TOWN EDITION. Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1888.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 243, 15 October 1888, Page 2

TOWN EDITION. Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1888.

As a m-.rk of re/?pcb to tbfi memory of the late Mice Blundcll, in rpgnid for t: o members of her family who have for mary yeprs past taknn a iiap insert et in Chris Churcb, tfee Cathedral Churoh was yesterday di'Hpcd in black. On tho porabro lv ngiugs of the pulpit were the word?, woiked in bright letters, " I am tha Resurrection aud :beLife." Toe arrangenvnt of the rrrodoH wn? inexqnJ6ite t-if-te, tbe three panels being furnished with a black ground and the gilt cross in the centre find the symbols ou the sides covered with white material, each panel being bordered with sprigs of dark green cypreß?. The Baored monrgratn, in wbite, in the centre of the black drapery of the Holy Table was encircled wish a beauti ful wreath of wbito oz Icp?. A very appropriate eelecion of hymns had been nnde for both tbo morning and cvot ing services, ard they were heartily joined in by largo congregations. As the Bank of Now Zealand is occupying bo considerable a share of the attention of tbe public at tho present time we have allotted an unusually large portion of our columns to the subject. In our issue of to-day we publish an article thereon from the K'a»ganni Chronicle in reply to the article from the Wellington Evening Press ; and the defence of the late General Manager, Mr Murdooh, copied from the Auckland Herald At the R.M. Court (his morning, leforo A. Turubull, Eg, R.M., Francis Kiernnn iva< chai fifed with l.irceny on the iuf >rmation of Jopeph A. Harlcy, and with forgery ou tbe information of Ssrgeant White. The accmed on each charge was committed to tsk^ 1 his trial fit the next sittings of Ihe Supreme Court, I ail boiag fliowed, 1 iinself in £100 aDd two sureies of £50 racb. We Bhall publish the evidence to-morrow. Owing to the absence of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, who is visiting tho West Coast, wo are requested to stato that {here will be no meeting of the Land Board this month. Mbs Hullett writes to us from the Parsonage, Collingwood, asking us to thank those who have assisted in contributions to the Monster Bran Tub to be hold on New Year's Day at Collingwood, and to remind the friends of theoauie that further donations will ba thankfully received, and that articles of children's clothing, however small, will b« very acceptable. We have been requested to draw attention to the sale of the Rev. J. Standring's housohold furniture and effects, which is to he held by Messrs Bialey Bros, and Co. at the Baptist Parsonage, Bridge street, to-morrow morning. The arliolea comprise a quantity of handsome and useful furniture and a very fine piano by Scholler the original price of which we understand was £90. There should be a large attendance of buyerp, TnE s cond competition by tho Naval Artillery for Messrs Wilkins and Field's trophy nod tho Comp.my'a prizi money took place on Saturday last', when tbera wer> 15 coixueti'or.s. The following: nrc tho sccivs of the prize winnerß : —

The mocth'y inspection of the Volunteers will take pboa oo Wednesday n-xr, at tho Drill Shod at 730 p vo. The Sioke and Waimen Riflea will come to town by train as usual. The naaal monthly meeting of the Permanent Building Society will be held at Mr Rout's office at 7 o'clock thiß evening, The general meeting of the Richmond Working Men's Social Club will bo held in the Club room at 7.30 this evening. Ouu advertisements to-day contain one from the Melbourne Drapery Company announcing that they have made arrangements to remain in Nelson for ten days longer, during which time further reductions will be made. " Rough oh Catahrh " oorrects offensive odors at onoe Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; also unequalled as gargle for diptheria, sore throat, [nojbreath.

— , o — There was a very large attendance et the Theatre yesterday afternoon to bear thaddress to men only upon " Trne Manliness." The Rev F. Innot^Jones offered up prayer and rsad tho 52nd obapt-.r of I?aiah, after whioh the Her Mr Hill eaid that every thought of young: men shouH ho centred on beit.g manly. Tbey mig-iu te as strong fin an ox, or good at football, end unequalled in the criokot field, or 'Ivy might b* of preat intellect as w«« Bacon, and yet not te manly. Man ban a body built up of d-fiui^e chemical constituent?. But there is something other than nmler without form or color, and we call it mind. Thera ia a moral Bomothiug within; whioh oondrmns wrongs or approves i of right. He spoke as a fathsr to fathers to train up their children to a good find useful lifo, and eaid it was a mistake for parenfg to '] work all the days of their life bo that tbeir children might have ease. Ha warned the young men of the sins of you: b, a nd point-d out some of the ill effeota of alcobol upon the Byßtem. He advised them to cuUiv%ta their minds ly readii #us ful hook--, which would have a tendency to build up a manly character. The true purpose of education wa9 to creato » well balanced miod, so that men might be able fco weigh their actions and ascertain what is right. He warned them against infidelity, whiob, he said, had no standard of morals. It had no goal, no purpose in life, and was bufc a ijstem of negative". He then touGhed upon Spiritual ism, and asked what the cap of a table could dp towards making them more noble and building up a m-iniy obaraoter. Tha rev gentlf man concluded a most excellent address by urgiDg th^in to build upon thi» true foundation— to become followers of Christ, who wai the only standard of rig ! v character. Tha sentimenta of the sp.-nlier wora eeverol imes applauded by the large ar.dionce. Tbo Rev W. 0. Oliver offered up prayer at the close of the meeiing 1 . In the evening the Theatre waß crowded to excess. Mr Hill reset tbo 15ch chapter of Sfc Luke, and took hia ttxt from t!ia lO;h verse — "Likewise I say unto you there is joy in the presence of the angels over or.o eiuncrthat repcuteth." He said that thie chapter waa so well known and bo much used by every new preacher at the theatre services in LoLdon that the people said, "Jfith o£ Luke again," and tbe Committee

made a rale that is was nob to be read, which was really a ttatimony fcoite popularity. When in Melbourne ha bad seen in the Art Gallery a pioturo of a love sheep upon the monntaia standing beside her dying lamb with carrion birds h.yering near ready to pounoa upon it, Undameafch the picture wee written tha word " 4.nguieh," Tnis wub a faint picture of the love of GoJ, He eaid there were three thoughts in fcbia iext~ Tho helplessness of the loao cheep; tbe value of the soul} and the glad welcome. By tpt and often toaohiog lllustr^tione of hia ovpn varied experience be kepi tha attention of his audience rivetted throughout. The Revs Williams and Oliver, and fljr r Jeffrejß took part in the service. The mission will conclude to-night with the lecture on the Tabernacle. Mr Hill leaves for Blenheim to-morrow, and on his return journey to Auckland he will stay hero to hold a mission in the country districts,

REV J. S. HILL'S MISSION.

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