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J\IEW CHURCH IN SYDNEY
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY
Recently built in the heart of Sydney on the lines of a theatre, a Presbyterian Church is proving very popular with churchgoers, so popular that hundreds are turned away every Sunday, said the Rev. B. C. Eoberts, of the Congregational Church, Mt. Eden, Auckland, a passenger by the Maunganui, which arrived to-day from Sydney. ■ J
Speaking to a "Post" representative, Mr. Roberts said that the experiment was a very interesting one. It had proved,very successful, and people were j finding it difficult to gain admission on a Sunday. In place of the ordinary pews there were tip-up seats, and instead of a pulpifc there was , a platform from which the service was conducted. During the sermon the lights in the body of the church were dimmed, and the platform was flood-lighted, much the same way as a stage. In addition the church was heavily carpeted through out. "There is an air of comfort about the church, without any minimising of reverence," said Mr. Eoberts. "I congratulate the Presbyterians upon breaking away from the traditional style of building, and I think it is high time that every denomination throughout the world should follow along those lines.'' In conclusion, Mr. Eoberts said that while in Sydney he noticed that there was a very strong feeling for church union.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 57, 8 March 1932, Page 8
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 57, 8 March 1932, Page 8
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