VALEDICTORY TEA-MEETING TO THE REV C. WATERS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5114, 13 January 1874, Page 3

VALEDICTORY TEA-MEETING TO THE REV C. WATERS.

A v vui \\ ti l tea-meeting to tho Kev. C. aud Mis \Vat< rs tt ok place last evening m th<. Eduaides-btreet school-room. About ISO 8 it down to tea — After tea bad been part ikcn of, the meeting adjourned to tht cbaptl a.ljonuug. — The R< v. \V. Tiush-y occupied the cban — Iho llov. Mr. Mucnieol mgaged ii prayer, aftei which Mr. llaytei, of Newmaikcr, made a few remaiks on the charae'er and literary attainments of the depaidng minister. — Mr. Booth, >is rcpicaeatatire of lh.-> Sheridan-street society also addressed the nutting — Captain Peek, in a few imprtssiva reoiai ks, stated tli.it ho had n'riveil m AiicLlanrl tliie. years n^o, m time to witness the induction of ih > Ktv. C. Waters into thu p.istotslnp of the h'Jwardes street Society of United Mithodibts, and lmw ho had again ai lived in tune to Lid him aud Mia \\ ators aduu. lie had a \<iy gre.it catcun for Mr. Watt i a, and wipLihI lii'ii hiicccsi in tho new bphcio of labour to winch ho Mas going — The choir then sang the 3G9th hjnui, after which Mr. Smith, the representative of the stition, addicssed tho meeting. As representative of the United Methodist Society, he said ho felt it his duty to render thanks unto God for tho great advance they had made during tho pa»t thiee yeais, and trusted that they would inako (Hjual if not greater headway during tho iv^fc three yeais He was also thankful to Mr. Wateis for his evcrtioiis foi tho benefit of tho Society, and trusted that wherever he might go he would continue to do as be had done during his pastorship of the Elwardc.3s,treot Chapel. It was his privilege to bo deputed to present Mr. Watcts -with a token of the cbteein in which the congregation held him. (Mr. Smith heio piesonted Mr. Waters with a purse containing 30 so\eleigns.)— The licv. C. Wateis sinctiely thanked those who had exhibited such a tangible inai k of their legard towards himself, Lut would have been been better pleased if the amount had been subscribed as a nucleus of a Benevolent fund, as ministeis with a small bal.ny wero often tempted by talos of distress to give e\cn iiKirc than, they could well allurd. Poisoua in bickness aud povoity hent to ministeia of tho Gospel, but they wanted pccumaiy assistance often as well as prayer, and if ministers did not assist them thoy got tho character of being selfish. lu sooie cases they might be imposed upon, but it must not be foigottcn that there had been one other commandment added to tho onginal ten. " A new commandment give [ unto you — Lovo one another " That doctrino was a great power in the Chinch. Another great want of tlio (Jhmch was tho power of the Holy Choet ]t was not in the power of the preacher to wend tho void of find through each member of the congregation, it was hard to mako homo of them keep thur oyes op<>u. Porliaps thcio were faiilta on both aides. Perhaps if preacheia were to throw a little moie energy mto their scimous it wou'd cflcotually outcome tho diow&iness of the congregation. JJc wns pleased with tho success of tho Society, Tin r« had been a largo increaso in nicmbcrs, and they were now able to do that which they had been unable to do for '23 years, namely, to pay their way, and he believed they would eyer continue to do eo. Ministers had a irery difficult duty to pcrfoim, and it w»i quifo impossible to pleaao overybody. He asked for his successor the sympathy of tho congregation, and bado them not leave their own chinch to visit others. He apoke strongly upon tho subject of Sunday desecration, such as the North Shore ferry-boats and tho Sunday excursion tmins, and trusted that the mini-itci'8 of all denominations would set their faces agaiust such proceedings. Ho was in favour of Good Tcniplansm, and hoped that they would yet see the day whon every public-house would bo closed (Great applause ) — Mr. Goldio said the young ladies of tho Bible class could not permit Mrs. Waters to leave without a souvenir. (Mr Goldiothcn presented Mr .Waters with a group of photographs of tl,e ladies of her .Bible class ) — Mrs. Watois, after thanking them for their very acceptable picscnt, spoke eloquently of the power of prayer, and tnankod the ni'Miiturs of all denominations, who had at all tunes tuatod her with the greatest kmdue-n and comtesy.— The Kev. Mi Macmcol said he i uno theio that evening in oider to bid his old fuond, Mi. Watt rs, iiud his esteemed partner, good-by. — '1 he Kcv. P. H. Goinford also made a few lemaika ovpicsivo of his logrct at tho dopaituroof Mr. Waters. — \ vote of thanks was passed to all those who had .so kindly assisted at I bo tea meeting, and tho meeting concluded by tho audiouce singing tho Uoxology.

The -manager of tho Now Zealand Shipping Company, I inuttd, n'KcrtiBrs t]i it Jho yt.nlv onlinaiy nwluig will lio lit'nl in tliu ('i^st.il i'.il.ioc Mubki Kail, O'hiiHtvhurch, on .S.ttur-l.iy tli' 24th mst..nt. Tliu School 'IV.iuhcii' Aaaooiatioii is to li.ivo its nunual mcotniir on I'liurailay evening nr x at 7 .'}<) o'clock, at tho Jligh School in Sy moiuls-bticct. CilE'Cliii !- l'-riwn lUrrott, .nnl Ci'h staiidird CoHeo li h'tth dolirli/Ui ami strmifr. l'-rown, Hirrott, »n,( Co.'s KxcoUior Cott> o (lfscr\c«i prrfi ronoo to .my CofToo on (ireountof punty nnd (lhtinctnes^ of (lnvnur Note tha lirando I Bold nt almoit every Grocorjr Kit»blUhmont In Aay Town and Provlnoo.— )