C.E.M.S.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18725, 23 June 1926, Page 13

C.E.M.S.

CHRISTCHURCH DIOCESAN i UNION. ' £ 1 ANNUAL MEETING. j Members of the Church of England Men's.. Society assembled in the Y.M.C.A. Concert Hall last night, when the annual meeting of the Christchurch < Diocesan Union was held. | Prior to the commencement of the 1 routine business, Mr G. H. Clibborn, : chairman, extended a welcome to Bishop West-Watson. He moved that his Lord- ' ship .be elected ~ president of the Society. . . - ■ The motion .was unanimously carried, and the Bishop, then occupied the chair. The Annual Beport. Concerning 'the. branches of the Society, the report stated that, although no new branches had been formed-dur-,ing the. year, the,existing,branches had carried, on and maintained their position and-usefulness. A certain amount of inter-branch- visiting had. been carried out during the year;, and the Executive Council ..of the Society was of the. opinion that this was an aspect of the life of each branch which reqnired development. Hospital visiting had been going op ; steadily, but more workers were required. Most of the visitors to the hospital had been supplied by the Avonside and City branches. The Council hoped that other branches would be represented in the ensuing year. An avenue , for further useful work by the Society was presented by the' opportunity of assisting the Hospital Chaplain with services at the Hospital. Eegarding the prayer circle (which had been- approved of by m inhere at the last, annual meeti g) tLe report ' stated that meetings held with, a maximum attendance of six until January:, last,:, when ■ the Council decided to discontinue them through lack of support. ' New Officers Elected. Officers' elected to the DiocesauExecutive Council were the Beys. A. H. Norris, F.-Dunnage, J.-P. Coursey, and . •p-'N.-i'ribergV'and Messrs E. A.; raabury, J. W. W. Baker, J. E. Fleming, C. : H Clibborn, A. W.. Watters, and C. Taylor. • -■".:.•' '< ':'■■ Other; Business. Following- at explanation concerning the Visiting of"the sick at the. Hospital by Mr CUbborn, it decided to recommend-that a conference be held •letween the volunteers for the work-l fof Church men and'women to become tne vu" .„„:,:f the immigrants who ' ■ St the branches' area! in Christ- - Seir°fwV' slid the Bishop, when the ». motion was camed. - p ar r it :- On the, mo ion of the Bev b i I was decided that; theMbocus y self in encouraging bioie e among young men.

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