jennifer Copland, Pat Smith, Graham Jones,Kevin Morgan and Colin Moss. To Trevor Edmonds andCadet-leader Dawn Morrison on their engagement go our goodwishes. At the B.W.M.U. annual meeting newly-elected presi-dent and secretary were Mesdames E. Klein and W. G. Nut-tall. Recent speakers at church services or meetings havebeen Mrs D. Binnie, Rev. L. Ravenhill and Mrs G. Raymond.It is with regret that the resignation of Mr G. W. Perry hasbeen received by the Boys' Brigade. Mr Perry was one ofthe original officers of the company.—C. B. McC.

HORNBY, Extension (Vacant).—Congratulations to Mr andMrs Malin on the birth of a son. Some of our members visitedRiccarton to hear Dr Sanson. We are pleased to have MrsSloan of the Spreydon Church worshipping with us. TheManse has a tenant until such time as a man of God hearsGod's call to come here. In preparation for the S.S. examina-tions the pupils watched and listened to the film strip,"Stephen the First Martyr," and we are most grateful to MrDavid Brownscombe, our superintendent, for the amount ofpreparation and effort put into this form of lesson. Happy hourrallies are being organised during the August schoolholidays. Once again we wish to thank all kind friends, whohave conducted Sunday services for us.—F. L. L.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—Much sickness has beenprevalent among us last month taking its toll in attendancesin many activities. We do share the joy, however, of Mr andMrs E. Rowlands, Mr and Mrs Howard Carter, Mr and MrsJ. Graveson and Mr and Mrs A. Wilson, all who have beenblessed in the safe arrival of baby sons. On July 2 a paradeof the Pakuranga Masonic Lodge was held in our church andan invitation to supper in the Lodge hall was extended andaccepted by a large number of the congregation. Mr and MrsDon. Armstrong from Nelson and Miss Annette Marganfrom Glendowie were warmly welcomed into fellowship ontransfer. We assure our sick folk of our continuous remem-brance in prayer.—N. E. H.

HUNTLY.—We were sorry to say goodbye to Mr and MrsHockly and family and also Mr and Mrs Going and familyas we had enjoyed their fellowship, and pray that God willbless them in their new surroundings. We were privileged tohave Mr L. A. North conduct a morning service in June andwere all blessed with his message from the Lord. Youngpeople spent a weekend at the C.Y.C, camp, Ngaruawahia,where numerous activities were enjoyed to the full. Boys' andGirls' Clubs are flourishing, and Boys' Brigade has been com-menced. Young people put on a concert last month to raisefunds for the talent scheme, and it was enjoyed by one andall.—J. H.

ISLAND BAY (Rev. W. K. J. McCormack).—Congratula-tions to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Skeeles, married in California,June 23. On the sick list: Mrs Moore in hospital, Mrs Brownand Mrs Russell convalescing. We farewelled Graeme Ellettwho left for England in June, on a Graduate Fellowship(Industrial). For the third year in succession our Bible Classhave won the president's shield for the Wellington DistrictBible Class Competition—good work being done and enthusi-asm shown by all members. Preparations are now well inhand for our Dr Thompson Teaching Mission in August.—M. J.

KAIAPOI (Rev. G. Smith).—July is proving a month ofmuch blessing with Rev. Mr and Mrs Reay in our midst.Mr Reay showed very clearly to the Christian, God's way anda new awakening was evident with many members andfriends, feeling the call for rededication to the Saviour. Newcontacts have also been made. Some of our B.W.M.U. ladiescombined with other groups at the Bryndwr Baptist Church.We were privileged to hear Dr Sanson speak to us. He alsocame to Kaiapoi to bring us the message one Sunday morn-ing recently. The Youth Group invited Dromore and Ashbur-ton young people to a buffet tea and evening recently, also hadLinwood out to a social. Some made a trip to Manuwera onQueen's Birthday. Table tennis and Indoor Bowls are in fullswing. Kaiapoi going to Sydenham Salvation Army for finals.Our minister conducted a very impressive Baptismal serviceon June 17, when Mr D. R. Kendall and Miss G. A. Syder wit-nessed to their Lord in the waters of baptism.—N. E. S.

KARORI (Rev. E. G. Payton).—At a most impressive ser-vice on June 10, Ken Adams, Gerald Arthur, David Baoum-gren and Michael Smiley were baptised. They have sincebeen welcomed into membership, as have Mrs B. Kerr, Rossand Murray. The Talent Scheme, which has been in opera-tion for the past few months, concluded with a very success-ful church social on June 16. The sum of £543 for church debt

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reduction is the result so far. The staff of the Sunday Schoolmet for a helpful and challenging time of discussion and fortea on June 24. Special prayer meetings are being held andan organising committee is working on preparations for theCrusade to be led by Rev. C. Reay in the first two weeks ofOctober. Our church secretary, Mr H. L. Trotman, was guestpreacher on behalf of Corso one Sunday morning, and MrsR. A. Alcorn was welcome speaker at the June B.W.M.U, meet-ing. We are glad to see Mr F. Grigg back after his brief timein hospital.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—Two noteworthyitems of interest. First, a new church member, the minister'swife, Mrs Ron. Keyte. Two, the Far North Barry Reed Cru-sade. Have you been praying for same? Pleaseremember this venture at your weekly prayer meeting. Weare really feeling the need of the whole hearted prayer sup-port of the Baptist Church throughout New Zealand.—V. D.

KAWERAU (Rev. E. Hildreth).—A few weeks ago MuriThompson visited our town. Many of our members rejoicedto see about 26 respond to the appeal. The meeting was heldin the Town Hall. An enjoyable time was spent by all, atthe Manurewa Gift Evening Social. We give thanks for thegifts and to Mr R. Bird who organized the evening. Encour-agement is felt in the increased numbers attending Saturdayyouth group—congratulations to the committee and assis-tants for interesting and varied programme. It has beenpleasant to have Miss Ruth Saunders with us again, whilston leave from Tauranga Hospital duties. We spent a weekendof rich blessing, when we welcomed Mr Ben. Siaki into ourmidst to speak to our combined Bible Class, and to give histestimony and enlightenment on the work to which he pro-ceeds in the Philippines in the near future. We extend to himour sincere thanks and assure him of our continual prayersupport. We are praying very earnestly for little ChristinaShakes who is in hospital.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—We regretthe death of Mr Williams' father. Congratulations to Ron Dan-natt on his engagement, Neville Hanham on his 21st, and Rev.Ron Keyte on his marriage. Six new members welcomed lastmonth. Total roll strength is now 61. Twelve re-dedicationsat a recent Sunday evening service. The ladies have formeda B.W.M.U. Missionaries amongst us have been Mr Payneof India (B.M.M.F.), Mr Theobold from West Africa andMr Nobbs of Missionary Aviation Fellowship. Mr Ernest Lloydof British Jews Society celebrated the Passover Feast to usand gave the Christian significance. Revs. L. A. North andJ. J. Burt have both preached. Mr Burt saw our A.A.S.S. inaction. Baptist College students amongst us have been BobLockwood and John Garwood. Annual meeting revealed thefollowing weekly averages for past twelve months: Sundayattendances, morning 53, evening 44. Weekly offerings £26. Midweek attendance 20.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.).—It is ajoy to welcome Mrs Rayner and Mrs Livett into membership.On a recent Sunday morning Mr and Mrs Clapham broughttheir baby daughter to a service of infant dedication. Con-gratulations to our Bible Classes who gained second place inthe finals of the combined Wellington and Lower Hutt B.C.competitions. Best wishes to Miss Dylice Bonner on her recentengagement. The Men's Club thoroughly enjoyed an eveningin the Church when Mr D. Niven, General manager of ShellOil. spoke and showed slides on life in Japan. We were privi-leged recently to have a visit from Miss Edna McLaren whotold us something of the work that she is doing with theOverseas Missionary Fellowship in North Thailand. We extendour sympathy to Mr Roy Harvey in the death of his father.We are pleased to report that Mrs Still is recovering wellfrom her serious illness.—M. L. M.

LINWOOD AVENUE, Christchurch (Rev. A. Hodges).—Ata gift evening our church members were pleased to recog-nise the services to the church of Miriam Eagle and KenPizzey on their approaching marriages (Miriam to Doug.Adams of Greendale and Ken to Pat Sparks). Saturday June2, was the date of the lovely wedding of Miriam to Douglas,in our church which had been beautifully decorated by thebride's aunt, Mrs J. D. Murdoch of Mayfield, thus the decora-tions for the wedding were a lovely setting for the commence-ment of the Christian Life Crusade on the following day, con-ducted by Rev. Clifford Reay and Mrs Reay. What a wonder-ful outpouring of the Grace of God has been our portionthrough Mr Reay; many souls have been won, wives and hus-bands re-united, the alcoholic has been redeemed, many olderChristians have re-dedicated their lives to fuller service. Kenand Pat were married in the Rugby Street Methodist Churchon Saturday June 23, We wish the two newly married couplesall joy and happiness. We commend the sick and aged folkto the Healing Spirit, and to those who have suffered bereave-ment our sincere sympathy.—R. E. E.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Businessreported at quarterly church meeting included purchase ofsmall section adjoining boundary behind church building,donation of £500 to Naenae project, addition of Miss MurielOrmrod's name to church honours board. Senior Bible Classplan for " o u t r e a c h " to win non-Christian youth by series ofspecial services preceded by visitation. Congratulations toMiss Pauline Knights and Mr Bert Shipp on engagement, Mrand Mrs Bob Thomas on birth of a son, Clifford James. MrGeoff Maclachlan gaining majority, Hockey Team on winning"Shield," Mr Stuart Rothwell on gaining first place in B.C.senior scripture-reading. Joy to share in dedication service forAndrew Brian Lewis. Church well represented at AssociationAnnual Meeting, when Rev. L. Silcock took office as presi-dent. Parade of Boys' and Girls' Brigades and Cadets taxedcapacity of church building. First youth " O u t r e a c h " gather-ing well-attended, evening service making deep impression.Mrs Lord and Mr Edmonds continue on sick-list, speciallyremembered, also Mrs Williams and Mrs Grotta in Hospital.Joy to have Mrs Max Edridge home.—G. E. C.

LYALL BAY, Wellington (Rev. D. W. Diprose, M.Sc,B.D.).—While preparations for All-age Sunday School con-tinue the new extensions to the church are being completed.The Talent scheme progresses and will culminate with thegifts being handed in on October 6. Welcome to new mem-bers: Mrs J. Andrew, Mrs Maddock and Mr Robyn Fountain.Mr and Mrs Westwood are home and together again after ill-nesses. Mrs Brown has been in hospital for a period. The firstMen's Fellowship Tea, and the first meeting of the FiresideClub for this year were both well-attended. Mr DermotBrady and Mrs R. N. Pennington have given their services asorganist while Mr W. Kean plays for Central on Sundayevenings. Mr Ross is back with us after a trip to Australia.Visiting speakers have been Sister Joyce Wilby, Rev. J. A.Clifford, Rev. J. H. Knights, and Dr L. Sanson.—R. S.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—We were verypleased to have Dr and Mrs Sanson visit us. They have givenus a much better idea of the work of our missionaries andin particular the Medical Department. An evening of enter-tainment and fun was enjoyed when the young people stageda concert, the proceeds of which were for missionary funds.It was encouraging to see so many at our All-age SundaySchool Promotion Service. We give thanks to God for whathas been achieved during our first year. Opportunity wastaken recently to farewell Mr and Mrs J. G. Sutherlandwho have left for a three month tour of the United States.On June 17. Mr W. A. Deane made profession of faith in Bap-tism and was received into Church membership at the com-munion service.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—The members of theGirls' Life Brigade took part in the Jubilee celebrations.The B.W.M.U. meeting was well attended this month, whenMajor O'Jala from the Salvation Army was the speaker.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bob Thomas on the birth of ason. We were very pleased to have Mr Ray French take bothour services on the first Sunday in July, while our own minis-ter was up at Papatoetoe conducting a teaching mission. Themid-week meeting was conducted by Mr Robb. The sick folkare remembered in prayer—F. M. G.

MERRILANDS.—Merrilands are busy preparing celebra-tions for their 23rd anniversary. On July 7, they are holdinga social in the form of a "Trip to the Moon," which shouldprove to be fun and informative. The choir has been prepar-ing special music for the Sunday services when Dr Edgar willbe the guest speaker for the morning, and the pastor. Rev.L. S. Arnold will conduct the evening service. We recentlyfarewelled Mr and Mrs W. K. Broadhurst, who have left ona four month tour of Europe. The pastor is conducting a seriesof informative and interesting studies on " T h e Holy Spirit,"these are proving most helpful in the understanding of thisabsorbing and important subject. We were glad to welcomeour own missionary, Miss Joy Crombie, home last week, afterher gruelling experience of accident and the loss of her dearfriend. We are thankful she is looking so well and lookingforward to starting work again soon.

MILFORD.—The passing of Mrs Hilda Wallace removedfrom our midst, one who had served the church faithfully andwell, over a very long period. We shall miss her very muchfrom our fellowship. We have been well served in the pulpitby our Student Pastor, Mr Peter Pritchard, together with otherCollege students. Appreciative messages have also beengiven by Revs. L. A. Day, Norman Winslade and Dr R. J.Thompson. A coloured film on the work of the Wycliffe Trans-lators in South America created much interest at our recentfamily service. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Sim for the gift of apiano for our beginners.—A. B. R.

MILFORD.—The Church is enjoying good messages deliveredby Mr Peter Pritchard. Rev. L. A. Day occupied the pulpit fortwo services—his vital messages were greatly appreciated.

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The church and S.S. buildings are looking fresh and gay, hav-ing been painted in a most attractive colour scheme. It iswith regret that we said farewell to Mr and Mrs G. Harrisas they move to East Tamaki. Congratulations to the MilfordG.L.B. Company who celebrated their 25th Anniversary, witha very fine evening for parents and friends. We were glad towelcome into the Church fellowship, Mr and Mrs W. E. Moyleand Mr Clive Garratt—A. B. R.

MOUNT ALBERT (Vacant).—Our thanks are due to DrBlaiklock, Litt.D., for his continued morning ministry duringthe past month. Our evening services have been conductedby Mr L. Nicholson, the Rev. A. L. Burrow, B.Sc., M.Th.,principal of the N.Z. Bible Training Institute and Mr BrianTucker our missionary member on furlough from New Guinea.Following the service, Mr Tucker screened some slidesof his missionary work in Papua. We rejoice with Mr and MrsWill Shore that they have gained admittance to the InstituteBiblique Emmaus, Switzerland. Our young people's Fellow-ship spent a very happy evening recently at the ManurewaChildren's Home. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs GordonWilson on the birth of a son. Also to Miss Carole Moores,whose engagement was announced recently. We deeply regretthe passing of two of our church members, Miss R. Hill andMrs Leman. Their passing will be a great loss to the churchand our sympathy is expressed to their relatives.—R. M. T.

MOUNT ROSKILL (Rev. B. With).—On June 10, we wel-comed to our pulpit. Rev. Peter Buchanan from Glendowie.The young people from the Youth Fellowship took part inthe Family service on June 17. A film entitled, "Conflicto"was shown on June 24, portraying the work of Radio StationHCJB. Speakers at our Ladies' Fellowship have been MrsSpohr who spoke and showed slides of the Grace ChristianHigh School, Manila: and Captain Smith of Salvation Armywho told of her work as Matron of Bethany Hospital. Thechurch was full on Saturday, June 23 when an evening ofSacred music was held in aid of the Turner Memorial Organ.A grand programme including many outstanding artists, wasthoroughly enjoyed by all. Mrs June Thomas of C.L.C. spokeand showed slides at Missionary Shareholders this month.Congratulations to those young folk who gained places in thesemi-finals of the B.C. competitions.—V. R. W.

MORRINSVILLE.—We deeply appreciate the ministry ofvisiting friends from time to time. Visitors to our church overthe past month have been: Rev. J. J. Burt, Youth Director;Jim Skett and Gerald Marks, Baptist College; John Robinson,B.T.I.; Rev. Rex Goldsmith, Chaplain at Waikera YouthCentre; Mr Ken Nobbs, Missionary Aviation Fellowship andMr Brian Tucker from New Guinea. To one and all we saythank you. We have said farewell to Mr and Mrs Niel Adamsand family. We met for a farewell hour after church to ex-press our appreciation for all they have meant to the churchand to wish them God's blessing in their new home in Cam-bridge. We have been pleased to welcome Mr and Mrs PeterCraig who have come to us from Tauranga and Mr RussellButterworth from Auckland. A very happy evening was spentby all on the occasion of Gwenda Beck's twenty-first birth-day.—J. McG.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan).—The quarterly churchbusiness meeting was held with a very good attendance.Much important business was discussed. Our minister hastaken services at Corstorphine and Balclutha. Miss Ormrodconducted a Sunday evening service at Mosgiel. The Men'sFellowship held their monthly meeting and tea at the homeof Mr Alex Joll. Mr Eric Inglis the manager of the WoollenMills was the speaker. Captain Hazel Sutles of the SalvationArmy was the guest speaker at the Women's Fellowship. Ona recent Sunday evening, at an after church social hour, oppor-tunity was taken to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Olds, who areleaving for the North Island. Mr Olds was our senior deacon.He and Mrs Olds have worked faithfully in the church andwill be greatly missed. May God bless them both. Beforeleaving for England Mrs Kerr presented to the church a Con-ray heater. We are very grateful for this gift. At a Sundaymorning service the infant daughter or Mr and Mrs AllanWishart was dedicated to the Lord.—L. H.

NAPIER (Rev. T. Cadman).—Congratulations to Mr andMrs Chalklen on the birth of a daughter. Plans for our 75thAnniversary to be held in August are well under way. TheB.M.M.F. met with the Hastings men for a communion ser-vice over at Hastings. An interesting series of studies in theBook of James in the morning services has been a source ofmuch blessing. Congratulations Paul Scott and Margaret For-man (Adelaide), on their recent engagement. Numbers at themid-week prayer meeting are being very well maintained. Afilm "In Face of Jeopardy" recently screened at the even-ing service gave us an insight into the ways that Communismcreeps into people's lives. Our friend Mr Thetford is still inhospital, our prayers are with him and all sick folk at thistime.—M. J. O.

NELSON (Rev. J. Heffernan).—Vigorous challenge has been

brought to us in recent weeks when our pastor has dealtextensively with the questions of drink and gambling. In viewof consolidation and growth in the Stoke area, long term plansare being prepared for consideration as further expansionhere is expected. Saturday night Baptist youth fellowshipattendances are very pleasing. Credit must go to conveners,Mr and Mrs Murray Clarkson and capable committee. MrsS. Avery is now with her in-laws at Feilding awaiting thearrival of her husband in early August. We pray that herhealth will be further strengthened. Deacons now gather at6 p.m. for tea before their meeting, over which devo-tional and staffing, finance and works' committees meet. Inpresenting their reports to the Deacons' meeting itself, hassaved much time and this has assisted in covering the remain-ing business within reasonable time limits. Mrs M. G. Wardpassed on to her reward recently. Staff tea meeting heardinteresting reports of N.A.A.S.C.—Otaki.—M. E. C.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—Services are showing anincrease in attendance, G.L.B, parade, morning being arecord. Ladies Fellowship had an interesting afternoon, thespeaker being Mr McCready. Sunday the 17th, was Men's Tea,followed by an illustrated travelogue, "Spotlight on Pales-tine," presented by Rev. A. Burrow, who also spoke at theevening service on " T h e Dynamite of the Gospel." Saturdaythe 23rd, a youth rally was conducted in our church by theBaptist Y.P. Evangelistic Team, with young people from fourother churches gathering. June 30, Mr and Mrs Bovaird enter-tained the Y.P.F. at their home. On June 24, Sunday Schoolcommenced at Parau. May God bless the leaders and the chil-dren, and may there be a rich harvest in this new field. Mrand Mrs E. Jackson's baby Janine, and Mr and Mrs Shore'sbaby Colin, were dedicated to the Lord. Silver weddingcongratulations to Mr and Mrs J. England, and Mr and MrsM. Wootten. Congratulations to Mr Ken Mount, on selectionN.I. University Rugby team. Greetings to our sick and ageingfolk, be assured of our thoughts and prayers.—B. H. R.

NORTH EAST VALLEY, Dunedin (Rev. H. A. Gardiner).—It was good to see such a large number at our church din-ner, and also to have the opportunity of meeting Mr and MrsAlcorn in an informal way. Our thanks go to those whoworked so hard to make it such a successful evening. Wewere pleased to have Rev. G. Lloyd Crawford conduct bothservices on the occasion of the church's 61st anniversary ser-vices. The church annual meeting was held recently, and forthe first time in many years a ballot was necessary for theelection of deacons. The new deacons are Messrs L. Clements,L. Hayward, L. Hughes. G. Norrish and A. Scoones. Alsoappointed to a new office, that of elder, were Messrs O. A.Benfell and P. Golding. Guest soloists at recent evening ser-vices have been Mr Ken. Smith, cornetist, and Mr JamesJones a baritone singer, who also gave personal testimonies.Our congratulations and prayers are extended to Mr DonBird who was elected president of the Otago and SouthlandAssociation.—M. S. L.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R .Puddle).—It has beenencouraging to note the increased numbers at both servicesand prayer meetings lately. The annual S.S. tea was again avery enjoyable occasion where the usual large quantities offood disappeared rapidly. An entertaining programme of filmsconcluded with " B u s h y the Squirrel." At the June meetingof the Ladies' Fellowship, members of the Surf Club showeda water safety film and demonstrated the mouth-to-nosemethod of resuscitation. Expressions of farewell were ex-tendered to Mr and Mrs Ray Melhop and Mrs David Hollandas they leave to join the Glengarry Church, at the FriendlyHouse on June 24. This gathering concluded with an excel-lent Bible Society film " I n the Footsteps of Livingstone."After a youth tea and film entitled "Teenage Witness," someof the B.C. members assisted with the evening servicerecently. Congratulations to Averil McCalman for the prizein "Uncle Phil's" competition.—D. C.

NORTH MEMORIAL.—During the month we have had avisit from Rev. J. J. Burt giving an address on All-age Sun-day School work, this was most interesting and informativeand stressing the urge of the outreach factor. Sickness hasbeen very prevalent and to all our folk we wish God's bless-ing. It is a great thrill to see Mrs Chopping back with us afterher enforced rest, and give thanks to God for her recovery.To Noeline Davidson and Haldane Rowan our congratula-tions on their engagement. Our Girls' Brigade held theirchurch parade on Sunday morning prior to their combinedparade at the Town Hall. Our thanks to all those who takepart in the instruction of these girls. On Exchange Sunday, ourpulpit was taken by Rev. Mr Gibbs whose ministry was muchappreciated.—W. T.

OAMARU (Rev. G. N. Jackson).—Our minister gave a seriesof Sunday morning addresses: "After Conversion—What?"and evening addresses on "Victorious Living," which werevery helpful to our new converts. Those who visited us: Mr T.Young, N.Z. Alliance; Mr B. Tucker, Unevangelised Field


Mission; Dr and Mrs Sanson, Our Own Field. Annual meetingsare in full swing. Mr and Mrs Mangan were our delegatesto Association meetings at Invercargill. We must be morecareful in future as these delegates have since shifted to In-vercargill. Our loss is Glengarry's gain and our prayers fol-low them. B.Y.F. held a grand social and collected £7 10sfor the building fund. Our musical trio, Rae Diver, RichardWatson and Brian Mosely have been much in demand. Con-gratulations to Dorothy Marr and Cleve Irvine on theirengagement.—A. W.

OWAIRAKA (Vacant).—As we say farewell to the Rev. Mrand Mrs Stewart we give thanks to God for his faithful minis-try over the last eight years. We look over the past withgratitude and thanksgiving for the way the Lord has had MrStewart to lead us. At a farewell social the good work doneduring Mr Stewart's ministry was suitably expressed by MrGrant Faradus. It was with joy we witnessed the followingfriends pass through the waters of Baptism: Misses LaurelAtkinson, Lyn Avery and Barbara Birse, also a week later,Mrs Roberts, Colleen Roberts and Garry Flay. They were allafterwards welcomed into church membership, together withMr and Mrs Sawden on transfer. Marriages: congratulationsto Mr and Mrs Don de Silva (nee P. Kemp), also Mr JohnAlexander and Miss Joan Inglis. God's blessing on both theirhomes. Boys' Brigade: we welcome Mr Malcolm Baker asLieutenant. We remember prayerfully our vacant pastorateand pray that we will be led of God very clearly as to theman of His choice. Mr David Kimpton will be assisting in thework of the Church till a new minister arrives.—J. Mc. A.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—On a recent Sunday even-ing we had the pleasure of seeing two of our young people wit-ness their faith in the waters of baptism. Miss Marilyn Lewis,and Mr Maurice Brodgen, they were received into churchmembership Sunday, July 1. We also welcome Mr Rosewall,senior, into the membership at Opawa. We pray for a speedyrecovery for Mr Cobley who has undergone an eye opera-tion and is still in the Christchurch hospital. The dedicationof our new manse was held on Sunday July 15. Recently wehave begun a special series of services on the second Sundayevening of each month, beginning with an organ recital, andfollowing with a sing-song. We are endeavouring to reach theoutsider by the distribution of pamphlets outlining theseEvangelistic services conducted by our minister.—S. M. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH.—The Rev. G. L. Crawford of Gorehas accepted a call to the pastorate of this church and com-mences his ministry in February, 1963. Marriage: Miss Jenni-fer Hunt to Mr R. Patchett. Mr John G. Fraser has beenappointed treasurer of the church. Rev. A. L. Silcock con-tinues to conduct our services each week. Others in the pulpitover the last month have been Messrs E. Smith and H. Vowell.Forty members of the Y.P.S. spent Queen's Birthday week-end at Reikorangi—guest speaker was Mr Don Hay from theNew Tribes Mission who conducted studies on the Book ofHebrews. Dr Warren of the Sudan Interior Mission addressedthe B.M.M.F. and the Prayer Meeting. The Women's PraverFellowship visited Levin. The Baptist Friendship Group metat the home of Mrs Brougham. The Church's sympathy isextended to Miss Dulcie Buglass in the passing of her father.Mr and Mrs Lawson have returned to the Mother Country,also Mrs McColl.—M. B.

PAPATOETOE.—Mothers' Day was remembered by thepresentation of posies to the mothers of missionaries. Sevensuch mothers were present at our morning service. Mr K.Curry, Mrs Kerr and Mrs Barbour are all in hospital and areall expected home shortly. Our sympathy is extended to Elvieand Mr James Ginn on the home-call of Mrs Ginn. Rev. C.Boggis has conducted a short mission of six meetings. The mis-sion took the form of a "deeper l i f e " series and was of muchbenefit. We are sorry to lose the services of our Cadet leader,Mrs Mead who is shortly to move to Thames. Our new G.L.B.leader is Mrs Palmer. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs CarlSmith and to Mr and Mrs Leach on the birth of sons and toMr and Mrs David McCallum on the birth of a daughter. Wealso congratulate Judith Mullins and Doug Snook on theirrecent engagement.—G. E. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston).—Our church annualmeeting was held at the end of May when work was reviewedand thanks given for the blessings of the past year. Mr S. M.Elliot was elected to the Diaconate. Recent B.C. activitieshave included a tea addressed by Rev. Marcus Bowden, aSaturday trip to Mt Ruapehu and a concert to raise funds forthe missionary target. Our church combined with the otherlocal churches to hold a children's crusade conducted by MrDavid Henderson of the Gospel Film Service Trust. Mr Hen-derson also spoke at our evening service and screened a veryworthwhile film on problems affecting teenagers. To mark thecommencement of B.B. week our Company paraded at morn-ing service. Our sympathy goes to Mrs Donnell and Mrs Ran-som who have suffered the loss of loved ones.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—Our prayers this month are especially with Crusade contacts,that they may feel drawn further into Fellowship and even-tually to witness in Baptism as recently have two more of ouryoung men. Owing to growing numbers singing round theorgan after evening worship a Friendly Hour has been insti-tuted fortnightly for the winter months. G.L.B. held amother and daughter evening recently, the unscheduled arrivalof two B.C. boys barely recognizable in feminine apparel,causing much hilarity. Men's bowls are once again on the rolland much enjoyed by those able to attend. S.S. training courseat Oxford Terrace was attended by 14 teachers very much totheir advantage—a most inspiring day.—L. A. A.

PONSONBY (Pastor K. S. Anderson).—On April 13, Mr L.Nicholson and Mr Garefull took our services, during theabsence of our minister, we extend thanks. Exhange SundayMr Lockhard of Birkdale took our pulpit, while our ministertook Birkdale. July 24, Miss Jean Kinton brought slides andspoke of her work on the mission field. At our Communionservice July 1, Miss H. Singles was received into member-ship. Women's Fellowship have had some very interestingevenings, speakers have been, Ambulance Officer Rhodes,demonstrating mouth to mouth resuscitation, and Mr BruceMcCready from the Baptist City Mission who gave us a greatinsight into his work in the city. Miss Gato and Marie Ander-son are home from hospital, we thank God for increasednumbers in Sunday Schoo.—L. W.

PUTARURU (Pastor A. Howan).—June 23 saw our churchfilled for the induction and welcome of our new pastor, atwhich Pastor J. R. Arnold took the chair. Rev. F. A. Parry gavethe charge to the minister and Mr R. Sinclair to the church.Mr C. H. Ward spoke for the members, Mrs W. S. Ward spokeon behalf of the ladies, Mr B. Hammond on behalf of theyoung people and Rev. Mr Baker, from the Methodist, forlocal ministers. Mr and Mrs Howan briefly responded. Duringsupper we were able to meet the new manse family. We arelooking forward to a time of much blessing through our pas-tor's ministry. We were pleased to welcome Mr and MrsHowan and Marilyn and Miss J. Thompson into membership.To those who filled our pulpit in the absence of a minister weoffer our thanks. The manse has been redecorated for its newtenants.

RANGIORA (Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, B.A.).—Film ser-vices held Sundays in May, as means of attracting outsiders.Visit of Dr and Mrs Sanson in June, will long be remem-bered. Our knowledge of medical work vastly increased.David and Michael Lear witnessed through baptism and werereceived into membership at Communion service followingparade of W.D.F.F. at a morning service. It is a thrill to seebuilders working on new church, and know that our dreamwill soon be a reality. Choir now sings under new choir mas-ter, Mr Leonard Beath. Congratulations to Leonard on gain-ing scholarship, enabling him to study languages at Germanuniversity. Thank you to men of church for their good workpainting interior of church. Effect is rewarding. We recordwith sorrow the passing of Mrs H. Jackson one of our earlymembers, and remember with gratitude her work in thisplace. Our sympathy is with Mr Len. Bussing in hospital.—M. A.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—Since last report, we have had the privilege of a visit fromDr and Mrs L. Sanson. Dr Sanson was the preacher at theevening service, and at the Friendly hour which followed,showed slides of hospital work. We pray the more earnestlyfor this work, so dear to Dr Sanson's heart. Another welcomevisitor to occupy the pulpit was Rev. J. H. Knights. Austra-lian Director of Christian Education: his message was one ofinspiration and encouragement in the work of All-ages S.S.Sunday evening June 24, Mr W. Dixon a visiting student fromAmerica, gave the message which brought home to the heartsof the people what a great and wonderful God we worship.Our pastor recently conducted another infant dedication ser-vice, when Mr and Mrs Williamson presented their baby sonto the Lord. Pleased to have Mrs Compton home after a briefperiod in hospital. We extend heartfelt sympathy to Mr Cor-mack in the loss of his sister.—P. D. L.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—A grand and suc-cessful concert was run by our young people, proceeds ofmore than £30 to go towards the Building Fund. Guestspeaker was Miss Edna McLaren who showed slides of herwork in the C.I.M. in Thailand. Plans for our Cliff. ReayCrusade are well under way with everyone co-operating andpraying for it. Our prayers for our treasurer, Mr Goodale whois in hospital for an operation. Also we remember our agedand sick in our prayers.—M. G.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—At our monthly Communionservice, Mr Crozier described a communion service with theEast Asians. This was followed by a social hour and the storyof Pleasant Valley. The last of our special evening services,


the film "The Singapore Story" was shown and enjoyed byall. It was good to hear from Mr Barry Denholm and all thework he is doing in Auckland. During the month of June twoof our church members went to join the church triumphant.Mrs Allen whose work for the missionaries will be longremembered. Mr F. Graham who was always interested in thework of the church. The sympathy of all church membersgo to their respective families. Our thoughts and prayers arewith Mrs H. Dixon. We hope and pray for a speedyrecovery for all sick folk, known and unknown, we ask theLord's blessing.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Rev. B. Stewart).—It was with praise andthanksgiving that we welcomed our new minister and his wifeand family, and we pray that God's richest blessing shall reston his ministry here. We look forward to the time of work-ing together that shall result in the extension of the Kingdomof God in this city. At both the Induction, and the welcomeservice that followed, were many visitors from local and dis-tant churches, many travelling from 30 to 60 miles to bepresent. We thank them all, and also the ministers and friendswho took part in the service. The evening was followed bysupper and happy fellowship. Our sympathy is extended toMrs Lorraine Hudson in the passing of her sister. A goodlynumber gathered to hear Mr and Mrs W. Pethybridge andto see the slides of the work of W.E.C, in India. We go for-ward in faith and hope.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—We have been privilegedto have the College Principal, Rev. J. Ayson Clifford, tominister to us. giving illustrated addresses on Biblical Archae-ology at three evening services. They have beengreatly appreciated by all who attended. A thrilling baptis-mal service was held on a recent Sunday morning, whenseven friends witnessed to their personal faith in our Lord.We welcome into church membership: Mrs D. M. Falconer, Mrand Mrs N. Nielsen, Misses N. Cochrane, Y. Kelly, B. Loudon,and Mr C. Reyngoud, all on profession of faith. The B.W.M.U,were delighted to have Mrs Spahr of Hillsborough Churchspeaking to them at their last meeting. We are anticipatingtimes of great fellowship and blessing this coming month,with the church anniversary, and B.C. concert and special B.C.services.—G. D. R.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—At G.L.B. and Cadets'parade (Officers' Commissioning Service), Warrant-Officer Syl-vester was promoted to Lieutenant. Friendly circle at Mrs C.Wakefield's enjoyed Miss J. Jagger's archaeological talk"Sodom and Gomorrah"—"God's Word is an excitingBook," confounding the sceptics, for Archaeology today isproving the Bible record, 4,000 years ago, accurateto the minutest detail. Sunday morning Mrs Walkerand Mr Ohms summarised recent Association meetings.B.W.M.U. evening meeting at Mrs Honeycomb's, MissArnold making real to us her loved work at Agartala, byword and slide. Recent weekend house party (about 40) heldCampbell's Bay. Warm spiritual atmosphere compensated forwintry rain, all tasks shared so willingly. Mr B. Hibbert'smessages "New Horizons" real blessing. Miss George(Canada) occupied pulpit showing slides on worth-whileLeper work in Tanganyika. At Mrs C. Anderson's (July meet-ing), Mrs W. Osborne graphically described her visit toOberammergau. Praying our sick folk may soon be on themend.—E. A. McN.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—Four new membershave been welcomed, Mrs Hooper, Misses E. Judkins, G.Banks, and Mr Frank Barker. Congratulations to Frank on his21st birthday while at B.T.I. The B.W.M.U. held an openmeeting when Dr and Mrs Sanson spoke and showed slidesof their work. Miss E. Maclaren was a welcome visitor to ourpulpit when she also showed slides of her work in Thailand.The quarterly family tea was well attended and fellowshipwas much enjoyed. Mr Dixon of U.S.A. was the speaker atthis, when he spoke on family life. We were pleased to havea good number of our S.S. teachers present at a leadershiptraining course held at Oxford Terrace on June 16. Thosepresent were helpd by the instruction given. We welcomeMrs White to S.S. staff in the junior B.C. group. The widowof the late Mr T. Doig has passed to her reward at the ripeage of 91 years. These two friends will be remembered byolder folk for their faithful service for their Master indays past in the Spreydon church.—S. R. R.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden).—The two weeksministry of Rev. Gordon Hambly (Otumoetai) greatly appre-ciated. Members extended open call to Rev. Brogden as fromNovember when his Church Extension term here concludes.Guest Night services continuing monthly through the winterperiod. Sunday School Scripture examinations on July 15with 22 scholars sitting. Plans for the first Taranaki B.C.Easter Camp (1963) are now underway. Mr V. Ambury ishome from hospital and making good progress. We welcomeDavid Hey home after a short holiday in Australia. Mr BernieWalker is back in New Zealand for a few weeks. The Loch-

mann family are being transferred to Taumarunui in mid-July. We are sorry indeed to be losing them.—D. G. S.

SUNSHINE (Rev. G. T. McCann).—On the first Sunday inJuly, the Boys' Brigade parade was held. The church wasfilled to capacity. Also during July, a series of Cottage Meet-ings are to be held around the district. We are expecting greatspiritual help from our study of God's Word, and the fellow-ship one with another. This Saturday night, the Bible Classeshave arranged a film evening to collect funds for Missionarywork. A splendid programme has been arranged, and a happyand instructive evening is anticipated. We are pleased toreport that Mrs Holt and Mrs Bateman are well on the wayto recovery, and we thank our Heavenly Father for their restoration to health. Congratulations to John Chetwyn on gain-ing his majority.—M. C.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—Our pastor is taking textsfrom II Corinthians on Sunday mornings, and studies fromAmos at the mid-week meetings. The Boys' Brigade Com-pany has paraded twice since the last report, at a morningand an evening service. There have also been two afterchurch sing-songs, one at the Payne residence, and the otherin the Church hall. Short song services also precede the even-ing service during the winter months. The film "The begin-ning of the R a i n b o w " was shown at an evening service. JulieClarkson was dedicated to the Lord at a morning service. Wewelcome several new families to our Church. We sympathisewith Mrs Comfort in the loss of her father, and congratulateAlbert Hamilton on his engagement, and Paul Roberts onattaining his majority. A Sunday School commenced at StokesValley by one of our deacons, Rev. E. W. Grigg, is growing.—E. W. G.

THAMES (Rev. H. E. Whitten).—The Girls' Life Brigadeand Cadets held a church parade recently. It was encourag-ing to see such a large number of girls. At the annual churchmeeting Mr George Wood resigned from being Baptist Mis-sionary Box Convener having completed 43 years service.Ron and Barbara Whitten have been received into churchmembership. Monthly church services are continuing at Whitianga.—E. W.

TAMAKI (Pastor B. E. Hibbert).—July morning services aseries of very inspiring addresses, "The Gift of Life—TheGift of Home—The Gift of Work—and the Gift of Life Ever-lasting," by Dr R. J. Thompson (Baptist College), left us witha lot to think about. Mid-week prayer meetings are still mostencouraging in numbers and prayer spirit and Bible studyfrom the "Sermon on the Mount" very helpful. Our love andsympathy to both Mrs Millar and Mrs Stephenson in the lossof brothers. Discipleship classes for those seeking baptism orhelp in the Christian pathway are being held at the Manseon Sunday afternoons. Very successful B.W.M.U. social heldin the nature of a Maori evening. This month a series ofevening services titled " T h i s is my story" at which Mr RoyGaskell, Mr and Mrs I. D. Falconer. Mr Tom Graham and MrsJ. Leonard will be the speakers. We ask God's richest bless-ing on these services. Militza Clarke has been in Middlemorehospital and Robert Roxborough Green Lane, may God grantthem a quick recovery.—K. L. B.

TAUMARUNUI FELLOWSHIP (Rev. R. G. Bycroft).—Several of our families live some distance away so Sundayafternoon meeting for prayer and Bible study has proved ablessing to us all as more members can attend on that day.We were happy to have a visit from Mr K. Edridge recentlywith information of a definite offer of a half acre sectionfronting Taupo road. We feel our Lord's guidance in this. Theinaugural meeting of our B.W.M.U. branch was held June 12,when Mrs Bycroft became our first President. We look for-ward to a visit in August from Mrs Rogers, Dominion Presi-dent with Mrs Roke and Mrs Parry of our South AucklandDistrict Council. A group of our young people went to Otoro-hanga to hear Rev. Roland Hart during the Crusade and severalmade a decision for Christ. We were sorry to lose Mr and MrsV. Hodson, Linda, Dale and Steven when they returned to theUnited States recently.—I. E. M. R.

TAUPO (Rev. G. T. Beilby).—Our Girls' Life Brigadeparaded recently at a morning service and there was also aparade of the local Girl Guides with their leaders at anotherservice later in the month. Both were well attended. Good tosee such a number of young folk. At an evening service MrF. Render gave evidence of his faith in Christ, by baptism.This was also our guest service, and was followed by a socialhour in the church hall, when Mr N. Hunt of M.E.M. showedslides and spoke of the work in the Middle East. Rev. J. J.Burt met the S.S. staff at the Manse recently to review thework of the A.A.S.S. and report progress. B.W.M.U. is nowholding meetings at an evening hour, this proving the mostsuitable time. The men of the church met at a Communionservice to coincide with similar services held by B.M.M.F. hereand overseas.—N. A.


TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller).—Several youth functionshave taken place in the past month, namely: church paradeof Boys' Brigade and dedication and enrollment of officersand boys. The combined church parade and service of G.L.B.companies held in the Methodist Church prior to G.L.B.week, and the 21st birthday party of G.L.B. Tauranga whengirls and parents were entertained at a social evening and sit-down supper. The mother and son evening for the Life Boys'Company which was a great success. We record the passingof Mrs MacDonald, an older member of our church andB.W.M.U. We express our happiness to Mrs Wright (Belvue)who was a recent candidate for Baptism. Ninetychurch members and young people sat down to a WelcomeTea to Rev. Roland Hart on the Saturday evening prior to thecommencement of our Crusade. At the time of writing we arein our first week of the Mission and are experiencing greatjoy in our early meetings. The Women's Coffee Hour was anoverwhelming success when 180 women were present to hearMr Hart's message. Eight mothers had a busy time caringfor 40 children in the creche. We anticipate a joyful time inthe days ahead.—N. M. B.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—TheMinister has continued a series of studies in Colossians atmorning services and in Romans at Wednesday prayer meet-ings. Guest speaker at a recent evening service was Mr SungSull, a Colombo Plan student who is a member of the BaptistChurch in Thailand. The 24th Wellington Boys' Brigade Com-pany and Life Boy Team paraded for B.B. week. A TeachingMission with Rev. Cecil Boggis as speaker is planned forAugust 22 to 26. Mrs Ron Phillips has been welcomed intomembership on transfer from the Ridgway Church. Congratu-lations to new parents Mr and Mrs Barry Tuney on the birthof a son.—H. L.

TE ATATU (Rev. I. F. Taylor).—At our annual meetingin May the following officers were elected, secretary, Mr M.Sussex; treasurer, Mr O. S. Mortensen; S.S. superintendent.Mr J. Scott; deacons, Messrs R. Adair, L. Bradley, B. Craig,B. Haggo; deaconesses, Mesdames J. Craig, E. Wylie, encourag-ing attendances were reported in Sunday School and Men'sand Women's Fellowships. Our church roll now stands at 52.Our bi-monthly family services are now well established, andattendances at these meetings so far have been most reward-ing. An organ recital by Mr Kenneth Goodman on Sunday,June 17, was much appreciated by all present. We give a wel-come into our membership to Miss M. Wilson on transferfrom Invercargill. Mr and Mrs D. Marret recently broughttheir baby daughter for dedication. Following the eveningservice on June 24, our sister churches of Te Atatu joined usfor our first combined social hour. Dr S. L. Edgar from theBaptist College was the speaker. At a special meeting to dis-cuss church finance we were challenged to reconsider our ownpersonal giving. It was decided not to hold a fair or talentscheme, but to let God speak to hearts of his people and seewhat could be accomplished by direct giving.—N. L. H.

TE AWAMUTU (Rev. J. D. Jensen).—The Christian LifeCrusade was a challenge and an inspiration to us all. En-quiries still for baptism and church membership. We all missMr Lester Bint called Home recently. Raewyn and HarryBurnham send us glad news from New Guinea of the birthof a lovely baby girl. We were sorry to say au revoir to Mrand Mrs David Deane and family, now at Dargaville and toJim Sutton who has gone to Kaitaia. Graham Pierce hasbeen accepted for training for the World Evangelisation Cru-sade. It is a joy to welcome back Mr and Mrs Brian Hocklyand their family. Other new families worshipping with us areMr and Mrs Andy Beck from Cambridge. Mr and Mrs RossMcLean from Tokoroa, Mr and Mrs Mortenson from Wells-ford and Mr and Mrs Bruce Robinson from Morrinsville.We welcome them all in the Lord's name. Mr Hockly hastaken over as Sunday School Superintendent since Mr Deanehas left us.—I. D. S.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—We give thanks that theSpirit is moving in our midst as evidenced by several con-versions recently. Dr and Mrs Sanson visited us and spoke toa full church representing Temuka as well as Timaru people.We were thrilled to see and hear them both. Seven youngpeople recently confessed their faith in baptism at a mostinspiring service. Mr and Mrs A. Hewitt told us one even-ing some of their experiences both grave and gay on theirtrip to Northern Ireland and spoke with sorrow of the emptyBaptist churches in London and the overcrowded ones in Bel-fast—a great contrast. Congratulations to Roger and JenniferMillichamp on the birth of their daughter, and to DouglasKeeley and Jeanelle Moore on their engagement. Prayer isasked for the Christian Life Crusades to be held at Temukaand Marchwiel shortly.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—We thank our YouthDirector, Rev. J. J. Burt for taking a recent morning serviceand for his heart-searching message. Homemaker ladies paida visit to Silverstream Hospital where they praised the Lord

in song, to the obvious appreciation of the patients. A com-bined H.V.B.W.M.U. meeting was held in our church when ourDominion President, Mrs D. Rogers gave the ladies a veryinspiring message. Our gratitude to Mr P. Uren for the finemessage he brought to us from God's Word at a recent morn-ing service. "Angry Jungle" was the subject of the filmat a well attended film service. The quarterly members' meet-ing brought up various items for discussion. The average giv-ing for May was £47 6s 8d. Self-denial gifts have been receivedfrom both Upper Hutt and Rimutaka Churches totalling £1765s 6d. Our pastor has been preaching from Colossians thesepast morning services, a very profitable study for us all. Wehave been much in prayer for the pastorate (to be vacant inAugust) as we wait on God to direct and confirm the ministerof His choosing.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—Wednesday nightprayer meetings have been conducted by missionary speakersseveral times lately. Mr and Mrs Mays from Radio Elwa, MissJ. Kirton from Wycliffe Bible Translators and Miss M.George from the Central African Mission. All showed interest-ing pictures. Mr and Mrs P. W. Grinder and Messrs LindsayRoke and John Carbines have witnessed for their Lord inBaptism. The Boys' Brigade Company and Life Boy Teamheld a church parade in conjunction with B.B. week. It is goodto see these groups growing. Mr J. Calder spoke of his ex-periences as a Christian business man at our monthly Sundaytea. His message was appreciated by the large number whogathered and was a challenge to young people. We extendour loving sympathy to Mr and Mrs B. Robinson in the lossof their father. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr P.Wych during his illness.—M. J. S.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—Following the purchase of anew property, a three-quarter acre section and containinga large boarding house. God's provision for All-ages SundaySchool accommodation due to commence in February 1963,much interest has been shown in our new venture. The sec-tion has been levelled and the existing buildings moved to therear of the section, leaving room for a new church-youthhall and eventually a new church. Working bees have resultedin the section being tidied and renovations being carried outto the interior of the buildings, thanks to those who havehelped. It is with regret that we learn of the call accepted tothe Colombo Street Church, Christchurch by our pastor. Wegive thanks for the faithfully ministry of our friends duringtheir four years with us. Congratulations to Joan Scott andLarry Knudsen on their recent engagment. The annual busi-ness meeting was well attended and encouraging reportsreceived from all departments. Mr T. Lyons was electedSunday School superintendent, following the retirement of MrR. Freeman from this position, which he has creditably filledfor several years. A recent visit from Dr Spahr of the Hills-borough Church saw a real time of blessing at the wellattended gathering.—P. N. M.

WANGANUI EAST.—Planned by the Ministers' Associa-tion, Bible Week had as its guest speaker. Rev. Robert Low,Anglican Vicar of Geraldine, who ably showed the relevancyof the Bible to present day problems. Seven churches partici-pated and meetings were held in St. Paul's Presbyterianchurch. Ross Pople cellist, winner of the Royal AcademyScholarship and New Zealand Government Bursary gave afarewell recital at the Concert Chamber of the Memorial Hallon July 5, before leaving for England on August 1, where hewill study at the Royal Academy. Following the recital,ladies' club members and others, were guests of Mr and MrsPople at a supper held in the Pioneer Tea-rooms. Congratu-lations to Peter Rush and Rachel Toohill on the announce-ment of their engagement, and to the following on the birthof a daughter each, Mr and Mrs G. Frethey, Mr and Mrs R.Duxfield, Mr and Mrs D. Rowan.—H. M. W.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs)—Progress with the newchurch is still continuing. Working bees are held every Satur-day, and the building already has an appearance of comple-tion. During the month of June we had a special Thank Offer-ing and the amount received was nearly £2,600. Our churchwas represented at the Association Annual Meeting by thepastor, and Messrs H. V. Cook, I. D. Roberts. G. Morgan, L.L. Harris. I. Cutforth, Maureen Harris and Celia Fairbrass.An account of the meetings were given the following Sundayby three of the young people who attended. Our Bible Classesheld a " G r a n d Fancy D r e s s " for their Missionary effort, andapproximately £26 was raised. Several members of the B.C.executive from Auckland visited us one weekend. The visitorswere: Mr Bob. Lockwood, Bruce McCarthy. John Garwood,Maureen King and Raewyn Miller. They conducted our Satur-day night, and Sunday morning services. Congratulations toDr and Mrs Graham Tucker on the birth of a son, Phillip.Maureen Harris, Thelma Bellingham, Averil Adams, PamCutforth, Angela Fairbrass, Graham Gibbs, Barry Pyle, ClemDavis, Ken Cutforth all confessed to their faith in baptism.—B. A. E.


News from the College"GATEWAY TO S E R V I C E " is the title of coloured

" s t i l l s " and tape recording of College life now available onapplication to the College Principal. This is an excellentway of bringing the work of the College to Baptist folk.It is hoped that churches will make full use of the films andtape. Screening time is 30 minutes.

Readers are reminded of the PREPARATORY COURSEdesigned for those who may sense a Call to full-time servicein the Ministry, or Missionary, Deaconess or Maori work.Those interested in this course should communicate with thePrincipal. In addition, those interested should obtain fromtheir minister a copy of the booklet, " T H E CHALLENGEOF THE MINISTRY."

During the August vacation, Dr S. L. EDGAR will bevisiting churches in the South Auckland area. Any whomay be contemplating applying for admission to Collegeor who may desire information regarding full-time Christianservice should take the opportunity of meeting Dr Edgar.

HOLIDAY COURSE FOR CHURCH WORKERSLast year the College consulted the ministers concerning

the possibility of a concentrated College course for Churchworkers over the long vacation while the College is in recess.Opinion favoured the idea, but for a very much shorterperiod than was first suggested. The College is now readyto offer such a course for 10 days of the coming holidayperiod.

In view of the important Bible Class Conference atPalmerston North, publicity has been deferred so as toavoid a clash with that conference. Since applications havenow closed for that conference, the College is ready to pro-

WAINUIOMATA (Rev. D. Comber).—A happy church socialwas held recently. We welcome Mr and Mrs J. Bell into themembership of our church. Congratulations to Mr and MrsG. Edridge on the birth of a son. During our minister'sabsence on holiday, services were taken by Mr N. E. N. Smithand Mr H. Moore. On the final Sunday of G.L.B. week a goodnumber of our girls were transported over to LowerHutt to the big Jubilee Year Parade. Our Homemakers joinedwith other Lower Hutt groups and spent an evening enter-taining the wards at Silverstream Hospital. Boys' BrigadeWeek commenced with a well attended Church Parade. OurLife Boy and Boys' Brigade leaders all taking part in theservice.—L. R. E.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. E. Simpson).—For ayear's trial, Central has appointed Messrs T. Campbell, K.Conner, T. Whitwell as elders to help the minister in spiritualmatters. Mr R. M. Richardson succeeds Mr A. C. Bridle aschurch treasurer. We thank both men for their services.Periodically at evening services Rev. Mr Simpson conducts a"Question Night" which gives us an insight into variousproblems. Rev. Mr Crozier gave a thought-provoking addressto Central on the outstanding service given to refugeesby the World Council of Churches. The Ladies' Luncheon Clubheld a stall one Friday selling to passers by and raising £32for the building fund. During the month Central had a verysuccessful R.S.V.P. church social when over two hundredpeople attended enjoying the fellowship. A good attendanceof the B.W.M.U. were privileged to hear the Dominion Presi-dent, Mrs Rogers speak on the difficulties missionariesencounter and how they—and we—should attain to the stan-dard of Christ—B. M. I.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—It is with constantprayer that we are preparing for our crusade which beginson August 19. By the time this report is published our youngpeople will have held a retreat at Ohope which we hope willhave meant much in preparation for our crusade. A choir hasbeen formed which is a great help in our services. Mr J. Fer-guson is our new Sunday School superintendent. Our thanksto Mr McLay for the good work he has done in that depart-ment. The Girls' Life Brigade and Cadets held a churchparade recently to mark the beginning of G.L.B. week. Alsoa parents' night was held in which all G.L.B. members tookpart The following Sunday many G.L.B. members and leaderstravelled to Rotorua for their jubilee. Miss Margaret Wyliewas welcomed into membership. Congratulations to Mr andMrs B. K. Meadows on the birth of a son, and to Mr and MrsClive Plumpton on the birth of a son. Congratulations to MissPam Lunn, Whakatane, and Mr David Metcalfe S.S.E.M.Solomon Islands, on their engagement—B. V. F.

ceed with the holiday course if there are sufficient interestedpersons.

The following are the main details:Dates

December 26 evening to January 5 mid-day.Subjects

New Testament Book.Old Testament background.Church Administration.School of Prayer.Preaching."Bible in Schools" work.The Pastor's wife.

Persons EligibleMen or women of any age interested in improving their

usefulness as Church workers, Deacons, Deaconesses, SundaySchool leaders and teachers, lay preachers, Bible-in-schoolteachers, etc.Tutors

Members of the College staff and visiting lecturers.Cost

£7.Interested persons should apply at once for information

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ON MY DESK.Every Minister needs a good handy, authoritative Bible Diction-

ary. Many new developments have taken place since the standarddictionaries were published. Most of the men who wrote thosefour and five volume Bible Dictionaries were trained last century.The critical positions have been modified. New light has come fromarchaeology, from biblical criticism and from other places. A newBible Dictionary was one of the great needs of this generation.

The need has now been met with the publication by the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of "The New Bible Dictionary." In its 1,424pages there are 2,300 articles written by scholars from many places.We note with pleasure Dr R. J. Thompson of our Theological Col-lege has contributed the important article on "Sacrifice in the OldTestament." We also note the initials "E. M. B." at the foot of anumber of articles written by Dr E. M. Blaiklock, Professor ofClassics at the University of Auckland and prominent Baptist laypreacher His colleague Mr B. F. Harris, senior lecturer in Classics,has also contributed some articles.

Other articles are written by such world famous scholars as F.F. Bruce, of Manchester, who is one of the Consulting Editors withR. V. G. Tasker of London, J. I. Packer, of Oxford and D. J. Wise-man of London. The aim of the Editors has been to produce "avolume written in a spirit of loyalty to Holy Scripture which wouldcontribute substantially to the understanding of God's word tomen. No attempt has been made, however, to impose a rigid uni-formity or to exclude the occasional expression of different view-points."

It is, of course impossible to review adequately all the articlesin a dictionary. Nor is it necessary. We commend this book to allour ministers, to our Bible Class leaders, Sunday School teachersand to all who want a good, one volumed, conservative BibleDictionary. Our copy which came from the publishers, The Inter-Varsity Fellowship, will be kept near at hand on our desk. Copiesmay be purchased from your nearest Baptist Book Centre for 55s.It is a good buy at that price.

Another book sent for review which I intend to keep handy is"The Baptist Hymnbook Companion" issued by the Psalms and

Hymns Trust. It is exactly what its title says, "a companion to theNew Baptist Hymnbook." Here are details of authors of hymns andcomposers of tunes. Six articles at the beginning of the book discussThe Making of the Book; How to make the best use of the Book;Hymnody in the Christian Church; Baptists and their Hymns;Baptist Authors and Composers in the New Book and Congrega-tional Singing. The book should be ordered with the new hymnbooksand should be read by all ministers, organists and choir masters.

Just in from Carey-Kingsgate Press if R. E. O. White's "Invita-tion To Baptism." Here the scholar turns pastor and writes to helpthose about to be baptised. It is an ideal book for ministers to use intheir baptismal classes. It is a good buy at 7s 6d. Get it from yournearest Baptist Book Centre.

From Pickering and Inglis comes Handley C. G. Moule's "TheSecond Epistle to the Corinthians," an hitherto unpublished work ofBishop Moule, on the same pattern as his other books. " A l l theMiracles of the Bible" is a companion to Herbert Lockyer's otherbooks of this nature.

Hodder and Stoughton have published a book on Hudson Taylorand Maria by J. C. Pollock. All " fans" of the C.I.M. should readit. Those interested in the church in China should also read "OneForeign Devil" which is the story of the work done by Mary Ballas matron of a hospital in the remote north China town of Tatung.The other side of the world is represented in Mission to the Head-hunters which is the story of the work done by Frank and MarieDrown among the Jivaro Indians in Ecuador.

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N.Z. BAPTIST—SEPTEMBER, 1962.

ANY SPARE BREAD ?It was T. R. Glover who first introduced

me to the romantic background of theparables of Jesus. I bought for sixpence ina second-hand shop a paper-covered editionof his famous book, "The Jesus of History."At that time I was a cadet in the PublicService and read the book as I travelled towork on one of the old double-decker tramsin the Capital City.

All that happened back in 1925, or may-be 1926. But the point Glover made is stillvalid. The parables of the Master are snap-shots from life. Some of the stories are setagainst the commercial life of that day.Some are drawn from the simple life of thepeasants. Some may have been drawnfrom events that had set the people talking.Maybe Jerusalem was excited aboutbrigands on the road to Jericho when Jesustold the parable of the Good Samaritan.

If there had been a newspaper inJerusalem, it might have carried a storyabout an empty house that had beenoccupied and wrecked by some low-downtramps who were friends of the evictedtenant.

A poet who visited Palestine put it likethis:—The simplest sight we metThe sower flinging seed on loam and rock;The darnel in the wheat; the mustard treeThat hath its seed so little, and its boughsWide spreading; and the wandering sheep;

and netsShot in the wimpled waters, . . . drawing

forthGreat fish and small, . . . these and a

hundred suchSeen by us daily, never seen aright,Were pictures for Him from the book of life,Teaching by parable.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

We are on firm ground when we seeHis mother in the woman who took threemeasures of meal. It is surely a dull witthat cannot see in the story of the patchedgarment a window into the home atNazareth where a widow struggled to keeptidy her young family.

The disciplined mind of the scholar, notto mention his instructed imagination, maybe needed to see Joseph in the parable ofthe Friend at Midnight. Some scholarsthink Joseph was the father who did notwish to rise and disturb his family. Is thisone of the boyhood memories of Jesus ? Thequestion must be left hanging in the air. Itremains for all time a question men mayask but cannot answer with any finality.

But, if the parable is not based on a boy-hood memory, it is true to life in a smallvillage community. Each woman baked herown bread, and baked only sufficient forthe daily needs of her own family.

It was impossible at midnight to light andheat the primitive oven. There was no gasor electric stove to provide heat for a quickbatch of scones.

The stall in the bazaar would long sincehave put up its shutters.

The only person to whom the householdercould turn in his emergency was his neigh-bour.

A FRIEND IN NEED

The householder knew the neighbourhad some spare bread. There is no othersatisfactory reason for his continued knock-ing. Did he learn about it as they gossipedin the cool of the evening before the doorwas shut ? Were the children " o f f " theirfood ? Had the mother been distracted andput in an extra handful of meal ? Was theneighbour expecting company that did notarrive ?

Once again the questions hang in the air,unanswered and, indeed unanswerable.The disciples may have known the answerto these questions which most scholarlycommentaries carefully avoid.

Each disciple knew any decent neighbourwould help his friend and lend him theloaves he needed. Did not the Bible say aman that hath friends must show himselffriendly? For you and me, and ourchurches, that means taking our part in theForward Work Week. It is our opportunityby prayer and giving to share the bread ofLife with our fellow New Zealanders.

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FAITH IN ACTIONLook near at home for a demonstration of faith in

action.The Baptist Theological College in Auckland has

three full time members on its teaching staff. It hasmore than thirty students who require board andlodgings. It has a domestic staff to minister to theneeds of staff and students. It has a budget of£9,445. Each year it opens its doors in faith, believingits needs will be met.

The Church Extension Committee has the super-vision of 10 causes. In faith it asks men to leavesettled pastorates and take up the work in new areas.The Committee promises the men their needs will bemet. All this is an act of faith. The budget of thecommittee is £8,571.

The Baptist Maori Mission has four full-timeworkers. They have gone forth in faith, as ourrepresentatives to bring the gospel to the Maoris ofthe Waikato area. The budget is £4,968.

For the full picture, glance at the Board ofChristian Education, which has two full-time workersand a budget of £2,622.

This work of faith goes on daily, week in andweek out throughout the whole year. It is based onthe expectation that the Baptists of New Zealand willthis year give a sum of £10,000 in the Forward WorkAppeal.

THE KING AND GODThere is a story about a draft reply to an address

prepared for King George V. The draft was re-turned to the Home Office with a query, "Why noreference to A.G.?" The Home Office was puzzled.The initials "A.G." usually stood for Attorney-generaland the address had nothing to do with any legalmatter. In its bewilderment, the Home Office sentthe bddress back to Lord Knollys, His Majesty'sPrivate Secretary, with a tactful request that theAttorney-general's part in it might be moreparticularly indicated. Lord Knollys took the matterto the King. "Attorney-general," said the Kingindignantly, "I didn't mean Attorney-general. Imeant Almighty God."

Sir Harold Scott, who worked in the Home Officeat the time, tells the story in his Memoirs. It maytherefore be taken as true. It is certainly true thatmen tend to overlook Almighty God. Those churchesthat regard the Forward Work as simply anotherappeal for money might ask themselves if they areforgetting Almighty God.

SPIRITUAL THINGSPaul, more than once in his epistles, calls upon

his readers to remember the work they do is spiritual.It demands spiritual resources. The men who doGod's work must know the power of God. Theymust be supported by the prayers of God's people.

It is here that our Baptist Churches are failing.Reports say that in the last week of self-denial somechurches did not have a single extra prayer meeting.As far as the average member was concerned, theweek was no different from any other week in theyear. The same thing is true in regard to the waysome churches observe the Forward Work Week.There is a reference from the pulpit, a passingmention of the work in the usual prayer meeting, andthat is the end of the matter.

Brethren, these things should not be. We do notdischarge with gold our responsibility in spiritualthings. These special appeals are for prayer as wellas tor money. Is it not possible to have a specialmeeting where the needs of the College will be thesubject of prayer? Does the Maori Work mean solittle that no special meeting for prayer can bearranged? Must the work of the Church ExtensionOrganisers and that of the Director of ChristianEducation be left unsupported by prayer?

We look to the ministers, most of whom havebeen trained in our College, and to our deacons'courts for a lead in this matter. Let them arrangespecial meetings for prayer during the Forward WorkWeek. This is their responsibility. If they give alead the people will follow. Let us all to prayer, aswell as giving, this Forward Work Week.

THE ROMAN CHALLENGEThe action of the Roman Catholics in closing

their schools in one town in New South Wales wasclearly intended as a warning to governments in thispart of the world. Its significance may or may nothave been emphasised by the statement of the RomanCatholic Archbishop in Wellington that the solutionto the problem of State aid lay in the political realm.

Our society recognises an obligation to providecertain basic services and pay for them by taxation.Education is one of those services. The bachelor payshis tax for other people's children to be educated.In the same way the pedestrian pays to provide roadsfor the motorist.

If all private schools were closed, it would bethe duty of the State to provide enough classroomsto accommodate all the children. Protestant tax-payers should willingly pay any extra taxation in-volved. It would be a great improvement on thepresent segregation of Roman Catholic children.

There can surely be no question that the Stateis willing to provide teachers and schools for allchildren in the community. Those who wish some-thing special for their children must foot the billthemselves. They should be given no help from theState and no exemption from paying their share ofthe general taxation.

IN BLACK AND WHITEEvery photographer knows some subjects are

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editorial in the Baptist "New Mexican," this is howState aid is best seen. The editorial comments onthe situation in Holland as revealed in the May issueof " C h u r c h and State."

State aid in Holland is governed by an Actpassed in 1920. The Act makes it possible for aid tobe given to sectarian schools which are set up tocater for "125 in large cities and 50 or less insmall towns."

The town of Spekholzerheide illustrates how thiscan wreck any State scheme. The town has apopulation of 15,000. . It has seven private schools,six are Roman Catholic, the other is Protestant.

The farcical position was reached where therewas only one scholar at the State school. He wasa 13-year-old lad named Hubert Wetzels, whoseparents wanted him to attend a public school. Histeacher, Jan Wetseler, commented: " E v e r y religiousgroup in the town wanted its own separate school.Now they have their wish. The only ones to sufferare the children. Instead of having all the goodteachers and facilities in one place, each school hasjust a smattering of them."

Everyone will agree that position is extreme. Butit is the logical end of State aid to private schools.Before anyone says it cannot happen in New Zealandhe had better take a look at what has happened sincethe gates were opened wide to grants for Homes forthe Aged.

A NEW CULTLetters in the "Lancet" have been dealing with

the possible bad effects of the practices of a newcult. A medical friend thinks Baptists in New Zealandshould be warned. It seems a branch of this culthas been formed in at least one New Zealand city.Some of their practices may enslave some interestedin certain religious deviations. Two doctors in theleading psychiatric hospital in London wrote in the"Lancet" of December 30, 1961: "We have recentlyencountered two patients showing gross disturbanceof behaviour who expressed delusions evidentlyderived in part from their experience in a spiritualsect known as Subud."

This sect originated in Indonesia and has spreadto many parts of the world. The doctors said: "Acentral feature of the Subud is a group exercisecalled the Latihan aimed at removing consciouscontrol of emotions, thoughts and behaviour to allowtheir free expression and self knowledge . . . Theyneglect their appearance, adopt bizarre postures,speak with strange tongues and experience intensesubjective changes."

Our medical friend says in his letter, " T h e r e isa Subud group working in at least one city in NewZealand. One young woman who withdrew saysthey went right off and further than decency per-mitted." Reports say speakers from the group haveaddressed University students.

In this case "forewarned should be forearmed."

SOCIAL DRINKINGWe have been asked to draw the attention of

readers to the recent comments of an overseas visitorto our land. This lady was appalled at the amountof " s o c i a l drinking " t h a t went on in New Zealand.

The cocktail habit has become almost a curse inour midst.

What can be done about it ? Christian businessmen can take a stand against it. The heads ofGovernment departments can also let it be knownthere are much better ways of celebrating than by acocktail party. Those arranging social " g e t to-gethers" can also make certain their guests willmeet without the added incentive of a free drink.

The harm cocktail parties do is largely hiddenfrom sight. Every now and then someone breaksdown morally and the cause is traced to the officecocktail party. Eternity alone will reveal how manyalcoholics were sent on their way of sorrow by thecocktail party.

As Christians, we need to take another look atthe liquor traffic. There is something " r o t t e n in theState " w h e n a magistrate has to order a young manof 18 years to take out a prohibition order. Anotheryouth of similar age was recently warned by amagistrate that he was heading toward alcoholism.

Lives and homes are still being ruined by thecurse of alcoholic liquor. The brewer, the publicanand the barmen do not care. Sometimes people ask,Does the Church care any longer ? Prohibition maybe a dead issue. Abstinence from the taking ofalcoholic liquor should be regarded as normal forall Baptists — young and old alike.

FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANSMark is the gospel for young Christians. It was

the first gospel written. It is the simplest. It is theeasiest to read. When the young convert has readMark, let him read the gospel of Luke. Luke is aneasy bridge to Acts and the story of the ChristianChurch. Reading of the epistles will follow naturally.

This " S p a r k " is the result of personal work witha seeker who was completely stumped by the pro-logue to John's gospel. John is the most theologicalof all the gospels. It was also the last written. Itspurpose is clearly to supplement the other three.It is a continual amazement why John is recommendedas the book for young converts. Our advice is:Start the converts on Mark. Ask them to returnwhen they have finished it. Get them on to Lukeand leave John till later. Incidentally, give convertssome advice about praying. We assume too readilythat new converts know how to pray. Manyappreciate some simple words about prayer beingtalking to God. Immagination at this point can helpfaith. Let the converts imagine Jesus in the room orin the chair and talk freely to Him. Is that not thesecret of true prayer?

PERSONALMr W. Ogier, B.A., has been appointed the new

Editor of the Church of Christ paper in New Zealand.We wish him much blessing in his task of editing

"The Christian." . . . Mr H. W. Milner, of our IslandBay Church, was honoured by the New ZealandAlliance when he retired from his position of GeneralSuperintendent — Mr Milner has earned the respectand admiration of all for the way he has borne a veryheavy burden . . . His successor is Mr T. J. Young, amember of the Church of Christ. We bespeak for himthe co-operation of all.



JOHN'S GOSPEL AND EPISTLESFACTS ABOUT JOHN

PERSON BY WHOM WRITTEN

PLACE FROM WHICH WRITTEN

PERSONS FOR WHOM WRITTEN

PERIOD AT WHICH WRITTEN


John

Ephesus.

Gentiles (Gosp.), A Church (2 John), Gains (3 John).

90-100 A.D.

To refute the gnostic view of Christ.

The Gnostic heretics, with their view that the Divinecould have nothing to do with matter, flesh or suffering, hadto invent a Christ, who was not that of the Gospels. Thisthey did by separating our Lord's Divine nature from Hishuman. The Divine nature had not been born of the Virgin—human birth was abhorrent to the High God—but had comeupon Jesus at His baptism. Equally it could not sufferand die, and so had left Jesus before the Cross. It was Simonof Cyrene, who carried the cross, and was crucified. Whilethis was happening the real Christ was " s t and ing by andlaughing," according to one Gnostic writing.

When we turn to the books of the New Testament writtenby the Apostle John, we immediately see their relevanceto this error. I John speaks of false teachers (4: 1), whoboast of sinlessness (1: 6, 8, 10) and superior knowledge(2: 4, 6, 9), but do not keep the commandments, and haveled many from the church (2: 18-19) by their popular appeal(4: 5). They deny that Christ is come in the flesh (4: 3), andbelieve only in a coming in baptism ("by w a t e r " 5: 6), butnot in a coming including the Cross ("by blood"). In replyJohn insists that Christ had truly come in the flesh (4: 2),had been present in the flesh and handled by the handsof men (1: 1), and had come not by water only but by waterand by blood (5: 6).

In the Gospel these points are made even more emphatic.The Word had become flesh (1: 14), He had had a humanbody, had been tired (4: 6), thirsty (4: 7, 19: 28), hadwept (11: 35), had borne His own cross (19: 17), on thecross been pierced by the spear (19: 34) and in His resur-rection carried the print of the nails (20: 27). This Onewho died and rose again was no phantom Christ, but literalJesus, truly human. He had also, however, been trulyDivine, as His signs and sayings make plain. No Gospellays greater stress on this than John. For the seven signssee 2: 1-11, 4:46-54, 5: 1-18, 6:1-15, 6: 16-21, 9: 1-41, 11: 1-46,and for the sayings the "I a m " discourses.

EPHESIAN ERROR AT EPHESUSThe place of origin of the Gospel in tradition is Ephesus,

and it was just at Ephesus that we found the Gnostic heresyto be particularly strong. This was the area to which Colos-sians and the Pastorals were directed. It was also thecentre, where Apollos had taught. He is described in Acts18: 24 as "a Jew of Alexandria, an eloquent man andmighty in the Scriptures," and may have been the one,through whom the Alexandrian type of philosophy, repre-sented in Hebrews and deriving ultimately from Philo andPlato, entered the church. In John 1 the Alexandraiandoctrine of the " w o r d " or Logos, which had already beenimplicit in Col. 1: 15-20 and Heb. 1: 1-3, now becomes quiteexplicit. Christ alone, and no Gnostic powers had createdthe world (Heb. 1: 2, Col. 1: 16, John 1: 3)—"without Himwas not anything made that was made." He alone and noGnostic ladder of angels is the Mediator between God andman. John 1 ends with a vision of angels linking Heaven andearth (v. 51), but they are not on a ladder as in Jacob'sdream (Gen. 28: 12) but on Christ (through an ambiguity in

the Hebrew, "on i t " of Gen. 28: 12, is read in John 1: 51,as "on Him"). No other ladder is needed but Christ. Heis the only Way, Truth and Life (14: 6).

It was not only angels that threatened the unique placeof Christ at Ephesus, but the prominence given to Johnthe Baptist by some followers of his (Acts 18: 25, 19: 3).A subsidiary aim of John's Gospel is to show the superiorityof Jesus to John. John had no significance in himself exceptas a witness to Christ. He was not the Christ (1: 20), notthe Light (1: 8), not the Bridegroom (3: 29), but the friendof the Bridegroom who rejoiced to hear the Bridegroom'svoice and to see Him increase, while he himself decreased(3: 30 cf. 5: 35, 10: 41).

Also at Ephesus were hostile Jews (Acts 19: 13), whoby the time Revelation was written, had become a real"synagogue of S a t a n " (Rev. 2: 9, 3: 9). John's Gospelreflects this hostility by the use of the name " J e w s " forthe enemies of Christ (8: 39, 44, 9: 22, 16: 2). It had notbeen the Divine plan, however, that they should occupy thisrole. They were God's chosen people through whom salva-tion had come (4: 22), but they had rejected the Saviour.He had come to His own people, but His own had receivedHim not (1: 11). On the ruins of their forsaken templea new temple would therefore rise (2: 19). This is not theGnostic antipathy to the Jews and Old Testament as such.Rather the old Testament is highly prized and often quoted.The God of the Old Testament is also the God of the new,but his subjects have changed (1: 12-13).

THE SPIRITUAL GOSPELThese books of John belong to the final stage of the New

Testament around the year 90 A.D. They can hardly bemuch later, because an actual fragment has been foundas far away from Ephesus as Egypt—our earliest trace ofa New Testament book, and at that of the latest book,not the earliest! The other Gospels were in existence longbefore John wrote, so it has always been a question whyhe added to their number. His own reason given in 20: 31is " t h a t ye might believe that Jesus is the Son of God,and that believing ye might have life through His name."This suggests a non-Christian audience. C. H. Dodd hassaid that the average non-Christian of Ephesus could haveread the Gospel straight through and have understood it.Then after his conversion he could have read it again andfound hidden Christian meanings. To take but one example,neither the baptism of Jesus nor the Lord's Supper isdescribed, although the scene is set for both. This was notbecause the author minimised the sacraments, for Cullmannhas shown that the many references to water and breadcontain a hidden doctrine of baptism and the Supper. Itwas rather because only at Calvary did they become effec-tive. The piercing of our Lord's side on the Cross and thecoming forth of blood and water, is for John a symbol ofthe fact that the sacraments have their foundation in theCross.


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General Secretary's NotesAssembly 1962 — Christchurch: The

Christchurch Assembly Committee ismaking excellent arrangements for anAssembly which marks the centenaryof the commencement of Baptist workin Canterbury. The Rangiora churchwill celegrate its 100th birthday by open-ing a new church building on Assembly

Saturday afternoon. On the Sunday afternoon therewill be a rally in the Christchurch Civic Theatre, precededby a procession of witness. The speaker will be PrincipalD. Mervyn Himbury, of Melbourne.

Churches should appoint their delegates as soon as pos-sible and travel bookings should be made at an earlydate. Travel concessions have been approved by N.A.C.,the Railways Department and the Union Steam Ship Com-pany. Concession forms will be forwarded from this officeon application.

The programme of Assembly will be similar to that oflast year. The College Board will meet on Tuesday, October30, morning, afternoon and evening. The Missionary Councilwill meet the same day, afternoon and evening. The Boardof Christian Education and the Church Extension Committeewill meet on Wednesday morning, October 31, and the UnionCouncil the same afternoon and evening. The opening ofthe Assembly, with the presidential address, will be onThursday evening, November 1. Assembly will concludeon Wednesday evening, November 7.

Note: Churches and delegates are reminded that registra-tion forms must be completed and returned not later thanSeptember 25 if hospitality is to be provided. Hospitalityis not arranged for B.W.M.U. delegates unless they are alsochurch delegates.

The Forward Work Appeal will be before us again at theend of September. It is concerned with the College, ChurchExtension, our Maori Work and Christian Education. Theseare all vitally important matters in the life and witness ofour denomination. We appeal for generous giving throughoutour churches.. The 1962 Self-denial Offering totalled juston £29,300, for which we give thanks.

The passing of Mrs J. W. Kemp removed from our midsta gracious and greatly beloved lady. Her kindliness ofspirit and her zeal for the work of the Kingdom were aninspiration to many of us in our College days when theRev. J. W. Kemp was exercising such a powerful ministryat the Auckland Tabernacle.

Among the Churches: I spent the last week of July andthe first week of August among the churches of Otago and

It is symbolism like this that has led many to describeJohn as " t h e spiritual Gospel." Clement of Alexandria saidthat after the other Gospels had given us the body, Johngave the soul. It is the difference between a portrait and aphotograph—the camera does not lie, but the camera givesonly what the sun sees—the portrait is needed to bring outthe soul. William Temple said " t h e Synoptists give us thewords of Jesus, but John tunes our ear to hear them."An agnostic said " t h e One of whom this book tells iseither the Saviour of the world, or He ought to be." Hoskynssaid " J o h n may be ranked with Philo and the Alexandrianphilosophers, but when did the poor and ignorant, whendying ask the Rabbis to read to them out of Philo," yet mil-lions have gone from the world to the music of John'schapters of the house of many mansions, the Bread of Lifeand Light of the World.

THIS MONTH'S READINGS1st week—John 1-6: "He came to His own."2nd week—John 7-13: " H i s own received Him not."3rd week—John 14-21: "As many as received Him."4th week: 1-3 John: "Power to become sons,"

Southland. It was good to have the opportunity of meetingwith the Executive of the Association, the Dunedin Ministers'Fraternal and the Deacons of the Invercargill churches.The Ings Memorial Home greatly impressed me. How com-fortable and well appointed it is, and what a loving spiritpervades it. It was a joy, after singing to the ladies, to hearMrs Armour (82) singing in clear tones " Y e Banks andBraes" to a beautifully played accompaniment by MrsDrew (80). Congratulations to the association on providingsuch a home!

A Baptist Wallaby Footballer in the person of Keith Wals-ham is touring New Zealand with the Australian rugbyteam. Son of the Rev. Eric Walsham, of Mayfield Church,N.S.W., Keith is a keen church member and a SundaySchool teacher. He refused to take part in trial gamesplayed on Sunday. We congratulate him on his selectionand give him warm welcome.

Anonymous Gift: I acknowledge with gratitude a giftof £1 towards the expenses of our "Christian Life Crusades."

The N.C.C. Christmas Appeal has met with an increasingresponse through the six years in which it has been made.In 1957, an amount of £9,086 was given by 466 congregations.This year's amount is £58,465 from 1,285 congregations.The figures relating to our own churches are as folows: In1957 an amount of £234 was given by 26 Baptist churches.This year shows that 116 of our churches gave £2,598. Werejoice to share in this giving of the churches of New Zealandto help our less fortunate brethren of other lands.


Baptists of New Zealand send their respectful good wishesto the Governor-General, Viscount The Lord Cobham, hisLady and the members of their family as they leave ourland. We have been fortunate people to have them in ourmidst. In all his public addresses His Excellency has upheldthe very highest ideals for individual, family and nationallife. Lord Cobham has made a notable contribution to ournational wellbeing during his term of Office,


LONDON BAPTIST OUTDOOR RALLYBaptists of London gathered, 4,000 strong, at Trafalgar

Square for a rally on Saturday afternoon, June 21. It was"a public witness and a symbol of unity," according to a

report in "The Baptist Times." It revealed what we cando when we act together."

One of several speakers was the Rev. Ronald Goulding,London pastor and president of the European Baptist Federa-tion. There were Scripture reading, prayer, group singing,solos, and music by a Boys' Brigade band. Messages em-phasised that man is wrong with his brother because he iswrong with God, the only remedy being salvation throughJesus Christ.

The Rev. Geoffrey R. King, president of the LondonBaptist Association, presided at the rally (E.B.P.S.).

SPANISH AMBASSADOR PROMISES PROTESTANTRIGHTS

"A new status about non-Catholic religious groups is inpreparation," said Spanish Ambassador, Antonio Garrigues,speaking on religious conditions in his country to the PressClub in Washington, D.C., on June 27.

"I myself am a Catholic," he said in answer to a question,"but I do recognise that we in Spain may have committedsome errors towards Protestants, but we will avoid in thefuture such misunderstandings and will give to the Pro-testants the position that they have the right to have inSpain under Spanish laws."

These statements are quoted from a letter sent by theambassador to the Washington Post, prominent daily news-paper in the United States capital. The letter was intendedas a correction of news reports concerning (he speech. Bap-tist Press, as well as Associated Press and United PressInternational, had reporters present and they quoted Ambas-sad.or Garrigues as advocating full religious liberty forProtestants in Spain.

"I recognised that we in Spain have committed someerrors toward others," the newsmen who were present hadreported his remarks. " W e are correcting this, and weare on our way to finishing entirely with it."—(E.B.P.S.).

FEWER SEMINARIES IN U.S.S.R.The number of Russian Orthodox seminaries is decreasing,

according to an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Five are now reported. Three which were established in1960 have closed, largely as a result of strong criticism inthe Soviet Press, says the Frankfurt paper.

Another factor, it is said, was the instructor who createda sensation by his publication of " W h y I Ceased to Believein God." The total number of seminary graduates in SovietRussia is estimated at less than 120 yearly.

Baptist and other church groups are not allowed to con-duct theological schools in the U.S.S.R.. The Orthodoxseminaries are at Leningrad, Sagorsk, Minsk, Odessa andLuzk.—(E.B.P.S.).

BARTH ON BAPTISMBaptism is the answer of a believing and responsible per-

son to God's offer of grace, and his confession of faith, saidProfessor Karl Barth to a conference of evangelical pub-lishers and booksellers in Flims, Switzerland, on June 22-24.The baptism of small children in the evangelical church isunscriptural and wrong, said the noted Swiss theologian.

Professor Barth, who has expressed this point of viewfrom time to time for many years, is himself a member of

a Swiss national church which practises infant baptism,but he desires changes in its teaching and practice of bap-tism. He retired last year after serving many years asprofessor of theology in the University of Basel.—(E.B.P.S.).

GRAHAM OPENS BROADCASTING STATIONBilly Graham, Baptist evangelist, announced opening of a

10,000-watt radio station WFGW, in Black Mountain, NorthCarolina. It will carry religious programmes, news andmusic of " t h e highest quality," plus reports from summerAssembly programmes.—(E.B.P.S.).

DANISH BAPTISTSDanish Baptists, 1.200 strong, gathered in the town

of Saeby, northern Jutland, for their annual convention atthe beginning of June. They approved plans for the movingof their seminary from Tollose to Copenhagen. A modernnew building is to be erected in the centre of the city tohouse the seminary and a hostel for university students.

The convention voted to join the Baptist jubilee move-ment culminating in 1964 and adopted a programme ofactivities implementing the decision. The movement beganamong Baptists in America to celebrate the 150th anni-versary of the beginning of organised Baptist work on anational level. The date coincides with anniversaries inother areas, and Baptists in several countries have joined,making the movement international.

Dr and Mrs Torben Roulund were appointed as medicalmissionaries by the convention in Saeby, and they are tobe sent as soon as possible to join the 20 missionaries whohave served for years in the Danish Baptist mission ofRuanda-Urundi. This African territory, by vote of itspopulace on July 1, became two independent states, Republicof Rwanda and Kingdom of Burundi.

Concern was expressed regarding conditions which mayfollow the political changes, but missionaries, appointeesand delegates indicated their desire to continue fraternalwork with the African churches. Representatives of thesechurches have expressed their confidence in the missionariesand say they wish to maintain the relationship with DanishBaptists.—(E.B.P.S.).

DANISH YOUTH WARNED AGAINST ISOLATIONDr Joel Sorenson, Baptist pastor of Stockholm, was prin-

cipal speaker at meetings of the Danish Baptist YoungPeople's Union in Copenhagen. About 400 delegates andvisitors attended. It was the first national assembly ofBaptist youth, separate from the annual meeting of theDanish Baptist Union.

As Baptists we belong to a great tradition, Dr Sorensontold the young people, but we should give up our tendencyto isolation. He spoke of the need for spiritual renewal andadded that even if this should come from outside of ourown churches we should gladly receive it.

Danish Baptists report 2,400 members in their youthorganisations. This represents an increase of 272 duringthe past year.—(E.P.B.S.).

BAPTISTS AND WORSHIP"Baptist worship, at least in some churches, is more

beautiful, dignified and orderly that it has ever beenbefore," said the Baptist representative at a course forpastors and missionaries at the Ecumenical Institute inBossey, Switzerland. He was Dr J. D. Hughey, president


of the Baptist seminary in Ruschlikon, speaking to an inter-denominational group of pastors and missionaries on " W o r -ship and Everyday Life."

"Some other communions have comprehended better thanBaptists the primacy of worship," the speaker admitted,"and have contributed much more to its theological under-standing and liturgical expression."

Dr Hughey pointed out the common Christian heritagewhich Baptists share with other churches. He discussedpuritan and pietistic influences in Baptist history.

Emphasis on the personal and voluntary character ofChristian life has caused Baptists to put the individual andhis needs in the centre even of corporate worship, he said.The resulting danger of subjectivity and individualism heconsidered to be corrected to some extent by a strong senseof congregation.

The baptism of believers by immersion expresses dra-matically the personal and voluntary character of Christianexperience, said Dr Hughey.

"Most Baptist churches apparently demand less now thanformerly in the way of what was once called 'separationfrom the world,'" the speaker said in reference to theeffect of present-day Baptist worship on daily life. "Thedifferences between Christian and non-Christian conductare not as marked as they once were." Still, he said, Chris-tian standards are upheld in Baptist preaching and evan-gelism is often retained as a part of worship. He indicateda growing sense of responsibility for society. About 60representatives from 11 communions and 14 countries at-tended the course for pastors and missionaries at Bossey,on June 14-29. Among featured speakers were the Rev. R.Fleming, of Singapore; Professor Richard Shaull, of Prince-ton University; the Rev. T. Ralph Morton, of the Iona Com-munity in Scotland, and Professor Philip Pistorius, ofPretoria University in South Africa.

Special emphasis in the course was given to worship inEastern Orthodox and Baptist churches. Lectures on EasternOrthodox worship were given by Professor George Florovsky,of Harvard University.—(E.B.P.S.)

BAPTISTS IN ARCTIC TOWNNorwegian Baptists gathered in the northernmost Baptist

church in the world, at Tromso, for their annual conferenceon July 11-15. There were approximately 300 delegatesand other participants from churches throughout the coun-try and as many as 1,000 attended some meetings.

The conference voted to set up a unified salary schemefor pastors. Under the new plan all pastors are assuredsalaries above a stated minimum, those in poorer churchesbeing aided from a central fund.

Reports showed that there was a slight increase in totalchurch membership in 1961, the first for several years. Fivenew students were accepted for study at the seminary mOslo. Plans were adopted for a week of prayer and dedica-tion in the churches in October.

Seminary Principal Nils J. Engelsen was awarded thehonorary doctor of divinity degree by Northern BaptistTheological Seminary of Chicago in a special serviceduring the conference. Dr Peder Stiansen, dean-emeritusof the Chicago seminary, was present to confer the degree.

Principal Jens L. Oen, of the Baptist Folk High Schoolin Norway, presided over the conference. The Rev. IvarMartens Sorensen was re-elected chairman of the CentralCommittee of the Baptist Union.—(E.B.P.S.).

NEWS FROM JERUSALEMSeventy Protestant, Orthodox and Roman Catholic dele-

gates meeting at Jerusalem have proposed that a singleArabic translation be made of the Bible which would beacceptable to all Christian communities so that they canmake a common witness in the Islamic world.

The recommendation was one of a series made by a four-day meeting convened by the United Bible Societies to dis-cuss the place and use of the Bible in the churches of theMiddle East. Participants were about equally divided be-tween the three confessions and one observer described themeeting as "one of the most widely ecumenical conferencesever held in this part of the world."

In other recommendations, all of which were unanimouslyadopted, the conference urged the development of a pro-

gramme of religious instruction for use in the schools whichwould be offered to governments requiring it as "a recom-mendation of the whole Church of Christ."

The delegates also said that special attention should begiven to the youth work programmes of Middle Eastchurches, particularly in relation to the use of the Bible, andrecommended that Christian youth of the different churchesbe encouraged to work together so that "they may learnto understand the Bible better in common work within thewhole life of the Church."

A third recommendation urged that a study be under-taken of the use of modern means of communciation " t o seehow the churches of the Middle East may reach this genera-tion with the Living Word."

A continuing committee representing all the churches inthe Middle East will be set up to study the recommendations.Also a full report of the conference will be published inArabic and English.

The conference, which was two years in preparation,opened with papers presented by the representatives of thethree confessions on the ways in which the Bible was beingused in their churches. Conferees then heard papers on theattitude to the Bible, on biblical inspiration and witness, andits relation to the liturgy of the Church. A third set oflectures dealt with prophetic vision.

A report of the conference said that it became clear indiscussion that although there were divergencies in thinkingthere was also "a remarkable amount of common agree-ment, particularly on the need to keep the Bible in relationto the worshipping community."

It added: " N o n e of the innumerable ecumenical con-ferences held since Amsterdam, 1948 (the First Assemblyof the World Council of Churches) has been so open tothe working of the Holy Spirit. . . . It was a notable eventin the history of the Christian Church in the Middle East.

. . . ".—(E.P.S., Geneva).

THE COLOUR BARA bilingual publication dedicated to fostering closer con-

tacts "across the colour l i n e " between South Africa's Eng-lish and Afrikaans-speaking Protestant churches is plannedin Johannesburg. Entitled "Pro Verite," the journal willbe edited by the Rev. C. F. B. Naude, acting moderator ofthe Southern Transvaal Synod of the Dutch ReformedChurch. Members of the editorial board will include col-oured, and African clergy of the Dutch Reformed, Presby-terian, and Methodist Churches.—(E.P.S.).

IN LATIN AMERICAAccording to the Roman Catholic review, "La Settimana

del Clero," there are more Protestant than Catholic churchesin Latin America today. The publication also said there aremore Protestant candidates for the ministry than for theCatholic priesthood. It reported that during the past 40years the number of Latin American Protestants has in-creased from 170,000 to 4,260,000 and the number of Protestantchurches from 3,530 to 25,890. It estimated that a thousandCatholics a day become Protestant converts in Latin America.—(E.P.S.).

THE VATICAN COUNCILBudapest.—The Reformed Church hi Hungary has had

"too many sorrowful experiences of Rome's lust for powerto be swayed by any illusion as to the kind of unity soughtby the Vatican," according to Dr Imre Kadar, editor of theHungarian Protestant paper, "Theologiai Szemle."

Dr Kadar, in an article published hi the journal " R e -formatusok Lapja," writes that the Roman Catholic inter-pretation of " e c u m e n i c a l " precludes the recognition of non-Roman Catholic churches as equal partners in discussion.

"This council," he said, " w i l l be a domestic affair ofthe Roman Catholics to which we Protestants cannot takeany other attitude than proper reserve and sober watch-fulness which become outsiders."

He said the encyclical of Pope John, Aeterna Dei Sapi-entia, calls on Christendom to acknowledge papal infallibility."As a concentrated and unmistakable statement, the encycli-cal dashes all expectations which were entertained concern-ing the announced council, not only by Roman Catholicssincerely desirous of unity, but by some Anglican and Pro-testant leaders."—(E.P.S., Geneva).


A COLUMN FOR WOMENSome of my best friends are people I have never

met. Time and circumstance set narrow limits. " B o o kfriendships" transcend these limits, the written word isspoken, the speaker meets us, and the new friend givesa new dimension, a particular value, to our lives.

LET ME INTRODUCE . . . a woman neither younor I would be likely to meet in ordinary life. And if wehad, we may not have understood or appreciated her aswe do in her writings. She was an extreme character,and extremists are not the most comfortable companions.Their attitude to life challenges our own, demands are-evaluation.

Her name is Simone Weil; her life is fascinating becauseof its contrasts. Wealthy, she chose to be poor; an intellectual,she shared the life of the working-classes; religious, shewas neither committed nor confined to any one church.A saint . . . but not an orthodox one! Her poetry waswritten in life, not in words; thought and action wereone. What she believed she did. For that simplicity andcourage I admire her.

Simone Weil was born in Paris, of Jewish parentage,in 1909. She proved to be an unusually brilliant scholar; at24 she had qualified as a Doctor of Philosophy, and fromthen on entered a series of teaching positions in which herwork was both conscientious and inspiring. But not satisfying.It was the era of slump, unemployment, depression. Simonebegan a study of working-class conditions; and made thoseconditions her own. While teaching she retained no moreof her salary than the amount of the dole; the rest shegave away. Then for a year she worked as a machine-handin the Renault factory, aligning herself with the miseriesof her fellow-workers, suffering perhaps more than they,for her spirit was intensely sensitive, and her body, neverhealthy, was weakened by the rigours she required of her-self. Indifferent to agonising headaches, she shared theirlabour and leisure alike. Of her experience there she says,"The affliction of others entered my soul and flesh . . .I received for ever the branding of a slave." Later sheundertook farm work, as a peasant, practising an extremeabstinence from all the comforts open to her but deniedto the poor.

These social concerns involved a political interest also; in1936 Simone faced the horrors of war when for some monthsshe joined the front line in the Spanish War. It was followingthis, in 1938, during a recuperative period in Italy, thatthe Christian faith made its impact upon her. At the out-break of the Second World War, though restricted as aJew, she served France in resistance activities. In 1941 shetravelled to America with her parents, but by the end ofthe year was in London, working with the Free Frenchmovement. During this time she allowed herself no morethan the rations of her compatriots in war-racked France;it was this voluntary compassion which hastened her death,in 1943, at the age of 34.

Simone's writing was largely occasional; we know herbest from her notebooks, letters, and collected essays. Imet her first in the book (now in a paperback edition)"Waiting on God." The phrase indicates her characteristicattitude. She believed that in salvation the initiative lieswith God: we must cultivate submission, patience, depend-ence. The grace and tenderness of George Herbert's poemwon her—"Love bade me welcome . . ." She who knewboth the love of God and the suffering of man knewthem to be one; and said of herself "I want nothing elsebut obedience, obedience itself, in its totality, that is tosay even to the Cross."

Suffering was a friend to her, her guide to truth, herhighway to reality. She felt that she could not put anend to it, but must find a use for it. It was food forher soul, even as happiness is for most. There is somethingin her of that inversion of earthly values which reminds usof the Sermon on the Mount; there is much in her whichreminds us of Jesus.

Well — meet Simone. It may be that you won't pursuethe acquaintance, because you just don't " c l i c k . " It maybe she'll become a friend, I claim her as such, because Ineed her particular gift. We allow such a gulf betweenbelief and action; we have so little use for suffering.

The Muse.

"Building up theBody of Christ"

Dissension threatened to disrupt the Jerusalem Church'sfellowship, and retard its growth. The practical Greekscharged, " T h e Disciples are neglecting the needs of ourwidows." Here was the making of a "first c l a s s " split inthe church of which many parallels could be cited fromchurch life today.

Prompt, gracious and loving mediation by the disciplesprevented trouble. Their solution:—"The work of the churchhas grown, but we can't neglect the work of teachingand building up the spiritual life of the church to attendto the physical needs of the widows. You appoint men forthis work and we will continue in the ministry of the Word."

The decision of the disciples was wise and correct. Thechurch neglects the building up of the body of Christ at itsown peril. Nothing—no party loyalties; no other needs—should supplant the preaching and teaching ministry of thechurch of Jesus Christ. Paul, a master preacher who sosuccessfully combined these two tasks in his own life, whenwriting to the Ephesians, clearly stated the purpose andnecessity of "building up the body of Christ"; strengthen-ing the saints for service; to establish the unity inherent inour faith; increase our knowledge of Christ; to becomestrong, vigorous, mature Christians, and not remain vacillat-ing, weak, insecure saints who follow the latest doctrine andteaching of any teacher who comes along; to learn what isthe true meaning and purpose of our unity in Christ andto share in the building up of the body of Christ by ful-filling our responsibilities as indispensable members of thatbody. Is there any task in the church today which cansupersede this?

