THE ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 5

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

OPEN-AIR MEETINGS,

6TREET PROCESSION OF BISHOP, CLERGY, AND CHOffi

■ "•. The Anglican General Mission,: was ) ;continued / yesterdayy : ; the meetings;, ,';'. especially/'the mission services in the. ; ;j:>;;. evening;;.being ./'well, attended; The ///niuribersipresent at the mid-day. meet-. . irigs. for men/arid .women continue to ;-,; : ;/;increasp;; and:/Mr..;"Joe"/Harris,.' the; "Bristol coalminer, addressed; •,a -large ; ~:/.;: ■.. crowd/at, the Statue.shbrtly after:noon -V. yesterday;,;: Feat'ures : of the•: proceed-. . ■;:.'/;; : .ings ;iri /the^.eyeriing/were..the; street ■//^■-f-/;;'prbc^iphs':'frdm ; Sti-:;-;Paul's; aid;''.'StV /.; •■/ Peterjsj;. and .'the ,/.oppn-air : -/addresses.' 7 : v "'/'•.TN--™^tinßs.Vand;Mryice'svyUl.bo'-c6n-,://;-/;tinned to-day.,.//.,:, .;-' ;.'/■./.- ; - y-Wy^';;;MEETiNcs^ : : /;-/ NEED;FOR;A./PUBLIC!/AWAKEN- ■;' ; , '/.:;/,;;;':7;;;7;::;;/^:,:/'ing.; : ':,;7 :-:-.-:..'- ■~Both,m id-day. "meetings for. men were -. .. '■.-'/ well :attende'd.>';-yestefday,..,particularly ■:/: ; ;;!-;;;:;:the v ;later;;pfSthe:;two, : /wnen/fu ///:;:.;■ /meri'asseinbled in'-the: Concert Chamber ;/::x/;':7^^?Town/Hall.;^Cariori Stuart,:who- .;';■'!/ conducted the earlier?riieetin'g;" delivered: ;;,./:;•'/::: a/powerful address. ,-Hebased his open-; ',-:/■; ;.r;/--»iJgiremarks,_on /the 'i erilighteried/self-: //-:/-■ -■ :■■' sfcriflce/of. Moses /tfo was,; wise.;. / and ,:/:/,'/: enough-.to'lay.'dpw'n.honpur, riches -,;■//:/:;and: irnight ■■AtA /.embark .in" ; a /trap /fellowship \with Mi :.;/^'.''-■^■' ! '•.'^^^ u^■'■■^ e V^^■.^^^^ n, i' a 4^'^^^ 0 •' -.;. ':,;■'; God.";• From, .this example/tie preacher - ;/.://, ;:;;:yf;. wards the;lnvisible' One.;' Sq/they ; .would. ■.-,;'//'/.- /come{to;realise th'at.Kbnpur;/Tiches, arid. ''// //.';/ onevgbbd'in/ilw, .;:./;;/;self y,.were::utterly;.'unworthy ;tb'/absorb' ;'; /.;;;' ; V ariy^reaUy;;impbrterit;.share : of the /at/ ;;;/;;, / tenti6ri'"6f : a' Cnris'tiari}man. ~ -/.-,- ; •.//-, ;'/;;";?/:: •/Preb/eridary,.;;Stuart,./;whb/.. > ; addressed; /;;'';;"//the;; meeting "/at; L2o,': referred to' the .-;./;;%'■ i€cessity.-.fpf/.a;:public : awakening jn/re-/ ;-ioJ://;-/'ferd .; i;/:..;:Gambling;/herdesdrib'ed-.'as^an-ilab'solute"-' /;,..;., ;■ -Eegatiori /of /tie,:' Law/, of .Love,-because ://■/-;;';:iniiits p.ufsiiit';the'/gain;of orie man was' ./ >/j;;w;ihis.;brother,'s/loss.'•;,■ There' was;no: burk : /;,;':/;/'■ ing/,resporisibility/:in'/this;;matter, -'the AlilA ,/preficher,';dßclaredr;-The ::/progfess : :/ : pf; ;:.■:"■; y'^thougit/and ;',pf;;socialv it ; ; ; ;.;;yp;.every c6uld',;not/ ■ :; ;';/ ;y.do';a's- we-' liked,, even /with xjur. pwrj, - but/ ../ / : -that/all-.tliings 1 must v bo governed with: -.;/ V■ ■-■; ///:';■. '%'j~: y A)y-/ /;j*TP/:W' Ni TH EyTO VV N, FOR- GO D. V/; c-^;/::Motg^^ ;.;;' -.:.