CHURCH FACING CRISIS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21185, 4 November 1938, Page 13

CHURCH FACING CRISIS

NEED FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, November 3 "We realise that the Church is facing a crisis,” declared Dr. Salmond, Director of Youth Work, at the Presbyterian Assembly this morning, when discussing' the references to evangelism in the report of the Life and Work Committee. “We are living in an age when the drift is towards collectiveism and we should be thinking in terms of evangelisms,” he said. "The Church is not in touch with large sections of the people and the time has arrived to make a definite attempt to establish contact with people who are often misunderstood and criticised. We are out of touch with a large section of the medical profession and organised labour.” Dr. Salmond suggested that the Church should make a demonstration of Christian unity in the face of all the "isms,” which are making a vital impact on the minds of various dynamic groups. This was a matter of urgency at a time when there was such a ferment of social and political ideas.