THE CHURCHES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 78, 4 April 1910, Page 2

THE CHURCHES.

METHODIST HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Taranaki-stroet Methodist congregation yesterday celebrated the anniversary of the church as well as holding a harvest thanksgiving service. The preacher for the day was Rev. C. H. Laws, East Belt Church, Chrbtchurch, president of the Now Zealand Methodist Conference. At the morning mm vice Mr. Laws referred particularly to worship and service as expressed in tho endeavour to have the very best that could be obtained in connection with everything appertaining to the house of God — the building, the music, Uie preaching. Beauty was mndo by God because He loved it and He wanted man to worship Him with a beauty not less than the beauty which He had disclosed Hinibelf to man in His works. The church was most tastefully decorated and there were large attendances at all the services, especially at the young people's service in tho afternoon. Mr. W. J. Harland presided at the organ. The anthems tung were: "Ye Shall Dwell in the Land," 'tho colos ot which were taken by Mrs. R<ed and] Mr. Travers, and "Praise Ye the Lord," the choir admirably rendering both anthems and the congregation responding heartily in the hymns. TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. W. J. Williams, who is leaving Trinity Methodist Church, New town, for Oamaru, after four years' 6ervice, preached his farewell services yesterday. In the evening Mr. Williams gave an interesting review of lm ministry at Trinity, and made enquiry into its results. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will bo entertained by the congregation before leaving. Rev. Josiah Ward, formerly of Port Chalmers, will succeed Mr. 'Williams. ST. JOHN'S WILLIS-STREET. Dr. Gibb began a course oi special seimons on "Signs of tho Times" at St. John's Presbyterian Church last evening. The first subject dealt with by tho preacher was, "Is the World Growing Better or Worse?" Dr. Gibb accepted tho view of neither the Christian optimist, who held that the world was growing better, nor tho Christian pessimist, who denied that true religious progress was being made. He asked : "What, if it be true that the world is growing not better nor worse, but both better and worse, if the work of the Kindgom to come and of the Christian Church, wh>h is the visible manifestation of that Kingdom be warfare against evil everywhere and complete conquest of evil nowhere?" The question, How goes the batrJe? sank into insignificance beside the question, How are you playing your part in thfc battle? Thb Christian soldier had to do his individual part in the battle, Iho responsibility was not with him, but with Jesus Christ. It has been . decided that a special sei-mon to young men and young women shall be reached at St. John's every month. HENRY-POTTS MISSION. . A welcome from the Wellington Ministers' Association will be extended to Dr. J. Quincy Henry and Mi. Charles A. Potts, the American evangelists, at Kent-terrace PresbyteVian Church on Wednesday. Dr. Henry and Mr.' Potts will conduct missions throughout New Zealand, and will hold. ft fortnightly mission in Wellington. The Town Hall has been engaged for the purpose. Dr. Henry comes with strong recom* mehdations from leaders in religious thought and philanthropy iv tho United Kingdom, including Rev. F. B. Meyers, tho lite Sir George Williams, and the late Dr. Barnardo. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. YOUNG WOMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH. A young woman named Winifred May Sims, daughter of Mr. T. Sims, tailor, Shannon-streot, died under strange circunutancps on Saturday night. She had been to a picnic at the Upper Hutt during the day, gathering blackberries, and on her return home in the evening she had tea and afterwards accompanied her sister to the tram nncl returned again. Feeling tired *ho had a. warm bath and then went into the diningroom, where her mother noticed her stngj;er to a chair. She complained of giddiness and attempted to go to bed, but fell on reaching the door. She expired before a doctor arrived. Deceased, who was only 22 years of age, had previously been in good health. An inquest is being held before Mr. W. R. Hatelden, S.M., this afternoon. GIRL'S SUDDEN DEATH. fat T«IKQIUF«--rBESS ASSOCIATION.! CHRISTCHURCH, 3rd April. Mary Brown, an ex-inmate of To Orangi Home, \va* admitted to the hospital to-day at 3.20 P-ni-, and died at 4.5. She came from Waikari, and the circ-umstancea uttending her death are understood to be Mich as to necessitate an inquest being held. It is alleged that the girl had taken match-heads. BODY FOUND IN A RIVER BED. [BY TEI.IOKAPII— PIIKSfI ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, 2nd April. An inquc-t concerning the death of a man v hose body hah not vet been identified was opened by Mr. H. W. Bishop, coroner, to-day. lid'win Joseph Roden, horte-trainer, said that about 1.15 p.m. yesterday, when out rabbit-shooting in tke Waimakariri river-bed, fcome seven miles from Yaldhrd, be came across the body of a middle-aged man, partially embedded in the sand. It was lying on the bank about twenty yards from the channel, and' apparently it had been brought down by a fresh in the river. Constable O'Brien said 1 that ho reached the river-bed lute last night, ihe body was partially covered with sand. It was that of a man of medium build, about sft Bin or sft 9in in height. He had a reddish moustache, which had recently been clipped, .but otherwise he war, cleanshaved. He was wearing a pair of cotton underpants and a pair of dark merino ribbed socks. These were all the clothes ho bad on. Tho body appeared to Lave been there for fully mx week*>. The Coroner said he would ask Dr. Synies to make a thorough postmortem examination in order to ste if there veie any marks that would lead to id«ntinVatinn. The inquest was adjourned iv the meantime. Later. It iit considered possible that the body may b» that of Arthur Clarkfon. a local business man, who hax been iiii v - a iii^ since laNt October.

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