//, At/a;rneotingr,bf sonie of/the workers: ;/j;y-;^/^f/the'mission "Keld/ on /Monday Tit /was; •-/;;;/;.';.,. decided "-'to;'prescrit: .the'/follbwing' L 'peti-' ;:.y•>;v^ibri/.tb.vthe ;;That ; ;;;St.-S-;/^:'y^W'sVprb-Cathedral/"'should /be/;iised', ■'.':Z-ivj ;//once/a | .'monthy'as' ; the '"- Cathedral' 'or ; : be; /•f:,y;;- vin;/it/"dnririg."the:vfirst;;week;;iri/ y/yy ; ;/arid ; of /all;the/t<iwri:;arid /yv;yy6n^rban:p';lri^es % iriclriaUng:]^t6^ ;;;/?//: That/su<;h :fevices/sliould: ; take;the''fornr; : //:;y;/yol:ian:.addrflss" : 6ri;'the/deepenirig!bi/tlio; //.;: 7 ;;;- spiritual ylife; : ;;followed litany; :/iri' ;,;./':;/ ; '; which -.the, special.'needs/of •each/pafish/ /; *;H). ;shallibe'reinembered/.'/-(4) That:the/ser-' V;//.. ; begiriy rf;7/3p/and/be./talcen ; yrf;V)-(v;:' b'y;each:, of and/that" ! ,;:.;///::;ieqriests\fdr/pr l ayer,;should-;be; handed' ..'.' : : ,;■• : ,. ;;//:.: of /the ! Wgether;.;sb;'that.;p]ans.. - : //'C//.. f^^ /y//\bonds':of/fHeadship;' beteeeny .; r.;'; S/C y eris ;bf ,eac|h: pai^"strengyiened;;./tCpst; :;;:/. ;yy of/:siiripleysupper;. 'and; hire-/ .of -■ hall ,',tp. ,•/:■:..:,;/be,,?borne/by ..parmes" ; ;'i'rf!4.?per.--ariniiiri; ;,'y f ;;. '■■" y/y ;ehouJd ybe!; made); ouitey clearythat ; " this/ ;/;//:; yservicey is" only;;; y y; y ;whdZeafnestly; desire ;to" ;.win/.the/ town■y/ ;/;;:;:>was "/also;: resolved :ttf v :hbld;:ay meeting; ;;,;://'//; iii;; Jthe; Sydney/ Street/Hall) on /Tiiesday .; ;iv;./ next, /when; Canon/: Stuart.;'wjll'-'§ive/an" i /;. : 'y;y:r,T. : y/y/z/'-v

ST. PAUL'S. , At the'early celebrations of Holy Communion at St. Paul's pro-Cathedral yesterday, Canon Ivens gave a short address on "Likeness to Christ" At

;-;'.'''■: :-;;,•:■:. exposition: ofJtHeJ. Epistle -to' -the; Philip--' ;i;.';,,; piahSj;drawing';- many; practical •" lessons > .i.V'jy jAtJ-the' women's^^'service;;'th'e,attend; ';;;;', ahce; at ; .. which ys'.;daily;: : iricreasing;' 'the. >ft; misßibner-spoke"of ythe;;:"bohtelnplative , : :;:,-■•: a-hd :the,. actiye";life,;;as'?exemplified -' ih : 6t : : 4;y;'c°mwhiiig" hbth; fc?pes '.'alaVf arias ; S ; ;;VTiie;;daiger; L of; the; aci;iyey(busy ; life,; soV iy^much^esteemed';ih; : bur; dayj-.was :•> that ; :';;^vlife,was;.apt':tb'he frittered:away : on a ,;v ;;>vafjety .of^bbjects^to'the: great; injury. :-• '■■< .;of '■'; character: '-UWhat -life; ■}■. needed:; was ;;/;bn;eVßUprein6' object'tb/give Vit ■'■:■ unity; ----and,cohesion-r-that object;was-devptibh; :J\:u;tfi: Jesus phris't;;yv.-:.;;..r '; ; - V,\.f v'[ In;; the evening -a. welUattehded ■. orien- j g^i;'-;'air. the foot;of ;Mul-; -;-';;;• ;:■;;;; Canon ■;';lvens ;';:gave' ; '.6'-. '.CHxißt's imessage, to the,,";-.weary; 1 -and ' :-:.:,heavy;,laden;-:.,Vv.;:;; : ' : r;'-'' : ■.'