CHURCH FESTIVALS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 95, 19 October 1908, Page 2

CHURCH FESTIVALS.

CENTRAL MISSION ANNIVERSARY. The anniversary of the Central Mission was celebrated yesterday, when service was held in tho morning at the Mission Hall, Herbert-street. Mr. E. Tonks (Taranaki-street Methodist Church), preached in _ the morning, and Rev. C. Porter preached in the evening to a largo congregation in the Opera House, and incidentally referred to the great work that the Central Mission was doing in Wellington in spreading the knowledge of God, and in bringing salvation to those who attended the services. In the afternoon a No-License address was given by Mr. T. E. Taylor. The whole tendency of the Prohibition movement, he held, was to give men and women a chance of arriving at the perfection divinely intended for them. Mr. Ta-ylor referred to tho drinking of the young New Zealander, who was in the habit of frequenting hotels, and who was corrupted before he came to the ballot-box. The bars must be closed to 'remove temptation from the young. Mr. Taylor refuted the statements made by interested parties against the benefits of No-Liceneo at Ashburton and Invercargill. He alsp denied, as had beeu stated in Auckland, thai General Booth was opposed to No-License. As a matter of fact, the General had declared over and over again that his sympathies were wholly with those who sought to abolish the drink traffic. Rev. F. W. Isitt, who followed, urged upon all present to ascertain if their names were on the roll. Masters R. Christie and G. Baker sang ' solos aAi tho services. COURTENAY-PLACE CHURCH. Tho anniversary services in connection with Courtenay-place Congregational ■Church were held yesterday. Rev. W. A. Ev.tns (Newtown) preached in tho .morning, and Rev. J. R. Glasson (Terrace), in the afternoon. The services were well attended. In the evening, Rev. Macdonald Aspland (minister of the church) preached to a crowded congregation. Mr. T. Forsyth conducted the special ] singing of the children, and Mr. Thawley presided at the organ. ! ST. JAMES'S, NEWTOWN. "Young People's Sunday"i was celebrated at St. James's Presbyterian Church, Newtown, yesterday, in a fitting manner. Tho church was prettily j decorated in honour of the occasion. Rev. S. J. Serpell (Taranaki-street Methodist Church) preached in the morning on the conditions of sonship, making a strong appeal to the young folk to dedicate their lives to the service of their Divine Lord. In the afternoon a large number o* friends and members of the Young Men's and Young Women's Bible Classes were present at a special service. In the evening. Rev. W. Shirer (minister of the church) preached to a large congregation on "The character of Timothy." Special hymns were sung by the cnildren, Mr. Barrett being at the organ. Collections were taken up for the "welfare of the youth of the church" fund. Mr. Dagger made all arrangements in connection with the services.