ST. PAUL’S FELLOWSHIP

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 142, 17 May 1941, Page 8

ST. PAUL’S FELLOWSHIP

“Certain financial aspects of the New Order ’ was the subject of an address* to the St. Paul s Mi n t? Fellowship by Mr C. U ood/ield this week. Under our present syntem, the speaker maintained, wc lived "in I age of plenty, the people wanted goods but could not allord them. Public and private indebtedness combined lo mount higher and higher and prices were constantly rismg. When lie was a boy. said tile speaker, a house could he built for £lO per room; now it was £3OO per room and if the present rates, of increase was maintained in 30 years a house would cost £30.000. It had been abundantly demonstrated that it was easy to produce more goods than can be sold and, lastly, apart from war periods, it was impossible to employ all available labour. Some “new order” was necessary to lead the people out of the difficulties ot the present financial system. lie was certain, however, that no proposals bad a chance of succeeding which did not include the cleansing, changing power of Christ as applied to the hearts and lives of men. With this, inspiring men towards the ideal, good must come. Such a condition of life was absolutely necessary to make any new plan :fleeti vc. Elaborating on a system defined by Cyril Lock, the speaker pointed out weaknesses of the present order, endeavouring to show how Socialism, capitalism, nationaliisation and other proposed remedies all would lail because of certain inherent economic and financial instability. There were certain purposes in life, lie said, which could not be ignored. The purpose of man was lo servo God, lo grow in knowledge, wisdom, purify and grace; the purpose of industry was to produce goods for the proper sustenance and enjoyment of man; the purpose of machinery Was to produce goods in sufficient abundance, with a minimum of labour; and the purpose of money, only to facilitate the exchanges necessary in services and distribution of goods. The speaker answered numerous questions. The meeting recorded its sympathy with Mr C. R. Luke in the less he had sustained in the death of his father, Sir Charles Luke. Community singing was directed by Mr W. Sharp.