ST. MARY'S GUILD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 138, 5 March 1908, Page 3

ST. MARY'S GUILD.

The annual, meeting of: St.- Mary's: Guildwas hold yesterday, al't-crnoon in 'the' Diocesan Library, the Rev. Ai L. 'Hahsell, M.'A;, chap--lain-of -the Guild,-presiding. Tho annual ie-; ■port and balahce-slieet were road, and before; proceeding to move their adoption Mr; Hansdll oxpressed-.the regret of .the Guild that Bishop AVallis and .his-wife; jwho' -both; hayo.'.thfe., interests ''of.' tho. Guild .very''closely -atvhiedrt,should be, absent, from this: meeting, though no:-doubt. ..while : in, England they- would-} do all in their power t'o .further its work/, Commentingon the't report, Mr; Hansoll - said the Guild; had every reason to, feel pleased with the.'statement, that';.it had been" ',a year '-of quiet! progress.: Their'work was to build up the/characters, of the girls 'committed to 'their care,' : and .steady- progress was ..what; they should' .most 'desire;.,■' >' 'As qhaplain* to 'the ; home's! he': had opportunities of' fudging,- and he; Was .-■ exceedingly .pleased. ■ with-i':the, . ; eyi.'dohces . of., character■!■' and. a ,fine! fooling, of aftection for the homes', which .was due to the real motherliness-bf-;'tho;ma-.'trons. ivThei'girls vhad taken; &reat. interest .in their gardens, with which they had been ■ so'successful; that' one,'.of -.their. - number •' took ,the prize! for a garden at the recent -Karori :ShoW, \;V , . 1 ',•',' !;'•:! . In seconding the adoption of-the -report Mr.,lSpr6tt' said'the Society 'existed ;t'o deal wi.tli'tjioso; who' 1 had - been' peculiarly exposed tb;evil,., and. who had ,succumbed' to. temptation; 'or', with .thqsoVwhoSbisurfou'ndirigs-made it'likely, that tliey would fair into" siicli temptation'.', There,;wore tivo'!!way3. in ..which ' the Guild might combat-evil,..as there:were two sorts, of. evil-.in the' ; th'e wrong 'done 'through: j : ignorance, ; ' by: 'well-intentioned .people,- or the. 1 wrong -, dbrio deliberately . by jpebple -'whoso , impulses , towards' evil ...were 'through ; heredity; or. unfortunate .su'rrouhd.ings stronger, than their,.good'; impulses:.; It iwas !a: : mistako'; to-credit-t-o'o much to ignorance. .•-..History ' showed that ','sbm'q of tho .monsters,of .wickedness .were; men. Of:brilliant. 'mont'al' 'gifts;.;.' ; Thovex.istence ' of'.'a r to ! do wrorig\liiust be 'recognised,- and' while will:: cativp.''tre.atm,ent "would; prevent; 'sin's .of. ':ig- : ■norance, tlie expulsive power of a great, 'affection was required to drive out deliberate ojisn-eyed evil. '; Impulse. must. be fought with impulse. • This had' been'.the■method of Christ," who overcame the evil in men's hearts by -inspiring them. with_-a: great .love, ■and it was" by 'Christ-like teaching : and iri;fluenco that the Guild would accomplish the ■work it set-6ut"to do.'''' !■ ;; Mrs.':-;A. ;R.:>Atkinson"spoke -of-: tho :necessity for inculcating' high-ideals, especially with. .'marriage,/ She - thought tho girls 'should ,be - ■ trained' >in ' everything that went to , make, a.,h0m0,; and .that in. addition, to';being;taught domestic".''.work'.v'theiy: should •bo instructed in the.care, of children!,, : • Th'a".;nieeting' closed, with. a' vote, of. thanks to tho -chairman.'!!: '■