Conference of Clergy.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVII, Issue 5, 1 November 1926, Page 3

Conference of Clergy.

A Conference of Clergy was held ori^ 11th, v ari T rr i of interest being dis-.! ] $*£$?$• .-? ■: , ".'■•• ■.-■■■• •. ' ■ JV BYA #^^^agreed; th^t ;^i j &uiet IJay be . ; , x pb£erv>ed ftefdre, next, Syhocl, ,£eginning^ j pn^hV^ednesday , evening at Com- ' [(^ne^fpontinmngfj^during r Thursday . i&nj^ ending ;witn , a of H01y, , , j^m^ui&qn^ • .'V: MiaUionaTy Exhibition. of detail were discussed m; . • f «pnne.ction wtih the , Missionary ExhiIbitjipn'to be held next year. The date "of "the E^ubition .has i not yet : been I fi^, .It will be difficult to secure a & ; w ?pI stpr6 .at the r | j^or^jpsfn mos^. prpija]? ly be obijAined '^ditrlp^ 1 the. .sea^p^ Fhen the Stores. . ■ „ ai^Jei^pty, : hxlt . 'that is a;^ad. time of j >yea| .- f^or an exhibition, pefimte ar- . jX.angem.ents ' ; t will,, '„ however, ; be : made , ! s^prUy- and every !par,ish'^Ul be called , upon " to! do. its share to = provide some , Jih^;' exhibition: It is hoped "... may. be arranged . • foiv.tb run |rp.m ''. Souther n : ;Hawke's Bay; and to. Veturn, th;p. , same night on : .0n.9, .day., of the Exhibition. Missioni ji'aiy' exhibitions iifiye been held with great success , m. pther centres, e.g., n and Auckland. ;^ . .' $he Clergy expressed their deep ; ipsympatKy with Mrs Sedgwick arid the ; " Bishop ' m the .tn^tter of Mrs Sedg- , ill-heaHh. which -will .compel the , Bishop to take her to England .iearly .next year for specialist,, treatiment. : ; r :Tn J e .Bishop said he Very greasy , regretted the necessity of /being aibsent from the diocese for a timearid thank- ; 'ed Ihe clergy for their prayers and r gpod r wishes for Mrs Sedgwick's re/xjoVery. : 1 : &%pfa&L Ball. ! . The Bishop commended -Captain ■Ball. and his work among the irien at ! - ; WgLikaremoana to the prayers of the "'clergy -and pointed out his need for \ support m various ways. ' Laying Oh of BEands. The Bishop expressed his wish that : - t\ie 'clergy when they visited the sick should lay on hands with prayer and,' m suitable; cases,' administer the Sacrament of Holy Unction. He hoped that the practice of spiritual healing would; not be allowed to fall into abey-* ; '-ance-'and gave examples of wonderful ; results" ; that 'had followed : [ pray er for the sick accompanied; by • laying on of ■ hands the use of Holy Unction.