WANGANUI BROTHERHOOD PSA

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13500, 9 October 1911, Page 3

WANGANUI BROTHERHOOD PSA

A large gathering attended the Brotherhood meeting yesterday afternoon to hear Bro. O. Aldis speak on the subject of “The Brotherhood and Democracy.” In a plain, straightforward manner the speaker gave a glowing account of the Brotherhood movement in the Homeland and its far-reaching possibilities for the advancement of Demroc-racy. Almost all men, he believed, were in their heart religious, that is to say, the desire of every sane man tended in some way or the other to the worship of the Infinite: no man was wholly irreligious.. In some parts he had visited they had to open the doors three-quarters of an hour earlier than the meeting commenced, and he hoped the time would come when the organisation in, Wanganui would have to oj;en the doors earlier for the same reason. He proceeded to point out the fact that the Brotherhood was essentially a workers’ movement, and not a one-man show, 1 that it was the means of reaching men who would not attend church or chapel, and through this means the Divine influence of God was working imperceptibly in converting men from evil ways. The. Brotherhood had extended its operations to atheistical France, where Bro. Kcir Bardie had been enthusiastically received and had succeeded in forming a branch there—a very hopeful sign. Miss Green sang very effectively the sacred solo, “Eternal Rest,” and Mr and Mrs Tiirvey sang a duct, “Magnify the Lord,” which was much appreciated.