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The Spike or Victoria University College Review

Meetings

Meetings.

At the end of last term two meetings were held at which addresses were given by the Rev. Kinloch and Canon page 40 Stuart, both members of the General Mission of Help. The Rev. Kinloch spoke on the possibility and need of power in our lives.

Canon Stuart addressed a large gathering of students on "Foreign Missions," a subject on which he is a keen enthusiast. He made an earnest appeal for consideration of what is now a matter of vital importance. He dealt with the subject under five headings—Self-interest advises it; Duty demands it; Pity compels it; Gratitude prompts it; our Spiritual Life requires it. Professor Easterfield presided at this meeting.

The first general meeting this year was held on Saturday, April 22nd. The Rev. Reed-Glasson addressed the meeting on "The Church and Labour Question," pointing out the present relations between the Church and Labour throughout the western world, and the duty of Christians as such with regard to this problem.

Dr. McLaren, chairman of the Missions Department of the Australasian Students' Christian Union, paid the Union a visit early in May. He addressed a general meeting of students on May 6th, when he spoke of the urgent need for missionary work at the present day, and of the student volunteer movement that had arisen to help meet that need. On May 8th he spoke to the Training College students on the subject of "Education and Missions." He addressed the students at Victoria College again on Tuesday, May 9th, on "The Student Volunteer Movement."

Saturday, May 20th, was a very wild night, and so only a very small company was able to assemble to hear an address by the Rev. Dr. Gibb on the subject of Bible Study. The Rev. Gibb gave an outline of the various methods adopted, with examples of their use.