1YA CHURCH COMMITTEE

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 40, 20 April 1928, Page 4

1YA CHURCH COMMITTEE

PROPORTIONS ALLOTTED, The first meeting of the 1YA Church Service Committee was held in Auckland on Triday last and was attended by the Rev, H. M. Smyth, representing the Church of England; the Rev, W. D. Morrison-Sutherland, representing the Presbyterian Church; the Rev. Edward Drake, represenitng the Methodist Church; the Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher, representing the Congregational Church; Mr. D. Donaldson, represeuting the Church of Christ; the Rev, Eruest Nicholls, representing the Baptist Church; Mr. §. J. Hayden, station director at 1YA; Mr. Culford Bell, announcer at 1YA; Mr. W. J, Bellingham, musical director; Mr. C, S. Booth, of the administrative department of the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Ltd. The station director, Mr. S. J. Hayden was elected to the chair as members of the committee were atxious to retain their voting power on the floor | of the meeting. Certain alterations to the constitution and rules were duly carried. Considerable discussion then ensued on the question of representation, two of the strongest denominations desiting proportional representation instead of one representative for each church. After a good deal of discussion it was finally agreed to give the committee as at present constituted six months’ trial. Little difficulty was experienced in arranging the proportion of each denomination for broadcasting during the year, and this was finally decided upon as follows :- Anglican, first Sunday in each month. Presbyterian, second Sunday in each month, except November. During this month the Presbyterians will not broadcast. Methodist, third Sunday in each month except September, January, and May. Baptist and Congregational, alternate on each fourth Sunday. Church of Christ, second Sunday in Novemher and the third Sunday in September, January, and May. The proportion is as follows :- 2 AMQViCaI — ceaeseeseseeeeeenens bes Presbyterian s.iccccsecseeeeeeeees 11 Methodist -cccscccseseeneeees teeaee 9 Baptist -.ssesseeeeees secrete = 6 Congregational ..ccccceeeseeeeee 6 , Church of Christ co.cc 4 Totalling forty-eight Sundavs, leaving the four-fifths Sundays in the year vavant for such churches as the commuittee may allocate. The committee in allocating the proportion of broadcasting Sundays stressed the desirability of co-ordinating the Sunday broadeastings of the four stations, and it has heen left to the company to endeavour to arrange some scheme by which overlapping would be avoided.