What's Your Job?

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XV, Issue 4, 1 October 1924, Page 441

What's Your Job ?

On the occasion of his visit to Australia some few years ago, m connection with the Church of .'-England' Men's Society, the late Bishop Watts-Ditchfield said :— : They had . a religious census m Australia. He would like to add another question to the census paper; after they had filled m the name of the denomination to which they professed allegiance, he would like them to have to put down the answer to another question: "What's your job?" And if a man couldn't find that he had any job m connection with his Church, he would not count him as a Churchman at all. . He did not believe m a Churchmanship that did not take" off its coat and get to work. There were too many firstclass passengers m the Church— not enough of the third-class to "get out and push," as the old story went. If he asked a man his trade or profession m life, the answer would come pat without delay. But how many of his hearer,s could truthfully say what' their work was m the church? Were they doing any at all? He was reminded of a character which was oriee given to a farm hand. One side of the paper was first rate— the bearer could plough well, milk well, dig well, and so on — it all looked splendid. Then on turning over the page came just these words: "But he won't!" That was the case with too many men m the Church,'- There yere men v/ho could sing and jm>uld be useful m a choir^-but thef wori't. ■ They could

teach well, and could give great help m the Sunday School — but they won't. They could be useful helpers m open-air mission work— but they won't. The man for Australia must be a man who would do work, not only think about it or talk about it. Men were wanted then and there who would go out and win Australia for Jesus Christ. — Warwick ' ' Parish Gazette."