Retreat for Clergy.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume X, Issue 11, 1 April 1920, Page 271

Retreat for Clergy.

•vThe Rev. W,', E. Lush, of Auckland; will conduct the retreat for /clergy. :4t Woo<Jford House, \Havelock North; f rom: Monday ' eveningy My $7pti^ -itp; Thursday; evening, 'May 20th. The expense? of all the' clergy will vbe pooled, and borne equally ■,■!>s; all who asteiid. . ; WiUv the clergy ; let; .VitJSe "Rev, Canon i'.Jj AwfLush know, as soon"- as possible wjhethe> they can attend^ Of course it ; is hoped that /all^tlie clergy .will go into, retreai ; there is surely no greater need' in the- wOrld to-day than that the leaders of ;. the spiritual life of the people should deepen th.eir , own: spirituaL; lifel "The spiritual life of a * parish . cannot , rise higher than the spiritual lif e : of ihe "Vicar. .'. A .- retreat is; not a rest ; .' it iiS ii great strain aiid physically exhausting; The value of a retrfeat does not depends on- the " conductor j each member gets spiritual help according as he ptits m spiritual efforts The conductor has sashed for the -prayers of the clergy; ■- ;"-, '■'■^v.-.--v. „-.:■■ r ' ■ , '^ ; ''. : •