Shannon

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6946, 27 June 1929, Page 8

Shannon

From Our Own Correspondent. Fires. Shortly after ten o-loek on Monday i night an alarm of fire was given, the J outbreak Ling at Mr. A. BirchaU’s < five rowuil :•> ' I -nee, Stansoll street, - Newtown. Th- lire had a good hold i when discovered and the building along > with it- contents was quickly demolish-.i cd. When the brigade arrived all that,' was left to do was to save an adjoin-* nig outhouse. . ... I Mr and Mrs Birchall were visiting) fiionds nearby and knew nothing of ( the fire until the bell rang. When leav-', j ii «*• the at 3.30 p.ni. ever} tiling , appeared to be safe and the outbreak } cannot bo accounted for. the family,, are heavy losers, nothing having been j saved. The house was insured for _ £4OO and the contents for £l5O. _ ij On Sunday morning at 5.30 o 'clock , Mr. R. Hayes, who resides at the top ■ of Stout street, was awakened by thesmell of smoke, to find his house on . fire. Being outside the borough and , with no water supply available, the cottage, which contained three rooms was soon demolished. Mr Hayes was successful in saving the piano and other articles. The cause of the outbreak is unknown.

Earthquake Relief

At a meeting held on Monday evening to make final arrangements for the euchre tourney to be held in tho Maoriland theatre”of which Mr Hyde has kindly given free uSo to raise funds to assist those who have suffered by the recent earthquake, a motion was carried sympathising with the relatives of those who lost their lives and with all those who had suffered by the earthquake. A telegram to this effect will be forwarded to tlie proper quarter. In connection with the tournament, Messrs Mason and Peach have donated a ham for one of the prizes. Croquet Club. The Croquet club was unfortunate in having another wet day for the second of a series of progressive euchre tournaments held on Tuesday afternoon. There were six tables for play and at the conclusion of play Mrs D. McLaggan and Miss Morgan were found to have the samo number of points. In the play-off, Miss Morgan proved the winner "and she was presented with a box of linen handkerchiefs. The hostesses for tho afternoon wero Mcsdames Mason, Picard and Wilkinson. Personal. Miss Morgan, Rangiwahia is visiting her brother, Mr Morgan, Vance street. Mrs Knowles is spending a few weeks at Kimbolton. Two cars of returned soldiers including one South African War veteran, journeyed to Levin last Saturday night to take part in the re-union. Spiritual Healing. On Tuesday night in tlie Van. Bede’s Anglican Church, Mr. Wm. Hickson addressed a gathering of Shannon people on spiritual healing. Mr. Hickson is of world-wide fame in his practice of this aspect of Christian living. In introducing his subject, Mr. Hickson said that he was not proclaiming some new phase of the faith, but was endeavouring to revive a neglected part of the programme of the Church activity. For the first 400 or (500 years, said the speaker, the early church practised spiritual healing and it was quite a regular part of its work During the decline of tlie church, this, with many another phase of Christianity, was neglected. For years now, however, the subject had been reviving rapidly, and soon, it would agaiu become a prominent part of the church’s work.

During the course of life remarks Mr Hickson said that faith was absolutely necessary —faith' in the power of Christ and God —before a cure in His Name can bo effected. Another important thought uttered was that this power to heal was available to every Christian. It was a sin, ho said, not to use this power from God in a time like this when wo could see suffering and pain all around. The lack of faith abounding to-day, he attributed to the wrong idea so wide-spread, that God was a God of fear and wrath, instead of the truth, taught by Jesus, that God is Love. “God does not punish people by sickness,’ ’ said he, “it is due generally to their neglect and sin or perhaps to that of their fathers. It is the work of the devil —not of God.’’ The cause however, was not important. The vital thing was that Christians had the power to alleviate suffering. The Gospel he said, was the best book in the world on spiritual healing.