ANZAC DAY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIV, Issue 15938, 14 April 1916, Page 5

ANZAC DAY.

COLLECTION FOR RED (ROSS SOCIETY.

A special mooting of the Tinuiru Ministers' Association was hold on Wednesday afternoon to consider a request from the Mayor that tho proposed collection for Red Cross purposes on Anzae Day he abandoned. The President explained that the flavor had seen him and expressed the opinion that, in view of the frequent appeals made to the people, there should lie no collection on Anzae. Day. The .Mayor had also stated his conviction that the takinsr of a collection would militate airainst the service. Consequently he made the request as Mayor that there he no collection. After a full discussion the following resolution was agreed to: —'"That in view of our unanimous agreement on the subject, the consensus of opinion on the part of many representative citizens whom we have, consul tod, and the preparations already made, we respectfully hep: the Mayor to reconsider the request lie has made to us that there be no offertory during the religious service on An/.ao Day." A icply having been received from the Mayor in which he still adhered to his original request and made further representations on the suhject, a meeting "f the Ministers' Association was held last evening, when the following resolution was adopted: —"That in deicrcnce to the request of the Mayor we abandon the idea of taking up a. collection for lied Cross purposes at. the open-air united service on Anzae Dav."

CHURCH OF TS-VGIiAND'S ATTITUDE. Bishco Julius has addressed the following letter to all vicars in the diocese positive to the observance of Anzac Day. April 25th : "Th«» character of the observance of Anzac Day. wh'eh fill's.nu the Festival of S. '.Mark. Tuesday, April 25th, mu«t be determined in part by the St:v~e and civic authorities, and in part, liy the Chnreh. The memories of that day urn so mixed with sorrow that t'nvolity ;ind amusement will be quite out i.-t' place in its oliservanoe. Yon will do well to support and attend whatever meetings of a patriotic ehari acter may Ih> lie'd in yo'.ir neighbour- ! hood, provided that are not associated with so-called religious services. ■ Ex•periencv has shown that tTtesc mixed services do not snake for edification, and are not. generally attended for the purpose of devot.'on. If possible. 1 des ; re there be one or more celebrations of the Holy Communion in every church of the fall between the hours of 7 and 10 in ihe morning. The memori.il service already set forth will he used together with the siuVal form n? Thanksgiving. At 12 noon or at 12.15 t desire thar suliiect to 10-a| o.indir.'ons the memorial service for the C.i M"ii be said v-it]> intercession* and addr- -s-'S with hymns. \\ -th t.hi> assT-'fin-v of our 'nv readers it mav be r>os, ; bJ ( , ; r , liolil tVs service in every church. I trust von will do your ur.iuo*t to secure a. devout and praverful e? the clay. I r--<->nimcnd that offerings at Holy j fommimion he |> ; vi>n tr> some r>ntriotic fiincl. r.n.l +Vnt ft.-o i.e no collections I at the midday scrvrrcs."