..;■■■■\ f ; . ; mission service" ; : ' much, larger;than' on. the. previous ;;;-'.' ; e:yehihg. '; ; yhe;;missiqner ; -gave ;;. almost;: ;;;;-'earnest a;nd appealing''. 7 sermbhi'upon I Q [':■■ .theVtext,; ."What'.think; ye; of Christ??*-. ;.^j "aXmbst;- helpful ;i; and yj[. -practical :ihstniction ; uppn"the: marks :bf. ;. t'-\ the •: Lord -Jesus-^-prayerfulness;. ; gentler ;>:; ;/ness,;vpurity^"and-- love.'; Were ; :these; :;^; : 'marks ; ..;by;: / ChristiahSj. wthe -'.-;■:;;';. world "would; soon'.be.won,for•.;Christ;';/'; .':'■ ?; : p To-niorrbw;:-. and the idayis of 'ft;.;-the mission,"the"Holy;Gommunion will v/übe; celebrated ; : ati; : 7; : o'clock,; instead -of: :v.:;; ; 7.30;- ; '.The;evening service;will be at .;.v ; ,'; $ p'clock, .instead of 7.30, and at .-7,30 .;.;' tnerb.will-.be:a;procession and open-air -V:;:;''6eTOOe.;:U:;"v'';;;: ■:,.;;..-:..;'-'• '-;\'';;;'k' ; . ; ', '' ; '.'' ;"■■' ':% :; ; %'y%- ;-v-;:ST^jPETER'S. ,;•■;;::The, mission '.servicesi : ';sit St.'-Peter|s' ; !-: •;'.; started.; last; night: with, an outdoor pro-s-cession'. through"'"Willis Street,'. Dixbri ;: .; Street," Cuba - Street,;. and ;;. Ghuznee' ;.;: : '.;Street,;; and back: to the 'church;''againVj -..; The sight -of 'the..vested-/choristers'- and '■■!■ ;•-. -. clergynien,;.- Headed by, : a...: processional \. .;;■' Dross; and followed by the Bishop of the ..-.;-.'.' Diocese (Dr. \Vallis) in episcopal robes, :".;;; was a- strange, one for. Wellington eyes, ■-':-.though it is common at.missions in.the . ;,. Old .Country;:.' As the white-robed band '■*-';; moved -slowly, along, the Litany;,. Creed, ,'. T ■ and; Ten Commandments :.were solemnly ~.; chanted, and addresses were given'by ■, : -;the.Rcvs:;.G.C.:Cruickshank.and B. M. ;: Kinloch,' two; of ,the ; Mi.ssioners; -. When ;;: r 'the church,was;reachedtlie,Bisliop gave. : ;: to thoso who had gone out "■'■'' to' bear their message' in" the'streets in ■,".;'; -'thi.i-way."''.";'•,"■;'.'.. :'.-'';..;;;.'.' '"■; ''' : .-r•.';'■'

..St. Peter's Churclv.was filled with a large congregation, and the.service took .the same ..form: as on previous ■ nights',. Hynins, prayers,.'. and .a/,. Bible-reading about the Woman of Sychnr opened the proceedings,'and-' then .followed an instruction, : on the --way .-in' .which God leads' us to, break away from bur sins— •that is.through 1 conviction,: The.Holy Ghost moves us to self-examination, and reveals a'man's true self. \Ve need.the light of the' Spirit, like tho X-rays, to see ourselves through and through. The Missioncr told -his hearers to examine themselves on. the First. Commandment; and they wouldn't get further without finding themselves shortcomers and sinners.: The sermon following was preachitd on tie subject of tho Samaritan woman., The address was a forcible end eloquent one.. The meeting ended •in an informal prayer meeting, open to any men' who cared to. pray.