The centrality and importance of this ministry to thebuilding up of the body of Christ is recognised by theComilla District Baptist Union. So each year a team of fourspeakers is appointed by the District Union to conduct aBible School and Children's Week in each of the threechurches in this district. This year these meetings wereheld in Chandpur, June 17-24; Comilla, July 1-8; Brahman-baria, July 15-22.

CHILDREN'S MEETINGS: The children's meetings wereheld in the morning at each place. Revs. D. T. Eade andS. C. Halder lead the children in the daily one and a-halfhours programme of singing, games, text memory work,handwork and Bible teaching. The keenness with which theseyoung people memorized the Bible portions and listenedto the messages was a delight to see. The messages were onthe essentials of the Christian Faith;—sin, forgivness,repentance, faith, Salvation, Death of Christ, His Resurrec-tion and the Holy Spirit.

BIBLE SCHOOL MEETINGS: Each evening the adultsgathered for their meeting. This year film strips on the"Faith of the Early Chr i s t ians" brought inspiration andchallenge to all. At two meetings discussions were held on"Preaching to non-Christians with the help of film stripsand Tracts." On two further evenings the Christians wentout and put this teaching into practice. The main teaching ofthe Bible School, lead by Mr A. K. Debnath and Rev J. S.Avery, was the Epistle to the Ephesians. Here was teach-ing aimed at building up the church in Ephesus. It hasproved its relevance to the church in East Pakistan today bychallenging our three churches to a fuller dedication to theservice of Christ. Pencils flashed across many pages asthose present took notes during the addresses. Manyindividual heresies were pronounced and then dropped asthe brethren engaged in discussion, and examined theirbeliefs and lives in the light of God's Word. One of thehighlights of this year's Bible Schools has been thevigorous yet gracious discussions each night. This wasindeed an attempt to fulfil Paul's injunction to the Ephesians—"Let us speak the truth in love."

These meetings, we believe, have been successful infurther "Bui ld ing up the Body of Christ." For this " t oHim be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus fromgeneration to generation evermore! Amen." (N.E.B.)

J. Stuart Avery.




There are few better known names in the Ecumenicalmovement than D. T. Niles, and few have done more togive the movement vision and drive.

I have cause to remember our first meeting, when helectured at Knox College several years ago, for we engagedin a lively exchange over the significance of the "commis -s ioning" of those entering the ministry of the South IndiaChurch.

I came under his spell again at Bangalore, when hepreached in the cathedral on the parables of our Lord.

DR D. T. NILES

D. T. Niles is one of the driving forces in the East AsianChristian Conference. Such is his versatility, that he com-bines the office of General Secretary of the East AsianChristian Conference with that of Principal of the JaffnaCentral College and Pastor of a Methodist church in Jaffna.He is closely associated with the Ashram of which BasilRebera is a member and was instrumental in helping himcome to our College in 1961.

He is always in demand everywhere as a speaker.Recently he was guest lecturer at the American BaptistConvention in Philadelphia, and at the 150th celebrations ofPrinceton Theological Seminary. Later in the year he willaddress meetings in Australia and New Zealand.

In D.T. we have one of those leaders from the "younger"churches who have brought into the World Council ofChurches a new understanding and fresh challenge of theunfinished task of evangelism. He is secretary of theW.C.C.'s Department of Evangelism, and until 1953 waschairman of the World Council's Youth Department.

He was a popular figure at New Delhi, and his contributionto the discussion was always followed by the closest attention.Throughout his whole life he has been involved in workingfor closer Christian co-operation.

Born in 1908, in Jaffna, North Ceylon, he trained for theministry at Bangalore, South India, and took a degree inphilosophy at the University of London. After attendingthe International Missionary Conference at Tambaram,Madras, and the Y.M.C.A. World Conference at Mysore,both in 1938, he toured Britain. He joined the world's

Y.M.C.A. staff in Geneva as evangelism secretary, and inthat capacity lectured extensively at universities in theUnited States. He took a leading part in the first WorldConference of Christian Youth held at Amsterdam in 1939.At the second World Youth Conference in Oslo in 1947 heopened the proceedings with an address on " T h e God ofthe Bible in History." He preached the opening sermon atthe inaugural service of the 1948 Amsterdam Assemblywhere the World Council of Churches was established.Returning to Ceylon, he became area evangelist of theMethodist Church in the North district and director ofreligious education there. In Ceylon he was chairman ofthe Colombo Y.M.C.A. Author of many books, he is knownparticularly for his Bible studies, and his study of Chris-tianity in relation to non-Christian religions.

In the field of the relationship between Christianity andnon-Christian religions, I owe more to the work of D. T.Niles than to that of any other writer.


On behalf of the Christchurch committee nowmaking preparations for the forthcoming Assembly,we wish to extend a cordial welcome to all who willbe coming as church representatives to this eightiethAssembly of our Baptist Union of New Zealand.

While the centenary of Baptist work and witness inthe Canterbury Province will be suitably recognised,the whole of our denominational life is to be givenunique opportunity for public expression and witness.

Every endeavour is being made to ensure the great-est comfort and suitable entertainment for all delegates.Will churches please make the appointment of theirdelegates an urgent matter and notify their appoint-ments on the appropriate forms at an early date.

So friends, welcome to the Assembly in the "GardenC i t y " in 1962.

E. R. CLARK, Chairman.ALAN A. HODGES, Secretary.

NEWS IN BRIEF . . .

On July 2, the new classroom-cum-library block at StPaul's School was officially opened by Mr N. S. Gaze, vice-president of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Societyand the Baptist Union of New Zealand. The dedicatoryprayer was offered by Rev. Tlanglowma Darlong, Presidentof the Tripura Baptist Union. At the same ceremony, whichwas followed by a demonstration football match, to markthe occasion, the newly-appointed Headmaster of the school,Sri Lalbulliana Rokhum, B.A., was officially welcomed byRev. M. J. Eade. School classes were begun in the newrooms on Wednesday July 4, after a special school holidayon the Tuesday. At present fans and fluorescent lightingare being installed.

Matriculation results are out. Three Christian boyspassed: Bibhas Sangma, son of St Paul's teacher SubhasBabu; Lawma Darlong, third of his tribe ever to sit theexamination; Surathy Mog. Two others, Hmunthanga Dar-long and Ranendra Sangma failed in one subject only andso earned the right to re-sit in September.

MISS OLWYN KEMP sends report of Women's Camp held June29 to July 2.

It was unfortunate that, due to the weather, members of theWomen's Meeting Committee from the Southern, Central and Jam-pui areas were not able to be present for the meetings. Threemembers of the Kailashaha area journeyed down and met withthose of the Kulai area. The camp was arranged particularly sothat the members could get to know each other during a time suchas this in a small camp and to share ideas and experiences fromtheir different areas. Also, that, we might be able to spend timein Bible study and in prayer and then, to be able to talk over thefuture of our work in relation to the needs of the women in Tri-pura. Bible studies were prepared by Mrs Gordon Jones,from the Life of the Early Church. The studies were takenfrom Paul's letter to the Philippians. We feel sure the ladieswent home with much to think about. We hope and praythey will share some of the blessing received with thosein their own homes and villages. Sunday afternoon gavethe opportunity tor an open meeting with the local women,but, due to bad weather, many were unable to attend.At this meeting, Pi Biaka of Darchoi gave a short message.Daily Bible readings are to be sent to the committee mem-bers, plus two other copies to each member so that one canbe handed on to others in their own villages. We are seek-ing in this way to encourage daily Bible reading in thehomes. We have decided to send a letter to every pastor,evangelist and village master, telling of the camp and theplans that are being made through this committee, so thatall the villages will be informed.

We would be grateful for the prayers of all our womenat home concerning this work amongst the women overhere.


land, S.W.I .

MRS J. T. CROZIER speaks at Green IslandA record attendance of members and friends gathered at

Green Island church recently when Mrs J. T. Crozier sharedher experiences, amusing and otherwise, of her recent visitto India. She was one of 250 Press reporters and 9 TVteams at the World Council of Churches Conference at NewDehli. By living with an Indian family the Rev. and MrsCrozier learnt much of their way of life. An enlighteningaccount was given of modern India and the upsurge in in-dustry. India is very conscious of education—as well ascolleges and schools, teaching is given in tents, with threesessions daily. Village life is still very primitive. The vice-president, being a student of Christianity, allows all religionsinto the country, whereas in Ceylon, which she also visited,a Buddhist Government aim to disperse missionaries andforeigners and is steadily taking over schools, hospitals andbuildings. Mrs Crozier spent some time on our mission fieldso was able to give some first-hand information of our mis-sionaries. She paid a high tribute to them as an excellentteam of workers. And to complete the over-all picture asseen from Darjeeling, the beauty of the Himalayan mountainsand sunrise on Mt Everest.

REPORTSBRYNDWR had a most informative talk from Rev. Mr Al-

corn. We rejoice with our president, Mrs G. H. Reddell in thesafe arrival of baby Michael. The united meeting held in ourchurch was addressed by Dr L. Sanson, and gave muchnews for constant prayer.

DARGAVILLE: It was with much pleasure that we wel-comed visitors from Kaikohe and Whangarei, also AucklandDistrict Executive members, to mark the affiliation of ourbranch of the B.W.M.U. The luncheon and the meeting whichfollowed were held in the home of Mrs Trethowen. MrsJ. Deane, district president, challenged our scattered mem-bership to more prayer and based her message from Gala-tians 6: 9. However, few in numbers, and busy our lives,our prayers and help are needed.

MERRILANDS held their annual meeting preceded bymorning tea. Tribute paid to Mrs Poolman, who is leaving

for Whangarei. Mrs A. Holbrook elected president in herstead. Heart-warming address by Rev. L. S. Arnold, includ-ing reminder of Kaitaia's early missionary days.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY had an attendance of 112 ladiesin July when members from other branches were invitedto meet with us to hear Dr Sanson and Mrs Sanson. A rear-ing offering was taken for Medical Fund.

NEW PLYMOUTH: In spite of small attendances at ourmonthly meetings, especially during the winter months,there is no lack of prayer and generous giving. A happyannual meeting returned our present officers for anotherterm of office. Five 221b and three smaller food parcelshave been sent during the year as well as two woollenquilts for the Alcorns.

OXFORD TERRACE were very sorry to bid farewell toour loved president last November, Mrs Roland Hart.Since then, our two vice-presidents, Mrs C. K. Smith andMrs I. Satherley, have chaired meetings. Guest speakershave been Rev. Angus McLeod, Mrs C. K. Smith, represen-tative from O.M.S., Miss Titheridge (Mission to Lepers) andour secretary, Mrs Bain, who is leaving Christchurch afterAssembly to reside in the North Island. Mrs Bain spokeof the beginnings and development of the B.W.M.U. MrsH. W. Crowe has been called to "h igher service." We greatlymiss her as our "sick v i s i t o r " for many years.

THAMES held a very successful united meeting at whichPresbyterian, Methodist, Church of Christ and SalvationArmy answered the roll call. Miss Edna McLaren, of theC.I.M., was guest speaker. All officers re-elected at annualmeeting recently. Average attendance is good.

TAMAKI: In June, Mrs J. Browning showed slides ofBaptist mission field to combined Tamaki-Glendowie groups,in July, a Maori social was held. Maori items and a playwere held amongst the decorations of ferns and flax. Supperincluded smoked fish, sweet corn and cockles. The proceedsamounted to £6 10s for missionary ottering.

WHANGAREI: All officers were re-elected at annual meet-ing. Good attendance throughout the year. Members givecontinuous prayer support. Mrs Malcolm Eade gave interest-ing talk on their work in the Solomon Islands.

COMBINED AUCKLAND MEETING: Between 250 and300 women gathered at the Tabernacle to meet and hearDr and Mrs L. Sanson on July 30. Due to a large number,it was necessary, following the luncheon, to move to thechurch. A duet, "Follow Me," was rendered by MesdamesEdgar and Thompson, of the Baptist College. Both Dr andMrs Sanson gave a clear insight into the work and stressedthe importance of our continued prayers for the work, forthe national Christians and each missionary. Mrs J. Deane,district president, presented Mrs Sanson with a token ofour love and esteem. Also on August 4, the Ropeholdersmet at the Tabernacle to meet Dr and Mrs Sanson. Thiswas an excellent gathering of children and leaders, wholistened intently to what Dr and Mrs Sanson had to say.


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STOP PRESS

TO HIGHER SERVICEJOHN PATON MILLER

Early on Wednesday morning, August 15, Rev. J. P. Miller,of Tauranga, entered into the presence of the King. A fewminutes after the close of the evening service on the previousSunday he was taken seriously ill. He retained consciousnessuntil near the end and spoke with his loved ones in the samecourageous spirit as had marked his life through the years ofphysical struggle which had been his lot. He knew the end ofthe journey was at hand and he approached it with undimmedfaith.

John Miller was an ardent servant of Christ his Lord.His was the evangelistic spirit as was evidenced so clearly inhis service as B.T.I. Caravan Evangelist and in his pastoratesat Mornington (62 years), New Plymouth (10 years) andTauranga (8 years). He will be greatly missed from ourranks. We knew him as a brother beloved. We rejoice in hisabundant entrance into the presence of his Lord.

Our loving sympathy is expresed to Mrs Miller and themembers of the family. They are surrounded by the prayersof their many friends. With them we give thanks for everyremembrance that gladdens the heart and nerves the will toserve J. P. Miller's Lord and ours with greater devotion.

LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary.


ROMEDear Sir,—I do feel that we have heard enough condemning Mr

Hayes' visit to the Pope, but I would just like to add that thoughtheir system is wrong, they do give the Lord Jesus his rightfulplace. They believe he is the Son of God. He died on the Cross fortheir sins, rose again and is sitting at the right hand of God andis coming again for all those who love him.

I believe there will be plenty of Catholics in Heaven. It wouldhave been a far more serious thing if we had dealings with Com-munists, Unitarians and a few other cults, who deny the LordJesus Christ as the Son of God. They are truly anti-Christ andfrom such withdraw thyself. Fair Play.

EDITOR'S NOTE.—This correspondence is now closed.

RADIO HYMN BOOKDear Sir.—Listeners to broadcast services will be glad to know

that the New Zealand Radio Hymn Book is now available at thevarious religious and Church bookshop or, failing them, fromthe Alfred and Isabel and Marian Reed Trust, P. O. Box 6017, Wel-lington at the price of 5s.

Complimentary copies are being sent to broadcasting ministers sofar as we can locate them, and they are being asked if possible toselect hymns which are also to be found in the Radio Hymn Book—and to mention the number in that book when announcing thehymn to the congregation.

We shall be glad to hear from any minister who conductsbroadcast services and who has not received a copy. Copies are alsobeing sent to broadcasting stations from which church services areconducted.

The comprehensive selection in the Radio Hymn Book has beenmade by an inter-denominational committee, and has been com-mended by the leaders of all nine broadcasting churches, as well asby the National Council of Churches, and by the former Director ofBroadcasting, who wrote on February 13, 1962—"I hope the pro-ject will be rewarded by a wide use of the book by listeners toChurch broadcasts."

This hymn book will enable thousands of devout listeners, un-able for various reasons to attend church, to join in the singing in-stead of having merely to listen to hymns, the words of which maynot be easily distinguished.

The Trust is making copies available free of charge to those whotake broadcast services, and to necessitous and worthy causes.

For the Alfred and Isabel and Marian Reed Trust.A. H. Reed.

AUCKLAND BAPTIST MINISTERS RETREAT.At Carey Park on July 24, at 10.28 a.m. (two minutes ahead of

time), the Ministers' Retreat began in brilliant Auckland sun-shine. Auckland weather was at its best and most of the meetingsof Tuesday and Wednesday were held out in the " o p e n air."Included in a full ana inspiring programme were the followingsubjects for our thought. . . " S u n d a y Observance—an HistoricalApproach" given by Rev. H. E. Whitten. Rev. A. Burrow spoke on

"Neo Evangelicalism," Rev. D. R. Edwards challenged us as hespoke on the theme " T h e Mission of our Overseas Mission" andDr E. Spahr gave a powerful message to conclude the Retreat whichincluded the challenge " W h e r e there is no vision the peopleperish." Two studies were taken on the booklet " T h e Doctrine ofthe Ministry" and provided stimulus for discussion. A devotionalservice lead by President Lonsdale and a prayer session were otherhighlights of the two days.

We were grateful to Mr D. Henderson of the Gospel Film Trustfor showing a film and something of his equipment and to Dr S.L. Edgar who introducted the New Baptist Hymn Book, and led usin singing from it round a good open fire on Tuesday night.

Not all the time was taken up with meetings. . . Some foundtime to hit around a cricket ball . . . till it was lost in the stream.Others went walking, and of course, we all ate the meals so wellprovided for us and slept . . . some more than others and some atdifferent times from others.

These were a well worthwhile two days and we returned to ourtask challenged by the Spirit of God. and offering again ourselves tothat task for which He had prepared us and entrusted to us. . .that of ministering in His name.

I. T.

BAPTIST FORUM

LINWOOD SHAREHOLDERS: Missionary letters readand prayer offered for the work. A very successful "SpecialE f fo r t " with stalls and speaker raised the sum of £46 12s.Mr Read showed slides on his trip to the Holy Land for theOld Testament Bible quiz. Devotions were "Reminiscencesof the Reay Crusade." Members gave their impressions.Pleased to welcome one new member.

TIMARU: A special missionary pageant has been ouraim this year. Maori and India depicted. A Maori tableau,and the play, " L i g h t e d Candles," presented by our mem-bers gave the audience much enjoyment. Two letters amonth are sent to various missionaries. Witness Week,we joined all missionary groups at evening church service.

MRS H. A. JONES continues to make progress. She isappreciative of the prayerful remembrance during the pastweeks. " S o many folk have been so good to me with cardsand letters, I've been overwhelmed with the realisation ofthe great bond of love and thoughtfulness amongst ourB.W.M.U. women. My thanks to all."

MRS C. K. SMITH, our president-elect, together with herhusband and MISS DOROTHY McKESSAR were involvedin a motor accident in Christchurch. We are glad to knowof their continued progress. We assure them all of ourlove and continued prayer remembrance at this time—especially remembering Mrs Smith as she prepares herpresidential message for Assembly. Remember in prayer,our president, MRS D. ROGERS, as she does further visita-tion in the South Island. Mrs Rogers had the privilege ofvisiting the Easter Hui at Te Awamarahi Pa, and makesthis observation: "Over the week-end I had seen peopleclosely bound in their traditions; I had seen the young whohad been touched with the Gospel; I had seen men andwomen who had given their lives to Jesus Christ, but whowere still sorely tempted; I had seen dedicated Christians;and I had seen the firm faith of the victims of the motor ac-cident. I had seen the difference Jesus Christ can make inMaori life, and I rejoiced in what I saw. But I also saw theground where the seed was only just being sown and I knewthat there must be a watering of that seed by the tears ofthose who sow. I was in a place where I was an observerand I could not sow, but I felt I represented many who couldtake the work upon their hearts and pray for those whomGod had already appointed to this field, and that He maycall out more to carry the precious seed."N.Z. BAPTIST—SEPTEMBER, 1962.

MANUREWA CHILDREN'S HOMEGARDENER

There is a vacancy at the Home for a Gardener. Duties comprisemaintaining the vegetable and flower gardens and general groundsmaintenance.

A re-modernised house is available on the property. A splendidavenue of Christian service. Applications, giving details andexperience and references should be addressed to the Secretary,P.O. Box 386, Auckland.

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From 1884, the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Societyhave been at work in East Bengal, and maintain two stationsat Chandpur and Brahmanbaria, now in East Pakistan,where there are small Bengali Christian groups. In 1938, theSociety was allowed by the then Maharaja to begin work inTripura State, which had previously been closed to organisedChristian missions, and since that time there has been aremarkable growth of the church in Tripura, chiefly amongthe tribal groups. Certain factors prepared the way for thecoming of the Baptists. Christian Lushais, entering thenorth-east part of the state began to evangelize relatedtribes, particularly the Darlongs, while Garo Christiansettlers from Mymensingh found a response in the west,and since 1909 the mission had been permitted to stationtwo Bengali workers at Agartala, though their opportunitiesfor evangelism were circumscribed.

In recent times, a small Roman Catholic mission hasbeen established in Agartala, while in the Dharmanagarsub-division in the north of the state, Mid-Missions, aBaptist mission of American affiliation, has established workincluding a leper colony.

The main centre of the N.Z.B.M.S. is at Arundhutinagar,outside Agartala, and here they have a school, Bibleschool, hospital and administration units. Bengali is usedboth for teaching and for worship. The church in the statehas been organised as the Tripura Baptist Christian Union,which at the end of 1961 had 107 churches, that is villagecongregations of ten or more, 57 branches (less than tenmembers), 4,480 communicants and a total community ofabout 9,000.

At the time of my visit, there were 22 students in trainingat the Bible school, divided linguistically as follows:

Bengali speaking only (7): Garo 7. Tripura Group (4):Tripuri 1, Uchoi 2, Riang 1. Kuki Group (11): Darlong 6,Hrangkhol 2, Ranglong 2, Lushai 1.

All 22 could read, write and speak Bengali, which wasthe language of instruction. Ten could understand Lushaiand five Tripuri. In the villages, Bengali would be muchless used. It is known by the men, but the women dependon and preserve their tribal languages.

THE PLACE OF BENGALIThe most immediate practical needs for the Bible and

Christian literature for the Tripura Churches, at least at theorganisational centre at Agartala. and for the leadershipgenerally, is met through Bengali. The Bengali Bible isthe most important instrument both of the worshippingcongregation, who in common with congregations elsewhere,use the Bengali Hymn Book. Sadharan Dharmmagit.Bengali Christian books are available from Calcutta, whilefor specialised local needs the Mission has published itsown books and pamphlets in Bengali—ten titles have so farbeen issued for use in Tripura.

It might seem on first showing, that for the long term,Bengali is the obvious medium. However, there are certainmodifying factors. The church in Bengal itself is relativelyweak, whereas here, as in other tribal areas, the Christianmovement is progressing vigorously. Moreover, BengaliChristian literature, whether designed for use in thesophisticated environment in Calcutta, or for the villagesof West Bengal, contemplates a different background fromthat of the tribal life in remote parts of Tripura. Worshipin Bengali though shared by the tribals, is no moreindigenous in form than the use of English amongst mixedIndian groups elsewhere, and this is evidenced by thechanges in tempo and spirit when the same group switchesfrom singing hymns in Bengali to those in their ownlanguage. Hence there is a real case for the use of triballanguages in Christian work. The problem is how to planan overall linguistic programme, with Bengali as themedium of central administration and higher education,Tripuri and Lushai as important, but subsidiary commonlanguages, and the tribal languages forming the reallyeffective means of worship, instruction and evangelisationin the villages.

TRIPURA NEWS"On the move again?"This is the query that filled my mind during the last

weekend and was answered by mid-day Sunday, July 15,1962.

Last Sunday four Tripuras were baptised in BisramganjTribal Colony. Seven others were anxious to be baptisedwith them. But, as they had been attending since lastMarch only, it was agreed that their baptism should bedeferred for a couple of months for testing and teaching.

FIRST SINCE 1960This is the first baptism among this group since December

1960, when, after being deferred for eighteen months, andafter much thought, Kamal Tripura was baptised. He wasbaptised in a Garo village, but opposition and persecutionafterwards was tough. He has stood and is now in his firstyear in our Bible school. He seems a born leader.

REGULAR MEETINGSOn his recent holiday in May, Kamal found that some

ten others were meeting regularly from three villages. Theywere led by Mongol Tripura. He has been attending foreighteen months and lately has been leading worship. Heappealed strongly for baptism NOW. When we heard that atleast four were ready for baptism now, a group of Bibleschool students, the Pastor, Rev. B. K. Smith and myselfwent to the colony, 20 miles south of Agartala.

BIBLE UNDER HIS ARMIn the adjoining bazaar, enroute, I was startled to see a

strong-looking Tripura standing in the middle of the road. . . and he had a large Bengali Bible under his arm. Hewas waiting for us . . . and this was Mongol. Six joined usand I thought: " T h i s is the first time in my life I haveseen a group of Tripuras waiting in the market to attendtheir own baptismal service! Very thrilling."

SEE HERE IS WATER!Later worship and cheeking were held and eventually

it was agreed that four now and seven later would bebaptised. And so on the lovely sunny morning, in one of thelargest man-made dams I have seen in a village, surroundedby big trees and rice-fields, these four Tripuras werebaptised to the Glory of God.

They made a challenging picture and they went boldlyinto the water. No holding back on the part of the wives.It was clean cut.

Then back to worship and the first-time Communion inthe colony, with five Tripuras, and others, receiving theelements. The other seven watched. They will be next.

MANY VILLAGESAnything else? Yes. . . three families came from

Borokhua, one mile away. Six, including Kamal, from thecolony. One from Bashtali, three miles west, and was he aliveand keen! He said, " T h e r e are others in my village .C o m e ! " So that evening two Bible school students went andfound it was so!

So now there are six baptised. And three of them arepotential church Elders. And seven more have announcedthey will be baptised. And nearby are new enquirers. Andthese are all of the royal Tripura tribe! On the move again?Looks like it. thank God!

A LETTER FROM A NEW CHURCH LEADERJust baptised this month, Mongol Tripura, leader of a

new Tripura Church at Bisramganj, wrote the followingletter to Rev. M. J. Eade:

Sir,—First accept my greeting. I have a matter to askabout. You took a photo of us at the time of our baptism;we would each like a copy if you could send them—let usknow the cost and we will pay.

Now, Sir, today we have been baptised, by the grace ofGod, and formed into a new little church. Please rememberus in your prayers; and those that do not believe, so thatthey too may believe. This is our request to you.

Mongol.N.Z. BAPTIST—SEPTEMBER, 1962.236

BIBLE, CHURCH and PEOPLE in TRIPURA STATEAs part of a survey of the languages of North-East

India on behalf of the Bible Society of India and Ceylon,I paid a visit to Tripura State in June 1962. Since Partition,Tripura has been three-quarters surrounded by the territoryof East Pakistan, its only land link with India being on theeast where it joins the Cachar and Mizo (Lushai) HillDistricts of Assam. It is a multilingual area, where therehas been established Christian work for the last quartercentury. The fact that the state is small, isolated and thatmost of the Christian work has been initiated by one mission,makes it possible to survey in a fairly representative waythe achievements, problems and opportunities of the churchin a mixed tribal area.

ANCIENT HISTORYTripura is a land of flat plains between north-south

ridges, northern outliners of the Arakan Hills. Its area is4,166 square miles and in 1951, its population was 538,000.Now the estimated total is over 1,100,000, due largely to acontinued influx of Bengali Hindu refugees from EastPakistan since partition. The state has an ancient history,and once controlled an extensive area in East Bengal. Theruling race were of Tibeto-Burman stock, allied to theKacharis of the Brahmaputra Valley and Cachar, and theGaros of the central hills of Assam. Though there havealways been large tribal minorities, the majority of thepeople are Bengalis, and the Maharajas adopted the Bengalilanguage and culture and lived as orthodox Hindus.

BENGALI INFLUENCEThe patronage of Bengali by the Tripura rajas goes back

at least to the beginning of the sixteenth century. DrSakamar Sen, in his History of Bengali Literature, tells us(p. 115) that the first lyric poems in Brajabuli written any-where in Bengal were composed by a court pundit ofDhanyamanikya of Tripura (1490-1526). About the same timethe Rajamala, the Annals of Tripura in Bengali verse was

begun and added to in succeeding reigns. Coming nearerour own day, there was a close link of friendship betweenthe Tripura Rajas and Rabindranath Tagore.

Bengali is the state language, and is used for business,education, and as a common language among the tribes.But the tongue of the original inhabitants, the royal tribe,is Tripura (or as it is now referred to Tripuri). This isspoken by nearly 200,000 and understood by perhaps another100,000. It is similar to Boro, Dimasa and Garo spoken inthe valleys and uplands of central Assam. This languagehas now achieved state recognition and is being encouraged,though it was never developed in the past as a literarylanguage, being overshadowed by Bengali. There are atleast six related dialects spoken within the state, of whichthe most important is Riang, spoken by 70,000 in the centre.The other dialects are Rupini in the west, Jomatia andKoloi in the centre, Uchoi and Noatia in the south.

MANY TRIBESBesides these, there is another group of tribal languages

related to Lushai, here referred to as the Kuki group, in-cluding a sub-group, generally termed Hallam. Some ofthese tribes have been established in Tripura for manycenturies: others are recent immigrants, but all these tribesare small in numbers. In the 1951 census, the total of Kukisin Tripura was given as 31,000 (now probably considerablyincreased), including 12,000 Hallams. The largest Kuki groupis the Mulsum (?5,000 in the centre and north), Darlong2,500, Hrangkhol 1,500. Others include Kaipeng, Korbong,Bongeher, Bong, Sakachip, Hmarchapang and Ruakhum.Lushai, like Tripuri, has been accorded a secondaryrecognition by the state in recent years.

There are besides these, other immigrant tribal com-munities: in 1951 there were 19,000 Manipuris, 12,000Chakmas, 3,600 Garos, 2,300 Maghis (whose home languageis a form of Burmese). The tendency with these incominggroups is to adopt Bengali and lose their tribal languages.

PAKISTAN NEWS BRIEFSDuring the last month or two there has been a general

reshuffle of missionary personnel in East Pakistan, one ortwo going home on furlough and others coming in to taketheir place, while one or two have taken over other work.

MISS M. GRIFFITHS: when Miss McKessar returned toNew Zealand on furlough, Miss Griffiths took over theleadership of the Women's Evangelistic work in Brahman-baria. She continues to assist Miss Taylor in the medicalwork, and is able to combine visitation of ex-patients withher new work.

REV. AND MRS D. T. EADE and family transferred toChandpur on June 15, where Mr Eade takes over theliterature work from Rev. J. S. Avery who returns to NewZealand on furlough on August 3.

REV. AND MRS E. R. MILLS arrived in Brahmanbariaat the beginning of July, where they will be engaged inlanguage study, and Mr Mills will be in charge of the Men'sEvangelistic work.

MISS O. GAZE arrived in Brahmanbaria at the beginningof July also, on her return from Language school. She isbusily engaged in language study in preparation for theLanguage examinations in December.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: During the first week ofSeptember the East Pakistan Christian Council LiteratureCommittee Executive will be holding its meeting here inChandpur—pray for wisdom for this committee as it seeks toplan the work of this committee. October 21-27 an Original

Writers' Seminar will be held in Chandpur. Pleaseremember students and leaders as they participate in thisnew venture.

News has just come to hand that both Miss D. McKessarand Mrs H. A. Jones have been involved in car accidents;we lovingly remember them in prayer. We rejoice thatMrs J. S. Avery continues to make excellent progress inhealth.

FROM THE BRAHMANBARIA SCHOOL . . . Miss Thomsonreports: "Congratulations to Miss Renu Deuri, Headmistressof the Brahmanbaria Mission School who has passed theI.A. examination (Intermediate Arts is halfway to B.A.).In 1963 East Pakistan school children will sit two finalexaminations—one for session July 1962-March 1963 and theother for the next school year, April 1963-December 1963.In 1961 the school year was changed from January to Julyto coincide with the University year. This has proved un-popular and the Government has decided to revert to theold school year. This cannot be done in one year and sotwo school years of nine months' duration have been decidedon. . . The Brahmanbaria Mission School commenced thenew school year in July with 289 on the roll. The roll isincreasing each year. In 1960 two sections were necessaryin classes one and two only; last year a second class threehad to be arranged; this year there are so many pupils inclass four that two teachers are needed for the mainsubjects. The school is now meeting in two shifts—classesone ana two from 7 a.m.-11.30 a.m., and classes three to sixfrom 10.00-4.20. In the overlapping period one class has to beoutside, or in the Home recreation room which has nodesks! A carpenter is busy converting a tree (which had tocome down after last year's cyclone) into new seats . . ."


COLLEGE BOARDGod has an emergency for every man and a man for every emergency. The

tremendous opportunities that confront us as a Denomination at this time constitutea genuine emergency.

THE WORLD-WIDE POPULATION EXPLOSION finds its echo in New Zealand.We have more people to reach.NEW HOUSING AREAS provide scope for new work.ALL-AGE SUNDAY SCHOOL is opening up new avenues of service and out-reach.NEW FELLOWSHIPS are being formed and others are becoming Churches.Fresh fields of endeavour constantly open.THE UNION EVANGELISTS spearhead the evangelistic drive of the churches.WORLD UNREST and fear for the future is making many responsive to theGospel message.It is a day of tremendous opportunity!At the centre of our denominational life is our Theological College. The degree

in which we can capitalise on the tremendous opportunities of the day depends, inlarge measure, upon the number and the quality of the men produced by ourCollege. There is little use our opening new churches unless we have adequatelytrained, spirit-filled men to lead them. Every God-given opportunity we confronttoday calls for a vigorous efficient College, if its challenge is to be met.

God has been good to us in providing us with such an adequate College building,such a consecrated staff, and such a fine group of dedicated students.

MAORI BOARDOur late arrival, our lack of long historic background and traditions and our

absence from the early assignments of spheres of service, have been a heavyhandicap to our mission—our mission today is only 65 years of age in its oldeststation. It suffers still the handicap of its juvenility. It suffers because, as aChurch, we came too late, gave too little and then gave up what we had." ("FromForest Hill to City Street," the story of the Presbyterian Church among the Maoripeople, by the Very Rev. J. G. Laughton; published 1961.)

Well might we as Baptists, to our shame, borrow those words. Our missionto the Maori people suffers from its juvenility. It suffers because we, as a Church,came too late, gave far too little and then late last century gave up what we had.It certainly seemed as if we had lost our chance altogether. However, the thrillingfact is that, of recent years, God has given us another glorious opportunity, which,though suffering somewhat from the above handicaps, is real, vital and constantlyexpanding.

The tremendous increase in the Maori population; the desperate need of theGospel message and Christian direction in the life of our Maori brethren, togetherwith our Lord's injunction to " w i t n e s s first at home," present an urgent challengeto every Baptist to give, not little this time, but to give much, in prayer, money ordedicated service to the task.

Let us remember that no matter how much we have done, or are doing furtherafield, the Lord will not hold us guiltless if again we fail those on our own backdoor.

I most warmly and feelingly commend this Work and Appeal to you.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH IS YOUR DAY OF OPPORTUNI

CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEEThe wording of the hymn "Forward Be Our Watchword" is an appropriate

note on which to commence my message on Church Extension work.We are thankful to God for the 25 years' contribution the Church Extension

Committee has, by the grace and blessing of God, been able to make to the growthand expansion of our denominational witness in New Zealand.

And now, at this time when the administration is about to blossom into a full-orbed board with a view to extending assistance (in financial and spiritual super-vision) to all aided causes as well as those hitherto termed Church Extension causes,I trust our people will rise to new heights of intercessory prayer and giving duringthe "Forward Work" appeal, and also as a continuing spiritual service.

In this day of opportunity, with so many openings in new housing areas, andso much need for breaking in new ground and the consequential extensive follow-up, planting and sowing, we are required to tap more fully our resources in conse-crated stewardship.

There are still many isolated and struggling causes sending out the Macedoniancry, " C o m e over and help us," and we need to ask afresh, " H o w can they hearwithout a preacher?"

The answer to the plea " G i v e us a Pastor" has been a major factor in thecomparatively rapid establishment of many of our Churches. Shall this insistentcall of today's needs fall on deaf ears? Surely the answer is " N o , a thousandtimes No."

May this period of prayer and rededicated giving bring new life and freshexperiences of spiritual blessing to the whole denomination.

BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONThe Forward Work Appeal focuses attention on home missionary work. How

many New Zealanders, Maori and pakeha, have not heard the good news of theGospel? How many have heard the Gospel story, but understood it so inadequatelythat their lives have remained completely untouched? Surely there is no moreurgent task than the propagation of God's truth in this so-called Christian land.

The Department of Christian Education was established to help strengthen thehome churches so that they might be more effective servants on the home field.It has the responsibility of developing effective educational programmes so thatteachers, leaders, officers and members grow in Christian service. Throughthese and the activities they promote, Church life at every age level will becomea more vivid experience of the way of life our Lord requires.

Opportunities without end may well describe the many avenues of serviceopen to the Department. Sunday Schools, Nurseries, Bible Classes, Adult DiscussionGroups, Fellowship activities of any kind, Vacation Bible Schools and Churchactivities in general, present the Department with possible fields of service. Helpfor all who feel unable to cope with their particular service in the Church isavailable through the "Training for Service" programme. Books for class useor private study are prepared by the Publication Division just recently estab-lished. Help with writing, editing and publishing printed aids of all kinds is afunction of this Division.

Giving to the Forward Work Appeal ensures the continuation and extension ofall these services.

TY. . .. SUPPORT THE £10,000 FORWARD WORK APPEAL


Whitten, 140 Augustus street, Thames.

QUESTION:"One thing puzzles us in our churches and that is most

people think dancing is sinful. Some reasons that we've beengiven are: (1) There's always drink at dances. We havenever been to a public dance where there is drink. (2) Youget too close to one another. 'Musical knees' and'Crossing the river' bring people just as close as dancing.(3) Because of what goes on after a dance. Surely if ouryoung people have good moral standards and are broughtup in a Christian church, are not these weak excuses, andis it not time our young people grew up?—Two Twenty-one-year-old Girls."

ANSWERThis letter expresses what many young people in our

churches are thinking and saying today. I can sympathisewith the writers. The reasons given as to why youngpeople should not do this, that and the other thing, so oftendo seem very trivial to young minds. No doubt the reasonsquoted in this letter seem so. But they should not be dis-missed too lightly. There is a degree of truth in them andthe warning should not be ignored.

More relevant, however, to most of our young peoplethan the possibility of moral dangers, are the all too obviousspiritual dangers of dancing. Over the years I have seenmany churches of several denominations introduce dancingfor their young people. I do not know one which has notbecome less effective spiritually as a result. I have alsoseen many individual Christian young men and womenbegin to attend dances regularly. I do not know one suchcase where spiritual enthusiasm has been maintained.

Dancing may not be sinful. It is spiritually unwise.

QUESTION"I have heard it stated that we ought to expect the signs

that are mentioned in Mark 16; 17, 18, to follow the preach-ing of the Gospel today. Is this so? If not, what are weto make of these verses?"

ANSWERApart from any other consideration, to insist on the basis

of Mark 16: 17, 18 that these signs should follow the preach-ing of the Gospel overlooks the important fact that thesection, Mark 16: 9-20, is not genuine Scripture.

If you look at the New English Bible, you will read anote following verse 8 which says, "At this point someof the most ancient witnesses (i.e., manuscripts and earlytranslations) bring the book to a close." Then followingverse 8 these words are inserted: "And they delivered allthese instructions briefly to Peter and his companions.Afterwards Jesus Himself sent out by them from east towest the sacred and imperishable message of eternal sal-vation." This again is followed by a note which says, " S o m ewitnesses add this paragraph, which in one of them is theconclusion of the book."

Then comes the usual section, verses 9-20, closing with thisnote, " S o m e witnesses give verses 9-20 either instead of, orin addition to, the paragraph 'And they delivered . . .eternal salvation' (here printed before verse 9), and sobring the book to a close. Others insert further additionalmatter."

All this rather complicated business simply means thatno one knows just how the Gospel of Mark originally ended.The oldest and best manuscripts and some of the earliesttranslations end the Gospel at verse 8. The abruptness ofthe ending, however, suggests that Mark wrote morethan this. If he did so we do not know what it was hewrote. That is probably irretrievably lost. The severalalernative endings found in other early manuscripts andtranslations are simply later attempts to round off theGospel. They are all written in a style unlike that of Markand none of them fits the Gospel very well. Almost cer-

I'm the CHILDRENC o n d u c t e d b y U n c l e P h i l .

Dear Girls and Boys,Have you ever hea rd of Johann Gerhard t Oncken? Do you Know

anyth ing about him? Johann Oncken is ano the r of our Bapt is theroes . Let me tell you someth ing about him.

Johann Oncken was born in Oldenburg in Germany in 1800. As ayoung m a n he spent some t ime in England w h e r e he came to knowJesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and at the age of 23 her e t u r n e d home to Germany as a missionary of t h e Brit ish Cont inenta lSociety. He began his work of p reach ing the Gospel in the ci t iesof H a m b u r g and Bremen . God blessed his p reach ing in those cit iesand many were conver ted and became followers of our Lord Je susChrist.

Af ter many yea r s of th i s work, which he did with g rea t success,Johann Oncken, by reading and s tudying his Bible carefully, becameconvinced that so fa r as the New Tes t amen t was concerned bap t i smwas not a bapt ism of babies , bu t of those who bel ieved In Jesusand received Him as the i r Saviour. F u r t h e r , he saw t h a t in the NewTes tamen t bapt ism was by immers ion and not by spr inkl ing. He didnot know at f i rs t tha t t h e r e was a denominat ion t h a t he ld theseviews; bu t l ea rn ing of the exis tence of Amer ican Bapt is ts , he soughtbapt ism from the Rev. Ba rnas Sears who was a t t h a t t ime s tudyingin Germany. There fo re , on April 22, 1834, J o h a n n Oncken and sixo the r bel ievers were bapt ised in the r iver Elbe, n e a r H a m b u r g , andon April 23 they formed the first Bapt is t Church on G e r m a n soil inm o d e r n t imes . Mr Oncken became t h e min i s t e r of th is l i t t le church .

These early Baptis ts in Germany did not have an easy t ime. The i rminis ter , Mr Oncken, was often in pr ison. On one occasion theMayor of H a m b u r g said to J o h a n n Oncken, "As long as I haves t reng th in my l i t t le finger I will s top you r p reach ing . " Do youth ink words like these f r ightened Mr Oncken and s topped him frompreaching? Never. Mr Oncken said to t h e Mayor of H a m b u r g , "Aslong as I see God behind you r l i t t le finger I will p r e a c h . " And p reachhe did. The Mayor of H a m b u r g or no one else could s top t h eBaptist Churches from growing. In fact, no t only did c h u r c h e sspread th rough Germany, but also in o the r p a r t s of Nor th and EastEurope—Sweden, Denmark . F in land, Poland, Hol land, Switzer land,Russia, Hungary and Bulgaria.

The success of the Baptist Churches in Germany was due largelyto a kind of mot to which J o h a n n Oncken and his people followed.I t was " E v e r y church m e m b e r a miss ionary ." I th ink t h a t would bea good mot to for today, don ' t you? W h a t a difference it would m a k eto our Baptist Churches in New Zealand if you gir ls and boys andall the men and women of our chu rches w e r e miss ionar ies and t r i edevery day and always to wi tness for Jesus !

PRIZES: The re a re 11 pr ize-winners th is month . Congra tu la t ions!Sixth t ime.—Bruce Keeley.Four th time.—Clive Salisbury.Second t ime.—Bruce Kenner ley , Roger Brown.First t ime.—Shirley Adams, Susan Graham, J a n McCalman,

Jenn i fe r Norr i sh . Simon Pe te r s , Louise Ward , David Young.

NEW MEMBERS: Welcome to t en new m e m b e r s th i s m o n t h . Theyare : Adr ienne Budd (Mount Roskill), Ba rba ra Garaway (Whakatane) ,J e a n e t t e Giles (Pa lmers ton Nor th) , Ju l ie Marsden (Colombo St ree t ) ,John McCullough (Whangaparoa) , Maxine P e t e r s (Hastings), RonSchroede r (North Invercargl l l ) , Marilyn Tet low (Green Island),Merrhis Togar ty (Fairfield). Bronwen T u r n e r (Mount Alber t ) .

DONATION: Many t hanks to Mrs M.D. for he r donat ion of 10s tothe Prize Fund.

PLACE-NAME COMPETITIONFor your compet i t ion this m o n t h you are to f ind the n a m e s of

the places which have been left out from t h e sen tences below. Ihave given you t h e f i rs t l e t t e r of each place and each dash s tandsfor a l e t t e r of t h e place-name you a re to find. T h e r e is no n e e d towr i te out the sen tences . A list of t h e n a m e s will do.1. J e sus was b o r n in B— — — — — — — —.2. A b r a h a m left U — of the Chaldees to go into the land of

Canaan .3. Paul was born in T — — — — —.4. The n a m e of Ru th ' s na t ive coun t ry was M — — —.5. Simon P e t e r ' s h o m e was in C — — — — — — — — .6. Amos the p rophe t lived at T — — — — — .7. Pau l was conver ted on t h e road to D — — — — — — —.8. A — — — — — — was the place w h e r e t h e disciples w e r e first

called Chris t ians .9. It was at T — — — — t ha t Paul had t h e vision of a m a n of

Macedonia who said. " C o m e over in to Macedonia, and help u s . "10. Moses received the Ten C o m m a n d m e n t s at Mount S — — — — .11. After t h e f lood Noah 's a rk came to r e s t on t h e m o u n t a i n s of

A — — — — —.12. J o h n the wr i t e r of the Book of Revelat ion was impr i soned

on t h e isle t h a t is called P — — — — —.J u n i o r (8 to u n d e r 11 years) do any eight . Seniors (11 to 14

years) do t h e m all. Post you r answers ear ly , with n a m e , age, addressand Sunday School a t the top of the page , to Uncle Phi l , C/o Rev.P. A. C. Pe t e r s , 46 Glen S t ree t , T imaru .

tainly not one of them formed part of the original Gospel.Although Mark 16: 9-20 is an ancient attempt to end the

Gospel (it was known in the second century), we cannotaccept it as genuine Scripture. And, as one recent commen-tator has said, " I t would be unwise to build any theologicalposition on these verses alone: and this no responsible Chris-tian group has done."


REV. A. H. FINLAY SAYS

"Let Us Face It"We may be evangelical. We may truly love the Gospel.

We may even emphasise all the right things in our BaptistChurch. We may, in theory stand for New TestamentChristianity, yet the obvious and unpalatable fact is thatwe are not propagating the Gospel fast enough even tocatch up with the growth in population. Immortal souls aredying without any hope every day because Christianshaven't cared enough to reach them.

Well, frankly what is wrong? Can we blame thepreachers? Should we Christians depend on dynamic crowd-pleasers to get folk into the Kingdom? Or is it that at somepoint the Church has missed her way. Or that you personallyhaven't grasped what Christianity really is. Two things standout like beacon lights from the New Testament. Jesus saidto his own followers, " Y o u shall receive POWER." " Y O USHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME." (Act 1: 8).

Here is the unavoidable and shattering question—Am I apower-filled and vital Christian really aglow with the loveof God for people? Then another—Do I really go with theGospel of the Living Saviour to others? Am I really learn-ing the techniques of witnessing, visiting, contacting folk,testifying to the truth of God, under the guidance of theMASTER?

ON THE FRONTIERIt is obvious that New Testament Christians were so

dominated by the Spirit of Christ, that they went every-where preaching the Word, and sharing the Good News.Now let us face it, the steady rate of growth of numerousstrange sects, which I need not name, is clearly due totheir highly developed methods of contact and teaching, atthe door, in the homes, where they gain an entry. A Mormonnot far from where I live told a church member that theycame to him just when he needed spiritual help. "If youpeople had come to me first, I should have come your way,"he said. Many false sects have us whacked, right, left andcentre.

Let us face it again. We have already discovered throughAll-age Sunday School calling for people to visit homes,that 90 to 95 per cent of Christians just won't play ball. Itis much the same when we hold an evangelistic mission.Even a large section of church officers and leaders, do notco-operate. They just evade this basic New Testament, andChristian responsibility. Loyal, steady, good givers of money,even devout and prayerful, but just still not getting throughto victory in personal evangelism.

Now who is it, that really lives on the frontiers ofspiritual warfare? Of course, it is the lay church memberwho lives closest to the non-Christian. In office, workshop,factory, on farms, or just living in one particular street,puts the Christian in the spiritual front line. If their witnessby lip and by life is not given, just where they live andwork, in all probability those nearest them will be losteternally, and never reached by the Gospel.

There is a story that always hits me hard. Two men hadtravelled together by train to work for many years. Onewas a very devoted church member. The other usually gavehis Sundays to golf. One Monday, the latter said to thechurchman, " B i l l , when are you going to give up thispretence of re l ig ion?" The other hurt, and resentful said,"What do you m e a n ? " The reply came, " Y o u and I havebeen travelling to work on this train for about 20 yearsnow, and if what you believe is right then I must eventuallygo to Hell. Yet in all this time you have never said a wordto me about my soul. I can only conclude, therefore, thatthere is nothing in your faith after all."

The other sat shocked and silent. But so would mostChristians in like circumstances. If a communist went intoa factory, in a week every man would know where he stoodThe movement he represents has practically covered everynation in this century, yet with no buildings, no sermons,no Sunday Schools, only CELLS OF CONVINCED LAYMEN.

SPEAK UPWhat ever is the matter with Christian men? The day

is long past in this nuclear and racing age for shyness,reserve, or the social taboo put upon religious conversation,We just must speak up for Christ. The great Commission,"Go ye into all the World, and preach the Gospel to everycreature" has not been revoked. Dare we be silent,apologetic and weak in this matter of witness today? Someamongst us have alreay failed our own families, our ownsons by our silence. Many children in Christian homes growup without ever hearing the Bible read and prayers said,by the ones who claim to love them best. How can we leavethis matter of vital Christian witness to someone else aday longer?

Here then are six straight questions that as honest menwe just must grapple with:—1. How much time have you actually given this year towards

winning another person to Jesus Christ?2. Are you largely inarticulate about your faith and spiritual

experience? If so, why?3. What do you need to help you break, out of your futile,

and fruitless profession of Christianity?4. Are you willing to learn and put into practice proven

techniques and methods of witness, with the help of God?5. What personal victories must you win in order to fulfil

His COMMISSION where you live and work?6. Is your God able to give you the necessary enabling,

courage and willingness to tackle this basic Christianresponsibility?

ASK - SEEK - KNOCKRead the Story of the Friend at Midnight

Luke 11: 5-8.

A story of Daring Faith and AudaciousAsking.

Greatly Daring because the Hour was Midnight—the hourwhich finds the Church asleep and the World in SpiritualDarkness.

Daring because of the Measure of the Asking. Would nothalf a loaf have served till morning? No! He asked forthree and obtained as Many as He Needed.

Daring because he Persevered in Asking. Met with a rebuffhe prayed until the rebuff was withdrawn. Faced with ashut door he asked until the door was opened. Refusedat first he persisted until the refusal was removed.

Temuka and Hamilton convincingly proved that PrayerMeans Power.

OUR PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITYFor

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE CRUSADE

is

To keep on Asking—

To continue Seeking—

Never to cease Knocking.

Remember the September Crusades:—St Albans and Glendowie, Sept. 9-23.Karori and Glen Eden commenceSept. 30.


Dispensary

My Kulai YearIt hardly seems possible that a year ago today, I finished

my deputation in New Zealand and that as you read thisabout two months later, I will again be back in Agartalawith the children of St Paul's hostels. (September '62.)

The time spent out here in the village work of Kulaiarea has for my part been well worth while, and I trust thatin the work of the Kingdom ahead it will reap dividends.I have enjoyed the time here very much. When I left NewZealand last September, it was not envisaged that MissKemp would be able to return as soon as she was able. Soit has been good to have her company and help over thesemonths. While I have been here I have tried to concentrateon children's work in the main, but I think had Miss Kempnot returned when she did, some of my time would of neces-sity been taken up with medical work; for a nurse cannot

persistently say " N O " to the needs of folk around. Wehave sought to share problems of the work and ideas andwe have visited some villages together. But our work hasbeen in different spheres.

NEW OPENINGSMiss Kemp being here with the local church I was free

to go and help a few Riang Christians in a village two orso miles away. I have enjoyed the fellowship each Sundaywith them. Just recently we have begun a Sunday schoolwith the few children in the village and I hope that the ex-St Paul's boy, Balaram, in the village will continue thiswith them. Balaram has been of great assistance to me in

translation work so that the women could understand theteaching given. The last few Sundays the men have beentaking it in turns to take the worship service receiving theirhelp from the book compiled for Riangs by the late Rev.and Mrs H. A. Jones. How grateful they are to have some-thing in their own language and it is from this book thatwe are teaching the children choruses, and we have learnt

Len Babu, Samoni his wife, and family.

one or two hymns. I do not know the Riang language, butthe book is in the Bengali script, and so I am able toattempt to read the hymns etc.

Two days of the week are bazaar days and one doesnot find many people in villages on these days as a rule.So it was decided to go on three other days in threedifferent directions to villages to begin work among children.Villages without mission teachers were the ones I sought tohelp. Monday's village has a Government school teacher,but for the last few months there has been no Sundayschool so my time with them has served a double purpose.Beside the singing of choruses, prayer, memory verse andBible story illustrated, with this and one other group I havetried to help them to learn to sew. They have done quitewell at handkerchiefs and now frocks and simple shorts.Before heavy work in the fields began the numbers in thisgroup were high, but the average is now 10 to 12.

MANY LISTENERSWednesday's group when I first started (December '61)

was across the river, but as they were so often away intheir fields it was decided to come this side of the river to

Servants' House MissionaryHouse

Len Babu'sHouse

Hospital


Bringing a patient to the Dispensary.

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One hundred years ago, on September 22, 1862, at theheight of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln issued the Pro-clamation of Emancipation. Its immediate purpose was topromise freedom to every slave in territory then under thecontrol of the Southern States and ultimate freedom for allon the successful conclusion of the War. To many this wasthe supreme moment of the conflict—to them the war wasa crusade to free the slaves and now Emancipation was itslegal enactment. In Washington it was a moment of greatemotional fervour and feelings ran high.

That night Lincon attended a theatre performance andhis entry was the signal for an outburst of cheering andapplause. Lincoln acknowledged the plaudits and then, sud-denly lifting his hand for silence, pointed to a dumpy littlewoman in the gallery and said " D o n ' t cheer me, cheer her,she freed the slaves."

THE BOOKWho was this little lady thrust so suddenly into the

limelight? She was Harriet Beecher Stowe who, ten yearsbefore in 1852 had, out of the depths of her heart, written

Continued from page 242.a village where there were several enquirers. This villagetwo or three years ago was interested in Christianity, butnothing came of that interest then. It is a big village withseveral different tribes represented and stretches for somedistance I began going to this village in March 1962, andthe regular attendance would now be about 30 to 40 childrenand usually several adults. Translation help here has alsobeen possible from an ex-St Paul's girl who lives with rela-tives in this village. She has been a great help in winningthe children's confidence too. A local evangelist who knowstheir language has sometimes been with me. I am hopingthat some continued aid may be found for this group whenI must leave. Our dispensary here does a great deal for thisvillage

Friday's group is a very small one of two Garo families.There are four children and three women who make upthis group. There are non-Christian Riangs close by themand before work in the fields increased some of the womenwould come.

I have been glad of my push-bike from New Zealandto go some of the way to all of these villages. I walk therest of varying distances. I have enjoyed the renewedcontact with children I knew in St Paul's hostels lastterm.

I have loved the country life and one cannot help butappreciate the friendliness and generosity of the villagefolk.

Miss E. H. Denham.

a book that had swept across the States like a prairie fire.The book, of course, was " U n c l e Tom's Cabin" which"presented to her readers a succession of simple, poignantincidents inseparable from a system of slavery." It was animmediate best seller, 5,000 copies in the first week, 100,000copies in the first few months and hundreds of thousandsby the end of the year. It spread beyond her native countryand was read eagerly in England where, it is said, morethan a million copies were sold by the end of the year.

It is a moving story read even today, one hundred yearslater. In its own day it created a profound impression.In its native country it loosed a great surge of feeling thatlater helped to carry a long and bloody war to a successfulconclusion, in England the Manchester weavers, so movedby its tale, suffered unemployment and hunger rather thanhandle cotton from the slave plantations while its effect onthe upper classes was to check any Government responseto overtures from the Confederacy.

THE POWER OF THE PENIn these days, when literature has reached an all-time

low, it is worthwhile to ponder the influence of a good bookand the power of the written word. Harriet Beecher Stowe,writing her book in the midst of a busy life, clearing acorner of her kitchen table to add another chapter, playeda major part in removing a great stain from the con-science of her country. Jane Austen, surveying life from acountry vicarage, sent forth a stream of novels that estab-lished a pattern of feminine honour and behaviour thattypifies all that is finest and best in the word "Victorianism"and without which, in the words of Arthur Bryant, " t h e r ecould scarcely have been a Florence Nightingale or evena profession of modern nursing."

Do Christian people need any reminding of the powerof the pen? The records of any Bible or Missionary Societyare all of stories of conversions sponsored by the HolySpirit speaking through the printed page alone.

And yet are we ignoring the value of a well-writtentract carefully distributed, the Church Literature rackstocked with topical and helpful leaflets, and, above all theWord of God itself, translated and printed in a manner de-signed that " h e that runneth may read." Do not let us wringour hands at the stream of Communist and pagan literatureflooding the world today, but rather take heart at the storyaround this month's centenary and determine to enlistBenjamin Franklin's " 2 6 lead so ld i e r s " (the alphabet) toproclaim the message of God's salvation to this generation.

BAPTIST WOMEN'S LEAGUEIncoming Dominion Executive.—It is with pleasure that

we announce these names from Auckland:President, Mrs D. Reevely; Vice-president, Mrs E.

Dow; Secretary, Mrs L. W. Denison; Treasurer, Mrs K.Moore; Committee, Mrs N. Gaze, Mrs S. Edgar, Mrs M.Spicer, Mrs R. Sutcliffe, Mrs R. Stevens, Mrs R. Airey.

New District.—Welcome to the new district—Hutt Valley;this mades the eighth district in the Dominion.

New Affiliations.—We are very pleased to report that thefollowing fellowships have affiliated with the League: Mil-ford, Valley Road, Kaitaia, Spreydon and Wainoni. We wel-come them into membership.

Deaconesses.—The £110 budgeted for Miss J. Knight'straining has been equally divided between the DeaconessBoard and Maori Board.

News from the Districts.—Otago are busy renderingmuch voluntary service in the Ings Memorial Home.Canterbury recently had an inspiring talk by Rev. C. R.Sprackett on his three months' service in Hong Kong; afresh incentive for their " laye t tes for Hong K o n g " work.Central Districts: Stratford report visiting to Eventide OldLadies' Home with biscuits—also bottling of fruit for theirpantry. Auckland District have undertaken to cater forSunday Tea for Auckland City Mission.

June, 1963, brings the visit of Mrs E. Bates, Chairmanof the B.W.A. Women's Department.


Gontachora children's group visited weekly four miles from KulaiDispensary.

BELMONT—Two.CAVERSHAM—Four.FAIRF1ELD—Four.HAMILTON—Thirteen.HAVVERA—Three.HAWTHORNDALE—Two.HILLSBOROUGH—TenMASTERTON—Four.MORRINSVILLE—Four.

BAPTISMS

MURRAY'S BAY—Two.NEW PLYMOUTH—Four.NORTH EAST VALLEY—Three.NORTHLAND—Three.PALMERSTON NORTH—Five.PAPANUI NORTH—Five.RICCARTON—One.ROSLYN—Two.ROYAL OAK—Five.

SHACKLETON ROAD—One.STRATFORD—One.TAITA—Two.TEMUKA—One.THAMES—Two.UPPER HUTT—Two.WANGANUI EAST—Three.WHANGAPAROA—Three.TOTAL—Ninety-one.

September 2—4YA, 7 p.m., Rev. J. L. Lowery.September 4—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.September 9—3YA, 11 a.m., Rev. A. McLeod.September 13—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. H. Bridges.September 18—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

September 19—3YC, 9.40 p.m., Rev. R. L. Fursdon.

September 23—3YC, 9.40 p.m., Rev. P. A. C. Peters.

September 27—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. H. Bridges.

September 30—X stations, 10.15 a.m., Rev. J. T. Crozier.

COLLEGE.—At the time of writing this report, we are aboutto start our second term examinations, with the Augustvacation only one week away. But by the time it is published,we will be just beginning our final term. Students fromTrinity College, and our own College were guests of the B.T.I.for a fellowship evening in the middle of July. Dr and MrsSanson were our guests for a morning, and Dr Sanson spokeat our weekly devotional service in the chapel. A gang ofstudents have just completed installing new guttering aroundthe North Wing during their Monday afternoon gardening.—G. T. M.

ASHBURTON.—Visitors we have rejoiced to have meetwith us have been Mr Norman McIntosh (one time memberwith us), two American students, Mr D. Schluntz and Mr B.Dixon, who met our young people at a Saturday function. Itwas a special joy to have Rev. L. A. North address a Wednes-day meeting and meet with deacons after this meeting. Ata parade of Boys' Brigade and Life Boys, the service was con-ducted by Mr B. Stringer, a past Captain of the B.B. Com-pany. Congratulations to Jennifer and Roger Millichamp onthe birth of a daughter. We rejoice with news from Manilaof the safe arrival of a daughter to Anne (nee Millichamp)and Kemp Pallesen. Sympathy to the relatives of Miss GwenWilliams and Mrs Ada McDonald who passed away recently.Both these friends were early members of our Church. Severalof our members are or have been in hospital and we pray foreach, the healing touch of the Great Physician.—E. F. P.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—BibleClass Week commenced with a combined rally conducted byour young people, at which musical items and testimonieswere given, followed by a challenging message from Mr Car-ter. A number rededicated their lives to Christ, others accept-ing Him as Saviour. We were privileged to be hosts to a partyof thirty young folk from our Taupo and Tokoroa churches,who visited Auckland for the weekend of July 22. Our pastor'smorning expositions from I Peter, and the evening "Exposi-tion Evange l i sm" messages from John's Gospel, are challeng-ing to both Christians and unsaved. We rejoice that sevenhave been baptised and two joined the church this month. Acanvass of the district for prospective S.S. scholars was under-taken on a recent Sunday afternoon. Our loved friend, Mrs W.Kemp, wife of the late Rev. Joseph W. Kemp, was called intothe presence of her Lord on July 31. We thank God for herdevoted and gracious life, and extend sympathy to membersof her family.—E. M. C.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater) .—For the past two months, we have been thrilled to have newfolk at our Sunday services. A family service (with the dedi-cation of Murray James Barclay), brought a large crowd, inspite of much sickness among our own members. This is adirect result of visitation, and we are grateful to God for theblessed times of fellowship we are enjoying. The Youth Club,as such, has been dissolved, and a new Youth Fellowshipcommenced monthly. The first of these was a grand success,catering for our own young folk, but also those who are in-terested to come for fellowship, and to hear the Gospel. A

group of young folk under the leadership of Bruce Albistonare coming every six weeks to lead the Sunday evening ser-vice. We are grateful to them for their faithful service. We arepraying for our mission in November, to be led by Rev M.Reid, of Carterton.—D. D.

BELMONT (Rev. C. W. Smith).—A Deeper Life Crusadeled by Rev. A. L. Burrow of N.Z.B.T.I. saw a week of well-attended and inspiring meetings. Recently Misses Janet Noonand Lynley Smith witnessed to their Lord in baptism and wehave since welcomed them into Church membership along withMr and Mrs Lasenby, Mrs Reevely and Miss Janice Sheeran. AS.S. teachers' tea was held in July at which Mesdames Mc-Clure and Watson of the Mt. Albert Church spoke on aspectsof primary work. During Bible Class week young peopleshared in the services and as guest speaker we welcomed MrWilson Chang of Korea at present studying at our College.Our young people gained third place in B.C. competitions. OnAugust 5, guest preacher, Mr W. Dixon, spoke at Fellowshiphour on A.A.S.S. work in America. Congratulations to MissJackie Marwick on passing her nursing examinations. We ex-tend sympathy to the relatives of our brother, Mr J. H. Wall,who was recently called Home.

BIRKDALE (Rev. P. Carter).—Our sincere congratulationsto Mr and Mrs C. F. Gaeth on the birth of their baby daugh-ter—Barbara Ruth. Recently a very happy kitchen eveningwas held in the manse for Miss Lynette Bush, who is to bemarried shortly. The two extensions to our Church building—a modern entrance porch in front and a Bible Class roomand vestry at the back are now nearing completion, and onceagain we pay tribute to a small band of men who have givenan enormous amount of time to this work, all day on Satur-days and often in the evenings during the week. We, whobenefit, appreciate their labours to the full, and we feel thattheir sacrifice of time and labour must be very precious inthe eyes of our Lord. Recently, we received a gift of 50 goodtype chairs, all in very good condition, from the AucklandStar Office, and this has helped to solve our seating problemsin the Sunday School.—W. M. H.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Our two Sun-day morning services are bringing many outsiders into ourchurch. This Sunday is the last of the "Ten Commandment"series, these have been a great blessing to all. The Bible Classhad for their missionary social, Mr B. Simpson from Bolivia,as their guest. Their missionary offering this year was £42 10s.They also give towards our own two church missionaries.Shareholders spent a happy evening with Miss D. McKenziefrom Philippines. The Men's Club had their first church tealast Sunday night, then as a body, paraded into church. Weunited with Avondale and Mt. Albert at our Church lastWednesday night and spent a wonderful evening with Dr andMrs Sanson, Mrs Sanson having been an old S.S. teacher. God'srichest blessing on them as they return. Mr and Mrs Hall andMr Revouf were received into membership. Forty pounds wascollected for B.B. week. A group of our young people put ona mock wedding raising nearly £16 towards our building fund.—J. M. B.



BROOKLYN, Wellington (Minister-elect, Rev. D. H.Stewart).—At the annual meeting of the Women's Fellowship,Mrs Maddox gave a floral demonstration, which was appre-ciated by all present, a number of women from other Brook-lyn churches joining with us. Our congratulations to the final-ists in the Bible Class Competitions, Mr N. Cowan, secondplace senior men's sermon, Miss Marion Lane, second, seniorwomen's children's talk, Mr Neil Munro third, junior children'stalk. Mr A. A. Skeels, secretary of the Oriental MissionarySociety preached at an evening service and afterwardsshowed a set of coloured slides, "Flight to Freedom," show-ing the great need in Hong Kong with refugees pouring in.Boys' Brigade Week was very successful in that they collectedapproximately £109. During Bible Class Week the young peopleformed themselves into a Youth Choir and sang at both ser-vices on July 22 and 29. Quite a few have been missing fromtheir accustomed places owing to the prevailing flu.—W. C. T.

BRYNDWR (Rev. R. McCosh).—We regret the resignationof a most efficient secretary in Mr Ray Clark. He has servedhis God and our people in this capacity since the formation ofand church and we thank him. His successor is Allan Warnock.Dr and Mrs Sanson have visited our church, and we have beenstimulated by their outstanding messages. Bible Class Weeksaw some of our young people taking part in the services andculminating in the conducting of the final evening service byMr Andrew Perry and his team. We had one successful en-trant in the B.C. competitions when Jane Warnock won thejunior children's talk. We congratulate Mr and Mrs G. Reddellon the birth of Michael Hamilton and shared with them aservice of dedication. Congratulations, too, to Betty Todd andJill Huls who have announced their engagements, to MargaretGoodman and Joan Ingram who have passed their nursingfinals and to Margaret Lilley who has attained her majority.—H. R. W.

CAMBRIDGE (Pastor R. Lincoln).—At a recent eveningfellowship hour opportunity was taken to farewell Mr and MrsPenfold, and Mr and Mrs Beck. A welcome was extended toMr and Mrs G. Beck. We are pleased to report Mr S. Jonesrecovering after her recent car accident. Mr J. Troughton isstill not well. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ken Ward (neeColleen Schishke) on the birth of a son, also to Mr and MrsDick Stephenson on the birth of a son. Congratulations toMiss Bridget Murdock on passing her preliminary examina-tions with honours in all subjects. Sunday School tea was wellattended with Mr Graeme Crean as guest speaker.—D. W. T.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—At the annualBible Class competitions, those representing Caversham didvery well. During a special service, four young people spokeon living in the world today. Recently the following havebeen baptised; Claire Edmonds, Greyson Wills, Russell Biggsand Mervyn Campbell. For the monthly laymen's and guestnight, we were pleased to have associated in the pulpit, MrD. Ritchie and Mr G. McMillan. The Girls' Life Brigade paradewas well attended by members and friends. Choir membershave shared in a service at the Montecillo Soldiers' Home.Our best wishes go to Miss J. Ferguson and Mr C. Grace ontheir engagement. To Mr and Mrs T. Aitchison on the birthof a daughter.—E. W.

CHINESE, Wellington (Rev. S. Lau).—In recent two monthsthe church choir was organised, there are fifteen people toattend frequently. Mr A. Lew (accompanist), and Miss K.Fung were elected choir leaders. We thank Mr McLean a Christian musician for taking the position of choirmaster. We had agood youth meeting and tea at Palmerston North. Twenty ofour young people went up and enjoyed very much, the specialtime of Christian fellowship with our friends there. Mr Lauwas privileged to preach and to visit all our Chinese peoplethere at the same time. The Bible Classes had a happy specialmeeting at the church, Miss D. E. Andersen has conducted afellowship hour. A Bible Class tea and the 13th SundaySchool anniversary are both to be held at the end of August.—P. G.

CLUTHA (Vacant).—Our third annual meeting was held onWednesday, July 11. We were very pleased to have the Rev.E. W. Batts chairing our meeting. Mr Broadbent was re-electedsecretary, and Mr David Kennedy was elected treasurer. Avery happy meeting was followed by a sumptuous supper.We are very grateful to all those who have been taking ourservices during recent months. We were pleased to welcomeMr and Mrs Fraser and family from Gore into our midst. PeterJohn, baby son of Mr and Mrs I. Miles was dedicated at aservice recently. A youth club is functioning well, meetingonce a fortnight on Saturday night.—R. K.

COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch (Minister-elect, Rev. W.J. Taylor).—Congratulations to Mr and Mrs H. Harrison onthe arrival of a son. The right hand of fellowship was givento Mrs C. A. Stothard and Miss Carolyn Marsden. Our BibleClasses took the evening service on July 29 being end of B.C.week. Congratulations to our Girls' Life Brigade Company on

gaining fifth place in the dominion in the recent Bible know-ledge examinations. We remember those who are sick especi-ally Mrs C. H. Davies, Miss E. Matthews and Mrs H. Harri-son. We are looking forward to welcoming the Rev. and MrsW. J. Taylor and family.—P. M. G.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.).—Our monthly Ladies'Coffee Hour was held at the home of Mrs Driver, when allbrought items for inclusion in gift food parcels for ourmissionaries. The young people held a novel "New Bridge"evening to raise money for their missionary funds. The pro-gramme was full and varied, with a bridge being built acrossthe stage section by section as the funds rose. All weredelighted that before the evening ended the bridge was com-pleted and tormally opened, as the yearly target of £140 hadbeen surpassed. At our monthly social hour, Constable PeterBlaiklock spoke to us about "Juvenile Crime Prevention,"pointed out the opportunity for Christian service in this field.Congratulations to our G.L.B. company on coming first in NewZealand in the Bible Knowledge examination, and also to ouryoung people who did so well in the recent Bible Class Com-petitions. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Mr and MrsMiller on the Homecall of Mrs Earle.—E. M. S.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Rev. D. Patrick, Minister-designate).—We are grateful to the able speakers who haveconducted our services. Messrs A. Price, A. Burt, R. Brown,E. Enright, G. K. Smith, J. Lowery, Andrew Johnson, K.Broadbent, H. Pidwell, Dr Sanson, B. Dixon, Greg Tingson,C. Schroeder, and Dr Warren, have all been appreciated. Dur-ing youth week, it was encouraging to have young people tak-ing part in our services and prayer meeting. Our church wasoverflowing when the Orange Lodge held their annual churchparade. Much fellowship has been enjoyed by church folk tak-ing part in the working bees at the manse, as they busily pre-pare for the arrival of our new minister. Our congratulationsgo to Mr and Mrs Stuart Reid on the birth of a daughter andwe welcome Mrs Cairns into membership from Oamaru. Wewish Mr and Mrs A. Burt every blessing in their new sphereof service at Glengarry. Our thoughts are with Mrs Thornley,and Rev. A. Reece while they are ill.—D. W. L.

FAIRFIELD (Rev. A. G. Roke).—It was a joy to witness thebaptism of one young lady and three young men recently andto welcome the young men into membership of the churchfamily. We pray that as they have thus far obeyed theirSaviour they will make Him Lord of their lives and live forHim seeking to " g r o w in the grace and knowledge . . ." Weare very pleased to congratulate Miss Gwyneth Holland ongaining first with her sermonette, and Mr Paul Grimmer ongaining first for his reading in the recent Bible Class youthrally between Bay of Plenty and Waikato. Miss Barbara Rokegained third in the semi-finals for her sermonette. It is goodto see our young folk taking part in these rallies, and alsotheir effort of £35 towards the B.C. missionary total of £1,000from the South Auckland Bible Classes.—H. B.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman) .—The B.M.M.F. heldtheir annual Communion Service on July 8 with representa-tives from sister churches attending. Received into member-ship recently on transfer were Mr and Mrs E. L. Carmen,Tawa-Linden, and Mr and Mrs D. Salter, Napier. At an afterchurch social hour a welcome was extended to Rev. B.N. and Mrs Eade and a gift of a striking clock was given themfor their new home. With the effort of a jumble sale our ladiesraised £27 for our talent scheme. Our good wishes go withJane Eade as she takes up nursing in Masterton. Congratula-tions to our 1st Feilding G.L.B. company on attaining 21 yearsservice. They celebrated with a banquet and a parade onAugust 5. At our fellowship hour the Rev. Mr Rushworth ofthe Anglican parish spoke to us on the right approach to win-ning the Maori for Christ.—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. J. Pidwell, L.Th., Dip.R.E.).—OnSunday, July 29, Mr and Mrs Easson were welcomed intomembership. It was good to have Messrs Bill Bixon and DavidSchluntz speak at our prayer meeting and bring views on All-age Sunday School work and the problems pertaining to Sun-day School teaching in general. We were able to meet theseAmerican friends informally at an after-church sing-song atthe Bond's home on Sunday, July 22. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs D. Munro on the birth of Nigel Scott. At the annualmeeting of the Ladies' Fellowship, Mr Pidwell greatly increasedour knowledge of the work amongst our Maori people.We thank the young people from Esk Street who assisted atour morning service during B.C. week. Thanks to Mr R. Brownwho conducted our evening service when our pastor was at EskStreet. We were privileged to have the Rev. L. A. North con-duct our evening service on Sunday, July 29.—P. McI.

GISBORNE CENTRAL (Rev. Hugh Nees).—Our specialmonthly services held during the winter months have seen twovisiting speakers in Gisborne. We were very privileged tohave Dr and Mrs Thompson with us, Dr Thompson taking bothservices, also speaking to the Men's Fellowship. Last week-


end the Rev. F. Carter and Mrs Carter were here, Mr Cartertaking our services. These weekends have been very uplift-ing and a time of real spiritual blessing for all. The visit ofDr and Mrs Sanson was very much appreciated, and we cer-tainly learned more about the medical work in Agartala. Mrand Mrs J. Trevarton and family were farewelled prior to leav-ing Gisborne to reside in Hamilton. Mr and Mrs E. Hamblyare now in Canada for the wedding of their son Bernie toMiss Pat Hilliard. A lovely dedication service was conductedrecently for the young children of Mr and Mrs St Clair Chris-tie, Mr and Mrs Brian Bound and Mr and Mrs Ian Little. Mrand Mrs Little have since left to reside in Taupo.—M. B. G.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—Bible ClassWeek went with a swing. The girls took part in the serviceon Sunday, July 22. Marie Hammond, a soloist, Betty Jorgen-sen a reading, Beverley Britten a story to the children. Amissionary evening followed. Films of the missions and "AWalk in the D a r k " concluding with a special supper spon-sored by the Bible Class. Collection amounting to over £20,was sent for the Land Rover in Tripura. Dr Raymond Wind-sor addressed the Men's Tea, followed by Dr Spahr, Rev.Edwards and Rev. A. Burrow. A very happy welcome is ex-tended to Miss Jorgensen and her parents, who have comefrom Wellington to settle in Auckland. Rev. Frank Englandhas concluded his Winter Bible School, splendid attendances,Baptists and Methodists, were proof of appreciation. Prayerand plans continue for the Crusade in Glen Eden, September30, with Rev. Roland Hart—R. V. K.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—These notes will reachour readers a week or so prior to the commencement of ourCrusade conducted by Rev. R. Hart. Much prayer has beenoffered, much preparation done. We believe a time of reap-ing is at hand. Our Evangelist will not want to preach toempty seats, our God given opportunity is now, to bring inthose outside the Kingdom. God expects his servants to befaithful. Churches of the Eastern suburbs gathered to hear Drand Mrs Sanson tell of their work on the mission field. Werejoice with our minister and his wife on the birth of a son—Andrew John. Our B.C. social evening to augment theirmissionary funds was enjoyed by all. Our sympathy is exten-ded to Mrs Jones in the loss of her mother.—R. O. F.

GREENDALE (Rev. T. R. Page).—We had a happy time to-gether with Christian friends from the surrounding district towhich Dr and Mrs L. Sanson spoke on their work at Agartala.It was good to hear of all the churches in Tripura, the largerones and the very small ones witnessing to their own people.We will all pray that our Christian brothers and sisters willgo on living and working for our Lord. We are experimentingwith All-age Sunday School at Glenroy. Our good wishes goto Mr Bruce Ridgen, Mr Selwyn Adams and Mr Doug.Adams, who have all been married lately. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Ian Bruce on the arrival of baby Paul.—E. M.

GREEN ISLAND (Pastor H. J. Hayward).—Welcomevisitors to our pulpit recently have been an O.A.C. team, DrLawrence Sanson and Rev. E. M. Enright and during B.C.week several young folk took part in the services. Our churchhas had the opportunity of acting as hostesses to the com-bined B.W.M.U. and as hosts to the combined B.M.M.F. Wewelcome Mr Clive Harrison into membership on transfer fromHanover Street. Our prayers go with Mr V. Campbell as heenters hospital for further surgery and our love is extended tothe family of the late Mrs Wear, one of our members sud-denly called into the presence of the King. Seasonal illnesseshave taken their toll of our numbers and we wish for all aspeedy recovery.—E. H.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—A family service washeld on June 24, and at a social hour after the evening ser-vice Mr N. Thornley showed some slides of his recent tripoverseas. Services were taken by College students G. Marksand T. Wickens during July, and on July 15, a youth tea andfilm service were held at which the college musical groupplayed and later conducted the evening service. On August4, a most successful Church tea was held to celebrate our54th church anniversary. Items were given by Mrs Hewetson,Mrs Evans and Mr Marks, and the guest speaker was Rev.A. Finlay. The morning anniversary service was taken by DrR. J. Thompson, and Mrs Thompson as soloist, and the eveningby our own pastor, with Mrs Evans singing a message. Con-gratulations to Barbara and Lloyd Capper, a daughter. Ourthoughts are with all our aged and sick friends.—E. J. B

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex Simpson).—At the close of ourservice on July 22, coloured slides were shown of the BaptistCollege Remuera, Sunday School picnic, and Easter Camp,and these were enjoyed by all who saw them. At the conclu-sion of Bible Class week the Rev. J. J. Burt, director of Christianeducation visited Greymouth and a very enjoyable and worth-while weekend was had by all who attended all services.On July 28 the Bible Class held their annual concert and this

was a huge success. The time and effort put into the variedprogramme was a credit to the young people, and they wererewarded by a capacity house. Our thoughts and prayers arewith Mrs Simpson, Mrs McDougall, senior, and Mrs Bradley,senior, and we wish them a speedy recovery. We welcometo our fellowship, Mr and Mrs Condliffe and son of Christ-church, and Mr and Mrs Dickie of Dunedin.—V. J. M.

HAMILTON CENTRAL (Rev. F. H. Lloyd and Pastor J.R. Arnold).—We prayerfully remember the sick at this time.In hospital. Messrs Crowcroft, Campbell and Isaacs, MesdamesC. Webber and J. Turnbull. Welcome home from overseastrippings to Mr and Mrs Brownless and Mr Ken Pomeroy—also welcome on transfer to Mr J. Trevarton, junior. We fare-welled Mr and Mrs D. Berry returning to Britain. We rejoicewith the 13 folk who witnessed to their faith in the waters ofBaptism. Guest speakers have been Mr Brian Tucker, U.F.M.in Papua; Mr Ian Brown (College) to the B.M.M.F., and notforgetting Rev. Roland Hart. Much preparation seen and notseen for the Crusade. Ladies' Coffee Hour and Men's Tea werewell attended by many friends and neighbours from outsideour fellowship. Young people of Bible Class had grand rallyat Finlay Park. Members from all South Auckland were there.In the morning the finalists were judged in competitions. Con-gratulations to Cup winners. In afternoon a tournament(sports) and early evening Rev. Roland Hart spoke to a Hallpacked with young people and friends. Many answered thepacked with young people and friends.—G. C.

HANOVER STREET (Rev. E. W. Batts) .—Missionary visitshave featured recently when the church was pleased to wel-come back two medical missionaries who had had close asso-ciations with the church during their training. Dr and MrsSanson made us very much aware of progress being madein the indigenous church in Tripura, a cause for thanksgivingand continued prayer. Dr Dion Warren, working with theS.I.M. in Nigeria, by his message and films, made very vividthe work among the lepers. Bible Class Week concludedwith a Youth Service in which several laymen told veryclearly and challengingly what particularly appealed to themabout Christ. The choir presented a very successful coffeeevening in support of our church's Centennial appeal. We re-gret the sudden homecall of Mrs Grace Gibson and offer sin-cere sympathy to her family. Miss Loreen Hart was welcomedto the membership of the church at the last Communion ser-vice. A " teenage" group spent a happy day in search of iceskating at Naseby as guests of Mr and Mrs Inder.—L. R. H.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—Our church and SundaySchool has a "new look," painting being carried out by a con-tractor as well as men of the church, under the capable leader-ship of Mr Les Spurdle. G.L.B. members paraded recently tocommemorate their 60th Jubilee, a talk on their aims wasgiven by Cynthia Growden. Muri Thompson, Maori crusadervisited with us recently. Miss E. McLaren and Miss D. Mc-Kenzie of the C.I.M. had fellowship recently with our youngfolk. Our church was also the venue recently for B.C. mem-bers of our Baptist Fellowship in this area. We give thanksto Mr Avery, senior, who fed young minds on the word of Godand the ladies who sustained the body. Our young folk alsotook part in a recent Sunday morning service, when CarolineBewley gave a story talk to the little ones. Miss E. Leipstis on her way home from Korea, we pray a restful holidayfor her and return to good health. Out of hospital after illnessis Mrs Mary Kilgour, Mr Price and Miss McLean. Still hopingfor complete recovery is Mrs Horace Paynter, and now confinedto their homes are Mrs Bewley senior, and Mrs Kemp senior.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson, L.Th.).—We rejoiced to seeMisses Betty Canham, Dianne Wylie and Mr AlexanderThompson pass through the waters of baptism, two others de-cided for Christ and a further six came forward for baptism.Our prayers have been with the sick especially Mrs Duff, MrCollins and Mr Brett, and we give praise for their recovery.The Taranaki Bible Class rally held in Hawera was well-attended by B.C. members from New Plymouth, Stratford,Wanganui East and our own church. Hawera won the footballand Wanganui East the basketball. At a missionary rally inNew Plymouth the four classes gave £124 to our missionwork. Discussion periods at the mid-week prayer meetingsare proving helpful. Sunday School pupils have enjoyedgames evenings arranged for them.—B. A. J. S.

HILLCREST (Rev. P. Carter).—Congratulations to Mr andMrs Fred Mills on the birth of a daughter (Shirley), and Mrand Mrs Rex Falkner a son (Brian). Miss Lane our Collegedeaconess gave an interesting talk to the ladies' friendlycircle, about her experiences in Germany, and the followingmonth a local nursery-man spoke on growing pot plants. Anenjoyable evening service was conducted recently by someCollege students, with supper and a talk about College follow-ing. A special church meeting was held recently when plans


for improving the church interior were discussed. We arepleased to see more families in the Northcote and Glenfieldareas coming to our services. Other items of interest havebeen the harriers starting their run from the church; and theBrownie church parade. Also a successful Bible Class tea andfilm service were held recently and we are planning more ser-vices of this nature.—M. C. A.

HILLSBOROUGH (Dr Edwin G. Spahr).—In faith weaccepted a tender for our new church building of 5,000 squarefeet, not knowing just where the full amount was coming from,above the £6,000 already raised. How the Lord blesses as wetrust Him—the full £12,500 is arranged and the building wellstarted! Lifeboy mothers' night was an enjoyable evening forall concerned. Ladies' Fellowship nights are well attended andprogrammes have been good. Girls' Brigade had their birth-day party recently. The Missionary Convention was most suc-cessful and talks by Rev. Norman MacIntosh on " d e e p e r life"made us much more aware of the need for the local church tobe practical in both prayer and work for missions. The " F a i t h -finder F i l m " evenings were wonderful, with around 400 atten-ding Sunday nights for eight weeks, during which 56 acceptedChrist as Saviour. Prayers were really answered during theseweeks. Mr and Mrs Suckling have been welcomed intomembership. Mesdames Beamish and Light. Mr and Mrs Hawk.Mr and Mrs Smit and two sons and Messrs Butler and Cooperwere baptised.—J. G. A.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—Our project of wrappingcommercial papers continues in good heart, an encouragingresponse of willing workers this month again. Welcome hometo Miss Pamela Moore, and congratulations to Mr KevinCameron on recently attaining his majority. Congratulationsalso to our B.C. who won the Pennant in the B.C. competi-tions, achieving eight placings in the events. Again congratu-lations to our B.B. on achieving third place in recent drillcompetitions. Our loving and prayerful sympathy to Mr andMrs J. Kemp in the passing of Mr Kemp's mother. A largegathering of parents and children participated in mid-yearparties for beginners, primary and junior departments onJuly 21. Beginners fancy dress (nursery-rhyme), was a praise-worthy effort. Our thanks to Mrs B. Hibbert for being guestspeaker at last month's well-attended B.W.M.U. meeting. Amost informative and interesting address. We do rememberour sick folk in prayer, particularly Mrs Wilkinson senior, atpresent in hospital.—N. E. H.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—The Barry Reed crusadeis over, but the impact and potentiality is immeasurable—146 signed decision cards. The gospel was presented simplyand challengingly to such large numbers in this district. Keeppraying that these folk will be led to a spiritual home con-ducive to spiritual growth. Mr Creighton of the Ceylon andIndian Mission spoke to 17 at the Women's Fellowship meet-ing. They were challenged by his message and delighted too.to meet a young man of such calibre who is an ambassadorfor Christ. Our Sunday School numbers have dropped con-siderably. Miss Keyte has passed her State nursing finals withdouble honours. May she be blessed as she commences theexacting and demanding task of being a minister's wife.—V. D.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—Congratu-lations to Mrs Armstrong on the birth of twins. Mr and MrsChauval have brought their infant son for dedication. Rev. L.A. North addressed our men on the Sunday afternoon of theannual B.M.M.F. Communion service. Mr Fred Creighton ofCeylon and India General Mission has been our missionary ofthe month. Our Bible Class members travelled to Aucklandto give their annual offering to the missionary rally at theconclusion of B.C. week. In B.C. week we also had a youthservice when our leader, Ron Dannatt preached, B.C. mem-bers participated. We also had a combined tea in our Churchwith Bank Street Church B.C. members. Our youth met withthe Dargarville group recently. Mrs Trevor Gibbs addressedour B.W.M.U. last month. Deacons elected at annual meetingwere Messrs Mutton, Kerr, Hanham, Penning, Williams, God-frey and Rush. Annual report revealed an average weeklyattendance at A.A.S.S. of 94 over past year.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, L.L.M., B.D.).—At a recentguest service we were pleased to have the Baptist and Wesleyharriers from Palmerston North worshipping with us. OurBoys' Brigade Company did a magnificent job in their annualcanvas for funds. The result exceeded their highest expecta-tions and they are grateful to all who helped in this way. Itis gratifying to report that Helen Jones. Elaine Tattle andMargaret Anderson were successful in recent nursing examina-tions. We are all pleased and thankful to God that Miss Cooperis again in our midst after her recent stay in hospital andlater convalescing in Nelson. The highlight of the month hasbeen the visit of Bible Class members from Palmerston North.Wanganui and Feilding. Approximately 100 attended lastweekend and inspiring services were conducted by Rev. F.Duncan and our own minister. During the month we had a

visit from Miss McKenzie and Miss McLaren of the C.I.M.who gave us inspiring messages concerning their work andwitness in the field.—A. J.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. Taylor).—Dr and Mrs Sansonspoke to the combined South Auckland churches on a recentWednesday night. Evening services have been conducted byMr B. Simpson (Bolivian Indian Mission), and the B.C. groups.Mr and Mrs Geo. Barker spoke to the Homemakers on"Shells." Dr Wesley Duwell (Oriental Missionary Society)and Mr Geo. Curie have spoken to the Y.P.S. We express oursincere sympathy to Mrs Fletcher in the passing of her father.Our thoughts are with Mrs Carter during her time of sickness.Stephen Bain, Janine Snook, John Stevens and Judith Clarkwere dedicated at a morning service.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—A social, and a fatherand son tea followed by the evening service, were highlightsof the Boys' Brigade week. Ngaire Brader gave the children'stalk during Bible Class week. Several young people travelledto Wellington to the Bible Class rally, handing in the sum of£50 as their class offering. At a recent evening service it wasa great thrill to see our friends, Mr and Mrs Les Creighton,Vivienne Groombridge and Adele Boyd witness for their Lordin Baptism. We had Mr Brian Tucker of the U.F.M. visit us,showing a film on their work on the Saturday night and giv-ing the children's talk at the morning service. The annualmeeting of the Women's Fellowship was held last month. MrsBraddock was elected president, Mrs Jackson, secretary andMrs P. Creighton. treasurer. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs C.Groombridge, junior, on the birth of a son.—F. M. G.

MERRILANDS — We at Merrilands celebrated our 23rdAnniversary with special services and a " T r i p to the Moon"social, arranged by the Pastor, this was novel and a hugesuccess. We have been privileged to have Miss Joy Crombieto worship with us, speak to both Church and Sunday Schoolchildren, and show slides. She has been taking a shortrefresher course at National Women's Hospital, before leavingon deputation work. The B.C. helped Rev. L. S. Arnold at theevening service during B.C. week. It was a joy to have theirhelp. The weekly Wednesday study class, combined with theS.S. teacher study class has been instructive and helpful.The Sunday services, although not well attended owing to the'flu epidemic have been a blessing. On Saturday August 4,we held a farewell social for Mr and Mrs S. Poolman wholeave us for Whangarei this week. Their cheerful fellowshipand help in both Church and S.S. will be sadly missed. Wewish them God's blessing as they move to the North.—E. C.

MILFORD.—The choir seats have been occupied by the BibleClasses for the past two Sundays as part of their celebrationof B.C. week, and their singing was enjoyed by all. Sermon-ettes were delivered by three of the young men—Roger Wood-ward. Eric Maindonald and Paul Reynolds on Sunday eveningand this service was followed by a showing of slides by MrCecil Batts on mission work in New Guinea. The sum of £320was presented by the Bible Classes as their offering to thework in India and Pakistan for the year. A Girl Guide paradewas held on Sunday morning in the Church. On a recentWednesday evening we were glad to welcome, on a visit fromHamilton, our minister-elect and his wife. Rev. and Mrs HayesLloyd who came to talk to us of their experiences in launch-ing "Al l - age Sunday School." The evening was well attended.A missionary rally of our North Shore Churches was held atMilford when we were pleased to welcome Dr and Mrs San-son.—A. B. R.

MORNINGTON (Rev. B. Kingston Smith).—Prayerfulpreparation continues for commencement of All-ages Sun-day School. Interior of hall painted and curtains hung. Allclassrooms renovated and painted. Mr Colin Carr and Mr JoeReid being assisted in this work for the Master by churchmembers and friends. Deacons welcomed for 1962. includeMessrs Gordon Mitchell, Alistair Finnie, Esmond Scott andArchie Rodgers. Miss Ruth Grey, Matron of Ings Home wel-comed into membership. Miss Burt had only a short stay inhospital. Mrs Dona Scott was elected president of Share-holders 1962. Bible Classes enjoyed hearing Dr Warren at arecent tea table gathering. Discussion group formed and meetsmonthly during Sunday tea-hour. Slogan for same. " T a l k i n gshould be an exercise of the brain rather than of the tongue."Miss Ethel Baker was a welcome speaker at a recent even-ing service, showing slides of her work at the friendly hourto follow. Our prayers follow her as she does her deputationwork. Congratulations to Mr Aitcheson, Mr Boult and MrsCarr, all now 88 years.—A. B.

MOUNT ALBERT (Vacant).—Our thanks are due to Dr E.M. Blaiklock, Litt. D., and Rev. A. L. Burrow, B.Sc, M.Th.,for their ministry to us during the past month. Congratulationsto our Bible Class Choir which won the Choir Contest at therecent Bible Class competitions, to Heather MacMorran whowon the pianoforte and junior solo, and also to David Clarkwho won the Men's solo. We are pleased to report that the


Boys' Brigade collection amounted to just over £100. OurMen's Fellowship tea had as its guest speaker this month, Mi-Ben Siaki, Missionary designate to the Philippines. On July29. our Choir presented Guals Cantata. "The Holy City." TheYoung Married's Club spent a very pleasant eveningat Helensville Hot Springs: Congratulations to Miss ValerieUtting and Mr Maurice Donnell whose engagement has beenannounced.—R. M. T.

MOUNT ROSKILL (Rev. B. With).—Unfortunately, ourminister has had to enter hospital for an operation. Weprayerfully remember him and the Manse family and praiseGod that he is making such good progress. Messrs R. Porterand C. Fulljames have had time in hospital also but both arenow home and well on the mend. We are enjoying a seriesof messages from Rev. A. Burrow on Sunday mornings, andfrom Mr Ron Slinn in the evenings. Our B.C. young peopletook the morning service on July 29. We congratulate them ontheir grand Missionary offering of £111. Recently a team fromB.T.I. conducted an evening service. Sixty S.S. childrenentered for the Scripture examination and eagerly awaitresults. Congratulations to Judith Thompson and Marie Por-ter on being successful in music examinations. A very success-ful Church Camp was held at Carey Park, August 3 to 5, andalthough the weather was not the best, over 60 campers en-joyed a happy time together. Activities included discussions,hike, concert and a meeting on Sunday afternoon taken byRev. Arthur Metcalfe of Glen Eden.—-V. R. W.

MURRAY'S BAY (Rev. R. Bullen, L.Th.).—We are pleasedto report that Mrs Leviene is now out of hospital, and wellagain. Our prayers are with Mr C. Kendon, one of ourdeacons, who has recently gone into hospital. The afternoonand evening B.W.M.U. groups combined for their annual meet-ing last month, and opportunity was taken to thank Mrs A.Duncumb for her 10 years of loyal service as secretary to thegroup, she is succeeded by Mrs H. Arter. We were privilegedto have Mr J. Smith, president of the Auckland Baptist Asso-ciation in the pulpit at the beginning of Bible Class week. TheBible Class people conducted the evening service at the closeof the week. Two young people Miss A. Talmadge and MissL. Cuthbert witnessed in the waters of Baptism at a recentSunday morning service, after which they were receivedinto membership, also Mr N. Sinclair on transfer from Scot-land.—J. S.

NAPIER (Rev. T. Cadman).—A dedication service was heldwhen Mr and Mrs McGuffie and Mr and Mrs J. Stichburybrought their wee sons to the Lord. Our prayers are with MrThetford and all our sick folk who are laid aside. A visit fromMr Brian Tucker of the U.F.M. brought us an up-to-date pic-ture of their missionary activities in New Guinea. G.L.B.company have just celebrated another birthday. Our 75thanniversary is drawing nearer and we are looking forward torenewing old friendships with folk from other places. Mid-week study is taking us through the book "Philippians".—M. J. D.

NELSON (Rev. J. Heffernan).—Two successful evening filmservices have been held during July. It was a pleasure to wel-come Bible Class team from Wellington, who took part inmany activities over the weekend. Recent Monday nightmembers and staff of A.A.S.S. met with Rev. J. J. Burt tohave discussion on Christian education and was later followedby social evening. Mr Norman Lovegrove has accepted theCaptaincy of our Boys' Brigade thus bringing the companyback under our control. Church family were thrilled to hearof Miss Annette Kirby's acceptance into the N.Z.B.T.I. fortraining in 1963. Dr Wesley Duewell of the Oriental Mission-ary Society conducted evening service and afterchurch publicmeeting. Challenging messages from this man of God willlong be remembered. C.I.M. Missionary Mr Norman Mclntoshtook morning service and also addressed the Bible Class.Christian love and sympathy was recently extended to ourminister and family at the passing of Mrs Heffernan, seniorat Whakatane—a devoted servant called to "higher service."—M. E. C.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—A month of great chal-lenge and joy. At a well attended Life Boys, and Boys' Bri-gade Parade, the Officers assisted the Pastor in the service.The first of our "Christianity in Action" services this year,was conducted by the Rev. Alister Dunn, Chaplain Mt. EdenPrison, assisted by three Christian friends, Wolf, prison war-den, Bill, Prisoners Aid Society, and Des, ex-prisoner. A ser-vice of real challenge to us all. Their faith is known by theirworks The Bible Class tea was held on Sunday, July 29, thespeaker being Mr B. McCready, City Mission, who gave aninteresting and challenging message. The Bible Class con-ducted the evening service, led by Mr G. Creamer, with MrS. Bruning, giving the message. We also had the joy ofseeing Misses Pamela Brown, Betty Dean, Valerie Noble, andMarjory Wootton witness their faith in the waters of Baptism.We send greetings to our aged and sick folk.—B. H. R.

NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—Miss KayBint of B. and F. Bible Society was guest speaker at a recentmorning service. Combined rally with Wanganui East, Haweraand Stratford was held in New Plymouth to end Bible Classweek when Mr Des Worrel of the Ceylon and Indian Missiongave a most interesting address to the young people. A well-attended Parade of Cadets and G.L.B. was held and the B.B.had a successful Father and Son Tea and church parade. Evi-dence of God's blessing on our work has been felt recentlywhen eight young people (five for dedication of their lives toChrist and three seeking baptism) made their decisions. MrsChuen, Margaret Dymond, Lyn Condor and Robert Gudoppwere baptised. Mr and Mrs Ray Tong brought their daughterJacqueline and Mr and Mrs Bruce Davidson their sonMichael for dedication. We report the passing of Mrs Luckinand express sympathy with her relatives. We are glad Mr R.Tong is improving after a painful operation to his spine. Con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs Penticost on the birth of a daugh-ter. We rejoice with Mr and Mrs Ogle as they holiday inSwitzerland and give thanks for their good health.—E. H.

NORTH BRIGHTON (Rev. R. M. Upton, L.Th. Dip. R.E.).—A happy and informal evening was held in the SundaySchool hall when the Quarterly teachers tea really was heldon Saturday. July 14. Those gathered, though fewer in numberdiscussed by means of a panel " T h e most effective use of theteachers hand-book" and Mr C. K. Smith (Oxford Terrace),led a discussion on the merits of holding a weekly teacherstraining class. Five scholars entered the Sunday School exam-inations and our Bible Classes commenced their week July22, and Ian Dodge preached the sermon in the morningassisted in other parts of the service by class members. Wecongratulate Trevor Smith on his win in the children's storiescompetition and Arthur Emmerson for gaining a place in theposter contest. Mrs Emmerson has entered work in the Sun-day School, and we pray that her work will be blessed ofthe Lord and that she will have opportunities to win heryoung girls for the Lord. We also thank Mrs Watts and MrsLoveday for taking charge of the primary department.—L. A. B.

NORTHLAND (Rev. F. G. Reddell).—We have experiencedlately doors opened to us that had previously been closed, alsoone outstanding conversion where unexpected. Last Sundaywe had the thrill of receiving into Membership immediatelyfollowing their baptism, Messrs Talefatu Sagagi. (Samoa) IanReddell. John Taylor (Dargaville) and Miss Marion Clap-perton. Miss Noeline Grounds was recently received intomembership on transfer from Belmont. On Queen's Birthdayweekend fifteen of our young people travelled to Hendersonand were guests of the church there. This was an enjoyableand profitable weekend. Recently we have had the pleasureof hearing Messrs R. Kingden (Ohaeawai), R. Thompson(Manly) and Rev. Mr Michell of the C.I.M. who have occupiedour pulpit.—T. G. McD.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—Our prayers have been withthe many sick folk of the church and our loving Christiansympathy with those who have suffered bereavement, MrsCoburn in the loss of her husband, Mrs Barr in the loss of hersister and Mr J. Gallacher in the loss of his sister also.Recently we enjoyed a visit from Mr Kenneth Goodman, theNegro Organist. We rejoice with Mr and Mrs K. Heard asthey bring into the life of the church their little son Paul.Our first " F a m i l y Service" was held Sunday, August 12,when members of the junior school worshipped with us.Shortly we will farewell four of our church folk who aretravelling to Australia for the World Christian EndeavourConference. They are Mr and Mrs Rosewall(senior), MissMargaret Pettigrew and Mr Roy Woods. Congratulations to theyoung people, on their efforts during Bible Class week. To MrRoy Woods on winning the senior sermonette, Miss Faith Win-der and Mr Graeme Winder, the senior duet, Misses ChristineSimmons and Jocelyn Newton, the junior duet.—S. M. N.

ORAKEI (Rev. J. R. C. Browning) .—The annual exchangeservice was conducted by Rev. Mr Norrish from Howick. MrMrs Don Witt were delegates at the Council of Christian Educa-tion held at Otaki. Our choirmaster. Mr N. R. Stewart andMrs Stewart depart shortly for an extended tour overseasafter ten years of faithful service. Meanwhile Mr Roger Wil-liams has taken over duties as choirmaster. Teacher trainingclasses commenced on July 4. We are grateful to Mr TerryWilliams who will be the leader. There was a Girls' Life Bri-gade parade on July 1. A special series of meetings beganon July 1, with a gospel film. We were privileged to see slidesand hear a tape from our missionaries Bruce and Norene Bondwhich gave us an insight into their work among the lepers.—H. J. T.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—We have been privilegedto have Rev. L. A. North and Dr L. Sanson to conduct in-spiring services recently. The film " K i n g of Kings" wasscreened at Panama Road school hall to a good number. Rev.A. Dunn, prison Chaplain, Mt. Eden, gave the young people a


challenging message. Miss M. Phillips was recently welcomedinto membership. Mr Alan Rosser is farming at Corroglen.Congratulations to Mrs Gillian Orpin (Thailand), on the birthof Murray Roy; to Mr and Mrs Ainger on their Golden Wed-ding anniversary, to Miss D. McGavick on her marriage toMr D. Dunkley, in London, and to the following engagedcouples:—Miss Mary Taylor and Mr Anthony Brown, MissPhyllis Cobbald and Mr Ron Dannett (Whangarei), Miss KayeMongomerie and Mr Colin Benson. Best wishes to all. Wegreet Miss Elaine Orpin who has been in hospital, and otherswho are laid aside through illness.—F. M. D.

OTOROHANGA (Rev. C. R. Lovatt).—As a Church we dopraise God for the blessings of our June crusade. We are en-couraged that there are those converts who now attend PrayerMeeting and that one lady has joined the S.S. teaching staff.Our minister continues to take two Sunday morning services amonth at Piopio, so we must have visiting speakers, and weare grateful to those who have willingly come to minister tous. Mr and Mrs Kippenburger and some of their family movedto Morewa, Northland, at the end of June. We were sorrythey had to leave our membership, but rejoice with them thatGod provided a position for them. We are glad that Miss Aud-rey Kippenburger and Messrs David and Ian Kippenburgerare remaining at Piopio. Miss Kippenburger conducts a GoodNews Club for the Maori children at Piopio. Mr and MrsPethybridge of W.E.C. visited us again in July and we alsoappreciated the visit of Mr and Mrs Brian Tucker of U.F.M.—N. M. H.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—Ourchurch received a share of blessing from the "Hart Crusade"in the Tauranga Church, our choir was glad to assist on severaloccasions. Representatives of seven different countries tookpart in July Guest Night Service. The growth in numbers andeffectiveness of Youth Group is encouraging. During BibleClass week they ably contributed to services. Fifty-five poundswas presented for their missionary offering. Laurence Davisonwon the senior Bible reading for S. Auckland, at Finlay Park.The parents of Robyn Silcock and Janine McPherson havebrought these little ones for dedication. The Ladies' FriendlyHour were grateful for an interesting and informative addressby two members of the Al-Anon Family Group. Mr R. Corn-well is at present under observation in the Public Hospital.Our deepest feelings of sympathy and love surround theOzich family in the passing of Murray as result of an accident.—A. B.

OWAKA (Rev. J. W. McNair, L.Th.).—Ten B.W.M.U. ladiestravelled to Balclutha to hear Rev. Mr Alcorn's tape recordingsof his work in Chandpur. A family service has been held eachmonth for the last three months; at two of these the S.S. chil-dren sang most pleasingly. Greetings to Mr and Mrs Brough,Mrs Paterson and Mrs W. Wright's mother who have beensick for some time. House warming held at the home of Mrand Mrs Brian Kirk, Tarara. The floor of our church nowlooks very nice after its sanding and varnishing. Loving sym-pathy to Mrs Abernethy in the loss of her sister. Mr W. Wrightis now leading the adult group of the S.S. Farewell held forMaureen Kirk who has gone to work in Dunedin. On theevening of July 22, Mr McNair took the Clutha service whileMr Van Cooten took ours. Following this service slides wereshown of the Pleasant Valley camp.—M. M. B.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Minister-elect. Rev. L. G. Craw-ford).—Five have been baptised. Birth: Mr and Mrs LindsayHamilton, a son. Rev. A. L. Silcock continues to minister to uson messages from the Psalms in the morning and at night"The Strange Visions of Zechariah." Members of the B.M.M.F.journeyed to Feilding for fellowship and worship and wereaddressed by Rev. B. N. Eade. Mr D. Worrall of Ceylonand Indian Mission addressed the Prayer Meeting. Mrs A. Fearhas left after many years to reside in Hastings, and Mr andMrs Judd and family are now residing in Naenae. A goodnumber of our scholars sat for the annual scripture examina-tion. They are preparing for the local temperance examinationto be held in the near future. The friendship group met at thehome of Mrs P. Hughes. Rev. L. Ravenhill conducted a mis-sion in the Church, of one week's duration and this was sup-ported by our own organisations. Mr I. Harper is having alengthy stay in hospital.—M. M. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th.).—Our youngpeople participated in Bible Class week activities, taking theweeknight meeting, worship on Sunday evening, and attend-ing the missionary rally in Auckland. Congratulations to MissBeadle, Gail Watson and Ivan Davis who gained top places intheir classes in the Bible Class competitions. Our goodwishes go with Barbara Watson who returned to nurse atThames Hospital, to June Cooper who commenced nursingtraining and to Trevor Davis who has gone to a farm at Mor-rinsyille. At morning Communion Miss Molly Beadle wasreceived into membership on transfer from North East Valley.It has been good to share fellowship with Mr and Mrs John-

son of the Matamata District who are staying in Papakura.B.W.M.U. was addressed by Mrs Havill of Lebanon Evan-gelical Mission and at the Women's Fellowship meeting MrDonnell showed pictures of his recent trip to Australia.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—The infant children of the Dickson, Bowes and Hayes familieswere dedicated at services recently. It is always a joy toyoung and old when thanks is given for a new life and paren-tal vows taken for His name's sake. G.L.B. paraded at abaptismal service, three of their number being witnessestogether with a man and wife, all since having come intomembership. Our youth group assisted at an evening serviceduring the month. Numbers at all activities have varied dueto quite severe winter ills—we pray a full recovery for all,that they may come back to their niche refreshed after theirenforced rest (particularly Mrs E. T. Jones who is nursing abroken ankle). Some of our members have been assisting thespread of the Gospel by lay preaching where needed. Maythere be much blessing where the message is given, to thosewho give and those who receive.—L. A. A.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—With deep regretthe Church learned of the pending departure to Upper Huttof Mr Gibbs. With the manse family, he will be sorely missedby the Fellowship. Mr and Mrs Roy Nancekivell (S.I.M.)were welcomed home on furlough. A "navigators" BibleStudy course has been commenced, meeting weekly in achurch home. We are sorry to loose the services and fellow-ship of Mr G. Ritchie who has been transferred to Tokoroa.Mr Ken Swinton has been appointed B.C. leader and Mr D.Gunton as B.B. captain. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs HughAtkinson upon the birth of a son. The Y.P. had a house partyat Carey Park over a weekend. B.C. week was marked by anearly morning Communion service. The Bible Classes gave£150 to missionary funds for this year. Group Bible Studies onWednesday evenings have been commenced. The annualB.T.I. service was held on August 5, followed by a social hour.Our thoughts and prayers are with the many sick folk at thistime.—L. W. W.

PUKEKOHE (Rev. L. W. Matthews).—The outstandingrecent event in our church life has been our missionary week—a time rich in blessing to all. The following missions wererepresented: Baptist Maori Work, Bolivian Indian, C.I.M.Overseas Missionary Fellowship, Lebanon Evangelical, Mis-sionsary Aviation, N.Z. Baptist Missionary Society, OrientalMissionary Society, Sudan United, United Maori and World-wide Evangelization Crusade. As we learnt of the workthrough word, picture and missionary exhibition how ourhearts were challenged. Sunday was Country Members' Daywhen all shared in the fellowship with the missionaries. Wewere also pleased to welcome Mr Penman representing theAuckland Baptist Association. A most inviting lunch for allwas provided. Immediately following we gathered for an OpenForum. Those present, aided by 30 listed, prepared questions,were able to seek the viewpoint of any missionary on the mul-tiple aspects of the work. Increased understanding must meanpersonal challenge and more effectual prayer, with resultantblessing both here and in lands afar.

PUTARURU (Pastor A. Howan).—An enjoyable youngpeople's tea on a recent Sunday evening was an occasion forour pastor to meet the younger generation. At the servicewhich followed the young people took part with testimonies,singing and Bible readings. Congratulations to Paul Christensenon reaching his majority. In the absence of Paul's parents, whoare at present in Denmark, the Young People's Fellowshipheld a very successful 21st birthday party for him. Congratu-lations also to Miss Janet Waddell and Mr Brian Hammondwho were successful in winning cups in the recent South Auck-land Bible Class competitions. Our sincere sympathy goes outto Mr B. Davidson on the death of his father. Glad to reportthat Mr R. H. Edmeades, who has been on the sick list for sometime, is now making a good recovery.—V. J. E.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—A visit from Mr Norman McIntosh was one which will livelong in our memories. All hearts were stirred, as we werechallenged especially to pray for the Christian literature pro-gramme in the Philippines. Bible Class members conductedan evening service during B.C. week. Three members testifiedas to what Christ means to them in their daily work, two ofthe younger members read the scriptures and a very fine mes-sage was delivered by Mr Brian Gilberthorpe. The whole ser-vice brought much blessing. An impressive service on August5 when Laurie Stewart witnessed to his faith in Christthrough the waters of Baptism, may God richly bless ouryoung friend. Our Christian greetings and heartiest con-gratulations to Howard Brownscombe and Ian Belcher onattaining their majority. May they both be conscious of theLord's leading and guiding in the days ahead. We rememberour sick folk at this time and pray that they may soon berestored.—P. D. L.


RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—Our B.C. membersjoined Nelson during B.C. week when a team from Welling-ton visited. A good time was had by all. Rev J. J. Burt wasin Richmond for the second weekend of B.C. week. He alsospoke to Sunday School teachers on a Thursday night meet-ing. Richmond B.C. raised £32. Mr McIntosh from the C.I.M.showed a film and spoke at the mid-week meeting. Pleased tosee Mrs Hotte home from Wellington after treatment, alsoMr Goodale is home again. There has been an exchange ofpulpits in the last month which has been appreciated. Prayershave been offered for Mrs Hill's complete recovery.—M. G.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—We were very pleased toreceive a visit from Dr and Mrs Sanson at a midweek meet-ing. It was very inspiring to hear of the good work whichthey are both doing. The evening concluded with slides. MayGod's blessing be on them and all who serve on the missionfield. The Bible Class had a successful Jumble Sale at whichover £50 was raised. We have started indoor bowls which isheld every Saturday night, and a lot of fun is had by all.Congratulations to Miss Diane Braithwaite and Mr GrahamDavey on their engagement. We send our deepest sympathyto Mr and Mrs Neil Eaton on the sad loss of their infantdaughter Deborah—also to Mrs McKechnie and family at theloss of a loved husband and father. For Mrs H. Dixon who isstill in hospital and all others who are laid aside with sick-ness, we pray for a speedy recovery. At a recent Sundaymorning service Mr and Mrs Fowler witnessed to their faithin baptism.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Rev. B. Stewart).—The A.A.S.S. continues tofunction happily, and difficulties are being ironed out as theycome. In spite of the wintry weather, the interest and enjoy-ment maintained. An innovation of monthly familyservices drew a full church attendance, when four babies werededicated to the Lord, and one a fortnight earlier, babiesFleming, Bruce, Johnson, Jones and Kaye. The B.C. week in-cluded a special prayer time. Communion service, youth teaand supper, and a rally at Finlay Park. On the final Sunday,young folk took part in the service. The midweek prayermeeting has had better attendances, for which we give thanks,as also the "pause for power" before the evening service.Congratulations to Lynn Polclase and Janice Coffin on theoccasion of their wedding.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—The church anniversarydinner was a very happy occasion, when about 100 membersand friends sat down to a bountiful meal prepared andarranged by the church ladies. At the annual meeting follow-ing, Messrs R. Tootill and Trevor Smith were welcomed tothe diaconate. We appreciated the ministry in word and song,of Dr and Mrs R. Thompson, at the anniversary church ser-vice, and thank them for their messages. At a moving baptis-mal service—the second within a few weeks—five friends wit-nessed to their faith in Christ. The Bible Classes presented amost enjoyable "T.V." concert to boost their missionary objec-tive, which, along with work days, lawn mowing and regulargiving, helped them raise about £88 this year. In B.C. week,the members took the prayer meeting and a morning service.An innovation in church co-operation has been a combinedyouth tea and service in which all Nonconformist churchesin the area took part. It is hoped that there will be a repeti-tion of this most successful experiment. We are glad thatIan Nielsen is progressing after a recent operation, and sendhim and other sick folk our greetings.—S. D. R.

ST. ALBANS (Rev. L. Rawlings).—Boys' Brigade weekstarted a busy month here. Over £46 collected, plus £5 froma film evening. An inspecting officer was favourably impressedwith the company at a recent visit. A young American.David Schluntz helped for several evenings. He also addresseda Prayer Meeting about American crusades, greatly helpingall. An organ recital by Kenneth Goodman was enjoyedrecently. A new church clock, given anonymously, was muchappreciated. Another step forward towards our Crusade wasthe commencement of counselling classes. Bible Class mission-ary funds were helped by an enjoyable concert by the youngpeople. Bible Class week concluded with a youth tea and ser-vice; it is pleasing to see our youth active throughout theweek. Congratulations to Ian Dodge on winning the Inter-mediate Sermonette. Our sympathy to Mrs Simon, Lois andMichael, on the death of Mr Simon, and also to Mr Liebert,relations and friends on the death of Mrs Liebert. A shockto us all. Pleased to know Miss Dorothy McKessar recoveringafter a recent accident.—R. L. S.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland (Acting Pastor. Mr D.Crompton).—Bible Class took church services assisted byquartette (girls),—duet, "Holy City," David Simpson (piano),Lawrence Simpson (saxophone). Missionary offering £156(Saturday's "mock court" contributing £22). David McClaypreached thoughtfully on " T h e Land of God." Graham Walkershowed slides of New Guinea, Glennis Foster followed herLord in Baptism. Privileged having Dr and Mrs Sanson giv-ing insight into Tripura's opportunities and problems, by word

and excellent slides, stressing ever, both missionaries andnationals seek our upholding prayers. At Tabernacle com-bined B.C. rally missionary gift, £3,800 odd. Missionaryspeaker. Dr L. Sanson. Miss Vida Ramsay was awarded the15 years' B.C. service badge. Pastor acknowledged this honourdone Shackleton Road for faithful service, praying God blessher work for many more years. Children's talk "Light of theW o r l d " followed Mr Spackman's Braille Scripture reading andtranscribing from braille-typewriting. "Overcoming such diffi-culties may inspire tomorrow someone present today."Remembering our shut-ins, and Mr and Mrs Pearce—suchchurch stalwarts—former unwell, latter suffering broken arm.— E. A. McN.

SOUTH DUNEDIN (Rev. L. Armstrong).—We give a big"welcome home" to Miss E. Morris from her recent trip toAustralia. We were able to share her experiences to somemeasure as we watched a fine collection of slides at an afterchurch social hour. Mr and Mrs A. Ellis and Mrs R. Williamshave recently been welcomed into fellowship. The lovingsympathy of the church is extended to Mrs Cassels in the lossof her husband. It is pleasing to report that 50 to 60 childrenare attending a weekly happy hour conducted by the Pastor.The G.L.B. thirtieth birthday was recently celebrated witha party and a church parade. Visiting speakers to the churchin recent weeks include Mr R. S. W. May of the British JewsSociety. Mr T. Dixon from the Solomons and Dr L. Sansonfrom our own field.

STRATFORD (Rev. F. G. Brogden).—Miss Colleen Blackwas baptised on a recent Sunday morning. Guest service sameevening drew large crowd to see film "I Beheld His Glory."Bible Class weekend happy time for young people. HaweraChurch were organisers this year for Taranaki with WanganuiEast attending as visitors. Grand missionary rally at N.P. onSunday and B.C. group took local evening service. Mr BillSimpson (B.I.M.) visited us last week and Mr and Mrs BrianTucker U.F.M. will be here Friday, August 10. Some Otumoe-tae young people visited us a short time ago. Good to see them.Hearty congratulations to Mr and Mrs Pomere on the birthof a son. The church extends loving sympathy to Mrs Bird,senior of a sister-church on the passing of her husband Mr F.Bird.—D. G. S.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—The Homemakers paradedand assisted at an evening service. About 80 young people,including visitors, gathered for a Saturday night rally in theyouth hall in B.C. week. Rev. J. E. Sherburd was the speaker.Our own and visiting young people assisted in the service thefollowing evening. Mr and Mrs G. Clarkson have beenreceived into membership on transfer from Berhampore. Mrand Mrs D. Hamer have been baptised. Mrs P. Norris has com-menced a badminton club for over 20's. Mr and Mrs B. Tuckerof the U.F.M. showed slides and spoke of their work at aWednesday night meeting.—E. W. G.

THAMES (Rev. H. E. Whitten).—Two young ladies wererecently baptised. At the August Communion service fouryoung ladies were received into church membership: MissesKaren Jensen, Lavauney Harris, Joyce Taylor and MarleneLupton who had previously been a member of a sister-churchin Auckland. Mrs Brian Tucker spoke at a midweek meetingand showed slides of the work in New Guinea. The men ofthe church spent a Saturday busily working on the SundaySchool buildings.—E. W.

TAUPO (Rev. G. T. Beilby).—On a memorable occasion ouryoung people and some older ones chartered a bus to Auck-land in order to see something of the larger Baptist work out-side their own sphere. Tokoroa young people joined them enroute, and together they visited Manurewa Home, and the Col-lege in Remuera. Later they took part in the United B.C.rally at the Tabernacle and next morning attended theA.A.S.S. and morning service there. They were right royallyentertained by the Tabernacle folk who provided meals andhospitality for the night, and to whom our grateful thanksare due. On the following Saturday. B.C. members attended theSouth Auckland rally at Finlay Park. We were glad to haveMr and Mrs Brian Tucker with us one morning when MrTucker led our worship and spoke of his work inNew Guinea. Mrs Tucker showed slides at the Women's fellow-ship during the week.—N. A.

TAURANGA (Rev. J. P. Miller) .—Since the last report pur"Roland Hart Crusade" has come to a successful conclusion,and much blessing and joy has been the outcome. Many whomade decisions have been attending a "Nav iga to r s Course"held weekly in the home of one of our members. There hasbeen much sickness amongst us lately and several are hospit-alised. Influenza has taken its toll too, particularly amongstthe choir. Our prayers are with each one. Muriel Crafts, amissionary from this church attached to the Poona and IndiaMission is ill also, and is in the Mission Hospital. Prayershave been offered for her recovery. Our loving sympathy isextended to our minister's wife on the passing of her mother,


Mrs W. Kemp, widow of Rev. J. Kemp. Others too. Mrs M.Anderson and Mr N. Blackie have also lost loved ones, andwe record our deepest sympathy to them. Our congratulationsto Mr and Mrs Bill Harper on the birth of a son.—N. M. B.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—TheBible Classes conducted the morning service for Bible Classweek. Two young men from Tennessee Student Union spokeat recent prayer meeting. Congratulations to Mr Peter Christieand Miss Jill Curtis on their engagement; and to Mr and MrsW. Easthope on birth of daughter. Farewell to Mr and Mrs R.Cowan to Waipukurau. Recent busy week included, Monday:Boys' Brigade, B.W.L. hymn book repair evening; Tuesday:Girls' Life Brigade; Wednesday: Prayer meeting; Thursday:Life Boys, choir practice, B.W.L. entertained Porirua Hos-pital patients; Friday: Sunday School tea and film evening:Saturday: B.W.L. catered for Baptist harriers, Bible Classesprovided concert and supper at Arohata Borstal; Sunday:began with 8 a.m. prayer meeting and ended with eveningservice.—H. L.

TEMUKA (Rev. M. D. Campbell).—Our calendar chron-icles visit to Timaru to hear Dr Sanson, 35 Ropeholders(including those from Arowhenua Pa) to Ropeholder tea, bap-tism of Mrs Judith Campbell, sympathy to Mr Gunn on pass-ing of his mother, congratulations to Mr and Mrs Benson onthe birth of a daughter, successful Bible Study group to bereplaced by Navigators Study Course for new converts, a ban-ner erected over main street, every home in Temuka visitedtwice before commencement of Crusade. Record of atten-dances is interesting: Sunday 22, 53; men's evening 30;women's coffee hour 30; women's meeting 70. A new andsuccessful venture, Don Camillo's coffee den on both Saturdayevenings drew over 90 of all ages to share a programme ofquizzes, films, coffee, and a challenging talk from Mr Reay.Sunday afternoon meetings at the Pa show encouraging atten-dances and interest. There has been a wide coverage of alldenominations, from Ashburton to Timaru, and from localcountry areas with the number of conversions mountingsteadily from early on. Finally our thanks to Rev. and MrsReay for their devoted teamwork. The Lord hath done greatthings for us whereof we are glad.—M. M. M.

TE PUKE FELLOWSHIP.—At the end of May we had theusual farming community upheaval of goings and comings. Wefarewelled Mr and Mrs Peter Craig and Mrs Margaret Rawsonall of whom have moved to the Morrinsville district. Greet-ings were extended to Mr and Mrs Norgate from Upper Huttwhose fellowship with us is already proving a strengtheningtie. Our monthly fellowship meetings are now attended byabout nine or ten people and we would like to thank thespeakers of the last few months (some of whom have travelledlong distances), for their readiness to address our meeting. Wehave started a mid-monthly study and prayer group meetingwhich we are finding helpful, using A.A.S.S. material andmeeting in the homes of members. As many members as wereable, joined with our parent church at Tauranga during therecent Christian Life Crusade, but we feel that, owing to dis-tance, there is no real substitute for evangelism in our owndistrict.—B. U.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—The forty-eighth anniver-sary of the church was celebrated with the Rev. G. L. Craw-ford as guest preacher. At a social hour Mr Crawford showedcoloured slides he had taken abroad and also in N.Z. Fiord-land, many of them of breathtaking loveliness. At the annualmeeting it was decided to go ahead with the planned exten-sions to the Sunday School at an estimated cost of £9,000. TheSunday School is flourishing and more accommodation isurgently needed. A beginners' department has commencedunder Miss Esther Dawson with 21 happy youngsters. At theCanterbury B.C. competitions Marion Salomonsen won thesenior sermonette and Bruce Keeley was placed first in theposter competition. Hearty congratulations to both. We regretthe passing of our remaining foundation member, Mrs A.Thompson, a faithful servant of God. Mr and Mrs Fursdonhave completed thirteen years of a faithful ministry amongus.

TITAHI BAY (Pastor T. M. Chandler).—We praise God forthe series of challenging messages on "Discipleship" broughtto us by our Pastor. At an after-church fellowship hour wefarewelled Mr and Mrs Yarrell and family as they leave fora trip overseas. Welcome into membership: Mr and MrsHardman, and Miss Lynne Simpson. Fifty young people fromour Bible Classes recently attended a weekend camp at Rau-mati South. Boys' Brigade week collections totalled £105 10s.Mr Hardman has taken a series of studies in Ephesians at themid-week meetings. A youth choir has been formed and wehear the pleasing results at morning services. The church hasaccepted the missionary task of placing copies of St John'sGospel in every home in Titahi Bay. A number of childrenhave sat the Sunday School examinations.—G. L.

UPPER HUTT (Rev. D. E. Patrick).—Our thanks to Rev. A.Fear, Dr Knights, also Rev. E. W. Grigg for conducting recentmorning services. Hearty congratulations to Miss J. Dauber forgaining the cup for sermonettes at the B.C. competitions, alsofor the honour of being the G.L.B. Battalion Sergeant Major.All the brigades paraded at a well attended morning service.We are so glad to know Miss A. Kirby has been accepted forB.T.I. next year. Rimutaka Church held its first anniversaryof fellowship with our pastor taking the service. Our GoldenThank offering was received August 5, for mortgage reduc-tion. Homemakers held their annual tea and church parade.Mr and Mrs Ayo were the guest team, a memorable eveningfor all who attended. It was a joy to see three pass throughthe waters of baptism at an evening service. August 12 is thefinal service of our pastor's ministry. We are very grateful toMr and Mrs Patrick for their faithful work here and we prayGod's abundant blessing on them as they leave for Invercar-gill. We praise God that Rev. A. Gibbs has been led to acceptthe call to our pastorate and will be commencing here in Feb-ruary.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—At the conclusionof Bible Class week, the young people took part in the morn-ing and evening services. The leaders also conducted the mid-week meeting. Congratulations to Megan Davies and NelwynBurns on their successes in the competitions held in conjunc-tion with Bible Class week. Mrs Puttick and her daughterPauline were baptised recently. It was good to have Mr MuriThompson back with us to speak at our monthly tea. TheB.W.M.U. has commenced an evening group. Mrs Sanson spokeat the first meeting. A good number of the Sunday Schoolpupils entered the scripture examinations last month. Con-gratulations to Ted Rogers on attaining his 21st birthday, alsoto Betty Nicholson and Wallace Burns on their engagement.May God bless them both as they leave shortly for Australiato further their studies. Our thoughts and prayers are withMrs Doughty as she returns to England for a trip.—M. J. S.

WAINONI (Rev. R. M. Upton).—It was with thankful heartswe heard that, after some delay, the permit for our new build-ings had been granted and now the builder's hut is on the sitewe feel things are really beginning to move. The builder hasalso started work on the new North Brighton-Wainoni manse,and so truly "The Lord hath done great things for us whereofwe are glad." Two cake stalls have been held with good resultsto our building fund. Mr and Mrs Cornish and Mr and MrsNisbet came with their children for dedication. A servicetaken by the "Gideons" extended our knowledge of thatgroup and strengthened our own faith. The Ladies' Fellow-ship, which has recently affiliated with the Baptist Women'sLeague, had a most interesting talk by Miss Gardiner, ex-Matron of Paparua prison. A Church working bee to Glenroyand a social at the manse were both well attended and muchenjoyed.

WAIHI (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—Morning and evening servicesare being well attended and the monthly film services areattracting many who normally do not attend. Mr and MrsBrian Tucker of the U.F.M. Mission, Papua recently visited us,showing slides and telling of their work for the Lord in Papua.Fourteen Bible Class young people attended the missionary dayat Finlay Park, Karopiro and, in spite of wet weather enjoyeda day of fellowship with other South Auckland young folk. OnSaturday, August 4, the church was crowded as members andadherents gathered for a social in the form of a large scale"mock court." Following a hilarious time, talents were handedinto the treasurer and we praise God for the way in whichthese were used faithfully by the stewards, 40 in all, whoreceived £1 three months previously. Four hundred pounds todate has been cleared, meaning that of the talents issued, therehas been a tenfold increase. It is felt that it can be humbly andhonestly said well done, good and faithful servants. Proceedsfrom the talent scheme are to be used for new building pur-poses.—P. N. M.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. N. F. S. Thompson).—Recentlywelcomed into membership were Mrs Biggar, Misses RaewynCheck and Lindsay Weir, and Mr Selwyn Walker. It was ajoy to witness the Baptism of Mrs Robyn Chrystall and MissesLindsay Weir and Marie Weatherall. Our newly formed Men'sClub commenced on August 13. We welcome to leadership ofthe G.L.B. Miss Joy Jarvis, and to the leadership of the YouthFellowship, Mr Allan Turner. Mrs Lorna Turner is now Crecheorganiser. We appreciate the term of service by Mrs Ross asBaptist reporter. Miss Olwyn Frethey left on August 8, forAustralia, as captain of the N.Z. Varsities basketball team.Congratulations to Miss Fay Wright and Mr Bob Luff on theannouncement of their engagement. Every Sunday night inAugust, this church plans a film service of a high standard. Wehope to confront men and women with the claims of Christon their lives.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—Our thoughts andprayers are with Mr E. J. Chesswas who has been in hospitalfor some weeks and is now making steady progress towards


CHRISTIAN LITERATUREBy the Rev. J. H. Knights, Australian Baptist Board

of Christian Education.It has been said that the church taught people to read

and left others to provide what they read.A visitor to India tells how in Calcutta he was repeatedly

approached by a young man selling Communist Partyliterature. Questioning revealed that the youth was not amember of the Communist Party, but made his living sellingtheir literature which was available to him free for thispurpose at the Party office.

Any organisation or movement concerned with influencingpeople must be concerned with the printed word and this isparticularly true in the field of education.

Christian Education and publication are complementary.New Zealand Baptists took a wise step when they decidedto bring their Christian Education and Publishing functionstogether into the one Board.

As your Christian Education programme develops, the

recovery. Regret to farewell several church folk recently—the Evans family and Mrs McKeitch to Hawera, Mr Uttingto Hamilton, and Leonie Greener to Auckland. The churchwas happy, recently, to release its minister for a fortnight'smission in Melville, recognising this as part of Church's Out-reach programme for 1962. Mr McFadyen reported on somemiracles of grace in changed lives, re-dedication and requestsfor baptism. Young people report year of record giving—£252being raised for missionary offering. Happy and successfulG.L.B. birthday party held August 4, combined tea of Com-pany and Cadets. Plans well in hand for second ConcertChamber service on August 12. Much prayer that this servicewill be greatly used of God.—E. R.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows).—Rev. E. A. Hildrethfrom the Kawerau Church took the morning service at whichour Minister's son, Dudley Meadows, was dedicated. A mostenjoyable retreat, with plenty of fun and Christian fellowshipfor the young people, was held at Ohope beach. Reports weregiven at a youth service held afterwards. A group of theyoung people attended the B.C. district rally at camp Finlay.Our Minister and his wife and son enjoyed a week's holidayin Auckland recently. The Sunday School children held aspecial treat in place of the S.S. picnic which was cancelledearlier in the year. We rejoice with Miss Lola Hall and MissPamela Lunn in their acceptance for B.T.I, training for 1963-64. Preparations are increasing for our Christian Life Crusadewhich starts August 19.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL.—One Wednesday evening wewere privileged to be shown the transparencies, of Joan Bur-tenshaw, our missionary member, which illustrated differentaspects on the mission field. The hostel residents gave theirannual concert, where a number of parents and visitors fromother parts were among the large audience, and everyonespent an enjoyable evening. Bible Class week brought theyoung people to the fore. On the Wednesday evening, theyconducted the mid-week prayer meeting. On the Saturdayevening they entertained elderly people at CentralPark hospital and on Sunday, they took part in the services,in children's talk, choir item, Bible reading, prayers and ser-mon. Miss Evelyn Lambie, a missionary from Central in theSudan has had to leave her work because the Moslem authori-tiee are closing Christian missions, but at the moment she isin Nigeria completing her translation work. Our thoughts arewith her at this time.—B. M. I.

WHANGAPARAOA (Rev. W. Johnston-Freeman).— OurChurch is growing slowly but surely and with its growth canbe associated the fellowships at Waitoki, Warkworth andWellsford. where happy times have been spent. Our Pastor andhis wife cover many a mile in the shepherding of their well-scattered flock. Dr Edgar visited Wellsford recently and hismessage was much appreciated. Baptismal services have beenheld, when three of our number went through the watersof baptism; Mr Eban, Mervyn Woodcock and John Watson,and the right hand of fellowship extended to Mr and MrsDowthwaite, Mr and Mrs Eban and Mervyn Woodcock. A dedi-cation service was also held when the baby daughters of Mrand Mrs Eban and Mr and Mrs Wright were brought to theLord. We appreciate the visits of the following speakers—MrD. Theobald, and Mr W. Pethybridge of the W.E.C. Mission, andthe members for the B.T.I. team and thank them for theirmessages. That our Sunday School too, is growing is evidentwhen its members were led in a service of song by their leader,Mr N. Bradley. Their enjoyable singing and Mr Freeman'sdramatic presentation of the feeding of the thousands throughthe small boy's contribution of the five loaves and two fishesmade a very impressive service.—B. J.

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heed for literature and books to support it will becomeincreasingly apparent. This is another reason for closerelationship between education and publication. Publicationat random is never as meaningful or useful as when it isdone to fill an apparent need.

Publishing to meet every need is beyond the capacity ofgroups with a smaller constituency. For this reason it isnecessary to draw from other sources either local or over-seas.

It is logical that a Board of Christian Education andPublication should concern itself with the distribution andsale of literature and books, and, at the same time, developits own publication programme. Indeed this is the patternthat has been followed most successfully throughout theworld.

There are financial gains from publishing and distributingliterature and books, but this must never be the primarymotivation.

Properly administered, the publication division of theNew Zealand Board of Christian Education could becomethe handmaiden of every local church and denominationalministry.

DISCUSSION PANEL AND ROLE PLAYING

by Stuart Dickson.

The importance of visitation work for Sunday schoolswas given great emphasis by a panel of speakers fromfour Baptist churches at an inspirational rally held at Karorion June 24.

Mr Ray Velvin, Miramar superintendent, told thegathering that visitation was a " m u s t . " It was, he said, ofprime importance. "We can only ' r each ' our pupils as .we get to know them. Visitation is one of the best methodsof getting to know people."

The job of the teacher, Mr Velvin said, was not just todeliver certain material week by week—the pupil was moreimportant than the material. He considered that each homeshould be visited twice a year. Visitation, however, shouldbe two-way, so that the pupils come to know more abouttheir teachers. He pointed out that it was easier to visit ahome when a pupil had been absent, if prior visits had beenmade.

Mr Velvin asked how an individual could know that hemattered if he was not given individual attention. "Visita-tion will also win parental support, and is an opportunityfor witness," he added.

The leader of the adult department at Berhampore,Mr Ron Mardle, described the experiences of his churchin visitation work for outreach. "Vis i t ing for enlistment ismost difficult, but is most necessary," he said. He detailedcanvassing methods used by his church—canvassers visitedevery home in the district during several Saturday morn-ings. The district was advised beforehand that the can-vassers were coming and records were kept to the responsefrom each home. A picture of the community in which thechurch was situated was thus built up over a period of time.

Dr I. J. Jeffery, of Wellington Central spoke on " H o w tobe Convincing." To convince, he said, was to bring certaintyof mind, to overcome, and to defeat. " W e must be convincedourselves that there is the faith within us to overcome."Christians were Christ's ambassadors—not His inspectors, headded.

"The insurance of our assurance is—obedience," he con-cluded.

Mrs H. H. Brady, Lyall Bay, outlined motives forvisitation. Christ commanded " g o ye," she said, pointingout the large part visitation played in the life of Christ."Christ visited us on Earth to reveal the love of God to us,and that is our job in visiting others."

Christ had also said: "I am with you a l w a y s " MrsBrady continued: " I t is the love of Christ that constrainsus. We go to gain first pupils' friendship and trust,then to bring them to church."

Practical problems encountered in visitation werediscussed by teachers with the panel, and after a buffettea six teachers enacted three kinds of situations likely tobe met with in visitation. A film strip with a tape-recordedcommentary concluded the rally.








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ing for its conference in the Vatican, this isthe month for all Protestants to read againPaul's letter to the Galatians. Particularattention should be given to the first twochapters in which Paul deals with thequestion of leadership in the Church andthe nature of the gospel.

WAS PETER SUPREME?

On any honest reading of the gospels,Peter was the leader amongst the originaldisciples. It was Peter who first confessedJesus of Nazareth was the Christ of God. Heis the one who stands out as the dominantpersonality in the apostolic band.

This leadership was very evident in theearliest days of the Christian Church. Itwas Peter who stepped into the breach andpreached the sermon on the day ofPentecost. It was Peter who performed themiracle when he and John went up to thetemple to pray. It was Peter who answeredthe High Priest and his colleagues when heand John were on trial. It was Peter whotook the lead in the disastrous affair ofAnanias and Sapphira. The early chaptersof Acts give ample evidence of thedominance of Peter.

ENTER JAMES!

It is therefore somewhat surprising tofind James and not Peter, presiding at thefirst Church council held at Jerusalem. Thisis doubly surprising when it is rememberedthat the Jerusalem Council was primarilyconcerned with the admission of Gentiles tothe Church. If Peter held the keys, in theway the Romans claim, his absence fromthe chair is inexplicable.

If any further evidence of the leadershipexercised by James is required, it is foundin Acts, chapter 21, verse 18. This is sup-ported by the references to James in Paul'sletter to the Galatians. Note how inchapter 1, verse 19, Paul is careful to statehe visited James, and James only, amongthe other apostles. Peter's swift reaction atAntioch when "certain came from James "

is further eloquent testimony to the domin-ance of James.

This is not the place to go into thereasons for the leadership of James. It is,however, the place to note that leadershipas a fact to be remembered when extrava-gant claims are made for Peter by thosewho insist they are his successors.

PAUL, AN APOSTLE

Paul's position in Galatians is that he isan apostle, equal in status with James,Cephas or Peter, and John. The same Lordwho had commissioned them had set himapart to be the Apostle to the Gentiles.Paul further claims that this division ofmissionary work was officially recognisedby the leaders at Jerusalem because Godhad set His own seal upon the mission tothe Gentiles.

Paul's view is that Christ, and Christalone, is Head of the Church. He only isLord. He calls and sets apart for Hisservice whom He will. In that serviceJames, Peter, John and Paul are equal. Allhuman claims to supremacy in the Churchon earth are a sign of human sin. Spheresof service will differ, and some in men'seyes will seem more important than others,but equality of status remains. One is ourLord and we are all brethren. It is a truthBaptist Parson, Anglican Bishop and RomanCatholic Pope should remember.

THE GOSPEL

We wrong Paul if we think there wasanything small or petty in his withstandingof Peter. Paul felt the gospel was at stake.

Simply stated the issue was whetherman could be saved by faith alone, orwhether some religious ceremony had to beadded to faith to guarantee salvation. Thearguments advanced by " c e r t a i n fromJames" were so subtle that " e v e n Barnabaswas carried away with their dissimulation."

Paul cut through all the arguments andwent to the very heart of the matter. Hewas emphatic that no man could bejustified by anything he did. Salvation was

Continued on page 257253N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1962.

The Story of the First Hundred Years of the Rangiora Baptist Church

In the year 1857 when Rangiora was no more than amarket centre for the selling of stock, with " s t r e e t s " thatwere dusty cattle tracks in summer, and quagmires inwinter, there came into the area a group of people who heldstaunchly to the Calvinistic Baptist faith. Most of these wererelated to, or connected by marriage with the Ivory family,whose head was Rev. Chas. Ivory, formerly pastor of theCostessy Baptist chapel in England. After the last of these,Wm. Ivory, Aquila Ivory, D. Doggett, W. Stapleforth andC. Jennings had arrived, they began holding fortnightlymeetings in their cottages, their leader being Mannering ofBirch Hill. By 1860/61 numbers had increased to such anextent that they hired the newly built Oddfellows Hall fortheir gatherings.

In 1862 the congregation was constituted as such, with11 foundation members. Wm. Ivory was appointed teacher,after he had declined the position of Pastor. Their "Articlesof F a i t h " under the heading "A Plain Statement," was com-piled by Mannering and covered 18 closely written pageswith deeply religious statements. Shortly afterwards thechapel, to be known as " L i t t l e Bethel," was built by thecongregation on a section in Victoria Street. This propertywas donated by Wm. Ivory who also gave the timber for thebuilding from a patch of bush which he owned.

EARLY PREACHERSIt is interesting to note that during the '60's, the Christ-

church Baptists completely disowned the Rangiora gather-ing, advertising themselves as the only Baptist group inCanterbury. Possibly they objected to the religiousindividualism of the northeners! Certainly some of themheld very firmly to their beliefs! The story is told that onone occasion a new " S a n k e y " hymn book was removedfrom the chapel by someone with "p redes t i na t i on" convic-tions who objected to such hymns as "Whosoever cometh,whosoever will"!

Wm. Ivory racked as one of the personalities of his day,his main claim to fame being his outstanding eloquence anainterminable sermons. Standing beside the pulpit (at notime could he be persuaded to enter it), he would discourseat length, without notes, usually about election andpredestination. Services commenced at 10.45 a.m. and con-cluded at 1 p.m. In desperation the congregation placed aclock in a conspicuous spot but to no avail! The only musicalinstrument he allowed was a pitch pipe which Wm. Breachused for giving the congregation its note. On specialoccasions, however, an orchestral accompaniment ofviolins, flutes, and a 'cello was allowed.

Of interest is the fact that on August 4, 1873, a three-year-old oak tree was planted in the church grounds by JohnIvory and W. Stapleforth. It had been reared from an acorntaken from an oak tree in the chapel grounds at Costessy.Over the years this historic tree grew to a tremendous

size, but becoming diseased, it had to be chopped down.In 1944 a communion table, which is still in use, was madefrom some of the wood.

After 12 years as leader, Wm. Ivory's place was takenby Wm. Sanson who also thought that time was of no con-sequence, and spoke each Sunday from notes covering15 foolscap sheets. He was succeeded by Aquila Ivory, butsoon the Baptist community felt that their independence andgeneral organisation lacked something, and for a time laypreachers were invited from Christchurch. This provedunsatisfactory, and for three years from 1880, the chapelwas closed, its doors being opened for ten minutes eachSunday, however, to comply with a clause in the lease of theproperty. During this time naturally enough, a number ofmembers sought worship elsewhere, and joined up withother denominations. In 1883 the chapel was offered to theRev. C. Dallaston of Christchurch, by Wm Sanson, A. Ivory,J. J. Robinson and R. Grimwood. It was re-opened with aroll of seven, and from that time ceased to be the strongholdof the Calvinistic Baptists, and was supplied with regularpreachers by the Canterbury Baptist Association.

A NEW ERANo records were kept from the time the chapel was

re-opened until 1896, when Pastor W. Lamb became itsleader for three years. During that time the church enjoyedone of the most prosperous times in its history. There wasmuch coming and going of Baptists in the district, a numberof baptisms, and by 1898 the roll strength was up to thirty.From 1896-98 Mr J. R. Carey was a church member, a factthat will be of interest to many folk in New Zealand.

In 1896 for the cost of £12, a baptistry was built out ofdoors, at the back of the church. The first candidates weretwo young ladies one of them being only 10 years old. Theday was a Sunday afternoon in October, a keen easterlywind was blowing and the water drawn from a pump in theyard was very cold! Prior to that, baptisms had beenperformed in the Ashley River, later in the Southbrookstream, known as "Brother Wright's Creek," and laterstill, a swimming pool on the property of Chas Jennings inIvory Street was used.

Two years after the building of the baptistry, the chapel,having become too small, was extended to incorporate thebaptistry. Since then the building has remained unchanged,though most of the original materials have been coveredover. When, by World War I, the shingles were allowing thestars to shine through, they were covered with a roof ofcorrugated iron. In 1944 the interior walls and ceiling werelined and papered. That put a stop to the borer dustdropping on to the heads of worshippers. A few years laterthe ageing timbers on the outside were covered with durocsidings.

DIFFICULT DAYSAfter 1900 the fortunes of the church gradually declined

again, sometimes coming, in the years that were to follow,almost to the point of extinction. Only once in the first 36years of the century did the roll reach 20. Soon after 1900the Rangiora and Kaiapoi churches started to share a pastor,a practice that was continued up until recent years. Withone or two exceptions, the minister always resided atKaiapoi, a fact that, doubtless, was one of the major con-tributing causes for Rangiora's lack of progress. The usualpractice was to hold the morning service at one church, andan afternoon or evening one at the other. The second serviceof the day was either taken by a lay preacher or omitted.How did these ministers in the " e a r l y d a y s " travel the tenor so miles between the two churches? The Rev. Albert Ager,an elderly retired minister and a sick man walked attimes. Others went by pony cart or cycled. The Rev. E. T.Jones can remember cycling over the shingle roads, battlingagainst raging nor'westers, and arriving in Rangiora almosttoo exhausted to take the service. As time went on, motor

A very early photograph of the church—the oldest Baptist Church inNew Zealand.

N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1962.254

In 1904, at the age of seventeen she became church organist,a position she has held with the utmost faithfulness for thepast fifty-eight years. For 46 years, from 1904 to 1950, shewas a Sunday School teacher. Between 1939 and 1944 she wasChurch Secretary. Quite apart from these achievements,however, the church owes a great deal to this unassuminglittle lady. During some of the difficult patches, particularlyone period when the roll was down to eight, and a prosperousSunday School had fallen away to two pupils (Miss Breach'sbrothers) it was largely her loyalty and tenacity of faiththat kept a very discouraged church going. Due creditmust be given to one or two others also. After the conclusionof the Rev. Mr Ager's ministry in 1911, there was a bleakperiod of several months when only Miss Breach, MrsHenry (a member since 1903) and the two Misses Georgewent to church each Sunday. They sang hymns, prayed,read the scriptures and discussed them. It seems fairlycertain that had they not done so, Baptist witness in Rangiorawould have ceased there and then. The Auxiliary then tooka hand and the Rev. H. G. Goring was sent to the pastorate.Fortunately the situation improved and remained fairlyprosperous for a number of years.

A pause to look at the various organisations as theyexisted in the church during the 1920's might be opportune.Interest in missionary endeavour had existed from the earlydays and by 1920 a B.W.M.U. group was functioning healthily.A Young Worshippers' League was part of the church setup for a number of years. First mention of a Bible Class isin 1926 when a Junior Boys' group was formed. The SundaySchool was very vigorous at that stage and in 1926 had 56pupils. Because the church roll had sunk to ten by then,there were only three teachers to cope with them all.

During the depression years the church was back in thedoldrums again with membership averaging eleven. Evi-dence of the financial struggle to keep things going and theminister paid, is shown by the ever recurring theme of

"money" in the minute books. The courageous few stillmanaged to be enterprising, however. During that time aKarn organ was purchased for £50, as was a car for theminister, also for £50. Many and ingenious were the methodsused for raising the money to pay back these purchases.For instance on one occasion the minister, Rev. Mr Vickery,gave a lecture in the church on " J o h n Bunyan." Tickets soldfor sixpence each.

THE TIDE TURNSIn the years that followed the depression, a real effort

was made to progress to improve the spiritual tone and therunning of the church, as well as to reach out into the com-munity to a greater extent. The partnership with Kaiapoiwas terminated in 1948 when both churches agreed thatfurther progress was impossible under the existing system.The minister, Rev. J. H. Nielsen, became full-time pastorof Kaiapoi. This was certainly the most momentous anddrastic step the church had ever taken, and one demandinggreat faith and courage. At the time there was an averageattendance at services of seventeen, a weekly collection ofabout £2 17s 4d and no manse. It was a step that has beenjustified and greatly blessed. During the next two years, MrE. R. Clark from Christchurch did a grand job as Moderator,as did the church secretary, Mr A. A. Hodges (now Rev.Hodges of Linwood Avenue), in arranging pulpit supplies.Members took it in turn to conduct the mid-week meeting.

In 1949 Rangiora became an aided church and the Rev.J. C. Ayrey was called to the pastorate. A flat was madeavailable for him and his wife by a member, but it wasobvious that it would not be possible to retain permanentministers unless a manse was provided. Plans for the build-ing of one on the vacant section at the back of the churchwere commenced forthwith. It was completed, with a debtof £1,980 in 1952.

In 1950 the work took on a new lease of life, a state ofprosperity that has continued on through the ministry ofRev. L. A. Day, to the present time with Rev. P. L. A.Crampton as pastor. Early in that year the first baptismalservice for twelve years was held with six candidates.Several new families moved into the district and member-ship rose from twenty-one to thirty-three in twelve months.Organisations were built up. A Missionary Shareholdergroup was started. Life Boy and Boys' Brigade teams werecommenced in the town under Baptist leadership. Facilitiesfor further advancement were becoming inadequate. Thepurchase of an old grain store provided increased, thoughuninspiring, room for youth work. Thoughts began to turnseriously to the building of a new church. The building fund

which had been started with an anonymous gift of £20 in 1944and which had grown to £341 in the intervening years, wasadded to with increased effort. Since 1955, approximately£4,500 has been raised. This year a substantial brick hallopposite the church was purchased, and is now being alteredinto a church. The opening is planned to take place the firstweekend in November.

The history of the Rangiora Baptist Church has not beenone of spectacular growth and achievement. Far too oftenthe story has been one of struggle for survival. This, ourcentennial year, sees the church with a membership offifty-five, off the Grant-in-aid, and with a new church soonto be opened. The stage is set for advancement as we lookinto the future Surely the memory of those whose faith, hardwork and vision have kept the church alive down throughthe years, must prove an inspiration to us in this favouredhour, to go forward, seeking to do exploits for God.

bikes and cars became the accepted mode of travel.Speaking of ministers, it is an interesting fact that a

surprising number of the clergy have had their firstpastorate in the Rangiora-Kaiapoi churches, either prior to,or immediately following their time in college. Among themwere the Revs. W. Lambert, S. Jenkin, H. G. Goring, E. T.Jones, L. A. Day, E. P. Y. Simpson, H. R. Bycroft, H. R.Puddle, A. J. Wakelin, J. J. Burt, J. C. Ayrey. Doubtlessthe fewness of numbers and consequent lack of financialresources were the main reasons for this interestingphenomenon.

A FAITHFUL MEMBERNo history of the church would be complete without

appreciative reference being made to Miss Mabel Breach.

Miss Mabel Breach—organist for the past 58 years.

255N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1962.


The Book of Revelation

To understand the Book of Revelation we must take intoaccount the fact that persecution was already raging, theauthor is a prisoner for the word of God (1: 9), his readersare called to be faithful unto death (2: 10), the souls ofthose already martyred cry " h o w l o n g " (6: 9-10), the beastis making totalitarian demands on the hearts of men (13: 8,16) and the scarlet woman is drunk with the blood of thesaints (17: 6). Some have said that it is the shadow of Nerothat is over the book, and certainly no ruler's savageryever so struck at the imagination of the world as did Nero's,but more probably it is Domitian's persecution of AD 96that is the background. Under him as under Axis Germanyand Japan, religion became synonymous with patriotism,and to fail to worship the emperor was treason punishableby death.

In this time of persecution Christianity went underground(literally in the Catacombs of Rome), and resorted to notonly pictorial cryptograms like that of the fish, but also thecryptic picture language developed in the first great per-secution of Antiochus in 165 BC called apocalyptic. In thistype of literature animal and number symbols are not justmetaphorical as in the prophets, but have fixed meaningslike a code; men are animals, rams and bull leaders, sheepthe faithful, wild beasts their foes, six the number of man,seven the number of completeness, three the number ofheaven and four of earth The queer figures of Revelationare not then the fancies of a disordered imagination, but acode language, like that adopted by Bonhoeffer in his lettersto his friends from prison, enabling him to smuggle out ofconcentration camp his comments on the persecuting regime.For their interpretation it is not modern prophetic theoriesthat are needed, but a serious study of the Jewishapocalypses of the time like the Book of Enoch.

FAR ASTRAYWhen it is remembered that the Book of Revelation is

written from such a situation and to such a situation, it willimmediately be apparent how far wide off the mark arethose modern theories that try to interpret the book eitherhistorically of the course of all later history, or futuristi-cally of events still to come. Of what value would it havebeen to the early Christians to have had a sketch of thecoming of the Goths, Huns and Turks, or of the Papacy, theReformation, the Ecumenical Movement and the EuropeanCommon Market, to mention but a few of the host of identi-fications through the centuries! If seven is the number ofcompleteness, the seventh seal, trumpet and vial must ineach case mark the end of history—there cannot be anymore trumpets after the last trump!—and the visions mustbe parallel not successive. This is also the case with theseven churches, whose candlesticks are all present simul-taneously in 1: 12, and on the successive interpretationbog down at the Reformation (which cannot be the deadSardis, not yet the non-arrested progress of Philadelphia)and must be made parallel phases, not periods for theremainder.

Nor can Chs. 4-5 be made the rapture of the church toheaven, followed by Chs. 6-18 the tribulation on earth, whilethe church is in heaven, and Chs. 19-22 the coming of Christwith His saints, the millennial reign and last things, as onthe futurist view. This view of a two stage coming of

Christ, is as far as can be ascertained, the invention of J. N.Darby and a concomitant of his rejection of the organisedchurch, although futurism is older than the Brethren. It isrefuted by the fact that the Book of Revelation must havebeen relevant to the saints of the first Christian age, forwhom the things foretold would "shortly come to pass"(1: 1) With Philip Mauro, we do "grudge one book of theBible to the tribulation saints." The book was written for nosuch hypothetical group in some far-off imagined future,but for the churches of Asia Minor under the Roman per-secution (see 1: 11) and had a message for that day.

This is not to say of course, that its message wasexhausted then. Churches under the heel of Communism andCatholicism today continue to find solace in it. In my timein Europe, I could not help but see in the modern foes ofChristianity the very enemies spoken of in Revelation—thesynagogue of Satan (2: 9) i.e., racial antagonism toChristianity, the depths of Satan (2: 13) i.e., political anta-gonism to Christianity, the depths of Satan (2: 24) i.e.,religious antagonism to Christianity. The number "seven"with its meaning of completeness suggests that these sevenchurches were chosen, not on geographical grounds, for thenothers in the same area should have been included, nor onhistorical grounds as on the seven-age theory, but becausethey represented all the possible types of church—"churchesof loud profession, who do little, of little opportunity, whodo much, of doctrinal exactitude, who lack love etc.,"(Trench). In our study of these churches let us note what ispraised, what is blamed and what is promised.

TO INSPIREFrom chapter four onwards how are we to regard the

book? Some have suggested a telescope opening out sectionby section, so that each section seems to be contained in theone before. Perhaps a nearer analogy is a spiral that goesround in a circle and yet mounts to a goal. "The sealsrepresent the certainty, the trumpets the promulgation, thevials the actual execution of the d o o m " (Moffatt.) In thisspiral movement three strands appear and reappear like aplait—the persecution of the church, the persistence of thechurch, and the anticipated victory of the church. This is abook to lift up our hearts. It tells us " t h e world is God's,not the D e v i l s " (11: 15) we can " t h a n k our Lord the fieldis w o n " (11: 17), we can avail ourselves of this victory now(12: 10) and can rejoice in the redemption that made itpossible (12: 11).

"I asked them whence their victory came,They with united breathAscribe their victory to the Lamb

Their triumph to His death."

THIS MONTH'S READINGSFirst week: Chapters 1-5, The Seven Churches.Second week: Chapters 6-11 The Seven Seals and

Trumpets.Third week: Chapters 12-16, The Seven Vials.Fourth week: Chapters 17-22, The Seven Final Visions.EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of the present studies

contributed by Dr R. J. Thompson and the Editor on behalfof readers wishes to thank the Doctor for them.

FACTS ABOUT REVELATIONPERSON BY WHOM WRITTENPLACE FROM WHICH WRITTENPERSONS FOR WHOM WRITTENPERIOD AT WHICH WRITTEN



— —John.— —Patmos (1: 9).— —Churches of Asia Minor as typical of all churches.— —A time of persecution—either that of Nero (68AD) or

Domitian (96AD).— —To encourage the churches in the Roman persecution.

General Secretary's NotesForward Work Appeal: It will be

helpful in our budgeting for the newyear if Church Treasurers will let meknow as soon as possible the amount ofthe Forward Work Offering,

An anonymous gift of £2 for the SelfDenial Offering is gratefully acknow-ledged

A W.C.C. Faith and Order Conference is to be held atMontreal, Canada, July 12-26, 1963. Our Union is entitled toappoint one delegate. Any qualified member of our churcheswho, in the course of travelling, could attend this Conferenceis asked to get in touch with me as soon as possible.

Deputation to our Mission Fields: The Chairman of ourMissionary Council, Rev. Hugh Nees, and the GeneralSecretary will be visiting our Mission Fields in Februaryand March next. It will be four years since the GeneralSecretary's last visit. There is need for the closest possibleliaison between the Field and the Home Base, for a realunderstanding of the situation by the Home Executive andfor the assurance in the minds of the missionaries and of theNational workers that there is such understanding. This isparticularly true of this present age of missionary enterprise,an era of rapid change that calls for major adjustments inplanning and working. These are to be understood, not onlyby our missionary staff, but also by those responsible foradministration at Home.

The missionaries themselves ask for and welcome suchvisits to the Field. It is not enough for them to come homeevery five years and speak individually of the work Theywant official representatives of the Home Base to meet themon the Field and to talk with them as a team in the settingof the work itself.

Conditions of missionary work are changing so rapidlytoday that the increased need for such visits to missionfields is recognised by all the major Missionary Societies,(e.g., Our Australian brethren have adopted the policy ofvisiting their Indian and Pakistan Fields every two years.)

The forthcoming visit will be of particular significancebecause of the stage at which we have arrived in thematter of integration. The Tripura Baptist Assembly to beheld early in February will be discussing questions offar-reaching consequence in the life and policy of ourMissionary Society and of the church in Tripura. Our mis-sionaries regard it as of vital importance that the HomeCouncil should be represented at this assembly meeting,and the prayers of our people will be asked for, that wisejudgment will be exercised and right decisions arrived atin all the matters that will be discussed.

We are grateful that, thanks to private arrangements,Mr Nees' visit to the Field will be without cost to theSociety. It is hoped that Mrs Nees will accompany him.

Dr and Mrs L. Sanson have concluded a deputationitinerary which has been greatly appreciated and richlyblessed. Rev. R. A. Alcorn returned to New Zealand onSeptember 8, after his visit to U.S.A. and various literaturecentres in the East. He will be itinerating in the Aucklandand South Auckland Association areas during October.

Rev. F. A. Parry suffered a severe accident on August13, when he was knocked down by a car. We are glad toreport that he has made good progress towards recovery.He and Mrs Parry are assured of our sympathetic remem-brance.

LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary.

ELECTION OF COUNCIL, BOARDS AND COMMITTEESNominations for the Union Council and all Union Boards

and Committees will close at 5 30 p.m. on the Friday ofAssembly and a full list will be available to delegates onthe Saturday morning. Elections will be held on the followingTuesday morning.

In addition to the ex-officio members in each case, thefollowing are to be elected at Assembly:

Union Council: Twenty.Finance Committee: Twelve, of whom nine must be

resident in or near Wellington.Annuity Fund Committee: Six, all of whom must be

resident in Wellington.College Board: Nineteen, of whom at least eight must

PETER AND PAUL.—Continued from Page 253.

not a prize to be earned. It was a gift fromGod to all who believed in Jesus Christ.This was something Paul had learned bybitter experience. Indeed he writes thatthose who were Jews and "not sinners ofthe Gentiles" were the very people whodid know "no flesh could be justified by theworks of the law."

Deep down this is still one of the issuesthat separates Protestant and RomanCatholic. Since it concerns the eternalsalvation of men it is an issue on whichthere can be no possibility of compromise.

be laymen (not less than four of these to be in or nearAuckland). Of the nineteen, at least ten must be in or hearAuckland and there must be at least one from each of theother Associations.

Church Extension Board: Four, who shall be residentwithin thirty miles of the Offices of the Union.

Board of Christian Education: Six.Maori Board: Fifteen, of whom seven must be in or

within fifty miles of Auckland, and at least one from eachof the other Associations.

Board of Evangelism: Ten, of whom at least seven mustbe in or near Hamilton.

Missionary Council will be elected on Missionary Day.In addition to the ex-officio members, twelve are to beelected.


NOMINATION FOR VICE-PRESIDENT

Only one nomination was received, and this has since beenwithdrawn at the request of the nominee. The procedurein respect to nomination is now governed by Rule 13 of theConstitution and Rules of the Baptist Union of New Zealand.The relevant clause reads:

"If there be no nomination for the office of Vice-President pursuant to the preceding Rules 11 and 12the Assembly may proceed to the election of a Vice-President after nominations for the office have beenmade from the Council and/or from the Assembly."Churches may wish to discuss the matter further and

instruct their delegates as to nominations. The consent ofnominees is required. It will be helpful if notice of anyintended nomination is forwarded to me.



NO BAPTISTS AT VATICAN COUNCILThe Executive Committee of the Baptist World Alliance

has notified the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting ChristianUnity that it could not agree to encourage an invitation forBaptists to send an observer to the Second Vatican Council.

The committee assured authorities of the RomanCatholic Church of their " h o p e s and prayers that the forth-coming council will contribute to an understanding of thewill of God and the unity of His people."

The Executive Committee closed its five-day meeting inthe Baptist theological school of Stabekk, Norway, August24. Among the 124 participants were representatives fromBurma, Australia, Argentina and three countries of Africaas well as Europe and North America. Russian Baptists wererepresented by the president of their union, along withtwo other ministers. The Rev. William R. Tolbert, Baptistminister and vice-president of Liberia, was present for someof the sessions. Of Eastern European countries Poland andYugoslavia were represented.

Several sessions were devoted to a discussion of theadvisability of sending an observer to the Vatican Council.Dr Josef Nordenhaug, general secretary of the Alliance,had received a letter from Monsignor J. G. M. Willebrandsof the Vatican secretariat suggesting that if Baptists desiredto send an observer the invitation to do so would doubtlessbe forthcoming. This has been the procedure in regard toother Protestant groups.

Twenty-seven speakers took part in discussion of thequestion, which occupied the committee for several sessions.The Honorable Brooks Hays, who was present as proxy fora member of the committee, described the debate as a"historic dialogue." He expressed satisfaction at the "ex ten tof support for continuing and more efficient communication"with the other church group. Mr Hays is special assistantto United States President John F. Kennedy.

The full statement adopted by the committee is asfollows:

"The Executive Committee of the Baptist World Alliancein session at Stabekk, Oslo, August 20-24, 1962, asked theGeneral Secretary to thank Monsignor J. G. M. Willebrands,Secretary of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting ChristianUnity, for his courteous communication of April 18, 1962, andto state that after careful discussion of the issues involvedit is not agreed that it would be desirable for the BaptistWorld Alliance to encourage a formal invitation to theforthcoming Second Vatican Council, but would assure theauthorities of the Roman Catholic Church of its hopes andprayers that the forthcoming Council will contribute to anincreasing understanding of the will of God and the unity ofhis people."

FOUR COMMISSIONSFour study commissions, which had met separately for

two days, reported to the committee in its final session Thereports along with their recommendations were adoptedunanimously.

A manifesto incorporated in the report of the Commissionon Evangelism and Missions " c a l l s all Baptists, in view ofthe larger populations of today, the formative changes inmany lands in a technological and nuclear age, the revivalof ancient faiths and the challenge of modern ideologies,to a more dedicated obedience to Christ's Great Commission,' Go ye into all the world . . . ' "

The Commission on Religious Liberty and Human Rights

proposed the reaffirmation of the Declaration on Peaceadopted by the last Baptist World Congress in Rio deJaneiro in 1960. This declaration commends support for theUnited Nations Organisation, urges "international disarma-ment, subject to proper inspection and sa fegua rds" andthe keeping open of channels of communication betweennations.

" In prayer and in our worldwide fellowship," thedeclaration concluded, " w e have spiritual resources thattranscend national boundaries and political differences andlink us to the power and Spirit of Almighty God and HisChrist."

Reports of the Commission on Baptist Doctrine and theCommission on Bible Study and Membership Training werelikewise approved by the committee. Incorporated in reportswere programme suggestions for the next Baptist WorldCongress, in Miami Beach, Florida, 1965.

Dr Joao Soren of Rio de Janeiro, president of theBaptist World Alliance, presided at sessions of the meetingin Stabekk. Dr Arnold Ohrn of Berkeley, California, formergeneral secretary of the Alliance, and Dr Theodore F.Adams of Richmond, Virginia, former president, werepresent as advisors.

Baptist World Alliance is comprised of Baptist groupstotalling 24,000,000 members in 110 countries of the world.The next meeting of its Executive Committee is to be atBaylor University in Waco, Texas in the summer of 1963.(E.B.P.S.)

THE W.C.C. AND ROMEIn a speech in Minneapolis, the W.C.C. general secretary

expressed the hope that the Vatican Council will make itpossible for a continuing dialogue to take place in whichCatholics and non-Catholics could ask each other " s o m ereal questions."

The Vatican Council, he said, could show " i t means realbus iness" so far as the cause of unity is concerned bybeginning to work on some of the " r e a l obs t ac l e s " thathinder better relations between Catholics and non-Catholicsin certain areas of the world. As examples, he mentionedreligious liberty and mixed marriages.

"We've found open ears among some (in the Vatican)but we haven't any idea of whether the entire Vatican Councilwill go along on these questions," the W.C.C, executivesaid.

Dr Visser 't Hooft warned that " n a i v e p e o p l e " are draw-ing the wrong conclusions from the friendly contact nowtaking place between the Catholic Church and the otherChristian bodies.

"They think the Roman Catholic Church and all otherchurches are ready to embrace each other and to arriveat unity," he said.

"I do not know of one single church in the World Councilof Churches which is ready to enter into union with theRoman Catholic Church on the kind of terms involved inRoman Catholic ecclesiology and we do not see how they(Roman Catholics) can change that ecclesiology. It is not adiscussable proposition. Nor is it discussable that theRoman Catholic Church would join the World Council ofChurches."

What remains, Dr Visser 't Hooft said, is an attitude ofcourtesy and changing the ecclesiastical climate.

"But the real word we ought to use is d i a l o g u e " hesaid.—E P.S., Geneva.


HUNGARIAN BAPTIST ANNIVERSARYHungarian Baptists are planning the celebration in 1963

of the 90th anniversary of organized Baptist work in theircountry.

The first Baptist witness was in 1846 when three youngHungarians returned from Hamburg, Germany, where theyhad been converted and baptized. They won a few convertsbut this work was not permanent.

Continuous Baptist history in Hungary dates from thearrival of Heinrich Meyer in Budapest in 1873. He becamethe pioneer Baptist missionary and organizer in the country.

The Hungarian Baptist Theological Seminary had itsgraduation services June 23, in the Baptist Church ofRakoscsaba near Budapest, according to a report in theBaptist weekly Bekehimok. Representatives of the ReformedTheological School and the Methodist Church were present,the report states, but the number of graduates andseminary enrolment are not given. The Rev. Janos Nagyis director of the seminary.—(E.B.P.S.)

HUNGARIAN BAPTIST HYMN-BOOKProtestants in Hungary have welcomed the recent

publication of a new hymnal by the Baptist Union. It hasreceived high praise in the Protestant press, says theBaptist weekly Bekehirnok.

Professor K. Toth of the Reformed Church in Hungarystates in an article in the "Theologiai Szemle" (TheologicalReview) that church music is more highly developed amongBaptists than among others in the country.

In his article Professor Toth commends HungarianBaptsists for the new hymnal and mentions that 91 of the550 hymns are in the Reformed hymn-book also. Thisfacilitates singing at union services, he says.

"The fine hymnal could not be what it is," adds Pro-fessor Toth, " i f there did not stand behind it congregationswith such a prayerful spirit as the Baptists have."—(E.B.P.S.)

Dutch Baptists IncreasingBaptists in the Netherlands had a net increase of just

over 300 members for 1961, according to reports releasedby the Rev. T. Jansma, secretary of the Dutch Baptist Union.The total number of baptisms was 366.

Churches showing most increase were those in Mussel-kanaal, the Rev. W. Veenstra, pastor; and in Amsterdam-West-N., the Rev. M. G. Boeschoten, pastor.

The fast-growing Amsterdam-West congregation is tobuild the John Smyth Memorial Church, with constructionbeginning as soon as the needed building permit is secured.Many Baptist groups both in Europe and the U.S.A. are con-tributing to this project, in view of the fact that modernBaptist history began with a church established by JohnSmyth in Amsterdam, 1609.

Dutch Baptists now number 9,210 members in 69 churchesand 31 mission stations, according to Mr Jansma.

(E.B.P.S.)

Christians in Nepal Released After Spending Year inGaol

Eight of nine Christians in the small, mountainous countryof Nepal have been released from prison after having beenheld awaiting trial for a year, according to the press serviceof the National Association of Evangelicals in Wheaton.Illinois, U.S.A. The release was granted late last year butword has just reached the N.A.E. office.

The Nepali Christians had been charged with the yiolationof an ancient law which forbids the changing of religion. Theprincipal religions of the country are Buddhism and Hinduism.The Christians were charged and held in prison awaitingtheir trial by the supreme court of the land. The trial washeld last August, but it took the judges three months to reacha decision. The pastor of the group was the only one convicted.He was sentenced to six years in prison but is expected tobe released soon upon condition that he leave the country.

While the Christians were in jail, fellow believers suppliedthem with extra food, washed their clothes and upheld themin prayer. During the imprisonment two couples who hadmost recently been baptised decided to renounce their faithbut later revoked the recantation. Through this experiencethe Christian Church has been greatly united in spirit and

other prisoners were converted, N.A.E. reports.Christian missionary work in Nepal was begun only ten

years ago as a united effort of a number of Churches andmission bodies. Before that the only means of evangelismwas to reach Nepalese outside their own country. With themaking of a new constitution in the country a measure ofreligious freedom has been granted, but mission leadersfeel the government has placed restrictions as a means todiscourage mass evangelism. (E.B.P.S.)

JAPANESE CHRISTIAN IN FINNISH CAMPAIGNSCaptain Mitsuo Fuchida, who as a Japanese squadron

commander led the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, is afeatured speaker in evangelistic campaigns being held inturn in cities of Finland during July and August. Thecampaigns are sponsored by the international and inter-denominational Pocket Testament League. They began inTampere Ju'y 3, and end in Turku on August 12.

Daily services are conducted, with the use of a soundtruck, in open squares, markets, and amusement parks.Evening meetings are generally in city auditoriums andchurches. During the last week of July a large tent wasused for the evening services in Helsinki.

Captain Fuchida tells in his testimony how he was threetimes shot down in air battles over the Pacific. On theseand other occasions when death seemed imminent, hesaid, God preserved his life in order to use him later. Hewas converted in 1950 under the influence of other Japaneseofficers who had become Christians and is a member of aPresbyterian Church in Osaka, Japan.

The Pocket Testament League printed 100,000 copies ofthe Gospel of John in Finnish for use during the campaigns.Gospels are distributed to listeners while Captain Fuchidaor another speaks. There are about twenty persons on theevangelistic team, mostly from the U.S.A., and talks aretranslated.

Captain Fuchida has spent the last three years mainlyin the U.S.A., speaking in churches. He plans to returnsoon as a missionary to his people in Japan, he sayssupported by a group of Japanese Christians in California,of various denominations, who have organized the CaptainFuchida Evangelistic Association.

Concerning evangelistic methods Captain Fucida told theE.B.P.S. that he was glad to take part in services of publictestimony, but prefers personal work. " I n Japan," he said,

"I shall have three days of public services in a city thenremain there for a month of visitation, personal evangelism,and work with small groups." He says he will not organizechurches, but co-operate with existing churches.

On his present evangelistic tour Captain Fuchida isspending five months in Europe with Pocket TestamentLeague teams. From Finland he goes in turn to Essen,Hanover, Bremen and other cities of Western Germany.—(E.B.P.S.)

New figures reveal growth in Colombia ProtestantChurches

(BARRANQUILLA).—The number of baptised Pro-testants in Columbia has increased at a rate of 16 percent, a year during the last seven years to a total of 33,156persons, according to a new census released by the Evan-gelical Confederation of Colombia.

The total Protestant community—church members,church school children and "sympathisers"—is estimatedat five times the figure of those baptised, or 165,780 per-sons. Based on the Government's December 31, 1959, popu-lation estimate of 14,108,226 inhabitants, this is 1.17 of thetotal population.

The census reports 429 organised churches, plus 1,188"unorganised" congregations and preaching points, 192ordained ministers (of whom 113 are Colombians), 58licensed preachers and a greater number of lay evange-lists. There are also 211 Protestant day schools staffed by488 teachers, with enrolments of 11,363 pupils. Medicalwork is carried on in 43 clinics and dispensaries.

The six largest Protestant denominations in thecountry are the Seventh Day Adventist, 11,866 members;Colombia Baptist Convention, 3,442; United PentecostalChurch, 3,000; Presbyterian Church of Colombia, 1,684;Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1,571, and the Four-square Evangelical Church, 1,524. E.P.S., Geneva.


ASIAN COUNCILTo Meet in New Zealand

Our title describes what might well be one of the mostsignificant church activities in New Zealand in 1962 but itdoes require interpretation. It is proposed that fromNovember 27 to 30 inclusive a consultation will be held inChristchurch under the auspices of the East Asia ChristianConference. It will, of course be a consultation and not anadministrative meeting in any sense, but there are many waysin which it can truthfully be described as an Asian meeting.

It will be the first time that the E.A.C.C. has convened ameeting of its New Zealand churches under E.A.C.C. auspices.The purpose of the meeting will be to bring together about150 representatives of those churches to talk about their totalmission both within New Zealand and beyond it. They will,in a sense be meeting as Asian churches. It is hoped thatparticipating in the meeting will be quite a number of repre-sentatives of the Australian churches. What is quite definiteis that the leadership of the consultation will be in the handsof Asian churchmen. Chief among these will be Dr D. T.Niles of Ceylon, undoubtedly one of the greatest Christianleaders in the whole region. Supporting him will be Mr M.M. Thomas, a layman of the Mar Thoma church in India,who gives his whole time to the study of the relationshipof the Christian churches to the societies in which they exist.Also in the team will be the Rev. John Fleming, a Scot,who has lived for many years in Singapore and who is com-pletely identified with the E.A.C.C.

SHARING TOGETHERThe Mission of the Church will be discussed in terms of our

New Zealand situation. It is most important that the churchesshare with one another their evangelistic concerns andprogrammes and that in the sharing they receive mutualhelp from the experience of the Asian churches in their yetmore pressing situation. One of the things that will be in theback of our minds and certainly in our discussions, is theissue as to when Dr Billy Graham should be invited to paya return visit. This question does not depend simply on thechances of his availability but much more on when that kindof evangelistic mission is most effectively co-ordinated withthe ongoing evangelistic programmes of the churches as awhole. At this point also we will be discussing the ways inwhich churches in New Zealand are dealing with the frontiersituations at the parish level. We will learn from one anotherand again from the experience of our Asian colleagues.

WHAT IS THE EAST SAYING?It will not be only our New Zealand task, however, that

will concern us. Each of the churches has already acceptedan overseas missionary task. In connection with that taskwe are all finding that new understandings are required andnew forms of operation. One of the main purposes of theconsultation will be that we should sit at the feet of thoseintimately involved with the Asian churches to try and hearwhat they are saying to us so that we can fulfil our overseasmission more effectively in the days ahead. We have alreadyheard that the Asian churches are re-examining their wholestrategy in many countries over the next few years and wewill be involved in some of the changes that might take place.It is essential, therefore, that we understand their thinkingas fully as possible. The W.C.C. Division of World Missionand Evangelism (formerly the I.M.C.) regards the workingout of patterns of joint action in mission as its most centralconcern over the next few years. Are we still thinking onlyin terms of unilateral missionary relationships and do wetake it for granted that these patterns cannot be disturbed?

CHALLENGE TO NEW ZEALANDThis New Zealand consultation, to which the New Zealand

churches will be invited to appoint representatives officially,is in a sense our real participation in an E.A.C.C. programmeover its entire region. The E.A.C.C. from its inception, hasbeen concerned to help the Asian churches in each area and

country to re-assess the patterns of its life in quite radicalways and to find out how many of the old patterns of Christianactivity which they inherited from the missionary movementthey wish to retain, and how many in the new situation shouldbe changed or abandoned. The series of meetings where suchdiscussions will be taking place, will continue in Asia for thenext two years or more. Obviously New Zealand has adifferent set of circumstances from most countries in Asiabut it is certainly appropriate that we should ask at leastwhether or not as churches we too should face afresh ourevangelistic task and whether if we did so honestly andopenly, the Holy Spirit might lead us into very new patternsof relationships and activity. We dare not go on from year toyear as if it were quite impossible for us to be changed.There is a sense in which this consultation in November willmeet the answer to the question—How much do we aschurches need to be changed if we are to fulfil our totalmission effectively? We commend to all our readers thatthey include in their intercessions, those who will be prepar-ing for this consultation and those who will take part in it.

From National Council of Churches in New Zealand,Christchurch.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY CHURCH

Blockhouse Bay Baptist Church.

Where an extra morning service has become necessary toaccommodate the increased congregations. The earlier ser-vice at 8.45 a.m. is well attended. There were 73 presenton a recent Sunday morning and the church was full for the

11 a.m. service.

THESE WE HAVE MET.—Continued from Page 261.While we were visiting the babies, a little one a few hours

old was brought in. The mother had just died.A devoted staff of Tibetans do their best with little

material to provide for these children. Recently a youngEnglish nurse has come to their aid under the "Service CivilInternational," a voluntary organisation. We arranged tosend blankets and medicines immediately through the W C.C.agency in India.

I found it difficult to sleep that night for thinking ofthese needy little ones.

Our return trip to Delhi had to be by air as the railservice was still disorganised. Later in the month, my wifeand I went up to Darjeeling and saw the Tibetan ReliefOrganisation at work. Carpet and cloth weaving were beingundertaken. We bought a jersey made of yak wool.

Here we were delighted to meet Tensing of Everest fame,and to know he is making his services available to thesesplendid Tibetan people in this time of national trial.




This month we would like to introduce readers to theDalai Lama. Though he himself did not attend the DelhiAssembly, it was through the W.C.C. "Service to Refugees"that we were privileged to visit him.

All the free world knows of the Dalai Lama's spectacularflight from Lhasa, following the invasion of Tibet by theChinese. Not many, however, are aware of the plight of thehundreds of Tibetans who have left the country rather thanlive under Communist rule.

Already the relief organisation of the World Council ofChurches has come to the aid of these Tibetan refugeesscattered throughout India and neighbouring countries. Inorder to further the work of relief among Tibetans, it wasdecided that some officials of the W.C.C, should make thejourney to Dharamsala to consult with the Dalai Lamahimself.

His representative in New Delhi conveyed the invitationto Walter Kilpatrick, secretary for refugees for the W.C C,and Mr J. S. Malelu, India representative of the W.C.C.relief organisation, to be guests of his Holiness. I wasfortunate to be included in the invitation, as my reading ofHimalayan mountaineering literature had made meinterested in the Tibetan people and their culture.

TRAVEL ORDEALThe journey was easier planned than undertaken. A few

hours before the train on which we were booked was dueto leave, we were told it had been requisitioned by theGovernment to rush troops to the Goa border.

Everyone from this train wanted seats on the alreadybooked out second train, which was to leave a few hourslater. Through the influence of a railway official, we threewere given a two-berth compartment. I slept on the floor.

In the night, to allow further troop trains to speed to thesouth, we were diverted to a longer route. We arrived atthe railhead at Pathankot, six hours late, to find the DalaiLama's driver patiently waiting to convey us into the hills.

It was with some relief that we reached the bungalowwhere we were to stay, and though we were anxious tomeet his Holiness, Tibetan hospitality required that we firstbe entertained with a true Tibetan meal.

Patiently, I juggled with the chopsticks, but finally indesperation discarded them for my fingers.

The car took us deeper into the hills, until it could gono farther, and we had to climb the rest of the way. I amno novice at this, but have to confess it was hard going.

In the dusk we were halted by a sentry, who after

inspecting our passports, allowed us to proceed. A mes-senger conveyed the news that we were approaching, andsoon one of the officials came to greet us.

While we waited, we had a preliminary discussion withone of the secretaries in charge of the refugees. He told ussomething of the ordeal of the Dalai Lama's escape, as hehad accompanied him.

This particular official had once been governor of North-ern Tibet, and later in Lhasa had been the Dalai Lama'sright-hand man. We learned much about the training ofLamas, and the strange powers they developed

THE AUDIENCEAt last the moment arrived when we were to be ushered

into the presence of the great one. I do not know exactlywhat I had anticipated, out I was pleasantly surprised tofind him at the door to greet us instead of being seated onhis throne.

Smiling, and with outstretched hands, he welcomed usinto his audience room. As I shook hands with him, I felt afirm grip from someone who had vitality stored within him.

He was dressed in a saffron robe. Like all Lamas, hishair was short. What captured me at once were his smilingeyes.

There was a rich red carpet on the floor, with a Tibetandesign in the centre. Beautiful silk pictures hung on thewall. The walls themselves were red and the furnituremodern. At one end of the room was a throne, but hisHoliness sat beside us on an ordinary chair.

Tea was brought in, and the period of question and crossquestion began.

Naturally, much of the information exchanged was con-fidential, but there are certain impressions and facts one isable to share.

The first thing I gathered was that the Dalai Lama wasanxious that the culture of his people should at all costsbe preserved-

I will long remember the sorrow which clouded his facewhen he said: "We are a people with more than ordinarytrouble. Our whole existence as a race is in jeopardy."

We spoke of the possibility, for example, of some of hispeople going to the Andes. He offered no objection as longas no fewer than 100 were sent together, lest they becomeabsorbed and lose their identity.

GRATEFULThis young leader with the burden of his people's welfare

resting heavily upon him was deeply grateful for the reliefgiven by the W.C.C. It was obvious that much more helpwas urgently needed. Some of the Tibetan people who hadbeen cut off by the monsoon in the mountain valleys werein a desperate plight.

I was anxious to have his views about religion. Hequickly responded by assuring me that he was aware of itsimportance, for, as he said, most human problems originatein the mind, and into that region religion alone can pene-trate.

As we came away, I felt that here was a leader, modest,sincere, with a deep sense of spiritual realities, but terriblylonely.

We were taken next to visit the children's homes. Alto-gether there are 450 children from babies to youngsters hitheir teens being cared for. Their parents either died on thetrek out of Tibet, or are too poor to keep them. The olderones are in the charge of the Dalai Lama's sister.

Most of them were in bed. The beds were in two tiersround the walls like shelves. Five children were in eachsmall bed with only one blanket to cover them. They hadonly one lot of clothing each, and the problem was whetherto keep their clothes on in bed and be warm, or sleep nakedand have the benefit of them in the morning.

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ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMEWednesday, October 31.

1.30 p.m. B.W.M.U. Dominion Council. Linwood Church.

Thursday, November 1.9.00 a.m. Annual Meetings at Oxford Terrace Church.

Devotional period — Mrs J. H. Neilson (Invercargill).9.30 a.m. Business commences — President, Mrs D. Rogers in chair.

Welcome to new Branches—Kaitaia, Dargaville, Keyte St.Taumarunui and Orakei and N.E. Valley Shareholders.Roll-call. Constitution of Annual Meeting.Welcome to Missionaries and Delegates—Mrs C. K. Smith.Reports.

10.30 a.m. Morning Tea.10.45 a.m. Resume Business.12.30 p.m. Luncheon.2.00 p.m. Resume Business.

Brief messages from Missionaries throughout theday.

4.30 p.m. Closing.

Friday, November 2.7.30 p.m. Public Meeting in Oxford Terrace Church.

Induction of New President — Mrs C. K. Smith.Message. Solo.Presentation of Ropeholder Cups.Speaker — Mrs N. Gaze (recently returned from

visiting the Fields).Offering — Dedicatory Prayer.Misionary Speaker — Mrs R. A. Alcorn from

Pakistan.The venue of Assembly this year is the lovely Garden

City of Christchurch, and in what a delightful setting alongthe banks of the Avon River is the Oxford Terrace Church.We rejoice in the prospect of happy fellowship together aswe meet with delegates from our branches. We also meetto pay homage to God for the privilege of being able to sharein the work of the Gospel. We look forward to a goodresponse from the branches.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONSMiss Rona Dawson, a House-matron at Mt. Hermon School,

sends home the following news.Today has been celebrated as Independence Day, so this

morning we had a service in our Chapel led by three of ourIndian students. All three spoke on various aspects ofIndependence Day and what it means to the people of thisvast sub-continent. The Indian flag was draped over thepulpit and this year I have been teaching the meaning of thisflag of three colours. The top stripe of orange stands forCourage—the middle being white for Peace and Love and thebottom colour green, for Protection of the Weak. Then inthe centre is the Chakra (Symbol of Progress because thiswheel is something which can never stand still — alwaysrolls on — that is why it is the symbol of Progress, having24 spokes which denote the 24 hours of the day and night).The small circle at the centre of Chakra, where the spokesconverge signifies Unity amidst Diversity. The people maycome from different parts of India, they may belong todifferent states and speak in different tongues, their mode oflife might differ, yet in spite of the different diversity theyare united together because they are all Indians and belongto the Indian Republic. It is so apparent that living standardsof the people are gradually being raised but among so manymillions it will take a long time to ever get to the standardsas we know them. Yet it's amazing how the factories aremaking so many things now instead of importing them. Tinsof biscuits, soaps, powders, but things are dear, despite thefact that they are made in the country.

We are getting lots of Tibetans here in Darjeeling.Many refugees who are so tall and one sees various onesgoing along counting their beads, for they are Bhuddists.We have a girl in the school whose family was the wealthiestin Tibet until they were forced to leave the country becauseof Communists. We also have a number of boys who have

come to school during the year and some of the Tibetansare paying for their education, so its a wonderful opportunityfor them as they come under the sound of the ChristianGospel.

REPORTSCAMBRIDGE: Mrs Lincoln officially initiated as Presi-

dent. Regret Mesdames Murdoch, Beck and Penfold haveleft the district. Mesdames Adams, Thomas and Johnstonwelcomed to membership. Valuable prayer-sessions formissionaries and nationals. Pastor presided over happyAnnual Meeting. Membership 22. Giving for year £128. Giftsent to Mrs Des. Jones. HENDERSON: At Annual MeetingMrs Gait was appointed secretary in place of Mrs Ford whohas resigned owing to pressure of G.L.B. work. A vote ofthanks was passed on behalf of the members. Mrs Bowden ispresident, Mrs Thomas treasurer, and Mrs Sharp vice-presi-dent. HASTINGS: Mr Thorp gave interesting account oftime spent in Malta. Mrs Rogers related some of her ex-periences at the Maori Hui held over the Easter period. OurThank-offering did not quite reach the amount of formeryears. Members told of personal experiences of Thankfulnessto God during the past year. HAWERA: At Annual Meeting,Mrs Macbeth who has served as secretary-treasurer for 15years, did not seek re-election. Mrs Thomson expressed theappreciation of members for her faithful service and pre-sented her with flowers. Mrs Glass was elected secretary.Rev. J. Thomson spoke on "Fai th"—how deep is our Faithand would it stand the test. KAITAIA: Had our first AnnualMeeting at lunch time to enable workers to attend. Mrs Tay-lor has retired and Mrs V. Devon elected as new president.We have been greatly helped and inspired by a visit from Drand Mrs Sanson. It was wonderful to see on the slides thosewhom we have prayed for. Being a new branch we still havemuch to learn about our mission work. OXFORD TERRACE:Mrs MacLeod gave an inspiring address " M o r e blessed . . .receive." Mrs Whitworth sang two beautiful solos. Thank-offering received and dedicated £103 1s 6d. Sympathy ex-pressed and prayer offered for Mrs C. K. Smith and Miss D.McKessar who were involved in a motor accident recently.PAPATOETOE: An interesting year was again reported atthe Annual Meeting by Mrs Cole, who was again electedsecretary. Mrs Bertlesen returned as treasurer. Decisionwas made to continue the morning session for news of andprayer for our own missionary members as these have provedmost helpful and profitable. Rev. E. Sherburd closed our meet-ing with a devotional talk on the phrase—"Beauty for Ashes."SANDRINGHAM: Mrs J. Dean, Auckland District President,brought a definite challenge in her message to seek, and bringothers into B.W.M.U. and so increase our prayer interest forour Field. Pleased to have visit from Miss Margery Turnerwho told of her life among the Lushai people. She answeredmany questions and told us of Thangi and her family. MrsV. Boyle appointed president. Mrs L. Coop replaces Mrs D.Upham as secretary. We look forward to another year ofservice and pray for further interest. TE ATATU: In Augustwe held a most enjoyable concert to augment our funds.Some items by guest artists. We were delighted to have Drand Mrs Sanson with us, their up-to-date mission news byword and picture was appreciated. Profitable evening in everyway. SPREYDON: Recent speakers have been Dr and Mrs



land, S.W.I.


Thi s f o r u m i s open to al l w h o h a v e a n y t h i n g v i t a l to s a y o fin t e r e s t t o t h e w h o l e D e n o m i n a t i o n . L e t t e r s s u b m i t t e d a r e pub l i sheda t t h e d iscre t ion o f t h e ed i to r . W r i t e r s a r e a sked to use only oneside o f t h e paper , t o w r i t e o r t y p e on e v e r y second l ine a n d to m a r kc lear ly a t t h e foot o f t h e l e t t e r t h e n u m b e r o f w o r d s . T w o h u n d r e dwords i s t h e u sua l m a x i m u m . T h e n a m e and addres s o f t h e w r i t e rm u s t be inc luded even w h e r e a n o m - d e - p l u m e i s used . Shor t l e t t e r sa re often t h e bes t .

B.C. COMPETITIONS

D e a r Sir,—I have t w o object ions to m a k e concern ing t h e annua lBible Class Compet i t ions: (a) Lack of r ea l pu rpose and usefulness,(b) Unfor tuna te effects of t h e compet i t ive e lement which a l thoughnot be ing par t i cu la r ly s t rong , in some cases a r e never the less unfor-t u n a t e .

1 the re fore , have t h e following suggest ions to p u t forward:(1) Tha t t h e Bible Class Compet i t ions be changed to a Bible

Class Festival .(2) That a commi t t ee be set up each y e a r compris ing (a) The

Pres iden t of t h e Bible Class Union ac t ing as c h a i r m a n a n d P r o g r a m m eOrganiser , (b) Represen ta t ives f rom all Bible Classes in a sur round-ing a rea f rom which g roup a Musical Di rec tor and a SpeechDirector would be elected.

(3) Tha t a t h e m e sui table to Bible Class Week be util ized as t h ecen t r e of t h e p r o g r a m m e

(4) Tha t a special speake r be appoin ted each y e a r as t h e cul-mina t ing f igure of t h e Fest ival .

(5) Tha t a sugges ted p r o g r a m m e be d r a w n up and en t r i e s fo r t h evarious sect ions called for f rom t h e var ious Bible Classes.

(6) Tha t t h e en t r i e s be judged at a p re l iminary conce r t and af i na l p r o g r a m m e d r a w n up .

(7) Tha t an open invi ta t ion be ex tended to Bible Classes of o the rdenominat ions and to chu rch people in gene ra l to a t t end t h eFestival .

These r ecommenda t ions if p u t in to prac t ice would, I feel su re ,improve the t o n e and spir i t of Bible Class Week—young peoplemaking use of the i r t a l en t ins tead of compet ing agains t one ano ther .

I should be very in t e res t ed to h e a r o the r opinions on th i s ma t t e r .G. K.

OUTREACH

Dear Sir,—I am in te res t ed to r e a d of t h e new " O u t r e a c h " cam-paign as told in Sparks f rom t h e Anvil . Bu t to quo te ; " H o w tomake contact? Tha t is t h e 60,000 dollar ques t ion ." Then i t goes on todescribe how Christ organised His disciples on an ou t reach cam-paign, b u t I v e n t u r e to say t h a t t he i r words would have cu t asli t t le ice as ou r s do today had t h e y no t been backed up by prac t ica ldemonst ra t ions of God's love to m a n t h r o u g h t h e i r acts of heal ing.

Unfor tunately , t h r o u g h our neglec t th i s minis t ry has too oftenfallen in to t h e h a n d s of t h e i r responsible . I would l ike to see allminis ters conduct an occasional hea l ing service as t h e y do abapt ismal one (by r eques t and assessment of t h e inqu i re r ' s sincerity)and to see i t pe r fo rmed in a sensible and dignified m a n n e r .

Nobody would quest ion t h a t i t was obviously God's will t h a tman be m a d e perfect ly whole , a s J e sus came to show us t h e Fa the r .Paul (and possibly Timothy) cer ta in ly h a d the i r crosses to bea r , b u tle t i t be no ted t h a t P a u l still con t inued heal ing o the r s and washimself immunised from t h e bi te of t h e viper.

Our churches would b u r s t a t t h e seems wi th t h e crowdsclamouring to ge t in i f we could invi te our sick folk in to be m a d ewhole.

Your s faithfully,"Ask and Receive."

