C.E.M.S.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 6, 24 July 1914, Page 2

C.E.M.S.

MEETING OF DELEGATES At Huntly, on Wednesday,, there assembled delegates from different branches of the Church of England Men’s Society in the . Waikato Federation, namely from Hamilton, (Cambridge, Te • Aroha, etc. The travelling . secretary, the Rev. Jr- Delacourt Russell, from Oamaru, wiis present and Mr F. Harris, of Huntly, • President of the Waikato Federation was in the chair. At the - afternoon session it was unanir mously decided that this conference of delegates from i branches of the C.E.M.S. situated i in the Waikato Archdeaconry. expresses appreciation of the i action of the Government in in1, troducing the Religious Instruction Referendum Bill, and urges s upon the members of Parliament representing Waikato, Raglan, . Tauranga and Ohinemuri to support the Bill in its original form, s The subject of a provincial paper for the Church in New Zealand . was introduced by Mr Barclay, of Te Aroha, and afforded con- . siderable discussion. A resolution was passed apr pointing Mr H. G. Lergal, of Hamilton, custodian of papers . read at branch meetings, an Ise t ) to him for loan or distribution to ) other branches. The Conference very strongly urged secretaries ; of branches to recover badges of . their society from men who had ceased to be members. Speakers were very emphatic on the need of care that none but active members wear the badge. Evon- - song was sung at St Pauls. Huntly, at 7 p.m, and the J r Delacourt Russell preached an : inspiring sermon on the text in ; Pbiiippians 1. 21- ‘For me to live i is Christ,’" He made a stirring appeal to his hearers to adopt. f that as the ideal of their lives. The evening session was opened r by an interesting speech by the - Rev Hori Raiti who spoke in Maori on now the C.E.M.S. can - help the Maori Mission. He spoke of' the splendid oppori tunity there was with regard to the Maori children ; of the 3 dreadful immorality among the Maoris caused by the white man, s and also of the serious harm , done to the race by alcoholic drink. The Rev. J. T. McWil- ) liam also spoke. Amongst other . things he said that although he . did not feel very keen about pro- ) hibition, yet he appealed strongly , to his white brothers to vote for prohibition, yet he appealed .. strongly to his white brothers to ; vote for prohibition for the sake of the Maori. s The Organising Secretary put i before the conference the aims of the Society. Taking the . badge as basis of his talk, he , said “C ” stood for comradeship, • “E ” for enthusiasm, “M” for , manliness, and “S ” for service. The final subject discussed i, was “work among boys” introduced by Rev. W. Connolly, • of Cambridge. The visiting 3 delegates were all hospitably s entertained by local church peoP'e.