KNOX CHURCH OFFICE-BEARERS

Evening Star, Issue 17637, 16 April 1921, Page 11

KNOX CHURCH OFFICE-BEARERS

WELFARE CONFERENCES. GREED REVISION SUGGESTED. The office-bearers of Knox Church held conferences on Tucsdav a net Thursday on ‘Changes Needed in' the Church and ‘ The Office-bearers of To-day.’ At both conferences the optimistic note was sounded, although criticism of the Church was frank and radical changes were suggested. It was said that modern preaching must be more direct and practical, although always thoughtful: that tire creeds' of tho Church must be revised; that there must be a better comradeship among church members; that the-Church is too exclusive and too expensive for many working men; that religion must influence the home more .a nd the children in it, and make itself felt in a man’s business relationship. Office-bearers were urged to adjust their responsibilities towards their Church and their business, with a ’'■hew to seeing if more time and energy could noi l»e "Iven to the Church. The Revs. Tulloch "Ynille, Axelscn, and Kinmont, U..n, (I. M. Thomson. Messrs D. Todd, W. Secular, IT. -1.-dip. D- Wright, G. Sewell. W. Glasgow. W. Frame. W.Stevenson, J. Heaney, and G. L. Denniston took part in the discussion. . The women of tho congregation had two successful nicotines during tho week, when addresses wore given t>y some of tho women themselves. Arrangements have been made for homo prayer meetings, to be held for the next fortnight, in about twenty different homes scattered throughout (ho city.

On Sunday evening but, after the setviri, (ho Young AVoincu’c Society enterl'i:,.iod about 150 people, mostly young people living in lodging, or away ' from their own homes, so enabling the preac.ier to get- to know some ol those to whom he had preached.