B.W.M.U.—Continued.L. Sanson and Mrs C. K. Smith, District president. With theexception of Mrs Sewell, all officers were re-elected at annualmeeting. WANGANUI: Our effort this year took the form ofan "All Nations Concert." The stage was decorated with flagsof many nations, and as suitable music was played, peoplein national costume took their places under the flags. Thesepeople then gave appropriate items ending with a play de-picting missionary work in India. Excellent effort. COLOMBOST. B.W.M.U. SHAREHOLDERS: At a recent meeting ourown missionary, Mr Jim Dickson, spoke and showed slides ofhis work in the Solomons. We have also had a tape and slidesof Tripura. Attendances good, several new members wel-comed. Special offering and sales table at last two meetingsbrought amount up to £61. Food parcel to Mrs Gaze. INVER-CARGILL COMBINED: At the Annual Meeting all officerswere re-elected. Food parcels sent to Mrs Bird and to MissH. Drew. We were delighted to see the latest sets of slides ofAgartala which proved both inspiring and informative.

AND THERE SHALL BE WAILING.Dear Sir,—Each morn ing I l is ten to t h e devotional service and,

Oh, how many t imes my fingers i tch to switch off t h a t knob! Whydon ' t min i s te r s use t ape r eco rde r s to give themselves f i f t een minu tesl is tening to t h a t f lat , unconvincing, ghast ly voice? They a re of allm e n mos t miserab le . The re ' s no joy in e i t he r voice o r message.(The rad io is my only contac t wi th the church.)

The Roman Catholic is a lways good. They a re quiet , k ind, t ra inedspeakers I haven ' t h e a r d a doleful one yet , and if I was unhappy,or longing for someth ing b e t t e r ou t of life, or in t ha t pa r t i cu la rf rame of mind when holy th ings appeal , i t is to one of these menI would t u rn .

I know of our min is te rs personal ly when I sat in a pew ins teadof a chai r . They sounded qu i te different t h e n , c h u r c h a tmospherearound—but the i r message is the same today. I could almost quotei t! There ' s been no advance of t h o u g h t at all. But wors t of all t h e r eis absolutely no glorious assurance about t hem. Nothing whatsoeverto m a k e one long to know th is lovely Christ . The re a r e a couple ofPresby te r i ans , a Methodist and an Anglican who a re excellent , bu tour Baptis ts a r e so sad.

" C a n ' t t hey be happy about i t ? " M. Gould.

MINISTERIAL STATUS.Dear Sir,—With re fe rence to t h e suggested a m e n d m e n t of clause

35 of t h e const i tut ion and ru les of t h e Baptis t Union of New Zealand,as publ ished in t h e Augus t " B a p t i s t , " I hope delegates to Assemblywill no t le t i t go t h r o u g h wi thout ser ious considerat ion. I ts effectwill be t h a t anyone res igning from a pas to ra te , and not receivinga call to ano the r Bapt is t Church , or to o the r full t ime serviceapproved by t h e Execut ive of t h e Union, within two years , will loseh i s minis ter ia l s ta tus . He may have res igned because he felt t ha this effective work in a pa r t i cu la r church was f inished, bu t be ableand willing to do a good work in ano the r church . He may nothave received a call to ano the r church , for no o the r reason thantha t many New Zealand Baptis t Churches p re fe r youth to exper ience .He may have all t h e qualifications of a minis ter , b u t because hehas res igned from one chu rch and not received a call to another ,his n a m e mus t be removed f rom t h e list of accredi ted minis ters .A min i s t e r does no t res ign f rom a chu rch wi thout g rea t men ta lsuffering. I t was some comfor t to know tha t t h e denominat ion as awhole still had confidence in him. Why t ake away from h im thiscomfort and add to his pain? If a m a n del ibera te ly chooses to leavet h e minis t ry , or i f he commits some misdemeanour t h a t makesh im unfit to be a minis ter , le t his n a m e be removed from t h e list.But , if he still h a s a sense of call , le t his n a m e remain .

Minister out of pastoral charge.

BLAME THE DOCTOR.Dear Sir ,—Regarding t h e spark from t h e anvil ent i t led " b l a m e

the doc tor , " in Ju ly ' s Baptis t , r e l a t ing to fai th hea le rs , or modernhealers—it i s no t for us to judge these people. Jesus Christ i s t h eonly hea le r , today, and wi thout His Holy Spiri t , t h e r e is no spir i tualheal ing, or wholeness , so let us leave t h e judg ing to Him, and geton wi th t h e job of showing t h e Chris t way of p reach ing t h e Gospeland hea l ing t h e sick, t h e way Phi l l ip and P e t e r did , by words andacts . Read Acts 8: 5-24.

Je sus says " I f any man serve Me le t h im follow Me." John tel lsus t h a t i f we say we abide in Him we ought to walk as He walked.

When Chris t ' s followers today, t r y to go all t h e way with Him,in teaching , p reach ing and heal ing, m a y we give t h e m our active,prayerful suppor t in His church , and do away wi th passive res is tanceand crit icism. We mus t p u t our own ideas , and t h e t rad i t ions of ourdenomina t ions m o r e in t h e background , and pu t God's commandsf i r s t . J e sus h a s shown u s t h e way. H e i s t h e Way, t h e T r u t h a n d t h eLife.

Tom Rabbidge.EDITOR'S NOTE: The spark suggested, in t h e l ight of Mat thew

17: 20, t h a t fai th hea le r s migh t somet imes look within ins tead ofalways b laming the pa t ien t .

I t i s qui te wrong to suggest these people m u s t no t be tes ted.I J o h n 4: 1-3 c lear ly t eaches all such people mus t be tes ted. Ifh igher au thor i ty is des i red i t will be found in Mat thew 7: 15-20.

Church leaders have an obligation to give c lear guidance to the i rpeople on this as on o the r m a t t e r s . Galat ians 1: 11 shows how evenan Apost le was r ebuked .

THE BIBLE FOR CHURCH.Dear Sir,—Some t ime ago an Amer ican Bible professor when

asked " W h a t would t h e g rea t work of Satan in t h e Last Days b e , "repl ied " t o b r ing confusion among t h e Chris t ian bel ievers by t h emul t i tude of vers ions of t h e Author i sed Trans la t ion t h a t wouldf l o o d t h e wor ld . "

Is th is becoming t rue?Today we have vers ions of all descr ipt ions , none claiming Divine

Inspira t ion, bu t all c la iming to m a k e t h e Bible " e a s y to unde r s t and , "which incidental ly was n e v e r i n t ended , i t is a book to be s tudied, i.e.,devotion of t ime and thought .

Le t us look forward twen ty years , i f t h e n u m b e r of versionscont inue a t t h e same r a t e as t h e pas t twen ty , j u s t w h a t k ind of aBible will we have?

Bible concordances will be obsolete as will s c r ip tu re quota t ionsth is could be chaot ic , wha t will J o h n 3: 16 be in a m o d e r n version?

Then again, we m a y ask ourselves " w h y t a k e t h e Bible toc h u r c h ? " how shall we know which version will be r e a d from t h epulpi t?

It is absolutely impossible to assimilate a sc r ip tu re r ead ing if t h eone in t h e pulpi t i s r e a d i n g f rom a version and t h e congregat ionall h a v e t h e Author i sed Trans la t ion , actual ly th i s could be classedas spir i tual " b a d m a n n e r s , " and cancels ou t t h e usefulness oftak ing one 's Bible to church .

The quest ion of t h e Mission field, too, could be a p rob lem, whatconfusion car. be w r o u g h t by Missionaries t each ing from var iousversions.

Surely t h e t u n e has come for t he se in au thor i ty to see t h a t t h eAuthor i sed Trans la t ion r e t a in s i ts pre-eminence in t h e pulp i tBible Class a n d Mission Field, while o t h e r vers ions i f des i red bere t a ined for p r iva te s tudy.

BAPTIST FORUM

263N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1962.M. C. Chatterton.

Glengarry Baptist ChurchFor this new house we praise Thee,

Reared by Thine own command;For every generous bosom,

And every willing hand;And now within Thy temple

Thy glory let us see;For all its strength and beauty

Are nothing without Thee.

And as the years roll over,And strong affections twine,

And tender memories gatherAbout this sacred shrine.

May this, its chief distinction,Its glory ever be,

That multitudes within itHave found their way to Thee.

Glorious sunny weather, large attendances, inspirationalmessages in song and from God's word—these were thehighlights of a memorable weekend.

The new Glengarry Church was officially opened anddedicated to the Glory of God on Saturday, August 25, 1962,by Mr C. Dawson. The words of Psalm 122 had a specialemphasis when a gathering of 300 Baptists and well wisherswere glad when they said "Let us go into the House of theLord."

Following the presentation of the key and the opening ofthe door by Mr C. Dawson the Rev. H. A. Gardiner ofDunedin unveiled a commemoration tablet in the churchvestibule.

Under the chairmanship of Mr G. Hicks, a service ofdedication stirred the large congregation. Those participa-ting included the Deputy Mayor, Mr N. L. Watson; Rev. L.G. Crawford, representing the Baptist Union; Mr D. Bird,President of our Association and also representing the Legionof Donors, and the Rev. A. R. Scott, president of theMinisters' Association.

The first cheque presented by the union on behalf of the Legion of Donors.

Mr P. Weusten from Gore sang "Go Forward." TheThankoffering for the Building Fund amounted to £260 andMr Bird presented on behalf of the Legion of Donors acheque for £400.

Mr Bird led the act of Prayer and Dedication, andinspection of the building and afternoon tea concluded theactivities.

The last service in the Hawthorndale Church was con-ducted by the Rev. E. Enright of Dunedin, who also led thefirst service in the new building. The Esk Street choir assistedin the inauguration service, and the sermon was preachedby the Rev. H. A. Gardiner. The Rev. J. H. Neilson, ministerof the church, received the 50 foundation members. The firstGospel Service in the new Glengarry Church on Sundayevening, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Neilson brought aweekend of inspiration to a close.

We would like to add our word of commendation for thepleasing building and excellent facilities which are incor-porated to make it a dual purpose church and hall. We couldsense the deep labour of love and devotion which wasevidenced in the tasteful interior decoration and effects.

Rev. J. H. Nielsen speaking from the pulpit stage endof the main auditorium.

Photo of foundation members taken at the "concert stage" end of theauditorium.


From left, Mr G. Hicks (secretary of the church); Mr Barham, architect,and Mr C. Dawson officially opening the building.

PART II

BIBLE, CHURCH and PEOPLE in TRIPURA STATEThe Tripuri language has had a somewhat ambiguous

history on its home ground. It is one of the Tibeto-Burmanlanguages, belonging to the Boro group, tonal, agglutinative,simple in grammatical structure, and racy in idiom. As theRajas had long ago given their favour to Bengali, Tripuriwas never cultivated as an official or literary medium, andso was neglected. Yet the language must have considerablevitality to survive under these circumstances as the homelanguage of 200,000, and this life is shown in the persistenceof oral literary forms, especially stories and songs. Anumber of lyrics relating to seed time and harvest, religiousfestivals and weddings have been collected, for instance inTipra: by Priyamvada Devi and Ajitabandu Debabarman,published in Bengali by the Tripura Education Departmentin 1962.

TRIPURI FOSTEREDIn 1885, J. D. Anderson published a Tripuri vocabulary

at Shillong, and about 1900, Radha Mohan DebabarmanThakur, a high official of the Tripura state, issued threestudies of the Tripura language: a grammar (Kak-barak-ma), a phrase book in Tripura, Bengali and English(Tripura Kathamala), and a Tripura-Bengali-English Dic-tionary. In all these, the Tripura language is given in theBengali script. Since Tripura became a Union Territory,centrally administered from Dehli, and in line with theIndian Government policy of giving recognition and encour-agement to the regional languages, Tripuri has beenfostered by the government. But the evidence of formerneglect is the fact the government decided to re-issueRadha-Mohan's Grammar and Phrase Book, as apparentlynothing has been published since 1900 or thereabouts.

LITERATURE NEEDEDThe questions for the church to ponder are, how far the

present revived interest in Tripuri represents an effectivepopular movement, how useful Tripuri would be forevangelisation, how useful it might be as a lingua francaamong at least a considerable part of the Tripura Christiancommunity. In linguistic character, and in size of popula-tion, Tripuri compares closely with Garo, whose speakers in

their hilly home-land, less affected by contiguous BengaliHunduism, have received the gospel in large numbers, andhave had a whole Bible of their own since 1924. But untilrecently the Tripuris have been closed to the gospel andeven now are not very responsive. In North-east India,Tripura is the only tribal language spoken by such a largegroup with practically no secular literature, and noscriptures or Christian books at all. Probably a gospel,or some restricted translation programme short of the wholeNew Testament, together with ancillary literature of anevangelistic nature is what is called for now, with recourseto Bengali for any more extensive immediate needs.

RIANGThe Riangs are the second largest tribal group in Tripura

State. Their language is close to Tripuri, but they have alower status in the community. In spite of this linguisticaffiliation, those Riangs I met appeared physically very-much more like the Kuki tribespeople than like the Tripuras.The Riangs are dark brown, round faced, wavy haired,short and thickset, whereas the Tripuras, though unmis-takably Mongoloid are taller, fairer, slenderer and morerefined in feature.

There has been a good response to the gospel fromsome sections of the Riangs. Their first Christian contactswere with Lushai settlers, and in 1946, a Riang hymn book,based on the Lushai hymn book and printed in Romanscript was brought out. This, however, did not prove veryacceptable, as education was in Bengali, so a new transla-

Mr Thanhlira, a Lushai evangelist of the T.S.B.U., with his family.

tion programme was embarked on employing the Bengaliscript. In 1959 Mark and John 1, were published as onevolume through the Bible Society, while the mission issueda service book "Rangmani Kaorao" with a creed, prayers,catechism and hymns. Riangs could probably make use ofanything published in Tripuri, but for social reasons thereverse is less likely to be the case.

LUSHAIThe Lushais in Tripura are mostly in the East, but here

as elsewhere, their vigour as a race and their enthusiasmfor the gospel have made them influential in the Christiancause. All the literature they need for church purposes isobtained from the Mizo Hills, but they remain a distinctivegroup, both on account of their retention of the Romanscript, and the style of their worship and singing. Theproblem for the church is how to make best use of theirspecial contribution, and blend it with the Bengali streaminto something suitable for the tribes, who cannot be identi-fied with either of these groups.

DARLONGForemost among the Kuki tribes who have espoused the

gospel in Tripura are the Darlongs. Some forty years ago,a group of Lushai immigrants made four Darlongs converts.They were forced to leave their village, and started a newcommunity at Darchoi. This has now become an importantcentre for evangelisation, and of wider influence, for it isreckoned as one of the model villages of the state. TheDarlongs have shown a preference for retaining the Romanscript, and so far they have produced a hymn book, primerand Bible study book in their own language, while a manu-script of St John's Gospel has been prepared, but has notso far been published This preference for Roman script isno doubt due to the use of Lushai in Christian work, and theconsequent availability of a ready-made literature in that

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Riang villagers on their front veranda

language. Like many other dialects of the region, it is veryclose to Lushai, and there is a realisation that among acommunity of less than three thousand, there is small pro-spect for launching and sustaining an independent litera-ture.

HRANGKKOL AND OTHER KUKI DIALECTSUnlike Darlong, Hrangkhol, another Kuki language has

its scanty literature in the Bengali script. This is becausethey were first evangelised by Bengali speaking Garos, andreceive their education in Bengali. They thus conform moreto the general pattern in Tripura state: but have movedaway from the general liking of the Kukis for Romanscript. On the other hand a pamphlet was recently drawnup in Hrangkhol in Roman script for use in the NorthCachar district, where the church leadership is Lushai, andthis underlines the complexity of dealing with these pre-literate tribal languages, and the impossiblity of findingideal solutions to linguistic problems over a wide area.

The remaining Kuki languages have so far had noChristian literature, with the exception of Chorei-Hallam, in

which St Mark's Gospel was published in 1961, for transla-tion sponsored by mid-missions in Dharmanagar. For thislanguage the Bengali script was used. The tribal name isChorei, Hallam being apparently a Tripuri name for agroup of tribes in the north of the state speaking differentlanguages.

CONCLUSIONSThis survey of the linguistic and evangelistic situation

in Tripura State may be taken as typical of the complexitywhich characterises the whole of North-east India. Theneeds and opportunities of the Christian cause cannot bemet simply by multiplying translations of the whole Biblefor all the language groups, both great and small. Quiteapart from any mundane consideration of administrationand expense many factors operate against such a course.In most tribal languages there are no qualified translators,or those who might so serve, are already burdened with theresponsibilities of leadership in other aspects of their churchlife. In many cases the percentage of literacy is small, andthe total reading public small; there is no literary traditionand the future of some at least of the languages is uncertain.

However, certain matters are clear. The small triballanguages cannot be ignored, because they are vital inpushing out the Christian frontier. The gospel in a man'smother tongue is what speaks to his heart. But against thishas to be balanced the need for unity within the Christiancommunity, which should not seek to harden and perpetuatetribal barriers without due thought, and this implies theencouragement of common languages and union versions.Moreover, new Christians need the nourishment of a wideChristian literature which is only practicable in a largercommunity—say a population of at least 100,000 to sustainprogressive literature. There is need for a co-ordinated andplanned Bible translation programme, based not on opinion,but on the detailed collation of the facts of the situation,with short and long term aims, both for evangelisation andthe consolidation of the church.

MAORI NEWSA smaller number of children from our areas attended

the U.M.M. Holiday camp at Carey Park, Henderson thisyear On Monday, August 20, twelve girls and boys,ranging in age from nine to fourteen years, and comingfrom past Waiuku, from Port Waikato and places in between,were brought together in Pukekohe. Early in the afternoonwe set off to Henderson to join in camp with eighty childrenfrom the United Maori Mission Sunday Schools. We soonsettled in and made many new friends during our days incamp.

In spite of the lovely way in which our camp mother,Mrs Rhind, mothered us all, one of our boys was homesickand had to be brought home. When calling to pick him up MrJones brought two girls from Onewhero to visit us in camp.They were so thrilled with their few hours in camp that theysay they want to come next year. Judging by the expresionsof regret that camp was over that were made on Friday,it would seem that many of this year's campers want tocome again in 1963.

Each day began for the children with morning devotionsin the dormitories. Use was made of the Scripture UnionJunior Notes and each child was encouraged to buy a copyof the notes to continue their daily Bible study for the nexttwo months. Following breakfast the duties for the day weredealt with cheerfully. Then at 10.30 a.m., all gatheredin the hall to enjoy the singing of well-known and newchoruses. Two of the U.M.M. missionaries were the speakersthis year and the seniors had messages concerning fouryoung people of the Bible from Mr Peter Cossey. Mis KathBishop spoke to the juniors about the clouds of the Bible andboth groups listened attentively to the well-presented truths.A scripture verse was also taught each day.

On Tuesday afternoon a hike was undertaken in gloriousweather, but on Wednesday the sports had to be held insidebecause of the rain. The noise seemed to indicate that noenjoyment was lost. The treasure hunt planned for Thursdayafternoon was changed to a concert, which also wasthoroughly enjoyed. Following these more strenuous activi-ties each afternoon, the children gathered in small groupsand with the help of an activity book for each child theleaders sought to make sure that the messages given in themorning were understood and applied. This is a mostvaluable part of the camp programme.

Films, including one of the work of the Ramabai MuktiMission were used in the evening gatherings. Everyone wasglad to welcome Mr Muri Thompson and his team onThursday evening and we saw that God is usinghis messages to children as well as to adults. After supperthe seniors gathered round the fire for informal, but effectiveperiods of singing and witness. For the leaders each daybegan and ended while the children were in bed, with a timeof prayer together.

Now the children are home again! Some have a newfound Saviour. But they will have a very little help to live outthe things they learnt at camp. Please don't let them downbut help them daily as you uphold them in prayer—andpray with them that their parents also will come to trusttheir Saviour and Lord.

HUI AT TURANGAWAEWAE PA, NGARUAWAHIAAt Labour weekend another combined hui will be held

at the king's marae at Ngaruawahia. It is difficult to expressadequately the great importance of this united presentationof the gospel and the urgent need of continual prayer thatnothing will disrupt the fellowship or in any way bring dis-honour to the name of Christ. Pray for the committee in theirresponsibility of planning, for every Christian who willgather, and for those who will hear the claims of Christthat they will also heed. Pray too, for each speaker. Praywithout ceasing that a true oneness in Christ will be demon-strated as well as spoken about. Pray now, pray untilLabour weekend is over and then keep on praying still forfurther blessing.

Children going to the village church-cum-school for their afternoon meetingwith E. H. Denham.

N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1942'.266

TRIPURA NEWSREVIVAL IN JAMPUI

August is a month of committee meetings. For themeetings, representatives, especially pastors, come fromall parts of Tripura to Agartala. This year the pastors fromJampui, especially the northern part of the Presbytery,brought news of revivals in the churches there.

The basis of this renewed vigour, which has particularlyaffected Christian families over the last twelve months, isa campaign about assurance of salvation. Christians areasking one another, "Have you yourself really decided tofollow Christ?" A few of the older members of the com-munity have been born again, and many young people,nominally Christian before, have been converted.

The results of this renewed spiritual life in the churchesare a renewed confidence in witnessing and greatlyimproved attendances at worship services.

PRAY that this movement may spread to other areas ofthe State.

UNEVANGELISED AREA—SABRUMThis year a start has been made to preach the gospel in

a new area. Visits were made by various teams from timeto time in the past, but nothing more than a survey ofopportunities had really been accomplished. This year, atthe request of the Southern Presbytery's Annual Meeting, theTripura Baptist Christian Union decided to supplement theT.U.A.F Jubilee scheme from its own funds so that twoevangelists could be sent to this unevangelised area.

Rev. M. J. Eade, who supervises this work, reports thatthe evangelists, Niresh and Ranen, have found that theyare welcome to stay in three villages of Tripuras near tothe town of Sabrum which is the headquarters of this, themost isolated and sparsely-populated district in Tripura.

This invitation to make regular visits of more than oneday to these villages represents a break-through into a newarea with the Gospel.

PRAY for these seekers and the two preachers who helpthem.

HARASSED—BUT FIRMLast month we reported the baptism of the first of a

group of Tripura enquirers who live near Bisramganj,twenty miles south of Agartala. Here is further news of them:

On August 12, while the little group of Christians werepraying, the caretaker of the Government Colony where theylive interrupted them and inquired what they were doing.On learning that they were Christians, he took a list of theirnames in what seems to have been an attempt at intimida-tion.

Another day the leader of the group was questioned inthe bazaar by an intelligence officer of the police "Howmany more are going to be Christians?" "That's up tothem." "What have you got out of this, money?" "nonothing; but we have found God. Is there any legal objec-tion to us becoming Christians?" "no, not at all."

Any interference in religious matters is, of course,frowned upon by the authorities, but many in their privatecapacity attempt to dissuade intending Christians, and therehas been no little social pressure upon these new believers.

There have been threats and abuse; as a result one ofthe group of enquirers has stopped attending church,although his wife is still interested. Another has beenarrested on a charge of implication in a robbery. However,there are six or seven families standing firm and still askeen as ever to be baptised later.

MOVING FORWARD TOGETHERMeetings held early in August included those of the

Executive Committee of the Tripura Baptist Christian Unionand several standing committees such as Rural Recon-struction and Education.

In these committees and in the mission committeesmeeting at the same time there was much discussion aboutcompleting integration of the work of the mission into theUnion. Particularly, time was spent on consideration of newways and methods to speed up the work of preaching thegospel. A new catch-word is "Accelerating Evangelism."

For this reason the Executive Committee decided thatthe number of village teacher-evangelists should be limited

—100 is the number fixed at present, and that the moneyavailable over this number should be used for more directevangelism. This programme will now be able to provideworkers to succour new groups of Christians including theone at Bisramganj.

This represents the beginning of another emphasis onevangelism. There is to be further discussion at theFebruary Assembly of the Union.

REV. M. J. EADE'S TASKAnother major decision was the drawing up of details

regarding the appointment of a General Secretary for theUnion. Until a local man can be appointed in January 1964,Rev. M. J. Eade is undertaking his task, which involves,at present, the general supervision of all the pastoral andevangelistic work of the Union, and will later includeco-ordination of all Union activities and communicationswith New Zealand.

PRAY for the Union as it works out the next steps, andfor the committee charged with the appointment of a per-manent General Secretary.

In a statement to the "Baptist" Rev. M. J. Eade said,"There is real strength in the pattern that is developingfor our united work in Tripura. It gives a sound basis forcontinued co-operation between the Union and the mission."

BIBLE SCHOOL NEWSAnother committee which met was the Bible School

Managing Committee. Its major decision this year con-cerned the course to be offered students in our BibleSchool.

From 1963, as an experiment, there will be two divisionsin the course. The first one-year division will be for allstudents, and is intended to train lay leaders, Sunday Schoolteachers, deacons and so on. After completing this pre-liminary course, students who feel called to the ministrymay apply to continue their studies for a further two-yearcourse. In the meantime, a few students will continue to betaken in for the third-year course only, until all suitablecandidates have been catered for.

PRAY for the committee as it selects the students for1963.

While the meetings were in progress, students went on asix-day preaching tour, as two of their lecturers wereengaged fully in various committees.

Among other teams, one went north to the Manu area, tovisit groups of Chakmas, now cared for by Pastor Upen andtheir own evangelist Krishna Chakma. There are severalChakma Churches, and villages around them are interestedbut not making as much progress as might be hoped for.

Another team visited Gaburchara in the south. Here anew group of Uchois, near an old-established group at Manu-shabari, are responding to the word

PRAY for these two areas where men are seeking theSaviour.

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH WORKA new committee formed only at 1962 Assembly met for

its first working session. It is the Sunday School and YouthWork Committee, and its Secretary is the newly-appointedHeadmaster of St Paul's School, Lalbul Rokhum, B.A.

This is probably the most needy section of our churchlife in Tripura, and one of the main tasks in the comingdays is to intensify our work in this field. Especially is thisso in view of the advances made in the educational sphereby the government authorities, to the exclusion of theChristian schools from more and more villages, and so asituation is created where Sunday Schools, if they exist, mustbe carried on by nearly illiterate adult church members.

Sunday Schools are strong and effective in Jampui only—where All-age Sunday Schools are the rule. In other areasthe need is great, but a minimum of general education isessential before Sunday Schools can start to be effective.

PRAY for literate Christians in villages where there areno Sunday Schools operating, so that they may be inspiredto pass on their knowledge of the Bible to others.

AGARTALA NEWSMain personal item of news regarding missionaries is the

arrival on August 5, at 10 o'clock in the evening ofMark Kingston Smith, son of Rev. and Mrs B. K. Smith.

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Another Smith will be departing from Agartala shortly.Miss Joy Smith leaves for New Zealand on furlough onNovember 1, from Colombo.

The Agartala Hospital reports the return from trainingat Alipur, Assam, of Miss Thangnu Rokhum. She will jointhe other nursing staff here, and provide needed relief inthis direction.

JOINT CONFERENCE OF MISSIONARIES, 1962Twenty-five adults and eight young children gathered

together this year from July 27-30, 1962. The Chairman forbusiness sessions was G. H. Jones. Opening Session ofConference was conducted by M. J. Eade, who gave athought-provoking address on "A Faith for this One World."

We met for Bible studies on "The Unique Claims ofJesus." We thought and prayed about the Claims, "I amthe Bread of Life," led by M. J. Eade; "I am the Door,"led by F. H. Jones; "I am The Good Shepherd," led byB. K. Smith; " Before Abraham Was I Am," led by D. T.Eade. It was good to have this food for our souls. Evenmissionaries need to be refreshed! All the visitors fromoutside Agartala were moved round for meals and we hadgood fellowship together.

The Bengali service on Sunday morning was conductedby D. T. Eade, and the English Service in the afternoon byJ. Stuart Avery followed by the Communion Service con-ducted by M. J. Eade Several National Christians joined usin this service, including out District Magistrate and hiswife who are Lushai Christians, our Additional DistrictMagistrate and his wife who are Naga Christians, and theMatron of the Government Hospital who is a Khasi Christian.We are always glad to have them join with us.

After dinner on Sunday night, everyone gathered in M. J.Eade's bungalow for hymn singing and family worshipconducted by Mrs Eade. The singing was grand, but couldhave been more enjoyable if we could have had an instru-ment to accompany us!

BIBLE WOMAN'S THANKSMrs Niroda Das writes to the Rev. L. A. North.Dear L. A. North Sahib,—Please take my mamaskars. I

am very happy to have received your letter so lovinglywritten. You have kindly given me Rs.1,000 for a house, andI am very grateful for it Now I am living in my new house,so I give hundreds of thanks to God. I have received manymercies from God in my life. I am receiving and willreceive many mercies.

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." I shall notbe anxious for anything, for the Lord is near. Give mygreetings to everyone in your country. Bless the children.God bless you all.

Yours sincerely,Biblewoman Nironda Das.

The football season on the Agartala compound has shownsteadily improving play from most teams. The High Schoolteam, slightly fewer in numbers this year, has suffered aneclipse at the hands of a team called "Ex-students " whichincludes University students, industrial trainees, staffmembers and others. Another team to show considerableimprovement is the Bible School team, which has wonseveral of its matches. The presence of four third-yearstudents in the Bible School this year helps here too.

Independence Day celebrations on August 15, includedflag-raising ceremonies in all departments, and a social inthe evening for the pupils of St Paul's. A very acceptableprogramme was arranged by the staff, and the senior boysserved supper.

Another item from St Paul's mentions the switching onof electricity in the new block. No fans have been installedyet, but the new fluorescent tubes are providing a muchbetter standard of light for evening study, and, we hope, alower rate of electricity consumption.

The newly-acquired landrover has not yet turned up inAgartala. Bought a month ago to replace the present jeep,whose useful life is at an end, and which is costing largesums to maintain, it is a reconditioned vehicle which cost£1,200. It is to reach Agartala by a circuitous route, involv-ing a journey by river steamer from Calcutta by the riversof East Pakistan to Karimganj in Assam and then a drivedown the main road past Darchoi and Kulai to the com-pound at Arundhutinagar.


Dear Girls and Boys,The competition this month is a crossword puzzle. Copy the

outline of it on a piece of paper and fill in the missing words.

CLUES ACROSS1. Pau l had one about his wris t w h e n in pr ison (II Timothy 1: 16).

4. Manuscr ipts (Abbreviation).6. Used for cooking (Judges 6: 19).7. The re la t ionship of Uzziel to Aaron (Leviticus 10: 4).8 . " Y e a re no more s t r angers and . . . " (Ephesians 2).

10. Samuel ' s burial-place (I Samuel 28: 3).12. This man he lped Aaron to hold up Moses' hands while he

prayed (Exodus 17: 12).14. Daniel was t h rown into one (Daniel 6).15. " F o r we . . . no t m a k e ourselves of t h e n u m b e r " (Past Tense)

(II Corinthians 10: 12).CLUES DOWN

1. "A . . . of cold w a t e r " (Matthew 10: 42).2. A place where offerings were made (Genesis 8: 20).3. Ano the r word for fed (Genesis 47: 12).4. An Old Tes tament p rophe t (Abbreviation).5. A soldier 's weapon ment ioned in the crucifixion story (John

19: 34).8. A ce r t a in r ich man did th i s sumptuous ly (Luke 16: 19).9. Abraham ' s b r o t h e r (Genesis 11: 26).

11. God c rea ted h im in His own image (Genesis 1: 27).13. The n a m e of t h e sea crossed by t h e Israel i tes when they

escaped from Egypt (Exodus 13: 18).

Post your answers no l a t e r t han October 20, wi th name , age,address and Sunday School at the top of t h e page, to Uncle Phil,C/o Rev. P. A. C. Pe te r s , 46 Glen St ree t , T imaru .

PRIZES: Congra tu la t ions to this mon th ' s prize-winners! Sixtht ime, Elizabeth Grounds, Graeme Knox; four th t ime, Louis Noel,Jenn i fe r Poulson; t h i rd t ime, J eane t t e Giles, Janice Harwood, PaulWalker ; second t i n e , Glenda Saunders ; f i r s t t ime, Helen Brown,Malcolm Young.

NEW MEMBERS: A big welcome to this mon th ' s 13 newmembers : Faye and Janice Blakemore (Timaru), Gran t Cathro(Orakei), Shirley Evans (Stratford), B. Greenbrook (Devonport), AnneHayward (Corstorphine), Marion Lowery (Esk St ree t ) , Geoffrey Pound(Morrinsville), Sheryl and Wendy Smith (Wanganui East) , Er ro l Tongs(Palmerston Nor th) , Ross Thompson (Oxford Terrace) , DianeWindsor (Mount Albert) .

DONATION: Many t h a n k s to Mrs E.C. fo r h e r donat ion of 10s tot h e Prize Fund .


PRESIDENTIAL JOTTINGSIt was my joy to conduct the Induction of the Rev. Bruce Stewart to the Pastorate at

Rotorua. The new City is developing rapidly and a grand opportunity is before us forthe development and extension of our work . . . I have attended College Board meetingsand also shared in the tremendous responsibility of the Committee which selects new stu-dents for 1963. We are grateful to God for the continuing and increasing number of appli-cants each year. Do carry the work of the College upon your hearts. It is so very importantto our Denominational work. . . . Recent weeks have kept me localised within my ownparish, preparing for a sharing in the Roland Hart Evangelistic Crusade. Here again weseemed to follow the present pattern of this work. It was no difficulty to get " p e o p l e " toattend, but " d e c i s i o n " was a different matter. Have we become so accustomed to crusades,that we are no longer burdened to hold the ropes in prayer? We must face it, men are not

won by organisation alone, but by organisation supported byfaithful intercession, that assures the Holy Spirit's workingand power. . . . This week great sadness has come to usall in the sudden passing of the late Rev. J. P. Millar ofTauranga. At a large and representative service the Rev.L. A. North and I sought to convey the sympathies of theDenomination to Mrs Millar and family, and to share with

them in the triumphs of the Christian Faith. Mr Millar wasactive in the Ministry right until Sunday night and passedaway in the early hours of Wednesday morning. He was agood and faithful minister of the Gospel of Christ, who willbe greatly missed by a wide circle of friends.

HAYES LLOYD, President.

DEDICATED SERVICEBy the Rev. A. J. Heffernan.

It is amazing what can be done for the Lord when wewant to. Mrs Percy Hebberd of Stoke, Nelson, is past middleage, but has evidenced, since joining the Baptist Churchthree years ago, a hunger for the Word of God and akeenness to serve her Lord right in her own district. Wehave many "shut-ins," and her husband with a dedicatedtape-recorder made tapes of portions of our services, takingthem at nights to elderly folk.

particular course, thus qualifying for the Christian Worker'sDiploma—Red, Silver and Gold Seals.

During the visit to our Director, Rev. J. J. Burt, thisDiploma was presented to her at a workers' and officers'meeting—the first in the Union to be affixed with all threeseals.

Mrs Hebberd has demonstrated what a dedicated willand the husbanding of time can achieve. Hers is a classicexample of what can be done by rank and file Christians—young Christians—who are convinced that the Lorddeserves our best.

"The course has been just wonderful," testifies MrsHebberd. " I t has solved many problems for me and filledin lots of gaps in my understanding of how to go aboutserving my Lord."

All past members and adherents of the GreendaleChurch are invited to be present at the 90th anni-versary celebrations to be held on Saturday andSunday, December 1 and 2, 1962.

Hospitality can be arranged by advising theMinister or the undersigned.

F. G. Howe,Secretary.

Darfield.Mrs Hebberd felt that she could do that kind of worktoo, but the tape machine being too heavy for her to carryto homes—and not being able to drive a car, a second, butlighter machine was secured, and a push-chair from achurch member was "recommissioned" for a day-timeministry to mostly church members in the locality.

And what a blessing she has received in sharing thecomfort of the Scriptures! Discussions followed, questionswould be raised, and here Mrs Hebberd felt her lack.

Right there, "Training for S e r v i c e " was suggested bySister Joan Tucker. That was seven months ago, and alongwith her home duties, a son and husband to feed and quitea bit of sickness in the home, Mrs Hebberd has completedsixteen subjects and achieved all there is to achieve in this

WOT! NO SPARKS!The Editor placed himself under a self denying ordinance

to make room for an accumulation of letters that had beenset up for some time for "Open Forum."

The Editor is pleased to receive letters for Open Forum,but suggests all that can usefully be said has now beensaid on the W.C.C. and I.C.C. issue.



Whitten, 140 Augustus street, Thames.

QUESTION: "One of the chief Scriptures quoted toaffirm the divine inspiration of the Bible is 2 Timothy 3: 16.Is there any unbiased reason for not including theApocryphal books in this "All scripture?" Is it correct thatthe Apocryphal books were included in the Bible until somecenturies ago? Who decided that some books were inspiredand some not? "

ANSWER: Wherever the term "scripture" occurs in theNew Testament, it refers to the Old Testament writings. TheOld Testament was the Bible of the New TestamentChurch. There were, however, two versions of the OldTestament writings current at the time. The Hebrew versionwhich, though at the time all its contents were not officiallyfixed, did not include the Apocrypha; and the Greek versionwhich did.

It was the Greek version which was most commonlyused in the New Testament Church. The Apocryphal booksare not directly quoted in the New Testament, thought thereare references to some of them. To what extent, therfore,the New Testament Christians gave inspired authority tothese books, we do not know. We cannot exclude the notionthat the writer was including the Apocrypha among the"all scr ipture" of 2 Timothy 3: 16.

In the Western Church until the Reformation there wassome dispute as to the value of the Apocryphal books. Theywere included in the official Latin Bible, the Vulgate. At theCouncil of Trent (16th Century) the Roman Catholic canonof the whole Bible was finally fixed. It included most of theApocrypha.

Prostestant churches adopted the Jewish canon of theOld Testament and so excluded the Apocrypha. Thoughsome, e.g., Lutheran and Anglican, gave a sort of inferiorauthority to these books, holding them useful for "exampleof life and instruction in manners," but not using them toestablish doctrine.

Other Prostestant churches have given the Apocrypha noauthority at all. For an answer to the last question aboveI would refer the enquirer to the article "The Canon ofScr ip tu re" by the Rev. Angus McLeod, in the "Bap t i s t , "July 1961.

QUESTION: " I s it wrong to say 'You' instead of 'Thou'when speaking to God in prayer?"

ANSWER: No, it is not wrong. In fact there is much tocommend it. It is sometimes claimed that reverence is lostwhen we address God as we address other people. Thuswe ought to say "Thou" to God, and "You" to otherpeople. This distinction, however, has no Biblical support.In our Authorised Version the same word is used to addressGod as is used to address man, viz "thou." No distinctionis made, either, in the Hebrew or Greek of the Bible. Noris there in any modern language version apart from English.The use of the old second person singular pronoun in prayer,but not in common speech is a modern development. Itlacks venerable tradition and has no scriptural support.

One persistent difficulty in using " T h o u " in our prayersis that we have to use with it the clumsy-sounding, obsolete,second person singular form of the verb, e.g., "ar t , " " h a s t , ""didst," "couldst ," " d o s t , " " shoulds t , " " c a n s t , " " w i l t "and so on. The general effect of such obsolete language isto suggest an irrelevance between our worship and oureveryday activity. Archaisms in religion tend to separatereligion from life, and create a barrier between us andthose outside the church. It is possible to use only goodcontemporary English in our prayers without their sufferingany loss of dignity or reverence.

I must confess, however, that I always use "Thou"when I am praying in public. I do not feel comfortabledoing otherwise. Which means, no doubt, that with so manyothers, I am illogical in practice, and a creature of habit.

Readers are invited to send questions to the Rev. H. E.Whitten, 140 Augustus Street, Thames.

BOOK REVIEWS"GOD UNLIMITED" by Norman P. Grubb. Publ i sher .—Lut te r -

wor th Press .This book has been wr i t ten to help Chr is t ians who have no t ye t

come to gr ips with some basic pr inciples of Chris t ian living. In someways this i s a " R e v i s e d V e r s i o n " of t h e au thor ' s ear l ie r books andshould be r ead by all who want to unrave l some of the Myster iesof Discipleship, and how to walk in Fel lowship with God. In theseries of l e t te r s publ ished at the end of the book he shows how tomake " s t u m b l i n g blocks s tepping s tones ." The au thor ' s main argu-m e n t is tha t Christ is at t h e cen t re of all th ings and tha t He shouldalso be the cen t re of our lives. Mr Grubb succeeds in br inging tolight many a forgot ten t r u th . Available f rom the Baptis t Bookroom.—J. McF.

That Good Physician. The life and work of Alber t and Ka the r ineCook of Uganda. By Brian O'Brien. Hodde r and S toughton (1962).Pr ice in England 25s.

" T h e solemn service commenced and paced to its end whena s t range th ine happened . The g rea t chiefs of Baganda , Catholic,Pro tes tan t , Moslem and hea then s tepped forward and took up t h ecoffin and bore i t out into the Ca thedra l g rounds to t h e grave besidetha t of Kather ine . . ." This was the first t ime a European had b e e naccorded a royal funera l in Uganda and this t r i b u t e was be ingpaid to a medical miss ionary, Sir Alber t Cook.

Seventy-six years previously as a small boy he had h e a r d of H. M.Stanley 's impassioned plea for missionar ies to go to Uganda .Thi r teen years l a t e r as a medical s tuden t he hea rd Stanley himselfspeak and offered his splendid gifts for use in t h e service of t h eKing of Kings. This m e a n t for Alber t Cook tu rn ing his back u p o nthe life of ease which migh t have been his af ter yea r s of h a r ds t ruggl ing to equip himself (as one of t h e family of t h i r t een he wasleft fa ther less at an early age) for not only t h e per i ls , p r iva t ions andsickness, the resu l t of missionary service, but also the actual opposi-tion on the pa r t of a l a rge sect ion of his miss ionary col leagues tomedical missionary work. Nowadays , i t seems almost incredibletha t th is side of the work should be f rowned upon since they saidit was expensive and l a t e r because it became such a l a rge p a r t ofmissionary work. Alber t Cook was actual ly informed tha t , highlyqualified as he was , he migh t be called upon by t h e lady d i spenserif she felt she wan ted his help , bu t t h a t o therwise he could applyhimself to the evangelis t ic work.

Such a book comes at an oppo r tune t ime in t h e wor ld ' s h is toryto r emind us of the pagan holocausts , t h e r u n n i n g sore of t h e slavet r a d e and the awful indifference to h u m a n suffering which s tablegovernment , encourag ing and provid ing medical ca re , did so m u c hto remedy.

In these days when the ep i the t " c o l o n i a l i s m " is chan tedvociferously by d ic ta to rs and the i r satel l i tes to smothe r the g roansfrom the i r own ty rann ies i t is profitable to look back upon the lifework of such folk as t h e Cooks who by t h e i r l abours in connect ionwith the control of epidemics , of s leeping sickness a lone, save t r ibesfrom vir tual ext inct ion.

Alber t and Ka the r ine Cook were a couple of whom it could betruthful ly said they " b o r e in t h e i r bodies t h e m a r k s o f the LordJ e s u s " for all t he i r lives in Uganda they w e r e subjec t to r e c u r r i n gill-health due to illness con t rac ted w h e n they were he lp ing o thers .

The story of the i r splendid pa r tne r sh ip is t ru ly one for thesedays when in our ques t for secur i ty we y e a r n for fai th wi thoutsacrifice.

H. T. Knights.

PRAY ON IT IS HAPPENING!Extract from Evangelist's Report of recent Crusade:—"On Thursday night an alcoholic was converted. On

Sunday morning I had to look twice at the man to be surethat he was the same fellow, because the transformationwas so marked. His little nine year old girl held on to hishand as he approached the church steps and she began tocry. Asked the reasons why, she said, " I ' m so happy thatDaddy is now coming to church with us instead of goingwith those Beer men." His wife looked like someone risenfrom the grave. Under the influence of liquor, her husbandhad treated her and the children most cruelly.

The converted mother of a broken home had the joy ofleading three of her family to the Saviour, after she herselfhad yielded to the Lord.

The Saturday night Coffee Dens attract an encouragingnumber. Many are hearing the gospel for the first time onthese occasions, and some are there who couldn't care less.To each of my questions or statements, all I could get out ofone teenager was a shrug of the shoulder and a whimpering"I don't know." On the second Saturday night, there werenine responses. The programme now runs something likethis: Sing-song, quizz, prayer, musical item, colour slides,supper, a sing, testimony, musical item, gospel talk andappeal, closing time 10 p.m."

PRAY ONOne evangelist says:—"The two Wednesday nights, when

you were all praying, were the best nights of the Crusade."N.Z. BAPTIST—OCTOBER, 1962.270

EIGHTIETH ASSEMBLY OF

BAPTIST UNION OF NEW ZEALANDCHRISTCHURCH —1962

Tuesday, October 30.9 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.: College Board.2 p.m., 7 p.m.: Missionary Council.

Wednesday, October 31.9 a.m.: Board of Christian Education; Church Extension

Committee; Deaconess Committee.10.30 a.m.: Church Extension Board; Dominion Executive

of B.W.L. (Linwood Church).2 p.m., 7 p.m.: Union Council.1.30 p.m.: B.W.M.U. Dominion Council (Linwood Church).7.30 p.m.: B.W.L. Public Meeting.

Thursday, November 1.9 a.m., 2 p.m.: B.W.M.U. Annual Meeting.9 a.m.: Board of Evangelism; Maori Board; Public Ques-

tions Committee; Bookroom Committee.11.30 a.m.: Church and Ministerial Advisory Board.1.30 p.m.: Dominion Ministers' Fraternal (Linwood Church).

Speaker—Principal D. Mervyn Himbury, B.A., B.D.,B.Litt.

4 p.m.: Finance and Annuity Fund Committees; Broadcast-ing and Chaplains Committees; Representatives of SocialServices Organisations.

7.30 p.m: Opening of Assembly—Presidential evening Civicand N.C.C. Welcomes. Induction of new President, MrN. S. Gaze, LL.M. Presidential address—"Life Abund-ant."

Friday, November 2.9 a.m.: Service of Worship conducted by the President.

Union Sermon: Preacher—Rev. P. W. Norrish. Act ofRemembrance—Rev. H. R. Bycroft. Communion Service.

10.45 a.m.: Commencement of Business Sessions. Constitutionof Assembly; Welcomes and greetings. Welcome toPrincipal D. Mervyn Himbury, B.A., B.D., B.Litt.Reception of new churches. Annual Reports: Union andAssociations; Finance Committee.

11.45 a.m.: Election of Vice-president. Notices of Motionaffecting Constitution and Rules.

12.30 p.m. Ministers' Wives Luncheon—(Society of FriendsMeeting Room).

2 p.m.: Annual Reports: College Board; Board ofEvangelism; Department of Christian Education.

5.30 p.m.: Nominations for Union Council and all UnionBoards and Committees close.

6.30 p.m.: B..M.M.F. Annual Meeting followed by Men'sMeeting (Colombo Street Church). Speaker—Dr L. Sanson.

7.30 p.m.: B.W.M.U. Public Meeting—Induction of Mrs C. K.Smith as President.

Saturday, November 3.9 a.m.: Devotional Session led by Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.9.30 a.m.: Annual Reports: Church Extension Committee;

Maori Department; Annuity Fund Committee; " N . Z .Baptist" and election of Editor; Manurewa Home.Adoption of Church Extension Department Rules.

12 noon: Close of session.Afternoon: Assembly Outing to Rangiora. Opening of new

Rangiora Church building.Evening: Assembly Concert in Civic Theatre.

Sunday, November 4.2.45 p.m.: Baptist Rally to mark the centenary of Baptist

work in Canterbury. Speaker—Principal D. MervynHimbury, B.A., B.D., BLitt.

Monday, November 5—Missionary Day.

9 a.m.: Missionary Sermon: Preacher—Rev. B. N. Eade.9.45 a.m.: Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting of the N.Z.

B.M.S. Welcome to Missionaries; Greetings to the Field.Annual Report and Financial Statement. Notice ofmotion.

1.30 p.m.. Nominations for Missionary Council close2 p.m.: Reports: B.W.M.U., Shareholders, Ropeholders,

B.M.M.F.3.15 p.m.: Election of Missionary Council and Preacher for

1963. Remits from Missionary Council. Address by Rev.R. A. Alcorn.

5.30 p.m.: Unveiling of plaque in memory of Rev. DecimusDolamore—(Linwood Cemetery).

6,15 p.m.: Historical Society Tea (Linwood Church).7.30 p.m.: Great Missionary Rally. Welcomes and farewells.

Speaker—Rev J. S. Avery. Missionary Offering. (Mis-sionary Council meets at conclusion.)

Tuesday, November 6.9 a.m.. Devotional Session conducted by Rev. D. R.

Edwards, B.A.9.30 a.m.: Union Business: Election of Boards and Commit-

tees; Election of Preacher 1963. Missionary Business:Budget 1962/63; and other business. Union Business:Reports: Bookroom Committee; Baptist Women'sLeague; Fire Insurance Fund; Public Questions.

2 p.m.: Election of Union Council. College Board business.Notices of motion. Reports: Sunday School Council; B.C.Movement. Notices of motion.

4.30 p.m.: Deputation from the Boys' Brigade.7.30 p.m.: College Night. Recognition service for exit-

students. Address by Principal D. Mervyn Himbury,B.A., B.D., B.Litt. Music by Ministers' Choir (UnionCouncil meets at conclusion.)

Wednesday, November 7.9 a.m.: Devotional Session led by Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.9.30 a.m.: Various reports and elections. 1962/63 Union and

Departmental Budgets. Addresses by Revs. J. T. Crozierand R. Hart on the Third Assembly of the W.C.C. andthe Bangalore Conference. Deputation from the N.Z.Council for Christian Education.

2 p.m.: Union Council remits.3 p.m.: Deputation from the New Zealand Alliance.

Unfinished business.7.30 p.m.: Inspirational Meeting. Speaker—Principal D.

Mervyn Himbury, B.A., B.D., B.Litt. Vote of thanks. ThePresident declares the Eightieth Assembly closed.


WIDERHORIZONS

College Principal inAustralia

In Collins Street, Melbourne, trees are bursting into thefragile green of spring. To an islander, the city is spacious,set in a spacious country. Its skyline is thrusting upward inclean square towers of glass and concrete.

There could hardly be a more favourable time or placeto feel the pulse of Australian Baptist life than these con-centrated days in Melbourne. Two Assemblies are meeting inthe city at one time. Their meetings intertwine both forcounsel and for inspiration. For Baptists of Victoria, this isthe Centenary Assembly. Their first church was formed in1837, and the Union founded in 1862, the first Baptist Unionin Australia. They have been active in a year of specialevangelistic endeavour, their Centenary Membership Crusade.They have published a fine Centennial History. Dr EmlynDavies, noted preacher and writer of Yorkminster PlaceBaptist Church, Toronto, has been brought as guestpreacher for Assembly and in the churches of the State. Inthis Assembly one hears topics not unfamiliar across theTasman. State-aid to schools is a lively issue. (The VictorianBaptists have three fine schools.) A proposal favouring Aus-tralian Baptist participation in the W.C.C. is passed by aslender majority.

The other is the Assembly of the Baptist Union of Aus-tralia, held once every three years. Here one makes friendswith people from all States. The West Australians have comefarther than I have. I am at once conscious that this is anation of States. History and distance combine to make it so.The State Baptist Unions are much older. The FederalUnion is still juvenile. The States are reluctant to give itauthority. And the States eye each other. New South Welsh-men eye Victorian, and vice-versa. To me they all look thesame friendly, evangelical Australians. To each other theyapparently look different.

At this time, too, the Federal boards confer. I amprivileged to be associated with the Foreign Mission Board.The change of government in New Guinea looms over us.Will it hinder or help the progress of the gospel in the BaliemValley and elsewhere?

On the second day of the meetings news of two legaciesjust sufficient to bridge a remaining budget gap of £10,000

sets a keynote of praise. A challenge to a better witness toIslam is seriously taken up. A fine group of new recruits isaccepted for service.

COLLEGE PROGRESS

New College developments are my special interest. I havespent a weekend on the 10-acre College estate at Eastwood,Sydney, where our former Principal, Dr E. Roberts-Thomson,now gains exercise around his spacious menage. The build-ings are all new. Fifty men and twenty women can live andstudy there. Central services are constructed to cope with astill larger number. The cost is not far short of £200,000. Theinterest lies not only in the buildings, but in the way in whichthey are being used to provide new and varied training forfuture leadership in the churches.

Here in Melbourne is a development unique for Baptisttheological training in this hemisphere. The Victorian Collegeis to become a College of the University. On a fine site inthe University precincts a new building is planned. Towardsits £250,000 ultimate cost, the University will make a con-siderable grant. Victorian Baptists are giving to it with greatgenerosity as part of their Centennial effort. On a gloriousSaturday afternoon, in the presence of University notablesand representatives of sister Colleges, the foundation stonehas been unveiled.

Participation in the meetings of staff members andadministrators of the Australian Baptists Colleges has beenmost valuable. Issues which concern us in New Zealand arebefore us here. Better entrance standards are called for.Personality and aptitude tests for entrants are investigated.Degrees in theology, post-gratuate courses, refreshercourses, the training of Asian students, the encouragementand preparation of ministerial recruits, all have their placeon the agenda.

New Zealand may never be destined to become theseventh Australian State, but it is plain that trans-Tasmanconsultation and co-operation between Baptists is of benefit tous all.

J. Ayson Clifford.


AUCKLAND TABERNACLE—Nine.CARTERTON—Three.EPSOM—Two.GLENDOWIE—Three.GREY LYNN—One.HAWERA—Four.

PAPANUI NORTH—Three.SANDRINGHAM—Three.SPREYDON—Two.TAMAKI—Four.WHANGAREI—Two.

TOTAL—Forty-seven.

October 2—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

October 7—4YA, 7 p.m., Rev. J. L. Lowery.

October 9—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. J. L. Lowery.

October 11—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. L. N. Rawlings.

October 14—3YA, 11 a.m., Rev. G. Coombs.

October 16—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

October 19—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. J. L. Lowery.

October 25—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. L. N. Rawlings.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. F. H. Carter).—Praiseto God characterises these notes, for we have experienced richblessings from His Hand during this month. Nine have beenbaptised and others are attending instruction classes. A num-ber have accepted Christ as Saviour. Our pastor's assistantwas used to bring helpful messages to our Youth Fellowshipand also to the Church, during Mr and Mrs Carter's week ofholiday. Rev. Ivor Davies (W.E.C.) was a welcome visitor toour pulpit. All Baptists will be interested in the decision ofthe Auckland Baptist Association to purchase a Youth Hostelwhich will have accommodation for about 30 young folk in1963. This will will a longfelt need in Auckland. As the Taber-nacle is to accept responsibility for the administration, we prayfor God's blessing on such a splendid opportunity for Chris-tian service. Congratulations to our missionaries Allan andShirley Knight (Japan) on the birth of John Howard. Lovingsympathy to Mrs J. P. Miller and family in their bereavement.

AVONDALE (Rev. R. Jamieson).—We welcome Rev. andMrs L. A. Day to our fellowship, and we are grateful for theirassistance during the absence of Rev. and Mrs Jamieson, whosailed for India on August 24. They will visit several missionstations and schools there, and will return to us, in November.Some notable services recently were the 36th Church Anniver-sary on July 8, and a special primary children's service onAugust 5, when the congregation was one of the largest everrecorded. Two film services, "Something to die for" and"Talen t s" were very well attended. The Bible Classes raised£160 for their missionary effort. Our best wishes to Mr and MrsBill Robinson, who have left for the U.S.A. to further theirstudies. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Hayward, Senr., whorecently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. MissDonna Ralston, our Field Service Scholar, has returned to herhome in America..—B. M.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—Annual meeting of our Ladies' Fellowship, followed by slideshowing by Mr Avery, was timely, as it was the week thatMr Stuart Avery arrived home on furlough. These eveningsenable us to learn more of our work, and so to pray moreintelligently for those we are interested in. Thank you MrAvery! Church annual meeting—year of progress, for whichwe thank God. Office-bearers: secretary, G. Bryant; treasurer,T. Collis; S.S. superintendent, D. Opie; deacons, K. Noel, PeterPatten, D. Barclay. Our pastor has been accepted by the Col-lege Board to do the Home Mission course, and we look for-ward to a further time of fellowship and service here. MissRae Smith showed slides of her work in New Guinea, at ourSeptember Ladies' Fellowship.—D. D.

ASHBURTON (Vacant).—This month has been a sad one inthe life of our Church and we really felt the need of a pastorto assist. Mr W. S. Greenslade, one of our older memberspassed away during the week and on the Friday Mr WilfredKeeley, one of our younger men, was tragically killed in acrossing accident, a week later Mr John Williams another ofour younger men passed away suddenly in Dunedin. To therelatives of all these we express our loving sympathy. Wethank Rev. M. Campbell and Rev. R. L. Fursdon for conduct-ing these services for us. We thank all who have conductedservices and taken meetings for us. Rev. D. R. Wilson at an

after church social hour told of his work among the studentsof Canterbury University. Several of our members have beenin hospital and some are still far from well in their homes.To all these we pray the healing hand of the Great Physicianwill restore to full health.—E. F. P.

BELMONT (Rev. C. W. Smith).—A visitor to our Churchrecently was Mr Trevor Shaw, editor of the "Challenge" anda former African missionary, who spoke to our ladies' home-makers. Also we thank Mr Stead who comes to us from Bel-fast, Ireland, for the interesting talk given on mission workover there. Congratulations to Miss Wendy Stutt on complet-ing her Karitane nursing training. Our loving sympathy is ex-tended to those in our fellowship who have lost loved ones:Mrs Peterson and family on the sudden homecall of Mr BertPeterson, our minister on the homecall of his mother, MrsSmith senior. Also to Mrs Gothard on the passing of hermother and Mrs Atkins on the passing of her sister we extendsympathy. Our prayers surround Mr McGregor who is still illin hospital. We praise God that our services and S.S. classeshave been well attended over this month.

BIRKDALE (Rev. P. Carter).—The big event this monthhas been the children's mission held during the August schoolholidays. This was conducted by Mr David Henderson who isworking with the B.T.I. Caravan, and proved a very worth-while venture for our young folk. Film services were held bothSunday evenings, and the attendances at these were verygood. Mr Henderson also spoke to the ladies of the Church attheir Fellowship Meeting, concerning his work with the B.T.I.Caravan. Now that the renovations and additions to our Churchare complete it is planned to hold a dedication service, andthis will take place shortly. Preparations for our Annual Fairare well under way, and the Fair will be held during thelatter part of October. This function has been very popularwith the local people over the last few years and we are look-ing forward to making further contacts.

BLENHEIM (Rev. A. G. White).—Able speakers at ourChurch this month have included Mr Burt of Department ofChristian Education, Mr May of British Jews Society, also theMen's Fellowship heard an interesting addres by two membersof the Alcoholics Anonymous Organisation. Sympathyis extended to our pastor in his recent illness. We trust he hasreturned from holiday refreshed and strengthened. Servicesin our pastor's absence were conducted by Messrs Pratt, Irwin,Peters and Paynter, for which we are most grateful. Annualmeetings of both fellowships have been held and officialselected as follows: Ladies' Fellowship president, Mrs Machin;vice-president, Mrs Belcher; secretary treasurer, Mrs Webster.Men's Fellowship president, Mr Machine; vice-president, MrBelcher; secretary treasurer, Mr Jones. A farewell eveningwas held for Mr and Mrs Stacy and Mrs Napier their presenceamong us will be missed indeed.—J. D. M.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—Our BibleClasses had a very successful weekend camp at Brown'sBay, with Mr Finlay as their guest speaker, Mr and MrsR. Munn as camp parents. Twelve of the young people cameto a deeper knowledge of their Lord, some for baptism. CampEcho Service the following Sunday night was well attended,most of the young people taking part, Mr J. Mellsop bring-

BAPTISMSHAWTHORNDALE—One.HOWICK—Two.MARCHWIEL—One.NAPIER—Five.OWAIRAKA—One.OWAKA—One.



ing the final message. While Mr Finlay was at camp thedeacons took the Sunday morning service and Mr K. Goingat night. Mrs Lex Mackay of U.M. Mission was guest speakerat Shareholders, held at Mrs de Waal's home. Mr Munn,a headmaster, is to be the speaker at the ladies' meeting andspecial luncheon, he will speak on " D o e s Christian Influenceimprove Educa t ion?" Next Sunday Mr G. Curie is to be thespeaker, he is bringing with him people from the HillsboroughCrusade, who received a special blessing. Our prayers for MissValerie Sutherland that she may be restored to full health andstrength again, to all others laid aside our love and prayers.Congratulations to the 39 prize-winners in the recent scriptureexamination, especially David Going getting 99 marks.—J. M. B.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. D. H. Stewart).—A socialevening was held during August to wish Miss Marian Laneand Mr Error Jaquiery much happiness. The secretary pre-sented them with a silver teapot. Their wedding was solemn-ised at the church the following Saturday and we wish themGod's blessing as they set up their new home. The annualmeeting of the membership was held on August 15, Mr RoyThompson being in the chair. Mr D. Cowan was re-electedsecretary and Mr E. Lane treasurer. We are sorry to reportthat Ronald Alcorn is still in hospital, as well as Mrs Youngwho has had to undergo an operation.—W. C. T.

CARTERTON (Rev. R. M. Reid).—We rejoice in the bap-tism and reception into membership of Mrs L. Woodley, LesleyMcEwing and John Collins. May they find rich fellowship andjoy in their service with us. Have welcomed Mr Brian Tucker(U.F.M.) to our Church and appreciated his message and film.Have also joined with other local churches to hear Rev. Mur-ray Feist of Mission to Lepers, and assisted in house-to-housecollection. Our thanks to Mr Pallesen and Mr Robb for con-ducting services during pastor's brief holiday. The B.W.M.U.held a splendid missionary evening with slides, Rope-holders' play and sales tables to boost their missionary funds,while the men of the B.M.M.F. united for first time in theannual Communion service. The G.L.B. have now completedtheir preliminary weeks and were warmly complimented bythe District Commandant at her first inspection. We continueto rejoice in this work for the Kingdom.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery).—A great deal of workhas been done by the Bible Classes for their annual mission-ary effort. During the holidays camps have been held forjunior Bible Class members. An enjoyable evening was hadby choir members at the home of Mr and Mrs J. McGoun.Special services have been a parade by the Girls' Life BrigadeCompany; one taken by the Male Quartet and a FriendlyHour when Mr D. Bird spoke and showed slides of the workbeing done at the Pleasant Valley holiday centre.. Our goodwishes go to Mr and Mrs Lowery on the birth of a daughter.—E. W.

DANNEVIRKE (Rev. F. G. McKean).—We have just con-cluded a very rewarding week of Children's Happy Hourssessions in our Church during the second week of the schoolholidays. The average attendance was somewhere about 90children on each morning. Our thanks go to Mr and Mrs B.McClymont and Mrs Hunt of Palmerston North and Dr War-ren of the S.I.M. in Nigeria who addressed the children. MissHoller of Child Evangelism has also visited us and addressedthe Sunday School teachers. The Homemakers group are busypreparing for the annual Spring Flower Show on September15. A recent worshipper with us was one of our formermembers. Miss Noeline Clarke now of Bryndwyr.—K. L. M.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.).—Early in the monthtwo of our young men witnessed for their Lord through Bap-tism during a service which gave inspiration to many. OurGolden Offering Sunday was held on August 19, and a totalof £220 was received on that date with more to follow, includ-ing an anonymous donation of £100, half to be used for GeneralFund and half for our Crusade to be held early next year. MrN. Gaze gave a most interesting travelogue, illustrated bycoloured slides, at our monthly Social Hour, showing us high-lights of the trip overseas recently taken by Mrs Gaze andhimself. They included many slides of our missionaries inIndia and Pakistan, and succeeded in making us feel veryclose to those from our own Church whome we all know sowell. It was good to see them all looking so well and happy.We send our good wishes and congratulations to Miss MarilynJobson, elder daughter of one of our deacons, who is to bemarried in Sydney this month. Sincere sympathy is extendedto the Jensen family on the " H o m e - c a l l " of Mr Jensen'sfather.—E. M. S.

EPUNI, Lower Hutt (Rev. J. C. Ayrey).—We are indebtedto Rev. A. L. Silcock and Mr Wilbur Wright who took ourservices while our pastor and family were on holiday. The"Crusade of Witness" has been the means of reaching out-siders and has also strengthened the life of our Church. Wepray that those who indicated a desire to serve Christ more

fully, may be given the strength to do so. Recent camps, heldby G.L.B. and Bible Classes proved a blessing to many whoattended. Congratulations to our newly engaged friends, Mar-garet Craig and Donald Fauchelle. We extend our Christianlove and sympathy to the family of Mrs Ackroyd, whorecently entered into the presence of her Lord, also to thefamily of Mrs Godfrey, mother of our Church secretary, whopassed away suddenly. We continue to remember prayerfullyour sick friends, Mrs McHolm, Mrs Scott and Mr A. K. Murray.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Rev. D. Patrick).—Ourchurch was packed for the welcome to Rev. Mr and Mrs Pat-rick on August 30, which was conducted by Rev. Mr Batts,who inducted Mr Patrick and preached the sermon of charge.Rev. Mr Crawford delivered the charge to the church andspecial music was rendered by the choir. A successful chil-dren's mission was conducted during the holidays by MessrsI. Brown and I. McDonald from Baptist College. We haveappreciated messages from those who have filled our pulpit,Dr D. Warren of S.I.M., Messrs R. Brown, N. Reid, P. Weus-ton, C. Schroeder, I. Brown and I. McDonald. Mr and Mrs P.Danen recently brought their baby daughter in dedication.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J. Campbell on the birth oftheir sixth son. We are sorry to record the passing of Mrs F.Holloway and Mrs J. Dick, and convey our sympathy to theirloved ones.

GLENDOWIE (Rev. P. Buchanan).—It was an unexpectedpleasure to have Rev. Roland Hart address our mid-weekprayer meeting preparatory to our Christian Life Crusade, andto hear from him reports of his recent Crusades. Unfortunatelythese notes have to be penned too early to report anythingof our Crusade other than to say we wait prayerfully and ex-pectantly upon God for a time of blessing during these com-ing two weeks. We congratulate our Sunday School scholarsand teachers on the high percentage of marks gained in theirrecent examinations, our school coming top in their grade. Amorning Baptismal service was held during the month whenthree young ladies testified in the waters of Baptism. Twodedication services have been held recently. Our Girls' Bri-gade and Life Boy teams held parents' evenings, which werewell attended. It was a pleasure to have Mr Grinder from ourCollege taking an evening service.—R. O. F.

GORE (Rev. G. L. Crawford).—Bible Class Week in Julyproved a highlight for members. As well as assisting in 3 localservices, a large number were able to share in fellowship withInvercargill Baptists. The annual meeting and social, thecombined missionary rally addressed by Rev. L. A. North, andour team conducting worship in North Church, meant muchto members attending. Our general secretary's visit to the Gorecongregation provided the opportunity for us to hear up-to-date news of our wider work. We were truly inspired by bothhis address and his rich devotional messages in word and song.Annual S.S. tea was a popular event for boys and girls, whowere also entertained by National Film library numbers. Ourthanks to superintendent, teachers, parents and friends fortheir contributions towards the success of this event. MrsSewell, Miss Kerr and Mrs Williamson are now out of hos-pital and progressing well. We continue to pray for those stillindisposed.—A. J. K.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. E. Lonsdale).— Miss RuthGraham was called to be with her Lord on August 21. Adevoted Christian, her life has been spent in winning youngpeople to the Lord and helping them upward both in churchand school. Her literary ability also was devoted to Him. Asfinance secretary she has given years of service on the dia-conate of the Church. Mrs Deane, president of Auckland Dis-trict B.W.M.U. addressed our meeting, challenging us to fullerservice in understanding prayer, and in striving to fully appre-ciate the needs and requirements of tropical living. Guestspeaker at our monthly guest service was Rev. Robert Thomp-son of our College, when we shared rich fellowship in wordand song. Congratulations to Mr F. Woller, awarded the HonoursBadge for fifteen years' service as Bible Class leader.Our prayers surround older members and sufferers who arenow unable to attend services.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex Simpson).—Bible School studycommenced on August 14, and continued until August 22. Theclasses were well attended and much was gained from thesestudies. Mrs Simpson and her three sons attended worship onAugust 19, and we are pleased to know she is making goodprogress towards recovery. Mr Peter McNee, home from Col-lege on holidays, took the evening service on August 26, andafterwards told of his life at College. We all enjoyed hearinghim. Children's Happy Hour was held at Karoro by Mrs See-beck during the last week in August, attendances were good,between 20 to 30 children attending, and they all thoroughlyenjoyed themselves.—V. J. M.

GREY LYNN (Rev. R. Gaskell).—Annual meeting held onAugust 15 was well attended and the following officers were


elected for the coming year: secretary, Mr D. Lockhart; treas-urer, Mr J. Paterson; deacons, Mr R. Knock, Mr N. ThornleyMrs E. Horn, Mrs E. Berryman. An old member, Mr S. Mor-tenson and College student, Mr E. Rout, ministered acceptablyon Sunday August 26, whilst our pastor was on holiday. MrsY. Smart witnessed for her Lord in the waters of baptismrecently. At our mid-week meetings we are continuing to studyand discuss ways and means of reaching those outside thechurch, with a view to special visitation in the near future.Our faithful friend and worker, Mr V. Parvin was called sud-denly into his Lord's presence on August 8. We extend ourloving sympathy to Mrs Parvin, Margaret and Rosemary.—E. J. B.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. Rogers) .—Welcome back from theirjourneyings. To Mr Percy and Bernard Stanton and to ourS.C.F. worker Miss E. Leipst who has served her Lord andsuffering children for two years in Korea, we give our sup-porting prayer for rest and a complete return to good health.Our loving sympathy to Mr and Mrs Hickmott and Mrs T. Bellin the loss of brothers, and Mrs Christensen in losing a lovedmother. Mr Tony Page is recovering well from a recent opera-tion. Congratulations to John and Karen Unwin on the birthof a daughter and to the Thorns family in the dedication of alittle son. Now home after her South Island tour, is Mrs RogersB.W.M.U. president. May God's blessing rest on her mission.Our service was on the air Sunday, September 22. We prayour minister reached and touched many hearts that our Chris-tian army might multiply in " H i s " service. Mrs Winterbottom,Department of Health, was guest speaker at monthly women'sFriendly Hour. And a missionary aviation fellowship film wasseen and heard on a recent after-church hour. May ourChristian links remain forged in work for the Lord and ourfellowman.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson, L.Th.) .—Thrilling to see JoyThompson, Paul Kennedy, Gary Currin and a Presbyterian B.C.member witnessing in baptism. With deep regret we recordthe passing of a foundation member of our church, Mr F.Brett,and our prayers and sympathies go to the members of hisfamily. We were sorry to farewell Mr and Mrs L. Clare andfamily to Huntly, but have welcomed Mr and Mrs Evans andfamily, and Mrs McKeitch from Wanganui. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Duxfield on the arrival of Graeme Edwin. Weremember those in hospital—Mr Collins, Mrs Barkla and Rae-wyn Duxfield. Congratulations to Joy Trim on nursing suc-cesses. Church annual meeting well attended—secretary, treas-urer and three deacons re-elected. Mr Don Hay. New TribesMission, spoke at a mid-week meeting and Mr Brian Tuckeraddressed a gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Canham.—B. A. J. S.

HENDERSON (Rev. M. Bowden).—Sunday, September 2,was an historic occasion in the life of our Church, when ser-vices were conducted for the last time in our existing audi-torium. In the evening Mr and Mrs Seargent were the lastcouple to be baptised in the old Baptistry. On the Mondaymorning demolition of the auditorium began. Three othershave been baptised, David Bourgaize. Mrs Mackinlay and MrMcLean, and twelve have been welcomed into membership.Rev. and Mrs Allan Burrow, principal of B.T.I.. Mr and MrsMcLean, Mr and Mrs R. Wilson, Mr and Mrs Ball. Mrs Mac-kinley and David Bourgaize. Congratulations to the Bonner,Williamson and Smith families on the birth of a son, and toMr and Mrs Gibson, a daughter. Preparations for Church Con-vention at Carey Park at Labour weekend, well in hand.Church giving is a cause for rejoicing. Thanks to Rev. Michelland E. R. W. team for taking Sunday services recently.—A. H. B.

HORNBY, Extension (Rev. W. G. Taylor, Minister-desig-nate) .—It was with deep thankfulness to God that we receiveda letter from the Rev. W. G. Taylor of Manurewa acceptinga call to the pastorate of our Church. Mr Taylor will be com-mencing his ministry in early December. Congratulations toMr and Mrs K. Aitken on the arrival of a son. HappytimeRallies were conducted by Miss Carpenter and friends duringthe holidays. The final day 103 children attended. On Sunday,October 21, the Sunday School will hold Anniversary services,morning, afternoon, and evening. Grateful thanks to all lay-preachers, who have conducted our services.—F. L. L.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—We are indebted to Mr BillDixon of Tennessee (U.S.A.), for his instructive address con-cerning teaching methods in America and their applicationin N.Z. We rejoiced to witness Mr and Mrs D. Wall passthrough the waters of baptism on August 12. Our loving sym-pathy to Miss Queenie Wilkinson in the loss of her mother andalso to Mr and Mrs J. Kemp in the passing of their brother-in-law, Rev. J. Miller. Mr and Mrs E. Rowlands brought theirthree children and Mr and Mrs D. Graveson their little son tothe Lord in dedication recently. Congratulations to Mr RaeMorrissey and Miss Shirley Howie, also Miss Carol Cargill andMr Kevin Cameron in their recent marriages. A tape fromMiss Olwyn Kemp was recorded after Church during a fellow-

ship hour. We assure Olwyn of our constant prayers for her-self and the Lord's work in India. Four of our B.B. boys andtheir leader, Mr Ken McIntosh were selected to go to Wel-lington for football recently, participating in the victory forAuckland. To our many sick folk and those in sorrow we praythey may be conscious of God's strength and comfort duringthis time.—N. E. H.

KAWERAU (Rev. E. Hildreth).—During the past few weeks,fellowship and blessing have been felt in our midst, through

special prayer meetings and visitation in preparation for theparticipation in the Christian Life Campaign, being held inWhakatane. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Symons on thearrival of a daughter, Anna-Marie. Our minister, wife anddaughter have been with us for just over one year, and wehave enjoyed fellowship together. Our Ropeholder Band heldan end of term party, when 29 children attended; this hascreated wider interest among the children. It is good to seeChristina Shakes back at Sunday School and looking so muchbetter. We do thank God for answered prayers on her behalf.Greetings to our sick and ageing folk, be assured of ourthoughts and prayers although you can not always be in ourmidst.—S. R. M.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—The Sansons by theirvivid word pictures made us feel an integral part of theirpractical Christianity in India. The first Baptist Cottage meet-ing in Monganui has been held in the home of Mr and MrsOgilvie. Mrs Beard is convalescing after an operation. MrsJohnson is in hospital. Hector Bruce is in the Canterbury hos-pital. Mrs Smith (late of Te Atatu) has taken daughter, May,to Auckland for a heart operation. New B.W.L. president andsecretary respectively, Mrs Dora Taylor, Mrs Mite Johnsontreasurer, Mrs S. McKenzie. B.W.M.U. president, Mrs Davanand secretary-treasurer, Mrs G. McKenzie. The Church car ison the road again. Mr Dixon has donated 160 pine trees to thenew Church project.—D. V.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—We regretthe death of Mr Brian Ardern's father. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs Kerr and Mr and Mrs Rankin whose homes haveeach been blessed with the birth of a new son, and to Desand Jeanne Godfrey who have a baby daughter. Our youthgroup met with the Portland Fellowship recently, when ourminister gave a Gospel message. The mid-week meeting en-joyed Dr Sanson's address and slides last month. We havepurchased the property next to the Church to provide facili-ties for our growth. Our teenagers took part in the NorthAuckland sermonette and Baptist Bible Class competitions.Preachers during our minister's mid-year holiday, were MrMalcolm Eade and Dr Richmond. Spring Flower Sunday wasagain held when flowers were later distributed at the hos-pital. The tramps parson addressed a meeting in Whangarei.Rev. Trevor Gibbs of the Central Church, and Mr Rankin ex-changed pulpits during September. Mr Gibbs also addressedour B.M.M.F. Armstrong twins and Burdett baby dedicated.

KINGSTON PARK (Rev. H. G. Coutts, L.Th.) .—During themonth of September we had a series of film services on Sun-day evenings, depicting parables in modern life. We wereprivileged to have visits from Mr Bill Simpson of the B.I.M.and Rev. Bob Alcorn from our Pakistan field showing slidesand speaking on their work. The Sunday School children weretreated to a film evening, followed by cordials and biscuits,on a recent Tuesday and this proved a great success. TheRopeholders held a stall of cakes, sweets etc. during the schoolholidays and raised £17 10s towards missionary funds. Ourprayers go to Mrs Bonner in hospital this month and also toMrs Pat Nees on the death of her mother. We were pleasedto have Miss Daryl Freeman and Miss Jill Gordon home forthe holidays. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Noel Gregoryon the birth of a son.—M. L. M.

KUMEU (Rev. M. H. Judkins, L.Th.).—We were verypleased to have Dr and Mrs Sanson with us at the family ser-vice in August. Our annual meeting was held recently and wepraise God for His guidance during the past year. We wereprivileged to have the organist, Kenneth Goodman, give a con-cernt in our Youth Hall. All who came were thrilled to hearhis playing, and his testimonies of His faith and the Lord JesusChrist. We were pleased to have Mr Dennis Crompton takinga Sunday evening service while our pastor preached at River-head. We are praying and planning for our Crusade inNovember with Rev. Roland Hart.

LEVIN (Rev. V. W. Johnston, L.L.M., B.D.) .—During thepast month several of bur folk have been laid aside, mostlywith the prevailing "'flue". We are thankful that some havebeen restored to a measure of health again, and pray a speedyrecovery for others. A concert held by our newly formed Rope-holders was acclaimed a great success and as oneresult our missionary funds will benefit considerably. A com-bined Boys' and Girls' Brigade social held recently was amost enjoyable and profitable event. The young people wereaddressed by Mr K. Walsham and his forthright talk and per-

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sonal testimony obviously impressed his hearers. At a recentSunday evening service six candidates witnessed to theirfaith in the waters of Baptism, and it was evident that manywho attended the service were deeply moved. We are happyto have our B.T.I. student, Miss Jenny Strachan with us for afew days. It should be mentioned that Mr K. Walsham re-ferred to above, is the son of Rev. E. Walsham of the New-castle (N.S.W.), Church, and a member of the Australianrugby team touring N.Z.—A. J.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev.N. R. Wood).—Specialjoy welcoming home Mr and Mrs Russell Grigg from Jakarta,hearing story of their work at evening service, pictures fol-lowing. Welcome to Miss Ward returned from U.K. Mr RobertLockwood served at Strathmore Park during College vaca-tion. Joy having others on vacation. Rev. L. Silcock is attend-ing meetings of Federal Baptist Board in Melbourne con-cerning responsibilities for preparing senior studies for Boardof Christian Education. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Reilleon birth of daughter, Beth. Hearty congratulations to G.L.B.on gaining shield for 1st battalion drill and marching competi-tion. Sympathy to Mrs Reid and Mrs Jamieson in recentbereavements. Church mourns the loss of a staunch friend inthe "Home-call" of Mrs Lord. Sincerest sympathy to MrLord and Mrs Arthur Nees. Also to Miss Siddall in loss of herbrother.Good wishes to Mrs Grotta on her marriage to MrSandor Remenyi. Happy having Mr Edmonds at services afterillness. Mr Max Edridge welcomed as additional junior B.C.leader. Our young people continue fine service in monthly"Outreach".Some wonderful response calls for co-opera-tion of all. Our minister and his wife enjoying week's respite.Grateful to Dr Jeffrey for fine service.—G. E. C.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. D. Taylor).—Our pastor hasannounced that he and his wife will be leaving us at the endof November, and we pray God will bless them in their newfield of service. A good attendance at our annual meeting,when officers elected were: secretary, Mr Jenkins; treasurer,Mr Henly; Sunday School superintendent. Mr Clark; deacons,Messrs Fletcher, Griffiths, Orpin and Williams; elders asbefore, Messrs Heals, Hyndman and Fairhall. It was good tonote that during the past year our choir and Life boy teamwere reformed. Church anniversary services conducted by MrTaylor. At the morning Communion service our newly electedofficers were inducted. For faithful and willing service, ourthanks go to Mr Bain and Mr Butler who were not re-elected.Continue in prayer for our sick friends, Mr Carter, Mrs Orpin,Mrs Epps, Mrs Verrisimo senior, and Mrs Verrisimo junior.—A. H. F.

MARCHWIEL, Timaru (Rev. P. A. C. Peters).—The YoungPeoples' Choir is to be congratulated on being placed first inthe Canterbury Westland competitions. On August 12, JohnDavidson made profession of faith in Baptism and wasreceived into membership at the Communion service. TheChristian Life Crusade proved a time of blessing with Mrand Mrs Reay in our midst. It was a challenge and inspirationto us all. Although the first week seemed to be one of spiri-tual battle we praise God for the number who during latermeetings found Christ as their Saviour, and for those whodesired to know a deeper spiritual experience and a closerfellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. There has been muchsickness lately, and several people have been in hospital. Ourprayers are with each one.

MASTERTON (Rev . C. B. Boggis).—It was with regret thatwe farewelled another two of our Church families this month.Mr and Mrs Molloy to Wanganui. Mr Molloy was Churchsecretary for two years. We shall miss these workers fromour midst. Also Mr and Mrs Larsen, Christine and Stephenwho have moved to Whakatane. We seem to have had morethan our share of folk moving on from Masterton over thepast few years, and it is most disheartening. A good numberof members attended the annual meeting in August. Mr CliffRobb was elected secretary to replace Mr Molloy. Mr H. Par-sonson was elected as the new deacon, and welcomed to thedeacons' court. All other officers and committees werereturned to office. Mr George Groombridge and Mr Ron Parryconducted our services, while our minister was conducting amission at the Tawa-Linden church. We remember Mr Blake-more who is in hospital at this time. Ladies from the B.W.M.U.attended the annual luncheon in Wellington on August 14.—F. M. G.

MERRILANDS (Rev. L. S. Arnold).—Merrilands have beenwell catered for over the past month. We have had two films,one about the Sloth Bear, and the other "The Voice of theDeep," they both proved educational, interesting, and broughta good message. We are sad at the thought of losing ourmissionary Miss Joy Crombie at the end of the month. Yetwe are thrilled to know she has been so wonderfully restoredto health, and able to go back to Ethiopia to the peopleand work she loves so much. We are thrilled, too, to hearher broadcast over 1YA, and hear her testimony and story,poignant, thought short as it had to be. Mr Arnold has been


bringing the Old Testament to life for us in his studies ofElijah and we look forward to more from him. The SpringFlower service is in hand, and arrangements have been madeto visit the hospitals with gifts of dedicated flowers, on Sun-day, September 9.—E. C.

MELVILLE (Rev. P. Millichamp, B.A.).—A big thankyouto the Wanganui Church for releasing their minister, Rev. J.C. McFadyen to us for our mission. God worked in the livesand homes of many people. Visiting speakers have been MrJ. W. Michell from the C.I.M., Dr Edgar from the Baptist Col-lege, Mr Bill Simpson, Missionary from Bolivia and Dr andMrs Sanson from India. Our sincere sympathy is extended toMrs Millichamp on the passing of her father, Rev. J. P. Millerand her grandmother, Mrs J. W. Kemp. Miss Joy Kinsella isat present nursing in Matamata. Welcome to Mr and Mrs KenWard who come to us from Fairfield. Congratulations to Mrand Mrs John Butler and to Mr and Mrs Ken Ward on thebirth of sons.—H. M. E.

MILFORD (Rev. Mr Hayes-Lloyd, Minister-elect).—TheChurch gave a warm welcome to Mr and Mrs D. Worrall, ofthe Ceylon and Indian General Mission. Mr Worrall preachedat both services, showing slides of his work, at a familygathering after the evening service. We thank Mr Stan Wood-cock for his helpful studies at the mid-week meeting. We areglad to welcome Mr P. Pritchard back to the pulpit, and saythank you also to Dr S. L. Edgar who preached for us on arecent Sunday evening. We look foward to having with usfor three morning services, Rev. Frank England of the B.T.I.—A. B. R.

MORRINSVILLE (Rev. J. Beck).—We have been veryfavoured this month in the number and quality of visitors wehave had ministering to us. Rev. W. J. Michell and MissDaphne McKenzie of the C.I.M. Mr Bill Simpson of Bolivia,Dr and Mrs Sanson from our Indian Field, Mrs Derek Rogers,Dominion President of the B.W.M.U., Dr Edgar from BaptistCollege, and to Mr and Mrs George King of the U.M.M. Toone and all we say thank you. It was a joy to witness theBaptism of three young women and a young man recently, andto welcome them into the membership of the Church. Wepray that as they have thus far obeyed their Saviour, so maythey mate Him Lord of their lives and live for Him daily,seeking to grow in grace. Congratulations to Miss GwendaBeck on her acceptance as a student at B.T.I. and to MurrayBeck accepted for training by the Baptist College.—J. McG.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan).—On a recent Sunday even-ing members of the Pleasant Valley Trust Board gave adetailed account of the workings of the camp and showed anexcellent film. The Rev. J. T. Crozier conducted a morningservice, and gave a thrilling message to the children andadults. Interest and attendances are well maintained in theWomen's and Men's Fellowships. The indoor bowls providesgood recreation, and the members enjoy matches with otherclubs. Recent visitors to the manse have been Mr and MrsMorgans' parents, Mrs Rennie and Mrs Jenkinson.

MOUNT ALBERT (Vacant).—Our speakers during the pastmonth have been Dr E. M. Blaiklock, Litt.D., the Rev. A. L.Burrow, Bsc. M.Th., and the Rev. T. Gibbs from Whangarei.The special guest speaker at our Men's Tea was Mr Doug. F.Gibb of "Teen Ranch" Australia; he is an outstanding Evan-gelical speaker. The Ladies' Friendship Club visited the Auck-land Hospital where the super-voltage machine for the treat-ment of cancer was shown them by Mr O. Hames, its operatorand one of our Church members. We are sorry to farewell Mrand Mrs Dennis Lloyd on transfer to Papatoetoe. Our con-gratulations to Mr and Mrs Gordon Binnie on their recentmarriage. We rejoice with Mr and Mrs Niall and Mr and MrsGill or the birth of daughters, also to Mr and Mrs K.Miller on the gift of a son. Farewell to Mrs E. Wilson whoreturns with her family to rejoin her husband on the MissionField in the Solomons.—R. M. T.

MOUNT ROSKILL (Rev. B. With).—We are pleased toreport that our minister is making excellent progress afterhis operation, and will soon be back in the work. We thankMr Brian Tucker, U.F.M, and Mr H. Elie for taking servicesfor us. Mr Oatridge, Wyclif Bible Translators, spoke andshowed slides at our Wednesday night meeting recently.Speakers at our B.W.M.U. have been Mrs Fred Creighton,C.I.G.M. and Miss Carlisle, Ramabai Mukti Mission. Severalother church ladies groups joined our Ladies Fellowship lastmonth to hear Mr Stevenson from the British Cancer Cam-paign Society. He also showed us very informative films onthis subject. Our missionary member, Miss Iris Cook, hascompleted her training in Australia and is now proceedingto her new sphere of service, the West Indies. The Men's Clubenjoyed their "night in jail" with the Rev. Alistair Dunn,chaplain to the Auckland prison, who spoke at their meet-ing. Congratulations to Dorelle Budd and Jacky Deightonfor winning the duet section of the S.S. Union Competitions.Also to Marie Porter and Judith Thompson for success inrecent music examinations.—V. R. W.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—August 4 started an in-teresting and challenging month, with Dr Jennings, The TrampParson, speaking at the special Saturday night meeting.Thursday 9, combined service with Glen Eden, when Dr andMrs L. Sanson brought a really challenging message to us all.Sunday 12, another Christianity in action service, with a groupof school teachers telling how they try to bring Christ intothe life of the children in our State Schools. August 26, wehad a message in song and story by the Melody Messengers.Our pastor conducted the family service during the month, andwe thank God for the interest these services are creating. TheY.P.F. were visited by the Salvation Army Young People ata happy evening of Christian Fellowship. Mr and Mrs E.Jackson also entertained the Y.P.F. at their home. The Girls'Life Brigade celebrated 25 years activity with our Church,with a party on Saturday 11. Welcomed into membership, Mrand Mrs Kemp on transfer, and Misses Pamela Brown, andValerie Noble. We extend sympathy to Mr Shore in the pass-ing of his father.—B. H. R.

NORTH MEMORIAL.—The first Sunday evening in Augustsaw the commencement of a monthly family service. This wasvery well attended and catered for all ages. After the con-clusion of the normal devotional service there was served acup of tea and a brief time of fellowship was shared, thenthere was the screening of a religious film. During the monthwe had our annual Church meeting, during which emphasiswas given to the work of outreach and all its prospects. Wewere very privileged to have Dr Carey as our speaker at oneof our services. His address on "The successful marriage"was an inspiration to all. Our sincere good wishes go withhim as he takes up a new position in Australia.—W. T.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—The Churchroll was 118 at the time of annual meeting. Mr W. A. Har-rington has retired from the deacons' court after many yearsof faithful service, and Messrs J. B. Thomson, H. D. Falconerand I. R. Butler nave been elected as new deacons. Dr War-ren, S.I.M. Nigeria, spoke and showed slides of the medicalwork in Jos, at a prayer meeting recently. During the monthMr Puddle conducted meetings at the Oamaru Church'sFamily weekend camp, and a real working of God's spiritwas evident. Mr W. Sinclair and Mr G. Hicks conducted ourservices that Sunday. Members of the Ladies' Fellowship havebeen instrumental in purchasing a new blue carpet for theChurch. We extend our best wishes to Miss Audrey Barra-clough and Mr Peter Campbell who were married on August18. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs S. Roff on the birth ofJulie-Ann. Congratulations also to Caroline Richards and DavidRamage for successes in the Southland Competitions Society.—D. G.

OAMARU (Rev. G. N. Jackson).—Our Bible Classes con-ducted an evening service during Bible Class week. Severalof them are giving the Children's talks at the morning ser-vices this month. Five Bible Class members were recentlybaptised and received into membership. We are sorry to loseRae Diver who is working in Dunedin. We know she willuse her talents there for her Lord and Master. Our familycamp at Pleasant Valley was a wonderful success. Rev. H. R.Puddle's talks on the Holy Spirit were grand, and we trulyfelt the Spirit's presence in our midst. Saturday night's con-cert will long be remembered. Eleven car loads went to Wai-mate on September 2, to their first Baptist rally for manyyears. Rev. C. Reay gave a splendid address. The days of ourhall and primary room are numbered. Work will soon com-mence on our new youth block. Congratulations to Mr andMrs H. Burnard on the birth of a son.—A. W.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—It was with regret wereceived the resignation from church membership of Mr andMrs A. A. Winder who have recently gone to live in Lyt-tleton. These two dear friends have been actively connectedwith church work since the very early days of the church.Miss Hazel Grenfell, another valued worker is now in Wel-lington in a new sphere of service at the Baptist YouthHostel. We also say farewell to Mr Graham Winder who goesto Waiouru for three months under National Military service.At a recent members' meeting Mr Ted Diack was unanim-ously elected to the position of Church secretary. One outcomeof our mission in May was the formation of a "Good NewsC l u b " in the home of Mr and Mrs P. P. Morgan. Twenty ormore children attend the club every Monday. Sunday Sep-tember 2, the men of the Church made a strong witness byoccupying the choir seats and singing some well knownGospel hymns. At the morning service we were privileged tohave Mr Keith Walsham of the touring Australian rugbyteam in the pulpit and to hear his testimony. To all our sickfolks we send our loving greetings. We would thank Mr RonReeves, O.A.C. and Mr George Currie for taking the ser-vices while our minister was laid low with the 'flue.—S. M. N.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—We extend a welcometo Mr and Mrs M. Bishop who have transferred their member-ship from Pukekohe. The sympathy of the Church is extended

to Mrs Stone and family in the " H o m e - c a l l " of hermother, Mrs J. Knox. Services recently have been taken byMr B. Anderson and Rev. H. Hogarth. Another guest speakerwas Miss Rae Smith (New Guinea), who showed slides ofher work. The annual business meeting was held and wepraise God for His faithfulness over the past year. We welcomeMr B. Anderson to service on the diaconate and Mrs Rosseras deaconess. The Young People's Fellowship was privilegedto have a visit from Mr Ivan Bowen and team. Our prayersare with those who are sick or in other ways unable to havefellowship with us.—F. M. D.

OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—With asense of loss we farewelled Mr and Mrs J. Harrison, Caroline,and Louise who are returning to England where Mr Harris-son intends to further his studies with missionary service inview. We thank God for their timely and untiring devotion inpositions of responsibility. Dr and Mrs L. Sanson, India; MrBrian Tucker, U.F.M.; Mr Murray Feist, Mission to Lepers;Dr Edgar, Baptist College; Miss Jaegars, B.T.I.; have allin the past month made us acutely aware of the opportunitiesand difficulties faced by their departments and we trust there-fore more prayerful help and interest will ensue. We welcomeinto membership Mr and Mrs F. Brown, Jill, Vivienne andShirley late of Manawaru, their keen interest is already evi-dent. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs R. Dobney on the birthof a daughter. We trust Mr Cornwell will progress favourablyafter a period in hospital.—A. B.

OWAIRAKA (D. Kimpton, Student-pastor).—The Rev. D.R. Comber of Wainuiomata has accepted a call to the pastor-ate of this Church and commences his ministry on October 28,1962. We thank Mr Kimpton of the Baptist College for hisassistance until the arrival of our new minister. Mr Ron Martinwitnessed through Baptism and was afterwards receivedinto church membership. Our sympathy went to the Irelandfamily in the loss of their little boy. We have deeply appre-ciated the ministry of the many visiting friends over the lastfew weeks together with three of our members, Miss M.Turner, Mr Jack Morgan and Mr Lindsay Turner. Our thanksgo to Mr George Buckley who has done excellent work withour young people this year. Congratulations, Miss MarjorieTurner has gained her F.T.C.L. also to Mr and Mrs Philpotwho have a son (Andrew David), by adoption. At our annualmeeting held on September 5, Mr Grant Caradus was madea deacon, while Mr Sawden took over the duties of Baptistreporter.—J. M.

OWAKA (Rev. J. W. McNair, L.Th.).—We continue to holda service at the hospital each month. Peter McLean was bap-tised at a service held on August 19. Greetings to Mr FelixBradfield who has been in Balclutha hospital. Annual meet-ing held on August 22. Deacons elected for the incoming year:Mr R. Kirk, Mr W. Wright, Mr R. Abernethy, Mr W. Donovanand Mr D. Bradfield. Changes of staff in S.S.: superintendent,Mr David Bradfield; Boys' B.C., Mr Adam Paterson andCradle Roll superintendent, Mrs Abernethy. A committee ofyoung people was set up to assist in the Saturday night meet-ing. We have been happy to have those from boarding schoolworshipping with us over the term holidays. Film "Souls inConflict" shown on Sunday evening, August 26. Recent visitorsto our Church have been Rev. L. A. North and Mrs Rogers,Dominion President of the B.W.M.U.—M. M. B.

PALMERSTON NORTH (Rev. G. L. Crawford, Minister-elect).—Marriage: Robin Findlay to Delys Grover. Rev. A.H. and Mrs Findlay and family have been visiting PalmerstonNorth on the occasion of their son's wedding, and Mr Findlayconducted our Sunday morning service. Rev. A. L. Sil-cock's duties have taken him to Australia for six weeks andour pulpit has been occupied for three Sundays by Mr JohnNorth, M.A., of our Baptist College. Birth: To Mr and MrsDenis Elliot, a daughter. Miss K. Bint of the B. and F.M.S.addressed the Women's Prayer Fellowship. The secondPalmerston North Company of the Girls' Life Brigade helda banquet and party to celebrates its 21st birthday. Mr BillSimpson of the Bolivian Indian Mission addressed the B.M.M.F.The Baptist Friendship Group met at the home ofMrs Ralph Allen. Mr A. I. Harper has passed away after aserious illness. The Church's sympathy is extended to MrsHarper and the four children, Delma, Jean, Carolyn andStanley.—M. M. B.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—At a Baptismal service during the month three folk wit-nessed in the waters, after an inspiring message from our pas-tor. One of the candidates, a young lass of eleven years, gavea testimony which we know touched many hesitant hearts. MrSalthouse has been assisted at several morning servicesrecently, when members have talked to the children—ourthanks to Misses Clark and Shearer, Mrs Salthouse (whodelighted all with her Mothers' Day talk on the manse puppies,a sample in arms; and Mrs Taylor who told the children herimpressions of life in Fiji, illustrated with souvenirs of a recentholiday there. Our thoughts and prayers are at present reach-


ing forward to our annual meeting in October. May we beguided in all we do, that our small corner may prove a stronglink in the chain of Christian Fellowship reaching out beyondourselves.—L. A. A.

