CHURCH DIFFERENCES

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11960, 15 October 1924, Page 7

CHURCH DIFFERENCES

“HA!RD ROCK TO BLAST.” AROHBISHOP JULIUS AT PRES- ■ BYTERIAN JUBILEE. Per Press Association. - CHRISTCHURCH, October 14. Speaking at a conversazione held in. connection with the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Presbyterian Church', Archbishop Julius said do doubt that these present had heard of the movement towards Christian unity t-hat was taking place in the world to-day. As the position was to-day Be was of opinion that if 3t. Paul were here he would bo hopelessly confused, what with Presbyterians, Angjicans, and all toe other denominations. .However, in the last fesv years of his life the speaker sa-id he had seen a great change take place. There had pee ll concern: over toe valid amdi invalid ministers, hut Anglicans, he was pleased to he (able to state, had come to believe that it was God. who decided the question.. However, he would. admit there were real differences between Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodists, Roman Catholics and others, and some of these differences were as hard as a rock. That rock would have to bo blasted, and if the churches did not do toe blasting then Bolshevism, would' do it for them. Every endeavour ehould be .made to get rid of the differences, andi if it could not 'be effected peoples should at least try to live together as Christian brothers. He was present as a representative of the Anglican Chutch of New Zealand, and to oonvey the. congratulations of that Church on toe attainment of the diamond jubilee of the Christchurch Presbytery. The Mayor of Christchurch (Mr J. A. Flesher) said there was one thing in respect of which he always admired the Presbyterian Church, . and that was its regard for education and the advocacy or the Bible in Schools principles. He Was certain that if the Church had its way it would restore the Bible to State schools. He congratulated the Presbyterian Church on its acquisition of such educational institutions as St. Andrew’s Oollege. SCOTSMEN WANTED IN CANTERBURY.

Dr. Charles Chilton, Rector of Canterbury College, said he was pleased to ba able to pay tribute on behalf of tho college to toe work done hy Presbyterians who had come out from Scotlandbringing their ideals of education with Item. Thesowere to he found principally. in Dunedin, and were the envy of all. Before New Zealand thought of establishing a university the Presbyterians had their own, and they had since founded their own colleges, including Knox and St. Margaret’s, besides which, the Church supported four university chairs in Otago. When, he thought of all this he could not help wishing that some of these people would come crowding into Canterbury.