THE SAILORS' REST.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3961, 10 April 1883, Page 4

THE SAILORS' REST.

Bishop Cowie presents his comp Ulaents , the Editor of the Stah, and Wo fa k much obliged by his publishing the fl!* ing statement: At the rco^fe Bishop, several frienda joined him fa j! laat iv engaging rooms on the On ' street Wharf as a Sailors' Kest- IT-"" guaranteeing a small stipend ta a Seam '* Missionary, viz., Mr Fell, who had kZi" come to Auckland from Liverpool, brinrif from the. Bishop high testimonials o uf efficiency as a missionary to seamen, Duriog the first seven weaka after'ii,. tablishment of the " Rm," over ioqo^ made use of the rooms, which 'C t% ' open every night from six to ten o ._ O T' and, in March, it waa found ne.l?.; remove the partition between the twovli" to accommodate the increasing boJCT_ visitors, iiyery evening at 9, 6 in g IJ ducted in the "Re ß t" by the Mi«w "' who also holds a Bible cla_ o_ VS> evening, and on Sundays conducts Hill J Service on board vessels in the ha.w,,. > As on* token of the appreciate • ' which the "Rest" iaheldlSSt may be mentioned that about fan V*" been contributed by men of all tSh '" without solicitation, towards the aim* ' • of a piano for tbe institution £^ ladies have givea Mr Fell much asS - iv his work by helping at the S * singing. The "Sailors' ResfisS 8' tended to be a substitute for a "s*i S Borne," which ia greatly needed i n T n ,v land; but until a Home is estabS'1 someot ns purpo.es may be fulfiUedb* It is a special feature ofthe " Keßf'ti,. those who conduct it, deiire to biine Chri tian influence to bear on :tha'i_»«?' frequenting it; as well aa toi S*U ■ counter attractions to the'evils w&t^ often lure eailois to their iui a 0 j ~» soul oa their arrival from a loaeSl ; voyage, in a port where they havaaeilU relations and friends, _■',-' - " The committee by whom the BisWw been aided in establishing thia mission Z —the Rev. J. Bates, fl. Davis Q jr Nelson, and W. Tebb_; and Messrs R w G, Clark, Clayton, J-wiagton. Heath Heath_r, Larkinc, Pierce, Street, xfflw ... Williams. The Bishop be_Wtffiß_' good is being done by the "Sailors' lies? i ond that many of his fellow citizens mi help him and the commlitt'^in carrvi M 2 the work when it ia mada known to X ■ ' At the present time the commits are ' greatly in want of funds, and subscript!™?. will be thankfully received by either ul£, secretaries, Messrs. Bwington and Larkk, ;' and by 'he Ray. G M. Nelson, C«S„ Clayton, and.Mr. Tilly. . '-"m Bishop's Court, Auckland, March 29,1883.