PETONE (Dr A. J. Taylor).—The work continues onsteadily under our pastor's faithful ministry, an encouragingfeature being the attendance of more young people at week-night meetings which take the form of question and discus-sion in which all can take part. Recent welcome additionsto our membership are Miss Blakey, Miss Beaumont, MissSamson, (ex-matron of Central Youth Hostel), and Mr andMrs Malcolm. Mr Malcolm succeeds Rev. Warner Hutchinsonin leadership of I.V.F. Thanks to Mr Skeels of O.M.S. whotook our latest visitors service and showed slides of work inHong Kong. Monthly visitation results in increased atten-dance at these. Congratulations to senior members, Mr andMrs Aitchison, who recently reached their 62nd weddinganniversary. Various sick folk remembered in prayer.—R. N.

POINT CHEVALIER (Rev. A. J. Gibbs).—The Church ismuch in prayer about the future of the pastorate. Mr Ron Kinghas been welcomed into membership. Recent guest speakerswere Mr M. Godwin, Mr L. Rusbrook (B.T.I.), and Rev. IanTaylor. Christian sympathy is extended to Mrs Souter in thepassing of her father who died recently at Sydney. Heartycongratulations to the Sunday morning choir and Mr O. Souterwho did so well in the S.S. Union musical competitions. It isgood to see Mrs Campbell back at Church after her illness.Best wishes to Miss Helen Seed and Mr Harold Joyce upontheir engagement. The Men's Club held their monthly meet-ing at a Church home when a traffic officer spoke. A groupof senior Y.P. attended a house party at Carey Park when aprofitable time was spent. During the school holidays Mr M.Godwin led a children's camp at Kare Kare. The " K e y -notes" held a weekend session, September 2 and 3. Theunusual type of service was most helpful and inspiring.—L. W. W.

PONSONBY (Pastor K. S. Anderson).—July 14, eight of ouryoung people attended a camp at Carey Park. July 29, even-ing service was taken by Bible Class, student P. McNee, giv-ing the sermon. Women's Fellowship have had two splendidevenings. July 29, Mrs J. Wakelin told us of her travels inNorth and South America, illustrated by slides. August 28,Miss Joy Crombie of the S.I.M. showed slides and told of herwork in Ethiopia. August 5, Men's Fellowship tea was held,the speaker, Dr Frank Jennings, the Tramp parson, he alsospoke at the evening service. We were very sorry to lose MrsMcDonald, Anne and Janice, who have moved to Birkdaleto live, we miss them. We would remember our sick people,Mrs Anderson has been under a serious operation, we dothank God for answered prayer. We would also rememberthe Misses A. and M. Cato who have suffered bereavement oftheir sister, Mrs Astley.—L. W.

PUTARURU (Pastor A. C. Howan).—August has been abusy month as we have had the pleasure of quite a numberof visitors. Mr W. Simpson addressed the weekly prayermeeting on his work with the Bolivian Indian Mission. Dr S.L. Edgar, the tutor at our College, spoke and showed colouredslides of the College. It was a joy to welcome Dr and MrsSanson home on furlough, and hear of their work and seetheir slides. As a result of a canvas, made by Mr Hunt wehave increased numbers in our Sunday School and Primary.Some of our B.W.M.U. ladies travelled to Hamilton recentlyto hear the New Zealand president, Mrs D. C. Rogers. Theyoung people once again enjoyed a trip to the Chateau.

RANGIORA (Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, B.A.).—The newchurch nears completion, and we look forward to November,when D.V. we move in. Committees busy with preparationsfor centennial celebrations. Garden party, October 27; finalservices in old Church; banquet on Monday, 29. Looking for-ward to meeting ex-pastors and members that weekend. Wepromise them a good time. We thank Mrs Lear, our secretary,for her sacrificial work. Gifts are coming in, some from peoplehaving no connection with our Church. We are more than everconvinced we are doing God's will in this matter. The Gos-pel of Christ will be preached in more attractive surround-ings. Congratulations to Miss Mabel Breach on attaining her75th birthday and her 58th year as organist. The manse hasbeen tastefully papered throughout. We praise God that ayoung man, who has worshipped with us for some time,recently took his stand for Jesus Christ.—M. A.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.) —We regret having to farewell Mr and Mrs J. Calder and MrDesmond Calder who have transferred to Valley Road, Auck-land and Mrs W. Manley who has transferred to Levin. Wepray for these friends much joy and blessing in their newsphere of service for the Lord. We rejoice with our pastor andhis wife, as we offer our congratulations on the birth of theirlittle son, Peter. It has been a joy to have our pastor's motherand also Mrs Ricketts senior, worshipping with us. A visit

from Mr Bill Simpson (B.I.M.), was much appreciated. At anafter church Friendly Hour Mr Simpson showed slides andbrought to us the challenge of the work on the field. Ourthoughts and prayers are with those of our Church familywho are serving the Lord in Bolivia, and we convey to themloving Christian greetings.—P. D. L.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—We were very pleased tohave Mr Hayward conduct a recent morning service. We thankhim for an interesting and informative message. During themonth of September, we are having special films as part ofour evening worship, the first one being "Windows of theSoul". Shareholders spent a very enjoyable evening as theguests of the Mornington Shareholders, Mr Bischoff of theBible Society being the speaker. Welcome home to Mrs Allanfrom Australia where she attended the World Christian En-deavour Conference. Congratulations to Jean and CharlesGoldsmith on the birth of a daughter. Our prayers are withMrs McKechnie who is in hospital and to all others who aresick, our love and prayers.—R. M.

ROTORUA (Rev. B. Stewart).—We have had the pleasureof many visiting speakers during August. Miss J. Crombie ofthe S.I.M. showed slides of the work in Ethiopia and gave aninteresting insight into the work there. Dr Edgar came withslides and information of the work of the College, and Dr andMrs Sanson thrilled us with their accounts of their field ofwork in Agartala and the clinics further afield. We weresurely challenged to a deeper consecration on our part inprayer. At the monthly family service, Mr Jack Morgan gavea story in pictures to the children, and Mr Graeme Coad tookthe evening service and weekly prayer meeting. A house hasbeen secured as a temporary manse until the new one isbuilt. Praise for an answer to prayer. The "pause for power"before the evening service continues with good numbers, andthe coffee hours have brought contact with many folk.—E. L,

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—Royal Oak were privi-leged to be the hosts at a combined meeting for Dr and MrsSanson, and thank them for their informative messages. Wewelcome into membership Miss Helen Moore, Messrs B. Lang-ton, D. Toohill and I. Loudon. We are sorry to farewell Mrand Mrs Geoff. Brookes and family as they leave for Strat-ford. We are sorry, too, that Dr and Mrs Orpin have left thedistrict, and we wish our friends blessing in their newspheres. Miss Winstanley has had to resign from the cap-taincy of G.L.B., and we thank her for her many years ofservice in this capacity. Our greetings to our sick friends, andprayer for a speedy recovery.—S. D. R.

SAINT ALBANS (Rev. L. Rawlings).—Increasing activityeach week towards our Crusade—committees, counselling,literature, visitation, babysitting, catering, transport, ushering,and many others, each tackled with prayer, prayer and moreprayer. Good to notice His guidance and strength in thesetasks; it has been felt here. Five young people baptisedrecently; have joined the Church. Congratulations to them fortheir faith and love in Christ. A Boys' Brigade Camp was heldat Glenroy recently, much enjoyed by all. With regret welearnt of the death of Mr G. Hastie, past secretary and treas-urer of the Church and diaconate member. Our sympathy toMrs Hastie, relatives and friends. Pleased to hear Mr C.Read and William Sales both doing well in hospital. Prayeris sought for many others sick at this time.—R. L. S.

SANDRINGHAM, Auckland (Pastor R. L. Coop).—Over the pastfew weeks we have witnessed the baptism of Mrs J. Ball, MrsH. Marsden and Mr P. Lythe, and the coming into member-ship of Mr J. Wilkinson, Mr and Mrs H. Marsden and Mr P.Lythe. Mr L. Twyman, who took three evening services show-ing " W e r e Sometimes Darkness", a film of missionary workin New Guinea, and Dr S. Edgar, who took a Wednesday nightseries on the minor prophets, were visiting speakers. Youngpeople activities included B.C. week, when B.C. members con-ducted one evening service and College students the other; aThursday night gathering when Dr Sanson gave a very illum-inating talk on the work, especially medical work in Inda;and a " s p o o k " social which opened with a walk through a"haunted" hall. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bruce Bar-ton on the birth of a son, Andrew Bruce.—G. N. B.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Annual meetingAugust 15 followed a tea prepared by deacons' wives, thoughprevalent 'flue epidemic accounted for many absences. Ininterval, Mr Massam showed slides of church camps. Dia-conate: Mr N. Ohms re-elected, and two new deacons—MessrsW. R. Spackman and H. L. Millar; we pray they and we maybe a blessing to each other. Grateful to Baptist College forstudents' help accorded church—Messrs D. Crompton (sixmonths' ministry), and K. James (College vacation), pulpitmessages and visitation, great blessing, increasing interest inCollege, and in resultant work of its tutors. Happy fellowshiprecently with Miss G. Robinson (Tauranga). Mrs N. Gaze'sinformative talk, with slides, of recent visit to our Indianfield interested all at evening B.W.M.U. (Mrs Massam's).


Friendly Circle: Excellent attendance enjoyed MessrsJ. Brooks' and W. R. Spackman's demonstration of basket-making at home of Miss Goldsworthy. Lovingly commendsick and aged friends to our heavenly Father, especially MrPearce in hospital. Representatives from all Mount Edenchurches regularly assist in welfare of the elderly sick inborough.—E. A. McN.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—Joy week for the chil-dren during the holidays was well named for all who attended.The week concluded with a family tea, when parents andfriends were invited. All enjoyed hearing the children singtheir choruses, and see them receive their prizes for the var-ious competitions. Welcome home from B.T.I. to Mr F. Barkerwho took a morning service and also helped with Joy week.Congratulations to Miss B. Rolton on passing senior nursingexamination, and also for her acceptance for B.T.I. Annualmeeting of S.S. re-appointed Miss E. Hayward, superintendent,and Mr H. Warrington, secretary. Sorry to lose Miss S. Reevesfrom teaching start'. Annual meeting of Women's Fellowshipappointed Miss S. R. Read, president; Mrs Nisbet secretary;Mrs Malcolm, treasurer. Was a joy to hear testimonies of threewho desired baptism, two of them from Halswell.—S. R. R.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden) .—Enjoyed a talk andslides from Miss Edna McLaren, C.I.M. Our students fromB.T.I. and other parts have been home for the holidays. Mostof them attended the 6th Annual B.Y.F. Banquet and birth-day party held in the heart of "Darkest Africa!" The Sundaynight showing of "Souls in Conflict" drew a large congrega-tion. A number of crusaders have been welcome in servicesen route to snow camps on Mount Egmont. Mr Bernie Walkerhas sailed for America to commence his studies in Anthrop-ology at one of California's universities. Mr and Mrs Loch-mann and family visited us last Sunday (September 2), fromtheir new home at Taumaranui. The Church extends sym-pathy to Mis Keller and family on the passing of Mr Keller.The junior S.S. children are looking forward to their specialsocial evening.—D. G. S.

SUNSHINE (Rev. G. T. McCann).—We have been greatlyprivileged for one week in the Mission conducted by MrMacintosh, who is shortly leaving for the Field in the Philip-pines. His message was an inspiration to us all and we askGod's blessing on him as he goes forth once more to spreadthe Great News. The Women's Fellowship held an enjoyableevening last Monday and were greatly interested in a filmdepicting mouth to mouth resuscitation, kindly shown by MrDavid. The young folk have recommenced Christian Endeav-our, and we look forward to great fellowship among themembers as they meet each week. Miss Christine Cook hasbeen welcomed into membership on transfer from HanoverStreet Church. We offer our sympathy to Mrs L. F. Meggettand family in the loss of her mother.—M. C.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—The Sunday School paradedat the morning service on August 12, teachers and scholarsassisting with the service. Bright choruses were sung. Afterthe evening service, a tape of sacred music recorded on theLower Hutt City organ, was played back in aid of our neworgan fund. While our minister was taking a week's holidaydue to him, our services were taken by two College students.Messrs John North and Barry Denholm, the latter assisted bythe Wellington Baptist Harriers, who had part of their 25thAnniversary celebrations at our Church. The mid-weekmeeting that week was taken by our Church secretary, MrC. G. Brown who spoke on "Jehovah's Witnesses." The film

"The Rim of the Wheel" was shown on September 2, fol-lowed by a sing song and supper in the hall. Congratulationsto Miss J. A. Hildreth on her engagement.—E. W. G.

TAMAKI (Rev. B. E. Hibbert).—We rejoice in the fact thatfour more of our young people witnessed to their faith bypassing through the waters of baptism—Sharon Swain, Rae-wyn Carter, Shirley Smythe and Shirley Enright. We thankGod for the gift of two new lives to our Church. Congratu-lations to Mr and Mrs Morgan on the birth of your daughterand Mr and Mrs Renfree, son. Also for the healing Handplaced on Graeme Boon after his recent operation followingan accident on his moped. Also Mrs Millar who has beenpoorly and is now back worshipping with us. Wrap and Rollstill going strong—this is proving a valuable time of Chris-tian fellowship as well as helping us financially. The ministersof our district, a hive of industry in the organisation of"Church Week," Panmure 1962. This promises to be a time ofgreat revival in Tamaki and surrounding districts as the sixdenominations (Presbyterian, Methodist, Salvation Army,Church of England, Lutheran, Baptist), work and worship to-gether aiming to bring souls to Christ through conversion anddedication.—K. L. B.

TAURANGA.—On August 16 our Church was filled to over-flowing with those who came to pay their last respects to ourlate pastor, Rev. J. P. Miller, whose sudden death came asa shock to all. We thank God for his loving testimony and un-

stinting service, and pray that He will continue to upholdMrs Miller and family in the days ahead. We express ourthanks to the following for pulpit supplies. Dr S. Edgar, Rev.L. A. North, Rev. G. Hambly, Mr Campbell MacAlpine andDr and Mrs Sanson. Each had a message for us. Since our lastreport we were distressed to hear that the illness of MurielCrafts (Poona and Indian mission!, was diagnosed as "polio."Her mission, D.V., is flying her out to Auckland hospital,where she will receive the necessary treatment, and will becloser to parents and friends. Our prayers are constantlyfor her in her especial need. Others of our number who havebeen ill for some time are Mrs Fox and Mrs Brunning whoare improving daily. Several who have been indisposed arealso restored. Our congratulations to Mr and Mrs R. Sellingon the birth of a son recently. We record the marriage of RossMiller to Miss Beryl Lang (Waitakaruru). Welcomed intomembership on transfer, Rev. and Mrs L. P. Bryan (Puta-ruru), Mr and Mrs W. Kingston-Smith (Wellington) and MrsR. Wright.—N. M. B.

TAUPO (Rev. G. T. Beilby).—We have regretfully said fare-well to our secretary and his wife, Mr and Mrs N. R. Williamsand their wee daughter. Mr Williams has been transferred toOtamauri. They have both given valuable service to ourchurch and we are missing them, at the same time wishingthem well and God's blessing in their new sphere. Five newmembers have been added to the fellowship of the church.We welcome them gladly. Mr and Mrs Neal, and Mr and MrsBullivant brought their wee daughters in dedication at morn-ing services. Miss Joy Crombie showed slides and spoke ofher work in Ethiopia at an evening service. With great pleas-ure we have welcomed Dr and Mrs Sanson among us, andheard of their work for the Lord in Agartala. Their dedicatedlives are a challenge to love and prayer, for our missionaries;for those whom they serve: for our brothers and sisters inTripura.—N. A.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—High-light of the past month was the teaching mission led by Rev.C. B. Boggis who took a series of studies in Ephesians cul-minating in a Gospel service on Sunday evening. This waspreceded by a men's tea and Wallaby rugby player KeithWalsham spoke at both the tea and the evening service andtestified to the value of Christian witness in sport. Congratu-lations go to a member of the Church and the 24th Welling-ton Boys' Brigade Company. Quentin Christie, on the honourof being chosen to represent the Boys' Brigade at the FirstOutward Bound School at Anakiwa in October. Mr HughMcLeman. doyen of church treasurers, is making steadyimprovement in hospital and our prayers are for his restora-tion to health. Sympathy goes to Mr John Jamieson on thepassing of his mother. Dedication: Peter Warren Bardsley.—H. L.

TE ATATU (Rev. I. F. Taylor).—On August 4, we wereprivileged to have Dr and Mrs L. Sanson, as our guestspeakers, during an evening run by our B.W.M.U. to raisefunds. For a week of the August school holidays "HappyHours" were organised by the minister. These were most suc-cessful with an average attendance of ninety children. Aparents' evening to close the week was very wellattended by non-church parents. At a recent social hour,Sister J. Wilby has shown us a film on the Manurewa Chil-dren's Home and Mr D. Wanhill has presented slides and atape on the work of Radio H.C.J.B. We look forward to avisit from the Rev. A. Burrow for a "Deeper Life Crusade"during November. Sunday School rolls are increasing with abeginner and primary of 130, and a main school of 80. Cradleremains around the 105 mark.—N. L. H.

TE AWAMUTU (Rev. J. D. Jensen).—Recent most welcomevisitors have been Miss Joy Crombie (Sudan Interior Mission),Mr and Mrs Brian Tucker (U.F.M.) and Mr Arthur Skeels(Oriental Mission). The visit of Dr S. L. Edgar helped tobring the work of the College before our people in a vitalway— it was a pity that the Saturday night meeting was notbetter attended. Our sincere congratulations go to LorraineBalme and Murray Marx on their engagement and also toLorraine on her acceptance as a missionary candidate by theU.F.M. with whom Murray is serving. Baby boys have beenborn to Mr and Mrs Stephen James and to Mr and Mrs BruceRobinson. Our congratulations to the happy parents. Werejoice that John Frost is back home from hospital and wetrust the healing work will continue. We learned with deepregret that Rev. Mr Jensen will be leaving us at the end ofOctober. We are grateful for his ministry and will longremember him and Mrs Jensen and Ruth.—I. D. S.

TOKOROA (Vacant).—Welcome to two new members, MrGraham Ritchie and Mrs Waller. Rev. Dr Edgar recentlyshowed slides of the College. On August 25 we farewelledRev. Mr and Mrs Stewart after a ministry of five and a-halfyears. Mr K. B. Holdaway chaired the meeting. Mainspeakers were: Mr R. S. Sinclair (South Auckland BaptistAssociation), Mr J. Spear (Chairman, Tokoroa County Town


Committee), Rev. W. Stewart (Ministers' Fraternal). MrsHolda-way (Ladies of the Church), and Mr R. B. Farmile (Churchsecretary). The ladies presented Mrs Stewart with a beautifulsheaf of flowers, and a silver tea service and tray were pre-sented on behalf of the Church. Items were given by MrsLa wry and Mr Melvyn Lawn. Mr Stewart replied,closed in prayer, and the evening ended with the singing of"Blest Be the Tie that Binds", and supper. Thanks to Mr BrianHammond and Mr Brian Tucker (Unevangelised Fields Mis-sion, New Guinea), for conducting Sunday and mid-weekservices respectively.—Y. P. F.

UPPER HUTT.—We were happy to welcome into ourmembership seven new members on the last Sunday of ourpastor's ministry. August 14, we held the public farewell toRev. and Mrs D. E. Patrick. Our secretary, Mr Donaldson ex-pressed our gratitude for the Patricks' faithful ministry. MrTrotman from the Wellington Association, and Rev. Sherburdfrom the Ministers' Fraternal were warm in their appreciation.We do thank Mr and Mrs Patrick for what they have accomp-lished in this Church for the glory of God, and assure themof our prayerful interest as they commence work in Inver-cargill. We were grateful to Mr Simpson of Bolivian IndianMission who showed slides and spoke of his work during aFriendly Hour. We farewelled Mr and Mrs Donaldson express-ing our appreciation for their faithful work in the Church, par-ticularly Mr Donaldson's conscientious work as church secre-tary. Mr D. McFadyen has now taken over the secretarialtasks. These last three weeks we have been very blessed dur-ing the ministry of Mr H. Carter from the Baptist College. Hehas been instrumental in starting a Christian Friendship Cam-paign. A grand idea which should help us to work togetherin Christian Fellowship during the months without a regularpastor.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—It was with regretthat we farewelled our secretary and his wife as they movedto Hiilsborough. Mr Graeme Davidson has given faithfully ofhis time and talents during his term of office. A presentationof sacred records was made to him at our monthly churchtea. We are grateful to God that Mr Ray Wright was ableto take over the position as secretary. We have combined withthe Methodist and Congregational Churches of Mount Edenfor three prayer and Bible study meetings, in preparation fora teaching mission to be held this month. In this unified waywe hope to bring the claims of Christ's church to our com-munity. At a recent Sunday morning service we welcomedRev. and Mrs Roland Hart and Raynel, Mr and Mrs J. Calderand Des., Mr and Mrs P. Grinder and Mrs Janet Thompsoninto membership.

WAINUIOMATA (Rev. D. Comber).—During Bible Classweek our young people ran an enjoyable church social. TheMissionary Rally in Central Church was an inspiring gather-ing for those who attended. It was a joy to have our BibleClasses also taking part in the Sunday night service. We weresorry to say farewell to Mr and Mrs H. Gosper and familywho leave us to live in Petone and to Mr and Mrs Johnsonand Lynn who have left for England. Congratulations to Rev.and Mrs Comber and Mr and Mrs Oolders on the birth ofdaughters. Our minister ran a very successful Child-dren's Happy Week during the holidays, ending with a com-bined parents' night and Sunday School concert on the Satur-day night. Mr and Mrs I. Nicholson presented their twoyounger children, David and Iain to the Lord in a service ofdedication. Our minister and his wife have accepted a call tothe Owairaka Church. We are grateful for their ministry andwish them God's blessing in their new venture.—L. R. E.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—The Church is par-ticularly happy in the appointment of Mr R. L. Tipper asChurch secretary to succeed Mr Evans who, with his family,has left for Hawera. Sincere sympathy of Church is extendedto the family of the late Mrs E. Smith who passed awayrecently after a long life of service. Our sympathy also goesout to the family of the late Mrs Salmon who passed onrecently. Recent Concert Chamber service proved a time ofinspiration and blessing. Many prayers were answered andthere were four responses afterwards. Guest Night service onSeptember 2, when three members were cross-questioned con-cerning their faith (as part of evening service). Followed bySocial Hour when three folk of different age groups, testifiedas to how much Life in Christ meant to them.—E. R.

WHANGAREI (Rev. T. Gibbs).—Dr and Mrs L. Sanson ofour Indian field visited us during August, and our friendsfrom Keyte Street joined us in a Tuesday night meeting,when both Dr and Mrs Sanson spoke of their work. DuringAugust Mr Bill Williams took a morning service, and Mr R.A. Fairbrass assisted by some young people took the eveningservice. Dr Frank Jennings the "Tramps' Parson" held a meet-ing in our Church one Friday evening. The 59th annual meet-ing was held on August 21. Newly elected deacons are Mr C.G. Creamer and Mr N. W. White. Miss Beverley Hoole ofDargaville and Robina McGimpsey witnessed to their faith in

baptism. Dr and Mrs D. Dalziel, Thelma Bellingham MrsMaureen Harris, Clem Davis and Graham Gibbs werereceived into Church membership. Mr and Mrs Colin Keytebrought their little daughter, Linda May, to be dedicated.Birth: Mr and Mrs Bob Sands a son, Paul, congratulations.—B. A. E.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. N. F. S. Thompson).—The filmservices of August were a blessing and a challenge to many.Those who were able to bring friends to the film services willbe rejoicing that one or two very real decisions were recordedand that others have been challenged with their need of fullcommittal to Christ. The full attendances were an encourage-ment to us all. All-age Sunday School commences onSeptember 16. Teacher training classes have been wellattended. We were pleased to welcome Miss Edna McClarenof the Overseas Missionary Fellowship of the C.I.M. Congratu-lations to Mr Ross Piper and Miss Margaret Frethey who wererecently married, also to Mr Neville Hunter and Miss DorothyWallace on the announcement of their engagement. Alison Wil-liams has been accepted for training at the B.T.I. Theparents of Lloyd James Galbraith presented him for dedica-tion on a recent Sunday morning.—H. M. W.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. Ewan Simpson).—OneSunday morning on Karori's 28th Anniversary there was anexchange of ministers, and Rev. E. G. Payton was greatlyappreciated. The Annual District Luncheon of the B.W.M.U.was held at Central where 180 women attended, later beingaddressed by Mrs Alcorn. As usual this was a very happyoccasion. A mid-winter Sunday School party was held,Ridgeway being also invited. A good number attended enjoy-ing the games and films. Judith Dale has left for Edinburghhaving gained a two year scholarship in English. We wish herwell. The inside of the Church looks very attractive since ithas been redecorated. We give Miss H. Grenfell from Opawa,a warm welcome as she comes to fill one of the staff vacanciesat the hostel. At a prayer meeting, Dr Dion Warren of theSudan Interior Mission showed us some interesting colouredtransparencies of the work being done at Egbe Hospital inNigeria.—B. I.

WHAKATANE (Rev. B. K. Meadows)—Folk gathered oneSaturday evening to hear Miss Joy Crombie of the Sudan andInterior Mission. We have been very busy this month with ourChristian Life Crusade conducted by Rev. Roland Hart.Many received special blessings from Rev. R. Hart's preachingof God's word and truth. The Kawerau Church gathered withus for the fortnight's meetings. The average attendance was106, and an excellent thank offering was received. UncleBarry conducted a special children's Happy Hour during thefirst week which was very well attended.—J. P.

COLLEGE.—Both students and staff travelled extensivelyduring the August vacation on assignments and other Collegework. Bob Lockwood, Keith James, John North and BarryDenholm all had pastorates; Barry Stewart, Ian Brown andIan McDonald held children's missions; and Bill Stewarthelped our Maori missioners at Pukekohe. Korean student,Wilson Chang again spoke in Salvation Army assemblies, andfor three weeks travelled in the Taranaki, Palmerston Northand Hastings area. Our principal, Mr Clifford was consultingand having fellowship with Australian Baptist organisationsand leaders in Sydney and Melbourne for the last fortnight,while Dr Thompson conducted a week long teaching missionat Island Bay. Dr Edgar deputised for the College in 16South Auckland churches over a period of 12 days, and onmost occasions showed the new set of College slides.—G. T. M.

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"In the Rebel City"Assembly meets this month in Christchurch.

In other days, Christchurch had some claimto be regarded as the most radical of ourmain cities. Dunedin was solid. Wellingtonwas the capital city. Auckland was enter-prising. Christchurch gloried in being thehome of the radicals.

Baptists will find that illustrated in theirown history. Hanover Street claims the for-mation of the Missionary Society; Wellingtonthe formation of the Baptist Union; Aucklandthe vigorous evangelism of Spurgeon andKemp. But Christchurch has none of these.It claims Doke, North and Archer.

J. J. DOKE

Doke was a slightly built man with thecourage and insight of a true prophet ofGod. He was minister at Oxford Terrace inthe days of the Boer War.

Today the Boer War is an unhappymemory. With South Africa out of the Com-monwealth and the arrogant, race-proudAfrikaans in complete control, British peopleno longer boast of victory over the Boers andof the magnanimity of Britain to the defeatedfoe.

But in Doke's time it was very different.His was the day of " W e don't want to fight,but, by jingo, if we do!" The Colony, asNew Zealand then was, burned with patri-otic fervour. Its young men, without the grimmemories of two world wars, groomed theirhorses, checked their gear and dreamed ofglory waiting on the veldts of South Africa.

Doke saw the war as a ghastly mistake.He had the courage to say what he thought.The crowd took up stones and hurled themthrough the manse windows. Doke quietlypursued his way. It led him eventually toSouth Africa to save Ghandi and workmighty things for God. His name, and that ofmembers of his family, is an honoured onein the annals of our Baptist work in SouthAfrica.

THE OTHER J. J.

J. J. North began his ministry at Spreydon.His last pastorate was at Oxford Terrace,which he left to become the first principal ofthe Baptist Theological College. His only

other pastorates were at Oamaru and VivianStreet, Wellington. He was born in Englandand educated in Dunedin but belongs as apreacher to Christchurch.

J. J. North was an eager student whogathered around him people intent onexploring the expanding world of know-ledge. He was a preacher of the gospel witha deep longing to win men for Christ. Fromthe beginning of his ministry, J. J. North knewthe gospel had obvious social implications.This became very evident as he yielded tothe itch to write.

His articles and letters to the press becamea feature of Christchurch life. He fought thebookmakers. There was no quarter asked orgiven in the fight between the Baptist parsonand the racing crowd. Gambling, J. J. saw,was a mug's game and should be exposedfor what it was.

His soul was stirred, too, by some of thethings that went on along the unlit banks ofthe river. It was partly due to his vigorouscrusading for social righteousness that thecity banks of the Avon were lined with lights.

AND J. K. ARCHERArcher was trained in England, where he

drank deeply of the spirit of John Clifford.The citizens of Christchurch might agree ordisagree, might praise or blame, but fromthe day Archer arrived to become ministerof Sydenham Baptist Church they knew therewas a prophet in their midst. In due coursethey elected him the first Labour Mayor oftheir city. Later, after depressions and strikes,the employees of the Tramway Board, ofwhich Archer became chairman, presentedhim with a gold watch in appreciation of hisservices.

"J. K.," as we called him, believed thegospel should be related to all aspects oflife. With a chuckle, he said he neverpreached politics. He preached the religionof the Bible and people thought it was politics.He had a strong body, a disciplined, well-trained mind and a robust soul.

Assembly at Christchurch this month willbe a thrilling experience if the spirit of thesemen is found in some of the delegates !

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LIFE ABUNDANTSummary of Presidential Address given by

NOEL S. GAZE, LL.M.

In the midst of the dreary pages of an old yellow school-book known to many of my generation as "Nesfield's EnglishG r a m m a r " was a bright oasis of pleasure—a section towhich every school boy turned with great relief. It washeaded "Play upon W o r d s " or " P u n s " and the examplesgiven in smaller type were a delight to our youthful hearts.One has remained in my memory for over forty years,albeit it is so hackneyed. It ran like this . . . " I s life worthliving? That depends on the l i v e r ! " It is on the subject oflife and living that I wish to speak tonight. Our Lord tells usin John 10: 10 "I am come that they might have life andthat they might have it more abundantly" or as the NewEnglish Bible puts it . . ."and that they may have it inall its fulness." It seems to me that it our witness wereexpressed more in terms of fulness of life that we wouldmake a greater impact upon our time.

QUALITYThe first point I wish to emphasise is that this fuller

abundant life is a matter of quality not quantity or extent.Any Western traveller to the East arriving in a largeEastern city is almost overwhelmed by the teeming massesof humanity. People are everywhere, one cannot escapefrom pressure of life pouring across the streets, inex-tricably mixed with the ox-waggons, heavy hand drawncarts, rickshaws, and hustling modern traffic. People live intheir dozens upon the pavements, sleeping, washing, eatingand dying amidst a cacophony of noise, bustle and confusion.There is certainly life here, on every hand, teeming,patient, poor and needy, yet this is not the life that we seek.Our search is for a life of quality, of serenity, of over-flowing joy.

"That peace that flows serene and deepA river in the soul,Whose banks a living verdure keepGod's sunshine o'er the whole."

A SPIRITUAL THINGSecondly. The abundant life does not depend on outward

circumstances or materialistic concepts. We read in Luke12: 15 "that a man's life consisteth not in the abundanceof things which he possesseth" but how often and howvehemently we deny this truth by our actions in the gadget-ridden twentieth century. We have become slaves tomachines which do our work, instruct and entertain us andnow with electronic computers, almost think for us. Thethings of time, and sense, of speed and excitement andsocial status hold us in their thrall and almost withoutrealising it we adopt so easily the standards of the worldabout us as the real standards of living. " T h e world is toomuch with u s " truly cries the poet

"Getting and spending we lay waste our powers."The cult of modernity and materialism has us in its grip

and the main efforts of our lives seem to be expended ingetting on, bettering our position, keeping up appearancesand being thoroughly up to date. All estimable in theirrightful place but in our haste and restless striving we havemixed up our priorities, we have striven for " t h e bread thatperisheth" and have forgotten the more needful things,namely to grow more Christ-like and to seek first theKingdom of Heaven and its righteousness. It is indeed a

wonderful age in which to be alive and I am not suggestingthat we be indifferent to the momentous events that are con-stantly happening about us. Speed is now measured bythousands of miles per hour. Height in hundreds of thousandsof feet. Men have crossed the Poles and sailed under them,have climbed the treacherous heights of Everest, sent notonly sounds but pictures to the other side of the earth insplit seconds; have hurled not only sputniks but humans inunbelievable speeds around our Earth; have brought backpictures from the outer face of the moon and have madeweapons capable of destroying all life itself. Yet all theseachievements have not added to the happiness of men. Weare not experiencing abundant life because of these things.Rather the reverse, as in spite of these wonderful proofs ofman's intelligence he seems to have lost rather than gainedmoral fibre. Prosperity abounds in many lands but crimeand immorality abound still more, and in our owncountry it would seem that continued material prosperityhas not brought any lessening, rather an increasing rate ofcrime, delinquency and disregard of moral and ethicalstandards. A recent writer said that this is not an age offaith, that our society with its burgeoning prosperity, itshuge buildings, its TV networks, its jet planes, its spaceships and its nuclear fission, has lost its sense of awe, andlargely its awareness of the eternal. But most of the peopleare not thrilled to be alive today, and many men's hearts failthem for fear; on all sides we hear of wars and rumoursof wars, strife and unrest. What is the Christian approach?Is it not that these things are purely external and that thereally important things are matters of the spirit? The cradleand the grave are not the ultimate terminals of life. Whathas greater power than love (or hate), commitment to acause or an ideal, or even a plain devotion to duty? No, it isa life of quality we need, a life that is rooted and groundin Christ and is abundant because of His in-dwelling presence.One of the most attractive men I have met is a humbleChristian Pastor in Tripura. He had little of this world'sgoods and I spoke to him only two or three times butjoy and life simply radiated from his bright face, when hespoke of Christ. What a pleasure it was even to clasp hishand in a good morning greeting! The abundant life shonethrough and illuminated his whole personality so that hebecame a blessing and a benediction to all who met him.

FROM THE HOLY SPIRITThirdly the abundant life must be appropriated through

the power of the Holy Spirit. John testifies in chaper 1 verse16 of " o f His fulness have we received and grace upongrace." There must be the willing mind and the desire tohave life in its fulness. If we are content with lesser things wewill never strive for the higher. Spiritual growth, like physi-cal growth can develop only with food and exercise. Here Iwould like to quote a few sentences from an address by DrNordenhaug, the former Principal of Ruschlikon BaptistSeminary and present secretary of the Baptist World Alliancewhich are most apposite. He says . . . " I n our day ithas become fashionable to admire the Christian faithwithout becoming personally commiteed to it and to endorsethe Christian religion as something any man would be proudto sponsor." He goes on, however, to affirm "that the fulnessof Christ demands from each of us a commitment without

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reservation or compromise. We cannot grow into full man-hood in Christ so long as we bargain for minimum termsof discipleship, so long as we keep asking how much wewill get out of it for ourselves. We must come out of a senseof our helplessness to Him. We cannot claim His fulness ifour vessels are already half filled with our own merits. Butwe are reluctant to stand as the 'poor in Spirit' beforeHim. Nor can we force His resources into our little plans forHis fulness is not available apart from His purpose." Let usthen pledge to Him all that we have and all that we are intotal commitment, " T i l l we all come in the unity of thefaith—unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature ofthe fulness of Christ." Ephes. 4: 13. If we have receivedHis grace then there is placed upon us the obligation to com-municate it and to witness to it. This brings us to the con-sideration of practical expression in our church life, ourdenominational Life and our personal devotional life so thatthe fulness of His Grace in the life abundaat can bedemonstrated to those about us.

IN THE CHURCHOur Church Life. As Baptists we believe that the Christian

Church is a gathered fellowship of committed believers setapart from the world. In many parts of the world todaythe church is not a majority group, but a minority one—alittle flock set against the world. But while we must alwayshold firm to this view of the separated church andparticularly separated from the State—we are, I think, alittle in danger of carrying our separation to such a pointthat we do not make any impression either on our Govern-ment or the community in which we are set. We are inclinedto devote so much time and energy to keeping our churchorganisation running smoothly that we miss the stream ofpagan and secular life that is flowing so lustily around usand outside our walls. The fields are white unto harvest, butwhat are needed are the reapers who will go forth andthrust in the sickle. Our doctrine of separation perhapsplaces too much emphasis on the local congregation andleads us to assume that Christian service is synonymouswith attendance at meetings in the church premises. Butwe must re-think and re-plan our strategy. We need to con-sider how the impacts of our church and our church memberscan be made upon the wider human society outside. In thisconnection we welcome the new plans that the OutreachCommittee of the Union will be bringing down to ourAssembly so that the ordinary church member can betrained and encouraged to go out into the world of business,society, and pleasure to witness to the saving and keepingpower of His abundant life. We also need to rouse theconscience of our people as a group so that the voice of thechurch is heard on matters of public and moral concern.

IN THE DENOMINATIONOur Denominational Life. Again as Baptists we believe in

the independence of the local church. But here also we haverestricted doctrine to our hurt. The scriptures tell us thatthe strong are to bear the burdens of the weak. We mustlearn, as Dr Champion of Bristol puts it in his booklet on"The State of the Denomination" " t o have freedom infellowship and fellowship in freedom." We not only belongto Christ but to each other. I feel we need to work out acloser relationship of interdependence between the Union,the Associations and our sister Baptist Churches in NewZealand and on the wider horizons a closer confidencebetween the Union in New Zealand and those of Tripura andPakistan. Similarly the willingness of Assembly to hand oversome specific tasks that have hitherto been traditionally itsprivilege so that its essential business may be efficientlytransacted and the inspiration of its meetings be maintained.Even as the nations in the international scene are todayfinding that for unity certain aspects of sovereignty have tobe surrendered—and this becoming most important in theEuropean Economic Community, for example—so I believethat our churches will in the future need to examinesympathetically the prospect of voluntarily surrenderingsome areas of independence—(and I underline the wordvoluntarily) for a greater degree of interdependence andmutual help in fellowship together. I would plead for a closerstudy of this aspect by both churches and Union in the lightof the New Testament teaching—a greater willingness toshare in the common tasks both here in New Zealand and

further afield in Tripura and Pakistan. Our Baptist brethrenin Great Britain are examining this aspect of their de-nominational life and have already set up commissions tostudy what can be done to make their work more effective.

I also think we need a clearer understanding of theTheology of our faith as Baptists and Evangelicals. We havegrown so tolerant these days that we are in danger of lettingslip the vital beliefs for which our forefathers fought anddied. A vague theology cannot produce healthy Christianity.In some quarters theology is frowned upon as beingtheoretical or even impracticable, but I would remind youthat all the great Christian reformers such as Luther, Calvinand Knox were great theologians. So many people share ourchurch associations only so long as it pleases them andsoon lose interest, but to quote Dr L. S. Champion again" a n enlightened conviction holds a man much more stronglythan personal appeals." I am convinced that we as churchmembers need more teaching in the fundamentals of ourfaith, our responsibility as church members and in basicstandards of ethical conduct, both among ourselves andwith our fellow citizens.

IN OUR PERSONAL LIFEFinally in our Personal life. Unless we have a strong

personal faith based upon knowledge and experience and atotal commitment of life to our Saviour, all our schemes forEvangelism and outreach will fail. It is here we meet theproblem head on. Do we really want to have the LifeAbundant and to proclaim it to those about us or are wesatisfied with " t h e beggarly elements of the world." Thereis no halfway mark, no neutral ground here.

"Yet know, nor of the terms complain,If Jesus comes. He comes to reign.To reign and with no partial swayThoughts must be slain that disobey."

Committed discipleship or life abundant will find its ex-pression in unsparing service, in purposeful prayer and inutter love. Fellowship will no longer be only polite and com-fortable but outgoing and active; worship no longer correctand proper, but vital and lifegiving. It will no longer be leftto the faithful few, but all will be about the Master'sbusiness. Let us think no longer of the church as a hospitalor a refuge for broken and dispirited Christians, thoughthank God it will always be that as well, but rather as astrong castle set deep in the enemy's territory from whichthere sally forth, from time to time, stout men-at-arms,fully equipped and wielding the sword of the Spirit; utterlydevoted to their Leader—to venture out and capture newterritory for their Captain and hold it firm for Him. Dr. H.S. Binder in his recent article on the Anabaptists of the 16thcentury said the significant thing about their wonderfulstrong faith was that " T h e y lived on the resurrection side ofthe Cross." Do we? Are we victors in the campaign? Do wewalk in newness of the life abundant with confidence andassurance. In so far as we do so, will we carry the battlefurther into the enemy territory?

THE TWO RIVERSAs one passes through the beautiful valleys of St

Gotthard and Furka in Switzerland, high upon the left handside of the track appears a mass of green tinted ice fromwhich a little rivulet begins to trickle. One is amazed to findthat this tiny stream flowing from the glacier is the source ofthe great Rhone river which winds its way through themountains and ravines, across the placid lake of Geneva,past the fertile valleys of Southern France and out into thesparkling blue warm waters of the Mediterranean. Barely20 miles away on the other side of this mountain glacieranother little rivulet goes tumbling down in the oppositedirection, through the manufacturing centres of Switzerlandover the Rhinefall and past the hub and activity of the Ruhrand the Rhineland, the heart of West Germany's busyindustrial life. This is the mighty Rhine flowing at 10 knotsan hour till it empties its huge volume into the dark andstormy Atlantic Ocean.

Both start from the same source, the eternal snows of theSwiss Alps, and both derive their force and power fromthe high mountains in that area. But how different their

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"LIFE MORE ABUNDANT"Assembly Devotional Sessions by Rev. David R. Edwards, B.A.SATURDAY:

I. The Life of God in the Soul(Reading: Ephesians 1: 17-23.)

Deep within our lives is an inner sanctuary. It is ourspirit, within which the Holy Spirit dwells. To the measurewe are aware of His place and presence, can we live theSpirit-centred and controlled life. God waits for us that ourhearts may cease being a noisy workshop, and become aholy sanctuary, stilled into peace. When we are aware ofHis glory within, do we realise there is another plane ofliving? This is life indeed, overcoming and overflowing. Yetseldom is such living seen. As Christians we enjoy muchrelationship, life, movement, service, union, privilege; butall too often we lack fellowship, health, progress, success,power and victory. This is not God's intention. We are calledto live a full life. This is our Lord's purpose—"I am comethat they might have l i f e " (John 10: 10). Such living is ourSpiritual heritage—"As many as received Him, to them gaveHe power to become the children of G o d " (John 1: 12).This experience is NOW—"If any man be in Christ he is anew c rea tu re " (2 Cor. 5: 17). God's Holy Spirit provides thedivine dynamic—It is by the Spirit of God residing andreigning that causes the Christian both to abound and tooverflow with hope. He creates power, freedom, holiness andlife itself. Is the average Christian, however, aware of sucha life?

Quality in living depends on knowledge. Thus inEphesians 1. prayer is offered that each Christian mightknow three things:

1. The hope of his calling. Each Christian is called to alife centred in Christ. It is a call to depth. On the surfacewe meet the everyday demands, but at a deeper level weare drawn into constant communion with God. Within are theheartbeats of stability; the sources and resources ofspiritual power: the means and methods of radiant living—to this hope we are called.

2. God's inheritance in us. God has staked a tremendousclaim in every heart. It is nothing less than His divine life.As our awareness of Christ within provides the hope of suchliving, so our assurance of God's investment, enables us torealise how vital we are to Him. Joint heirs with JesusChrist. Peter described it as—"this divine power hasbestowed on us all things that are required and suited to lifeand godliness, through the personal knowledge of Him, whohas called us by and to His own glory." (2 Peter 1: 3). To thedivine life we must cling. God has already invested in us so

subsequent course and ultimate destination. As I passed thelittle rivulets I thought they were a parable of what I havebeen trying to say. None of us know our future course; thatis in God's hands, whether it be to meander throughpleasant fields, in comfort and warmth and out into a sunliteasy living, or whether through the dark valleys, years oftoil" and hard work and deep waters of sorrow and hard-ship, each receives life and life abundant from the samesource. Christ is the water of life and the water that Heshall give shall be in us a well of water springing up toeverlasting life. Let us then drink deep draughts so that wemay be filled with His abundant life and thence go forth toserve Him without reserve, till travelling days are done.

"His love has no limits. His grace has no measure,His power no boundary known unto men,For out of His infinite riches in JesusHe giveth and giveth and giveth again."

Jesus said, "I am come that men may have life and mayhave it in all its fu lnes s " and the Apostle John re-echoesthe affirmation " H e who possesses the Son has life indeed."

much, our spiritual living is His initiation, instigation, andintention. It is for our unbroken fellowship with Him, e.g.,the vine and the branches. His life in our souls is His desirefor our fulness.

3. His unlimited power in us who believe. It is ademonstrated power. The same in quality and purpose, asHe used to raise our Lord to resurrection life. We arecalled upon to live a life entitled—The life of God in thesoul. It is this life Christ desires to present to the Fatherthrough the Christian. God who displayed it in His Son wouldnow display it in His sons. This power, however, is a result.Jesus Christ offered perfect humilty and obedience (Phil.2: 8), therefore, God revealed His power. This power isavailable to reach who believes.

This life, God's heritage, is the New Testament standardof devotion. For each and all it is the goal, yet capable ofpresent fulfilment. As with our Lord, so with us, in responseto our humility and obedience to surrender, God offers Hisdivine life in our souls. He demands all, but He gives all.

TUESDAY:

II. Life, and the Individual(Reading: Ephesians 2: 4-10.)

Baptists have constantly stressed the authority of theindividual. Conscience, personal access to God, individualresponsibility are aspects of each personality to be respectedand honoured. . . Spiritual life is offered to each—"whoso-ever will may come"—"that ye might have life, and haveit more abundantly." The search for the one sheep; theconcern for the one prodigal. The drama of the doublesearch. This results in the reception of life that is God's.He. the seeker, giver, and bestower of "power to become."

Such salvation is personal, given by God. " I n God's richmercy . . . by His grace . . . for His great love wherewitihjHe loved us." This life in which God is involved so much,we so little. " N o t of yourselves . . . it is the gift of God. . . not of works . . . we are His workmanship." Each linkedto Christ to live life fully. Raised to reside in heavenlyplaces. This depends on our personal relationship with Him.Many accept the historical Jesus, few accept the Christ, ourcontemporary. We do not need to master abundant lifetechniques, we need to discover the true nature of ourMaster. He present in us, and we now in Him. Wewould never deny the resurrection, but we seldom displayits triumph. This personal experience of abundant livingmay be described by three words—Reality, Simplicity, andUnity.

1. Reality. Paul described to the Ephesians what Godhad actually done for them. Quickened, raised, seated withChrist—all this had already happened. There is a world ofdifference between facts and the realities of living. Therealities are eternal—love, truth, purity, life itself. Facts arethings seen or made—quarrels, unhappiness, falsehood, sick-ness and death. Our Lord looked at the facts and saw throughthem the eternal reality . . The facts may state you arealone, defeated, and discouraged, but the reality is—You areleast alone when all alone. You are in the centre of the loveof God; you are capable of anything through Christ whomakes you strong; You and your Lord are together—one.

2. Simplicity. Our Lord's definition of life was simple—"Know God." The total obligations of life were unified intolove—Love the Lord with all thy heart, soul, mind andstrength. The aim of the apostle was to exclude all non-essentials—"this one thing I do." Our task is to centre downour lives into singlemindedness. Only the completely yieldedlife can say—"I am his workmanship." It is to the stilled,tranquil heart trusting in simplicity that God will speak. Yetsuch simplicity is costly. The sum total of all other invest-ments—all the lesser pearls—must be paid over for the Pearlof great price. Costly yet uniquely precious—the life abundant


is open to all who will take it. When love is utter, obedienceimplicit, submission singularly complete, then in responsivesimplicity the Lord will bestow his resources of life'sabundance.

3. Unity. Where is such abundance found? In JesusChrist. "This life is in the Son." To have it we musthave Him. When we were born anew, our lives were invadedby His Spirit. Our bodies became His temple; our personali-ties were occupied by Him. Made one with Christ by HisSpirit. So united that the joint between vine and branchcannot be detected. He and me, a unity. The totality of whatHe is, you are. His victory, vigour and vision all yours.

This marks His personal intention. There is no need forlonging, or regretting, we are to release ourselves into Him,and hear Him say "I will come i n " to reside and live hisabundance in each life continually.

WEDNESDAY:III. Life in Fellowship

(Reading: Ephesians 3: 14-21.)

Many terms describe what the Christian has been con-verted from—sin, guilt, pride, fears etc., but what has hebeen converted to? What has he entered?—He has beenreborn into the Kingdom of God. The spiritual communityof God. Our deepest need is to belong. Having entered theKingdom of God, we discover we are united to Christ itsliving embodiment. This kingdom is by nature, collective.Christ is not so much Lord of each, as Lord of all. " W eare all one in Christ Jesus." This new living is a living infellowship with Him; and, therefore, in fellowship with allwho share His Kingdom. No Christian can find scope insolitude, it must be found in fellowship. We are all membersof one family, within the fellowship of God, our Father. ToSt Paul the Ephesian Church was, but a localised expressionof that total family; as he prayed then for them, so we maynow pray for this assembly. That God would grant—

1. An inner strengthening that makes Christ central. Toooften we centralise our thought on our resources, ourproblems, and our prospects. It is the church thataffirms " w e behold His Glory" that will be strong at

its centre. Christ in the midst, the focus of attention. Withinwe need power; at the core of our common life we need HisLordship. " I n the inner man," in our thinking, planning,and deciding. Often the church knows what would honourChrist, but all too often the confession is we lack the driveto fulfil the intentions. Collectively we need the strengthen-ing that makes Christ central.

2. The awareness of God's measureless Love. The gaugeto measure spiritual life is love. His for us and others; oursfor Him and them. In the fellowship of His Kingdom it ismeasured by our relationship—man to man in God. Thewarmth of the Christian community in its love life has oftensurprised others. It is the inter-knittedness of God-enthralledmen and women. We love Him, because He first loved us, andwe love others not as we love ourselves, but we love themas being part of ourselves—we are all one in Him. Suchlove directed to each provides the never failing adhesive tohold all together. It holds Christ to us—"as I have lovedyou," and it binds all together through obedience—"loveone another." Wo are aware of His measureless love onlywhen the Holy Spirit sheds abroad that love in our hearts; aunifying, binding, experience which makes a church afellowship. The love that is toward each without measure,will enable the whole to be filled with all the fulness of God.

3. The demonstration of super-abundant powers: vs. 20 and21. God offers to all the life of prayer, expectation and ful-filment. Not as an ideal, but a life at the present. Suchdemonstration is within the church itself . . . " G o d knowsnothing of solitary r e l i g ion" (John Wesley). For too longwithin the church fellowship, the goals have been set at thehuman level . . . We have sought to energise our faith, wehave consecrated our ego; our prayers have been a mono-logue rather than a dialogue. When the fellowship of Hischurch realise that He is able, and allow Him to show Hisability, then will be seen the communal life abundant sofully shown in the New Testament.

This abundant living is the life in fellowship because itis the life of God in every soul comprising it. As we offerto God the fulness of glory through entire surrender will Hebe enabled to work in us by His Indwelling Power to makepersonal and united living—glorious in fellowship: rich inabundance; overflowing in influence to His praise—"worldwithout end."

ASIAN LEADERSHIP FOR NEW ZEALANDCHURCHES

Four officers of the East Asia Christian Conference willbe the only speakers—and will also lead worship andBible Study—at a major inter-church consultation in Christ-church (N.Z.), November 27 to 30 inclusive. They are theRev. Dr D. T. Niles of Ceylon, Mr M. M. Thomas of India,the Rev. Dr John Fleming of Singapore and the Rev. AlanA. Brash of New Zealand. The consultation, on the theme"the Mission of the Church," will be attended by 160 ap-pointed representatives of the eight member churches of theN.C.C. in New Zealand, and by a number of Asians studyingin New Zealand universities. The main series of addresseswill be open to the public and an attendance of 700 pernight is anticipated.

A specially important part of the consultation will bediscussion groups in the afternoons, when we will examinesuch questions as—What is our evangelistic task in our owncountry? Are we really doing it? Should we do it together?What is the place of the Billy Graham type of mission? Isour pattern of missionary serving overseas hopelessly out ofdate? If so, how can it be made more effective? Are weputting our resources of men and money into the wrong kindof activities, here, as well as overseas? There are no greaterneeds for the Churches of New Zealand than that we shouldfind the will of God and obey it, in regard to such questionsas these.

The worship of the group will be led by Dr D. T. Nilesand Mr M. M. Thomas, the Bible Study by Dr Fleming.The morning series of addresses is as follows:—

November 27: " G o d ' s Action in Changing Asia and theChallenge to New Obedience," Mr M. M. Thomas.

November 28: " G o d ' s Judgment on the churches andCommission to the Church," Dr John Fleming.

November 29: " G o d ' s Action in the Living Faiths of Menand the Finality of Christ," Dr D. T. Niles.

November 30: " G o d ' s People in the World and the Con-fession of the Laity," Mr M. M. Thomas.

In the evening meetings, Dr Niles will give a series ofaddresses on the topics:—

November 27: "The Kingdom Comes."November 28: "The Kingdom is Announced."November 29: "The Pressure of the Kingdom."November 30: "The Kingdom is Fulfilled."Each evening his address will be preceded by one or

another member of the team, as follows:—November 27: "News of the Coming Kingdom in India,"

Mr M. M. Thomas.November 28:,"The Proclamation in Mission and Ser-

vice." The Rev. Alan A. Brash.November 29: "The Hand of God in Contemporary His-

tory," Mr M. M. Thomas.November 30: "Sings of the Coming Kingdom," Dr J. R.

Fleming.It is hoped that following the consultation, these major

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EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT

BAPTIST UNION OF NEW ZEALAND

Thanksgiving is the note that must always sound at thecommencement of our annual report. As churches and as aunion we have tasted again the goodness of the Lord. Incountless ways we have experienced His presence among usand we have felt and witnessed the working of His Spirit.Our needs have been wonderfully met. If some churcheshave been through times of testing, they have but learnedto trust more surely the loving wisdom of God.

We give thanks, also for the unity that is ours in thefellowship of our Baptist Union. The family spirit amongthe churches is something to be carefully guarded andgreatly treasured. We can rejoice that in this voluntaryassociation of self-governing churches the ties that bind usare stronger than any that can be created by organisation.This fellowship of faith and love will deepen and strengthenas Christ our Lord is glorified in each individual churchand in the life of every believer. In Him we learn that ourrelationship is not independence, but interdependence, notisolation, but partnership.

This is the first time for a considerable period that noincrease in the number of our churches has beenrecorded. In the preceding five years, twenty new churcheswere formed, some of them in smaller provincial centres.It is important that these new churches should be thoroughlyestablished and the work consolidated. Nevertheless, wemust keep alive the spirit of venturing in areas where theevangel is needed. We must beware of the danger of becom-ing too settled and comfortable, too engrossed in buildingprogrammes and too obsessed with organisation. TheSpirit-filled church is not the comfortable one, nor is itnecessarily the highly organised one. It is the witnessingchurch which speaks, not of itself, its minister or itsachievements but of Christ its Lord.

A SALUTE TO CANTERBURY BAPTISTS

The year 1962 marks, the centenary of the first Baptistchurch in Canterbury, the Rangiora Church. It is appropriatethat this year's Assembly should be held in Christchurchand that the Assembly Outing on the Saturday afternoonshould be associated with the opening of a new churchbuilding at Rangiora. Next year the Oxford Terrace Churchwill celebrate its centenary.

The first organised association of Baptist Churches inNew Zealand was the Canterbury Baptist Association com-prising four churches. This was the beginning of fellowshipamong the Baptist Churches of our land. In his annual reportof the Canterbury Baptist Association for 1880, the Secretarypointed forward to the Baptist Union.

"We believe that if the Canterbury Baptist Associationbecame merged in the 'Baptist Union of New Zealand' theresult would be immense benefit to the denomination in thecolony. . . As a denomination we lack much that we mightpossess, and which the formation of a Baptist Union for thecolony would yield us. . . Would not a bold stand . . . by theuniting of all the churches from the North Cape to SouthCape lead many who are practically semi-Baptists tobecome more firmly attached to their own denomination?"

The Baptist Union was created on October 9, 1882.It is interesting to remember, also that it was in Canter-

bury that there was born the forerunner of the "Baptist."

In 1877 there was published the "Canterbury Evangelist,"later known as the "Canterbury Baptist." In 1880 it becamethe "New Zealand Baptist."

CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICEWe give thanks for all those who, having served faith-

fully in the ranks of the Church Militant, have been calledduring the year to the ranks of the Church Triumphant.We remember with gratitude the loyalty and service of allwho were in the fellowship of our churches and who nowserve in the land of everlasting light.

THE CHURCHESTwo new churches were formed during the year, the

Huntly Church on September 10, 1961 and the GlengarryChurch on August 26, 1962. The former church was receivedat last Assembly. The Glengarry Church takes the place ofthe Hawthorndale Church which had been formed in 1951,but which has now gone out of existence in favour of thenew church created in a large housing area. Another churchthat has ceased to exist is the Ridgway Church in Wellington.The supervision of the youth work at Ridgway has beenundertaken by the Wellington Central Church. The numberof churches in our Union remains at 138.

The following are the overall membership totals:Membership as at August 31, 1961Additions:—

By baptismBy transferBy other means

TotalRemovals: —

By death .By transferBy other means

Total membership as at August 31, 1962Net gain for the year

693684195

162622334

15,188

1,572

16,760

1,118

15,642454

Facsimile of the whare in which the first services were held in 1865.


The total number of Fellowships is 26, made up asfollows: Auckland four, South Auckland seven, CentralDistricts six, Wellington three, Canterbury and Westlandfive, Otago and Southland 1. The following new Fellowshipswere formed during the year: Halswell, Waitara and Urenui.In some cases the Fellowships are vigorous and strong: inothers they comprise very small groups. They provideopportunity for our people to come together for the study ofthe Word and for prayer.

SERVING TOGETHER

We are grateful again for the manner in which theAssociations have functioned during the past year. While inmost cases there has been no new church formed in theAssociation, there has been an active seeking out of freshopportunities and an encouraging of the churches and thefellowships. With the development of the new ChurchExtension Department much more responsibility for aidedchurches will devolve upon the Associations. It will beimportant that the Church Extension Committee in eachAssociation has a live and active committee so that newwork may be fostered to the utmost.

The Seventy-ninth Assembly of the Union was held inthe Lower Hutt Town Hall, from November 2 to 8, 1961. Thiswas the first occasion on which an Assembly was held inother than church premises. We were fortunate in having atour disposal a building with such excellent facilities. Whilewe missed the atmosphere of a church building, we had theadvantage of the spaciousness of the Town Hall premises,and we are grateful for those who made it possible for themeetings to be held there. Many of the committee meetingswere held at the Lower Hutt Church. We record our gratitudeto those who made the Assembly an outstanding occasion.

The Executive and the Council: The Executive met onMarch 6 and on June 19, while the Council met on June 20and 21. A number of matters of major importance in thework of the Denomination were discussed. The mid-yearmeeting of the Council has become increasingly importantas the work of the Denomination has expanded. It is becom-ing more and more apparent that much of the administra-tive work has to be undertaken by the Council and theExecutive and we can be thankful for the quality of servicethat is rendered.

The Committees of the Union play a very large part inthe effective working of the Departments. Looking back overthe records of the Denomination, one is impressed with theamount of development that has taken place in the lasttwenty years or so. This has resulted in the establishing ofvarious Boards and Committees for the proper functioningof the Departments, and in this regard we are fortunate inthe amount of devoted voluntary service that is given by somany committee members.

OUR LEADERSThe President: Rev. F. Hayes Lloyd made a fine con-

tribution to the 1961 Assembly by his chairmanship. Hecommenced itinerating in the South Island, but unfortunatelyhad to withdraw from his visitation of the churches for healthreasons. It has been a great disappointment to him that hehas not been able to make as full a contribution as he had

hoped to the life of the churches during his Presidentialyear. We assure him, however, that what he has been ableto do has been deeply appreciated and we have admired thespirit in which he has undertaken many responsibilities inspite of persisting ill health. We rejoice with him in therestoration of strength that has been given to him.

The General Secretary and Treasurer has made a pointof visiting all the Association areas during the year. Suchvisitation work is more readily undertaken now that anAssistant Secretary has been appointed. Keeping in touchwith the churches and with the Associations is essentialif the General Secretary is to fulfil his function as theExecutive Officer of the Union. The 1961 Assembly re-ap-pointed the present General Secretary for a further term ofthree years.

The Assistant Secretary, Mr R. H. French, is now in hissecond year of service. His appointment has enabled thedevelopment of the work in various ways. He has under-taken a considerable degree of responsibility in connectionwith the launching of the Legion of Donors, in investigationsregarding a Baptist Union Investment Society, in publicitymatters affecting the Union a»nd the Missionary Society andin other fields of service.

The Director of Christian Education, Rev. J. J. Burt, wasre-appointed by the 1961 Assembly for a further term ofthree years. He has had a busy year in the work of en-couraging churches and Sunday schools in the developmentof Christian Education, and has travelled quite considerablythrough the country in this regard. In company with Rev.A. L. Silcock he has visited the Australian Baptist Board ofPublication and has been in conference with the members ofthat Board in regard to literature production.

The College Staff: As a Denomination we are deeplythankful for the leadership that js being given by the Collegestaff under the Principalship of Rev. J. A. Clifford, M.Sc.The two tutors, Dr R. J. Thompson and Dr S. L. Edgar,are thoroughly settled into the work of the College and areproving with the Principal, a fine team in the training of ouryoung men for the ministry and the mission field. We arethankful for the manner in which they have each beenamong the churches in different parts of the land, providinginformation about the College and giving inspiration to ourpeople. The College was never more firmly entrenched inthe life of our Denomination than it is today.

The Union Evangelists: The Board of Evangelim willpresent its report on the evangelistic crusades held duringthe past year. We are grateful for all that God has doneamong the churches through the service of the two UnionEvangelists, Rev. Roland Hart and Rev. G. Clifford Reay.The call to prayer has sounded continually among thechurches throughout the land. We are very conscious of thefact that the effectiveness of the Crusades depends veryconsiderably on the faithfulness with which our people re-member them in prayer. It should never be forgotten thatthese evangelistic efforts are put forth by the Denominationas a whole, and we all have responsibility in regard to them.

Headquarters Staff: We record again our gratitude forthe faithful service rendered by the Headquarters staff, com-prising the Assistant Treasurer, Miss R. M. Barnett, MissD. M. Hardie and Miss N. J. Bambery. It means much tothe tarrying out of the many tasks in the Office that thestaff are all people who are conscious of a call to the workand do it in the spirit of dedication.

Th Honorary Auditor and Honorary Solicitors: Mr J. J.Baldwin, F.P.A.N.Z., has served us again as HonoraryAuditor, and Messrs Macalister, Mazengarb, Parkin andRose of Wellington and Messrs Gaze, Bond and Silvesterof Auckland as Honorary Solicitors. The contribution that ismade in this way to the work of the Union is very consider-able, and we express our deep thanks to all concerned.

FINANCEOnce more we have good cause for thankfulness to God

for the way in which our people have responded to thefinancial needs of the Union and the Missionary Society.Although the Self-denial Offering did not reach the figureof 1961, it exceeded our target and for this we are grateful.The offering amounted to £29,427. We are also verythankful that the Forward Work Appeal produced a result inexcess of our target, the total offering being £11,518. Beyond

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these special appeals there is disclosed a wonderful spirit ofgiving in the various Departments of our Denominational life,such as the B.W.M.U., the Bible Classes, the Sunday Schools,B.M.M.F., etc. There has also been a marked increase inthe giving of the churches themselves. The accounts are allin a buoyant state for which we give thanks.

MINISTERIAL MATTERSThe following names were added to the Accredited List

at the 1961 Assembly: Revs. A. L. Burrow, T. G. Fear, G.Kingston-Smith, S. Lau, J. W. McNair, H. J. Pidwell, G. A.Smith, I. F. Taylor, S. Tong.

Rev A. L. Silcock has undertaken the office of Editor ofSenior Young People's and Adult Lesson Material for NewZealand and Australia.

Rev. Roland Hart was appointed as a Union Evangelist;Rev. Rex Goldsmith, M.A., accepted appointment as full timePrison Chaplain at Waikeria; and Rev. D. R. Wilson, B.A.,was appointed Chaplain to the Canterbury University.

On August 15, 1962, Rev. John P. Miller was called toHigher Service. He was one in whose heart the flame ofevangelism burnt brightly. He served for some time asCaravan Evangelist under the auspices of the N.Z. BibleTraining Institute, and then ministered in three of ourpastorates—Mornington (6½ years), New Plymouth (10years), and Tauranga (8 years). We give thanks for hisspirit and for the blessing that rested on his ministry. Ourloving sympathy is extended to Mrs Miller and themembers of the family.

Rev. D. B. Forde Carlisle passed away in Auckland onJune 29, 1962. He had served as minister of the PalmerstonNorth, Berhampore, Te Awamutu and Otahuhu BaptistChurches, and in latter years was an ardent advocate of thework of the International Council of Christian Churches. Thesympathy of the Denomination is extended to Mrs Carlisleand the members of the family.

The Standard Minimum Stipend up to July 31, 1962, re-mained the same as in the preceding year, namely: MarriedMinisters and Home Missionaries £702 and free manse;Single Ministers and Home Missionaries £572 and use ofmanse or £2 10s per week accommodation allowance;Accredited Deaconesses £546. In view of a wage orderincrease of 2½ per cent these figures were increased to £720,£586 and £560 respectively as from August 1.

From time to time we discover cases of churches thatare not paying the Minimum Stipend. Care should be takento ensure that no minister or deaconess is receiving lessthan the amount stipulated by the Union.

The annual book allowance of £10, should be paid inaddition to the Minimum Stipend.

The Church and Ministerial Advisory Board has had abusy year in view of the fact that there have been manyvacant pastorates and many changes in pastorate. At theclose of the year there were fourteen churches seeking for aminister. Eight men graduate from College this year, but twoof these are already in pastoral work. This means that onlysix men are available to meet the demands of the vacantpastorates. The fact that several of our senior ministerstook up duties that led them out of pastoral office aggravatedthe shortage. The Advisory Board is always glad to be ofassistance in conferring with churches concerning calls tothe pastorate, and is glad to note that in increasing measureit services are being utilised.

Homes for Retired Ministers and Missionaries: Both theUnion Council and the Missionary Society Executive havegiven much thought to this matter and have entrusted theFinance Committee with the responsibility of making en-quiries as to the best means of meeting the need. There is aconcensus of opinion that, in view of the provision made bythe Annuity Fund Subsidiary Schemes, there is no call onthe Union to create any general scheme for houses for retiredministers and missionaries. Individual cases will need to bedealt with on their merits, and it is recognised that severalcases deserving of consideration are already in existence orwill be in the near future. Two private Trusts have in-terested themselves in this matter and the Finance Com-mittee is in process of negotiating with these Trusts for theproviding of several self-contained units for the use ofretired ministers or missionaries who are in urgent neededaccommodation. It is hoped to have some definite report toAssembly of this scheme proceedings.

NEW DEVELOPMENTSThe Legion of Donors: The 1961 Assembly endorsed a

plan for the formation of a Legion of Donors, a fellowshipinterested in assisting new churches with the financing oftheir buildings. Those joining the Legion pledge themselvesto give £1 each time a call is made, not more than threecalls being made in any one year. The proceeds of a callare distributed to any new cause which is about to open itsbuilding and whose application for a gift from the Legionhas been endorsed by the Association concerned andapproved by the Finance Committee of the Union.

It is pleasing to report that 980 members have enrolledup to August 31. Members responded quickly and willingly toa first call made for the purpose of assisting the Glengarryand Wainoni Churches. The Glengarry Church was openedon August 25, and the presentation of a cheque for £400 wasmade at the opening ceremony. A similar amount has beenset aside for the opening of the Wainoni Church later thisyear. From this encouraging beginning it is hoped that theLegion will continue to grow in numbers and play anincreasingly important part in assisting promising churchesat the time of their greatest need.

Outreach of the Church: The Union Council presentedAssembly 1961 with recommendations for a programme oftraining among the churches with the object of increasingpersonal dedication to the task of taking the Gospel out intothe community. Assignments for research, preparation ofliterature and training programmes were given to variousdepartments who sent reports for the consideration of amid-year meeting of the Outreach Committee. It has becomeapparent that a co-ordinated drive is now necessary andwith this in view the Union Council is presenting to thisAssembly plans for the establishing of Outreach Schools.Churches will be encouraged to send to these schools rep-resentatives who will have the responsibility of carryinghack to their own people the plans for the implementationof an outreach programme.

Aided Churches: As from Assembly 1962 all aidedchurches are to be brought under the supervision of oneDepartment to be known as the Church Extension Depart-ment. This move brings to an end the work of what hashitherto been known as the Church Extension Committeewhich for twenty-eight years has played a very importantpart in the establishing and building up of new causesthroughout the land. In all, thirty-three churches have hadthe benefit of the supervision and assistance of the ChurchExtension Committee. Throughout these years many otherchurches have had financial assistance from the Union inthe form of Union Grants and these latter churches havebeen under the supervision of the Associations. The pointhas been reached in our development where it has becomeincreasingly apparent that the Associations will have toassume a greater degree of responsibility for the supervisionof all aided churches, and, to this end, effective ChurchExtension Committees are being established in the sixAssociations, their work being co-ordinated by a DominionBoard of the Church Extension Department. Rules for theoperation of this Department will be presented for adoptionby Assembly.

CO OPERATION WITH OTHERSThird Assembly of the W.C.C, Delhi, 1961: Rev. J. T.

Crozier was appointed our official delegate to this memorableAssembly. He was accompanied by Mrs Crozier. We werefortunate also in the fact that Rev. Roland Hart was ap-pointed a representative of the National Council ofChurches of New Zealand.

At this Third Assembly of the W.C.C, there was effectedthe integration of the International Missionary Council withthe W.C.C.

Both Mr Crozier and Mr Hart have given most effectiveaccounts of the Assembly meetings and will report furtherto our own 1962 Assembly.

Inter-Church Activities: Revs. J. T. Crozier, A. H. Mac-Leod and L. A. North have served on the National Councilof Churches during the year. Mr MacLeod has taken theplace of Rev. A. L. Silcock as our representative on theExecutive of the N.C.C.

Our representatives on the Inter-Church Council onPublic Affairs have been Revs. T. W. Cadman, W. K. J.McCormack, J. E. Simpson. Messrs H. W. Milner and R. H.French. It is interesting to note that Mr Milner is the


present Chairman of the Inter-Church Council and Mr Frenchserves as Secretary.

Rev. J. E. Simpsom has continued to serve as our rep-resentative on the TV Commission of the National Councilof Churches, and also on the Central Religious AdvisoryBoard of the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Rev. J. J. Burt and Dr S. L. Edgar have been our rep-resentatives on the Council for Christian Education; Rev.A. J. Gibbs our representative on the Chaplains DominionAdvisory Council; and Rev. A. Loudon has represented uson the Religious Film Society of New Zealand.

ON THE AIRA number of developments are taking place in the fields

of sound radio and television which concern the churches

deeply. The advent of television and the consequent com-petition between it and sound radio has put pressure on allusing sound radio to improve the standard of their presenta-tion; and the transfer of control from a Department ofGovernment to a Corporation has occasioned considerableorganisational change, the full effects of which have notyet become clear. The situation has led the CentralReligious Advisory Committze (C.R.A.C.) to recommend thateach broadcasting church should " a p p o i n t a committeewhose duty it would be to listen to each service broadcastby that church and make recommendations for improve-ments." It has also made a number of suggestions for theimprovement of Children's Sunday Services.

A consultation of all broadcasting churches was held inWellington on July 26, 1962, for the purpose of reviewing allreligious sound broadcasting. A number of importantdecisions were reached there. A move to ask the Broad-casting Corporation to set up a Religious Affairs Depart-ment was defeated by a 60 per cent vote. Resolutions carriedincluded the following:

1. That, while acknowledging that every church musthave a care for a radio ministry to its own members whoare hindered from attending services of worship the use ofSunday evening broadcasts, in particular for other forms ofChristian programme directed to those not accustomed tothe normal forms of Christian worship should be consideredby all churches.

2. That, in consideration of the fact that more than 75per cent of New Zealand listeners habitually tune to thecommercial network, every endeavour be made to presentthe Christian message on an inter-denominational basisfrom the commercial stations.

3. That to give effect to all that is implied or suggestedherein the broadcasting churches should combine in somesuch manner as is effective in respect of religious televisionin order to utilise the best talent in the most effectivemanner.

4. That the scope of operations of the N.C.C. Commissionon Television be extended to include such responsibilityin sound radio as is delegated to it from time to time by thechurches and including the religious broadcasting of com-mercial stations.

The N.C.C. Commission on Television has begun on itstask of investigating what may be involved in terms of staff,finance and general operation in giving effect to the aboveresolutions. At first glance it would appear that a budgetaryincrease of about one-third could be involved. (J. EwenSimpson.)

MORE COMMITTEESChaplains' Committee: With the reduced numbers of men

in military camps, there are now very few opportunities ofservice for Baptist Chaplains.

We congratulate Revs. D. H. Stewart and F. H. Carteron being awarded the Efficiency Decoration.

Several chaplains have reached the age limit and havebeen posted to the Reserve of Officers, while Rev. F. G.McKean has been commissioned as a chaplain and hasattended a course of training at Waiouru Military Camp.

Three meetings of the Chaplains' Dominion AdvisoryCouncil have been held during the year. (A. J. Gibbs.)

Church Architectural Committee: During this year theCommittee has seen the booklet "P lanning Church Build-i n g s " through the press. This is a significant step forwardin so far that no similar booklet is available either here oroverseas. The practical nature of the material and thehigh quality of the production should encourage churchesto regard this matter more seriously. The Committee ispleased to have co-operated with the Spurgeon Press inthis publication. Work has also been done on guidance sheetsfor churches interested in building baptistries and manses.Churches are urged to work with their Association Archi-tectural Committees in all matters of planning and building.(J.. J. Burt.)

Historicial Society: The Society has been a part of ourBaptist Union for the past twelve years and in that periodhas moved quietly towards recognised status in our work.This has been illustrated during the past year by the manyrequests for information which have come to hand. As thematerial in our archives increases we hope to be able torender an even better service to our churches. Furtherprogress on the Dr J. J. North biography seems likely in thenear future, and we anticipate a commencement upon thetask of collecting material for a factual record of the ChurchExtension Committee whose work now becomes part of thetask facing the new Church Extension Department.

We are indebted to the Rev. E. T. Jones and Mr DavidK. Nicholson for their efforts to mark the work of the Rev.

Decimus Dolamore. This is to be done by a suitable plaqueon the headstone of the grave in the Linwood Cemetery. Anappropriate ceremony will be held at the Annual Meeting ofthe Society during the 1962 Assembly. (R. Jamieson.)

Public Questions Committee: The Public Questions Com-mittee has functioned this year mainly through its Associa-tion Committees. The usual Dominion Committee Meetingwas not held this year as members were unable to attend.However, during the year enquiries were carried out inregard to the Outreach Programme of other Denominations.Quite an amount of material was gathered on social work,civic and national responsibilities and methods by which theChurch is endeavouring to reach the man in the street. Thesefindings have been precised and given to the Outreach Com-mittee. The liquor question has also been under close

Rev. Decimus Dolamore.

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scrutiny as Parliament has this matter under review. Anexpression of concern was made to Government in regard tothe increased facilities for gambling and the greater in-ducements offered.

Our representatives on the Inter-Church Council forPublic Affairs are Rev. J. E. Simpson and Rev. W. K. J.McCormack and these have kept abreast of developments inimmigration policy, customs duty and sales tax imposed ongoods used for religious purposes. Matters regarding justiceare also under discussion here. As a Committee we feel theresponsibility that belongs to the church to speak with aprophetic voice on our national and international situation.We would congratulate all churches who have in any waycontributed to this voice in our community, bringing to ournation the concept that the whole realm of human life andendeavour is under the judgment of God. We trust that inthe future more of our people will see the need to representthe church in this way for we believe that a public consciencearoused in our Denomination by the Spirit of God is thehandmaid of true evangelism. (W. K. J. McCormack.,)

SERVE OUR DAYThere is apparent in many quarters in the church a

restlessness, a discontent with things as they are. We realisethat we are not in touch as we ought to be. We have not keptpace with the rapid changes that have taken place in thesocial structure of the community in which we live. Theresult is that, while we cling to the stereotyped forms andpatterns handed down to us by past generations, this presentgeneration finds in them little to attract. This is not to saythat we must adapt our forms and methods simply to attractan entertainment-surfeited generation; but it does mean thatwe should give much more thought to the presentation ofthe Gospel in the age in which we live. It is not enough tokeep the organisation of the church running smoothly, itsbuildings in good order, its finances sound and its membershappy in their fellowship together. None of these representsthe primary function of the church. It is among men to liveand witness and serve as Christ's visible representative onearth.

The word of salvation is to be spoken in a languagemen can understand today, and it is to be spoken to men inthe situation of today. The programmes of our churches arenot to be tied to the past, but continually tested for theireffectiveness. This calls for honest thinking and dedicatedleadership. It also called for responsiveness on the part ofthe whole membership, a willingness to venture in newpaths and to try the unaccustomed for the sake of thosefor whom our "accus tomed" is meaningless.

Above all, it needs the life-giving, energising power ofthe Holy Spirit in the midst of our churches, lifting us outof our staid ways and our fear of new ways, filling us withnew zeal and understanding, and strengthening us with joy-ful purpose and the courage to venture for Christ ourLord's sake.

On behalf of the Council,LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary.

Visit of Principal D. Mervyn Himbury, B.A., B.D., B.Litt.,of the Baptist Theological College of Victoria.

ITINERARY 1962Christchurch (Assembly), November 1 to 7. Timaru,

Thursday, November 8. Dunedin, Saturday to Monday,November 10 to 12. Invercargill, Tuesday, November 13.Nelson (by air), Wednesday, November 14. Hastings (byair), Thursday, November 15. Wellington, Saturday andSunday, November 17 and 18. Wanganui, Monday, Novem-ber 19. Palmerston North, Tuesday, November 20. Hamilton,Wednesday, November 21. Rotorua, Thursday and Friday,November 22 and 23. Auckland, Saturday to Monday,November 24 to 26. Leave for Australia, Tuesday, November27.

Note.—(a) It will be necessary to arrange hospitality ateach place. Will you let me know what arrangements aremade, (b) It will be appreciated if, where practicable,Principal Himbury is taken to his next appointment by car.

LAWRENCE A. NORTH.General Secretary.

General Secretary's NotesAnonymous gifts: Most welcome anonymous gifts have

been received during the past month—£500 for the MissionarySociety, £250 for the College, £250 for the Maori Department,£10 for the Missionary Society, £1 for the Christian LifeCrusades.

Jubilee Circulating Loan Fund: Applications for loans,bearing the endorsement of the Association concerned, mustbe in my hands by November 30, if they are to be consideredat the December meeting of the Union Finance Committee.

Pastoral Settlements: Rev. W. G. D. Taylor of Manurewa,has accepted to a call to Hornby, Rev. H. R. Bycroft toGreen Island, and Rev. I. M. Christensen to Tokoroa.

Pastoral settlements to date for College exit-students areas follows: B. E. Hibbert to Gore; P. J. Pritchard to Clutha;B. J. Denholm to Ashburton; G. D. Coad to Huntly; D.Crompton to Shackleton Road.

Standard Minimum Stipends: With the 2½ per cent in-crease in the standard minimum stipends, the following arenow the rates:

1. Married Ministers, Home Missionaries and Probation-ary Ministers: £720 plus free manse.

2. Single Ministers, Home Missionaries and Probation-ary Ministers: £586 plus free manse or £2 10s per week ac-commodation allowance.

3. Accredited Deaconesses: £560.LAWRENCE A. NORTH,

General Secretary.

Presidential VisitationREV. F. H. LLOYD SIGNS OFF

September has found me travelling through Taranaki,where I visited the Churches of New Plymouth, Stratford andHawera. In Manawatu, a united service when Feilding,Hokowhitu, Awapuni and Palmerston North, joined forces,similarly at Wanganui East with Ingestre Street uniting.Later I visited Nelson and Richmond and several Welling-ton City churches. Perhaps the most impressive was theopening of the new Educational Building at Berhampore.What a magnificent piece of work this is, and what atribute to the zeal and sacrifice of the church there. I wasable also to attend the Missionary Executive meetings, andWellington Association monthly meeting.

Now Assembly is on us. May we ask the prayers of theDenomination for these important gatherings.

COLLEGE NEWSThe Administrative Committee met for its last meeting

of the College year on Monday, October 1. Items of interestfrom the meeting were:

Seven applicants for College training and three homemission trainees to be recommended for acceptance byAssembly.

Keen appreciation expressed of the six lectures onPreaching given to students and some ministers by Rev.L. J. Boulton Smith.

The Archer Memorial Contest for Public Speaking won byMr R. M. Gurney. The Principal reported that " t h e averagequality was very good." Adjudicators were Judge K. G.Archer and Messrs G. W. Moore and N. S. Rackham.

The College tutors, Dr R. J. Thompson and Dr S. L. Edgar,to attend a Theological Colleges consultation on November26 and, later the same month, an E.A.C.C. Conference.

Twenty-one registrations to date for the Holiday Course(see top left hand corner of inside front cover). The Courseis to be conducted by the College tutorial staff and outsidespeakers.

Advice received that the College is a beneficiary in theestate of the late Jessie Anne Hiett of Dunedin.

Concern expressed that so few (six only) requestsreceived for student assistance during the long vacation.Churches are asked to consider the importance of usingstudents in this connection.



land, S.W.I .

THE NEW

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE'INTEGRATION ' is a word we will be hearing more

frequently in our letters from the Field. To 'integrate 'means ' to bring together several parts to make a whole.'What does this mean as regards our work in Tripura? Itmeans that, all the parts of the Mission as it now standswill eventually become the Baptist Church of Tripura, atwork in the Community, with people from New Zealandworking as members of that Church alongside the Nationalworkers. A strong indigenous Church is the aim of ourMissionary Society. Where do we, as B.W.M.U. members,fit into the pattern of integration? Surely through our

motto—"Ye also helping together by prayer." Paul con-stantly asked for prayer on his behalf and the urgent pleafrom our fellow-workers overseas is for PRAYER andstill more PRAYER. PRAY therefore, harder than youhave ever prayer before that integration may go onsmoothly under the guiding hand of God. Pray especiallyfor the National Church as she is eager to assume theresponsibility of spreading the Gospel in Tripura. Pray forstrong and dedicated National leadership. PRAYER is stillthe priority for all B.W.M.U. members.

GLADYS SMITH.

THE RETIRING PRESIDENT SHARES HER VISITATION

WITH READERS

A good number for a combined rally at UPPER HUTTbegan a brief visit to the Wellington, where I alsomet the CENTRAL branch, followed by an informal DistrictCouncil and then the mid-week meeting at MIRAMAR.Despite the weather the welcome was warm. During Augustmy journeys took me from HAMILTON to INVERCARGILLwhere for 1,620 miles in 18 days, I had the joy of literaljourneying mercies. An added joy was being able to sharewith MISS DOROTHY McKESSAR and DR and MRSSANSON. In HAMILTON, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN andINVERCARGILL the ladies met in District Rallies, whereattendances were good and enthusiasm keen. In smallergroups but with equal warmth, I met the B.W.M.U. andShareholders at MORRINSVILLE, ASHBURTON andTEMUKA, and had a special privilege in attending thenew branch at TAUMARUNUI. Prayerful zeal was veryevident at the united meeting of TIMARU ANDMARCHWIEL. Other Churches kindly gave me the op-portunity to speak to men and women, passing on God'smessage of missionary challenge at DANNEVIRKE andBALCLUTHA for Sunday morning services and at FAIR-FIELD and GLENGARRY, the mid-week meeting. OWAKAarranged a combined meeting and though small, showedwarm interest. GORE opened its doors widely where Ihad a combined meeting on Sunday afternoon and gavea personal testimony in the evening. A special feature inHAMILTON, CHRISTCHURCH and INVERCARGILL wasthe Ropeholder Rally. We do well to remember this partof our B.W.M.U.—a vital part in missionary enterprise. Asmy year of office draws to a close, I plan, God willing,to visit Blenheim, Nelson, Richmond and Greymouth. I havebeen very conscious of the prayers which have surroundedme. Hastings Church has wonderfully upheld me as haveothers. I owe gratitude to many. Visiting has been apromise fulfilled—"Blessed . . . coming and going."

INA ROGERS.N.Z. BAPTIST—NOVEMBER, 1962.

REPORTS

AUCKLAND DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING: Approximately 150ladies a t tended a 10.30 a.m. Communion Service conducted by thePres ident , Mrs J . Deane at the Tabernacle . This was followed by theBusiness meet ing. A solo by Mrs Turley. Contained in the verycommendable r e p o r t o f the secre tary , Mrs Spicer, ent i t led " T h eUnfinished T a s k " was a quota t ion from Rev. John Tak l e—"I t isimpor tan t tha t we know something about o ther missions, bu t mostimpor t an t tha t we know everything about our own Field and work ."Ladies, let this be a chal lenge to us.

CANTERBURY DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING: was he ld atSpreydon Church with Mrs C. K. Smith presiding. Devotions ledby Mrs Bain who was also farewel led as she leaves to reside in theNor th Island. Mrs Fel ton has res igned af ter 13 years as Districtsecre tary , was p resen ted with a small gift by the pres ident . Mrs K.Rowe was elected Distr ict secre tary . B.W.M.U.; Shareholder andRopeholder Annua l Repor ts p resen ted .

CENTRAL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING: was held in Pa lmers tonNorth . Pres ided over very graciously by Mrs Buchanan, 124 ladiesga the red to h e a r Repor ts f rom most of the branches—these showedthe work to be in good hear t . Devotions led by Mrs Binnie. At theluncheon table gree t ings were r ead and the new Executive fromNew Plymouth in t roduced. The seat of Executive for the next twoyears will be New Plymouth. Mrs B. N. Eade was the speaker atthe af ternoon meet ing , giving t h e background of the work in India.Mrs V. Whale was the soloist. A very happy t ime of fellowship wasenjoyed, many travell ing long dis tances to be with us for the day.

BRYNDWR: At the annual meet ing Mrs McCosh was electedpres ident , Mrs P e r r y , secre ta ry , Mrs Got te rmeyer , t r easu re r . MrsG. Reddell was t h a n k e d for h e r services as pres ident for the pastyear . Miss F roggar t welcomed to membersh ip . Food parce l sentaway.

COLOMBO STREET: last t h r e e meet ings have not been so wella t tended owing to sickness. Officers re-elected at annua l meet ing.Special Thank-offering received. Food parcel posted. Pleased towelcome Mrs Will iams from Riccarton.

CAVERSHAM: Guest speakers have been, Sister Muriel Ormrod(Maori work) , Miss Ethe l Baker (S.I.M.) and Mr Po t t e r (Borneo).Missionary le t te r s wr i t ten each month . Special visitors af ternoonin "August . " We rejoice with our pres ident , Mrs Lowery, in thearr ival of a baby daughter . At tendances good and giving wellmainta ined.

EPSOM: All officers re-elected at annua l meet ing . Appreciat ionshown to our pres ident , Mrs D. Edwards for very successful year.Rev. D. R. Edwards as gues t speaker , b rough t to us a message' P l e a s i n g to God." Our month ly l e t t e r comprised news from

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f icial as a r e m i n d e r for P raye r . Congra tu la t ions to Mrs Anst ice onh e r 90th b i r thday . She is an inspira t ion to us all. Welcome Hometo Mrs Gaze.

ESK STREET: Repor t s showed a most encouraging year ' s workfor which we praise God. Mrs C. Schroeder pres ided at Sep tembermee t ing and warmly welcomed with f loral spray, Mrs D. Pa t r ick ,our new min is te r ' s wife. In reply, Mrs Pa t r i ck t h a n k e d t h e ladiesfor all they had done to make the i r welcome such a happy oneand felt su re tha t , u n d e r God's guidance the re were yea r s of happyfellowship ahead.

FAIRFIELD: had a wonderful feast of missionary news whenDr and Mrs Sanson conducted Sunday evening service. Our hea r t sdid surely " b u r n within u s ' ' a s we viewed the i r colour slides o f" T h e a t r e in ac t ion ." Ext ra topping was shar ing our Dom. pres ident ,Mrs Rogers with the Sansons at a lunch hou r at Cent ra l Churchand a t our Wednesday P raye r meet ing . Mrs Rogers gave us newthough t s of John Mark, who had a pray ing mother .

GREENDALE: have well a t t ended meet ings . Sheffield, Glenroyand Horora ta m e m b e r s swelling the number s . Memorable mee t ingwith Mrs Sanson giving fresh inspirat ion for p raye r and work to rour India fr iends. Mrs R. Page p resen ted with flowers to expressour apprecia t ion for he r devoted leadership . The annua l offering was£92 5s, six parce ls sent away. Officers t hanked for services r ende red .

GLENGARRY: made his tory by holding the first B.W.M.U. meet-ing in the new church building. Mrs J. Nielsen led the Devotionaland cen t red our thoughts on the word " B e g i n n i n g . " Oppor tuni tywas t aken to express t hanks to Mrs Nielsen by f lowers, for the useof the manse lounge dur ing the building period.

HANOVER STREET: annua l meet ing he ld in Sep tember whenthe res ignat ions of Mrs Bat ts (pres), Mrs Pu rd i e (vice-pres) and MrsDrew (pianist) were received. Mrs Dunn paid a t r ibu te to the longand devoted service of these ladies and on behalf of m e m b e r sp re sen t ed each with flowers. Sister Muriel , Miss Roy and Mrs Mc-Lean were appoin ted to fill these vacancies. We r e m e m b e r wi thdeep affection Mrs Hiet t who was called to Higher Service and givethanks to God for h e r life and long yea r s of selfless service. Asuccessful Spring Flower Day was held.

MORNINGTON: All officers re-elected. The Thank-offeringamoun ted to £ 2 5 10s the tota l of £ 7 5 10s 6d was forwarded toDom. t r ea su re r . Guest speaker recent ly was Mr Bischoff of the B.and F. Bible Society. He told of thr i l l ing exper iences in Borneo.News from Miss Melva Taylor is cause for Thanksgiving to ourHeavenly Fa the r . A nat ional t ra ined nurse and mid-wife wasexpec ted to commence dut ies in the 'Baria Dispensary in September .

MT. ALBERT: have farewel led Mrs Gordon Wilson on he r r e t u r nto join he r husband in the Solomons. Mr and Mrs Brian Tuckerfrom Papua have been gues t speakers . Annua l mee t ing held inJuly. We are p r epa r ing for a special combined evening in October,we shall combine with B.W.M.U. Shareholders and Ropeholders fora special miss ionary effort. T h e r e will be a Ropeholders play, mis-sionary slides, special tape-recording and four stalls.

MURRAYS BAY: A most enjoyable and informat ive meet ing washeld when the ladies from Kumeu , Whangaparoa and Hillcrest-Birkdale m e t with us for lunch to mee t Miss T u r n e r , gues t speaker .

NORTH INVERCARGILL: P raye r suppor t good. Total giving foryea r was £118. Ropeholders have increased a t t endances unde rleadersh ip of Mrs H. Falconer . We give thanks to God for Hisenabl ing. Average a t t endance 17 with roll of 23.

OTAHUHU: Our new pres ident , Mrs Richardson, promises a quizon the nat ional workers . The informat ion received each mon th ishelpful and in te res t ing . Gree t ings and best wishes to Mrs Day andMrs Seed who have been unable to m e e t with us for some t ime.

OPAWA: Guest speaker s have been , Mrs Colechin, Mrs Soper ofthe Sudan and Mrs J. Cahill, nee Miss Millichamp, who gave a mostin te res t ing ta lk on he r work when at Mt. He rmon School.

ORAKEI: Slight increases in average a t t endance and substant ia lincrease in offerings a re encouraging . Shareho lders ' in teres t inmission f ie ld growing t h rough Mrs Browning 's slides and theMissionary Lotto.

PALMERSTON NORTH: Annua l mee t ing well a t tended. Mrs L.Crawford, president-elect ; Mrs J . Creahan , secre ta ry ; Mrs Shor t t ,t r e a s u r e r . The pas t yea r has been one of encouragement , we havebeen blest and the spiri t of p r aye r and faithfulness at our meet ingshas been evident .

ROSLYN: Successful annua l Gift Day—many visitors. MrsCrozier cont inues each m e e t i n g — " L e a v e s from our D i a r y " t h r e e ofo u r m e m b e r s are happi ly in res idence at t h e Ings Home.

TIMARU: Marchwiel combined with us and l is tened mostapprecia t ively to the chal lenging and inspir ing ta lk from ourpres iden t , Mrs Rogers . Regre t the passing of Mrs Thompson whohad given 28 yea r s ' devoted service as b ranch t r ea su re r . We payhomage to a dea r m e m b e r who will be sadly missed.

STRATFORD: Our minis ter , Rev. Brogden pres ided at annua lmeet ing . Thanks ex tended to re t i r ing officers. Mrs Silver e lected aspres ident , Mrs Hey as secre ta ry and Mrs Elliott as t r ea su re r .Pleased to repor t increase in giving over last year .

WAIHI: Guest speaker s have been—Mr and Mrs Brian Tucker(U.F.M.) and Dr and Mrs Sanson of our own field. We farewelledo u r pres ident , Mrs Taylor, who moves to Chr is tchurch. We thankh e r for four years of faithful service. Mrs Dally e lec ted president .

JANUARY ISSUE

Please note that copy for the January issue of Baptist

is to be received by the Editor NOT LATER than

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Dear Girls and Boys,—Did you know tha t the f irs t Baptist servicesin Austral ia were held in a Sydney hotel?

Jus t twenty years before the Rev. Decimus Dolamore arr ived inNew Zealand to become the minis ter of the first Baptist Church atNelson t h e r e appeared one day, in April , 1831, in a Sydney news-paper a pa rag raph which said: "A Mr McCabe has commencedpreaching in the long room of the Rose and Crown Inn, Cast lereaghSt ree t . "

That was back in the early days of the his tory of Austral ia . Onlyforty-three yea r s before the f i r s t convict ships had a r r ived wi th the i runhappy pr isoners . The p reacher a t t ha t f i rs t Baptist service wasnot a Mr MacCabe as the newspaper repor ted , bu t the Rev. JohnMcKaeg, a Baptist min is te r who had come to m a k e his home inAustral ia the yea r before .

Not long af ter t h e services began a t the ho te l t h e Bapt is ts whoworshipped the re formed themselves into a Bapt is t Church andinvited Mr McKaeg to be the i r minis ter . At the same t ime theymade up thei r minds that they must have ano the r place in whichto hold the i r services. The long room at the Rose and Crown Innwhich was used for dr inking dur ing the week was ha rd ly the bestplace in which to worship God. A room was, the re fo re , r e n t e d atWoolloomooloo Bay. Services were now held t h e r e and conver ts werebapt ised in the wate rs of the Bay.

When the Governor of the Colony, Governor Bourke , hea rd aboutthe new Baptist Church, he gave t h e m a g r a n t of land in Ba thhur s tStreet r ight in the cen t re of Sydney. Soon work began on buildinga Baptist Church. But jus t at tha t t ime the Rev. John McKaegresigned as the i r minis ter . What would the l i t t le g roup of Baptis tsdo now? The f irs t th ing they did was to stop building the church .The next thing was to f ind a new minis ter . But t h a t wasn ' t an easytask in those early days in Austral ia , for t h e r e was not ano the rBaptist minis te r in the new colony. At last one of the i r n u m b e r hada br ight idea. Let t h e m wri te to t h e Baptist Missionary Society inEngland and ask them for a missionary to t ake charge of theSydney Baptist Church So it was tha t on December 1, 1834, thenew minis te r arr ived. He was the Rev. J o h n Saunders . Soon workbegan again on building the church , and jus t f ive years af ter theRev. John McKaeg began preaching in the Rose and Crown Inn thefirst Austra l ian Baptist church was opened for worship in Sep-tember , 1836.

Soon t h e r e were o the r Bapt is t churches , no t only in Sydney, b u talso in o the r pa r t s of Austral ia , unt i l today t h e r e a re h u n d r e d s ofBaptist churches and many thousands of members .

PRIZES: Congratula t ions to this month ' s ten prize-winners! Four tht ime, Bronwyn Banks, Hebbe rd Ellis, Jenn i fe r Ward ; t h i rd t ime ,Bruce Knox, Carolyn Marsden, Jenn i fe r Norr i sh , Robyn Swain;second t ime, Ian McLay; f irst t ime, Susan Shaw, Joy Stot t .

