MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 14037, 19 April 1909, Page 7

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

CHURCH OF CHRIST. John xii., I, if I be lifted up win*l ra , w all men rnto [s"' , Tfi ' l * H»*aid, «igfiifyin^-what t cleath W*»«hjiulß-die "—formed, basis of the Mrn»rfAliv(»cdAy Mr W. J. at the Tabernacle, Ivin 9 street,-last evening, .liter explaining tho circumstances undor wmcri mad» *hia etatement, I i Ha^ tle * aul: " Chrisfc only thoio who-hunger -and thirst* after Him, <ind thoeo who»-nre curioij»«onfV will g« r.way disappointed. *)ne or which. *e are attracted to Jesus is Hif» death. Hia deatb was to th&'saJyationr ot men, and the. .=nlvaiior»<of man w to the gloiy cf The*re iaro rarticular in tho work? 4nit fr.as come orawmg power, and the greatest party, that d» tho Riost eO(X > to th© world, fer« the followers of Jesus Christ. What fc» \hc attracting power that is drawing and "holding HLs followers together, <ißdt are they multiplying eof Whv waa fas so optimistic when Ho knew' His liourv-was cerne? He believed in anil understood humanity; He knew tha 4hinft* that would repel ami tha force that would drjw, and He understood that ths drawing wotfer that willljring men unto Him is tjj»r-ower of Love. Christians, 8 as well m jt\ern\ need the hand of love and mercy extended to them, and the. more vou are lifted up and helped and blessed the more you will he able to help and bless and succor others. ■\\ hen we look upon Him how can we help but exclaim with the centurion : " Surelv this is the Son of God." Where the love ot man and the love of Jesus have met together there is joy, happiness, and mitisfaction ._ We are going to the great judgment of God ; wc must give an account i.f our stewardship here; and we niuvt respond as to how we receive Christ and His message to the eone and daughters of men. STRANGERS' TLA ' A 1 l . hc strangers'- tea at the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms yesterday the Rev. E. 0. Blamires gave an address eui" titled 'Transformed Rubbish.' The attendance was excellent, including among those- present being a number of men from the Otago University Student Christian Union and Knox College. .Strangers were present from Dublin and Glasgow. M.S.U.W. | . The Missionary Settlement for Univer- ' suy Women held their annual business meeting on Saturday in the library of the University. Miss Tomlinson. R.A., president of the local branch, occupied the chair. The M.S.U.W. was founded in England to foster mic.nnnarv mteiest among women studeuts. and there are jmiv branches in all the Avetrnia.sian colleges. The annual report of the tecretarv of'the Otago Hraneh (Mi.<« Valentino)" showed that last scFsion the sum of £46 17s was collected locally for the f/ilarv of Mir* GriiHths., R.A.. of Victoria College, who is New Zealand's representative in' Bombay. The following officers were elected : President, Miss Tomlinson, B.A. : vicepresidents—Mrs Woodv M.A., and Mies 0. Marehull; secretary and treasurer, Mini W. Valentine; assistant j-ecretarv'. Miss' L. Hale; Committee—Misses Meek, White-' head, Milk;, ilegg, Allan, Lotting, and i Cameron. " I SERVICE FOR STUDENTS. | In Knox Church yesterday morning a ! special service for .students ' was h.--h.f in connection with a conference that has hrsn conducted during the past two days bv the I ►Student Christian Union. Over' 100' r,!udents were present in the body of the ; church, whilo Air J. L. Robinson, B.A . '•■ president of the Union, occupied a c-ou in ; the pulpit, and read a p-acsage from the I Scripture. The service was conducted hv ' the Rev. W. Hewitson; B.A. Previous to the usual sermon. Mr Hewitson gave an informative address on the work"of thy Australasian Student Christian Union and of the world-wide organisation of which it I forms a part. The subsequent rermon, j based on a text from the prophecy of : Jeremiah, dealt with tho national need of ' just and wise men. The speaker pointed out that, like the men of Jeremiah',-, time, 1. we were inclined to fear external foes'. ! whereas the real sources of national danger ' were internal and Jay in the national vices. : He emphasised the enormous responsibility that lay with the students, as the coming leaders of the nation, to save it by their] justice and their wisdom from the perils he iiad shown to exist.