The City Missionary.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 38, 13 August 1895, Page 4

The City Missionary.

{ The thirty-first annual report of the s Wellington City Missionary (Mr. D. Hall) ': states that during the past year more time c than at any former period has been occupied with the sick at the Hospital. It is, Mr. c Hall observes, a gladsome thing to know s that we have such a well-conducted organiB sation, and that every effort is put forth to alleviate suffering by the whole of the B Hospital staff. A large number of sorrowa ful poor people have found their way to the Missionary's house. Hundreds of garments, i, boots, and blankets, have been kindly sent to f him, and these have been distributed to ■ deserving oases. The Benevolent Society, - with its Relieving Officer, have doubtless r done a grand work in relieving those who have been sent to them. Abuodantevidence . has been shown of the gtatitude of the poor people for any assistance in tho shape of clothing, food, and coal, during the past cold weather. Divine service has been con3 ducted every Sunday at tho Benevolent Home, and also at the Home for tho Aged • and Needy. The Masteis and Matrons of > both establishments have used their influence > to make the services suciestful. Largo 1 proportions of the inmates have attended regularly. Thanks are given to the Misses 3 Seabright, Crespin, and Billman, who have 1 presided at the organs, and all the lady and » gentlemen helpers who have gone through s all sorts' of weather td assist in the servico - of song. There are also many others who ) have taken an active part at the meetings • to whom the warmest thanks are now recorded. Visits have been made early each I Sunday morning to the numerous vessels ( in port, and addresses have been given to , those who have been willing to listen. Mr. r Hall has also gone through the week days, s daring the midday hour, to hold con- • versation with them. He has been much ■ delightedto meet with some who remembered i efforts of twenty-five years ago to do them good. At the Gaol the prisoners, or as 1 many of them as so desired, have attended ' Bible rea lings on Saturday afternoons, but | it is painful to reflect that so many leave the prison to practise crime for which, they were committed. The Convalescent Home inmates are ■ not lost sight of, as they comprise for i the most part patients who have suffered for i a while at the Hospital. One is delighted ' to see established such a comfortable Home i in such a delightful, Jhealthy locality, and so 1 well managed. The report concludes : — As ' regards financial assistance, Dr. and Mrs. Kemp, although in another part of the world, have kindly subscribed £1 per month, as they have done for many years past, and many friends have Bent from Ss to £2 per year, and although the total sum tor the year (£90 12s Gd) is a few pounds less than in the previous year, yet the receiver, with gratitude to God and the donors, knowing how helpful that amount has been to himself and many others, having derived much encouragement and blessing is resolved +>till to continue to " sowbeside all waters," expecting ere long an abundant harvest.