CHURCH IN N.Z.
SLIPPING INTO OBLIVION. ' ' -- i : ' . K'l '.Per Press Association— Copyright). WELLINGTON, September 20. • “The Church appears : to be slipping: altogether in New Zealand; to be slip-j r.inqc cter a precipice ’ into oblivion,” , said the Bishop of Wellington, the Rh:, Rev. TH. St; Barbe Holland, in his, presidential'address to-the Dominion" conference of the. Church’ of' England' Men’s Society, which opened in' Wet* ! lirigton to-driy. '-The Bishop l s remarks'.' were made in conjunction with an appeal to members of - the society- to rouse 'the Church against the danger that threatened it. /“The Church is being challenged to-day more than ever before, ’ arid i it is in reality- ‘Christ or paganism, l he said. “Unless the Church cap make a move forward, one is afraid^fof : the} ’future of ’ this Dominion,' not} only the* Church; but also tile riatioif.,. A’ short' time ago Great Britain . went off ythef gold standard. I hope you will help * to'keep New Zealand on the Christian ■standard:” ’ * ’-"t "
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1938, Page 6
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