NEW MEMBERS: A big welcome to eleven new m e m b e r s thismonth . I hope you will enjoy doing the compet i t ions and tha t i twill not be long before you are ge t t ing your f irst prizes. The newm e m b e r s are Robert Gilchrist (Oamaru), Susan Har r i s (Papanui North)David and Rachel Josephs (Titahi Bay), J immy and Joan Newlove(Whenuakura , Patea) , Alison and Joan P a r k e r (Valley Road),Barbara Schroeder (North Invercargi l l ) , J ud i t h Wake l in (ValleyRoad), Jenni fe r Waugh (Huntly).

DONATIONS: Many t ha nks to the following fr iends for the i rdonat ions to the Prize Fund : Mrs E. L., 10s: Anonymous 10s; "AShut In , " 10s.

BIBLE BOOKS COMPETITION

Below a re ten ques t ions on Bible books. Jun io r s (8 to u n d e r 11years) , a re to answer any seven quest ions and Seniors (11 to 14years) are do them all. Post your answers ear ly with name age,address and Sunday School at the top of t h e page , to Uncle Phi lc/o Rev. P. A. C. Pe te r s , 46 Glen S t ree t , T imaru .

1. Which book has the most chapters?

2. How many books did J a m e s wri te?

3. Which is the last book of the Bible?

4. Who wrote the first five books of the Bible?

5. W h a t a r e t h e f i rs t four books of t h e New T e s t a m e n t called?

6. Which comes first—Nehemiah or Judges?

7. Which is the shor tes t Bible book?

8. Did Thomas wr i te any Bible books?

9. Which is t h e last book of the Old Tes tament?

10. Does t h e Book of Ruth have four or twenty chap te r s?

N.Z. BAPTIST—NOVEMBER, 1962.

On September 22, laymen from various areas arrivedat the Bible School, Agartala, to commence a week ofBible teaching meetings with the staff here. This isan annual school held in the regular Bible School holidaysand is for selected laymen, many recent converts, who areleaders in their Churches.

Among them were two men from the new TripuraChurch at Bisramganj, who reported that quiet persecutionof them continues. Remember MONGOL DEB BARMA, theleader of the group, as he learns more about the Bibleand as he stands up against petty tyrannies for his faith.

NEW CARS FOR OLD

On September 19, the jeep used since 1958 by ourmissionaries was sold to our mechanic who will operatea taxi service with it. In the meantime we are withouttransport, as the landrover, although purchased and readyfor us in Calcutta, cannot be sent by steamer because ofheavy bookings for freight. Too bulky to be flown here,the landrover will have to be driven 1,500 miles aroundthe north of East Pakistan over difficult roads for sevento ten days to get here.

Lack of a car will hamper the efforts of Miss Denham,who, since her return from Kulai on September 1, hasbeen making weekly visits to Lakshmilunga, a village tenmiles north of Agartala, to hold meetings for the peoplethere.

However, the jeep was getting so bad that it brokedown everytime it was taken out, and wasted moretime in delays than it saved in speedy transport.

One misfortune occurred during the visit to Agartalaof Mr and Mrs N. R. Stewart of Auckland. They hadmanaged to see much of our compound activities, some ofthe beauty spots of the town, and had a drive as far asHawaibari (20 miles or so east) on the main road north,and were returning to the airport to catch their plane whenthe car had a puncture. Fortunately they managed to geta seat on a later plane which still enabled them to maketheir connection in Calcutta.

HOLDDAYS

Besides the Bible School, several other departments areworking at slow speed because the missionaries are onholiday. But the St. Paul's School and the hospital atAgartala, and Miss Kemp's dispensary work at Kulai areall continuing. September 5 was celebrated for the firsttime in India this year as "Teachers' Day" and our schooltook part. The object of this celebration is to raise afund to assist needy teachers and to raise the standing ofteachers in the community. The Government is endeavouringto give an added emphasis to education, and so selectedthe president's birthday as the day for Teachers' Day,as the President, Dr Sarvapelli Radhakrishnan, was formerlyone of the leading university teachers.

The St. Paul's staff celebrated the day with a seminaron training and its value, and also by founding amongthemselves a Teachers' Association to assist them inimproving their work, and to help the village teachers invarious ways.

RURAL UPLIFT

Good news for our efforts at rural uplift and economichelp, was the word that the New Zealand Freedom fromHunger Campaign Committee has approved two grantsof £5,000 for schemes here. The first is to extend the work ofthe Rural Reconstruction Committee of the T.B.C.U. ingranting loans for land purchase, animals, and otherprojects. The second is for the extension of the agriculturaleducation programme at St Paul's School, where committeesare already drawing up detailed plans for a small farmproject based on the present garden for vegetable andfruit growing and including bee-keeping, poultry, piggeriesand dairy sections.

STOP PRESS

It has just been announced that the Headmaster ofSt. Paul's School has passed his examination at thecompletion of his teacher training course, the Bachelor ofTeaching (abbreviated B.T.), of Calcutta University.

Dr Bird gives this account of recent activities . . .We were recently able to take a final family trip toNorth Tripura combining business with pleasure. At Darchoinearly the whole village turned up for medical examination.We managed also to go over the border into South Assamto see the work of the Mukunda Leper Colony wherethe more serious of our Tripura leprosy cases are sent.It was an education to see the way the workers tendedthe physical and spiritual needs of the patients, of whomthere are about 170.

On returning through Darchoi on our way to Kulai,the jeep was stopped by a group of Christian patients whohad heard we might be coming and hoped for medicalassistance. At Kulai, further patients were seen with MissKemp, and minor surgery performed. It is believed thatin the future such village work will form the basisof the work of the Medical Department in Tripura.

At present the hospital patients at Agartala are mainlylong-term orthopaedic problems—the poor patients stoicallyenduring the present conditions of temperature andhumidity while being encased in bamboo-reinforced plaster.

A Mofussil Trip on the MissionBoat

BY MISS MARGARET GRIFFITHS

Mofussil began with waking the Bible woman who wasgoing to accompany me, with a cup of tea and toast. A weekbefore she had had a very heavy dose of 'flu, and hadcomplained of not having had a good night's sleep for longenough. We gave her a small sedative and its effect lastedfor days! However, we got away to a good start leavingBrahmanbaria at 7.30 a.m. We changed trains and had ameal halfway, and arrived in Chandpur at 3 p.m. Theday was not without incident. During the second half of ourjourney we were entertained by a woman of about 45years shouting down the carriage and out the windowalternately, and continuously, 'Radio Pakistan.' This countrydoes have mental hospitals, but the majority of cases onemeets up with are harmless and are allowed to roam aboutat will. This good soul knew how to use her wits, butit was pathetic to see all her worldly goods tied up in afilthy cloth attached to a long stick, rather like DickWhittington. It contained all the sort of things a nine-year-oldboy crams into his pocket—string, silver paper, bits of food,a match box with screws, etc. She got to know us all in


the carriage, and although for a part of the journey shehad sobbed for about three-quarters of an hour on end, theparting was gay when she alighted.

ON THE WATER

We joined Miss Bush in Chandpur on the steamer, andhad an interesting trip down the river with a cabin full ofMoslem men. They were handed a Christian 'Nabajug'which stimulated the conversation. It was educational listen-ing to the arguments to and fro about their own religion!When we arrived at Matlab about two hours later, wetransferred ourselves and luggage, into two dinghies andtravelled thus over the rice and jute fields until wereached the mission boat. How peaceful and lovely it isgliding about from house to house through the fields inthese little boats. I have never met anyone who doesn'tenjoy it. For taller and older folk, the continual gettingin and out, off and on land, can be wearying, but theactual moving from place to place, is very restful. It ishard to imagine that all the area of water will be dryin the cold season, and once more land.

THE HOUSEBOAT

Arriving at the mission boat at 6 p.m. we spent theevening settling in. The houseboat inside, consists of a smallcooking alcove (kerosene stove) next a little dinette whichhas a folding table to seat three, and on the opposite side abuilt-in bed. The next partition holds two bunks and followingthat a tiny bathroom. All very compact with lots of cup-board space. The boatmen live on top under a canopy, andhave a cooking arrangement at the back.

VISITING THE LONELY

Our first morning we spent visiting Christian families aroundthe area where the boat was anchored, and in the after-noon, we had all the women on the boat for a meeting andafternoon tea. It was a very happy time of fellowship. Whilewe were out in the morning, one of our Christian brethren

mended the bathroom floor for us, which was in dangerof 'letting us down' literally! The next morning after anearly breakfast, Bible reading and prayer with one of theChristian families, we went to a Hindu home, and thenanother Christian home. Here the youngest, a nine-year-oldson, almost as soon as we were seated, lifted from the shelfthe family Bible and hymn book. Obviously the visit tohim meant fellowship—it was good to see. We who enjoyregular organised fellowship each week can little appreciatewhat an all too infrequent visit like this means to thesepeople.

During the next nine days of visitation to Christian andnon-Christian homes our time spent was varied and interest-ing to say the least. The contrast in two Moslem homes—one entered immediately after the other. In one—an attitudeby all gathered, a sort of united front against any newline of thought, that made it very difficult, and hard going.In the one after, where there was a family of five boysranging in age from 4-15 years, it was just the opposite.Interested and receptive. We entered homes where therewere folk lying on mats ill, some, with diseases which wouldclaim them before many months were passed, A few wewere able to help with the medicine we had with us.In some homes we sat out in the courtyards on little lowstools, alongside the ducklings in bamboo cages, or nearthose who were weaving on hand looms, or alongside afamily squatting outside stripping jute in preparation forwashing and drying it. No matter where, every day we weregrateful for the opportunity and privilege that was oursto speak as a representative of Jesus Christ.

On our return trip home we travelled most of the way bysmall boats, rising at 5 a.m. leaving at 7.30 a.m. andfinally after an hour in a rickshaw, arriving at the missionat 11 a.m. When I went to the station to catch the trainto Brahmanbaria, who should greet me like a long lostfriend but our fellow traveller of 'Radio Pakistan'? It wasgood to see her even if her greeting was somewhat unusual!Returning home after mofussil to the routine of compoundlife, it is with renewed resolve to get out to the people andvisit them in their own homes. It is the ideal contact.

"Mission Belongs To Us"Summary of the Mission Sermon preached by the Rev. B. N. Eade of Tripura at C'church

The Scriptures are the story of the saving purpose ofGod. From this basic purpose stems the mission to whichwe are called. These past 77 years of our Society witnessto our response to this call. Our first president said: " T h edesires of our hearts lead us to recognise that missionwork belongs to us essentially." This is true becausemissions belong to God and to do His will is our delight.

RIGHT MOTIVEWe recognise that the motive for missions is an impera-

tive from the loving, redeeming heart of God, expressed inthe life and work of Jesus, and it is to be obeyed by us.The call to the Apostles is still valid today because JesusChrist is " t h e same yesterday, today and forever." HisGospel is still timely, appropriate and effective. The taskis still unfinished. In fact, with the growth of population,with new nations in the throes of independence and nationalawakening, there is a new need. This is a time of changeand old patterns of conduct, custom and belief are notadequate. The sanctity of the old ways is shaken andmen need a new ethical outlook, a new morality, new valuesand new power. The Gospel is adequate for this. The dangeris that if we do not take the Gospel to the place of need,the Gospels of materialism and secularism will take over.

OUR TASKOur mission in India and Pakistan is to show forth the

Gospel. We are doing this in several ways. WE PREACHto awaken and satisfy spiritual hunger, to reveal the truth,to announce pardon from sin, to give hope and tell thatthat hope is in Christ alone. We preach that " C h r i s t isthe Light of the World." We call men into the fellowshipof the Church which is His Body. WE TEACH in order toenlighten the mind. Our aim is a Christian education forChristian living and Christian service. When men are taughtto think they can more easily seek the truth. Our aimis: "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set

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you free." We seek to bring ECONOMIC UPLIFT so thatthe burden of poverty may be lightened, and freedom ofhunger become a fact. We show forth the heart of Christwho " h a d compassion on the hungry multitude." We HEALso that pain and disability may be relieved; that life maybe saved and the breadwinner able to support hisdependants.

CHURCH CENTRIC IDEAL

However, our efforts have been as a Foreign Mission.Today our goal is the development of the Church so thatChurch may share with Church. This is the "ChurchC e n t r i c " ideal set forth at the 1928 Jerusalem Conferenceof the I.M.C. Our ideal is INTEGRATION (where the Missionis integrated with the National Church so that the Churchis strengthened in its development and outreach and witness).This means that the National Church, with help in fellow-ship, missionaries and money from overseas, is to carry outthe purpose of God in its own land. It is hoped that by"Integration" the National Church will grow in strength,stature and realisation of its mission. The aim is a partner-ship of the Church in New Zealand and India in obedienceto God's call. This should lessen the " f o r e i g n n e s s " fromthe Christian enterprise. This ideal seems fundamentallyright, although it has its difficulties and dangers. But webelieve we are being led by the Spirit of God and that thisis God's will that the Church should be central.

OBLIGATIONS REMAIN

All this in no way lessens the obligations or the privilegewhich we as a Society and Church have. Rather, we arefaced with the need for more prayer and more giving.The Missionary task overseas is still there and depends uponus as the base. With the growth of our missionary staffto an all-time record of thirty, with recruits in training, withthe development of our Pakistan work and the opportunityin Tripura, we are now obligated and called to increasingprayer and giving. In 1955, the Assembly rejected the sug-gestion that we give one of our Stations to anotherSociety to work, and in faith resolved to meet the needsof development in our Pakistan work. Now with tensionsand pressures on world markets, with Britain negotiatingentry into the E.E.C., and with a trade recession, we arecalled and committed to increased prayer and giving. Isthe work of God to be restricted in the future? Perhapsit is time we examined and revised our conception of steward-ship. Have we examined our way of living and giving?How Christian are we in a crisis? Is God's work to sufferfirst?

MISSION PRIORITIES

Perhaps we need again to recall and consider God'spurpose and our part in it and to ask ourselves havewe brought our missionary obligation sufficiently into thecentre of our personal Christian lives and our regular Churchlife and giving? Recently one of our Churches has resolvedto make the first Sunday of each month a missionary Sundaywith special prayer and a missionary theme and to setapart all the offerings of that day for missions. One ofthe other denominations features missions and gives allof its offering of all departments to missions on the firstSunday in each month. These are attempts to make missionsa part of the regular life and activity of the Church.

AFFORD NOT TO?

Some may say we can't afford to do all this. If ouroverseas mission is God's work can we afford not to? Are weaccepting our missionary obligation with responsibility or isit on the circumference of our Christian obedience? Are weloving others as we love ourselves? Do we pray and givefor others as much as for ourselves? Are we measuring up toGod's purpose and calling? " A r e we a missionary Churchor a Church with a missionary interest?"

Wouldn't heads, hearts and hands settle the world'sdifferences more effectively than arms?

The time for harvesting one crop of rice is just past,and it was a thrill to witness large baskets of rice grainbeing taken to the house of God in different villages onHarvest Festival Sunday. Vegetables and fruit were takentoo, but this was an unusual sight to our New Zealand eyes.How grateful these people are when the crop comes in,even if it is not an extra good one. The countryside is athrill at this time of the year, for everywhere there arecrops at different stages of growth and reaping and folkare busy and happy.

Miss Kemp is kept busy with patients in the littlehospital and with the daily dispensary and visits to localChristian groups and enquirers. But for some months now,except for occasional visits, she will be alone at Kulaias she was previously.

It is just a year since Miss Taylor and I sailed fromAuckland Harbour and now three weeks since I left Kulai.What an interesting and refreshing nine months they havebeen! It has been good to come back to work previouslydone, but now with a new outlook on it all after a year inNew Zealand and nine months in a village. Compound lifeis quite different to that in the village—both have advantagesand disadvantages.

What a difference I have noticed to have childrenwith more education to teach! But what a challenge thechildren in the villages still are, for their need is verygreat. Of course, whether these children be in village ormission compound, in New Zealand or in India, they stillneed human love and they need to know also that Godloves them.

It has been arranged that I should pay fortnightly visitsto a village of Munda people who work in a tea-gardenabout 10 miles from here. One of our teacher-evangelistshas worked among these people and preaches each Sundayin his own village and in this neighbouring one. The objectis specially to help the women if possible. In alternativeweeks I hope to visit a nearer village with the Gospel.

READING ROOM: The reading room in the new JubileeHall opened in August, and this news is slowly spreading.During September an average of five persons a day havecome in.

Please pray that the bookroom may mean fruitful contactsamong the men.

BRAMANBARIA SCHOOL: Out of the seven class 5 girlsof our Mission School who sat for the Government Scholar-ship Examination for Primary Schools in June, four wereawarded boarding scholarships for three years at highschool.

Two are Christian girls—Jharna Boidya and RubyAdhikari—and they have gone to the Baptist Mission Girls'High School at Barisal. One of the Muslim girls is very sorryher people married her before the results came out! She was15 years old.

The Girl Guides of our school collected 170 rupees byhouse to house visitation. This is for relief of victims of therecent floods which have caused approximately fourteenmillion rupees of damage, in northern and western areas,of East Pakistan. The water came from the fields into ourhome tanks, but it did not overflow.

Four of our junior trained teachers passed the Matricula-tion examination this year. This gives them proper teachingqualifications. After this year there will be no Matriculationexamination, and so everyone who could possibly do so,sat for it. Fifty-one per cent. passed.

Miss Nanibala Chowdhury has joined our school staff.She replaces Miss Anjuli Baul who has gone to India.

ORAL POLIO. VACCINE (keeping ahead of New Zealand ? ?)A number of cases of poliomyelitis have been diagnosed

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polio, vaccine to all the children of the school and a numberof village children.

The missionaries and some of our staff have also bene-fited from this free vaccine available from the Institute ofPublic Health, Dacca.

PREM BABU

Mr Prem. Deuri from our Literature Centre, Chandpur,is in the Chondraghona Mission Hospital, undergoing treat-ment on his throat.

Please remember him, his wife and family in prayer atthis time.

YOUTH WORKWe have a Baptist Youth Fellowship meeting each week

in Chandpur, Comilla and Brahmanbaria. The young peoplegive Bible teaching from the Studies especially prepared forthis purpose. The youth group in Brahmanbaria, on thewhole is a young group because the older girls are atboarding school.

We value prayer support for these girls and all ouryoung people.

BRAHMANBARIA DISPENSARYFrom September 1 Miss Debi. Sircar (one of our Christian

girls from Chandpur district joined the staff). Debi is a juniortrained nurse with her midwifery certificate. Other nationalstaff workers are nurse aid Miss Ahallya Roy and MrsTaranga Dawa, who because of health can only work part-time.

MAORI NEWSPRAISE AND PRAY !

Join in thanksgiving that Don Jonathan has been foundwork in Pukekohe. Continue to pray that a house andtransport will be also provided so that he can beginhis work before long.

SUNDAY SCHOOLSIn several of our Sunday Schools, Scripture examinations

have recently been held. We long that these children mightlearn the Word of God and tell it out in their homes. Prayfor the parents that they might encourage the children bycoming themselves to study the Scriptures and that manyhomes will be enlightened by the Christ of whom the Bibleteaches. S.S. Anniversary Services are an opportunity toinvite parents to join in worship with the children. Theseanniversaries will be held at Onewhero on November 25; atTahuna Pa on December 2; at Tuakau and Pukekohe onDecember 9 and also at Tauranganui Pa. Pray regularlyfor all our S.S. teachers and now for those who will speakat our Anniversaries.296

SUNDAY SERVICESAlthough there have been smaller numbers at the Hostel

service in Pukekohe recently, we are pleased that thechildren are attending Sunday School in the morning, andthat the evening services are now mostly attended by adultsand young people. Don't stop praying that more men andwomen will become regular in attendance at these services.Cottage meetings are also held monthly at Tahuna Pa,Tuakau, Onewhero and a film service at TauranganuiPa on Sundays, with other meetings when possible duringthe week. A communion service is held one Sunday morninga month in Pukekohe.

BAPTISMAL CLASSESThere are classes for instruction concerning baptism being

held at Onewhero and Pukekohe. Remember in prayer themen and women who have asked to be baptised and alsoothers who are attending these classes.

REV. C. D. JONESPray that Mr Jones will make a good recovery after

his operation for appendicitis, which he had at the endof September.

Pastoral Exchange Otumoetai and StratfordIn the month of June an experiment in fellowship took

place between two churches—Otumoetai and Stratford. Theidea was first conceived several years ago and the implica-tions and possibilities were carefully thought through beforeany open move was made.

An approach was first of all made to the Church ExtensionCommittee of the Baptist Union, for both are Church Exten-sion causes, accepted at the same time and at about the samestage of growth. The Extension Committee were happy forthe " i d e a " to be tried and commended its values. Nextthe diaconate of each church was approached and therewas agreement in principle that such an exchange would bevaluable.

A date was set, which was felt would allow for themaximum benefit to both churches; in the case of Stratford,follow-up Christian life teaching coming six weeks after theirHart Crusade, and in the case of Otumoetai, direct prepara-tion for their participation in the Hart Crusade to commenceat the Tauranga Church at the beginning of July. Eachminister finalised details of work requiring to be done in eachparish; each settled on a theme of teaching which was in-troduced by means of the monthly newsletter. As well asthe three Sunday's services, all regular church activitiesduring the fortnight were conducted by the visiting ministeror his wife as the case may be. Visitation was also plannedand during the period over 100 visits were made in the twoareas. Finally, at the conclusion of the fortnight, about threehours were spent together sharing experiences and evaluat-ing results.

We felt the values of this experiment were—there is agreat deal to learn from the strengths, weaknesses, diffi-culties and differences of a new work: a minister's life isenriched by new friendships, and a church's life is enrichedby the different approach of another minister: through suchan exchange there is a vital prayer interest of one church inanother: some people, because we are all human, get morehelp from a comparative stranger or another personality:both church and pastor need a change—a change of situation,approach, and face (!) and this valuable experience couldonly come through a change in the pastorate which mightnot be God's will at the time.

This experiment in fellowship proved of great value topeople and ministers alike, made possible by the open-mindedness and generosity of the churches involved.

G. B.

Young Pakistan comes to school at Brahmanbaria.

N.Z. BAPTIST—NOVEMBER, 1962.

After much discussion and negotiation a Youth Hostel forAuckland is now a reality. The private hotel in SymondsStreet, not far from the university, now known as"Avonhyrste" has been purchased, to be taken over at theend of October.

This property is in an excellent location either for studentsor young folk who are in busines in the city, and it willcater for 31 plus the necessary staff. It has been purchasedas a going concern and the price includes all furnishingsand fittings. To meet the requirements of 31 permanentresidents there are some alterations needed to the kitchen,and extra toilet facilities will have to be provided. Thereis also a fairly big electrical job to be undertaken. However,it is not anticipated that this will take very long and it ishoped that it will be possible to take a limited number ofresidents before the end of the year, and to be up tofull capacity in the early part of the New Year.

The total cost of the property, including furnishings andfittings and allowing for the renovations and electrical work is£26,500. To meet this the Government has agreed to make agrant of £10,500, a mortgage of £8,000 has been arranged, and

the Auckland Tabernacle Church through its Trust Boardhas made a grant of £4,000. There is left an amount of £4,000to be found from free gifts from our Baptist people. Ofthis amount about £1,200 has been promised—the balancewe trust will be forthcoming in time for possession.

The property has been purchased by the AucklandAssociation and will be vested in the Baptist Union. A Boardcomposed of Tabernacle members and representatives of theAuckland Association will undertake the administration.

The prayers, interest and gifts of our people will beappreciated, that this Hostel, like its counterpart in Welling-ton, will be a home where the Spirit of Christ shall rule,and where young people will be won into His Kingdom andinto the service of His church.

Any young folk who are seeking accommodation mayobtain information from the Secretary of the Hostel Board,and letters may in the meantime be sent care of theAuckland Baptist Tabernacle, 429 Queen Street, Auckland,C.1.

A. V. W.

BOOK REVIEWS"An Enquiry into the obligations of Christians to use

means for the conversion of the heathen," by WILLIAMCAREY.

This is not a book review in the ordinary sense. It wouldbe almost presumption for a modern writer to pass judgmenton this book. However, we can be thankful that the CareyKingsgate Press have seen fit to print a facsimile of Carey'sgreat treatise on missionary work. 171 years after its firstbeing issued, this fourth publication is made available forthe modern missionary student.

The reader will be struck by the sober matter-of-factnessand modernity of the "Enqui ry ." There is no appeal hereto eloquence or sentiment, no elaborate building up ofproof-texts from the Bible, no involved theological argument,but a careful setting down of facts. Yet, no missionarytreatise in history has had such potent effect.

Dr Ernest Payne says of the "Enquiry": " I t is not as aliterary curiosity that it deserves attention, nor simply as adocument underlying the modern missionary movement.It still has a message. Its arguments are needed for twentieth-century apologetic . . . Its very detachment, under-statementand absence of verbiage give it effectiveness today."

Every pastor and theological student should have the"Enquiry" as part of his study furniture. A missionaryeducation is lacking without this book on one's studyprogramme.

Available at the Baptist Book Centre and Bookroom.

TO HIGHER SERVICEWith the dea th of Mrs Jessie Ann Hie t t in he r 89th year,

Dunedin has lost one of its foremost advocates of t emperance .For more than 12 years Mrs Hiet t was Dominion pres ident of

the Woman ' s Christ ian Temperance Union and also served for manyyears on the Dominion Executive. In Dunedin, Mrs Hiett was aleading worker in the b ranch ' s activities. She was also well knownfor he r social work and was a t i reless visitor to the sick and aged.

F o r m o r e t h a n 53 yea r s a m e m b e r of the Hanover S t ree t BaptistChurch, she served that church for a n u m b e r of years as its officialdeaconess.

Mrs Hiet t , h e r m o t h e r and sister, were bapt ised in the sea, atAkatawa, n e a r Taier i Mouth. She was leader of a large Bible Class,from which m e m b e r s will be all spread over the Dominion. She wasalways offering hospitali ty to s tuden ts in Dunedin—an act tha t wasdeeply apprecia ted.

New Testament ConferenceA new Testament Conference in Sydney from August 26

to 31, 1963, is being arranged by Canon I.F. Church ofQueensland, Dr Felix Arnott, of the University of Sydney,and the Rev. J. D. McCaughey, of Melbourne. Visitingspeakers include Professor D. Gunther Bornkamm, of theUniversity of Heidelberg, and Professor Denis Nineham, ofthe University of London.

The cost of the conference will be approximately £8Australian.

Inquiries should be sent to the Rev. Canon I. F. Church,St Francis' College, Milton, Queensland.

" A R U N " PAINTING CONTESTOver 1,000 children entered this contest. Our thanks go to

all who took part, and to all Sunday School Superintendentsand teachers who encouraged their children. Congratulationsto the winners:—

Age 5-7 Years: First. Jeanette Pollock, Oxford Terrace.Second, Brian Wood, Mount Albert. Third, Denise Hesson,Georgetown.

Age 8-9 Years: First, Caroline Skinner, Belmont. Second,David Askew, Royal Oak. Third, Margaret Rainsford, Hills-borough.

Age 10-11 Years: First, Annette Barrell, Riccarton. Second,Shirley Adamson, Rotorua. Third, Murray McGregor, Sun-shine.

Age 12 Years and Over: First, Janice Pitt, Oxford Terrace.Second, Elaine Hughes, Tawa-Linden. Third, Ian Foster,Shackleton Road.

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EVANGELISM

This fo rum is open to ail w h o h a v e a n y t h i n g vi ta l to say ofin teres t to t h e whole Denomina t ion . Le t t e r s s u b m i t t e d a re publ i shedat the d iscre t ion of t h e edi tor . Wr i te r s a re asked to use only oneside of the pape r , to w r i t e or type on eve ry second l ine and to m a r kclearly a t the foot of the l e t t e r the n u m b e r of words . T w o h u n d r e dwords i s the usua l m a x i m u m . The n a m e and address of the w r i t e rmus t be inc luded even w h e r e a n o m - d e - p l u m e is used. Shor t l e t te r sa re often t h e best .

S.O.S.Dear Mr Wood,—May I use this column to s t ress our u r g e n t need

to find a r ep lacemen t for Miss Ogilvie, who as far back as lastJ anua ry asked to be rel ieved of h e r position as Matron of t h eAranui Home and Hospital for Elderly Ladies in Auckland.

We have called our churches to p raye r on several occasions; wehave made approaches to persons sugges ted for the posit ion, and wehave adver t ised for the past nine mon ths , bu t all to no avail. As weare in pa r t a reg i s te red hospi tal , we would p re fe r in addit ion to theobvious r equ i r emen t s of Chris t ian exper ience and a love for oldpeople, someone with Resis tered Nurse ' s qualifications. This wouldavoid the p rob lems of dua l control .

We are concerned tha t a l though as a denominat ion we recognisethat we have a pa r t to play in the care of the aged, t h e r e are so fewwho are facing the chal lenge of th is work as a sphere of Christ ianservice to them.

Enquir ies concerning the posit ion of Matron or o ther nur s ing ordomestic posit ions in t h e Home, should be addressed to : TheSecre tary , Aranu i Home Board, 8 Mt. Eden Road, Auckland, C.3.

Yours s incerely,Norman Winslade,

Secre tary .

B.C. SOCIALSDear Sir ,—Concerning Rev. T. Whi t t en ' s answer to a quest ion asked

by " T w o twenty-one-year -o lds" about dancing in Sep tember ' s"Answer P lease . "

As a newcomer to Bapt is t B.C. circles, 18 m o n t h s ago, I washorrified at the s t anda rd of the B.C. socials I a t t ended (I t ry not toat tend t h e m now). They give Baptist young people absolutely noopportuni ty to b e t t e r the i r social m a n n e r s and mix wi th member sof the opposite sex. Some of the games played a re ex t remelypueri le , o thers a re pe rve r t ed (as has been men t ioned by t h e previouscorrespondents) .

I t is no wonder t h a t o lder B.C. m e m b e r s are quest ioning thesuitabiluty of B.C. socials to provide t h e m with adequa te socialoutlet and are want ing more adul t (not synonymous wi th " sp i r i t ua l l yu n w i s e " ) forms of social en t e r t a inmen t .

I felt Rev. T. Whi t t en ' s answer was very inadequa te ; if dancing is" sp i r i t ua l l y unwise , " is not also a t t end ing the c inema, concer t ,thea t re , or B.C. social?

"Christian Theatre Lover."

THE I.C.C.C.Dear Sir,—Not be ing a m e m b e r of, n o r associated with, the

In terna t iona l Council of Christ ian Churches , I was never the lesssurpr ised a t the r a t h e r b lun t reply to the last quest ion appear ing inthe June issue u n d e r "Answer P lease ." In view the re fo re of theremarks made by t h e Edi tor u n d e r the t i t l e :—"Should an Edi tort e l l ? " (especially in r e g a r d to the second last pa ragraph) , couldI respectfully suggest , tak ing the Edi tor at his word, t ha t theofficially s ta ted aims of the W.C.C. and the I.C.C.C. be p resen ted tous i n the " B a p t i s t " so t h a t we may know why " m o s t Baptis ts havelittle sympathy with the aims of the I.C.C.C. e tc . "

Yours sincerely,G. A. Neal Freeman.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The aims of the World Council of Churcheswere clearly set out in t h e s t a t emen t publ ished in May issue. TheOfficial Consti tut ion of the I.C.C.C. says in the p reamble " w h e r e a s itis the duty of all t r ue churches of the Lord Jesus Christ to m a k ea clear tes t imony to their fai th in Him, especially in these darken-ing days of apostasy in many professing churches , by whichapostasy whole denominat ions in the i r official capacity, as well asindividual churches , have been swept into a paganizing s t r eam ofmodern ism u n d e r various names and in varying degree ; andwhereas , t he re has been a notable g rowth of autocrat ic dominat ionon the pa r t especially of modernis t ic l eaders by whom the r ightfulpowers of t r u e churches a re often usurped and are now beingusurped: and whereas , The Commands of God to His people to besepara te from all unbelief and cor rupt ion a re clear and positive:and whereas , we believe the t imes demand the format ion of aworld-wide agency, for t h e fellowship and co-operation on the pa r tof all Bible-believing churches for the proc lamat ion and defence ofthe Gospel for the main tenance of a tes t imony p u r e , s teadfast andworld-wide to those g rea t facts and revealed t r u t h s of historicChrist ianity and especially to the g rea t doct r ines of the P ro tes t an tReformation, for the accompl ishment of tasks which can b e t t e r bedone in co-operation t h a n separately , and to discharge of theobligations which inhere in the Commission of Christ to His Churchto make known the Gospel of Christ to every k indred and tongueand t r ibe and nat ion.

" T h e r e f o r e , the bodies of var ious nat ional i t ies and languages form-ing this Council, do now establish it as an agency, wi thout com-promise or evasion, unreserved ly dedicated as a witness to ' T h efaith once for all del ivered un to the sa in ts ' . "

The Consti tut ion of the I.C.C.C. says re membersh ip : " C o n s t i t u e n tmembersh ip in th i s Council shal l be open to all t hosedenominat ions , associations of Bible-believing churches , the world

IT CHANGES LIVES!

IT BUILDS CHURCHES!

IT HONOURS CHRIST!

One report:—"A business leader is converted through the radiant witnessof a former alcoholic who responded in the Carter Crusadethree years ago. Since his conversion, five others at hiswork have been converted and the whole atmosphere of thebusiness has changed. The 'boss' decided to look into the'miracle' and so he himself found the Saviour."

Our Crusades are Church-centred and conversions mean new lifein the Church.

We support Evangelism by:—

Earnest prayer for our Evangelists.Personal witness to those around use.Organising a Crusade in our local church.

EVANGELISM MEANS proclaiming to all that Christ is Lord ofall Life.

" I t came to pass that He went throughout everycity and village preaching and showing the GladTiding of the Kingdom of God."

REMEMBER THE NOVEMBER CRUSADES—11th to 25th RICHMOND AND KUMEU

over, and Bible-believing societies in Scandinavia of a definite churchcharac te r , which, by official action, approve and accept the p reambleand the doctr inal s t a t emen t of t h e Const i tut ion and apply to theCouncil for membersh ip . No denominat ion, association of churchesor Bible-believing society in Scandinavia of a definite churchcharac te r , in, or r ep resen ted by, the World Council of Churches ors tanding outside the s t r eam of historic Christ ianity will be received."

A DAY OFF.Dear Sir,—While giving your cor responden t I. J. Dr inkwater

credi t for his zeal in the Lord ' s service, as a medical man withmission field exper ience , one can only say tha t it is azeal not according to knowledge of the spiri t , mind and body.

There a re , in th is connection, many observat ions one might makeupon presen t un fo r tuna te tendencies in church life, this f i l l ing upof weeknights for example , by more and more church organisat ionsunt i l as a friend pu t it last week t h e Baptist 's epi taph will be" G o n e to another mee t ing . "

However, your cor responden t will find himself completelyanswered in tha t small , eminent ly sane and commonsense publi-cat ion "Ambassadors for C h r i s t " by Mildred Cable and FrancescaFrench , a book which should be r ead and re-read by everyChrist ian worker .

I par t icu lar ly commend the chap te r headed " W h a t is his poise."This deals with the outcome for a young missionary to hisprinciples against having a " d a y of r e s t " and also the advice thedoctor gave when the inevitable b reakdown came.

Yours sincerely,H. T. Knights.

WITNESS BY LITERATURE.Dear Editor ,—Cannot we Baptists do something to witness more

extensively to the folk, young and old, who never a t tend anyChrist ian service or meet ing , and so are beyond reach of the Wordwhich alone can lead from darkness into light? Allegedly ninety pe rcent of our populat ion are in t ha t category. I am convinced tha tthe answer lies in the use of l i t e ra ture . This belief is pract ised byalmost every secular interest , legi t imate or near-obscene, and theymake extensive use of the p r in ted page.

We Chris t ians have been commissioned by the Lord Christ to bethe purveyors of the Very Word of Life, " Y e are my witnesses."Now; we have the men of inspirat ion and ta len t who can wri te theMessage in u rgen t and convincing t e rms ; which could br ing " c o n -v i c t i o n " too. Also; we have the mater ia l means for product ion.Have w e the dedicated " b o n d s l a v e s " who a re willing t o dis t r ibutethe l i t e ra tu re which we are bound to place at the i r disposal? Per-sonal dis t r ibut ion has too often proved the " b o t t l e n e c k " of suchpropaganda , and is the acid test of devotion. May God help us to"awake out of s l e e p . " Our responsibi l i t ies are heavy indeed!

Aged Baptist.

BAPTIST FORUM


FEILDING—Five.GISBORNE—Three.GLEN EDEN—One.GREEN ISLAND—Two.HANOVER STREET—Eight.HAWERA—One.HUNTLY—One.KARORI—Three.LINWOOD—Four.

BAPTISMSMANUREWA—Four.MIRAMAR—Three.MOSGIEL—Three.NAPIER—Five.NELSON—Seven.NEW PLYMOUTH—Two.NORTH INVERCARGILL—Three.NORTH EAST VALLEY—Three.OPAWA—Four.

OXFORD TERRACE—Twelve.

PALMERSTON NORTH—One.

SOUTH DUNEDIN—Two.

TITAHI BAY—Eleven.

WANGANUI—Two.

WHANGARAROA—Five.NELSON—Seven.TOTAL—One hundred and two.

November 22—3YA. 10.30 a.m., Rev. D. G. Salthouse.

November 24—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. M. Judkins.

November 25—1YZ. 7 p.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

ASHBURTON (Vacant).—Again we say thank you to allwho have taken services during the last month. It was good tohave Dr and Mrs Sanson with us at a mid-week meeting andour prayer interest was stimulated. Rev. Mr Soper of theS.U.M. was another missionary speaker. Congratulations toall our boys and girls who gained passes in the Sunday Schoolexaminations, some with honours. We also congratulate Win-some and Bill McMullan on the birth of a daughter and Mer-vyn and Judith Richardson on the birth of a son. Congratula-tions also to Dr and Mrs Caleb Tucker of Oamaru on the birthof a daughter. It was good to welcome home Sylvia Beck afteran extended tour overseas. It is good to see some of thosewho have been sick back at services again and wouldpray a speedy recovery for some who are still not well. Con-tinue to pray with us that a man of God's choosing will soon besent to minister to us.—E.F.P.

AUCKLAND CITY MISSION.—We welcomed Pastor andMrs Macready back from their Australian holiday both look-ing fit. We are glad to have our assistant pastor. Barry Den-holm, back after a needed rest in Wellington. We regret histime with us at the Mission is drawing to a close. Also happyto welcome Miss M. Eade and Miss Price back after being onthe sick list. Three of our number passed to higher service onthree successive days, Mr Moorhouse, husband of one of ourloved and faithful friends, Mr Walker, whose wife and daugh-ter are valued workers with us. Miss Walker being our Girls'Brigade captain, and Mrs Gerlack, one of our oldest membersfrom Mt. Eden days. Our newly formed B.W.M.U. had its firstregular meeting this month with an attendance of 13. Our grate-ful thanks go to the ladies of the B.W.L. Ladies come from adifferent church each week, and prepare Sunday tea for themission family. The rehabilitation hostel for men is doinggrand work under the guidance of Mr and Mrs Careful.Several men have come to know the Lord Jesus as Saviour.Thanks to gifts and labour of friends we have made over ourkitchen at the mission, and the sanctuary has been further im-proved —D. S.

AUCKLAND TABERNACLE (Rev. Fred. H. Carter).—Wewere privileged to hear Keith Walsham, Australian rugbyrepresentative, give a telling testimony at an evening service.On the eve of his departure to the Philippines, Mr Muri Thomp-son was recently farewelled at the close of another wellattended prayer meeting. An evening of sacred music in theTabernacle with Kenneth Goodman, assisting artists and ourchoir, was greasy appreciated, proceeds being for the BaptistCity Mission. Following our church dinner, the 107th annualmeeting took place, when most encouraging reports provedGod's working in our midst. Baptisms for the year totalled57. New officers elected were Messrs W. Craig. A. Jones andDr R. Thompson. A faithful senior member, Mr W. Gladdingrecently went Home to be with his Lord. We very warmly wel-

come home our missionary. Miss Myrtle Paulsen after her 15years' term of service in Mexico, and pray that she may bestrengthened for future service.—E. M. S.

AWAPUNI, Palmerston North (Pastor I. J. Drinkwater).—We rejoice with Rae and Peter Patten on the arrival ofGraham Peter, a brother for Margaret and Elizabeth, and asecond son, Robert Peter, to Mr and Mrs Hoogendorn. Atten-dances at morning services are continuing to increase, forwhich we are grateful to God. There has been a 25 per centincrease in Sunday School numbers in the past three months.Mr and Mrs Don Theobald spoke of their work in Ghana. Wehave been blessed recently, by the visits of missionaries frommany different fields. The Ladies' Fellowship paid a surprisevisit to the new home of Leslie and Charles Burton. Youngfolk from Central conducted another evening service, withBruce Albiston, Ted White and Graeme Creahan giving echoesof their recent mission at Blockhouse Bay. Our deacons appre-ciated a combined officers' meeting with Central and Hoko-whitu. Interest is increasing in our mission, planned for themiddle of November, with Rev. M. Reid, of Carterton.—D. D.

BELMONT (Rev. C. W. Smith).—We have reached our 13thyear as a church, and we praise God for His goodness. Ourannual meeting was held on September 19. An expression ofthanks was given to Mr W. Howarth for his faithful serviceas church secretary over the past 8 years, and who now relin-quishes his position. We welcomed Mr R. T. Clark as his suc-cessor. Also to the diaconate, we welcomed Mr G. Rimmerand Mesdames Reavely and Howarth as deaconesses. Our for-ward work appeal giving was in good heart. Special prayermeetings were held each morning that week from 6.30 a.m.to 9.30 a.m. Emphasis was given at the services to our Baptistextension and, particularly, at an evening service Miss M.Crocker and Mr P. Porter spoke about the Maori work. Wealso welcomed Miss Crocker and Sister Clare Gilbert intomembership here recently. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs RonClark on the birth of a son. We were shocked to hear of thesudden "Home-call" of Mr Don Bullin (C.Y.C.) and amember of this Church. Our sympathy is extended to hisfamily.

BERHAMPORE (Rev. J. E. Sherburd).—Our new educa-tion building was opened in the presence of about 300 people.Guest speakers were, Rev. F. Hayes Lloyd, Rev. A. L. Silcockand Rev. J. J. Burt. Mr Ron Mardle gave an outline on thehistory of the project, Mr A. Andrew read greetings from otherplaces and Mrs V. C. Chapman sang a solo. The key was givento Mr Harry Patience, son-in-law of the late Rev. T. KeithEwan, and father of the architect of the building, Mr MauricePatience. After people had inspected the building, they wereserved with afternoon tea in the hall. The following Sunday,the first day of classes in the building, the Sunday School atten-


November 6—1YZ, 10.15 a.m., Rev. B. Stewart.

November 8—3YA, 10.30 a.m.. Rev. D. G. Salthouse.

November 11—4YA, 11 a.m., Rev. E. W. Batts.

November 20—1YZ, 10.15 a m.. Rev. B. Stewart.


ance was the highest we have ever had, the main increasebeing in the adult department who had done intensive visita-tion prior to the opening.—V. C. C.

BLOCKHOUSE BAY (Rev. A. H. Finlay).—What a wonder-ful month of blessing we have had! The ladies' meeting startedit off by a meeting and luncheon with Mr R. Munn (a head-master), as their guest speaker. "Does Christian influence im-prove education?" From September 16 to 23 we held "Chris-tian Family Week" crusade with Mr T. White, Mr B. Albis-ton and Mr G. Cresham. Three outstanding personalities fromPalmerston North, Uncle Graham "The Christian Cowboy,"was a terrific success with the children. Bruce blessed usgreatly with his beautiful solos. Ted kept our voices in trimwith his rousing sing songs. Each night the church hall wasfull. Monday, men's night, Tuesday ladies, Wednesday andThursday for all, especially young people, Friday night,open air. Saturday night, very successful evening at LynnfieldCollege, 3 services on the final Sunday; it truly was a wonder-ful week. We are now commencing a series of "Pathfinderf i l m s " with Mr G. Curie and Dr D. Spackman we are pray-ing for great things. Four young people were baptised lastSunday morning: Miss R. Lupton, Messrs C. Finlay, R.Buckley and R. Barker. Our prayers for all sick, especiallyMiss U. Sutherland. Congratulations to our S.S. scholars on 39prizes in the scripture examination. Our sincere sympathy toMr and Mrs Morehouse on their recent bereavement.—M. J. B.

BROOKLYN, Wellington (Rev. D. H. Stewart).—The induc-tion of the Rev. D. H. Stewart, which we had waited andprayer for was held on September 6. The service was con-ducted by the Rev. L. A. North, who gave the charge of theminister and members. The welcome to Mr and Mrs Stewartfollowed, the chair being taken by Mr R. Thompson. MissTeeboon, speaking for the B.W.M.U. and women of the church,and Mrs L. A. North for the Baptist Ministers' wives, eachpresented Mrs Stewart with a bouquet of flowers. Words ofwelcome were spoken by Rev. L. A. North for the BaptistUnion; Rev. W. K. J. McCormack for the Baptist Ministers'Fraternal and Rev. W. Morrison for the Brooklyn Ministers'Fraternal. Mr C. D. Cowan presented the apologies of absentmembers and greetings were lead from Rev. and Mrs T. W.Cadman and Rev. Mr Silcock. Mr Stewart suitably replied andclosed with devotions. Supper was served in the hall, wheneveryone had the opportunity of meeting Mr and Mrs Stewart.We regret recording the "Home-call" of Mrs Jamieson, whowas associated with our Church for many years. Our sinceresympathy is extended to Kath and John.—W. C. T.

BRYNDWR (Rev. R. H. McCosh).—Our university studentstook a recent Sunday evening service and a large congrega-tion was impressed by the witness of these young people. Aninnovation, enjoyed by all, was the taking of the family serviceby the Moir family. We were glad to exchange visitors withlocal Presbyterian, Methodist and Anglican churches by wayof observing World Communion Sunday. The Indoor BowlsClub challenged the deacons and their wives resulting in ahappy evening for all, and a win for the club. It is a greatjoy to see our old friend Mr Laughlin, back in the Lord'sHouse. We pray that God may bless him richly and restorehim to health in His good time. Congratulations to Mr andMrs Derek Holland on the birth of a son, Geoffrey. At theOctober Friendly Hour, Mr Lemin was presented with a booktoken as a mark of our gratitude for his work on the electricalwiring of our new educational block.—H. R. W.

CAMBRIDGE (Pastor R. Lincoln).—We praise God for four,who went through the waters of Baptism. Recently we fare-welled Mr and Mrs David Swares. Our deepest sympathy goesto Mr G. Sutton and family in the loss of a loved wife andmother. We were privileged to have Mr and Mrs King fromthe United Maori mission speak to us at a recent missionaryprayer meeting. We are pleased Mr Parry is recovering fromhis recent car accident, also Mrs Annette is improving afterher operation. Adult Bible Classes are well attended. Recentlyyoung people's group took a trip to the Chateau.—D. W. T.

CAVERSHAM (Rev. J. L. Lowery, M.A.).—During ourminister's absence in Wellington, we were pleased to have con-ducting our services—the Rev. E. Enright, Mr O. Stott andMr Norrish. The annual meeting was well attended; Mr N.Cunningham and Mr W. Lewis were appointed to the dia-conate with Mr E. Aitcheson as All-ages Sunday Schoolsuperintendent. An enjoyable weekend was had by the youngpeople, when a group from Esk Street visited them for theweekend. We congratulate Russel Biggs on winning twotrophies in the novice section of the N.Z. cycling champion-ships. Mr and Mrs C. Austin, Mr and Mrs L. Tombs, and Mrand Mrs K. Smith have brought their babies for dedication.Our best wishes go to Mr and Mrs J. Duncan on the birth ofa son. To the relatives of Mrs C. Elsey, Mr H. Payton andLynore Pullin, who have passed away recently, we offer ourprayers and loving sympathy.—E. H. W.

COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch (Rev. W. J. Taylor).—We are all thrilled to have our minister with us after ninemonths of vacancy. On Saturday, October 6, the inductionand welcome to Rev. W. J. and Mrs Taylor and family washeld in the Church and Sunday School Hall, and on the Sun-day services with our new minister. We pray that the life ofour Church will go forward in the future days, and that wemay see many souls won for Christ. We say thank you to ourchurch secretary, Mr R. K. Sligo, also to the Rev. Don. Wilsonand to all those who have taken services over the recentmonths. On Sunday, September 16, the 1st Christchurch Bat-talion G.L.B. annual parade and service was held in thechurch. Congratulations to the Sunday School in being placedsixth in N.Z. in the recent Sunday School examinations.—P. M. G.

COLLEGE.—The table tennis team had a good win over theSt. John's College (Anglican) in September, winning 8 gamesto one. Maori missioner, Rev. C. D. Jones has been taking aspecial series of lectures on Maori culture, which have provedvery interesting, and which have given us a better understand-ing of the difficulties which Maori workers face. The Collegeyear will be all but ended when this issue is published, andwe will have had our annual Board social, our final internalexaminations, and be in the middle of L.Th. examinations. Anumber of students w;ll again be filling the pastorates inchurches for three months over Christmas.—G. T. M.

EPSOM (Rev. D. R. Edwards, B.A.).—At a G.L.B. churchparade early in September, a presentation was made to ourcompany by the Auckland G.L.B. commissioner, Major Adams,on their attaining first place in N.Z. in the recent Bible Know-ledge examination. During the month we also honoured MrsAnstice on her attaining her 90th birthday, by a supper follow-ing our weekly prater meeting and Bible Study. We regret-fully bid goodbye to Mr and Mrs Royce Penning on their be-ing transferred to Tauranga. Mr Penning was a Deacon of ourchurch, and for some time held the position of Sunday Schoolsuperintendent,and both he and Mrs Penning have taught inSunday School and Bible Class. A presentation was made tothem on behalf of the church. Our young people held theirannual House Party at Carey Park, which, from all accountswas a greater success than ever. The young people were unani-mous in their praise of Rev. Mr Winslade's leadership of theirstudy groups. We extend to Mrs Montgomery and family, oursincere sympathy on Mr Montgomery's "Home-call". Hisgenial kindly presence will be greatly missed in our fellow-ship.—E. M. S.

ESK STREET, Invercargill Central (Rev. D. Patrick).—Weare pleased to report that twenty of our S.S. scholars gainedhonours in their recent examinations. Our young people jour-neyed to Caversham for basketball, rugby and hockey and toparticipate in the morning service, and all enjoyed the tripimmensely. They have also been treated to an evening meet-ing at Schroeder's crib at Omaui. Our senior members had aget-together at the manse, and all were especially pleased tosee Miss Pay and Mrs Ward who have not been able to wor-ship with us for many years. Mr and Mrs Patrick and MissesV. and R. Schroeder delighted the guests with their items. MrSoper of the S.U.M. has been a recent visitor to our prayer-meeting where he showed pictures of his work. The S.S. teaand concert went off with the usual enthusiasm on October 6,and it was gratifying to see so many parents. Mr and MrsBob Tressler were farewelled after the evening service onOctober 7, as they leave to serve the Lord in New Guinea, andwe wish them every blessing. Mrs Thornley has left us to bewith her Lord, and we extend our sympathy to her family.—D. W. L.

FEILDING (Rev. P. J. C. Blackman).—At a recent eveningservice, five witnessed to their Lord in baptism. Seven werewelcomed into membership recently. A joy to have Mr andMrs Brian Tucker (U.F.M.) tell of their work in Now Guinea.Our thanks to the working bee that laid a new concretefront to our church. At our annual meeting Mr I. Phillips waselected secretary, and Mr D. Salter treasurer, and at an even-ing service the induction of deacons took place. A visit fromthe Rev. Dr F. Jennings the "Tramps' P a r s o n " was enjoyedby all, telling of his work among the "down and outs". Ourladies journeyed over to Palmerston North for the CentralDistricts' annual B.W.M.U. meeting, when Mrs B. N. Eade spokeof their years of labour on the field. At an after church fellow-ship hour, opportunity was taken to welcome home Rev. andMrs Stuart A very and family. Congratulations to Mr and MrsD. Funnell on the gif t of a son, to Miss M. Hamilton and Mr J.Ryniken on their engagement and to Brian Whisker andRichard Eade on reaching their majority. Our continuedprayers for Miss Belk and other "shut ins".—G. E. F.

GEORGETOWN (Rev. H. J. Pidwell, L.Th., Dip.R.E.).—Ourannual church meeting, on Wednesday, September 5, was pre-ceded by a Communion service. The positions of secretary and


treasurer were filled by Messrs N. Bond and J. Sherbornerespectively. It was a well attended meeting with 28 memberspresent. Our thanks to Mr J. Blair who so effectively panelledthe front of the pulpit and to those who donated a lectern andcurtain. The result is very pleasing. We praise God thatthe way has opened for the purchase of the house adjoiningthe church in Morton Street. It will be used in our A.A.S.S.programme. A very pretty wedding was held in our churchon September 1, when Miss Helen Cummings and Mr Reg.Williams were married. We wish them God's blessing as theyset up their home. We thank Messrs R. Brown and G. Hickswho conducted services in the absence of our pastor, alsoMessrs I. Brown and I. McDonald who ministered to us on arecent Sunday.

GISBORNE CENTRAL (Rev. Hugh Nees).—August andSeptember have been months of joy in the life of our church.In August we had here in Gisborne the Great Gisborne Cru-sade with Muri Thompson and his team. We rejoice that therewere those in our church who were blessed, and who will livenow in closer fellowship with their Master. Following MrThompson in September we had the Christian Life Crusadewith Rev. Lloyd Crawford here at Gisborne Central. ThisCrusade has mads a big impact in the life of our church.There has been much blessing and one can see God workingin the lives of many people. We do thank the Gore Church forreleasing their minister for this Crusade. On September 2, atour morning service we farewelled Rev. Stephen Tong whohas accepted a call to the Chinese Baptist Mission in Auckland.Our prayers follow him as he labours for his Lord there. Bap-tisms: Misses E. Murray, D. Pinching and S. Boshier. Mr andMrs Dwight recency out from England brought Stuart Andrewfor dedication.—M. B. G.

GLEN EDEN (Rev. A. S. Metcalfe, L.Th.).—After a recentchurch service it was a great pleasure to meet the Matron ofthe Manurewa Children's Home, Miss Joyce Wilby. Wewere shown pictures of the children ready for church, the littleones at play, and the lovely surroundings making the settingof the Home such a pleasant one. Prayer meeting and choirpractices are in progress for the coming Crusade with theRev. Roland Hart. Mr Potter from the Borneo Mission enter-tained the youth after tea by showing slides and variousarticles of interest from the mission. The Ladies' Fellowshipwere very interested and concerned when told of the need tohelp the British Sailors' Society. The Port missioner, Cap-tain McClay, spoke of the very necessary work done by thesailors who were in great need of a comfortable home whenin Port. August 25, Carey Park held a House Party for thesenior young people's convention, approximately 150 attendedand this season of study proved a great blessing to all. Con-gratulations to Glenys and Philip Given in the birth of adaughter, Linda. We remember and rejoice with Mr andMrs Steve James now at Te Awamutu, on the birth of a secondson. David Jorgensen witnessed to his faith in Baptism. R. V. K.

GREEN ISLAND (Pastor H. J. Hayward).—It is with grati-tude that we report the acceptance of our call to Rev. H. R.Bycroft and we look forward to his and his family's arrivalin February. Special features have been an evening of sacredmusic by the Baptist Male Quartette, a youth tea and service,vists by Rev. Mr Soper (S.U.M.) and Miss Ethel Baker (S.I.M.)and a baptismal service when Kelvin Tetlow and MervynKean witnessed. We give thanks for the recovery of somewho have been in hospital and for the safe arrival of a daugh-ter to Mr and Mrs M. Joyce. We welcome back Mrs Watt afterseveral months in the north and are pleased to have Mr andMrs N. Hill of Richmond (Nelson), worshipping with us. Mid-week studies on "The Spirit's Sword," are proving helpful.—E. H.

GRANGE ROAD (Rev. A. Lonsdale).—Our pastor'sthoughtful teaching challenges us to deeper spiritual life, andthe beautiful messages presented by our choir each Sundayare greatly appreciated, drawing us nearer our God. Duringthe absence of Mrs Lupis on holiday, we have been privilegedto be led in our worship by Miss L. Cowie at the organ.Members of our church have joined with other churches toenjoy fellowship at their combined meetings, and at our owncombined meetings at Tabernacle. Good to have Owen Hillamong us again after several weeks in bed. We pray for hiscomplete recovery. For others of our membership who are ill,or unable to attend, we pray God's richest blessing. We regretthe loss of Mr and Mrs David Browne Jr., who have trans-ferred to Murrays' Bay. They will both be greatly missed. Atafter church fellowship, we enjoyed slides of Southern lakesand mountains shown by Mr Keyte.

GREY LYNN (Pastor R. Gaskell).—On September 23, col-lege students, McNee, Brown and Marks spoke to us on vari-ous aspects of the forward work appeal. Mr and Mrs Ritsonbrought their little daughter for dedication at the family ser-vice on September 30. We have enjoyed the visit of Pat Bull

and the Keynotes, and we pray that the seed sown during thisvisit will bear fruit in the near future. We are sorry so manyof our friends are ill at this time. We especially remember MrJ. Paterson at home, and Mrs McMillan in hospital, and wepray that all may be restored to health again soon.—E. J. B.

GREYMOUTH (Rev. Alex. Simpson).—On September 17, Mrand Mrs Dickey and Mr and Mrs Condliff were admitted intomembership. The annual meeting of the church was held onSeptember 22, 1962, and important decisions were maderegarding future expansion. The Life Boy team commencedin August has prospered under its capable leadership, andnow has a roll of 22. The G.L.B. in conjunction with theChurch of Christ, commemorated G.L.B. Jubilee Year by donat-ing a garden seat to the Grey Hospital for the use of patients.The Girls' Bible Class basketball team were successful in win-ning the cup for their grade. Congratulations girls. We arepleased Mrs Simpson, Mrs Bradley, and Mrs McDougall aremaking a good recovery and hope they will all be back withus soon.—V. J. M.

HAMILTON CENTRAL (Rev. F. H. Lloyd, Pastor J. R.Arnold).—We are much in prayer as to whom the Lord wouldhave us call to be in Hamilton. Girls' Life Brigade recentlycelebrated their 25th Jubilee. The B.W.M.U. celebrated its 50thJubilee when Rev. Mr Alcorn had slides and tape of literaturework. The hall was decorated in Indian style and an Indiansupper was served. Wedding bells rang for Margaret Gryllsand Donald Gilianders last month. We pray for a speedyrecovery for those in hospital; Mrs Isaacs, Mr Stewart Wilk-inson, and to Alan Chaplin in Auckland Hospital. To MrsFaith Bullin and three children, we extend our prayerful andChristian sympathy, as Mr Don Bullin of Christian YouthCamp Inc. of Ngarawahia was called to higher service. Amemorial service was conducted in our church by C.Y.C.leaders on Sunday It was very heartening to hear of the largenumber of passes in the S.S. scripture examinations. In par-ticular we congratulate Linda and Judith Furness who were1st for N.Z. in respective grades. Good work.—G. C.

HANOVER STREET (Rev. E. W. Batts).—A noteworthy daywas the recent Sunday when, at the morning service, fiveyoung people were baptised and received into membership atthe Communion service which followed, and at the eveningservice, three adults witnessed to their faith in a similarmanner. The All-age Sunday School celebrated its first anni-versary by representatives of the various classes partici-pating in conducting the morning worship service. The Mac-auley Musical Messengers have been using the church as thelocale for their Dunedin evangelistic campaign with its wide,and yet special appeal. The Spring Flower Day organised bythe B.W.M.U. in aid of the church's centennial project wongrand support as did their earlier annual gift day. They, andthe church, have suffered a great loss in the passing of MrsHiett, who besides being so well-known throughout the Dom-inion as a leading stalwart of the W.C.T.U., was churchdeaconess for many years. Another veteran, Mr A. H. Reed,recently addressed the youth fellowship, L. R. H.

HASTINGS (Rev. D. C. Rogers).—Guests of our church onBattle of Britain Sunday, were the Airforce Association andA.T.C. cadets. The young folk of our Bible Classes joined withthose of other churches recently at a dawn service on Te MataPeak. New faces worshipping with us are Mr and Mrs Wil-liams, recently of Taupo, and Mr and Mrs Kenny and familyrecently of Nelson. May they know our Christian love andfriendship in the weeks ahead. Our loving sympathy to MrsR. Barley in the loss of a loved one, also Mrs Jack Taylor inthe loss of a loved father. We have been much in prayer forseveral of our folk sojourning in hospital during the pastmonth, and thank our Lord for much progress made. We prayfor a full return to health for all these friends. Congratula-tions to Anthony and Moyra Bewley (nee Fulton) on thebirth of a daughter. Prayer is still valued for Sister E. Leipstnow home from Korea, that God will rapidly restore her tofull health. Miss Margaret Baker celebrated her 21st birth-day recently with our B.C. "725" club, friends and relatives,refreshments were supplied by her parents, Mr and Mrs RayBaker—a happy fellowship was enjoyed by all present.—D. M. M.

HAWERA (Rev. J. S. Thomson L.Th.).—We rejoiced to seeMrs Marsh pass through the waters of baptism and to learnof others deciding to take this step. Our thoughts have beenwith Mrs Brett and Mr Collins in their illnesses. The for-ward work was well-supported both by prayer and by gifts.Special meetings for prayer were held during the week, anda meeting at Waverly was very well-attended. Rev. HayesLloyd conducted an evening service and then met membersat an after church social hour when he spoke on the affairsof the denomination. Pleased to have Miss Jill Elliot of theEpsom Church worshipping with us. All those who sat, passedthe Scripture examinations while Whenuakura S.S. won theJackson Banner. A church social provided an enjoyable even-


ing for those present. An inter-church social for the ladies ofall Hawera churches was held in our hall with the Baptistladies being hostesses for the evening.—B. A. J. S.

HILLCREST (Rev. P. Carter).—The church congratulates theSunday School on gaining second equal in the scriptureexaminations. We are sorry to be losing both our Bible Classleaders shortly, Mr John Maindonald to the mission field andMiss Lore our deaconess. We pray we will find two suitablepeople to fill these positions. We have had two more film ser-vices lately and both were well attended. By the time thisis published our Sunday School anniversary will be over andwe thank those who are working hard to make this a happyand successful occasion. We are grateful to students and otherpreachers who have been filling our pulpit on Sundays whenour minister is at Birkdale.—M. C. A.

HOWICK (Rev. P. W. Norrish).—Our grateful thanks to MrTrevor Shaw, Mr Howard Carter, Mr T. Smith, and Mr G.Clark for taking our services during Mr Norrish's recent ill-ness. A large group of young people gathered together for aB.C. tea recently. Miss Edna McLaren, returned missionaryfrom Thailand, being guest speaker, and her slides of Thai-land were most informative. A warm welcome to Mrs L. Bondand Julie, and Mrs I. Anderson who have recently returnedfrom overseas. We also welcome Mr D. Atherfold from theWanganui church. A large group of South Auckland churchofficers and wives gathered together here on October 1, thespeaker being Rev. A. Burrows. An enjoyable evening for all.We remember our elderly and sick folk who are unable toworship with us at present.—N. E. H.

HUNTLY (Student Pastor G. D. Coad).—Since our lastreport it has been good to have had two special missionarymeetings. One was for a visit from Dr and Mrs Sanson of ourown field and the other was a visit from Rev. Mr Michell, theHome Director of the C.I.M. During the August vacation wewere also visited by Dr Edgar of our college staff. It has beengood to have these folk calling. We are also thankful to ourHamilton friends for the pulpit supplies made available dur-ing our student pastor's vacation. On a recent Sunday even-ing, one young lady made witness through the waters of bap-tism. We pray that this act of faith will bring blessing to herand to all who witnessed her confession. Recent farewells havebeen for Miss Judy Hunt, Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Green andfamily. We say welcome to Mr and Mrs Clare and family.

ISLAND BAY (Rev. W. J. McCormack).—From August19 to 26 we had a Search the Scriptures week, conducted byDr R. J. Thompson. Each night of the week Dr Thompsonshowed slides of some part of Europe and these were followedby an address of some aspect of Biblical Truth. Notes wereavailable on these topics after each service and were eagerlytaken by people wanting to think around these subjects care-fully. A coffee hour in the morning for women and on Fridayat 9 p.m. for young people drew very good groups who werechallenged and inspired by Dr Thompson's addresses. OurHoughton Valley friends ran a coffee bar and book stall aftereach meeting. These were well patronised and provided anopportunity for the Thompsons to talk informally with thosewho gathered. Mrs Thompson ably assisted her husband asshe sang suitable Christian songs which so aptly fitted thetheme of the meeting. Attendances throughout the week weregood, averaging 90 each evening. This week has had a markedeffect on the life of our people and also introduced somefringe people to the message of the gospel.— M.J.

KAIAPOI (Rev. G. A. Smith).—On September 15, ourChurch held its annual meeting. In the evening a church con-cert was also held. On a recent Sunday morning. GillianSyder. Mr Derek Kendall (Kaiapoi), and Miss JeanettePeck on transfer from Ashburton, were welcomed into themembership of the church. Mrs Thompson and Mrs K.Vickery testified in the waters of Baptism. Later Mr andMrs K. Vickery and Mrs Thompson were welcomed intochurch membership. At the Bible Class competitions, MissJeanette Peck came 1st in the senior women's sermonetteand 1st in senior women's "Children's Talk". Recently theharriers were at our evening service, and Forresters Lodgeparaded last Sunday morning. At the basketball competi-tions held in Christchurch recently along with other B.C.sports. Kaiapoi girls were the champion team. To our sickand elderly folk, and those in sorrow, we pray they may beconscious of God's strength and comfort.—N. E. S.

KAITAIA (Rev. R. Keyte, L.Th.).—Elected deacons: G. andS. McKenzie, R. Taylor, K. Davan; S.S. superintendent, K.Davan. In the new unspoilt church year ahead the erection of achurch is in the offing for Kaitaia. We're challenged in a prac-tical down to earth way. Five hundred pounds cash is neededbefore we commence building and an increase of £6 a week inthe offering—can it be done?—A Life Boy group is in full swing,ably led by Walter Cate. For the sharing of joys and sorrows,

and for the real family church fellowship of the past year wegive thanks.—V. D.

KARORI (Rev. E. Payton).—At a very impressive ser-vice recently, three of our Bible Class girls were baptised,Averil Bunt, Susan McKenzie and Sherry Wood. Thefollowing Sunday they were received into church member-ship. Congratulations to Ross Dickie and Niel McKenziewho both did well in the local competitions. Our churchexpresses sincere sympathy to our minister. Rev. E. Paytonin the passing of his father, also to Mrs J. H. Grigg in theloss of her sister, and also to the Swensen family whosemother passed away very suddenly. We welcomed Mr andMrs Clifford Reay into out midst, and pray that Godwill richly bless our crusaders as they bring the gospel mes-sage to us and the people of Karori. A very happy coffeehour was enjoyed by us and a great number of ladies fromother churches in the district, when Mrs Reay brought us amessage.—R. McK.

KEYTE STREET, Whangarei (Rev. L. Rankin).—Mis-sionary speaker has been Mr Brian Tucker of NewGuinea. Nurses from Whangarei Hospital had a churchparade in our church one Sunday morning. We joined in acombined churches' service sponsored by the N.C.C. in theWhangarei Town Hall when one thousand people from eightdenominations heard Venerable Archdeacon Sutton preach.At present our midweek Bible Studies are from the Bookof Hebrews. Best wishes to newlyweds, Ron Dannatt andPhyllis Cobbald. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Eade have beenwelcomed into our church membership on transferfrom Whangarei Central. Eight children were dedicatedlast month, representing the Kerr, Armstrong, Burdett,Hansen and Budd households. Our three Maori membersrecently conducted an evening Gospel service. Mr Titopreached. The Knight family have shifted to Auckland.Delegates to Assembly are the minister and Mr WillisRush. The minister has addressed the Christian BusineesGirls' Association, and a combined conference at Kaikoheof workers from the United Maori Mission and the Maori Evan-gelical Fellowship. Rev. Frank Reddell and Kaikohe BaptistYouth conducted a social in our hall.

KAWERAU (Rev. E. Hildreth).—We give thanks to Godfor the opportunity to join with Whakatane for the Chris-tian Life campaign. Thanks too, for the decisions registeredand for increased spiritual activity within the church since.Our giving for the past three months has been a record andexceeded the budgeted figure. At our recent quarterlymeeting, members accepted a building scheme for the totaldevelopment of property. First stage to commence towardsthe end of next year, the cost approximately £3,000. A settarget of £500 to be raised during the next 6 months. Werecently enjoyed the ministry of Mr Hughson accompaniedby a team of young people from Auckland. Mr Alcorn'svisit was most interesting, and we all enjoyed his colourslides and tape recordings. The new Baptist hymnals havebeen put into use, and are liked by all. Congratulations. ToMiss Ruth Saunders and Mr Ben Siaki who have recentlyannounced their engagement. Mr and Mrs Symons broughttheir little daughter, Anna-Marie, to present her to the Lord ata dedication service.

LINWOOD AVENUE (Rev. A. Hodges).—It is with adeep sense of the leading of the Holy Spirit that weapproach the beginning of All-ages Sunday School in ourchurch in the new year, that we are holding an adults' classin church early every Sunday morning under the guidanceof our secretary (Mr J. Buggy), and we are studying " thePrayer of Prayers", i.e., " the Lord's Prayer". ToMichael Holmes, his wife, and the youth of the churchwe give our thanks for a 'teen-ages' Sunday evening service.Our bowling club invited Oxford Terrace bowling clubto a games evening recently and an enjoyable time togetherwas had. For Valerie Sutherland (our B.T.I. student), whomet with a serious accident, we continually pray for com-plete recovery to full health and strength. One result of the"Reay Crusade" in our church was a Baptismal service onSunday morning September 9, when four of our new memberswitnessed for their Lord and Saviour. To those who havelost loved ones, we give our sympathy, asking God's com-forting spirit.—R. E. E.

LOWER HUTT, Puriri Street (Rev. N. R. Wood).—Well-attended half-yearly church meeting noted church membershipstands at 168, average attendances up slightly. Church nowflood-lit 6.30 to 11 p.m. Thanked for work involved MessrsHardie, Edridge, Smith, Mr Graham Edridge for instal-lation. B.W.M.U. reported increased attendances, Homemakersserve church and community in variety of ways. G.L.B. suc-cessful year. Mrs Grylls appointed, president 1st H.V. Bat-talion. Puriri Street S.S. had good attendance, parents atFloral service. Six new scholars brought by children them-


selves. Waterloo S.S. gained sixth place in Dominion inS.S. examinations. Privilege welcome Rev. R. Alcorn andDominion President. Rev. Hayes Lloyd, messages appreci-ated. Keenest sympathy expressed in sudden passing of valuedmember Mr G. Edmonds. Also in passing of Mr Mills, MrSiddall and the mother of Mrs E. Nees. Mr Palmer andMrs Brown remembered during sickness. Mr and MrsBrian Lewis transferred to Tawa, their gain, our loss. Greet-ings sent to Mr N. Miller and Miss Andrea Falconer oneve of marriage in England. Welcome to Miss J. Grant, Nel-son, farewell Miss Pearson to New Caledonia. Our friendMr E. Nees is unheld whilst acting as Moderator atWainui-o-mata. "Out-reach" services call for earnestprayer and co-operation of whole membership.—G. E. C.

MANUREWA (Rev. W. G. D. Taylor).—We were thrilledlalst month to see four young people witness for their Lordin baptism. They were Anne Lovell, Gloria LewisGuurt de Hoog and Kelvin Fairhall. While our pastor ison holiday, services were taken by Rev. H. Hogarth, Men'sFellowship, Rev Michell and Rev. N. Winslade. Ourofficers and wives joined with South Auckland officers andwives for an enjoyable evening at Howick. Our church willmiss Mrs Carter who was called "Home" recently. Ourlove and prayers go to Mr Carter and family.—A. H. F.

MASTERTON (Rev. C. B. Boggis).—It has been good towelcome visitors to our services, and to see some new facesin our midst. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Voschezangon the birth of a daughter, Dorothy, and to Mr and MrsBryden on the arrival of a son The men of the church havebeen working very hard at nights to give the interior of thechurch a face-lift, and their efforts are well worthwhile. Themembers of the Boys' Brigade are busy building a cook-house to be taken out to their camp site at Mauriceville.Members of Bible Classes spent an enjoyable weekend asguests of the Upper Hutt young people recently. It is goodfor them to have this fellowship with other young Chris-tians. Had Rev. Mr Reid from Carterton occupy our pulpit ona recent Sunday morning while our minister was down there.Also had the Rev. L. Jones from the Knox Church for theannual pulpit exchange.—F. M. G.

MERRILANDS (Rev. L. S. Arnold).—Merrilands cele-brated the coming of Spring with a floral service. The nor-mally lovely church was transformed, under the artistic handsof Rev. L. S. Arnold and his mother, into a wonderland ofbeauty and fragrance. Mr Arnold's message was well suitedto the occasion. In the afternoon the S.S. children distributedthe flowers through two wards of the Green Lane Hospital,bringing fragrance and cheer to the elderly people.Merrilands' theme for the next few weeks is "Spr ing offen-sive," with the motto " E a c h one Reach one". We ask forprayer that this may be fulfilled. We held a suc-cessful Cradle Roll party for mothers and babies recentlyand are glad to welcome nine new babies at the anniversaryservices, when they will be presented with attractive CradleRoll certificates—E. C.

MIRAMAR, Strathmore Park.—At two recent Baptismalservices, it was a joy to see three of our young people, MissesAlison Green. Lynette Stone and Dale Cochrane, wit-nessing for their Lord in Baptism, and at a later date tohave the pleasure of welcoming all three into church member-ship together with Mr David Lewis on transfer fromLevin. Our deepest sympathy and prayers are with thefamilies of Mrs Richardson and Mrs Peach in their recent"Home-call". A very useful and much appreciated workwas done at Strathmore Park during the college vacation,by student R. Lockwood. Our thoughts and prayers are withMrs Austin, Mrs King and Mr R. Chaplow in hospital.—C. H.

MORNINGTON (Rev. G. Kingston-Smith).—Sunday Schoolrenovations completed a lovely setting for the "GreatDay". Full church, singing of the doxology and October 7,saw the commencement of A.A.S.S. Adult section under MrMax Sloan assisted by Mrs Isabel Patrick, Mrs MacKayand Mr Albert Carr had 37 present. Mr Esmond Scott,superintendent, and Mr Robin Wilkinson, secretary, a fullstaff of teachers and helpers dedicated to the task by theminister. Sorry to bid farewell to Mr Peter Count whois transferred south for a period. Mr Ron Gilbert leadingLife Boys, while Mr Alstair Finnie is in camp. Wel-come to Mrs Nelson, Ings Home, who had a short stay inhospital, following an eye operation. Sunday School scholarsthrilled to have letter from Marguerite, daughter of our lovedmissionaries, Stan and Ann McMillan, in reply to gift senther. Ropeholders Cup awarded to Margaret Thompson forthe most loyal member in missionary efforts. Prayers withMiss Ethel Baker as she continues deputation work. Re-joice to see Miss Lily Sutherland back at church after herlong illness.—A. B.

MORRINSVILLE (Rev. J. Beck).—Again this month we havehad the privilege of many guest speakers. Dr S. L. Edgarshowed us slides and told us about the work and life in theCollege. Mr R. S. Sinclair, president of South Auckland BaptistAssociation, Pastor Ray Lincoln of our Cambridge Church, MrsDesmond Smith of British and Foreign Bible Society and ateam comprising Rev. A. S. Clifford, Principal of the College,and three students, have taken Sunday services for us. Mr BobAlcorn of our Mission in Chandpur spoke of his work andshowed slides, also Mr Fred Creighton of Ceylon and India Gen-eral Mission. There were a good number present at our annualmeeting. Membership showed a net increase of 7, there being16 received into membership and 9 outward transfers duringthe year. Mr Loxl_y Jensen has been added to the diaconate.Congratulations to Alice Skett on attaining her 21st, and toVerna Cavaney and Bernard Bateman, and Murray Beck andNorma Turley of Avondale on their engagements.—J. M.

MOUNT ALBERT (Assistant Pastor L. Nicholson).—Our ser-vices this month have been conducted by Dr E. M. BlaiklockLitt.D., Dr R. J. Thompson, also special thanks to Rev. GordonJackson of Oamaru and the Rev. D. W. Rushbrook of NewPlymouth. Their ministry was greatly appreciated. The guestspeaker at the monthly shareholders' meeting was Mrs AudreyTucker who showed slides and spoke of her work in Papua.The annual church members' tea and meeting was held onWednesday, September 12. Congratulations to the followingscholars who won special prizes in the recent Sunday Schoolscripture examinations: John Edgar, Brian Edgar, JudithMcClure, Bruce Laird, Ewan Watson, Roy Tallon, Mr G. Tal-lon and Miss Lorna Brewerton. We congratulate Mr and MrsRex Mason on the birth of a son (Gregory Lewis). The guestspeaker this month at our Men's Fellowship tea was Dr FrankJennings who is known around the world as "The TrampParson".—R. M. T.

MOSGIEL (Rev. W. R. Morgan).—An impressive baptismalservice was held, when two Bible Class girls, Frances Fagg,Lesley Warnock and Mrs Larsen testified to their faith inChrist as Saviour and Lord, before a large congregation. Atthe Communion service which followed, Mrs Larsen wasreceived into membership. The guest speaker at theSunday School anniversary was the Rev. L. S. Armstrong fromSouth Dunedin. There was a good attendance at the annualchurch business meeting. Mr Lewis was welcomed as a newdeacon. Recently a church family tea was held, with approxi-mately 150 present. Later Mr Alex. Joll entertained the chil-dren with the showing of films while Mr and Mrs Theoboldaddressed the adults and showed slides of their work in Ghana.—L.H.

MURRAYS BAY (Rev. R. Bullen, L.Th.).—At the recentannual report, we w e r e pleased to see over the year, ahealthy increase in our membership, which now stands at 79. Itis pleasing to report that, of seven baptisms in Mr Bullen'sministry, all joined our church. Attendances have also showna slight increase in both morning and evening services. So,with this sign of growth in our Christian work, we look for-ward to yet another rich harvest in the year ahead. We areasking God's rich blessing on our crusade, being conducted bythe Rev. Roland Hart next year. Under the capable leader-ship of Mrs T. A. Duncombe (secretary), and Mr G. J. Byrne(.superintendent), the Sunday School has shown a year ofsteady progress. On the weekend of September 14 and 15, ouryoung folk entertained 15 young folk from the Rotorua church.They spent an enjoyable weekend with us, finishing with ayouth tea, and question time, conducted by our minister.—N. B.

NAPIER (Rev. T. W. Cadman).—September saw the com-mencement of the mission to the people conducted by ourminister. The two services already held, have been wellattended with responses to the appeal. In connection with ourmission a Women's Coffee Hour has been introduced wherefellowship and study have been enjoyed. With joy we notethe baptisms of Misses Joy Helleur, Lyn Grant, LynMiller. Glenys Pellew, and Nan Cook. These folk to-gether with Mrs Cadman, Misses Robyn Helleur andMariet Antonson were received into membership during theevening Communion service. We were happy to wel-come Mr and Mrs Brocklehurst and baby Errol, to ourfamily dedication service. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs BobMulholland at present on a trip to Britain. Congratulationsto Mr and Mrs Palmer on the birth of a daughter. Ourthoughts and prayers go to those in hospital and to those laidaside in their own homes.—S. McG.

NELSON (Rev. J. Heffernan).—Excellent evening ser-vice on Father's Day led by Garrison Band and C.B.M.A.Singers, a grand night indeed. Working bee at Matai campto lay concrete floor in meeting hall, was the finest yetGreat activity at Nelson South, talents scheme to raise £500for renovations. We prayerfully remember the sick at thistime, especially Mrs A. Rutland in Public Hospital. Wed-ding bells rang out recently for Elspeth Thomson and Robin


Lowans. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Murray Clark-son and Mr and Mrs Bob Chignall on safe arrival of sons.A very fine gathering welcomed our president, Rev. F.Hayes Lloyd, and heard his eloquent survey of the Baptistwork and witness. N.Z.B.M.S. Box opening set an all timerecord. The presence of the Holy Spirit was among uswhen we witnessed the baptisms of seven candidates, onebeing the first convert from our Stoke cause.—M. F. D.

NEW LYNN (Rev. A. V. Brown).—Our Y.P.F. paid areturn visit to the Salvation Army young people, and agrand time of fellowship was had by all. The 9th was quitea day. The morning service was a Father's Day service,when a group of fathers conducted the service, Mr J. Naceygiving the message. The evening was the last of our Chris-tianity in Action cervices, conducted by a group of water-side workers, a real moving service of witness and praise,and a real blessing to us all. The 23rd evening the parentsof the Sunday school children, of our outreach at Parau,joined us in worship. Three of the young girls, Margaret,Sandra, and Kay Inch, sang for us, and also at the socialhour after the service. Boys' Brigade parade on the lastmorning service of the month. We had two kitchen eveningsthis month; first for Barbara Giles and Neil Hiskens, andthen Glennys Williams and Ron Smith. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Ron Creamer, and Mr and Mrs D. Linton, on thebirth of their sons.—B. H. R.

NEW PLYMOUTH (Rev. D. W. Rushbrook).—Since ourlast report we have had a visit from Mr Les Rushbrookand family. Mr Rushbrook preached at an evening serviceand showed slides of the work of the B.T.I. Our GuestNight services are proving a real blessing. At a recent even-ing service our choir -very beautifully sang A. P. Gaul's, " T h eHoly City". It was conducted by Mr John Diprose and all thesoloists were choir members. Lynne Condor and RobertGudopp witnessed to their Lord in baptism. Our minister wasguest speaker recently at the Jubilee of the Napier Church. MrBruce Crawford was guest speaker at our Vogeltown SundaySchool anniversary. The children's choir was trained byDavid Theobold and Lester Barker was pianist. We areglad to report the sale of the old church manse after its manyyears of service. Mr and Mrs Stafford Ogle have booked fortheir homeward journey arriving April 1963. We wish themGodspeed.—E. H.

NORTH INVERCARGILL (Rev. H. R. Puddle).—Guestspeakers this month have been Mr Campbell McAlpine,the Scottish evangelist, and Mr Bill Simpson of B.I.M.who showed slides of "Bookmobile" work at the monthlyfriendly hour. Miss Daphne McKenzie C.I.M.O.M.F. wasguest speaker at the Ladies' Fellowship meeting. Mr andMrs W. Chalmers brought their little daughter Bronwyn,in an act of dedication. As an expression of their real faithin Christ, Miss V. Falconer, Mr G. Rennie, and RobertInglis were baptised recently. It has become necessary toprepare to replace our present church organ and plans areafoot to accomplish this as soon as possible. We express ourloving sympathy to Mrs Scott in the passing of her mother,Mrs Swain. Sixteen S.S. pupils gained honours in theexaminations. Congratulations to all who passed and espe-cially to Irene Robertson who topped N.Z. for Standard 2.The S.S. concert this yeer was again most enjoyable and wethank the scholars for such a pleasant evening.—D. G.

NORTH EAST VALLEY, Dunedin (Rev. H. A. Gardi-ner).—At a recent baptismal service, three B.C. members,Carolyn Boyd, Robin Benfell and Stuart Mackie, gavetheir testimonies and witnessed to their faith through thewaters of baptism. They have since been received into mem-bership along with Mrs Petrie on transfer from Mornington.Arrangements for S.S. anniversary have been changedthis year so as to feature all departments of the A.A.S.S.Spread over a period of three Sundays, each department hasbeen assigned one service over this period. This has b e e nwell received, and will probably be repeated in this form infuture years. Mr H. D. Benfell has been appointed generalsuperintendent of the A.A.S.S. as from February 1, 1963,and this appointment will solve a lot of the difficulties underwhich we have been labouring. Purchase of section in ArnoldStreet has been finalished. Plans now being prepared for erec-tion of new manse.—M. S. L.

NORTHLAND (Rev. F. G. Reddell).—The departure ofseveral of our young people who have made a valuable con-tribution in the leading of our youth activities, especially inSunday School teaching and singing, is greatly felt by usall. We pray that God's blessing will follow each one as theytake up new responsibilities. Tokens of our appreciation havebeen made to Miss Judith Perry and Mr Allan Kennedywho have left for Gore, and to Misses Marlene and ZenaDownie and David Downie who are shortly leaving as thefamily moves to Auckland. We wish Mr and Mrs Winsor

a very happy holiday as they go on an extended visit to theirdaughter in Australia. We are thankful for MrsMcDonald's progress after her recent stay in hospital. Greatappreciation of our minister's visit is expressed by those whoattend the Russell service in the home of Mr and Mrs Mer-cer in the afternoon of the fourth Sunday of each month.—G. M. S.

NORTH MEMORIAL (Rev. S. Marlow).—During themonth we were privileged to have members of the Britishand Foreign Bible Society worshipping with us. Duringthe service the monies collected were dedicated to the use ofGod in this sphere. One of our Bible Class girls, GaynorSimpson, has proved herself a worthy badminton player bygaining championships in both junior and senior games. Ourbest wishes go with Noeline Davidson as she returns to herhome in Australia. It is with deep regret we learn of Rev.S. Marlow's enforced rest, and we all wish him a speedyrecovery and God's richest blessing. Many thanks to thosekind people who minister to us during his absence.—W. T.

OPAWA (Rev. G. F. Coombs).—We are grateful thatsickness amongst our fellowship has declined in the pastmonth, however, we remember Mrs Patrick in hospital andMr Wilkins in Princess Margaret hospital. To other shut-ins wesend our Christian love and greetings. Congratulations toMr and Mrs Eddie Thomas on the safe arrival of a son,David Edwin. We rejoiced with Mr Ray Lane and MrRobert Alexander as they expressed their faith in the LordJesus Christ in the waters of baptism. We welcomed themboth into the fellowship of the church. Congratulations alsoto the Bible Class young people in their efforts on thesports field as they were runners-up in the soccer and indoorbasketball, and to the children of the Sunday School in thescripture examinations. They gained fifth place in theDominion B section. Mr R. N. Clarkson was appointed tothe position of general superintendent of the A.A.S.S. He suc-ceeds Mr J. E. Diack who is now our church secretary.—S. M. N.

ORAKEI (Rev. J. R. C. Browning).—Recently wel-comed into church membership were Mrs Redmond, MrsBicheno, Mrs Bell and Miss Anne Stewart. We extendour sympathy to those of our fellowship who have sufferedbereavement. A number of our Bible Class membersattended the senior houseparty at Carey Park. OnSeptember 29, Mr Howard Williams, one of our churchmembers, and Miss Lynn Brabins will be united in mar-riage in England. Mr Graeme Storm left on August 30 onthe Northern Star for a further twelve months in England.Peter Watts his just entered camp for his military training.One hundred pounds was collected by the Bible Class dur-ing Bible Class week. Mr Davidson, home director of theS.I.M. has recently visited our missionaries Noreenand Bruce Bond in Ethiopia with his wife and daughter.Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Brian Stewart on the birth of ason.—H. J. T.

OTAHUHU (Rev. D. C. Hopkins).—We were privilegedto have organist Mr Kenneth Goodman to conduct musicalworship on a recent Sunday evening. The Young People'sFellowship enjoyed a visit from the Ardmore ChristianFellowship. Congratulations to Gwen (nee Kelly) andKeith Handisides who were recently married, also to Mrand Mrs Montgomerie on the occasion of their Silver Wed-ding. At a double wedding in Whangerei, Miss MaryTaylor was married to Mr Anthony Brown and MissPhyllis Cobbald to Mr Ronald Dannett. Best wishes toMiss Joyce Rosser whose engagement is announced to MrBernard Jennings. We assure Elaine and Brian Ander-son of our prayers and loving sympathy in the loss of theirbaby daughter. Greetings to those who are sick.—F. M. D.

OTOROHANGA (Rev. C. R. Lovatt).—The annual meet-ing was held on Thursday, September 25. Mr Hall andMrs Auld were re-elected to the offices of secretary andtreasurer respectively, and Mr Ward was welcomed as adeacon to replace Mr Kippenburger. The B.W.M.U. birth-day was celebrated on September 19. The ladies of the localchurches were invited. Mrs Hull of Te Awamutu wasguest speaker, Mrs Laird also of Te Awamutu wassoloist, and Mrs Winger of Hamilton gave her testimony.At the close of the evening, there was a sales table andfrom this, £11 was raised for our mission funds. Duringthe August school holidays, happy hours were conducted inour church by three students from Waikato Bible College,and on four evenings films were shown especially for teen-agers. A combined meeting was held in our church on theoccasion of the visit of Dr Frank Jennings to Otorohanga.Dr Edgar from Baptist College also visited us in August.We are encouraged thai both interest and attendances are in-creasing at the Piopio prayer meeting, being held everyThursday and at the Ngutunui S.S. which is held on aSunday afternoon.—M. M. H.


OTUMOETAI, Tauranga (Rev. Gordon Hambly).—A senseof deep loss was felt by all in the passing of our secre-tary, Mr R. J. Cornwell. His foresight and enthusiasmwere major factors in establishing a church in this area. Tohis wife and family we extend our loving sympathy. Thechurch was most attractively decorated for our SpringFlower and family service and a large congregation wor-shipped with us. Monthly guest night film service was fol-lowed by a panel discussion on various youth topics. Ourthanks to Mr Ivor Davies, Home Director of W.E.C. fora challenging message from the "Word". Congratulations toJudith Davison and Heather Lochead who gained a 1st and2nd for N.Z. respectively in S.S. examinations. Ladies'Friendly Hour had pleasure in viewing slides shown by MrsHambly, senior, Gisborne of her recent overseas trip.Preparations for a Fair in November to augment buildingfund are well in hand.—A. B.

OXFORD TERRACE (Rev. A. Macleod, M.A., B.D.,M.Litt.).—During the past two months 12 of our numberhave been baptised, we pray for them God's richest blessing.Preparations for Assembly are progressing and beingfinalised. Recently we welcomed one of our members Rus-sell Grigg and his wife, on furlough from Indonesia. Weare pleased to have with us Miss Olive Doke, M.B.E.,daughter of the late Rev. J. J. Doke a former minister ofour church. Miss Doke has been a missionary in NorthRhodesia for 46 years. At the annual meeting of theB.W.M.U. Mrs C. K. Smith was elected president. Oppor-tunity was taken of presenting Mrs Bain (secretary for 13years), with a monetary token of love and appreciation frommembers. Congratulations to John Wilton on being acceptedas a student for the N.Z.B.T.I. next year. The 21st birth-day of our company of the G.L.B. was celebrated with a

,tea and social. Tribute was paid to former leaders and toRev. and the late Mrs Boulton Smith, through whoseinterest and efforts the company was formed. A presentationwas made to Captain Lovatt who will be going overseasshortly.—R. N.

PALMERSTON NORTH CENTRAL (Minister-elect, Rev.G. L. Crawford).—Thanks to the following who have con-ducted services: Messrs B. Albiston, E. Smith, R. J. Ton-son, Rev. H. Copland, Sung Sull, Colombo Plan studentfrom Thailand with Y.P.S., Rev. P. J. C. Blackman, pastorIan Drinkwater, Rev. Neil McCaulay. The missionaryshareholders and B.W.M.U. held their annual meetings. MrFred Gardner of the Otaki Baptist Fellowship addressedB.M.M.F and showed slides of an overseas trip, includingNew Guinea. Mrs D. Binnie, dominion secretary ofB.W.M.U. and Mrs B. N. Eade addressed the morning andaf:ernoon meetings respectively of the Central Districts. Rev.H. Lloyd addressed a combined gathering of Central, Hoko-whitu and Awapuni giving an informative address on thedenominational work in New Zealand. Baptist FriendshipGroup met at the home of Mrs S. Dearlove. Folk gatheringfor weekly prayer meeting had the opportunity of greeting theRev. G. L. Crawford on his way home from the GisborneMission. Mr and Mrs Percy Hughes and family have leftafter many years to reside in Karori, Wellington.—M. M. B.

PAPAKURA (Rev. A. D. Dallaston, L.Th.).—Our BibleClasses invited others from the south suburban area to a tea atwhich about 120 young people were addressed by Rev. A. L.Burrow. On a recent weekend our Boys' Brigade and officerswere in camp at Orewa. The Ladies' Fellowship were hostessesto women from other Papakura churches. There was an excel-lent social programme and devotions were conducted by theminister who also showed the film " C h r i s t in the Home". DrR. J. Thompson has commenced a series of mid-week meetingson the relevance of prophecy today. At the quarterly businessmeeting important matters discussed included plans for ourfonhcoming crusade in June next and the presentation of pro-posed plans for new church, hall, lounge and classrooms to beerected on our new property. Part of our present building hasbeen redecorated. We extend our sympathy to Mr Jack Flett onthe death of this father.—N. G. D.

PAPANUI NORTH, Christchurch (Rev. D. G. Salthouse).—Spring Flower service during the month was as ever a delight;our thanks to the ladies responsible for displaying in our build-ing the gifts of God from the outdoor. Mr and Mrs Ivorybrought their small daughter along to give thanks in a serviceof dedication. Although a baptismal service has developed intoa regular feature in our pattern of worship, we never fail tofeel once again, a renewing of spiritual strength and a sense of"message received", as on the last Sunday of the month whenMr Doak witnessed. The Ladies' Fellowship recently enter-tained the ladies from the Archer Memorial Home to lunchserved at the church and preceded by a drive round part of thecity in spring time. The old folk enjoyed their outing andthose responsible found much joy in the blessing of giving oftime and effort to make the day a happy one for all.—L. A. A.

PAPATOETOE (Rev. E. F. Sherburd).—We congratulatechurch parents on the birth of new members to their familiesas follows: Mr and Mrs Laurenson, a son; Mr and Mrs NormanCrossan, a son: Mr and Mrs Edgar Barbour, a son: Mr andMrs Allan Knight, in Japan, a son; Mr and Mrs Dave McCallum,a daughter. The first Sunday in October marks the fourth anni-versary of the commencement of our All-age Sunday School.We regretfully received the resignation of Mr John Hollickfrom the leadership of Young People's Fellowship. The newOtara Sunday School has commenced and is meeting in theEast Tamaki School. The roll strength is 33 including teachers.Plans for a new building have been prepared, and a com-mencement is planned for the beginning of November. MrBrian Jones, who has been very ill, has been showing steadyimprovement. We were glad to welcome Mrs Noel Gaze, tospeak at the recent monthly meeting of the Shareholders. Afilm mission has been held recently at the Wymondeley RoadSchool in the Otara area. Our minister reported on several deci-sions being made at the final service which he conducted.—G. E. B.

PUKEKOHE (Rev. L. W. Matthews).—We have recentlyfarewelled Mr and Mrs Peter Havill and their two children asthey returned for a further term of service in Lebanon. It wasa joy having them in our midst. We regret the removal fromthe district of the Bishop Senior family. We shall miss them.As Sunday School superintendent Lewis has done grand work,Mr Matthews kindly agreed to be acting superintendent for theremainder of the year. We have been privileged to have visitsfrom Mr McClay of the British Sailors' Society and Mr Oat-ridge of the Wyclif Translators to tell us of their respectivefields of service. Thus the missionary interest continues towiden. Mrs Jackson's sister, Miss Muriel Crafts of the Poonaand Indian Village mission, has recently been invalided hometo New Zealand. As a church we surround her with our loveand prayers. We rejoice with Mrs Vincent and Mrs Simpsonin having their sister, Miss Paulsen of the Latin-AmericanPrayer Fellowship with them after an absence of 15 years.—M. H.

RAUMATI.—New members who have been received in byRev. H. G. Goring, are Miss Kitchenman, on transfer fromBrooklyn Church, Mr and Mrs Hutchings, from Miramar, andMr and Mrs Haywards. A recreation evening has been run-ning successfully during the winter months. Our loving sym-pathy is extended to Mrs E. Mitchell whose mother. Mrs John-son suddenly passed on to her eternal Home. Mrs Johnson, inspite of her advanced age was most loyal at services of wor-ship, and B.W.M.U. showing to all, much kindliness. B.C.members attended the mission conducted by Rev. C. Reay atKarori Church. We are indebted to Revs. E. G. Payton, D. W.Diprose and A. Fear, for serving our church as preachers on thethird Sunday of the month. Church paths have been completed,and part of grounds planted with suitable shrubs.—L. R. N.

