CHURCHES' MISSION WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1927, Page 5

CHURCHES' MISSION WORK.

CONFERENCE IN WELLINGTON.

REFERENCE TO CHINA. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", Thursday. Delegates representing the Protestant churches and missionary societies of New Zealand met to-day. The Bishop of Nelson was elected president, the Rev. H. H. Barton, of Dunedin, vicepresident; the Rev. D. Calder. lion, secretary: and the Rev. F. B. Redgrave, hon. treasurer. These, with Revs. M. W. S. Lascelles, W. M. Holland, J. A. Lochre and Mrs. Pinfold were appointed an executive council. Power was given to the council to appoint two delegates to the world missionary council, which is to meet in Jerusalem in March, 1925. It was agreed that members of the council suggest to ministers of their several churches the desirability of securing speakers from sister churches to address their "missionary gatherings.

A committee was appointed to make recommendations regarding the study of common mission text books in the several churches, and the possibility of. holding combined missionary conferences.

A discussion took place ou the Chinese situation and a resolution was passed urging the Christian people of the Dominion to pray that China's present internal troubles may be overcome, that the Chinese Christian church may be strengthened and missionaries may be preserved from danger and enabled soon to resume their work.

A resolution was passed thanking the Prime Minister for liis efforts to seenre a Royal commission on the issues between the British and French authorities in the Government of the New Hebrides. Another resolution expressed appreciation of New Zealand's administration of the mandated territories.