PEACE OF THE WORLD

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 875, 20 January 1930, Page 14

PEACE OF THE WORLD

LEADERSHIP BY BRITAIN PRAYERS FOR CONFERENCE During the service in the Pitt Street Methodist Church, last evening the Rev. W. Walker spoke a foreword concerning the naval conference to he held in London. He pronounced it to be the most important international conference held since the Peace Treaty was signed in 11)19. Through the activities of the League of Nations a spirit of understanding and goodwill had been engendered in the world, said Mr. Walker. It was this which had made possible the signing of the Kellogg Pact in 1928. The logical outcome or the renuncia“ tion of war as an instrument of national policy was an effort to bring about a substantial reduction in armaments. The credit foi having made possible Ihe holding of the naval conference belonged to the Prime Minister of Britain. It was not too much to say that Britain was now leading the world in peace and disarmament. By her expressed willingness to agree to the abolition of battleships and submarines as instruments of war, she had proved her readiness to go to the limit of national security in order to help save the world from being bled white by the mad race in armaments, the preacher said. The success of the conference would depend upon the willingness of the nations concerned to follow the lead of Britain by making sacrifices for the good of all. Mr. Walker led the congregation in A period of intercessory prayer on behalf of the conference. CHILDREN’S MISSION CAMPAIGN AT BROWN’S BAY Friday was kept as “Missionary T)ay’’ as Brown’s Bay, whero the Children’s Special Service Mission is holding a very successful campaign. The Rev. H. S. Conway, of the China Inland Mission, was the visitor for the day. In the morning a large gathering of children listened very attentively to stories of Chinsse boys and girls, while several “Chinese” visitors were an additional attraction. Strings of Chinese lanterns gave an Oriental touch to tho great missionary open-air meetir g in the evening, at which nearly 500 people listened with great interest to Mr. Conway’s account of his wonderful experiences and escapes during tie Boxer rising in China, 1900; Mr. and Mrs. Conway six weeks old daughter, nowg(W*‘lf a missionary in China, and Nurse Watson and Dr. W. Guinness. On Wednesday next the birthday of the C.S.S.M. will be celebrated. It Is hoped to run a lale bus to town that night. FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERMON “Life was the subject of the lessonsermon in First Church of Christ, Scientist, Auckland, yesterday. The golden text was from John v.: 24. “'Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that hearetli my word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” Among the citations was the following from the Bible. —“O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of His praise to be heard: which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.” Psalm lxvi.:B, 9. The lesson-sermon also Included the following passage from the Christian Science textbook. "Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures”: “Because life is God, life must be eternal, selfexistent. Life is the everlasting I am, the Being who was and is and shall be, whom nothing can erase.”