The services at St. Peter's are daily as follow:—Holy Communion..,at 7.10 a.m.; instruction! on Spiritual' life at 3 p.m.; children's .mission.'at. 6 p.m.; and Mission Service at 7.45 p.m. y,- '.;-'■ ST. MARK'S. '" .The-Rev. -G.-'F." C. de Carteret continued his-mission in .St. Mark's yesterday.'. -At the Holy Communion in-the' early;'morning..a large .number of requests .fpr-prayer were, presented before /the prayer for the Church militant. . : ,; -.■;. In tho afternoon, a goodly gathering of men-'and women i joined, in a; simple 'service .of. intercession, and-then tho missi6ner\gave, the second of his :•: addresses' 'on ','The Spiritual Life.".'. His subject. .was'the' Christian's.conflict. .'. ':,At-the; eveining service there was a marked 'improvement in, the numbers present. .A. short prayer: meeting ■ and a" few. 7 minutes', hymn-singing : preceded the service.'; The: subject 'of the missioner's message was. -,'The. Forgiveness of Sins," following on .'his two previous: "sermons on;-"'.'The "Search by God" , and ■''Man's.: Sinned.' ";;■,,'He showed'limy /.God; fulfilled this desire'; for forgiveness, .first; by 'foreshadowing 1 of. His purpose and'then' by the Incar'nat'ion itself//' The whole, congregation' remained for the. after-meeting, joining in one''of the/penitential psalms,/'"Zand .then-,'after \a. .searching; '. examination';', the /missioiier'pronounced the ;Absolu-tion.'--J/A very-large .proportion of /the. ■congregation .then remained : on" to .a .'second.after-meeting, which, was very, .solemn, 'real; arid uplifting in.its appeaL; V CHRIST}CHURCH,mANGANUIi^ ;:O'NEVER;%ITNESSE]> ANYTHING 1 "■ :'.';{; :^7liiP'']T^Fp]^;^;;^ : r;v;. ■/'; Canon ZTiipp'er Carey.;- arrived in, M&~ :nganui. on' Saturday,' t6';- : :preach- a : ien: 'days'.Amission. 'At-a. service., held at; 8 :p.mi':'he. ; .and his Jay-'"assistant]:';Mr. : .' ''Joe',''.Harrisj.i were received':,/by.the' vicar,;; Archdeacon 'Jacob/ who .placed ~tho.missioiier ,in .charge: of the 'parish; 'during;;-the mission'.' '.lmmediately.'pre- 1 , Ceding .the. reception, service'-Mr'.':--' ; 'Joe"- . Harris an..: open-air. Service in';ttio; church'grounds,in close 'proximity to the principal Sev-. : ;eral/-;mission.•: hymns;;wore':,sung ';by'//a:' large qhoif '■■.-, from'•.,' the'./'congregation,' which;' attracted fa- large; ciwyd ;of peo- ■ pie,: and-Mr. Harris/gave; theim/an. iuvi- ; tationZtb 'attend the' missibri.;;/Byy'B 'o'clock' the;, church; was .crowded ; to';its :utmbst'capacity, and after. :tho recep- : tiori the missioner delivered his first', ad;dress;!'jn :>the; cbufsa; of H'liich: he". said: : as'the missidners.'.w'erit: about Vthey .saw' a'marvellous;Power;:.at.w'6rk,- the power/ ;of the'Ho.lySpirit,; in;answer ftov/pfayer.; HeMiad; never '.witnessed;anything-, like! !it.'beforej and in -writirigytb .-theViAroh-, .bishop,of Yqrk : he;,told him'that'he ; ;.was almost;afraid-of ihe/wondeVful/working .of. ;:/,ori7Sunday-..m^ 1 celebratiprisybf.- '■•' Communion; , : the", nuinber,'of' cp'm'iriuriioris -made ; 'ex-; ;ceedirig ; : : 'the.second.addressv'w'as.giv'en/vAt 2.30. p.m. ;':a ■: largely' : attended:" ; children- s'!Csef- ! ;yice; was condiictedzby, Mr.- Harris,; arid. iwaisyfplldwed'Zbyja'y service '■ -forr; men; 1 ; only',;, conducted rbyVthe ,'missiorieiv/ vrif'-l i:; The ymfeionyservice i in' the eveningo'clock.^;:The:;'church. 'was; far;;too" /small; tb; acconimbdate:.iall: .'who .came,: arid : /uiariy had' to'-go.-' away disappointed;;-: ; The;;subjectiViwas:S VTho' /Presence^pf/Christy/He"; said''- they./did; /not .helie've,'in;;a.:dead.:ChristV-but;'in a. , living' .put, among,-,theni' ; ';'now,--as-'truly;as,He did when He^vasiiii' Judea;; The ..vast' :,audience ;■ was^iilieldr:; spellbound,:;;' : arid : .manyifemaiiied fbr.thei'after-nieetirigi;'." -;; Our; /Wariganiii,; 'correspondents ; ; tefe'. graphed , tipns ;;are /attending ;,:the(:riiissi6ri::. here : ;gain.admissionTtp>{the, cEurch.-v:';' ; l; ir,

