S. C. M.

The Student Christian Movement is a fellowship of students who desire to understand the Christian Faith and to live the Christian Life. Since our activities in the College are necessarily confined, the following programme was carried out during the year.

Two study circles were conducted for the purpose of studying "The Missionary Task of the Church," a book of thirteen studies, written by two former O.U. students. Devotional groups were held as a necessary part of our fellowship, and communion with God.

General meetings this year had special reference to the Christian's attitude to the University. Miss Sybil Williams, General Secretary of the New Zealand Movement, gave two addresses on this theme.

The subjects discussed at Saturday night meetings were: "Christian Mission Work," led by Rev. H. W. Newell; "The Aims and Objects of the Movement," led by Mr. H. G. Bowyer; and "Our Duty to the State," led by Mr. H. G. Miller.

The usual camps and retreats which are a distinctive feature of S.C.M., were all well at-tended this year. Relaxation was the keynote of the post-exam, camp at Makara last year, and many V.U.C. members attended the Dominion Conference which was held in Wanganui.

The Executive Retreat at Frederic Wallis's house on February 25th, made Executive members familiar with the Dominion-wide and world-wide aspects of our work.

Anzac Day was spent in studying "Bible Discussions in War Time." They were found so helpful in light of recent events, that the series was continued at Plimmerton on King's Birthday week-end. Canon Watson, the Wellington Diocesan Missioner, gave two talks on the "Kingdom of God."

The Annual Day of Prayer, which is observed by Christian students all over the world, was held in the Terrace Congregational Church. At the tea which followed, Mr. J. R. Marshall spoke on the World Conference of Christian Youth held at Amsterdam in 1939. Another annual function, the University Opening Service, was held this year at Taranaki Street Methodist Church. Dr. T. V. Newman and Mr. C. Scrymgeour, representing the staff and the S.A., took part in the service, and the preacher was the Rev. Prof. Albiston.

The Handbook and the Bookstall are two services that the S.C.M. maintains each year. The Handbook is designed to help freshers lose their freshness, and the utility of the Bookstall may be judged by the number of books that pass through it.

There are fifty-six subscribers to "Student" in the College. This is a paper published by the N.Z.S.C.M. for University students. The contributors are well known to students, and there is full information on I.S.S.

This latter is our most recent sphere of action. Because the N.Z.U.S.A. and the N.Z.S.C.M. are both affiliated to the International Student Service, it has been decided that the S.C.M.'s and the S.A.'s of each College form I.S.S. Committees.

The year has been a busy one, and we have all enjoyed the fellowship, which reaches its highest in a group of Christians. We welcome those in the University who wish to witness to Christ to join with us.