VICAR-GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 256, 30 October 1939, Page 6

VICAR-GENERAL

VISIT TO WANGANUI ARCHDEACON BULLOCK TAKES SERVICES The concluding service to the ‘ Day | of Giving” at St. Peter’s Church, Gon- • ville, last night was taken Archdeacon W. Bullock, Vicar-General of the Wcl-' lington Diocese, assisted by lhe Re\. i V. C. Venimore, the vicar ol the l parish. There was a large* congregation. Among those present were Mr. W. J. Rogers, Mayor of Wanganui, and eignt councillors and their wives. They were welcomed by Mr. Venimore, who .stressed the need lor co-operation be- • Lween lhe Church and civic bodies. Archdeacon Bullock took for his text "The iooi saith in his heart: There is no God." He spoke of a sixth sense, which was the sense of God, and said I hat although tne other live senses came nalurany to us and were used without eiiort ol thought, tne sense ol God was something that depended upon the individual. Tracing tne history of the Church since its inception, he showed how the care of tne chilis, the establishment of hospitals anu schools, with many other iacililies ol modern lite, had been innovated by one thing—the Cnurch. Civilisation had much to ov o to the Church and religion, said the speaker. The countries that at the present moment ban religion would find, and were in tact finding, that tne Cnuich could not be done without, and that religion could never truly be stilted. He attributed the rise of the conditions in these countlies to the apathy of tne people. They had been content to carry on simply and let the things l hat matter -polit.es, leadership an., religion be handled +)y just a few. They had failed to take an interest in the th.ng: in life wnich really mattered. in conclusion ihe archdeacon emphasised me fact that this couiu happen in any country if the people gave way io apathy. Many thought religion did not. matter but ii, was only the fool who said in his heart that there was no God. The choir sa..g an anthem "Seek Yi ! the Lord" (Varley Roberts) during the service. Mr. Au-tin Charles, lie I choirmaster, took the leading soloi part. Before the service a Bible Class tea and rally was held, when scholars ol IS.. Luke’s Church. Castledii., ’..ere present. Archdeacon Bullock and Mr. Charles spoke.