MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 94, 20 April 1904, Page 7

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

1 AUCKLAND MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION The Auckland Ministers' .Association met In the parlour of Pitt street Church on Monday afternoon in order to welcome and listen to an address on his mission work from Rev. Egerton B. Young, the renowned Canadian missionary. There were many ministers present. Rev. W. Day occupied the chair. The address was'most informing and replete with interest, showing the power of Christianity in changing tne habits and Characters of the Bed Indians of Canada. After the meeting there was an adjournment -to the schoolroom, where a bountiful tea was supplied for the assoeia- ' tlon and friends by Mr and Mrs A. <3. Caughey, whose guests Mr and Mrs young : re ' : , ' n -- DR. EGERTON YOUNG. The well-known traveller and missionary. Dr. Egerton Young, whose description of life among the Red Indians was listened to with great interest on Monday evening, lectured on "Way Down South la Dixie" to a large audience at the Foresters Hall, Newton, last night, the Rev. J. J. Lewis, pastor of Grafton road Wesleyan Church, presiuing. A large number oi Interesting Umelight views were shown. TABERNACLE SUNDAY SCHOOL. . The Tabernacle members last evening celebrated the 46th anniversary of their Sunday-school. The.Rev. Joseph Clark pvel J&, X^ len t shying was rendered by a choir of 300 voices, conducted by Mr A J ■ Hall. Pastor Clark, in an address, spoke with satisfaction of the growth of the Sunday-school and Christian Endeavour Societres. The secretary, Mr G. C Garlldt reported that the school consisted xrf 72 teachers and 355 scholars,' the Christian Endeavour societies of 140 members aiS the Band of Hope of 359 mem!- Other speakers were the Rev. P v . ••-U'-er ' M.A., of St. James' Presbvi -arch' Mr F N. Andrews, super iir WQ h ' school, and Mr Le Bailiv ■ Sunday-school Union. '"