CHURCH ARMY FLYING COLUMN.

Waiapu Church Gazette, 1 June 1933, Page 3

CHURCH ARMY FLYING COLUMN.

I hope that the visit of the Church Army will carry this "fiery cross" of a call to definite conversion through all our parishes, and put the issue of "Christ or the world" plainly before us, as well as the call "the world for Christ." Captain Davey writes from England commending the Advance Agent, Captain Banyard, and the "Chief," Prebendary Wilson Carlile, has added a special note of affectionate regard for Captain Banyard. He arrives m Wellington on May 13th, and will come on to confer with us very shortly afterwards. He will then have the best part of two months to plan out the campaign, and should have time to get m touch with many, if not all, the clergy. The Column is due to leave England on June Ist, arriving at Auckland, and should be here before Sunday, July 9th, and at work shortly afterwards. I am very grateful to Captain Squires for all the preparatory work which he has done, and to the Bishop> of Waiapu for allowing him to come to us. I am anxious that we should make full use of the splendid opportunity which is. thus offered to us by the Home Church, and I am issuing m this number a prayer which I should like used m every parish Sunday by Sunday for God's blessing on the work of the Column. We want a spirit of anticipation among our people, and the assurance that m these dark days God is sending them a message of light, from Him who is the Light of the world. From the letter of the Bishop of Chris tchurch (May Church News).