“ABOLISH IT!”

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 22, 18 April 1927, Page 5

“ABOLISH IT!”

COMPULSORY TRAINING CHURCH OF CHRIST CONFERENCE “In keeping with the spirit of the League of Nations, we call upon the Government to reduce as rapidly as possible the military activities in New Zealand, and that, as a step towards this, compulsory military training should be abolished.” In presenting the social problem report to the conference of the Associated Churches of Christ, which was continued on Saturday, Mr. H. Grimstead made this appeal to the Government of the Dominion. Addresses on the wrork of foreign missions were delivered by Mr. John "Watt, and Mr. F. J. Phillips, who returned recently from Southern Rhodesia. It was reported that £3lB had been raised for home and foreign mission work during the year. Mr. W. R. Hibburt. of Wellington South, was the speaker at the Easter Sunday communion service. A Sunday School demonstration was held in the afternoon, and the teachers’ attendance banner presented to Kotunga Nelson, who had a record attendance of 96 per cent. Long service medals were presented, and the new scholars’ shield presented, for the second time, to the Hawera School. The following officers were elected: Auckland executive, Messrs. I. W. Greenwood (president), C. O. Collier (vice-president), E. A. Perkins (secretary), G. Collier (treasurer), R. Dick, T. Manifold. R. Downey, A. Bryme, and Davis; publishing committee, Messrs. E. Vickery (manager), 1 1 . W. Greenwood (editor). A. A. Creamer, H. P. Leng, M. Glaister, R. Vickery; land foreign missions committee, Messrs. W. Taylor, A. Donald T. J. Bull, A. Edwards, C. Downey, i%. A ickery, and Mrs. G. Evans.