RICCARTON, Christchurch (Rev. H. A. Bridges, L.Th.).—In September we were privileged indeed to have a visit fromDr and Mrs E. Spahr; we give praise for this servant of theLord, and for the story he told of the establishment of theGrace Christian High School in Manila. His message was achallenge to us all: we remember in prayer Dr and Mrs Spahras they return to the Philippines. Various new folk who havemoved into the district are worshipping with us. We pray thatthey with us. may find much joy in service. Congratulations tothose of our scholars who gained prizes in the Sunday Schoolexaminations. Congratulations to our missionary friends, Mr andMrs George Johansson, upon the gift of a little daughter. Wecontinue in prayer for them in their work for the Lord inIndia. Our prayers and heart-felt sympathy to Mrs Reg. Wil-liams in the sudden passing of her son-in-law in Dunedin —P. D. L.

RICHMOND, Nelson (Rev. M. A. Pahl).—September was amonth of blessing for young and old, with special evening ser-vices, Tasman Youth Team, a team of young people from ourNelson church. Nurses Christian Fellowship and the GideonsMr and Mrs Bill Stone, and Mr and Mrs Ian Fraser presentedtheir wee daughters for dedication on a recent Sunday. Con-gratulations to Miss R. Williams on her engagement, and also toher brother, Mr Ian Williams on his engagement. To all oursick folk our loving prayers and greetings.—M. G.

ROSLYN (Rev. J. T. Crozier).—During the month we havehad firms as part of our evening service. The final film "TheHungry People" was very well attended and we extend ourthanks to the Kaikorai Valley High School choir for the musicand entertainment which they so excellently provided. TheBible Class had a very enjoyable weekend camp at PleasantValley recently. We are pleased to see Mrs H. Dixon back wor-shipping with us again after a long illness. Our love and prayersare with Mrs McKechnie as she has to go back into hospital.Greetings to our sick and aged folk. Our thoughts and prayersare with you.—R. M.

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ROTORUA (Rev. B. Stewart).—A group of young folktravelled to Murrays Bay for 15th and 16th, enjoying a veryhappy time. The Fact and Faith film, "The Professor and theProphet" was much enjoyed. We were privileged to have Rev.A. Alcorn, and to hear his challenging message. Also to havethe children of the Okere S.S. singing at the service. TheHomemakers had a very successful husbands' evening, and alsoparaded in good numbers at an evening service, with a happyhour of fellowship and a cup of tea to follow. Congratulationsto Mr and Mrs D. Preest on the birth of a daughter. Mr andMrs I. Kay brought their wee daughter for dedication. Themonthly family service continues to be popular, as the fullcongregation shows. The Creche staff deserves the thanks of thechurch for their valuable help each Sunday, and particularlyfor this service.—E. L.

ROYAL OAK (Rev. A. Loudon).—We record our thanks toGod for recent answers to prayer, particularly in the remark-able recovery of our young friend, Jocelyn Muir, after fouryears serious illness. We rejoice, too, in the restoration of MrsHarris after her operation, and congratulate her and MrsMcLeod on their 84th and 80th birthdays. Our congratulationsto Bryan Airey on his 21st birthday. We wish Miss MaureenKing every blessing as she commences her duties as presidentof the Auckland B.C. Union, and Mr R. Airey as he becomestreasurer of the N.Z.B.M.M.F. The G.L.B. is now functioningunder the captaincy of Mrs G. Lloyd, assisted by Lt. HelenMoore and Warrant Officer Barbara Loudon. A combined ser-vice with Merrilands Church was a happy experience and timeof blessing. We thank God for a Golden Offering of over £85,which has helped reduce the church debt. The S.S. hall has beenredecorated, and the volunteer workers are to be congratulatedon the result.—S. D. R.

SHACKLETON ROAD, Auckland.—Our thanks to BaptistCollege student, Mr T. H. Pittams who has been occupying ourpulpit. September 30, the Doris Gaze Memorial MissionaryCabinet was prayerfully dedicated by Mr Chas. Anderson.Remembering the keen interest of Miss Gaze in our mission-aries in India, it's fitting that her memorial should further serveto keep our mission field ever before us. The fine Cabinet con-taining photos of each missionary—while glass sliding-doorsfacilitate insertion of future new photos—was constructed anddonated by deacon—Mr N. S. McNaughton—to whom sincerethanks. Prayerfully remembering many who have been ill dur-ing the month, also their families during anxious days. MrSpackman sudden heart-attack, seriously ill in hospital, butprayer answered, soon to be allowed home. Church appreci-ated his letter of thanks for prayer, sent by Mr Crompton.Thankful Mrs Pearce recovering from second fracture of herarm. Mr Pearce progressing in convalescent home, send"Happy Birthday" remembrances. Mrs C. E. Anderson mak-ing good recovery from her operation. Six ladies ("HelpingHand"), Mrs Foster—convener—formed a roster at B.W.M.U. tohelp elderly, or sick and alone folk of church with meals etc.—the church reporter being one very appreciative of this wel-come assistance—though ladies dismiss as merely Christianduty. But a thoughtfulness that has been blessed—otherchurches are following suit.—E. A. McN.

SAINT ALBANS (Rev. L. Rawlings).—The Crusade is over,but really has only just begun. Many hearts are singing thatsong as great things have been done, with souls saved, lives re-dedicated, promises made for baptism and church member-ship and many other avenues of Christian service. But greateris the task ahead. The fellowship and prayer life of the churchis now far stronger and must surely bring greater results.Early morning prayer meetings well attended. Ladies CoffeeHour so successful a second one held at short notice. One hun-dred and twenty at first Young People's Coffee Cabaret, over160 at second, surely a tribute to those who worked so hard.All services well attended, especially Family Service. Arrivalof a Conn "Rhapsody" electronic organ was greatly welcomed.Enquiry classes being held regularly, and a "Question andAnswer" service proved successful. Congratulations to SusanShaw 97 per cent, Jillion Watson 96 per cent in Sunday Schoolexaminations, to all others who passed. Preparation under wayfor anniversary services. Prayer sought for sick folk.—R. L. S.

SOUTH DUNEDIN (Rev. L. Armstrong).—Our G.L.B. andCadet company celebrated their 30th birthday by holding amother and daughter evening. During the past twelve months,our Bible Classes have contributed the record amount of £130.Mrs H. Isaac and Mrs W. Cadogan confessed their faith inChrist in baptism and were afterwards received intomembership. The Otago Battalion of the Boys' Brigade heldtheir annual church parade in our church recently. Themembers' tea and annual meeting was well attended andmarked by a grand spirit. Our young people had a successfulweekend camp at Pleasant Valley and shared in a Youth ser-vice. Recently we have celebrated the 75th Anniversary of thechurch, and the 89th Anniversary of the Sunday School. Visit-ing preachers to our pulpit in recent weeks have included, Mr

Don Bird and members of the Pleasant Valley Trust Board.Rev. H. Gardiner and Rev. W. Morgan. Mr H. Harrison ofChristchurch was soloist at a service of "Great Hymns in Songand Story". We rejoice with Mr and Mrs W. Ockwell on thebirth of a son.—H. R. O.

SPREYDON (Rev. H. B. K. White).—It was with great joythat we welcomed three new members into our fellowship—Mr W. Marks on transfer, Miss Maureen Jones and Mr BillJones. Our annual meeting was held recently. Mr H. Warring-ton was re-elected as secretary, and Mr G. Crowe as treasurer.Mr Searle was appointed to the diaconate. Saturday nightsfind the young people gathered for Christian endeavour at thechurch. At our consecration meetings we have had Mr W.Marks and Miss Iris Cooke as speakers, bringing the chal-lenge of rededication. A group from the Church, mainly youngpeople, spent a Saturday at Greendale cutting potatoes inorder to raise money for our missionaries in India and Pakis-tan. In recent Sunday School examinations Janet Crowe andShirley Wrignt gained first and second places in New Zealandin their respective grades. Response was good in the ForwardWork Appeal, resulting in an increase in giving this year.—G.J.B.

STRATFORD (Rev. G. F. Brogden).—We appreciated thepresidential visit of Rev. Hayes Lloyd. At monthly after ser-vice social hour a panel discussed question concerninghome and family life. The junior Sunday School scholars ex-celled in their annual Scripture examinations, five gaininghonours. This month we have a foyer display depicting ourMissions Compound in Agartala. An excellent model of theCompound was made to scale by one of the Sunday Schoolboys. Recently attended a combined evening service to see thefilm " M a r t i n Luther." Church annual meeting held last week(September 26). Welcome to new deacon, Mr V. Ambury. Wel-come to Mr and Mrs Brookes worshipping with us after someyears at Royal Oak. We rejoice with two families in the arrivalof sons, Bruce Robb and Donald Kirby.—D. G. S.

TAITA (Rev. H. R. Bycroft).—Our pastor has accepted a callto Green Island after nearly seven years of faithful servicehere. Visiting preachers during the month have been Rev. J. J.Burt, Mr Ivor Davies of the W.E.C., and Dr A. Taylor ofPetone. At an evening service a panel of four church membersanswered questions handed in by the congregation. The choirrendered special music at the evening service on October 7(church anniversary). Mrs Bain of Upper Hutt was visitingsoloist. We sympathise with Mr G. McKenzie in the passing ofhis wife. Helen Smith was recently married to James Martin.We welcome Mr and Mrs Ozich and Mr and Mrs Pengelley andfamily to our services. About 20 young people from Elimchapel visited our own Young People's Fellowship. The porchof the church is being extended.—E. W. G.

TAURANGA (Vacant).—We are grateful to the following forpulpit supplies for the past month: Rev. CampbellMcAlpine, Rev. I. M. Christensen, Rev. Ron Finlay, Mr R. S.Sinclair, Mr J. R. Arnold (Hamilton), Mr Ron Norgate(Te Puke). Rev. L. P. Bryan, Rev. Ivor Davies(W.E.C.) and Rev. R. A. Alcorn. A combined B.C. tea washeld last Sunday when young folk from Otumoetai and Mt.Manganui joined to hear an informative talk by the Rev. R. A.Alcorn prior to our evening service when missionary slidesparticularly of the literature work were shown after the ser-vice. There have been many sick folk in our church, and at thetime of writing Mr F. J. Crafts is in hospital on the seriouslyill list. Miss Muriel Crafts (daughter) of Poona and IndiaMission is now receiving treatment at Auckland Hospital, andour latest reports are that she is improving daily. Our thoughtsand prayers are with these folk, and others of our congregationwho have special need of our prayers at this time. A success-ful Life Boys' Camp was held on a weekend recently when 28boys joined with 6 adults to camp at Papamoa.

TAWA-LINDEN, Wellington (Rev. F. A. Duncan).—Musicby the male quartet launched the Month of Evangelism led bythe minister. Guest speakers have been Rev. L. A. North, DrDion Warren (S.I.M.), Miss Minka Hanskamp (C.I.M.) whileRev. Roy Bullen spoke to B.M.M.F. and Mrs R. A. Alcorn toB.W.M.U. Young people held camp at Reikorangi and werehosts to district Bible Classes at field day at Linden. Men'schoir sang at Karori Crusade. Twenty-six out of 50 SundaySchool scholars who sat examinations gained honours marks.New members Mr and Mrs Brian Lewis, Miss Ruth Peterson,Mr Roy Thompson, Mr and Mrs David Sell back from Britain,Mr Ian Bade off to Australia, Miss Ruth Jamieson and MrBrian Evans engaged, Miss Gillian Cornish and Mr RevorRobinson married, Mr and Mrs Eric Sangster a daughter.—H. L.

THAMES (Rev. H. E. Whitten).—The local Nurses' ChristianFellowship conducted services during their witness week.Three nurses who are members of this church conducted ourmeeting. We had a family service one Sunday morning, whenthe Sunday School children sang some hymns accompanied by


Mr Arthur Ruddock on his piano accordion. The church wasfull, many Sunday School parents being present. On WorldCommunion Sunday we join with the local Presbyterian andMethodist Churches for the morning service. Twenty-three ofour S.S. scholars sat the Baptist S.S. examination. Eighteen ofthese passed the examination and eight of these gainedhonours, i.e., 80 marks or more.—E. W.

TAUMARUNUI FELLOWSHIP (Rev. R. G. Bycroft).—Thenumber of our Sunday School children is rising again with thewarmer weather, and we now have over 100 attending. At ourannual meeting, Mr John Runciman was again appointed super-intendent. An interest in our mission field has been aroused inour Sunday School by the adoption of an Indian girl. MrsBethune keeps the classes informed of her progress. Rev. R. A.Alcorn gave us a very interesting and informative eveningrecently showing slides of the literature centre in Chandpur.The visit of Mrs Rogers to our B.W.M.U. was a great help tous in understanding the work in our Maori Mission. We aresorry to say goodbye to Mr and Mrs F. Johnson who have leftus to live in Whakatane and Mr and Mrs I. Pyle to live inOhakune. Our first Baptist wedding was celebrated onAugust 25, when two of our young people, Eric Best andRosalie Runciman were married by Mr Bycroft. We havebeen glad to welcome visitors to our services from several ofour churches.—I. E. M. R.

TITAHI BAY (Pastor T. M. Chandler).—At a thrillingevening service on September 23, eleven people witnessed tothe Lord in the waters of baptism: Mr and Mrs Richardson, Mrand Mrs Miller, Mrs Harding, Mrs Manuel, Messrs C. Percy, K.Clark, G. Clark, D. Ferguson and S. Bercich. Our Boys' Bri-gade Company has held a most successful weekend camp atWainuiomata. This year it has been decided to hold the annualmeeting on a Saturday, preceded by a church dinner. We wel-come into membership: Mrs McDougall, Malcolm Dennis andGordon Lee. On recent Sunday mornings we have had a Girls'Life Brigade parade and a family service at which prizes werepresented to those children who were successful in the S.S.examinations. It is with deep regret that we farewell Mr andMrs Nacey as they leave for Christchurch. Mr Nacey will begreatly missed as Sunday School superintendent.—G. L.

TE HAPARA, Gisborne (Rev. R. A. Hill).—We had a happyannual meeting recently. Mr F. Graham, who has been SundaySchool superintendent for 10 years, recently resigned from theposition, and he was succeeded by Mr C. O'Neill. At a recantmorning service a present was made to Mr Graham for hisservice. He will continue as a Sunday School teacher. Dur-ing the Crusade conducted by Muri Thompson in Gisborne, MrThompson conducted a service in our church, as also did MrHarry Hautapu of the same team. They both brought us verychallenging messages. Mrs H. K. Bergersen has been elected adeaconess of the church. One of our senior members, MrsSmellie has been laid aside, but is showing a markedimprovement in health for which we all give thanks to God.Barry Stichbury came second in his section for the recentScripture examinations. Boys' Club has a membership now of60, and it gives the opportunity to get the Gospel to some whowould never otherwise hear it.—E. D.

TEMUKA (Rev. M. D. Campbell).—B.W.M.U. welcomed MrsRogers in August, and attended combined meeting with St.Peter's Mothers' Union. Young people visited Glen Street CoffeeDen during Marchweil Crusade, and Don Camillo's Coffee Denattracted over 120. The speaker was Rev. A. Munro of FairliePresbyterian, who also exchanged pulpits for morning service.Mr H. Wood, Timaru, supplied pulpit while our ministerpreached at Ashburton. Mr Campbell and Miss Mullon havebeen appointed leaders of the Crusader Union recently formedat the High School. Miss Ethel Baker gave an illuminatingillustrated talk on the S.I.M. work in Ethiopia. Mr C. Foote isrecovering after a spell in hospital. Our sympathy to Dr andMrs Hilliker on the loss of their infant son, Brett. Congratula-tions and best wishes to Miss J. Foster and Mr W. Foote ontheir marriage and as they leave us to settle in Geraldine.—M. M. M.

TIMARU (Rev. R. L. Fursdon).—Services continue to bevery well attended and much blessing follows our pastor'sdedicated preaching. The manse kitchen has been enlarged andrenovated and is now the prettiest room in the house. Mr andMrs Fursdon are delighted with it. The Shareholders gavethem a surprise gift evening when many good things wereadded to the new kitchen cupboards. The kitchen was dedi-cated at a little ceremony by Mr D. G. Rutherford, senior elder,after which Mr and Mrs Fursdon entertained office-bearers andother committee members to afternoon tea. We are pleased tohave Miss D. Mills from Waimate, and Mrs Robb Senior fromNelson worshipping with us. The choir sang two numbers atthe combined Choirs' Festival, which were much enjoyed. Anumber of sick friends would be glad of prayer remembrance.Sympathy is extended to Mr George Howe in the loss of hisbrother.

TOKOROA (Vacant).—The annual meeting was held on Sep-tember 18 We welcome two new deacons: Messrs Larsen andRitchie. Rev. Mr Evans of the Pacific Islanders' CongregationalChurch, gave a very interesting account of work among theislanders at the Ladies' Friendly Circle during the month andat B.W.M.U., Mrs Roke, the South Auckland Association Branchpresident, spoke. Group of Y.P. attended a house party at Eas-tern Beach one weekend, on the invitation of the Mt. AlbertB.C to whom they are most grateful. We thank the followingwho have conducted Sunday and mid-week services both hereand at our out-station at Atiamuri during the month: a groupof young men from Point Chevalier, Revs. I. Christensen andG. Beilby Messrs Gustafsen, Hobern, C. Ward, R. Ward, V.Griffiths, R. Young and G. Ritchie. Special thanks to MrBeilby who is acting as our moderator.—Y. E. F.

UPPER HUTT.—We warmly thank all those who have beenconducting our church services recently. We were mostinterested to hear Mr M. Kenden (one of our church members)speak and show slides on the M.A.F. at a mid-week prayermeeting. At an evening service the film "De Shazer" wasscreened. Mr R. French introduced the Forward Work AppealWeek for us at a morning service. September 26 we held ourannual church meeting which was well attended and manytopics discussed We thank God for the gift of £250 from theWellington Association for the work at Rimutaka Church. Fol-lowing a heart-searching message by Rev. L. North, Mr Pottershowed slides and spoke on the work of B.E.M. during aFellowship Hour. At our weekly prayer meeting we are begin-ning a study of Bible characters. We were very interested tohear Miss M. Hanskant speak at a recent prayer meeting of hermissionary work in Thailand with the C.I.M. We were happy tohear our friend, Rev. Mr Goring preaching again with us oneSunday. It has been a joy to hear from our coming pastor, Rev.Mr Gibbs and we are looking forward to February, when hewill be ministering amongst us.—D. M.

VALLEY ROAD (Rev. A. J. Wakelin).—Last month ouroldest member, Mr F. G. Barbour, was called home, and oursympathy is extended to his family who have so lovingly caredfor him. Mr J. Calder has been elected to the officers' board. DrEdwin Spahr of Manilla brought a wonderful message at ourfinal family tea for the year. We listened with interest to MrA. McClymont's news of his son in Malaya and daughter in NewGuinea, on his return from visiting them. On the same eveningwe were privileged to hear from Australian Wallaby, KeithWalsham. Mr Keith Liddle again proved an acceptable speakerat a profitable young people's weekend camp at Hunua. Ourthoughts and prayers are with Mr and Mrs Noel Hunt in theirstrenuous programme of deputation work in Australia, alsowith their daughter Kerrell who has been very ill in Aucklandhospital.—M. J. S.

WANGANUI EAST (Rev. N. F. S. Thompson).—We wereglad to welcome the Union President at a combined meetingat our church. The Boys' Brigade held their Founder's Day ser-seryice at the Wanganui Baptist Church recently. We keenlyanticipate the homecoming of Jean and Bob King, our mission-ary members from Ethiopia, who are at last on their way homefor furlough. Ladies' club members recently met at the home ofMr and Mrs D. G. Pidwell. Members were given a demonstra-tion of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Also there was a "Cookof the Month" contest judged by Mrs Tipper, Snr. Youth Fel-lowship members joined with the Y.F.C. Rally to hear Rev. J.C. McFadyen. We keenly anticipate the visit of Rev. RolandHart who will be here on October 15, to conduct a one-nightfollow-up meeting. Congratulations to Mr Leighton Bristol andMiss Elaine Davies on their recent marriage.—H. M. W.

WHANGAPARAOA (Rev. W. Johnston-Freeman).—Progressshown in the report of our year's work gives us cause for greatthankfulness to our Heavenly Father. Our great desire to seeour baptistry used was fulfilled early in the year, and lastmonth five more candidates followed their Lord through itswaters. Many missionaries and other speakers have taken partin our services, and their visits much enjoyed. The most recentwas Mr Brian Tucker of the U.F.M. who told of his work inPapua and of the wonderful opportunities for more missionariesthere. Our secretary, in his annual report, naturally does notmention the appreciation felt by all for his valuable servicesin this and other directions. He is also leader of the Boys' BibleClass, and church pianist and choir master. Many are thetributes paid to his talented playing and the contribution hemakes to the musical side of our services. Included with us inthe mid-North Circuit are the Fellowships at Waitoki, Wark-worth and Wellsford. Our B.W.M.U. members visited Wark-worth lately and met with the other members from these out-lying districts.—B. J.

WAIHI (Vacant).—Sunday evening, September 30, we regret-fully farewelled Rev. and Mrs W. J. Taylor and family, theirfaithful and eventful ministry being concluded. Speakers onbehalf of the church, and the ministers' association expressedgratitude, and paid tribute to their four years' work and wit-ness, wishing them well in their move to Colombo Street. The


Taylors were presented with a travelling rug and new Baptistmusic hymn book. Mr F. Creighton, on furlough from C.I.G.M.,will now assist with service, and undertake full pastoral chargeduring December and January. Recent Boys' Club concert wasgreat success, providing a good contact with parents. Proceedsto building fund. Sunday School scholars did well in AucklandS.S. scripture examinations, gaining a pennant. Our sympathyand prayers have been with Mr and Mrs Peter Madsen in theloss of their infant son. Members and friends are praying forthe speedy recovery of Mr Bruce Edwards. Recently negotiatedsale of church will accelerate development of new property.—A. H. D.

WAIMATE.—After meeting for a number of years, firstlythree monthly, then bi-monthly and more recently monthly inthe mid-week, a decision was made to hold monthly Sundayafternoon services. The first of these services was held in theFire Brigade Hall on September 2, when Rev. G. C. Reay wasthe preacher. A beautiful afternoon saw about 120 peoplegathered from churches in the Midland group area, and a num-ber of local people. Good singing, a challenging message,happy fellowship, and a cup of tea gave a wonderful start tothe further step taken in faith. As these services are heldmonthly under the guidance of Rev. R. L. Fursdon and the Wil-son Street Church, and supported by the Midland group, wepray that God will use these services to the blessing of many.A weekly mid-week meeting for prayer and Bible study hasalso been commenced, and the benefit of regular meeting to-gether, to pray and learn, is already apparent.

WANGANUI (Rev. J. C. McFadyen).—Impressive baptismalservice held recently, when two of number confessed theirfaith in waters of baptism. Lay preachers' class held Sundayafternoons conducted by Mr McFadyen. Keen interest shownby the many attending. Studies in Personal Evangelism havecommenced at week night meeting, when about 50 attendedfirs: study of series. Report read at recent annual meetingshowed 14 joined church, six baptised and 19 accepted Christas Saviour. Improvement noted in morning and evening ser-vices and total giving from all sources amounted to £3,500. Totalroll, All Ages Sunday School 273, overall increase of 38, withaverage attendance of 206. Fund for new church buildinglaunched at annual meeting. Heartiest congratulations to MissSanow on attaining 90th birthday and sincere sympathy tofamily of late Mrs Rogerson who recently passed on. Welcometo Mr and Mrs Malloy of Masterton who are now worshippingwith us.—E. R.

WELLINGTON CENTRAL (Rev. J. Ewen Simpson).—Wewere privileged to hear Rev. Hayes Lloyd, president of theBaptist Union address us on different aspects of our work.We farewelled Mr and Mrs Dawson Donaldson. He, a formerdeacon and chairman of the Hostel Board, is now chairman ofthe Commonwealth Telecommunications Board for five years inLondon. Our sympathy to the family of the late Mrs CatherineJohnson who had been a member for 67 years. The B.W.M.U.heard a challenging address from Rev. L. A. North on thechanging pattern on our mission field. The annual Central B.C.versus Baptist Hostel rugby match was drawn 9-all. Aftermuch preliminary toil and preparation, Central recorded aCommunity Hymn Singing programme that was broadcast later.One Sunday evening, at the culmination of a Bible Week, Cen-tral combined with the other city churches in an impressiveservice at the Town Hall to hear Pastor Niemoller speak on"Jesus Christ is Lord".—B. M. I.

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to fight the 1914 war. Its men were good, but its weapons, itsstrategy and its leadership were obsolete, according to Field MarshalLord Montgomery. If the Church is to avoid making a similiarmistake, it must revise its missionary strategy for this revolution-ary age. What this may mean is set forth in Missions In Crisis, byFife and Glasser. First published in U.S.A., this book is now issuedby the Inter-Varsity Press in a cheaper edition for English readers.All ministers should read this book and try to relate its messageto New Zealand conditions. Every missionary enthusiast must readthis book or be written off as obsolete. For 12s 6d you can purchasea copy from the nearest Baptist Book Centre. Our copy came fromthe publishers.

In A First Bible, James Reeves has chosen passages from bothTestaments to give the essentials of Bible story in a form childrenwill understand. The text, illustrated by Geoffrey Fraser, is from,the King James Version The book is published by Wm. HeinemannLtd. and retails at 12s 6d. It will make a good gift for olderchildren.

The Speeches of Peter in the Acts of the Apostles, by H. N.Ridderbos, D.Th., is a Tyndale Monograph of 31 pages that will opena new world to many readers. We commend it to those who wantto do a little serious study over the holiday period.

By the way, add to your book list "The Cult of the GoldenKiwi," by J. D. Salmond. For a shilling you can read the caseagainst this latest outbreak of gambling.

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QUESTION: " I n view of your 'Answer' concerning theclosing verses of Mark's Gospel, what do you think of theenclosed?"

ANSWER: "The enclosed" is a leaflet claiming todemonstrate the inspiration of certain passages in theGospels by the use of "numerics," which consist, apparently,in showing that the Greek words and letters of the Gospelsare formed in a complicated pattern of sevens. Dealing withMark 16: 9-20 the leaflet declares that it "presents amongsome 60 features of sevens the following phenomena: It has175 words, or 25 sevens, a vocabulary of 98 words, or 2 sevensof sevens, with 553 letters, or 79 sevens; 133 forms, or 19sevens, and so on to the minutest detail." I am asked what Ithink of this. Candidly, I don't think much of it, for I cannotfind any Greek text, ancient or modern, which does contain175 words and a vocabulary of 98 words, in this passage. Wecan hardly give credence to these claims unless the author ofthem can give us the Greek text he accepts, and the manu-script authority for it.

The leaflet is anonymous, but our reader says he believesthe writer to be a Dr Panin. The only reference I can findin my library to a Dr Panin is a note in an article in"Baker's Dictionary of Theo logy" written by a leadingAmerican conservative scholar, who states: " I n recent yearsthe name of Ivan Panin has been connected with a mostelaborate attempt to find numerical significance in everyword and letter in the Bible. But his system is far too com-plicated to commend itself to the careful student." Which isa charitable way of putting it.

QUESTION: "In an 'Answer' (September, 1962), youhave stated that Mark 16: 9-20 is not genuine Scripture. Arethere any other verses in the New Testament containingwords of Jesus which are not genuine?"

ANSWER: A careful reading of the Gospels in any of themodern English versions will show that there are a numberof sayings ascribed to Jesus in the Authorised Version whichhave been omitted in these later translations. This has beendone because the manuscript evidence now available doesnot jusify the inclusion of these sayings.

Sometimes it is but a word or a phrase which has to beomitted—e.g., Mark 9: 29, where the words "and fasting"are excluded from modern versions. Sometimes wholesentences have been removed, as in the ending to the A.V.rendering of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6: 13).

In one place it is a lengthy passage which has had to beexcised from the text. This is John 7: 53-8: 11. This is quitean interesting case. The passage is not to be found in theearnest manuscripts, nor in many of the later ones. Inthose in which it is to be found there is considerable varia-tion in the wording, and variation in its location. Somemanuscripts put it in Luke's Gospel. Others insert in John,but in different settings. For two reasons we can be surethat it was not an original part of John's Gospel—its omissionfrom the earliest manuscripts, and the inconsistency of itslanguage and style with the rest of this Gospel. This doesnot necessarily mean that this passage does not describe agenuine incident in the life of our Lord. It could well behistoric. It certainly accords with what we know of Him.But historically authentic or not, it is certainly not agenuine part of John's Gospel.

The suggestion that certain words in the A.V. are notoriginal to the Gospels must not be taken as an attack onthe inspiration of the Gospels. The only inspiration werecognize is that of the Gospels themselves, not of anyparticular translation or version. That is why textualcriticism, the attempt to discover as accurately as possiblethe original text of the books of the Bible is a verynecessary study.






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An Act of GodCHRISTMAS is in the calendar of the

Christian Church to remind all men of an actof God. We may put up our decorations, buyour presents and share in the spreadingabroad of a spirit of goodwill. But, for theChristian, Christmas is more than the annuallifting of the floodgates that dam up kindnessin the human heart. Christmas commemor-ates an act of God.

Some people will find difficulty in think-ing the joy and happiness of Christmas canbe linked with any act of God. That elusivecreature, the man in the street, has been soconditioned that he associates the phrase"act of G o d " with great and unavoidablenatural disasters. Houses flattened by tor-nadoes, cities inundated by unparalleledfloods, fertile islands made uninhabitable bythe sudden erupting of volcanoes are thekind of things many people automaticallythink of as acts of God.

HIS WAYS

Man libels God when he pictures Himas the destroyer. The great acts of God havebeen concerned with the salvation of Man.

The deliverance of Israel from the bond-age in Egypt is everywhere in the Bibleregarded as an act of God. It is the supremeexample in Israel's history of the interventionof God. Israel had no army. She had noforeign alliances. Humanly speaking, hersituation was hopeless. But God heard thecry of His afflicted people and stretched forthHis arm to save. The psalmist speaks for thewhole of Israel when he writes, "Thou hastwith Thine arm redeemed Thy people, thesons of Jacob and Joseph."

In a later day the prophet felt the sameabout the deliverance from Babylon. It, too,was an act of God. God raised up Cyrus tobring deliverance and set His people free.From this it was but a short step to theServant of the Lord who would come to set

free those bound in sin. Thus Isaiah, chapter59, verse 16, "He saw that there was no man,and wondered that there was no one tointervene; then His own arm brought Himvictory and His righteousness upheld Him".

When all have sinned and come shortof the glory of God, mankind must be helpedfrom outside or it will die in the dungeon ofits sin. The message of Christmas is that inthe coming of the Babe of Bethlehem Godacted to redeem fallen mankind.

JOSEPH AND MARY

Matthew and Luke are one in emphasis-ing the divine aspect of the birth of Christ.

None will be surprised at the reactionof Joseph when he discovered the conditionof his espoused. Nor will any wish to with-hold admiration for his desire to avoidscandal by quietly setting aside the marriagecontract.

The whole scene is transformed bythe coming of the angel with the message,"Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife;for that which is conceived in her is of theHoly Ghost. And she shall bring forth a sonand thou shalt call his name Jesus; for Heshall save his people from their sins."

Mary's story is fittingly told by DoctorLuke. The angel Gabriel who came to"burden her with blessing" was not awelcome visitor. His message at first filledher with dismay. "But the angel said to her,"Do not be afraid, Mary; God loves youdearly. You are going to be the mother of ason.' Then Mary spoke to the angel, 'Howcan this be? I can not married.' But the angelreplied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will comeupon you, the power of the most High willovershadow you. Your child will thereforebe called Holy—THE SON OF GOD.'"

Here, then, is the real basis for joy atChristmastime. "Unto us is born this day, inthe city of David, a Saviour which is Christthe Lord." This is the Lord's doing and it ismarvellous in our eyes.

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THE EDITORAT ASSEMBLY

CHRISTCHURCh

Every Assembly in New Zealand means some delegatesmust travel from one Island to another. This year the NorthIslanders had to cross the Strait. A number flew in by plane.The Editor crossed on the steamer express. Fortunately thewind blew softly from the right quarter and the crossingwas very good.

Christchurch has now a very fine Railway Station withwide platforms and a spacious foyer. There was no conges-tion when the boat train disgorged its passengers. Anannouncement over the railway loud speaker directed dele-gates to their meeting place. The transport officer, Mr Bur-son Nuttall, and his colleagues quickly arranged to conveydelegates to their hosts and hostesses.

Delegates on the Missionary Council and the CollegeBoard arrived on Tuesday. The Union Council membersand those who serve on other committees arrived onWednesday. These men and women put in long hours on thedetailed business of their respective departments.

The rain that persisted throughout these early days wasbarely noticed by these people who spent so many hourspouring over Report Books.

Some of the committee meetings were held in the ChesterStreet house bought by Oxford Terrace for the adult sectionof their All-age Sunday School. The Church is to be congratu-lated on the purchase and the reconditioning of thesepremises.

THE PRESIDENTIAL NIGHTWhen the Dominion Ministers' Fraternal met in the Lin-

wood Church for its Annual Meeting, the rain had set in veryheavily. But fears entertained for the attendance at thePresidential gathering were unfounded. A congregationapproaching the thousand mark greeted the President, Rev.F. Hayes Lloyd, when he led the official group onto theplatform in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. The faith ofthose who transferred the evening gatherings to the largerbuilding was abundantly justified. Despite the rain, it wouldhave been impossible to seat such a congregation in OxfordTerrace.

The service opened with the hymn "Rejoice, the Lord isKing." Welcomes to delegates were extended by the Mayor,Mr George Manning, C.M.G., M.A.; by the Rt. Rev S.C. Francis, B.A., Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, whospoke on behalf of the N.C.C. and also expressed the pleasurehe as Minister of St. Paul's and his session found in sharingtheir building with the Baptist Assembly; and by Mr E. R.Clark, J.P., Chairman of the local committee.

The choir sang "When I survey the wondrous cross." TheScripture lessen was read by Mr J. E. Smith, President ofthe Auckland Association and Secretary of the EpsomChurch of which Mr Gaze is a member.

The retiring President, Rev. F. Hayes Lloyd, then

inducted his successor, Mr Noel Shaftesbury Gaze, LL.M.Rev. Lloyd Crawford led the dedicatory prayer after thePresident had signed the President's Bible.

Appreciation of the work of the retiring President wasexpressed by Rev. Rex Goldsmith, M.A.

The choir singing "I know that my Redeemer liveth";the congregation singing " F o r the might of Thine a rm"provided the right atmosphere for the President to give hisaddress on " L i f e Abundant." This address was presented infull in the November issue and there is no need to summariseit. The President had prepared copies of the hymn " T h e r eis a Name I love to h e a r " and the thrilling singing of thishymn was a fitting ending to a good service.

The members of the College Board returned to OxfordTerrace Church to continue till near midnight their com-mittee meeting.

FRIDAY

The delegation filled the Church when, promptly at9 a.m., the new President entered the pulpit at Oxford Ter-race. He was accompanied by Rev. P. W. Norrish, thepreacher of the Union Sermon. In an Assembly sermonthat was longer than usual, Mr Norrish said the true powerof the Church was not to be found in organisation, educa-tion, integration, or mere perspiration. The Church had triedall of these in other centuries and found them to fail. His-tory, he said, teaches us that history teaches us nothing.Men will not learn. True power in the Church can only comethrough the filling of the Holy Spirit. Our recoil from theexcesses of Pentecostalism should not drive us into an aridintellectualism. Everyone must open his heart daily to thefilling of the Holy Spirit. This was the only way to power inthe individual, in the Churches and in the Union.

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brance of those called home during the year. The Presidentused past Presidents as servers at the large Communionservice that then took place.

FIRST BUSINESSThe first business session of Assembly began after morn-

ing tea. The necessary appointments, times for speechesand the inevitable other affairs incidental to the constitutionof Assembly were dealt with rapidly.

The Loyal Resolution in these difficult and uncertaintimes was more than the usual formality. It was moved byMr Lloyd Kitchen.

There was real warmth also in the welcome to our guestpreacher, Principal D. Mervyn Himbury. Delegates werequickly charmed by his Welsh accent and his quick turn ofphrase. Principal Himbury said as a boy he had picturedNew Zealanders as All Blacks and Goliaths. It was thereforeno accident that David was the Patron Saint of Wales.

The Church in these parts was in a strategic position,but it must beware lest its comforts proved to be thetemptation of the devil.

The Glengarry Church was then welcomed into thefellowship of the Union. Dr. S. L. Edgar led in prayer.

ANNUAL REPORTSThe General Secretary, in presenting the Annual Report

printed in last month's issue, said the task of the Church wasnot to care for itself, but to be a witness to Jesus Christ.The trouble in some churches was that too many peoplewere concerned with secondary things. The programmes ofthe churches must be continually tested for effectiveness.The Report was seconded by Mr R. S. Sinclair of TeAwamutu.

As Treasurer, Rev. L. A. North presented the FinancialReport, which showed such wonderful giving by our peoplethat all accounts were in credit; £29,427 came in through theSelf-denial offering and the 1961 Forward Work giving of£11,518 was a record. The B.W.M.U. gave £11,400 to variousdepartments and the N.Z. Bible Class Movement gave£9,218. The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle on the recommen-dation of its Trust Board gave £9,508 to various causes. Thisincluded a gift of £4,000 to help establish the Baptist YouthHostel in Auckland. The balance sheet showed that includ-ing the annuity investments the total invested by theUnion was £116,160. The Chairman of the Finance Com-mittee, Mr W. Carey, thanked the members of the churchesfor their magnificent giving.

Discussion on the Report was held over till the afternoonsession.

THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

There were two unusual features about the election of thenew President-elect. Churches were so slow in nominatingthat, for the first time in the editor's memory, there were nonominations by the closing date. The one who had been

nominated withdrew because he considered a Presidentshould not be elected when he was the sole nominationfrom only one church.

This meant nominations were received at Assembly.Those nominated were Revs. F. G. Reddell (who had pre-viously withdrawn), L. N. Rawlings and J. R. C. Browning.The President-elect must receive a clear majority of thevotes cast and two ballots were necessary to achieve thisresult. The man upon whom the lot fell was Rev. F. G.Reddell. The Reddells belong to Oxford Terrace. Rev. F. G.Reddell's father was a deacon of the Church; his brotherwas secretary. Mr Reddell himself was baptised by Rev. J.J. North in the last service he conducted as Minister of theChurch prior to leaving to assume the Principalship of theCollege. Twenty-five years ago Rev. F. G. Reddell was setapart for the ministry at the College service held in OxfordTerrace Church. He was the second Church ExtensionOrganiser appointed by the Union. He has served thechurches at Sunshine, Greymouth, Lyall Bay, ColomboStreet, Mornington, and is at present at Kaikohe. In Christ-church Mr Reddell was one of the leaders in establishingthe Archer Memorial Home, and in Dunedin helped to bringinto existence the Ings Memorial Home.

FRIDAY AFTERNOONOur sub-editor, Rev. J. T. Crozier, led off a vigorous dis-

cussion on the Annual Report. One in seven of our member-ship is non-resident. Preachers must learn to talk to peoplein a language they can understand. There were some com-plaints about the quality of radio and T.V. programmesand the Broadcasting Committee is to look into these.

EVANGELISM AND EDUCATIONThe Board of Evangelism then presented its report. The

two Evangelists addressed the delegates. Rev G. C. Reaysaid the Evangelists have discovered the need to spend thefirst part of each mission in teaching the elementary truthsof the Gospel. This is necessary before any appeal can bemade.

Rev. R. C. Hart said the converts included many differ-ent nationalities: Dutch, Samoan, Chinese, Indian andMaori. The follow-up of the missions had shown 85 per centof converts are going on in the Christian faith. Prayer wasasked for these converts.

On the motion of Dr R. J. Thompson, Assembly urgeda return visit by Dr Billy Graham. This resolution movedby one on the staff of the College was the bridge over whichAssembly passed to discuss the College report.

The Rev. F. H. Carter, the new Chairman of the CollegeBoard, said he had looked for a theme for the report. He hadfound it in remembering the College was a work of faith.The progress of the last year and the way in which theneeds had been met were illustrations of how God honouredfaith. The College exists to train men and women to con-front people with the challenge of the Gospel. The newsecretary, Mr F. Mills, made his debut by seconding thereport. No one is more honoured and trusted by the churchesthan the Principal, Rev. J. Ayson Clifford, and this was evi-dent in the warm applause with which he was greeted. Heregretted there was no student in training for the Maoriwork and pleaded for recruits and a greater interest inthis growing opportunity. The Tutors , Drs Edgar andThompson, were also warmly greeted by Assembly. Dele-gates were told how Dr Thompson had contributed an impor-tant article to the new I.V.F. Dictionary and Epworth Com-mentaries had published a book on the Minor Prophets byDr S. L. Edgar. The staff of the College had visited duringthe year 78 of our 138 churches. There were now 27 enrol-ments for the Holiday Course. During the year the speciallectureship had been given by Rev. L. J. Boulton-Smith,whose subject was Preaching.

The Chairman of the College Board then introduced toAssembly the following men who had been acceptedas students for the ministry: B. N. Albiston (PalmerstonNorth), M. J. Beck (Avondale), D. A. K. Dickson (LowerHutt), G. A. Robertson (Hamilton), J. A. Wilton (OxfordTerrace). K. R. James (Epuni), W. R. Golding (Tabernacle)and E. N. Rout (Carterton). The President of the Unionthen handed them over to the College Principal for training.Rev. F. G. Reddell led in prayer. Each of the students spokebriefly to the Assembly.

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The following were accepted for extra-mural training asHome Missionaries. R. J. Browning (Auckland), A. C.Howan (Putaruru) and I. J. Drinkwater (Awapuni). Thesemen were also introduced to the President and the Rev. J.E. Simpson led in prayer. Each spoke briefly.

The President had his foot on the accelerator in anattempt to catch up on the programme, but had to be con-tent with finishing the afternoon with the brief report of theAnnuity Committee, The session concluded at 5 p.m. withthe singing of the chorus "Oh, how I love the Saviour'sName" and the benediction.

Delegates separated in the evening. The womenremained at Oxford Terrace for the B.W.M.U. meeting. Themen journeyed to Colombo Street for the B.M.M.F. and themen's meeting. Both these are reported separately.

SATURDAYThe rain still came down. The delegates ignored it and

filled the Oxford Terrace Church for the first of the Biblestudies printed in the last issue, but taking on new life asthey were delivered by the preacher, Rev. D. R. Edwards,B.A.

The first business of the session was the report of theBoard of Christian Education. A special report of thispart of the session has been supplied by the Editor ofSenior Young People's and Adult Lesson Material.

The next business was the presenting of the final reportof the Church Extension Committee and the constitution ofthe new Church Extension Board. The Chairman, Mr H. W.Milner, paid a tribute to the earlier men of vision who hadformed the committee. They were, he said, " s o m e of thechoicest and finest men of the Denomination." A plea wasmade for each new Association committee to be faithful inprayer for all the aided causes and their ministers.

Rev. J. Ewen Simpson moved that Assembly place onrecord its sense of profound gratitude to the Church Exten-sion Committee which, under God's guidance, has servedthe Denomination for 28 years.

The Assembly approved the setting up of the new ChurchExtension Board. Under the new system the responsibilityfor establishing and developing new causes is to rest onChurch Extension committees in each Association. The workis therefore decentralised and supervision begins earlier andcontinues longer.

THE SUNAt 10 a.m. the sun shone for the first time since Tuesday

and provided the right light for the presentation of thereport of the Maori Board. Rev. P. W. Norrish was able toreport the purchase of land at Tuakau—the paramount pa ofthe area. A hall will be erected on this site. This purchasemeans our Maori people will know the New Zealand Baptistsintend to continue working in their area. A plea was made inthe discussion that followed, for churches in European areas tobe aware of the de-tribalised Maoris in their areas. The Sec-retary of the Board, Rev. A. D. Dallaston, reported that Rev.Des. Jones is to be given six months leave to further hisstudies in the Maori language. There are now four sets ofslides, one of which is for Sunday School children. Onceagain the Church echoed with the cry, "Where are the Pa-keha young men volunteers for this work?"

One of the features of Assembly is the personal report ofthe workers among the Maoris. Rev. Des. Jones referredto the hurricane blowing across the maraes of Maoridom.The young people were looking into the future. The oldpeople, like our own European folk, were anchored in thepast. Assembly was thrilled to hear of impending baptisms.Sister Dora Whitehead reported on the work she does. TheRev. F. G. Reddell led in prayer for the work and theworkers on our Maori Field.

The session closed at 12 noon with the singing of ahymn and the pronouncing of the benediction.

SATURDAY AFTERNOONThe Assembly was happy to join the Rangiora Church

which officially opened on Saturday afternoon, its newly pur-chased building. A separate report is being supplied.

The Editor, in nostalgic mood, went on a pilgrimage tothe old historic building. It happened that a group includingPrincipal Himbury also entered the old Church. The Prin-cipal is one of those men who cannot enter a church withoutgoing into the pulpit. Among those on the floor listening to

the delightful Welsh tones of the Principal were Mr Thomas,the Secretary of the Salisbury Baptist Church, SouthernRhodesia, our two Chinese Ministers, Revs. Samuel Lau andStephen Tong, and a few fortunate Kiwis. The Editor will

always cherish the memory of that international gatheringin the oldest Baptist building in New Zealand.

Saturday night the Editor joined the audience at the CivicTheatre for the " S p o t l i g h t " programme.

AN OUTSTANDING DAYSunday, for the Editor, was an outstanding day. He had

the great privilege of attending the Oxford Terrace Churchin the morning and rejoicing in the ministry of PrincipalHimbury.

Sunday afternoon was the special Rally to mark the cen-tenary of Baptist work in Canterbury.

Rev. Angus MacLeod, in a short speech that was amodel of its kind, gave delegates some indication of theirpioneers. Principal Himbury followed with a masterly ser-mon on Proverbs 27, verse 7. It is impossible to convey incold print the power of this utterance. Suffice is to say thiswas a breath of Welsh preaching largely unknown to ourpresent generation of New Zealanders. Principal Himburywarned of the danger that beset those who were living inluxury. Every New Zealander was in the luxury class as faras the availability of the Word of God. Other people were sohungry for the Bread of Life that they accepted the bitterthings of heretical sects as substitutes. The address was aword of God coming at the right season.

Monday was Missionary Day and will be reported sep-arately by the Missionary Editor.

TUESDAYThe sun shone out of a blue sky as delegates gathered on

Tuesday. The Church was filled for the second Bible studygiven by Rev. D. R. Edwards. How different this powerfulmorning session is from some of those in earlier years.

The Devotions are being followed by the elections, whichare now taken in the one session. Nominations had closedon Saturday and delegates had been given the opportunityof consulting over the weekend their fellow delegates. Thismeant speed, and we trust enlightened efficiency, in theelection of the numerous committees necessary to thesmooth working of the Union.

ERNEST NEESOne name absent from the ballot papers was that of

Ernest Nees. Assembly placed on record its appreciation ofhis service on the Council for 33 years and on the Executivefor 25 years. During his term of service he had been Presi-dent of the Union, Chairman of the Finance Committee, andChairman of the Church Extension Committee.

Delegates then queued up to discuss the report on the"N.Z. Baptist." The debate was interrupted by the morningtea adjournment. After tea and further discussion the reportwas adopted and the Editor re-appointed for the fifteenthyear.

Assembly then passed to the adoption of a MissionaryBudget of £58,437.

The concern of the Assembly in regard to Nuclear Powerand Peace was expressed in a resolution moved by Rev.Brian Meadows, M.Sc. A vigorous debate ensued and themotion was referred to the committee to strengthen.

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TUESDAY AFTERNOONThe election of the Council was the first business on

Tuesday afternoon. This was followed by the reportof the Manurewa Children's Home. Mr N. A. Reynoldsthrilled Assembly as he read a letter from one, who throughfinding Christ in the Home was now about to be married toa Christian partner. There was pathos in the sentence,"This will be the first time in my life I have had a homeof my own." Sister Joyce Wilby has Sister Claire Gilbert asa colleague in the work. Sister Claire held the rapt atten-tion of delegates as she seconded the reception of the report.

Mr J. F. Living was able to report a good year andoptimistic outlook for the Book Centres. In seconding thereport Mr D. Armstrong mentioned the development of thesystem of Book Tokens. Mr E. N. Roberts, Manager of theBook Centre, spoke to Assembly and was warmlyapplauded.

The ladies of Assembly had their say in the presentationof the Baptist Women's League report.

After discussing the Fire Insurance report, Assembly dealtwith more College business. A remit now makes it possiblefor a University graduate to remain for a fourth year ifhe so desires.

The College Chairman then presented the men who wereto become fully accredited ministers of the Baptist Union ofNew Zealand: Revs. H. A. Bridges, L.Th., P. C. Carter, D.W. Diprose, M.Sc, R. E. Keyte, L.Th., F. G. McKean,B. K. Meadows, B.A., M.Sc, B.D., A. J. Taylor, B.Sc, M.B.,Ch.B., L.Th. and W. J. Taylor.

A LITTLE LETHARGICAfter the afternoon tea spell Mr C. K. Smith presented

the last report of the Sunday School Council. A well-deservedtribute was paid to the work of Miss E. F. Arnold in organ-ising the "Our Indian Fr iends" scheme.

From the Press table it seemed as if at this stage theAssembly had become a little lethargic and not greatlyinterested in some of the details of reorganising this work.

The cups and banners won in the Sunday School Scriptureexaminations were presented. Prolonged applause greetedthe presentation of Long Service Diplomas to Miss R.Edmonds of Georgetown (25 years) and to Miss F. Carterof St. Albans (35 years).

The session meandered on to its close with the report ofthe Bible Class Union and explanations of the alignment ofthe Bible Class Movement and the Board of Christian Edu-cation.

It was unfortunate Mr R. G. Dornan of the Boys' Bri-gade faced such a depleted Assembly.

There may be some lessons to be learned from the gen-eral sag in interest in the late afternoon.

COLLEGE NIGHTAlways one of the highlights of Assembly, College night

proved once more to be a source of inspiration. The ecumen-ical spirit was evident by the fact that such an important

Baptist function should be held in a Presbyterian church.The congregation which filled the church joined to worshipin the singing of the hymn "Rejoice the Lord is King".

Opening devotion was conducted by Rev. E. W. Batts afoundation student of the College. Music was provided bythe ministers' choir. The Chairman of the College Councilwas introduced by the President, who in turn presented theministers who were placed on the list of fully accreditedBaptist ministers.

The Principal of the College then introduced the men whohad completed their course and were set apart for theministry. Dr S. L. Edgar offered prayer for these. PrincipalHimbury then preached the sermon which centred on theimportance of preaching. His vigour quickly captured theattention of all as he outlined some of the trials and tribula-tions of those whose calling is to preach. He made it clearhowever that whatever the response the preacher must per-sist in the conviction that in the end the message will bevindicated-

THE FINAL DAYRev. D. R. Edwards gave the final of his much appreci-

ated Bible studies.Delegates then approved the budgets. From the Press

table it was obvious some delegates had left for home. Theattendances throughout had however been very good.

The major issue of Outreach was introduced by Mr D.K. Nicholson. In the last forty years Baptists have remainedonly three every 200 of the population. To maintain ourposition in a growing population we must increase by 7,500in the next 10 years. If we wish to show a gain we mustaim at a target of 1,000 new members per a year. Outreachschools are planned for 1963 and ministers and deacons ofchurches will be hearing much more of this project.

Mr R. H. French compared the growth of the RomanCatholic Church and the Mormons with the static positionof some other denominations. Baptists had held their ground,but now must plan to go forward. Dr R. J. Thompson, in avigorous speech, asked for a restatement of the Faith interms modern man can understand. These new terms mustbe linked with new methods. A steady stream of speakerskept the debate lively. Everybody has a solution. What isneeded is action. THE OUTREACH WILL GIVE IT.

It was a thrill to hear the vibrant tones of Rev. J. T.Crozier as he spoke of the work of the East Asian ChristianConference at Bangalore. This was one of the highlights ofAssembly. There was a hush over the Assembly as he spokeof "Operation Midnight Mission" and the attempt to rescuethe drug addicts of Hong Kong.

Rev. Roland Hart followed with a quiet report on theWorld Council of Churches conference at New Delhi. TheWorld Assembly focused on Witness; on Service (theChurches of the World Council collect and distribute £27million each year to under-privileged people of the world).The other subject was Unity. His overwhelming impressionof New Delhi was that " G o d was there."

After these informative addresses it was perhaps not sur-prising few delegates grasped the opportunity offered to dis-cuss these vital subjects.

Rev. J. J. Burt then introduced to Assembly Rev. K. J.Mackie of the Council for Christian Education. Assemblythen approved in principle proposals for the accrediting ofteachers of Bible-in-schools.

A few announcements of committees and Union represen-tatives brought to a close the morning session.

AFTERNOON SESSIONThe delegates have remained at their task with great

faithfulness. This session discussed the vexed issue ofnuclear weapons and the means open to the Church to helprelieve world tension. The Union Council was asked toarrange for accurate information on this issue to be suppliedto the churches. It was obvious that on this and some ofthe other public issues placed before them, delegates feltthey were a little out of their depth.

From Public Questions Assembly passed to a discussionof the proposed amendment re the Ministerial List. Thematter was finally deferred for one year for furtherconsideration.

Mr H. W. Milner, in rising to address Assembly as therepresentative of the N.Z. Alliance, was greeted withapplause.

The Legion of Donors was commended to delegates byMr R. H. French.

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Principal Himbury

THE LAST SESSIONHistory was made in the final session when the College

course was divided into an Intermediate and Graduate sec-tion. A new Selection Board is to interview all applicants forservice in the Denomination.

The names of C. D. Coad, R. L. Coop, B. J. Denholm,B. E. Hibbert, D. M. Kimpton, P. J. Prithcard, D. Cramptonand J. L. North were placed on the list of probationaryministers. There was something fitting in the fact that in theclosing moments of the 80th Assembly the fourth generationof the North family should be enrolled on the list of ourministers.

There was hope for the future in the statement that theInvestment Society was now definitely formed and in theresolution to take a stage further the purchasing of our ownDenominational headquarters. On this optimistic note theEightieth Assembly of the Baptist Union of New Zealandconcluded.

The Final Inspirational meeting is reported by the sub-Editor.

THE FINAL NIGHTThere is always a touch of sadness in the last meeting of

Assembly. One cannot help wondering how many will haveattended for the last time. In spite of such thoughts it wasa grand climax to an Assembly which had produced nodramatic changes but nevertheless had maintained a highlevel of inspirational meetings. The singing of a hymn toa well known Welsh tune brought a gleam to the eye of ourguest preacher and fire to his words as he spoke to us on"Watchman, what of the night?" If Welshmen all preachlike Principal Himbury one can understand why there wasa Welsh revival and why there can be another.

The congregation eagerly endorsed the resolution inappreciation of the Principal which was moved by Rev. L.A. North.

All who had in any way helped to make the Assemblywere included in a resolution of thanks. Music was providedby the combined Colombo Street and Opawa choirs.

And so the meetings were brought to an end and delegatesreturned to their churches with many things to think aboutand report and a prayer for Divine guidance on the wholedenomination.

DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONSATURDAY MORNING

The rapid growth in the activity and the variety of ser-vice of the Department of Christian Education was the highnote of Rev. Angus MacLeod's presentation of the Depart-ment's report. The Department was reformed four years

ago. Then we had one All-age Sunday School; today thereare fifty-two. Then there were 50 Adults in All-age SundaySchool; today there are 3,800. A warm tribute was paid tothe Chairman of the Board, Mr T. H. Whitwell.

Mr MacLeod also told of a visit overseas to be under-taken by the Rev. J. J. Burt, our Director of ChristianEducation. The first proposition was that he should revisitU.S.A. early next year and a generous American had offeredto meet the cost. The scope of this trip has now been extendedto the United Kingdom. This extension, which is evidenceof the regard in which Mr Burt is held overseas, has comeabout because Dr W. L. Howse of the Southern Baptist Con-vention, who has been visiting Scotland, used a tape record-ing on All-age Sunday School which was prepared by MrBurt. The American friend immediately offered to meet theextra cost. The Board of Christian education gladlyapproves the extension of the trip and is happy that we whohave received so much from the Southern Baptists andothers, should now have the opportunity to give. Mr MacLeodconfesssed to the sin of Covetousness in regard to the trip toScotland.

Mr A. E. Edridge, the newly appointed secretary of thePublications Division of the Board, seconding the report,spoke of the Board's greatly increased activity in the fieldof publication. It will provide a regular supply of tracts bythe Clifford and Spurgeon Presses to all Churches. The Spur-

geon Press is the name under which New Zealand Baptistswill publish in the future. The delegates had been given afolder containing sample tracts, a drawing of a well-designed tract rack and details of the scheme for distribu-tion through the churches. The Publication Division hasattracted to its committee several men who possess profes-sional skills in design, printing procedures and publication,and it stands ready to publish on behalf of every departmentof the Union.

The Director of Christian Education was received withhearty applause when he rose to speak. Referring to his pro-jected trip he said that he was moved and humbled by theopportunity which had come to him. Perhaps now he couldwear the kilts which had been given to him when he was inScotland at five years of age.

Mr Burt spoke of the very great importance of the Reportof the Commission on Education, which is generally a veryvaluable report. Matters in the report affecting Bible-in-schools were referred to the Executive of the Board. TheRev. L. N. Rawlings urged churches to encourage suitablepeople in their membership to undertake teaching throughthe Bible-in-schools system.

This was a short session. Few desired to speak; noneoffered criticism. It was plain that the delegates were satis-fied with the work of the Department and content that itshould press forward with its plans.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY .Seventy-five people gathered in the Linwood Cemetery,

Christchurch, on Monday, November 5, at 5.30 p.m., atthe grave of the Rev. Decimus Dolamore, first Minister ofthe first Baptist Church in New Zealand.

On one side of the gravestone were details of his death,on July 15, 1912. On the other side was a newly erectedplaque stating his significance as a p ioneer. This was un-veiled by the President of the Union, Mr N. S. Gaze. Aftera tribute had been paid by Principal J. A. Clifford, the Rev.E. T. Jones led in prayer

Several people who had known Mr Dolamore werepresent. They were Mr George Frazer, Mr and Mrs Adamsof Greendale, the Misses Ingold, and Miss Doke.

The Annual Meeting of the Historical Society followed atea in the Linwood Church. Time was limited, but consider-able business was transacted. Dr S. L. Edgar presidedand the Rev. E. F. Sherburd acted as secretary in theabsence of Rev. Ridland Jamieson.

The need for historical material to be collected at oneplace was stressed. This, it was agreed, should be at theCollege in Auckland, where it is hoped a suitable fireproofroom will soon be provided. In addition, it is planned toduplicate records where available, to be kept in Christ-church. Members spoke of the historical material whichthey hoped would be added to what is now in our collection

Several projects were urged. A manuscript on the lifeof Decimus Dolamore is to be published. Details of the lifeof the Rev. H. H. Driver are being sought, and it was sug-


CHRISTCHURCH ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE 1962.Back Row From Left: H. Newell, Rev. G. Coombs, E. R. Austin. Centre:Hardie Silcock, Wm. Ricketts, W. J. Taylor, Geo. McCann. Front: Mrs B.Windsor Rev. A. A. Hodges (Secretary), E. R. Clark, J.P. (Chairman),Mrs I. Whitmarsh, Mrs D. McCann. Absent: D. W. Holland (Treasurer),

T. B. Nuttall.

gested that his grave also be marked by a plaque. Mr Mor-gan of Mosgiel, asked that the early days of F. W. Borehambe investigated.

The election of officers resulted as follows: President, DrS. L. Edgar; Secretary, Rev. Ridland Jamieson; Committee,Revs. J. A. Clifford. E. F. Sherburd, R. E. Bullen; Curator,Mr M. Barker. Representatives in other Associations are:Rev. H. E. Whitten (South Auckland). Mr J. G. Frazer(Central Districts), Rev. H. G. Coutts (Wellington), Rev. A.H. MacLeod (Canterbury) and Rev. W. R. Morgan (Otago).

A NIGHT OUT FOR DELEGATESChristchurch Assembly presented delegates on the Satur-

day night with what our President called "a spectacle ofsight and sound." This was the variety programme called"Spotlight ", produced by Mrs Beryl Windsor in the CivicTheatre with W. J. Rosewall at the Hammond Organ pro-viding an efficient musical continuity. All tastes were cateredfor by the programme which included melody and magic,maypole and miming, harmony and humour, gymnastic anddevotional items. An historical sketch depicted the "Ar r iva lof Rev. Charles Dallaston at Oxford Terrace and Rangi-ora's Centennial was marked by the historical mime, "ATime to Plant". The final devotional item spotlighted " T h eOld Rugged Cross".

Rex Goldsmith.

OUTING TO RANGIORAAfter days of lowering skies and pouring rain, the sun

shone brightly in Rangiora on Saturday morning, givingpromise of a good afternoon and making possible a last-minute face-lift to the new Church building. Delegates andfriends enjoyed the eighteen-mile drive from the city, andin their hundreds they arrived to disturb the quiet of thispleasant North Canterbury town.

The outing had historic associations in the fact that theRangiora Church was the first Baptist Church to be estab-lished in Canterbury and the fourth in New Zealand. Thequaint old Church, with its pews hewn by hand by thoseearly pioneers, is a centre of interest to many. The Karnorgan, which for many years was the instrument in the oldChurch, is one of the links with the past to be found mean-time in the new Church. This organ is now the treasuredproperty of the organist, Miss Mabel Breach, and is ontemporary loan from her until a suitable replacement isfound.

The President, Mr N. S. Gaze, LL.M., conducted theopening ceremony of the new building amidst a suddenspatter of rain-drops, fortunately only a brief shower. Thebuilding was quickly filled to capacity by a congregationwhich overflowed into aisles and porch and vestries. Theminister of the church, Rev. P. L. A. Crampton, presided

at the service of dedication which was relayed by loud-speaker to those unable to gain entry into the building.From their place at the rear of the congregation the choirled the praise and thanksgiving of the people. The Scrip-tures were read by Rev. M. N. Dickey, chairman of theRangiora Church Council. The president of the Canterburyand Westland Association, Rev. Gordon Coombs, conductedthe act of dedication, Rev. Roy Upton led in prayer, and amessage of congratulation and inspiration was brought bythe President of the Baptist Union.

The new church is situated on a corner section across theroad from the old building which will continue in use forSunday School and youth work.

The church at Rangiora is indebted to Rev. Roy Uptonfor drawing up the plans which have transformed a solidbut somewhat sombre brick hall into a lovely place of wor-ship in which the church commences its second century ofprogress and of witness in the community.

Afternoon tea provided by the Assembly Committee inthe nearby drill hall gave an opportunity to meet friends, toinspect the new and the old buildings and completed ahappy afternoon.

DOMINION MINISTERS' FRATERNALAbout 120 ministers met at Linwood Avenue Church for

the Annual Meeting of the Fraternal. After a hearty choirpractice the meeting began business under the chairman-ship of Rev. P L. A. Crampton. who conducted devotions.

Very deep regret was felt at the absence of the DominionPresident, Rev. F. A. Parry; but we are happy to know ofhis progress to health after such a severe accident. Greetingsfrom the brethren were sent to him. We also missed thegenial presence of Rev. John Miller, whose sudden Home-call saddened us but was a triumphant entry for him.

A report by South Auckland Fraternal on the "TonguesMovement" was adopted, and should prove helpful to menwho meet this problem.

The General Secretary in a breezy manner unravelled themystery of annuity computation. Now that we all know howit is done, electronic computers are redundant.

Otago Fraternal presented a remit on uniformity in Induc-tion proceedure. True to the Baptist genius for diversity,this provoked little response. We appear to be inveterate"do-it-yourself-ers".

Rev. L. A. Day was elected president; the secretary ofthe Auckland Fraternal will be Dominion Secretary also.

Afternoon tea having been served by the Linwood ladies(to whom grateful thanks) we heard a stimulating orationon "Preaching: the communicating of the Gospel", by Prin-cipal D. M. Himbury, of the Baptist College of Victoria. Inhis inimitable Welsh style. Mr Himbury stressed the needto use terms that the man in the street can really under-stand. It was a challenge that we could well take up.

While we missed those who could not attend, we enjoyedthe presence of veteran missionary B. N. Eade, and alsoDr L. Sanson, Revs. R. A. Alcorn and J. S. Avery. Thehearty fellowship of this Annual Fraternal Meeting addsmuch to the value of Assembly.

SCOTTISH MINISTERS PROTEST NUCLEAR ARMSFour Baptist ministers were among more than 70 of

various denominations taking part in demonstrations againstnuclear testing and the arms race, in Glasgow, ScotlandSeptember 26.

The demonstration began with dedication services in StAndrew's Parish Church, followed by a march to CitySquare, where an open air meeting was held. Principalspeakers were Dr George McLeod. director of Iona Com-munity; Dr Nelson Gray, Congregationalist minister, and theRev. Richard Holloway of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

This protest, said to be the largest interdenominationalministers' demonstration of its kind in Great Britain, wasorganised by the Rev. James Sim of Iona Community.

Baptist ministers taking part were the Rev. DerekMurray, tutor in Scottish Baptist Theological College; theRev. Archibald McColl of Fife, Scotland; the Rev. RonaldArmstrong and the Rev. Andrew McKie of Glasgow.


THE BUDGETS

Church Extension

Christian Education

College

Board of Evangelism

Maori Board

Missionary Society

Baptist Union

£11,220

£2,951

£10,005

£3,138

£5,215

£58,437

£14,105

The Eighth Annual Meeting of the N.Z. Baptist Women'sLeague was held in the Oxford Terrace Church on Wednes-day, October 31, 1982. Mrs C. Schroeder (retiring president,)opened the meeting and Mrs C. Collins (Canterbury presi-dent) welcomed the delegates whilst Mrs Royston Brownreplied on their behalf. Greetings were received from MrsD. Rogers (B.W.M.U.) and Rev. Hayes Lloyd on behalf ofthe Baptist Union.

The Annual Report presented by Mrs A. Price showedthat nine new groups had affiliated this year, bringing thenumber of affiliated groups to 99, and one new district (HuttValley) had been formed. The increasing amount of socialwork being undertaken by members of the League was mostthrilling, and countless hours of service have been given to"Meals on Wheels", hospital and prison visitation, Homesfor the Aged and Manurewa, and growing awareness of ourneighbours in Asia has produced a large amount of clothingfor Hong Kong and Korean relief. Our sense of responsi-bility to the community in which we live has given rise toan active representation on the N.C.C., N.C.W. Pan-Pacific,N.Z. Alliance, Marriage Guidance, and Society for the Pro-tection of Home and Family. The action of the DominionCouncil in allotting £40 towards the building for Maori workat Tuakau was confirmed.

It was a great pleasure to have with us, Sister ClaireGilbert to present one aspect of deaconess work in whichwe take so much interest. Her talk was based on Psalm 103and gave us a wider understanding of the work at Manu-rewa.

Mrs A. Warnock's beautiful solo "Love one Another",was greatly appreciated by us all and was a fitting linkbetween Sister Claire's talk and that of our guest speaker,Pastor Bruce McCready of the Auckland City Mission, who

gave us such a wonderful insight into his work in that area.As an expression of our deep interest the collection fromthis meeting was given to the work of the Auckland CityMission.

Following the vote of thanks by Mrs F. Sherburd camethe Induction of the president, Mrs D. Reevely. It was amoving moment as Mrs Schroeder presented the new badge-of-office given by the outgoing executive and Mrs Reevelysigned the President's Bible before leading the closingprayer.

Great thankfulness was expressed that our Budget hadbeen met and a surplus of £81 was in hand. Of this, £30is to be set aside towards the travelling expenses ofMrs Bates and Mrs Church when they visit N.Z., £5 to theMatron of Manurewa Home for her Christmas Fund and £40is to be given towards the building for the Maori work atTuakau. In our budget for the coming year, full responsi-bility has been undertaken for the cost of train-ing a deaconess (£250) and £150 for Maori work.

The concern of the B.W.L. for a strong Christian witnesswas evidenced in the following remit passed:

"We, the representatives of the Baptist Women's Leagueof N.Z., meeting at our Annual Meeting in Christchurch areconcerned at the influence on the lives of susceptible teen-agers of so many films which unduly emphasise sex andcrime. We recognise the excellent work which is done bythe Film Censor in Wellington and appreciate the quality offilm censorship in N.Z. However we are concerned that somuch of his work is over-ruled by the Films Appeal Boardand urge that the powers of the Film Censor be strengthenedin the hope that more wholesome entertainment will be avail-able for our young people."

ASSEMBLY IMPRESSIONSA PROVINCIAL MINISTER

Three dominant impressions were formed in my mindbefore I had long been at the 1962 Assembly.

My first impression was of a general sense of unrest. Adesire to be up and doing. A feeling of something imminentdemanding action, but no clear idea as to what sort ofaction. An awareness that our organisational machinerymust have the energy of the Holy Spirit or it would not per-form its task. The Union Sermon brought much of thisthought into focus. Another impression was that we arebecoming less insular in outlook regarding other churches,but also that we must not relax our fidelity to our Baptistconvictions. This, it seemed to be felt, should drive us backagain to square ourselves with the Word of God. I was struckagain with the feeling as I sat in Assembly of being amongpeople characterised by sound common sense.

The third impression is one I have had before. We needmore times during our sessions when our President calls usto pray. Before voting, during a debate, or after a thrillingreport, let us have some prayer! Then, we need a prayerroom. A retreat to which one can go for peace and toreceive Divine counsel. A spiritual oasis is a desperate needat times. Well, I was glad to be there and share the manyblessings of this Assembly.

A CHRISTCHURCH LAYMANWhat a wonderful gathering of Baptist folk. Surely the

Lord has been present with us all. The opening evening'sservice in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church was a great com-mencement for the following meetings. In no uncertainterms, as the business of Assembly was speedily and gra-

The Editor noticed:—

(1) The beautifully arranged floral decorations inthe Church.

(2) The chaste lines of the Port building diagonallyopposite the Oxford Terrace Church.

(3) The good steady attendance of delegates at allsessions.

(4) The gradual emergence of a new generation.(5) The veteran missionary Miss E. M. Gainsford

at some meetings.(6) The smooth working of arrangements for morn-

ing and afternoon teas and the extra provisionof coffee.

(7) The memory of Rev. J. K. Archer and Mr J.S. Barnett is still green in the city they servedso well.

(8) The long lines of motor cars that are nowcommonplace around the Oxford Terrace area.

(9) The new recruits for the ministry at home andoverseas.

(10) The eagerness of delegates to see the Kingdomprogress.


ciously conducted, the leading and controlling of the HolySpirit was most consciously felt.

The inspired singing was a great thrill and uplift. Theurgency of getting the " G o o d N e w s " to the unsaved hereand overseas was impressed on all, for surely today is theday of opportunity. All our prayers and efforts must bechannelled along these lines, to save "Others."

R. E. E.A STIRRING IN THE TREE-TOPS

Sometimes it does us good to be jolted out of our com-placency. Great efforts were made during the year, with twoevangelists touring the country, much activity in the All-age Sunday School movements, a larger output of literature,and so on; yet our statistics reveal no increase in numberof affiliated churches, only trifling gains in totals of churchmembers and Sunday School scholars, and no one in train-ing for Maori work. The note of discontent revealed itselfin certain phrases of our General Secretary's annual report,in the Union sermon, and in discussions on the floor ofAssembly. Have we been placing two much reliance on themachinery of organisation and constitutional rules of pro-cedure, and are we afraid to venture, seeking to witness forJesus wherever and however the Spirit would lead us?

A. D. Mead

IMPRESSIONS OF A DEACONESS AT ASSEMBLYAgainst the dark backdrop of the international situation,

Assembly has presented an atmosphere of joyful trust andhope in God, and of challenge to grasp the present oppor-tunities at home and abroad.

It is so heartening to hear the conviction of a group ofsinging Baptists as the solid foundations of our faithare re-asserted in the hymns of Assembly. But have wecarried that same conviction out beyond our churches orremained content to rest on our laurels.

We looked back to the grave of the first minister in theDominion; over 100 years at Rangiora; over thirty-sixyears of service by our veteran missionary the Rev. B. N.Eade; giving praise for the Church Extension Department,the Sunday School and Bible Class movements.

We looked forward as new men were ordained to theministry; as a new church building was opened at Rangiora;as Miss Doreen Herron was commissioned for service onour field; as the Board of Christian Education and Board ofChurch Extension took up their work.

We looked about hearing the cry of our Maori Depart-ment for more workers; hearing the challenge of social andministerial opportunities in our own land; challenged by thecrisis in India and the open door in Pakistan "the countryof opportunity and challenge," the only Moslem countrywith freedom of religion. We were challenged by opportu-nities of outreach and of evangelism. Above all we werepresented with the means of attaining all these ideals—thelife abundant experienced by vital communion with Godthrough Christ, expressed by a manifestation of His Spirit.Then we were humbly challenged to grasp these opportu-nities by carrying light and life abundant to the benightedworld in which we live.

C. G.A MINISTERS IMPRESSIONS

"Everything is arranged in committee, Assembly ismerely a rubber stamp."

Not my impression, but the kind of statement heardoccasionally. My impressions in fact are just the opposite.Of course a great deal is done in committee, but I amimpressed by the attitude of conveners of committees,chairmen of councils, the General Secretary as they bringforward remits and recommendations.

They do not do it in the spirit of " t h i s is the way it mustb e " at all. But with a willingness to accept suggestionsand amendments that may improve the resolution.

My impression is of leaders who welcome interest onthe part of delegates even when that interest is in the formof opposition.

Another impression that came from the debates on theMissionary Budget and the Baptist is of a people willing todig still more deeply into the pocket or bank account if thatis needed, to help our missionaries or make the Baptist amore efficient organ.

An over-all impression is of a Church dissatisfied.

Dissatisfied, that is, with the rate of progress beingmade. The report of the year's gain of only 454members from 138 churches with 15,188 members broughta feeling almost of shame over the Assembly. There waslittle attempt to justify it or explain it. Surely a good sign.

One could speak of other things. Of the inspiration ofCollege affairs and Missionary Day.

Young men and women whom God has called, beingaccepted for training and service. Always a moving thing.Of others, their College training completed, going out withhigh hopes and sincere purpose.

To sum up. The impression is of leaders seeking God'sWill as they explore new avenues of service and method,yet always with the consciousness, as expressed by thepreacher of the Union sermon, that in the ultimate it is onlywitness in the power of the Holy Spirit that really counts.

Of a people looking for inspired leadership, ready torespond.

FROM THE REV. B. N. EADEASSEMBLY 1962

There is no sign of the poverty that would be seen in theTripura State Baptist Assembly. Everybody looks welldressed, well fed and well to do!—There is also an almostoverwhelming wealth of competent and experienced plan-ners and organisers—both lay and ministerial. These areable to put forward the projects and reports with clarityand conviction. Business sessions are well attended bydelegates.

Tripura Assembly is peopled mainly by young delegatesbut here youth is almost entirely absent and greying andbalding heads predominate.

Assembly is big business and a rather overwhelmingamount of work is done, but in it, one senses a

wide concern for the progress of the Christian cause.Assembly is friendly and the buzz of Baptists at tea

break is terrific. There is great fellowship and inspirationin the contacts and meetings. And in spite of a Welshmanbeing the main speaker there was no language problem asin Tripura!

There is a liveliness in Assembly and Budgets have beenpassed as acts of Faith in the stewardship of our people. Theincreased Faith Budget of the Missionary Society is anexample of this.

Assembly 1962 has been an enriching experience inmany ways.

B. N. Eade

A DOCTOR'S VIEWEven for one whose present work is much taken up with

the compilation of reports it is virtually impassible to followa fellow practitioner's method and "to write in o r d e r " one'simpressions of this 80th Assembly and my ninth.

Especially is this the case when the account is to bewritten after such a message as was given pulpit and pewby Principal Himbury on College Night.

The Assembly opened under grey and damp skies but ourhearts have been warmed by sunshine from across the Tas-man. Not only has the Ambassador from Wales via Aus-tralia, brought us inspiration, but the offering by Miss


Doreen Herron for service on the field is indicative to us ofthe leading of the Spirit in the closer linking of our lands.

It is significant too, that while a backward look at thepast of the denomination showed us a faith and devotion ofwhich more comfortable living has too often deprived us bythe very ease of modern communications, this significantwelding of the two countries has been brought about.

This was in itself an illustration to me of the counsel ofthe President and General Secretary to make sober evalu-ation of the present and prepare our hearts for the future.In the confidence of I Cor. 3: 21-23 we may know " a l l thingsare y o u r s " which is the secret of "Life Abundant."

A NEWCOMERMy impression of Assembly 1962 can only at this early

date be referred to as a mixed bag. Time will sort out themajor emphasis and erase much of the detail. As I write,these I think, are my most vivid impressions.

Uppermost in my mind is the work of the various Boardsand Councils done in committee immediately prior to andduring the course of Assembly. Of concentrated work car-ried out by devoted men often into the late hours of thenight. Of the concern of each man that God's will and planmight be found that His work might move forward. Of theprayerful concern and love with which vital decisions werereached and the ready acceptance by all of majoritydecisions. Of the executive officers and staff of the Union, andparticularly the ability of the General Secretary in fulfillingso quietly and efficiently all the many duties thrust upon him.

My mind swings to recall Dr L. Sanson's straight talk tothe men of the B.M.M.F. We needed to be told what ourmen on the field required of us and I would like to thinkthat many who attended that meeting came away resolvedto do two things. First, to get to know more details of thework on the field and second, to make the B.M.M.F. theFellowship our men in service are looking for.

Principal Himbury—could the ministry of his messagefail to make an impression on any delegate? The sermonswhich he preached will surely remain within the hearts ofmany of our denomination and have their effect in the out-reach of our Church.

The normal business sessions impressed mainly by theirvery lack of life and interest. Could it be that we as a peopleare becoming self-satisfied—prepared to accept withoutquestion the various reports (which are interesting)? Surelyour delegates have greater purpose in attending Assemblythan just approving formal motions.

Finally the associations and fellowship with other dele-gates. Meeting old friends and making new ones. Feelingthat here is the heart of the denomination gathered withcommon purpose to plan under God's guidance for the future,having regard to the reports of the past, but looking for-ward to the triumphs yet to be recorded.

F. C. Mills

A DUNEDIN VIEWIt was not a world-shaking Assembly, but nevertheless

it will not have been without some significance in the lifeand work of the denomination. Some of my impressionsare of:

Recognition of the feeling of unrest expressed first in theGeneral Secretary's report, that the denomination is notmeeting adequately the needs of the age, and acceptance ofa programme to reach out into the community with thegospel.

Change evidenced in the wider division of responsibilitythrough decentralisation of the work of Church Extension,and in the changing pattern of administration of our youthwork.

The innovations of a publishing house and an investmentsociety.

The challenges of the needs of more workers for theMaori Department, and more finance to cope adequatelywith the work in India and Pakistan; of the difficulty ofevangelising young people, and the call to a higher qualityof teaching and a higher standard of work.

Concern at the impossibility of the task of the editor of"N.Z. B a p t i s t " in attempting to meet the denomination'sneed for news and information with no staff and inadequatefinance.

The inspiration of the President's address, and other ser-

mons and addresses, and the challenge to more dedicatedservice.

Appreciation of the mammoth task of the councils andcommittees, but concern that insufficient time is availableto delegates to consider and debate matters of major impor-tance.

Gratitude for the opportunity of sharing in the fellowshipand inspiration of Assembly, and disappointment that theycannot be shared by more of our church members.

FROM A VETERANFifty years ago attending my first Assembly in Christ-

church, I heard the Rev. K. Kempton give his deeply inspir-ing presidential address on Christian Mysticism. A never-to-be forgotten experience. Also, not forgotten of these ear-lier assemblies was the treasurer virtually passing roundthe hat in an endeavour to balance the budget, a frequentoccurrence. How vastly different today; superb giving inevery direction and all accounts in credit. Then we hadthree men in India plus, perhaps, Dr Gosh a national; to-day there are eight on field, three home on furlough, onejust retired after 36 years and one, Jones, on the MaoriField. The College then was not even a dream, today itsreport is thrilling in the extreme. Too, we have beenimpressed at the excellence of our team of executives. Sinceso much business is handled by committees, Assembly itself,while bursting at its seams from the point of view ofnumbers lacks that which in former days gave spice to theprogramme, i.e., the cut and thrust of debate. Finally, I wasgreatly impressed by the frequent emphasis on the needto, above all else, seek the empowering of the Holy Spirit.

C. W. Duncumb

A YOUNG MINISTERIt has been a good Assembly. The tone was set by

Principal Himbury speaking of the need to communicate the"Eternal love of the Immortal G o d " and reminding us thatthe real ministry is performed by the laymen while theminister trains and provides material for his people to usein the workaday world.

A healthy feeling of restlessness pervaded the conference.A dissatisfaction that our denomination seems hardly to bemaintaining the status quo in relation to our population.This concern found expression in the sense of anticipationwith which we awaited the ideas of the " O u t r e a c h " com-mittee; in the death of a faithful servant (the Church Exten-sion Committee); in the birth of the Church Extension Board;in the emphasis of the Union Sermon that having " rece ived"the Holy Spirit our people with their plans and organisa-tions are ineffective unless " f i l l e d " with the Holy Spirit.

The local secular paper in its editorial noted the fact thatboth our Assembly and the Methodist Conference in Christ-church called for more spirituality.

It has been a good Assembly. Helped by the fact that theInspirational Rallies were in a different building from thebusiness sessions, it has reminded us that the real workof advancing the Kingdom of Jesus is dependent primarilyupon the devotional life of individual Christians. Upon ourknees we gain the burden. Arising from our prayer thedenomination can give us every assistance in leading othersinto the abundant life.

MY IMPRESSION OF ASSEMBLY 1962"Why go to Assembly?"—It seems a lot of expense and

takes a week or more out of a year at a time when so manycan least afford it and besides so much of the business isdealt with by committees, that the day sessions seem to bea 'rubber stamping' of the affairs."

I must be honest!—These thoughts were in my mindas I faced the question " W i l l I go to Assembly again thisyear?"—And yet here I am.

I am here again this year in spite of the truth of muchof the above statement because Assembly means muchmore than this. The purpose of our Assembly is crystallisedfor us in the words of the presidential greeting as it isrecorded on the inside page of the handsome brochure pre-pared for us by this 80th Assembly Committee. " W e must

. . as an Assembly of Baptist Churches—freely unitedin fellowship—to plan and to do together what we could notdo so effectively as separate churches—and to encourageone another in the Lord."


Surely a great "Baptist" word is the word "Fel low-ship".—It is a family word—which lifts a Baptist Assemblyabove the common level of a Conference. It is engenderedby the love of Christ. It binds our hearts as one. It bringssomething into the life of our denomination which astoundsmany in our sister denominations and amazes those outside—I come to Assembly because of its "Fe l lowsh ip" . It isconterminous with a family reunion.

And then I come because it is here we " p l a n and dotogether what we could not do so effectively as separatechurches." We need one another—we depend upon oneanother. Let us never forget that in these dark and desperatedays we are to be a shining light to those who sit in dark-ness—we are to declare Christ as the hope to the world—our message must be nothing less than " t h a t which we haveseen and heard and have handled of the Word of Life—thatwe declare unto you".

We have heard again and again like a recurring refrain"that the Word of salvation is to be spoken in a languagemen can understand today. It must be spoken to men in thesituation of today".

Lay your fingers on the pulse of our Assembly and youwill detect with rhythmical precision the heartbeat of thedenomination.

Evangelism—teaching—fellowship these are the thingsthat pump the lifeblood through the arteries of the body ofChrist—I come to Assembly because it is here that we agreeon policy—it is here that the strength of the denomination'spulse is felt.

And then I come because I need to be "encouraged inthe Lord". To meet with those of "kindred m i n d " to betogether " w i t h one accord in one p l a c e " is a benedictionto the soul. The inspirational addresses must always be anessential part of our Annual Assemblies.

As the denomination grows it is obvious that more andmore of its authority and outreach must be delegated tothe Associations, but let us keep our Assembly for theformulation of policy, the promotion of unity and " t oencourage one another in the Lord."

G. N. Jackson.

THROUGH CHINESE EYES, REV. STEPHEN TONGI am so glad to have the privilege to attend the 80th

Annual Assembly of New Zealand Baptist Union in Christ-church, the garden city of New Zealand. Thank my Lord forHe does not only give me an opportunity to enjoy thebeautiful surrounding and also gives me a great privilege

to share the warm fellowship in Christ. I forget all the dif-ferences among us when we shake hands with each other,talk together and laugh together. O! We are one in Christas the Bible said " T h e r e is neither Jew nor Greek, there is

neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: forye are all one in Christ Jesus".

In all the meetings the joyful big laugh breaks out againand again. From those friendly laughs, you may know nowdeeply the hearts touch hearts and how harmoniouslythey work together. "Behold, how good and how pleasantit is for brethren to dwell together in unity." You may seetheir concern with the Lord's work in the business meet-ings. O! They are about the Heavenly Father's businessonly.

As soon as the missionaries appear on the platform, alldelegates give their hearts' welcome to them as saying tothem, " M y beloved brethren and sisters, your labour is notin vain in the Lord". How touching a picture it is! Yes, youwho dedicate your lives, your money and your faithfulprayers for the missionary work, are right, for now it isyour opportunity to do your best for our dear Lord, while itis day, for you can do nothing when the night comes. You,who dedicate your lives, your money and your prayers tothe missionary fields but are the blessings to your homelandtoo. O! Let us remember our Lord's advice and command-ment once again.

"I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it isday the night cometh, when no man work."

"Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptising themin the name of the Father and the Son, and of the HolySpirit: teaching them to observe ail things whatsoever I havecommanded you."

I will never forget the story that Rev. N. R. Wood told meat the door of the Rangiora Baptist old church building, justa few minutes before the Rangiora Baptist new churchbuilding's official opening. Mr Wood told me "about onehundred years ago, the Baptist Church building was builthere. Though nobody came to the Sunday service duringthat time but one brother still opened the door of the churchat quarter to eleven every Sunday morning. Then he wentto another church. After the Sunday service, he came backto his own church and shut the door. He did so for a longtime".

O! This story touches my heart so deeply and encour-ages me so strongly that I cannot forget it anymore. It leadsmy eyes to look upon the Lord's promise once more,"Your labour is not in vain in the Lord".

A RETIRED MINISTERAssembly 1962 will ever remain a tender memory for

me. There has been an almost mystical blending of the pastand the present. Memories of nearly 50 years were revivedand the names of men true of faith and strong in faith wererecalled.

Dr Fosdick has reminded us that a great deal of servingwas done before we were born: that our own lives are thechildren of sacrifice beyond our power to estimate or torepay. This can be said of a church, of a Denomination.There are those to whom we owe more than we can repayfor burdens borne and blood poured out.

A glance only at the Assembly Report book will show theramifications of our work today. How much we owe to ourown College, the Church Extension Committee, JubileeFund, Christian Education Department, Maori Department,Historical Society. Much thought, discussion and sacrificialtoil were needed before they became the effective instru-ments they are today. Grateful recipients we may be, butmore is required of us than mere gratitude.

"Our fathers in a wondrous age,Ere yet the earth was small,Insured to us a heritage,And doubted not at all.That we, the children of their heart,Which then did beat so high,In later time should play like partFor our posterity . . .Dear bought and clear, a thousand yearOur fathers' title runs.Make we likewise their sacrifice,Defrauding not our sons."

Warm tributes must be paid to the gracious chairman-ship of our President, our General Secretary and his efficientstaff, the local Assembly Committee, and our genial guestspeaker for their contributions to making this Assemblysuch a fine experience. E. T. J.


Rev. Stephen Tong

ANOTHER MEDICOAssembly 1962 was another challenging and revitalizing

experience. Our President set the standard whenhe presented his case clearly, precisely, and unequivocally.Study his address again.

Our Secretary expressed the thoughts of many when hespoke of restlessness and discontent, with a tendency tocomplacency, and the following along in an organised rut.He also crystallized a vital fact when he said in his expres-sion of allegiance to the incoming President that our motivesshould arise from the deep conviction of right and wrongin the heart.

The theme, Life Abundant, and the devotions around itgave an answer to our needs as a witnessing Church. TheLife Abundant will overflow to overwhelm the forces of evilthat keep the world in darkness while the unfilled life isfruitless.

Our missionaries as ever challenge us and humble uswhen we contrast our comforts and luxuries with their lives,and our concern for souls with theirs. Would that we all hadtheir outpoured lives; it would solve, outreach problems, andtheir needs on the Mission Field too. How is this Life Abun-dant achieved?

Our guest speaker, a master of wit and oratory, stirredus all. Profound things simply stated in the language ofevery man strike home.

Assembly is more than a series of meetings; of problemspresented; and solutions sought for; of challenge andinspiration. It is also a time of real fellowship with like-minaed people and a renewing and deepening of the richestof friendships for we meet in the service of our Lord.

J. C. Keade

IMPRESSIONS OF A " H O S T " MINISTEROut of the whirl of Assembly come a myriad of impres-

sions. The following are selected at random.The warmth of greeting as friend meets friend. Year

after year one is impressed with the spontaneity of fellow-ship among our Baptist people. This sense of belonging toeach other is perhaps more valuable than the decisions wetake at Assembly. May we never let mere size overwhelmthis family spirit.

The Presidential Address set the tone which was evidentthroughout. There is an underlying discontent—a feeling thatwe have not achieved, as a people, the life Abundant.The Outreach proposals; the enlarging of the Church Exten-sion Committee into a department; the Secretary's Reportwith its warning against complacency; all these show thatwe are not satisfied with things as they are. Christchurch1962 could be the beginning of great advance in the task.

The many times that important decisions were made bythe half-hearted " A y e " of the delegates makes one wonderwhether things are not fully understood, or whether the dele-gates regard Assembly merely as the rubber stamp for thedecisions of committees and councils. Then somethingcomes along like the Public Questions Resolution on NuclearWeapons and Assembly springs to life. Certainly this yearthere was not anything sleepy about the Assembly as thePresident-elect was chosen by the seldom-needed secondballot method! Who could doubt that this was God's willrevealed to us?

A lasting impression is that of the unpredictable humourand profound teaching of Principal D. M. Himbury. Thesubtle rebuke of the message on Sunday afternoon wassurely one that we need in this land of plenty. Hungrypeople will eat anything. Let us see to it that they have theBread of life to eat. For we dare not judge them if they eatlesser bread when we have failed to provide the best.

No one will ever forget College Night, either. It is alwaysmoving to see young men dedicated to the ministry. Bothto those in the ministry and those to whom they Ministerwill always be grateful for the stimulation of Principal Him-bury's profound exposition of what should happen to ser-mons once they have been preached.

A final impression: the straight speaking of the Editorof the "Baptist" was something which could be applied tosome of our people in other fields as well. We ought to begrateful to God that such truth is uttered so bluntly among usfrom time to time.

Thanks for coming to Christchurch. Even if Canterbury'sweather did not come up to its usual standard, we had agood Assembly. L. N. R.

FROM THE LOCAL SECRETARY'S WINDOWWhere blew the wind in Oxford Terrace Hall! There the

Assembly Secretary watched the passing stream of Baptistsas three times a day they sought refreshment for that physi-cal marathon called Assembly. The first impression is ofvast good humour, the last of deepening listless weariness.Assembly begins with jovial and cheery greetings and a joy-ful mingling of personalities. There goes a serious pre-occupied dignitary, pondering a problem or a speech. Herea cheerful young minister trying hard to look as if he knewwhat comes next. Here a college student " t r y i n g o n " thenew status of his reverence or semi-reverence .From timeto time the steady wind and even steadier stream burst intoviolent turbulence and a Welsh voice penetrates rafters androoms. That Principal man from Australia is filling in timeagain between his preaches and doing things with words . . .Up comes another using that phrase again, "I am concerned. . . " This we notice is the word used often by business andprofessional men who are the back-bone of our Union's workand power. A hot-faced lady bustles up to arrange anotherdetail or change the prepared plan to smooth the way forsome committee's functions. Voluntary effort efficiently givenat the local level makes Assembly possible. We do not recalla harsh word. We do recall eager and generous helpful-ness and service with which we count it a privilege to beassociated. But, Mr Editor, is it really all worthwhile? Isthere no better way to be democratic? No cheaper way tobe enthused? No more satisfactory way of getting every-body doing something? Our abiding impression is of a greatneed for review; of a need to apply time and motion studyeconomics to the entire Assembly procedure. Surely, Sir,there is a better way?

GAZES IN THE PAST1915:

Extract from New Zealand Baptist, October 1915.Among the many interesting incidents of the Tabernacle

Jubilee two are noteworthy . . . a birthday honour wasconferred in the shape of an honorary Eldership, upon MrChas. Gaze, who first joined the Church in 1860, about thetime of the erection of the Wellesley Street building. No manmore deserved the recognition than Mr Gaze. His erectpatriarchal figure is a welcome and familiar sight at theTabernacle services, while his gracious words and godlyexample are much prized by his fellow members.

1932:Extract from the Jubilee report of the Union in 1932.

Mr F. W. Gaze retires from the Presidential Chair whichhe has graced with humility, earnestness and loyal devotionto his Lord. The executive places on record its indebtedness

to him for his large-hearted service to the denominationduring the past years.

There were 75 churches in the Union at that time with atotal membership of 8,212.

F. W. Gaze


ASSEMBLY MOMENTSRev. B. N. Eade surveying the congregation before begin-

ning the missionary sermon . . . " I don't know why I amso nervous. Probably because I am used to speaking topeople who are half dressed and you are so overdressedI can hardly see you. However I'll probably see more ofyou in the summer".

Rev. R. A. Alcorn speaking about the " N . Z . Baptist.""The problem of the Baptist is the same as that foundby most people reaching the age of forty—not havingenough room to contain the material available."

Dr H. T. Knights quoting odd items in Churches at Workcolumn in the "Baptist" gave the following extract fromthe account of an Induction service.Rev. — gave the charge to the MinisterRev. — gave the charge to the congregationThe choir then sang " N o t unto us O Lord!"

Rev. J. T. Crozier quoted the following howlers sent in toNews of Churches in the "Bap t i s t " ."Our time without a minister has been one of great bless-ing.""We remember those who are convalescing around thethrone of Grace."The B.W.M.U. served a hot curry supper. We regret toannounce the death of Mrs —."

President Gaze as bell rang for time while Rev. B. N. Eadewas speaking:"I think we should grant an extension of time in thiscase. This man knows what he is talking about."

Mr R. H. French interrupted in flow of speech by the bellfor time:"Mr President I think that is the telephone I can hearringing." A. J. G.

SHOULD WE CHANGE ASSEMBLY?These notes are written in anticipation of the event so that

they will not reflect adversely on anything that takes place.They are written by a member of the Christchurch organ-ising committee as an individual because only whenAssembly is held in your home town can you criticisewithout seeming to reflect on people who have done an enor-mous amount of work.

Baptist Union Assembly, 1962, Christchurch, promises tobe a colossal occasion—and a colossal waste of time andmoney. Four hundred delegates from all parts of the countrywill assemble at terrific cost to themselves or their churcheswithout any previous notice of the business to be discussed,without any direction from their churches on how they areto vote, and without any remits from their members. Howcan their decisions or opinions be any more than a collec-tion of individual views?

This I think is a great weakness of our Church. I havebeen told that if we followed, say, the Anglican, Presby-terian, and Methodist practices of processing business fromchurches through the district synod or association and thenthrough the Dominion conference, approval there would bebinding on the churches. I do not see any reason why itshould be nor any reason why it should not be. But any out-come of Assembly would certainly be a truer indication ofthe feelings of members as a whole. To emphasise mypoint: what mandate had previous Assemblies to approveevangelistic crusades, to fix any budgets, or to speak on anypublic questions?

Practically all business comes forward from the UnionCouncil and its various committees. And make no mistake,I think these bodies run our denomination as well or betterthan any other church. Is there then, any need for Assembly,especially when we have such a useful vehicle as the"Baptist"?

Or would it be more efficient for churches to nominatetheir delegates to Associations and Associations in turn tonominate small delegations of informed representatives toAssembly? Two or three from each Association might suffice.

My complaint is that Assembly now degenerates into agigantic jamboree—a formal virtually automatic acceptanceof anything put before it, a parsons' re union, and a meetingof the assembly club of delegates who have attended foryears simply because it is so long that only those who areretired or their own bosses (unless they are prepared to takea week or more of their holidays) can be deputed to attend.

Does this exclude the best of our young people and thebest of our businessmen? Could they attend if Assembly wascut down to three days with reports circulated beforehand,taken as read, and spoken to only by those who wish todiffer?

This, of course, would cut out the inspirational, devo-tional, and entertainment features but are they really neces-sary when we are doing a job for God? A parson friend saysthese features are the most valuable of Assembly andthat delegates take back fresh fire to their churches. Dothey? In 30 years' membership of three churches I haveheard little more than: " W e l l this year's Assembly was thebest ever. The spirit was wonderful. Missionary night wasmost impressive. And the hospitality—well if you could haveseen the spread that those ladies set before us." (In Christ-church I am told 750 cups of tea a day will be served).

