ST. ANDREW'S MEN'S CLUB

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 202, 11 September 1937, Page 12

ST. ANDREW'S MEN'S CLUB

Two Interesting Addresses The usual fortnightly meeting of the St. Andrew7s Men7s Club was held in St. Andrew7s Hall last evening when there was an attendanee of over 40 members. The meeting opened with a quarter of an hour of community singing, after whieh several much apprecited items were given by Mr. J. Warren (violin), Mr. W. Lord (piano), Mr. W. A. Bryant (vocal), and Mr. D. Agnew (vocal). a Two addresses were given during the evening. The first was by Mr. Lennen, whose chose as his subject "Bees. 77 His remarks were confined mainly to the queen bee, and her proceSs of breeding. The average number of bees in the kive in winter' before the queen bee laid 2000 eggs a day, and by the time her breeding period was finished there would be something like 80,000 bees in the hive during the honey flow. The egg of the bee hatches in 2i days; therefore, stated Mr. Lennon, there would be a nursery of •40,000 infants in one stage or another, meaning that 20,000 of these would have to be fed daily. The average life of a bee , during the workihg period would be only about a month, whieh was brought about by the constant rubbing and breaking off of the wings. In conclusion Mr. Lennen gave a goneral summary of the happenings within the hive when one or more queen bees were born. The main address of the evening was given by Mr. A. J. C. Runciman, whose address was on "Christianity in Relafion to Business. 7 7 . Mr. Runciman stated that oue was at first glance inclined to consider that business belongs to the realm of commerce and was restricted to in§titutions, companies and individuals condueting a business oitrade, every man who gave serviee of any kind was in business wketlier he be an employer- or an employee. The speaker went on to empliasise the diflierence between a man who would be horrified to steal another 7s cash box, but would, without a second thought, repudiate a contract or take - udvantage in business of an unsuspecting eompetitor or customer or steal the time of an employer. There could be no particular credit, of eourse, to the man who was lionest, because honesty

i was the best policy. Not the least important feature of the question of Christianity and business was the relationship between employer and employee; botk parties were in business. The employer had definite obligations towards his employees in giving adequate wages for services rendered. At the same time, the employee had a definite obligation to give fair treatinent and adequate serviee to his employer. The speaker concluded his address by saying that for every phase of out life, whether business or private, we had one infallible rule, whieh was, "To do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God.77 After a general diseussion aniong members, Dr. E. Y. Comrie, on the club7s behalf, thanked Mr. Runciman and Mr. Lennen for their most interesting and helpful addresses. After supper the meeting closed with the National Anthem.