CHURCH LIFE & WORK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1597, 14 November 1912, Page 4

CHURCH LIFE & WORK.

DISCUSSION At PRESBYTERrAM .'■ ASSEMBLY, LABOUR; MOVEfeNT. about- : ''" ■■. ; . ■■.■"..-.; At tho Presbyterian (Jeneifal. AssetaMJ , ytsterday the jßev. h k, .- presented -the frepprt of Hie; Committeeon fihiifcli. Lifoi-and -Wo.rk; :(estracts-- : bf wTiich have already' -been, ".published). Moving, the; .adbption- ...of' the /report Jie said it must be' mtoifest"to .■everybody '• that t.llero was.- in tho country''a-great deal .of sopiil unfestj and -it si'as-'-lof. .'ijjtt 4Ss«nc.d of- folly not to 'tp. discover the causes 6f. %»-. Thenj-. were.'idbrtainly axitatprs abroad: and it rc£s fre.quentljr said that they- -were thoV cdiise of &lich of the. tofest., :Ho..did-vbe:lievo,.-tbat:-'tliey' were iloing very often more harm-'tKan good, but that : th>y..were-rath% the --pro-- . diiets of .the. existinif ■ .unresfc -than. . the; -. -causes'.of it." H« i'did' not' propose: "-.'to; , '. pmbe. the. question; If* tho bntil'' the- Cflhim'ittee , ■■'wished t6, ; -iniftreSs ,: Jup6ft ,; Ministers »nd ■pre.sby.teries.. the .-clamant . ..jiflcessity of etu'dyiiiff tie- guteStibiiV-thor-' , ouglly-, , ami 60 arriyiji'g at: tlieV caiijses '■■ of it. This was 'fteips ' -by , the- " Pye'sbyterian Church' if Neiv" South Wale;). ■Jt should U tHjo - endeavour--of ■. ■Ministers to ..make it cleir to. tne : -masM9' of working men;{what the- attitude,.<if:Hlie .Qhiirch NvaS tevards-them.., /■..'''■ '■' .:'.■':, ''■' The Hey; A, ;% Thompso.h,;(Mastertoh) seconded, the atept.ibn- of-the repqrtV , :,He'. said that all atfemptj.tij-Mjve'the.-prob- ■ letn..of .social .unrest had failed. The Ghur.c!i' csuld-.-nbt but sympathise witn. : .s6ra'e bf.tK'e' demands .of. . labpiin ibut the 1 Ghurcli ■must': jiotiknov^. fcatiital or ' labijjir as- ..such:;: , ■eh'e-'Vmuß.t: ; rEther- claim -nian on the ,:brpad : - 'basis!. : Of his .humanity.'. It' mu.sf; ; nQt--\be, : admit-, tod'tha-l: the (3ospei.pruv:idcd"%'Teniedyy". :''' A :SpliV-in;;{lievßanlcs;:ofi!,abou)Pi::; ;; " 'Mew..tß«e :, 'iatf--b'e^n'''-a- ,l «!lit"iTv' ■the Laljp'nr,- a ; nd. one ■■■party; had- ■■ : for'p6.diurcKvtn.;l)j;.glcd;.tlteref<!f; . TliAy jiiiglit well■.eymp.ithi'sp. Ki.th 'toe'.Tenaiiieh- ■ ed,- Vs-hoJr:mi&lit. rfeilly h'ayevliiid; ia ; very fine object : ;befori>''thein dltlioujjlj- ..their, wethode were, 'wrong.' ■ 'It-liad- .Deen 'said ■ ■that the Socialist.mpyement■".'. -iy'sis:- ■ Krt,:, .atheistio inovcßiejtit, .but was , -.thoi'Churcli:,; :riot to.loyfe ■.tlib.siitner?' .The.; Church, had :':■ to work forrmepand-. tliej^niproveinerit ['otc} lhenv and they 'ni , usi;i , jia^dra\v;.}tliieii'.' , ;Biii'!''..,, nionts. iouiid tlieni. and. : .£ayfthoy >ero bet-'' .ter 'tlian .others.'-. iT.here."should , ';:be'- jn?; , -.■ the Church, sympathy;'for ell* nish in tho ionimiuntyi ' ..-■'V .':,\':-;,V' ; y--'::<i '!■■. 'ThV,ReyJ'-Dri. : Gibbi.:,■■- Even':^for.' , -low-- . brsakoKii '11 ■suppose;!..:'.,, ■■■i".. 5 ', ,, ".;-v, r -"- : 'i 1 '?■", Mr. cqnclusion-itha.tithe.'■■■' method by'whiblfcthe'Churcli-shouli-reach. those, :outsiilfe • thoiouE;lil^:.uiiselnsh. : j' £?