The burden of all this is that if the time and money (Isuspect the thick end of £1,000 if everything was reducedto £ s. d.) were put into direct service by our churches, hos-pitality for contacts in our own communities, and plain helpfor the needy in our own districts, membership everywherewould swell immediately. This is my idea of " O u t r e a c h "but I fear Assembly will take it to mean more stunts.

Hardie Silcock.

"A SERVICEAMONG THE SHAVINGS"

When Jesus used Peter's ship as his pulpit by the lake-shore of Galilee, man's work, and God's Word were broughttogether. So on Assembly Sunday, when delegates swelledthe congregation, and could not be contained in the smallexisting meeting room, this same stirring symbolism wasseen when their service was held in the partly com-pleted new church building. Tools of trade were pressed intoservice.

The carpenter's power-saw bench made an impressive

pulpit from which the guest preacher, Dr R. J. Thompson,brought the message which is as relevant today as whenfirst told by the One who was himself a master craftsman.

The platform of builders' planks was decorated withflowers and greenery in concrete block containers andpaint pots.

An unfinished building . . . an unfinished task. Our heartsrejoiced to share in His work and be among those who arebuilding the Church of the Living God.

Dr Thelma Becroft from the Australian Baptist MissionHospital in New Guinea shared in the service, and her mis-sionary message brought to us the need to witness beyondour four walls and unto the uttermost part of the world.

Work . . . Worship . . . and Witness . . . in all three weare called to be faithful, and can find the presence of God.

Such was the challenge of this unique service onAssembly Sunday in the Wainoni Baptist Church.

N.Z. BAPTIST—DECEMBER, 1962. 321

BIBLE CLASS CONFERENCE"To be or not to be, that was the quest ion" which con-

fronted delegates to the Biennial Conference of the BibleClass Movement at Tyndale House, Christchurch, overLabour Weekend. The draft constitution presented to theConference envisaged the winding up of the Bible ClassMovement as it has been known in recent years.

A NEW APPROACH TO OUR YOUTH WORKAfter thorough discussion and debate delegates adopted

a new interim constitution, which retains the name " B i b l eClass Movement," and envisages the continued use of theBible Class badge. The organisation of the movement at

national and district level will be much the same as beforebut it is hoped that there will be a greater degree of in-tegration of our youth work within each local church. BecauseSunday classes, youth fellowships and brigades to a largedegree concern the same young people, each church will beasked to form its own B.C.M. committee comprising theMinister, two adult councillors, and up to five young peoplechosen by the B.C.M. members themselves. It is hoped thatthis committee's function will include the working out ofdetails of the closest possible liaison on all matters betweenthe youth organisations in each local church. The presentBible Classes will remain the heart of the movement,although all young people between the ages of 14 and 24 willbe encouraged to join.

FUTURE OF CONTACTThe need for a national magazine was seriously chal-

lenged by some members of the conference. It was felt,however, that in spite of the mass of printed material nowon the market a publication such as " C o n t a c t " is esential.With the resignation as editor of Mr R. H. French, theincoming Council has to consider the format and future ofthe magazine and the appointment of a new editor.

EASTER CAMPS AND A LATE NIGHTWith the delegates moulded into a team by the humour

of some members, an unforgettable bus ride, the B.C. Induc-tion Service, followed by communion and an enthusiasticsing song at St Albans, conference proceedings continueduntil 11.45 p.m. A session entitled " W e found these to begood" showed a unity of approach and purpose when itcame to the opportunities of this hallowed weekend. Thissession was informative, provocative and sidesplitting.

PRESIDENTS MUST BE UNDER 30A motion to set an age limit for the executive positions

of the council was lost, although many were in sympathywith the need for a younger leadership. The South Auck-land union was divided to form a new Bay of Plenty

For Your Book ListThose seeking devotional read ing should look for The Goodness

of God, by R. L. Middleton, a successful business m a n who is alsoau thor of n ine books. This la tes t book consists of 21 devotionalstudies. The White Wings of Splendour, by Rosalee Mills Appleby,conta ins 102 shor t devotional messages for personal or group use.Both books are Broadman Publicat ions.

Also f rom Broadman a re two in teres t ing and useful historicalmonographs . A History of Immersion, by William L. Lumpkin, showsin a 40-page examinat ion of Christ ian his tory t ha t immersion hasusually been the no rma l mode of bapt ism. Baptist Church Discipline,by J a m e s Leo Gar re t t , Jun. , i s an historical in t roduct ion to thepract ices of Bapt is t Churches with par t i cu la r a t tent ion to theSummary of Church discipline adopted by the Charles ton Associa-tion. The Bapt is t view has a lways been tha t the Church is a"d i sc ip l ined communi ty of Chris t ian b r e t h r e n . " This monographwould be a first r a t e book for deacons ' cour t s to s tudy. Both mono-graphs should be r e a d by our minis ters .

Those looking for a first-rate paper-back on what it means to bea Christ ian should buy Total Christianity, by Frank Colquhoun. Itis publ ished by Hodder and Stoughton. I t is ideal for taking awayon holiday and for giving as a p resen t . The quest ion of ChristianAssurance is deal t with in a booklet of 48 pages wr i t t en byMichael C. Griffiths and publ i shed by the Inter-Varsi ty Fellowship.A good summary of the gospel of Mat thew will be found in theBroadman paper back, "Davis Notes on Matthew." Fo r 30 years DrDavis was professor of New Tes tament at Sou thern Baptist Theo-logical Seminary.

A NEW BIBLE ATLASThe Oxford Bible Atlas, to be publ ished by the Oxford University

Press , is the resu l t of a long and close co-operation be tween exper tson both sides of the Atlant ic . H e r b e r t G. May, the edi tor , did muchof the work at Oberl in, Ohio, where he is Professor of Old Testa-

m e n t Language and L i te ra tu re in the Gradua te School of Theology,bu t he visited Oxford and London for consul tat ion with colleaguest h e r e , and also went t h r e e t imes to t h e Holy Land to see for himselfthe archaeological discoveries m a d e t h e r e in r ecen t years .

Professor May was assisted, in the p repa ra t ion of the book byR. W. Hamil ton, Keeper of the D e p a r t m e n t of Antiqui t ies , AshmeanMuseum, Oxford, and G. N. S. Hun t , Religious Edi tor for the Oxford

Universi ty Press , London. I t was recent ly announced tha t MrHamil ton will succeed, on October 1, to t h e position of Keeper oft h e Ashmolean Museum.

The 26 five-colour maps in t h e Atlas we re p r e p a r e d by theCar tographic Depa r tmen t of the Clarendon Press , Oxford. Explana-tory t ex t s accompany a n u m b e r of the maps . Professor May's 37-page In t roduct ion , ent i t led Israel and the Nat ions , provides thegeographical and his toi ical background necessary to the intel l igentuse of a Bible Atlas. Ano the r f ea tu re of the book is a long art icle,Archaeology and t h e Bible, by R. W. Hamil ton, explaining the signi-ficance of archaeological finds in t h e Bible lands. Both Intro-duct ion and ar t ic le a re i l lus t ra ted by pho tographs and drawings,73 in all. A 26-page Gazet teer is vir tual ly a min ia tu re dict ionary ofBiblical geography.

The maps—some of t h e m spreading across two pages , in a 48-pagesection t h a t is t h e core of t h e Atlas—give a r emarkab ly clearp ic ture of the Bible lands at var ious per iods of his tory. There arealso archaeological maps showing Biblical and historical sites, andvegetat ion, rainfal l , and relief maps .

When Professor May and Mr Hamil ton began the i r collaborationon t h e At las , they found tha t they had m e t before—appropriately,in Pales t ine as i t was then called. Mr Hamil ton was on the staffof the Palest ine Depa r tmen t of Ant iqui t ies when an Americanexpedit ion was excavat ing the site of Megiddo. The official r epor t ofthe excavations, publ ished l a t e r in four volumes, includes thenames o f " R . W . Hamil ton, volunteer , June-July 1929" andH e r b e r t G. May, epigraphis t and r eco rde r , October 1931-June1934." Mr Hamil ton became Chief Inspector of Ant iqui t ies inPales t ine , 1931-38, and Direc tor of Ant iqui t ies , 1938-48.

Oxford Bibles have been famous for cen tur ies , and in recen tyears the Oxford Universi ty P res s has also ea rned a dist inguishedrepu ta t ion for i ts at lases. The new Oxford Bible Atlas will be in-valuable for the clergy, In schools and Sunday Schools, andgenera l ly for scholar, s tuden t and layman.


Union. Members of the new council to be located in Dunedinincluded Mr Don Bird as President, Miss Lois Dickinson asSecretary, and Miss Olwen Rood as Treasurer. A budget of£9,000 was adopted for 1962/3, and it is the intention of theB.C. Movement to feature one broad aspect of missionarywork each year. For 1962/63 the attention of the youngpeople will be focused on the educational side of thedenomination's work.

FELLOWSHIP DEEPER THAN AGREEMENTThis 1962 conference will be remembered as one with a

character of its own. Divergent views were forciblyexpressed throughout the entire weekend, but it was interest-ing to note the submergence of personal opinion in thesinging of a hymn and around the Lord's table. Manycaught the vision of the wider responsibilities of the newmovement and all were aware of the lordship of JesusChrist as the underlying motive of the conference.

The following detailed projects are among those whichwe hope will be covered by the current Christmas Appeal.For reasons of space it is not possible to list the entiredetails but the following will give our readers a generalpicture.

Emergencies: The sum of £8,000 is set aside for immediategrants in times of disaster round the world. Fifteen suchgrants were made last year. These moneys are able to gowithin 24 hours of the disaster occurring and they go inthe name of all the churches. Normally they strengthenthe hands of the churches in the disaster area which areengaged in relief.

Workers in Indonesia: The Rev. and Mrs Evan Lewishave just replaced Mr and Mrs Mander at Salatiga. Theirsupport for their first year was provided by the offerings ofthe World Day of Prayer Services. We are hoping that thisyear we will be sending out another New Zealand family,and possibly more, as well as two Japanese doctors.

W.C.C. Service Programme: The W.C.C. has a ServiceProgramme round the world to which the churches giveover a million dollars a year. By this programme 12,000refugees are re-settled annually and operations carried onin many countries round the world. Our contribution will be£4,000.

India: £1,500 will be sent to two projects, one of theminvolving the extension of an Anti Tb programme in existinghospitals and the other supporting the Indian churches intheir endeavour to send a missionary to Fiji. In additionfull support will be provided for Miss L. G. Taylor, ourfraternal worker among the Calcutta refugees.

Indonesia: Apart from special gifts of scholarships forstudents in Salatiga and the support of our fraternal workers£2,000 will be sent to help expand the lay leadership trainingcentre at Sukabumi.

Hong Kong: £1,000 will go to a scheme by which lastyear 400 students were given employment in Social Serviceagencies for ten hours per week and paid enough money sothat they could pay their College fees and continue theirstudies. £1,000 will also go to a project run by the SalvationArmy to care for the almost unemployable including ex-prisoners and those who have deteriorated through illnessof various kinds.

Korea: £500 will be sent to a Tb Control Project and asimilar sum to strengthen the programme initiated by MrColin Morrison for handling relief for needy families, notby mass distribution methods but by individual treatmentand investigation through case workers.

Vietnam: The small Evangelical Church of Vietnamprovide training in Saigon for some of its young people inisolated areas.

Burma: £500 will go to St Mary's Workshop for the Blindrun by the Church of England; a similar sum to a specialmedical relief programme in the Shan States run by theBaptist Convention.

East and West Pakistan: £2,000 has been set aside for thisarea but the detailed projects have not yet been defined.

Ceylon: £1,000 will go for a Community RehabilitationCentre in Navajeevanam where training will be provided inthe use of mechanical looms and a similar amount to anIndustrial Centre in Kandy.

Formosa: The churches of Formosa meet two thirds ofthe cost and provide all the service for three mobile medicalvans and £1,000 from New Zealand meets the remainingcost.

Pacific: In the past very little has been sent to churchesin the Pacific area but this year the N.C.C is setting aside£2,000 as a joint contribution to the needs in the Islands.

Africa: For the first time the sum of £6,000 is being setaside for projects in Africa. These relate primarily to thegreat need of the churches there for leadership training asthey face the problems of life in independent nations.

OTHER PROJECTSAmong other projects are: Contribution to E.A.C.C,

£1,600; Student Christian Work in Asia, £500; Thailand,£1,000; Nepal, £1,000; Arab refugees, £1,000; Toward trans-port costs for orphans from Hong Kong, £1,000; Special youthprojects, £500; Projects through the W.C.C. Division of WorldMission and Evangelism, £1,000.

The entire cost of administration of the Appeal is underthree per cent. This is made possible because most of thestaff time is given without cost to the appeal and so manypeople serve without remuneration.

The N.C.C. is greatly encouraged at the growing responseto the Christmas Appeals which have been held now withthe approval of all the member churches since 1947. Inrecent years the total response has been as follows:

In 1957, £9,086 from 466 congregations; 1958, £15,600 from593 congregations; 1959, £21,731 from 690 congregations; 1960,£32,068 from 807 congregations; 1961, £44,534 from 964 con-gregations; 1962, £58,465 from 1,285 congregations.

The figures for last year's appeal were as at the close ofthe financial year, but late contributions have brought theincome to over £60,000 from 1,350 congregations.

LETTERS OF THANKS

TANGANYIKA" . . . The fact that help has come from several countries

and various churches has made a deep impression onAfrican Church leaders. It is difficult to visualise the setback to church work that would have occurred if we hadnot received help. The first year of our Independence hasturned out to be one of great difficulty, but the spirit thatprevails in Tanganyika is still a good one and though thereare many problems ahead I have no doubt that these canbe wisely negotiated.

With many thanks,"Yours sincerely,

Bishop of Tanganyika,Chairman: Christian Council of Tanganyika.

KENYA" . . . We have been feeding people in the various famine-

stricken areas of Kenya by making outright grantallocations to the National Food Relief Committee, or bybuying foodstuffs which were channelled for distributionunder the national famine relief organisations. We havealso kept some money aside for teams of relief workers,whom we have sent out to work from certain strategicpoints in the stricken areas. These relief workers have beenmost helpful to the people in those areas, and particularlyto the vulnerable groups."

Yours in His service,John C. Kamau,

Asst. General Secretary.

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES" . . . Dr Cooke is away on a trip to the U.S.A. ana

Canada. On his behalf I thank your Council for the gifts of1,000 dollars—each for the Jugoslavia earthquake relief andthe Cuba refugee situation announced in your cable ofJanuary 22, and letter of the 7th instant."

Yours sincerely,Wim J. Schot,

Administrative Assistant to the Director.

EAST PAKISTAN" . . . With a sense of profound gratitude I acknowledge

receipt of the Bank Draft for Stg. £990 2s."We deeply appreciate the love and sympathy of the

Churches in New Zealand, expressed through this generous323N.Z. BAPTIST—DECEMBER, 1962.

gift to help better our economic life. This gift also gives usthe feeling of oneness in Him and strengthens our fellowship.

"On behalf of the Churches in East Pakistan, I send ourheartfelt thanks for this generous gift and warmest greetingsto the Churches in New Zealand."

Yours very sincerely,Samson H. Chowdhury,

Secretary.

PHILIPPINES" . . . D r Sobrepena has turned over to me your cable

of February 13, informing us that New Zealand hasassured us the amount of 1,000,00 dollars for use in relief inconnection with the flood which has ravaged three provincesof southern Philippines. Please extend to the Churches ofNew Zealand our gratitude for their help."

Sincerely yours,Valentin G. Montes.

KOREA" . . . Your letter of February 15, advising that you have

sent forward to the W.C.C. Transferable Account, London,the sum of £500 for our Amputee project is most welcome."

Yours sincerely,Colin W. Morrison,

Executive Director.

HONG KONG" . . . Many refugee families, with a combination of

grim, unrelenting work and selfless family devotion whichis such a notable characteristic of the Chinese people, canjust hold their own in the battle to survive, until one memberfalls seriously ill. With medical bills to pay and oftenthe loss of one working member, their chances of sur-viving without assistance are nil. To alleviate this suffering,to calm fear and rebuild health is an aim worthy of all ourefforts."

"We would like to extend our grateful thanks for the helpand encouragement you have so generously given us and tosend you our very best wishes for the New Year."

Very sincerely yours,L. Stumpf,

Director.

CIMADE, FRANCE" . . . It is already a long time since we received the

gift you sent to W.C.C. following its appeal for the Algeriandrought emergency.

"However, I think it is never too late to tell you howgrateful we feel before this new sign of Christian fellowshipand of your fidelity in supporting our work among theAlgerian people.

"On December 25, our team worker in charge of thematerial aid programme in Algeria reported to us: ' At B . . .during a distribution, a man, after having received hisration of wheat, hid himself with his two sons behind a walland all three ate in handfuls the grain they had justreceived.' It gives you an idea of the degree of hunger ofsome people "

Yours sincerely,Jacques Beaumont,

Executive Secretary.

KOREA" It was a great joy to us to receive your letter of May

17, advising that the New Zealand N.C.C. has granted £1,000for our casework programme. We will expect the moneythrough the channels of W.C.C. and C.W.S.

"This will mean so much to so many families andenheartens us tremendously as we have reached the stageof development of the Family Casework programme wherewe have the trained personnel, the organisation, the food togive 'relief' rations, but a lack of enough money to helprehabilitate the needy cases being interviewed by our case-workers.

"Mr Kim Un Cho, Supervisor of our programme, Mr CarlHult and I, indeed all of us, thank you and your Executivemost sincerely for this support."

Yours sincerely,Colin W. Morrison,

Executive Director.

JAPAN"Last Friday, I received your letter of May 9, with a

cheque for £1,070 2s 2d sterling. Thank you very much forthis generous gift made available by the National Council ofChurches in New Zealand. We shall deposit this money intoa savings bank and will use the interest which will amountto approximately 200 dollars per year towards the expensesof training courses for young farmers in Okunakayama. . ."

Very sincerely yours,Kentaro Buma,

Director.

HONG KONG"We were very happy to receive your letter of the 20th

instant and to know that the National Council of Churchesin New Zealand had allocated £1,000 for the So Kun WatRehabilitation Scheme. Will you kindly convey to yourCouncil members our sincere thanks. . ."

Yours sincerely,Fred Jewkes,

COLONEL,Officer Commanding.

VIETNAM" . . . We would like to add our further word of thanks

to you and your Division for your Christ spirit of sympathyand aid to us in the distressing days which the floodsespecially in the Southern area of Vietnam were to us andto our church.

"We shall never forget your kindness in sending us thisaid, and we remember you before the throne of grace,coveting that God will richly bless and reward you for yourfaithful service to Him."

Very respectfully yours,Nguyen-van-Chai,

Evangelical Church of Vietnam.

FORMOSA"Received from the World Council of Churches, Division

of Inter-church Aid, Refugee and World Service, the sum ofU.S. 2,772.00 dollars being the proceeds of £1,000 a gift fromNew Zealand for Mobile Clinic work in the Chia Yi Presbyteryof the Presbyterian Church of Formosa."

With many thanks,E. Bruce Copland,

Representative.

CAMEROUN"Le Conseil Oecumenique, dans une lettre du 27 mars

1962, nous fait part d'un don de 1,386.14 dollars que vousavez bien voulu nous faire pour nos reconstructions dans lesregions eprouvees par le terrorisme.

Nous tenons a vous remercier pour votre collaborationdans nos travaux. L'aide que nous avons recue des Eglisessoeurs du monde entier a ete pour nous un precieuxreconfort, et une preuve de la realite de l'Eglise Universelle,communaute d'hommes et de femmes au service du memeSeigneur, qui se rejouissent ensemble et luttent ensemble

Pasteur Jean Kotto,Secretaire General.

CEYLON"The General Secretary of our N.C.C., the Rev. Cyril

Abenaike, informs me that you have forwarded a grant of£1,000 to the Kandy Industrial Centre, Ceylon from theChurches of New Zealand. We are indeed most grateful forthis generous help and I hasten to thank you and to requestyou kindly to convey our grateful thanks to the Churches ofNew Zealand.

"This kind assistance will enable us to get started on thenext stage of development of the Centre for which we wereeagerly looking forward."

James L. Hamilton,Hon. Secretary,

Kandy Industrial Institute.

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MAMJREWA CHILDREN'S HOMEDECISIONS

At a recent meeting of the Board, members heard withdeep appreciation a report from Matron that, at the end ofa service at the Manurewa Church, six of the girls hadstayed behind and declared their desire to receive the Lordas their Saviour.

The Chaplain of the Home, Rev. W. Taylor, told theBoard members that he had spoken to these six girls andfelt it was a sincere act on their part. Please pray for God'sguidance and strength to these young girls and for all thestaff and children at the Home.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSThis year the Board is continuing its practice of placing

the children in the homes of our friends for the holidays.This practice has been carried out for a number of yearsand served a useful service. Anyone interested in offering aHome to the children is invited to contact the Secretary,P.O. Box 386, Auckland. The Home will be closed fromDecember 27, to January 24.

N. A. Reynolds.

CHRISTMAS APPEAL, 1962.—Cont. from page 324WEST PAKISTAN

"The Tb work that our committee is administering isbeing carried out by some seventeen hospitals and clinicshere in West Pakistan. The hospital in which I serve herein Montgomery is one of these institutions and I can sayfrom personal experience that these gifts enable us to carryon work in the field of treatment and prevention of Tb thatwe could not otherwise carry out. Just yesterday in theclinic I started a family of six children on prophylacticdrugs to prevent their becoming tuberculous. The motherhas far advanced tuberculosis. Also yesterday I started achild of three years on Tb treatment. We don't yet know thesource of his exposure but he has large nodes in his neck.Our professor of paediatrics used to say if you can't find theTb germs in the sputum you can often find them in thechildren. In this instance I have ordered further tests. Iexpect that the disease process here is tuberculosis and ifthis is confirmed by our tests then they too will be startedon treatment and followed in the clinic. These are simplyexamples of the magnitude of the problem. . ."

Sincerely,E. R. Young,

Convener Medical Committee.

INDIA"This is to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your

letter of May 17, and the enclosed draft for £495 1s for theAnti-Tb programme as listed by the W.C.C. Division ofInter-church Aid. . ."

Yours sincerely,N. Dungore,

Secretary for Mr Jacob.



QUESTION: "I have read the term "Calvinist" severaltimes recently and it seems to be a doctrine believed bysome, and rejected by others. What is Calvinism? Arepresent-day Baptists Calvinists? What is the history ofBaptist attitude to this doctrine?"

ANSWER: Calvinism is the term applied to the system oftheology derived from the teachings of the continentalReformer, John Calvin (1509-1564). It is not possible todescribe Calvinism in a few words and at the same time dojustice to it. Readers should, if possible, read "the West-minister Confession of Faith" which is the classic state-ment of Calvinistic doctrines in the English language. (APresbyterian friend might have a copy, or be able to borrowone for you from his minister).

Briefly, the following doctrines, all of which are closelyinter-related, are characteristic of Calvinism.

The absolute Sovereignty of God, and the consequentdenial of any real freedom to the human will.

The total depravity of man, i.e., that, because of theFall, all aspects of a man's life are affected by sin. So muchso that it is impossible for any man, naturally, to do God'swill or to perform any good action. All that unregenerateman wills or does is sin, even though it might appear to begood.

Election, predestination, irresistible grace. These threeterms stand related to the belief that, though men throughtheir corrupt natures are all worthy of damnation, yet Godas sovereign Creator has the right to save such as He willsto save, and that He has actually done this by an eternalelection and predestination, whereby he decrees the salva-tion of a certain number (i.e., the elect) and the damnationof all others. Men can neither help nor hinder this purposeof salvation and reprobation by anything they can do or byany act of will. Through the action of irresistible gracethose whom God has elected to salvation cannot but yieldto His grace.

Dependent upon these are the further doctrines of theperserverance of the saints ("Once saved always saved")and limited Atonement (i.e., Christ died on the Cross, notfor all men, but for the elect only).

There are other doctrines included in the term Calvinism,but these are the most characteristic of them.

Calvinistic doctrines have been considerably modified indifferent directions by various theologians through the cen-turies since Calvin. Today strict and traditional Calvinismis held by only a minority of those who claim to be theheirs of Calvin. The most influential of present day Calvinistsis Karl Barth, whose works re interpreting Calvin to meetmodern needs have created something of a revolution inmodern theology. Barth's re-interpretations, however, arenot generally acceptable to traditional Calvinists.

Calvinism has had a wide influence among Baptists.From the 17th to the 19th centuries Baptists were dividedinto two groups (really separate denominations)—the Gen-eral Baptists and the Particular Baptists.

The Particular Baptists were Calvinists, holding aparticular or limited Atonement, i.e., they believed thatChrist died only for the elect. The General Baptists werenon-Calvinists and held to a General Atonement, in whichChrist died for all men.

These two groups united in the 19th century, since whenCalvinism has not been a live issue in Baptists Churches.Today there is a wide range of theological belief amongBaptists, which is understandable in a denomination whichbelieves in the freedom of the individual conscience andwhich refuses to bind its members by doctrinal confessions.However, a strong Calvinistic strain has persisted in manyBaptist Churches.


CHRISTMAS IN PRISONRex Goldsmith, N.C.C. Chaplain.

Will you spare a thought and perhaps a prayer as youplan and enjoy our Christmas festivities, for the men(and women) in prison and the Chaplains who serve there?At Waikeria Youth Centre probably two hundred or moreyoung men will hear the Christmas message throughsermons, films, carols and religious literature. As last yearthey will be given an opportunity to share out of theirmeagre earnings in the N.C.C. relief appeal, and a Carolparty of trainees will travel to Tokanui Mental Hospital tosing to the patients there. Through the Chaplains who rep-resent you the words of Jesus may be fulfilled, "I was inprison and ye visited Me."

MISSIONARY NEWS

The Old Order Has ChangedRelationship now that of Church with Church.

The Rev. L. A. North reports to the 77th annual meeting ofMissionary Society.

" T h r o u g h our Missionary Society, men and women and ma te r i a lresources have been sen t out to help s t r eng then the r anks of theChristian Churches ," said Mr Nor th to the annua l mee t ing of theMissionary Society. " H o w e v e r , the p r imary responsibil i ty is t ha tof evangelism and the t ra in ing of Nat ional Chris t ians for thiswork." The Secre ta ry made a plea for "A new empowermen t ofthe Holy Spir i t ." He said, " W e a re deeply conscious o f our needin this respec t if we a re to car ry out our appointed task inGod's appointed day. A revi tal ised Church in New Zealand will havemore to offer the Churches of East Pak is tan and Tr ipu ra . " I temsstressed in the Repor t were :—

ADMINISTRATIONThe Rev. Hugh Nees has been the effective Chai rman of the Home

Council dur ing the pas t year . Thanks a re ex tended to Miss M. Bushin East Pak is tan and Miss H. M. Drew in Tr ipura . These two FieldSecretar ies a t t end to all co r respondence and Miss Drew is nowacting as our Financia l Agent .

FINANCEThe Self-denial Offering exceeded o u r t a r g e t of £28,000 by £1,427.

Although this was a decrease on last yea r ' s Self-denial Offering,the difference was more than m a d e up for by t h e splendid giving ofvarious d e p a r t m e n t s of our work. Missionary boxes amoun ted to£4,100 and church offerings to £9,276. The tota l giving for the yea r tothe Society's funds a m o u n t e d to £53,992 (£53,752 last year) . Thisresul t should fill our h e a r t s wi th joy.

FREEDOM FROM HUNGER CAMPAIGNWhile the Rev. M. J . Eade was h o m e on fur lough he confer red

with the New Zealand r ep resen ta t ives of t h e Campaign Commit teeand set before t h e m two possibilities of assisting folk in Tr ipura . Asa resu l t we m a d e applicat ion for t h e suppor t of two causes: (1) forthe building up of the Rura l Recons t ruc t ion F u n d in Tr ipura , and(2) for the es tab l i shment of a course in agr icu l tu re at St Paul ' sSchool. News h a s now b e e n rece ived of t h e m a k i n g of a g r a n t of£5,000 to each of these causes. The money will be paid over inTripura itself at such a t ime as requi red .

TRIPURA VEHICLEIn spite of pe rs i s ten t efforts, we were unab le to obta in a l icence

to import a Landrover f rom Britain. Negot ia t ions have now beencompleted for the pu rchase of a recondi t ioned Landrover f rom afirm in Calcutta and this is now in service on the Field. Steps arebeing taken to p r o c u r e a second vehicle with the moneys con-t r ibu ted by t h e New Zealand Bible Class Movement which gave t h esum of £1,575 for this purpose in 1960-61.It has become impera t iveto have more than one vehicle on t h e road.

HOMES FOR RETIRED MISSIONARIESAt jo in t meet ings of t h e Union and Missionary Society Execut ives

held on March 6 and J u n e 19, much though t was given to thismat ter . We were thankful to know of offers t ha t have been m a d eby two Trus ts to m a k e provision for some accommodat ion by theerection of f la ts , and au thor i ty h a s been given to t h e F inanceCommit tee of the Union to car ry out t h e necessary negot ia t ions sothat the m a t t e r migh t be p roceeded with. The re a re several casestha t deserve considerat ion in the immedia te fu tu re , and we hopethere will be someth ing definite to r e p o r t to Assembly.

ROPEHOLDER COMPETITION RESULTSProject on " M a k i n g Known t h e Good News in East P a k i s t a n "

(B'Baria and Chandpur ) .Senior.—Marie Wit t , Morrinsville 1, 100 marks ; Glenda Marsden

Linwood 2, 75 m a r k s ; Georgina Benne t t , Papaku ra , and HilaryJohnston, Levin 3 equal , 50 marks .

Junior.—Timothy Johns ton , Levin 1, 100 m a r k s ; Jenni fe r Bunney,Lyall Bay 2, 75 m a r k s ; Jenn i fe r Pound , Morrinsvil le 3, 50 m a r k s .

"Weston Cup."—won by Morrinsville and Levin (equal).Handwork.—(An art icle for use in Evangelist ic Work.)Papakura group (special ment ion to Jil l ian Ker r ) , Waihi g roup 1,

100 marks ; Hamil ton g roup and Kawerau group 2, 75 m a r k s .Very Highly Commended , W h a k a t a n e and Riccar ton (special

ment ion to Anne t t e Barrel l) ."Gainsford" Cup.—Won by P a p a k u r a and Waihi 1 equal , 100

marks .

DEPUTATION TO THE FIELDThe Chai rman of the Council, t he Rev. Hugh Nees, and the

General Secre ta ry will Be visiting the Fields in February-March next .There is need for the closest liaison be tween the Field and HomeBase. This is par t icu lar ly t r ue of th is p re sen t age of missionaryen te rp r i se , an era of rapid change tha t calls for major adjus tmentsin p lanning and working. These a re to be unders tood not only byour missionary staff, bu t also by those responsible for adminis t ra t ionat Home. Our missionaries r e g a r d i t as vital t h a t Home Councilshould be r ep resen ted at the Tr ipu ra Sta te Assembly early inFeb rua ry where discussions of far-reaching consequence will takeplace.

THE REV. AND MRS B. N. EADEAfter thirty-six years on the staff of our Society (for thirty-four

of which Mrs Eade h a s shared t h e work wi th him), t h e Rev. B.N. Eade lays down the task. His spiri t c lamours to go on, b u t physicalpowers a re no longer adequa te for such work. The contr ibut ion hehas m a d e to such work of the Church in Eas t Bengal is incalculable.Tr ibu te to t h e m both will be paid in the annua l mee t ing of theSociety. F o r the f i rs t twenty yea r s of his service Mr Eadelaboured among Moslems and Hindus in Chandpur . He began andestablished the Christ ian magazine " N a b a j u g " and main ta ined itshigh s t andard for years . His work in Tr ipura , especially since 1951,has cen t red on t h e Bible and Training School, which he establishedand bui l t up for t h e t r a in ing of t h e ind igenous min is t ry in Tr ipura .

DEPUTATIONISTSWe have been par t icular ly well served by our deputat ionis ts .

Dr and Mrs Sanson and t h e Rev. R. A. Alcorn have car r ied out amost effective p rog ramme . The record of publici ty sales has beenachieved t h rough the i r willingness to t ake l i t e ra tu re into churches .I t would seem they have ga ined a wider in te res t among t h e menfolk and done something to quicken the spiri t of the B.M.M.F.Dur ing t h e yea r t h e Rev. R. A. Alcorn was given leave to a t t end aChrist ian Wr i t e r s ' Seminar at Green Lake Wisconsin, U.S.A. Thiswas a comprehensive course which was a t t ended by representa t ivesof many Churches and Missionary Societies. Mr Alcorn also hadoppor tuni ty for some contact wi th Baptis t Churches in the States ,and r e t u r n e d via Grea t Br i ta in and t h e East , mak ing contacts andseeing something of Christ ian L i t e ra tu re work in Hong Kong andManilla. The cost of this t r ip was m e t by special contr ibut ions madefor the purpose .

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NEW WORKERSMiss Olwyn Gaze was accepted as a Proba t ionary Missionary at

the 1961 Assembly. She went out wi th t h e Rev. and Mrs M. J. Eadein January , 1962, and is now located in East Pakis tan. Dr A. D. Birdand Mrs Bird and t h e i r family left New Zealand on December 5,1961, for Agar ta la . Dr Bird went out as rel ieving doctor for DrSanson. We cannot express adequate ly our g ra t i tude to God formaking this provision for our work. Dr Bird has r e n d e r e d outstand-ing service dur ing his brief t ime in Tr ipura , and to h im and MrsBird we express o u r deep thanks . Dr and Mrs Bird leave India inmid-December proceeding to Great Bri ta in for post -graduatestudies.

THE CALL FOR RECRUITSThis has m e t with a response in t h e h e a r t s of several young

women du r ing t h e pas t y e a r and a t th i s Assembly they will beinterviewed. There is u r g e n t need on the Field for several womenmissionary rec ru i t s and we hope tha t among those who have appliedthe re will be some who will be able to proceed to the Field inthe reasonably n e a r fu tu re .

MISSIONARY ORIENTATION COURSEThe College is now providing a miss ionary or ienta t ion course

which is proving of considerable assistance to our s tudents . Thecourse has been a r r a n g e d by t h e Pr inc ipa l in consul ta t ion wi ththe Rev. D. R. Edwards , and we are glad to know t h a t Mr Edwards ,with years of missionary exper ience beh ind h im is t h e lec ture r . I t i sbecoming m o r e a p p a r e n t t ha t those who go for th to the missionfields should go with a reasonably adequa te knowledge of the peopleto whom they go. I t is also necessary t h a t missionaries today shouldhave an adequa te sense of t h e development of the Nat ionalChurch and t h e implicat ions of a miss ionary 's t ask in re la t ion tosuch development .

of your love and of the assurance of your prayers. Thankyou for the privilege of working with you and of theopportunity to serve my Lord and Master in the N.Z.B.M.S.As we work and pray together we will see the Lord JesusChrist glorified and men and women, boys and girlsbrought to a saving knowledge of Him in the homelands andacross the seas.

One short week in New Zealand! A week in which somuch has happened, a week in which my heart has beenwarmed and deeply stirred at the love expressed by thoseI have been privileged to meet at Assembly. How wonderfulare the ways of the Lord, great is His faithfulness!

From the beginning of my Christian experience I havebeen conscious that my Heavenly Father has a plan for mylife as He has for the lives of each one of His children. Ithas been a wonderful experience to follow as the Lord hasled step by step, first in a two year course in Home Scienceat the Sydney Teachers' College, then six years teaching invarious secondary schools in N.S.W. During this time ofteaching I became conscious of the fact that the Lordwould have me in missionary work and so I applied to theN.S.W. Baptist Theological College to do a two-year mis-sionary course.

These last two years at College have been a time offollowing a step at a time. First there came the realisationthat God was calling me to India or Pakistan. Then came thecall to apply to N.Z.B.M.S. for service.

This past week has been the confirmation of that call asI have been accepted to serve with you. Words cannotexpress the feelings of my heart at the way you havereceived me; all I can say is thank you for making mefeel so very much one of you.

As I go to the Field it is with a very deep consciousness

Missionary DayMissionary Day is never complete without the joy of seeing

some of our missionaries in person. This time there werenine of them. Our President greeted the Rev. and Mrs B. N.Eade, the Rev. and Mrs R. A. Alcorn, Dr and Mrs L.Sanson, the Rev. and Mrs Stuart Avery and Miss D. Mc-Kessar. Also welcomed were Miss Olive Doke, M.B.E. (adaughter of the late Rev. J. J. Doke) of the South AfricanB.M.S., and Dr Thelma Becroft of Tinsley Memorial Hospital,New Guinea.

Greetings: Greetings as usual were sent. Behind formalmotions were sincere good wishes. Mrs D. C. Rogers utteredour thoughts concerning National workers. The Rev. G.Coombs wished well to the Baptist Union in East Pakistanand Tripura.

The Annual Report: The Rev. L. A. North's provocativereport sparked several speeches and some practical sugges-tions. One was "Why not missionary deputation by othersthan missionaries?" The Rev. John Browning said, " D o wethink our money is being wisely spent? I went and saw thework personally and can say it is." He said the greatestneed on the Field was not money, but a spirituallyquickened church.

A New Missionary: Assembly accepted a new Proba-tionary Missionary. She is Miss Doreen Herron of NewSouth Wales. Miss Herron felt the challenge to serve withthe N.Z.B.M.S. She came with a deep sense of calling, andCouncil were convinced of her sincerity.

Miss Herron is a Home Science teacher with six years'teaching experience. She has had two years' training at theN.S.W. Baptist Theological College and was Senior WomanStudent. She came to us with the blessing of our Australianfriends and the warmest commendation from the Rev. J. D.Williams, Secretary of the A.B.M.S. and Principal Roberts-Thompson.

Assembly saw in her acceptance new possibilities of co-operation with the Australian B.M.S. Nine New ZealandBaptists will be shortly serving with the A.B.M.S. so we areglad to have reciprocation!

The Induction Service for Miss Herron was conducted bythe Missionary Editor, Rev. R. E. Bullen.

Missionaries in Training: We are glad to accept twomissionary candidates for training. They are Miss GloriaGibbs of the Auckland Tabernacle and Miss Judith McCallumof Upper Hutt. Both have had training at the New ZealandBible Training Institute.

Tributes: Few tributes have been so well deserved asthose paid to the Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade who now retireafter 35 years of service. We were also glad to send ourthanks to Dr and Mrs D. Bird who have acted as locumtenens at Agartala.

Elected: Elected members of the Council were announcedas the Revs. G. T. Beilby, B. N. Eade, C. D. Jones, H. Nees,Dr H. T. Knights, Mr H. J. Hayward, Mesdames R. L.Fursdon, D. C. Rogers, V. Johnston, C. F. Schroeder andMiss G. E. Collins. The Rev. R. Bullen was elected asMissionary Editor, Convener of the Publicity Committee andMissionary Preacher for 1963.

We listened to Mr H. Trotman of Corso bring the need ofhungry millions before us. Assembly gave full support tothe "Freedom From Hunger" campaign. There followedmore active discussion than usual on B.W.M.U., Share-holders' and Ropeholders' reports.


Miss Doreen Herron

New Missionary writes:

The Rev. R. A. Alcorn reports: Assembly was treated toa humorous interlude for a few minutes as Mr Alcorn paidtribute to the Rev. and Mrs B. N. Eade.

Mr Alcorn spoke of his visit to the first Seminar ofChristian Writers. Eighty people had attended from thirty-one Missionary Societies and they spoke forty-five differentlanguages. Mr Alcorn mentioned India's illiteracy problem.In ten years there had been a seven per cent increase in

The Rev. L. A. North and Dr H. T. Knights were electedas our representatives on C.O.M.I.C.A.

Budget: A Budget of £58,437 was accepted for the year1962-63.

RECORD GIVING BY B.M.M.F.For the second time in its short history the B.M.M.F.

exceeded its budget target. An all-time record figure of£1,669 was reached. This includes a figure of £120 given atlast year's annual meeting towards the Rev. R. A. Alcorn'sstudy journey to U.S.A.

The Annual Business Meeting was chaired by the Rev.Derek Rogers of Hastings, Dominion President for the pasttwo years. There was vigorous discussion concerning thepurpose and organisation of the B.M.M.F. As a result thenew Executive is to consider plans for more effectiveorganisation of the Movement.

NEW EXECUTIVEThe new Executive is to be located in Auckland. The

following officers were elected: President—Rev. D. R.Edwards (Epsom), Secretary—Mr F. C. Clarkson (Hills-borough), Treasurer—Mr R. Airey (Royal Oak), "Action"Editor—Mr C. H. Barton (Tabernacle). The budget for theensuing year was fixed at £1,820.

"Whither B.M.M.F."Dr Sanson spoke with deep sincerity about his vision of

what B.M.M.F. could be. He hoped that the word "Fellow-s h i p " would never be dropped from the Movement's name.It was a word so rich in meaning. He stressed that it wasessentially a "fellowship of prayer." However, prayer mustbe informed and intelligent.

About 200 men were present.Rev. R. A. Alcorn

literacy, but there were more illiterate people in India todaythan ever before. Two hundred and eighty-nine millionpeople still cannot read.

Mr Alcorn spoke of his policy during the next five years.The Literature Department aimed firstly to give training tonational workers in the field of Christian literature. Secondly,it intended to develop its programme with stress on studentand children's publications. Thirdly, special attention wouldbe given to distribution.

Missionary Rally: St Paul's Presbyterian Church heardBaptist singing at its best. It was an introduction to a longline of missionary speakers whose brevity and clarity werean example for future missionary rallies.

On they came. There was the Rev. B. N. Eade who spokeof the wonderful team following hard on his heels. MissDorothy McKessar, looking a picture of health and fullyrecovered from her accident, spoke about changes inwomen's work. Women in East Pakistan are now leavingtheir homes and moving out into community life. She saidit was significant that Moslem and Hindu women arecoming to us to hear the Gospel message.

Farwells: The President farewelled Dr and Mrs L. San-son, the Rev. and Mrs R. A. Alcorn and Miss DoreenHerron. Dr Sanson left us with the thought, " I t is a Christ-like thing to heal the sick and suffering." Miss Herronsaid, "I came as a stranger, but I am one no longer."

"Land of Opportunity": The Rev. S. Avery's wealth ofbackground material was timely and needed. Mr Avery saidPakistan was passing through an "Industr ia l Revolution."An agricultural people were becoming an urban people. Thefabric of social life was disintegrating.

The majority of people were still unaffected by the socialand industrial upheaval. However, for some, Islam wasinadequate for the nuclear age. It was not related to modernlife. The student community on the whole was in a state ofspiritual vacuum. There was real opportunity for theChristian Gospel in this situation.

Missionary Executive: The following were elected to theExecutive of the Council: Revs. G. T. Beilby, R. E. Bullen,Dr S. L. Edgar and Mr H. J. Hayward.

YEAR OF DEVELOPMENTMAORI BOARD

The Rev. P. W. Norrish reported that it is increasinglyapparent that our work is being accepted by the Maoris ofthe district as substantial and settled. This is evidencedby the increased numbers of tangis which the Rev. C. D.Jones has been called upon to attend and to conduct theburial service and the kawe-mate trip to Taranaki.

New Developments: The normal activities have beenfully maintained during the year but in addition therehave been some new developments

Poukais: Each year each pa in the Waikato has a specialfunction known as a poukai. This is a social gatheringattended by the Maori King at which a tribute in words andgifts is made to him. A poukai is an important occasion andwidely attended. Through negotiations with pa committees,permission has been gained to hold services at thesefunctions and arrangements have been made whereby afirst-rate Maori Christian has preached the Gospel in hisown tongue on the marae.

Tuakau: Population trends have also changed. Folk havemoved away from the lower Waikato area but the Maoripopulation of Tuakau (eight miles south of Pukekohe) hasconsiderably increased, and it is fast becoming a Maoritownship. Extensive Maori housing has been planned there.The Board has recently purchased a flat cleared quartersection immediately opposite the Tuakau pa—the paramountpa of the district. Ways and means are being sought to raisemoney to erect a hall for Sunday School, youth work andother activities. It has been encouraging to receivethe support of the marae committee.

Brochure: The Board has prepared and published abrochure of the Maori work. This has been put into thehands of ministers and leaders in the Churches andB.W.M.U.'s. We hope and pray that it will stimulate prayersupport and practical interest.

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RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY

59th ANNUAL REPORT B.W.M.U.—AUGUST, 1962"Rain, rain go away, come again another day," was the

loud lament of the delegates as they made their way to theannual B.W.M.U. meeting at Oxford Terrace Church onThursday, November 1, but what a transformation inside!The Garden City with the beautiful bowls of flowers, potplants and greenery upon every window ledge and thewintery weather outside was completely forgotten as wesettled down to a truly inspirational Missionary Day.

Devotions taken by Mrs Neilson set the tone for the day.The theme was Christian Service meaning Happiness dayby day, Holy day by day, helpfulness and usefulness day byday so fulfilling the motto of the B.W.M.U. We welcomedfour new branches and a special welcome was extended tomissionaries present, Mesdames Alcorn, B. N. Eade, Sanson,Avery and Miss McKessar and Sister Dora Whitehead.Visitors were also welcomed, Misses Bell from London,Miss Olive Doke, missionary from the South and CentralAfrica B.M.S. and finally Mrs A. Grigg from Melbourne,well known and loved by many for the service that Rev. A.A. Grigg and Mrs Grigg rendered to the College. In theresolution of sympathy Mrs C. Schroder remembered 53 ofour loyal B.W.M.U. ladies who had passed to their rest,among them Mrs J. W. Kemp, from whom the name ofShareholder was originally founded.

BRIGHT DISCUSSIONIt was felt that not for many years had there been such

a good time of discussion. Many speakers rose to givethoughtful opinions upon ways and means of improving ourmeetings, prayer time, and much concern was shown at theloss of attendance month by month.

It was discussed at length the necessity of being loyalfirst to our own B.W.M.U. meetings not forgetting themany churches who have members serving on other outsidefields and many branches had extra meetings or a timeafter the B.W.M.U. meeting, some met before the B.W.M.U.It was thought that if possible Ministers' wives should takethe B.W.M.U. Presidency even thought some were very newand nervous, it was felt that by actually taking the Chair itwould not be long before they would enjoy and benefit fromthis experience. It was urged that B.W.M.U. ladies shouldvisit their Ropeholders' Bands with the desire to help andshow their prayerful interest in this young work and if ourchildren were won early that there would not be the strange-ness that was sometimes experienced when they becameteenagers who should be attending our Shareholder groups.

Miss Doreen Herron, our new recruit was welcomed andaccepted at Assembly, told of the strong call of God to ourfield in India and Pakistan.

Visitors: Delegates were interested in the work of theSouth and Central African B.M.S. as told to us by Miss Dokewho spoke at length on the women's work and greetingswere also brought by Mrs Lane the N.C.C. representative.

Rev. Hayes Lloyd, President of the Union, brought thethanks of the Union Council in the steadfastness of the workand missionary enterprise. " T h e r e is no retirementin Christian service so we are not to be weary in well doingand in serving."

During the course of the day's activities the followingmissionary speakers were heard.

Miss Berg representative on the Maori Board gave areport. Don Jonathan is now able to move on crutches, ishoped to find work for him with the City Council atPukekohe. Both Mr and Mrs Jonathan teach Sunday School.Teenage young people are becoming Sunday School teachers.The Maori Brochure available for interest in the churches.

Rev. Des. Jones to be released for six months for furtherstudy of Maori language.

A colour film available to be shown in churches.Sister Dora Whitehead spoke and thanked members for

rugs sent to Maori work. She spoke on "Three Marys she

had met." She mentioned practical help they needed as theyfaced drink problems, R.C. influence and last, but not least,Mormon influence.

She said that candidates are attending Baptismal classes,and lives responded to the Muri Thompson Crusade. Prayerneeded without ceasing for the powers of evil were veryreal in Maori land.

Mrs B. N. Eade spoke of her appreciation of letters, giftparcels and prayers and support on this last time as amissionary. She was grateful to God for fellowship with othermissionaries on Field, for care and protection all throughthe years of service, for the care of the children and forsome years with them, for final years in Tripura Stateand opportunity to see growth, and the privilege of work inBible School, 50 young men through Bible School, ninepastors, nine evangelists, two tutors, thirty teacherevangelists. Prayer was needed for national workers.

Mrs Avery appreciated the prayers of the folk at homeduring separation from her husband and much rejoicing forhealth restored and the enabling to return to the Field.

Miss D. McKessar told of a trip with two school teachersfrom Brahmanbaria. Much prayer is needed for Bengaliwomen as they face the training for leadership. Bengaliwomen find it hard to take any position of leadership, andhave usually sat in the corner to be seen and not heard.Miss McKessar and two school teachers conducted NewYear's Day Service at a Christian Home, the Senior Teachergave the Message and the younger teacher read theScriptures and a Trio was sung.

Mrs Sanson gave thanks for Love and Prayers of ourpeople, for safe arrival of little daughter and recovery fomaccident. Her aim to go back to serve the Lord in TripuraState. Prayer asked for the Women's Camp at Kulai.

It is with much joy that after a vote the meetingdeclared Mrs J. Browning to be our President Elect for 1962-1963.

President's Summing Up. The President said, "don'tthink your branch too small for a visit. Get in early withrequests for visits."

FRIDAY EVENINGOne of the pleasures given to delegates this session, is

the chance to hear speakers that have first hand missionaryinformation. This year Mrs Noel Gaze and Mrs R. Alcornspoke and also our incoming President, Mrs C. K. Smithwas inducted to her high office and we listened to a mostchallenging personal message to every heart.

Mrs N. Gaze gave highlights of her trip to Indian andPakistan. A land of great variation, climate and people500,000,000 people. This visit included a trip to every part ofthe mission field. In Tripura, where Miss Drew, two tutorsand twenty-five pupils sang to them " O h Thou GreatJehovah ". Oh to Kulai with Miss O. Kemp, she visited thedispensary, heard a concert, drank tea from long bamboolengths, saw native dances. A tour of Literature Centre withRev. S. Avery, and with Miss Bush; with Miss Thompson,to the school, dispensary and new Maternity work.

DRIED MEATS AND VEGETABLESWe heard from the Invercargill ladies of parcels of very

little weight, but of much value that are possible for us tosend out. This includes, carrots, parsnips, peas, steak, mince,chops and rump steak. This food is dried in the AllianceFreezing Company and can be kept for two years. Ourmissionaries have already told us of their delight in receiv-ing this food and it has been decided to leave it in thecapable hands of the Invercargill ladies and we are to sendmoney to cover expenses.

Our President told us of Commonwealth Postage Coupons

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LAYMEN'S BIBLE SCHOOL (Miss H. M. Drew reports)During the term holidays of the Bible School, and in the

absence of the Principal Rev. B. K. Smith, Amrita Babu,one of the Bible School tutors, organised a ten day Laymen'sBible School. Eleven young men came from various partsof the State to share in a time of good fellowship, con-centrated Bible study and inspirational meetings. Themajority of these men were " i n q u i r e r s " who have onlybecome interested in the Gospel message in the last fewmonths. Every one of them was eager to learn and they allgave the impression that they could not take in enoughduring the few short days of the school.

Amongst the eleven were two Tipperahs from Bisramgunjwhere four of their own tribe were baptised a short whileago. These two have now applied for baptism. Another twocame from the Koloi tribe in the Ampi area. These are the

B.W.M.U. ANNUAL REPORT.—Cont. from page 329.that can also be sent to cover stamp expenses from time totime.

ROPEHOLDERSThanks must again be expressed to the wonderful

enthusiasm and leadership of Miss G. Collins, Dominionsuperintendent. Miss D. McKessar presented for WrittenWork the Weston Cup to Levin and Morrinsville RopeholderBands and Mrs Avery presented for Handwork theGainsford Cup to Waihi and Papakura. The leaders andinterested friends met for a tea hour when various aspectsof the work was discussed and the work judged.

Do we take our responsibilities seriously? We must teachour children young, so that if God calls, they will be readyro respond to the field on India and Pakistan.

MRS R. ALCORNWe were thrilled to meet Mrs Alcorn and hear her

message on the changing conditions in India and Pakistan.The winds of change are blowing not only on the MissionField, but the whole world. Three phases of change on theMission Field which call for Prayer and Supplication.

Intergration. The need for a Self-supporting, Self-govern-ing and Self-propagating church. Supplication for leadersto be raised up. They are our brothers and sisters. Praythat all their desires may be "Seek Ye First the Kingdom ofGod." Pray for the church to awake to its responsibilities.

Evangelism has become the responsibility of the nativepeoples. Pray for them to move out and not become com-fortable in the Christian community.

Pray that leaders will witness among their own people.Praise for the evidences of Church Witnessing and pre-

senting Christ to the common man.

Renewal of interest in Christian literature. Pray that thechurch may be awake to this interest in Christian literature,Ministry of the magazine with Hindu and Muslim.

Need to train staff, Christian Writers, Printers andEditors.

Pray for our own staff already employed.We can give praise for blessing in staff of national

workers, new Literature Centre in Chandpur (four nationalworkers). In the last five years over 100 books written.Formation of Christian Book Club, 600 members. Tract Clubproduces eight new tracts every year (1,500 copies each)."New Age" 11 issues a year.

The offering taken of £77 2s 8d was given to the TuakauMaori Sunday School Hall in the process of being built inthe near future.

As we bring this report to a close we say with ourPresident for today and through all our B.W.M.U. activities,

"May the Lord this coming year do wonders among hispeople here in New Zealand and India and Pakistan."

first Kolois who have shown any interest. They come from avillage, where is a T.B.C.U. School with one of our ex-StPaul's School boys as Master.

On the last afternoon of the school over a cup of teatogether we pointed out that so often it is following ontimes of spiritual enrichment that Satan comes with histemptations. These young men will need our prayers as theyreturn to villages where they may have to face antagonismand even persecution for the sake of Christ.

BIBLE SCHOOL OPENS FOR THIRD TERM(Rev. B. K. Smith reports)

Three weeks ago I received the August "Baptist" whichinformed me that the Bible School opened the second termwith a 35 per cent attendance of students. We have justcommenced the third term with an even worse record. . .four men out of twenty-one, less than 20 per cent. Most of thestudents have arrived only a few days late though somehave yet to return. Once again various natural causes,mainly sickness conspired to prevent them from returningon time. The third term will run until Christmas and willbe the final term in Bible School for some nine or ten whowill graduate. The various presbytery committees and thestudents themselves need much wisdom and guidance asthey seek to know the mind of the Lord concerning theirservice in 1963. In addition to the placing of exit-students,the presbytery committees are now considering the applica-tions of those who wish to come to Bible School next year.No applicant is considered for selection unless he is recom-mended by his local presbytery.

NEW STAFF NURSE (Miss J. V. Smith reports)It has been a real thrill to welcome this month to the

ranks of the hospital staff, Miss Thangnu Rokhum, one ofour own mission girls who previously studied at St Paul'sSchool. A Kuki girl from the village of Hawabari, Thangnuhas just completed her full nursing training at the AmericanBaptist Mission Hospital at Alipur, Assam. So we welcomeanother fully trained national nurse to our staff. She is thefirst of our own girls to complete her nursing training.Remember her in your prayers as she takes up this newtask.

ST PAUL'S SCHOOL ON HOLIDAY(Mr C. F. Gaze reports)

Highlight of the school month has been a week's holidayduring which the School picnic was held at the Maharani's(Queen's) Garden, and a regular morning session at whichthe children sang their favourite choruses and heard storiestold by story-tellers who included the Rev. Ridland Jamie-son.

September 29 was the occasion for another School social,the programme being run by the senior boys, and a specialsupper served to celebrate the Headmaster's success in histraining course. On October 2, a debate was held betweentwo teams from the compound on the relative merits ofAgriculture and Industry, two important aspects of thedeveloping Indian economy.

The volleyball season is in full swing. The staff defeateda pupils' team by two games to one, and the students evenedthe score in a return match.

COMINGS AND GOINGSIncluded among the " c o m i n g s " this month is the wel-

come arrival of Annette Heather born to Dr and Mrs L.Sanson on October 7, at Greendale, Canterbury. We offerthem our congratulations and pray for them as they prepareto return to join us at the end of the year.

On Wednesday October 10, Mr and Mrs R. Guy (fatherand mother of Delsie), and Rev. and Mrs Ridland Jamiesonwere welcomed to Agartala following their trip from NewZealand to Calcutta, Darjeeling, Delhi, Agra and EastPakistan. These friends will be with us for a fortnight andtheir itinerary in Tripura will include visits to Hachupara,Kulai and Darchoi. On Sunday, October 14, Mr Jamiesonpreached at the morning service in the Agartala Church hismessage being appreciated by all those present.

In four days' time, on October 24, Miss Joy Smith leavesus for New Zealand and furlough. As she leaves India, MissSmith writes—"I do look forward to meeting you all againand to having fellowship with many of you as I go roundthe New Zealand Churches."


BRAHMANBARIA'S LAST WOMAN EVANGELISTRETIRES

After twenty years of faithful service in Brahmanbariaand Chandpur, Mrs Agamoni Boidya has retired. An after-noon tea was given in appreciation and acknowledgement ofher years of labour. This Christian pilgrim continues herfearless and "straight from the shoulder" approach in pro-claiming the Gospel. Her sense of humour and considerationfor the costumes and traditions of the Moslem and Hindupeople, have endeared her to many. We continue toremember her in gratitude.

THEY HEARD THE CALLAfter months of weakness and hospitalisation in the

Brahmanbaria dispensary ward, two of our elderly churchmembers passed peacefully away. They were Mrs MeggieDas, wife of Mr Swarup Das. Three of their five childrenworship with us in the church at Brahmanbaria.

Mrs Soraju bala De, prior to her retirement, was formany years an efficient nurse. For health reasons sheretired early, and spent the latter years of her life in ourHome. After many weary months of being confined to bedit is nice to know they have been released of earthly ties.

VISITORS FROM NEW ZEALANDThe visit of Mr and Mrs R. Guy and Rev. and Mrs

Jamieson was a real joy to us all. Their vital interest in allavenues of the work, and eagerness to meet people herewas good to see. We were all sorry they had to leave usso soon.

BENGALI LANGUAGE EXAMSDecember 4-7. Those from Pakistan taking the exam, this

year are:—Miss M. Griffiths, Mrs D. T. Eade, Rev. and Mrs Mills

and Miss O. Gaze.October has been a busy month in that either Miss Bush

or Don Eade seem to have been away all the time! Women'smeetings at Barisal have meant time away for Miss Bush,while Lay Leadership School at Mymensingh kept Don Eadeaway for a fortnight.

WRITERS' SEMINARFrom October 22-27, there has been the first Writers'

Seminar organised by the E.P.C.C., held here at Chandpur.One girl and four men are attending, with Mrs Soddy of theB.M.S. acting as chief instructor. She is present Con-vener of the E.P.C.C. Literature Committee, with whom weas a mission work in fairly close co-operation. It is hopedthat this seminar will produce an original tract on "For-g iveness" which can be used in the Tract Club series in1963.

KULAI CAMPIn early November it is hoped that Miss Bush will be

able to be free from the School here long enough to go overto Tripura to help in their first Women's Camp at Kulai.She and Mrs Arun Debnath, wife of one of the preachershere, recently spent a profitable few days at Barisalspeaking at a Women's Camp organised by the Church ofEngland.

School has begun again, after a short break for holidays,and will continue through to Christmas. Mrs Debnath, MrsDeuri and Mrs Adhikari help in this work and should beremembered by our people in prayer. There is need formore staff and your prayers are requested for this also.Mrs Debnath is to sit for her B.A. in mid-November.

The Literature Centre work is continuing under severehandicaps at present. Mohendra Adhikari has been far fromwell for the past month and is still not fully fit; pray forhim and his work with "Nabajug"—such a vital ministryin East Pakistan.

PREM DEURIPrem Deuri has returned from Chandraghona Hospital

where they could do no more for him. Give thanks that he isstill able to get about and has been helping in the office. Hewas able to get a visa for his passport so that he could goto our hospital in Agartala for further examinations and, we

trust, further treatment either there or in Calcutta—or atVellore if finally necessary. Others in worse state than he,have applied for visas and been refused, so we are verygrateful indeed to God that there was no particular difficultyin that regard. . . Makhan Sarker and I are holding thefort as best we are able! Makhan was able to attend aconference for youth workers recently which we feel sure willbe of benefit to him and of value to the work here. We arestill hoping to find time somewhere this side of Christmasto finish the translation of Alan Redpath's "Vic tor iousChristian Se rv ice" which he and Stuart Avery began. Prayfor us in this—we would like to be able to use it next year asone of the Book Club series if it can be readied in time.

UNREACHED MASSES

These last two months have been too busy, too hot, toowearing to the soul what with floods, sickness on all sides,and the constant sense that no matter how much we do orattempt to be, there still remain the vast untouched andunreached masses of this district and others. Many of themhave never heard of Jesus Christ from His disciples—noteven once—nor can they read about Him, because theycannot read—nor can they tune in on the radio to religiousservices and messages, because they have no radios norare there any Christians able to devote the time to tryingto develop this medium of witness. They are born into dark-ness, live in it and seem doomed to die in darkness, despitethe fact that Christian men and women have worked longand faithfully for over 75 years. Nor is it really surprising—if the Allies had attempted to open the Second Front in thelast war using resources comparable to what we have hadat our disposal, Nazi Germany would still be ruling Europe.Where are our men and women of vision and determination?Where are those who are prepared to not simply pray andplay at sharing the Good News with others? Where arethose who, despite economic or other problems, will reallyset to work to provide the needed money and prayer backingso that the work of the Kingdom in India and Pakistan canbe pursued with at least one-tenth of the money and man-power that is given for New Zealand? "Pray ye . . ."

N.B. The Southern Baptists of America, in the brief spaceof some five years, already have nine couples in East Pakis-tan, with at least another three in the States preparing tocome out. They hope to have three doctors (already nearlyready to come) within the next few years. They mean busi-ness!

N.Z. YOUTH TO SERVE IN KENYAMr Don Martin, a young Presbyterian of Waihi, who is

a carpenter and joiner, is to leave from Auckland on October26, to fly to Kenya to participate in the 10-month VoluntaryWork Camp under the auspices of the World Council ofChurches.

For several years the W.C.C. has arranged a series ofshort-term work camps of 4-6 weeks duration in many needyareas in the world, but this is the first long-term Camp, andwe in New Zealand feel particularly honoured that anapplicant from New Zealand has been chosen as one of theteam of eighteen from more than twelve countries.

On arrival early in November, members will first travelto Hola, some 260 miles north from Mombasa on the Eastcoast of Kenya—an extremely remote and isolated area. Thelocal tribe, the Wapokomo, earn their living by farming onthe banks of the Tana river. This area suffered greatlyduring the last year's floods and it has become necessaryfor almost all of their villages and homes to be re-sitedand re-built, so as to guard against future flooding. Thework here will consist of building a community centreunder the direction cf the local District Commissioner, toprovide a meeting place for the local community. Thensmall groups will go out to local villages to work with thepeople in reconstruction of their homes.

Prior to Christmas the work-campers will travel toNairobi where they will be living in the homes of localpeople to celebrate the Christmas season. Nairobi is thevenue of the first All-Africa Christian Youth Assemblywhere campers will act as stewards. Following the Assembly

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Freedom from Hunger-How?(An imaginery conversation between a New Zealander

and a resident of Tripura on the problem of food shortages.Both are Christians.)

New Zealander: We often hear about famines and foodshortages in your part of India and have been askedseveral times to give money for famine relief. Why do thesefood shortages persist?

Indian: There is no actual shortage of food in my country,except in very localised areas for very short periods. Weregularly read in our newspapers that India has a surplusof food and in fact sells some to needy countries.

N.Z.: Then why this talk of famine? Isn't it true thatpeople in Tripura go hungry at some times in the year?

I: Yes, quite true, in fact in my own village we wereeating only one small meal a day in June, 1961, and thatwas of rice we had hoped to keep for planting the new crop.If it hadn't been for the mission's relief fund, we wouldn'thave had a new crop. But the basic cause is not that wecan't get rice to eat, but that the price is so high thatmany ordinary people cannot afford to buy it.

N.Z.: But doesn't the Indian Government know about this?I: Of course it does, and if the price of food goes very

high they open food shops selling at a fixed price.N.Z.: But can't they control the prices so that everyone

can buy food?I: Yes and no. If Government simply issues an order, no

one is willing to sell, except on the black market where ahigh price still prevails. Price control is being lifted asrapidly as possible.

N.Z.: But wouldn't is be possible to flood the market byproducing more or buying it overseas?

I: To some extent. India has no funds to buy more foodoverseas. Every penny available in foreign exchange isjealously guarded and used to the best possible advantagefor the future development of the country. An increase inlocal production is what the experts and planners aretrying to achieve, but it is difficult to make the increaselarge enough.

N.Z.: If production could be increased, then, the pricewould come down to a level where everyone could affordthis food, is that so?

I: Not altogether. You see, it's a vicious circle. Because itis a part of Government policy to keep food prices above acertain minimum level so that the primary producers (overthree-quarters of the population), most of whom are per-petually in debt, can make ends meet. You can imaginewhat the New Zealand farmers would do if the NewZealand Government glutted the market with thousands oftons of cheap imported butter!

N.Z.: There'd be a riot, and some M.P.'S would lose theirseats.

N.Z. YOUTH TO SERVE IN KENYA.—Cont. from page 331.the work project will be at the Rural Development Centre atSenya in Masailand where a full programme of work hasbeen planned among the Masai people who are for the mostpart nomadic shepherds and have no permanent villages.It was a great venture of faith when the Christian Council ofKenya with the assistance of Inter-Church Aid funds of theW.C.C. established a farm training school just over a yearago, and the presence of an international group of youngpeople working here could have a tremendous impact on theMasai.

This is some of the work on which Don Martin will beengaged in Kenya and to which he goes with a deep senseof dedication and responsibility. The National Councilof Churches has appointed him as a Fraternal Workerwhile overseas, and the Youth Committee has assisted withtravel costs. As he leaves his family and friends, the prayersof many New Zealand Christians will follow Don, evenalthough he is not known to them personally, and we lookforward to hearing news of his experiences from time totime.

I: Same thing in India. If there is a glut in the foodmarkets, all the farmers have almost as bad a time asif there is a shortage, because their income available forother things drops and they have to sell more of theirfood. The Government's policy is to take steps to keepthe level between certain limits.

GROW MORE FOODN.Z.: Then the main idea is to increase production so

that India has a sufficiently high surplus to draw on whenthe price rises above that level, and at the same timesell some food to earn foreign exchange. Can't you usefertilisers to increase your production?

I: Yes, of course you can. Most of Tripura could be mademuch more fertile by the use of large quantities of super-phosphate, lime and nitrogenous manures. But where are yougoing to get all this, and how are you going to get it tothe right places?

N.Z.: Couldn't you build a fertiliser factory and distributeit from the air, as we do here?

I: Where are you going to get capital from to build thefactory in the first place, and, more important, what farmeris going to buy manure when he is short of cash forfood and clothes? Apart from that, where are you goingto get the raw materials from? Even if they are obtainablein India, it would cost upwards of £40 per ton to carry themto Tripura, before you could start manufacturing.

N.Z.: Well, let's say the New Zealand Government helpsthrough the Colombo Plan with the problem so far; at leasta fertiliser factory would make the manures available?

I: Yes, but how are you going to persuade farmers to buyand use these manures, even if they could afford to?

N.Z.: Tell them, or better still show them, that they'llget several times their present production by doing so.

I: If they have produced enough or more than enough tomake ends meet this year, they certainly won't be worriedabout increasing production very much next year if itinvolves expense to do so, and especially if it meanshandling dirty powdered fertilisers and hours of back-breaking work. Remember they have no tractors and nohorses, or any draught animals except a few bullocks orbuffaloes.

N.Z.: But can't someone try to show the advantages ofimproved methods of agriculture? Dash it all, the problemis serious enough to be worth some effort!

I.: The Government has research and demonstrationfarms all over the country, sells fertilisers cheaply, offersfree advice and help, and every opportunity to farmersto improve their production. By and large there is noshortage of schemes or money to put them into operation.But you come up against the immovable blank wall of adepressed, uneducated, unambitious population, who, forinstance, let fertilisers go to waste in large quantities throughignorance or unwillingness or inability to take risks.

MANY KINDS OF DARKNESSN.Z.: Well, I don't know. What do you suggest?I.: The most fundamental need apparently is education.

Even if everyone could be given a dole to buy food, hewould in many cases spend it so unwisely, or waste thefood he bought by bad management, that he would still gohungry at the end of the season. If everyone had had aminimum of five years of reading, writing, arithmetic,science and simple handcrafts, together with some idea ofhow modern methods could help their farming, and howwell off they could be if they made their agriculture pay,there might be a distinct improvement.

N.Z.: Not might be, must be!I.: Perhaps. But you should realise that once having

had five years' education most pupils and their parents wouldwant more. For as long as there is a chance of completinghigh school, and thus qualifying for a paid job at asecure, regular pay, no matter how small, 99.9% of uswould jump at the chance.

N.Z.: Do you mean to say that you would rather havea poorly-paid job than make large sums, of money fromworking on the land?


I.: It would probably depend on how large the sumswere! But for the most part people in jobs are regardedas the upper crust of society and those working on landare the lowest. A boy with a high school educationprobably would not be prepared to milk a cow, let alonedig or plough.

N.Z.: But all this is most undemocratic!I.: Undemocratic or not, it is the social attitude of many

parts of India and the psychology of many in Tripura andone of the main obstacles to economic improvement.

N.Z.: Then along with your ordinary education you wouldneed some instruction about democracy, equality and thedignity of hard work.

I.: Yes, and all this would be too much to cram into fiveyears of schooling. But there is another problem. Everyfarmer's land holding is so small that many modernmethods are uneconomic or impractical.

N.Z.: But surely one farm is a large enough unit tostart trying on.

I.: One farm, as you call it, is not very large in Tripura.Though some may have as much as 5, the average farmerworks about 3 acres with his family, and gets enough fromit, if the crop is sold at a good price and the moneycarefully managed, to make ends meet for the year, thatis, if he gets it all in the first place and doesn't haveto pay half to the landowner or moneylender. To introducemodern machinery, for instance, would be uneconomic onsuch a scale.

CAPITALN.Z.: Is there no way of increasing the size of holidings

from the point of view of improved management?I.: Maybe. Co-operative and collective farming methods

have been tried in some places, but most Indians have littlefaith in them. What is everyone's job is no one's job. Then,of course, if everyone sold out to a rich man, whocould manage a large area, you might solve your productionproblem, but you would also create a massive, insuperableunemployment problem. In default of education to qualifyfor a job, the only security left is the ownership of land.That is why the Government has recently abolished largeland-holdings and redistributed land to peasants in smallpieces in many parts of the country.

N.Z.: Wouldn't it be possible to raise capital to improvemethods and management on the security of present landownership? In other words, can't the farmer get a mortgage?After all land is a valuable asset.

I.: Yes but not a liquid one. No bank in its right mindwould lend money on mortgage, because it knows that thefarmer, having got his loan, will do his utmost to avoidrepayment.

N.Z.: What about the law?I.: The law definitely favours the occupant of the land,

so a mortgageholder has little chance of foreclosure—evenif he could avoid the delays and expenses involved. However,the Government is establishing land-mortgage banks wherepossible. The only way to raise money on land is toborrow from the moneylender at one or two payments ofinterest, 50 or 100%. In many cases this is only slightlyexorbitant in view of the repayment rate, but in itself itdoesn't make for cheap development or even encouragerapid repayment. Anyway, most farmers have exhaustedtheir credit long ago.

N.Z.: Sounds to me as if you need some honest business-I.: That is really one of the keys to the whole matter.

The answer to the problem, to all of India's problems,is not basically scientific or economic—it is moral. Business,society and individual lives have no firm basis. The answerin a word is Jesus Christ. Without His purifying, vitalisingpower in individuals and society, the technology andknowledge of the West is powerless to make much differ-ence. But, of course, those who are not Christians wouldnot agree with me.

N.Z.: Well, we'll do all we can to help you, you know.What with the work of the missionary societies, and thetechnological and economic help of various internationalaid agencies like the Colombo Plan and the Freedom FromHunger Campaign, we should be able to make some all-round progress together.

I.: Yes, and there are other fronts on which to advance,too, but as yet our forces are not strong enough. " T h i ssort cometh not out but by prayer."


Dear Girls and Boys,—Have you ever h e a r d of an AdventCalendar? If you were German chi ldren, you would be sure to knowall about Advent Calendars . An Advent Calendar is r a t h e r s t r ange ,because instead of being a ca lendar for twelve months it is fortwenty-four days only. It looks a l toge ther different from ourcommon twelve-month ca lendars . I have one on my desk as I wr i tethis to you. I see t ha t it is p r in ted in Germany. There is a colour-ful p ic ture on the front with sparkl ing silver g l i t ter all over it. Itis a p ic ture of a German village. There a re houses and a churchwith a bell-tower, and dainty little winged che rubs flying th roughthe night , si t t ing on the house tops and the church s teeple , andringing the bells in the bell-tower. He re and t h e r e on t h e p ic tu reare little doors, n u m b e r e d from one to twenty-four. Each of theserepresen t s a day in the Advent Season. All of December up toChris tmas is the Advent Season. Advent is a word which means"coming." In the Advent Season, then , we think of the comingto this world of our Lord Je sus Christ and r e m e m b e r His b i r th inBethlehem. The little doors on my Advent Calendar are mean tto be opened one each day in Advent , beginning with Decemberthe first. Behind the door with n u m b e r one on it is a pre t ty l ightedcandle. Behind the o the r doors a re all sor ts of in teres t ing things—a bucket and spade, a jack-in-the-box, a gaily decora ted Chr is tmast ree , a p ram wi th a delightful l i t t le doll in it, a l i t t le puppy withbright mischievous eyes and lots of o ther th ings which would makelovely Chris tmas presents . I can imagine chi ldren all over Germanyopening one of these little doors on each day of the Adventseason to see what is h idden behind them. The door with n u m b e rtwenty-four on i t is a special door . I t is l a rge r than t h e o t h e rtwenty- three . What do you think is behind it? Have you guessed?Yes, i t is the baby Jesus lying in the manger .

Now I suppose that all those in teres t ing toys and gifts behindthe o the r twenty- three doors are meant to be gifts for the babyJesus , like the gifts t ha t the Wise Men from the East b rough t toHim. Perhaps we could think of gifts we could give to Jesus atChris tmas, because Chris tmas, you know, is the celebrat ion ofJesus ' b i r thday. There is a hymn we somet imes sing which begins ," T h e wise may br ing the i r learning, the r ich may b r ing thei rweal th ." It goes on to ask wha t gifts a child m a y br ing . The res t ofthe hymn is the answer to tha t quest ion.

We'll b r ing the many dut iesWe have to do each day;

We'll t ry our best to please Him,At home, at school, at play:

And be t t e r are these t r easu resTo offer to our King

Than r ichest gifts wi thout t h e m ;Yet these we all may br ing .

We'll b r ing Him hea r t s that love Him,We'l l b r ing Him thankful pra ise ,

And souls for ever str ivingTo follow in His ways:

And these shall be the t r easu resWe offer to our King,

And these a re gifts that everOur grateful hear t s may br ing.

Now I know you chi ldren will n o t forget wha t Chr is tmas means .You will be th inking all about the in teres t ing p resen t s you willreceive and the Chris tmas par t ies you will enjoy, bu t you will th inkof Jesus too, won ' t you, and r e m e m b e r that t h e r e a re gifts you cangive Him, and most of all the gift of your own hear t and life.

Uncle Phil sends you his gree t ings for a very happy Chris tmas!

PRIZES: Congratula t ions to the month ' s twelve prize-winners!Four th t ime, Pear l Dewar, Noeline Vine; th i rd tune , Kenne th Clark.Esmae Palleson, Gillian Smith; second t ime, Michael Campbell ,Colleen Howan, Kevin Roxburgh; f i rs t t ime , Bren t Diack, Barry Noel,Ian Rutherford , Bronwyn Swain.

NEW MEMBERS: Twelve welcomes this mon th to Sina Annada le(Houghton Bay), Claire Caradus (Owairaka), Richard Coombs (Opawa),Stephen Gaeth (Birkdale), S tewar t Holloway (Otorohanga), GillianMcEwan (Blockhouse Bay), Ka thryn Ormrod (Upper Hut t ) , WarwickRead (Wanganui East), Jeffrey Shepherd (Waitoki), Diane and DavidWilson (Whenuakura) , Wendy Wood (Opawa).

DONATIONS: Many thanks to Mrs S. K. for he r donat ion of 10sand to Mrs P. J. H. for 4s.

CHRISTMAS TEXT COMPETITIONThis month I want you to pr int neat ly a Chr is tmas text and

decorate it with a Chr is tmas design. You may use e i ther paints orcrayons. Send your ent ry no la ter than December 20, with name , age,address and Sunday School at the top of the page, to Uncle Philc/o Rev. P. A. C. Pe te r s , 46 Glen Street , Timaru .


100th ANNIVERSARY, SWEDISHMISSIONARY PIONEER

Swedish Baptist churches celebrated on September 30, the100th anniversary of the birth of their first missionary to theCongo. He was E. J. Sjoblom, who worked in the Congofrom 1892 until his death in 1903.

Sjoblom established no settled mission work but travelledand preached throughout a large part of the country. Latermissionaries built on his labours. He was himself best knownfor his fight against brutal treatment meted out to nativesin the Congo of that day, risking his own life repeatedly inthe process.

He sent articles to papers in his native Sweden and othercountries, gave interviews to newspapermen who publishedreports of atrocities. Sjoblom is credited with being partlyresponsible for changes made in the administration of theCongo to assure better treatment for nationals. (E.B.P.S.).

80 DIE IN ATTACK ON MISSION STATIONAt least 80 nationals were killed, women and children

among them, in an attack on Baptist mission stations inNew Guinea, September 30, United Press Internationalreports from Sydney, Australia.

The attack was carried out by about 1,000 half-wild tribes-men who resented growing Christian influence in the area.Many villages were destroyed, with huts burned to theground, according to the reports which came through Aus-tralian Baptist mission headquarters. Mission buildings werenot seriously damaged. The Australian Baptist MissionarySociety conducts a rapidly growing mission work in NewGuinea.

Missionaries learned of a plan to attack Christians asthey were assembled for a church service, where normallyabout 250 nationals and three Australian Baptist missionfamilies would be present, and the service was cancelled.The Christians took precautionary measures and attemptedto defend themselves but were overpowered by the morenumerous tribesmen with spears and other weapons.(E.B.P.S.).

MISSIONARY CHURCH IN GLASGOWNoel Aihie, a Nigerian studying economics at Glasgow

University, was baptised recently in the Adelaide PlaceChurch, Glasgow. He and his wife, who is a Nigerian Bap-tist, were welcomed into the membership of the Glasgowchurch.

Nine missionaries have gone from this church in recentyears and two more are in training, in addition to two pre-paring for home mission work.

The Rev. George Young, pastor of the Adelaide PlaceChurch was a missionary in China 1924 to 1952. He will beinstalled as president of the Baptist Union of Scotland at theannual assembly October 22 to 25. (E.B.P.S.).

HUNGARIAN BAPTIST SEMINARY OPENING"He who is with the Lord is also with his people," said

the Rev. Pal Bekefi at the opening service of the HungarianBaptist Theological Seminary in Budapest, September 5

"One who has given himself to the Lord will hold his ownat the work bench," the speaker continued. " H e who hearsthe word of God also hears the word of life which calls usall to our right place—into the peace camp."

"Therefore I was glad when I heard reports that ourstudents of theology spent their summer vacation time inwork," concluded Mr Befeki in emphasising the necessaryunion between piety and participation in everyday life.

The Rev. Janos Nagy, director of the seminary, gave anaddress at the opening service, as did the Rev. Imre Kovacs,chairman of the theological commission of the Baptist Unionof Hungary. (E.B.P.S.).

GHANA SEMINARY STUDENT FROM FOUR TRIBESThe student roll of the Ghana Baptist Seminary in Abua-

kwa (near Kumasi), which began a new semester September10, reads like a page from the Bible: Abraham,Isaac, Joseph, Enoch, Moses, Samuel, Ezekiel, and John.The young men come from four tribal groups Fante, Ga,Yoruba and Mamprusi. Their classes in the four-year course,leading to a certificate in theology, will be taught in English.

The seminary began as a pastors' school, offering a two-year course, in January, 1956. It first rented quarters inKumasi, then shared the grounds of a Baptist secondaryschool before moving to its own campus in May, 1961. Itsfaculty and staff include Africans and Southern Baptistmissionaries. (E.B.P.S.).

BILLY GRAHAM RETURNS TO GERMAN Y—CATCH—Billy Graham has accepted an invitation of the German

Evangelical Alliance to conduct evangelistic meetings inthree cities of Germany during June, 1963. He will be sixdays in Nurnberg, six in Stuttgart and two in West Berlin.

A Central Committee for the metopolitan campaigns hasbeen set up by the German Evangelical Alliance. The Rev.Peter Schneider of Berlin, a secretary of the Young Men'sChristian Association in Germany, is general secretary ofthe committee. It will have primary responsibility for allpreparatory and follow-up activities.

Mr Schneider is known to many in Germany as translatorfor Mr Graham during campaigns in Essen, Hamburg andBerlin in 1960.

A tent with seating for 20,000 persons will be used inNurnberg and Stuttgart. In Berlin, meetings are to be heldin Deutschlandhalle, which seats 13,000.

In connection with recent campaigns conducted by MrGraham and his team, it is reported that for 19 days inChicago there was an attendance of at least 35,000 eachevening, with 116,000 at the final service. In Fresno, Cali-fornia, a city of less than 200,000 population, 24,000 attendedeach evening. Dr Graham is devoting two months this fall toevangelistic campaigns in South America. (E.B.P.S.)

SUICIDES AND UNBAPTISEDA burial service suitable for suicides is among amend-

ments to the Prayer Book which are expected to be pub-lished soon by the Church in Wales for experimental use.The special service is the work of the Church's StandingLiturgical Commission and of the bench of bishops whichis working on a revision of the Prayer Book. A spokesmannoted that " t h e rule of the church has always been thatanyone not baptised or excommunicated or who had deli-berately committed suicide should not receive a Christianburial." He said that in practice, many bishops in the past100 years had authorised special orders of service to coverthe burial of such people. In most cases coroner's inquestsfound that the suicide was committed while the balance of

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the person's mind was disturbed, which meant that Chris-tian burial was permitted. The new form of service, whichis different from the one used for normal funerals, wouldalso be said for the excommunicated and the unbaptised.

E. P. S., Geneva.

3,500 DECISIONS IN SAO PAULO CAMPAIGNAbout 3,500 people made decisions for Christ during the

August simultaneous evangelistic campaign conducted in thestate of Sao Paulo, Brazil, by 123 Baptist churches. Thisreport comes from Southern Baptist missionary H. Earl Pea-cock, executive secretary of the campaign.

During the week preceding, street meetings were heldnightly in various parts of Campinas. Then each day duringthe campaign noontime meetings were held in the centralsquare of Sao Paulo City, where more than 500 people madedecisions.

The campaign opened August 5, with a giant rally inCampinas and closed August 12, with rallies in Santos andSao Paulo. Music was provided by a 70-piece band and a650-voice choir.

The Sao Paulo rally was held in a big parking lot atRoosevelt Square with about 35,000 people attending. It wasfollowed by a mile-long parade featuring flags, a float in thedesign of a large Bible, the campaign steering committeeand participating pastors, the band and choir, and about 100standards bearing the campaign theme, "Chr i s t Is the OnlyHope." The crowd from the rally walked along behind, andother people joined the parade from homes and apartmentsalong the way.

Newspapers opened their columns and radio and tele-vision stations gave free time to the Baptist campaign inan unprecedented way, reports the Rev. Gene H. Wise ofCampinas, director of publicity for the South Brazil Mission.There were a number of radio and TV interviews with Bap-tist leaders as well as reports on major events of the cam-paign, he says.

Southern Baptist gave 12,000 dollars through their ForeignMission Board for the evangelistic effort, which is the firstof such scope and magnitude undertaken by Baptists inBrazil. (E.B.P.S.).

"RELIGIONS QUOTA" RECOMMENDED FORCEYLON UNIVERSITY

(Colombo, Ceylon).—Ceylon's National University Com-mission in a report to the government has called for a quotasystem based on the religion of the applicants in admittingstudents to Ceylon University.

Under its terms, 74 per cent of the university registrationwould be allocated to Buddhists, members of the statereligion; 10 per cent to Hindus; 7 per cent to RomanCatholics; 7 per cent to Moslems; and 2 per cent toProtestant denominations.

Non-Buddhist religious bodies immediately protested andcalled on the government to reject the recommendation asdiscriminatory.

Observers saw the recommendation of the NationalUniversity Commission as another step in a continuing cam-paign against non-Buddhist religious bodies in Ceyon.

E.P.S., Geneva.

POLISH BAPTIST CONFERENCEPolish Baptists gathered at Radosc, assembly centre near

Warsaw, for their triennial conference, September 6 to 9.Delegates totalled about 90. The Rev. Aleksander Kircun ofWarsaw was re-elected president of the Baptist Union, toserve until the next meeting, in 1965.

Approximately six hundred persons attended morningand evening services in the new Baptist church of Warsawon Sunday, last day of the conference. At the morning ser-vice, which lasted three hours, 11 candidates were baptised.The service was concluded with observance of the Lord'sSupper. The conference choir, which sang at Sundayservices, was comprised of singers from various churches.

Guest speakers from abroad were the Rev. Adolph Klau-piks, co-ordinator of relief work for the Baptist WorldAlliance; the Rev. Elias Golomka, pastor of the PolishBaptist Church in Chicago and secretary of the Polish Bap-tist Association in the United States; the Rev. Gordon R.

Lahrson, representative in Europe of the American BaptistForeign Mission Societies.

Major emphasis in messages was on evangelism andother church work. Commissions dealt with youth work,ecumenical relations, world peace and publications.

In the week following the general conference, Mondaythrough Friday, Baptist pastors held their own conferenceat Radosc, with 30 in attendance. Messages and discussionscentred on biblical studies and pastoral work.

"These were days of inspired fellowship for Polish Bap-tists," said one of the foreign visitors. "Since the churchesare scattered over many parts of the country, it meantmuch for these representatives to meet together in prayerfulconcern for one another. They came not only to share theirproblems but their faith." (E.B.P.S.).

CENTENARY OF SWEDISH CHURCHThe Baptist church of Smedjebacken in central Sweden

celebrated its hundredth anniversary with special servicesSeptember 23, according to Vecko-Posten, Swedish Baptistjournal. The Rev. Simon Oeberg, executive chairman ofthe Swedish Baptist Union, was principal speaker.

An exhibit of 200 photographs illustrating the history ofthe church was an impressive feature of the celebration. Oneshows the pastor with 3 young people who joined the churchduring one year. Another is of the men's choir leaving, inhorsedrawn carts, to give musical programmes in neigh-bouring churches. Others portray youth activities, women'swork, aid to aged and the poor.

The church grew out of the witness of Anders Magnusson,a steel mill worker who was a Baptist and a lay preacher;he came to Smedjebacken from the Varmland district ofSweden in 1860.

Magnusson baptised his first convert in 1861 and thechurch was organised in the following year. Youth workwas given a leading place in church activities and as manyas 200 were enrolled in the Sunday School.

In 1882 the church had outgrown its small chapel and feltthe need for an adequate house of worship. One member ofthe congregation who had found a coin gave this to start afund for the new building, and 806 Swedish crowns wasraised for the purpose that same day. The building wascompleted in 1893.

A feature of the church's activity today is group Biblestudy among its members. One of the groups is for the resi-dents of a local Old People's Home in Smedjebacken; theycome together once a week for Bible study.

The Rev. Lennart Heimdahl is pastor of the Smedjebackenchurch, which now has a membership of 117. There areseveral older Baptist churches in Sweden, where Baptistwork began in 1848. (E.B.P.S.).

MENNONITES PROGRESS IN USSR, DELEGATES TOLD(Kitchener, Ont.)—The Mennonite Church in Russia is

growing in spite of difficulties, the denomination's Europeandirector said here.

In a report to the seventh Mennonite World Conference,the Rev. Peter J. Dyck said there are now some 45,000Mennonites in Russia. This is about one-tenth of the church'stotal world-wide membership of 400,000. However, no dele-gates from the Soviet Union were allowed to leave thatcountry to attend the meeting here.

Even though persecution of church members in theU.S.S.R. is not now as harsh as it was during the Stalinregime, the government continues to harass religious groups,Mr Dyck said.

Open evangelism is impossible, he said, but each churchmember is expected to have three to five people " to whomhe tries through personal dialogue to bring Christ and HisChurch

"The strength of the church, including the MennoniteChurch, in the Soviet Union does not lie in its leadership orin its organisation, but in the loyalty and persistent supportof the laity," Mr Dyck said.

E.P.S. Geneva.335N.Z. BAPTIST—DECEMBER, 1962.


BAPTIST MINISTERSDear Sir,—In reply to M. Gould's letter regarding sad sounding

Baptist ministers, etc., I heartily agree. So much so that for the pastyear I have attended a church of another denomination. And,oh! It's so refreshing not to be taken to the brink of hell eachSunday. All Baptist ministers should see the excellent film"Pollyanna," as in that they would get a picture of themselves,before the young minister changed to preaching from the " g l a d "texts.

"Rejoice."

OUTREACHDear Sir,—If for your correspondent "Ask and Receive" the

letter of apostolic practice is the criterion for present-day worship,why stop at healing from physical or psychoneurotic disorder?

What about funeral services in the light of Acts 9: 36-42 andActs 20: 9-12?

The excellent series of articles by the Principal of the BibleTraining Institute appearing in the " R e a p e r " on this topic, andcommended by you, Mr Editor, should help your correspondents toget their thinking straight upon this matter.

Yours faithfully,H. T. Knights.

THE BIBLE FOR CHURCHDear Sir,—I do thank Mr Chatterton for his lucid letter. It

comforts to read his beliefs on the matter. I am ageing. Havealways carried my Bible to church and enjoyed reading it withthe preacher, but now it so nettles me, I get lost, so leave myBible at home.

Three of our younger folk have individually and voluntarilyapproached me. They dislike it and are troubled.

I hope the executive of the Union will study the "points" in hisletter and come to his decision.

"Confused."

OUTREACHDear Sir,—After reading Ask and Receive's letter regarding

"Outreach" in Baptist Forum October issue, I would like to con-gratulate the writer on their comments as my feelings run on thesame lines.

Yours sincerely,(Mrs) E. J. Boult.

THESE BAPTISTS!Dear Sir,—We attended a mixed wedding this week—the bride

had "turned." On wandering over to the buffet where the chef wasserving some delectable concoction this conversation was overheard.". . . there's so many " tu rn ing . " I know of three others lately."

"Oh, I know. The Catholics are getting an awful hold." " O h , it's notjust the Catholics—it's these Baptists. I don't know how manypeople are becoming Baptists, ever since that Mission they had here.It's simply awful."

I longed to turn and say, "I'm a Baptist, too," just to see theirconsternation as they moved quickly. After all, this Baptist faithmight be contagious!

M. Gould.

BAPTISTS—WHAT THEY STAND FOR.Dear Sir,—In relation to the article in the July Baptist

entitled " T h e s e we have met," and referring to the Rev. T. PaulVerghese, I should like to quote some words written under theabove heading in your May issue. The late Rev. Alfred Northsays," . . . Each man is face to face with God . . . No priesthood. . . etc., may intervene." The Rev. T. Verghese is a priest of theIndian Orthodox Church, and has been named an associate generalsecretary of the World Council of Churches. Regarding thisgentleman's spiritual qualities I have nothing to say. " T h e Lordknoweth them that are His etc." But he is a priest. A priest is amediator, whether it be of the Syrian Church, the Roman CatholicChurch, the Anglican Church, or any other. For us Baptists it isa question of the mind of God in Scripture. It is written, " T h e r e isOne Mediator, the man Christ J e s u s " (I Tim. 2-5).

We must and shall stand firm on that.Faithfully yours etc..

No Compromise.

THE MINISTER'S WIFEDear Sir,—The weekly news of recent date has a full page article

on the home life of a certain Baptist minister. One sentence refersto the minister's wife in these words: "in spite of numerous house-hold duties and responsibility for church groups." Is this part ofthe duty of a minister's wife—this responsibility for church groups?She is the minister's wife and not employed by the church.

I see no good reason why any woman because she is the wifeof a minister should be saddled with duties and responsibilities forchurch groups which could be undertaken by other women in thechurch. I do know that in some churches the wife of the minister

is as of right, the president of the B.W.M.U., and the DeaconessesCommittee. This should be so, and when I read the article in theWeekly News, I felt like writing to that paper, telling the editor so—but, on second thoughts it seemed wiser to ventilate the matter inour own denomination journal. "Augus."

NEGLECTING THE LOCAL CHURCH.Dear Sir,—The dominion-wide appeals of the Baptist denomina-

tion are so zealously canvassed in one small church, that in its lastfinancial year it gave more than £1,100, 36 per cent of its grossincome, to other causes. It has given over £300 to the last self-denial appeal, and has overspent its general fund income by £200.

Over the last 11 years by neglecting the maintenance of itsproperties and mortgage repayments, it has diverted almost £9,000from local needs to other causes, to reach a position where itsgeneral fund is over-spent, and £7,000 is needed to restore itsdilapidated properties, and to cancel its mortgages.

Achieving a high rate of giving to other causes compared withsister churches, at the cost of neglecting local responsibilities, ismis-directed giving. This spirit should not be fostered by publishingin the New Zealand Baptist the amounts given by individualchurches to self-denial and other appeals. A Realist.

BOREHAM MEMORIALDear Sir,—Through the pages of the Baptist the members of the

Mosgiel Baptist Church wish to inform fellow Baptists that we arebuilding a Memorial Hall to the late Dr F. W. Boreham. Mosgiel washis first pastorate on leaving Spurgeon's College, London, in 1892. Heministered in the Otago area for 12 years, often travelling north andsouth to conduct services, or to campaign on Temperance issues. Inthat time he was elected President of the Union and was for a timeEditor of the Baptist.

He left for Hobart from New Zealand and later ministered inMelbourne. He became much sought after as a preacher in GreatBritain, North America and the Southern Hemisphere. Perhapshis greatest ministry was through the forty-odd books and scores oftracts which he wrote. Many of the characters he used for illus-tration were Mosgiel folk.

He and Dr J. J. North were life-long friends. Each received anhonorary degree at McMasters' University, Canada. The Rev. T. H.Crago of Australia, has written a well documented biography calledthe "Story of F. W. Boreham."

Having obtained Mis Boreham's permission, we propose to builda £10,000 two-storey structure designed to meet the present andfuture needs in All-age Sunday School of one of the fastest growingareas in the South Island. Within the new building there will be aplaque erected on which will be recorded the relevent details of hisNew Zealand work. Later it is hoped to publish our own tribute tohis ministry amongst us.

Sincerely yours,W. R. Morgan (Minister)

THE "WORD" BY WIRELESSDecember 4—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. H. Gardiner.

December 6—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. D. S. Salthouse.

December 8—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. M. Judkins.

December 11—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. H. Gardiner.

December 20—3YA, 10.30 a.m., Rev. A. A. Hodges

December 24—4YA, 10.20 a.m., Rev. H. Gardiner.

December 23—3YA, 7 p.m., Oxford Terrace.

December 29—1YA, 10.10 a.m., Rev. M. Judkins.

December 30—X Stations, 10.15 a.m., Rev. J. T. Crozier.


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SOUTH ISLAND BAPTISTS.—Have you considered using CareyBaptist Park as a holiday base for your trips to places of interestaround the city ? Write for a leaflet giving details of the cabinfacilities—each cabin sleeps 6, at 30/- per night per cabin(£9/12/6 week). All correspondence should be sent to REV.N. S. WINSLADE, SECRETARY, CAREY BAPTIST PARK BOARD,8 MOUNT EDEN ROAD, AUCKLAND, C.3. Phone 32-554.

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PICK APPLES !PLAN an extended working holiday in sunny Nelson, fare paid one wayand accommodation provided. The Church is sponsoring seasonal labour forapproved orchards. If you are over 18 and under 50, fit and willing —you qualify ! The season is from mid-January to beginning of May, youwill be placed immediately if available for the whole season, minimumperiod, one month. Come on your own or make up a party. Write direct to:—

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HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR ELDERLY LADIES.Christian woman with Registered Nurse's qualifications and love for oldpeople, is urgently required for position of Matron at "Aranui Home,"Mt. Albert, which is under the control of the Auckland Baptist Association.Enquiries should be addressed to:

The SECRETARY,Aranui Home Board,8 Mt. Eden Road,

Auckland, C.3.

MOUNT ALBERTBAPTIST JUBILEE

takes place next MarchNames and addresses of all past scholars are wantedso that they may be specially invited to an Old

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