METHODIST ACTIVITY

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 2, 27 September 1922, Page 3

METHODIST ACTIVITY

THE CHALLENGE OF THE NEW CENTURY. At Trinity Church, Wellington South, on Monday night, the Rev. Dr. Laws, president of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, addressed a combined congregation of the circuit. Mr. C. M. Luke was chairman, and the Rev. E. Drake opened the meeting by prayer. Dr. Laws urged the officials and members of the church to rcdedicate themselves to the Master’s service, to apply more personal effort, and to let their sacrifice and service be more intense. This would lead to others joining up in the noble work of soulsaving. A trustee and a Bible student of the church of which ho was pastor had come to the parsonage and pleaded with him to direct them how they could bring about a revival of religion in the church. He asked them to kneel in prayer and seek God’s guidance. The answer came, and within six months 130 persons were added to the church attendance. In other Auckland suburban churches similar things had happened through the agency of one or two devout persons. “Thus,” said Dr. Laws, “this is a better way of winning souls for Christ than arguing outside tho church on the principles of utilitarianism.” Ho urged every member to take up the challenge of the new century of the Methodist* Church bv building up strong characters, and to enter upon intense and aggressive work ,in all branches of the church’s activities.