LOYAL RESOLUTION

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 9

LOYAL RESOLUTION

BAPTISTS IN CONFERENCE (By Tel&grapto.—Press Association) DUNEDIN, Friday The Baptist Union conference was continued today, the Rev. R. L. Fursdon presiding. In the annual report attention was drawn to the record self-denial offering of £4600, an increase of £4OO on last year. The college reports mentioned that 12 students had been in training during the year and that three would enter the ministry at the end of the term. Dr. J. J. North was congratulated on having reached his 25th year as editor of the New Zealand Baptist. A resolution of loyalty to the Empire was passed as follows: “At this moment of world crisis the delegates to the 58th Assembly of the Baptist Union of New Zealand desire once more to place on record their loyalty to the Throne. The delegates give God thanks for the noble example and leadership of the King in faith, prayer and courage in this time of national and world crisis. We pray for our King and his advisers Divine guidance that our Empire may be used of God to lay the foundations of a new world order where liberty, justice and peace will be the heritage of all people. The assembly respectfully requests His Excellency the Governor-General to convey this resolution to His Majesty.’’