PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1942, 20 February 1919, Page 2

PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

MODERATOR’S ADDRESS

Christchurch, Feb. 18,

The Presbyterian General Assembly opened to-night. TJie Moderator (Her. W. Gray Dixon), in Jus inaugural address under the subtitle “The Universal Crisis and the Universal Church,” said: “Leading' slatesmen oil (be world are at present discussing the question of the reconstruction of the world alder (lie war. What appears on the face oi; it to be a very noble idea, that of a League of Nations, has been approved by them, but even if some beneficent scheme of international brotherhood is formulated and accepted, who is to guarantee its observance or that a safeguard will be forthcoming against one or more of the contracting parlies treating it as a mere scrap of paper‘d W hen the Ahhe de fsaint Pierre, submitted to Cardinal Henry his ‘.Projot de paix pcrpctrietle,’ that,shrewd critic replied: “Admirable, Save for one omission—l Jind no provision for sending missionaries to convert the hearty of princes.’ Who is to supply (his omission hut the Church; 'flic supernational authority which is to crown nationalism and internationalism is found in the-message of heart-renova I ion which is brought, from Cod to the international church.’'’