Christian Union

With the coming of the winter term the C.U. has again taken up its social activities in the College, and the success of the social teas has fully justified its action.

The usual retreats have been held from time to time on both sides of the Union and have proved a great source of inspiration.

Miss Moncrieff paid us a visit before the holidays and left us with our minds full of this year's Annual Camp, which is to be held at Waimate, near Dunedin. An excellent programme has been arranged, and the Conference bids fair to be the best on record. So, members, adherents, friends, plan your Xmas holiday with Waimate Camp in view!

The S.C.M. has been exceptionally fortunate this year in receiving visits from two distinguished Indian gentlemen. Bishop Azariah arrived in Wellington early in the second term and gave us a very informative address on life in South India. Dr. S, K. Datta came to New Zealand at the joint invitation of the Y.M.C.A. and S.C.M. He spent five days in Wellington and our only regret was that it was not fifty. It is not often that students in New Zealand have the privilege of coming into close contact with men such as Dr. Datta—leaders of world-wide movements. Certainly it is an occasion which most of us will never forget.

The General Committee meeting of the New Zealand Student Christian Movement was held in Christchurch from August 25th-28th. The President, Mr. McCaw, and Miss Bell represented V.U.C. When the leaders of our work in the four Universities are thus able to come together to discuss their successes and failures, and to plan out the work of the coming years, it is then that one realises the magnitude and value of our movement. Yet we as a College C.U. are but an infinitesimal part of that immense worldwide student organisation, the World's Student Christian Federation, which challenges the students in the whole world to seek the Truth. Dr. Datta, during his visit, graphically painted the picture of Asia seeking for self-expression, equality and freedom, which, as he said, could never come by mere politics, nor simply by prescribing for the economic ills, but which would come through the higher things, those of the spirit. The student world is rousing itself from its lethargy—India, China, Japan, to mention only a few, are beginning to question their old forms, ceremonies and customs, and Renaissance is imminent. Where are we in these momentous world-movements? Who but the student can take up the challenge with which the world bombards us? Numerically the V.U.C.C.U. may be small, but it is composed of men and women who are studying the greatest problems the world has ever faced: "What are we going to do with Jesus Christ?"