CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR
THE ■CONVENTION. Tke Wellington Provincial District Convention Meetings, which commenced last Saturday and have been held each night at the. Taranaki Street Metho,dist Church, concluded last'night with tho "Crowning Meeting," this taking the form of a consecration service. The president (tho Rev. P. J. Cossum), on behalf of the Council and the Endeavours of Wellington, welcomed the newly-elected vice-president, the Rev. J. H. White, and Mr. L. J. Brabin (tho retiring secretary). The roll was called and responded to bv the various societies. Greetings were also read from tho Rev. H. B. Gray, president, ■ and the Rev. J. T. Pinfold'r'sccrctary of the Dominion Christian Endeavour Council, and tho Dune'din, Canterbury, and Auckland Uiiions. Miss Jean Nicholas and Mr. H. Holland rendered solos.' ■ Tho presence of tlie following ministors and deaconesses ' showed their appreciation of the Christian Endeavour movement: —The Rev. I'. J. Cossum, the Rev.' G. Knowles Smith, the Rev.' A. T. Brainsby, the Rev. Koith Ewen, the Rev. M'Fce, the Rev. J. H. White, and the Rev. Dr. Hughes. Sister Elizabeth, Sister Alice, and Sister Constance. Tho Rev. G. Knowles Smith, who delivered tho consecration address; said that the world was sa3"ing: "Oh, for workers I . Someone who will do something." Real Endeavours were lovers and the most wonderful day-dreamer in the world wasl'tho lover. The artist, and tho sculptor were dreamers — dreamers of .what they would produce— and behind the dream was the love. Christian Endeavours were dreamer; were lovers; th<fy had fallen in love with Christ. No one could tell the difference between a Presbyterian and a Methodist, the difference was in tho system. The beauty of Christian Endeavour was because it was not a system. Neither was the Endeavour Society a debating society. If it became a mutual improvement society it would
go down. The speaker went on to say that lie believed that in the" near future a wave of spiritual power was going to spread to this Dominion with great strength. .Were they ready for it?
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 9
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334CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 9
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