3YA CHURCH COMMITTEE

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 5, 17 August 1928, Page 8

3YA CHURCH COMMITTEE

" MEETING of 8YA Church Service Committee was held at the Christchurch studio of the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zeajand, Limited, on Tuesday afternoon. There were present: Rev. D. Gardner Miller (Congregational Church), chairman; Ven. Archdeacon Taylor (Anglican Church), Rev. T. W. Armour (Presbyterian), Rev. W. Greenslade (Methodist), Rev. J. Robertson (Baptist), Pastor J. Crawford (Church of Christ), Mr. A. R. Harris (general manager of the Radio Broadcasting Company), Mr. L. Slade (station manager 3YA), and Mr. C. S. Booth (of the administration staff). Applications from the conference of Seventh Day Adventists for the broadcast of a service on December 16, and from Second Church of Christ Scientist, for the broadcast of a lecture on October 14, were received and deferred. It was reported that the morning service had been broadcast from the Church of England, Avonside, on the first Sunday in July. Archdeacon Taylor advised that his church was quite prepared to continue to broadcast morning services, and it was decided that the matter of making arrangements be left to Archdeacon Taylor and the Broadcasting Company. In accordance with notice of motion Rev. M. Greenslade moved "That the rota of broadcasts be recast with reference to the census returns of the various denominations broadcasting." After some discussion the motion Tas carried.

Rev. Armour then moved that the broadcasts be arranged as follows: Per annun:. Church of England ......... 16 Presbyterian Church ....... . 14 Methodist Church .......... 9 The motion was discussed at considerable length and finally carried. Rev. D. Gardner Miller then asked the committee to decide the number of broadcasts to be allotted the Baptist and Congregational Churches and the Church of Christ. Archdeacon Taylor moved, and Rey. J. Robertson seconded: "That the Baptist and Congregational Churches andl Church of Christ be broadcast three times per annum each." Pastor J. Crawford moved an amendment: "That the Baptist Church be granted four, the Congregational Church three,.and the Church of Christ two." The Rev. Gardner Miller; however, declined to accept any more broailcasts than were allowed to the Church of Christ, and the amendment was withdrawn. The motion was then put and carried.