SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23968, 19 May 1941, Page 8

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

, . ' ANNUAL DOMINION MEETING Re-emphasising their faith in the war ' of Christ to overcome evil and estab- ' lish goodwill among the peoples of tne earth, a greater number of letters than ever before were received from Friends yearly meetings all over the world, including France and Japan, according to a statement made at the annual ; general meeting of the New Zealand ' Society of Friends (Quakers) opened on Friday night. It was stated that no word arrived from the yearly meetings in Sweden and Germany, although they are known to have been held. The clerk of the Auckland meeting, Mr. Russell Gregory, extended a welcome to those present and expressed pleasure at the large and re present ative gathering. The meeting heard re* ' ports and discussions of the wider Quaker Fellowship on Saturday. Inis. movement originated among American • Friends to establish Christian fellow- > ship with others of different religious j communions who are in sympathy with I Quaker thought and activities'. , The 21st. year of the Co-educational Boarding School at Wanganui was successful, according to the principal s re--1 port. In discussing the social imphcas tions of Friends' Peace Testimony, ; main attention was devoted to avenues of community service, the problem or alternative service as faced by con- - ' scientious objectors and the seeds or 5 war in social life. The meeting will be continued to-day and to-morrow.