DOMINION-WIDE CONFERENCE

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1932, Page 7

DOMINION-WIDE CONFERENCE

PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASSES. PROGRAMME AT NEW PLYMOUTH. The Presbyterian Bible Class Union Dominion conference will - commence at New Plymouth next Tuesday, when delegates will arrive from all parts of the Dominion to attend the largest church youth gathering which to held to New Zealand er Australia. The conference will continue until January 3 and delegates will leave on the following morning. While most ef the delegates will live in the camps arranged tor them a considerable number will be accommodated privately and other will be staying with friends. The new St. Andrew’s Church will be the rendezvous for most of the meetings, but the old St. Andrew’s Church, Whiteley Methodist Church and hall and the Baptist Church will also be used for various meetings during the conference. It to expected that about 300 delegate?; will be present from outside New Plymouth, so with those registered locally the meetings should be well attended. Two hundred delegates are expected to arrive by the mail train on Tuesday flight next and a large contingent to also expected by the afternoon train. Dr. J. D. Salmond, director ef Presbyterian youth W>rk, is at the head of the general arrangements and the Rev. J. D. McLennan Wilson is president of the New Plymouth committee. The programme for the conference will commence at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, with the preparation of study circles, and from then on the delegates will meet every morning for study circles and later for sectional meeting. (Senior, junior and Sunday school teachers). The afternoons will be free but to order that the time should be fully Utilised various sectional outings have been arranged. The delegates will spend the Friday at Mt. Egmont. This excursion will be one of the largest yet held to the mountain. Basketball competitions and. swim* mtog sports will be held at the Boys’ High School on the Saturday and sporis at the same place on the Monday. A garden party will be held at Frethey s Gardens on the Tuesday and delegate? win be entertained by the ladies of the congregation. ' The following to the programme pf principal speakers during toe conference: December 28, St. Andrew’s Church, the Rev. W. Bower Black, “Th® Bestowal of the New Life”; December ?9, St. An*’ draw's Church, the Rev. W- Milne, “The Cultivation of the New Life”; December 30, Maori mission Barty headed by th® Rev. Hemi Potatau, Empire Theatre; De* eember 31, St. Andrew’s Church, roll pall by the Rev. R. R, Adair; January L u a.m. and 7 p.m., combined services in the Opera House, morning, toe Rev. W* Mitae, eveping, the Rev. W. Rpwer Slash? ■’The Acceptance of the New Life”; Janu* ary 2, Empire Theatre, home and foreign missions, Rev, J. A* Thomson and party assisted by Miss M* Nichols, “Foreign Mission,” Mrs. A* H, Howie (India); January 3, St. Andrew’s. Church, Dr, J, D. Salmond, “The Expression of toe Life.” Senior' sectional meeting during toe conference will be to charge of toe Rev, j. Paterson. The theme will be “The Meaning of the Cross to toe. Modern World,” Junior, sectional meetings will be taken by the Rev. R. R, Adair, assisted by Mis? L- Buchanan and toe toem.e will be “The Master—Words of Discipleship.” Sunday school teachers will atoo have separate meetings when every branch <?f the work will be studied*