CHRISTIAN ORDER

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1944, Page 6

CHRISTIAN ORDER

/ CALL TO SERVICE

CAMPAIGN INrWELLIiNGTON

The Wellington area committee of the National Council of Churches has planned a Christian Order Week, from September 17 to September 24.;; All the Protestant churches in Wellington are joining in a great co-operative effort to challenge the imagination, and conscience of the men and women around them with the claim of Christ to order their own lives and the lives of the community of which they each form an integral part.. The call comes at a most opportune moment. Men have prayed that victory may be given us in this war, because construction must necessarily take the place of destruction, and that will open the way to a creative spirit in the remaking of the world. Months of preparation have been given to the planning of the campaign. Each section ;of the city and its neighbourhood is making plans to reach the many and varied professional business, industrial, and workers' groups in the places and circumstances in .which they are accustomed to congregate. There is to be one main meeting in the Town Hall; and over 100 lesser meetings have already been arranged. ."■■ v S < Speakers have been invited from all parts of New Zealand. They include the Rt. Rev. D. C. Herron (Dunedin), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, Canon W. Averill (Auckland). Rev. A. A. Brash (Presbyterian, Wanganui), Rev. R. Clement (Methodist, Christchurch), Rev. C. G. Hood (Church of Christ, Auckland), Principal A. L. Haddon (Church of Christ, Dunedin), Rev. G. I. Laurenson (Methodist, Auckland), Rev. W. S. Lowe (Church of Christ, Auckland), Rev. .F. H. Robertson (Presbyterian, Havelock North), Rev. C. J: Tocker (Presbyterian, Invercargill), Rev. M. W. Wilson (Presbyterian, Timar'u), Messrs. A. T. Campbell (Christchurch), E. M. Blaiklock (Auckland) , Deaconess Heni Park (Christchurch), Mrs. A. K. Warren (Christchurch), Mrs. P. W. Stephensori (Nelson), and Mrs. A. Whitelaw (Timaru). CHOIR OF 300 VOICES. The week will be opened by the production of the; oratorio, "St. Paul," under the leadership of Mr. W. C. Bryant, at the Towti Hall, on September 17. Mr. Bryaait, 'who is organitt and choirmaster at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, will have under his baton over 300 members from the church choirs of Wellington. There will be special services and addresses in all the churches of Wellington, Petone,- and Lower Hutt. At a youth rally in the Town Hall the speaker will be the Rev. R. Clement. This service will be preceded by a Procession of Witness from Thorndon through, the city to the Town Hall. On Monday evening at the Town Hal] the Religious Drama Society will produce a specially-written play, "Youth Wants to Know." The play is said to be one of the most moving and challenging ever produced in New Zealand. Throughout the week there will be meetings of many kinds. During the lunch hour there will be city meetings for workers and business people. There will be luncheons, open-air meetings, and addresses in theatres. At the Petone Railway Workshops addresses will be given on three successive days. In 15 suburban areas over 20 gatherings for women will be held. In some areas there will be parents' gatherings. -■ - Youth gatherings will be held in the suburbs. Special speakers will address Various schools and colleges. Training College and Victoria College students will have addresses from well-known: educationists. The week will close with special services in. all churches.