CHILDREN'S MISSIONS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15785, 29 December 1916, Page 2

CHILDREN'S MISSIONS.

1 :— Rev. E. Palgrave. Davy, Superintendent of the Xcw Zealand Children's Mission, passed through Christehurch yesterday en route from Auckland to ' Oamaru. During the school holidays it is inten'ded to hold "Sand, Services" at New Brigh- j ton, Sumner, Timaru, Oamaru, and St. | Clair. Mr Davy says that during the j year ending August 31-st nearly 200 ser- : j vices have been conducted; at times ! \ two, three, or even four in one day. ' I These have been held in the State school j before lessons, variously during the \ lunch recess, and after tuition hours, \ with a united gathering in the evening \ at a central hall or church. The at- \ tendance lias been over 30,000, averag- f ing about 160. Services have been held \ in Auckland, Tliames district, Waihi, jj Waikato, _ Feilding, Hastings. Napier, \ Wanganui, "Wellington, and Christ- \ church. Tivclve weeks were spent in \ Christclmrcli. during which 52 meetings f were held, with an aggregate attend- f ance of 13,000. Ip the children's sum- j* mer holidays 24 sand services of the | type to be held here were held cn Auck- | land beaches, the attendance aggregat- | ing over 3000. At these sand services, 1 ministers of various churches and Sun- | day school workers rendered valuable | help, and thfe Auckland Sunday Sehoo] : | Union contributed towards the ex- i penses. | "Do remember the children!" added Sir Davv. "Plan and work for the % children. They are the Dominion's I greatest asset. Boys and gir-'s arc the | strength, the hope, the population of % the future. The true wav to cot hold t of the masses is never to let them go. j1 One former is worth a thousand re- ' | formers. If the Churches can hold i the. children we have largely solved our j | problem. Let there !>? more eoneen- > % tration of cur activities on capturing \% the child for the Church." | % ________ i 'ti - I*