MISSION TO SEAMEN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1907, Page 8

MISSION TO SEAMEN.

<* THE REV. G. F. WILSON'S VISIT." Two addresses were given yesterday by the Bey. G. F. Wilscn, M.A., of London, General Superintendent of the Missions to Seamen. Both services, which were held in connection with the Wellington Missions to Seamen, wore largely attend- j ed The second service, held in tho Mission Church in the evening, was attended by Mrs. Seddon, Mrs. Williams (the donor of the buildingi, and the ActingPremier (Hen. Hall-Jones) A memorial tablet waa unveiled by Mrs. G. F Wileon to the memory of the 'late Premiei, the following being tho inscription:—"To the glory of God and in loving memory of the Bight Hon. X J- Seddon, P. 0., LL.D., Premier of I*.Z. 16931906. A friend of seamen." Another memorial tablet w»s unveiled by Mrs. W. K. WfllUma to tho memory of a Lancashire sailor, the following being the inscription:—"To the glory of god and in loving memory of Michael M'Carthy, of Liverpool, who was drowned from then.».e n.». Togo in Wellington Harbour, 15th October, 1906 Tho sea shall givo up its dead." Mr. Moore read the prayers, and the leuonii were read by Bey. Mr. Wilson and Mr. M. Young. At the outset of his sermon Mr. Wilson, speaking of Mr. Seddon, " said it was right to bear in perpetuity the names of those we love, and that before leaving England the last nam» alnjost he heard mentioned was that of Mr. Seddon, and thit his kindness to eearaen was held in affectionate remembrance. Mr. Wilton preached an earnest and helpful sermon, full- of practical sympathy, from Luke, 2, verse W. The preacher said that jum as we tmat tho captain of a ship to pilot us through unknown seas to cur ■ destination without understanding all the mechanism of a chip and the laws of navigation, so we should trust tho Great Captain and Pilot of oar souls to guide us pafcly through the ocean of life to the haven where wo would be. He spoke of tho way an older sailor could help a younger by Christian sympathy and advice, and that any one who was the cause of another losing his faith in- Christ and drifting into^ godless wars was robbing that other of his truest nnd beet friend. The service was a very hearty one.

In reply to correspondents who are concerned that the Chief Justice has not, in the absence of Lord Plunket, been appointed Depnty Governor, we are able to ijay thafc-6ir Robert Stont's wishes were fully regarded in the matter. The work of the Native Land Commission will for many months to come be a heavy tax for Sir Robert Stout, and may be expected to sevorely tax even his remarkable capacity for hard work. The quantity of gold exported from New Zealand last month was 27,510 ounces, of the value of £107,117, made up as follows : — Auckland, 7097 ounces, £26,153; Greymouth, 11,236 ounces, £44,441 ; Dunedin, 4049 ounces, £16,198; Invercarßill, 1603 ounces, £6016; Hokitika, 1785 ounces, 57140; Nelson, 1129 ounces, £4515; Westport, 711 ounces, £2654. The export of gold during the corresponding month of last year was 34,194 ounces more than last month. The quantity of silver exported last month was 189,552 ounces of the value of £24,575. The annual conference of the school inspectors of the colony will be opened in the Parliament Buildings at 11 a.m. to-morrow. The Inspector-General of Schools (Mr. G. Hogben) .will preside.