BIBLE-CLASS WORK.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 89, 17 April 1911, Page 3

BIBLE-CLASS WORK.

THE YOUNG WOMEN'S MEETING. The jtfethodist Young Women's Bible Class Union Conference met on Saturday, Mrs. E.- 0. Blamires presiding. It was resolved that each union raise annually £25, and 'that £25 from the whole of the money so raised, some £125, be devoted to foreign missions. The conference decided that the executive remain in one centre for not more than three years. Matters in connection with Maori, missions were discussed. It was reported that Sister Bella Cassidy had been appointed iiiesion. probationer for Maori work; also that, through the help of Hon. A. T. Ngata, the Government had granted a subsidy of £25 towards the support of a probationer for Maori work. Miss Binnio read the balance-sheet, which showed that £luu had been raised during the past year for the /support of the Maori deaconess, Sister Nellie. The conference protested against the present legislation for the Maori, and again urged that the registration of births, deaths, and marriages among Maoris should be made cohidulsory. \ The retiring executive was re-elected : — President, Mrs. E. 0. Blamires; vicepresidents, Sisters Annie, Nellie, and May, and Miss Bqxall; secretary, Miss M. " Williams ; assistant-secretary, Miss Redstone : treasurer, Miss Binnie. "The Call o£ To-day for Women" was the subject of an interesting paper read by Miss Jamieson at the afternoon meeting. There was a young women's praye* and song service held on the top of Mount Victoria errlv yesterday morning, Mr. Ralph conducting the meeting. In the afternoon there was a meeting of 300 young women at the Taranaki-etreet Church, wher Sister MabeJ, of the Christchurch Deaconecses' 'Home, gave an address on four words : '•Come, Abide, Follow, Go," making an earnest appeal for consecration. This was followed by a prayer meeting and tea. In the evening the young women attended the Ceutial Mission service in The King's Theatre, where Mrs. Blamires and Sister Nellie gave slirnna addresses. YOUNG MEN'S CAMP. Devotion ana football occupied most, of the time of the Young Men's Biblo Class Union in. camp at Hutt Park, ou Saturday, Rev. F. Randa ied the prayer meeting, and further consideration was given to missionary study. Mr. Brown, of St. Kilda, gave an address on Pentecost m relation to missions. The annual Association football match was played in the afternoon. Mr. A. I-loiden "(Chrifitehmeh) was leferee. The match was Auckland v. the Universe. The result was a draw. Canterbury played "the World" at hockey, and won by 3 goals to 1. Meetings were held all day yesterday, and a special service \va3 held in the evening at the Petone theatre, conducted by Rev. A. J. Scamer, and ad- | dressed by Rev. E. 0. Blamires. On Saturday evening the young women were entertained at. tea at the camp. After a ramble round the grounds, a camp concert was held, and # the guests wei« afterwards escorted to Petone. To-day the young women were again the gueste of the campers. Many of the delegates will leave tor the Souln by to-night's Lyttelton boat.