■■?■,', ''iiiyr-i':}'..-, ■ :' \Vouit! : :li ; Bespi!ulart ; : : : proved-sfopn'gjj.'of,■■■.social.'''-;ahdy .ecqiiom?c. . q.uesfio'ns'/ being'.. |infToduced : ;\..iiito,.. tHe '. churcHe^..:,-TheM:: : w'as a ; ;yeryjlnrgo v .num:';.,-. , bsi.:'ti£-;;HbOTii;.- , leaaereS"ho-Wei , e-clamour-/-. , ■ing'fo>' : .assistance.;from "the''.ChurjeK'.-but;.,. .th*ey. wbuld'n"ptvabcept : ;the..assistance , :un--'.: ■'tfes"'the-':oh'iirch..%bul,d"B[q , .: the. whole hog.'.'. XJthl:heni,,and;d&6raee:capMi%d;.'einrv; ; Mra'oe. the. ■" \vh'6!e. Sociajisric -Jpropapnda'i. ; (Heai',-' : .Hear.:). ■■'S.ujppasijigJjabo'uiv ; micst!ons ' .wore'.'tb' :be. invth.e ..chuiphes, a'na,Vw^' ri SW*n-cc(ime;.fto;cKÌ'- , 9iid: ? tlie~; ;iiihisit'er 'tbTd'tliein' -'ihpii; itwis.;tlieir dtttj to , doiili honest.... VorK'fOT.an.vhpncst ; . day'^pay;Avpiild'.it ■ tin any '.case, he didnpt tJiiTifcthert' \r.a3 ■ ni.uch'.iieed:fqr .concerii: about '.soeial'/eTile in New. Zealand. He .'hoped the. .Churcli *puld .hef'be'Ts.wringf. they great spiritual ifork. .^for?.God and Christ ,byany passing econoinic -:'mpvenien.t. (A , ?- P&ECJ ■'' ~'■', IS .■'.•. ;'.,'■ ~..■■„.,: ■ ConSroversy oii ; Missions.' The E«v." -(Ihinedin) spok« of tlio. Tcsults. ipf nijss;ioi2S,. saying-. , that they were -iin'mensely .powerful for, good. The l?ev, j, iiitien (Mpsgiel).--.spoke 'in terms-of , ; the highest- praise '.of tlie-'ChSp- ■ niiii-Alexandet.-missiph,' p'nrtys; He-iSoid,; ■ .jiPAyifer,: 'Dufcedin.-.,- Presbytery . had'u^ither , beei.unanimtijis nor f ; ntniisi-. ■as.tic abbiit the -methods- used by l the nissipners -there;■ -;A niinority of- -thb Presby- ■ te'ry : 'ha4"fre4ne^fl^.iroice3Vi-thcir- , ili:qtast ■againfit this; bjitby a gross piece of in-, justice these prp.test9; liad, ab-the-ccsife; , pf the'iiiajority, been deleted- .frbin the press ,, -'reports.'" The,result, was -that .an utterly- niisleading' a$ ..to. , the- atti-' tii.dft -.of 'th'.e. Duiiedi.n; Presbytery had- been aliqwid The ! mission meefings "wSrc , certainly attehdeU, .by a- great mßiny;-pebple;. : .biat: tne;,pp.bple■ ■came ■ not- ■«>■ 'much^tpvter. , the ■preaching-, but'.fbr -the. .singing4nd •'the'..aniusei.uenti , ■ The-'singing^wa's If'l'fit' .te / iypVpti^.th^pMplei:;t6:ma;ke:-fhe,en r / , t'lHisiiisjri.-ee.oiii- a- -great, dealvlarger.-.tnan-■.. the real result :warranted. j :;.':'He-) ; wajne(l' the Assembly, .not- ,fo-:,eipeet...tooj.luuctt..«.. ■, : ' ; 'tti,is 'much-laaded -.ands-mucb-advertisetj , ■mission '..party , .". , .:. ■■ ; ,',:' ; V 'r2..'.' ~'*j '"■ ,J. K Pa;ttiepii;,evangelist,:"defended the ■mission :party,frbm : tlie:;rt.f pep. sio'iis east upon ft . , - The- Eevi J. .Kilpatrick,:(Gr.eSn Island). ■.an:d-tlie'Bey, W. Grayl!ison:(E.psly.n) defended ! fhe njissibhi /. '.'.'.,.":;.. , ' ' Tho'Rey, W- Hewitsftn, said tbe;.diiarac--ter bt- Dr..Ctepman. was abp.™. ; suspicipfa, aiitt: ; J>e.;EPrryvt(j : -tl}ink':tha:t^th_ere the G]iurch:f,or there' on ,wlipin',thb. nie.tlipas .. Jh'e u.se'd.hai 'np gppd- effectiwbhteveriorto '■ wlibm Juerely;Xr,epeUa : iit.. '■.. , ' !Jhe m.etibttkas carried; ; :■■■,'