MELANESIA MISSION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17170, 13 June 1921, Page 4

MELANESIA MISSION.

. —4 Tlio annual meolinb of the St. Bamaba3 Association, which controls the local work for the Melanesinn Mission, was held at St. Michael'o Hall oh Salirday afternoon. Bishop Julius presided over ft large attendance, including the Rev*. B.'G. Fox, C. E. Perry, 0. A. Praer, and Mr' G. Stening (chairman of the Diocesan Board of tlio Melancsian Mission). The secretary of the Association, Hr 11. Biyth, Tead the annual report, which slated that the treasurer had received £1415 lSa Cd, a decrease of £3l Ca lid on the previous year, but the accounts had been closed before the end of last month, and £l6 10s had been received since. On the wholo, the past ysar showed very satisfactory financial results.-1 It was decided to re-appoint last year's committee, which consisted Dunnage, T. Hamilton, and Fryer, Misses Hockley, Cardale, Gretson, Fair, and Cameron, Dean Carrington, Archdeacons Gosset and Haggitt, the Revs. F. JX. Taylor, W. Hughes, and E. .T. Horvcy, mid Mr Biyth. Bishop Julius then spoke on the work-of tho Melaneeian Uiesion. He said that the work in the Islands was not making tho noceesary progress. The Mission was encumbered with debt, and no steps had been taken to Christianise any new territory. The Bishop of Polynesia, had submitted a proposal that the whole of the Melanesian dio--0033, 'including the old part, the northoru portion, and the territory vrhich formerly belonged to Germany, should bo included with Polynesia, . and that two suffragan bishops should be appointed under the present Bishop of Melanesia.. Bishop Julius eaid he hoped that every member of the Christcharch Association would ,do his best in bringing about better organisation, ©o that the Mission would be able to launch out into the dßep, so as to speak, instead of keeping 1 round the coast-line. There was need for greater unity between the Australian and New Zealand Missions, io that tho coming years might ruoan a big adranco in the. worlr. Ho believed that tho task in tho lalaifts was the attest burden ever put on the Church, and it required organisation to make that work a £Ucce£a. > The Rev. B. G.« Pox awl Mr Stening also eddrassed the meeting.