CHURCH HEAD CHALLENGES LAYMEN
—PresF Association
By Telegrayh
A L CivL. AN 1), Atay S. A ciiallenge to layiuen to adventurouiaction, Ava.s iss'ued by Arclibifehop YVes. A'atsoii, primato of New ZealanU, iu aj. .address at- tlie aiiuual meeting of the Auckland Liocesan Cliureluueii 's Ari bociatiou. Ihe church used to be the eentre 0.1 all active hfe, busihess, social and reJigious, iuvolving every town, city aml \'illage in Eugland, and was placed in the dead eentre of the coimnunity, Inu today it is up •longer the eentre," the Archbishop said. The church had been pushed out to the eircumference.' Angiican laymen, as a body, had been uuwiliing to take respousibility for iapsed (Jhristians, l>ut in future they must give their witness- and do niore for the church witliin the new centres of lit'e which were developing. It appearen that 10 per cent. of the population was for the churcli", 10 per'ceht. against and 80. per cetjt,. . indiH'erent. He called on Aiiglicaii My&(fli to 1'ou.se theiiiselves to the seriousne?s pf the .probleni and use their power aiui inilirence to overcome
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 May 1946, Page 2
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