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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 15, 1913

Page

2

Sermon Exalts Christian Liberty and Broad Unity

A large crowd at aring Square heard Rev. W. J. Elliott preach on The Magna Charta of Christian Liberty with text from Corinthians. He urged unity across denominations, urged Christians to take truth from any source, and urged living deeds over empty years, praising broad Christian fellowship and active faith.

Aring Square H. Davis D. Ferriman H. Buchanan J. T. M. Priest P. L. Orr GD. EL Hefford A. McClure W. J. Elliott Elliott Paul Apollos Cephas Christ Corinth Napole St. Helena Plato Mahommet Wesley Newman Thomas A’ Kempis R.C. Church Socrates Ingersoll Blatchford Tom Payne Tennyson Shakespeare Browning North Pole South Pole Methodist Church Church of England Unitarian Church Sankey Yondar

Laymen Missionary Movement Holds Annual NZ Meeting

The Laymen Missionary Movement of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand met at the YMCA hall Christchurch. James Mitchell chaired a large gathering as the movement reported £13,231 16 10d raised in the Every Member Campaign and 269 members in Christchurch and 15 branches from Ashburton to Rangiora. Officers elected: J Mitchell president, P Hercus vice president, J Bowles secretary. Mitchell urged renewed effort for home and foreign missions, noting a potential £10,000 home mission drive to match a £10,000 bequest if raised promptly.

New Zealand Presbyterian Church of Christchurch Ashburton Rangiora J. G. W. Aitken Wellington Presbyterian’ Church J. Mitchell W. Goss Mitchell Goss Mrr Mitchell Missionary Movement P. Hercus J. Bowles Palmer Bay‘men’s Branch Hewitson Home Missionary Movement Foreign Mission Movement Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Hercus Aitken

Local Art Exhibition Shows Improvement and Perseverance

The Christchurch School of Art exhibition reveals marked progress in student work compared with last year, reflecting industry and care by Mr R Herdman Smith and assistants. A Gaelic service at St Paul’s Church was led by Rev D MacLennan in the Scottish Highland tongue with traditional forms observed in Highland parishes. A Colombo Street shop window display of Christmas novel ties was stolen, the thief fleeing as police arrived. a bike and a file were left behind and police hold a description of the suspect.

Christchurch School of Art R. Herdman- Smith D. MacLennan Colombo Street Christchurch

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