Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 10, No. 10. July 16, 1947

SCM Retreat

SCM Retreat

During the first weekend in July, a keen group of students spent a very profitable weekend, listening to stimulating talks and taking part in lively discussions, on "A Christian looks at the Problem of Suffering." The camp was held at Wallis House in the Hutt, an old home which has been given to the work of the church. The camp was attended by about thirty people.

Among the talks given were "The Theology of Suffering" by the Rev. Farr, and "The Suffering of Nations" by O. E. Burton. These both proved very helpful to good discussion. On Saturday morning the Rev. Hurst gave a bible tutorial on the book of Job; followed by the S.C.M. Chaplain, the Rev. Sullivan, discussing C. S. Lewis's book "The Problems of Pain." On Sunday afternoon Bill Oliver approached the subject as treated in poetry, and members of the camp acted two plays borrowed from the Religious Drama Society's library.

The camp, though short, was both enjoyable and profitable, due partly to the foresight of the S.C.M. executive.