OVERLAPPING.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 76, 12 March 1928, Page 1

OVERLAPPING.

IN CHURCH WORK. (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, March 8. The annual assembly of the Congregational Union of New Zealand began last night. To do away with “the disgraceful overlapping and waste of money and energy through church denominationalism in New Zealand,” the calling of a conference of representatives of all denominations was urged by the Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher. In his presidential address he said: “Our denominational jealousies poison the atmosphere, prevent unity among the churches, and are forcing organised Christianity into a crisis which will eventually throw the whole machinery into the melting pot. “Though motor ear’s have taken the people away from the churches to the hills and beaches, they cannot take them entirely away from the radio loud speaker which, in itself, forces the upset of bigoted denominationalism. ” The president proceeded to draw a picture of the changes which the motor car and the wireless set had wrought in the lives of the present generation. He said he was pleased that radio was working against any narrow denomina 1 ionalism.