TO-DAY'S SITTING.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 241, 13 October 1886, Page 5

TO-DAY'S SITTING.

Tho meetings of this Union wiro continued, this morning, the proceedings coiniiioncing at 8 o'oloik wilh a novelty in Auckland—vl... a mi.sion.ry breakfast—a very popular institution in the Old Country. Abont 130 ladles and gentlemen Burroundod the woll-apread tables, and after all bad done ample justice to tho faro, tho after i roceediuga wi ro commenced' by tbo Rev. A. North, the Acting President, giving out the well-known hymn "From Greenland's ley Mountains," uftorwirda calling upon tbe Rev. Mr Ourriek to einiagfl in prayor. I Toe Rev. 11. 11. Driver Wellington), tbo Secretary of tho N.Z. BapiLt Missionary Society, was then culled upon to addiess tho meeting, and said that tlio br, akfast wus loi ked upon ua a decoy—tbey did not expect to mako anything out of it, but, they did want to nuiko someth'ng out of thoßO who had breakfasted, Heexp.es-Bcd ills pleaßiire iliat tho first annual mooting of too Society should take placr in Auckland, a place with which ho bad many aßßociatnns, afterwards referring to the veteran Baptist missionaries present. Ho also stated that tho lirstyeai's operations ot the Sooioty had been very Biiceess' ful.thcincomobeiDg about £100. £looo* which had boon contributed by the Sunday achoolß, that on. lady—Miss M. Goorgn, of Dunedln—hnd al, ready Bailed for Bengal, to take pl.o in Zenana mis-lon work.

Mr McMillan then spoke, exsroesing his admiration of tho Auckland Baptists und thoir church buildings, and his appreciation of Mr Spurgeon, Ho referred to missionary work in China und Japan, suggesting that Mr Spurgeon should bo sent to iho latter placo, whore thero was a-very open Hold Rev. .1. Si Iltll then intoducod tho co;loction. Ho stated that he hid had Bomo slight c. perienco aB a mlB-ionary in Africa. Thu neocaeity of personal effect wbb insisted upon, pertinent Illustrations, being uoed, and a telling roforonoo being made to t.o first Bormon preached by 1). Corey. The oolleotion was thon made, and reallf.ed £16. '-.:• I Mr W. Burnett then addressed the mcottiis?, after whioh :*'"", The Rev. C. Worboyß made a telling speech, referen ,o being made to the rfcmarknblo reaultß of mi-Blonary ontorprlze In thoSouihorn Hemispher-. .-»- Tha Rev. T. Spurgeon having thanked, the speaker and friends, the meeting broke ub about 10 o'clock. :n ■--, i After the "Conference, tbo ministers and, dolegates mot in conference, whon tho: repon. and balanoo-.heet ot tbe Missionary Society were road and anopted. . From the balance -sheet It appears that i tho income of the Society was £1.7 ISs 3d, and tbe expenditure £201 16s lid, leaving a credit bulando of £22. is Id. ; - '■-. .■ i

It was rosolvcd aftor seme discussion to set apart £200 of the balance to form tho nucleus of a Building Fund; it being estimated that ttie' cost of building a house for tho missionaries in: Bengal would amount t j about £500. < ', The Conference then adjourned for lunob; I