MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14325, 22 March 1910, Page 7

MEETINGS.

: ■ '"'''"''ilji MR. WOOLLCOMBE'S MISSION, . |j The first of a series of addresses to business 1 men was delivered by the Rev. H. :S. Wooll- !j|| combe, travelling secretary of the Church o£ ;|H England Men's Society, at the; Chamber o£. : -.fpjj Commerce, during the lunch hour, yesterday, tip Bishop Neligan presided.'. Mr. ■ Woollcombe ||j said that he intended to keep strictly to 1? time, and would deal only with'. the moral jfe: aspect of life at his midday meetings.. : Manli- UK .ness was a thing we",all, admired/'and ha m was ! amazed at the excellent opportunities .Hi for sport that were openjto New; Zealanders. ij | Human nature was built on composite lines, M E and the true meaning.of manliness was to j | be one who saw to it that his higher and|| spiritual nature had control over the desires f I and appetites of his lowernature. Some I people, he said, condemned such things: aa |;| wine and whisky, because they led to sin, ■ and were, therefore,' sin lin themselves. This tw he was convinced was utterly false in theory, p jji and unwise in practice. V There were times, |j however, when a safe life/was'. Better than a ;■;?■?. ; : complete life, • and if ■'. a man , found t that li| drink was going to be a temptation to him | he was an ass if he didn't out the painter, | j and have nothing to do with it. The only. 1 way that a man could overcome* these temp- 1 tations was by having communion with God. ; ¥ Mr.' Woollcombe's mission was continued Ml in St. Matthew's Church last evening. Thero | was a moderate attendance- of men, ;and jj the missioner's address on "Faith" . waa listened to with close attention. Special; J hymns were sung. These, services, though"'■',« primarilj intended for men, are open to aIL ' I This applies also to the three hours' ser- - -j vice which will be held on Good Friday, j from 12 noon till three p.m., not in St. j;] Matthew's Church, but in St., Paul's. . Th* 5 : mission will be continued to-day, whert v another address will be given to business J men in the Chamber of Commerce, from* j 1.20 to 1.50 p.m. In the evening, men are specially invited to attend St. Matthew"* Church at eight o'clock, when Mr.Wooll-' combe will give an address on "Prayer."' \ Z , ■■■:'■■.'i '" i ' 'i ' i ' ■'' "" i i ;l-^, •'•■''■'-'■■■■■ -;vj-5 NO-LICENSE V. PROHIBITION. J A small : audience attended at St. James" Hall last evening to listen to an address by : S Mr. W. Richardson. Mr. J. E. Taylor, oi:■-. g Mangere, occupied the chair, ; and' Mr* Richardson spoke on " No-license; v. Prohi* bition," and in the course of his address at- .;, tacked the Nenr Zealand Alliance, vi. He ljjg maintained that they had departed from ■ i the principles laid down by the original pro* moters of the Alliance, and had side-tracked •; prohibition, national option, •; and the ? ''; majority in favour of no-license. '• Thtf speaker contended that the f time. was ripq fji for prohibition, and that the people of the? & Dominion would vote for national prohibi- ' tion to-morrow if given . the opportunity. Mr! R. French, who responded to a general invitation for the expression of vitews said the main .difference /between > Mr, : sM Richardson and the New Zealand Alliance 7;| was in the methods of obtaining prohibit tion. He denied that the Alliance had side-tracked - national '<'■■ prohibition. They - were 1 working towards that end, ; and dis- ; tinct progress had been made as a result o£ itheir Mr. French thought that be-« fore assertions ? were made to the contrary, it would be a good plan: to write to some •v" of the original promoters of the Alliance ' (amongst;whom was Sir: Robert Stout) 'and.:,;']: get their views on the matter. A vote was taken as to whether - the meeting . was ' in, i. favour of no-license or prohibition, . thai \ large majority voting for the latter. ■ SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS. . The Auckland Society of 'Musicians holt : ; its first meeting of the ,1910 season last . evening, when an ■, interesting e paper j was ■•' read by Mr. J. L. Innes. ]-There' Was' a large* attendance of membess and * friends. Miss : Freda Marsden contributed an.:; enjoyable' • : violin number, Greig'sV- Violin Sonata in - Q minor, arid ; Miss Kate Best \ sang with ;' ef< ' feet Goetz's •> " Melisaride in the Wood. '* , Votes of thanks brought the meeting to 4 : close. ■'•->.'■' :' •. • . ' SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS. The , Auckland. Society of ■ Musicians : held} : ; the first meeting of this season at the Auck-i " land Society,' of Arts Rooms, Coburg-street, ; last evening, when a paper entitled " Vocal :■■'■■■■ Music in Auckland 1 ; at. the Present Timo"" was read. There was only a moderate attend- . a nee. Musical items r were ' given, by : Mis* • Kate Best, Miss Freda. Marsden, . and ; Mr< O. E. Farrow.' ■,■..■ ■'■ . :■:■■..[ /->';- • CITIZENS* LEAGUE. A meeting of the committee of- tho • • Citizens' League was held last evening, when . various: matters of public interest.were dis- ;^ ; cussed. It was decided .to call a genera! I meeting of the league for an 'early date, ii i ' "« ■■ » REMUERA ROAD BOARD. .-The monthly ;*meeting j of • the, Remnei* '£s■. Road : Board was 't held :; last ; evening, i wheat there were present: .The chairman (Mr. J. . Dempsey), Messrs. 1 C. A.' ; Cawkwell; E. Bond, J. S. Dickson, and Pilkington. v A deputa- r tion of residents \ from Greenlane waited. , ; on';the Board for!.'the'. purpose of complaining of the lack of drainage ,in their district, ' and presented a petition signed by. 39 other 'residents-.:to that effect. 'It was resolved) ' v ;' that the matter be referred to the '. Board's* ■ solicitors, to notify the One-tree Hill Road !fs Board to, ; forthwith abate^the^; nuisance '■; of ■■'■% the storm water 'coming ■■ from the ;• lands :of ; the : One-tree Hill district s. also, to' giver' ; ' notice' of the intention of the Remuera ■-' Road Board to apply for an injunction to J restrain. the One-tree '•■ Hill Road -Board from, %ft allowing storm/water from lands within their , ; jurisdiction from running on to the land in :•! '£ the Remuera district. A telegram was, read - by i the chairman,' stating that the proposed ". loan of £8500 for the drainage of No. 1 areas had been provisionally sanctioned by the Government. 'It was resolved;; that the" en« ;: gineer be instructed to ; call tenders for that supply of materials necessary, ! in order * that'-' ; the work might be proceeded with'forth'' with. It was resolved that 'the'question of the Orakei bridge stand over until the* next meeting of the Board, in order that that 0, clerk might get "t further information regard to the matter. Mr. I Bond stated that . the plans for the „ new free .library--were nearly completed, and '; would bo placed before the Board at the next 'meeting. •."They :>< could then be forwarded to Mr. Carnegie for" ," consideration. . , ■ . ■ " -. --- -■' ' ' " <m^\v-yt\-^-:.:^:'^m