YOUTH CONFERENCE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 5

YOUTH CONFERENCE

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

For three days commencing on January 27, the youth committee ■of the Council of Religious Education oi New Zealand, will conduct a Youth Workers' Fellowship Conference at the Frederic Wallis House, Lower Hutt. This gathering is an outgrowth of what was known as the Waikanae Conference, when the Bible class leaders anci youth workers of.the various denomina tions gathered together for fellowshu and study. Enrolments this year are good, and a registration of 30 has been received, representing different denominational groups throughout the whole Dominion. The theme for the conference is the "Christian Community and the Seculai Sovereignties," which is a preliminary study to the World Youth Con ference to be held in Amsterdam Hoi land, in the mid-year The Rev J. M Bates fKurow) will conduct a series on the main theme. The Rev "Canon H. Watson (Marton) will" lead the devotions, and the Rev. J R Blanrhard will conduct the tutorial sessions There are several special features —the presence of three members of the Melbourne Girls' Fellowship (Methodist^ a combined communion service to be held on the Sunday and a combined church service conducted by conference member? ?t Knox Church on Sun<iav Januqrv 29 vvhpn the Rev J TVI gptay; w ill be thp «oeaker.

The pnnferenre offirers arer—Mr V C. Jone^ nresirlent of the youth com mittpp M;=;p -T Johnson rr-offramme arrnnfrements: Mic<; L M Kraft liaison offifpr: pnd Mr R T Wright, secretary treasurer

The foiinwins will be present'—The Rev .] M Rate? 'Kurowl the Rev J R Blanoh^-d the Rev Canon H Watson (MartnnV N Anffus fAufklan^") O B. Ault fChristchurfh). the Rev R Blamires fAucklanH> Mrs Biaden ''Melbourne') Miss M W Bond (Ashbtirton) O B Clist 'Wellington) LAB Dsilard rWellinctonV M EnEfeibrecht CWairoate) P^tPT X Ev.erv CDnnprlin). A Firth VWpllinptnn) W P Hibbnrt (Louver Huttl H TTnrwood rWollineton) H .Tannpp (Wpliin<*tnn"> J .Tnhnpfon rwp'«in"ton> V C. .Tnnp^ CWeilinotonV L M TT»-aft fWellinot^^ Sister G L,prh+c (Melbourne) t^p Rpv J A Linton r^Wojiincfton) X L Ma^tp'-s ''Wellington* M Nelson fDunedin) G Paul fDunerHn). M Salmond fDnnedin) Dr J D Salmond fDunedin) the Rev J Silvester ("Lower Hutt). G Wilson (Melbourne). Sister I. Wilson CChrip+'cburch) M Horsley ''Wellington) R. T. Wright (Lower Hutt).