CHURCH OF CHRIST CONFER. ENCE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1408, 8 April 1912, Page 2

CHURCH OF CHRIST CONFER. ENCE.

■ o — Tire, foreign mission session'■ of the Church of Christ Conference commenced on Saturday morning, Mr. S. J. Mudge, of South Wellington, presiding. Renorts of work accomplished in South Africa and tho prospects for 1012 were received. It was reported that on May 13 another lady misisoner would leave for buluwiwo, in company with Sir. and Mrs, Ha'dficld. • „ . The officers for the year werei-Prosi-dent, Mr. K. Hall; vice-president, Mr. A. .1. Saunders, M.A.; secretary, Mr. S. ,1. Mudge; treasurer, Mr. ,T. Owen; committee, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Mackenzie, Miss Johnstone, Miss Musters, and Mr. J. Way. Tho following motion was proposal by Mr. Grinstend:—"That we emphatically protest against the compulsory inilijnry training now in operation in New Zealand." The mover hold that the system was tin intolerable i'liiorfercnco wilh Iho liberties of ChrMian men, I hat H was antagonistic to the teachings of Jesus ChrUt. and against the best interests of tho country. Mr. Hitrdlmm seconded, and the resolution was carried with one dissentient. A Publishing Committee was set up to publish a paper for the Wellington district. A foreign mission rally was hold in the evening, Mr. A, .1. Saunders presiding. were delivered on I lie ur<_vnoy of mis-doi.s in South Africa, "The Great Commission and its Relations to Foreign Missions," and "Our Kcsponsibility," bv Messrs. 1,. Johnston (Paliucrslon), G. Veieo (XeM, ami 8. H. Mudge (South Wellington). Special services were held yesterday in the city and suburban churches. The conference will bo continued this morning, when the question of the work of Iho Sunday schools will be discussed. There, will be a united thanksgiving Forvicn tonight in Vivian Street Chape! at 7.30 o'clock.