:i- on Monasy/'tLe'niissiorier l at ' ; ; •Workshopsr and. yesterday.at; the-}Wobllen: Mill;'-'./Af Held-tfn Monday','' and;: a:-woten's:"serTO;e-X<»i'wi Tuesday 1 ■ afternoon.;;.'ln -spite Heavy, a-good congregationion'-Mon-:day .evening,^when Mr, 'Horari's; subject; - to^the ; 'Soripturea.'j;;-^Heishbwed- / tKat: thb;;. death ;pf ;and;^hat;,were : :He;-not:;i>ivine athe >: r'er.capitulathSn.of At -Vpuld have no; power fo draw >to2ethqr crowds; of ;:pebple day: after.' {day. ;p'r : ',ib .Vitally I; influence - : .the Jives of:■,l%'^ahdsj i in^ali^a'ges'^i*;;l4.t A ''the''' after,;seirice;v.h|b'Vspbke;;;bnVre'peri'tance.' 'of : a }rrarnber>;bf; •telling'incidents' to illustrW-the. points' he''wishes ; to"drive- horned }$:s!■■ ):^. ; *lfr v.;'.Tne : mission ; ,commence'd at ; Maslfertbn' on; Saturday: night^wheh'a'large-bpen- ' air„ : . service:',was .Held'a't'tHe.'corner'of Queen StreeteandiChurcH; Street^when /short weredeliveredS'by: 'the' vicar; and;-the-missioner,. explaining■ the' nature of '■ the ■; mission; :p:Sorjie,, two to three.^hundred; people 'gathered',round the';speakers\ and;listened'iVattentively .tb-'what;;.was;said/>;;v:On ; ;S'uhday;'there .were-.crowded' congregations ;aty all'■ the ; services,;;. Mi 7 .-p.m. ...there' was' aimass meeting;.in :the\Town Hall,-every. availmissioner: eave,..twb,/addresses. : r ,,;: In';.the .first' he :dealt.;with; the; spirituaLneeds! of .■ main's' life, and .'the second'\was". on the' necessity \pf; : being satisfied 'as to, the,beliefsi; necessary' to '-'■satisfy the ■sdul; ; .'.-.:;_ : ','-/.-.* ■'■f; ;;'/i ;;■''' ■;,':; .:; Pfi: ;! ' ; v; '-:\ ' - ; PAHlATUAit;''''' ■--"' ' : V;.' }. 'TheAmission-at;; Pahiatua opened 'on .Saturday,; the .missioner ' being : the' Rev. Cyril Hepher.- : ;'The / morning service- on -Sunday was;'well., attended,';Mr; Hepher taking as .his:te'xt,-\'!Yecanriot.serve God; and'Mammon/'■ '.'in! the afternoon a seryicG;fbr;;men;'only; was.,'held,';when' the; missioner spoke' on thie '.manliness;" In the, evening .'the ~accbmmbdatibh of ■'■ the' church ..'was;; taxed;;' to'; the;: utmost,?- al- . though: 60'; extra 'seats had, been pro-' ' vided;;• .;•'The;■ missioner.. : spoke; .■■ on the' meaning- of' conversion ;.as;;seen' in'' the life; of Saul;of Tarsus..:-,.,;'.. .■.■';;; ! ;.J:.;-.-:. •■■■.-;;■- V;;;' V: :'--;'/; 'S : ':;'•; '." The; : . Anglican;.. Mission. ..began"'hero'-- oh Saturday''■ night "with; an -opeii-air. .''service in the main; street. ;■ The. missioner, (the Revi'E. .D.' EvaiisJ'.and'local .clergy'.(the Bevs.''Cecil Smith, Temuera : Tokoaitiia, and J. A.'Nickle).in their surplices, with a. large; number. of churchjpeople, gathered at...tlie'Bank corner;. and-delivered, an: invitation to their hearers ; to- attend, the. mission..--.;--.-:"','';.';.-.. ' J v.-'i;;;.;-.,-;';..; '.-:.-\' ; ;'; :■.-.- . At 8 p.m. the reception of .the,missioner took place iir the Maori Church,' which has been, kindly placed 'at t.he' ; serviccs oi ; the . mission' .