ROLE OF THE CHURCH
WORLD AFTER THE WAR (0.C.) WELLINGTON, Thursday The role that the churches would have to play in the. world after the war, if civilisation was to be kept on an upward path, was emphasised by speakers at a meeting held in The Terrace Congregational Church in connection with the centennial commemoration. The Rev. F. de Lisle, of Auckland, chairman of the Congregational Union, said that intellectual and spiritual giants had been associated with the 100-year history of The Terrace Congregational Church. But the Church as a whole could not live on the glories of tho past or off traditions. This was not the time to deplore present conditions, but rather should they glory in the opportunity offered, and the torch placed in their hands should be kept burning brightly. ( The Bishop of Wellington, the Rt. Rev. H. St. Barhe Holland, said each church had something to offer. The Congregational idea of a free society was something very vital. Nothing but reI ligfon would carry the world forward, but no man-made dictation could form the foundation. Religion would have to be a spiritual reality from Monday to [ Saturday, and not only concern itself (.with Sunday.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24268, 8 May 1942, Page 4
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