BIBLICAL SCHOLAR

Evening Star, Issue 21880, 17 November 1934, Page 14

BIBLICAL SCHOLAR

DR MDFFfITT ARRIVES CHURCH BACK TO “ CENTRAL REALITIES * [Pek United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, November 17. .“New Zealand has always been famous to me through its Maoris, its Rugby, and its trout. I don’t know about its theology,” said Dr James Moffatt, the distinguished Biblical scholar, who arrived by the Monterey to-day. ■' He told the interviewer that he preferred not to discuss “ heavy ” subjects so early in the morning. He said professors during their Sabbatical year were supposed to travel and improve their minds. That was why he left America and came to, New Zealand. He wanted to catch some trout, to se« something of Dunedin, and to meet former students and acquaintances. Dr_ Moffatt said one result of the depression, in the United States had been to drive the churches back to central realities of the Faith, starting with study of the Bible, and to cause the search to be for the meat, and nob for the trimmings, of life. In Britain, there was outstanding evidence of vitality on the part both of the Church of Scotland and the Church of England. The latter had shown greats vitality in, the lead it had given in theological and Christian teaching. ' ; . Dr Moffatt remarked that he felt thd United .States had turned the corner of the depression. Mr. Roosevelt, had three great assets—he was a first-class, politician, he was absolutely honesty and he bad no rival. Mr Moffatt leaves for the south oa Monday, and leaves the dominion oa December 11.