CHRISTIAN ORDER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24944, 17 June 1942, Page 6

CHRISTIAN ORDER

PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN The churches of the city and suburbs, Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers, Taieri, Milton, and Balclutha, were represented at the meeting of the Otago committee of the Campaign for Christian Order. The Rev. R. S. Watson presided. A report of the national committee meeting at Wellington last week was given by the delegate. Principal A. L. Haddon, who outlined the plans already operating to carry the campaign to every district of the Dominion, to the men in camps and to the Maori people. It had been arranged to commence extensive use of press, radio, visits to all types of organisations, workplaces, political and professional conferences, youth and children's weeks, Town Hall meetings in the four main centres, and six weeks' simultaneous preaching in the churches. A leading business man,' who attended by invitation, told the committee that the campaign was being welcomed In business circles quite as much as in the churches, and 40 Wellington men had raised £2OOO toward its cost. A group in Auckland had done almost the same. It was reported that the Campaign Bulletin, of which there had been three issues to date, had been well received by over 2000 ministers and other workers. Wayside posters for use outside churches were being distributed, 150,000 copies of an explanatory pamphlet were ready for issue, together with booklets on "Social Predicament and the Way Out," and " The Churches Speak." Others outlining Christian Order would follow at short interTrie Otago committee decided to cooperate fully in these Dominion plans. The Rev. D. C. Herron reported that arrangements had been finalised for the Dunedin Town Hall meeting on Monday, September 21, the musical programme being placed in the hands of Mr R. Spackman and Dr Galway. A procession of witness is being considered. The Rev. W. J Hands outlined a scheme for house-to-house visitation in city and suburbs. Copies were circulated to members for decision next meeting. The Revs. A. R. Scott Milton) andlN. F Benham (Waikouaiti) reported that public meetings had been arranged in their districts and asked for Dunedin speakers for these occasions. These were aP The" following were asked to form a youth sub-committee for the period of the campaign: The Revs B M. Tasker. N. F Benham, K. A. Bell, Dr J. D- oaimond and the members of the Dunedin Youth Council. . .. Mr J. Farquharson, convener of the Finance Committee, reported £492 in hand and donations coming in steadily. The question was raised whether sufficient provision is being made for Divine services during Sunday parades of the Home Guard. The chairman, the Rev. R. S Watson, undertook to make inquiries with a view to any needed co-operation.