New Australasian Secretary of LMS Arrives

LMS Arrives

THE Rev. Norman F. Cocks, who succeeds the Rev. Leonard Hurst as secretary of the London Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand, arrived in Sydney from England at the end of July.

Mr. Cocks is a director of the London Missionary Society, and a member of its standing committee. He was minister of Congregational churches in Poole, Dorset shire, and in Tottenham, North London, for 11 years.

Mr. Cocks is responsible for educational and propaganda work, the raising of funds throughout Australia and New Zealand, and for the administration of the work in Papua. He is looking for ward to a campaign of great develop ment. He expects to visit Papua shortly.

I The Methodist Missionary Society of NZ recently celebrated the 43rd anniver sary of the landing of its missionaries in the Solomons.