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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 1. March 2, 1959

Mission of Reality

Mission of Reality

The Church's mission, showing to the world the reality of life, giving to the world the good news of Christ, evangelism if you like—is her life. Hence if evangelism is not the fundamental aim of the S.C.M., we have no right to the word Christian.

I hope any differences between religious groups in the university are seen as differences in interpretations of evangelism, not of degree of enthusiasm for it.

If it has not always been clear that our enthusiasm for the unity of the Church, for political interest, etc., is a result of our concern to help all men to a knowledge of God, then we owe someone an apology.

Our evangelism does not mean, I hope, a constant conscious impression-making, which would inevitably lead to introspection and possibly hyprocisy. But by merely being a Christian, or being thought a Christian, one cannot help evangelising. Nor one can draw a line between evangelist and evangelised. No matter how sure or unsure we may be we are all involved in both, and we may thank God for it.

A. J. Reid,

President, V.U.W.S.C.M.

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