THE WORLD CONVENTION, 1947

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 2, 1 March 1948, Page 1

THE WORLD CONVENTION, 1947

EDITORIAL

\\ i are glid to be able t" furni :ii and perhaps somewhat in- ■ mi features • \\ ..rid • lion held in luiu ol last year at Asbur Park, Ne* jerw , U.S.A at Kaat. W i atl) bted to \ artous pubtkatv ns, daily the "White Ribbon Bulletin" the 'Union Signal" for our in ati m ; and nsusl also thank Mrs. er, whose return from America I nventioa, for much interesting 11. While this cannot claim to be a lull, ot pcrhai perfectl) reliable report, we hope thai at all ta, it will icrve to bring some idea ■ tappiness, warmth, and ins] enjoyed by the 2,000 cfc attended It naaj also help to ngrtheti our ow n d< motion to d • of Tcmi erance b; i small picture ol the i fine thing to realize that \u ire an actual part ol rid Union, and thai we would I 1 ourselves quite it ha .• many thousands ol mil' ur sitters, alesdarnes I and Kii-. did "( >ia in be irt" witli wmembers in ever) land we can -1 that we are indeed "d >roi - in an : infittiU an 1 that "\\ t all belong" in verj i\i\<\.

Mr:,. Boole's parting words at Asbury Park: "It i- satisf) nis to i caatv il an one's life, i have been standii as it • on a mountain p< a experu looking at the prol recalling the past, 1 pa— on i'i >■ >u the heril the principle and polii the W >n i n's Christian Tempei a Union, the rati >n, the friendship, and tlu loyalty that ha\ e I nn down througl tlv the yourr to hold high!"

A GREETING FROM

Mrs. J. Forrester-Paton new World President: Dear Friends and Fellow Workers all r the W ■ I send • n taking 1 ask that you will remember me in prayer a» I assume new responsibilities, V\« td a mosl happy and reall) inspiring ( vent The friends in LJ.S.-A loaded us with and hospitality. and we felt • with them at unci We are < nl> sorrj i have ed in the fine experience, but wc remembering j M; t \ we go forward now to raw endeavours and to work in God's strength for the coming ol las Kingdom as we strivi ince, Purity, and Peace in all count] Y >urs cordially, NORA af. FORRESTER PATON.