MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13846, 4 September 1908, Page 7

MEETINGS.

NATIONAL DEFENCE LEAfiUfc. . t • A meeting of the oomnntteo " of- the '< Elierello branch, of the, National Defence, , League-'of New Zealand was held .oa%. Wed- [ ; nesday night. Mr. J. poller, president, o^, ; : the brand., being in the chair. It.««. » vl decided to canvass for subscriptions to construct a miniature rifle rang 4 in the, schpoj grounds for ..the use oftho schopl cadets and., others. The chairman staled. that the Minimi, ter for Education: had, promised, a. £ for,A subsidy on money-raised'tor that pnrpoße-. In reply to a request' from'the general w>ft«« ' cil of the league, it Witt decided"«>'4iftv#; a!: i general meeting of member* o£:th.Q branch " tali an early date, in order to;organise effort** . , ' • t<» increase the membership of ; the le'ague"- \ r .'.•-•. - ■„. ; . |~.-:-■/:., ..-:-■/:. ■■■:•;..■■■ ■•-•>- --- , -'* '-..-. ~ -11.1n1r111.rw _ .. ■'■^^I'^f^ . ONEHUNGA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.*- ; , » The usual monthly meeting of-the,Or* ." hiitiga School Committee was held- at 'iht 3 High School■ last CT'cnihgr-whert'thtore w«H'" . present: Messrs. Jo Glanfield (chairman),'- • \ '■ H. T. Horn, W. O. Watts, tJ/Stoupe, O.«'A/' Osborne, A. J. Pople, J. Williams, I. Lomas, W. A. Buleraig, and S. -J. rßrookfield (secrc- S . tary). The headmaster' reported the roll ' • , total of the primary department to be 649, '•• , with an average attendance of 564, while -th* 5 secondary classes totalled 68 pupils, with at; ; I average of 61. - -* ' *""* »[ The Yard Committee reported that goer! i progress was being made.in- connection, wits , the laying out of the new tennis courts and,. ( ,;. improvement' of the school grounds. * "■"■*"■?>■. ( P ' . ..;, .:.,,;..:: .;..: ;•■ ] '•■ ■ ' ■'■"■-■. , ■■ :: j , '■'■-; f. : '/'V'.S' ; S:i^'v-Hil|J||| • '"' ' •:■'.. '■■■"■' "'■■.' : ;',..- 'V-:■■*';"■ ■' , i ! - ''*v\""':"' ;, ■■■:. .'■ '' : /.: : '-:-J*^v : i' :: ;:;\£i-li|i^ EDEN. TERRACE PRIMITIVE **< i » METHODISTS. , :..-.„ |« » Th«re was a good attendance , of. olHci*K. I at the quarterly meeting of the Eden Tar* ! $ race Primitive Methodist Church. The vari- ', , oils branches of the church work were found j to be in a very satisfactory condition. It" J; wis decided to .report- to ,tuel.confere*i!a<.«(t» I snail increase of members,' and 60 additional I- Sunday-school' scholars. The incotne for th« , quarter met expenditure,* Preliminary -at*- ' ' , raftgements were made for the New Jsea-' ' ■ land Conference, which, holds its annual » gathering in the church early next January. ■ -. . A unanimous invitation was given to thai . Rev. T. H. Lyon to remain for a third year. 5 The reopening services of the ohuroh and - T ' Sunday-school, which have been undergoing ' enlargement; take place next Sunday. ►"•■■■ ■■■ '■■•- ■'• r ■ ■-■ i ■ . PONHONBY LITERARY SOCIETY. -u A Urge and appreciative audience a* sembled at the lecture hall, Leys Institute, f . on Wednesday evening to hear, the reading of-' , the Magazine ae preseuted by the editor, j Mr. Bullen. The. journal,; which wm r th* most lengthy of this session, reflected jduoh • credit upon its editor. The following subl jects were discussed:— "The In-> I spiration of Tradition," "Competition ,*£* i Co-operation'' (Mr. Hammond), "Shelley" i ; (Mr. Good), " Rambling . Reminiscences of • . Three Capitals" (Mr. M. Richards), "Thro* 1 Sand and Spray" (Mr. Adams), "My First ii , Speech in Public " (Mr. Phillips). - A profitt able 'and instructive evening was spent. NEW GUINEA METHODIST MISSION. There was a largo Attendance at tlio Pit* [ street Methodist Church . hist evening, when ! the Rev, W. E. and Mrs. Bromilow,-who have been carrying on missionary work foe • tna.)MUsfe 17 years in New Guinea; gwro' ad- " ' dresses upon their, labours there. ■ Mr. A. 0.. [ Caughey presided. Mr. Bromilow, who war • received With applause, explained that th« British missionary portion of New Guinea was confined to the British or south-eastern, portion of the island, which for missionary purposes was divided, into four sections, the' Roman Catholics carrying on their work in v j one part; tho London Missionary Society in' another, tho Church of England in another, and the Methodist Church in still another. The latter comprised some 20 miles of' th« * mainland and tho adjacent islands. It wa< in those adjacent islands that lie and hi* , wife had been labouring for so long. M' first thoy were lieset with many difficulties, the antipathy el' the natives towards stran- ~' gers, then their thieving and'their trading • propensities. These, however, were gradu- • ally overcome, and he was thankful to say that the Gospel, was now powerful there, ( He made an earnest appeal for funds to«, , wards providing the mission with a schooner in order that they might get from'placa t«" place more quiokly and frequently,, and is* ' , advance the cause of the Gospel.' '■'.'"•' " " "'- 1 Mrs. Bromilow, who also met with a cordial 1 reception, told an interesting story as'tn'how she was instrumental in preventing '*" sick woman from being buried •alive:'"'" •^ r -" ,( . " The collection amounted to £100, made Up" ; ' : as follows: in cash, £60: in 'promifeej for a launoh for New. Guinea,. in qiro« 7 mises for general fund, the- balance - being' 1 mad© up by the chairman. • ". v ' ■