'YOUTH FOR CHRIST'

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 193, 15 August 1936, Page 16

'YOUTH FOR CHRIST'

AUCKLAND CAMPAIGN.

CHURCH PREPARATIONS.

COMMENCEMENT TO-MORROW. After weeks of intensive preparation and preliminary activity the "Youth for Christ" campaign will be launched in full strength in Auckland churches to-morrow. Organised by practically all the churches throughout the metropolitan area, the campaign will continue for a fortnight.

That Christianity is no mere "belief," but the key to the solution of all problems —personal, national and international —will be the main lesson of the campaign, and the aim is to bring this lesson strikingly to the attention of the community, and of youth in particular. The churches generally will conduct the campaign within their own spheres, and there will be a number of combined meetings in addition. These will include daily lunch-hour meetings in the Lewis Eady hall at 12.15 and 1.15 p.m., and a procession of witness and mass meeting in the Town Hall on the afternoon of Sunday, August 30.

In the Anglican Church a mission is to be held during the first week by the Bishop of Nelson, Bishop Hilliard. Conducted in St. Matthew's Church, the mission will be inaugurated to-morrow afternoon, when Bishop Hilliard will be welcomed by Archbishop Averill. There will be evening services in the church during the week, and in the following week most of the Anglican churches will hold mission services in their own parishes, co-operating with other demoninations in combined meetings. Many Special Services.

Special services will be conducted in all Presbyterian churches on the three Sundays of the campaign, and in the first week meetings will be held in almost every church on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The churches will combine in the second week with those of other denominations in the holding of meetings at central churches in the various districts.

The resources of the youth organisations of the Methodist Church are being placed at the disposal of those controlling the campaign. The churches themselves have been linked up according to geographical areas for a series of combined meetings during the first week of the campaign, one of the principal speakers being the Rev. Ray Dudley, of Wanganui. Special services will be liekl on the three Sundays, and during the second week the Methodist Church will take i>rt in inter-denominational services. Other Denominations.

A special mission for young people will be conducted at the Baptist Tabernacle bv Mr. Keith Rimmer on August 20 22, 23, 24, 27, 29 and 30. Mr. Rimmer is a member ot the fehackleton Road Baptist Church. The service on August 27 will be a combined one with the Pitt Street Methodist Church and the Beresford Street Congregational Church, the principal speaker being the Rev. K I. Olds. Special, services will be held in other Baptist churches. The Rev. Dr. A. Hodge will speak at the Beresfoid Street Church on August 18, and the Rev. A, C. Nelson at the Pitt Street Church on August 19-

In the Congregational Union, the Rev A C. Nelson will conduct services at the Beresford Street Church on tha three Sundays of the capaign, while suburban churches will take part in inter-denominational services. Ihere will be special youth rallies at Beresford Street on August 18 and 25, the leaders being Mr. E. M. Blaiklock and Mr. Nelson respectively.

The Salvation Army will take a leading part in the campaign, featuring it at all meetings. The young people of the Armv will speak at public meetings in -the Newton Hall on August 18, 20, 25 and 27, and in the procession of witness oil August 30 the Newton and Congress Hall bands will take part.