1YA Church Committee.

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 11, 28 September 1928, Page 8

1YA Church Committee.

The fifth meeting of the 1YA Church Service Committee: was held at the 1YA Studio on Monday, September 10, at 2 p.m. An application was received: from the Unitarian Church for a further evening broadcast’. during the present. year, which was declined. The Broadcasting Company forwarded copies of correspondence which had passed between the company and the Baptist Tabernacle and St. Matthew’s Church, in relation to the transfer of particular services. After considerable discussion it was decided that no rearrangement of the church service rota as originally drawn up would be made unless with the consent of the committee representatives of both churches desiring ‘such rearrangement, and then only by a special meeting of the committee. It was felt that although it might be.in the interest of two particular churches to. exchange. dates for broadcasting, country and other listeners anticipating the broadeast of a articular service should be considered, and it was further felt that by altering such services listeners. would be disappointed. The allocation of further broadcastin: dates from December 30, 1928, to March 31, 1929, was deuwit with and it was decided to carry on the rota for these months as originally drawn up for the balance of the present year.* On the motion of the Rev. H. M. Smyth, it was decided to request the co-operation of the Church Committees in other centres to’ endeavour to arrive at-a synchronisation of services, and it was further decided to ask the Broadcasting Company to place this matter before the respective committees at Wellington and Christchurch at their next meeting. The committee decided to meet again on November 12, 1928.