ECCLESIASTICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12601, 27 June 1904, Page 3

ECCLESIASTICAL.

MRS. NELIGAN ON MISSIONS. ■ An earnest appeal for missions was made, by Mrs. Neligan in the course of a abort address delivered on Saturday afternoon! at the opening of the Powell Young Peojple's Bee and sale of work in aid of missions at St. Mary "a Parish HalL Mrs. Neligan m.d support was specially duEi to such work don* by young children. If only all the young people and children, not only of Parnoll, but of the city, were equally interested and worked as hard, in a few yoaia there would " , certainly not be the need to plead so hard , for missions m there very often was now. What we got into this habit of doing when '', we were young came natural, and therefor* we went on doing it, Children, therefore* WipM should be trained in th© desire, to help mii- , eions, and it would then become a3 much a part'of our Christian daily life as were other ;'■ ' Christian things. They might ask why should there be need for sales of work if people would but give definitely and «sya- ■ - tematicaily ? But she thought these wiles ' of work were most helpluL They bro»,ight f| us together in interest and gave opportuni- 3*,"J £ ties to those who had not much money to'' „''■:;'? give instead their time and labour. Thus X the children who had worked for this sale '-'))$ had given what had cost them (something, , , "$ and she thought there was bo much iti that. ■ r *j At times a bewilderment was apt to coma '■-- with the thought that we could not help all missions. But we could do so by our ; prayers, thou A our monetary help might be limited. For us in New Zealand she >■ thought God had made the way Very clear, '■'■ anyhow, at present, as to how Our help should be devoted; that,was to say, that on the members of the Anglican Church fell : ;iil!ss|j the duty of helping the Home, Maori, and •';' \ Melanesian missions. Here was the reept - '.' i sibility clearly laid upon this land and r ■' \ Church, and until it was carried out we - i surely need have no doubt as to where we ' ''!: must first and foremost bestow our help. s- ■» Mrs. Neligan made a strong plea for the assistance of home mis-ions, dv. illing upoiit the .;] need for religious leaching aeing extended l J t '"-j to those in the back country districts. Many ■ ■> J ' of them had come from House, where they - - ''- had their churches to go to, and now found themselves without the (services of a min- ; . ister. To devote all ou: help to foreign missions and not to these whs like a mother ' : ;''■„ saying to her children that »he must h*lp hei sister's children first, as they were bo poor. THE CENTRAL MISSION s EIGHTH : ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. ■ ■- • The Rev. J. Burton Butler preached the anniversary sermon at the Albert-street Ball *\ yesterday morning, his remarks being baaed ' ' on I. Peter i. 3, 4, 5. The building, which wa# ' ' suitably decorate;] for the occasion, was crowded by an attentive and appreciative audience. Mr. Reginald Studd, 8.A., ad- ] dressed a largo congregation in His Ma- -! jesty's Theatre i.i the afternoon. "Daniel 1 in the Lion's Th-r" was his subject, which was handled in a masterly thru A' "night the theatre was crowded,, in <.pite of •inclement weather, when Mr. Studd gave his life - '/.i story, " From the Cricket Field to Calvary." "| In the course of his remarks he spoke of -j his passion for music, and stated that he had played before the late Queen' Victoria. Mr. Studd's father took an active part in horseraci,.ig, and won the Grand National Steeplechase prior to his conversion in one of the late Mr. D. L. Mood's evangelistic services. , , ,!• Mr. Studd was educated at Eton and played in cricket matches, Eton v. Harrow. At both . ~ afternoon an evening services Mr. Studd . sang. He is gifted with a splendid clarion voice, every word being clearly heard throughout the house. Mr. Higgott sang : "The Refuge of the Soul" and "The Star of Bethlehem." The orchestra and choir rendered nraiseworthv service under the conductorship of Messrs. Psique and Bouskill, also the brass bind, under Bandmaster Gooeh. Mr. Studd's mission will last for i eight days, and judging by yesterday's services the Central Mission will have reason ■ -ii to look upon their eighth anniversary with a great deal of pleasure. . ' . V : V