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Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2717, 7 January 1879, Page 2

An important sermon, delivered by Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell, L.L.L., at St. Mary's Cnurch on Sunday evening last, on the subject of religious education, is published on the fourth page of this issue. Mr Hitchens has set a worthy example' to the philanthropically disposed, by forwarding to this office £1 Is towards raising a fund for Mrs Aley, who lately lost her all by a fire at Whangavei Heads. " One1' also sends 10s for the same object. Mr A. McDonald has purchased Pinfire from Mr Vallance for the sum of £500. The Rev. Mr Hassard has telegraphed to his lordship, Bishop Cowie, resigning the incumbency of St. Matthews inconsequence of the illness of Mrs Hassard. The New Zealand Wesleyan Conference holds its annual sittings, beginning on Thursday, the 16th iust., at the Pitt-street Church. This Conference is expected to be of peculiar and special interest to the Wesleyan Church in the colony. The grand drawing of prizes, improvised by St. John the Baptist's School and the Convent of Sisters of Mercy, Parnell, on the plan of the Art Union, for the purchase of ground and improvements in the above schools, takes place to-morrow at three o'clock, in St. Patrick's Hall.

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Sofel"! 8 law mSefoi memberslof the iSii Ring officer, were ""--£»«•; W M' ; X. 5"! IB. MCrot T-I.W ; to. »i Director of Ceremonies; Bros. K-.U following toasts were drunk :-The tlnee Grand "edges, District Grand Lodge of KSmd and Provincial Grand Lodge of frefand ' SI 8.W.P.G.M., Bro. Pierce, s£ta responding, urged the erection of a Masonic Hall, and the establishment of a scholarship in the GrammarSonooL He concluded by proposing The W.M. and officers of Lodge Ara." The W.M. returned thanks. Fast Officers, Sister Lodges, Visiting Brethren, and other toasts followed. The affair passed off with great CCThe Rev' Allan W. Webb presided at the united prayer meeting last night in the Hall of the Young Men's Christian Association Booms, under the auspices of the Evangelical Alliance, who have issued their annual invitation for the week of united and univeral prayer at the commencent of the year. Meetings will be held every nieht this week, to be presided over by ministers of the various denominations. The subject for last evening was : Praise to God for His long-suffering kindness ana mercy ; for the goodness ofj His Providence, and especially for salvation in Jesus Christ; and for the blessings enjoyed under the present dispensation of the Holy Ghost; thanksgiving for the cessation of war and the peaceful settlement of European questions ; also, for the Divine blessing which has attended the international meetings and services held in the SaDe Evangelique ; the distribution of the Holy Scriptures, and other Christian work during the Universal Exhibition in Paris ; confession of unbeliei and unfruitfuluess." At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Parnell Borough Council, Mr Peach sent in his claim for £100 for contract, but_ in the absence of the Mayor, the consideration of the matter was deferred until the next meeting. _ The funeral of the late Mr W. H. Kissling took place yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of mourners, amongst whom were 150 members of the Masonic craft in regalia, the Chairman and members [of the Harbor Board, also J representatives of the Bar and City Council. The chief mourners were Mr Schwartz Kissliug, Mr Theo. Kissling, Mr F. Kissling, and Colonel Haultain; and the pall-bearers Messrs E. Hesketh and J. M. Alexander, and Brothers Dawson and Skinner, English Constitution ; G. P. Pierce, Irish Constitution; and M. Niccol, Scotch Constitution. Archdeacon Mauusell read the Church of England funeral service, and Rev. C M. Nelson read the Masonic form of prayer. The coilin was then lowered into the grave. General sympathy is felt with the deceased's relatives by the very large circle of friends, by whom he was held in the highest esteem. Mr J. N. Crombie, whose death was announced in oar issue of last evening died from bronchitis. The following amounts were paid over last night to owners of winners at the recent races :—Vallance, £60S ; Mr Edgar, £14 ss; Mr A. McDonald, £342 ; Mr S. a Caulton, £38 ; Mr P. Butler, £153 18s; Mr W. Walters, £96' 18s ; Mr James Day, £57; Mr K. McGee, £33 ss; Mr A. Buckland, £148 4s; Mr E. Perkins, £70 6s ;Mr Allen, £9 10s ; Mr Kitchen, £9 10s ; Mr Percival, £58 18s; Mr J. Hunt, £1 18s. Total, £1,641 12s. The following are the entries for the Papakura Handicap :—Yatapa, Zantippe, Pungawerewere, Kavenshoe, Don, Venus Transit, and Gillie Callum Hurdle Kace : Whitefoot, Loafer, Harry Mount, Jonathan Wild, and Wanunga.