EASTER CAMP

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3048, 9 April 1917, Page 3

EASTER CAMP

PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASS ~'•■ . . UNION. The"sl el j b 'v-- i,er camp and conference or' C stu °f:;esbjterian Young Men's Bible CiaSJ Union, and Institute opened on Friday in the Lower-; '.'Putt Park. The delegates, numbering 270, .were officially welcomed by the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. .J. P. Luke), who hoped the delegates would lave a pleasant stay in the Wellington district and! a profitable time while in conference. His Worship expressed pleasure, in the knowledge" that the union had given so freely of its manhood to the cause of King and Empire. The Moderator of the Wellington Presbytery (Rev. Hugh Beggs) also welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Presbytery, 'stressing the need of their realising how great an influence for good they could wield on the national character of Now Zealand. The convener of the Assembly's Bible Class Committee (Mr. T. 0. Brash) conveyed the Assembly's greetings to the conference. In his annual address the president of the union (Mr. H. B. Burnett) briefly outlined the year's work, and emphasised the need of members un-able-to respond to tho Empire's calf carrying on tho work of the union. Various reports were then considered and adopted. Tho mission's report showed, that givings to the funds had been satisfactory, and that in addition to maintaining representatives in China and a travelling secretary in New Zealand, the union had a representative working amongst men in France. A sum of £250 had been gont him during the past year for comforts for the men. The conference -unanimously decided, in spito of the great drain upon its ranks.of the.war, to continue all; the above activities. The statistics report showed the union to be in a healthy condition, there being an increase of 13 classes for the year, making a total of 203 classes in the union. On Friday evening an address was given by the union's travelling secretary (Mr. J. L. Gray, 8.A.). At the sanio meeting an address was read from a special meeting of Bible Class men, held behind the lines on the Soninie, which showed tho great influence "the Bible Classes had had through members at the front oii the men of the New Zealand Division. On Saturday morning the conference was continued. The remaining reports were considered, and' with some amendments were adopted. During the afternoon the annual sports wore hold, and the camp was visited by a large nunibor of local and Wellington friends, including the Moderator-elect of the Presbyterian General Assembly (Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.0.). In tho evening, they were entertained at a camp concert, all the many varied items being contributed by camp talent, among*which the song, "The Trail that Leads to Home" was given by tho veteran camper, Mr. T. W. Reese, of Christchurch.