CONGREGATIONAL UNION

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 16

CONGREGATIONAL UNION

ANNUAL ASSEMBLY MISSION AUXILIARY MKETS The annual assembly of the CongreEaiinna! Union of New Zealand was • ontmurd on Saturday. Durin;* flit? mort.utii! ministers met nnd discussed Hie problems oT their individual c hurcin's. and the Dominion Auxiliary t.r iho London Missionary Society held "t? annual nice! in;;., at which Mr H. .sturse presided. Satisf.irior.v pn>;:n>,s was reported fr<>pi all sections oi' the auxiliary. The fulhuvin:; officers- were elected:—General secretary and Dominion treasurer, Mr C. R. Lankshear (.Wellington); Watchers' Prayer Union secretary, Mr A. G. Brown (Auckland); auditor, Mr U J. Archibald (Auckland). It was decided to ask the Congregational churches to contribute at least £IOO to assist the London Missionary Society's auxiliaries in the Cook Islands in their work after the hurricane there. In the afternoon the annual outing of Hie ConjU'eualional Union was held U'aikuku. More than 150 delegates, •fnenrß and hosts, enjoyed an interestn.c !>!o;;rai]imc of games and swimtuin': HlllH RALLY *tnr» than 100 young men and wornen attended a youth rally held in the Timity Congregational Church yesterday afternoon. The lie v. W. Bycroft in the chair ana an address was given by the Rev. A. H. Newell. M. Newell spoke ot fellowship in the Christian faith, emphasising th" necessity of keeping close personal contact with Christ so that idtals might be retained in the trice of adverse circumstances. An iteia was given at the by the "unity oichestra. Afterwards a social gairitring was held in the cht;;;h hall.