(luring the; (whole- period; There.was a .'large congregation, ■ ■ ■•..■■.■'', "On: Sunday there, was,, a', communion service at: 8 a.m., and; morning .'prayer at 11. The' church 'wasfille'd for, the children's mission at 2.30; p.m.',- and' a striking.- feature was the number of''parents who were present. ;. At .6.30 ',therd was. a hymn practice, folr lowed' by mission, preachmg:at 7. 'The Prayer ..'Book evensong was : laid aside,and an informal service;was used, oon-> sis'tiug bf.-hymnsi Bible reading, instruction 'and'.sermon,;, and closing with a prayer meeting. The subject of the. instruction, was, "Why-did God make 'hie'?.", and the sermon was upon the parable, of .the "Rich .Fool." ..The imissiqner's remarks, were followed, -throughout with the deepest interest by the large congregation which .filled every'available seat. | PALMERSTON north. The Anglican '.Mission commenced in Palmerstbn North on Saturday, the missionor being the Rev. T. Recs,. 'who is assisted by the ,Ecv. E. H. Shore, the former conducting the mission, at All Saints', the parish church, and the latter that at St. Peter's, Terrace End. ■

On Saturday night a service of welcome was; held in 'All Saints', both inissioners being ' present;. ' The service' 'was chiefly for communicants, but many others were present. On Sunday there.were celebrations.of the Holy-Communion at each church,.over 200 being present.. At .3.15 p.m. there was a service for men only in All. Saints', a large number being present. Mr. Rees took for. his subject,. "A Strong Man," not a man; strong physically, nor a • man mentally: strong, but a man strong in character. No.man could ■be truly strong in.character unless he was serving God, and serving, his- fellow-men by helping them, to. live up to.the. highest ideals. "In the evening both churches were absolutely about 1000 people attending the services. The congregations- joined, heartily in the-hymns,. and very'many, were visibly , impressed by- the. service. missioner .at All Saints' first: gavo an instruction'-.'■ on, "Conversion,"■', and preached a - very- fine sermon on the miracle,of the healing of blind Bartimaeus. " " '■ '■'.'.' .'.' : ' .-.' -.':',' •/■■' A striking feature, about the work: of each -missioner-is the absence of emotionalism, and .'the"•insistence,'.oil" prayer' rather than preaching as-the great power in the mission. TEILDING. : 'The Anglican .Mission opened here on Saturday, evening .with a-service of. reception' for the missioner (the. Kev.A. H. Colyile)../ There, was a good attendance and a most impressive service. The missioner 'is a fine manly. type of. man -ofcommanding presence and an excellent speaker. There; were:large congregations on: Sunday, at all'the services, especially.in the evening, ..when the. church was filled to. overflowing, tbe.'people sitting on the, chancel-steps and at the altar/rails. :The, aisles were'.'also' filled 'with extra seats and many had to stand, .while, others went away unable: to; find"accommodation'.. Jn spite of the overcrowding, the congregation was. most'reverent and-the earnest utterances: of the missioners were listened ;tb.;-:with rapt- attention. The spirit,,.of expectations,, which has. ;.bee'n steadily, growing; in. the 1 'parish for months, past,, has .been fully:, justified, and the,, general, verdict of,those, spoken to is that'a'better: man than Mr. Colvile' ■ could: not'. have been'found for/the mission .'work.' ■'■'.'■'.'.'' ■