ANNUAL FESTIVAL

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 239, 4 July 1940, Page 4

ANNUAL FESTIVAL

Girls' Friendly Society

Celebrations

The Girls’ Friendly Society, Wellington, held its annual festival on .Saturday, which coincided with annual celebrations held by the headquarters of tlie Girls’ Friendly Society in London. A service was held in St. Peter’s Church, conducted by the Rev. AV. Tye and the Rev. F. A. Tooley. The address was given by Miss Sybil Williams, daughter of Canon Williams mid o-reat-granddaugli tei IJcnij Williams, one of the earlier missionaries. , - Miss Williams spoke of. the life ot St Peter, of his faith and witness despite many hardships and difficulties. Today, she said, many young men and womeii in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Japan and Poland were in concentration camps, having refused to lower their standard of faitii to suit the aggressor Thev would continue to suffer even as ‘ St. Peter exhorted the people to witness and suffer even unto deatii.” Aliss Williams urged her listeners that should Christian persecution come near this land all should stand firm on the rock of witness and fellowship and be prepared to suffer for the faith resolute in the strength to suffer “even unto death.” Tea was held in the hall after the service, when members met Miss Williams and showed appreciation of her encouraging words. The president, Airs. AV. Bullock, in- a short speech, said how glad she was to welcome so many members. It seemed significant, she said, that the G.F.S. branches should gather together with other organizations of mothers’ unions, girls’ clubs and Bible classes as members of one family on the festival occasion of the centennial year in a fellowship of prayer and service which at this time would be held in all branches throughout the Empire. Mrs. Bullock asked the Rev. F. Tooley to move that, the following message be sent to headquarters’ branches in England: “That all members of the G.F.S. in Wellington send greetings and warm appreciation of the courage shown in the taking up of u’ar work, specially- that of canteens for service women; that we feel strengthened in the knowledge that all Girls’ Friendly Societies in the Empire are united in tlie prayer of the societv, ‘Help us to bear one another’s burdens.’ We know that tlie spirit of

the G.F.S., uniting for the glory of God the women and girls of tlie Empire in service, will survive this present darkness and uprooting and play its part in the reconstruction of civilized life.”

The festival celebrations concluded with songs and other items given by members of the branches.

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