The Cause of The Protestant

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 6173, 15 March 1948, Page 5

The Cause of The Protestant

ENGLISH ORGANISER’S VISIT ADDRESS AT THE TOWN HALL An interesting visitor to Cambridge last week was the Rev. St. Clair Taylor, D.D., F.Ph.S., F.R.G.S., M.R.S.L., M.J.1., who arrived in this Dominion from London, on March 6 by flying boat. The Rev. Taylor, who is Director of the National Union of Protestants in England, has come to New Zealand, to assist in organising the cause of the Protestant. He will tour the country and will give addresses at many centres under the auspices of the Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand.

On Thursday evening last the visiting Minister delivered an address in the town hall to a fair attendance, the Rev. C. H. Olds, 8.A., presiding. The visitor proved to be a most forceful advocate of the Protestant cause. This was, of course, the theme of his talk, together with other relative aspects. ‘Mr Taylor emphasised what he characterised as the peril of inactivity as related to Protestantism. The course of the visitor’s address was subject to some'» few interjections, though at the conclusion Mr Taylor was thanked by the principal interjector for his attitude in accepting the interjections. He also replied to some questions, though they had not been invited. Conditions At Home. In the course of an interview at the Independent Office on Friday afternoon the Rev. S't. Clair Taylor, who has a wife and four children in London, had • much interesting and informative comment to make concerning conditions in the Old Country. Having come out by flying boat it will be appreciated that the visiting clergyman brings almost current news. He smilingly remarked that the rations he had placed before him for luncheon that day would compare with one week’s rations at Home. The Rev. Mr Taylor paid tribute to the assistance of the Dominions, especially New Zealand, in helping Britain with her economic troubles, including food shortage. He agreed-that while the people had not been starving, nevertheless it was very true that all the time the rations had been woefully short. The visitor and his family have lived in the heart of London, and during the war years they were bombed out of their home. Quite a young man in years the Rev. Taylor has already proved himself a great fighter for the Protestant cause, and he informed the Independent representative that he would be prepared to settle in this country if he could find a home for his family.