“HIGHLIGHTS” FROM TALKS AND ADDRESSES

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1 February 1947, Page 8

“HIGHLIGHTS” FROM TALKS AND ADDRESSES

The Rev M A. McDowell, shaking at Imiani s October meeting, said that the word “intoxicating” comes from a (•reek word, “toxis,' which means "|H>ison.” He shoxxed that there is poison in a greater or lesser degree in all intoxicating liquor. Liquor in any form had dangerous possibilities, and he urged the necessity for all Christians to use their influence towards the abolish mg of this evii, asking: “Are Christians and C hurches too smug and complacent to do anything?” The need to lie up and doing is greater now than ever it wa>. There is great danger of the habit of intemjieraner !>emg covered by the cloak of respectability.” Miss C. Bennett, of Rhandallah, s| leaking at the Blenheim Union’s ()c toiler meeting, gave very interesting details regarding “Frederic Wallis House,” at Lower Hutt. This house was founded hy Mrs. Wallis, widow of Bishop Wallis, in his memory. Retreats and Conferences of all Protestant Churches are held there. Mrs. W'allis has now presented it to the Church of the Province of New Zealand and it is the oiilx one of its kind m New Zealand. I hiring l‘>4s meetings were held there by 4b different other organisations. During the time of the Japanese threat of invasion, the Governor-General, Sir Cyril New all, called a meeting to Inheld there or account of its spiritual atmosphere. At the November r. cetmg of the Palmerston North Union, Miss M, Sutherland, in a devotional address on the delivery of Piter from prison, spoke of his lieing conducted through the

“iron gate” by the angel. In the Iterance cause there were many 'w gates," such as vested interest- aivl (L power of money. Faith and prayer could help us through these. “God without * will not; we, without God, can not"