PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASS RALLY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3278, 10 January 1917, Page 47

PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASS RALLY.

A largo number of Bible class members and Sunday school teachers attended the rally held on Sunday afternoon in First Church. Tho object of tho meeting was to give those- members, who had been unablo to attend tho Oamaru Biblo Class Conference an opportunity of hearing the impressions of some of the delegates. This especially ap« plied to the northern delegates, of whom some. 35 or 40 are at present in Dunediou The chair was occupied by the Rev. Graham. 11. Balfour, whilo Mr Miller Hope was at tho organ. Tho collection is to bo devoted to assisting the orphanages. Miss Mackenzie, of Masterton, spoke on "Why Every Biblo Class Member Should Go to Conference." Sho said that their work during; the year kept them in the valleys, but it was necessary to occasionally get tho purer nir and wider vision from tha mountain top. A conference like that ad Oamaru, with its 800 delegates, from all over New Zealand, its splendid meetings,and prayerful atmosphere, was a mountaintop experience. Tho conference was valuable not only to each delegate personally, but was an unique opportunity for discussing and solving tho difficulties' that, confront and hamper so many B : ble classes.

Mr W. Mitchell (North-East Valley) and Miss Earl (Napier) spoke on "What Conference. Has Meant to Me." Speaking along personal lines, they showed how thd presence and power of i\\o Holy Spirit had been made manifest at the conference. M'ss Ronaldson (Timaru) spoke on whati conference is going to mean to her class. Over 20 had heen present from Chalmers Church. Timaru: its minister (the Rev. Evan M. Harries) compiled the Bible Study Rook used, and was also the principal conference speaker. At least six members had fully consecrated themselves, and Miss Ronaldson outlined what great things they weroi expecting as a result of these changed livea, They had seen the power of prayer at the conference, and every class that trusted la that power could not but succeed. The Rev. T. N. Cuttle (St. Andrews, Canterbury) was the final speaker. He said that, what the Da\desford Conference, some years ago, had been to- the Christian Union Movement, the Oamaru Conference would be to the Biblo Class Movement. They had now a new conception of the Christian life.' Christian work, and God. They had learnt to love the Holy Spirit, and He had flooded the hearts of many with divine love. Thai blessing would remain with the delegated as long as they sought to pass it on to others.

The Rev. Gr. 11. Balfour, in closing the" meeting, said that by getting prayer circles started in every church it would bo possible to start such a revival as would shake not, only their classes and churches, but alsc' the wholo of Nov/ Zealand.