ECCLESIASTICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13926, 7 December 1908, Page 3

ECCLESIASTICAL.

RICHMOND BAPTIST SUNDAY- - SCHOOL-. The Richmond Baptist Sundayischool. wmiyersaiy services were* held "yesterday Slid" proved 'to be the most, successful held in the. history of the '■*■ - church. * The preachers for 'ie day were Mr." O. '' G. McHatta (morning), the Rev. R. H. ; Knowles Eempton (afternoon), and the Rev. Alfred North, • (evening).' The'* collections for the day exceeded , all'other anniversary collections. The success of . • the '■: gathering- was mainly ; due to Mr. Long,'of, the Fonsonby Baptist • Church, whose efficient training of the children, was proved by their exceptionally, fine singing. The hymns in which Miss Husband and < Master Aswell took part are deserving iof special . mention. The ■ anniversary.;-; '.]'.)'if; tea and public meeting will be held next \ Wednesday evening. . „ ,_ , ' ;' ",> - THEOSOPHY. At the rooms of the Auckland Tneosopbioal So- , , ciety the usual ' weekly ;. public lecture > was delivered last night under the title 'VThe Occult Arts." ' The lecturer gave his opinion that apart from all '■; the : fraud and error of ■;, the '■ professional fortune-tellers diviners there was . a<. large \ proportion of truth. I - . A large gathering iattended at the Theosophical Hall last;, evening to hear Miss C. W. Christie lecture for the last time before leaving for India. The subject dealt with was " Christ «in Us the Hope of Glory." A keen discussion: followed. '- :, ' ' --. :